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[Tankman]

GrumpyOldGuy, on 23 July 2011 - 08:59 , said:

My 2011 winner is Tommy.

I added Thor GodofThunder Hushovd's name next to Tommy's in my book. Seeing the Rainbow jersey collect yellow,keeping it over 2 mountain stages when everyone including himself expected him to loose it and winning 2 stages, was world class performance!

[scotty]

GrumpyOldGuy, on 23 July 2011 - 08:59 , said:

Hmm, yeah, I think Evans won on consistancy and thats fine, but he was hardly the most exciting rider out there was he.? He had two days where he was called to the task, but, other than that he was pretty invisible.

I was quite surprised Andy lost so much time, I think the nerves got to him more than the effort, pity, I thought he had done enough.

Technically the podium was probably a fair reflection of the race, however, I guarantee in five years time no-one will remember who podiumed, but everyone will remember Voecklers valiant efforts.

My 2011 winner is Tommy.

Not the most exciting agreed but the stage where Andy did his solo break gaining time and Evans repeatedly asking others to help bring it back but they sat wheel and refused. Evans actions was stuff the lot of you i'll do it myself and rode himself back into contention, that i admired.

[Christie]

Cadel:


Andy Schleck:


Two very slick TT bikes, both were using Di2 .

Pics show Cadel's uber low TT position.

[Lucky Luke.]

Great to see Evans take it after so much bad luck over the years and two 2nd places in past tours. I agree with Christite - the best man with the most natural talent, two world mountain biking titles and one world road title already to his name - has finally won the tour.

Schleck on the other hand, I'm not sure can ever win this thing unless he learns to a) forget about where Frank is - the 1 and 2 on the podium thing is never going to happen - no matter how stacked your team is with the strongest roleurs and super-domestiques - and of course he needs to learn to TT, which I'm just not sure he can.

Respect for his ride on Thursday - an awesome performance and one for the history books - but it's going to take a lot more of that kind of riding to stand on the top step of the podium. Maybe if he had started doing that earlier on in the race he would stood had a better chance going into the TT, but personally it would still have bothered me to see a rider who performs so badly on his own take the tour.

[TMobile]

Watching the TT and seeing those pics is really is a much better sight looking at Cadel powering away compared to the physique of Andy. The TT is so much all about suffering, gritting your teeth and power. Poor Andy just doesnt look the part

[slowtwitch]

TMobile, on 25 July 2011 - 08:08 , said:

Watching the TT and seeing those pics is really is a much better sight looking at Cadel powering away compared to the physique of Andy. The TT is so much all about suffering, gritting your teeth and power. Poor Andy just doesnt look the part

It's all in the arms