Yea, well I was thinking of the sprint bonus points; -6, -4, -2 secs. for 1st, 2nd & 3rd. Send
Hincapie with the breakaways, keep Ekimov with the team. -tom
"Steve McGinty" <stephenmcginty@ntlworld_DOT_.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 09:50:24 -0700, "Tom Nakashima" <
[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >It might be nice to see Hincapie in an "HD" Maillot Jaune, think he paid
his
> >dues more than once. -tom
> >
> >"Bobb Head" <
[email protected]> wrote in message
> >
news:[email protected]...
> >> In article <
[email protected]>,
> >> David Ryan <
[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> > jc6239 wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > If the Posties are leading the TTT in the final klick, will Johan
> >order
> >> > > Victor to take 6th position, 5 seconds or so behind the number 5
> >man?<
> >> > >
> >> > > Not a chance. Why in gods name would he want Lance in Yellow (and
the
> >need
> >> > > to defend it) before the mountains?
> >> >
> >> > You don't think they will lift a finger to defend Peña's jersey? They won't kill themselves
> >> > but it's not all about Lance.
> >>
> >> Here's what I want to know...
> >>
> >> Will Johan encourage Ekimov and Hincapie, both just 5 seconds behind,
to
> >> finish an intermediate sprint 1-2 in tomorrow, and reverse those
results
> >> the next day? That would honor the spirit of teamwork by sharing the yellow jersey without
> >> placing Lance in the crosshairs. Focusing on, say, the first sprint would leave two sprints and
> >> the race finish for green jersey contenders, but it would mean containing early breakaways.
> >>
> >> -- Bobb
> >
> The point of the TTT was to show they are strongest team and to gain what time they could on the
> other GC contestants. The interesting difference this year is that the mountains come so early
> and rather than orchestrate a "minions" break over the next couple of days USP might want to
> hold the jersey from now to the end. If so they'll employ a K.I.S.S. approach and won't be
> sharing it around.
>
> Regards! Stephen