Cant see Bradley getting a top 3 spot
1) Contador
2)Schleck
3)Basso
Cav for green if he gets his head right
KOM Maybe Basso
What with the Track Cycling team, Nicole Cooke on the road, Cavendish in the sprints, Wiggo winning the tour would just about make us the top of the cycling tree. How is Shanaze doing lately?...and Steve Peat winning the downhill world champs.
ContadorAnd your predictions for this year?
Andy Schleck
Armstrong
Hushovd for green
ContadorAnd your predictions for this year?
Andy Schleck
Armstrong
Hushovd for green
I predict that the ITV commentary will be yet another sickening Phil 'n Paul Lance Lovefest
What with the Track Cycling team, Nicole Cooke on the road, Cavendish in the sprints, Wiggo winning the tour would just about make us the top of the cycling tree. How is Shanaze doing lately?Don't know, but I think you should include Emma Pooley in your list. 2010 palmares:
I predict that the ITV commentary will be yet another sickening Phil 'n Paul Lance Lovefest
? But I thought that Paul isn't there this year ?
Edit: AAAAAAAAARRRGGGGGHHH ! Mute on.
Shaun Kelly wins hands down ,as a cure for insomnia.
Millar to have a punt for putting 20 seconds into Cancellara to get the Yellow Jersey although Martin might have similar ideas.
Somehow the Yellow is likely to change hands today.
Sylvain Chavanel
One of the Schlecks will pick up early KOM points but I suspect won't go straight to the top of the board, this will be someone like Auge or Chavanel.
Cavendish to keep well to the back
Frankly Wiggo's remarks about his Garmin team last year lost me as a fan. I'm sure that he made the right financial decision in going to Sky, but his fairly slim chances of winning the Tour will be slimmer with the relative inexperience of his current team (as a team that is) compared to Garmin, which is full of experienced riders, although few are top rank.
One of the Schlecks will pick up early KOM points but I suspect won't go straight to the top of the board, this will be someone like Auge or Chavanel.
Thats one hell of a prediction. :thumbsup:
Take your point about Farrar's injuries. Broken wrist, innit? That has to slow him down a bit.Especially in a sprint!
Farrar said he hopes to get stronger as the week progresses but doubts he can contest for a win in Wednesday’s stage 4, which is expected to favor sprinters like himself. Prior to the race’s start, Farrar had designated stage 4 — a flat 153.5-kilometer journey from Cambrai to Reims — as one of the nine stages he thought he’d have a shot at winning.
“If I feel like I did today, no,” he said. “I can barely pull on the handle bars with my left hand.”
“I don’t know for sure if I can finish,” he added. “I don’t think I’ll challenge much in the next few days. But if I can get through the next few days and take the pain, then maybe it’s going to get better.”
Or which sprinter doesn't need one ...
Agree with that but not sure about Farrar with his injuries. Husholvd is on fire and Cav looks out of the game. He should have kept his gob shut last year as his boasting has motivated others.
God no. I hope Evans crashes out on the first stage. He has the most punchable face in theIs it just me or does he look like he's one of the marionettes from Thunderbirds?pelotonentire world...
2: Schleck - I still believe he'll pull something out of the bag.
God no. I hope Evans crashes out on the first stage. He has the most punchable face in theIs it just me or does he look like he's one of the marionettes from Thunderbirds?pelotonentire world...
Having looked at the route, I'm not so sure about Cav for green any more. Even the "flat" stages have climbs to the finish line, with a couple of exceptions. I'll put my house on him winning on the Champs Elysee though.
Is there a bicycle race coming up?Do you mean the, "Ball Games" section of the Guardian?
*reads Guardian sport pages* :(
God no. I hope Evans crashes out on the first stage. He has the most punchable face in thepelotonentire world...
God no. I hope Evans crashes out on the first stage. He has the most punchable face in thepelotonentire world...
Never read a more truthful statement. I'd hate to go through life so miserably as him.
God no. I hope Evans crashes out on the first stage. He has the most punchable face in thepelotonentire world...
Never read a more truthful statement. I'd hate to go through life so miserably as him.
I think he's misunderstood.
I chatted to him briefly at last year's Tour and he was really nice - much friendlier than most of the other riders (except the British ones who are all top blokes, inc. Cav). Plus he raced brilliantly during his year as World Champion.
Any predictions about the results sheet after the doping charges have worked their way through the system?
Yup.God no. I hope Evans crashes out on the first stage. He has the most punchable face in thepelotonentire world...
Never read a more truthful statement. I'd hate to go through life so miserably as him.
I think he's misunderstood.
I chatted to him briefly at last year's Tour and he was really nice - much friendlier than most of the other riders (except the British ones who are all top blokes, inc. Cav). Plus he raced brilliantly during his year as World Champion.
Absolutely. He just has a really whiny voice that doesn't do his character justice. One of the best World Champions for many years.
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(But I reckon his face is most punchable when he's looking happy.)
Bingo!(But I reckon his face is most punchable when he's looking happy.)
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k170/smutchin/bingo-banana-splits.jpg)
Cav may not be in top form, but who's really able to consistently challenge in the sprints? Hushovd doesn't appear to be in great form and no one else is has really shown dominance as far as I can tell?
I've not seen any details of the route this year. Could someone give me a quick summary? #TTs? # flat sprinters stages? Many big mountain finishes?
Cav may not be in top form,
Cav may not be in top form, but who's really able to consistently challenge in the sprints? Hushovd doesn't appear to be in great form and no one else is has really shown dominance as far as I can tell?
I've not seen any details of the route this year. Could someone give me a quick summary? #TTs? # flat sprinters stages? Many big mountain finishes?
The Cyclingnews guide, with a resume of each stage, is here:
Tour De France 2011: Stages & Route Maps | Cyclingnews.com (http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stages)
I've not seen any details of the route this year. Could someone give me a quick summary? #TTs? # flat sprinters stages? Many big mountain finishes?
Top three:
1.Contador
2.Wiggo
3.Rodriguez