Tour talk -- Spoiler alert

[ny biker]

I don't know...do they test for that?

Ask Tom Boonen...

[emily_in_nc]

Happy to see Vino get his stage win today, after Alberto ruined it for him yesterday. I understand that AC needed to gain time on Andy, but it was still rude. Obviously there were no hard feelings, tho; that was a very heart-felt lovefest between the two after the stage today. Nice to see.

[tctrek]

Agree on Vino. He worked his butt off for that win. He's a beast!

[ny biker]

I think, good for Vino, he certainly worked for that win, but -- Contador needs his team to work hard over the next few days in the mountains, so I wonder if maybe he left too much out on the road today and yesterday? I guess they're counting more on the pure climbers for support.

[BikeDutchess]

Here's an interview with Andy Schleck - I like this guy. The interview is in English, starting at 0:21.
http://nos.nl/video/172720-its-not-e...y-schleck.html

[Zen]

I like him too.
I can't see him going the big ego route.

[redrhodie]

I think, good for Vino, he certainly worked for that win, but -- Contador needs his team to work hard over the next few days in the mountains, so I wonder if maybe he left too much out on the road today and yesterday? I guess they're counting more on the pure climbers for support.

I was waiting to see how this would work out. I guess he left nothing on the road! He must eat nails for breakfast.

I'm still routing for a stage for Vasil Kiryienka. Good for him for trying again today.

This is such a great tour. Go Andy!

[arielmoon]

Vino is impressive that is for sure.

Here's an interview with Andy Schleck - I like this guy. The interview is in English, starting at 0:21.
http://nos.nl/video/172720-its-not-e...y-schleck.html

Oh he so adorable!!

I am wondering about his strategy. He has been covering Contador's attacks but he needs more than a 31" buffer for the time trial. Realistically he needs several minutes!

[Eden]

My hubby figures Andy needs to wait until the *last* climb to make his move. If he gains time before then Berto will then attack him on the next one, so Andy's best strategy is to cover Berto until the last major climb and hedge his bets on being able to gain some time on that one. And also - that last climb is the Tourmalet - and its a doozy, so saving his energy and just marking Berto in anticipation of that day is probably not such a bad idea.

[tctrek]

Another rider turned himself inside-out today - wow, I didn't know Christophe Riblon but he rode his heart out. I like that the French are having a good tour and every day is an exciting race.