Of course, Rabo might be making lots of deals with riders from other teams to get a bunch to attack and force the Disco boys to chase them all down.IH8LANCE said:
JRMDC said:
i often wonder if those who call what evans and LL are doing "wheelsucking" have ever ridden in a group before.cPritch67 said:
Levi just doesn't have the ability to downshift and accelerate. He's a plodder. In my recollection, he made two attempts, albeit abbreviated ones, to try to make a move, once in the Alps and once early on the last climb on Sunday, but the others reeled him in without any effort at all. I can't dislike Levi for riding within his capabilities and hoping for the others to weaken. So far, that boring strategy has been effective enough to get him to within one spot of the podium. If Evans had ridden a little more like Levi on Sunday, my guess is that he'd be at least a minute closer to Rasmussen on the GC. He blew himself out. A noble effort, but not a particularly smart one.cPritch67 said:
ROTFL. Remember, we Southern Europeans live for conspiracy theories and all the diabolical bits...IH8LANCE said:Good point. (I can see your diabolical wringing of the hands from here.
I would agree with that except I don't think Levi is physically capable of attacking. He can raise the pace, like Popo has been doing, but he just doesn't have the acceleration to put Rasmussen in distress. It's too bad that someone like Mayo isn't sitting next to Contador on the GC. Between the two of them, they might be able to tag-team Rasmussen. As it stands, though, Evans and Leipheimer are not the ideal allies for Contador, because they have not shown that they can fire the afterburners.Cobblestones said:
I think Ras and Soler have a good understanding of each other as well. It actually seemed like he was doing some work for the rabos in stage 15 (wouldnt suprise me to see him signing for Rabobank after the tour). If popo can get away on an early break he'll have a shot it would be nice, but I'd rather see Soler take the KOM. If Ras, Popo and Soler stick with the contenders then I think Soler will take it.wilmar13 said:
cheapie said:i often wonder if those who call what evans and LL are doing "wheelsucking" have ever ridden in a group before.
if you can't accelerate and pull away and must hang onto the back....IT'S NOT WHEELSUCKING! wheelsucking is making someone else do the work while you chill and then take advantage of their efforts at the end.
did i miss LL sprinting to victory after being pulled up the mountain? am i the only one that saw him get repeatedly dropped only to slowly claw his way back into the leading group? sheesh.
There is farking picture of Cadel Evans in the dictionary............ur......well, pretty soon there will be one on Wickipidia, under the word "wheelsucking." Yes, I have ridden in groups, and when someone lets a gap open up, then looks back for those behind to close the gap, then that same person sprints to the finish....that my friend is wheelsucking extrodinare.cheapie said:i often wonder if those who call what evans and LL are doing "wheelsucking" have ever ridden in a group before.
if you can't accelerate and pull away and must hang onto the back....IT'S NOT WHEELSUCKING! wheelsucking is making someone else do the work while you chill and then take advantage of their efforts at the end.
did i miss LL sprinting to victory after being pulled up the mountain? am i the only one that saw him get repeatedly dropped only to slowly claw his way back into the leading group? sheesh.
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