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Tour de France: Stage 10 Live Thread (Wednesday, July 12, 2006)
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Posted on 07/10/2006 8:59:43 PM PDT by nutmeg
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To: Ready4Freddy
Some great scenery.
I am sure we get to appreciate it a bit more than the riders at this point :-)
Robbie McEwen still riding easily along. That means: Increase the pace darnit :-)
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posted on
07/12/2006 5:36:22 AM PDT
by
Eurotwit
(WI)
To: Eurotwit
9 of the 13 escapees are less than 10' behind the yellow, only 2 are within 5'. Most of these guys should be caught on the climb.
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posted on
07/12/2006 5:37:40 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
("What time is it? You mean now?")
To: Ready4Freddy; Eurotwit
I don't know... I don't think we'll see climbing attacks today. Tomorrow, yes, but not today. Too long of a run-down into Pau for a climber to care about this stage. For some reason the best climbers don't seem to be the most fearless descenders. I'm betting the break succeeds.
Also, I have a hard time understanding why a 10 mile long 7.3% grade is rated HC...
To: Baynative
Teammates on the Motorola Team: Fabio Casartelli and Lance Armstrong
Monument to Casartelli on the Portet d'Aspet marking the spot where he died.
Motorola Team crossing the finish line together on Stage 16 the next day.
Lance Armstrong winning Stage 18 of the 1995 Tour de France.
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posted on
07/12/2006 5:40:38 AM PDT
by
BaBaStooey
(I heart Emma Caulfield.)
To: Eurotwit
LOL on who's enjoying the scenery!! :) Should start to see the escape group breaking up as the climb takes its toll, GC leaders will pursue w/ 1 or 2 of their climbing specialist domestiques leading them up the mountain.
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posted on
07/12/2006 5:42:14 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
("What time is it? You mean now?")
To: Eurotwit
You know its a big mountain when Robbie gets dropped, and then of course, its wheelie time.
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posted on
07/12/2006 5:43:47 AM PDT
by
BaBaStooey
(I heart Emma Caulfield.)
To: green iguana
Agreed, iggie, maybe not major attacks, but the GC leaders cannot afford to allow the escape group to maintain a meaningful lead up the mountain due to the 2 long run-downs.
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posted on
07/12/2006 5:46:50 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
("What time is it? You mean now?")
To: Ready4Freddy
Right... and I do like seeing (or actually reading about) TMo leading the peleton setting the pace. Wear 'em out for tomorrow!
To: green iguana
Mayo in trouble.
Looking at todays profile I feared that todays stage was just a bit of a tease before tomorrow.
Unfortunately.
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posted on
07/12/2006 5:49:52 AM PDT
by
Eurotwit
(WI)
To: green iguana; Eurotwit
You can see the escape group breaking up w/ more than half the climb to go. I'd say 14km/7.3 avg is at the low end of HC, but there is a stretch that is 11% on that hill. Some science, some art, I suppose...
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posted on
07/12/2006 5:50:39 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
("What time is it? You mean now?")
To: Eurotwit
Hushovd has been dropped.
Rasmussen has moved up, now it is time to begin his defense of last year's KOTM title.
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posted on
07/12/2006 5:50:58 AM PDT
by
BaBaStooey
(I heart Emma Caulfield.)
To: green iguana; Eurotwit
Dessel & Mercado are leading the climb handily. They are 3'50" & 6'32" behind the yellow, you can bet the GC leaders are concerned about them.
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posted on
07/12/2006 5:55:46 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
("What time is it? You mean now?")
To: Ready4Freddy
Whoa, there's a shock. One of the riders considered a climbing threat has Blown and is already dropped from the Peleton. Bye bye Iban Mayo, it was nice knowin ya.
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posted on
07/12/2006 5:56:20 AM PDT
by
commish
(Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
To: Ready4Freddy
It just seems a bit light for me... Especially when there really haven't been any major climbs yet - no massif central this year. Of course, I've never done a climb like that... My major climbs around here are more like 1-2 km and 15-18%. We have steep hills, but no long ones...
To: commish
Mayo was a wash-out last year too...
To: commish; green iguana
This is probably Mayo's last Tour as a leader.
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posted on
07/12/2006 5:59:30 AM PDT
by
BaBaStooey
(I heart Emma Caulfield.)
To: commish
14:49 - Grupetto Forming...
There are a number of riders dropping off the back of the peloton. The riders involved include: Cretskens (QSI), Dumoulin (A2R), Mayo (EUS), Extebarria (EUS)...
14:51 - More Victims Of Col de Soudet...
Casper, Casar and Boonen are three more names to add to the grupetto that’s forming at the rear of the stage...
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posted on
07/12/2006 6:00:05 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
("What time is it? You mean now?")
To: green iguana
As bad as he is looking right now, on the first real climb of the tour, I would say Mayo needs to start worrying about not making time at all.
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posted on
07/12/2006 6:00:56 AM PDT
by
commish
(Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
To: green iguana; Eurotwit
No surprise that TMO is leading the pack, they have almost their whole team at the front...
14:56 - Riders With Yellow Jersey...
The peloton continues to be led by the T-Mobile team which is 9’03" behind Mercado and Dessel. The riders in the yellow jersey’s group include: Five or six T-Mobile team-mates, Landis, Leipheimer, Hincapie, Moreau, Evans, Sastre, Zubeldia... and most of the overall favourites with the exception of Mayo who is being pushed by team-mates at the back of the peloton.
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posted on
07/12/2006 6:02:36 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
("What time is it? You mean now?")
To: BaBaStooey
I am impressed with how well T-Mobile is protecting Gonchar at the moment. You know somewhere right now Jan Ullrich is breaking stuff.
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posted on
07/12/2006 6:02:43 AM PDT
by
commish
(Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
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