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Tour de France '07 - History as it should've been
RHW
I'll go for AC, but it'll be close!
 
JuanMotr
come on sqiure we want to know how it should have been Wink
 
Ian Butler
We want to see Vino take it home Pfft
 
Squire
I'm being very busy at the moment, but the story should continue at the weekend now Smile
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Ian Butler
Ah, good thing this hasn't stopped Smile
 
sutty68
Squire wrote:
I'm being very busy at the moment, but the story should continue at the weekend now Smile


Really hope so Wink
 
JuanMotr
will this continue? Frown
 
Squire
It will, it will, don't worry!

It's just that I have a very hard time squeezing the (pretty time-consuming) reporting into my currently very busy schedule.

I know I promised a new report last weekend or so, and it didn't happen, but this time I promise to keep the promise. Pfft
New report(s) during the weekend! Smile
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sutty68
Promising Promises Smile
 
Welwyn
Wow, just seen this and instead of getting some much needed sleep spent the last hour reading it.

Shame we didn't get anything even approaching my favourite moment of the 2007 tour, the famous Wiggins long, lone breakaway on stage 6, the 40th anniversary of Tom Simpson's death.

Can't wait for the end of this now.
Edited by Welwyn on 22-07-2012 00:05
 
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2nd rest day [IMG-r]https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/pau.jpg[/IMG-r]
Pau

Tuesday 24 July











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Two weeks of racing are behind us as the race stops in Pau for a day so that the riders can catch some breath. The two Pyrenean stages tackled so far have been punishing. What's the status of the race as it rests up before the assault on the intimidating Col d'Aubisque?

Alexandre Vinokourov
During the second week, Astana have stamped [IMG-r]https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/tour07/vinott.jpg[/IMG-r]their authority on the race. The pre-race favourite, Kazakh Alexandre Vinokourov, took hold of the yellow jersey due to his storming performance in the stage 13 time trial.

In the last two stages, his team has been put under pressure, but we haven't seen the daring attacks that are needed to crack the race leader. Most likely, he can't be cracked anyway. The hard man from Kazakhstan looks set to take the yellow jersey to Paris for the first time in his carreer, and bring glory to the new Astana team.


Positives

Crédit Agricole
Where Tom Boonen's Quickstep - Innergetic squad has [IMG-r]https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/tour07/credit.jpg[/IMG-r] been a bit hit and miss, the green train of Crédit Agricole has been steaming across Southern France lately. Thor Hushovd's boys helped him take over the green jersey from Boonen, and a strong lead-out from Sébastian Hinault and Julian Dean saw the big Norwegian win stage 11.

The breakaways
With the favourites too scared to attack each other on the Alpine stage to Briancon, it was the escapees' turn to shine. Predictor - Lotto's Dario Cioni took advantage of the situation, and destroyed breakaway companion Cyril Dessel (Ag2r) on the uphill finish in the historic city to grab a great stage win. On stage 10, the attackers were at it again. This time it was Stefan Schumacher's turn to steal some glory for himself and the Gerolsteiner team. Frenchman Jérôme Pineau (Bouygues Télécom) also deserves a special mention, as he has figured in lots of breakaways over the last few days.

Juan Mauricio Soler
The young Colombian can't ride a time trial to save his life, we learned in Albi on stage 13. But over the last couple of days, we've come to learn his strengths. Soler can climb mountains. The new man on the block from Colombia broke away over the Port de Pailhères on stage 14, and stayed with the biggest names on the last climb to Plateau de Beille to finish 6th. Yesterday, he was strong once again. The 24-year-old is definitely a man for the future.


Disappointments

Iban Mayo
The man heading up our "Positives" list on the[IMG-r]https://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/tour07/mayo5.jpg[/IMG-r] first rest day, now finds himself on top of the less flattering list. Iban Mayo hasn't followed up on the promise of his brilliant performances in the Alps. First, he rode the worst time trial of all the contenders in Albi, then he started losing chunks of time in the mountains too. As if that wasn't enough, he lost his polkadot jersey to Pineau yesterday, and doesn't look like retaking it.

The climbers
On stage 9, the climbers had two huge climbs on which to put the time trialers into difficulty, but were content to let the breakaway fight it out for the stage win. The likes of Rasmussen, Sastre and Mayo didn't turn a pedal in anger all day, and rolled in with a 80-man strong peloton. Yesterday was a bit of a let-down as well, because despite Contador and Rasmussen showing their cards on the last climb, all the preceeding climbs were neutralized by conservative riding.

The French
No stage wins over the last week is not good enough by the host-nation. One French team has won a stage, but Crédit Agricole had a Norwegian at the pointy end of their sprint train. The French public does of course have Chavanel's heroic stint in the yellow jersey during the first week to be happy about, but they would surely want their riders to step it up in the coming days.


