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stage 9 then
ok more bad choices looking ahead to the 4 transfers, but forgetting the 2 stages that sprinter may win on Tue/Wed So
Kloden
Hinault
Moncoutie
Gilbert
Hoogerland
Fofonov
jerome
Popovich
Thomas
Not good enough
My predictions.
Van garderen takes all the mountain points istead of Hoog. Hushovd holds on to yellow. None of the GC guys bother, Millar, Voekleur, Vino, Hoogerland, Casar, Gerrans get away. I get my lowest points score.
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sad for vino. Not a good way to end a career.
Think thats the last we've seen of Vino for good, Broken pelvis and femur, so wont be at the Vuelta and he confirmed he was going to retire at the end of the seaons
I had wiggins.
Changed him to VDB
And also had zabriski
So everyone I use seems to get injured
van der velde and zbariske according to cycling news, millar needed to see the medical car but still racing
Nope he had just dropped off the back and was getting back on
I didn't see the crash as i was watching the F1 on the computer and Eurosport on tv and also managed to dose off
Did Evans go down hard?? I guess not hard enough tho 
not millar
So glad i dropped Vino, he's out, Van Den Broek aswell and race radio say Zabriske but eurosport think its Millar
Well this is looking woeful for my team
You could have gone for Vino who's now ended up in a bush
My super transfer for today's stage: Kicked out Voeckler and after considering Flecha & Hoogerland, brought in Chavanel.
Could I have done any worse?!
Go Johnny go!!!!!
Can't see Coyot (Saur-Sojasun) lasting the day either - apparently he's just hurled at the back of the peloton. Hope no-one on his wheel.
Anyone doing the Acte II Etape that follows the route of today's stage? Everyone said it would be a cakewalk compared to Acte I. Hmmm.
There's what you might call a 'super breakaway' group of six riders with just over three minutes on the peloton after 60km. Four past stage winners - Flecha, LL Sanchez, Casar and Voeckler (virtual maillot jaune). The other two aren't slouches either - Hoogerland (looking to get polka dot jersey back?) and Terpstra.
Txurruka taken to hospital after a crash
Brutt and Poels have abandoned. Gesink sounds like he's having a bad day too.
hoogerland and voecklar are away at the front i believe, its amazing how different Gkams team looks to mine as it was quite similar at the start
crash millar and bak involved
They are still together I wonder what will happen at the foot of the first climb?
If even a few of them go i'll be gutted, i took out Gauiter Looked at Casar, Moncoutie, Vendenert and Ten Dam
There are a few in there who wont go, mainly the guys from yesterday
HESJEDAL Ryder 55 TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO 33h 12' 14" + 05' 46"
47. GAUTIER Cyril 183 TEAM EUROPCAR 33h 12' 27" + 05' 59"
48. ROLLAND Pierre 188 TEAM EUROPCAR 33h 13' 02" + 06' 34"
49. MOLLEMA Bauke 45 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 33h 13' 29" + 07' 01"
50. CASAR Sandy 131 FDJ 33h 13' 32" + 07' 04"
51. CHARTEAU Anthony 182 TEAM EUROPCAR 33h 13' 44" + 07' 16"
52. VERDUGO Gorka 29 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 33h 13' 55" + 07' 27"
53. PATERSKI Maciej 96 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 33h 14' 22" + 07' 54"
54. MONCOUTIE David 157 COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE 33h 14' 31" + 08' 03"
55. MARCATO Marco 206 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 33h 14' 38" + 08' 10"
56. MARTINEZ Egoi 23 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 33h 16' 29" + 10' 01"
57. VAN GARDEREN Tejay 178 HTC - HIGHROAD 33h 16' 31" + 10' 03"
58. VANENDERT Jelle 38 OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO 33h 16' 42" + 10' 14"
59. HOOGERLAND Johnny 204 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 33h 16' 45" + 10' 17"
60. TEN DAM Laurens 48 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 33h 16' 53" + 10' 25"
61. HINCAPIE George 144 BMC RACING TEAM 33h 17' 05" + 10' 37"
62. TALABARDON Yannick 219 SAUR-SOJASUN 33h 18' 18" + 11' 50"
63. EL FARES Julien 155 COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE 33h 18' 29" + 12' 01"
64. GADRET John 104 AG2R LA MONDIALE 33h 18' 50" + 12' 22"
65. FLECHA GIANNONI Juan Antonio 112 SKY PROCYCLING 33h 18' 56" + 12' 28"
66. DUPONT Hubert 103 AG2R LA MONDIALE 33h 19' 14" + 12' 46"
67. PEREZ MORENO Ruben 25 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 33h 19' 27" + 12' 59"
68. TXURRUKA Amets
Had a cappocino and had a look at the classement. I t could be if any of this lot get away, the gc guys will let them, and then neutralise the time gaps, with a little bit of testing of each other.
Inference from Vinos interview in L'Equipe is that he will go again today.
Evans
Hushovd
Mollema
Arroyo
Gusev
Galimzyanov
Jerome
Ruben Perez
Taaramae
I cant see Hushovd holding yellow today at all, but will be delighted if he does
I was toying with Casar but decided to keep him for another day when i think he'll go for a break
Hoping for Arroyo or Mollema to get into the break away cause it might just be let a win again
Vino might go, but i took him out, Hoogerland is a good shout for a break as i think he'll want the polka dots back, Miller will be trying to keep Hushovd up there, as soon as he blows then Miller will just stick with the GC guys for as long as possible, I think at some point today, Contador will test the legs of the Schlecks
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