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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,259
    phil, after paul noted a union jack was upside down (distress signal): "Probably for poor David Millar" :lol:
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    good to see they let an escape group finish today ... some sprinter stages coming up ...
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,259
    polaris_x wrote:
    good to see they let an escape group finish today ... some sprinter stages coming up ...
    per phil, the one dude "made an absolute mess of it" at the end. Harsh, Phil, harsh. :problem:
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • Riverrunner
    Riverrunner Posts: 2,419
    A little head buttin' going on, a little blocking the line, exciting though.
    The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals. Ghandi
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Riverrunner wrote:
    A little head buttin' going on, a little blocking the line, exciting though.

    yeah ... didn't like to see renshaw cut farrar off there but the best he could of hoped for was second today ... the renshaw --> cavendish tandem looks unbeatable ...

    pretty slow stage today considering it was mostly downhill ... good chance for breakaway to stay clear tomorrow ...
  • Riverrunner
    Riverrunner Posts: 2,419
    Big news! "Renshaw booted from the tour."
    The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals. Ghandi
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Riverrunner wrote:
    Big news! "Renshaw booted from the tour."

    WHAT!?????????? ... serious!??

    edit: wow ... i guess it's true ... seems a bit harsh - i didn't mind the head butt into dean but the cutting off of farrar was unacceptable ... didn't think they would kick him out of the race tho ...
  • Riverrunner
    Riverrunner Posts: 2,419
    According to Velo News he was booted for the head butting.
    The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals. Ghandi
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    yeah ... i've seen it before in racing ...

    wonder how cavendish will do without his lead out guy!?
  • Riverrunner
    Riverrunner Posts: 2,419
    polaris_x wrote:
    yeah ... i've seen it before in racing ...

    wonder how cavendish will do without his lead out guy!?

    Despite Cav's win I bet there are a lot of long faces on the HTC-Columbia bus.
    The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals. Ghandi
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Riverrunner wrote:
    Despite Cav's win I bet there are a lot of long faces on the HTC-Columbia bus.

    they interviewed him after the race and he was saying that he's got a reputation of being one of the cleanest sprinters out there and that he would never try and affect a sprint ... guess his rep wasn't worth much ...
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Riverrunner wrote:
    Big news! "Renshaw booted from the tour."

    What! It was only just a bit of Trans-Tasman rivalry.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    great stage today ... too bad the canuck couldn't hold on but there are some parts of that climb that are 11% ... ridiculous ... shleck couldn't keep up with AC ... pace was fast today ... didn't have enuf legs ... lots of time gaps today but not huge ...

    it's only gonna get better ... :)
  • Pats54
    Pats54 Posts: 276
    polaris_x wrote:
    great stage today ... too bad the canuck couldn't hold on but there are some parts of that climb that are 11% ... ridiculous ... shleck couldn't keep up with AC ... pace was fast today ... didn't have enuf legs ... lots of time gaps today but not huge ...

    it's only gonna get better ... :)

    Too bad Andy couldn't hang with AC. Only going to get worse for him in the coming days.
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Pats54 wrote:
    Too bad Andy couldn't hang with AC. Only going to get worse for him in the coming days.

    he was quoted as saying that he expected to lose time today as he hates this climb (on his "black list") ... i honestly can't wait for the destruction that's gonna happen in the pyrenees! ...
  • Riverrunner
    Riverrunner Posts: 2,419
    I was rooting for Ryder. He did a good job. At the end I was hoping that Vino would take the stage. I know that lots of people hate Vino, I can't help but like him. As far as the doping goes, I think most of them were doing it, and he paid his dues. I give him credit for coming back.

    Today Phil said he was for sure riding clean now! I did have to smile cynically at that one. I hope the pelaton is now cleaner, but I wouldn't bet a lot of money on it.
    The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals. Ghandi
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,259
    Riverrunner wrote:
    According to Velo News he was booted for the head butting.

    that was some crazy shit! i've never seen anything like it :shock:

    didn't read about today....haven't seen it yet and didn't want to spoil the suspense. :mrgreen:
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • Pats54
    Pats54 Posts: 276
    polaris_x wrote:
    Pats54 wrote:
    Too bad Andy couldn't hang with AC. Only going to get worse for him in the coming days.

    he was quoted as saying that he expected to lose time today as he hates this climb (on his "black list") ... i honestly can't wait for the destruction that's gonna happen in the pyrenees! ...

    Stage 16 is going to be a bitch especially after a few days in the pyrenees.
  • Pats54
    Pats54 Posts: 276
    imalive wrote:
    Riverrunner wrote:
    According to Velo News he was booted for the head butting.

    that was some crazy shit! i've never seen anything like it :shock:

    didn't read about today....haven't seen it yet and didn't want to spoil the suspense. :mrgreen:

    That was crazy. Saw the replay last night pretty obvious.
  • Pats54
    Pats54 Posts: 276
    Riverrunner wrote:
    I was rooting for Ryder. He did a good job. At the end I was hoping that Vino would take the stage. I know that lots of people hate Vino, I can't help but like him. As far as the doping goes, I think most of them were doing it, and he paid his dues. I give him credit for coming back.

    Today Phil said he was for sure riding clean now! I did have to smile cynically at that one. I hope the pelaton is now cleaner, but I wouldn't bet a lot of money on it.

    Just waiting for Vino to say screw it and go for a win.

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