Back at Stage 1

I'd like to think he'll be the competition...but I can't really see him
dropping a problem-free Armstrong...or if he can even keep up when it tips
up to the serious steeps.

"Bob Schwartz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

174 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 3.14

It's entirely possible that he was not giving an honest
effort because he was focused on stage wins and not GC,
and the way to get stage wins is to not be a GC threat.
But if that is not the case then you would have to
expect time losses in the second TT that would be
measured with a calendar.

Bob Schwartz
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Bob Schwartz said:

174 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 3.14

It's entirely possible that he was not giving an honest
effort because he was focused on stage wins and not GC,
and the way to get stage wins is to not be a GC threat.
But if that is not the case then you would have to
expect time losses in the second TT that would be
measured with a calendar.

He did a vicious 76km cannibal time trial on Sunday that erased his
prologue and TTT deficits.

Bob Schwartz said:

174 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 3.14

Quoted message said:

It's entirely possible that he was not giving an honest
effort because he was focused on stage wins and not GC,
and the way to get stage wins is to not be a GC threat.
But if that is not the case then you would have to
expect time losses in the second TT that would be
measured with a calendar.

He will loose 7-10 minuttes in the final TT :-( However i think he
will tear the jearsy of L.Armstrong but not by enough to survive the
final TT.

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Bob Schwartz said:

174 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 3.14

It's entirely possible that he was not giving an honest
effort because he was focused on stage wins and not GC,
and the way to get stage wins is to not be a GC threat.
But if that is not the case then you would have to
expect time losses in the second TT that would be
measured with a calendar.

Maybe he was just bluffing! Yeah, that's it. He just mislead everyone
into thinking he was way off form...

How does one "loose" time anyway? I've often wondered that.

Tom

Tom said:

How does one "loose" time anyway? I've often wondered that.

Tom

You don't hold on tight and the time gets away.

MT

Tom said:

How does one "loose" time anyway? I've often wondered that.

How does one spell-flame non-native speakers ?

Morten Reippuert Knudsen schreef:

Quoted message said:

Bob Schwartz said:

174 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 3.14

Quoted message said:

It's entirely possible that he was not giving an honest
effort because he was focused on stage wins and not GC,
and the way to get stage wins is to not be a GC threat.
But if that is not the case then you would have to
expect time losses in the second TT that would be
measured with a calendar.

He will loose 7-10 minuttes in the final TT :-( However i think he
will tear the jearsy of L.Armstrong but not by enough to survive the
final TT.

--
Morten Reippuert Knudsen :-) <http://blog.reippuert.dk>

Comon now, don't exagerate. He'll start the next TT with a whole
different attitude then the first TT. I don't see him losing more than
5'.
Don't forget even the non-TT specialists in the top of the GC are
normally able of riding a good TT at the end of the Tour (according to
their normal TT capabilities; e.g Simoni always got a good final TT at
the Giro the last years). At that time the riders' reserve is more
important than the pure TT qualitities. It's like a sprint after a
classic of 260km, which is totally different from a sprint after a flat
stage of 180km.
I would say Rasmussen makes top35

Kenny

Bob Schwartz <[email hidden]> wrote in news:11d7po4lnf1pma6
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Quoted message said:

174 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 3.14

It's entirely possible that he was not giving an honest
effort because he was focused on stage wins and not GC,
and the way to get stage wins is to not be a GC threat.
But if that is not the case then you would have to
expect time losses in the second TT that would be
measured with a calendar.

I like that theory. Also on Stage 1

8 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 1.04
41 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole 1.50

This makes me wonder why Voigt and Moreau together didn't gain on
Rasmussen at the end of Stage 9.

NS