2010 Tour de Suisse: Stage 7 - Savognin - Wetzikon 204.1 km

[steve]

2010 Tour de Suisse: Stage 7 - Savognin - Wetzikon 204.1 km

Stage Map
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Stage Profile
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General classification before stage 7

1 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 25:18:57
2 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:29
3 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:00:36
4 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:38
5 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha 0:00:42
6 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:00:54
7 Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack 0:00:55
8 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo 0:01:01
9 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:01:17
10 Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:01:38
11 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:01:40
12 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack 0:01:48
13 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack 0:02:18
14 Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia 0:02:19
15 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo 0:02:24
16 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank
17 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:02:47
18 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step 0:02:57
19 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:03:51
20 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:04:01
...
31 George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:11:07
38 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:16:12
39 Luis Leòn Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0:16:21
45 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions 0:17:46
56 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank 0:22:35
67 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 0:27:22

 

[steve]

Lance is riding into a good position

 

[jhuskey]

Yes he is, I talked to my friend Thomas today, he was there at Albula yesterday. he said Armstrong was suffering to catch up but he looked to be in good form. Of course he said that most of them were suffering. He thinks Armstrong has a good chance to win the race.
As far as Armstrong I can take him or leave him but YEA for us old guys.

 

[jhuskey]

A quote from my friend in Switzerland.

"talking about Cancellara: After the first couple of groups have passed the Albula, I walked towards my bike, when a racer stopped right next to me and started to put his rainjacket on, without hurry: It was Cancellara who had clicked of the front group at the beg. of the pass and took it easy. He lost 20 minutes but I guess it did not matter anymore. He had time to say "ciao" to me when he left"!

 

[Andrija]

Nice note from La Punt stage, JH. If your friend Jan has ridden the stage it would have been even more interesting.
Now, I'm waiting Sunday. That TT, even though mid-length one, should be another indicator.
Tour candidates (mostly) have shown their cards. But there are some who didn't... Or couldn't.
TT may give us the answer.

 

[steve]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zgDVZi8KbI]YouTube - Tour de Suisse 2010 - Stage 7 - Final kilometers[/ame]

Stage 7 Results
1 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 4:52:02
2 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank 0:01:01
3 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
4 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
5 Luis Leòn Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0:01:08
6 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team
7 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:03:24
8 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:03:28
9 Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
10 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step

 

[roadhouse]

Lance is riding into a good position

he's riding into first place Tour de France.

 

[roadhouse]

btw, haven't you heard? Lance doesn't really appreciate smilies all too much


New Lance Armstrong Radio Shack Commercials on Texting, Voicemails, and Emoticons

and before you answer..

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrXeuyfuZ2M]YouTube - The Team RadioShack Jersey Prototype Meets the Press w/ Lance Armstrong[/ame]

 

[jhuskey]

Nice note from La Punt stage, JH. If your friend Jan has ridden the stage it would have been even more interesting.
Now, I'm waiting Sunday. That TT, even though mid-length one, should be another indicator.
Tour candidates (mostly) have shown their cards. But there are some who didn't... Or couldn't.
TT may give us the answer.

Agreed on the more interesting and the TT will tell us something today but the TDF is a different race, three weeks long and Contador is not racing the Tour De Suisse.