On Jul 22, 6:55 pm, Scott <hendricks_sc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Can VandeVelde TT his way back onto the podium? (assuming he doesn't > lose big chunks of time tomorrow, that is)
Even if Vande Velde manages to bypass Schleck, Kohl, and Sastre, which doesn't sound likely, he will still end up fourth because Kirchen is going to make more then 8 sec on him. For example, last year Kirchen beat him by 58 seconds.
> Can VandeVelde TT his way back onto the podium? (assuming he doesn't > lose big chunks of time tomorrow, that is)
It appears that Christian was only some 30 seconds behind the climbers. Normally he and Menchov should have been able to close that right down on the descent. But Vandevelt crashed losing most of that time.
There's a question about whether or not he can gain it back tomorrow as well. He has been climbing very well and l'Alpe d'Huez isn't as steep nor as long as this climb.
> > Can VandeVelde TT his way back onto the podium? (assuming he doesn't > > lose big chunks of time tomorrow, that is)
> It appears that Christian was only some 30 seconds behind the climbers. > Normally he and Menchov should have been able to close that right down on > the descent. But Vandevelt crashed losing most of that time.
> There's a question about whether or not he can gain it back tomorrow as > well. He has been climbing very well and l'Alpe d'Huez isn't as steep nor as > long as this climb.
> I am pulling for Christian big time.
I haven't seen the coverage, but when I saw the preliminary results I assumed he'd blown, losing all that time. Hopefully he won't lose any more time tomorrow, and maybe if he's lucky he'll gain some back. Who knows???
>It appears that Christian was only some 30 seconds behind the climbers. >Normally he and Menchov should have been able to close that right down on >the descent. But Vandevelt crashed losing most of that time.
>There's a question about whether or not he can gain it back tomorrow as >well. He has been climbing very well and l'Alpe d'Huez isn't as steep nor as >long as this climb.
Actually it's shorter but steeper, for a non climber that's worse.
> > Can VandeVelde TT his way back onto the podium? (assuming he doesn't > > lose big chunks of time tomorrow, that is)
> It appears that Christian was only some 30 seconds behind the climbers. > Normally he and Menchov should have been able to close that right down on > the descent. But Vandevelt crashed losing most of that time.
> There's a question about whether or not he can gain it back tomorrow as > well. He has been climbing very well and l'Alpe d'Huez isn't as steep nor as > long as this climb.
> I am pulling for Christian big time.
Dumbass -
He and Menchov both dorked it today.
After major gaffes like they've made, neither deserves to win, and they won't.
