: Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:42 pm  

GCM1980 wrote:

Big move from Armstrong today, makes things very interesting within that team.

Wasn't really a case of making a move, he was just where he was supposed to be as a contender. Near the front so that when that happened, he would not lose team.
More of a mistake from lots of the main contenders today.

: Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:57 am  

onewild wrote:

Wasn't really a case of making a move, he was just where he was supposed to be as a contender. Near the front so that when that happened, he would not lose team.
More of a mistake from lots of the main contenders today.

True, but that's his experience for you. His post race interview was very telling...

: Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:17 pm  

team time trial today - hopefully wiggins will be heavily involved and cav's team bail him out a bit. also expect armstrong to surge towards the yellow jersey

: Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:06 pm  

is super cav going to win in paris

: Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:13 pm  

changa wrote:

is super cav going to win in paris

In Paris? Quite possibly, the last stage is nearly always a big bunch sprint finish, and at the moment he's the fastest in the world.

: Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:55 pm  

armstrong certainly did make a bid to get in yellow and looks like he has failed by a fraction of a second. wiggins team went well to and columbia not too bad in fifth

: Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:02 pm  

looking ahead to stage 5 and the question is will cavendish make it 3 in a row. (obviously excluding todays team race). well stage 5 is almost identical in both length and profile to stage 3 with a long flat coastal run towards the home of french rl perpignan which hosts the finish. main danger to cav will be if a breakaway occurs and the peloton decides to let them have a glory finish as they conserve energy prior to the mountain stages. the stage also contains 2 winnable sprints if the peloton is still together

: Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:03 pm  

and indeed a breakaway did occur but cav still came in third to consolidate his green jersey position

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:13 am  

So, did anybody spot a part of Perpignan they recognised? Despite looking for Stade Gilbert Brutus and other stuff in the centre, I never saw anything, apart from the post-race piece to camera being done by the canal in the middle of town.

Oh, and it's a trip along the Costa Brava/Dorada (I can never remember which is which!) today, taking in places such as Tossa, Calella and Lloret, all places quite a few posters have visited before games against the Dragons.

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:19 am  

Tossa.

Culminating in Barcelona.