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Tour de France: Pre race thread
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 01-06-2010 20:30
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Let me answer it then: Michael Rasmussen signs with Rabobank, gets to ride the Tour and takes the polka dot jersey  |
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| ruben |
Posted on 01-06-2010 20:59
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2 pages and no mention of Gesink yet. So here I am.
Gesink to fall in the first cobble stage |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 01-06-2010 21:05
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Giro is pwning the Tour 
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| Roman |
Posted on 01-06-2010 22:09
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And no mention of Edvald Boasson Hagen so far! I really hope he'll win some stages and mainly green jersey. For yellow jersey? Lance Armstrong is sure bet. Polka-dot jersey? Maybe Thomas Voeckler? And young jersey? Simon Spilak! 
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| arthon |
Posted on 01-06-2010 22:31
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SportingNonsense wrote:
"Who will become KOM and then be exposed as a doper?"
"6. Pellizotti (that would really fit)."
That was last year's KoM
I know, but I wanted to suggest the doping investigators might declare him clean, he would then get to ride the Tour, win the KoM again and test positive. Although CrueTrue's idea is even better. |
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| jacknic |
Posted on 01-06-2010 22:44
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arthon wrote:
Let me answer your questions:
1. Contador will win.
2. Yes, he's too old, the team's old too.
3. He'll be second again.
4. The Liquigas boys will probably all get in the top 15.
5. By the final week, Evans will be far too back to matter.
6. Pellizotti (that would really fit).
7. Yes.
See? That wasn't hard. 
Well... No need to even turn on the tv then. Though i agree that the chicken winning polka dot with Rabobank would be awesomely awesome. |
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| Speedtrash |
Posted on 02-06-2010 10:58
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with all the names - Contador, Schlecks, Mencov, Basso, Lance, etc... this TOUR could be the best ever, but not with this mountain stages...
stages to Saint.J.d.Maureinne, Luchon and Pau are just jokes...
in 2007 Rasmusen won a stage finishing at Col de Aubisque, but this time they got 60km more and that makes this stage just and ordinary stage, without any favourites attacking.... |
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| schleck93 |
Posted on 02-06-2010 16:04
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Speedtrash wrote:
with all the names - Contador, Schlecks, Mencov, Basso, Lance, etc... this TOUR could be the best ever, but not with this mountain stages...
stages to Saint.J.d.Maureinne, Luchon and Pau are just jokes...
in 2007 Rasmusen won a stage finishing at Col de Aubisque, but this time they got 60km more and that makes this stage just and ordinary stage, without any favourites attacking....
I agree that the Pau stage is outright a sure disappointment. The stage to Luchon will be decisive in the GC as it ends with Port de Bales, a 20 km HC climb and a straight downhill into Luchon, just like the stage to La Grand Bornard last year which was the most exiting stage of the whole race. I'm a personally looking forward to the stage to Saint Jean de Maurienne. The end is very similar to the stage to Asolo in this years Giro, which ended with some really great racing. A major difference here is though that instead a lang flat all the way to the climb like in the giro, we have 4 climbs before, a 4th, a 2nd and 2 1st category climbs inside the first 100 km.
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 09-06-2010 15:30
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yay flowchart.
Who should I support at the Tour?
Source: Cycling Weekly
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
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Posted on 24-11-2024 17:47
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| I_Mayo |
Posted on 09-06-2010 15:37
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It seems like Bassos tour ambitions are growing with every next day. |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 09-06-2010 15:39
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I don't want to cheer for Evans  |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 09-06-2010 15:40
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CrueTrue wrote:
I don't want to cheer for Evans
then admit that we brits are excellent.
Besides, cheering for the underdog is fun.
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 09-06-2010 15:41
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I got Kreuziger.
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| kumazan |
Posted on 09-06-2010 15:50
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I got Evans too. Meh, that's biased, because there are two Armstrongs, so I'll keep cheering for no one.
Eh, just realised, Gesink isn't there! I'll then cheer for him, if only to avoid ruben's anger
Edited by kumazan on 09-06-2010 15:51
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| bfreire |
Posted on 09-06-2010 16:00
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They need to make a new one cuz sastre probaly aint racing
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| jack888 |
Posted on 09-06-2010 16:01
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haha, i think everyone will end up with Evans. But i don't see how not liking Art makes you not like any Italian/Spanish GC riders. Unless they are trying to say Evans and Wiggins are uninspiring because they aren't on drugs even 2nd race. |
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 09-06-2010 16:05
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Le Mevel for the win!
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| facmanpob |
Posted on 09-06-2010 16:09
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On the basis of the TT that Contador has just finished in the Dauphine (and before anyone says it, I know its a new bike and there's still 3 weeks to go to the Tour), but on the basis of this TT, anyone still within a couple of minutes and who is a good TTer (Menchov maybe?) might have a shot at the win!
Anyway, I got Wiggins in the flowchart because I can't resist a good youtube clip.....
Jens Voigt and his anti-Astana bear plan!
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| lagetcher |
Posted on 09-06-2010 16:11
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I got Fränk Schleck from the flowchart.
jack888 wrote:
haha, i think everyone will end up with Evans. But i don't see how not liking Art makes you not like any Italian/Spanish GC riders. Unless they are trying to say Evans and Wiggins are uninspiring because they aren't on drugs even 2nd race.
It's a bit ridiculous of course, but it's just a bit of fun. It shouldn't be taken seriously. |
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| jack888 |
Posted on 09-06-2010 16:31
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Sorry, i will use the wink next time |
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