skidmark said:That'd be pretty sweet if they did a blistering 8km sprint train in the grupetto... I guess they wouldn't make too many friends, though, but it'd be funny to watch.
And if Cav did an OTT victory salute!
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skidmark said:That'd be pretty sweet if they did a blistering 8km sprint train in the grupetto... I guess they wouldn't make too many friends, though, but it'd be funny to watch.
theyoungest said:Perhaps Horner isn't fast enough for that, and neither is Armstrong? Notice how Horner had to hold back to not finish before Armstrong.
Armstrong fanboys: it's final, there's no way this guy could have won the Tour this year. There just isn't.
Publicus said:Probably unless he or Andy stomps a mudhole in the other on Thursday (though my guess it will be a repeat of Mt. Ventoux) and, in the case of AC, he takes more than 31 seconds on Andy, or if Andy gets back in yellow. Should definitely end Saturday (assuming he has the legs) in the TT.
A lot of folks have baked into their mind that it was a malicious attack and it's going to take awhile to undo that misconception (if it can ever be undone).
EDIT: And this is not intended as an invitation to re-litigate the matter.
Mellow Velo said:Now you see, to me, this rubbish is worst than name calling. You aren't just insulting an individual poster, but entire nations, including Belgium, The Netherlands, Italy and France.
Roland Rat said:I'm especially lucky, Mrs Rat is French so if it wasn't for Lance I'd never have known she was a real person and not an alien.
gorgos said:The rest are probably setting the pace for a desperate Cav in the grupetto?
skidmark said:Nobody would know who, or what, france was if it wasn't for Armstrong.
Well, you kinda suck if on the basis of your current level people start questioning your earlier achievements...reigarc said:lance sucks, it's a shame he's never won anything before. oh, wait...
slimkay said:Well... you could replace North America with World. Except in Spain where Contador is big, most of the World only knows cycling through LA's accomplishment and branding.
Once he's gone, the sport is going to lose a lot.
SpeedWay said:Bravo, in honor of the French and the great Bip put your hat back on and smile for the cameras. Real cycling fans weren't uncomfortable for a second. It was a great stage and even a better finish.
bylbyl said:Being from Belgium i must say this post looks really ridiculous.
Big GMaC said:I think HTC - Columbia stole the RaboBus today.
So far Maxime Monfort is the only rider finished...
we are now +25 mins...
badboyberty said:umm, from the official website
18. MONFORT Maxime 116 TEAM HTC - COLUMBIA 5h 38' 28" + 06' 45"
but I think Rogers was the next in at 23+ minutes
Grupetto in at 34'48, Chavendish in the time limit.
luckyboy said:Do people think Basso just had nothing or he might try something tomorrow (long shot I know)?
If you dont want to re-litigate, they you probably should not have made such a dogmatic assertion.Publicus said:A lot of folks have baked into their mind that it was a malicious attack and it's going to take awhile to undo that misconception (if it can ever be undone).
EDIT: And this is not intended as an invitation to re-litigate the matter.
El Pistolero said:Then why is France the country with the most tourists? It's like 50 times smaller(random guess) then the USA and still attracts a lot more tourists.
Big GMaC said:Ye, when I was typing it hadn't updated Rogers, but after 20 odd mins Monfort was the only one there.
But Cav makes it so its all ok for them i guess
benpounder said:If you dont want to re-litigate, they you probably should not have made such a dogmatic assertion.
theyoungest said:Perhaps Horner isn't fast enough for that, and neither is Armstrong? Notice how Horner had to hold back to not finish before Armstrong.
Armstrong fanboys: it's final, there's no way this guy could have won the Tour this year. There just isn't.
luckyboy said:Do people think Basso just had nothing or he might try something tomorrow (long shot I know)?
Big GMaC said:On the rest day?
Susan Westemeyer said:The team has announced that Basso is suffering from bronchitis.
Susan