Last chance

Judging by Vinokourov's stage 13 time trial, he is lightyears ahead of the other contenders in that discipline. Anybody who wants to win the 2007 Tour de France will have to put serious time between themselves and the race leader when the race goes up to the Col d'Aubisque tomorrow.

Cadel Evans rode himself out of contention for the win on the stage to Plateau de Beille, so unless the likes of Sastre or Valverde finds something absolutely special, there are only two challengers with a realistic hope of getting to the top step of the podium in Paris. It's up to Michael Rasmussen and Alberto Contador to prevent the first ever Kazakh Tour de France victory.

Now, let's get the Tour de France rolling again!

This is how things stand going into the third week:

General classification

1Alexandre Vinokourov i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_yellowsvg.pngAstana Team68h48'02
2Michael RasmussenRabobank+ 45
3Alberto Contador i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_white2svg.pngDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team+ 47
4Alejandro ValverdeCaisse d'Epargne+ 4'04
5Cadel EvansPredictor - Lottos.t.
6Carlos SastreTeam CSC+ 4'05
7Kim KirchenT-Mobile Team+ 5'53
8Andreas KlödenAstana Team+ 6'04
9Christophe MoreauAG2R Prévoyance+ 6'13
10Haimar ZubeldiaEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 7'18

Spoiler
11Mikel AstarlozaEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 7'30
12Fränk SchleckTeam CSC+ 8'22
13Sylvain ChavanelCofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone+ 9'13
14Juan Mauricio SolerBarloworld+ 10'06
15Iban MayoSaunier Duval - Prodir+ 10'56
16Juan Manuel GárateQuick Step - Innergetic+ 12'19
17Michael RogersT-Mobile Team+ 13'15
18Bernhard KohlTeam Gerolsteiner+ 13'50
19Manuel BeltránLiquigas+ 14'24
20Andrey KashechkinAstana Team+ 16'49
21Juan José CoboSaunier Duval - Prodir+ 18'15
22David ArroyoCaisse d'Epargne+ 19'24
23Levi LeipheimerDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team+ 19'46
24Yaroslav PopovychDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team+ 22'01
25Tadej ValjavecLampre - Fonditals.t.
26Denis MenchovRabobank+ 23'10
27Stéphane GoubertAG2R Prévoyance+ 25'20
28José Iván GutiérrezCaisse d'Epargne+ 26'56
29Vladimir KarpetsCaisse d'Epargne+ 27'25
30Sandy CasarFrançaise des Jeux+ 27'58
31Michael BoogerdRabobank+ 29'17
32Chris HornerPredictor - Lotto+ 32'28
33David ZabriskieTeam CSC+ 32'49
34Linus GerdemannT-Mobile Team+ 32'54
35Igor AntónEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 33'42
36Christian Vande VeldeTeam CSC+ 34'27
37Thomas DekkerRabobank+ 34'37
38Antonio ColomAstana Team+ 34'45
39Paolo SavoldelliAstana Team+ 35'48
40Amets TxurrukaEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 36'18
41Alexandre BotcharovCrédit Agricole+ 36'32
42Rémy Di GregorioFrançaise des Jeux+ 37'01
43David MillarSaunier Duval - Prodir+ 37'30
44Jens VoigtTeam CSC+ 38'27
45Vladimir GusevDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team+ 38'30
46George HincapieDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Teams.t.
47Markus FothenTeam Gerolsteiner+ 39'29
48Maxim IglinskiyAstana Team+ 41'11
49Patxi VilaLampre - Fondital+ 45'24
50John GadretAG2R Prévoyance+ 46'09
51Daniel NavarroAstana Team+ 52'41
52David De la FuenteSaunier Duval - Prodir+ 53'33
53Óscar PereiroCaisse d'Epargne+ 54'28
54Iñigo LandaluzeEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 54'49
55Fabian WegmannTeam Gerolsteiner+ 54'57
56Xabier ZandioCaisse d'Epargne+ 54'58
57Ivan ParraCofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone+ 55'05
58Moisés DueñasAgritubel+ 56'11
59Juan Miguel MercadoAgritubel+ 56'32
60Iker CamañoSaunier Duval - Prodir+ 59'43
61Charlie WegeliusLiquigas+ 1h02'12
62Patrice HalgandCrédit Agricole+ 1h04'06
63Iñigo CuestaTeam CSC+ 1h04'53
64Kanstantsin SiutsouBarloworld+ 1h07'00
65Gorka VerdugoEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 1h07'03
66Rubén LobatoSaunier Duval - Prodir+ 1h10'08
67Carlos BarredoQuick Step - Innergetic+ 1h12'05
68Christian MoreniCofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone+ 1h15'10
69Thomas VoecklerBouygues Télécom+ 1h15'42
70David CañadaSaunier Duval - Prodir+ 1h16'22
71Laurent LefèvreBouygues Télécom+ 1h16'24
72Cyril DesselAG2R Prévoyance+ 1h18'12
73Marzio BruseghinLampre - Fondital+ 1h18'37
74Thomas LövkvistFrançaise des Jeux+ 1h18'44
75Christophe Le MévelCrédit Agricole+ 1h19'09
76Johann TschoppBouygues Télécom+ 1h19'39
77Xavier FlorencioBouygues Télécom+ 1h20'23
78Francisco PérezCaisse d'Epargne+ 1h21'21
79Dario CioniPredictor - Lotto+ 1h21'46
80Patrik SinkewitzT-Mobile Team+ 1h21'47
81Stefan SchumacherTeam Gerolsteiner+ 1h22'17
82Rubén PérezEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 1h23'04
83Pierrick FédrigoBouygues Télécom+ 1h23'11
