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Tour de France predictions
July 01, 2010, 07:39:02 am
It must be time to see how stupid I can look, with some leftfield predictions for this race that starts on Saturday.

I am going for:

GC:
1) Cadel Evans
2) Alberto Contador
3) Bradley Wiggins
4) Lance Armstrong
5) Andy Schleck

Green Jersey:
Oscar Friere or Thor Hushovd. (Basicially, I don't think Cav will manage it this year)

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#1 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 01, 2010, 07:50:34 am
My top four are:

1) Contador
2) Armstrong
3) Schlek (either one) Frank is a good bet for an each way bet @33/1
4) Wiggins

Going to see the second stage on Sunday as it is close to my house, it will be the first time I have seen a stage in person so looking forward to it.

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#2 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 01, 2010, 09:22:22 am
Contador
Schleck
Wiggins

Armstrong in 5th

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#3 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 01, 2010, 01:56:54 pm
right then:

first off i will state that Fabian Cancellara will win the prologue on saturday with wiggo a close second.

GC as follows:

contador
andy schleck
wiggins

inside top 10 - armstrong, evans, rogers, vande velde, frank schleck, kreuziger, basso.

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#4 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 01, 2010, 04:25:55 pm
right then:

first off i will state that Fabian Cancellara will win the prologue on saturday with wiggo a close second.

I agree. Certainly Cancellara for the win.

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#5 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 01, 2010, 05:03:12 pm
I'll go for

1. EPO
2. Continuous Erythropoiesis Receptor Activator (CERA)
3. Dehydroepiandrosterone
4. stanazol
5. cocaine
 ;)

Sorry - thats a cheap shot really - I'm looking forward to the tour.. and hope Wiggins whips Armstrongs ass...


(btw - this is quite a page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_doping_cases_in_cycling)

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#6 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 01, 2010, 06:04:53 pm
bike doping

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#7 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 01, 2010, 08:16:01 pm
1. Contador
2. Wiggins
3. Basso

Both Schlecks and Armstrong in the top 10, Evans outside I think he's knackered himself out by riding hard at too many events this year?

Hushovd for the green jersey without winning any sprints outright; Cavendish won't make it to the end.

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#8 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 02, 2010, 12:58:27 pm
rounding off the top 10, in no particular order, I'm going for:

Leipheimer
Basso
Rogers
F Schelck
J van den Broeck

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#9 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 02, 2010, 01:40:44 pm
Contador to win.

Others to feature: Andy Schleck, Basso, Vande Velde.

Cancellera for the Prologue.

Armstrong - who knows, I suspect he'll try a scrap with Alberto and get pissed on.
Wiggo I don't hold much hope for - I reckon his high was last year.

Cavendish won't make it over the mountains leaving the Green Jersey for Hushovd or Friere.

No doubt there will be some Italian climber who comes out the wood-work who thinks they are the the new Pantani and be found to be up to his eyeballs on EPO etc

Nicholas Roche if he gets to ride must be in with a shout for the Young rider jersey.

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#10 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 05, 2010, 08:39:42 am
bit mental that yesterday. got a feeling that cav's lead out train is going to get swamped like that on all the sprint stages, garmin look strong.

enjoyed watching cancellara crush everyone in the prologue.

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#12 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 05, 2010, 08:58:41 pm
Pave tomorrow! Although apparently some are trying to neutralise the stage. Otherwise it could be a huge day for the standing.

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#13 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 06, 2010, 10:24:27 am
I'm still not sure what the protest was about yesterday.
Was it that they thought the stage was unsuitable for the tour as it was too steep/slippy in the wet and therefore unjustifiable ?

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#14 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 06, 2010, 10:39:38 am
I predict several of the top cyclists and winners of stages will test positive for banned substances at some point in the Tour, and there will be the usual circus surrounding such "revelations"  :P

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#15 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 06, 2010, 08:21:26 pm
I'm still not sure what the protest was about yesterday.
Was it that they thought the stage was unsuitable for the tour as it was too steep/slippy in the wet and therefore unjustifiable ?

Cancellera seemed to get it neutralised - due to it being unsuitable???

Today's pave was an awesome stage. Shame old Lance got a puncture, when riding in the gutter. All cobble riders know you need to be in the centre of the pave. Some surprises by Andy Schlek and Alberto keeping with the pace.

Frank Schlek's crashing out may mean that Andy is free to ride and not hang about in the montain for his Bro.

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#16 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 07, 2010, 10:20:08 am
Apparently (I heard from some bikey) its to do with not taking advantage of someone else's misfortune to gain a lead.
The misfortune being the slip on the oil from the motorbike engine that crashed rather than slipping because its hard to ride a bike downhill on wet cobbles

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#17 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 07, 2010, 01:24:36 pm
yesterday was amazing. really exciting stuff, loved it.
my brother made an epic effort to watch the stage, they drove to dover, parked, got the ferry with bikes, rode from dunkirk to the final section of cobbles, then rode back. 170 mile round trip.

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#18 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 07, 2010, 08:42:46 pm
cav = slow.

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#19 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 07, 2010, 10:08:08 pm
my brother made an epic effort to watch the stage, they drove to dover, parked, got the ferry with bikes, rode from dunkirk to the final section of cobbles, then rode back. 170 mile round trip.
Respect. Went out for a short spin this evening and found two stretches of "pavé" around Ilkley and Otley :-)

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#20 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 08, 2010, 12:25:11 pm
cav = slow.

Are you going to have him a race?

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#21 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 08, 2010, 01:12:18 pm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/picturegalleries/7873504/Agony-for-cyclists-in-Tour-de-France-2010-crashes-in-pictures.html?image=4

Lots of knarly crash pictures here after the first 4 days - skip to image 5 of Robbie McEwan - I predict that that is going to hurt when he gets in the bath!

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#22 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 08, 2010, 01:20:06 pm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/picturegalleries/7873504/Agony-for-cyclists-in-Tour-de-France-2010-crashes-in-pictures.html?image=4

Lots of knarly crash pictures here after the first 4 days - skip to image 5 of Robbie McEwan - I predict that that is going to hurt when he gets in the bath!

Rider in picture 8 looks seriously unhealthy.

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#23 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 08, 2010, 01:32:57 pm
cav = slow.

Are you going to have him a race?

errr. slower than other pro tour sprinters i should have said.

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#24 Re: Tour de France predictions
July 08, 2010, 04:27:21 pm
cav = slow.

Are you going to have him a race?

he didn't just look slow

 

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