Skoda - Tour of Luxembourg **Spoiler**
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Yes, they can cancelled the last two circuits, knocking about 15km off the end. A huge thunderstorm passed overhead and it just tipped down. I don't think it made any difference to the results. A small group was 30secs ahead when they reached the city but by lap 2 this was down to a pair of riders, and by lap 3, when the roads were like rivers, a solo rider only had a 5 seconds on quite a 25-30 strong pack including Schleck and Carrara. Armstrong and Voight cruised past 30 seconds later.
I'd given up cycling between my two vantage points and took refuge in one of the numerous old towers. Typically the sun came out just after they'd called the race short and within 5 mins the roads were dry again!
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Cumulonimbus wrote:Final stage is over already with severe thunderstorms causing all kinds of problems and resulting in the last two circuits not being done. Izaguirre of Euskatel took the stage win in a late breakaway which also contained the overall leader Carrara. Carrara therefore took the overall win ahead of Franck Schleck while third place overall went to Ivanov who finished second on the stage.
I thought 3rd overall went to Armstrong...The most painful climb in Northern Ireland http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs200.snc1/6776_124247198694_548863694_2335754_8016178_n.jpg0 -
According to the website they gave the riders the time of the 2nd lap, and the placing of the third lap.
http://www.romers.nl/old/class/2010-06-02!Luxembourg!Luxembourg!Skoda%20Tour%20de%20Luxembourg!Elite/2010-06-02!Luxembourg!Luxembourg!Skoda%20Tour%20de%20Luxembourg!Elite%20-%20Communiqu%E9%205.html
Everyone got the same time except two breakaways
http://www.romers.nl/old/class/2010-06-02!Luxembourg!Luxembourg!Skoda%20Tour%20de%20Luxembourg!Elite/2010-06-02!Luxembourg!Luxembourg!Skoda%20Tour%20de%20Luxembourg!Elite%20-%20Stage%205,%20Etape%205.html
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Thanks for the photos.Contador is the Greatest0
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Ah, looks like cyclingnews got it wrong at first and didnt realise that the times had been neutralised. They were reporting that the time difference had caused Armstrong to lose third overall but they are now reporting the opposite.0
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The tedious texan got heckled by a fan, he did not like it at all - rose to the bait.
Flecha fourth overall. He's turning in some good results this year. Classy rider0 -
What on earth are the planners there doing allowing that monstrosity of a bridge to ruin the historical backdrop? :shock:0
