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Tour de France: Pre race thread
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 01-06-2010 10:00
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This time last year, this thread was already a few pages long (Isso set it up straight after the last giro stage).
Well, I guess each stage will have it's own thread like last year.
Edited by doddy13 on 01-06-2010 10:01
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
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| issoisso |
Posted on 01-06-2010 10:26
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doddy13 wrote:
This time last year, this thread was already a few pages long (Isso set it up straight after the last giro stage).
No I did not.
Anyway, this might actually be interesting for once. But I'm not gonna give it a lot of thought until after the nationals.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 01-06-2010 10:32
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It was E_Hagen  |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 01-06-2010 10:32
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CrueTrue wrote:
It was E_Hagen
I know, i discovered this about 20 seconds after I posted.
It's more fun to blam isso though, he reacts and stuffs.
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 01-06-2010 13:30
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The stge with Peyresourde, aspin, tourmalet, l'aubisque is a dissapointment, if those climbs came later in the stage it would be very very exciting, this is were the TDF lacks unlike the Giro. |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 01-06-2010 13:45
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The Tourmalet is a final climb of the day. Just like Ventoux was last year.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 01-06-2010 13:47
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valverde321 wrote:
The Tourmalet is a final climb of the day. Just like Ventoux was last year.
It also appears during the stage with the most climbs...that will likely come to nothing because it ends with 60kms of downhill and flat
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| jack888 |
Posted on 01-06-2010 13:48
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Contador will probably have this finished by stage 10 again  |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 01-06-2010 13:51
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jack888 wrote:
Contador will probably have this finished by stage 10 again
I hope not , that's what made it boring last year.
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| jack888 |
Posted on 01-06-2010 13:54
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I agree, Astana makes the tour boring in general. |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 01-06-2010 14:02
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I think I said this in another thread but they control the race too much. Hopefully with the weaker team of Astana it wont be as controlled. There is still Radioshack but they've got Lance and Levi so not as much chance of winning. This year should be good.
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| lagetcher |
Posted on 01-06-2010 14:03
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I'm hoping to see stages 4,5,6,16,17 & possibly 18 this year. Looking forward to it  |
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| I_Mayo |
Posted on 01-06-2010 14:57
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Contador haters or guys who doesn't want to see him in yellow in Champ Elysees just need to hope that AC will have bad day on Tourmalet-finish stage, because if he won't have, it's pretty clear to me, that he will get yellow at stage to Morzine and will hold it till Paris. |
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| jacknic |
Posted on 01-06-2010 15:01
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This'll be a great tour. I can just feel it. Some storylines to look forward to:
A weakened Astana with Contador but without Bruynell. How will they fare?
The aging king Armstrong - is he too old? Is his team strong enough?
The young buck, Andy Schleck. Can he take the final step up the ladder?
Who will lead a very strong Liquigas team? Nibali, Kreuziger or Basso?
How epicly will Cadel Evans (and his dire team) fail in the final week?
Who will become KOM and then be exposed as a doper?
And finally: Will Cavendish win the green?
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 01-06-2010 15:07
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I_Mayo wrote:
Contador haters or guys who doesn't want to see him in yellow in Champ Elysees just need to hope that AC will have bad day on Tourmalet-finish stage, because if he won't have, it's pretty clear to me, that he will get yellow at stage to Morzine and will hold it till Paris.
I don't mind seeing him win, but I do mind if he does it 10 days before the finish 
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| jacknic |
Posted on 01-06-2010 15:12
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Yeah me too. I want the final TT to matter. |
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 01-06-2010 15:28
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well, i'll be in the pyrenees this year so I hope it's a tour with lot's of attacks by crazy basque people
i will be interested to see how sky and wiggins do. who knows?
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| Wilier |
Posted on 01-06-2010 15:28
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It all depends on how Contador survives the first week. |
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| arthon |
Posted on 01-06-2010 19:01
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jacknic wrote:
This'll be a great tour. I can just feel it. Some storylines to look forward to:
A weakened Astana with Contador but without Bruynell. How will they fare?
The aging king Armstrong - is he too old? Is his team strong enough?
The young buck, Andy Schleck. Can he take the final step up the ladder?
Who will lead a very strong Liquigas team? Nibali, Kreuziger or Basso?
How epicly will Cadel Evans (and his dire team) fail in the final week?
Who will become KOM and then be exposed as a doper?
And finally: Will Cavendish win the green?
Let me answer your questions:
1. Contador will win.
2. Yes, he's too old, the team's old too.
3. He'll be second again.
4. The Liquigas boys will probably all get in the top 15.
5. By the final week, Evans will be far too back to matter.
6. Pellizotti (that would really fit).
7. Yes.
See? That wasn't hard.
Edited by arthon on 01-06-2010 19:02
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 01-06-2010 19:04
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"Who will become KOM and then be exposed as a doper?"
"6. Pellizotti (that would really fit)."
That was last year's KoM
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