theyoungest said:It's only 1 k at 10%, not impossible, just unlikely.
Whoops, I guess I can't read. I assumed each block was 1km because that's usually how these things work for summit finishes. I guess this finale isn't as hard as I thought.
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theyoungest said:It's only 1 k at 10%, not impossible, just unlikely.
Jamsque said:
Whoops, I guess I can't read. I assumed each block was 1km because that's usually how these things work for summit finishes. I guess this finale isn't as hard as I thought.
Jamsque said:
Whoops, I guess I can't read. I assumed each block was 1km because that's usually how these things work for summit finishes. I guess this finale isn't as hard as I thought.
Carl0880 said:I would love to see Vino win the stage, just not sure if he has the acceleration to get away from Gilbert on the up hill. For the most part, I think you will probably see about 5-10 riders after the 8-10% part of the climb together to sprint out for the finish, which would heavily favor Cunego.
The last km is basically flat, so unless a climber can get a substantial distance on the steep part, very few would have the power to stay away from a group on flatish roads.
Vino would seem like the second favorite, but it depends on what happened on the stage 1 attack. Did he not have the acceleration to get to far away, or did he realize he went to early and just stepped back and finished in the group?
I think Contador will give it a try today. I dont see it as too much energy expended, you talking about only 2 km. Everybody is talking about the time between him and Schleck, but I think is first need is to clear out the contenders in between them 2, if for nothing else, for the mental aspect.
I think it will be a Gilbert/Cunego battle, maybe with a 2-3 second gap from the rest because of the sprint they can produce.
auscyclefan94 said:I was talking about uphill finishes, cadel is better.
Talk about strangeauscyclefan94 said:You must of had strange expectations. His actual form is totally unknown like pretty much every tdf contender. The first day we will possibly see any cracks is the stage to Super Besse. Did you seriously think he would be dropped on the bridge?
Captain_Cavman said:Break stands no chance with all the big teams motivated to close it down.
King Of The Wolds said:The big teams have got to learn not to contribute to the chase and let OPL do all the work. There's a risk that the break will succeed, but if OPL arrive fresh, close to the finish, we'll see a repeat of Saturday.
Contribute nothing, let OPL do all the work and then attack the **** out of them. If Gilbert's team mates are all used up, he'll be forced to chase each one himself.
That's the only way Gilbert's not going to win today.
Dekker_Tifosi said:Talk about strange
Here was my PCM 11 result after a full tour (I was fdjeux)
1 Cadel Evans BMC Racing Team 83h45'38
2 Alberto Contador Saxo Bank - Sungard + 48
3 Andy Schleck Leopard - Trek + 2'02
4 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 5'59
5 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 6'01
6 Jurgen Van den Broeck Omega Pharma - Lotto + 6'51
7 Ivan Basso Liquigas - Cannondale + 8'11
8 Alexandre Vinokourov Pro Team Astana + 9'31
9 Chris Horner Team RadioShack + 9'57
10 Fränk Schleck Leopard - Trek + 11'55
So prepare the balloons, Evans is going to win the Tour 2011...
I find this point amusing. He is slightly more muscular than some of the others but if you have seen him in a race or just in casual clothes he is just as skinny as any cyclist.just some guy said:As Timmy noted Evans is not a lean as the other GT guys
Wiggins would be more of a worry - talk about thin, maybe Andy will get a cold here hoping
Dekker_Tifosi said:So prepare the balloons, Evans is going to win the Tour 2011...
The Oracle has predicted Cadel will win, so it must be rightTuarts said:Considering you TTT "success", I think we'll all ignore this.
funny thing is Andy went into the mountains with yellow and 50s on the number 2 (Gesink).Tuarts said:Considering you TTT "success", I think we'll all ignore this.
Just thought I'd let you know I think your username is hilarious!PedalCastro said:Come on live coverage, hurry up! Gilbert to win with Cadel 2nd. Roche top 10!
Bavarianrider said:No streams yet?