TdF Stage 12 - Fri 16th - Bourg-de-Péage - Mende 210.5km

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Mar 11, 2009
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Moondance said:
Even Lotto are working now.... Rabobus, mehhhh, not so much.

Finally some patience and smart thinking at Rabo. No Dekker or Breukink this year?

Ouch, Farrar out. There goes my office game.
 
Oct 29, 2009
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Moondance said:
Even Lotto are working now.... Rabobus, mehhhh, not so much.

Excellent.

Sorry, but they drove me up the wall over the last years by featuring heavily when the race really wasn't calling for it. And blowing up towards the end when the rest still had that energy in reserve.

If they manage to reach the Pyrenees having kept just about all their powder dry, "at last".
 
Apr 28, 2009
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I have to agree with this line I heard from Sherwen earlier - "when these guys get to the finish today they will know they've been in a bike race".
 
Mar 11, 2009
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That's a damn shame for Tyler, he has looked quick all tour and I think with Renshaw gone he had a chance to steal a march on Cav.
 
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I really can't understand Cervelo here, this can not be a good finish for Sastre? Why are they using their team on this?
 
Mar 11, 2009
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This downhill run-up to the Mende should let the front four recover a bit, they ought to be able to go up fairly quickly. It will be touch and go whether they stay away or not.
 
Another possibility, maybe Contador will attack and if he can reach Vino, especially without Schleck, maybe they can pick up an extra couple of seconds, because its downhill mostly to the finish with about 700 m finish straight if I recall from their last visit.
 
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