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Le Tour 09: Stage 6: Gérone - Barcelone
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| mrlol |
Posted on 08-07-2009 17:45
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No Valverde... No Samuel Sanchez... Difficult to say who's going to win.
Freire to save Rabobanks Tour?
Rang Coureur Dossard Équipe Temps Écarts
1. CANCELLARA Fabian 33 TEAM SAXO BANK 15h 07' 49"
2. ARMSTRONG Lance 22 ASTANA 15h 07' 49" + 00' 00"
3. CONTADOR Alberto 21 ASTANA 15h 08' 08" + 00' 19"
4. KLÖDEN Andréas 23 ASTANA 15h 08' 12" + 00' 23"
5. LEIPHEIMER Levi 24 ASTANA 15h 08' 20" + 00' 31"
6. WIGGINS Bradley 58 GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM 15h 08' 27" + 00' 38"
7. ZUBELDIA Haimar 29 ASTANA 15h 08' 40" + 00' 51"
8. MARTIN Tony 76 TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC 15h 08' 41" + 00' 52"
9. ZABRISKIE David 59 GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM 15h 08' 55" + 01' 06"
10. MILLAR David 56 GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM 15h 08' 56" + 01' 07"
Stage 6: Gérone - Barcelone, 181,5km, hilly finish
Sprint to most southerly Tour finish
After Monaco and Marseille, the 2009 Tour visits a third 'great beacon' of the Mediterranean, Barcelona. The Spanish capital of Catalonia, the southernmost destination in Tour history, has hosted the Tour de France twice in the past. This year, the peloton will come from Girona, a small Spanish town which became famous in the cycling community when Lance Armstrong made it his Spanish home. The ride over the rugged coastal hills of the Costa Brava will surely see a breakaway go clear.
In the city of famous architect Antoni Gaudi, crowds will be huge and Spanish riders may be particularly eager to break away from the peloton on the uphill finish at the Montjuic mountain, which hosts the Escalada a Montjuic each year in October. Look for a strong puncher to finish the stage in style.
Source: www.cyclingnews.com
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Edited by CrueTrue on 09-07-2009 15:08
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| Rinhoth |
Posted on 08-07-2009 17:47
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Pozzato or Freire maybe? But then they have to appear for once...
If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell.
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| Rinhoth |
Posted on 08-07-2009 17:47
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Pozzato or Freire maybe? But then they have to appear for once...
If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell.
-Lance Armstrong
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 08-07-2009 17:58
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I think the Spanish will want to show something today.
A Sprint? Unlikely
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| Kami |
Posted on 08-07-2009 17:59
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I bet on Flecha
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| bfreire |
Posted on 08-07-2009 18:06
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hope 4 rabo garate , flecha or freire gonna win(A) |
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| Roman |
Posted on 08-07-2009 18:10
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I bet on Cav, hill in the end isn't so hard..
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| issoisso |
Posted on 08-07-2009 18:11
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Uphill finish?
Either Kirchen or a random surprise. Maybe Hushovd. maybe. |
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| Kami |
Posted on 08-07-2009 18:13
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Maybe Cancellara? But if it comes to a mass sprint i bet on Hushovd, Freire, or Haussler.
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| Biathlon |
Posted on 08-07-2009 18:38
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Hushovd will win tomorrow then finally the newspapers are happy
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| The Mountain Lion |
Posted on 08-07-2009 18:43
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I think Pozzato will take this stage if it ends with a sprint, but the chances to get another breakaway win are quiet good imo. |
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 08-07-2009 18:57
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Roman wrote:
I bet on Cav, hill in the end isn't so hard..
He said himself that he wasn't going for a stage win tommorow since the hill is too hard, combined with the last hill that is too long for him and is only thinking of getting to stage 10 using as little energy as possible...
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 08-07-2009 19:00
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uphil Cavedish?..no..no..no. To be honest..I realy can even bet. To many candidates..not any clear favorite. Valverde? (terrible joke) |
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| E_Hagen |
Posted on 08-07-2009 19:02
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Another break win! |
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| I_Mayo |
Posted on 08-07-2009 19:36
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i think there will be attacks in last hill by Wegmann and Kirchen, but favourites in mass sprint is Pozzato, Freire and Ballan.
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| Kami |
Posted on 08-07-2009 19:38
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If theres a sprint im sure Arashiro or Beppu will win it! They rock!
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| Wolfos |
Posted on 08-07-2009 19:47
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Kami wrote:
If theres a sprint im sure Arashiro or Beppu will win it! They rock!
Surely, the ability to rock has never been a key factor in winning Tour stages, has it? I would say something along "they are absolutely fabulous bicycle riders!" would be a better reason behind your point, no?
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| E_Hagen |
Posted on 08-07-2009 19:50
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| YtimK |
Posted on 08-07-2009 20:36
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I think Heinrich Haussler has the ability to win the stage.
"Sometimes in football you have to score goals." - Thierry Henry understands
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 08-07-2009 20:43
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My guess is puncheurs like Kirchen will attack on the slope... otherwise any sprinter will have a chance to win it from Cav to Freire
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