L'Alpe-d'Huez, anyone else watching

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Eurosport ot itv4 (on line at - http://www.itv.com/Sport/tourdefrance/default.html )

Useally there watching from the road side but today from the sofa.

CSC need to attack from the bottom if they want any chance of winning the tour with Carlos or Frank. Or can the canny Ausie Cadel match their every move.

I am hoping for an exciting hour ahead.

 

[csider]

did you see it when came to brighton years back? was surprised at how noisy the bikes were when came past.

 

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did you see it when came to brighton years back? was surprised at how noisy the bikes were when came past.

Yes great day, I still smile when I drive up Elm Grove remembering the people on Bus shelters and running in and out the pubs.

The best though was Fred the Argus seller dressed in Breton shirt with a bunch of onions around his neck and wearing a beret. I doubt we will get it agian unless Edinburgh or London bid again.

 

[Woodchip]

I'm watching the Eurosport commentary (how weird does that read?)
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/cycling/livematch/239209.html

I'm thinking either Frank Schleck or Carlos Sastre will do today, but would really like Kohl to pull it off, with Andy sticking one on his brother and coming second.

Can't watch the highlight show tonight, as I'm off out straigt after work, so am recording today's and tomorrow's shows to watch when I've got the day off Friday.

F Schleck/Sastre will need a massive lead over the next couple of days to stop Evans getting the yellow in the TT on Saturday.

 

[Stoichkov]

CSC are giving Evans an armchair ride to the finish at the moment.

They'll need to go NUCLEAR on L'Alpe to get the time they need before saturdays time trail where Evans should clean up

 

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At Alloment right now where we have camped before, its a real fesitval around there.

The Dutch orange will be a glow on there mountain, I imagine some beer is being consumed on mass right now around bends 7 to 5.

I think Khol may go for it to stamp his mark as the leading climber in the tour, read that he is a qualified chimmy sweep today!

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

CSC are giving Evans an armchair ride to the finish at the moment.

They'll need to go NUCLEAR on L'Alpe to get the time they need before saturdays time trail where Evans should clean up

Strongest team by far, they have not let anything go off the front today, Cancellra was as imense on the last climb as he was in last years London prologue.

 

[Woodchip]

CSC could go for a bunch finish with Cancellara being guarded up the climb and given the win by way of thanks for the work he has carried out today, but then again...

 

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CSC could go for a bunch finish with Cancellara being guarded up the climb and given the win by way of thanks for the work he has carried out today, but then again...

The drunk dutch fans may give him a push....

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Go Carlos

 

[Woodchip]

Darn it, I'm gonna miss the end of the stage, unless I "work" late today.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Darn it, I'm gonna miss the end of the stage, unless I "work" late today.

OT to watch cycling sounds good.

Franks looking good, Evans is cracking

 

[Woodchip]

Evans is holding his own. Kohl appears to be cracking

 

[Woodchip]

Sastre 23" ahead

 

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Current standings

1 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 68.30.16
2 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0.07
3 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto 0.08
4 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 0.49
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 1.13

Carlos getting ahead and may be in yellow, Menchov coming back to the group

 

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Sastre 23" ahead

Saying its now 1 minute 15 seconds

 

[Woodchip]

Yep, and set to be Maillot Jaune number 7 for the year. Is the current record 6 or 7?

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Yep, and set to be Maillot Jaune number 7 for the year. Is the current record 6 or 7?

I think its 8

Mad scenes on the mountain, good times, recomend it to anyone into cycling and

 

[Woodchip]

Come on Andy!!!

 

[Woodchip]

Looks like Carlos has it in the bag. Will anyone attack with 2km to go?