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FixdGearHead 05-20-09 08:07 AM

RE: Levi's crash today.
According to Philippe Maertens of Astana: "we don't know exactly what happened yet in the crash, but he says he's not seriously injured."

(Courtesy of the VeloNews live report)

substructure 05-20-09 08:11 AM

See? LL's not THAT boring.

edit: He's names ˈle-vē now. And that's what I'm going to call him. It sounds more pretentious.

grolby 05-20-09 08:26 AM


Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 8951173)
Leipheimer has no descending skills compared to guys like Armstrong or DiLuca. He got pwned on that descent yesterday. That does not bode well for his chances in that 60km TT. In fact nobody's using TT bikes, they're all using regular road bikes with clip ons.

I've always gotten the impression that Leipheimer is actually a very competent descender. But he was on the wrong wheel yesterday. Basso absolutely sucks going downhill.

bdcheung 05-20-09 08:44 AM

Astana drillin it

substructure 05-20-09 08:45 AM

Levee back in the mix, a little bandaged.

And to bring LL back and then get on the front to drill it. Nice work.

bbattle 05-20-09 08:45 AM

Man, that's classic Postal/Discovery peloton control.

Is Lance going to give DiLuca the "look"?



as Botto would say, "No."

bdcheung 05-20-09 08:46 AM

hey look it's lance

bbattle 05-20-09 08:47 AM

Cool, a tunnel.

substructure 05-20-09 08:47 AM

Godzilla attacks for points.

bdcheung 05-20-09 08:48 AM

nice to see Lance at the front, doing work for someoen else.

bbattle 05-20-09 08:48 AM

Lance, super domestique.

bdcheung 05-20-09 08:49 AM

making sure Levi doesn't lose time on the descent like he did yesterday?

substructure 05-20-09 08:49 AM

He didn't look much like a "spinner" up that climb either. Looked as though he was a-mashin' away.

bbattle 05-20-09 08:49 AM

Sprinters gotta be loving Astana doing the pull right now.

bbattle 05-20-09 08:51 AM

Astana kept DiLuca from launching an attack on that climb.

bdcheung 05-20-09 08:52 AM

"Confidence ebbing through his [Lance's --bd] veins"

:lol:

CrimsonKarter21 05-20-09 08:53 AM

Di Luca/Armstrong?

bdcheung 05-20-09 08:53 AM

looks like Lance might be gapping Levi, and taking DiLuca with him?

bbattle 05-20-09 08:58 AM

Any sprinters near the front?

bdcheung 05-20-09 08:58 AM

Jens Voigt!

bbattle 05-20-09 08:58 AM

Levi attacks.

bdcheung 05-20-09 08:59 AM

gah, thought Voigt was going for it.

substructure 05-20-09 08:59 AM

Someone off the road. Ambulance called.

bdcheung 05-20-09 08:59 AM

who the **** from Astana is attacking?

Popo going for another stage. Ex will surely have something to say about this.

bbattle 05-20-09 09:00 AM

No, it's Popovych


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