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mho
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Salsiccia
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One stage and an early exit before the high mountains.
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Hans Datdodishes
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| One stage and an early exit before the high mountains. |
plus a top 10 prologue 
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mho
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| Hans Datdodishes wrote: |
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| One stage and an early exit before the high mountains. |
plus a top 10 prologue |
Hans - U disappoint.... No prologue... |
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Hans Datdodishes
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| mho wrote: |
| Hans Datdodishes wrote: |
| Salsiccia wrote: |
| One stage and an early exit before the high mountains. |
plus a top 10 prologue |
Hans - U disappoint.... No prologue... |
In that case its not a real Tour and I'm boycotting it
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nettie biker
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What about a load of 'gobby' soundbytes as an option? 
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Salsiccia
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| What about a load of 'gobby' soundbytes as an option? |
That's not an option, at least not for him - it's a compulsion
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nettie biker
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| Salsiccia wrote: |
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| What about a load of 'gobby' soundbytes as an option? |
That's not an option, at least not for him - it's a compulsion |
Ah yes - true - got me there - bad choice of words - sorry 
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mho
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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| nettie biker wrote: |
| What about a load of 'gobby' soundbytes as an option? |
Damm I can't edit the poll questions now....  |
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mho
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I reckon that tomorrow is possible going to be the best chance in his career to take yellow, what with no prologue.
I reckon he will do it as well, he'll have the team gunning for it.
The comic, comically thinks he can win up to 6 stages. Seems a bot optimistic to me, but I expect him to bag a couple and the yellow tomorrow. |
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Roy Gardiner
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| I reckon that tomorrow is possible going to be the best chance in his career to take yellow, what with no prologue.I reckon he will do it as well, he'll have the team gunning for it. |
Not with an uphill finish, surely? The whole field will IMO be going mental because a roadman, not a TT specialist, can for the first time for years take yellow. Same on Sunday. I reckon we could see the most exciting two opening stages for a long time. Then Monday will be controlled by the sprinters, Cav to win but no yellow.
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| There won't be any 15 minute breaks going up the road, but there's going to be something like a 25mph crosswind for the first stage on narrow twisting roads, with every jersey up for grabs, expect carnage! |
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| I reckon that tomorrow is possible going to be the best chance in his career to take yellow, what with no prologue.I reckon he will do it as well, he'll have the team gunning for it. |
Not with an uphill finish, surely? The whole field will IMO be going mental because a roadman, not a TT specialist, can for the first time for years take yellow. Same on Sunday. I reckon we could see the most exciting two opening stages for a long time. Then Monday will be controlled by the sprinters, Cav to win but no yellow. |
Good point roy, I had not realised the last 1.7km averaged 6.2%. I knew they were finishing on a drag but that is a bit steeper than I first thought.
Kind of finish that suits Valverde, but I can't imagine he'd want the jersey so soon. |
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Roy Gardiner
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| I reckon that tomorrow is possible going to be the best chance in his career to take yellow, what with no prologue.I reckon he will do it as well, he'll have the team gunning for it. |
Not with an uphill finish, surely? The whole field will IMO be going mental because a roadman, not a TT specialist, can for the first time for years take yellow. Same on Sunday. I reckon we could see the most exciting two opening stages for a long time. Then Monday will be controlled by the sprinters, Cav to win but no yellow. |
Good point roy, I had not realised the last 1.7km averaged 6.2%. I knew they were finishing on a drag but that is a bit steeper than I first thought. Kind of finish that suits Valverde, but I can't imagine he'd want the jersey so soon. |
If the favourites just want to finish all together and aren't interested in stirring, then the first two stages might favour small breakaway group(s) with someone who can win from such a group taking yellow. An outside chance for Millar?
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| Imagine if the peloton arrive at the start of that finishing Cote 'Gruppo compacto' - there will be hell on going up it, everyone will fancy their chances. |
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Tucker
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| If the favourites just want to finish all together and aren't interested in stirring, then the first two stages might favour small breakaway group(s) with someone who can win from such a group taking yellow. An outside chance for Millar? |
Bwah ha ha! This is the Tour, not some tin pot stage race - Millar has no chance. Bettini is my tip for the first stage, if he's racing. He's got to be hitting form soon, with the olympics coming up. |
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| If the favourites just want to finish all together and aren't interested in stirring, then the first two stages might favour small breakaway group(s) with someone who can win from such a group taking yellow. An outside chance for Millar? |
Bwah ha ha! This is the Tour, not some tin pot stage race - Millar has no chance. Bettini is my tip for the first stage, if he's racing. He's got to be hitting form soon, with the olympics coming up. |
Just a moment; he damn nearly did it in a Giro stage - which isn't 'tin pot' - and I did say if the favourites didn't want to cause trouble. It'd have to be a break they allowed to go in order for the finish not to be carnage (as alluded to above). Hence outside chance.
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| If the favourites just want to finish all together and aren't interested in stirring, then the first two stages might favour small breakaway group(s) with someone who can win from such a group taking yellow. An outside chance for Millar? |
Bwah ha ha! This is the Tour, not some tin pot stage race - Millar has no chance. Bettini is my tip for the first stage, if he's racing. He's got to be hitting form soon, with the olympics coming up. |
Just a moment; he damn nearly did it in a Giro stage - which isn't 'tin pot' - and I did say if the favourites didn't want to cause trouble. It'd have to be a break they allowed to go in order for the finish not to be carnage (as alluded to above). Hence outside chance. |
I don't think there's a cat in hell's chance of a breakaway on stage one. The last hour will be ballistic.
I can see Zabel getting up there.
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| If the favourites just want to finish all together and aren't interested in stirring, then the first two stages might favour small breakaway group(s) with someone who can win from such a group taking yellow. An outside chance for Millar? |
Bwah ha ha! This is the Tour, not some tin pot stage race - Millar has no chance. Bettini is my tip for the first stage, if he's racing. He's got to be hitting form soon, with the olympics coming up. |
Just a moment; he damn nearly did it in a Giro stage - which isn't 'tin pot' - and I did say if the favourites didn't want to cause trouble. It'd have to be a break they allowed to go in order for the finish not to be carnage (as alluded to above). Hence outside chance. |
Agreed, if he can slip into a break in the first few days there's a chance he could a). win a stage or b). have a good chance of taking yellow after the TT on Tuesday.
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