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  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    Gazzaputt wrote:
    davelakers wrote:
    Floyd Landis
    Ricardo Ricco
    Andy Schleck???

    I'd bet my house on Schleck being clean.

    just like his brother?! :lol::lol::lol:
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Epic stages. Best Tour in years.
    Who would have thought that the Schlecks would have the both bottle and tactical nous to go from that distance.
    Fabulous performance from Tommy Voeckler, who is having an incredible season.
    57 seconds isn't enough.
    Frank to go early, tomorrow and Cadel now knows that he has to do it all himself.
    The Spanish are dead ducks and Basso is bereft of helpers.

    Once again, I get the feeling that the Aussie will get pipped at the post.
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  • OffTheBackAdam
    OffTheBackAdam Posts: 1,869
    davelakers wrote:
    Floyd Landis
    Ricardo Ricco
    Andy Schleck???

    Doubtful.
    Ricco & Piepolli departed the bunch at such a speed & kept going. Landis held all at bay, all alone, Schleck was fading over the last few Km & had received quite a bit of help from others on the way.
    Still, it's a pity we have to think this way!
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  • donrhummy
    donrhummy Posts: 2,329
    Epic stages. Best Tour in years.

    Now everyone knows what it's like to watch the Giro. ;)
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    27 mins down and only 53 in. I suspect there's going to be a big group testing the RD's patience and willingness to bend the rules!
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  • alan_a
    alan_a Posts: 1,584
    donrhummy wrote:
    Epic stages. Best Tour in years.

    Now everyone knows what it's like to watch the Giro. ;)

    Except this year's :cry:
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  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    Rojas got in 1 min 30 sec before Broom waggon
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  • Stuey01
    Stuey01 Posts: 1,273
    edited July 2011
    Where is Cav? And Rojas? And Gilbert? And Hushovd? And Boasson-Hagen?

    Weren't they all in the grupetto together?

    Could we have all the top 5 of the green jersey competition eliminated on the same day?! That would be mental.

    Edit: too slow, I see Rojas is in.
    Not climber, not sprinter, not rouleur
  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    Only 78 riders inside the time limit
  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    Cav outside time limit
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  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    Stuey01 wrote:
    Where is Cav? And Rojas? And Gilbert? And Hushovd? And Boasson-Hagen?

    Weren't they all in the grupetto together?

    Could we have all the top 5 of the green jersey competition eliminated on the same day?! That would be mental.

    Edit: too slow, I see Rojas is in.

    see above, rojas made it.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    French tv: whole grupetto hors delay............outside the time limit and still waiting.
    Rojas home 2 minutes inside.
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  • Stuey01
    Stuey01 Posts: 1,273
    gabriel959 wrote:
    Cav outside time limit

    :(:(:cry::cry::(
    Not climber, not sprinter, not rouleur
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,795
    gabriel959 wrote:
    Cav outside time limit

    rojas inside
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  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    yes but 20% rule applies...
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,795
    gabriel959 wrote:
    yes but 20% rule applies...

    yeah but cav -20pts I think
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  • davelakers
    davelakers Posts: 762
    Cue another whinge from Rojas when Cav doesnt get eliminated.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Bus of 80, in 2 minutes late. A lot of big names including Cancellara and Chavanel, so expect the result to be all in, no one out.
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  • davelakers
    davelakers Posts: 762
    Cue another whinge from Rojas when Cav doesnt get eliminated.
  • Snorebens
    Snorebens Posts: 759
    afx237vi wrote:
    Neil McC wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Time limit? Only 44 riders home, 20 minutes elapsed.

    33:17

    Yikes.

    Only 51 make the time cut... including Rojas.
    Still, they'll have a joke of a day tomorrow if they send everyone else home surely?
  • stokepa31
    stokepa31 Posts: 560
    twitchy bum time. they better not kick him. im off to Paris to see him win on the champs lol.
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  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    he might lose 20 points today may be tomorrow as well if he is out...
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  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    http://twitter.com/inrng/status/94079066763829248

    The Gruppetto is safe, they are retained in the race.

    No word on points deductions yet
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,795
    gabriel959 wrote:
    he might lose 20 points today may be tomorrow as well if he is out...

    yeah rojas will be in green....

    make for a good finale as cav would have to win in paris
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  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    Cav on podium to collect the green jersey
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,795
    its good TV has the jersey as a stab at the podium is still possible

    I would like to see him make the podium in paris
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,811
    Showing as having 320 points on letour.fr
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    Looks like -20pts on http://www.letour.fr/us/index.html when clicking into standings
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  • Neil McC
    Neil McC Posts: 625
    Cav loses 20 points
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    Showing as having 320 points on letour.fr

    Not now. He's down to 300.
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