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| Who Is Your Rider of The Tour? |
| Thor Hushovd |
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32% |
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| Edvald Boassen Hagen |
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4% |
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| Geraint Thomas |
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18% |
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| Pierre Rolland |
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36% |
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| Jonny Hoogerland |
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8% |
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| Mark Renshaw |
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2% |
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Joursans
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Got to be Voeckler for me. Outstanding performance.
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davey
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seems people can't read instructions 
pr for me great support of tv & good stage win more for out thinking the other two |
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Joursans
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| Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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I thought Contador really livened up the Alpine stages too.
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TREK
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| Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:52 pm Post subject: Re: best rider |
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| De Rosa wrote: |
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I reckon Thomas Voeckler must be in there
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I'm there with you my dear. Great ride to defend for so many days. He gave it his all to get up those mountains.
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For goodness sake Ann and Gordon - don't you read the instructions?!!!
I said apart from the Top Ten to make it a bit more interesting. Please pay more attention!  |
My excuse is jet lag, don't know about Ann
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Roy Gardiner
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Thor Hushovd
Stage wins in style.
Ignoring the Green, even though on several occasions was well placed to add to his score; shows brains - not chasing two objectives.
Didn't try to compete against Cavendish, again showing brains.
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DenHaag
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:48 am Post subject: |
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Thor Hushovd
Stage wins in style.
Ignoring the Green, even though on several occasions was well placed to add to his score; shows brains - not chasing two objectives.
Didn't try to compete against Cavendish, again showing brains. |
I think that's as much to do with Farrar than anything else. |
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Roy Gardiner
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Thor Hushovd
Stage wins in style.
Ignoring the Green, even though on several occasions was well placed to add to his score; shows brains - not chasing two objectives.
Didn't try to compete against Cavendish, again showing brains. |
I think that's as much to do with Farrar than anything else. |
Precisely. He did not try to go against the team or Farrar, even though he had chances in intermediates to add to his score. He stuck to the plan, thus not making an enemy of Farrar or the team. Brains, I reckon.
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Bob J
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 8:18 am Post subject: |
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| Roy Gardiner wrote: |
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Thor Hushovd
Stage wins in style.
Ignoring the Green, even though on several occasions was well placed to add to his score; shows brains - not chasing two objectives.
Didn't try to compete against Cavendish, again showing brains. |
I think that's as much to do with Farrar than anything else. |
Precisely. He did not try to go against the team or Farrar, even though he had chances in intermediates to add to his score. He stuck to the plan, thus not making an enemy of Farrar or the team. Brains, I reckon. |
Could be, but more likely a team plan
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martin smith
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 8:32 am Post subject: |
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| Joursans wrote: |
| I thought Contador really livened up the Alpine stages too. |
it's got to be evans for me, he did win the race after all.
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Lillywhite
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 8:54 am Post subject: |
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it's got to be evans for me, he did win the race after all. |
You need to go to Specsavers. |
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mho
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:02 am Post subject: |
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For me the tour will go down as Vockler's tour but on the criteria Guy has set its Thor.
I thought his first win was probably the best taken win dispatching the two frenchman without waiting for the sprint and using Moncoutie expertly. |
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martin smith
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it's got to be evans for me, he did win the race after all. |
You need to go to Specsavers. |
Touché. it was a joke you know.
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Billy Boy
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Tom Danielson, he's the future of pro cycling without a doubt
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martin smith
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| Tom Danielson, he's the future of pro cycling without a doubt |
that 'young man'?
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mho
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Tom Danielson, he's the future of pro cycling without a doubt |
top 10....  |
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I was actually being serious about Kolobnev. How many people here would have been happy if there had been no failed tests?
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martin smith
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| I was actually being serious about Kolobnev. How many people here would have been happy if there had been no failed tests? |
I just assumed you liked his name because it looks a bit like it has the word knob in it.
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Lillywhite
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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Just remind me, how old is he, how many tours has he ridden and where does he live?  |
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Joursans
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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Quite liked Sammy Sanchez too.
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Hans Datdodishes
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