Tour de France 2009

[Craig]

Originally Posted by Samuel_Vimes

The hour record is done on a velodrome. Thus, the effects of wind - which can be beneficial outdoors - are eliminated.

I'm fairly sure Contador or Cancellara could beat the hour record if they tried, though. It was more significant back in the 70s when Eddy Merckx basically went into a velodrome on a road bike and smashed the record to pieces.

And he did in Mexico City. That point shouldn't be missed. It is very hard to be able to ride at almost 60km/h for a full hour, I would be skeptical if Contador wanted to go for it.

[Josh]

TDF organiers announce a name change for the 2010 race,

The Tour de Lance.

[Samuel_Vimes]

Originally Posted by Josh

TDF organiers announce a name change for the 2010 race,

The Tour de Lance.

Looking forward to the climb up Lance's nose. Fear it might be a bit short, though.

[Jamee999]

Wow. Colombia. Cavendish.

[NZTailender]

Contador

Pickup is the CW Champion, congrats!

140. (117) 518(+39,-81) Neil Pickup (UK)
147. (147) 516(+44,-83) Håkon Mørk (Norway)
399. (368) 420(+18,-179) Craig Walsh (Australia)
431. (416) 397(+15,-202) Jamee Gray (UK)
500. (503) 308(+14,-291) Greg Thomas (New Zealand)
530. (529) 262 (+5,-337) Manjunath Reddlapalli (Australia)
538. (537) 218 (+0,-381) Mathew Mitchell (Germany)

Name:    Greg Thomas
Date:    20090702 05:40:31
Country: New Zealand
E-mail:  etexxxxx@xxxxxxxx.com
                            tot  3  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
 1. S. O'Grady                0  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
 2. C. Evans                 42  .  . 14 14  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 14  .  .  .  .  .  .
 3. L. Leipheimer             0  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  *
 4. A. Contador              74  .  .  . 12  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 12 12 12 12  . 14  .
 5. L. Armstrong             37  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 11  . 13  .  . 13  .
 6. T. Hushovd               94 10 10 10  .  .  . 10 10 10 12  .  .  .  .  . 10  . 12
 7. F. Sabatini               0  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
 8. J. Voigt                  0  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
 9. F. Cancellara            21  7  .  7  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  7  .  .  .
10. C. Sastre                 6  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  6  .  .  .  .  .  .
11. T. Voeckler              10  .  5  .  .  5  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
12. D. Millar                 4  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  4  .  .  .
13. G. Hincapie               6  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  3  3  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
14. M. Cavendish             14  2  2  .  .  .  .  2  2  2  .  .  .  .  .  .  2  .  2
15. O. Pereiro                0  .  .  .  .  *
Ranking: 500        Points: 308 19 17 31 26  5  0 12 12 12 15  3 43 12 25 23 12 27 14
               Percentiles:   8 15 11 33 83 89  0  9  8 10 20 45 48 37 35 77  9 42 11

[Samuel_Vimes]

****ing useless Aussies.

Played Neil.

Name:    Håkon Mørk
Date:    20090705 08:12:51
Country: Norway
E-mail:  haaxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.com
                            tot  3  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
 1. A. Contador              96  .  .  . 15  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 18 15 15 18  . 15  .
 2. C. Evans                 42  .  . 14 14  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 14  .  .  .  .  .  .
 3. M. Cavendish             94 13 16  .  .  .  . 13 13 13  .  .  .  .  .  . 13  . 13
 4. T. Hushovd              108 12 12 12  .  .  . 12 12 12 12  .  .  .  .  . 12  . 12
 5. T. Farrar                44  . 11  .  .  .  . 11 11  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 11
 6. O. Freire                50  . 10 10  .  . 10  . 10  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 10  .  .
 7. C. Sastre                 9  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  9  .  .  .  .  .  .
 8. T. Boonen                 0  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  *
 9. A. Schleck               28  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  7  .  7  .  7  .  .  7  .
10. D. Bennati               18  .  .  .  .  .  .  6  .  .  .  6  .  .  .  .  .  .  6
11. D. Menchov                0  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
12. L. Armstrong             12  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  4  .  4  .  .  4  .
13. R. Kreuziger              3  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  3  .
14. G. Ciolek                12  .  2  2  .  .  .  .  2  .  .  2  .  .  .  .  2  .  2
15. R. Feillu                 0  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  *
Ranking: 147        Points: 516 25 51 38 29  0 10 42 48 25 19  8 52 15 26 18 37 29 44
               Percentiles:  73 27 72 63 95  0 49 60 54 39 45 58 69 79 39 60 42 50 64

[Craig]

I didn't see the stage last night but is it true that they played the Danish national anthem instead of the Spanish for Contador?

