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Wiggins won the ITT today and took a significant chunk of time out of Cadel Evans. Wiggins now leads by 1:53.
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Evans was unable to hang in on today's final climb, and ended up falling back by another 90 seconds or so. Barring some kind of miracle or catastrophe, the defense of his title is done.
It's a shame about the team dynamics of cycling sometimes, because today the top domestiqes looked better than their team leaders. Van Garderen probably could have stayed in contact with the yellow jersey if he were not forced to nurse Evans, and Froome almost broke his teammate Wiggins with an acceleration at one point before he was radioed to stand down.
It's a shame about the team dynamics of cycling sometimes, because today the top domestiqes looked better than their team leaders. Van Garderen probably could have stayed in contact with the yellow jersey if he were not forced to nurse Evans, and Froome almost broke his teammate Wiggins with an acceleration at one point before he was radioed to stand down.
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Best tour in years - although it could be over soon.
If Froome and Van Garderen change teams next year and Andy Schleck is back it could be a grand 100th.
Lots of good young riders around and I am hopeful they may be drug free.
If Froome and Van Garderen change teams next year and Andy Schleck is back it could be a grand 100th.
Lots of good young riders around and I am hopeful they may be drug free.
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The Limeys are dominating this Tour. David Millar successfully broke away for the stage win today. No change in GC.
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WOW!!
Tons of tire punctures in today's stage due to someone throwing tacks on the road at the top of the days toughest climb.
Cadel Evans suffered three or four tire punctures, Bradley Wiggins one and NUMEROUS other cyclists had to pull over for punctures.
Actually surprised this does not happen more often.
Tons of tire punctures in today's stage due to someone throwing tacks on the road at the top of the days toughest climb.
Cadel Evans suffered three or four tire punctures, Bradley Wiggins one and NUMEROUS other cyclists had to pull over for punctures.
Actually surprised this does not happen more often.
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Thump;2178919; said:
We had fuckers do that on the bike course at Ironman Canada last year, and we had at least three people in our group get flats.
I hope they catch the fucks who do that that shit and pound those same tacks up their ass...
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Thump;2178919; said:
Wiggins did the right thing by having the peleton slow down and let Cadel Evans catch up. He showed leadership and sportsmanship - and BMC gave a nice salute to other team cars just as they were catching up to the other GC contenders.
Perhaps review of video by race cameras and stuff taken by fans can allow them to catch the culprits. Hopefully there won't be copycat idiots tossing more things onto the road.
Sagan and LL Sanchez were both impressive today, but I disagree about someone else's earlier comment about this being an exciting tour. The yellow and green jersey competitions are probably both virtually over already.
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The year before I road the TOSRV someone threw tacks at the bottom of one of the hills. Dangerous when it is pros, even more so when it is a bunch of amateur yahoos.
I made such a comment. I would agree that the GC competition has been settled the past few days. But I have really enjoyed several of the stage wins. When you have 4 or 5 riders on a break away playing cat and mouse at the end with numerous feints and attacks it is quite fun. Particularly when there are "name" riders involved.
It is also exciting to see riders such as Froome, Van Garderen and Sagan make themselves heard and gives promise to exciting future tours. Particularly with Van Garderen going for the white.
That said, Team Sky as much as Wiggins himself has proven to be quite dominant. No contest for yellow.
I made such a comment. I would agree that the GC competition has been settled the past few days. But I have really enjoyed several of the stage wins. When you have 4 or 5 riders on a break away playing cat and mouse at the end with numerous feints and attacks it is quite fun. Particularly when there are "name" riders involved.
It is also exciting to see riders such as Froome, Van Garderen and Sagan make themselves heard and gives promise to exciting future tours. Particularly with Van Garderen going for the white.
That said, Team Sky as much as Wiggins himself has proven to be quite dominant. No contest for yellow.
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ShowMeBuck
You know what? Chicken butt.
Everyone dopes. EVERYONE.
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/48214...to Content=Earned to Mixed=1&__utmk=154762552
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/48214...to Content=Earned to Mixed=1&__utmk=154762552
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ShowMeBuck;2180088; said:
One has to wonder if there was a frenchman in the lead if he would be a popped for doping. Honestly if i was a cyclist i'd have the guy pull extra and send it to another lab.
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