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| Waghlon |
Posted on 20-07-2008 11:53
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SportingNonsense wrote:
So Cavendish has made the sensible decision to abandon the race. 4 stage wins is more than enough and theres no point suffering through the Alps when the Olympics are coming up soon.
Olympics or not, i sense a hint of a certain Mario in him.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 20-07-2008 12:00
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We shouldn't see that many differences today, I think. That said, with the rain, chances of a bad day for Menchov are considerably higher.
mb2612 wrote:
iso,
how much do you assume the riders weigh?
The calculations are done by cyclismag.com, all I did was compare the values between different riders and different races. I certainly didn't do the calculations, as I thought was obvious.
These powers are relative powers. they're adjusted for each rider's weight, so that they can be compared. In this case, they're adjusted to what they would be if every rider weighed 70kg.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 20-07-2008 12:19
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Waghlon wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
So Cavendish has made the sensible decision to abandon the race. 4 stage wins is more than enough and theres no point suffering through the Alps when the Olympics are coming up soon.
Olympics or not, i sense a hint of a certain Mario in him.
Did Cipollini ever even try to get over the mountains? Cavendish got through the Pyrenees and if it werent for the Olympics, I think he would have kept on going through the alps until he was physically unable to continue.
He has already made it through the particularly mountainous Giro this year
Edited by SportingNonsense on 20-07-2008 12:21
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| niconico |
Posted on 20-07-2008 12:20
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My un-biased prediction for today's stage winner: Alejandro Valverde.
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| dave92 |
Posted on 20-07-2008 12:31
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Danny Pate in the break 
also Martinez, Arietta, and Gerrans
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| Crazy_Ivan |
Posted on 20-07-2008 12:35
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I have been critical of Cav, but I do not think he is lazy at all. Yesterdays stage was already a stage too far for him and with the olympics comming up he just can not finish the tour, age has to be taken in to consideration too. |
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| dave92 |
Posted on 20-07-2008 13:51
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Devolder dropped with Mcewen and Casper 
im pretty surprised Pate as hanging on to the others in the break over the Agnel, the gap is about 13 minutes
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| issoisso |
Posted on 20-07-2008 13:53
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I still think we'll have to wait until tuesday for anything interesting.
Today it's basically a one climb stage. one climb which isn't that hard. I say sprint between the climbers. If Valverde and Cunego don't hang on, Menchov takes it.
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| dave92 |
Posted on 20-07-2008 13:54
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I have to agree Issosio
Devolder has actually abandoned
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 20-07-2008 13:55
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devolder out
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| kadel |
Posted on 20-07-2008 14:02
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lol devolder should stick to the spring classics. |
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| dave92 |
Posted on 20-07-2008 14:32
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what the hell is Voeckler doing
Robbie Hunter and Pereiro both went down pretty hard apparently
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 20-07-2008 14:33
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Very very nasty Crash by Oscar Pereiro, he crashed into the barrier and went right over down into the road ahead of the bunch. He wasn't moving and it seemed that there was a branch next to him. I hope he is ok... |
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| alex153 |
Posted on 20-07-2008 14:36
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Awful crash
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| dave92 |
Posted on 20-07-2008 14:37
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wow, they're saying Pereiro is back on his bike, that looked really bad
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| dave92 |
Posted on 20-07-2008 14:47
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break has got over 16 minutes,
now comentators are saying Pereiro is off to the hospital but never was unconsious
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| mrlol |
Posted on 20-07-2008 14:56
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pereiro broke his collarbone, shoulder(?) and his dijbeen(no idea what it is in english, but it's the top part of your leg), the dutch commentators said. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 20-07-2008 15:03
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Broken Collarbone and Femur. Let's hope it's not the end of his career.
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| dave92 |
Posted on 20-07-2008 15:24
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huge crash on both sides of a roundabout
edit: damn Vandevelde went down :x:x:x
Nibali, Millar, and Dean also crashed
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| issoisso |
Posted on 20-07-2008 15:29
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Vande Velde going down can't be a good thing I hope it won't affect his performance, but it's probably a vain hope.
Cunego and Nibali also went down
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