84Félix CárdenasBarloworld+ 1h25'05
85Alexander EfimkinBarloworld+ 1h25'38
86Bram TankinkQuick Step - Innergetic+ 1h25'43
87Axel MerckxT-Mobile Team+ 1h25'47
88Mario AertsPredictor - Lotto+ 1h25'56
89Michael AlbasiniLiquigas+ 1h28'59
90Christophe RineroSaunier Duval - Prodir+ 1h30'06
91Daniele BennatiLampre - Fondital+ 1h34'31
92Mathieu SprickBouygues Télécom+ 1h35'35
93Egoi MartínezDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team+ 1h36'15
94Erik ZabelTeam Milram+ 1h36'31
95Alessandro BallanLampre - Fonditals.t.
96José Luis ArrietaAG2R Prévoyance+ 1h37'04
97Johan VansummerenPredictor - Lotto+ 1h37'41
98Christian KneesTeam Milram+ 1h38'51
99Simon GerransAG2R Prévoyance+ 1h39'07
100Robert HunterBarloworld+ 1h39'51
101Sergueï IvanovAstana Team+ 1h40'42
102Sérgio PaulinhoDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team+ 1h41'33
103Dmitriy FofonovCrédit Agricole+ 1h43'40
104Fabian CancellaraTeam CSC+ 1h43'49
105Sylvain CalzatiAG2R Prévoyance+ 1h44'00
106Pieter WeeningRabobank+ 1h45'44
107Jérôme Pineau i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_polkadotsvg.pngBouygues Télécom+ 1h46'16
108Filippo PozzatoLiquigas+ 1h51'28
109Thor Hushovd i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_greensvg.pngCrédit Agricole+ 1h53'59
110Iñaki IsasiEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 1h58'39
111Heinrich HausslerTeam Gerolsteiner+ 1h59'38
112Nicolas PortalCaisse d'Epargne+ 2h00'10
113Kjell CarlströmLiquigas+ 2h00'43
114Cédric VasseurQuick Step - Innergetic+ 2h08'45
115Juan Antonio FlechaRabobank+ 2h09'03
116Philippe GilbertFrançaise des Jeux+ 2h09'15
117Giampaolo CheulaBarloworld+ 2h11'08
118Rik VerbruggheCofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone+ 2h15'26
119Francisco José VentosoSaunier Duval - Prodir+ 2h16'46
120Eduardo GonzaloAgritubel+ 2h17'53
121Geoffroy LequatreCofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone+ 2h18'01
122Kurt Asle ArvesenTeam CSC+ 2h19'21
123Óscar FreireRabobank+ 2h21'16
124Benjamín NovalDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Teams.t.
125Sébastien HinaultCrédit Agricole+ 2h22'16
126Staf ScheirlinckxCofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone+ 2h22'34
127Bradley WigginsCofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone+ 2h23'15
128Marcus BurghardtT-Mobile Team+ 2h23'30
129Tom BoonenQuick Step - Innergetic+ 2h23'43
130Grischa NiermannRabobank+ 2h24'54
131Leif HostePredictor - Lotto+ 2h25'13
132Nicolas VogondyAgritubel+ 2h25'24
133Andriy GrivkoTeam Milram+ 2h25'26
134Stuart O'GradyTeam CSC+ 2h25'35
135Benoît VaugrenardFrançaise des Jeux+ 2h25'51
136Nick NuyensCofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone+ 2h27'05
137Bert GrabschT-Mobile Team+ 2h27'11
138Grégory RastAstana Team+ 2h27'24
139Aleksandr KuschynskiLiquigas+ 2h27'49
140Matthieu LadagnousFrançaise des Jeux+ 2h32'05
141Matteo TosattoQuick Step - Innergetic+ 2h32'46
142José Vicente García AcostaCaisse d'Epargne+ 2h33'20
143Jorge AzanzaEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 2h33'55
144Stéphane AugéCofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone+ 2h34'47
145Sébastien ChavanelFrançaise des Jeux+ 2h34'57
146Lilian JégouFrançaise des Jeux+ 2h35'24
147Gert SteegmansQuick Step - Innergetic+ 2h36'01
148Ronny ScholzTeam Gerolsteiner+ 2h36'05
149Manuel QuinziatoLiquigas+ 2h36'31
150Tomas VaitkusDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Teams.t.
151Frederik WillemsLiquigas+ 2h37'06
152Paolo Longo BorghiniBarloworld+ 2h38'11
153Julian DeanCrédit Agricole+ 2h38'35
154Alessandro CortinovisTeam Milram+ 2h39'06
155Murilo FischerLiquigas+ 2h39'17
156Mark CavendishT-Mobile Team+ 2h39'20
157Nicolas JalabertAgritubel+ 2h39'22
158Romain FeilluAgritubel+ 2h39'44
159Anthony GeslinBouygues Télécom+ 2h39'52
160Sébastien RosselerQuick Step - Innergetic+ 2h40'10
161William BonnetCrédit Agricole+ 2h40'23
162Fred RodriguezPredictor - Lotto+ 2h41'42
163Steven De JonghQuick Step - Innergetic+ 2h41'56
164Robert FörsterTeam Gerolsteiner+ 2h44'28
165Martin ElmigerAG2R Prévoyance+ 2h45'41
166Ralf GrabschTeam Milram+ 2h45'53
167Paolo BossoniLampre - Fondital+ 2h46'18
168Robbie McEwenPredictor - Lotto+ 2h48'48
169Bernhard EiselT-Mobile Team+ 2h49'02
170Alberto OngaratoTeam Milram+ 2h53'03
171Sven KraussTeam Gerolsteiner+ 2h53'57
172Mickaël DelageFrançaise des Jeux+ 2h56'08
173Daniele RighiLampre - Fondital+ 2h56'20
174Peter WrolichTeam Gerolsteiner+ 3h00'52
175Wim VansevenantPredictor - Lotto+ 3h01'23
176Marcel SiebergTeam Milram+ 3h02'20
177Geraint ThomasBarloworld+ 3h02'40
178Danilo NapolitanoLampre - Fondital+ 3h03'12
179Benoit SalmonAgritubel+ 3h14'12
180Enrico DeganoBarloworld+ 3h22'42
181Brett LancasterTeam Milram+ 3h30'12
182Freddy BichotAgritubel+ 3h57'24
183Cédric HervéAgritubel+ 4h09'44


