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  1. Lost 38 seconds to Georg Totschnig (ain't no Mayo), as well
    as his yellow jersey today and didn't look verty good on
    that cat 2
    climb...Guerini wasn't too impressive either...

  2. "Keith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Lost 38 seconds to Georg Totschnig (ain't no Mayo), as
    well as his yellow jersey today and didn't look verty good
    on that cat 2
    climb...Guerini wasn't too impressive either...

    I'm not sure Ullrich will be able to ride himself into shape
    this year during the TdF. He will likely end up like the Big
    Mig in his last Tour, a little out of shape and finishing
    down in the pack.

    Mike

  3. "Keith" <[email hidden]> schrieb

    Quoted message said:

    Lost 38 seconds to Georg Totschnig (ain't no Mayo), as
    well as his yellow jersey today and didn't look verty good
    on that cat 2
    climb...Guerini wasn't too impressive either...

    He has never looked better in mid June at the TdS. He will
    win the TdS for the first time on sunday, I'm sure. And
    hopefully he will kick Lance's ass in the TdF.

    Regards, Markus

  4. "Michael" <[email hidden]> schrieb>

    Quoted message said:

    I'm not sure Ullrich will be able to ride himself into
    shape this year during the TdF. He will likely end up like
    the Big Mig in his last Tour, a little out of shape and
    finishing down in the pack.

    You cannot have watched Ullrich the last eight years,
    otherwise you'd know that he has never been in such a good
    shape in mid June. He will definitely win the Tour de
    Suisse, as he will demolish Jeker on the final TT.

  5. "Keith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Lost 38 seconds to Georg Totschnig (ain't no Mayo), as
    well as his yellow jersey today and didn't look verty good
    on that cat 2
    climb...Guerini wasn't too impressive either...

    Not a comment on Ullrich, but that weren't no Cat. 2 climb.
    13.3 km at 8.1 percent = similar to Alpe d'Huez in
    steepness/length. It was marked Cat. 2 in the road book,
    but should have been Cat. 1, especially as it was the
    finish climb.

    Ullrich was worse on the climbs in TdS last year.

    Jeff

  6. Quoted message said:

    I'm not sure Ullrich will be able to ride himself into
    shape this year during the TdF. He will likely end up like
    the Big Mig in his last Tour, a little out of shape and
    finishing down in the pack.


    Gabby has Jan up all hours of the night taking care of
    their child, it's no wonder he takes refuge in the brats
    and the beer.

  7. "Markus Peters" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    "Michael" <[email hidden]> schrieb>

    Quoted message said:

    I'm not sure Ullrich will be able to ride himself into
    shape this year during the TdF. He will likely end up
    like the Big Mig in his last Tour, a little out of shape
    and finishing down in the pack.

    You cannot have watched Ullrich the last eight years,
    otherwise you'd know that he has never been in such a good
    shape in mid June. He will definitely win the Tour de
    Suisse, as he will demolish Jeker on the final TT.

    He can usually pull it out, but he looks especially out of
    shape this year. Qui sais: You might be right. He's a
    great rider.

    Mike

  8. "Callistus Valerius" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:


    I'm not sure Ullrich will be able to ride himself into
    shape this year during the TdF. He will likely end up
    like the Big Mig in his last Tour, a little out of shape
    and finishing down in the pack.


    Gabby has Jan up all hours of the night taking care of
    their child,


    it's

    Quoted message said:

    no wonder he takes refuge in the brats and the beer.

    Yeah look at all this body fat he is carrying cy-cy-
    clingnews.com/photos/2004/jun04/tourdesuisse04/?id=stage7/11

    cyclingnews.comtourdesuisse04
    /?id=stage6/36

    Dave

  9. "Michael" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    "Markus Peters" <[email hidden]> wrote in message


    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    "Michael" <[email hidden]> schrieb>

    Quoted message said:

    I'm not sure Ullrich will be able to ride himself into
    shape this year during the TdF. He will likely end up
    like the Big Mig in his last Tour, a little out of
    shape and finishing down in the pack.

    You cannot have watched Ullrich the last eight years,
    otherwise you'd know that he has never been in such a
    good shape in mid June. He will definitely win the Tour
    de Suisse, as he will demolish Jeker on the final TT.

    He can usually pull it out, but he looks especially out of
    shape this year. Qui sais: You might be right. He's a
    great rider.

    Mike


    ...really especially out of shape... cyclingnews-cyclingnews-
    .com/photos/2004/jun04/tourdesuisse04/?id=stage7/11

  10. "BernardH" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    "Michael" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    "Markus Peters" <[email hidden]> wrote in message


    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    "Michael" <[email hidden]> schrieb>

    > I'm not sure Ullrich will be able to ride himself
    > into shape this year during the TdF. He will likely
    > end up like the Big Mig in his last Tour, a little
    > out of shape and finishing down in the pack.

    You cannot have watched Ullrich the last eight years,
    otherwise you'd know that he has never been in such a
    good shape in mid June. He will definitely win the
    Tour de Suisse, as he will demolish Jeker on the
    final TT.

