TdF : Stage 16 (with SPOILERS)
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Another rider from stage 11 has supposedly tested positive for testosterone.
And there were supposedly explosions along the route after the peleton went thru.
And there were supposedly explosions along the route after the peleton went thru.
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I missed it....shoulda gotten up earlier. I guess cycling's saving grace is that we don't have anyone indicted on dog fighting charges, that should keep PETA at bay 
<edit> It looks like if Soler can keep it up he is going to win the Polkadot Jersey for the Tour. That guy has a crazy pedaling style but he makes it work
<edit> It looks like if Soler can keep it up he is going to win the Polkadot Jersey for the Tour. That guy has a crazy pedaling style but he makes it work
The freedom fighters from ETA are striking a blow against the capitalist pig oppressors.
Wonder if he getting any water today......he went for hours in stage 14 without water then seemed to be grabbing anything he could get on the side of the road. When he finally got a fresh bottle he bugged Rassmussen if he wanted some too.....Rasmussen didn't know what to say.
It's amazing Soler has never ridden any of theese mountains before. Never even seen them.....that's nuts.
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That is crazy, I hadn't heard that. Its got to be hard to charge a climb having only seen the profile. I did see him in that stage grabbing water from spectators, thats a dangerous move...if someone wanted to be a dick they could put something in it so the rider would fail a doping control
They used to have thoose nuetral support motorcycles that carried water up front for the riders.........haven't seen them this year.
who won the stage today ? i had to leave for work before it ended .
its not over yet
No one yet......final attacks should be any second now.
Contrador needs to go now.......waiting too long again.
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Is anyone here watching it? Reading text just isn't the same 
Sounds really exciting!!
Sounds really exciting!!
do I keep following it on Velonews.com or do I stop and wait for tonight on OLN???? decisions decisions.
"Rasmussen is really getting worked by the presence of the motos...waving his arm and he looks really annoyeed."
roids kicking in?
roids kicking in?
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Damn, looks like Ras has it. I was really pulling for Contador
<edit>If only I could have been there to give him a push
<edit>If only I could have been there to give him a push
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I love it
Wouldn't it suck if Contador had the TT of his life but just came a few seconds short from the time bonus Levi got?
If I could be at the Tour I'd be on the side of the road in a Colonel Sanders costume with a giant foam middle finger.
hilarious how ligget all but was taking a mattock and shovel and burying rasmussen.
when it was very obvious he was in very good form and willing to let the guys around him attack and fall back.
then listen to him do an about face in their broadcast as he whupped em at the end.
levis' comments at the end show how bias clueless they are about what's really going on. he knew strong he(rasmussen) was. as did most of us watching. his slow but powerful tempo change as they attacked him was easy to see.
they should just call the race and not spend 50% of their time speculating.
good stage.
those top four riders are all very worthy of their place in the standings.
very proud of levi.
when it was very obvious he was in very good form and willing to let the guys around him attack and fall back.
then listen to him do an about face in their broadcast as he whupped em at the end.
levis' comments at the end show how bias clueless they are about what's really going on. he knew strong he(rasmussen) was. as did most of us watching. his slow but powerful tempo change as they attacked him was easy to see.
they should just call the race and not spend 50% of their time speculating.
good stage.
those top four riders are all very worthy of their place in the standings.
very proud of levi.
Well that settles it... rass is the stronges climber, period. Levi looked really good. Dontt understand the strategy there at the end though. Unless Disco is really just liking their chances of getting 2nd and 3rd more than they are getting 1st.
How come the UCI isn't doing anything about the four "missed" drug tests by Rasmussen??
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Maybe they figured Rass had it and Contador would have to settle for second, so Levi went ahead to gain time and the bonus. 2,3 will look good in the hunt for a sponsor (Oh, and the fact that none of their riders tested positive
)He only missed TWO from two different organizations that have a three strikes rule. He got an administrative reprimand from them. Three would have yielded a suspension.
Wasn't his blood tested after every stage he finished in the top three?
EPO's a helluva drug...
So one organization was the UCI and the other was Danish Cycling or something?
I believe that's correct. Different organizations, two strikes only. But again, wasn't he tested during the Tour?
He probably only doped for the TT knowing he wouldn't place high enough to get blood drawn that day and that he only needed to not lose too much time.
Contador was good but not spectacular today. He looked to be wasting energy and getting antsy waiting for the moves - understandable given his age and situation. His attacks were solid but he could not stay away despite having Ras on the ropes with a lot of mountain left. He had a good chance but could not make it happen. I was expecting more attacking from him but it looked like he didn't have the legs. Levi was impressive in the finale and it will be great if he can get on the podium.
Ras stayed calm and in the end nobody could stay with him. His waving at the cameras was annoying, and the asterisk attached to his name is like an elephant in the corner. Can't say I'll be very stoked if he wins. Levi or Contador in Pereiro's position by year end?
Ras stayed calm and in the end nobody could stay with him. His waving at the cameras was annoying, and the asterisk attached to his name is like an elephant in the corner. Can't say I'll be very stoked if he wins. Levi or Contador in Pereiro's position by year end?
I still say he implodes in the TT. He likely won't dope for that one given the intense scrutiny he's under right now...
In other tours I rooted for Rasmussen, but for some reason now that he's got the yellow jersey, I don't like the guy so much. I don't know why really. 
Does anyone else feel that way?
Does anyone else feel that way?
I'm the opposite.In other tours I rooted for Rasmussen, but for some reason now that he's got the yellow jersey, I don't like the guy so much. I don't know why really.
Does anyone else feel that way?
I like his attitude, everyone is against him and he's fighting hard, almost alone. Is it me, or does his team suck?
Rabo looks strong to me.....Ras had company all day til the final climb. That's about as good as it gets.
I agree.In other tours I rooted for Rasmussen, but for some reason now that he's got the yellow jersey, I don't like the guy so much. I don't know why really.
Does anyone else feel that way?
Seemed like every tour the last few he would be super human on a stage or two and that was fine......now, just he reeks of being a dirty doped dog.
Plus, i just don't like the tour coming down to , "whos the best anorexic climber". He has zero power.....
Wouldnt have mattered Yellow always gets tested.
Doping just does not work during a race but also in training. Blood dope or hormone dope and you can train harder and recover faster and still be clean for a race. That is why they require your whereabouts so they can test you outside of racing.