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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Who's the Champ?

    Who is riding like they want to win?

    Who is taking every opportunty?

    Light 'em up.

    I just read this on the cnews live feed:
    Contador is ripping the race apart on the descent. He's dropped all of them.

    Havent even seen ydays stage, now I have two examples of greatness to watch.


    NOTE that SAMU should be leading this Tour. Exclude the TTT and Stage1 crash and he is leading GC. CLASS.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,409
    But FF, he screwed up on the flat and got caught by the Schleks & Cuddles! :lol:
  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    Ha ha ha Bertie a real wasted effort there.

    Dangerous decent but great viweing.

    Great win for Eddie and Sky.
  • pat1cp
    pat1cp Posts: 766
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Who's the Champ?

    Who is riding like they want to win?

    Who is taking every opportunty?

    Light 'em up.

    I just read this on the cnews live feed:
    Contador is ripping the race apart on the descent. He's dropped all of them.

    Havent even seen ydays stage, now I have two examples of greatness to watch.


    NOTE that SAMU should be leading this Tour. Exclude the TTT and Stage1 crash and he is leading GC. CLASS.
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  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Who's the Champ?

    Who is riding like they want to win?

    Who is taking every opportunty?

    Light 'em up.

    I just read this on the cnews live feed:
    Contador is ripping the race apart on the descent. He's dropped all of them.

    Havent even seen ydays stage, now I have two examples of greatness to watch.


    NOTE that SAMU should be leading this Tour. Exclude the TTT and Stage1 crash and he is leading GC. CLASS.

    Mmm, i think at least one of his breakaways would have been chased down though. Still, great riding by him. All to play for over the next 3 days.
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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,409
    1. HAGEN Edvald Boasson 114 SKY PROCYCLING 4h 18' 00"
    2. MOLLEMA Bauke 45 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 4h 18' 40" + 00' 40"
    3. CASAR Sandy 131 FDJ 4h 18' 50" + 00' 50"
    4. EL FARES Julien 155 COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE 4h 18' 50" + 00' 50"
    5. CHAVANEL Sylvain 121 QUICK STEP CYCLING TEAM 4h 18' 50" + 00' 50"
    6. FOFONOV Dmitriy 63 PRO TEAM ASTANA 4h 19' 10" + 01' 10"
    7. PATERSKI Maciej 96 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 4h 19' 10" + 01' 10"
    8. MURAVYEV Dmitriy 76 TEAM RADIOSHACK 4h 19' 10" + 01' 10"
    9. HIVERT Jonathan 216 SAUR-SOJASUN 4h 19' 15" + 01' 15"
    10. BOZIC Borut 202 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 4h 20' 20" + 02' 20"
    11. AMADOR Andrey 82 MOVISTAR TEAM 4h 20' 20" + 02' 20"
    12. PEREZ MORENO Ruben 25 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 4h 20' 37" + 02' 37"
    13. LEUKEMANS Bjorn 205 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 4h 21' 35" + 03' 35"
    14. ROCHE Nicolas 101 AG2R LA MONDIALE 4h 22' 00" + 04' 00"
    15. TJALLINGII Maarten 49 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 4h 22' 00" + 04' 00"
    16. DE WEERT Kevin 124 QUICK STEP CYCLING TEAM 4h 22' 00" + 04' 00"
    17. SCHLECK Frank 18 TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 4h 22' 26" + 04' 26"
    18. CUNEGO Damiano 161 LAMPRE - ISD 4h 22' 26" + 04' 26"
    19. SANCHEZ Samuel 21 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 4h 22' 26" + 04' 26"
    20. EVANS Cadel 141 BMC RACING TEAM 4h 22' 26" + 04' 26"
    21. PERAUD Jean-Christophe 108 AG2R LA MONDIALE 4h 22' 26" + 04' 26"
    22. CONTADOR Alberto 1 SAXO BANK SUNGARD 4h 22' 26" + 04' 26"
    23. TAARAMAE Rein 151 COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE 4h 22' 26" + 04' 26"
    24. SCHLECK Andy 11 TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 4h 22' 26" + 04' 26"
    25. VANENDERT Jelle 38 OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO 4h 22' 26" + 04' 26"
    26. COPPEL Jérôme 211 SAUR-SOJASUN 4h 22' 34" + 04' 34"
    27. URAN Rigoberto 118 SKY PROCYCLING 4h 22' 34" + 04' 34"
    28. VOECKLER Thomas 181 TEAM EUROPCAR 4h 22' 53" + 04' 53"
    29. ZUBELDIA Haimar 79 TEAM RADIOSHACK 4h 22' 53" + 04' 53"
    30. DANIELSON Tom 52 TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO 4h 22' 53" + 04' 53"
    31. BASSO Ivan 91 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 4h 22' 53" + 04' 53"
  • clanton
    clanton Posts: 1,289
    Amazing stage. Got to say that descent looks frightening!
    Excellent stuff by all the GC contenders - big hats off to Tommy for nmot losing more time!
    The Schlecks have saved major face today.
  • shinyhelmut
    shinyhelmut Posts: 1,364
    NOTE that SAMU should be leading this Tour. Exclude the TTT and Stage1 crash and he is leading GC. CLASS.

    Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't the TTT part of the race?
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    frenchfighter wrote:
    NOTE that SAMU should be leading this Tour. Exclude the TTT and Stage1 crash and he is leading GC. CLASS.
    :roll:

    Cav should be leading this Tour. If you exclude stages 1-4, 6, 8-10, 12-14 and 16-17 then Cavendish is leading GC. CLASS! :P
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Bring on the mountains and take them to the pain cave.

