Tour de France - Stage 14 - SPOILER
- Thread starter Keith Oates
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Baggy
Cake connoisseur
- Location
- Where the chevrons are
I think he had a spoonful of luck on his Weetabix (or maybe he has herring for breakfast), got into a good place with the breakaway, felt good and just went for it in a very single-minded way on the climbs - then everything flattened out at just the right time. If the breakaway had been brought back, or it had kept going upwards he wouldn't have been in contention.
He's already said this year "I work super-hard"
on becoming a better climber.Jeg Elsker Thor!
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
The more I see of him, the more his style of riding and aggressiveness reminds of Marco Pantani.
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Is anyone else sick of seeing poor Jens bust a gut riding flat out for the first ks of the last climb to catapult the Schlecks into orbit and then.....nothing happens? I hope he's on a bloody good salary.
+1 There are super domestiques and then there is Jens Voigt.
lukesdad
Guest
Is anyone else sick of seeing poor Jens bust a gut riding flat out for the first ks of the last climb to catapult the Schlecks into orbit and then.....nothing happens? I hope he's on a bloody good salary.
Ah but thats the difference between racers like Voeckler and Evans and the shlecks.
aberal
Guru
- Location
- Midlothian
Is anyone else sick of seeing poor Jens bust a gut riding flat out for the first ks of the last climb to catapult the Schlecks into orbit and then.....nothing happens? I hope he's on a bloody good salary.
To be fair - the Schlecks were trying to produce something, Evans and Contador weren't. Neither was Veockler, but he didn't have to - he did all he had to to stay in yellow.
To be fair, Evans can hang in there and wait for the TT, but the Schlecks have to produce something if they want to win. I think Berto is off form and already too far down, unless he produces something superhuman in the Alps.
But my point is, it's so sad to see O'Grady and Jens work their balls off all day just to see the two brothers wander to the top of the climb looking at each other.
Happiness Stan
Well-Known Member
Why is everyone down on the Shlecks? At least they tried and they aren't (to date) dopers like Contador or a**es like Evans.
Having said that, my money is on Evans for the GC.
Having said that, my money is on Evans for the GC.
captainhastings
Guru
- Location
- West Wales
I am enjoying the tv coverage and I love the commentary. Hard part is time to watch it all. I stayed up last night till 3 am catching up on skyplus. Got on top of it all now at last.
The high lights for me have been Voeckler who all ways seems to battling away at the front and Thor Hushovd.
The speed on the down hills amazes me that must take some guts
aberal
Guru
- Location
- Midlothian
I think that the issue here is that your idea of "wandering to the top of the climb" and my idea of "wandering to the top of the climb" are two different things. My idea is that they are not "wandering to the top of the climb" - my idea is that they are busting their guts.
tigger
Über Member
A bit underwhelming in the end I think? Fair play to Voeckler though - despite the fact that I was dissin him to my mates only last week for his generally pointless breakaways!
It seems very even this year... is it a cleaner peloton?
Finally great to see Sky getting the white jersey back!!!!!!!!!!!
It seems very even this year... is it a cleaner peloton?
Finally great to see Sky getting the white jersey back!!!!!!!!!!!
