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« Reply #90 on: July 16, 2011, 04:45:29 PM » |
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Stalemate! I did not think Andy attacked too hard, though as Frank said, no one else was interested. I expected more from the two of them, now I will have to wait till the Alps.
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« Reply #91 on: July 16, 2011, 06:50:28 PM » |
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Really chuffed with voeckler. Managed to get a whole £8 on him at 140-1 to finish in top 3 on Betfair when their was the Vino crash at the front of the peloton with voekler in the breakaway.
As at this moment on Betfair I could lay it so that i get
Tommy Voekler 1st £132
2nd £1182
3rd £1182
4th or worse £70
or alternatively let it ride so that I get Top 3 £1112. 4th or worse £0
Cheering Tommy on like crazy and would love to see him hold on and i beginning to think he could do it.
What do I do?
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« Reply #92 on: July 16, 2011, 11:06:05 PM » |
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Thought it was a pretty meh stage for a high mountain one. Too much of the main GC contenders looking at each other, instead of going for it with the exception Andy Schlek.
Contador clearly has some issue whether that be the Knee or lack of form. He rarely ever sits there in the bunch on mountains.
Voekler is the greatest, was a fan before he got in yellow this year. His suicidal breakaway attempts are always lots of fun.
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« Reply #93 on: July 16, 2011, 11:17:50 PM » |
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Thought it was a pretty meh stage for a high mountain one. Too much of the main GC contenders looking at each other, instead of going for it with the exception Andy Schlek.
So much this. I think since Contador had the fall early on, and the others gained on him, they've been content to wait for Contador to make his move to catch up, and not risk blowing themselves out before they have to respond to Contador. |
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« Reply #94 on: July 17, 2011, 10:45:33 AM » |
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woke up this morning to lower prices on Voekler
£533 if he top threes
£200 4th or worse
£8 stake
Happy days
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« Reply #95 on: July 17, 2011, 05:17:34 PM » |
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Alpe d'huez on Friday is shaping up to be immense.
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« Reply #96 on: July 17, 2011, 08:52:36 PM » |
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Alpe d'huez on Friday is shaping up to be immense.
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« Reply #97 on: July 18, 2011, 12:21:41 AM » |
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Now that most of the field is "clean" its much more difficult to produce the artificially aided superhuman efforts to make a huge breakaway up the mountains and thus take a big chunk of time out of similarly gifted riders
eg Contador/Cadel/Schleck/Basso and Sanchez are all great, but no one can get a drug induced advantage over the other
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« Reply #98 on: July 18, 2011, 01:13:17 AM » |
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Now that most of the field is "clean" its much more difficult to produce the artificially aided superhuman efforts to make a huge breakaway up the mountains and thus take a big chunk of time out of similarly gifted riders
eg Contador/Cadel/Schleck/Basso and Sanchez are all great, but no one can get a drug induced advantage over the other
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I don't think anywhere near the majority of the field is clean, in fact I would be surprised if any of the GC contenders are riding totally within the rules. There is a massive black cloud around Contador's activities in the last year or so. I pretty much take it as read that they are all cheating but still love the drama of the tour. |
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« Reply #99 on: July 18, 2011, 03:52:34 AM » |
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i cant believe that on friday TDF isnt starting live on eurosport till 1pm on friday normally they start at 10 or 11 for the big alp stages
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« Reply #100 on: July 18, 2011, 08:12:18 AM » |
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I reckon Basso will have a good shout on l'Alpe. He's better than all those mugs.
Shame we don't have a proper Dutch mountain goat anymore, we used to pwn that feckin' hill.
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« Reply #101 on: July 18, 2011, 08:49:05 AM » |
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actually, having a closer look at this week's schedule now and I reckon that Basso could well have a pop on Thursday. Absolutely brutal stage and that's where a lot will be decided (Though Voeckler won't win the Tour IMO and I can't really see Evans winning it)
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« Reply #102 on: July 18, 2011, 10:51:46 AM » |
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i cant believe that on friday TDF isnt starting live on eurosport till 1pm on friday normally they start at 10 or 11 for the big alp stages
What about ITV4. They started at 11am last week on one stage edit: just checked, ITV don't start till 1:30 |
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« Reply #104 on: July 18, 2011, 02:54:51 PM » |
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Who wins the lot then please? I've heard people say nobody looks comfortable. Is it all to play for? Frank's pretty big odds for his time isn't he?
Has Cav won green? Are there serious concerns he won't get up the mountains? I know there is the chance of a crash but other than that will he deffo make it to Paris. He has for the last 2 years so wondered if there was any real chance he wouldn't make it.
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