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Tour de France 09 - Pre Race Thread
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 20-06-2009 00:32
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nah
High Road and Lampre (and maybe Quick-Step) won't let them |
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| Sherpa |
Posted on 20-06-2009 01:05
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Podium: Andy S., Alberto C., Cadel E.
Green: Mark C.
White: Andy S.
Red Spots: Gesink
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| Sherpa |
Posted on 20-06-2009 01:06
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Voigt will win the stages without radios... it's perfect for him.
And maybe we can see another Tour winner like Oscar Pereiro.
Edited by Sherpa on 20-06-2009 01:07
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 20-06-2009 01:34
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my dream tour would be Winner Denis Menchov 2nd Alberto Contador 3rd Cadel Evans
Green jersey: Mark Cavendish
White jersey: Andy Schleck
Polka dot jersy: Vladimir Efimkin |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 20-06-2009 04:49
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doddy13 wrote:
It's like Robots, attack now. Oh i'm calculating, oh noes we need the break back.
Without radios the riders will have to do the calculating, do i have to do this now, well if i do this now, this might happen.
Do football players have ear pieces in telling them what to be doing at all points. No, somebody yells at them.
I imagine riders going to team cars for orders.
That would be intresting..I hope they like it..and throw radios away for good.
Football player's has admited..that they most of the time dont hear and see nothing what this manager saying there. This is just part of the show..manager is working before the game ..half time..and when he sending new players in. Most of the time..player ned to think himself (and isn't it wonderful) |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 20-06-2009 07:12
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Hasn't anyone noticed Deadpool is posting news that have already been posted before? 
about radios: sure it makes it more unpredictable and therefore exciting! But I think team radios give this sport a nice carachteristic: Team work! It's not that it wouldnt exist without radios but I think it really enhances it and it's always interesting to see the teams' tactics on the road. Besides we there are always bad decisions beeing taken by DSs that bring more entusiasm to a race.
Anyway it'll be nice to see a change. I'm eager for it as well even though I dont agree with them being banned permanently
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| issoisso |
Posted on 20-06-2009 08:44
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Deadpool wrote:
I'm happy because the first stage is July 14th, my birthday
Uhm....the Tour starts on the 4th 
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| E_Hagen |
Posted on 20-06-2009 08:53
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Do you think that banning of raceradio use will result in more successfull early breakaways? |
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| Rin |
Posted on 20-06-2009 08:54
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They should forbid the radio for the 17th stage
That would be much much more GC deciding then the Vittel to Colmar stage
But on that Colmar stage there is also the Col de la Schlucht where Armstrongs team mates dropped there in 2005
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 20-06-2009 09:21
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issoisso wrote:
Deadpool wrote:
I'm happy because the first stage is July 14th, my birthday
Uhm....the Tour starts on the 4th
I think he was refering to the first stage where radios will be forbidden
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| issoisso |
Posted on 20-06-2009 09:25
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Oh. right, right 
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 20-06-2009 09:38
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Deadpool wrote:
I'm happy because the first stage is July 14th, my birthday
Millions of French will also be happy. It's Bastille Day.
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| schleck93 |
Posted on 20-06-2009 10:15
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Which also means that every french rider in the pack would kill to win, that day, and if it wasn't because the stage was right after a restday, their chances would be good.
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| Rin |
Posted on 20-06-2009 17:57
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If someone is interested in that...
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| ursul |
Posted on 21-06-2009 15:04
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podium: Frank Schlek, Condator, Menchov
White: Andy Schleck
Green: Cavendish
Polka: Sastre.
When Nothing goes rigth, go left...
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 21-06-2009 15:15
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doddy13 wrote:
Deadpool wrote:
I'm happy because the first stage is July 14th, my birthday
Millions of French will also be happy. It's Bastille Day.
Well obviously, but don't forget that for us American cycling fans, we get both Independance Day (the holiday, and, invariably, the movie) and the first stage of the tour on the same day. |
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 21-06-2009 15:47
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ursul wrote:
podium: Frank Schlek, Condator, Menchov
White: Andy Schleck
Green: Cavendish
Polka: Sastre.
I highly doubt that a rider that is going for the GC will win the KOM jersey this year...
It will be a rider who has set the KOM jersey as his priority becuase of the lack of mountain top finishes and some mountains way too early in the stages. |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 21-06-2009 18:09
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Brian Vandborg has been picked for Liquigas' Tour de France roster. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 21-06-2009 18:27
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CrueTrue wrote:
Brian Vandborg has been picked for Liquigas' Tour de France roster.
Has the full Liquigas roster been announced then? |
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| Andrew |
Posted on 21-06-2009 18:58
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SportingNonsense wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
Brian Vandborg has been picked for Liquigas' Tour de France roster.
Has the full Liquigas roster been announced then?
Nope but Brian Vandborg has told the televison channel DR that he has been selected for the tour |
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