"Bob" <
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> Am I missing something here? I read that Voeckler finished 5th in the
> Classique des Alpes, in the same group as Mayo. I think Voeckler may have
> a few days in yellow in the mountains.
Good prediction! After the Pyrenees, Voeckler still hold the Yellow
Jersey, albeit by a slim margin. Probably, Armstrong would have
preferred to be in Yellow now....
Samuel Abt may not have been as far off base as people originally
thought.
It's unlikely that Voeckler will be able to hold up in the Alps.
But when you consider the big names that have already cracked, he can
still hope for a Top 10 finish. Voeckler has been dropping about 4-5
minutes to Armstrong, per mountain stage. With 4 mountain stages left,
things could get kind of tough for him.
Of course, Armstrong is more concerned about finding a way to shed
Ivan Basso, but the odds are in favor of him doing just that.
Obviously, he can't reckon on beating Basso, just because a stage has
a summit finish....
>
> "Ilan Vardi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > [email protected]ospam (Shussbar) wrote in message
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> > >
> > > IMHO it would be quite a miracle.
> > > Even if Voeckler is not Cipolllini in mountain, he is not on the same
> level of
> > > the big climbers.
> > > Then, the is the 2 ITT, where he will lose time as well. So it will be
> quite a
> > > miracle.
> > > He might be able to keep his jersey until the bottom of the Alps, then I
> don t
> > > think so.
> > > Casar, if he keeps his form, could be in yellow too, before a lance or
> other
> > > big names take it.
> > >
> > > Just my 2 cents.
> >
> > Also, getting this time advantage was not free, as those guys had to do
> > a lot of work on this breakaway. The last hour was done in a raging
> > headwind. I rode to Chartres twice and the wind over there can be
> > incredible, making it just as hard as riding in mountains.
> >
> > -ilan