Tyler Trouble?

Richard Adams said:

On the first Cat 2 climb of the Dauphine:

16:57 : Le peloton de tête comprend environ 35 coureurs. Tyler Hamilton
est en difficulté : il est décroché d'une centaine de mètres environ et
attendu par Santos Gonzalez.

(he's fallen back 100 metres and is attended to by Phonak teammate
Santos Gonzalez)

Doesn't sound like real form trouble, mechanical?

No. I think he's a little flat. He takes a break after Romandie and
builds back up to the tour. Last year the effect was more pronounced
because he was a little sick...but he looked like [censored] at Dauphine. I
was suprised to see him do so well on the prologue.

Richard Adams said:

On the first Cat 2 climb of the Dauphine:

16:57 : Le peloton de tête comprend environ 35 coureurs. Tyler Hamilton
est en difficulté : il est décroché d'une centaine de mètres environ et
attendu par Santos Gonzalez.

(he's fallen back 100 metres and is attended to by Phonak teammate
Santos Gonzalez)

Santos Gonzalez was "waiting for" him, not "attending to" him.
(Could have been worse, Santos could have "heard" Tyler...)

" Tyler Hamilton (Phonak) lost some time in the final phase of the Col de la
Croix de Chaubouret, but he got back on the descent after dropping 20" back
at one point. But the Man from Marblehead wasn't worried with his moment of
weakness. Hamilton told Cyclingnews after Stage 2 that "It's been a month
since I've raced (at the Tour de Romandie) and with 230km yesterday, 180km
today and the heat, it was hard. I was definitely dehydrated and started
cramping so there is nothing you can do then. It usually takes me a few days
to get acclimated to the heat."

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/jun04/dauphinelibere04/?id=results/stag
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"Richard Adams" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On the first Cat 2 climb of the Dauphine:

16:57 : Le peloton de tête comprend environ 35 coureurs. Tyler Hamilton
est en difficulté : il est décroché d'une centaine de mètres environ et
attendu par Santos Gonzalez.

(he's fallen back 100 metres and is attended to by Phonak teammate
Santos Gonzalez)

Doesn't sound like real form trouble, mechanical?

gym gravity <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Richard Adams said:

On the first Cat 2 climb of the Dauphine:

16:57 : Le peloton de tête comprend environ 35 coureurs. Tyler Hamilton
est en difficulté : il est décroché d'une centaine de mètres environ et
attendu par Santos Gonzalez.

(he's fallen back 100 metres and is attended to by Phonak teammate
Santos Gonzalez)

Doesn't sound like real form trouble, mechanical?

No. I think he's a little flat. He takes a break after Romandie and
builds back up to the tour. Last year the effect was more pronounced
because he was a little sick...but he looked like [censored] at Dauphine. I
was suprised to see him do so well on the prologue.

Read Cyclingnews... Tyler said he wasn't used to
the heat today (had not yet acclimated) and was a
little dehydrated.
-Ken

"TimH" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

" Tyler Hamilton (Phonak) lost some time in the final phase of the Col de

la

Quoted message said:

Croix de Chaubouret, but he got back on the descent after dropping 20"

back

Quoted message said:

at one point. But the Man from Marblehead wasn't worried with his moment

of

Quoted message said:

weakness. Hamilton told Cyclingnews after Stage 2 that "It's been a month
since I've raced (at the Tour de Romandie)

Time flies...

and with 230km yesterday, 180km

Quoted message said:

today and the heat, it was hard. I was definitely dehydrated and started
cramping so there is nothing you can do then. It usually takes me a few

days

Quoted message said:

to get acclimated to the heat."

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/jun04/dauphinelibere04/?id=results/stag
e2

Sounds like he could be headed for his best July ever if he keeps his wheels
down.

"TimH" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

" Tyler Hamilton (Phonak) lost some time in the final phase of the Col de

la

Quoted message said:

Croix de Chaubouret, but he got back on the descent after dropping 20"

back

Quoted message said:

at one point. But the Man from Marblehead wasn't worried with his moment

of

Quoted message said:

weakness. Hamilton told Cyclingnews after Stage 2 that "It's been a month
since I've raced (at the Tour de Romandie) and with 230km yesterday, 180km
today and the heat, it was hard. I was definitely dehydrated and started
cramping so there is nothing you can do then. It usually takes me a few

days

Quoted message said:

to get acclimated to the heat."

