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22-07.-2004, 02:17 AM
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Can Kloden Overtake Basso?
Here is the situation, after Alpe d'Huez:
2. Ivan Basso (CSC) at 3'48" 3. Andreas Kloden (TMO) at 5'03" Here are the results from last year's ITT for Basso, although he is in better condition this year: Stage 19 - Saturday, July 26: Pornic - Nantes, TT, 49 km (note shorter distance than this year's ITT) 22 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo +2.16 (to Millar) Friday, July 18: Gaillac - Cap' Découverte, TT, 47 km 20 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo +6.00 (to JU) |
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22-07.-2004, 06:14 AM
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Re: Can Kloden Overtake Basso?
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I think so. I aso think Jan has an outside shot at ovetaking Basso and less so Kloden. I never would have said this before today, but Bassos' podium spot looks a little shakey. This makes tomorrows stage very interesting. I think Basso needs to attack to get more time into Jan and Kloden and vice versa. The whole dynamics on T-Mobile will be very interesting. 2-4 spots are very much up in the air. |
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22-07.-2004, 06:55 AM
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Re: Can Kloden Overtake Basso?
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Agreed re: T-Mobile and Basso needing each to attack. The question is whether USPS can benefit by having CSC counter T-M attacks, and having T-M counter CSC attacks.  |
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22-07.-2004, 07:24 AM
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Re: Can Kloden Overtake Basso?
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USPS will follow if Basso goes if T-mobile goes near the end maybe not Jan is near 8 minutes down. But true they will let the other team do the work to some degree. For a stage that I thought might be anticlimatic- - despite its difficulty this could be very intersting. |
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22-07.-2004, 12:45 PM
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Re: Can Kloden Overtake Basso?
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Postal can only benefit from CSC tomorrow. Basso clearly has to make a mark tomorrow to survive Kloden and Ullrich in stage 20's TT. I'm thinking Postal rides CSC's wheel tomorrow until CSC attacks, then follows the T-Mobile chase. If LA is eating his wheaties, he finishes it all off on the Col de la Croix-Fry with a cl0ose stage win... But if you predict, you're wrong. So let's watch some racing!
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