TDF Stage 16 - Tuesday, July 20 2010, Bagnères-de-Luchon - Pau, 196 km

[Steel4Ever]

vino you are our only hope

+1


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[armstrong]

If you were Johan Bruyneel, what would you be telling LA?

 

[Bala Verde]

He's even more dangerous than horner imo

yup, just saw he was placed right before Horner. Doesn't he also have a good tt?

 

[mowie133]

Hope Moreau can win the polka dot jersey.

hope not!!! i have a bet rideing on it...he can't win it.how i see it..bbox won't let him go in a break..an he won't finish in the top 10 in the final hc finish... fingers crossed he doesn't go bbox!!!!!!! don't stuff up

 

[Mellow Velo]

Plaza now at 5'-02" in the GC, on the road, behind Bobby Gesink, but coming over Levi Leipheimer.
Isn't it time the Shack did something for their top GC man?

 

[luckyboy]

If you were Johan Bruyneel, what would you be telling LA?

Stop getting dropped by Barredo.

 

[Ramira]

If you were Johan Bruyneel, what would you be telling LA?

Let Horner and Plaza ride for GC time and then have Horner set up the final sprint if it gets to that, and watch the frenchies when you get under 20k as they'll try to get away. Then again I doubt LA would need someone to tell him that.

 

[nicholaaaas]

so will lance bury himself to move horner up as far as possible?

yeah i laughed too

 

[Straßenrennen]

Lol .

 

[dgodave]

If you were Johan Bruyneel, what would you be telling LA?

eat..........
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[Mellow Velo]

yup, just saw he was placed right before Horner. Doesn't he also have a good tt?

A very good trialist. A bit of a specialist.

Ooops Casar is back.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Plaza is beginning to threat the GC positions of Rodriguez, Leipheimer and Gesink

 

[The Hitch]

If you were Johan Bruyneel, what would you be telling LA?

to work for Horner.

I suspect thats what LA might say after the stage, that he was domestiquing for horner.

As for la's chances at the stage win, his only chance is to do a vino stage 13 in the last 10 km of the stage, just ride away from everyone.
We will se if he still has the grit and ability to do it.

though after reading this very anti la forum, you might expect bruneel to order horner to crash into the remainder of the break to get armstrong free

 

[The Sheep]

If you were Johan Bruyneel, what would you be telling LA?

offer money you rich git

 

[crispy]

Wow! Nice ride by Casar to get back on!

 

[alberto.legstrong]

If you were Johan Bruyneel, what would you be telling LA?

They just opened a brand new Golden Corral at the finish line.

 

[Straßenrennen]

Anyone else "impressed" that lotto have 4 men fowards? Given there normal poor/invisible showing in tours i am decidedly impressed.

 

[dgodave]

They just opened a brand new Golden Corral at the finish line.

lol.
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We used to seek out the Golden Corral when we rode from Oregon to Maine.
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[The Sheep]

yup, just saw he was placed right before Horner. Doesn't he also have a good tt?

Yes, will probably lose some time on thursday though

 

[Ramira]

Anyone else "impressed" that lotto have 4 men fowards? Given there normal poor/invisible showing in tours i am decidedly impressed.

Considering there's about 90 guys in the peleton nah not really. I was kinda impressed how they pulled back the leadout group on the peyresourde but it's hardly surprising they're there now.

 

[Ten Percent Grade]

If you were Johan Bruyneel, what would you be telling LA?

"Make the dive look as real as possible"

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Barredo going for it.

 

[shouldawouldacoulda]

offer money you rich git

++1, that was priceless.

 

[Jamsque]

Whelp, there goes the stage win up the road.

 

[crispy]

So you think Barredo can stay out on his own for 40k?