2008 Tour De France : Stage 1 Brest - Plumelec 195 km Saturday, July

Originally Posted by RAGT

Zabel - Be there, but not able to bag it.
Freire - Be there, very able to bag it.
Pozzato - Be there, able to bag it if Freire makes a mistake.
Cancellara - My question is who is willing to take responsibility to reel him in? His attack may very well stick. So my guess is

Cancellara
Freire
Pozzato, Valverde, Kirchen, Cunego, Ricco??, ? Hard to say.
Steegmans might make it, but he won't beat Freire in a sprint on top of that climb if Freire is OK.

Hushovd has been more or less ill for a week, is now on penicillium, and should not be able to keep close enaugh.

Originally Posted by thunder

Cancellara will not go off the front in the finish. Not his profile.

Originally Posted by Crankyfeet

Are we betting $50 on our stables for this stage? Total green jersey points from the four riders... just at the finish (no bonifications... ).

Originally Posted by thunder

cranky, take a break dude, read a book or something. Get some shut eye so you can watch the tour in full.

Originally Posted by Crankyfeet

Trying to squirm out of your picks hey? What are you?... My mother or something?... .

So you up for $50 bucks...or do you want to back down... like a cowering dog with its tail between its legs? ...

I think I can handle staying up for the TdF....

Originally Posted by thunder

what is the bet,

I did not bet access to my arse either, if you were so hopin'

Originally Posted by Crankyfeet

Don't go passive aggressive on me... you read the post... ... you picked four guys... I picked four.... add up the maillot verde points at the finish (take out any intermediate sprints points). Most points wins $50 bucks. Which is about 5 times what you charge guys for access to your well-worn arse...

That will be $100 you owe me after Cav pulls out...

Originally Posted by thunder

... some other bum

Originally Posted by Crankyfeet

Yeah... that Zabel guy who won it about 11 years ago when they last did this stage. The one who's having his 38th birthday on Monday...


Bad luck about Hushovd being sick. I'm sure he's just raring to go and fire on all cyclinders in stage one...

Originally Posted by thunder

is he sick?

Originally Posted by Crankyfeet

Well I'm only going on RAGT's info that he has been on penicillin all week due to illness. He doesn't seem to be talking about it much in his CN interview today... saying that the uphill finishes in stage 1 and 2 might suit him.

Originally Posted by jonjungel

Yep, he's on penicillin. It's been covered quite a lot in the norwegian press today. In interviews today, Thor said he would need some days to get well.

Originally Posted by thunder

cranky, do I get to change my picks?

Originally Posted by Crankyfeet

Nah... you can drop Thor and I'll drop Fabian. That okay?