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Pick the yellow and green jersey winners.  

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  1. 1. Who will reign in Yellow?

    • Froome Dawg (Sky)
      216
    • Contador (Saxo Tinkoff)
      53
    • A Schleck, Radioshack
      13
    • Evans (BMC)
      8
    • Uran (Sky)
      0
    • Tejay (BMC)
      3
    • Gesink (Blanco)
      0
    • Hesjedal (Garmin Sharp
      0
    • Valverde (Movistar)
      4
    • J Rodriquez (Katusha)
      2
    • Suprize package!
      6
  2. 2. Who will reign in Green?

    • Sagan (Cannondale Pro Cycling)
      178
    • Cav' (Omega Pharma Quickstep)
      104
    • Greipel (Lotto Bellisol)
      7
    • Bouhanni (FDJ)
      1
    • Goss (Orica-Greenedge)
      3
    • Surprize package?
      12


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Well, pan flat stage today, so guess it will be a day for Cav to seek another win.

 

I'll PVR it and watch the last 5 kilometers.

 

I'm kind of hoping he loses and throws his toys again....it brings an added dimension to the show which is not as negative (except to Cav himself) as some of the other doping related stories that keep popping up.

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I see prediction from Bruyneel (yes yes I know) that Froome will put a minute into other GC contenders and 3 minutes into climbers today.

 

He might be a prize knob but he still knows something about cycling

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TTT - highest avg speed in TdF history

Froome as fast as LA at his best.

Just wondering

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With the gap that Froome has got here are the winning margins in previous years

 

 

1997 | 1. Jan Ullrich 2. Richard Virenque + 9:09

 

1999 | 1. Lance Armstrong 2. Alex Zülle + 7:37

 

2002 | 1. Lance Armstrong 2. Joseba Beloki + 7:17

 

2001 | 1. Lance Armstrong 2. Jan Ullrich + 6:44

 

2004 | 1. Lance Armstrong 2. Andreas Klöden + 6:19

 

2000 | 1. Lance Armstrong 2. Jan Ullrich + 6:02

 

1994 | 1. Miguel Indurain 2. Piotr Ugrumov + 5:39

 

1993 | 1. Miguel Indurain 2. Tony Rominger + 4:59

 

2005 | 1. Lance Armstrong 2. Ivan Basso + 4:40

 

1995 | 1. Miguel Indurain 2. Alex Zülle + 4:35

 

1992 | 1. Miguel Indurain 2. Claudio Chiappucci + 4:35

 

2009 | 1. Alberto Contador 2. Andy Schleck + 4:11

 

1991 | 1. Miguel Indurain 2. Gianni Bugno + 3:36

 

2012 | 1. Bradley Wiggins 2. Chris Froome + 3:21

 

1998 | 1. Marco Pantani 2. Jan Ullrich + 3:21

 

1990 | 1. Greg LeMond 2. Claudio Chiappucci + 2:16

 

1996 | 1. Bjarne Riis 2. Jan Ullrich + 1:41

 

2011 | 1. Cadel Evans 2. Andy Schleck + 1:34

 

2003 | 1. Lance Armstrong 2. Jan Ullrich + 1:01

 

2008 | 1. Carlos Sastre 2. Cadel Evans + 0:58

 

2006 | 1. Floyd Landis 2. Oscar Pereiro + 0:57

 

2010 | 1. Alberto Contador 2. Andy Schleck + 0:39

 

2007 | 1. Alberto Contador 2. Cadel Evans + 0:23

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So Quintana made me look stupid. :blush:

Haha... maybe a little bit. Was not a bad ride though I reckon for a guy his size :thumbup:

Can't wait to see what he can do on Alpe d'Huez and Ventoux :clap:

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With the gap that Froome has got here are the winning margins in previous years

 

 

1997 | 1. Jan Ullrich 2. Richard Virenque + 9:09

 

1999 | 1. Lance Armstrong 2. Alex Zülle + 7:37

 

