J.W.
07-16-08, 02:21 PM
Do you think Caisse should look to Pereiro as the GC leader instead of Valverde? It just looks like OP is riding much better than Valverde...
Tour de France - Caisse D’epargne?
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marin1
07-16-08, 02:28 PM
I think they are both hunting stages now
Allen H
07-16-08, 04:34 PM
I think they are both hunting stages now
Actually, they're both in "no man's land", IMO - none of the GC contending teams are going to let either Valverde or Pereiro get much, if any real gap, b/c they're still too close in the GC to just let go. But they're too far back to be real GC contenders (b/c they can't make up that big a gap), and with too many riders to leapfrog.
The "better" stage-hunters at this point are the riders with absolutely no GC chances - say, 30+ minutes out of GC contention - then the GC teams will let those riders get a real breakaway (just like the ones that got out today to over 15 minutes ahead of the peloton).
Actually, they're both in "no man's land", IMO - none of the GC contending teams are going to let either Valverde or Pereiro get much, if any real gap, b/c they're still too close in the GC to just let go. But they're too far back to be real GC contenders (b/c they can't make up that big a gap), and with too many riders to leapfrog.
The "better" stage-hunters at this point are the riders with absolutely no GC chances - say, 30+ minutes out of GC contention - then the GC teams will let those riders get a real breakaway (just like the ones that got out today to over 15 minutes ahead of the peloton).