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Bump - any thoughts anyone? Niemic to go well in his home tour?

Where and when did he say this? He will be a shoe in for my fantasy tour team if this is the case today!

Wondering who might be the number one sprinter for Radioshack? Wagner? Gallopin, Nizzolo?

Griepel out.

With just a few days till this race starts I though I would bump it back to the first page. Another sprinter showdown ahead - we all know the big boys will fight it out. But, what about the smaller teams - who are the main guys to look out for from the likes of Bridgestone Anchor, Champion...

So are we expecting a full or reduced bunch sprint today? And, for a fantasy cycling game, which of these sprinters would likely be worst over the last 'hill' and so might be out of contention for the sprint: Sabatini Guarnieri Hutarovich Florencio Cabre Thanks in advance for any useful comments.

Looking at todays finish - Haussler or Matthews to finish highest on the stage?

Lung capacity can not grow in adults - they are limited in sise by the size of your rib cage.

I have just been reading through the start list (see post 204) and have been trying to work out who the likely protected sprinters will be for each team - people like Goss, Pettachi and Griepel are obvious - but what about the other teams? I guess the same question could be asked about the GC...

Easy - take one laboratory ergometer and one breath-by-breath gas analyser - perform a controlled 'ramp test' - say 30 watts per minute - calculate the amount of oxygen used per unit increase in power (linear regression of the increase in power against the increase in oxygen uptake) - i.e...

The difference between training by HR or by/with power is a simple one HR - tells you only about the 'aerobic' training stress Power - tells you the 'total' (aerobic and anaerobic) training stress That is a BIG difference

I was going to post this question earlier today - but how do you make a poll on this forum? I checked the tick box (and picked 2 choices) but I couldn't see where you select the options to say 'yes' or 'no' etc ps. I think it will be a reduced bunch sprint. Could Cancellara make an...

Interesting - who else might be suited/not suited to this particular course?

Is there a ticker available? Has a break formed yet?

Pretty conclusive there... how about Rojas vs. Ciolek (on Fridays form)?