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Tour de France 11 Stage 17: Gap > Pinerolo 179km
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| ggrive |
Posted on 20-07-2011 09:08
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I'm a big Samu fan but his descending skills can even be compared with the ones that had the greatest one in this terrain: Paolo Savoldelli. I will never forget when he was with Discovery, went to the Giro without a decent team and won it in the descents. It was incredible.
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| Stijn_vranken |
Posted on 20-07-2011 09:12
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ggrive wrote:
I'm a big Samu fan but his descending skills can even be compared with the ones that had the greatest one in this terrain: Paolo Savoldelli. I will never forget when he was with Discovery, went to the Giro without a decent team and won it in the descents. It was incredible.
Savodelli was still something else. That guy was hors categorie! but i must agree that SS is one of the best of the peloton.
Edited by Stijn_vranken on 20-07-2011 09:13
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| Speedtrash |
Posted on 20-07-2011 09:15
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I really see Sanchez as a candidate for podium finish. Until now, he was actually the best in the mountains stage. And his TT ability is very underrated. Last year on the final TT he was just 8s behind Contador and 23s faster than Andy Schleck. |
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| johannes-w |
Posted on 20-07-2011 09:26
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Speedtrash wrote:
I really see Sanchez as a candidate for podium finish. Until now, he was actually the best in the mountains stage. And his TT ability is very underrated. Last year on the final TT he was just 8s behind Contador and 23s faster than Andy Schleck.
i agree he may be a candidate for the podium but until now the others just let him go because he was behind in the gc i dont think it will be this easy for him in the alps to get an advantage |
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| ggrive |
Posted on 20-07-2011 09:56
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I've the feeling that Roy will try it again today. This guy is doing a fantastic tour. |
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| Shiverson |
Posted on 20-07-2011 10:07
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Hi
Do you think that today Contador will try an attack on Sestrieres?
46 descending kms with 1500+ meters slope, if Andy downhill like yesterday he could lose a lot of minutes.
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| I_Mayo |
Posted on 20-07-2011 10:37
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johannes-w wrote:
Speedtrash wrote:
I really see Sanchez as a candidate for podium finish. Until now, he was actually the best in the mountains stage. And his TT ability is very underrated. Last year on the final TT he was just 8s behind Contador and 23s faster than Andy Schleck.
i agree he may be a candidate for the podium but until now the others just let him go because he was behind in the gc i dont think it will be this easy for him in the alps to get an advantage
Let him go? It more looked like Andy could respond to first attack on de Beille, but couldn't to second. And on Ardiden Samu actually attacked on flat part before the actual mountain started and Leopard & Saxo tried to catch that group, which consisted of Samu, Gilbert, Vanendert, Trofimov etc. |
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| johannes-w |
Posted on 20-07-2011 10:50
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I_Mayo wrote:
johannes-w wrote:
Speedtrash wrote:
I really see Sanchez as a candidate for podium finish. Until now, he was actually the best in the mountains stage. And his TT ability is very underrated. Last year on the final TT he was just 8s behind Contador and 23s faster than Andy Schleck.
i agree he may be a candidate for the podium but until now the others just let him go because he was behind in the gc i dont think it will be this easy for him in the alps to get an advantage
Let him go? It more looked like Andy could respond to first attack on de Beille, but couldn't to second. And on Ardiden Samu actually attacked on flat part before the actual mountain started and Leopard & Saxo tried to catch that group, which consisted of Samu, Gilbert, Vanendert, Trofimov etc.
so you say all the other favorites together(except for maybe contador) wanted to catch him but werent able to??? |
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| schleck93 |
Posted on 20-07-2011 10:50
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Shiverson wrote:
Hi
Do you think that today Contador will try an attack on Sestrieres?
46 descending kms with 1500+ meters slope, if Andy downhill like yesterday he could lose a lot of minutes.
I'd say no chance. The downhill is not very steep. And the downhill isn't really technical at all.
Here you can see a profile of the downhill.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 20-07-2011 10:57
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schleck93 wrote:
Shiverson wrote:
Hi
Do you think that today Contador will try an attack on Sestrieres?
46 descending kms with 1500+ meters slope, if Andy downhill like yesterday he could lose a lot of minutes.
I'd say no chance. The downhill is not very steep. And the downhill isn't really technical at all.
Bu we have the last downhill also. Not even mentioning that Andy will be probably loosing on Conta at the top
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| Martin_TB |
Posted on 20-07-2011 10:58
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pre-Race tweets:
There has been some banter between Mark Cavendish, His GF Peta Todd and his friend Rob Hayles....
@robhayles1 Rob Hayles
“@petatodd: @MarkCavendish dont lie ...its spoons all round.”. Just called him, and ,,,, Bernie answered! Told u u should be worried.
@MarkCavendish Mark Cavendish
Well, the honour for provoking my 1st full-blown rant of this years #TdF, goes to the fly that keep landing on my leg. #sexpestinsects
@petatodd Peta Todd
@MarkCavendish When did Bernie gain the nickname 'the fly'???
