Thor - What do you call him now?
07-18-11, 07:21 PM
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Those are my favorite stages (or races) to watch. The kind of stage when an early break can survive or where a good time trialist can make a dash before it comes down to a sprint. I know he probably won't be a GC contender, but watching Peter Sagan in the Tour of Cali and Tour de Suisse made me a fan. His win in stage 3 of the TdS was similar to Thor's and it showed good strategy and effort for a bigger guy to stick with a climb led by AS knowing he could beat the group with his descent and sprint. That Boassen Hagen fellow seems to have similar potential.
07-19-11, 08:03 AM
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It's been a pretty blase' Tour so far this year. THe guys who have really made it come to life have been Hushovd and Voeckler, as well as this dude named Hoogerland ;-) If anybody wears yellow into Paris this Sunday, I'd a lot rather it be Hushovd or Voeckler. They've earned it.
07-19-11, 08:07 AM
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He's still in the break! Could it be his time again today?
07-19-11, 09:12 AM
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Thor is the man. You have to respect a guy who understands his strengths and weaknesses so well. It should be interesting to see what team he rides for next year.
07-19-11, 09:21 AM
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Thor's been incredible. Very, very impressed. For some reason though, I think he'd be the first to say he has not earned the yellow jersey.
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07-19-11, 10:32 AM
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What do you call him? Whatever he damned well wants to be called! And you end it with, "sir."
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07-19-11, 11:50 AM
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Looks like Thor has won a Tour stage in eight of the last ten years now. He's going to finish in the top 10 in the points race for ten straight Tours now. What a rider...
07-19-11, 12:14 PM
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Give the Canadian, Ryder, credit for blocking the other Norwegian to help Thor to the victory.
07-19-11, 04:38 PM
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Are you talking about counter attacking from two riders from the same team against one other rider? Its called counter attacks, not "blocking."
Blocking MAY be referred to when somebody interups a pace-line by soft-pedaling. And even then, its just called interrupting the pace-line.
07-19-11, 08:14 PM
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So, let me get this straight. Your competitor grabs your wheel when you start an early sprint, fails to get around you when your team-mate blasts by and then it is "blocking"? Sounds a little 
schlekish 
to me.
07-19-11, 09:27 PM
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I call him AMAZING! I really respect the guy not just for being a sprinter or a climber but for being humble about his successes. That alone is a characteristic of a true champion.
07-19-11, 09:34 PM
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I call him the World Champion and I'm going to start referring to this year's edition as the Thor de France
07-19-11, 10:36 PM
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I think after this tour we can call him an escape artist.
