2011 Tour de France

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2011 Tour de France

Postby AUbicycles » Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:38 am

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Let the worlds greatest cycle race begin.

Contadors participation is already being hotly discussed and the Lance Armstrong saga continues in the background.

Cadel Evans has another chance - and is likely to be a bit fresher than Contador though still has the Schlecks challenging.

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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby igstar » Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:51 am

Drug scandals aside for the moment... If Contador races I can't see how anyone can beat him, unless he gets involved in a serious crash. He is just so accomplished in both, climbing and time trials. Even with a limited team support he should be able to hold back the challengers. I was just blown away with his form during the Giro.
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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby skull » Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:54 am

igstar wrote:Drug scandals aside for the moment... If Contador races I can't see how anyone can beat him, unless he gets involved in a serious crash. He is just so accomplished in both, climbing and time trials..
I don't know, he will be suffering some good fatigue from his unleashing pain at the Giro

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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby jules21 » Mon Jun 06, 2011 11:46 am

andy schleck in a canter. it's too hilly for cadel - he needs more time trials. i reckon contador will be too tired to match andy (could be famous last words).

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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby sogood » Mon Jun 06, 2011 11:55 am

But Andy can't TT while Contador can. It'd be hard to beat, even coming after the Giro.
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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby jules21 » Mon Jun 06, 2011 11:58 am

sogood wrote:But Andy can't TT while Contador can. It'd be hard to beat, even coming after the Giro.
i thought there was only 1 ITT this year (prologue aside). i'm betting andy will have learnt to do a better TT this year too.

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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby sogood » Mon Jun 06, 2011 12:04 pm

jules21 wrote:i thought there was only 1 ITT this year (prologue aside). i'm betting andy will have learnt to do a better TT this year too.
Unfortunately he didn't demonstrate such improvements at the ToC recently. Assuming a match b/n him and Contador on climbs, one ITT result may well decide Andy's fate.
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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby Chuck » Mon Jun 06, 2011 12:15 pm

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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby hannos » Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:55 pm

igstar wrote:Drug scandals aside for the moment... If Contador races I can't see how anyone can beat him, unless he gets involved in a serious crash.
All it takes is like if 5 Saxo's get attacked by a bear in the mountains
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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby jules21 » Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:01 pm

hannos wrote:
igstar wrote:Drug scandals aside for the moment... If Contador races I can't see how anyone can beat him, unless he gets involved in a serious crash.
All it takes is like if 5 Saxo's get attacked by a bear in the mountains
that's why he used to have Vino as a team mate but it never happened so it turned out to be an expensive option. although Vino can also ride pretty well.

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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby aussieboy13 » Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:06 pm

I don't want to see Contador win. But I believe that will be the outcome.

I hope Andy Schleck has the goods to beat him.

Who is of the opinion that if Contador wins it will be tainted because of this over hanging drug trial that was postponed.
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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby BarryTas » Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:07 pm

If Contador does race, then I hope that ALL then teams join forces and mark him, track him, box him in etc. hehe.
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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby Fresh » Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:11 pm

I truly hope Contador doesn't win. I hope the Giro spent him. Be great to see Cadel win, but I reckon it'll be Andy.

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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby toolonglegs » Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:49 pm

At the moment I just can't get excited about it :| .
But I do hope Cadel has a good race...Friday's stage for the Crit de Dauphine starts 500meters down the road from home so will take the kids down...somethings are more important than school :twisted: .

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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby gururug » Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:38 pm

killer ( fantastic ) route this year, mountain stages spread out, team time trial...... can't wait.

wish we had 40 hour days. oh well, non-stop weekend re-runs it is!!! :lol:

schlek's form looks a little down eh? don;t think it will be the big rematch we were all expecting. expect some darkies to loom large.

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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby AUbicycles » Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:06 am

TLL ... enjoy that, and take your polaroid with you!!

Contador does need better marking..
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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby igstar » Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:55 pm

Looking at the stages, it's probably not even worth watching TdF till last four stages. I think stage 18, 19 (Col de Telegraph, Col de Galibier and finish on Alp-d'Huez, I'm drooling over this already) and the following ITT will decide the winner 8)

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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby toolonglegs » Tue Jun 07, 2011 3:19 pm

got an email the other day...still places left on the etape du tour...bit beyond me for the moment,but others may be interested.

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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby brentono » Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:01 pm

igstar wrote:Looking at the stages, it's probably not even worth watching TdF till last four stages. I think stage 18, 19 (Col de Telegraph, Col de Galibier and finish on Alp-d'Huez, I'm drooling over this already) and the following ITT will decide the winner 8)
The Galibier 1911-2011.
Tour will celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the first crossing of the Galibier by the peloton,
the mountain pass which has been visited the most by the race.
The finishing line of the 18th stage will be marked out there at an altitude of 2, 645 metres!
It will be the highest finish in the Tour’s history.
Le Galibier will be climbed twice. :o
Contador would have the race, at these stages 18/19th, if not before. :wink:
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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby Zynster » Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:11 pm

I'd say Contador too, though I'll be cheering for Cadel.

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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby brentono » Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:19 pm

Zynster wrote:I'd say Contador too, though I'll be cheering for Cadel.

How long has it been since someone won the Giro and the Tour in the same year?
I think Cadel (though I'd like to see him do well) has conceeded, already
by competing in the Critérium du Dauphiné. IMO :?

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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby jules21 » Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:31 pm

brentono wrote:I think Cadel (though I'd like to see him do well) has conceeded, already by competing in the Critérium du Dauphiné. IMO :?
eh? the Dauphine is a traditional warm up for Tour contenders and cadel has done it in past seasons. he didn't do it last year as he raced the Giro.

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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby jet-ski » Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:42 pm

Question for TLL - is there likely to be any radio stations that do an english commentary in France? Just wondering if it's worth taking an AM-band radio along?
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Re: 2011 Tour de France

Postby brentono » Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:19 pm

jules21 wrote:
brentono wrote:I think Cadel (though I'd like to see him do well) has conceeded, already by competing in the Critérium du Dauphiné. IMO :?
eh? the Dauphine is a traditional warm up for Tour contenders and cadel has done it in past seasons. he didn't do it last year as he raced the Giro.
"traditional" :lol: =Some girls do, some girls don't. :wink:
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Whatever his plan, and however he has done it in the past, don't matter.
Evans, 34, has yet to prevail in a Grand Tour.
I'd like to see him do well, and the writing will be on the wall/podium, in Paris,
and I'll leave it at that.
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2011 Tour de France

Postby ss--ss » Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:04 pm

Hi does anyone know when the official tdf magazine comes out here? I've had a look at the local newsagency but not available yet?

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