Lance at the TDU?

On 17 Jun 2004 00:33:30 -0700, (blah) wrote:

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If you haven't been following Aussie cyclists in Europe, you may be
surprised to learn that the last week or so has been HUGE. Cadel Evans
won the Tour of Austria overall (and a stage), Robbie McEwan has won
two stages of the Tour de Suiss (still going) and Stuie O'grady won
two stages of the Dauphine Libere and the points jersey. The week
before that Alan Davis won a stage of the Tour of Germany. I for one
am pumped for the TdF.

And Stuuie also was 5th in the mountain competition. Yeah, that's
right. Stuie the mountain climber :-)


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Regards.
Richard.

& a stair-runner turned cyclist from Canberra called Crake riding for an
Austrian division 3 pro team beat Evans over the huge Grossglochner climb
& placed top ten on GC in a geniune Euro Tour .
"Richard Sherratt" wrote in
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On 17 Jun 2004 00:33:30 -0700, (blah) wrote:

snip

If you haven't been following Aussie cyclists in Europe, you may be
surprised to learn that the last week or so has been HUGE. Cadel Evans
won the Tour of Austria overall (and a stage), Robbie McEwan has won
two stages of the Tour de Suiss (still going) and Stuie O'grady won
two stages of the Dauphine Libere and the points jersey. The week
before that Alan Davis won a stage of the Tour of Germany. I for one
am pumped for the TdF.

And Stuuie also was 5th in the mountain competition. Yeah, that's
right. Stuie the mountain climber :-)


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Regards.
Richard.

Steve wrote:
& a stair-runner turned cyclist from Canberra called Crake riding for an
Austrian division 3 pro team beat Evans over the huge Grossglochner
climb & placed top ten on GC in a geniune Euro Tour .



Yeah, it's not as if the Austria tour had the classiest field, but it
was a good ride from Cadel, and there were still some quality riders.
Paul Crake hasn't exactly come from nowhere! Good ride at the nats this
summer, and one of the genuinely fittest blokes in Australia (or Europe,
at the moment).



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Peter Vesel wrote:
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Time gaps from team time trial to be crucial...perhaps the maximum loss
of time at 2:30 to be a factor. LA to marshall his team to the front of
the cobbled stage and one of the other favourites to be stuck behind a
crash on that stage. Gilberto Simoni to talk big and do nothing. Roberto
Heras to attack LA but not force a break as Armstrong doesn't like
traitors. McEwen to whinge about no team support...read Petacchi is
faster than him. Cippolini to whinge about everything, win nothing then
crash and leave the race early. Petacchi to win Green Jersey.
Peter



Petacchi might wear green but he cant win it cos he wont finish it.

Ogrady has always been a decent climber, just not outstanding like the
noted riders.

As for Cookey, unless he's faking it, his form is not what it was last
year. shame.

And yes, McGee to be favourite for opening Prologue. Millar to discover
a new form of 'mechanical'

Ohy, and look out for ore riders using them new campag and FSA compact
50/34 chainsets in the hillier stages (at least them woosey wheel-suckin
sprinters and Hamilton)



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