2002 | 1. Lance Armstrong 2. Joseba Beloki + 7:17

 

2001 | 1. Lance Armstrong 2. Jan Ullrich + 6:44

 

2004 | 1. Lance Armstrong 2. Andreas Klöden + 6:19

 

2000 | 1. Lance Armstrong 2. Jan Ullrich + 6:02

 

1994 | 1. Miguel Indurain 2. Piotr Ugrumov + 5:39

 

1993 | 1. Miguel Indurain 2. Tony Rominger + 4:59

 

2005 | 1. Lance Armstrong 2. Ivan Basso + 4:40

 

1995 | 1. Miguel Indurain 2. Alex Zülle + 4:35

 

1992 | 1. Miguel Indurain 2. Claudio Chiappucci + 4:35

 

2009 | 1. Alberto Contador 2. Andy Schleck + 4:11

 

1991 | 1. Miguel Indurain 2. Gianni Bugno + 3:36

 

2012 | 1. Bradley Wiggins 2. Chris Froome + 3:21

 

1998 | 1. Marco Pantani 2. Jan Ullrich + 3:21

 

1990 | 1. Greg LeMond 2. Claudio Chiappucci + 2:16

 

1996 | 1. Bjarne Riis 2. Jan Ullrich + 1:41

 

2011 | 1. Cadel Evans 2. Andy Schleck + 1:34

 

2003 | 1. Lance Armstrong 2. Jan Ullrich + 1:01

 

2008 | 1. Carlos Sastre 2. Cadel Evans + 0:58

 

2006 | 1. Floyd Landis 2. Oscar Pereiro + 0:57

 

2010 | 1. Alberto Contador 2. Andy Schleck + 0:39

 

2007 | 1. Alberto Contador 2. Cadel Evans + 0:23

Are we gonna play spot the clean rider again... :blush:

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TTT - highest avg speed in TdF history

Froome as fast as LA at his best.

Just wondering

 

Did LA also ride this same TT route in the same conditions?

 

Just wondering

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Haha... maybe a little bit. Was not a bad ride though I reckon for a guy his size :thumbup:

Can't wait to see what he can do on Alpe d'Huez and Ventoux :clap:

Ja he may have just a little extra freedom now as well so could be interesting.

 

I based my bold prediction on the fact that he lost only 17 odd seconds to Tony Martin last time they did a TT in the same race - and there he also beat Porte, Contador etc. I don't think it was a particularly mountainous TT, so why the sudden drop in relative form...

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Ja he may have just a little extra freedom now as well so could be interesting.

 

I based my bold prediction on the fact that he lost only 17 odd seconds to Tony Martin last time they did a TT in the same race - and there he also beat Porte, Contador etc. I don't think it was a particularly mountainous TT, so why the sudden drop in relative form...

Maybe he was on peak form and the others not? Maybe it was towards the end of a stage race and he was fresher? Maybe it was a little hillier than you thought... Maybe he just had a bad day?

We'll let you off this time, but no more making the fool of me and giving me false hope okay :D

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Maybe he was on peak form and the others not? Maybe it was towards the end of a stage race and he was fresher? Maybe it was a little hillier than you thought... Maybe he just had a bad day?

We'll let you off this time, but no more making the fool of me and giving me false hope okay :D

Hmmm I was keen to call out a Valverde conspiracy, but instead I have to go with option 3 above! :oops:

 

I found a profile of the Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco TT... It was just a tad hilly...

 

 

http://www.procyclingstats.com/races/profilesmaps/2013-03/Vuelta-Ciclista-al-Pais-Vasco-Stage-6-ITT-1363982837.png

 

So watch out for him on the stage 17 TT! :clap:

 

On second thoughts - no more Hub predictions for me!

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The finish will be carnage today. I think Sagan will just sit a little back and let the other main sprinters moer each other for the left overs.

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Do you think he got the message though?

 

He might have, unlike the much bigger knobs one comes across online.

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