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| Who is going to win the Tour? |
| Armstrong |
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47% |
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| Basso |
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4% |
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| Ullrich |
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28% |
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| Kloden |
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2% |
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| Vinokourov |
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11% |
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| Valverde |
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5% |
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| Mayo |
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0% |
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Premiumjack
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 Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 9:58 am Post subject: Who is going to win the Tour |
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| SO who is ?? |
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Billy Boy
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Botero.
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acj
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basso 
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qcscmh
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no chance  |
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Pierre Head.
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qcscmh
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| has to be LA, but if he faulters then Basso or Ulrich |
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no chance |
I hope pieboy wins it... my head says Basso has a real chance... but Botero to win it would be awesome. 
Armstrong will finish about 8th.
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Animal
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Armstrong wouldn't take the start line unless his tests gave him x watts per kilo! He'll win. Boring, but true.
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Cant see Armstrong being beaten, barring accident or illness none of the others have the same work ethic and determination.
I mean Ullrich cant even be bothered than to look further than his best mates sister for his next lay.
I was always under the impression best mates sisters were off limits or is that girlfriends sisters |
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qcscmh
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| Animal wrote: |
| Armstrong wouldn't take the start line unless his tests gave him x watts per kilo! He'll win. Boring, but true. |
come on Nigel, that rule only applies to TT's.
theres much more to RR's |
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Yan to win Armstrong to go home ill.....
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| Lance. |
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Billy Boy
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My logic is that Headstrong has has 6 years of good luck every year on the Tour. Never had a bad day when it mattered. No one gave anyone else a chance the year Big Mig went bang either.
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| Not Ullrich, still too porky. |
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Animal
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| Animal wrote: |
| Armstrong wouldn't take the start line unless his tests gave him x watts per kilo! He'll win. Boring, but true. |
come on Nigel, that rule only applies to TT's.
theres much more to RR's |
Not stage races where you have a great team. They chase down breaks, he uses his power to weight ratio to break his rivals on the climbs.
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- Lance will strangle it as in the last few years, Ullrich will struggle but fade, no-one will be able to attack him
- Lance will dominate the first half but then, as happened to Indurain, cracks will appear. Then he'll be beaten, perhaps 4th or 5th.
The first option will be boring, the second maybe give us one of the great tours.
There; that's hedged the bets well enough, eh ?
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qcscmh
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| Roy Gardiner wrote: |
- Lance will strangle it as in the last few years, Ullrich will struggle but fade, no-one will be able to attack him
- Lance will dominate the first half but then, as happened to Indurain, cracks will appear. Then he'll be beaten, perhaps 4th or 5th.
The first option will be boring, the second maybe give us one of the great tours.
There; that's hedged the bets well enough, eh ? |
he could break a spoke at a crucial stage Roy |
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Animal
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| My logic is that Headstrong has has 6 years of good luck every year on the Tour. Never had a bad day when it mattered. No one gave anyone else a chance the year Big Mig went bang either. |
Well Duh! I wonder why?
Can't you see it's not coincidence? He doesn't fall (compared to some - he's not a "faller"). He takes charge of his body and concentrates at all times. He looks after his health, and *CENSORED*.
Could you ever see him going to a club and taking E?
No. That's why he'll win.
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| he could break a spoke at a crucial stage Roy |
Trev charges extra for wheels that crack up just before the finish giving great excuses; not sure if LA has ordered any.
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qcscmh
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| Armstrong wouldn't take the start line unless his tests gave him x watts per kilo! He'll win. Boring, but true. |
come on Nigel, that rule only applies to TT's.
theres much more to RR's |
Not stage races where you have a great team. They chase down breaks, he uses his power to weight ratio to break his rivals on the climbs. |
I expect there may be a climber with a better power/weight ratio in the tour. If you take power/weight ratio only I could be up there in the Tour with a ratio of 7, what crap is that |
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