Posted on 07/02/2010 11:30:15 AM PDT by Ready4Freddy
No gifts...
Didi Senft is the guy in the Devil suit. He is now a celebrity all over europe.
He should be on the payroll if he isn’t already.
Good for Chris Horner, shame for Levi:
Overall GC standings after Stage 17:
1. CONTADOR Alberto 1 ASTANA 83h 32’ 39”
2. SCHLECK Andy 11 TEAM SAXO BANK 83h 32’ 47” + 00’ 08”
3. SANCHEZ Samuel 181 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 83h 36’ 11” + 03’ 32”
4. MENCHOV Denis 191 RABOBANK 83h 36’ 32” + 03’ 53”
5. VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen 101 OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO 83h 38’ 06” + 05’ 27”
6. GESINK Robert 195 RABOBANK 83h 39’ 20” + 06’ 41”
7. RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin 77 KATUSHA TEAM 83h 39’ 42” + 07’ 03”
8. HESJEDAL Ryder 54 GARMIN - TRANSITIONS 83h 41’ 57” + 09’ 18”
9. KREUZIGER Roman 44 LIQUIGAS-DOIMO 83h 42’ 51” + 10’ 12”
10. HORNER Christopher 23 TEAM RADIOSHACK 83h 43’ 16” + 10’ 37”
11. SANCHEZ Luis-Leon 161 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 83h 45’ 25” + 12’ 46”
12. PLAZA MOLINA Ruben 168 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 83h 45’ 40” + 13’ 01”
13. LEIPHEIMER Levi 25 TEAM RADIOSHACK 83h 47’ 03” + 14’ 24”
14. KLÖDEN Andréas 24 TEAM RADIOSHACK 83h 47’ 23” + 14’ 44”
15. ROCHE Nicolas 81 AG2R LA MONDIALE 83h 48’ 39” + 16’ 00”
16. VINOKOUROV Alexandre 9 ASTANA 83h 50’ 36” + 17’ 57”
17. GADRET John 85 AG2R LA MONDIALE 83h 50’ 38” + 17’ 59”
18. LÖVKVIST Thomas 37 SKY PRO CYCLING 83h 51’ 09” + 18’ 30”
19. DE WEERT Kevin 133 QUICK STEP 83h 52’ 42” + 20’ 03”
20. MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel 107 OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO 83h 58’ 02” + 25’ 23”
21. SASTRE Carlos 91 CERVELO TEST TEAM 83h 58’ 29” + 25’ 50”
22. MOREAU Christophe 166 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 84h 05’ 09” + 32’ 30”
23. ARMSTRONG Lance 21 TEAM RADIOSHACK 84h 10’ 37” + 37’ 58”
24. WIGGINS Bradley 31 SKY PRO CYCLING 84h 13’ 42” + 41’ 03”
25. CASAR Sandy 62 FDJ 84h 15’ 35” + 42’ 56”
DiDi used to have sponsors!(LUK German auto parts mfr., for one) Don’t know if he still does.
RSH put 4’ of hurt on Caisse d’Epargne today.
Team standing after Stage 17:
1. TEAM RADIOSHACK 250h 44’ 40”
2. CAISSE D’EPARGNE 250h 53’ 10” + 08’ 30”
3. RABOBANK 251h 18’ 19” + 33’ 39”
4. AG2R LA MONDIALE 251h 22’ 38” + 37’ 58”
5. OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO 251h 34’ 56” + 50’ 16”
6. ASTANA 251h 39’ 20” + 54’ 40”
7. QUICK STEP 251h 49’ 47” + 1h 05’ 07”
8. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 252h 00’ 55” + 1h 16’ 15”
9. LIQUIGAS-DOIMO 252h 09’ 21” + 1h 24’ 41”
10. BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 252h 36’ 46” + 1h 52’ 06”
If looks could kill, the coroner would have already had Alberto packed up into the back of his hearse and halfway back to the Contador family's church by now after that withering glare from Andy!
I had wondered what happened at the finish, I can’t imagine that AC didn’t have the legs to accelerate one more time.
Maybe he just didn’t want to take the grief that would have ensued. Or wants to win the Tour w/o a Stage win, assuming Fabian takes the TT on Saturday.
I was a bit surprised, and very pleased, that Andy was able to respond to AC’s attack. He showed some serious acceleration there, they both did.
LOL, did he really? I did not know that.
It is the top 3 from each team right? That 3rd Rabobank rider must be way way back since they have two in the top 10 overall.
Yeah, as I recall it was mostly Germans who had been camped up there for days drinking beer. The race organizers vowed never to do something like that again.
Top 3, yes. RABO’s 3rd rider is 1hr 8’ back.
cumulative total of the Top 3 riders from each team in each stage. So it is not the top 3 riders in the GC for the team, it is the best 3 of each stage. RS put a hurt on everyone Tuesday with Armstrong and Horner in the Breakaway.
Oh my. This is just too tempting.
No proof yet but:
Padova prosecutor, Benedetto Roberti is working on the proof. Prior to the Tour de France, he sent Petacchi a registered letter that he is under investigation for doping and has since passed his information to head prosecutor of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), Ettore Torri.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Petacchi is accused of using synthetic blood Perfluorocarbon (PFC) and human serum albumin, which is used to lower EPO levels.
Petacchi's lawyer said his rider was not informed of the investigation until July 12, after the Tour de France started on July 3. Regardless, Petacchi will meet with Roberti after the race and he has the support of his team.
Substantive post: Thor is the sprint points leader @ 191 (Petacchi is @187) & so is wearing the green.
1000! YAY! Isn’t there some ancient Tour tradition that the 1K post winner gets to ride in the Cervelo team bus?
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