Stage 20 TDF : Saint-Etienne ITT : Spoiler

[musette]

Leipheimer isn't have a particularly good day

 

[limerickman]

Poor Rasmussen - unfortunate with the mechanical and the fall earlier didn't help.

He deserved better luck to be honest.

 

[musette]

Rasmussen has another bike change

 

[musette]

Phil thinks it could be his third or fourth bike?

 

[nonameboy]

unlucky rasmussen,what the hell is happening with the bikes this is ridiculous.

 

[limerickman]

Mancebo could come in to the reckoning for Rasmussen :
3mins on GC between them : MR might even lose 4th place as it is.

 

[musette]

Rasmussen had about 3 1/2 minutes to Mancebo at the beginning of the stage. Mancebo's not that good an ITTist, but he was 10th at 17km. If Rasmussen isn't careful, he could lose fourth to Mancebo.

 

[nonameboy]

that descent is very dangerous.

 

[musette]

Rasmussen was 40th at 17 km; Mancebo 10th.

 

[limerickman]

It's difficult to watch MR without feeling very sorry for him.
That level of bad luck is terrible :

 

[musette]

Rasmussen crashes into the grass on the RHS.

 

[nonameboy]

rasmussen falls again damn.

 

[limerickman]

Rasmussens just crashed !

 

[musette]

Popo comes in at 4th on stage right now

 

[musette]

JU best at second check!

 

[Lonnie Utah]

It's difficult to watch MR without feeling very sorry for him.
That level of bad luck is terrible :

The fates have not been with him today (2 crashes and 4 bike changes). I guess his only consoliation is that not mater what happens, he can't loose polka dots....

And to think, two days ago we we're all wondering if Jan could do it. It's not even going to be close. I wonder what Lance is going to think when he passes him?

L

 

[musette]

1 Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile Team) 46.57
2 Bobby Julich (Team CSC) 0.40
3 Alexandre Vinokourov (T-Mobile Team) 0.41
4 Floyd Landis (Phonak) 0.46
5 Cadel Evans (Davitamon-Lotto) 0.55
6 George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) 1.08
7 Francisco Mancebo (Illes Balears) 1.22
8 Carlos Sastre (Team CSC) 1.26
9 Vladimir Karpets (Illes Balears)
10 Christophe Moreau (Credit Agricole) 1.41

This means Leipheimer already lost at lesat 55" to Landis. Evans is doing not bad either.

Also note Macebo at 1.22. Not bad.

Basso is only second best at second check by 34". Slowing Basso

 

[musette]

Basso lost 34" to JU.

 

[musette]

At second check, LA is best at 19" better than JU

 

[musette]

Before Stage:

6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 8.12
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 9.49
8 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team 10.11
9 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 10.42

Vino about 2 minutes behind Leipheimer; Evans about 1 minute 30 behind Leipheimer. Evans could overhaul Leipheimer.