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Reynolds Boy said:I hope Andy is right about 17 proving to be a very tough and selective stage.. at this point what concerns me is that he & the others could be even further behind when they leave Bourg that day.
Nobody but JV seems to be talking about the scary finishes (and the huge potential therein) of stages 16 & to a lesser extent also 17.
Getting back to what I was saying.. 16, especially, seems perfect for a strong descender to gain big. Gentle post-restday stage sets up a power guy to motor an attack from the primer gruppo near the top, and put 1:00-2:00+ in on the screaming 30k (@6-8%!) finish.. easily if he has a cooperating partner/teammate.
I don't feel well at all suggesting it, but if I were a betting man.. my money would be on Lance pantsing everyone next Tuesday for the Johnny..
Surely Contador & the others have it well in mind. I just hope everyone is ready to come out and play hard.. if he takes 2:00 the tour will be over.
what ya's think?
You've got balls daring to suggest that LA might possibly win on these forums, mind you most of the anti Lance brigade on here were confidently predicting that he would be back in the gruppetto last Friday. Just goes to show I guess that blind hatred for a rider is just as bad as Bobbie's blind devotion. While the muppets on here were loudly proclaiming his demise in the first week, most objective commentators were being rightfully cautious in writing him off. Personally I think that by the time Ventoux rolls around we will be left with a few mumblings on the road racing forum from the hateboys, with most of them firmly ensconced in the Clinic coming up with their latest doping theories and giving each other a knowing wink. The reality is that barring accidents this is now a two horse race and everyone knows it. The TTT ruined any chance of the race being close for many of the pre race favourites. Hopefully the idiots at ASO are now looking at each other with bovine expressions and saying "Ah so thats why we dropped it a few years ago".