    Anyone go long Contador or Samu when they were priced down :lol:
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Who's the Champ? Evans

    Who is riding like they want to win? Evans

    Who is taking every opportunty? Evans

    Light 'em up.
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    Why the disappointment in Evans? He's a better TT rider than all the other contenders and doesn't need to bag more time, just save his legs for the next couple of days. Smart riding I suspect.

    AC is the one that needs to attack.
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  • samiam
    samiam Posts: 227
    Can't wait for the next two stages

    This tour is so awesome
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,409
    Tommy V hangs on in there:

    Overall Standings
    1. VOECKLER Thomas 181 TEAM EUROPCAR 73h 23' 49"
    2. EVANS Cadel 141 BMC RACING TEAM 73h 25' 07" + 01' 18"
    3. SCHLECK Frank 18 TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 73h 25' 11" + 01' 22"
    4. SCHLECK Andy 11 TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 73h 26' 25" + 02' 36"
    5. SANCHEZ Samuel 21 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 73h 26' 48" + 02' 59"
    6. CONTADOR Alberto 1 SAXO BANK SUNGARD 73h 27' 04" + 03' 15"
    7. CUNEGO Damiano 161 LAMPRE - ISD 73h 27' 23" + 03' 34"
    8. BASSO Ivan 91 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 73h 27' 38" + 03' 49"
    9. DANIELSON Tom 52 TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO 73h 29' 53" + 06' 04"
    10. URAN Rigoberto 118 SKY PROCYCLING 73h 31' 25" + 07' 36"
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    lostboysaint wrote:
    Why the disappointment in Evans? He's a better TT rider than all the other contenders and doesn't need to bag more time, just save his legs for the next couple of days. Smart riding I suspect.

    AC is the one that needs to attack.


    Contador is a better TT rider than Evans
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    frenchfighter wrote:


    NOTE that SAMU should be leading this Tour. Exclude the TTT and Stage1 crash and he is leading GC. CLASS.

    You could use the same logic for Andy S - exclude the wet descents, the flat stages and anything he doesn't like and he'd be leading the GC
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Ooh, Bert speaking English. Says he was caught behind the crash at the start of the climb.
  • Hinzy9
    Hinzy9 Posts: 72
    So good news for Cav in the race for green
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    FF let me ask you a question

    Who needs to do all of those things as a result of the TTT and the crash on stage 1?
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  • shinyhelmut
    shinyhelmut Posts: 1,364
    5 years ago who'd have bet on the most successful countries in the tour being Norway & the British Isles?
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    lostboysaint wrote:
    Why the disappointment in Evans? He's a better TT rider than all the other contenders and doesn't need to bag more time, just save his legs for the next couple of days. Smart riding I suspect.

    AC is the one that needs to attack.

    Probably all right. I just hoped he'd take another opportunity to put a bit more time into the Schlecks and possibly AC. Of course he could have expended a load of effort and ended up all square again.
  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    Egg on your face there FF :lol:

    C'mon Cuddles yours for the taking
  • patchy
    patchy Posts: 779
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Who's the Champ?

    Who is riding like they want to win?

    Who is taking every opportunty?

    Light 'em up.

    I just read this on the cnews live feed:
    Contador is ripping the race apart on the descent. He's dropped all of them.

    Havent even seen ydays stage, now I have two examples of greatness to watch.


    NOTE that SAMU should be leading this Tour. Exclude the TTT and Stage1 crash and he is leading GC. CLASS.

    As much as your blind devotion worries me, Contador is lighting the race up without a doubt. Can we make him ride the Giro, give him a 2 min handicap and a duff knee every year? :)
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,462
    Pokerface wrote:
    Contador is a better TT rider than Evans

    Is he?

    I suspect the results of the final time trial in previous Tours suggest otherwise.
  • shinyhelmut
    shinyhelmut Posts: 1,364
    While he's a great rider EBH has to be the most boring interview subject in the peloton!
  • Hinzy9
    Hinzy9 Posts: 72
    I cant help but laugh at EBH when he starts sprinting... he looks like hes trying to yank the bars off!
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  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    andyp wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    Contador is a better TT rider than Evans

    Is he?

    I suspect the results of the final time trial in previous Tours suggest otherwise.

    Yeah, but let's not bring facts into it eh! I wonder why he thought I'd have written it?
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  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    lostboysaint wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    Contador is a better TT rider than Evans

    Is he?

    I suspect the results of the final time trial in previous Tours suggest otherwise.

    Yeah, but let's not bring facts into it eh! I wonder why he thought I'd have written it?

    which facts? contador has been ahead of cuddles a few times at a tt...
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    edited July 2011
    andyp wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    Contador is a better TT rider than Evans

    Is he?

    I suspect the results of the final time trial in previous Tours suggest otherwise.


    Which Tours?

    Bertie won in 2009, Evans didn't finish in 2010? Bertie didn't ride in 2008.
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    andyp wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    Contador is a better TT rider than Evans

    Is he?

    I suspect the results of the final time trial in previous Tours suggest otherwise.

    Comparing AC and CE on CQ Ranking puts Bertie ahead of Cadel in over 60% of all events when they competed against each other.

    In the TdF final TT, going back to 2005, the split is 50 / 50
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