The good news is, Tyler was able to make up time on the descent, and keep
the bike upright!

Quoted message said:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/jun04/dauphinelibere04/?id=results/stag

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"Richard Adams" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

On the first Cat 2 climb of the Dauphine:

16:57 : Le peloton de tête comprend environ 35 coureurs. Tyler Hamilton
est en difficulté : il est décroché d'une centaine de mètres environ et
attendu par Santos Gonzalez.

(he's fallen back 100 metres and is attended to by Phonak teammate
Santos Gonzalez)

Doesn't sound like real form trouble, mechanical?

K. J. Papai said:

gym gravity <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Richard Adams said:

On the first Cat 2 climb of the Dauphine:

16:57 : Le peloton de tête comprend environ 35 coureurs. Tyler Hamilton
est en difficulté : il est décroché d'une centaine de mètres environ et
attendu par Santos Gonzalez.

(he's fallen back 100 metres and is attended to by Phonak teammate
Santos Gonzalez)

Doesn't sound like real form trouble, mechanical?

No. I think he's a little flat. He takes a break after Romandie and
builds back up to the tour. Last year the effect was more pronounced
because he was a little sick...but he looked like [censored] at Dauphine. I
was suprised to see him do so well on the prologue.

Read Cyclingnews... Tyler said he wasn't used to
the heat today (had not yet acclimated) and was a
little dehydrated.
-Ken

You'd think by now he'd learn to acclimate himself before a race. Same
silly thing Armstrong did last year in the TdF. They must be terribly
distracted not to be thinking about such things.

Stewart Fleming said:

Richard Adams said:

On the first Cat 2 climb of the Dauphine:

16:57 : Le peloton de tête comprend environ 35 coureurs. Tyler
Hamilton est en difficulté : il est décroché d'une centaine de
mètres environ et attendu par Santos Gonzalez.

(he's fallen back 100 metres and is attended to by Phonak teammate
Santos Gonzalez)

Santos Gonzalez was "waiting for" him, not "attending to" him.
(Could have been worse, Santos could have "heard" Tyler...)

Worse still, he could have "extended" Tyler or even "extinguished" him.

Chris said:

"TimH" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

" Tyler Hamilton (Phonak) lost some time in the final phase of the Col de

la

Quoted message said:

Croix de Chaubouret, but he got back on the descent after dropping 20"

back

Quoted message said:

at one point. But the Man from Marblehead wasn't worried with his moment

of

Quoted message said:

weakness. Hamilton told Cyclingnews after Stage 2 that "It's been a month
since I've raced (at the Tour de Romandie)

Time flies...

and with 230km yesterday, 180km

Quoted message said:

today and the heat, it was hard. I was definitely dehydrated and started
cramping so there is nothing you can do then. It usually takes me a few

days

Quoted message said:

to get acclimated to the heat."

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/jun04/dauphinelibere04/?id=results/stag
e2

Sounds like he could be headed for his best July ever if he keeps his wheels
down.

Millar dropped his chain again, today. I wonder who will get blamed for
that.

Richard Adams said:

Chris said:

"TimH" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]-
upernews.comnews:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

" Tyler Hamilton (Phonak) lost some time in the final phase of
the Col de

la

Quoted message said:

Croix de Chaubouret, but he got back on the descent after dropping 20"

back

Quoted message said:

at one point. But the Man from Marblehead wasn't worried with
his moment

of

Quoted message said:

weakness. Hamilton told Cyclingnews after Stage 2 that "It's been a
month since I've raced (at the Tour de Romandie)

Time flies...

and with 230km yesterday, 180km

Quoted message said:

today and the heat, it was hard. I was definitely dehydrated and
started cramping so there is nothing you can do then. It usually takes
me a few

days

Quoted message said:

to get acclimated to the heat."

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/jun04/dauphinelibere-
http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/jun04/dauphinelibere-
04/?id=results/stag e2

Sounds like he could be headed for his best July ever if he keeps his
wheels down.

Millar dropped his chain again, today. I wonder who will get
blamed for that.

a $5 third eye might be a good idea

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