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| Both have never seen the front, so it's a tie. |
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Tucker
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 Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:41 pm Post subject: Levi Leipheimer or Cadel Evans - Wheel Sucking Worlds |
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DNAse
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Why no scouse riders in the wheel sucking worlds? 
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| Why no scouse riders in the wheel sucking worlds? |
Oooh! Controversial.  But surely you mean 'Liverpool Mercury' riders, as opposed to just 'scouse' riders?
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ajay
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Surely wheel-sucking's not too bad if you're just not good enough? it's not like they sat on for 200k then jumped with 1 to go.
Why is ok for sprinters to do it?
Perhaps they know their limitations and are just playing to their (limited) strengths?
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Nobis
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| I don't see the point of either of them. Possibly the dullest riders in the peloton today. |
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Patrick
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't see the point of either of them. Possibly the dullest riders in the peloton today. |
haha, I agree. |
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Dr RosenRosen
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To be fair to Levi, today he didn't have to ride at front. Had George in the early break and then Contador went with Moreau, therefore he could follow. called a team sport.
However, for Evans, his team leader was in the position of being HD, so the little shiite should have least done 1 turn |
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Tucker
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| ajay wrote: |
Surely wheel-sucking's not too bad if you're just not good enough? it's not like they sat on for 200k then jumped with 1 to go.
Why is ok for sprinters to do it?
Perhaps they know their limitations and are just playing to their (limited) strengths? |
Hmmm, interesting. I guess its more acceptable for sprinters because they have specific skills which make the last 3k of a flat stage absolutely brilliant. We know and accept this. In the mountains we want to see glorious attacking riding, so when Mr Evans or Mr Leipheimer not only avoid this at all costs, but prevent others from doing it, it makes me for one angry. But I see your point. |
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Des
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Didn't Evans win or place on a stage last year (maybe the year before) after a solo break in the mountains?
Remember its a 3 week race and he admitted to not having th elegs to push any harder today.
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Tucker
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Des wrote: |
Didn't Evans win or place on a stage last year (maybe the year before) after a solo break in the mountains?
Remember its a 3 week race and he admitted to not having th elegs to push any harder today. |
Yeah, but I have a short memory and also for no good reason don't like him, so I'm very much just using this as an excuse to have a go. Relieves stress before Monday morning - just try it! |
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Megman
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:16 am Post subject: |
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| Des wrote: |
Didn't Evans win or place on a stage last year (maybe the year before) after a solo break in the mountains?
Remember its a 3 week race and he admitted to not having th elegs to push any harder today. |
2 years ago. Got him in the top 10. Small group, not solo, but he did most of the work to ensure the gap. |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:23 am Post subject: |
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| Tucker wrote: |
| Des wrote: |
Didn't Evans win or place on a stage last year (maybe the year before) after a solo break in the mountains?
Remember its a 3 week race and he admitted to not having th elegs to push any harder today. |
Yeah, but I have a short memory and also for no good reason don't like him, so I'm very much just using this as an excuse to have a go. Relieves stress before Monday morning - just try it! |
Stress? What's that?
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| Tucker wrote: |
| Des wrote: |
Didn't Evans win or place on a stage last year (maybe the year before) after a solo break in the mountains?
Remember its a 3 week race and he admitted to not having th elegs to push any harder today. |
Yeah, but I have a short memory and also for no good reason don't like him, so I'm very much just using this as an excuse to have a go. Relieves stress before Monday morning - just try it! |
i heard off this guy in his home town he's well known for stealing puppies from little kids and turning them into mittens which he sells to the inuit mafia |
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| Tucker wrote: |
| Des wrote: |
Didn't Evans win or place on a stage last year (maybe the year before) after a solo break in the mountains?
Remember its a 3 week race and he admitted to not having th elegs to push any harder today. |
Yeah, but I have a short memory and also for no good reason don't like him, so I'm very much just using this as an excuse to have a go. Relieves stress before Monday morning - just try it! |
 Fair enough.
I don't see any reason to dislike either of them; I reckon they're riding at their limits and their only chance of high glory is if the top ten fall off.
They're actually a bit unfortunate; not good enough to dominate, too good to get in a 'lucky' break.
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