One of the Columbia boys in Grabsch, Pinotti or Rabon will take the time trial.
Evans will be comfortably in there and put on yellow at the end of the day.
Evans will be comfortably in there and put on yellow at the end of the day.
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auscyclefan94 said:
Paris - Nice, Prologue : Montfort-l’Amaury I.T.T. (8 km)
1. NED BOOM Lars RAB 10'56"
7. GBR MILLAR David GRM 11"
10. ESP SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel EUS 15"
16. USA HORNER Chris RSH 20"
23. POR MACHADO Tiago Jose Pinto RSH 26"
45. FRA FEDRIGO Pierrick BTL 33"
Here's a useful recent precedent, although the stakes are different, and the form seems to be different. So he's got 11" on Machado, 15" on Sanchez, Evans, Rogers, and 24" on Millar.
mmm I think he could do it, while wearing the yellow jersey. Him or Evans. Well, that's what I want to happen.
Oh! Evans will be breaking out the BMC Time Machine for the first time. I find that exciting.
Evans seemed excited to learn that Contador dropped a minute. He must rate his GC chances against riders other than Contador pretty high. I am tipping him.
Fedrigo pulled away nicely in the last 2K. He must be strong. With Evans luck, he'll beat the usual GC suspects in the ITT but still come in second overall.
Fedrigo pulled away nicely in the last 2K. He must be strong. With Evans luck, he'll beat the usual GC suspects in the ITT but still come in second overall.
BroDeal said:Fedrigo pulled away nicely in the last 2K. He must be strong. With Evans luck, he'll beat the usual GC suspects in the ITT but still come in second overall.
+1 Ooh la la, Fedrigo looked really strong, leading Machado up the climb and using small accelerations until he cracked. I felt he was doing it in a pretty big gear, too, but TBH I wouldn't be able to tell that. Le Nez fi Prez
peloton said:
Yeh Vino FTW... He's got the TT in the bag already and I think an ATTACK in the final Kms could win him the flat stage too.
Ferminal said:
Oh yeah Vino- he was going to have this race to himself up until a week or two ago. Maybe he would have had a good shot, had he not been working for Bert. No offense to Bert- the team has it's priorities.
I think it was a strange finale. If Contador delivered it would have been a great job well done by Astana with Vino launching him after the team did their bit.
Contador dropped out of the CI. He has been having issues with his allergies and couldn't breath. It did seem he was spitting a lot. Allergies are pretty common this time of the year, wind and dry weather like Corsica only make it worse.
Race Radio said:
We found out one thing. Contador on a bad day with allergies still lost one fourth the amount of time that Cartstrong did.
Anyone know what the morning stage is going to be like? I imagine it will be a hectic affair with a higher risk of crashes than normal. Also, does anyone know what the wind forecast is like? Could we see one or more teams try to exploit cross winds? From what i can see there may well be a westerly which could come into play. I imagine everyone will be throwing every idea in at once.
Don't know about the weather, but the sprint could be scrappy, as there are no top sprinters there, and the stage is short- everyone could be up for it. Maybe a smaller conti team will get a result, as they won't have had other opportunities in this race.
About the only guy I recognised on the startlist as a sprinter was Cyril Lemoine, but maybe someone else can help me out there. Skil-Shimano will have riders that could win, won't they.
[edit] looks to be from the East at around 18 knots or 33km/h. the route is all coastal (pretty obviously).
About the only guy I recognised on the startlist as a sprinter was Cyril Lemoine, but maybe someone else can help me out there. Skil-Shimano will have riders that could win, won't they.
[edit] looks to be from the East at around 18 knots or 33km/h. the route is all coastal (pretty obviously).
Polish said:Calling BS on Alberto's tweet about "allergies".
His tweeted way too soon - like 20mins after the race.
Prepared in advance by his people?
Contador could have DROPPED everyone today.
With AUTHORITY!
But Alberto is dancing a fine line, almost looking Extra-Terrestial...
Lets not risk waking up the slumbering tongues that wag.
Anyone hear from LeMond since the court case?
Wow, tell me you're not a troll? You're saying he wasn't drugged enough?
Do you have any allergies yourself? Try max effort with a serious allergy attack. Maybe on your next ride, put a clothespin over your nose and tell me how your max effort goes?
