Tour de France stage 15 *spoiler*

rick_chasey

TheStone wrote:

deejay wrote:

I've just seen the interview with Jens who with a wistfull smile and a wink said that everything Saxo do has a reason.

Could be the case. Do they think 30 secs is enough in the TT for Schleck? or some other
masterplan. Riis is quite good at plans and producing good TTs

Contador looked for the taking yesterday, but maybe he's playing games too.

If Contador isn't quite in the same form in the mountains as he was last year, it's not too far fetched to suggest he might not be quite as fast in the TT this year either.

I recon Andy might only need 1.20 odd to win.

Orleandrew

Rick Chasey wrote:

I recon Andy might only need 1.20 odd to win.

Am sure Riis said they were looking for 1.30 in an interview the other day, so you could be right.

afx237vi

Breakaway starting on the Balès now. If nothing happens in the next hour, I'll concede to Blaze that this stage was, in fact, a load of rubbish 8)

gabriel959

One thing against contador in the tt is that it is completely flat.

rick_chasey

gabriel959 wrote:

One thing against contador in the tt is that it is completely flat.

vs Schleck? Surely that's an advantage?

gabriel959

Sorry i meant against menchov!!!

rick_chasey

TheStone wrote:

deejay wrote:

I've just seen the interview with Jens who with a wistfull smile and a wink said that everything Saxo do has a reason.

Could be the case. Do they think 30 secs is enough in the TT for Schleck? or some other
masterplan. Riis is quite good at plans and producing good TTs
Contador looked for the taking yesterday, but maybe he's playing games too.

He's only remembered for this one though:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFzteK_y1b4

afx237vi

Crash for Iban Mayoz and Anthony Geslin. Took them a while to get up, but they'll both get going again.

Santambrogio abandoned earlier today.

TheStone

Rick Chasey wrote:

TheStone wrote:

deejay wrote:

I've just seen the interview with Jens who with a wistfull smile and a wink said that everything Saxo do has a reason.

Could be the case. Do they think 30 secs is enough in the TT for Schleck? or some other
masterplan. Riis is quite good at plans and producing good TTs
Contador looked for the taking yesterday, but maybe he's playing games too.

He's only remembered for this one though:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFzteK_y1b4

Is that one as funny as the chicken?

I was thinking more: Basso (generally), Sastre (to win tour) and F Schleck (to win Swiss last month).

donrhummy

That marks the 5th day where Ligget said they're taking one last commercial vreak before going commercial free the rest of the way...and then took another commercial break five minutes later.

moray_gub

afx237vi wrote:

Breakaway starting on the Balès now. If nothing happens in the next hour, I'll concede to Blaze that this stage was, in fact, a load of rubbish 8)

and to think we thought last years tour was dull.............


ps i say this still hoping for sometthing anything on the Bales

afx237vi

Last time we saw Voigt doing this in the mountains, Sastre won the Tour.

donrhummy

afx237vi wrote:

Last time we saw Voigt doing this in the mountains, Sastre won the Tour.

True, but Contador wasn't there that year.

donrhummy

My hope is that Andy can take enough seconds in the mountains so that his final TT and Contador's will be within 5 seconds of each other, keeping the result in doubt until the finish line. I'm guessing that's somewhere near 2 minutes.

camerone

5 astanas sat behind Schleck.....

gabriel959

Sastre should seize the chance then

Doobz

snoozefst!! zzzzz

gabriel959

Levi dropped?

donrhummy

wiggins off the back again

Gazzaputt

Think Schlek is hoping bertie will fall of his bike or something? I just don't get him. Needs to attack. For him it's sh1t or bust surely?

camerone

any minute now Schleck will be all on his own....

Team Banana Spokesman

who's the guy pulling on the front for saxo?

big wrinkles on his head, losing composure big time.

who have they lost? CN GC standings show saxobank only have 8 guys

afx237vi

camerone wrote:

any minute now Schleck will be all on his own....

Apart from the 5 Astanas on his wheel.

afx237vi

Team Banana Spokesman wrote:

who's the guy pulling on the front for saxo?

big wrinkles on his head, losing composure big time.

who have they lost? CN GC standings show saxobank only have 8 guys

Chris Anker Sorensen. He always looks like that. Even in the team bus.

And they lost Frank Schleck.

Doobz

afx237vi wrote:

camerone wrote:

any minute now Schleck will be all on his own....

Apart from the 5 Astanas on his wheel.

Astana is so strong its going to be hard for shleck to do a runner on bertie.. I think its gonna be a interesting descent

camerone

afx237vi wrote:

camerone wrote:

any minute now Schleck will be all on his own....

Apart from the 5 Astanas on his wheel.

yes - devoid of teammates was my comment...

chriskempton

Rock on, Tommy

Doobz

whats interesting is the heavy gear shleck seems to turn..

donrhummy

Voeckler just hit a very tough section!

donrhummy

Wow, Astana dissipated with Sorensen!!