Tour de France 2011 STAGE 20 - Grenoble 42.5 km ITT

[luckyboy]

Who's the second best then? By what merits?

Evans? Tirreno, Romandie, Tour this year.

 

[BillytheKid]

No. He still needs to win a stage race. IMO, the gap from first to second is pretty huge, no matter who you slot in as second.

Imagine a GT with two ITTs proper. The Schlecks would not have even made the podium. Last year Andy had the good fortune of Fabs on the cobbles. No such luck this year. Grand Tours are won by masters of all disciplines. They were given everything this year, a token TTT and sub-50K ITT at the end of a mountainous block of stages. Cadel Evens is a true Grand Tour rider. What a great ride.

 

[hrotha]

So happy for Evans. Congratulations.
(I hope the Australian forumers don't go too crazy here)

I hope this Tour will be a lesson for Andy. He lost the Tour in the Pyrenees and he almost won it in the one stage where he gave it a real go.

 

[mr. tibbs]

Polka dot podium = seizure.

 

[bicing]

Looking at the podium presentations... Cav's been close to his coveted green jersey for a 2-3 years too, so it's great he's got his.

And Euskaltel - how many times have they been in the breaks, challenging and striving for the polka jersey. Now they have it.

A fairy tale tour!

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

gratz Cadel

 

[El Pistolero]

Andy will never win the Tour if he can't beat Evans.

 

[Publicus]

I guess I didn't word that well....
Was trying to say that he is the eternal runner-up, thus 2nd best...

Super happy to see Cadel win, sorry to say that I can never imagine Andy will ever win one.

I understood what you meant. I think that designation is a slight to folks like Cadel, Basso and Nibali who've actually won a grand tour and other stage races. I want Andy to try and actually win a stage race--which should be feasible given his considerable talent.

 

[Granville57]

He was commentating on the live stream, which doesn't go to commercial. He was also waxing on about crap...basically filling time

Ah, thanks for that. Facts are good. I still can't wait for him to retire.

 

[mewmewmew13]

HE DID IT!!
Bring out the towels!!

 

[Franklin]

Who's the second best then? By what merits?

Well, that certainly would be Denis Menchov if palmares are the indicator.

 

[Granville57]

Given Cadel's entire career, this has to be one of the most well deserved wins ever.

Congrats, Cadel!

 

[maltiv]

So Evans is apparently 1 minute faster after 3 weeks of suffering than he is after 2 fairly easy days in Dauphine.

 

[El Pistolero]

Wanna bet next year will have 0 time trials?

 

[sportzchick]

lol @ Rolland's toy - aussies will get this when I say it looks like pluck-a-duck

 

[Grayguard]

So happy for Evans. Congratulations.
(I hope the Australian forumers don't go too crazy here)

I hope this Tour will be a lesson for Andy. He lost the Tour in the Pyrenees and he almost won it in the one stage where he gave it a real go.

+1 I couldn't agree more.

 

[SarahDane]

Kim Andersen: "...It's a new team..." (About Leopard Trek.)

 

[Zoncolan]

Imagine a GT with two ITTs proper. The Schlecks would not have even made the podium. Last year Andy had the good fortune of Fabs on the cobbles. No such luck this year. Grand Tours are won by masters of all disciplines. They were given everything this year, a token TTT and sub-50K ITT at the end of a mountainous block of stages. Cadel Evens is a true Grand Tour rider. What a great ride.

This + 1000000

 

[Cervelo77]

Danielson finishes 9th (well done), keeping alive the trend of Garmin electing a GC captain on the road who finishes in the top 10. Some trends should end...

 

[El Pistolero]

So Evans is apparently 1 minute faster after 3 weeks of suffering than he is after 2 fairly easy days in Dauphine.

There goes the fanboys argument that he must be clean

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Andy will never win the Tour if he can't beat Evans.

If conta avoids the giro he will break LA's record.

 

[BYOP88]

Wanna bet next year will have 0 time trials?

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

So Evans is apparently 1 minute faster after 3 weeks of suffering than he is after 2 fairly easy days in Dauphine.

Evans apparantly wanted to be in his best shape for 3 weeks of suffering not for 2 fairly easy days I guess. Strange, but mist likely true.

 

[goggalor]

Such heart Contador has. Went out guns blazing today, even with his rubbish form, faded in the second half, but still, hats off.

So happy for Cadel, and also Tony.

 

[sportzchick]

There goes the fanboys argument that he must be clean

no one is clean...thats the way it is