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Le Tour 09: Stage 3 Marseille La Grande-Motte
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| chrica04 |
Posted on 06-07-2009 20:46
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Guido Mukk wrote:
"I'd prefer to stay out of the drama of who's the leader of the team. I've won the Tour seven times, I think I deserve a little bit of credit. But Alberto's a great rider too and we've got to go with the two leaders, but that doesn't mean you can't take advantage of opportunities like today."
Nice
So true, what if the gaps would have been 2 minutes, Lance did what he had to do to stay in contention. |
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| Speedtrash |
Posted on 06-07-2009 20:48
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just stop talking about whats going inside Astana, mountains will show this for sure, if Lance has any chance there... |
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| niconico |
Posted on 06-07-2009 21:07
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Just watched the stage.
Honestly I wouldn't put too much into this. Cancellara, Martin and Armstrong gained on this GC wise, not saying Cancellara can do a run at the yellow jersey, but they will quickly lose this time in the mountains again, including Armstrong.
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| ruben |
Posted on 06-07-2009 23:42
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https://player.nos...:5-538391/
Cavendish definately pulling a 'Bos' in that vid  |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 06-07-2009 23:48
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Yawn
Rooijackers used more force, and nobody went down Clutch at straws Ruben, clutch at straws.
No Dekker? No Bos? Rooijackers it is!
Edited by SportingNonsense on 06-07-2009 23:51
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 06-07-2009 23:53
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Yawn
Rooijackers used more force, and nobody went down Clutch at straws Ruben, clutch at straws.
No Dekker? No Bos? Rooijackers it is!
His (Marcs) comments are a little ridiculous though.
 [url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 06-07-2009 23:55
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Quick random question. What are the components on the bikes on the Mavic neutral support cars? Obviously the wheels are Mavic's, but what about the groupset and frame and what not. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 06-07-2009 23:58
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mb2612 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
Yawn
Rooijackers used more force, and nobody went down Clutch at straws Ruben, clutch at straws.
No Dekker? No Bos? Rooijackers it is!
His (Marcs) comments are a little ridiculous though.
Cav is hypocritical yes, but Rooijackers seems quite happy with all the attention he's getting from it. |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 07-07-2009 00:18
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SportingNonsense wrote:
mb2612 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
Yawn
Rooijackers used more force, and nobody went down Clutch at straws Ruben, clutch at straws.
No Dekker? No Bos? Rooijackers it is!
His (Marcs) comments are a little ridiculous though.
Cav is hypocritical yes, but Rooijackers seems quite happy with all the attention he's getting from it.
Not only hypocritical but also massivly patronising.
Although I do agree that Rooijackers is not exactly shying from the attention.
[url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 07-07-2009 00:22
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mb2612 wrote:
Not only hypocritical but also massivly patronising.
Although I do agree that Rooijackers is not exactly shying from the attention.
He wouldnt be Cavendish if he didnt allow his ego to begin to inflate as he continues to prove to be the best sprinter in the world  |
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| TerpSpeed |
Posted on 07-07-2009 02:20
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Regarding the split: Given that the only two non-Columbia GC riders to make the split were Gerdemann (ex-rider for the team) and Armstrong (Hincapie connection), what are the odds that the two were "tipped" of the impending tempo surge?
Cyclingnews hints at it:
Columbia-HTC seemed to find willing allies in Astana, despite the fact that Contador and Andreas Kloden were missing. Lance Armstrong, though, was there, prompting speculation that he might have had prior knowledge of the attack.
Hincapie, who rode by Armstrong’s side for all seven of his Tour wins, was asked that question, and he responded initially with a blank expression, as though weighing his words carefully. “I saw Lance,” he shrugged. “I mean, he was obviously excited [to be in the move] but we were there, just doing our job.
"We had Mick Rogers there," Hincapie continued, "and people were just sitting back [not helping with the chase]. But we saw a moment to attack and we took it."
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| KurtinSC |
Posted on 07-07-2009 03:29
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TerpSpeed wrote:
Regarding the split: Given that the only two non-Columbia GC riders to make the split were Gerdemann (ex-rider for the team) and Armstrong (Hincapie connection), what are the odds that the two were "tipped" of the impending tempo surge?
Cyclingnews hints at it:
Columbia-HTC seemed to find willing allies in Astana, despite the fact that Contador and Andreas Kloden were missing. Lance Armstrong, though, was there, prompting speculation that he might have had prior knowledge of the attack.
Hincapie, who rode by Armstrong’s side for all seven of his Tour wins, was asked that question, and he responded initially with a blank expression, as though weighing his words carefully. “I saw Lance,” he shrugged. “I mean, he was obviously excited [to be in the move] but we were there, just doing our job.
"We had Mick Rogers there," Hincapie continued, "and people were just sitting back [not helping with the chase]. But we saw a moment to attack and we took it."
I'm watching the replay now.
Lance was at the front pretty much the whole time after the race flatened out. It wasnt' like he went up just before Colombia put the pedal down.
Everyone knew the wind was an issue. Lance was waiting for it. He knew he needed the extra seconds and he was up front for a while waiting for it. |
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| Dan_Grr |
Posted on 07-07-2009 08:11
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Contador is just going to mountain rape Armstrong and everybody else, even if he must do it alone, as another poster suggested.
Edited by Dan_Grr on 07-07-2009 08:12
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 07-07-2009 08:46
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I just read an interview with Brian Holm (DS of Columbia). He said that they had an agreement with Saxo Bank saying that those two teams should initiate the 'attack' when the wind changed.
Saxo really screwed up  |
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| mrlol |
Posted on 07-07-2009 09:47
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Lol, Le Mével said it was Contador himself who caused the split.
he said 'if its correct that there where 29 men in the first groupe, Contador was the 30th and I was the 31th. I saw the gap emerging in front of him, but we couldnt close it.' |
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| Dan_Grr |
Posted on 07-07-2009 10:34
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"He is saving himself for the final dash." |
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| ruben |
Posted on 07-07-2009 10:51
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Yawn
Rooijackers used more force, and nobody went down Clutch at straws Ruben, clutch at straws.
No Dekker? No Bos? Rooijackers it is! Sorry to say buut now you are being a blatant chauvinist.
If you understood the video. Rooijakkers wanted to talk about it with Cavendish the next day (after all Cavendish started the mess himself by pulling a Bos). And Cavendish refused to and hit him on the helmet at the start.
Aside from that his gibberish comment about people who should have respect and keep their hands on the handlebars, while he starts himself with his hand off the bars, is even more funny.
The fact that you don't accept this says enough about you |
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| drugsdontwork |
Posted on 07-07-2009 12:15
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Release the anger ruben, it's not good for you!!!
Let go of the pain.
*Awaits the usual vitriolic response* |
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 07-07-2009 12:43
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I wonder what Cav's girlfriend thinks of this paint job:
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| drugsdontwork |
Posted on 07-07-2009 12:55
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More importantly, what's my girlfriend doing on Cav's bike?
Nobody is normal
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