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Tour Down Under Stage 5: Snapper Point - Willunga 148km

acf must be slacking off...

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In reality I'd like to see Cardoso take another win if there is the same kind of reduced peleton at the finish like the last couple of days. His chances are probably pretty good too. Maybe McEwen if he has the legs. He's been moving up the stage placings steadily, and it woulld be nice to see him get a win after such a sh!tty '09.
 
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Between 100 and 140 it looks like a half pipe. Can we expect any ollie switch 360 flips?

What's the last K like? I see an incline, but how steep?
 
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Moondance said:
In reality I'd like to see Cardoso take another win if there is the same kind of reduced peleton at the finish like the last couple of days. His chances are probably pretty good too. Maybe McEwen if he has the legs. He's been moving up the stage placings steadily, and it woulld be nice to see him get a win after such a sh!tty '09.



He shares my last name and he lives a few kms from me, so clearly he will win because I say so

*basks in own fanboyish idiocy*

Seriously though, he doesn't stand much of a chance, nor would I feel happier for him winning than someone else.
 
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Bala Verde said:
Between 100 and 140 it looks like a half pipe. Can we expect any ollie switch 360 flips?

What's the last K like? I see an incline, but how steep?

Not much at all. It's a false flat. Will have an effect on the sprint, though. The heavier guys won't do as well.
 
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I'm voting 6 man break. Winner... sod it.. I'm going to be patriotic for once... Ben Swift.


(before anyone starts... patriotic because of his nationality, not because of which team he rides for.)


(Even though it'll be Valverde who actually wins)
 
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half the field to come in together and Davide Vigano to shock the lot of them.. :D
 
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Ferminal said:
acf must be slacking off...
dimspace said:
or sleeping..
Great minds need their sleep!
Moondance said:
In Aussie's absence I will post for him:

CADEL to DESTORY the peleton and win by 15 minutes. He then slips some shrimp on the barbie. PARTYYYYYY!!!!

No shrimp, i've bought a block of chocolate to pig out on while watching cadel win by 15 minutes.Seriously I think he will have a red hot crack today.

Here's who I think really think are still just in touch and can win overall based on time!
1 Andre Greipel (Ger) HTC-Columbia 13:23:57
2 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Katyusha 0:00:20

3 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Sky 0:00:24
4 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team RadioShack
5 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 0:00:26
6 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
8 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana 0:00:29
9 Robbie Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Transitions 0:00:30
10 Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
11 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram
12 René Mandri (Est) Ag2r-La Mondiale
13 George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team
14 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katyusha
15 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step
16 Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
17 Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram
18 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Ag2r-La Mondiale
19 Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Transitions
20 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
21 Michael Rogers (Aus) HTC-Columbia
22 Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana 0:00:38
23 Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon Servetto 0:00:39
24 Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon Servetto
25 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux
26 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:41
 
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hfer07 said:
I'd love to see a showdown between Cadel & Valverde..... but I guess it's too much to ask for....

Valverde will have a go... but evans is too phucken good!


Something funny on twitter
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Hi, all - it's not my birthday! There is a false PL Facebook - I'm in August!! Great, as it means I'm six month younger.
 

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UBIBET.com odds for today:

Tour Down Under 2010 - Stage 5
Who will win?

Greipel, A 3.75
Valverde, A 3.75
Rojas Gil, J J 11.00
Cardoso, M 14.00
Sanchez, L L 15.00
Steegmans, G 16.00
Elmiger, M 17.00
Evans, C 17.00
Davis, A 20.00
Cooke, B 22.00
Hincapie, G 22.00
Sagan, P 25.00
Brown, G 25.00
Hunter, R 25.00
Roelandts, J 25.00
Rohregger, T 25.00
McEwen, R 28.00
Rogers, M 35.00
Sulzberger; W 35.00
Armstrong, L 50.00
 
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The fast flat courses help. The shots on VS make the conditions look like a mix between San Diego and Phoenix. I hope for another day with wicked crosswinds and with such a small gap in the top few riders,anybody could pop. It's still anybody's race.....even Coddle.As long as an Aussie doesn't win overall alles klar. Saw Peter Garrett on TV yesterday he looks pretty good. Come on Steegmans get one at least.
 

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