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| doddy13 |
Posted on 06-07-2008 13:20
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Voeckler is really going for it. If he's in mountains leader tonight he's guareenteed until Thursday. There are no categorized climbs until Thursday.
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 06-07-2008 13:43
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Ugh, Caisse doing all the work, valverde up front in the wind :/ |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 06-07-2008 13:55
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stupid on their part, let them loose the jersey for a bit. Defending it is stupid. There's a time trial comming very soon
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| jacknic |
Posted on 06-07-2008 14:00
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doddy13 wrote:
Voeckler is really going for it. If he's in mountains leader tonight he's guareenteed until Thursday. There are no categorized climbs until Thursday.
Voeckler is the new Jacky Durand! I love these types of riders. If it were not for their insane breakaways, the first flat stages would be even duller. |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 06-07-2008 14:06
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Team Columbia's Directeur Sportif is on the phone on eurosport and he says their going to let Cavendish have a go today
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 06-07-2008 14:06
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Wonder how the weather will turn out, its been spitting down every now and then. |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 06-07-2008 14:10
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i don't think it will get too bad, France2.fr are saying light rain, nothing heavy.
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 06-07-2008 14:17
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The weather is predicted much worse than it actually will be i think. The wind is really picking up too.
Another problem in the feed station then. Not good... |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 06-07-2008 14:21
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The latest weather report for this afternoon is:
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 06-07-2008 14:25
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We its really raining now.. This is going to get vervous... |
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Posted on 06-07-2008 14:38
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I think Gilbert will be a real threat to the pure sprinters today |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 06-07-2008 14:49
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really? I think today is a bunch sprint, i see Gilbert doing well in that, but not winning.
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| rodda |
Posted on 06-07-2008 14:51
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wtf is moreau doing...
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 06-07-2008 14:52
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This one has to be a Freire stage today. The actual finish is flat but the hill before it is just hard enough to count the "pure" sprinters out I think.
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 06-07-2008 14:52
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I think FDJ are up for Gilbert too they are helping out Caisse drag it back.. Caisse should switch off soon and recover for the next few days. |
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 06-07-2008 14:55
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Smoothie wrote:
I think FDJ are up for Gilbert too they are helping out Caisse drag it back.. Caisse should switch off soon and recover for the next few days.
Caisse shouldn't have been at the front at all. There is no sense in it. Valverde has no chance of keeping the jersey into the mountains, so they should just save themselves for the mountains, because if a sprinter doesn't take the lead before stage 4 then a timetrialist will definately take it.
btw, are there no time bonus' for the whole of the tour? or was it just the first stage?
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 06-07-2008 14:57
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no time bonus' for the whole race.
I think Bunch Sprint with Freire or Cavendish. I'm edging towards Freire though.
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 06-07-2008 15:01
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It all depends on that final climb, wonder what effect that will have... I was to pick someone id go Gilbert, if that climb has enough for him to launch from he might take yellow. but this one is wide open today. |
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Posted on 06-07-2008 15:30
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Soler's injury is obviously worse than he had hoped - he is dropped from the peleton
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 06-07-2008 15:30
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Soler is dropped
He obviously isn't feeling good. Hopefully he'll soldier on and he'll be able to struggle through and it may heal quickly. My broken wrist healed very quickly, hopefully his will too
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