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Gilbert starts like a rocket
GILBERT Philippe (165) came out of the starting game with his afterburners on. At the kilometre 10 checkpoint, his time was 11:51, a shocking 31 seconds faster than previous leader BODNAR Maciej (133).
auscyclefan94 said:they've showed mosquera and sanchez warming up. i doubt we'll see evans or basso.
auscyclefan94 said:they've showed mosquera and sanchez warming up. i doubt we'll see evans or basso.
Does that mean the 40 year old dude should have been really fresh?auscyclefan94 said:he is only 23 years old so he would be tired.
powderpuff said:Does that mean the 40 year old dude should have been really fresh?
ak-zaaf said:Man, Cadel is getting a lot of camera-time. Effing Spaniards.
And many didn't. Seems you and your fellow countryman msjett are mistaking my dislike of the man for not recognizing the man's talent. I expect Cadel to be standing on the podium tomorrow; he is a much better TTer than Basso. And if he does podium, it will be interesting to see how he reacts.auscyclefan94 said:A lot of people liked vino before he tested positive
That is a facile statement... Having acknowledged Cadel's obvious talent, I've moved on to his personality, and that was my point to acf94.msjett said:I didn't realise that riding GT's and other races was about winning fans, silly me, I thought it was about winning the race.
benpounder said:And many didn't. Seems you and your fellow countryman msjett are mistaking my dislike of the man for not recognizing the man's talent. I expect Cadel to be standing on the podium tomorrow; he is a much better TTer than Basso. And if he does podium, it will be interesting to see how he reacts.
That is a facile statement... Having acknowledged Cadel's obvious talent, I've moved on to his personality, and that was my point to acf94.
msjett said:Countrywoman....hence msjett not mrjett...lol
I wondered that - but I've found men tend to be more sensitive when refered to as a woman than vice versa.msjett said:Countrywoman....hence msjett not mrjett...lol
benpounder said:I wondered that - but I've found men tend to be more sensitive when refered to as a woman than vice versa.
Back to the race, I've no sense how each will fare other than Cadel besting Basso and Valverde holding on to the top spot. Seeing as Valverde starts in 2min, we will know in 37+/-...
Bala Verde said:I hope cadel can bump Sanchez from the podium, although that's difficult.
He will be really ****ed, when he finishes 2nd overall with a 1:10-1:30 time difference to Valverde...
but Sanchez is only 6s behind Evans @ 19.5... so unlikely that Evans will finish ahead of him
Cant bump Sanchez off the podium, only take the higher step.Bala Verde said:I hope cadel can bump Sanchez from the podium, although that's difficult.