Teams only have room for one leader that is for sure. When you have too many chiefs and not enough indians all these shenanigans happen. AC all alone? That is a travesty. First, the LA should have been attentive enough and alerted AC to what was going to happen. Second, the team should have dropped back and pulled him up if he did get caught out. Astana should not be betting the farm on LA in the third stage.
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Mellow Velo said:
You appear to be the only miserable sod to not have enjoyed today's climax, which really had something for everyone. You could try looking on the bright side.
Parrot23 said:
agree with you there, Personaslly I never thought Evans will be in yellow come paris
39*23t said:
That's my prediction. He has a healthy lead over most and I don't think Astana can beat Saxo bank by 40+ seconds (barring an accident). I don't think we will see Lance in yellow anytime soon (or Contador for that matter). It's WAY too early to defend for the likes of Astana.
Well, with all the mountain stages left to go Lance is leading all the favorites now. Remind me if you've heard this story before. It's basically like he was still able to prologue better than the rest.
It might actually be good strategy on Astana's part. They get a chance to get Armstrong in Yellow tomorrow, which is obviously invaluable to branding.
And the gap to Contador is small enough that Alberto can claw it back in no time if he's on form - and the peloton will have to mark Armstrong even more. So they get Armstrong in yellow for awhile, and they get the jersey handed to Alberto from there.
It's either a team peeling apart or a brilliant little gamble....or both.
And the gap to Contador is small enough that Alberto can claw it back in no time if he's on form - and the peloton will have to mark Armstrong even more. So they get Armstrong in yellow for awhile, and they get the jersey handed to Alberto from there.
It's either a team peeling apart or a brilliant little gamble....or both.
I really really like something about cav, something my GF points out.
He mimicks phoning, while he slowly reveals HTC on his chest, then slightly pushes his chest. Now that is exposure. Very very profesional.
He mimicks phoning, while he slowly reveals HTC on his chest, then slightly pushes his chest. Now that is exposure. Very very profesional.
you look at lotto - they were just as bad as last yearTimmy-loves-Rabo said:Indeed, just thought the person claiming Evans tour is over was a tad dramatic haha. Good stage (last 30 kms anyway
and they are shocking at TTT and probally will lose more time as well
Cadel will have to mountain by himself like last year
Sorry If im not as optamistc as you are
Feel a bit sorry for Conti though...
He should pay more attention! After 3 grand tour wins you expect him to have a bit more routine...this lose was entirelly his own fault, why is he in the back of the peloton if he wan'ts to win Le Tour???hm???
He should pay more attention! After 3 grand tour wins you expect him to have a bit more routine
...this lose was entirelly his own fault, why is he in the back of the peloton if he wan'ts to win Le Tour???hm???The sprints are getting tedious with a one man show, . . . . . but this was otherwise a fantastic flat stage finish.
Wouldn't you love to be a fly in the Astana bus and hotel ?
Wouldn't you love to be a fly in the Astana bus and hotel ?
MonkeyKnifeFight said:
Why did Astana need to pull Conta into taht gorup, apart from Lance there was no real rival for the overall in there... You can give Rogers a 5 min handicap and i still don't think he would win the tour.
sportzchick said:
im not optimistic, my opinion from day one was that cadel had no chance
Im just saying, they weren't exactly good at the TT before todays stage, so really what happend shouldn't change your opinion in anyway, unless you think lance is the big favorite?
What's the problem. Armstrong was the best GC rider up there, so Astana could only gain time on Sastre, the Schlecks und Co.
That's a great deal for Astana, they would've been stupid not to ride.
That's a great deal for Astana, they would've been stupid not to ride.
MonkeyKnifeFight said:
It's up to AC to pay attention to the course. It's not up to Lance or any other permutation of Astanas to "warn" AC when he's slipped back that far in the group. The "team" should have pulled back? How many Astanas were up front? How many does that leave at AC's disposal?
No, he'll probably say something about how Alberto still has a few things to learn.hfer07 said:Lance will post on twitter today:
I just took over the Leadership!!!!
MonkeyKnifeFight said:
$100 bucks says Hincape told Lance what they were going to do and Lance didn't tell Contador
Hincape said after the stage that they were pi$$ed off that none of the other sprinter's teams were pulling so they turned the screws in anger. Lance just happened to be there when it happened...............
Moondance said:
This reminds me of when LeMond could no longer keep up with the top men and gained a bunch of time back in breaks......only to lose it all again in the next mountain stage.
I could also pull up when the same happened with Hinault...or Merckx....or most top men.
He's not going to win the Tour.
I think Lance should be the leader now. At least until stage 7 when Contador will probably pass him in the GC again, at that point Contador will be the leader.
They might just have to make Gregory Rast the leader to sort this $hit out.
They might just have to make Gregory Rast the leader to sort this $hit out.
if your leader wasnt there you think they would try and get him backTimmy-loves-Rabo said:
unless lance is the leader and AC is just his puppet
Colombia's team spent a lot of energy today and I'm not so sure why they'd want to work so hard in a TTT when they basically have nothing to gain from it (exept if they plan on winning it).
About LA vs AC, I don't think today's time gap will really affect the final issue of the tour. But it gives LA better chances to finish well in the GC at the end.
About LA vs AC, I don't think today's time gap will really affect the final issue of the tour. But it gives LA better chances to finish well in the GC at the end.
Faserr said:
I agree. It was the logical move. Plus they didn't waste the legs of Levi, Kloden or Contador (three of their biggest engines) for tomorrow. Remember folks this is a 3 week race, not a 3 day race.
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