Has Anyone Noticed...
Fred Flintstein
has lost that many.
Vino's (Astana) team has lost 3 riders.
Duran's team (Caisse d'Epargne) has lost a single rider.
Sastre's team (Cerv�lo) is intact.
Basso and Nibali's team (Liquigas) is intact.
CFE and Vino will likely be alone when things hit the
fan. Other riders will likely not be.
Fred Flintstein
raamman
<bob.schwa...@sbcREMOVEglobal.net> wrote:
> CFE's team (BMC) has lost 4 riders. No other team
> has lost that many.
>
> Vino's (Astana) team has lost 3 riders.
> Duran's team (Caisse d'Epargne) has lost a single rider.
> Basso and Nibali's team (Liquigas) is intact.
>
> CFE and Vino will likely be alone when things hit the
> fan. Other riders will likely not be.
>
> Fred Flintstein
good thing there's no TTT in the final week
Fred Flintstein
> On May 25, 10:14 am, Fred Flintstein
> <bob.schwa...@sbcREMOVEglobal.net> wrote:
>> CFE's team (BMC) has lost 4 riders. No other team
>> has lost that many.
>>
>> Vino's (Astana) team has lost 3 riders.
>> Duran's team (Caisse d'Epargne) has lost a single rider.
>> Basso and Nibali's team (Liquigas) is intact.
>>
>> CFE and Vino will likely be alone when things hit the
>> fan. Other riders will likely not be.
>>
>> Fred Flintstein
>
> good thing there's no TTT in the final week
Teammates are nice to have in the last week but are not
a requirement. Probably the best recent example is
Savoldelli's win with a very weak team in 2005. But
Savoldelli had a lead and could ride defensively. He
also had the best support from another team that could
be negotiated under the circumstances.
CFE needs to attack, he needs to time it well, and he
will have very little say in how the race progresses up
to that point. If his director decides to buy some
assistance that will also need to be timed well.
Winning the race is not going to be easy for him. Basso
has a stronger hand to play, as does Arroyo Duran.
Fred Flintstein
Mark J.
> CFE's team (BMC) has lost 4 riders. No other team
> has lost that many.
>
> Vino's (Astana) team has lost 3 riders.
Four, actually: Tiralongo on stage 6, then three more on stage 11,
per Bob Martin's reports. (Thanks, Bob!)
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rvmartin2/Giro-d%27Italia_10_16.html
> Duran's team (Caisse d'Epargne) has lost a single rider.
> Sastre's team (Cerv�lo) is intact.
> Basso and Nibali's team (Liquigas) is intact.
>
> CFE and Vino will likely be alone when things hit the
> fan. Other riders will likely not be.
On the Grappa stage Liquigas played things very well, with Nibali away,
Evans had to chase while Basso sat in and got some rest for the next
day's Zoncalan stage.
But it's also true that on the Zoncalan stage, the Liquigas train looked
to help Evans just as much as Basso - shed all but the big boys, then
leave it to Evans and Basso to fight it out.
Mark J.
raamman
> Fred Flintstein wrote:
> > CFE's team (BMC) has lost 4 riders. No other team
> > has lost that many.
>
> > Vino's (Astana) team has lost 3 riders.
>
> Four, actually: Tiralongo on stage 6, then three more on stage 11,
> per Bob Martin's reports. (Thanks, Bob!)
>
> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rvmartin2/Giro-d%27Italia_10_16.html
>
> > Duran's team (Caisse d'Epargne) has lost a single rider.
> > Basso and Nibali's team (Liquigas) is intact.
>
> > CFE and Vino will likely be alone when things hit the
> > fan. Other riders will likely not be.
>
> On the Grappa stage Liquigas played things very well, with Nibali away,
> Evans had to chase while Basso sat in and got some rest for the next
> day's Zoncalan stage.
>
> But it's also true that on the Zoncalan stage, the Liquigas train looked
> to help Evans just as much as Basso - shed all but the big boys, then
> leave it to Evans and Basso to fight it out.
>
> Mark J.
Cervelo is completely intact with 9 riders; but theres not much talk
of them for the overall- Evans is, at least earning his pay.