Comments on: Predictions of the Weekend: Tour de France Edition

By: SurlyCommuter

SurlyCommuter — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:41:32 +0000

My kids are not fond of this time of year either, “cycling AGAIN!!… Daaaaaad, can’t we watch something else?”

Nope.

Good times. WIN

By: Westy

Westy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:30:24 +0000

There will be so much attention on Armstrong/Contador/Evans that Sastre will quietly power his way to retaining yellow (again!). Sastre Currently odds of 18/1 worth a punt!

Friere will win Green without winning a stage!

Moreau will get the Polka Dot to celebrate his retirement.

The White jersey will be won by an Italian upstart never to be heard of again!

Roger Hammond does a Jacky Durand and wins most aggressive rider and gets the lantern rouge for his troubles!

Dan Martin will win a stage with a breakaway, rekindling memories of Martin Earley. Did Sherwin ride in the same team as Earley?

One of the Schlecks not the one caught doping will puncture in the TT and Riis will get out of the car and throw his bike in the ditch!

Is Nicholas Roche riding? One of the best P and P commentaries is when his dad rode out of the clouds in 1987 making up loads of time on Delgado and eventually yellow.

Cannot wait!

By: CSJ

CSJ — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:53:46 +0000

Can not wait!

Some how it always pulls me in. Go to go for Armstrong just cause it will drive the French crazy. US sweeps the podium check the Fatty entry on the dope testing/shower incident. They will suddenly decide that flying over the Atlantic is equal to doping with high altitude Lama blood infused with Red Bull and black truck stop coffee.

As for the kids the secret is chocolate in many forms, followed by mesmerizing Disney movies on the old TV.

Also what goes best with breakfast, black coffee and Phil Liggett a cheeky red or dark beer? I can never decide.

“He’s wearing the mask of pain” Phil Liggett

By: Triflefat

Triflefat — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:46:15 +0000

What Hamish said.

By: Kiwi

Kiwi — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:13:20 +0000

In my house the TV belongs to me in July,train the kids better fatty….LOL.

kiwi

By: Fuzzy

Fuzzy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:32:13 +0000

Predictions?

On Saturday 4th I will be standing with She Who Must be Obeyed, on the streets of Monaco, shouting myself hoarse.

On Sunday 5th, I will be sitting with She Who Must be Obeyed, on a picnic blanket, beside the road, somewhere between Monaco and Nice, quaffing wine and munching baguette and saucisson and, for a minute or two, shouting myself hoarse.

Smug? Moi?

Win Susan!

Luv ‘n Stuff
Fuzzy from the UK

By: Hamish

Hamish — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:22:03 +0000

Wow, lots of anti-Cadel, pro-American sentiment in the comments here.. not really cool

By: Darren

Darren — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:13:27 +0000

Neither of those statements from Bruyneel actually say that Contador IS the team leader.

By: Clydesteve

Clydesteve — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:02:40 +0000

I aam ticked about Chris Horner. I’ll have to go over to Bend this weekend and console him.

My bet is that at some point, Armstrong will see if he can lead Contador out so hard on a mountain stage that he drops him. And if he doesn’t it would just be “pushing him to excel”.

By: Kris

Kris — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:10:17 +0000

Except Cippolini…perfect.
Living in London, UK, my fitness will falter as I will simply be too lazy to ride, instead choosing to live vicariously through any of the riders in the TdF…particularily Andy Schleck, who has my vote for a #2 finish.