Tour de France

[campgottagopee]

Exactly. that is the contreversy. Lance is supposed to be support and he is making a run on Cantator. They have no clear leader yet. Although lance got dropped with 1.2 miles left today. Cantator is now in second lance 3rd by like 8 seconds. The team itself is split on who they want to guide.

Is 8 seconds alot in cycling???

 

[mondeo]

Is 8 seconds alot in cycling???

No. Being this early in the tour, the top three are practically tied.

 

[Marc]

The three stages that will decide the tour will be the climb to Verbier, the last TT and the Ventoux the day before Paris;

The TT will be interesting now that Lance actually looked a bit better than Contador in the TTT. Lance's form is a lot better than I thought it was, given his performance in the Giro. But then again, he does know pretty darn well by now how best to peak for the TdF.

 

[Harvey]

Contador is probably stronger than Lance but not smarter. It remains to be seen if Lance can use his brain to beat AC.

Astana could probably put any one of 3 or 4 guys in yellow at the end of the tour. Lance could definitely win if the team was behind him.

I'm convinced Lance is still in the top 5 GC riders in the world. Pretty amazing for his age and situation.

I always root for the old guy. Go Lance!

 

[Marc]

Levi, probably... Kloden, I'm not so sure. I'm surprised, he doesn't look good this year at all.

 

[mondeo]

Levi, probably... Kloden, I'm not so sure. I'm surprised, he doesn't look good this year at all.

And now not Levi.

(Broken wrist for those who haven't heard.)

 

[Marc]

And now not Levi.

(Broken wrist for those who haven't heard.)

Yeah, that sucks about Levi. I hate it when bad things happen to good people.

 

[Harvey]

Stage 15

Love the action and drama yesterday and today. Some great rides today including the one put up by Kloden.

Here's a great thread on today's action from some who really understand pro bike racing dynamics:

http://forums.bicycling.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/642104717/m/2291062726