Why did Hamilton drop out?
07-19-04, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by lotek
On stage 12 (the last stage Tyler finished) he was 9:46 seconds back
from Voekler. Remember at that point Lance was 5:42 back from Voekler.
So Tyler was just a bit over 4 minutes down on Lance, a few minutes off the
lead if one assumes that Voekler is gonna lose the yellow. And as anyone
who follows racing knows the tour is hardly decided after only one
full mountain stage.
Marty
from Voekler. Remember at that point Lance was 5:42 back from Voekler.
So Tyler was just a bit over 4 minutes down on Lance, a few minutes off the
lead if one assumes that Voekler is gonna lose the yellow. And as anyone
who follows racing knows the tour is hardly decided after only one
full mountain stage.
Marty
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07-19-04, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by lotek
On stage 12 (the last stage Tyler finished) he was 9:46 seconds back
from Voekler. Remember at that point Lance was 5:42 back from Voekler.
So Tyler was just a bit over 4 minutes down on Lance, a few minutes off the
lead if one assumes that Voekler is gonna lose the yellow. And as anyone
who follows racing knows the tour is hardly decided after only one
full mountain stage.
Marty
from Voekler. Remember at that point Lance was 5:42 back from Voekler.
So Tyler was just a bit over 4 minutes down on Lance, a few minutes off the
lead if one assumes that Voekler is gonna lose the yellow. And as anyone
who follows racing knows the tour is hardly decided after only one
full mountain stage.
Marty
Recall last years tour, Tyler was always in or near the front of the pack in the mountains, thats where the time is made, he pulled himself to 4th and almost got podium 3rd.
07-19-04, 06:19 PM
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[QUOTE=bianchi_rider]It was also said "Tyler didnt want to abandon, his team encouraged him to abandon"
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The same stage Mayo wanted to abandon, but his team didt let him.
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The same stage Mayo wanted to abandon, but his team didt let him.
07-19-04, 09:22 PM
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I haven't been following the tour for two or three days and man when I couldn't find him on letour.com I came here. AHHHHHHH, thats all I wanted to say. I was pulling so hard for Hamilton this year, he looked great in early season races. AHHHHHHH, well now I guess I just want to see Azevedo go top 5(its fun to pull for a guy thats got a smaller upper body than you) and it'd be fun to see Basso hang on after a couple great showings in the mountains. Anyone know how Basso is on a TT bike?
07-19-04, 09:35 PM
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[QUOTE=bianchi_rider]
I saw a clip of mayo slowing down on a mountain stage about to quit and other riders were pushing him on his back to get him to keep going. That was a real emotional moment.
Originally Posted by bianchi_rider
It was also said "Tyler didnt want to abandon, his team encouraged him to abandon"
QUOTE]
The same stage Mayo wanted to abandon, but his team didt let him.
QUOTE]
The same stage Mayo wanted to abandon, but his team didt let him.
07-20-04, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by TimB
perhaps Tyler should learn to stay on the bike. For a top pro he does appear to have more crashes than most..
Crashes are funny things. You can crash 9 times, get up, shake it out, and go on with perhaps a bruise or scrape. Then the 10th time you land just a little wrong, and you are seriously hurt. I have had about 5 crashes. The first 4 were not big deal. The 5th was no big deal either except that I had landed right on the point of my hip bone, rupturing lots of tiny capillaries and causing a hematoma literally the size of a football that wound up requiring surgery to drain and clean out. The doctor estimated that I had lost nearly 2 pints of blood; I passed out at one point from low blood pressure. And this was a simple low-speed slip and fall on a fresh diesel spill. Imagine how it is when guys go tumbling down the road after a 25-30 mph crash amid flying bikes and bodys.
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