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Le Tour 09: Stage 4: Montpellier - Montpellier 39km (TTT)
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| ember |
Posted on 07-07-2009 15:54
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The split was caused of the "Bbox-turn."
I think it might be geniously of Garmin, with only 5 riders its much easier to keep a high pace at those technical roads that it actually is......And I think they will gain more than they probably will loose on those kilometres with wide, open roads.
I think this is geniously of Garmin |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 07-07-2009 15:54
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Biathlon wrote:
See.. It's what i said earlier.. Cance is leading and it's all splitting for saxo...
Uhm, I know that you only see what you want to see. But what happened was that one of the riders in the middle was very close at crashing, thus letting a gap. It wasn't Cancellara's pace which caused it. |
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| dave92 |
Posted on 07-07-2009 15:56
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spartacus is 14 seconds back at 2nd check
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| Biathlon |
Posted on 07-07-2009 15:56
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CrueTrue wrote:
Biathlon wrote:
See.. It's what i said earlier.. Cance is leading and it's all splitting for saxo...
Uhm, I know that you only see what you want to see. But what happened was that one of the riders in the middle was very close at crashing, thus letting a gap. It wasn't Cancellara's pace which caused it.
But it did split didnt it?....
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 07-07-2009 15:56
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I was expecting a much faster time for Saxo Bank, 14 sec back of Garmin. I thought that Saxo was going to go out fast and lose it near the end. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 07-07-2009 15:57
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Saxo and Columbia paying for their efforts of the past two days.
Can Astana win this? |
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| dave92 |
Posted on 07-07-2009 15:57
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anyone else impressed with Euskatel?
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 07-07-2009 15:57
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issoisso wrote:
Saxo and Columbia paying for their efforts of the past two days.
Can Astana win this?
Rast is off the back |
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| Biathlon |
Posted on 07-07-2009 15:57
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Astana seven secs behind Caisse.. Same time as Garmin
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| issoisso |
Posted on 07-07-2009 15:58
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Deadpool wrote:
issoisso wrote:
Saxo and Columbia paying for their efforts of the past two days.
Can Astana win this?
Rast is off the back
Oh no! What will they do without Rast? |
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| ember |
Posted on 07-07-2009 15:58
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Big effort from Armstrong now... |
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| Smowz |
Posted on 07-07-2009 15:59
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I think all the other big teams took it a bit easier in the early stages after seeing all the troubles others were having.
Caisse went off a bit too quickly - they paid for it a bit at the end. |
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| ember |
Posted on 07-07-2009 15:59
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4 men relaying for Garmin now, think its Hesjedal thats in trouble..... |
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 07-07-2009 16:00
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issoisso wrote:
Deadpool wrote:
issoisso wrote:
Saxo and Columbia paying for their efforts of the past two days.
Can Astana win this?
Rast is off the back
Oh no! What will they do without Rast?
Well because Ligget and Sherwen have gotten it into their heads that the best rider to have for the TTT is a big powerful workhorse, and not an actual time-trialist, it means that Astana is dead in the water |
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| dave92 |
Posted on 07-07-2009 16:00
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Biathlon wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
Biathlon wrote:
See.. It's what i said earlier.. Cance is leading and it's all splitting for saxo...
Uhm, I know that you only see what you want to see. But what happened was that one of the riders in the middle was very close at crashing, thus letting a gap. It wasn't Cancellara's pace which caused it.
But it did split didnt it?....
yeah, but thats not the point is it. That happens on a technical course like this. it was Larsson's near crash that caused some problems.
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| ember |
Posted on 07-07-2009 16:01
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Great time from Garmin!!
Edited by ember on 07-07-2009 16:01
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 07-07-2009 16:01
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Biathlon wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
Biathlon wrote:
See.. It's what i said earlier.. Cance is leading and it's all splitting for saxo...
Uhm, I know that you only see what you want to see. But what happened was that one of the riders in the middle was very close at crashing, thus letting a gap. It wasn't Cancellara's pace which caused it.
But it did split didnt it?....
Yes, but it's not due to "what you said earlier". |
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| dave92 |
Posted on 07-07-2009 16:02
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ember wrote:
4 men relaying for Garmin now, think its Hesjedal thats in trouble.....
yeah, that's the risk they are taking. Shame Tuft wasn't in good form to ride the tour (which he planned to do at the beginning of the year). He would make a big difference.
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| dave92 |
Posted on 07-07-2009 16:02
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edit: sorry, double-post.
i hate how versus commentators go back to old videos of White in the Garmin team car. for example, showing him talking to Farrar as he gets dropped, managed to convince the commentators that Pate and Dean had actually chased back on to have 8 riders 
Edited by dave92 on 07-07-2009 16:04
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| Smowz |
Posted on 07-07-2009 16:02
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Jesus - Garmin wow great performance (now I am beginning to wonder how much time Evans/Menchov are going to lose!) |
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