.....and every other sprinter did the same.craig1985 said:Big threat for a stage win if he got in a break and it stayed away. I don't see him outsprinting Cavendish, unless Columbia implode big time.
.....and every other sprinter did the same.craig1985 said:Big threat for a stage win if he got in a break and it stayed away. I don't see him outsprinting Cavendish, unless Columbia implode big time.
I'm thinking a mass pile-up taking everybody out and he somehow stays up right.issoisso said:.....and every other sprinter did the same.
In the article I read they considered Voigt and Nikki to be relatively sure to be picked. Certainly O'Grady would be the one to leave going by the performance this year, though perhaps he he just had a bad Tour.HL2037 said:Matti could be valuable on the stages with cobbles.
One of these three: Voigt, O'Grady, Nikki should be left home in my opinion.
They had only 3 pure climbers this year and they did fine. Still Chris Anker should definitely be in the Tour Squad unless he is exhausted from the Giro. I'm pretty sure he will be selected to, unless he is to tired, crashes or gets sick.HL2037 said:This morning in Jyllandsposten, Chris Anker Sørensen is quoted for saying that he doesn't mind missing the Tour, since he is going to be captain at the Giro.
http://spn.dk/cykling/article1927544.ece
Can Saxo do with only three pure climbers in the Tour?
Euskaltel had said in October that he is not riding GTs unless they have a bunch of injuries.craig1985 said:I see Romain Sicard is placed as a reserve on Euskaltel's TdF shortlist for next year. No no no no. Sicard should be nowhere near a GT squad until at least 2011. There is absolutely no need for him to race the Tour, although I won't be surprised, given that Sicard is French. Euskaltel should give him about 25-30 days of racing next year so they don't destory him too early.
Andy´s complaining doesn´t surprise me after hearing him in 09 after Contador´s attack that AC was helped by the cars & motorbikes shielding him from the wind and if Andy had such help he would of been able to go with AC. Check the footage, no cars, no help, just wind.Cerberus said:Probably mainly CSC, the conflict between CSC and Sastre isn't remotely new. It seems to origin pre the 2008 tour where Sastre wanted to be the undisputed captain and Riis wanted to keep his options (read The Schlecks) open. Before this the barbs I've heard have mainly been from Sastre against Riis, claiming he was working against him in the 2008 vuelta, but it doesn't suprise me to see Schlecklet throwing darts too. He has an obvious part in the conflict after all.
There's also Andy a week after the Tour claiming he's the best climber in the world.Tangled Tango said:Andy´s complaining doesn´t surprise me after hearing him in 09 after Contador´s attack that AC was helped by the cars & motorbikes shielding him from the wind and if Andy had such help he would of been able to go with AC. Check the footage, no cars, no help, just wind.
Link?pankadog said:It is interesting to see that LiveStrong has discontinued all support for scientific cancer research (will only support indirect patient care like IT services etc, but no more bench research. On the other hand, now Armstrong will be getting salary from Radioshack and the team is receiving financial support from LiveStrong. I wonder when will the media pick up on this. So who is LiveStrong really supporting?
they don't need an invitecraig1985 said:Martin Pedersen has been promised a spot on the 2010 TdF by Footon-Servetto. That's if they get an invite, not that they will.
In a word: Cancellara.issoisso said:I finally got to see the Tour de Suisse route......jesus what are they doing with the route? It kinda sucks for the second year in a row.
They completely killed off the Tour de Romandie which used to have an awesome route. Are they trying to do the same here?![]()
Not this year. There's only one mountain stage, but he won't hold on in this one.Mellow Velo said:In a word: Cancellara.![]()
Have you found stage profiles?issoisso said:Not this year. There's only one mountain stage, but he won't hold on in this one.
Yes, a very nice german fellow by the nickname of "Daniano" built them based on google map altimetry and the maps of the route on the official site.halamala said:Have you found stage profiles?
Are you sure? They never got invited to any of the ASO races in 2009 and had to go through the courts to get a ride in the Giro and the Vuelta.lucybears said:they don't need an invite
That route is shithouse. The only good stage is sage 6 and everyone will stay together until halfway up the last climb so some of those other climbs were wasted IMO. Stage 2 has one decent hill in it and that is it. The rest is flatsville. And what is the go with 2 TT's in a week? I 've always wondered about that. Is it just because of Cancellara? Have they always done it? The only other race i can think of that does that is the Dauphine Libere.issoisso said:Yes, a very nice german fellow by the nickname of "Daniano" built them based on google map altimetry and the maps of the route on the official site.
They're not official but you can trust them
(First and last stages are ITTs, other than that, road stages)
~snip~
The Tour de Suisse has always (as far as I can remember) had a prologue and a final TT. The Dauphiné has a prologue and a middle TT, but the TdS has 9 stages versus the Dauphiné's 8.El Imbatido said:That route is shithouse. The only good stage is sage 6 and everyone will stay together until halfway up the last climb so some of those other climbs were wasted IMO. Stage 2 has one decent hill in it and that is it. The rest is flatsville. And what is the go with 2 TT's in a week? I 've always wondered about that. Is it just because of Cancellara? The only other race i can think of that does that is the Dauphine Libere.
Romandie used to be prologue->flat stage->hilly transition stage-> 2 hard mountain finishes -> final TT in lausanneEl Imbatido said:What is the tour of Romandie like? I'm watching this years atm. Only on stage 1 but it seems as though it will be a good race. They actually had to cut a climb out because it was snowed over. Maybe that is one of the reasons there may not be as many climbs this year.