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Tour de France '11 - Stage 2: Les Essarts (TTT) 23km
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| SotD |
Posted on 03-07-2011 16:38
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kumazan wrote:
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SportingNonsense wrote:
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So will Garmin ride for Thor tomorrow in order to not make him lose the jersey to Cavendish?
Or is the time bonusses non existent from sprints?
No time bonuses. Thor just has to avoid crashes
Alright. They are probably moving to Farrar then, unless they want Hushovd to take points for the green... He's a good bet for that once Paris comes.
He's not. With the new points system I can't see past Cavendish for green.
How come? Imo the new system is much better for Thor. He should be able to survive far tougher stages for grabbing halfways points. Cavendish will get those at the finish.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 03-07-2011 16:39
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hillis91 wrote:
doddy13 wrote:
hillis91 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
SotD wrote:
So will Garmin ride for Thor tomorrow in order to not make him lose the jersey to Cavendish?
Or is the time bonusses non existent from sprints?
No time bonuses. Thor just has to avoid crashes
Wonder how Garmin will ride in the sprint tomorrow.
For Farrar I'd imagine, it's a Farrar stage. Hushovd isn't the sprinter he was. He can still take green. Hushovd in green is very realistic in Paris.
Yeah i agree 100% with you. But Hushovd got a "head-start" on Cav now, and he rides the mountains better then both Farrar and Cav. So im twisted on how they will ride.
The intermediate sprint yesterday says it all. Youre only twisted because youre Norwegian 
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 03-07-2011 16:39
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hillis91 wrote:
doddy13 wrote:
hillis91 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
SotD wrote:
So will Garmin ride for Thor tomorrow in order to not make him lose the jersey to Cavendish?
Or is the time bonusses non existent from sprints?
No time bonuses. Thor just has to avoid crashes
Wonder how Garmin will ride in the sprint tomorrow.
For Farrar I'd imagine, it's a Farrar stage. Hushovd isn't the sprinter he was. He can still take green. Hushovd in green is very realistic in Paris.
Yeah i agree 100% with you. But Hushovd got a "head-start" on Cav now, and he rides the mountains better then both Farrar and Cav. So im twisted on how they will ride.
I'd imagine Hushovd for intermediate sprints, Farrar for the stages.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 03-07-2011 16:39
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Theres a thread for tommorows stage 
(I've always wanted to say that)
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 03-07-2011 16:40
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SportingNonsense wrote:
hillis91 wrote:
doddy13 wrote:
hillis91 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
SotD wrote:
So will Garmin ride for Thor tomorrow in order to not make him lose the jersey to Cavendish?
Or is the time bonusses non existent from sprints?
No time bonuses. Thor just has to avoid crashes
Wonder how Garmin will ride in the sprint tomorrow.
For Farrar I'd imagine, it's a Farrar stage. Hushovd isn't the sprinter he was. He can still take green. Hushovd in green is very realistic in Paris.
Yeah i agree 100% with you. But Hushovd got a "head-start" on Cav now, and he rides the mountains better then both Farrar and Cav. So im twisted on how they will ride.
The intermediate sprint yesterday says it all. Youre only twisted because youre Norwegian
Of course
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 03-07-2011 16:41
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And it seems Navardauskas was dropped by Garmin, so Geraint Thomas keeps White
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| Shooting Star |
Posted on 03-07-2011 16:41
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doddy13 wrote:
hillis91 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
SotD wrote:
So will Garmin ride for Thor tomorrow in order to not make him lose the jersey to Cavendish?
Or is the time bonusses non existent from sprints?
No time bonuses. Thor just has to avoid crashes
Wonder how Garmin will ride in the sprint tomorrow.
For Farrar I'd imagine, it's a Farrar stage. Hushovd isn't the sprinter he was. He can still take green. Hushovd in green is very realistic in Paris.
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 03-07-2011 16:42
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Shooting Star wrote:
doddy13 wrote:
hillis91 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
SotD wrote:
So will Garmin ride for Thor tomorrow in order to not make him lose the jersey to Cavendish?
Or is the time bonusses non existent from sprints?
No time bonuses. Thor just has to avoid crashes
Wonder how Garmin will ride in the sprint tomorrow.
For Farrar I'd imagine, it's a Farrar stage. Hushovd isn't the sprinter he was. He can still take green. Hushovd in green is very realistic in Paris.
I don't think he'll win the green jersey. He's just too weak in the sprints.
