: Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:42 am  

David Watts wrote:

No points for Cav today for blocking off Hushovd - demoted to last place. Hushovd now leads by 18. No chance for tomorrow as it's a hill top finish. Wiggins now 6th. Should be a good day tomorrow - time for the Yellow Jersey to change hands I think - Contador is my bet.

Looking for an interesting day today, as it's been a bit of a non-event so far, all bobbing and weaving.

: Sun Jul 19, 2009 11:57 am  

Billy Banter wrote:

Good decision.

but his an adult now. wants to come back home

: Sun Jul 19, 2009 4:01 pm  

Great ride by the Wiggster to finish 5th in a mountain stage, and hit 3rd in the overall. There's a chance he could finish on the podium.

Cadel has shot his bolt, fredie.

: Sun Jul 19, 2009 4:45 pm  

Armstrong looked burnt. Great ride by contador!

: Sun Jul 19, 2009 4:50 pm  

Billy Banter wrote:

Great ride by the Wiggster to finish 5th in a mountain stage, and hit 3rd in the overall. There's a chance he could finish on the podium.

Cadel has shot his bolt, fredie.

Go Bradley - great ride today and finished well. Rest day tomorrow, and if he can get over Tuesday's monster climbs & keep up with the pace on Wednesday he should have a great chance in the time trial on Thursday of consolidating third place. There's only one little hill left after that - Ventoux on Saturday.

Mark who???

: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:53 pm  

What ever happens for the rest of the tour, the Brits can be proud. Super Cav for clear reasons, Wiggins for riding brilliantly, he has a real chance right now to finish in the top 3.
Millar has also done a brilliant job in his role, shame he didn't get the stage though.

Cav has been robbed of the green jersey though, the course got narrower, he didn't change path.

: Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:25 am  

onewild wrote:

Cav has been robbed of the green jersey though, the course got narrower, he didn't change path.

Agreed. Ridiculous decision, although he was perhaps compromised by the other objective of trying to slow the field down to get his team-mate Hincapie into the yellow jersey.

I can't say I'm entirely happy with Contador's 'gun-shooting' victory celebration.

: Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:53 am  

Billy Banter wrote:

Agreed. Ridiculous decision, although he was perhaps compromised by the other objective of trying to slow the field down to get his team-mate Hincapie into the yellow jersey.

My first thought was that he was blatantly blocking to be honest.

: Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:55 pm  

GCM1980 wrote:

My first thought was that he was blatantly blocking to be honest.

When I saw the camera angle from head on, it did look like that but then the overhead camera clearly showed he didn't move off his line but instead the course got narrower.

: Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:01 pm  

just looked at the latest on todays stage - over the big hill and wiggins contador and armstrong together so far. brad needs to hang on to them today and more so tommorrow as there are several hill climbs then he has the 40k time trial on thursday - who knows what could happen yet!