Tour De France 2009 Predictor

Oli · *by **Oli** on Sat 13/Jun/09 9:30pm*

Awesome and fascinating parcours from Monte Carlo to the Ventoux, especially the latter if there are still several contenders.

istepinyards · *by **istepinyards** on Sat 13/Jun/09 9:34pm*

No doubt Armstrong is the best tour rider of all time (as well as the biggest cunzor). Just like there is no debate Merckx is the best cyclist of all time.

There will no more dominant 2 than Eddy Merckx and Roger De Vlaeminck. Those two fucking dominated.

Oli · *by **Oli** on Sat 13/Jun/09 9:40pm*

De Vlaeminck! :love:

Has the Tour finished up Arcalis since Ullrich won there in his 97 victory? I don't think so...that'll be a great finish too. A perfect climb for an in-form Armstrong. :sly:

johnL · *by **johnL** on Sat 13/Jun/09 9:46pm*

and freddy he dominated too, and Coppi he dominated too

Oli · *by **Oli** on Sat 13/Jun/09 9:47pm*

You look a lot like Maertens in that pic, John. :hmmm:

johnL · *by **johnL** on Sat 13/Jun/09 10:04pm*

why yes I do, you should see me sprint

its uncany

Cipo · *by **Cipo** on Sun 14/Jun/09 12:23am*

I'm thinking if Lance wins the tour this year, I might come back and ride another Giro.

Compact · *by **Compact** on Sun 14/Jun/09 9:49am*

Evans was into it last night, numerous attacks and managed to take 14 seconds out of Contador

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/ju ... elibere097

Tugboat · *by **Tugboat** on Sun 14/Jun/09 11:35am*

Compact wrote:Evans was into it last night, numerous attacks and managed to take 14 seconds out of Contador

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/ju ... elibere097

But he took zero seconds out of Valverde.

istepinyards · *by **istepinyards** on Sun 14/Jun/09 3:24pm*

Tugboat wrote:
Compact wrote:Evans was into it last night, numerous attacks and managed to take 14 seconds out of Contador

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/ju ... elibere097

But he took zero seconds out of Valverde.

This is Valverde's tour around france this year. So he sure as shit wants to win

musket · *by **musket** on Sun 14/Jun/09 3:28pm*

UCI is announcing all the naughty dopers (on the basis of the Blood Passport data) tomorrow - I suspect it could be a lot of the peloton's only Tour around France this year.

It's going to be a very interesting process - UCI will not suspend in the interim (until sanctions reached) so will place the onus on teams to enforce the system. It's a system that'll work only so long as all the teams comply.

I wonder what the Rider's Association will have to say, I'm suspecting some big (and surprising) names to be implicated.