Stage 20 - Montélimar - Mont-Ventoux - SPOILER

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  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    jimycooper wrote:
    did anyone else see wiggo fall to the ground after that??

    :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

    Yes, kind of slumped, understandably.
  • Stuey01
    Stuey01 Posts: 1,273
    I'm not saying anyone could beat him tomorrow, but he still has to get round.
    Not climber, not sprinter, not rouleur
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    I have a job lot of thesefor sale cheap if anyone is interested
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    Rokkala wrote:
    Being realistic i dont think Andy will believe he can pull over 4 minutes out of Contador on this climb, so yea, i think he is just going to continue doing the brotherly thing and try and help Frank.

    Yes agreed, Andy and Alberto could have stayed away - they allowed the Frank/Lance/Wiggo group to come back.
  • iain_j
    iain_j Posts: 1,941
    jimycooper wrote:
    did anyone else see wiggo fall to the ground after that??

    :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

    No but it doesn't surprise me - I thought he was going to fall across the line. What a ride :shock:
  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    A brillaint effort by all - insane fitness, insane mental strength - a great spectacle..
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    iainf72 wrote:
    I have a job lot of thesefor sale cheap if anyone is interested

    PSML :lol:

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    I've bolded the most relevant word.
  • kerryman
    kerryman Posts: 33
    todays stage didnt live up to the hype...

    was a bit anti climatic
  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    Looks like Sastre had a siesta.
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Great ride by Wiggo :D Hesjedal was the third garmin rider today and they have stayed in second place in the team competition.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,873
    kerryman wrote:
    todays stage didnt live up to the hype...

    was a bit anti climatic

    wind and tactical neutralization... if frank had had the legs to jump across?

    watching armstrong chase rather than be towed would have been fun

    ......................

    still our boy did well
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Mettan wrote:
    Looks like Sastre had a siesta.

    I think he missed the split in peloton before the climb. The overhead shot showed quite a few Cervelo jerseys towards the front of that group. Guess he decided it wasnt worth going all out to finish 20th.
  • kerryman
    kerryman Posts: 33
    yeah, pity frank couldn't have gone with andy on one of his early attacks.

    that would have made it really interesting
  • Harry Hill
    Harry Hill Posts: 114
    Excellent!

    Lance & Alberto were awesome. No one could touch them! They marked every move perfectly.

    1st and 3rd on the Podium - absolutely amazing.

    Well done guys! You rock!!!!!

    :-)
    .. who said that, internet forum people ?
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    All 156 finished. Cav finished with Hushovd 7 seconds ahead of the autobus. Maybe a sprint finish - those two just cant stay away from a tussle for the line :lol: Hutarovich finished in the autobus too and as long as he finishes tomorrow will be the final lanterne rouge
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Is it over yet?
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    iainf72 wrote:
    I have a job lot of thesefor sale cheap if anyone is interested

    still laughing at Lance then Iain ?
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Moray Gub wrote:
    iainf72 wrote:
    I have a job lot of thesefor sale cheap if anyone is interested

    still laughing at Lance then Iain ?

    Yes.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Is it over yet?

    I can't decide which Grand Tour this year has been more rubbish. I'm having to pin my hopes on the Vuelta and that's a frightening prospect.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    Harry Hill wrote:
    Excellent!

    Lance & Alberto were awesome. No one could touch them! They marked every move perfectly.

    1st and 3rd on the Podium - absolutely amazing.

    Well done guys! You rock!!!!!

    :-)

    bertie has been awesone all week and I think a few anti Lance fanboys are spewing just now, i expected him to top ten maybe but not a podium place. Fair play to the auld git credit where credit is due a brilliant perfomance.To think certain posters were laughing at him a day or two ago
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    iainf72 wrote:
    Moray Gub wrote:
    iainf72 wrote:
    I have a job lot of thesefor sale cheap if anyone is interested

    still laughing at Lance then Iain ?

    Yes.

    I think you are on the verge of vomiting.
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    kerryman wrote:
    todays stage didnt live up to the hype...

    was a bit anti climatic

    agreed - vive le snooze.....
  • Harry Hill
    Harry Hill Posts: 114
    Agreed MG.

    nothing to laugh at now though - he's on the Podium for goodness sake!

    and I believe he's been tested 11 times this tour so far . . . .

    And hats off to everyone that made it up the climb after 3 weeks riding!
    .. who said that, internet forum people ?
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    softlad wrote:
    kerryman wrote:
    todays stage didnt live up to the hype...

    was a bit anti climatic

    agreed - vive le snooze.....

    Looking at the GC this morning i think that was always on the cards, Brad was never gonna risk losing 4th to get 3rd and same with Lance with 2nd and Frank was just too far behind to influence things.
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • kerryman
    kerryman Posts: 33
    had lance made his comeback last year I think he could have won the 2008 tour but bertie and andy were simply too good this year.

    credit to him though, 3rd place is mighty impressive.

    he should never have retired in 05, would definitely taken the 06 tour ahead of Landis and Perriero
  • Fastlad
    Fastlad Posts: 908
    I'd say that makes Lance a firm favourite for next year. No doubt!!!! Something to look forward to.....eh Iain? :wink:
  • bipedal
    bipedal Posts: 466
    Armstrong said he'd kick their asses, he didn't
    Armstrong allowed Nike to print 8 tour tshirts, he didn't win it

    he's done well but not done what his big mouth said he would and has been back pedalling the PR machine since Monaco
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    bipedal wrote:
    Armstrong said he'd kick their asses, he didn't
    Armstrong allowed Nike to print 8 tour tshirts, he didn't win it

    he's done well but not done what his big mouth said he would and has been back pedalling the PR machine since Monaco


    Looking at it objectively and that can be difficult for a lot of anti lance fanboys Irrespective of the shite he spouts to finish 3rd is very impressive
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Fastlad wrote:
    I'd say that makes Lance a firm favourite for next year. No doubt!!!! Something to look forward to.....eh Iain? :wink:

    Did you watch the same race as everyone else?
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    kerryman wrote:
    had lance made his comeback last year I think he could have won the 2008 tour but bertie and andy were simply too good this year.

    credit to him though, 3rd place is mighty impressive.

    he should never have retired in 05, would definitely taken the 06 tour ahead of Landis and Perriero

    Nope i doubt he would won the tour this year and i doubt he ever will again, his climbing and TTs are just not top drawer any more compared to Bertie and Andy
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !

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