Dark Horse

Michael said:

That's really too bad that a stage winner [Laiseka] won't be
on the TdF team.

With Mayo going for the win, others are better for the team.

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Since no-one seems to have mentioned the guy - has nobody noticed that
Mayo appears to have learnt to TT?

Wasn't it uphill?

McGee is learning to hang with the climbers, and Alpe d'Huez flattens
out in the second half.

Top 5 Giro...top 10 Tour.

Yeah, to a meager 8%.

Or 5%. Or 6.5%.

It could be worse.

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Who's your "dark horse" -- not necessarily to win -- but
to do surprisingly well in the TdF this year?

Mine: Floyd Landis.

Mike

How about Levi Leipheimer? How about an American sweep of the podium
with Tyler on the top step? If Ivan Basso struggles, Julich could
finish well too.

I can't wait for the mountains this year; epic is a definite
possibility. Just think of the potential battles; Armstrong, Ullrich,
Hamilton, Vinokourov, Mayo, Basso, Simoni, Garzelli,

Garzelli won't be there. His team hasn't been invited.

As for dark horses, I've already written in another thread that IMO it will
be Michele Scarponi.

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Heras until the penultimate stage. He will not be challenged until the ITT
on Saturday. He has a strong team for the TTT (besides, he can only lose
2:30 - I think). Any time he has lost in the prologue or TTT he should be
able to make up in the Pyrenees the uphill TT and the final day in the Alps.
Heras in yellow until Sat morning. Another nail-biter ITT.

Interesting call.

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"Steven L. Sheffield" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...> Laiseka is being left off

the Euskatel team

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(http://www.procycling.com/news_main.asp?newsId=5274).

That's really too bad that a stage winner won't be
on the TdF team.

Mike

Geez! Turn the page. That was three years ago. What has he done since? At
35, he's the oldest on the team with his best days behind him.

-T

UPDATE!!!! - Greg Lemond won't be riding either :-)

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Michael said:

That's really too bad that a stage winner [Laiseka] won't be
on the TdF team.

With Mayo going for the win, others are better for the team.

I don't think that Laiseka is a team player. He makes some pretty
funny statements about his team sometimes.

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"Steven L. Sheffield" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...> Laiseka is being left off

the Euskatel team

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(http://www.procycling.com/news_main.asp?newsId=5274).

That's really too bad that a stage winner won't be
on the TdF team.

Mike

Geez! Turn the page. That was three years ago. What has he done since? At
35, he's the oldest on the team with his best days behind him.

-T

I think you'll be surprised.

Mike

Michael said:

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"Steven L. Sheffield" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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off

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> (http://www.procycling.com/news_main.asp?newsId=5274).

That's really too bad that a stage winner won't be
on the TdF team.

Mike

Geez! Turn the page. That was three years ago. What has he done
since? At 35, he's the oldest on the team with his best days behind
him.

-T

I think you'll be surprised.

Are you his dealer?

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Laiseka is being left off the Euskatel team
(http://www.procycling.com/news_main.asp?newsId=5274).

Vini Caldirola (Garzelli) wasn't invited.

Too bad Leblanc can't drop Domina Vacanze and add Vini Caldirola. I'll
miss Laiseka. He was fun to watch.

Roland