Stage 17: Pau - Revel
07-17-05, 10:37 PM
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Looks like a bed of nails... hmmm...
Not a flat stage but it could be the day of the breakaway again. I can see lots of ST's for the stage.
Not a flat stage but it could be the day of the breakaway again. I can see lots of ST's for the stage.
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07-18-05, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by my58vw
Looks like a bed of nails... hmmm...
Not a flat stage but it could be the day of the breakaway again. I can see lots of ST's for the stage.
Not a flat stage but it could be the day of the breakaway again. I can see lots of ST's for the stage.
07-18-05, 07:20 AM
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I wonder how difficult those hills really will be. Maybe everything could blow apart, if it is also very windy.
McEwen? My guess is no. He will probably get dropped if the pace is high enough (if not, he won't have the legs anyway), and if the pace is low, a break will win.
240 kilometers. Ouch. Is this the longest stage?
McEwen? My guess is no. He will probably get dropped if the pace is high enough (if not, he won't have the legs anyway), and if the pace is low, a break will win.
240 kilometers. Ouch. Is this the longest stage?
07-19-05, 07:15 PM
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I think there are two Cat 4's, and two Cat 3's in those mountains, but not a whole lot of elevation change. Just a bunch of 1.5 - 2.5 kilo climbs, but man that's alot in 240 Kilo's. Looks like there are over 20 of them suckers to go up, and down.
Now that I had a chance to look
Km 22.5 - Côte de Baleix - 1.6 km climb to 7.1 % - 3 Category
Km 88.5 - Côte de Betbèze - 2.2 km climb to 6.4 % - 4 Category
Km 159.5 - Côte de Capens - 1.8 km climb to 4.9 % - 4 Category
Km 232.5 - Côte de Saint-Ferréol - 2.7 km climb to 5.1 % - 3 Category
Now that I had a chance to look
Km 22.5 - Côte de Baleix - 1.6 km climb to 7.1 % - 3 Category
Km 88.5 - Côte de Betbèze - 2.2 km climb to 6.4 % - 4 Category
Km 159.5 - Côte de Capens - 1.8 km climb to 4.9 % - 4 Category
Km 232.5 - Côte de Saint-Ferréol - 2.7 km climb to 5.1 % - 3 Category
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07-19-05, 09:36 PM
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Just enough elevation so it wont be a pure sprinters stage, So I'll go with Stewie. O'Grady's shown to have a bit more climbing legs than the other sprinters.
07-19-05, 10:28 PM
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Why is Vinokurov not wearing Pink like the rest of the T Mobile's?
Seriously, it looks like a downhill run to the Finish. Robbie was Clocked at 47mph on the flat the day they came around Horner and Chavenel... He said he was going to let Freddie Rod. cross the line first, but he had to keep going becuase Stewey was there. Rodriguez came a quarter wheel from a TdF Stage win....
Maybe Thor can throw down and get a stage win, but I think Lotto and CA etc may be too tired to chase, so I'm thinking a big break goes clear, 10 or more guys, that always makes for a good finish, with all the attacks and counters in the last couple of k's...
Seriously, it looks like a downhill run to the Finish. Robbie was Clocked at 47mph on the flat the day they came around Horner and Chavenel... He said he was going to let Freddie Rod. cross the line first, but he had to keep going becuase Stewey was there. Rodriguez came a quarter wheel from a TdF Stage win....
Maybe Thor can throw down and get a stage win, but I think Lotto and CA etc may be too tired to chase, so I'm thinking a big break goes clear, 10 or more guys, that always makes for a good finish, with all the attacks and counters in the last couple of k's...
07-20-05, 05:28 AM
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Tour De France Rider Kloeden May Withdraw
(07-19) 11:01 PDT PAU, France (AP) --
Andreas Kloeden, last year's Tour de France runner-up, may withdraw from the race after fracturing his right hand during Tuesday's 16th stage.
Kloeden, a member of Jan Ullrich's T-Mobile team, fell at the start of the 112.2-mile trek to Pau.
T-Mobile spokesman Luuc Eisenga said Kloeden had X-rays at the Pau hospital after the stage, and the team will wait until Wednesday morning to decide whether the German rider will continue.
Kloeden, who finished 61st on Tuesday, is in 11th place — 12 minutes, 1 second behind six-time champion and overall leader Lance Armstrong.
Andreas Kloeden, last year's Tour de France runner-up, may withdraw from the race after fracturing his right hand during Tuesday's 16th stage.
Kloeden, a member of Jan Ullrich's T-Mobile team, fell at the start of the 112.2-mile trek to Pau.
T-Mobile spokesman Luuc Eisenga said Kloeden had X-rays at the Pau hospital after the stage, and the team will wait until Wednesday morning to decide whether the German rider will continue.
Kloeden, who finished 61st on Tuesday, is in 11th place — 12 minutes, 1 second behind six-time champion and overall leader Lance Armstrong.
07-20-05, 05:32 AM
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He got in the team car a little after the start of today's stage. Bye Bye Klodi, looks like Ulle has lost his sidekick.
07-20-05, 05:55 AM
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Yep, I guess I would have seen it had I been reading my live updates.
Thanks for the update Fixie.
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Thanks for the update Fixie.
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07-20-05, 07:08 AM
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Savoldelli! (How cool would that be?)
07-20-05, 07:14 AM
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I doubt it would happen, but that would be awesome for Salvodelli to get it. To win the Giro and a stage in the Tour, that would be a heck of a season, eh?
07-20-05, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Crack'n'fail
I doubt it would happen, but that would be awesome for Salvodelli to get it. To win the Giro and a stage in the Tour, that would be a heck of a season, eh?
07-20-05, 08:03 AM
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told ya it'd be a big break, Is that Dumoulin in there? He is a sprinter, and has a team mate.
Dekker is Dangerous and will probably attack in the final 10K's My guess is that Neither of the Disco's will figure in this one, but I hope Im wrong...
Dekker is Dangerous and will probably attack in the final 10K's My guess is that Neither of the Disco's will figure in this one, but I hope Im wrong...
07-20-05, 08:52 AM
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Holly Crap.. Sevillia is going to move into the top ten... probably 6th or 7th from 25th!!! depending on how the peleton reacts.. but only 20k to go
07-20-05, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by doctorSpoc
Holly Crap.. Sevillia is going to move into the top ten... probably 6th or 7th from 25th!!! depending on how the peleton reacts.. but only 20k to go
07-20-05, 09:03 AM
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The stage is now being led by Paolo Savoldelli of the Discovery Channel team. He has been joined by Hinault on the final climb of the stage.
07-20-05, 09:13 AM
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Paolo Savoldelli has won the stage in fine style! He raced into the lead in the final 100m. He is the second Discovery Channel rider to win a stage of the 2005 Tour de France.
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I gotta some how convince my boss to get us cable TV at work so I can watch the tour here, now I will have to stay up late to see the finish, sounded good from teh updates, lots of attacks in the last few kms.
07-20-05, 09:16 AM
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That was an awesome finish. Paolo is something special. I loved how he kept screaming at Hinault to take some pulls.
Great day for Team Disco...as they may have the overall team lead as well now. T-Mob has made so many tactical mistakes this year. They really look severly disorganised.
Great day for Team Disco...as they may have the overall team lead as well now. T-Mob has made so many tactical mistakes this year. They really look severly disorganised.