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Originally Posted by den525player
Mark Cavendish sprints like Robbie McEven a few years ago. Great stuff... hopefully he is not using EPO... too bad whoever is winning will always have the doubt that he might be doping... i really can't wait till the alps. It will be very exciting. hopefully Cadel will be in Yellow after the alps or a minute or 2 behind, because he is probably the best time trialist out of his main rivals
Does anyone miss the team time trial? i really liked that before, and time deduction for winning each sprint or mountain. Now it is slightly boring how the pelaton just rides steadily for like 5-6 days of the race. and we hardly see one of the leaders breaking away
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I don't rate Cadel's chances highly.. he was in that crash, and i don't know if he'll be toasted in the mountains.. but i do miss the time trial...
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Originally Posted by den525player
umm Erik Zabel won 3 stages in 97.. Jan Ullrich won 3 in 98.. lance armstrong and mario cipollini won 4 stages each in 99.. lance won 4 in 2001 n 02..Alessandro Petacchi won 4 in 03..
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Good research
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Originally Posted by Weather130
Rumor since Mark fail off the peloton today that it may have been his last stage. The American commentators felt that he was likely to be withdrawn tomorrow morning so he can focus on the Olympics. They figure this because he is too far behind to win the green jersey.
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He is pretty far of the jersey.. he should go for the olympics. Unless Freire goes out, which i doubt
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Originally Posted by yarnbury11
Or because he has no chance of getting through the alps. He is baaaad at climbing (he doesn't need to be good) so there is no point in struggling on when he will only fall miles behind and may even be eliminated on time.
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If he can stay on the bus, he can complete the race.