2008 Tour de France Stage 20 - Sat July 26: Cerilly-St. Amand-Montrond (ITT), 53 km

[b1_]

Menchov looking good.

 

[Bro Deal]

Sastre only loses 8 seconds at the first check.

Evans had better pick up the pace for the latter part of the course.

 

[drm]

Sastre has the 10th best time...yeesh.

 

[serpico7]

Sastre has the 10th best time...yeesh.

That's not suspicious.

 

[b1_]

God damn! We're getting hit hard by ads here in Australia. How many ads can they stuff into this break dammit...

 

[hawkeye87]

Without winning a stage and without attacking at least one time.

That is ********!

Cadel wasn't a wheelsucker this tour so get over yourself. You know, some of the posts about this place are right. What a pain in the neck.

Blast cyclingnews live text coverage...F. Schleck was down 1:31, not 0:51 at first time check.

Sastre was down 46".

Looks like we all may be suprised and see Kohl in yellow.

 

[Trev_S]

Frank is down by 50" at the first TT check. At least he's not showing superman performances in this stage.

Dropping back to pace Sastre?

 

[beached whale]

I think sastre has won...

Only ten seconds seperates them after 18km.
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[hawkeye87]

Dropping back to pace Sastre?

LOL!

 

[Bro Deal]

Vande Velde might be able to go over F. Schleck.

 

[thoughtforfood]

Dropping back to pace Sastre?

Christian riding well!

 

[thoughtforfood]

I think sastre has won...

Only ten seconds seperates them after 18km.
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its a little early for that

 

[b1_]

Evans doesn't look the goods. Too much to make up now. Would have to be a stunning turn around.

 

[hawkeye87]

Andy keeps the white jersey. Even though he was passed by Kirchen, cyclingnews shows his time as only 42 seconds slower than Roman's.

 

[thebluetrain]

That is ********!

Cadel wasn't a wheelsucker this tour so get over yourself. You know, some of the posts about this place are right. What a pain in the neck.

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The only time he had his nose in the wind was when he was down 2 minutes to Sastre on Alpe d Huez and the others sat on and forced him to the front. Hardly an attack.

 

[Bro Deal]

Evans to end up second again.

 

[hawkeye87]

The only time he had his nose in the wind was when he was down 2 minutes to Sastre on Alpe d Huez and the others sat on and forced him to the front. Hardly an attack.

I did not say he attacked. Re-read my post.

Regardless, he won't be putting on the yellow jersey today unless Carlos wipes out.

Looks like Kohl is slowing down, as I would expect. If he would blast the TT then I'd say for sure that Gerolsteiner should be locked up as well in the test bus.

I hope Christian can work his way to the podium today. He's going great.

How much does he have to collect on Schleck or Kohl? About 2 minutes?

 

[thebluetrain]

I did not say he attacked. Re-read my post.

Regardless, he won't be putting on the yellow jersey today unless Carlos wipes out.

Looks like Kohl is slowing down, as I would expect. If he would blast the TT then I'd say for sure that Gerolsteiner should be locked up as well in the test bus.

I hope Christian can work his way to the podium today. He's going great.

How much does he have to collect on Schleck or Kohl? About 2 minutes?

Then you will agree he wheelsucked?

 

[Crankyfeet]

First quarter of the race is downwind...last quarter is into the wind (I think - if the forecast was correct). Some advantage for the stronger riders in the last 15km.

 

[RdBiker]

Oh-my-farking-god...Sastre just 23 secs down on Evans at second time check