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avanti said:If LA recovers from his wounds tomorrow is it possible he could aim for the overall KOM jersey?
After all the GC contenders won't want to battle for many KOM points.
Who is the main contender for this jersey?
Thee_chisa said:armstrong - best way of getting on the podium now, and he has the canniness to get into breaks, especially now he is out of contention for GC
avanti said:]If LA recovers from his wounds tomorrow is it possible he could aim for the overall KOM jersey?[/color]
After all the GC contenders won't want to battle for many KOM points.
Who is the main contender for this jersey?
yeah i'm sure that's going to be astana's key strategy, screw controlling schleck or evans, just make sure lance knows it was a mistake to dis' contador last year. Navarro rode so well yesterday, he can probably chase down lance AND control the race for alberto.PCutter said:Anyone who thinks Astana would let Lance in a break after the disrespect he showed Conti is kidding himself.
kurtinsc said:We'll know after Tuesday's stage I think.
If my math is right and they're giving double points for Madeleine, then there are 84 points available on the day (40 for winning the last climb alone).
I wonder if the other teams would let Brajkovic in a break... he won the Dauphine which would make me think no... but he is 14 minutes back.
PCutter said:Anyone who thinks Astana would let Lance in a break after the disrespect he showed Conti is kidding himself.
mowie133 said:how about the guy that has itonly has to get in another two breaks an he has it
Sasquatch said:Because he won't be able to handle the bigger climbs unless there are weak climbers in the break.
badboyberty said:I actually suspect that Contador and Schleck may end up 1 and 2 in the competition, but becasue of the jersey hierarchy Rafael Valls will look after the spots for them.
The Barb said:...
The only guy whose actions make it clear he is chasing the polka dot jersey is Rafael Valls. Can anyone tell me something more about him? I have to say I don't think I've heard of him before and suddenly he's up there climbing with the GC contenders in a grand tour ...
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