Points classification

1Thor Hushovd i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_greensvg.pngCrédit Agricole209
2Tom BoonenQuick Step - Innergetic206
3Robert HunterBarloworld185
4Robbie McEwenPredictor - Lotto183
5Erik ZabelTeam Milram176


Mountain classification

1Jérôme Pineau i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_polkadotsvg.pngBouygues Télécom145
2Iban MayoSaunier Duval - Prodir141
3Alberto ContadorDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team127


Young rider classification

1Alberto Contador i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_yellowsvg.pngDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team68h48'49
2Juan Mauricio SolerBarloworld+ 9'19
3Bernhard KohlTeam Gerolsteiner+ 13'03


Team classification

1Astana Team206h41'09
2Team CSC+ 11'13
3Caisse d'Epargne+ 13'43

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sutty68
Just seems to be between the top three at the moment Wink

But a lot can happen in the final week Wink
 
Squire
sutty68 wrote:
Just seems to be between the top three at the moment Wink

But a lot can happen in the final week Wink


Not that much Pfft

It's basically just the Aubisque and the final time trial.
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lluuiiggii
Yay, story going again Smile Good it had stopped on the rest day, this report served as a good recap of what had happened Pfft
 
Panda Claws
I hope this continues soon, it is a good read.
 
Schleck96
I want to see Rasmussen cracking the rest of the field.
 
tsj
Hi, don't what to bug you about the story but really looking forward to the last stages - cheering heavily for Vino here. Especially after the Olympics Smile
 
NicoPlayboy95
Go Alberto!
 
Ollfardh
Just wondering if this story will ever finish? It was one of the first I was following and remembered it was still undecided.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
 
sutty68
Doubt that it will finish now, he hasn't posted anything since last July Frown
 
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