Posted on 07/01/2011 7:58:26 PM PDT by Ready4Freddy
Go Andy! Brilliant strategy and great racing! Let’s see if it holds
“I think I’ll have a sandwich.” hahahaha
Now we get a real look at the heart and strength of Thomas Voekler. — also, Johnny Hoogerland.
As long as someone beats Contador... Going to be a fun final climb. Hope Andy can hang on. Has to be an advantage to have Frank in the same group with AC.
Hi commish!
And the ITT in Grenoble on Saturday...
Voekler has a great heart but won’t be able to keep up they say.
I’m watching the schlecks, contador, and evans. The next few days should decide the race.
It is an amazing tactical conundrum. The guy in the peloton who needs to go is Contador. But, if he goes he takes Evans and Voekler with him ... Frank Schleck, too.
I think we’re seeing the heart and strength of Andy Schlek!
Go Andy!
Darn it!
Schleck... but you knew that.
...AW CRAP
From CyclingNews:
17:22:41 CEST
Meanwhile Andy Schleck continues to glide up the mountain. It’s been a eyebrow-raising turnaround from Schleck, he looks to be a completely different rider to the one we had seen in this Tour before now.
4k to go - hope he can hold and not blow it for tomorrow.
17:30:14 CEST
There’s still no reaction from Alberto Contador in the yellow jersey group, and he will need to do something very special indeed on Alpe d’Huez now if he is to win the Tour.
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha:
17:33:12 CEST
Alberto Contador is dropped by the Evans group. He is really struggling here, although he manages to make his way back up to the tail of the group.
17:34:48 CEST
Like Indurain on Les Arcs in 1996, it’s been a sudden capitulation from Contador.
17:34:02 CEST
Contador is definitively dropped from the Evans group. His Tour de France challenge is over. We should have known, he surely would have contributed to the chase had he had the legs.
17:41:07 CEST
Evans and Basso are next over the line, now can Voeckler save yellow?
17:42:08 CEST
Yes he can... Voeckler dives across the line 2:20 down on Andy Schleck to salvage the maillot jaune by 16 seconds. He is visibly exhausted as he crosses the line.
What a day! Can’t wait for tomorrow. Could the schleck bros finish 1-2? Kinda doubt it though. I think Evans will have something to say about it.
You beat me to it!
That’s awesome! Voeckler gets to keep the yellow jersey for at least one more day.
Contador’s no good w/o the Clenburitol...
Epic.
1. VOECKLER Thomas 181 TEAM EUROPCAR 79h 34’ 06”
2. SCHLECK Andy 11 TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 79h 34’ 21” + 00’ 15”
3. SCHLECK Frank 18 TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 79h 35’ 14” + 01’ 08”
4. EVANS Cadel 141 BMC RACING TEAM 79h 35’ 18” + 01’ 12”
5. CUNEGO Damiano 161 LAMPRE - ISD 79h 37’ 52” + 03’ 46”
6. BASSO Ivan 91 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 79h 37’ 52” + 03’ 46”
7. CONTADOR Alberto 1 SAXO BANK SUNGARD 79h 38’ 50” + 04’ 44”
8. SANCHEZ Samuel 21 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 79h 39’ 26” + 05’ 20”
9. DANIELSON Tom 52 TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO 79h 41’ 14” + 07’ 08”
10. PERAUD Jean-Christophe 108 AG2R LA MONDIALE 79h 43’ 33” + 09’ 27”
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