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Jul 2010
6:00pm, 6 Jul 2010
1,200 posts
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Liliaicha
Chrisull - Frank Schleck broke his collar bone that's why he *quit*! 
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Jul 2010
6:55pm, 6 Jul 2010
11,110 posts
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SPR™
Lili - Chris didn't mean it like that, just means he has had to drop out.
Lurking on cyclingnews it seems Contador had a mechanical in the last 3km.
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Jul 2010
6:58pm, 6 Jul 2010
11,111 posts
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SPR™
...and lost a spoke with 35km left.
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Jul 2010
7:18pm, 6 Jul 2010
4,960 posts
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Meglet
Ok, NOW I understand about cobbles.
I had imagined those flat setts you get in European town centres. Not really rough, worn, grass growing through, narrow road with horrific camber!
Just watching the highlights
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Jul 2010
7:19pm, 6 Jul 2010
1,726 posts
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Top Duffer
Crazy stage! Top marks to Evans and Andy Schleck for going for it. Real bad luck for Armstrong though, about 15 seconds ahead of Contador and catching the Evans Schleck group when he punctured. Pretty tough of Chavanel too loosing yellow after 1 day just because of 2 bike changes as far as I could see.
Hushovd looking like hanging on to green now and deservedly so. Real gutsy riding from him the last 2 days to be in the mix at the finish
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Jul 2010
8:17pm, 6 Jul 2010
1,727 posts
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Top Duffer
Oh and what was Vinokourov up to at the finish there?
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Jul 2010
8:23pm, 6 Jul 2010
692 posts
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The Teaboy
Great stage - we should have more of those on the tour - not have to wait 6 years. Cobble riding is an essential skill in that part of France. And since they have removed a time trial, it redresses the balance for the power men. Just a shame we didn't see the field detonated yesterday in the Ardennes too. Boring flat sprinter stages do nothing for the racing, stages need to have more scope for action and attacking riding. Today we got it.
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Jul 2010
8:24pm, 6 Jul 2010
743 posts
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Lyns
great stage.
but really sorry for the broken schlek brother... good to see the difficult riding but not good to see anybody put out with injury.
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Jul 2010
8:27pm, 6 Jul 2010
36,505 posts
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Gobi
Today we saw the start in Wanze and the last cobble section. TV does not really show how fast they ride these things.
Awesome
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Jul 2010
8:39pm, 6 Jul 2010
11,112 posts
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SPR™
TD - If Contador punctured in the last 3km, he should get the same time as Vino, which means what Vino did makes sense.
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