Prediction for Sunday

[Dumbass]

Landis had a 1:07 advantage over Sastre in the first time trial.

Projecting based on that, Landis will have a 55 second lead starting
the final stage.

If that happens, then I think it is a pretty good bet that Sastre will
attempt a breakout on Sunday.

In 1987 when the margin was 40 seconds, a breakout was attempted.

 

[[email protected]]

Dumbass wrote:
> Landis had a 1:07 advantage over Sastre in the first time trial.
>
> Projecting based on that, Landis will have a 55 second lead starting
> the final stage.
>
> If that happens, then I think it is a pretty good bet that Sastre will
> attempt a breakout on Sunday.
>
> In 1987 when the margin was 40 seconds, a breakout was attempted.

I think this Sunday's stage will be far more exciting than 1989. Three
guys, all with the absolutely realistic chances of taking the win,
duking it out.

I can not believe how the two Spaniards are already saying they've lost
all hope for a GC win. The Spanish can be such wussies sometimes. Maybe
they can blame air conditioners.

 

[Dumbass]

[email protected] wrote:
> Dumbass wrote:
> > Landis had a 1:07 advantage over Sastre in the first time trial.
> >
> > Projecting based on that, Landis will have a 55 second lead starting
> > the final stage.
> >
> > If that happens, then I think it is a pretty good bet that Sastre will
> > attempt a breakout on Sunday.
> >
> > In 1987 when the margin was 40 seconds, a breakout was attempted.
>
> I think this Sunday's stage will be far more exciting than 1989. Three
> guys, all with the absolutely realistic chances of taking the win,
> duking it out.
>
> I can not believe how the two Spaniards are already saying they've lost
> all hope for a GC win. The Spanish can be such wussies sometimes. Maybe
> they can blame air conditioners.

Probabaly a bit of misinformation. I cannot believe those teams are
not plotting. Or, at least, they will be plotting in earnest after
they know the TT results.

 

[William Asher]

Dumbass wrote:

>
> [email protected] wrote:
>> Dumbass wrote:
>> > Landis had a 1:07 advantage over Sastre in the first time trial.
>> >
>> > Projecting based on that, Landis will have a 55 second lead starting
>> > the final stage.
>> >
>> > If that happens, then I think it is a pretty good bet that Sastre will
>> > attempt a breakout on Sunday.
>> >
>> > In 1987 when the margin was 40 seconds, a breakout was attempted.
>>
>> I think this Sunday's stage will be far more exciting than 1989. Three
>> guys, all with the absolutely realistic chances of taking the win,
>> duking it out.
>>
>> I can not believe how the two Spaniards are already saying they've lost
>> all hope for a GC win. The Spanish can be such wussies sometimes. Maybe
>> they can blame air conditioners.
>
> Probabaly a bit of misinformation. I cannot believe those teams are
> not plotting. Or, at least, they will be plotting in earnest after
> they know the TT results.
>
>

You can bet they've all ordered in cases of Amstel Light in place of the
usual pitchers of sangria.

--
Bill Asher

 

[Andre]

[email protected] wrote:
> Dumbass wrote:
> > Landis had a 1:07 advantage over Sastre in the first time trial.
> >
> > Projecting based on that, Landis will have a 55 second lead starting
> > the final stage.
> >
> > If that happens, then I think it is a pretty good bet that Sastre will
> > attempt a breakout on Sunday.
> >
> > In 1987 when the margin was 40 seconds, a breakout was attempted.
>
> I think this Sunday's stage will be far more exciting than 1989. Three
> guys, all with the absolutely realistic chances of taking the win,
> duking it out.
>
> I can not believe how the two Spaniards are already saying they've lost
> all hope for a GC win. The Spanish can be such wussies sometimes. Maybe
> they can blame air conditioners.

Landis also said he had lost the tour, so he must be a "wussie" too.

 

[Andrew F Martin]

Dumbass wrote:
> Landis had a 1:07 advantage over Sastre in the first time trial.
>
> Projecting based on that, Landis will have a 55 second lead starting
> the final stage.
>
> If that happens, then I think it is a pretty good bet that Sastre will
> attempt a breakout on Sunday.
>
> In 1987 when the margin was 40 seconds, a breakout was attempted.

I think a breakaway or more likely than a breakout.

 

[Keith]

On 21 Jul 2006 15:25:28 -0700, "Andrew F Martin"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>Dumbass wrote:
>> Landis had a 1:07 advantage over Sastre in the first time trial.
>>
>> Projecting based on that, Landis will have a 55 second lead starting
>> the final stage.
>>
>> If that happens, then I think it is a pretty good bet that Sastre will
>> attempt a breakout on Sunday.

That would be a first !

>> In 1987 when the margin was 40 seconds, a breakout was attempted.

By Delgado ?!

>I think a breakaway or more likely than a breakout.

 

[need more sun]

Breakaway, guys, breakaway...breakout is something you do from prison

 

[Dumbass]

Keith wrote:
> On 21 Jul 2006 15:25:28 -0700, "Andrew F Martin"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> >Dumbass wrote:
> >> Landis had a 1:07 advantage over Sastre in the first time trial.
> >>
> >> Projecting based on that, Landis will have a 55 second lead starting
> >> the final stage.
> >>
> >> If that happens, then I think it is a pretty good bet that Sastre will
> >> attempt a breakout on Sunday.
>
> That would be a first !
>
> >> In 1987 when the margin was 40 seconds, a breakout was attempted.
>
> By Delgado ?!

"In 1987, with Stephen Roche leading Pedro Delgado by only 40 seconds
after the final time trial, Delgado broke away from the peloton on the
Champs-Elysées, threatening to ****** victory at the last minute. (In
fact he was caught, he and Roche both finished in the peloton, and
Roche thereby won the Tour.)"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_France

>
> >I think a breakaway or more likely than a breakout.

Sorry, they don't call me Dumbass for nothing.