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Tour de France 11 Stage 17: Gap > Pinerolo 179km
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| siwi |
Posted on 20-07-2011 16:12
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sam1196 wrote:
Roman wrote:
So much effort and risk for nothing. Well done Clentie! 
+1 really foolish by him.
Love Hagen now and i think that guy who lives by that house where Voeckler and Hivert almost crashed could sell that piece off terain for much money 
WTF? If you dont take the chance, you wont win anything. Its fantastic that Contador is so offensive, not so boring as The Schlecks.
I dont think Contador used a lot more (if more at all) energi than the others. |
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Posted on 20-07-2011 16:13
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ruben wrote:
Damn, if that climb was 2km longer Mollema had a chance. He was 35 seconds behind when he started attacking and was 15 seconds behind at the top.
Too late 
And Hagen is a way better in the descend obviously.
Tomorrow and friday another chance for Bauke!
But you saw how exhausted Bauke was at the finish line? He would probably catch EBH, but you must agree that there is no way Bauke would outsprint him. |
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| ggrive |
Posted on 20-07-2011 16:13
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Voeckler showing to the camera all his body shaking for the nerves before the podium. This man is a genious. |
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| Bassinho |
Posted on 20-07-2011 16:14
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siwi wrote:
sam1196 wrote:
Roman wrote:
So much effort and risk for nothing. Well done Clentie!
+1 really foolish by him.
Love Hagen now and i think that guy who lives by that house where Voeckler and Hivert almost crashed could sell that piece off terain for much money
WTF? If you dont take the chance, you wont win anything. Its fantastic that Contador is so offensive, not so boring as The Schlecks.
I dont think Contador used a lot more (if more at all) energi than the others.
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| Roman |
Posted on 20-07-2011 16:15
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WTF? If you dont take the chance, you wont win anything. Its fantastic that Contador is so offensive, not so boring as The Schlecks.
Ehm.. Contador is better descender than Andy and Frank.. It's only about that.. If Schlecks would be good in downhills, they would attacked as well. 
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| tehMalone |
Posted on 20-07-2011 16:16
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Siwi is clever |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 20-07-2011 16:16
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Roman wrote:
WTF? If you dont take the chance, you wont win anything. Its fantastic that Contador is so offensive, not so boring as The Schlecks.
Ehm.. Contador is better descender than Andy and Frank.. It's only about that.. If Schlecks would be good in downhills, they would attacked as well.
So since the Schlecks didn't attack uphill, I suppose they suck at that too? |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 20-07-2011 16:17
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Roman wrote:
WTF? If you dont take the chance, you wont win anything. Its fantastic that Contador is so offensive, not so boring as The Schlecks.
Ehm.. Contador is better descender than Andy and Frank.. It's only about that.. If Schlecks would be good in downhills, they would attacked as well.
Yet in a pre-race interview Andy said "Yesterday I was blocked, I'm normally a very good descender."
Edited by valverde321 on 20-07-2011 16:18
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 20-07-2011 16:20
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valverde321 wrote:
Roman wrote:
WTF? If you dont take the chance, you wont win anything. Its fantastic that Contador is so offensive, not so boring as The Schlecks.
Ehm.. Contador is better descender than Andy and Frank.. It's only about that.. If Schlecks would be good in downhills, they would attacked as well.
Yet in a pre-race interview Andy said "Yesterday I was blocked, I'm normally a very good descender."
bwhahahahahah
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| Roman |
Posted on 20-07-2011 16:22
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CrueTrue wrote:
So since the Schlecks didn't attack uphill, I suppose they suck at that too?
You can attack only if you have power for that, if you are better than other. So they didn't attack because they didn't have enough power for that or because they didn't want do that, most probably, because every attack is risk in some way. The theory if they suck or not make yourself.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 20-07-2011 16:25
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doddy13 wrote:
valverde321 wrote:
Roman wrote:
WTF? If you dont take the chance, you wont win anything. Its fantastic that Contador is so offensive, not so boring as The Schlecks.
Ehm.. Contador is better descender than Andy and Frank.. It's only about that.. If Schlecks would be good in downhills, they would attacked as well.
Yet in a pre-race interview Andy said "Yesterday I was blocked, I'm normally a very good descender."
bwhahahahahah
His ego really has no limits
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| cactus-jack |
Posted on 20-07-2011 16:26
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Holy mother of God, this Tour has been nothing more than one giant Norwegian orgasm!
Norway has taken the most WT-points so far in the TdF out of all the other nations, but does anyone have more stage wins than Norway so far? Or are we tied with Spain? |
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| kissaha |
Posted on 20-07-2011 16:27
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cactus-jack wrote:
Holy mother of God, this Tour has been nothing more than one giant Norwegian orgasm!
Norway has taken the most WT-points so far in the TdF out of all the other nations, but does anyone have more stage wins than Norway so far? Or are we tied with Spain?
Great Britain - 4
Norway - 4
Spain - 2
Belgium - 2
EDIT: Who cares about WT points?
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Posted on 20-07-2011 16:27
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We're tied with Cavendish
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 20-07-2011 16:28
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And Britian may well add one more to that.
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
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Posted on 20-07-2011 16:30
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Honestly, the favourites who attacked most in the Pyrenees were the Schlecks, so there´s no point saying that they´re boring and Contador isn´t. Also, last year Andy showed a good descent after having problems with his chain (he´s not very good, though. Today, Voeckler leaving the road in front of him wasn´t that useful to stay on Contador´s wheel. It had no impact on the result of Schleck anyway, it just took longer to catch the two.
I still hope there will be some action tomorrow, no matter who attacks
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| Wilier |
Posted on 20-07-2011 16:30
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cactus-jack wrote:
Norway has taken the most WT-points so far in the TdF out of all the other nations, but does anyone have more stage wins than Norway so far? Or are we tied with Spain?
That will change when the GC guys get their WT points after the last stage. |
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| Roman |
Posted on 20-07-2011 16:30
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valverde321 wrote:
Yet in a pre-race interview Andy said "Yesterday I was blocked, I'm normally a very good descender."
There was almost 100% chance that he would be "blocked" yesterday if he would be in the end of that group in the start of that descent. It's his fault. And yeah, he isn't so bad descender as almost everybody is saying, if I am talking about GC contenders. Yeah, there are some way better descenders like Nibali or Sanchez, some really good descenders like Contador or Evans.. And then there are some quite good descenders like Schlecks or Kreuziger. Andy there are worse for sure too. Gesink, Basso or Rujano, Antono or Rodriguez for example.
But yesterday, I don't know. How I said he was in the end of that group in start of the descent. So it was main problem, probably. Because, really, normally he isn't worse descender than Basso, for example.
EDIT: But yeah, "very good" descender, he isn't, end of story.
Edited by Roman on 20-07-2011 16:31
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| cactus-jack |
Posted on 20-07-2011 16:31
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I like Andy, but he's so scared in the descents that if he were to ever do skydiving he wouldn't even need a parachute.
PS: Didn't the Schlecks complain last year when there was a cobbled stage? Or was it Voigt? It seems that Andy wants a Tour with only climbs and no downhills, so... the final stage will be Mount Everest? |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 20-07-2011 16:32
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felix_29 wrote:
Honestly, the favourites who attacked most in the Pyrenees were the Schlecks,
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
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