The 2009 Vorb Tour De France Sweepstake

Al_Bushman · *by **Al_Bushman** on Fri 3/Jul/09 10:48pm*

Me although really I have no idea!

Contador
Carlos Sastre

Mark Cavendish
Tom Boonen
Heinrich Haussler

Tyler Farrar
Greg van Avermaet
Fabian Cancellara
Jens Voight

GC: Armstrong
Team: Astana
Polka: Alberto Contador
Green: Cavendish
White: Andy Schleck
Lanterne Rouge:Staf Scheirlinkx

Al_Bushman · *by **Al_Bushman** on Fri 3/Jul/09 10:50pm*

Oli wrote:
TOMs can start Boonen in the round of France TOMs Boonen can nevertheless start Saturday then in 96ste the edition of the round of France. That it court of arbitration for the sport of the French Olympic committee (CNOSF) has decided Friday in Paris. The new Belgian champion was kept out on 18 June by Tourorganisator ASO (Amaury sport Organisation) for the second year on file from the Tour, after he catches again were on the use of cocaine at a control outside competition. According to ASO the person whose birthday it isperson whose birthday it is person whose birthday it is being fed up ear damages the image of the game if he comes to the Tour. Boonens lawyers chips after the veto of ASO a short lawsuit for the Tribunal the Grande Instance of Nanterre. There explained the judge itself Tuesday unauthorized. The French court of arbitration was the last chance for Quick.Step its of getting head man to the start of the Tour. The lawyers of Boonen pleaded Thursday evening during five hours for the court in the French capital, successfully this way proves to be. Now Boonen, the green pullover of 2007, can start, lose the Australian Allan Davis are place in the selection of Quick.Step. That last stood Thursday instead of Boonen with Quick.Step on the podium at the show of the teams.

Translated from Het Nieuwsblad just now!

Bastard - I was just about to post that and you beat me to it! Lol! This from Cyclingnews! Great news!!

CAS allows Belgian to start

Tom Boonen can start in the Tour de France tomorrow, the Court of Arbitration for Sport of the French Olympic Committee has ruled.

It overturned the decision of the ASO, the Tour organiser, to exclude the Team Quick Step sprinter because of his positive out-of-competition tests for cocaine. The court's decision cannot be appealed.

Stay tuned to Cyclingnews to find out more soon.

bigmig · *by **bigmig** on Fri 3/Jul/09 11:31pm*

Press conference being held at 2:30am for those that are up. In the meantime the official news is just as posted above. Boonen in, Davis out. (Do you get the chance to win a pair of Oakley Jawbone's for tuning in to CyclingNews tomorrow? You do at RoadCycling.co.nz)

Oli · *by **Oli** on Fri 3/Jul/09 11:33pm*

I'm in!

Tugboat · *by **Tugboat** on Sat 4/Jul/09 10:34am*

Gutted for Alby.

Tugboat · *by **Tugboat** on Sat 4/Jul/09 10:34am*

SlackBoy wrote:I so thought that I had posted mine, but apparently I didn't

Lance Armstrong
Alberto Contador

Thor Hushovd
Frank Schleck
Mark Cavendish

Hayden Roulston
Thomas Voeckler
Jens Voight
Stjin Devolder

GC, Lance
KOM, Contador
Young Rider, Andy Schleck
Team, Astana
Lanterne Rouge, Julian Dean

Got a points jersey winner slacky?

wolffman1 · *by **wolffman1** on Sat 4/Jul/09 10:56am*

Heres my pick
A
Contador
A Schleck
B
F Schleck
Kreuzinger
Pellizoti
C
Gesink
Gerdemann
Rogers
Cesar

GC - Contador
Points - Cavendish
KOM - Sastre
White - Schleck
LAntern Rouge - de jongh - quickstep
team - Astana

Are we going to pick a man over the highest point in the race - Stage 16?
Tonights winner will be leipheimer

Tugboat · *by **Tugboat** on Sat 4/Jul/09 11:15am*

wolffman1 wrote:Are we going to pick a man over the highest point in the race - Stage 16?
Tonights winner will be leipheimer

Not a bad idea. Try and remember that one.

My pick for tonight is Contador. Try and stamp his authority over ~~the race~~ his team mates early.

phunk · *by **phunk** on Sat 4/Jul/09 11:22am*

Updated.

phunk wrote:
Denis Menchov
Andy Schleck

Yaroslav Popovych
Thor Hushovd
Mark Cavendish

Julian Dean
Hayden Roulston
Michael Rogers
David Millar

GC: Sastre
Points: Hushovd
KOM: Contador
Young: A.Schleck
Team: SaxoBank
LR: Kenny Robert van Hummel

thencameyou · *by **thencameyou** on Sat 4/Jul/09 1:51pm*

cancellara for tonight.

dented · *by **dented** on Sat 4/Jul/09 2:06pm*

Imma picking Armstrong for the opening TT.

Compact · *by **Compact** on Sat 4/Jul/09 2:11pm*

Put me down for Cancellara as well

dented · *by **dented** on Sat 4/Jul/09 2:14pm*

Nice little climb in the course, should sort out the girls from the boys....

pb · *by pb on Sat 4/Jul/09 2:23pm*

Wiggins for stage 1.

Friendly Llama · *by **Friendly Llama** on Sat 4/Jul/09 2:42pm*

I'm in

1 Contador A
2 Menchov A
3 Popovych B
4 Hincapie B
5 Hushovd B
6 Voigt C
7 Millar C
8 Rouleston C
9 Cancellara C

Team - Astana
Yellow - Contador
Green - Hushovd
Polka Dot - Contador
White: Andy Schleck
I don't know suckly riders so no call on lantern

Won't be doing the daily thing, so I am just gonna say Hushovd to win every stage ha.