    He can usually pull it out, but he looks especially out
    of shape this year. Qui sais: You might be right. He's a
    great rider.

    Mike


    ...really especially out of shape... cyclingne-cyclingne-
    ws.com/photos/2004/jun04/tourdesuisse04/?id=stage7/11

    Yeah, I take it all back.

    Mike

  11. BernardH said:
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    ...really especially out of shape... cyclingne-cyclingne-
    ws.com/photos/2004/jun04/tourdesuisse04/?id=stage7/11

    Holy [censored].

  12. "BernardH" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

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    ...really especially out of shape... cyclingne-cyclingne-
    ws.com/photos/2004/jun04/tourdesuisse04/?id=stage7/11


    I wish I was that out of shape.

  13. "Markus Peters" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    "Michael" <[email hidden]> schrieb>

    Quoted message said:

    I'm not sure Ullrich will be able to ride himself into
    shape this year during the TdF. He will likely end up
    like the Big Mig in his last Tour, a little out of shape
    and finishing down in the pack.

    You cannot have watched Ullrich the last eight years,
    otherwise you'd know that he has never been in such a good
    shape in mid June. He will definitely win the Tour de
    Suisse, as he will demolish Jeker on the final TT.


    I am pretty sure he's not horribly worried either. He wasn't
    even supposed to be team leader and probably wasn't
    expecting to win. Also, there is the final time trial on
    Sunday. Remember, Armstrong didn't win the Mont Ventoux TT
    in the Dauphine,and I don't remember hearing dire
    predictions when that happened.

  14. "Jeff Jones" <jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    "BernardH" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    ...really especially out of shape...


    cyclingnews.comtourdesuisse04
    /?id=stage7/11

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:


    I wish I was that out of shape.


    OMG, we should all look so crappy after a winter of
    supposedly eating strudel.

  15. Keith <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    Lost 38 seconds to Georg Totschnig (ain't no Mayo), as
    well as his yellow jersey today and didn't look verty good
    on that cat 2
    climb...Guerini wasn't too impressive either...

    He'll look better in the ITT coming up Sunday.

  16. Marlene Blanshay said:

    "Jeff Jones" <jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    "BernardH" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    ...really especially out of shape...

    cyclingnews.comtourdesuisse
    04/?id=stage7/11

    Quoted message said:

    I wish I was that out of shape.

    OMG, we should all look so crappy after a winter of
    supposedly eating strudel.


    If that's what strudel does for you, I'm ordering a
    truckload.

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  17. Quoted message said:

    From: [email hidden] (Richard Adams)

    Quoted message said:

    He'll look better in the ITT coming up Sunday.

    I'm just hoping that he hasn't gotten too light and ripped
    to be the TT force he always has been. Can't wait for
    Sunday. Damn I wish I was back in Germany. Bill C

  18. Keith said:

    Lost 38 seconds to Georg Totschnig (ain't no Mayo), as
    well as his yellow jersey today and didn't look verty good
    on that cat 2
    climb...Guerini wasn't too impressive either...

    This is Jan's year to win the Tour. He would have won last
    year if he didn't have that tinker toy team behind him. This
    year he's had better preparation and a better team behind
    him. He's at his physical peak rather than sliding down the
    other side like LANCE.

    This year he wins.

    Bob Schwartz [email hidden]

  19. Keith said:

    Lost 38 seconds to Georg Totschnig (ain't no Mayo), as
    well as his yellow jersey today and didn't look verty good
    on that cat 2
    climb...Guerini wasn't too impressive either...

    The times of all the other T-Mobile riders are meaningless
    in this race, because they're all committed to Ullrich and
    they are freely sacrificing themselves for his benefit -
    even Botero, who seems to be using his ITT abilities to act
    as a peloton-leading powerhouse in the flats.

    And don't discount Totschnig, he is not a minor rider. Last
    year, he was one of a few racers to compete in both the Giro
    and the Tour, and he placed in the top-15 of both. This year
    he has skipped the Giro and will probably lead the
    Gerolsteiner team for the Tour as a major sleeper.

    -Sonarrat.

  20. Bob Schwartz said:
    Keith said:

    Lost 38 seconds to Georg Totschnig (ain't no Mayo), as
    well as his yellow jersey today and didn't look verty good
    on that cat 2
    climb...Guerini wasn't too impressive either...

    This is Jan's year to win the Tour. He would have won last
    year if he didn't have that tinker toy team behind him.

    I wouldn't call the motley collection of talent he had with
    him a "tinker toy team." It was actually pretty serious if
    you ignore the negative hype they had and consider the
    riders on their own merits (although not their sense of self-
    preservation):

    131 Jan Ullrich (Ger) 132 Daniel Becke (Ger) 133 Angel
    Casero (Spa) 134 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) 135 Aitor
    Garmendia (Spa) 136 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) 137 Thomas Liese
    (Ger) 138 David Plaza (Spa) 139 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger)

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