2008 Tour De France Stage 15 - Sunday, July 20: Embrun - Prato Nevoso, 183km

Grater

Cunego doesn't know if he'll go for it today. But you would think Cunego and Valverde will try something. If they try something, the main GC contenders won't bother chasing them flat chat as they aern't a threat.

If any Columbian rider is in a breakaway today, it is Siutsou. That final climb looks a bit similar to the one in the tour of Georgia in which he won earlier in the year.

Kirchen will ride defensively tonight so that tells me that a Columbian rider may try and get in the break - Siutsou would be the perfect candidate as Lovkvist will be shadowing Kirchen.

Tips today

1. Siutsou in a breakaway
2. Cunego attacking on the last climb
3. Valverde attacking on the last climb

Crankyfeet

Could have an interesting finish if a pair of riders in the lead both want to come second... Maybe they stop just before the line and prod each other to go first...

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ad9898

Frank Schleck to take yellow today and hold through to the time trial, I can't see Evans holding onto it today as he rarely attacks.

With 1 second Evans has to attack otherwise the yellow jersey is history, none of the contenders are going to wait and roll over the line with Evans when they have a chance for the jersey.

Scotttri

A posability, but he'll need 3 minutes on evans to hold it after the time trial

ad9898

Agreed, thats why i said upto the time trial, Evans will have to have a bad day now to lose the tour.

Although his team were rubbish yesterday on that 4th cat at the end of the stage and CSC were taking it real easy.

Anticyclone

I was thinking that they could try today and then again on stage 16 or, more likely, 17. Of course if things arent working then today then there isnt much point burning your team out.

Scotttri

I'd really like to see Cadel ride away from them in th Alps, he's been a better rider in the Alps the past two years then anyone else in the race

RdBiker

"You go first"
-"Oh no no, you go"
"But I insist"
-"But I insist more"

...and then the Peloton catches up with them:

"Is there anyone who wants to go first? Anyone?"
...murmuring and then Sven Krauss (at 147.) crosses the line followed by the peloton.

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Bro Deal

Woo hoo.

That is some serious rain.

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whiteboytrash

Cav drops out. Valverde says he'll attack. Cuengo has shaved his head. Pissing down rain. Kohl still looks like Corgy from Life goes on - why is he a NQR ?

TheDarkLord

Ah! So Cranky, you finally earned a 50 against thunder?

Bro Deal

I don't know. Schleck has always seemed a little fragile to me. I think he will falter today or Wednesday.

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"You are like the wind and I like the lion. You form the tempest. The sand stings my eyes and the ground is parched. I roar in defiance but you do not hear. But between us there is a difference. I, like the lion, must remain in my place. While you like the wind will never know yours." -- Mulay Hamid El Raisuli, Lord of the Riff, Sultan to the Berbers, Last of the Barbary Pirates

Bro Deal

Ligget said the french weather service says that the storm could follow the riders to the finish. The smaller guys might not like that.

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"You are like the wind and I like the lion. You form the tempest. The sand stings my eyes and the ground is parched. I roar in defiance but you do not hear. But between us there is a difference. I, like the lion, must remain in my place. While you like the wind will never know yours." -- Mulay Hamid El Raisuli, Lord of the Riff, Sultan to the Berbers, Last of the Barbary Pirates

Crankyfeet

Hey I earned another 50. And don't forget one of the 50's... he won 83-82.

So it's 4-2 now ($100). If I wait until the end of the race... The US dollar will be so devalued that it will be hardly worth the postage to send him his winnings...

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