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hb81
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Of the recent tours, I can only picture Sastre's(and the Schleck brothers) and Cadel's wins.
Singular for now, Frank Schleck was banned for a year and is not racing in the 2013 TDF.
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shady
Trad climber
hasbeen
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Really nice stage!
Great riding Dan! Thanks for putting Garmin on the board.
Finding Sky vulnerable after yesterdays big effort should put some wind back in the sails of the other GC contenders. It seems to have done wonders for Andy.
Being the armchair director sportif that I am.........
Moviestar, IMHO, missed a great chance to crush Froome today. Valverde should have sent Quintana on the attack earlier then they did. Quintana can't TT well enough to be a true GC threat, making him more of a stage sniper. Putting him up for sacrifice today, no matter the outcome, with a rest day and flat stages into alps for recovery? Down side?
With stages like todays, How can you not love this sport?
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 8, 2013 - 11:45am PT
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Fantastic Stage. I would love to ride with the helicopter. Descents look really wild.
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can't say
Social climber
Pasadena CA
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One indication as to the relative doping free racing happening in this years TdF is the fact racers are having bad days. Before the days of EPO/HGH, bad days were not an uncommon fact when racing for 3 weeks.
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shady
Trad climber
hasbeen
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StahlBro I think I'd opt for the moto-photo ride-along. GIDDYUP!... =D
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Dr. Christ
Mountain climber
State of Mine
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zzzzz....
watching this sport was boring enough WITH drugs
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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That's probably because you tuned in on a rest day.
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shady
Trad climber
hasbeen
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My pick for tomorrows flaaaaaaaaaat stage win.
Cav. (damn it!)
Short TT on Wednesday, so it's a hard call.
I'm bummed.....no Spartacus or Captain America.
I'm hoping.....for TJ to take it.
I'm thinkin.....Martin or Froome.
Anyone else care to make a call....or two?
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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I was jus' watchin' the highlight show for the first week. Wow, it's good stuff, it's the TOUR DE FRANCE afterall.
The best stage was yesterday, Sunday. Garmin hits hard early on with Tommy D. and David Miller attacking early and winning the first climb. Then they go again for the second and third climb with Dan Martin coming into play.
Moviestar takes over with our little star Colombian Quintana ripping on the front. He kicks again and again. Valverde is waiting just behind for the right time to go. Unfortunately, Quintana doesn't give 110% and drop Froome. Maybe he did and we just couldn't tell. Froome hangs.
Finally...it's the last climb, and late on Daniel Martin goes with almost 40km to go. Fuglesang goes just after, and luckily for Danny.
They both give 110% for ~40 kms, it's awesome to see each rider going for it like that, no bs, no games, just a total commitment for the win. The sprinters teams are going like hell to try and catch, the gap drops by 12 seconds and then grows by 8.
They come into the last km. Danny has perfect position behind Jacob. Jacob doesn't cut to bs, he's in front but he thinks he has a chance, no reason to be a pussy. Danny is thinking of the turn at 500 meters and kicks just before. He goes into the turn in the lead and goes to the end.
YES!
I remember a few years ago when Chris Horner was in the same position and both of them sat up (I can't remember who the other guy was) waiting for the other to lead them out. Neither guy did and the peloton caught them with 100 meters to go. What a disappointment, that was the closest Chris ever came to a stage win and the only time he let us down. Bad style.
Tomorrow, I'm going with Sagan.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 8, 2013 - 11:04pm PT
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Dang Dee ee,
If that happens I will really be impressed (except for the Sagan winning part ;-)
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Tomorrow the wind will wreak havoc and some Belgian team will produce the winner. Note that Cavendish's team is Belgian, so I'm kind of hedging my bets here. I'm not saying that I'll be particularly happy with him winning.
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shady
Trad climber
hasbeen
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Schoolmasters, sprint du jour
Argos/Shimano is showing they are a team to be respected.
Sending the,"powerhouse teams" back to school. Very well done!
Mark Cavendish is the biggest wanker in professional cycling!
I was able to watch the early coverage. Phil and Paul made short mention of it, but there was no mention of his actions post finish.
As I raise my right index finger above my head.... I solemnly swear from this day forward I will only refer to him as "Cavend#@&%e."
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Gunkie
Trad climber
East Coast US
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Tomorrow the wind will wreak havoc and some Belgian team will produce the winner. Note that Cavendish's team is Belgian, so I'm kind of hedging my bets here. I'm not saying that I'll be particularly happy with him winning.
Yes, but I saw footage of Cav out sprinting a pair of rice rockets on the Isle of Man. He must be good and fast.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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My guess is Cavendish will be rewarded with last place for his efforts today. But he won't care because to him, finishing third is no different than finishing D F last.
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shady
Trad climber
hasbeen
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Your truth rings clear.
And he'd still be able to race.
That's why they should DQ the wanker before he endangers anymore riders.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Oh.... that was an awesome sprint!
Kittel, the underdog of the top 4 sprinters was first to score his second win. I was bummed for Sagan, he was boxed in and didn't really have a chance, but that is the luck of the draw.
Bravo Marcel!
That bump from Cav causing the ugly crash wasn't too egregious....but, indeed, why didn't he sprint straight? Dawg! Careless primadonna.
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can't say
Social climber
Pasadena CA
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Cav should have been relegated to last place for that bump
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Cavendish is not what the sport is all about . . . he is a sprinting specialist and quite good at that discipline, despite his petulance. He is useless in the big scheme of The Tour . . . merely a sideshow to the real riders. It is unfortunate that there is so much hype surrounding the pure sprint, but it is a form of cycling and it is potentially dangerous, so we must accept what is.
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Dolomite
climber
Anchorage
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If Phil and Paul didn't have such a huge bromance going with Cav, sprinting might not be such a big deal!
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shady
Trad climber
hasbeen
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Jul 10, 2013 - 12:47am PT
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I dedicated my first pint of the evening to Phil and Paul. I can't imagine how hard it must be to keep the enthusiastic dialogue going...and going...and going, while broadcasting for a stage so broad and flat it could only be described as oceanic.
Odd, as I watched the prime time broadcast it seemed as if they had edited in more mention of Argos/Shimano and Kittel, where this mornings version they were pumping the "Big Three" sprinters teams. None-the-less, I'm really stoked for Kittel and Argos/Shimano on their second stage win.
After seeing this evenings edition, and thinking back to his earlier aborted sprint, where he swooped another A/S team member, I'm more convinced then ever about the guilt of Cavend#@&%e. I've tried my best to give him the benefit of the doubt the last few years because he is a gifted sprinter, and thinking he'd mature. I'm done with that.
Rant over, thanks for letting me vent.
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