Shock and Awe

[Alex Beascoeche]

I have to check the internet archives, but this TT looked to me completely Indurainesque! When was
the last time that the distance between 1st and 10th is more than 5 mins?

The situation for the Pyrenees is quite beautiful! (O.K except that I wish the Iban and Haimar were
a bit more within striking distance (2-3min instead of 4-5min). Shall we see either Armstrong and or
Jan collapsing?

Will Vino try to win the tour, or will (Deutsche)Telekom call the team manager to order them to
help Jan? Will Armstrong try to set up some "Qualition of the billing"? Could Euskatel negotiate a
podium position?

[G]

You mean Blitzkrieg!

Before the final stage on the Champs Elysees, LA and Jan will be separated by only a few seconds and
Cooke and McEwen will still be only a few points apart. All four riders will be fighting for sprint
bonuses including the finale. The rest of the peleton will be wondering what to
do.

Alex Beascoechea <alex.beascoechea@arcor.de> wrote:

> I have to check the internet archives, but this TT looked to me completely Indurainesque! When was
> the last time that the distance between 1st and 10th is more than 5 mins?
>
> The situation for the Pyrenees is quite beautiful! (O.K except that I wish the Iban and Haimar
> were a bit more within striking distance (2-3min instead of 4-5min). Shall we see either Armstrong
> and or Jan collapsing?
>
> Will Vino try to win the tour, or will (Deutsche)Telekom call the team manager to order them to
> help Jan? Will Armstrong try to set up some "Qualition of the billing"? Could Euskatel negotiate a
> podium position?

[Runkle]

"Alex Beascoechea" <alex.beascoechea@arcor.de> wrote in message news:3f181ea6_1@news.arcor-ip.de...

> will (Deutsche)Telekom call the team manager to order them to help Jan?

What the hell are you talking about?

[Didier A. Depir]

g <here@there.com> wrote:

> Before the final stage on the Champs Elysees, LA and Jan will be separated by only a few seconds

Which was the Tour in which two top contenders raced like maniacs from the start on the last stage,
and by the time they got to the finish it was just the two of them, with the rest of the field
several minutes behind?

Didier

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[Ewoud Dronkert]

On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 16:55:07 GMT, Runkle wrote:
> "Alex Beascoechea" <alex.beascoechea@arcor.de> wrote:
>> will (Deutsche)Telekom call the team manager to order them to help Jan?
>
> What the hell are you talking about?

I wouldn't go as far as Alex, but otoh Ullrich and Vino are very good friends. Neither will give up
their own chances for the other, but they could very well be working together against Armstrong.

[Tom Schulenburg]

"Didier A. Depireux" <didier@bluenote.isr.umd.edu> wrote in message
news:bf9bl2$svo$2@grapevine.wam.umd.edu...
> g <here@there.com> wrote:
>
> > Before the final stage on the Champs Elysees, LA and Jan will be separated by only a few seconds
>
> Which was the Tour in which two top contenders raced like maniacs from the start on the last
> stage, and by the time they got to the finish it was
just
> the two of them, with the rest of the field several minutes behind?
>
> Didier

Hinault and Zoetemelk in 1982 (?) Hinault had more than a 6 minute lead but wouldn't let Zoetemelk
get away - Not even a consolation victory in the last stage.

-T

[Tom Paterson]

>From: here@there.com (g)

>Before the final stage on the Champs Elysees, LA and Jan will be separated by only a few seconds
>and Cooke and McEwen will still be only a few points apart. All four riders will be fighting for
>sprint bonuses including the finale.

I'm like a kid before Christmas. --Tom Paterson

[Didier A. Depir]

Tom Schulenburg <tschulenYour@hatpacbell.net> wrote:

> "Didier A. Depireux" <didier@bluenote.isr.umd.edu> wrote in message

>> Which was the Tour in which two top contenders raced like maniacs from the start on the last
>> stage, and by the time they got to the finish it was just the two of them, with the rest of the
>> field several minutes behind?

> Hinault and Zoetemelk in 1982 (?) Hinault had more than a 6 minute lead but wouldn't let Zoetemelk
> get away - Not even a consolation victory in the last

Yes, that was it. Quite memorable!

Didier

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[Benjo Maso]

"Tom Schulenburg" <tschulenYour@Hatpacbell.net> wrote in message
news:tsWRa.307$_f.18710564@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
>
> "Didier A. Depireux" <didier@bluenote.isr.umd.edu> wrote in message
> news:bf9bl2$svo$2@grapevine.wam.umd.edu...
> > g <here@there.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Before the final stage on the Champs Elysees, LA and Jan will be separated by only a few
> > > seconds
> >
> > Which was the Tour in which two top contenders raced like maniacs from
the
> > start on the last stage, and by the time they got to the finish it was
> just
> > the two of them, with the rest of the field several minutes behind?
> >
> > Didier
>
>
> Hinault and Zoetemelk in 1982 (?) Hinault had more than a 6 minute lead
but
> wouldn't let Zoetemelk get away - Not even a consolation victory in the
last
> stage.

It was in 1979.

Benjo Maso

[Carl Sundquist]

"Ewoud Dronkert" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:5aeghvoc5eq3hgfft3lj7m388vdk2oj7pm@news.cis.dfn.de...
> On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 16:55:07 GMT, Runkle wrote:
> > "Alex Beascoechea" <alex.beascoechea@arcor.de> wrote:
> >> will (Deutsche)Telekom call the team manager to order them to help Jan?
> >
> > What the hell are you talking about?
>
> I wouldn't go as far as Alex, but otoh Ullrich and Vino are very good friends. Neither will give
> up their own chances for the other, but they could very well be working together against
> Armstrong.
>

Who is to say that Ullrich wouldn't help out Vino? Didn't Vino not challenge for the gold medal in
the 2000 Oly road race (when all 3 riders were on Telekom)?