Podium in Paris decided.

Ewoud Dronkert wrote:
On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:50:33 +0200, Morten Reippuert Knudsen wrote:

Bettero

Santiago Botero.


Are we witnessing the emergence a new RBR sub-species? The spelling stalker?

On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 19:51:43 -0500, Jorge Regula
wrote:

Ewoud Dronkert wrote:
On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:50:33 +0200, Morten Reippuert Knudsen wrote:

Bettero

Santiago Botero.


Are we witnessing the emergence a new RBR sub-species? The spelling stalker?

Totally acceptable to correct when it's riders last names.

Like Simoni and Simeoni for example.

Besides, Ed's cool. I can see it in his fricken beautiful blue eyes.

MT

Morten Reippuert Knudsen wrote:

stupid! let's agree not to call each other names?

If Rasmussen wants to finish in 2nd (since he can't TT) or perhaps win
if Armstrong has bad luck, he can't waste his energy with
indiscriminate attacks because the other favorites can use their
teamates to bring him back.

Attacking is an way of wearing out the competitions team. Atacking
while they are on their limmit is exelent.



Dumbass -

Sure, Rasmussen can wear out someone's team, but he needs to wear out
another contender himself, not that guy's team.

That's why he needs to wait - until the target's teamates are gone.


thanks,

K. Gringioni.

Kurgan Gringioni wrote:
Dumbass -

Sure, Rasmussen can wear out someone's team, but he needs to wear out
another contender himself, not that guy's team.

That's why he needs to wait - until the target's teamates are gone.


thanks,

K. Gringioni.

I predict that LANCE will not be worn out by Rasmussen. I hope for a
spirited battle between the two, but we'll see a bunch of spirit from
MR, and a bunch of rope-a-dope from LANCE.

Perhaps LANCE will prove me wrong, and bury MR. I doubt MR will prove me
wrong.

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Michael Thomas writes:
Like Simoni and Simeoni for example.

And Bartoli - Bartali

MJ;

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Kurgan Gringioni wrote:

Morten Reippuert Knudsen wrote:
stupid! let's agree not to call each other names?

Dumbass -

K. Gringioni | /dev/null

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Morten Reippuert Knudsen wrote:
Kurgan Gringioni wrote:


Morten Reippuert Knudsen wrote:

stupid! let's agree not to call each other names?

Dumbass -


K. Gringioni | /dev/null


Dumbass -

that's

K. Gringioni /dev/null

thanks,
Ernst

Morten Reippuert Knudsen wrote:
K. Gringioni | /dev/null

Ernst Noch wrote:
K. Gringioni /dev/null

Well if you really want to be pedantic you should probably redirect his
error stream as well (there are some on this group who would say most of
his output goes there).
ie

K. Gringioni 1/dev/null 2/dev/null

Morten Reippuert Knudsen wrote:
Fourtunately T.De Roy, R.Sørensen and E.Breukink managed to persuaded
M.Rasmussen to follow Armstrong today, witch means we can set the
podium in Paris:

1 L.Armstrong
2 M.Rasmussen :-)
3 ?

I.Basso, L.Leipheimer and P.Macepo will fight for 3rd spot.

However l.Armstrong is going to fight for it in order to control
M.Rasmussen and keep him within 5 minuttes until the TT (M.Rasmussen
is the worst TT'er and finnished at 174 on the first TT stage).

The only question is weather if L.Armstrong will let M.Rasmussen go
and trust his team to chase him for 100km every day, or will we see
L.Armstrong follow M.Rasmussen and leave his team behind. Expect to se
the most explosive race since 96.

hmm :-/ Tomorrow is another day - Rasmussen lost a minutte today,
perhaps he'll end up 3rd. Basso is close and Ulrich is back in the
race. Tomorrow is another day.

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Morten Reippuert Knudsen wrote:

hmm :-/ Tomorrow is another day - Rasmussen lost a minutte today,
perhaps he'll end up 3rd. Basso is close and Ulrich is back in the
race. Tomorrow is another day.

Here is the status of M.Rasmussen's podium ambitions after stage 15

L.ARMSTRONG -03:09
I.BASSO -00:23
J.ULLRICH +02:49
F.MANCEBO +03:22
L.LEIPHEIMER +04:26

M.Rasmussen lost 1:32 to I:Basso and L.Armstrong, but more importantly
only 0:04 to J.Ulrich. I fact M:rasmussen did the fastet climb at
Pla-d'Adet today, as he where 1:40-1:50 behind I.Basso, L.Armstrong &
J.Ulrich at the bottom after a slow decent. Too bad that the climb
weren't any longer and O.Sevillia was able to help out J.Ulrich,
because M.Rasmussen went extremely fast on the last 5km.

If M.Rasmussen can take out an adittinal 20 sec on J.Ulrich, at
Tuesdays stage, and he rides a fantom TT the 2:49 might be enough.
P.Mancebo is not a threat and M.Rasmussen managed to take time on
L.Leipheimer and F.Landis today - i think 4:26 will beenough to keep
L.Leipheimer away. It shure would be nice to see the polka dot jersy
on the real podium again.

Apperantly the media-fuss and the expectations did put a lot of
pressure on M.Rasmussen, when he was only 0:39 away from the yellow
jersy.

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