Is Uran any good in a TT? I've got it in my mind that he isn't too bad compared to the others? If he can limit his loses tomorrow he could make the podium possibly.
Pretty cool to see Ryder Hesjedal from Garmin Barracuda continue to put the hammer down. The way he's riding he might even take tomorrow's stage if a break doesn't get too far up the road.
didn't think the ryder had that sort of ride in him.... thought he was bluffing the other day.
LIQ just fell apart... which isn't that surprising given the race they had.... going to be a lot of debate about whether they did too much too early but the fact is basso hasn't got it.
if they want to take him on they have to attack early old school.. his team is not that strong in the hills?
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The reason riders look so cooked is that (I hope) there's nothing iffy in their systems. Let's pray that the days of riders (Bertie / Ullrich / Ricco/ LA ) etc looking fairly fresh at the end have ended
True, but I was there in 1999 and Pantani also looked completely wasted as he crossed the line and Ivan Gotti all but fell off his bike as he finished. The iffy stuff is to make sure they are fresh and ready to do it again next morning.
Where does that leave Cav for the points jersey...where does he need J-Rod to finish tomorrow?
lower than 4th I think
"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
WTF was that coming out of Scarponi's nose as he crossed the line? He looked totally fecked as did everyone else but Ryder.
I only got to watch from 4pm onwards. Originally thought I had missed everything but the 2nd half of the final climb was riveting.
To disagree with Frenchie's comment earlier about Bertie attacking early and making it more fun to watch I wholly disagree. Seeing 6 or 7 riders at the top of their game and closely matched is much more impressive than 1 man (clean or not) slamming everyone on every climb.
Massive fail for Basso. Can't deliver when you've told your team to ride hard on the front for the past two weeks.
It's not like basso makes them ride on the front. It's Roberto A.'s tactic.
harmon had it down
if basso had won the giro the tactics were sound
CSC won the tour with sastre with similar tactics...though they had the schlecks as foils
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Are there points for the TT.....oh and don't be daft!
I'm not being daft. 1 guy who wants to win the pink jersey vs everyone else who just want to finish and go home.
theres a bunch of guys for the win
the pinottis and phinneys et al
I can see Jrod doing a much better than previous TT but top 15?
of the guys in the top 10-15 on GC he is still one of the weakest and they are all going to ride
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and there is another massive mountain stage a lot could happen
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not likely given a flat TT course. I see a bunch of guys ahead of him assuming they survive tomorrow.
Hesjedal
Basso
Larsson
Vande Velde
Pinotti
Oliveira
Thomas
Hermans
Hansen
Tuft
Rasmussen
Phinney
Bobridge and probably a handful of other guys I'm forgetting. My bet is Phinney, Rasmussen or Tuft taking it.
Scarponi looked dead. Will he have anything for tomorrow?
Ryder seems so big compared to the mountain elves (Pozz, scarpo, Uran, and JROd).
Scarponi is done. Those guys are probably saying, 'WTF?!" when they see a big guy like Ryder power away.
apparently he weighs 67kg!
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It's not like basso makes them ride on the front. It's Roberto A.'s tactic.
Awesome by Ryder-mtbers ftw!!!
Ryder seems so big compared to the mountain elves (Pozz, scarpo, Uran, and JROd).
LIQ just fell apart... which isn't that surprising given the race they had.... going to be a lot of debate about whether they did too much too early but the fact is basso hasn't got it.
if they want to take him on they have to attack early old school.. his team is not that strong in the hills?
lower than 4th I think
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I only got to watch from 4pm onwards. Originally thought I had missed everything but the 2nd half of the final climb was riveting.
To disagree with Frenchie's comment earlier about Bertie attacking early and making it more fun to watch I wholly disagree. Seeing 6 or 7 riders at the top of their game and closely matched is much more impressive than 1 man (clean or not) slamming everyone on every climb.
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I think Cav is 13 points ahead 138 vs 125
The first 15 on the finish line get 25, 20, 16, 14, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points *
So if J-Rod finishes 5th or lower Cav should win it.
harmon had it down
if basso had won the giro the tactics were sound
CSC won the tour with sastre with similar tactics...though they had the schlecks as foils
I'm not being daft. 1 guy who wants to win the pink jersey vs everyone else who just want to finish and go home.
Scarponi is done. Those guys are probably saying, 'WTF?!" when they see a big guy like Ryder power away.
I'm not 100% sure, but wasn't he wearing the leaders jersey in the Vuelta TT a few years ago where he lost 5 minutes to the winner?
I think top 15 is very optimistic personally.
theres a bunch of guys for the win
the pinottis and phinneys et al
I can see Jrod doing a much better than previous TT but top 15?
of the guys in the top 10-15 on GC he is still one of the weakest and they are all going to ride
not likely given a flat TT course. I see a bunch of guys ahead of him assuming they survive tomorrow.
Hesjedal
Basso
Larsson
Vande Velde
Pinotti
Oliveira
Thomas
Hermans
Hansen
Tuft
Rasmussen
Phinney
Bobridge and probably a handful of other guys I'm forgetting. My bet is Phinney, Rasmussen or Tuft taking it.
apparently he weighs 67kg!
My bad, tall not big.
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