2008 Tour De France contenders?
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seriousconsult
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Why the love for Sastre? It seems like he can be a contender if just Valverde and Menchov get caught with EPO.
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zebragonzo
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Sastre is easy to like. He's exciting. He's got weaknesses. He will attack till he blows on mountain stages. He's respectful of the un-written rules. Most importantly, he's the underdog and we always like the underdog!
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justkeepedaling
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zebragonzo wrote:Sastre is easy to like. He's exciting. He's got weaknesses. He will attack till he blows on mountain stages. He's respectful of the un-written rules. Most importantly, he's the underdog and we always like the underdog!
+1!!
Skunk wrote:lol, Danielson didn't even make the Tour team. Dude should find a new career.
Simple equation: Lance Armstrong-EPO = Tom Danielson.
My local pool is on how many riders will be kicked out for doping. Even money is on at least 2.
While I still think banning Astana was a good idea, its very inconsistent to ban Astana, yet allow CSC or Rabobank.
Google: Results 1 - 20 of about 88,500 English pages for _doping_, _cycling_ and _denies_. (0.33 seconds)
Sprinter wrote:It's been announced Adam Hansen is riding the Tour, well done WWer
This is the only reason why I'm even watching.
I really don't care about who wins overall, it's individual performances that are more interesting.
Google: Results 1 - 20 of about 88,500 English pages for _doping_, _cycling_ and _denies_. (0.33 seconds)
In Overcoming, Sastre objects to Bjarne Riis against using a power meter. On the Cervelo site, Gerard makes it rather clear he thinks Sastre makes a mistake in choosing to use an R3 instead of an SLC. Sastre is the antithesis of an equipment weenie, like Pantani was. Some people like that. Old school.
This year is short on time trial kms. If there was ever a year for Carlos, this is it. And he seems to be more focused on the Tour this year. But I just don't see him putting time on Valverde, Evans, even Cunego or Menchov. If I had to put money on CSC, I'd be tempted to go with Andy Schleck instead of Sastre. But I'm often wrong.
This year is short on time trial kms. If there was ever a year for Carlos, this is it. And he seems to be more focused on the Tour this year. But I just don't see him putting time on Valverde, Evans, even Cunego or Menchov. If I had to put money on CSC, I'd be tempted to go with Andy Schleck instead of Sastre. But I'm often wrong.
