stage 4 - Cholet Cholet 29.5 km Spoiler
07-05-08, 10:25 AM
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another cat...FAB!
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stage 4 - Cholet Cholet 29.5 km Spoiler
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07-07-08, 01:04 PM
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Hard to bet against Fabian.
I'm looking for David Millar to have a very good showing tomorrow. It's a shame Zabriskie isn't going to get a shot at this. With the strong finish of Frishkorn today I think Garmin-Chipotle will be pretty amped up.
More interesting will be how much time Valverde and Evans put into Ricco. His driveling will know no bounds when the results are in tomorrow...
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I'm looking for David Millar to have a very good showing tomorrow. It's a shame Zabriskie isn't going to get a shot at this. With the strong finish of Frishkorn today I think Garmin-Chipotle will be pretty amped up.
More interesting will be how much time Valverde and Evans put into Ricco. His driveling will know no bounds when the results are in tomorrow...
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07-07-08, 01:25 PM
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"Perhaps you journalists don't understand that I am not here for the classification."
- Ricky Ricco, after race today.
07-07-08, 01:36 PM
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Hard to bet against Fabian.
I'm looking for David Millar to have a very good showing tomorrow. It's a shame Zabriskie isn't going to get a shot at this. With the strong finish of Frishkorn today I think Garmin-Chipotle will be pretty amped up.
More interesting will be how much time Valverde and Evans put into Ricco. His driveling will know no bounds when the results are in tomorrow...
Michael
I'm looking for David Millar to have a very good showing tomorrow. It's a shame Zabriskie isn't going to get a shot at this. With the strong finish of Frishkorn today I think Garmin-Chipotle will be pretty amped up.
More interesting will be how much time Valverde and Evans put into Ricco. His driveling will know no bounds when the results are in tomorrow...
Michael
don't worry, i'm sure the only reason why he won't win it is because he's clean, and everyone else isn't.
07-07-08, 02:30 PM
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And even than there would be some doubt as to whether he's found a better source than you or not...
07-07-08, 07:25 PM
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Yeah. He's there for the white jersey. At least that's what he's going to say because his team, the other teams, Santa Claus and his own bike are working against him.....
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07-07-08, 09:29 PM
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I'm going with Leipheimer....oh, wait. Nevermind.
07-07-08, 09:48 PM
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If Wiggins were here, I'd pick him, but Cancellara is going to be my pick for the win. I'm also hoping for a strong showing from Slipstream.
Maybe a surprise Top 5 from a Liquigas rider.
Maybe a surprise Top 5 from a Liquigas rider.
07-08-08, 08:02 AM
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three thoughts...
first, what are the little wires sticking out the back of a lot of the TT helmets? is that the antenna for race radio? or something to do with drag...
second, electronic dura ace is making an appearance on gerolsteiner team bikes from what i can tell
third, what is the new helmet from giro that Caisse D'Epargne is breaking out? definitely not the shape of the advantage line, and have a black visor on it as well.
first, what are the little wires sticking out the back of a lot of the TT helmets? is that the antenna for race radio? or something to do with drag...
second, electronic dura ace is making an appearance on gerolsteiner team bikes from what i can tell
third, what is the new helmet from giro that Caisse D'Epargne is breaking out? definitely not the shape of the advantage line, and have a black visor on it as well.
07-08-08, 08:07 AM
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With some of the big guns still to come out. Wonder who he can blame it on this time?
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07-08-08, 08:13 AM
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Was it just the camera angle or did Cancellara come within inches of running over a guy just a few minutes into his ride? It was an older guy with a brown shirt on who looked like he was trying to take a photo. The commentators said nothing about it but it looked waaaaay close to me.
07-08-08, 09:05 AM
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It's pretty cool to see the Verses shots from Millar's car but man is Johnathan V. annoying. He sounds like a dentist. Could he be less into it?
07-08-08, 09:08 AM
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oops. i'll bet there's a delay on the live feeds from now on
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07-08-08, 09:10 AM
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i'm guessing that's the technique that millar responds to. some perform best in silence, some do best when being yelled at, some do best using a dentist, businesslike approach. i'll bet behind somebody else on the team, johnathan is screaming
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At least you're at home, watching. I'm at work, grateful that the boss doesn't mind that I've got the Velonews reporting going on in the background.
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I read that Hincapie would be on a new TT bike but wtf is on his head tube:
Interesting, because the rest of the bike looks like a P3C.
Interesting, because the rest of the bike looks like a P3C.