Christophe Noel
Expedition Leader
That's the word handed down by the Schlecks PR tank...er....machine. Nothing says deadly like a tank more than black and powder blue.
Fabian probably won the Swiss champs to avoid wearing powder blue.
Tour de France 2011
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That's the word handed down by the Schlecks PR tank...er....machine. Nothing says deadly like a tank more than black and powder blue.
Fabian probably won the Swiss champs to avoid wearing powder blue.
3konas
Observer
[QUOTE And Voekler did great. That dude has the right spirit, I'll give him that much. Sad to hear him confess he has no chance of winning overall.[/QUOTE]
I was thinking he said that to take some pressure off himself. He won't go down easy!
Here's a link to some pics maybe you haven't seen yet, they do a great job of catching spirit of the tour.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/07/2011_tour_de_france_part_1.html
I was thinking he said that to take some pressure off himself. He won't go down easy!
Here's a link to some pics maybe you haven't seen yet, they do a great job of catching spirit of the tour.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/07/2011_tour_de_france_part_1.html
Victorian
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Wow! Our local guy finished third today:wings: Met Ryder a couple of months ago... nice down to earth dude
http://www.slipstreamsports.com/201...tinues-hesjedal-third-tour-de-france-stage-16
http://www.slipstreamsports.com/201...tinues-hesjedal-third-tour-de-france-stage-16
mtnbike28
Expedition Leader
That was funny!
That is great! What happened to Levi today?
That's the word handed down by the Schlecks PR tank...er....machine. Nothing says deadly like a tank more than black and powder blue.
Fabian probably won the Swiss champs to avoid wearing powder blue.
That is great! What happened to Levi today?
Wander
Expedition Leader
I think you could add "this year" to that question. I don't know but I wonder if the on/off weather hasn't run down his system and maybe his age is showing. It was cold and wet all day so even if your 100% that is a long hard day. Kudos to the mighty Thor for taking another stage in the rainbow jersey. It was kind of funny how two Norwegians where 1 and 2 on the stage with weather that only they could appreciate.
18th stage fireworks
Super dramatic events on the 18th stage today! This stage was a classic race, and will be discussed for years to come.
In an age where it seems every detail of every rider's performance is dictated by computers, heart rate monitors and VO2Max calculations, Andy Schleck, Cadel Evans and Thomas Voeckler showed that guts and determination still play a role in a bicycle race. And a team can still catch its rivals off guard through good tactics.
Super dramatic events on the 18th stage today! This stage was a classic race, and will be discussed for years to come.
In an age where it seems every detail of every rider's performance is dictated by computers, heart rate monitors and VO2Max calculations, Andy Schleck, Cadel Evans and Thomas Voeckler showed that guts and determination still play a role in a bicycle race. And a team can still catch its rivals off guard through good tactics.
DoKarider16
Observer
Amazing stage with incredible strategy and some serious guts from all of the top names except Alberto Contador. Can't wait to see if Andy can climb again tomorrow.
Wander
Expedition Leader
I loved the stage-about time someone blew this race up! It was really cool to see Eddy Mercx standing in the commisionars cars and shouting encouragement to Andy as he took the stage. One heck of a ride by Cadel to hold onto some time and Voeckler turned himself inside out to stay with Cadel and keep the jersey by the slimest of margins. Great stuff!
19th stage: Contador attacks
The 19th stage featured several attacking moves by Alberto Contador. He raced alone ahead of the leaders up most of the Alpe d'Huez, but faltered in the last km and finished third. Contador's effort lifted him to 7th place, 3:55 behind new race leader Andy Schleck. How different this Tour might have been if Contador had not lost 1:20 on the race's first stage when the road was blocked by a major crash. Contador crashed on several other occasions, injuring his knee in the process.
Contador faces doping charges from evidence collected in 2010. The Spanish sports authority cleared Contador earlier this year, but there was considerable pressure on the judges. Even the Spanish prime minister urged the judges to clear Contador, who is a Spanish national hero. The international cycling federation has appealed the decision. If the appeal goes against Contador, he will be stripped of his victory in last year's Tour, and his win in the Tour of Italy in May 2011. The decision will come in the next few weeks.
Tomorrow's individual time trial will be crucial in deciding the places of the top three riders. Andy Schleck leads brother Frank by 53 seconds, and Cadel Evans by 57 seconds. Of the three, Evans is the better time trialist, so overall victory is still within the realm of possibility for Evans. Another wild card is Thomas Voeckler, who is 2:10 back. It's conceivable that Voeckler, who proudly wore the race leader's yellow jersey for half the race, could catch Frank Schleck for third place overall.
The 19th stage featured several attacking moves by Alberto Contador. He raced alone ahead of the leaders up most of the Alpe d'Huez, but faltered in the last km and finished third. Contador's effort lifted him to 7th place, 3:55 behind new race leader Andy Schleck. How different this Tour might have been if Contador had not lost 1:20 on the race's first stage when the road was blocked by a major crash. Contador crashed on several other occasions, injuring his knee in the process.
Contador faces doping charges from evidence collected in 2010. The Spanish sports authority cleared Contador earlier this year, but there was considerable pressure on the judges. Even the Spanish prime minister urged the judges to clear Contador, who is a Spanish national hero. The international cycling federation has appealed the decision. If the appeal goes against Contador, he will be stripped of his victory in last year's Tour, and his win in the Tour of Italy in May 2011. The decision will come in the next few weeks.
Tomorrow's individual time trial will be crucial in deciding the places of the top three riders. Andy Schleck leads brother Frank by 53 seconds, and Cadel Evans by 57 seconds. Of the three, Evans is the better time trialist, so overall victory is still within the realm of possibility for Evans. Another wild card is Thomas Voeckler, who is 2:10 back. It's conceivable that Voeckler, who proudly wore the race leader's yellow jersey for half the race, could catch Frank Schleck for third place overall.
Wander
Expedition Leader
I am trying to decide if Cadel is that much better than Andy to pick up 57 seconds for the win. They both want it BAD and Cadel is a much better TT rider than Andy but is he 57 sec better??? Isn't it great to have a TdF this competitive! As for Tommy-I really do hope he finishes on the podium, he deserves it.
Cadel Evans started the individual time trial 57 seconds behind andy Schleck for the overall tour lead. He posted a time that was 2 and a half minutes better than Schleck. So Evans is the new leader, and likely winner of the Tour this year. Andy and Frank Schleck will be second and third overall. This was a great performance by Evans, who came within 5 seconds of Tony Martin's winning time today.
Wander
Expedition Leader
I think it's safe to call the tour for Cadel as tomorrow is ceremonial but wouldn't it be cool if they (Cadel and Andy) went for broke all the way into Paris!
Cadel was cooking today, great form and an epic way to win the tour. Only Greg Lemonds 8 sec win over Fignon ranks above it.
Cadel was cooking today, great form and an epic way to win the tour. Only Greg Lemonds 8 sec win over Fignon ranks above it.
Christophe Noel
Expedition Leader
What a great performance by Cadel. That was truly impressive time trialing. I really hope next year we see Voekler, Rolland and other Frenchmen animating the race as they did this year. As for the Schlecks this has been a tough season. I think they lost this tour every bit as much as Evans won it.