You're a friggen idiot.
Polish said:Calling BS on Alberto's tweet about "allergies".
His tweeted way too soon - like 20mins after the race.
Prepared in advance by his people?
Contador could have DROPPED everyone today.
With AUTHORITY!
But Alberto is dancing a fine line, almost looking Extra-Terrestial...
Lets not risk waking up the slumbering tongues that wag.
Anyone hear from LeMond since the court case?
Tweeted way too soon? He was talking about his allergies before the stage even started.
Polish
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no tienes a qué agarrarte
What's your point? Runny nose, waawaa. weep face frownie.
Lance was talking about his runny squirts DAYS before Milan San Remo.
Race with a runny nose versus race with runny farts.
" ¡Oh!...my legs are retaining water"
Why did Alberto even START this race?
That is what Vino is thinking tonite.
serenity now Vino.
ATTACK later!
Race Radio said:
What's your point? Runny nose, waawaa. weep face frownie.
Lance was talking about his runny squirts DAYS before Milan San Remo.
Race with a runny nose versus race with runny farts.
" ¡Oh!...my legs are retaining water"
Why did Alberto even START this race?
That is what Vino is thinking tonite.
serenity now Vino.
ATTACK later!
Polish said:What's your point? Runny nose, waawaa. weep face frownie.
Lance was talking about his runny squirts DAYS before Milan San Remo.
Race with a runny nose versus race with runny farts.
" ¡Oh!...my legs are retaining water"
Why did Alberto even START this race?
That is what Vino is thinking tonite.
serenity now Vino.
ATTACK later!
I see that you've now decided you want to polish Vino'a
knob. I guess the old man couldn't get it up anymore so you went for the younger guy.
Problem is Vino himself isn't on form. He was injured at T-A and Is still targeting the Giro. So he probably would have gotten a similar result as he did today.
Polish said:What's your point? Runny nose, waawaa. weep face frownie.
Lance was talking about his runny squirts DAYS before Milan San Remo.
Race with a runny nose versus race with runny farts.
" ¡Oh!...my legs are retaining water"
Why did Alberto even START this race?
That is what Vino is thinking tonite.
serenity now Vino.
ATTACK later!
You may want to read your own post where you accuse AC of preparing he excuse in advance. He talked about how he had issues as soon as he got off the plane.
Armstrong did not have the squirts, he was doing one of his normal childish fits when RS was not invited to the Giro.
Dr. Maserati
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Actually Lance pulled out the day before MSR - even though he appeared to enjoy his meal the evening before.Polish said:
lancearmstrong Dinner @ home w/ @annahansen, @lukearmstrong, @gracearmstrong, and @bellaarmstrong. @maxarmstrong1 is racked out! Listening to @fleetfoxes.
2:13 PM Mar 18th via UberTwitter
Polish
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Publicus said:
Excuse me, last time I checked Lance is going to WIN the Alberto vs Lance "Crit Int'l ShowDown".
Alberto DNF....Lance just needs to start stage 2...last one to DNF wins!
Hey, this very well could be the only time Lance beats Alberto in 2010.
I will take them any way I can get them, I'm not picky. WooHoo Hoo
Polish said:
Um, yeah. Yay Lance! AC's allergies knocked him out of the race that's a win for you!!!!
The fat man wins! The fat man wins! Lance should retire while he's on a roll!
Dr. Maserati said:
Give it up, you'll never win with Polish the Knob.
Apparently, it's more honorable to feign a tummy ache and completely skip a race (while still managing to enjoy dinner with your family and participating in radio talk shows), than to:
1. Arrive at a race already suffering from a breathing difficulty
2. Own up to your responsibilities to sponsors, fans, and organizers to race
3. Hand it to your alleged "main opponent" to the tune of 3:00
4. Only after completing the stage, drop out due to allergies
It's like two kids who have a test in school. By Polish the Knob's standards, Contador should have followed LA's "Mommy, my tummy's sore can I stay home from school?" with "Mommy, my nose is runny, can I stay home from school?".
Problem is, Contador went to school, gutted it out, and only went home after he took the test.
Polish said:
650 posts and you still have no clue about cycling.
Just goes to show, as much as I admire and respect Neil Armstrong, it still doesn't make me a f***ing astronaut.
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