[biased indian]

Originally Posted by Craig

I didn't see the stage last night but is it true that they played the Danish national anthem instead of the Spanish for Contador?

there was some confusion...i thought they played the wrong anthem for team Astana !!!

because during that time they where showing Spanish flag..or they don't play the kazak anthem ??

[biased indian]

2009 Tour de France - The Big Picture - Boston.com

http://www.steephill.tv/2009/tour-de...otos/stage-17/

[Craig]

Originally Posted by biased indian

there was some confusion...i thought they played the wrong anthem for team Astana !!!

because during that time they where showing Spanish flag..or they don't play the kazak anthem ??

Nah, they play the anthem of the guy who wins the race.

[Neil Pickup]

My team bored the backside off me all tour. I tried to go for the moderate option and balance the climbers/sprinters and all I ended up doing was staying 150th for three weeks. It was more fun last year to be 4th and then crack...

Name:    Neil Pickup
Date:    20090705 22:39:13
Country: UK
E-mail:  neixxxxx@xxxxxxxx.org
                            tot  3  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
 1. M. Cavendish            120 18 15  .  .  .  . 18 18 15  .  .  .  .  .  . 18  . 18
 2. T. Hushovd              135 17 14 14  .  .  . 17 14 14 14  .  .  .  .  . 17  . 14
 3. T. Boonen                 0  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  *
 4. O. Freire                62  . 12 12  .  . 12  . 14  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 12  .  .
 5. A. Contador              66  .  .  . 11  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 11 11 11 11  . 11  .
 6. C. Evans                 30  .  . 10 10  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 10  .  .  .  .  .  .
 7. D. Menchov                0  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
 8. C. Sastre                 8  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  8  .  .  .  .  .  .
 9. G. Ciolek                42  .  7  7  .  .  .  .  7  .  .  7  .  .  .  .  7  .  7
10. F. Schleck               18  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  6  .  6  .  .  6  .
11. A. Schleck               20  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  5  .  5  .  5  .  .  5  .
12. L. Armstrong             12  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  4  .  4  .  .  4  .
13. C. Vande Velde            3  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  3  .  .  .  .
14. L. Leipheimer             0  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  *
15. V. Efimkin                2  .  .  .  .  1  .  .  .  .  1  .  *
Ranking: 140        Points: 518 35 48 43 21  1 12 35 53 29 20  7 44 11 29 11 54 26 39
               Percentiles:  74 71 65 83 47 80 63 41 66 71 53 55 50 29 49 19 89 39 50

Not helped by Boonen, Menchov, Sastre and Evans all being rubbish. Could have done with Gerald and the Schlecks being higher up, and not ignoring Farrar/Rojas as "first day luck". Don't pick teams at 11pm during the end of term when your brain is off is the moral of this one, I think - but I don't see the organisers moving the tour to accomodate my term dates.

Name:    Optimal Team
Date:    20090726 18:16:35
Country: 
E-mail:  
                            tot  3  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
 1. M. Cavendish            120 18 15  .  .  .  . 18 18 15  .  .  .  .  .  . 18  . 18
 2. T. Hushovd              135 17 14 14  .  .  . 17 14 14 14  .  .  .  .  . 17  . 14
 3. G. Ciolek                81  . 13 13  .  .  .  . 13  .  . 13  .  .  .  . 16  . 13
 4. A. Contador              74  .  .  . 12  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 12 12 12 12  . 14  .
 5. J. Rojas                 70  . 11 11  . 13 11 13  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 11
 6. B. Wiggins               52  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 10  . 10  . 10 12  . 10  .
 7. F. Pellizotti            47  .  .  9  .  .  9  .  .  9  .  .  . 11  .  .  .  9  .
 8. N. Roche                 34  .  .  .  .  .  8  .  .  .  .  8  .  8  .  . 10  .  .
 9. O. Freire                37  .  9  7  .  .  7  .  7  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  7  .  .
10. A. Schleck               26  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  8  .  6  .  6  .  .  6  .
11. T. Farrar                20  .  5  .  .  .  .  5  5  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  5
12. J. Pineau                12  4  .  .  4  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  4  .  .
13. A. Kloden                 9  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  3  .  3  3  .  .  .
14. P. Velits                 6  .  .  .  .  2  2  .  .  .  2  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
15. F. Cancellara             3  1  .  1  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  1  .  .  .
                    Points: 726 40 67 55 16 15 37 53 57 38 34 21 31 31 31 28 72 39 61
               Percentiles: 100 94 96 99 24 98100 87 75 99 97 95 19 99 57 87100 81 93

[biased indian]

Originally Posted by Craig

Nah, they play the anthem of the guy who wins the race.

they did played 2 anthem...one was when contodor was on podium

and one when the whole Astana team was on podium and both were different

[Matteh]

BBC SPORT | Other sport... | Cycling | Spanish rider denies taking EPO

Siiiigh, do a Millar and admit it.