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Le Tour 09: Stage 13 - Vittel - Colmar
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 17-07-2009 20:13
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Waghlon wrote:
Im sorta hoping for a Velits/Hushovd feud for some idiotic reason. Im guessing i would just like someone to get into a fight...
Velits Vs. Hushovd? It'd be like the Rocky Balboa Vs. Hulk Hogan fight in Rocky III |
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 17-07-2009 20:14
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It would be absolutely glorious if thats what you mean.
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 17-07-2009 20:15
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Precisely |
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| KurtinSC |
Posted on 17-07-2009 20:23
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It does feel like everyone is afraid and riding for a podium rather then the win.
I can sort of understand it from Wiggins/Martin/Vandevelde. These are good time trialists who aren't really top contenders... them riding conservative in the mountains and hoping for time trialing to a win is somewhat reasonable at around a minute down.
But the rest are nearly 2 minutes or further back... and the better time trialists are further back then that. But it's like they are afraid of Astana.
I do hope it will be better next year... with Lance giving it a last hurrah against Contador on another team. For all his faults... we know Lance has guts and would to whatever he could to win... and Contador isn't afraid to attack either. But with the two of them on the same team... they'll just stay in 2nd and 3rd until Ventoux if the other teams let them. |
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| kadel |
Posted on 17-07-2009 20:29
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Im thinking lance wants to win 10 tours. So he will come back two more times if he wins again. |
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| lagetcher |
Posted on 17-07-2009 20:38
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Sorry if someone has already mentioned this somewhere, but apparently Freire and Dean were hit by lead pellets fired from an air rifle in today's stage. |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 17-07-2009 20:40
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| lagetcher |
Posted on 17-07-2009 20:44
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Sorry. I should have looked for a new thread. |
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| Cremalex |
Posted on 17-07-2009 21:50
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Deadpool wrote:
Cremalex wrote:
Another stage, another deception. When will this people try to attack?
What will be today's excuse? Raining, wind, Dupont's breathless rythm? They may better try it in track cycling.
Sure, this is the worst Tour in last 30 years.
At least we have youtube to remember Chiapucci, Pantani, Rominger, Indurain,... and so many others that made big this sport.
Despite the fact that you write like an amalgam of Richard Ford and 50 Cent, I agree with you.
Maybe you prefer that I write only as 50 Cent. Be sure I would be banned then, because I have many adjectives to refer to people involved in this crappy Tour. Riders, managers and the organization.
We can see there is a fight for green and polka dot jerseys, but does anyone remember that there is a yellow jersey to compite for and none in this Tour does.
Two weeks and only a few exhibitions of second file riders. Very poor for the best race in the world.
Edited by Cremalex on 17-07-2009 21:53
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| Quin |
Posted on 18-07-2009 04:01
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Deadpool wrote:
Waghlon wrote:
Im sorta hoping for a Velits/Hushovd feud for some idiotic reason. Im guessing i would just like someone to get into a fight...
Velits Vs. Hushovd? It'd be like the Rocky Balboa Vs. Hulk Hogan fight in Rocky III
Hey, at least we'd get some action. I blame the organizer personally. Too few mountain finishes really messes it up. There's no point in attacking on a mountain when you have 70 km of downhill and flat after it for astana to reel you in. It's a waste of energy. That's why there hasnt been any attacks.
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| Hasselinhoo |
Posted on 18-07-2009 09:15
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I think a fight between Van Summeren and Hushovd will be better
Edited by Hasselinhoo on 18-07-2009 09:18
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Posted on 18-07-2009 09:16
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Edited by Hasselinhoo on 18-07-2009 09:16
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| Hasselinhoo |
Posted on 18-07-2009 09:17
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Quin wrote:
Hey, at least we'd get some action. I blame the organizer personally. Too few mountain finishes really messes it up. There's no point in attacking on a mountain when you have 70 km of downhill and flat after it for astana to reel you in. It's a waste of energy. That's why there hasnt been any attacks.
Q well this is the most boring tour i have ever seen...it is stage 14 and not 1 interesting stage..i think the the organisers want french guys to win more stages than last year... |
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| Setzel |
Posted on 18-07-2009 09:26
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Wrong this tour is for Lance , so he will finish high in GC  like the italians did it for Moser when he won it , they protect their $$$ Lance is doing what the organisers want from him , he is a media darling now a lot of exposure that is unprecedent for a guy like Lance so why should they harm him ? |
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| spudde |
Posted on 18-07-2009 09:59
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It was clear from the beginning of the Tour that the final week is the time when the GC will be decided. You guys are shouting that this is the worst Tour ever even when most of the good stages are yet to come. However, I agree that the route in Pyrenees was a bit of a failure. I mean it's okay to have 1 stage out of the 3 so that there's a lot of flat after the last summit. But to have 2 consecutively ruined it a bit. Luckily the Alps have only mountain stages where attacks will happen since downhill finishes aren't nearly as bad as the 50km flat. The attackers can even get more time on the downhill if they are good there. |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 18-07-2009 10:25
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I agree. Reserve the judgements until you've seen it all |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 18-07-2009 10:37
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I agree, please wait until it's over to come here and inevitably reminds us you were right when you said it would be mind-bendingly boring  |
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| Cremalex |
Posted on 18-07-2009 10:48
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I still think that Alps are not as well as you believe. In Alps we have three stages.
First, Verbier. Only one climb in the whole stage and not too hard. Only 8 kms to fight because Tour has forgotten of a nearby climb as Champex that could make the stage harder before the last climb. I think only few seconds will make the difference if anyone attacks.
Second, Saint Bernards. Short stage with two long climbs but with no much slope and easy to control for Astana. Maybe if they'd pass San Carlo before Petit Saint Bernard we will have an interesting stage because San Carlo has what Saint Bernards don't: slope.
Third, Le Grand Bornand. Probably the best stage in the whole route. A great profile with consecutive climbs that ends with two of the hardest climbs in this Tour: La Romme and Colombiere. If someone attacks on La Romme we could see a great stage.
And then Alps finish with only an stage deign of a Tour of France.
The other stage well designed and with terrain to see something different has been Colmar and nothing has happened.
I think there are two stages that are blocking the race: Annecy's TT and Mont Ventoux. People are so scared with them that anyone wants to attack before them. |
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| Hasselinhoo |
Posted on 18-07-2009 12:47
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Well the best of the tour is yet to come but there isnt any point of it we know that a astana guy will win it.The route is very unfair for 1 guy..Carlos Sastre.There aren't that much mountain stages where he can maybe gain some time on the other so practically he was screwed by the organisers.Evans is out,Menchov is out,Schleck is out..All the people were talking about the duel between Schleck and Contador.WHERE IS THAT DUEL!?... |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 18-07-2009 12:50
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Schleck is out? He's 1'40 back. Sastre is 2'50 back - and he's always best in the third week, so I think that this 'late end' of the Tour fits him perfectly. Evans is 3'00 back and will attack as a mad man.
I think that Contador will win, yes, but relax, please. Wait for the mountains. |
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