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« Reply #45 on: July 10, 2009, 04:54:29 PM » |
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Impressive stuff by Contador at the end there, whether Lance could have responded to the break it he wasn't Contador's team mate is a matter of interest. My guess would be that he couldn't, wouldn't put my money on anyone but Contador now.
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« Reply #46 on: July 10, 2009, 05:00:42 PM » |
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Bradley Wiggins' ride was a hell of an effort too, didn't know he could climb
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« Reply #47 on: July 10, 2009, 06:48:34 PM » |
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Just before Contador made his break, I thought Armstrong looked a bit tired. I wasn't surprised when Contador managed to leave the bunch. Hopefully Armstrong will be able to keep the gap at a reasonable distance after tomorrow. Contador did look awesome though today. Wiggins is very talented, on the track and TT , now also in the mountains. Great stuff.
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« Reply #48 on: July 14, 2009, 03:09:47 PM » |
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Going delibrately slow today to show no radios doesnt lead to excitement?  |
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« Reply #49 on: July 14, 2009, 04:09:59 PM » |
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Going delibrately slow today to show no radios doesnt lead to excitement? Looks like it. You can kind of see their point in that, with no radios, a puncture or fall could basically knock one of the leaders right out of contention. Still, the TdF riders seem more heavily unionised that the Tube drivers. |
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« Reply #50 on: July 14, 2009, 04:46:27 PM » |
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Cavendish wins again, but the Norwegian in the green jersey was second so Cavendish doesn't get the jersey back yet.
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« Reply #51 on: July 14, 2009, 08:31:58 PM » |
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very harsh declaring a split in the peleton there. wiggins dropped 15 seconds to armstrong but only finished about 2 behind him
cavendish just immense again
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« Reply #52 on: July 15, 2009, 04:15:38 PM » |
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cavendish just immense again
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« Reply #53 on: July 15, 2009, 04:16:56 PM » |
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The guy is a machine, back in green. This wasn't an easy finish for him either.
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« Reply #54 on: July 15, 2009, 04:25:34 PM » |
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Isn't the Green jersey just a bit of a sideshow? Is it that important?
''Lets win all the flat stages & finish 25 min behind in the mountains''
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« Reply #55 on: July 15, 2009, 04:33:43 PM » |
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Isn't the Green jersey just a bit of a sideshow? Is it that important?
''Lets win all the flat stages & finish 25 min behind in the mountains''
Well it is a sideshow but it is important, Cavendish's whole team is built around him winning stages and winning the green jersey. Your quote is exactly how sprinters for as long as I have been watching the Tour, treat it. In fact finishing 25 minutes behind is an achievement in the mountains. |
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« Reply #56 on: July 15, 2009, 06:11:34 PM » |
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Isn't the Green jersey just a bit of a sideshow? Is it that important?
''Lets win all the flat stages & finish 25 min behind in the mountains''
the english don't understand cycling, they are not sideshows at all, they are treated with almost as much kudos as winning the overall classification in cycling interested countries. it's not possible for every rider to compete for overall classification simply due to different physiology's and to deny great athletes like cavendish a chance to shine in the sport would be madness. how boring would the tour be if they just rode for 3 weeks with only 1 thing to compete for? |
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« Reply #57 on: July 15, 2009, 07:38:29 PM » |
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very harsh declaring a split in the peleton there. wiggins dropped 15 seconds to armstrong but only finished about 2 behind him
good to see this overturned today, a nice bit of common sense |
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« Reply #58 on: July 16, 2009, 01:13:20 AM » |
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Today I spent 30 mins trying to explain why getting the green jersey was a great achievement to a few people at work. In the end I gave up as they only wanted to focus on who was leading overall.
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« Reply #59 on: July 16, 2009, 01:18:06 AM » |
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The green jersey is staggeringly unimportant in the context of the race. Quite literally Yellow Jersey FTW
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