@MarkCavendish Mark Cavendish
No sign of Bernie when I woke up this morning.. Maybe he was cooking breakfast... Nope. He didn't even leave his phone number. The bastard.
robhayles1 Rob Hayles
@MarkCavendish @petatodd yfrog.com/kkujiyuj” told you to be worried
Paint was wet, Bernie cought running away from the scene.
@247LAW Lee White
Retweet by robhayles1
@robhayles1 @MarkCavendish do U think Bernie will pop the question in Paris? Wonderd why Cav was keen t go all the way green jersey my arse!
.......
Other more race day relevant tweets:
@mattgoss1986 Matt Goss
Tried for the break yesterday for an hour and a half with no success. Thor incredible again! Time to bunker down for a few hard days again..
@ryder_hesjedal Ryder Hesjedal
Well I have to say I am still buzzing from yesterday, let's see what else we can do till Paris!! Thanks for all the well wishes!
@PhilLiggett Phil Liggett
What a contrast! Sun in Pinerolo and more mountains. Italy is ready to welcome the Tour
@tomsoutham tom southam
https://uk.eurospo...isers.html
Comments are hilarious on this. Right to.
saddleblaze Blazin' Saddles
Schleck's whining yesterday was not so much a question of sour grapes as a whole sour vineyard.
Andy basically wants a Tour with 21 summit finishes so he can win the whole thing by 42 seconds.
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 20-07-2011 10:59
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JF Pescheux is brilliant, responding to Frandys critisms of todays descent he said "they can't say they lost the tour because of a descent, they should have attacked on Super Besse, Tourmalet etc."
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| I_Mayo |
Posted on 20-07-2011 11:02
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johannes-w wrote:
I_Mayo wrote:
johannes-w wrote:
Speedtrash wrote:
I really see Sanchez as a candidate for podium finish. Until now, he was actually the best in the mountains stage. And his TT ability is very underrated. Last year on the final TT he was just 8s behind Contador and 23s faster than Andy Schleck.
i agree he may be a candidate for the podium but until now the others just let him go because he was behind in the gc i dont think it will be this easy for him in the alps to get an advantage
Let him go? It more looked like Andy could respond to first attack on de Beille, but couldn't to second. And on Ardiden Samu actually attacked on flat part before the actual mountain started and Leopard & Saxo tried to catch that group, which consisted of Samu, Gilbert, Vanendert, Trofimov etc.
so you say all the other favorites together(except for maybe contador) wanted to catch him but werent able to???
I think that if you have like 8 guys in the group, nobody wants to be the one who catches Samu and then the rest could just counter-attack. In both stages Samu picked right moments to attack. |
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| schleck93 |
Posted on 20-07-2011 11:29
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
schleck93 wrote:
Shiverson wrote:
Hi
Do you think that today Contador will try an attack on Sestrieres?
46 descending kms with 1500+ meters slope, if Andy downhill like yesterday he could lose a lot of minutes.
I'd say no chance. The downhill is not very steep. And the downhill isn't really technical at all.
Bu we have the last downhill also. Not even mentioning that Andy will be probably loosing on Conta at the top
I wasn't really talking about the last downhill, only the one from Sestriere, as that was the one he was talking about. But from what I know the last downhill is the total opposite of the one from Sestriere, it's steep and technical. If the Schlecks has lost time on the top they could lose more time in the last 8 towards Pinerolo.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 20-07-2011 11:51
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schleck93 wrote:
Avin Wargunnson wrote:
schleck93 wrote:
Shiverson wrote:
Hi
Do you think that today Contador will try an attack on Sestrieres?
46 descending kms with 1500+ meters slope, if Andy downhill like yesterday he could lose a lot of minutes.
I'd say no chance. The downhill is not very steep. And the downhill isn't really technical at all.
Bu we have the last downhill also. Not even mentioning that Andy will be probably loosing on Conta at the top
I wasn't really talking about the last downhill, only the one from Sestriere, as that was the one he was talking about. But from what I know the last downhill is the total opposite of the one from Sestriere, it's steep and technical. If the Schlecks has lost time on the top they could lose more time in the last 8 towards Pinerolo.
That is what i was trying to say, it wasnt meant as opposition to you opinion
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| Martin_TB |
Posted on 20-07-2011 11:58
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11:56:33 BST
The leaders have 25 seconds on the bunch at the moment.
11:55:32 BST
BMC and Garmin are chasing, up the road we have Gerdermann, Thomas, Boassan Hagen (again), Di Gregorio, Sanchez (Rab), Costa, Casar, Hondo, Van Garderen, de Gendt |
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| siwi |
Posted on 20-07-2011 12:04
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Hope for Casar or Thomas. |
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| Martin_TB |
Posted on 20-07-2011 12:24
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12:23:34 BST
With so many teams still hoping for a stage win the group aren't being given too much room. They've not even established a lead bigger than 45 seconds and they've been out there for a while now.
Quick Step, Shack, AG2R, Liquigas, Cofidis, Katusha, Lampre, Vacansoleil all want to be in there. |
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| siwi |
Posted on 20-07-2011 12:27
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Down to 14 seconds now. Should be all together soon again. |
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| mowinckel91 |
Posted on 20-07-2011 12:53
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EBH in a break! Nice  |
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