stage 20 - Cérilly Saint-Amand-Montrond 53 km Spoiler
07-26-08, 10:00 AM
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07-26-08, 10:04 AM
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07-26-08, 10:11 AM
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Schumi: Biggest head of them all, two stage wins.
Evans: Exceptionally large melon, 2nd overall.
Valverde: Tiny Spanish-sized head, got rolled up.
From this we can infer that bigger heads = faster.
Evans: Exceptionally large melon, 2nd overall.
Valverde: Tiny Spanish-sized head, got rolled up.
From this we can infer that bigger heads = faster.
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07-26-08, 10:56 AM
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sorry about the confusion, there was back and forth about drafting being allowed in a tt which it isnt and then shortly after all that frank schleck got a visit on the course by officials about drafting sastre and i think he actually got a time penalty for doing it, schleck was probably so tired at that point he didnt even know he was in a time trial...csc really took it to the field this year, they were real beasts especially cancerella the other day with the tempo riding up the alps
07-26-08, 11:52 AM
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I was on the edge of my seat all morning, what a great stage!
I could imagine team tactics being involved in the Sastre / Schleck deal. Maybe the manager telling Schleck to "ride steady until Sastre gets to within a minute or less, then ride harder to act as a carrot." More likely it was just a matter of Evans not having it. He needed to be up in Cancellara territory to have a shot at it and it just wasn't there for him. I'm sure he's going to second guess his strategy on L'Alpe d'Huez....or at least everyone in Australia will.
I could imagine team tactics being involved in the Sastre / Schleck deal. Maybe the manager telling Schleck to "ride steady until Sastre gets to within a minute or less, then ride harder to act as a carrot." More likely it was just a matter of Evans not having it. He needed to be up in Cancellara territory to have a shot at it and it just wasn't there for him. I'm sure he's going to second guess his strategy on L'Alpe d'Huez....or at least everyone in Australia will.
07-26-08, 01:09 PM
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I think Sastre totally bluffed the first TT to keep him off Lotto's radar. Not that Lotto could do anything about it with no support on climbs, but knowing someone can TT would motivate one to cover mountain attacks better.
07-26-08, 02:46 PM
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Fantastic management by Riis, selfless execution of the plan by the team and courageous efforts, at the Alpe and today, by Sastre.
A great result for CSC and a great Tour for the organisers.
A great result for CSC and a great Tour for the organisers.
07-26-08, 03:09 PM
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I love seeing riders attack in the mountains and ride others off their wheels. I think that looks so much more powerful than a sprint. I love those mountain attacks the most, and sprint finishes the second.
Oh well.
07-26-08, 03:53 PM
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07-26-08, 04:05 PM
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Difference between the first TT and today was 1) Sastre was fresher, and Evans was worn out and didn't have it, 2) Sastre had the motivation of the Yellow Jersey and the incentive to hold absolutely nothing back.
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07-26-08, 06:00 PM
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I agree that Sastre earned the win but I disagree about Evans. I think he wanted it but just didn't have the legs (or whatever) to pull it off. He looked like he was suffering more than anyone.
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07-26-08, 06:08 PM
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^^ I kind of agree. I was impressed with the way that Cadel managed to hold on to the CSC train through the mountains, but I'm guessing that all that effort took its toll.
07-26-08, 09:16 PM
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Some days you just don't have the legs. You just have to hope it doesn't happen on a day like today. Simple as that.
07-26-08, 10:39 PM
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I've got to think that if you are going to lose, doing it by 1:05 is better than :23, not much, but mentally, I could accept it more.
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I still wish Rasmussen had won. As far as I know, he didn't test positive for anything. And I bet his team knew his where abouts, but once it came public, they started pointing fingers...
I love seeing riders attack in the mountains and ride others off their wheels. I think that looks so much more powerful than a sprint. I love those mountain attacks the most, and sprint finishes the second.
Oh well.
I love seeing riders attack in the mountains and ride others off their wheels. I think that looks so much more powerful than a sprint. I love those mountain attacks the most, and sprint finishes the second.
Oh well.
