Tour talk -- Spoiler alert

[jobob]

You might try here for a hat.

Thanks V!

I just don't like the shooting gesture. Yes, he's "killed" his opponents or the climb or whatever... Guns aren't play things.

Fair enough.

Otherwise, I think he's a pretty classy guy. I haven't read or heard too many interviews where he puts down his competition. I like that.

As do I. I'm constantly amused by all the trash talk and posturing coming from the Lance/Johan camp, amplified by Twitter and Versus. Contador on the other hand is letting his legs do the talking.

[Norse]

Contador on the other hand is letting his legs do the talking.

Contador's legs couldn't talk back to Schleck's yesterday.

If the "old man" who has done so much for cancer research and support - something that hits way too close to the heart in my family, including losing my father one year ago July 25th - can't do it one more time, than I would like to see someone other than finger-pistol-pointing Contador win it. Someone new, and someone who does not whine about his team while not being much of a team player himself. Talk to Kloden about that one.

[Veronica]

Contador's legs couldn't talk back to Schleck's yesterday.

Or was Contador holding something in reserve for tomorrow? It is a three week race after all and we still have the Pyrenees. Contador knows he can out time trial Schleck, so maybe he's pacing himself.

Really, it has just been such an exciting race so far. I hope Robbie Mcewen and Tyler Farrar both recover enough to do some sprinting. And I really want to see Oscar Freire get a stage.

Veronica

[Aggie_Ama]

Or was Contador holding something in reserve for tomorrow? It is a three week race after all and we still have the Pyrenees. Contador knows he can out time trial Schleck, so maybe he's pacing himself.

On Cycling News his team (manager?) said he was having trouble breathing. No doubt the heat weakened a lot of guys. Sastre said it was brutal, I think he was getting readings of 40C on his computer? Eeek, I ride in that on occassion but couldn't imagine racing!

[jobob]

Contador's legs couldn't talk back to Schleck's yesterday.

If the "old man" who has done so much for cancer research and support - something that hits way too close to the heart in my family, including losing my father one year ago July 25th - can't do it one more time, than I would like to see someone other than finger-pistol-pointing Contador win it. Someone new, and someone who does not whine about his team while not being much of a team player himself. Talk to Kloden about that one.

I lost both of my parents to cancer.

That doesn't automatically translate into a "must love Lance" and "must loathe Contador" for me.

On another note, I do love listening to Phil and Paul

[Norse]

I lost both of my parents to cancer.

That doesn't automatically translate into a "must love Lance" and "must loathe Contador" for me.

Um, it was not an "automatic must love Lance" for me either. I simply admire what he has done with the Livestrong organization and find Contador annoying.