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Tour de France 11 Stage 18: Pinerolo > Galibier Serre Chavalier 200km
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| hakab |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:47
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doddy13 wrote:
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Evans 56 seconds behind Andy on GC
Not over then. Only hope Andy brings his shitty TT legs.
But bloody hell, the idiots should have never let him go.
You live and learn. But Voeckler, wow. Im not to familiar with his TT skills. Compared to Evans, Andy, Frank and Basso?
Dauphine TT result.
40. VOECKLER Thomas 131 TEAM EUROPCAR 58' 45" + 03' 18"
What did he have to ride for on that TT? In this TT he will be fighting with every last bit of strength he has left. |
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| jph27 |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:47
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Wonder how many sprinters will have missed the time limit? |
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| crytear |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:47
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Hard to win TdF without doping eh Contador? Actually clean in general. |
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| spudde |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:47
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Eventhough the Schleck 1-2 isn't exactly my favorite thing to see, I have to give points to Andy for attacking and keeping in front.
But Evans, wow! He did all the work by himself when noone was willing to do it and took 1,5 mins out of Andy and dropped most rivals. Not to mention Voeckler, impressive as hell once again.
Tomorrow's stage will be interesting once again as Andy can't lose any time to Evans (in fact he should gain some to be safe) and they still have Voeckler to drop. Not to mention that hopefully Contador is feeling slightly better and could try something. |
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:48
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miggi133 wrote:
hillis91 wrote:
You live and learn. But Voeckler, wow. Im not to familiar with his TT skills. Compared to Evans, Andy, Frank and Basso?
Under normal circumstances he is worse than fränk, and thats gotta mean something...
Yeah, but now he's riding 110% and maybe a TDF victory. If everything goes like today tomorrow, for Voeckler. Then a top 3 is in reach maybe.
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| owks |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:48
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Today both Andy Schleck and Cadel Evans showed that they are worthy of winning the TDF - and ultimately, it is Evans who ends the day in the strongest position, he is the one that drove Contador to cracking and at the same time, reduced the gap to Andy.
And Bravo Voeckler!
I am not that much confident in his time trial ability... he is good but he has disappointed so much in the past.
But If andy fail tomorow then... |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:48
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crytear wrote:
Hard to win TdF without doping eh Contador? Actually clean in general.
No, it's just hard to win the Tour after winning the Giro. See Menchov in 2009 and Basso in 2010 
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| kumazan |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:48
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jph27 wrote:
Wonder how many sprinters will have missed the time limit?
Å kodas go quite fast up the mountains. 
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| ember |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:49
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Voeckler didn't do bad in Dauphine, on the TT, less than 2 minutes behind Evans. He'll probably/hopefully ride 1 minute faster on Saturday, compared to Evans, at least, |
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| miggi133 |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:49
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crytear wrote:
Hard to win TdF being a Vegetarian, eh Contador? Actually clean in general.
Corrected it...
Its not doping until cas says its doping!
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| spudde |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:49
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crytear wrote:
Hard to win TdF without doping eh Contador? Actually clean in general.
Don't know how that comment has anything to do with this. He won the Giro by miles, and noone in recent years has even come close to doing a good Giro and Tour which Contador was doing before today's stage considering pretty much all the time he lost this far came due to a crash. And he has been racing with an injured knee
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| I_Mayo |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:49
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What fears me the most is that Frank tomorrow could make a very big suprise, because today everyone wasted so much energy (Andy, Evans, Voeckler) or just cracked (Samu, Conta).
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| MacC |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:52
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Leopard have the best team and thats why they won today and their no 2 came second without having to lead |
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| AndySchleck |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:52
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The Schlecks are boring and not strong enough this tour. |
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| Wilier |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:52
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So tomorrow it's Fränk's turn?
Cadel looked really strong, but if he doesn't win the tour, it be his fault for letting Andy go.
Andy gained a lot of respect with this attack. This is how is should be done. |
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:52
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I_Mayo wrote:
What fears me the most is that Frank tomorrow could make a very big suprise, because today everyone wasted so much energy (Andy, Evans, Voeckler) or just cracked (Samu, Conta).
Good point, and he just rode away from the others in the last 500m. He looked fresh. Wow. What if we get 2 Schlecks on the Podium. That would be amazing.
And also, i wonder how the race would have been if 60% of all the favorites didn't crash and abbandon.
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| Crommy |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:52
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Dear people who still think Cadel is a wheelsucker,
Would you kindly shut up.
Sincerely,
Crommy
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:53
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Brit mode! Geraint Thomas looked to be climbing well - a bit stronger than Uran certainly - but the Sky pair finish together at 7'31
owks wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
Today both Andy Schleck and Cadel Evans showed that they are worthy of winning the TDF - and ultimately, it is Evans who ends the day in the strongest position, he is the one that drove Contador to cracking and at the same time, reduced the gap to Andy.
And Bravo Voeckler!
I am not that much confident in his time trial ability... he is good but he has disappointed so much in the past.
But If andy fail tomorow then...
Evans will beat Andy in the TT by at least a minute.
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:53
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Crommy wrote:
Dear people who still think Cadel is a wheelsucker,
Would you kindly shut up.
Sincerely,
Crommy
Old habits hard to change. This was a one time thing
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 21-07-2011 16:54
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Crommy wrote:
Dear people who still think Cadel is a wheelsucker,
Would you kindly shut up.
Sincerely,
Crommy
i'm gonna yell for cadel for the rest of this tour.
wonder if his dog is watching at home this year?
i think that if he can hang onto Frandy tomorrow he could get very close to the overall on the final TT.
Come on Cadel!!! |
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