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Tour de France 11 Stage 18: Pinerolo > Galibier Serre Chavalier 200km
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| dakey11 |
Posted on 20-07-2011 19:57
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CrueTrue wrote:
As Stijn says, Cadel is acting like he did in 2008. Hopefully, he'll be punished for it again 
in 08 cadel did't even try and follow were as this year he is riding well he has been the best GC rider the whole tour he attack at gap and pulled seconds on the schelcks i think he is a whole new rider this year we shell see tomorrow
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| I_Mayo |
Posted on 20-07-2011 20:04
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dakey11 wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
As Stijn says, Cadel is acting like he did in 2008. Hopefully, he'll be punished for it again
in 08 cadel did't even try and follow were as this year he is riding well he has been the best GC rider the whole tour he attack at gap and pulled seconds on the schelcks i think he is a whole new rider this year we shell see tomorrow
But still Cadel Evans has become more of a classics rider and he feels much more better on short and steep hills than on long climbs (thanks just my opinion). So you shouldn't be shocked, that tomorrow he could possibly have a typical Cadel Evans "black day". |
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| chuftek |
Posted on 20-07-2011 20:22
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Revenge day tommorow for the Schlecks  And Leopard should finally decide who is the captain. If not they have no chance to win anything.
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| E_Hagen |
Posted on 20-07-2011 20:32
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The one that is in best shape should be captain. |
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| dakey11 |
Posted on 20-07-2011 20:36
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E_Hagen wrote:
The one that is in best shape should be captain.
there both up and down like a yo-yo with there form atm
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 20-07-2011 20:43
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My bet will be that one of the Schlecks, probably Fränk, will attack at Izoard or Agnel. Before that Leopard would have sent 1-2 riders in the early break - who very well could be the strong Jens Voigt, and maybe Gerdemann or Monfort. They will make a hilarious big pace with the rest of the team, 3-4 km, and then send one of the Schleks. I can't see other opportunities for them right now.
Another interesting situtation wil be the Saxo Bank blowing the field apart. I hope that Navarro is ready, which he showed tuesday, and Chris Anker, who actually feels pretty good though we hadn't seen him alot in the front. If they're up to their best i think that will be the case.
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| Roman |
Posted on 20-07-2011 21:13
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issoisso wrote:
This is that really cool stage from the 2008 Giro all over again, but with the Lautaret and Galibier after the Briançon finish line
Yeah you are right, it was really great stage to watching, I remember that very well, but in 2007 Giro.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 20-07-2011 21:19
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Yes, you're right. 2007. Saunier made the pace on the Agnello and then Piepoli took over on the Izoard.
Then Simoni attacked.
Still didn't drop Di Luca though.
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| spudde |
Posted on 20-07-2011 21:30
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issoisso wrote:
Yes, you're right. 2007. Saunier made the pace on the Agnello and then Piepoli took over on the Izoard.
Then Simoni attacked.
Still didn't drop Di Luca though.
Sadly because the Galibier is after those mountains I find it unlikely that a big favorite would already really attack on the Izoard for instance. Hopefully I'm wrong though so it would be wide open on the Galibier if a group containing only the favorites would arrive there, let alone even smaller groups |
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| golance123 |
Posted on 21-07-2011 04:07
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Voeckler definitely loses his yellow jersey tomorrow (after a valiant effort over this past week). I believe that Evans will crack a bit tomorrow. I think the Schlecks, Sanchez, Contador, and possibly Vanendert finish in front. I think we could see 5 or 6 guys extremely close in the GC going into Alpe d'huez. But then again, I have been wrong before  |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 21-07-2011 06:24
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Evans and Voeckler should crack today, they both are nor riders for these stages.Expecting Contador to tear them apart and Sanchez,Vanendert,Basso with the better Schleck(?) coming after
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| CountArach |
Posted on 21-07-2011 06:55
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Evans and Voeckler should crack today, they both are nor riders for these stages.Expecting Contador to tear them apart and Sanchez,Vanendert,Basso with the better Schleck(?) coming after
When did Vanendert become a better mountain climber than Evans?
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 21-07-2011 07:54
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CountArach wrote:
Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Evans and Voeckler should crack today, they both are nor riders for these stages.Expecting Contador to tear them apart and Sanchez,Vanendert,Basso with the better Schleck(?) coming after
When did Vanendert become a better mountain climber than Evans?
Ehm,probably at the time when he was ahead of him in this years two mountain top finishes?
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 21-07-2011 08:45
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Schleck should hold all day fast speed to achieve something. |
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| chuftek |
Posted on 21-07-2011 09:04
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Voigt, Fuglsang, Cancellara, Monfort, Posthuma, O'Grady and Gerdemann will have a hard day  As Basso said in one of the interviews, if you attack out of a too big group you just waste energy. There should be just the favourites left at the Galibier if the Schlecks wanna reach something
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| Kirchen_75 |
Posted on 21-07-2011 09:29
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Clentie will punish Schleck's today for their sitting in the fav group games in the pyrenees. i'm having my money on Clentie |
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| Stijn_vranken |
Posted on 21-07-2011 09:38
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CountArach wrote:
Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Evans and Voeckler should crack today, they both are nor riders for these stages.Expecting Contador to tear them apart and Sanchez,Vanendert,Basso with the better Schleck(?) coming after
When did Vanendert become a better mountain climber than Evans?
Since evans will crack today or tomorrow.
When the favourites go all out, i don't see him following a schleck or a contador
Edited by Stijn_vranken on 21-07-2011 09:53
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| MacC |
Posted on 21-07-2011 09:54
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is it just me or do none of the main hopes have a strong team around them?
is this why it is so open? |
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 21-07-2011 09:55
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I have actually convinced my dad that my PE teacher wanted my class to watch the entire Tour this year, and so far so good Late night tonight.
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| tsj |
Posted on 21-07-2011 10:00
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MacC wrote:
is it just me or do none of the main hopes have a strong team around them?
is this why it is so open?
I find the Leopard team to be pretty strong. OK with Fuglsang injured or whatever is wrong with him (maybe he's just not very good) they could use an extra mountain helper. |
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