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07-10-2007, 04:13 PM
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Re: 2007 tour de france
It's on VS. I've watched every stage so far. Today was the best. Cancellara was an absolute beast. I haven't seen a flat stage finish that exciting in a while.
Vinokourov, Sastre, Kloden and Valverde are the main threats I think. Michael Rogers could be a threat as well. 
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07-12-2007, 12:04 AM
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Re: 2007 tour de france
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It's on VS. I've watched every stage so far. Today was the best. Cancellara was an absolute beast. I haven't seen a flat stage finish that exciting in a while. Vinokourov, Sastre, Kloden and Valverde are the main threats I think. Michael Rogers could be a threat as well. [/ QUOTE ] Dont forget cadel cause he is gunna smash em all in the climbs. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
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#6
07-12-2007, 11:57 AM
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Re: 2007 tour de france
Hell of a stage today... four man break early on in the stage, which was very nicely ridden down with a lot of teams taking control to reel them in on the last climb...
Great sprint to the finish too... Cancellara managed to hold on to the yellow during a stage many thought he would lose the yellow *not a great climber* and he rode a very nice race, almost losing control on the descent to the finish... Vinokourov, one of the pre-race favorites got in a crash and was totally out of the race until almost his whole team came back to try to bring him back to the peloton... with some road rash on the back of his right thigh and elbow he managed to lose 1:30 which is a huge amount to spot the leaders, but it really could've been worse and he rode incredibly hard to finish that close to the field... he rode the kind of race that shows why the Tour is so fun to watch determination and teamwork are the two biggest keys to success out there with so little between the best riders out there...
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#7
07-10-2007, 04:15 PM
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ya i really dont know who the favorites are. kloden and sastre are riding i think. espn doesnt even have link on their main page. [/ QUOTE ] Velonews.com is a great site for info. Their daily writeups are great to read even if you've watched the stage coverage. Also, vs.com has daily entries from Liggett and Sherwin. On that note, Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwin are in my opinion the best sports commentators in any sport. They are fantastic in a sport which, like baseball, has a fair amount of down time where nothing major is going on.
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#8
07-11-2007, 05:48 PM
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On that note, Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwin are in my opinion the best sports commentators in any sport. They are fantastic in a sport which, like baseball, has a fair amount of down time where nothing major is going on. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, I like those guys a lot.
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#10
07-10-2007, 04:26 PM
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Re: 2007 tour de france
I follow religiously as always obviously, glued to the screen everyday. I just thought maybe the interest here would not been so high as there aren't that many Americans anymore. However the Tour is just as fascinating, even more, without the big profiles. Look at now i.e., you have a team that really intend to do everything to keep the yellow yersey, they have 2 riders that try to reach agreements with the sprinter teams.
Today they almost messed it up, creating a fascinating sprint as the sprinter teams were completely exhausted at the point where they actually should start working. Brilliant move from Cancellara today, excellent. Reading the situation better than anyone. Tomorrow they are back at it, Hushovd talking to Ewen, Ewen asking Boonen if he can speak to Zabel etc.. No team really in charge of anything, nobody strong enough to dominate anything, a fascinating chaos with almost 200 riders.
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