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Tour de France 2010 Stage 3 Wanze - Arenberg Porte du Hainaut
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 05-07-2010 22:38
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CrueTrue wrote:
On the other hand, when have we seen the other GC riders on cobblestones?
Wiggins. Last year. Paris-Roubaix. 25th.
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| BouBBox |
Posted on 05-07-2010 22:39
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SportingNonsense wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
On the other hand, when have we seen the other GC riders on cobblestones?
Wiggins. Last year. Paris-Roubaix. 25th.
Armstrong in Flandres!
Woops my mistake
Edited by BouBBox on 05-07-2010 22:39
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 05-07-2010 22:47
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I reckon it will be a damp squib, I also appreciate the leaving out of the colon in the topic title so we can see what stage it is.
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 05-07-2010 23:05
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mb2612 wrote:
I reckon it will be a damp squib, I also appreciate the leaving out of the colon in the topic title so we can see what stage it is.
why thank you. I put a lot of effort into that 
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| rycadinho |
Posted on 05-07-2010 23:11
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I hope they will actually race tomorrow, so we will see a battle for the stage win between riders who have a strong finish and the cobbles. It would be awesome if the race turned out like something as the stage Evans won in the giro, where GT contenders like Basso and Nibali lost quite some time and had to attack later in the race to earn it back. I actually hope that Armstrong can take a minute or two together on Contador together with some of the other GT contenders. Then we might see a brilliant stage with Morzine-Avoriaz as the first major battle for the overall win!
I'm also crossing fingers for Sastre, Gesink and Menchov will not be losing time tomorrow, since they defiantly would had been able to get some precious time today from many of the big guns. The neutralizing might have a big outcome for their chances for a podium spot in Paris.
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| kumazan |
Posted on 05-07-2010 23:29
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It's Vande Velde who won't start tomorrow. It seems that Farrar's injuries weren't as bad as expected, so he'll go on, as he has nothing broken.
Edited by kumazan on 05-07-2010 23:29
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| neve57 |
Posted on 05-07-2010 23:34
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wow, that was a big waste of Pcm money for my part of view...
i think i set 34 or something on him
Edited by CrueTrue on 06-07-2010 09:40
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| raz |
Posted on 06-07-2010 07:10
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If a favourite crash today...What will happen?They wait for him?
I am curious what will make Saxo if this happens...
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 06-07-2010 08:06
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They won't wait. This is a stage that they will be expecting falls and I doubt that they are interested in waiting for the other leaders if they get caught in some trouble |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 06-07-2010 08:22
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roadside bike changes have been disallowed today. Spare bikes have to be from the team car, which as we know on cobbled classics could be minutes behind.
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| Setzel |
Posted on 06-07-2010 08:43
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Crashes Crashes and Crashes....we need popcorn !
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| khris |
Posted on 06-07-2010 09:10
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doddy13 wrote:
roadside bike changes have been disallowed today. Spare bikes have to be from the team car, which as we know on cobbled classics could be minutes behind.
They can still borrow a team mates bike, though?
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| kumazan |
Posted on 06-07-2010 09:23
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Or not. Flecha said that it isn't necessary to change bikes for today's stage. |
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| khris |
Posted on 06-07-2010 09:29
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Cue Flecha breaking a fork or having a gearbox problem...
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| Rinhoth |
Posted on 06-07-2010 09:35
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I think this stage will be advantage Armstrong in the GC, but also possibly the Schlecks, as they have arguably the best cobbleriders as teammates in Cancellara, O'Grady and Breschel.
As mentioned by someone else, i hope Contador loses some time on this stage, so he has to attack more later, which will make this Tour more interesting. If he does survive today, he is in to good a position too not lose without a fall later in the Tour.
If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 06-07-2010 09:44
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Rinhoth wrote:
I think this stage will be advantage Armstrong in the GC, but also possibly the Schlecks, as they have arguably the best cobbleriders as teammates in Cancellara, O'Grady and Breschel.
As mentioned by someone else, i hope Contador loses some time on this stage, so he has to attack more later, which will make this Tour more interesting. If he does survive today, he is in to good a position too not lose without a fall later in the Tour.
Wiggins could go well with flecha on his side as well. it will either be very interesting or very dull. and to cover myself it could be average as well.
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| Montolivo |
Posted on 06-07-2010 09:49
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Could be a interesting stage, but when is the cobbles in the stage? and how many parts is there? |
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| pesci |
Posted on 06-07-2010 09:50
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around 10 km from the last 50, in several parts, the last one at 10 km to finish is a 2 km part!!
Edited by pesci on 06-07-2010 09:52
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| Montolivo |
Posted on 06-07-2010 09:56
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I would bet at Cancellara if he could, but maybe Thor will take it?
Edit: What does the starts at the first post mean? difficulty?
Edited by Montolivo on 06-07-2010 09:57
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| pesci |
Posted on 06-07-2010 10:10
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Montolivo wrote:
I would bet at Cancellara if he could, but maybe Thor will take it?
Edit: What does the starts at the first post mean? difficulty?
I think so, but the difficult part today could be controlling the race... I don´t think Sprinters teams will help with that, and it could be to o much work for Saxo, thinking in helping Andy in such a long tour.
Yes the stars means difficulty. |
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