Stage 3 **SPOILER**

[karlos_the_jackal]

Heres loving the fact that ive got team columbia domestiques in my fantasy team, they are destroying the peleton with astana

 

[zimzum42]

CAV!

 

[marinyork]

Well done Cav.

 

[karlos_the_jackal]

Well done CAV two horse race in the end for the stage victory.

 

[Cathryn]

I LOVE THIS BOY!! What a total star!

 

[HeartAttack]

Well done Cav, but what a show of strength by Columbia HTC, 31km to go and just riding away from the pack and holding it together till the end, also great rides by Popo, Skill Shimano and others who mixed it up to keep the break going.

 

[yello]

what a show of strength by Columbia HTC, 31km to go and just riding away from the pack

The suggestion seems to be that the others pretty much left them to it, with it being team time trial day tomorrow. I think his Lanceness sussed what was going on and seized the opportunity to grab some time. I reckon there's a good chance we'll see him in yellow tomorrow.

He (LA) was interviewed on French tele, he made some interesting comments re Contador... I'll either start a new thread or add them to an appropriate one.

Oh, btw, Cav is pretty good at understanding French! He doesn't speak it but he got the gist of what he was being asked!

 

[accountantpete]

I'd love to be a fly on the wall of the Astana team de-brief tonight - Alberto won't be a happy bunny but he's only got himself to blame for his poor positioning in the peloton.

 

[Crackle]

Wot a fookin' stage. Who could believe a flat stage would produce such excitement. See the interviews at the end, slight smile on Bruyneels face when someone asked him if Lance would be in yellow tomorrow Now Contador is riding to put Lance in yellow. Oh this is shaping up to be a classic!

 

[Paul_L]

Wonder if LA and Conty will be playing cards in the Astana team hotel tonight!! Methinks it'll be slightly frosty. But if Contador expected Lance and Popovych to drop back and help pace him back to the front, he must be mad.

Overshaddowed and an awesome performance by Columbia HTC.

 

[mr-marty-martin]

and cav's celebration was rather stylish...

 

[yello]

...new mobile sponsor is what he said

 

[ComedyPilot]

Well done to Cav. Muchos credit due as Hushovd was sucking his wheel, but couldn't jump him.

The TTT tomorrow will be interesting.

 

[ComedyPilot]

Boonen has said he's not racing to win.

If he did say that, then why be there?

He can't climb (compared to climbers) he can't time trial (compared to TTers like Cancellara) but boy can he sprint, but if he is not going for the sprints then he's just touring round, no?

 

[Chuffy]

Not impressed by Cav's comments re: Garmin. Either he's on a mission to wind up Millar and Wiggy or he's got a real hate on for the team. Either way he sounded arrogant and smug. I hope that Columbia get the living cr*p kicked out of them tomorrow in the TTT.

Preferably not by Astana....