He ain't that weak. He still got top 5 legs, and he rides the mountains very good.
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 03-07-2011 16:43
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valverde321 wrote:
Theres a thread for tommorows stage
(I've always wanted to say that)
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 03-07-2011 16:43
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hillis91 wrote:
He ain't that weak. He still got top 5 legs, and he rides the mountains very good.
Not on the proper flat stages
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 03-07-2011 16:45
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SportingNonsense wrote:
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He ain't that weak. He still got top 5 legs, and he rides the mountains very good.
Not on the proper flat stages
I belive so, but im Norwegian so my opinions don't count eh? hehe.
But Hushovd will be the lead-out man for Farrar it looks like.
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| SotD |
Posted on 03-07-2011 16:46
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SportingNonsense wrote:
hillis91 wrote:
He ain't that weak. He still got top 5 legs, and he rides the mountains very good.
Not on the proper flat stages
But are there too many of those?
I could see him finish top 10-15 on stage 4 in order to fight for his yellow. No chance he will keep it, but he might give it his all...
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| SotD |
Posted on 03-07-2011 16:47
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hillis91 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
hillis91 wrote:
He ain't that weak. He still got top 5 legs, and he rides the mountains very good.
Not on the proper flat stages
I belive so, but im Norwegian so my opinions don't count eh? hehe.
But Hushovd will be the lead-out man for Farrar it looks like.
If Hushovd is leadout man then he'll probably sprint for grabs himself aswell... I though Dean would be the leadout man.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 03-07-2011 16:48
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hillis91 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
hillis91 wrote:
He ain't that weak. He still got top 5 legs, and he rides the mountains very good.
Not on the proper flat stages
I belive so, but im Norwegian so my opinions don't count eh? hehe.
But Hushovd will be the lead-out man for Farrar it looks like.
He didnt have Top-5 sprint legs last year. Why should he this year, when he also has Farrar in the team?
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 03-07-2011 16:50
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SportingNonsense wrote:
hillis91 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
hillis91 wrote:
He ain't that weak. He still got top 5 legs, and he rides the mountains very good.
Not on the proper flat stages
I belive so, but im Norwegian so my opinions don't count eh? hehe.
But Hushovd will be the lead-out man for Farrar it looks like.
He didnt have Top-5 sprint legs last year. Why should he this year, when he also has Farrar in the team?
Because he is in better shape then what he has been in the last 2-3 years. But as you say, he got Farrar on the team so he is doomed to be lead-out. Or at least it looks like that. Since Farrar is in the same leauge as Cav and the Italian stalion.
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| Shooting Star |
Posted on 03-07-2011 16:52
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hillis91 wrote:
Shooting Star wrote:
doddy13 wrote:
hillis91 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
SotD wrote:
So will Garmin ride for Thor tomorrow in order to not make him lose the jersey to Cavendish?
Or is the time bonusses non existent from sprints?
No time bonuses. Thor just has to avoid crashes
Wonder how Garmin will ride in the sprint tomorrow.
For Farrar I'd imagine, it's a Farrar stage. Hushovd isn't the sprinter he was. He can still take green. Hushovd in green is very realistic in Paris.
I don't think he'll win the green jersey. He's just too weak in the sprints.
He ain't that weak. He still got top 5 legs, and he rides the mountains very good.
Top 5 sprinter? I don't think so. He has lost some of his top-end speed and is too inconsistent. |
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| DJP19 |
Posted on 03-07-2011 17:03
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Great ride by Garmin, they deserved the win. I absolutely love the feed from versus on TSN. HD pictures are stunning and never looked better. |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 03-07-2011 17:04
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DJP19 wrote:
Great ride by Garmin, they deserved the win. I absolutely love the feed from versus on TSN. HD pictures are stunning and never looked better.
Except Liam McHugh.
Edit: Come on I won a bet, wheres my message! 
Edited by valverde321 on 03-07-2011 17:08
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 03-07-2011 17:12
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Expected Liquigas to do a bit better than that - usually do alright in the TTT. Few teams above them I woudn't have expected. |
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| DJP19 |
Posted on 03-07-2011 17:16
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valverde321 wrote:
DJP19 wrote:
Great ride by Garmin, they deserved the win. I absolutely love the feed from versus on TSN. HD pictures are stunning and never looked better.
Except Liam McHugh.
Edit: Come on I won a bet, wheres my message!
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