Bobby

Crescentius Vespasianus said:

I'm thinking maybe Bobby gets the last laugh..........only 25 seconds back.
You know Floyd is gonna crack big time on one of these stages, and then
that's when Bobby shows his '98 form.

I'm guessing that after the first TT the top 4, maybe 5, GC spots will
be all USA riders.

You can rank them yourselves, but I'm picking Floyd, DZ, Bobby J,
Leipheimer, and maybe Big George, to take over the top spots.

Any other super-TT guys within striking distance?

Scott said:

I'm guessing that after the first TT the top 4, maybe 5, GC spots will
be all USA riders.

You can rank them yourselves, but I'm picking Floyd, DZ, Bobby J,
Leipheimer, and maybe Big George, to take over the top spots.

Any other super-TT guys within striking distance?

Dumbass,

How about the reigning World's TT champion who is currently higher ranked
on GC than any of those guys you've named?

Scott said:

Crescentius Vespasianus said:

I'm thinking maybe Bobby gets the last laugh..........only 25 seconds back.
You know Floyd is gonna crack big time on one of these stages, and then
that's when Bobby shows his '98 form.

I'm guessing that after the first TT the top 4, maybe 5, GC spots will
be all USA riders.

You can rank them yourselves, but I'm picking Floyd, DZ, Bobby J,
Leipheimer, and maybe Big George, to take over the top spots.

Any other super-TT guys within striking distance?

Rogers, Savoldelli, Gonchar, Evans, Millar.
Maybe Karpets, Moreau, Bert Grabsch.
Probably at least some of these guys will have an off day,
but I doubt you can expect them all to be worse. The time
gaps are very small now.

On 5 Jul 2006 15:14:32 -0700, "Scott" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Crescentius Vespasianus said:

I'm thinking maybe Bobby gets the last laugh..........only 25 seconds back.
You know Floyd is gonna crack big time on one of these stages, and then
that's when Bobby shows his '98 form.

98' form? Bobby is an old man now..

jt said:

Scott said:

Crescentius Vespasianus said:

I'm thinking maybe Bobby gets the last laugh..........only 25 seconds back.
You know Floyd is gonna crack big time on one of these stages, and then
that's when Bobby shows his '98 form.

98' form? Bobby is an old man now..

Zidane just recalled 1998, so Bobby can't use "old" as an excuse
this week.

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Quoted message said:

Scott said:

Crescentius Vespasianus said:

I'm thinking maybe Bobby gets the last laugh..........only 25 seconds
back.
You know Floyd is gonna crack big time on one of these stages, and then
that's when Bobby shows his '98 form.

I'm guessing that after the first TT the top 4, maybe 5, GC spots will
be all USA riders.

You can rank them yourselves, but I'm picking Floyd, DZ, Bobby J,
Leipheimer, and maybe Big George, to take over the top spots.

Any other super-TT guys within striking distance?

Rogers, Savoldelli, Gonchar, Evans, Millar.
Maybe Karpets, Moreau, Bert Grabsch.
Probably at least some of these guys will have an off day,
but I doubt you can expect them all to be worse. The time
gaps are very small now.

I'm thinking that Savoldelli is really the main competition to Floyd and
Levi this year. That is if his alergies aren't kicking up. I'd normally
laugh at that idea but right now I just mowed the lawn and I can barely
breath.

I haven't been watching - has George been shadowing Popovich or vise versa?

Gonchar is also someone to beware of. I get the feeling he KNEW this was
going to happen. You'll note that he has been looking really good in TT's
this year. Rogers is a no-show in the mountains. Millar likewise - and he
hasn't been racing this year. To expect him to do anything other than maybe
make a showing in the TT would be pretty optimistic.

Moreau is a big question mark. Each year he has looked better. But he is
also on the downside of his career.

Karpets? Bad day on the mountain top finishes.

Tom Kunich said:

Moreau is a big question mark. Each year he has looked better. But he is
also on the downside of his career.

You used to be better than this. But that's not saying much.

Bret

Quoted message said:

jt said:

Scott said:

Crescentius Vespasianus wrote:
> I'm thinking maybe Bobby gets the last laugh..........only 25 seconds back.
> You know Floyd is gonna crack big time on one of these stages, and then
> that's when Bobby shows his '98 form.

98' form? Bobby is an old man now..

Zidane just recalled 1998, so Bobby can't use "old" as an excuse
this week.

Allegations of LSD flashbacks are so 1969.

R

Scott said:

Any other super-TT guys within striking distance?

One of Ferrari's ex patients is closest of all the TT's.

Robert Chung said:

Scott said:

I'm guessing that after the first TT the top 4, maybe 5, GC spots will
be all USA riders.

You can rank them yourselves, but I'm picking Floyd, DZ, Bobby J,
Leipheimer, and maybe Big George, to take over the top spots.

Any other super-TT guys within striking distance?

Dumbass,

How about the reigning World's TT champion who is currently higher ranked
on GC than any of those guys you've named?

Dung muncher,

Ooops, I forgot about him.

Scott

Scott said:

Robert Chung said:

Scott said:

I'm guessing that after the first TT the top 4, maybe 5, GC spots will
be all USA riders.

You can rank them yourselves, but I'm picking Floyd, DZ, Bobby J,
Leipheimer, and maybe Big George, to take over the top spots.

Any other super-TT guys within striking distance?

Dumbass,

How about the reigning World's TT champion who is currently higher ranked
on GC than any of those guys you've named?

Dung muncher,

Ooops, I forgot about him.

Scott

No one has mentioned Kloden yet in this thread. I expect he'll do a
good ride. Vandevelde to surprise?

Bret

Bret said:

Scott said:

Robert Chung said:

Scott wrote:

> I'm guessing that after the first TT the top 4, maybe 5, GC spots will
> be all USA riders.
>
> You can rank them yourselves, but I'm picking Floyd, DZ, Bobby J,
> Leipheimer, and maybe Big George, to take over the top spots.
>
> Any other super-TT guys within striking distance?

Dumbass,

How about the reigning World's TT champion who is currently higher ranked
on GC than any of those guys you've named?

Dung muncher,

Ooops, I forgot about him.

Scott

No one has mentioned Kloden yet in this thread. I expect he'll do a
good ride. Vandevelde to surprise?

Bret

Okay, new prediction:

Rogers in yellow after the TT, he'll hold it till Wednesday, maybe
Thursday if he's lucky on Wednesday. After that, it's Floyd all the
way.