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Archaea · 07-15-2007, 06:13 PM

too bad for Michael Rogers, but for the crash, would have won the stage and led the Tour.

My choice is out right now.

SteelBlue · 07-15-2007, 10:30 PM

I was confused as to why Kloden came back for Vino. I thought they were co-captains and if Kloden was feeling better why wasn't he allowed to move up? Seems a shame.

MikeWaters · 07-15-2007, 11:13 PM

i thought the stage sucked. no one challenging rasmussen. leipheimer miking the whole time, worse yet, miking the wrong group.

creekster · 07-16-2007, 04:49 AM

No one challenged Rasmussen? Maybe because no one could keep up with him? As you may have noticed he dropped his group pretty convincingly. This is what Rasmussen lives for. The big boys have to pick their spots. Rasmussen has done this before, bit he can't carry it all the way to paris, although he seems to think this year is different.

The stage was ve4ry interesting. Tragic for O'grady, who has broken ribs and cracked vertebrae, and for Mick Rogers who was holding the race by the throat and then ended up in the team car. It is a small turn of the wheel and your race and maybe life changes.

Arroyo is a lucky dude as he landed in grass instead of in a field of rocks or over a cliff.

I thought it was a very exciting stage, on balance.

RC Vikings · 07-16-2007, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SteelBlue

I was confused as to why Kloden came back for Vino. I thought they were co-captains and if Kloden was feeling better why wasn't he allowed to move up? Seems a shame.

This tour is wide open. Moreau, Mayo and Contador all looked very strong to me today. I don't see Rasussen being dropped in the mountains so he may hold on to his jersey until the TT but he will lose minutes there. Leipheimer showed me nothing today and I also wondered about Kloden going back for Vino.

I like the element of wondering what's going to happen next which was often missing during the Armstrong years. The same pattern was repeated over and over again. Disco out front making sure no one got to far ahead. Get to the mountains and have four guys lead Armstrong up the mountain picking off riders along the way until only Armstrong and one or two other guys were left. He truly was the patron of the peloton.

MikeWaters · 07-16-2007, 05:51 AM

It wouldn't surprise me if Rasmussen opened up a huge lead. Like 8 minutes.

Hard to regain 8 minutes in a time trial.

creekster · 07-16-2007, 06:03 AM

I'm not convinced about Rasmussen. He has done this the last few years. HE goes out strong in the first real mountian stages, gets a stranglehold on the KOM and then fades in the later mountain stages. He loses time to the leaders in both the ITT and in a few mountain stages. We'll see. Recall that only Pantani has won as a true mountain specialist and recall Rasmussen crashing multiple times a couple of years ago.

SteelBlue · 07-16-2007, 06:28 AM

Unless Rasmussen has done something vastly different this year I see no reason to believe he'll stand on the podium this year. He's done something like this the past 2 years. He'll fade.

07-15-2007, 06:13 PM	#1
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	Today's stage was a fantastic stage too bad for Michael Rogers, but for the crash, would have won the stage and led the Tour. My choice is out right now. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

07-16-2007, 04:49 AM	#4
creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	No one challenged Rasmussen? Maybe because no one could keep up with him? As you may have noticed he dropped his group pretty convincingly. This is what Rasmussen lives for. The big boys have to pick their spots. Rasmussen has done this before, bit he can't carry it all the way to paris, although he seems to think this year is different. The stage was ve4ry interesting. Tragic for O'grady, who has broken ribs and cracked vertebrae, and for Mick Rogers who was holding the race by the throat and then ended up in the team car. It is a small turn of the wheel and your race and maybe life changes. Arroyo is a lucky dude as he landed in grass instead of in a field of rocks or over a cliff. I thought it was a very exciting stage, on balance. __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.

07-16-2007, 06:03 AM	#7
creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	I'm not convinced about Rasmussen. He has done this the last few years. HE goes out strong in the first real mountian stages, gets a stranglehold on the KOM and then fades in the later mountain stages. He loses time to the leaders in both the ITT and in a few mountain stages. We'll see. Recall that only Pantani has won as a true mountain specialist and recall Rasmussen crashing multiple times a couple of years ago. __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.

07-15-2007, 10:30 PM	#2
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	I was confused as to why Kloden came back for Vino. I thought they were co-captains and if Kloden was feeling better why wasn't he allowed to move up? Seems a shame.

07-15-2007, 11:13 PM	#3
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	i thought the stage sucked. no one challenging rasmussen. leipheimer miking the whole time, worse yet, miking the wrong group.

07-16-2007, 05:51 AM	#6
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	It wouldn't surprise me if Rasmussen opened up a huge lead. Like 8 minutes. Hard to regain 8 minutes in a time trial.

07-16-2007, 06:28 AM	#8
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	Unless Rasmussen has done something vastly different this year I see no reason to believe he'll stand on the podium this year. He's done something like this the past 2 years. He'll fade.