Posted on 07/02/2010 11:30:15 AM PDT by Ready4Freddy
800, yeah! lol
Hushovd wins the sprint, gets 6 points and takes Green by 4 points.
Thor! Thor! Thor! Thor!
Horner just misses getting into the top 10.
RSH will keep their Team lead, I suspect.
Yæï-Håø! So the stage was not completely for naught, then. At least we get to see Thor’s beautiful bod stride across the stage to collect his green jersey again. Sigh.
Well, Thursday will decide the tour. Andy Schleck has to put a minimum of one minute into Contador to have any chance of holding him off in the Time Trial.
Very bittersweet. This time it was Lance's turn to hear "Pas des cadeaux! No gifts."
Since he did not get the stage win today, it will be interesting to see if Lance gives it one last go on Tourmalet Thursday.
extremely doubtful since Schleck and Contador will be slugging it out up the mountain, but if Lance has any legs at all he could sneak off with an attack at the base while Andy and Alberto are marking each other.
Of course, then there is also the RSH team and the possible top 10 finishes of Levi and Horner to protect.
Oh, and here I was thinking that your connection to Thor was more along the lines of a spiritual nature... ;>)
The Sanchez-Menchov battle for (presumably) 3rd will be fun to watch, and it could impinge on the strategy of AC & AS.
Chris Horner is ~1’ out of Top 10, with 3 riders between him and Ryder, the Canuckdian.
Mark has simply run out of time. Hurtin’ too bad, I suspect.
Overall Sprint points after Stage 16:
1. HUSHOVD Thor 95 CERVELO TEST TEAM 191 pts
2. PETACCHI Alessandro 208 LAMPRE - FARNESE 187 pts
3. CAVENDISH Mark 111 TEAM HTC - COLUMBIA 162 pts
Mark has simply run out of time. Hurtin’ too bad, I suspect.
Overall Sprint points after Stage 16:
1. HUSHOVD Thor 95 CERVELO TEST TEAM 191 pts
2. PETACCHI Alessandro 208 LAMPRE - FARNESE 187 pts
3. CAVENDISH Mark 111 TEAM HTC - COLUMBIA 162 pts
From Twitter: cyclingfans - More boos for Contador on the podium. #tdf
Wow, thanks for that, WT!
Did I miss the green jersey award? Or does Versus just have no respect for sprinters.BØØHI§§!
5 of the Top 6 are FRA (Cunego = ITA), 7 of the Top 10.
Another aspect of FRA having a really good Tour.
Overall Climbing points after Stage 16:
1. CHARTEAU Anthony 153 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 143 pts
2. MOREAU Christophe 166 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 128 pts
3. CUNEGO Damiano 201 LAMPRE - FARNESE 99 pts
4. CASAR Sandy 62 FDJ 93 pts
5. PINEAU Jérôme 135 QUICK STEP 92 pts
6. VOECKLER Thomas 151 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 82 pts
7. SCHLECK Andy 11 TEAM SAXO BANK 76 pts
8. CONTADOR Alberto 1 ASTANA 76 pts
9. FEDRIGO Pierrick 154 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 72 pts
10. SANCHEZ Samuel 181 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 72 pts
Kind of amazing that the crowd’s open displays of disgust have extended into today, especially since they’re right next door to Alberto Cabrónador’s stomping grounds. You’d think there’d be lotsa Spanish fans in Pau.
I think they have had a chance to see all the various coverage and are defining to Contador their displeasure with his sportsmanship....
He may win the jersey, but he will lose their respect
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