el mister Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Alberto was immense today. Like Aberlour I'm wondering if he'll throw it down on Saturday just to show who's boss ( not that anyone is in any doubt). I was pulling for Wiggins to lay down a dominant performance today and he came up a little short. I saw him interviewed and he was putting a very brave face on things, saying he felt great, was riding smooth and just hit a headwind on the final stretch of the TT. His body language said differently, though - I think he must have had a horrible last 5km. Make the race for third exciting - think it will be tough for Wiggins to compete tbh, but he's had the Tour of a lifetime in any case. Alberto's performance today will really demoralise Andy Schleck. Not just for this tour particularly, but the Tours of the next five years. Andy S is magnificent in the mountains, and can expect to contest matters with Alberto on the climbs - but how much can he realistically expect to improve his TT to be competitive? Barring the obvious bad news that can strike successful cyclists, it looks like we're entering the Alberto era of dominant TdF cycling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted July 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 So, it remains only arrival at the top of the Mount Painful, all is possible between places 2-7 a day before champagne drinking on the road to Paris. Mount Painful http://www.letour.fr/PHOTOS/TDF/2009/2000/PROFILKMS.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted July 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 I'd be surprised if he finished the whole race. Lance is not "The Boss" anymore, but he really showed the lion heart at the Mont Ventoux today, fought successfully for every single meter against all these strong young guys. Respect for it! See you all next year, same time, same place...maybe under topic "An American returns to Paris" ;) Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOut Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 I'd be surprised if he finished the whole race. Lance is not "The Boss" anymore, but he really showed the lion heart at the Mont Ventoux today, fought successfully for every single meter against all these strong young guys. Respect for it! See you all next year, same time, same place...maybe under topic "An American returns to Paris" :D Robert Yes, it was great to see the top riders competing to the end! Look forward to next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 I admit I would be glad to make it to km 6 (note the flattish bit at km 5) of this mountain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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