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« Reply #15 on: July 04, 2009, 10:48:52 PM » |
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interesting story about the guy whose name escapes me who tested positive for coke so was asked by the tour organisers not to ride but he is anyway and they can't stop him as it was in the off season
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« Reply #16 on: July 04, 2009, 10:49:54 PM » |
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« Reply #17 on: July 04, 2009, 11:04:28 PM » |
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Wasn't Jan Ulrich banned for taking coke or speed?
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« Reply #18 on: July 04, 2009, 11:13:52 PM » |
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Wasn't Jan Ulrich banned for taking coke or speed?
amphetamines, but not to enhance perfomace, so he only got half the ban he should have  |
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« Reply #19 on: July 04, 2009, 11:33:56 PM » |
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I hate drug takers, however I was an Ulrich fan so let him off for this more than I did with David Miller. Miller appeared so smug when he was caught. At least Ulrich showed regret. I have never been a David Miller supporter.
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« Reply #20 on: July 05, 2009, 05:40:00 PM » |
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Easy peasy win for the MAnx Missile. Hard to see him not taking the Green by a mile, seems like 'all' he has to do is make Paris.
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« Reply #21 on: July 06, 2009, 10:45:28 PM » |
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and again  |
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« Reply #22 on: July 06, 2009, 10:48:42 PM » |
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Interesting team dynamics in th Armstrong/Contador team too
Shaping up to be a classic tour
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« Reply #23 on: July 06, 2009, 11:04:40 PM » |
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didn't see today's but assume it was the same old story. you've got the world's best sprinter with the best lead out train I've ever seen, they are just so well drilled. it really looks so easy and you can't see the green going anywhere else
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« Reply #24 on: July 06, 2009, 11:14:51 PM » |
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didn't see today's but assume it was the same old story. you've got the world's best sprinter with the best lead out train I've ever seen, they are just so well drilled. it really looks so easy and you can't see the green going anywhere else
It was bit more interesting than a standard Cav win, as the pace at the front split the peloton and lead group of 25ish including Cavendish, Armstrong and Cancellara (sp?) finished 40 secs ahead of the rest including Contador. |
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« Reply #25 on: July 06, 2009, 11:17:03 PM » |
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didn't see today's but assume it was the same old story. you've got the world's best sprinter with the best lead out train I've ever seen, they are just so well drilled. it really looks so easy and you can't see the green going anywhere else
It was bit more interesting than a standard Cav win, as the pace at the front split the peloton and lead group of 25ish including Cavendish, Armstrong and Cancellara (sp?) finished 40 secs ahead of the rest including Contador. and Armstrong took two from his faction in the team in the lead group, but didn't take Contador with him It's like Eastenders on two wheels |
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« Reply #26 on: July 06, 2009, 11:30:33 PM » |
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LA on Twitter: At dinner with the team. Despite what some might think, morale is sky high. We're psyched for tomorrow. Gotta love the TTT.
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« Reply #27 on: July 06, 2009, 11:42:57 PM » |
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LA on Twitter: At dinner with the team. Despite what some might think, morale is sky high. We're psyched for tomorrow. Gotta love the TTT.
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« Reply #28 on: July 06, 2009, 11:46:58 PM » |
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The TTT should put him into yellow. He did intimate at the end of today's stage that Contador was stupid, and should have been riding up front to cover any splits caused by changing winds.
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« Reply #29 on: July 07, 2009, 12:06:04 AM » |
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Could you explain for us non cycling followers what Lance has to do to win this? Get a big enough lead that the team have to back him over the other lad or just stay with the other lad until the end and hope the team say "you can race each other"?
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