Le Tour: The Race Thread
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Because he's got some dignity in him?
Th Schlecks did ALL the freaking work and towed him up the mountain and down to the finish. He should give them the win.
OTOH, I think it would have been awesome to see the schlecks sprint each other for the win. It seems like it's something brothers would do for sport.
Wasn't a gift. It was a payment.
Th Schlecks did ALL the freaking work and towed him up the mountain and down to the finish. He should give them the win.
OTOH, I think it would have been awesome to see the schlecks sprint each other for the win. It seems like it's something brothers would do for sport.
Wasn't a gift. It was a payment.
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Contador took a gamble to try and shake the brothers Schleck, he lost and wound up dropping his teammate.
Was it a tactical error? Yes.
Was it a :middlefinger: to his team and teammate? I seriously doubt it.
Was it a tactical error? Yes.
Was it a :middlefinger: to his team and teammate? I seriously doubt it.
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Like a kid with a gun.
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It was clearly a tactical error, but in the end it didn't hurt his overall lead of the race. His position as team leader has clearly been established, so I'm trying to figure out why its such an issue that he dropped Kloeden.
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Gee, maybe because Kloden was probably going to be on the podium with him? If Contador doesn't attack, Kloden finishes with them and moves into 2nd overall, unless the Schlecks attack towards the end, and Kloden comes in 30 seconds back or whatever. Either way, Kloden and Armstrong will both beat the Schlecks tomorrow, and if Contador hadn't attacked there is a good chance it would've been Astana 1-2-3 after the ITT.
Whether they could've kept it that way after Ventoux is up for discussion.
Whether they could've kept it that way after Ventoux is up for discussion.
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Given the drama within Astana and the fact that the team probably won't have a lot of these guys on it next year, what are the odds that Contador sees a team goal of having three guys on the podium as diminishing his yellow jersey?
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So, is the Green Jersey firmly in the grasp of Hushovd? There are only a handful of intermediate sprints, plus the finish in Paris left for grabs, and he has quite a lead right now. He will likely be able to extend it on Stage 19 when Cav dissapears and in the run up to Ventoux on 20.
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Well, the excitement has certainly returned. Still 2 great stages and 2 somewhat interesting stages to come.
Tomorrow will be important, not so much for Contador, but for those behind him.
Tomorrow will be important, not so much for Contador, but for those behind him.
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RT @LeviLeipheimer: If Andreas finishes 4th in GC by less than 2' from 3rd, we know where he lost it. . .15 minutes ago from UberTwitter
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time for my wild-ass guesses for the final GC:
1. Contador
2. Armstrong
3. A Schleck
I pick Armstrong to win the Ventoux. this will probably get me laughed at. I don't care. He has always been very vocal about really wanting a Ventoux win (ever since he sat up for Pantani). He has also shown that (with the right motivation) he still has some of the magic left.
1. Contador
2. Armstrong
3. A Schleck
I pick Armstrong to win the Ventoux. this will probably get me laughed at. I don't care. He has always been very vocal about really wanting a Ventoux win (ever since he sat up for Pantani). He has also shown that (with the right motivation) he still has some of the magic left.
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It'll be interesting to see if Sastre was out of gas today or if he was just saving himself for Ventoux.