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  • July 21, 2011 at 6:11 pm #13900
    thefatcyclist

    Hoo Noo, my favourite tdf stage, and one of my best holidays ever, going there to watch it. We were there for 2 weeks, before and after, it was amazing watching the place go from very quiet, to packed and then back to quiet again. I can’t remember if it was 98 or 99, the year the winner nearly got taken down by a shopping bag anyway. Rode the climb on a rented bike, ran out of gears within 2 hairpins, did it in 2 hours 07 mins !!!!
    walked around watching the mechanics, spoke to Phil Liggett, great holiday. Sat in a cafe just before the tunnel watching it on TV and having grand bieres, then outside for the caravane and then the race. Hit in the eye with a sausage.

    Anyway, in with the schelcks again, but will Contador have steak and testosterone patches.

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  • July 21, 2011 at 8:07 pm #650013
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    thefatcyclist

    If A Sclheck has 1 min 30 to
    If A Sclheck has 1 min 30 to 2 mins on Evans, on the Grenoble course he might do it.

    Here are 5 recent gaps.

    30 sec
    1 min
    1 min 2 sec
    1 min 57
    1 min 22

    average 70 secs.

    July 21, 2011 at 8:06 pm #650011
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    Gkam84

    Squiggle wrote:
    That was a

    Squiggle wrote:

    That was a mountain time trial! Where did Cancellara finish?

    He won it :B

    Wasn’t mountain tho http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2010/06/16/2/gr214628_600.jpg

    July 21, 2011 at 8:05 pm #650009
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    Squiggle

    Squiggle wrote:Gkam84

    Squiggle wrote:
    Gkam84 wrote:
    stumps wrote:
    Andy has no chance of winning overall his TT is useless by the standards of Evans. He needs at least 3 mins on Evans before the TT to win and thats a big if as i dont think he can do the same tomorrow as today. :?

    Really? so this http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2010/stage-19/results

    Thats last years TT, Andy beat Evans by 4 minutes and I know Evans wasn’t in the best shape but he aint been great in TT’s over the past for years

    That was a mountain time trial! Where did Cancellara finish?

    WOOPS! Walked into that one! :”>

    July 21, 2011 at 8:03 pm #650007
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    Squiggle

    Gkam84 wrote:stumps

    Gkam84 wrote:
    stumps wrote:
    Andy has no chance of winning overall his TT is useless by the standards of Evans. He needs at least 3 mins on Evans before the TT to win and thats a big if as i dont think he can do the same tomorrow as today. :?

    Really? so this http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2010/stage-19/results

    Thats last years TT, Andy beat Evans by 4 minutes and I know Evans wasn’t in the best shape but he aint been great in TT’s over the past for years

    That was a mountain time trial! Where did Cancellara finish?

    July 21, 2011 at 8:02 pm #650005
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    Gkam84

    stumps wrote:Andy has no

    stumps wrote:
    Andy has no chance of winning overall his TT is useless by the standards of Evans. He needs at least 3 mins on Evans before the TT to win and thats a big if as i dont think he can do the same tomorrow as today. :?

    Really? so this http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2010/stage-19/results

    Thats last years TT, Andy beat Evans by 4 minutes and I know Evans wasn’t in the best shape but he aint been great in TT’s over the past for years

    July 21, 2011 at 7:54 pm #650003
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    Stumps

    The problem Schleck has is
    The problem Schleck has is that a: tomorrows stage is only just over 100km which means any breaks need to be started early to give him the chance of getting as much time as possible and b: there are at least 4 going for the young riders jersey who are all much the same on TT so they need to do it tomorrow and get the time they need which will in turn pull the peleton along quite quickly.

    July 21, 2011 at 7:34 pm #650001
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    Squiggle

    Cheers Stumps I was a bit
    Cheers Stumps I was a bit taken aback by that comment myself. What comics does that Gkam read? If the TT was tomorrow Andy would probably podium behind Evans and Tommy V. 😕

    July 21, 2011 at 6:52 pm #649999
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    Stumps

    Andy has no chance of winning
    Andy has no chance of winning overall his TT is useless by the standards of Evans. He needs at least 3 mins on Evans before the TT to win and thats a big if as i dont think he can do the same tomorrow as today. 😕

    July 21, 2011 at 6:47 pm #649997
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    rbx

    I’m thinking of bringing in
    I’m thinking of bringing in Cadel for Andy today. They should earn almost even points tomorrow and then Evans can earn a few more for the TT.

    Wondering if I should even bother with making any changes in the DS group. How’re the chances for a break going away tomorrow after today’s massacre?

    July 21, 2011 at 6:38 pm #649995
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    Gkam84

    I’m sticking with Evans for
    I’m sticking with Evans for tomorrow, Andy’s got the tour sewn up if the time stays the same, So Evans has to go for it and with Andy having made a huge effort today, he’ll be looking to Frank for a pull up the hills

    Contador might try something that would blow everyone away if he can get his knee sorted tonight, If he could do what Andy did today and pull back 2 mins, i think he’ll be looking good for the TT

    My problem is picking someone in the break, but i’m not sure, I think BMC will put someone up the road, FDJ of course and then Euski, but my pick for the break today didn’t go for it and my 2nd n 3rd picks (who i couldn’t put in the team) were up the road

    I’m thinking of making a big fat 0 transfers tonight as i have a perfect team today and then again tomorrow, just glad my plan has finally come good, but then i need to work out how to fit Cav in for Paris 😀

    July 21, 2011 at 6:23 pm #649993
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    Squiggle

    I’m going for Laurens Ten Dam
    I’m going for Laurens Ten Dam with a day long break. 16 points for the climbs, 10 points for the sprint, 20 points for the win, and 10 points for combativity.

    I don’t mind sharing my tip because none of you are daft enough to copy me! B-)

    Last time I put him in he ended up surfing the tarmac on his face! Hope he’s feeling lucky! 👿

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