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Publicus said:His rear brake apparently was dragging for the last 30KM. Instead of stopping, he just drove on.
So then for the last couple of k's it must have really really been dragging.
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Publicus said:His rear brake apparently was dragging for the last 30KM. Instead of stopping, he just drove on.
Thoughtforfood said:Anyone have the story on what this (if he is indeed yelling) is about?
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Publicus said:So how does a guy go from not being able to ride with the best, to know dropping the best two weeks later????
Mellow Velo said:Agree with Barrus.
Leaving Steegmans at home, taking a surplus of climbers = big mistake.
At the end of the day, has Lance not punctured, he would have gained just 20 seconds on Contador.........for a puncture.
Polish said:Did you see him passing the cars solo in all the dust?
Publicus said:I don't disagree with the concept. I just don't see Armstrong climbing with Contador. He's not looked good at any point this year climbing. Not at the Tour de Suisse. Not at Tour of California. Not at Gila. Not at Criterium. Not at Murcia. No where.
So how does a guy go from not being able to ride with the best, to know dropping the best two weeks later???? AC is looking for time on Cadel and other TT'ers. Andy is looking for time on Cadel and other TT'ers. It seems to me they are the more natural allies in the mountains. But that's just me.
ManInFull said:Well, it would have been 20 seconds on Contador because Contador was dropped. Not sure if it was due to his fitness or a mechanical issue with the bike.
Speaking of equipment selection, doesn't that look like Contador used about 10 times as much handlebar tape as Armstrong?Thoughtforfood said:Anyone have the story on what this (if he is indeed yelling) is about?
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perico said:In all fairness, Schleck the younger has looked like Damiano Cunego almost all year, so if he improves drastically during the tour, I don't think it's beyond Armstrong's ability to do so either. Considering that it took Basso a full year to regain his climbing legs, maybe the same can be said for Lance.
hrotha said:Speaking of equipment selection, doesn't that look like Contador used about 10 times as much handlebar tape as Armstrong?
scribe said:So then for the last couple of k's it must have really really been dragging.
Yeah, I know it's customary to use extra tape for cobbled races, but it looks like Contador maybe overdid it. Samuel Sánchez rode with MTB brakes so that he didn't have to move his hands too much.scribe said:Wants to keep his hands supple.
ManInFull said:AS will need more than 30-40 seconds on AC. AC will take that from him on that long ITT.
Big Doopie said:...i do find it ironic that those who supported the TTT in the tour last year (which basically ended the race for several favorites) are now against the cobbles...
ManInFull said:Will be interesting to see if AC can actually drop Lance, AS, and Evans. I just don't think he is riding like he was last year. He couldn't drop the young rider on RS during the Dauphine. He's also had 2 unimpressive TTs lately. He lost the Dauphine because of a poor TT.
ManInFull said:Will be interesting to see if AC can actually drop Lance, AS, and Evans. I just don't think he is riding like he was last year. He couldn't drop the young rider on RS during the Dauphine. He's also had 2 unimpressive TTs lately. He lost the Dauphine because of a poor TT.
Publicus said:If the flat/mechanical happened in the last 3KM, Vino did the right thing to push on. My guess is that Vino had no idea about the mechanical and was driving to minimize the gaps to the first group.
scribe said:These guys aren't gonna hammer in every event they enter through the season. With the tight competition employing peaking techniques, (and bus mechanicals of course), the days of the Cannibal are long ago gone.
erader said:you'd have a case if vino didn't have priors.
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