[weltyed]

what the heck is goin on? i wanna see ricco go up the road. where is he? i want tommy V to lose the dots. chavanel and voekler better have some big fireworks for the end here.

there is a chance every jersey switches hands today. and CSC is talking about sending fabian up the road to see if he can contest the stage.

 

[weltyed]

the french are riding like its bastille day.

 

[Einstruzende]

The big names won't try their luck until that last 1.5 km @ 10% you keep hearing about. That's my guess.

I want to see Millar win, though I picked Valv for the stage.

 

[weltyed]

there are a lot of people i wanna see win, but maybe more i dont. i still am waiting for teh cobra to be mentioned. it is a mtn top finish afterall. and with soler out...

cant wait to get home and watch the evans mini-meltdown. i always heard the good riders remain calm. he didnt sound calm to me. still, this years best meltdown goes to millar. and he had a right to toss the bike, i think.

 

[weltyed]

chavanel getting spit out the back? NO!!!! dont let tommy v keep it! can they share it? does it go to the highest GC?

 

[weltyed]

go vandvelde!

 

[Gripped]

Man, I almost picked Vande Veld for the win today. But I chickened out.

 

[Gripped]

Well, he's caught now so no matter.

 

[weltyed]

where is ricco?!?!?!

 

[weltyed]

man, i cant wait to watch this tonight!!!!!

all you need to know from CN:
17:23 CEST
Evans is sitting on the back

 

[32and3cross]

man, i cant wait to watch this tonight!!!!!

all you need to know from CN:
17:23 CEST
Evans is sitting on the back

Yeah siting on the back of 2 of the best uphill sprinters in the world I'd say Evans did perfect.

Added:
Actually sitting on is not quit accurate Evans was busting ass to stay with those guys which for a not explosive climber was good. Staying withe those 2 was a great ride for him as others got gapped. Say what you want about sitting on but if you can't attack you can't whining that you don't like that is just showing your ignorance of what its really like to race .

 

[Dwayne Barry]

Yeah siting on the back of 2 of the best uphill sprinters in the world I'd say Evans did perfect.

He's got to be going strong if he was able to close up to the back wheel of Valverde in a sprint or Valverde was cooked and really slowed.

And he should be relieved that so far Ricco says he has no GC ambitions. He certainly didn't look like he was killing himself in the TT on stage 4.

Amazing Schumacher should still be in yellow and has to take a big confidence boost that he was still there with the top 10 or so guys until he crashed himself.

Cunego jumps out as a big name who was dropped.

 

[32and3cross]

He's got to be going strong if he was able to close up to the back wheel of Valverde in a sprint or Valverde was cooked and really slowed.

And he should be relieved that so far Ricco says he has no GC ambitions. He certainly didn't look like he was killing himself in the TT on stage 4.

Amazing Schumacher should still be in yellow and has to take a big confidence boost that he was still there with the top 10 or so guys until he crashed himself.

Cunego jumps out as a big name who was dropped.

Shumi lost the jersy. As much as I not a fan of his that sucks as a way to lose it. It goes to Grim Kim.

 

[TheDon]

Wow, riccardo was awesome

 

[Dwayne Barry]

Shumi lost the jersy. As much as I not a fan of his that sucks as a way to lose it. It goes to Grim Kim.

How about Moises Duenos of Barloworld finishing in the top-10, I'm certain I've never even seen his name before?

Another favorite that I just thought of that I never even noticed in the finale was Devolder. Didn't finish in the top 10 but might still be close, but I can't recall seeing him anywhere near the front at the end.

 

[weltyed]

CN made it sound like he was just sitting on, not bustin butt.

i understand the need to sit on wheels. but it seems like he never actually paces anybody. call it smart racing if you want, but i think some people hate him for it.

i cant wait to see the final climb, the three musketeers out like its bastille day, and evans go ape when he gets a mechanical. unfortunately, im sure it will be nothing like millar throwing his bike or the chicken attempting to TT.

Yeah siting on the back of 2 of the best uphill sprinters in the world I'd say Evans did perfect.

Added:
Actually sitting on is not quit accurate Evans was busting ass to stay with those guys which for a not explosive climber was good. Staying withe those 2 was a great ride for him as others got gapped. Say what you want about sitting on but if you can't attack you can't whining that you don't like that is just showing your ignorance of what its really like to race .

 

[Einstruzende]

How about Moises Duenos of Barloworld finishing in the top-10, I'm certain I've never even seen his name before?

Another favorite that I just thought of that I never even noticed in the finale was Devolder. Didn't finish in the top 10 but might still be close, but I can't recall seeing him anywhere near the front at the end.

I saw that result too, and I must confess it's the first time I've ever seen / heard his name. Valverde is in trouble GC wise. He should have been able to gap Evans on this uphill sprint. There seems to be no way Valv will get 1:12 over Evans on any combination of up coming hill stages.

 

[JSR]

Cunego jumps out as a big name who was dropped.

He was my pick for the GC! But he went straight out the back on the last climb. Wierd.

I'm not an Evans fanboy, but I refuse to bag on him for wheelsucking. He's racing a GT, not a crit. He marked Valverde and stuck to him. With a full minute in hand on Valv, why should he try to drop him?

JSR

 

[32and3cross]

CN made it sound like he was just sitting on, not bustin butt.

i understand the need to sit on wheels. but it seems like he never actually paces anybody. call it smart racing if you want, but i think some people hate him for it.

i cant wait to see the final climb, the three musketeers out like its bastille day, and evans go ape when he gets a mechanical. unfortunately, im sure it will be nothing like millar throwing his bike or the chicken attempting to TT.

Why should he pace people?

He attacked in the MTNs before its just not his strong suit. I didn't see the mechanical that should be good watching.

 

[Dwayne Barry]

CN made it sound like he was just sitting on, not bustin butt.

He did just follow the wheels, got gapped when Ricco and Valverde went for the sprint but then was able to come back to Valverde's wheel as they came to the line. Ricco easily won the sprint and wasn't even really pushed by Valverde.