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bbattle 05-21-09 09:16 AM

Levi in first place. Great ride.

MitchellH 05-21-09 09:16 AM


Originally Posted by johnybutts (Post 8958631)
i thought "he" as well. Menchov looked so pained, but ended up doing well on the 3rd climb... Wonder if he went too hard, will lose time on decent/into the fnish?

Nope.

MitchellH 05-21-09 09:17 AM

Looks like it will be Menchov in Pink. With no Horillo, Rabobank will have their work cut out for them.

RockyMtnMerlin 05-21-09 09:19 AM

Universal just died for me!

Second Mouse 05-21-09 09:20 AM

Me too. That's some bad timing.

admcptch 05-21-09 09:20 AM

Menchov looks great, under 1km.

bdcheung 05-21-09 09:20 AM

Amazing ride by Menchov

twodimensional 05-21-09 09:20 AM

Not a good day for Rogers.

bbattle 05-21-09 09:20 AM

1:34:29 for Menchov 20 seconds on Levi.

admcptch 05-21-09 09:21 AM

Menchov - #1 - 1:34.29

Great/spectacular/incredible ride for Menchov.

RockyMtnMerlin 05-21-09 09:21 AM

Crap! Guess I should have paid for RAI.

bbattle 05-21-09 09:22 AM

I hope history doesn't repeat itself(thinking of last time a Rabobank rider turned in an amazing time trial)

MitchellH 05-21-09 09:24 AM


Originally Posted by bbattle (Post 8958724)
I hope history doesn't repeat itself(thinking of last time a Rabobank rider turned in an amazing time trial)

So, what happened the last time?

bbattle 05-21-09 09:26 AM

1:36 :26 1:54 down on Menchov. Levi in third overall, 6 seconds behind DiLuca

MitchellH 05-21-09 09:26 AM

So Di Luca ends up down 1:54 to Menchov's time. I wonder how much time his not having aero bars cost him.

acortez 05-21-09 09:26 AM


Originally Posted by mitchellh (Post 8958739)
so, what happened the last time?

+1

bbattle 05-21-09 09:26 AM


Originally Posted by MitchellH (Post 8958739)
So, what happened the last time?

Rasmussen in the 2007 TdF.

NomadVW 05-21-09 09:27 AM

Di Luca still in 2nd on GC. Good, good ride.

The GC is gonna be exciting this last week!

MitchellH 05-21-09 09:27 AM

Armstrong with a respectable though not particularly impressive finish.

Grumpy McTrumpy 05-21-09 09:28 AM

menchov pushed an awfully big gear up that last mountain.

UGASkiDawg 05-21-09 09:31 AM


Originally Posted by MitchellH (Post 8958771)
Armstrong with a respectable though not particularly impressive finish.

He's gotta a lot of hard work coming in the next week trying to help Levi get some time.

TheKillerPenguin 05-21-09 09:37 AM


Originally Posted by bbattle (Post 8958724)
I hope history doesn't repeat itself(thinking of last time a Rabobank rider turned in an amazing time trial)

Shaddup. Menchov has always been a cruise missile on a TT bike.

mike9903 05-21-09 09:42 AM

Looking at the remaining stages, where is LL most likely to gain ground on the Russian?

As we saw today, it is not likely that LL will make up much if any time in the last TT. Guess that means LL will have to attack somewhere, this could get exciting!

PanicDog 05-21-09 09:43 AM

It seems like Di Luca is still in a good position to win with the way he has been climbing. Do you guys see Levi moving up at all?

twodimensional 05-21-09 09:43 AM


Originally Posted by mike9903 (Post 8958856)
Looking at the remaining stages, where is LL most likely to gain ground on the Russian?

As we saw today, it is not likely that LL will make up much if any time in the last TT. Guess that means LL will have to attack somewhere, this could get exciting!

Here:

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