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Which gc riders will lose the tour de france on stage three?

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Who will lose the tour de france on stage 3?

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auscyclefan94

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Which gc riders will lose the tour de france on stage three?

I have grouped riders into teams so I can put more options in.
 
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If it's raining there will be more than one. Probably more than two.

Contador and ASchleck are going to be in major trouble if it's raining.
 
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Contador and schlecks will lose some serious time. They are way too light and dont have the experience/power that Armstrong has on the cobbles.

I also am doubting astanas ability to support contador. When he went down on yesterdays stage i could see only 1 team mate in support whereas Armstrong had 7 radioshack riders on the front towing him back to the front of the race.
 
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lancewillwin8 said:
Contador and schlecks will lose some serious time. They are way too light and dont have the experience/power that Armstrong has on the cobbles.

I also am doubting astanas ability to support contador. When he went down on yesterdays stage i could see only 1 team mate in support whereas Armstrong had 7 radioshack riders on the front towing him back to the front of the race.
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agree, but contador had 2 teammates. eitherway, it wasnt good enough.
 
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****ing none, because as soon as some pussy gets dropped, or has a crash, or their shoes get dirty, then some other pussy will tell everyone else to slow down and wait so they can all arrive at the hairdressers together...

http://www.velominati.com
 
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Scott SoCal said:
If it's raining there will be more than one. Probably more than two.

Contador and ASchleck are going to be in major trouble if it's raining.
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No rain in forecast tomorrow.

Still not sure about RS. Lots of light little climbers that will have as much trouble as AC.
 
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Some of those riders on your list aren't contenders in my opinion.

Of the 4-5 riders that are contenders I don't think any will lose out, they got a scare yesterday so will put everything into holding on today.
 
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blaxland said:
Ouch.......I think guys like Menchov,Gesink,Van Der Broek and A.Schleck will loose time in stage 3.I'd say about 1-2 minutes max.Hincapie to win stage..:D
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Big George's steerer tube will snap... oh wait.
 
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I think it is going to be a hard day for the Schlecks because they are going to be damn sore tomorrow. Having said that, in FC, Jens and Stuey they have three of the best guys to shepherd them through.

I don't think that Contador will have a problem. Vino will keep him where he needs to be.

Sastre will suffer I'm thinking but unless the weather is crappy I don't see any of the other GC contenders losing too much time barring crashes.
 
auscyclefan94

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George has another BMC impec which will come in handy on the cobbles. It is suppose to be a pretty awesome bike.
 
S2Sturges

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SpartacusRox said:
I think it is going to be a hard day for the Schlecks because they are going to be damn sore tomorrow. Having said that, in FC, Jens and Stuey they have three of the best guys to shepherd them through.

I don't think that Contador will have a problem. Vino will keep him where he needs to be.

Sastre will suffer I'm thinking but unless the weather is crappy I don't see any of the other GC contenders losing too much time barring crashes.
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Agreed, I don't think Carlos will have much joy on the pave, he always struck me as a nervous bike handler, he come off, he might lose his bottle and lose minutes.. That said it isn't all that many cobbles, as professionals, it's their job to be able to handle all forms of road surfaces... Good luck to them all!
 
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the shack will suffer today a major blow with at least one of their lightweight's (braj, ll, horner) being sacrificed. my guess it will be braj as he's the most dangerous competition to texas.
 
hrotha

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danjo007 said:
agree, but contador had 2 teammates. eitherway, it wasnt good enough.
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Well, considering 7 out of 9 Astana riders crashed, and seeing what happened to everyone else, I'd say it was a matter of luck.

Astana is not as strong as RadioShack, but they're not weak by any means.
 
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could be...but even if one team does not agree (and i can see at least 2-3 teams seeking an advantage today) the neutralization wont work.
 
auscyclefan94

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Basso has gone under the radar. How will he go is a complete mystery. Can't compare to 2004 as there were only 2 sectors which weren't that long.

The onlygc crash on that stage was mayo and he crashed on straight roads.
 
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