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Le Tour 09: Stage 17: Bourg Saint-Maurice - Le Grand Bornand
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 22-07-2009 22:13
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 22-07-2009 22:27
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seems the bitching and snidy comments are still in evidence at astana judging by LA's last few comments on Twitter
"If Andreas finishes 4th in GC by less than 2' from 3rd, we know where he lost it. . ."
"Getting lots of question why AC attacked and dropped Kloden. I still haven't figured it out either. Oh well."
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| Biathlon |
Posted on 22-07-2009 22:30
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ringo182 wrote:
seems the bitching and snidy comments are still in evidence at astana judging by LA's last few comments on Twitter
"If Andreas finishes 4th in GC by less than 2' from 3rd, we know where he lost it. . ."
"Getting lots of question why AC attacked and dropped Kloden. I still haven't figured it out either. Oh well."
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The first comment was it Levi who wrote.. Lance only RT it..
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 22-07-2009 22:32
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yeah, realised that after i'd posted. not a regular twitter user. |
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| schleck93 |
Posted on 22-07-2009 22:32
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Contador said after the stage to danish TV, that he asked Klöden if he should attack, and Klöden said "go for it". Contador hadn't expected Klöden to crack though. He was very confused, he dind't know what to do he keept looking back to see where klöden was. This shows just how weak Contadors mentality is.
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| Kromus |
Posted on 22-07-2009 22:33
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I am sad for P.Velits....lost too much today 
anyway, great stage today 
He simply cracked, pretty obvious, he didn`t realised that real Tour started 3 days ago...
He gave in everything in first 2 weeks, I heard his dream was top 20 this year. Maybe he will do it in few years and with better team. |
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 22-07-2009 22:33
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my mentality would be weak too if i was clearly the srongest rider at the race but the team and management were more interested in LA. i bet he can't wait to get out of there. |
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| schleck93 |
Posted on 22-07-2009 22:36
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ringo182 wrote:
my mentality would be weak too if i was clearly the srongest rider at the race but the team and management were more interested in LA. i bet he can't wait to get out of there.
Not jsut that, he generely lack confidence, which resulted him in saying that Levi tried to steal his Vuelta win last year.
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| I_Mayo |
Posted on 22-07-2009 22:47
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Oh my god!
Does AC have any brains?
Kloden has worked in front in mountains for him, but when its Klodis chance to go back on podium in Paris, Contador just droping him off...
Ahh...... 
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| schleck93 |
Posted on 22-07-2009 22:49
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As I just said, Contador asked Klöden if he should attack, Klöden said yes, he knew he was on his limit and that he was gonna blow soon.
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| hakab |
Posted on 22-07-2009 22:49
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I_Mayo wrote:
Oh my god!
Does AC have any brains?
Kloden has worked in front in mountains for him, but when its Klodis chance to go back on podium in Paris, Contador just droping him off...
Ahh......
Alberto is BIG TALENT, but he needs some cycling BRAINS!
He asked Kloden if he could attack, Kloden said yes and Conta waited when he saw Kloden was dropped. |
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 22-07-2009 22:59
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Wait until Klöden tells his story. He clearly waved his head NO some time after Conta made a gesture meaning "Shall I attack?".
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 22-07-2009 23:13
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at the end of the day Kloden wasn't strong enough and got dropped. simple as.
was was AC supposed to do? sit with Kloden till the finish so he might finish 3rd overall?
it's a race. AC wants to win and that means going faster then everyone else over the mountains, including Kloden. |
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| chrica04 |
Posted on 22-07-2009 23:42
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poor wiggo  I was hoping for him and Vandevelde today. Oh well, both will get a top 10!! for Garmin.
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| I_Mayo |
Posted on 22-07-2009 23:48
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But what AC would get with that attack?
Bigger gap from schelcks? Its big enough(knowing schelcks tt skills)
In my opinion, what Conta do is just helped schelcks ride from Klodi. |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 22-07-2009 23:50
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ringo182 wrote:
at the end of the day Kloden wasn't strong enough and got dropped. simple as.
was was AC supposed to do? sit with Kloden till the finish so he might finish 3rd overall?
it's a race. AC wants to win and that means going faster then everyone else over the mountains, including Kloden.
Well he was so shocked when Kloden couldn't respond he stopped attacking and just sat on wheels. If kloden told him to attack he should have gone properly as opposed to stopping straight away.
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 22-07-2009 23:56
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I_Mayo wrote:
But what AC would get with that attack?
Bigger gap from schelcks? Its big enough(knowing schelcks tt skills)
In my opinion, what Conta do is just helped schelcks ride from Klodi.
As much Contador dont like anymore Bruyneel-Armstrong duo..this is to much he would not had done such move..
Why not..I will atack..you will follow? Let's drop some Schleck?
Edited by Guido Mukk on 22-07-2009 23:57
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 23-07-2009 00:02
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Bruyneel sayed this at last ..podium 1..2..3.was he's goal..still is. i am thankful that we have Alps..and Schleck brothers. |
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| Macquet |
Posted on 23-07-2009 03:30
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After watching this stage again...if there was any strife on Astana, it is because AC thinks he is better than every one else (which he may be). Paris-Nice demonstrated that AC thinks he can ride away from everyone without his team, Lance for all of his cockiness, would let George, Heras, etc. to win stage, and use his team to it's fullest. This stage just showed again that AC thinks he is too good to be beat, which he has been in every GT since Tour '07, but you can reward your team by letting them win. |
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| kida |
Posted on 23-07-2009 04:49
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Macquet wrote:
After watching this stage again...if there was any strife on Astana, it is because AC thinks he is better than every one else (which he may be)..
Yeah Lance is a humble guy, no ego there.
Macquet wrote:Lance for all of his cockiness, would let George, Heras, etc. to win stage, and use his team to it's fullest..
Hmm read an article a while back and it was about USPS and on one day they had a guy in the break not in the Tour but some lowly training race and said rider was called back from the break to then help chase down the break. So I guess Lance did use his team to it's fullest.
Macquet wrote: This stage just showed again that AC thinks he is too good to be beat.
Show me any top sportsman who doesn't think he's the money? |
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