GC Watch: Post TTT

[39*23t]

contador may have won the tour but second and third are stillvery much up for grabs with Andy and Carlos attacking strongly in the mountains and the other three astana riders a little suspect in mountains the last week of this tour could still get very interesting.

 

[BeachBum]

contador may have won the tour but second and third are stillvery much up for grabs with Andy and Carlos attacking strongly in the mountains and the other three astana riders a little suspect in mountains the last week of this tour could still get very interesting.

Yes, Carlos and Schleck the Younger can climb, maybe even better than LA, LL and AK. However, they cannot TT as well as those guys. Can they get far enough ahead in the climbs to overcome their losses in the TT? Don't forget they need to gain a couple minutes just to pull even, then how many more will they need for insurance?

I have no preference either way how this comes out, I just want to see another slugfest a la l'Alpe d'Huez last year. Carlos and Saxo will attack, just not sure if it will be enough. Last year it took both Schlecks and Carlos to crack Cadel, we'll see what it takes to crack Club Astana.

 

[blaxland]

shall we have an "are the aussies bitter" poll?

Not Bitter, just Sweet "Go Lance/team astana"1st 2nd and 3rd

 

[Parrot23]

Contador on what the other teams have to do after TTT:

"“Now the pressure is on them. They will have to take risks and attack from far"

http://tour-de-france.velonews.com/article/94656/contador-more-than-happy-with-ttt-result