2008 Tour de France Stage 20 - Sat July 26: Cerilly-St. Amand-Montrond (ITT), 53 km
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Well to be fair, it doesn't appear that Silence-Lotto has a TEAM doping program if and only because they aren't exactly the strongest team in the world (that isn't to say that Cadel - or anyone by themselves - is clean - I've got no idea).thoughtforfood said:
Wouldn't count out Rogers if he can get some luck, and I for one hope Trent Lowe continues to progress....he rode for Jittery Joe's, and not only do I know the guys who started the coffee shop chain, but I rode with the DS in the '90's.fscyclist said:
Don't count on him getting busted. They SHOULD be more sophistocated than that, or they wouldn't have let him take the stage.serpico7 said:
If Evans would have ridden a minute faster then that would probably be about where he would be expected to ride in relation to Cancellara and the uber man from Germany. He still would have lost to Sastre.classic1 said:
F. Schleck is overhyped. Andy is too young.
Ouch....but could be true. Maybe we need to start a "Mick Rogers is lighting it up" thread?fscyclist said:
From last years time trial to this years time trial schumacher had over a 4 minute turnaround in the last time trial (He was 2.26 back of Evans last year), this is with him being on the attack each of the last 4 or 5 days? I always give every one a benefit of the doubt, innocent before guilty, but this is just way to hard to even fathom.thoughtforfood said:
LIke it has been said, I think it was more about Cadel riding that bad, more then Sastre riding that good. Sastre compared to the other riders isn't that much more exceptionally, he rode a little better which is believeable, just Cadel wasn't good. He never looked comfortable, he was riding with mouth wide open within the first 5 km, trying to scrounge for the power.
I think Sastre road well but not particular amazing unfortunately in relation to Cholet Evans rode the worst race of his life.
I think though this clearly shows Evans to be a clean rider who showed deterioration which is normal without recovery drugs during a long 21 stage tour.
Seb Lang did well as did Kohl i think an improvement on Cholet.
Garmin Chipotle has 4 riders in top 15 for stage 20, great performance for a new team.
I think though this clearly shows Evans to be a clean rider who showed deterioration which is normal without recovery drugs during a long 21 stage tour.
Seb Lang did well as did Kohl i think an improvement on Cholet.
Garmin Chipotle has 4 riders in top 15 for stage 20, great performance for a new team.
The main difference was Sastre had CSC all around him, while Cadel's only company from the team was his team car, and some days, I thought that the car was stuck in the gruppetto.Bro Deal said:
I definately see Evans leaving, just to where is the question. People keep saying Slipstream Chipolte, but I am thinking that you could see him find his way to Team Columbia, because I dont think they ever expect Rogers to be what he is, and Kirchen would be an excellent helper. I have nothing to base this on, just kind of a gut feeling.
He's an anxious guy I think. Too much anxiety... blood vessels constrict. Maybe.Capt.Injury said:
Good ride by Sastre though. At least he won decisively as well.
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