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| Waghlon |
Posted on 15-07-2008 14:12
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Zimao isnt being extremely chauvinistic at all ... not one bit ... 
The Book of Cycling, Hinault, chapter 11, verses 13 to 15:
And thy Belgian said "Do not speak to loudly, when thouself have informed other people to keep quiet when they have underrated Cavendish."
For the price of thy fanaticism shall be disappointment and sadness.
Ultimately, each man to his opinion, lest the world shall crumble.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 15-07-2008 14:27
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Cavendish proved me right though 
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| ruben |
Posted on 15-07-2008 14:28
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Riiiiiight |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 15-07-2008 14:30
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Cavendish proved me right though
I've just been re-reading this thread all the way from post 1 until when the tour started, so if you're gonna start being a dick and tooting your own predictions as right, I've got a big list of my own
Just being annoying as usual 
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| ruben |
Posted on 15-07-2008 14:37
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I knew Valverde, Cunego, Andy Schleck and Stijn Devolder would suck. The only thing I'm wrong about is Thomas Dekker, as Rabobank were too stupid to actually take him with them. Now Menchov is all on his own on the last climb.  |
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| helGn |
Posted on 15-07-2008 14:38
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issoisso if you have that much freetime go tag a team at tour de pain |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 15-07-2008 14:38
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Ruben wrote:
I knew Valverde, Cunego, Andy Schleck and Stijn Devolder would suck. The only thing I'm wrong about is Thomas Dekker, as Rabobank were too stupid to actually take him with them. Now Menchov is all on his own on the last climb.
I'll tell you what I told you 30-something pages ago: don't underestimate Ten Dam
helGn wrote:
issoisso if you have that much freetime go tag a team at tour de pain
no thanks, I'm just on my lunch break with nothing to do for the next 15 minutes
Edited by issoisso on 15-07-2008 14:40
The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 15-07-2008 14:40
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Ruben wrote:
Now Menchov is all on his own on the last climb.
Not true! Freire was there right at the foot of the Hautacam I think (thanks to his breakaway). Sure, he was dropped straight away, biut thats not the point
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| KurtinSC |
Posted on 15-07-2008 14:50
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So... who's in everyone's list of those who could still contend for a podium spot?
Is it essentially the top 10 right now? Evans, F. Schleck, Vandevelde, Kohl, Menchov, Sastre, Kirchen, Cobo, Ricco and Efimkin? Those are the guys within 3 minutes of the lead.
Or is the list smaller? Do riders like Cobo, Ricco, and Efimkin who are already a couple minutes back and have weaker time trials have no shot? |
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| ruben |
Posted on 15-07-2008 14:51
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Ten Dam is good Isso, I know, if you can be 5th on Rettenbachferner, you're good. But he's not better than Voigt for instance. |
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| Hasselinhoo |
Posted on 15-07-2008 15:40
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i'm sure now that cadel will win |
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| Hasselinhoo |
Posted on 15-07-2008 15:41
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Frank Schleck doesn't stand a change to win overall... Sastre's old Denis Menchov will loose in the tt... |
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| rodda |
Posted on 15-07-2008 15:48
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Popovych has been a real disappointment for Cadel so far i think, Cioni did much better up the Tormalet and Hautacam
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| THNDDK |
Posted on 15-07-2008 15:55
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Hasselinhoo wrote:
i'm sure now that cadel will win
The race is long, and his team's gonna use a lot of strength to defend the jersey during this week, and it will be a disadvantage for the once they reach the alpes. THEN CSC Saxo Bank will isolate him early and with both Sastre(who looked pretty good on Hautacam yesterday. It's BS to say he's too old!) and F. Schleck to attack, and he can't close all the gaps alone. I think you underestimate CSC too much if you say they can't win the tour. They're the strongest team in the race, yesterdays stage showed that and Frank or Carlos could very well be in yellow when next sunday is over.
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| ruben |
Posted on 15-07-2008 16:37
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rodda wrote:
Popovych has been a real disappointment for Cadel so far i think, Cioni did much better up the Tormalet and Hautacam
Ha, I think this is popovych revenge for Paris Nice. Cadel rode away from him instead of helping him when Gesink attacked. Popovych doesn't give a shit about Evans in yellow and is riding unmotivated. Why would he help Evans when Evans never helped him?
I think it's great, Evans doesn't deserve any help |
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| helGn |
Posted on 15-07-2008 17:45
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Burghardt in yellow! mark my words! |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 15-07-2008 23:34
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Ruben wrote:
rodda wrote:
Popovych has been a real disappointment for Cadel so far i think, Cioni did much better up the Tormalet and Hautacam
Ha, I think this is popovych revenge for Paris Nice. Cadel rode away from him instead of helping him when Gesink attacked. Popovych doesn't give a shit about Evans in yellow and is riding unmotivated. Why would he help Evans when Evans never helped him?
I think it's great, Evans doesn't deserve any help
You have to calm down..what this means ..almost bullshit. Team mate who wont help he's team captain?
He will be sacked from team..
You will see in Alps how Popo will pull Ewans up to mountains..how he can.
Damn you must hate Ewans.
I fthis would have been matt talking I would just laughing. But Ruben ...this guy knows something about cycling..but is probably so frustrated that Dekker and Gesink is out at the tour.
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 15-07-2008 23:38
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helGn wrote:
Burghardt in yellow! mark my words!
Ok wach out guys..we have drunk driver |
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| Crazy_Ivan |
Posted on 15-07-2008 23:39
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Anyone else fed up with Cavendish's surliness with the media when a stage does not go well? |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 16-07-2008 00:09
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Crazy_Ivan wrote:
Anyone else fed up with Cavendish's surliness with the media when a stage does not go well?
No, but I am fed up with people who think that he should be an angel and always make time for the media, no matter how exhausted or angry he may be. (Not really anyone here, but theres plenty of people who think like you do on the BBC's forums, for example) If youve ridden a long stage, its the last thing you want - particularly if youre talking about Monday's stage where he did not stop fot the ITV guy. Having a microphone thrust under your face after numerous hours of suffering is not what any rider wants. You dont see any interviewers trying to interview anybody else in the Grupetto.
Besides, its all part of Cavendish's character and its good to have characters like him in the peleton.
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