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2011 Cycling thread.

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Yeoman effort from Thor to keep the jersey while BMC probably wants to get the jersey not sure Cadel would be overjoyed to be in yellow this early in the race. Andy didn't look very good today losing a couple of seconds on a short climb while Frank kept pace with AC.
 
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Brajkovic had a nasty crash and is out of the tour as he is taken off in the ambulance. Seconds later Contador crashed also, he and his team are chasing back to the field.
 
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pardonme said:
Brajkovic had a nasty crash and is out of the tour as he is taken off in the ambulance. Seconds later Contador crashed also, he and his team are chasing back to the field.
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Hope Brajkovic is okay.

This keeps getting worse and worse for my velogames team...
 
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LynahFan said:
You were saying??? :)
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While we're on the topic, I didn't get a chance to watch the finish. What stupid pose did he do this time when he crossed the line first? Did he recycle the phone call? The gunshot, perhaps? Him winning stages is starting to remind me of when Terrell Owens scores touchdowns. Although it's his first stage win of the year, so he was probably classy about it, maybe a tear or two on the podium, that's all good.

I realize winning a stage is a very special thing, especially in a race like this one, and I hate to discredit any cyclist that is able to achieve such a feat, but he's won how many stages? 16?
 
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FlagDUDE08 said:
While we're on the topic, I didn't get a chance to watch the finish. What stupid pose did he do this time when he crossed the line first? Did he recycle the phone call? The gunshot, perhaps? Him winning stages is starting to remind me of when Terrell Owens scores touchdowns. Although it's his first stage win of the year, so he was probably classy about it, maybe a tear or two on the podium, that's all good.

I realize winning a stage is a very special thing, especially in a race like this one, and I hate to discredit any cyclist that is able to achieve such a feat, but he's won how many stages? 16?
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16 in 3 1/4th tours.

He still needs to win a green jersey IMHO before he gains more credibility. There is no doubt the man can sprint like he is shot out of a cannon. However, he's also had some tremendous leadout trains and at times I question his drive when it seems like he sits back and stops sprinting when he thinks or knows he can't win.
 
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PrezdeJohnson09 said:
He still needs to win a green jersey IMHO before he gains more credibility.
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More credibility than what? He is pretty much universally regarded as the best sprinter currently in the peloton. The last "great sprinter," The Lion King Himself, Mario Cipollini never won the green either. Heck, there is some wide spread speculation that the reason we are seeing such tough, Giro-style, finishes in the first week is in direct response to Cav's dominance in the sprints the last few years. Cav, has won the points jersey at Vuelta, just as Cipo won at the Giro. He, Cav, has an excellent chance to win the world championship this year and he might do without a full team since the rest of GB cycling isn't very strong.

P.S. Rough day indeed for you velogames team, lost Braj and Garate has a broken arm but he will take the start tomorrow.

P.P.S. As far as Cav's celebration, nothing out of the ordinary:
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I think he just figured that he could claw a handful of seconds back, maybe more. His entire strategy now is to attack when he can, and see what comes of it. Unfortunately, that climb wasn't long or hard enough for him to make it stick(if Thor can hang with the front group on it, it's not that bad), wasn't really his style as far as climbs go. But on the longer steeper climbs, if he keeps doing that, he'll get time on some of the other competitors.

Plus, it sends a message that he may be down, but he's far from out.
 
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FlagDUDE08 said:
I realize winning a stage is a very special thing, especially in a race like this one, and I hate to discredit any cyclist that is able to achieve such a feat, but he's won how many stages? 16?
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You do realize that 16 stage wins places him 9th in the 100+ year history of the TDF
 
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Probert said:
I am looking forward to the mountains to see who can go with AC when he attacks.
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I hoping we get an AC attack where he drops everyone, then he cracks allowing Cadel to keep things close until the final TT.

These hilly/windy finishes are so much better than watching HTC destroy the opposition. Cav was awesome today. Hopefully tomorrow brings more fun and Gilbert can close it out.
 
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PrezdeJohnson09 said:
Think Horner will finish higher than Kloden?

Kloden has seemed to show good form so far in this Tour.
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There is always a day or two in the mountains when Kloden can't keep with the bunch. Horner was the top Shack rider last year 10th overall and has been in even better form this year. Kloden is a little bit of a better time trialist but my guess is he loses 10-12 minutes on one of the mountain days.
 
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Agreed re: Kloeden! However he is a rider who does well when there is no pressure on him and terrible when there is. We'll see how he ends up. I think he'll end up the best Shack maybe down in the 5-7 GC place area.

Some combo of Gilbert, Hushovd, and Rojas for the win today.
 
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Edvald Boasson Hagen gets it right today! Wins ahead of Goss and Hushovd. Contador had another tough day with 2 bike changes but was there at the end and helped chase down a late Vandert attack.

Also of note Bottle loses a minute, so Kloeden only has to deal with Horner now for the team lead.


Flat day tomorrow, Cav?
 
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