POST your top 3 for Saturday's time trial (Besancon)

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1) Ullrich
2) Armstrong
3) Galdeano

musette

LA
JU
Somebody not on USPS, T-Mobile or CSC

Ullefan

Ullrich
Armstrong
Cancellara

Salsa Rider

LA
JU
Jens Voigt (I wish)

rejobako

I think Ullrich is going to be extra motivated toward trying to achieve a podium finish and to finally get T-Mobile a stage win. If he goes fast, he can catch Kloden and maybe Basso.

Armstrong will probably ride hard as a point of honor, but he'll probably be taking the corners carefully because he doesn't want to crash out for a few seconds that are ultimately going to be unneeded on Sunday.

So I think it's going to be Ullrich, Kloden and Armstrong.

patch70

My predictions thus far have been way off but here goes:
1. Ullrich
2. Armstrong
3. Rogers

KeSs

where can i see a description of the stage?

thugpreacha

Marv...dare I notice that you have quite a veiled disdain for Lance? I think that he will be the second fastest guy on Saturday, he will win Tour #6,and he will repreent Texas better than anyone else is doing in this day and age! I agree with the others who suggest that you are jealous of the superior talent of Lance...who is probably one of the most intense cyclists since Merkx. BTW...who needs Heras when Asevedo serves just as strongly!?

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tcklyde

Haha. Guess you'll have to console Lance again, ehh, Marv?

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sunman

Nice try Patch -
1. Armstrong
2. Ullrich
3. Rogers

izzodesh

i think armstrong may take it easy and play it safe..
but that makes him over a min faster than JU
so i say...

-LA
-JU
-heras

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keydates

Armstrong
Ullrich
Kloden

I've also been a bit off on my predictions...but I don't think Lance wants to give even one second to his competition. At least, that's what it looked like yesterday.

tighttop

Ullrich
Armstrong
Pereiro


As i've said on another thread, Ullrich beat Basso by exactly 6 minutes last year on stage 12 TT Gaillac - Cap' Découverte over 47km. From what i can make out the course this year is similarly tough, and i do believe Ullrich has a chance to make up the deficit to Basso.