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Old 16-05.-2008, 06:26 PM   #136
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With blood passport programs and Astana's anti-doping measures I would see all of this as a challenge to Ferrari. No doubt Bruyneel would have consulted Ferrari before embarking on the whole "new-Astana" team to ensure his racehorses could still dope and skirt the controls. Ferrari would love beating these controls perhaps as recompense for Vino going down.
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Old 16-05.-2008, 11:48 PM   #137
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well Astana on the front in the first mountain stage...... back to norm..... must have had a visit last night....
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Old 16-05.-2008, 11:52 PM   #138
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well Astana on the front in the first mountain stage...... back to norm..... must have had a visit last night....
Stick to the tried and tested methods.
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Old 16-05.-2008, 11:58 PM   #139
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yes the "new" astana using the "old" methods...... with the old new astana riders on the front....
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Old 17-05.-2008, 12:07 AM   #140
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yes the "new" astana using the "old" methods...... with the old new astana riders on the front....
Simoni's team on the front leading the chase now. You think they're helping out Ricco for the stage win? Simoni and Ricco still friends despite being rivals, could be forming a wee alliance to double team Astana come the mountains?
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Old 17-05.-2008, 12:09 AM   #141
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Simoni's team on the front leading the chase now. You think they're helping out Ricco for the stage win? Simoni and Ricco still friends despite being rivals, could be forming a wee alliance to double team Astana come the mountains?



agreed maybe 2 teams joined forces are better than one team still using doping ?

oh spoke too soon.... Astana back on the front.....
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Old 17-05.-2008, 12:10 AM   #142
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agreed maybe 2 teams joined forces are better than one team still using doping ?

oh spoke too soon.... Astana back on the front.....
Is Rujano still in the 2nd group? That would explain why Giovanni had his team chasing. He knows that that Rujano is an obvious GC threat.
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Old 17-05.-2008, 12:32 AM   #143
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And Contador easily follows the attack of DiLuca who appears to have put himself in a world of pain as Ricco forces the pace.
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And Contador easily follows the attack of DiLuca who appears to have put himself in a world of pain as Ricco forces the pace.


yes all very interesting.......... DiLuca looks ok now........ the final climb will be interesting.... Contador doing nothing....... should win....
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yes all very interesting.......... DiLuca looks ok now........ the final climb will be interesting.... Contador doing nothing....... should win....
The other contenders (Simoni/CSC/High Road/Pelizotti) can't give these four a minite advantage before the proper mountains have even begun. Who's leading the chase?
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Old 17-05.-2008, 12:55 AM   #146
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The other contenders (Simoni/CSC/High Road/Pelizotti) can't give these four a minite advantage before the proper mountains have even begun. Who's leading the chase?

Looks like mostly Simoni's team, Menchov attacked at one point but is now back in the group of ~20 riders.
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Looks like mostly Simoni's team, Menchov attacked at one point but is now back in the group of ~20 riders.


DiLuca & Ricco put in a surge in the last 500m and drop Contador..... geez Kloden looked good coming over the line..... suggest he should be team leader even though he was 45 seconds or so back...
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DiLuca & Ricco put in a surge in the last 500m and drop Contador..... geez Kloden looked good coming over the line..... suggest he should be team leader even though he was 45 seconds or so back...
The Hog would never allow that...
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DiLuca & Ricco put in a surge in the last 500m and drop Contador..... geez Kloden looked good coming over the line..... suggest he should be team leader even though he was 45 seconds or so back...

And of course the interesting factor of which we have no insight is the transfusing situation of the various riders. Hard to say exactly where any of these riders are if you can get dozens of watts improvement within a few hours by filling up the tank.

I'm still highly skeptical that it isn't going on with the big riders.
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Old 17-05.-2008, 01:12 AM   #150
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And of course the interesting factor of which we have no insight is the transfusing situation of the various riders. Hard to say exactly where any of these riders are if you can get dozens of watts improvement within a few hours by filling up the tank.

I'm still highly skeptical that it isn't going on with the big riders.


Yep I'm with you..... I have to say DiLuca's attack was ridiculous...... it was an all out sprint uphill for about 5 minutes straight...... like he was was flying.....

No sign of Levi coming across the line ? Did they let Levi ride ?
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