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Originally posted by cain:
I can only get this race on weekends and once or twice during the week, somehow can't find the channel that carries it.

I was hoping Thor takes it this year.
Horrible year; 18 cyclists out with serious injuries, some career ending. Team Radio Shack has been reduced to 6 with three members gone. My friend Horner almost died in his fall. They have two guys remaining who can make the podium; Levi and Kloden but they have no team. Further, while Kloden is only 12 seconds back from the leaders that matter and he is in form, he has a hemotoma on his lower back and that is the worse place for a bike rider. He can generate no power.

Watch tomorrow. It begins at 6 Eastern time. This is the first day in the Pyrenees and the high mountains. They have the monster of the Tourmalet after climbing 6 mountains. This is where Lance rode an unforgettable stage in 2003. Don't miss the race. By afternoon we will know who will win in Paris 12 days hence.

Thor is a sprinter an his only option is stage wins or the green jersey. Unfortunately he is way behind in that race with Philip Gilbert. Gilbert is riding like a bat out of hell and threatening even the master sprinters like Cavendish and Griepel

It is Andy Schleck's and his brother Frank's race. They will come in one and two with Alberto Contador following. Contador is the best climber but he is one minute behind. The dark horse here is the Aussie Cadel Evans. He seem to have his mind set on proving to the world that he is a contender. He seem to be riding with grace and strength and is climbing like a mountain goat. He also has his team completely in tack and George Hincapie his uber domestique is also riding well.
FM
I miss the days of LeMOnd, Indurain etc. Those were the days when I really followed it. Now it's just out of old habit that I follow. Too much doping and other scandals have befall this sport. I loved LeMond but could never get with lance from the beginning and now that even former team mates are saying he doped up it just tells the story of what the greatest cycling event is reduced to.

Still have Contador because the mountains await and he is a strong climber. That minut is nothing to make up in the mountains. And his knee is feeling better. Only a crash can keep him off the podium.
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Originally posted by cain:
Thanks D2. I've heard the race being called ‘Tour de Fracture’

I also have Andy Schleck as a favourite along with Thor and yes,Phillipe Gilbert shines in this tour.
But I do have a feeling that Contador won't be doing much in this race.
FM
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Originally posted by cain:
Thanks D2, I'm actually getting it here today on TSN2.
Poor Kloden fell again at the base of the last climb, Contador faltered and the Shlecks climbed. Basso was present, Cadel stayed cool and poor Levi limped home loosing another minute. But nothing was decided. Andy Shleck was either not on form or playing 'possum.
FM
Cadel wins, Schlecks second and third. Cadel put in a masterful time trial today that took back over a minute lead from Andy Schleck. Cavendish likely to win the Green. No one can take it off his shoulders tomorrow.

Thor did ride a great tour with 2 stage wins. He however could not out compete Cavendish who won four times and most likely will win tomorrow stage barring a mishap.
FM
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Originally posted by cain:
That was some great riding today. Yesterday's ride was also one of the better ones.
Cadel has earned that jersey, while Contadour...fegged.
Contador showed he is a champion. If he had not fallen so many times earlier he would have won the tour. He lost by the time he lost during his falls. Yesterday he did a monstor ride almost 40 miles climbing all the time on between 5 and 10 percent gradient. If only he had a few team mates to guide him over the first two mountains !
FM
Cavendish again wins the finishing sprint on the Champs-ÉlysÃĐes. He takes the green with this. This brings him to five wins on this tour as he predicted at the beginning of the year. At 25, he has the second most wins for a sprinter in its 100 year history. He is truly fearless in an an activity that takes sheer courage and nerves of steel and hardly any margin for error.
FM

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