TdF Podium predictions

On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:47:50 -0700 (PDT), DirtRoadie
wrote:

I'm pretty sure there's a rule against the same rider getting all
three podium spots. Sorta' like a rider can only wear one of the
"jerseys" at a time.
So I think LA gets the "lifetime achievement award" jersey, but no
podium.

Screw the rules. After last year, LA isn't sharing the podium with
anyone.

And Hinault can damn well stand in line and pay for autographs like
everyone else. No more puffing up a has been.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

"Steve Freides" wrote in message
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NoDannyNo wrote:

Poor Contador will DNF after crashing on the cobbles. The
Unimpeachable One will pounce on that like a fat man who finds a jelly
donut. By the 2nd week, you kiddies will think yer stuck in 2005.

It will be even better. On an important climb, with Lance looking
haggard, a mysterious spectator, later identified as related to Lance
Armstrong and his team by exactly six degrees of separation, will let the
handle of a large shopping bag reach out onto the road at exactly the time
Contador rides by,. catching his handlebars - and then accidentally step
on the rider's super-light frame, breaking it. Contador will then be
beaten by an angry crowd of pro-Lance fans.

-S-

Is that why Tour magazine, for the TdF issue, came with the faux feedbags?

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

"Amit Ghosh" wrote in message
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On Jun 25, 5:30 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
wrote:

Jani B is an extreme dark horse, and
would require a scenario where he was put in charge of checking Contador
on
the final parts of the climb... and as the only person on RS who might be
able to hold his wheel, could end up putting him in a position to be
supported for the GC.

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dumbass,

brajkovic is a good rider, but will not be GC material.

he probably has one or two good climbs n him but he will not be a
regular at the front group in the mtns. leipheimer and kloden will
more likely to be high on GC.
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I agree, but Jani could be put into a very tough spot if he's the guy who
manages to hang onto Contador's wheel and suddenly has a two minute gap on
the rest of the field. Would be very tough to take the position that's not
something to defend. The only way this scenario could play out is if nothing
happens in the Alpes, which Contador believes to be the case.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

On Jun 25, 3:30*pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
wrote:
Heck, why not toss it out there and look like a fool a month from now? Let's
hear it. Here's mine-

1: Contador
2: Basso
3: Lance

This assumes Andy can't quite get it together enough to overcome the minute
he'll lose in the final TT... this just doesn't look like his year. Wiggins
could end up in there instead of Lance. Jani B is an extreme dark horse, and
would require a scenario where he was put in charge of checking Contador on
the final parts of the climb... and as the only person on RS who might be
able to hold his wheel, could end up putting him in a position to be
supported for the GC. But there's a lot of other 2nd-tier talent out there
that could make a showing.

Time to dredge this back up. It didn't even take a month.
What is amazing is the number of predicted contenders who have crashed
and burned literally and/or figuratively.
Although, at the same time, the present top few GC spots don't reflect
any "out-of-the-blue" surprises.

But the race isn't over. Let's see how your prediction re "the minute
[Andy]'ll lose in the final TT" plays out.

And we haven't seen a lot of Jani. Maybe Thursday is the day
especially if RS continues to ride for Team GC.

DR