Andy & Frank will never win the tour if they can't improvwe on their TT skills. I thought Cadel & BMC rode an excellent tour. Cadel was always well positioned & never put himself in trouble. He was in perfect condition & when the team had to drop off he was able to do the work for himself. Very impressive!
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07-24-2011, 06:54 AM #1
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"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly" (Robert F. Kennedy)
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07-24-2011, 09:04 AM #2
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Altho I was pulling for Andy, I, too, am glad Contador isn't on the podium.
Cadel isn't my favorite, but I'm celebrating because Gorgeous George is on BMC, thus had a hand in the win. Sixteen tours - what a man!To train a dog, you must be more interesting than dirt.
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07-24-2011, 09:50 AM #3
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I just love Cadel! So glad he won. Also glad Mark C. won the green jersey.
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07-24-2011, 10:50 AM #4
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I think Andy should spend some time mountain biking. It sure worked for Cadel's bike handling skills.
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BTW, George Hincapie has a great future as a team director, if he wants it. So much experience winning grand tours.
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07-24-2011, 12:25 PM #5
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The podium ceremonies were fun to watch. Garmin Cervelo hauled a full size cut out of David Zabriskie. And for Cadel, it must have been really touching to have an Australian performing the national anthem live for him (how cool is that? She posted the clip in her site, if you did not see it).
Ah, almost a month of withdrawal until the Vuelta....
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07-24-2011, 12:37 PM #6
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The USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado will be on Versus beginning August 22. According to the commercials, the final stage(s) will be on NBC.
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Cool! Thanks for the heads up. Hopefully they will repeats off working hours. Originally Posted by ny biker
Addition: The Vuelta starts on August 20, 21 stages ending on September 11.Last edited by pll; 07-24-2011 at 12:59 PM. Reason: added Vuelta dates.
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During June we were in Colorado and drove over some sections of the race route. Independence Pass is narrow and has no barriers... scary! It should be very exciting though.
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07-24-2011, 01:52 PM #9
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Frandy will be there. They're trying to get Cadel to commit, too.
DZ and Chris Horner will be there.
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