Can Voeckler do it?

[doog]

I hope he can. I put money on him winning outright when he was 100/1 (Saturday before the start of the last Pyrenean stage... ) by Sunday evening he was down to 7/1

 

[e-rider]

He'll get dropped on the first or second day in the Alps and once he loses yellow, he'll be 10+ minutes down within 2 more days.

 

[Bicycle]

It makes excellent entertainment - Voeckler is a class act on a bicycle and gives a good interview in English.

I'd love to see him ride round Paris in yellow, but if he did he'd be the least likely TdF winner for many a year.

The circumspect approach of all the big guns is getting more cat-and-mouse every day. It is quite hard picking a winner.

If not a (massively unlikely) Voeckler victory, then who?

I'd like to see Australia's answer to William H Macy win it.... (I cant be the only one who thinks they're twins).

Schleck or the one who looks like him or Contador would just be boring... probably.

 

[iAmiAdam]

My heart says yes but my head says no.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

It makes excellent entertainment - Voeckler is a class act on a bicycle and gives a good interview in English.

I'd love to see him ride round Paris in yellow, but if he did he'd be the least likely TdF winner for many a year.

The circumspect approach of all the big guns is getting more cat-and-mouse every day. It is quite hard picking a winner.

If not a (massively unlikely) Voeckler victory, then who?

I'd like to see Australia's answer to William H Macy win it.... (I cant be the only one who thinks they're twins).

Schleck or the one who looks like him or Contador would just be boring... probably.

Certainly never seen them on a tandem together....

 

[amaferanga]

If he does then it'll go down as yet another unbelievable tour win - too good to be true.

 

[Chris.IOW]

I bet there are a couple of team managers reviewing his recent time trial times...just in case!!

 

[Dayvo]

I'd like to see Australia's answer to William H Macy win it.... (I cant be the only one who thinks they're twins).

I always had Cuddles down as Baby Face Finlayson: http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgu...1&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&biw=1024&bih=540

I like the way TV rides (reminiscent of Marco Pantani IMO) but his facial expressions and gestures annoy me. But despite that, he's had a great tour and will be a major name in the coming years.

I still think Cadel Evans will win yellow as he seems to be the strongest TTer of the main contenders.

 

[Baggy]

I always had Cuddles down as Baby Face Finlayson: http://www.google.co...iw=1024&bih=540

More like Crazy Frog:

I always had Cuddles down as Baby Face Finlayson: http://www.google.co...iw=1024&bih=540
I like the way TV rides (reminiscent of Marco Pantani IMO) but his facial expressions and gestures annoy me. But despite that, he's had a great tour and will be a major name in the coming years.

I still think Cadel Evans will win yellow as he seems to be the strongest TTer of the main contenders.

Voeckler seems to be pulling fewer faces as time goes on.
If he actually attacks at some point I'd be pleased to see Cuddles win (and never thought I'd say that).

 

[lukesdad]

Voeckler can do it allright, and I think he knows it. Hes up against an insecure bunch except for Bertie who is not at his best. I think he ll attack the Schlecks and Basso on the descents in the next couple of days, to sow even more seeds of doubt. He s the unsettling force at the front, they really dont know how to deal with him.

As with his climbing I dont see how you can judge how good he can be in the TT. As hes never had to put in a performance in one. He would usually use climbing and tt stages to rest before attacking for single stage wins.

One things for sure he aint going to go down without a fight.

 

[Molecule Man]

I'd love Tommie to win, I'd also love Cadel to win, but I'm starting to think that Contador will have recovered enough to make up enough time to win on the remaining mountain stages and time trial.

I've always imagined Cadel as Archie Andrews love child:
http://www.ventriloquistcentral.com/ventriloquism-tribute/ventriloquist-peter-brough/index.htm

 

[threebikesmcginty]

More like Crazy Frog

Or...

 

[Smokin Joe]

I think he can. The fact that there are three or four contenders will help him as they will be watching each other as well as him, all will be wary of taking the initiative in launching a decisive attack.

I believe what we are seeing this year is the benefit of a (relatively) clean tour. People might still be doping, but because of the stringent testing any who do can only risk small amounts with limited punch. The days when a whole team could imbibe as much as the body could stand and power away at the front of the peloton day after day are gone.

 

[Aperitif]

I thought Cadel Evans for this year's tour, but would really like to see Voeckler win it, as he brings romance and derring-do to the race - and he's French, which adds a touch of 'homey' to the crowds in Paris. I read Contador's interview today and I suspect he is going to have a dip at catching up tomorrow et seq. as the atmosphere thins out. The devil in me wonders whether his wheels get taken out by someone, by accident... - that would be terrible.

 

[Dayvo]

No prizes for guessing who this is!

http://www.google.co...iw=1024&bih=540