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> Look at the guys within 5 minutes of the lead on GC and pick out the
> top TT guys ... there's your podium in Paris:
>
> 1. Valverde
> 2. Moreau
> 3. Kloden
I have an evil theory that there's enough mountains stages for Rasmussen
to make it a 10-minute lead exiting the mountains.
Well. not quite. Between the Alps and the Pyrenees this year, there's a
TT. There's one more Alpine stage tomorrow. We'll see what Rasmussen
does there.
In my opinion, the Tour will be a race of Rasmussen in the mountains
versus the TTists in the TTs. If Rasmussen is still in yellow after the
first TT, he's probably strong enough to win. If he's close, it's going
to be close. If he's way off, then I think the second TT will be the
funeral service for his GC dreams.
But those Pyrenean mountain stages are scaring me, and I don't even have
to ride them.
Starting July 22nd:
Sunday: Cat 2 warm-up, then HC, HC back to back to finish a 200 km stage
(mountain top finish on the second one).
Monday: 2, 2, 1, HC, 1, fast descent to the finish, 200 km.
Tuesday: rest
Wednesday: HC to start this time, then 3, 1, 1, HC mountain finish
So Rasmussen has four days left to do his thing, and the TTists have two
days to do theirs.
I'm excited. Are you excited?
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Ryan Cousineau
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