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Last Post 06/17/2014 02:17 PM by Orange Crush. 40 Replies.

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Keith Richards

Posts:781

06/16/2014 10:39 AM
And mad props to AC for riding a superb race tactically with no teammates. With more support he could have won that thing.

----- It is his word versus ours. We like our word. We like where we stand and we like our credibility."--Lance Armstrong.

Cosmic Kid

Posts:4209

06/16/2014 10:47 AM
Yeah, better support probably = victory for AC. That said, I really don't think he cared that much about winning, hence the reason he didn't react sooner to Talansky's attack (that and the fact that he probably didn't think he could make it stick). My guess is that AC wanted to test his form, see where he stacked up against Froome, make a few moves to test things and anything else was a bonus. Dude rode his ASS off though once he went after Talansky....but nobody is really talking about the fact that he did blow-up in the last KM. Whether that is something to be concerned about is TBD.

Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!

Oldfart

Posts:511

06/16/2014 11:42 AM
Not that anyone thinks the Schleck boys would do anything ever again but poor Frank pulled out of the TdS with what was described as a severe concussion. Depending I suppose on what exactly that means I doubt that we'll see him in July.

Orange Crush

Posts:4499

06/16/2014 12:21 PM
Contador's support cast for TdF is largely at TdS. So fact that he didn't have much support at Dauphine isn't indicative. Yeah I read that about Frank. The Schleck story is just going from bad to worse to just downright sad.

Oldfart

Posts:511

06/16/2014 07:26 PM
My theory on the Schlecks is that since Frank got busted, they gone clean and now are only less then average riders. Plus Andy is mentally soft and can't ride down hills.

Orange Crush

Posts:4499

06/16/2014 07:34 PM

this just in...Andy to focus on stage win rather than overall, if he makes the cut for the team.

IF.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/schleck-has-to-earn-tour-de-france-place-in-switzerland

Andy Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing

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longslowdistance

Posts:2886

06/16/2014 08:22 PM
I like Andy for the cobbles stage and the dream-a-lot fantasy unicorn jersey.

Ride On

Posts:537

06/17/2014 06:03 AM
Ok so we've decided who is going take GC. Cav or Kittel? They haven't really gone head to head in a while. Should be interesting for sure. You have to pick Kittel don't you ?

Pin0Q0

Posts:229

06/17/2014 08:19 AM
Picking Cav. He'll take it to the line four out of five. He looked really good in Tour of Turkey.

Cosmic Kid

Posts:4209

06/17/2014 11:17 AM
Well, that was clean pair of wheels that Cav just showed everyone in Switzerland......

Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!

Orange Crush

Posts:4499

06/17/2014 02:17 PM
Cav seems to be on form; still picking Kittel who's also shown good stuff this year, plus he managed to get in Cav's head, making him change his bike setup :-)