Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup

[gabrielle260]

He did pretty well last night! Can he hold that form into the 3rd week?

"Pretty Well"??? He beat Cadel!!! When was the last time that happened??

[jcjordan]

He did not look to bad last night but both TJ and Cadell looked horrible

[MichaelB]

Bloody hell alright !!

Didn't look great, but better than others.

Tonight will be interesting .....

[MichaelB]

Andy did his predictable ITT effort and lost almost 5 min.

Hopefully, we see a series of attacks o. grooms by a number of teams, and at least one or two of them stick !!!

[jcjordan]

Andy still has one of the worst positions on a TT bike. He sits so high on the bars it must be a fantastic aero brake

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[MichaelB]

Tonights stage will be interesting.

A long stage finishing with a monster climb.

Wonder if Andy will show his hand yet, or just hang with the rest ?

[find_bruce]

39 Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack Leopard 0:10:42

Andy showed his hand & it was awful

[sogood]

Poor Andy!

[MichaelB]

39 Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack Leopard 0:10:42

Andy showed his hand & it was awful

Many stars didn't do well.

One thing that was good to see was that the Belkin lads still did well.

So, what can Andy do now ?

[sogood]

As suggested by the commentary pair, Andy can take a big pay cut and Trek (if they sign him) will be able to save a bundle.

Well, at least he had a good rationale for the slump. Fractured pelvis is no laughing matter, far bigger deal than a clavicle.

[MichaelB]

Yeah, Geraint shows how much a fractured pelvis affects you ...

[sogood]

Yeah, Geraint shows how much a fractured pelvis affects you ...

I guess it depends on the extent of pelvic fracture. It's one of those potential impotence inducing orthopedic injuries.

[vander]

As mentioned not all pevlis #s are created equal, position is very important also. I thought Geraint's was a femur # anyway (but really didnt pay much attention so probably wrong, would like to see the X-ray)

[sogood]

According to this NYT article, Andy fractured his sacrum. A complex part of the pelvis, not nice at all.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/15/sport ... .html?_r=0

[MichaelB]

Regardless of the differences in the extent of injury, Geraint is showing ticker, where Andy isn't.

Even Gesink has showed more ticker after what was a severe femur fracture.

Aside from that, he's still there, but IF he can do anything, it remains to be seen .....

[MichaelB]

Andy did good !!!

He even beat Cadel by almost 6 min. Obviously Cadel wasn't trying, but still ....