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Stage 18 - Friday, July 23 2010, Salies-de-Béarn - Bordeaux, 190 km

Stage 18 - Friday, July 23 2010, Salies-de-Béarn - Bordeaux, 190 km

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Considering how boring the mountain stages have been, how boring will these next 2 flat stages be? Im not even going to attempt to build this up. I will record it and then fast forward to the last 5 minutes and watch that.

Cav for the win.

Pettachi for the green.
 
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I'll probably watch the last 30 minutes..I mean...seconds..

Maybe some crosswinds and Saxo Bank attacks, breaks the field, Cancellara buries himself on the front pulling. Astana chasing like crazy behind. Schleck gains 68 seconds and now we have an interesting time trial?..Let me dream:rolleyes:
 
indurain666 said:
I'll probably watch the last 30 minutes..I mean...seconds..

Maybe some crosswinds and Saxo Bank attacks, breaks the field, Cancellara buries himself on the front pulling. Astana chasing like crazy behind. Schleck gains 68 seconds and now we have an interesting time trial?..Let me dream:rolleyes:

we have all thought that for a sec before reminding ourselves there isnt a chance in hell of it happening.

Or is there? :eek:










No there isnt:cool:
 
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cavendish to win in his sleep... I doubt anything will happen but i wil watch it anyway.. i think petacchi will perform badly and hushovd will keep the green jersey .
 
I'd like to hope HTC will relieve Tony Martin of his dogsbody duties tomorrow in preparation for Saturday's TT but I won't hold my breath. Cav should beat Petacchi anyway. EBH probably knackered after today so that should move Hushovd up one place at least

They seem to have the conditions for some crosswinds tomorrow but I'm guessing the roads around here are too sheltered. Maybe Saxo will try anyway.
 
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Cancellara and Schleck to go in an early two man break. Cancellara to do all the pulling and finish 5 minutes ahead of the field. Cancellara to be found to have an electric motor in his bike and kicked out of the tour. Schleck to keep his 5 minutes gained because there is nothing in the rules to punish a rider for what his 'lead out man' does.
 
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The Hitch said:
wont renshaws absence not damage cavs chances

a wee bit but cavendish can beat the guys in the tour without him quite easily he has allready beaten petacchi twice in sprints for 2nd or less without renshaw.. I think cavendish needing a train is a big myth.
 
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Roland Rat said:
Rumour had it that PFC Jet agreed not to contest the sprints in exchange for not being kicked from the Tour. Probably bollix, we'll see in a couple of hours at the first intermediate.

How reliable is this rumour? I have money on Thor to win Green but still $2.50 it's tempting to put more on.
 
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How reliable is this rumour? I have money on Thor to win Green but still $2.50 it's tempting to put more on.

Probably not reliable at all. I can't even remember where I heard it, other than it was from someone who I didn't automatically dismiss as knowing nothing (i.e. it was from a real proper journo type actually at the Tour).
 

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hopefully a 20 min break with 2 caisse depargnes in it
the sight of popovych pulling like a madman for a classification no one else gives a **** about again would be priceless
 
since we are dreaming this morning and we all expect a boring stage: schlecky and contador escape unseen and therefore they are not chased .. they gain enough time to stop at a local motel for a quickie. The take all the sprint points in the process and andy let conti win the final sprint so he can at least have a stage
 

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