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will10

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If Frank rides the Giro and is nowhere at Le Tour, we could see Andy ride with the same cutting edge he did in 2010, this could actually be good for him.
 
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movingtarget

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Angliru said:
Take Andersson and Frank from Andy for the Tour?? That's a recipe for serious temper tantrum from Andy. They're likely to start soliciting other teams for their services before, during and after the Tour.
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I think it could work in their favour if Andrew does not start sulking. It's what they should have planned at the season's start. That means Frank goes to the TDF purely as a domestique and it cuts out all of the "no you go, no please you go go before me" brotherly stuff that always seems to muddle their tactics and also gets Andersen off the scene. Frank will never win the TDF. You only had to see their reactions at the end of last year's TDF. They were not devastated to lose, they were happy to both be on the podium. Frank won't be as fresh for the TDF and may struggle in the final week but Andy needs to perform before the final week and Frank should still be able to assist him. Fuglsang would not have won the Giro, even though it's a personal blow to him. The fact that Kloden is going to the Giro makes me think he won't be included in the Tour team........maybe.
 
Bavarianrider

Bavarianrider

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Zam_Olyas said:
I guess it's better than having supreiority complex but then find out that you dont have anything and that you are only a joke. :rolleyes:
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:rolleyes:
 
BillytheKid

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Bavarianrider said:
If Schleck rides the Giro i don't think Klöden will.
Obviously Bryunell is not trusting the Schlecks and wants Klöden as a joker at the Tour.
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Good call on Klöden. The ITT miles make sense for him in this year's TdF.
His form is coming up. Too bad Andy.
 
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movingtarget said:
I think it could work in their favour if Andrew does not start sulking. It's what they should have planned at the season's start. That means Frank goes to the TDF purely as a domestique and it cuts out all of the "no you go, no please you go go before me" brotherly stuff that always seems to muddle their tactics and also gets Andersen off the scene. Frank will never win the TDF. You only had to see their reactions at the end of last year's TDF. They were not devastated to lose, they were happy to both be on the podium. Frank won't be as fresh for the TDF and may struggle in the final week but Andy needs to perform before the final week and Frank should still be able to assist him. Fuglsang would not have won the Giro, even though it's a personal blow to him. The fact that Kloden is going to the Giro makes me think he won't be included in the Tour team........maybe.
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That all sounds great! But who's going to HELP both of them in the ITT's?? They're not going to win anything this year, plain and simple. And they don't deserve to, as long as the weak link in their armor is their gaping inability to ITT.
 
thehog

thehog

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That all sounds great! But who's going to HELP both of them in the ITT's?? They're not going to win anything this year, plain and simple. And they don't deserve to, as long as the weak link in their armor is their gaping inability to ITT.
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Their weak link is not the iTT. Its their heads. Riders have come and gone but found other ways to win when their ITT is deficient.

They need to improvise, adapt and overcome.

Those theretrics in the Pyrenees last year was nothing short of ridiculous - what was all that about?
 
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