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07-06-11, 08:57 AM
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The radios have to go...
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07-06-11, 09:00 AM
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shedding fat
There goes Vockler. I really like that guy. So live and full of "take this chit now you mothaf...r!!!" You really don't realize how fast these guys are going until they put the view from above and you see it in relation to the trees and stuff on the road. Impressive to say the least.
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07-06-11, 09:02 AM
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shedding fat
Boonen, Why is it in grand tours anymore? Not a real sprinter, not a breakaway guy like Gilbert, Vockler, etc, not a real stage race guy, not a support/domestique to anyone. Why? Sponsor show or team filler? Oh, and I like the guy, but he is a spring classics guy!!
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07-06-11, 09:04 AM
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07-06-11, 09:06 AM
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Another crash on another narrow street...
07-06-11, 09:07 AM
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shedding fat
Exactly my point. He is very good a what he does, whether that is cocaine, 17 y.o. girls, or sprint classics. Why the embarrassment of doing grand tours?
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07-06-11, 09:09 AM
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07-06-11, 09:14 AM
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shedding fat
Vockler is sadly going to run out of gas right before the end. You have to respect that kind of effort, skill, desire, and balls!!
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07-06-11, 09:14 AM
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Descends like a rock
I havent read the whole thread - has this been posted yet?
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07-06-11, 09:16 AM
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shedding fat
I seriously hope this finishes in less than 15 min 'cause I have to go get beaten to a pulp and don't want to see the recording!!
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07-06-11, 09:21 AM
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I havent read the whole thread - has this been posted yet?
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07-06-11, 09:31 AM
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07-06-11, 09:32 AM
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I think Thor likes wearing that Yellow Jersey 
07-06-11, 09:33 AM
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07-06-11, 09:34 AM
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07-06-11, 12:02 PM
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07-06-11, 12:15 PM
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The Drive Side is Within
From https://velonews.competitor.com/2011/...e-cards_182144
classy to still be complimentary the team despite an apparent breakdown in tactics.
Originally Posted by velonews
Things weren’t looking good in the chaotic, high-speed run into Cap Frehel. Martin powered away from his own teammates, leaving HTC’s best-laid plans in tatters.
“When Tony went, Renshaw and Cav were nowhere to be seen,” Aldag said. “I really thought we were falling apart. Then Cavendish managed to do this all on his own. He’s used to having his lead-out, but he still manages to come out of nowhere to pull this off. It’s Cavendish at his best.”
Cavendish picked his way through the chaos, grabbing wheels of rivals when Edvald Boasson-Hagen (Sky) tried to surprise the sprinters with an early sprint with 500 meters to go.
Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) was teeth to the wind and looked to have the win in his legs, but he told The Associated Press he couldn’t shift gears from his 12 to his 11, something the stage 1 winner said cost him the win.
Cavendish reeled past the Belgian and won for the first time in the 2011 Tour to bring his career stage-win haul to 16. Counting the Giro and Vuelta, Cavendish’s grand tour tally is an impressive 26.
“I love to win and the team gave it everything today to make sure I could get to the line first,” a happy Cavendish said at the post-stage press conference. “There are a lot of difficult finishes this year and not so many bunch sprints, so I have to make sure I got this one.”
“When Tony went, Renshaw and Cav were nowhere to be seen,” Aldag said. “I really thought we were falling apart. Then Cavendish managed to do this all on his own. He’s used to having his lead-out, but he still manages to come out of nowhere to pull this off. It’s Cavendish at his best.”
Cavendish picked his way through the chaos, grabbing wheels of rivals when Edvald Boasson-Hagen (Sky) tried to surprise the sprinters with an early sprint with 500 meters to go.
Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) was teeth to the wind and looked to have the win in his legs, but he told The Associated Press he couldn’t shift gears from his 12 to his 11, something the stage 1 winner said cost him the win.
Cavendish reeled past the Belgian and won for the first time in the 2011 Tour to bring his career stage-win haul to 16. Counting the Giro and Vuelta, Cavendish’s grand tour tally is an impressive 26.
“I love to win and the team gave it everything today to make sure I could get to the line first,” a happy Cavendish said at the post-stage press conference. “There are a lot of difficult finishes this year and not so many bunch sprints, so I have to make sure I got this one.”
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07-06-11, 12:23 PM
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07-06-11, 12:24 PM
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Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) was teeth to the wind and looked to have the win in his legs, but he told The Associated Press he couldn’t shift gears from his 12 to his 11, something the stage 1 winner said cost him the win.
07-06-11, 12:27 PM
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I was watching yesterday's stage on Versus, and it was interesting to note there was about 25 seconds of showing the peloton slowing down and a bunch of guys taking a nature break...initially I thought there was a crash, but a bunch of riders just went to the side and did the old "twist and pee" maneuver.
The Versus team did not comment on this.
The Versus team did not comment on this.
07-06-11, 12:56 PM
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I was watching yesterday's stage on Versus, and it was interesting to note there was about 25 seconds of showing the peloton slowing down and a bunch of guys taking a nature break...initially I thought there was a crash, but a bunch of riders just went to the side and did the old "twist and pee" maneuver.
The Versus team did not comment on this.
The Versus team did not comment on this.
07-06-11, 01:06 PM
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Peloton Shelter Dog
Did you see Gilbert saying 'SHYTE!!!' as he crossed the line second to Cavendoosh?
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07-06-11, 01:11 PM
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I saw him bang on his handlebars
07-06-11, 01:28 PM
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I liked that guy in the early breakaway today that adjusted the handlebars on the fly. Never seen that before.