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Christie, on 25 July 2011 - 04:25 , said:

Europcar and Omega Pharma-Lotto's (plus one or 2 others') results in this TDF are suspect imo. Too many "came from nowhere results".
Can't explain Voekler's dramatically improved TT performance with a 2kg weight loss. Reminds me too much of Stefan Schumacher's TDF ride when he was on CERA.

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(Dare we say, Evans not having his usual bad day is suspect too?)

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Interesting article on cyclingnews about this.
"Cadel Evans' performances are the best way to measure this. He's been stable for the past eight years. He doesn't do any better than in previous years. It's the Schlecks and Contador who are slower. This Tour has been one of the slowest on the climbs since 2004," commented Grappe, who is usually known for his scepticism with regard to doping.



http://www.cyclingne...in-recent-years

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E1A104, on 25 July 2011 - 04:34 , said:

Interesting article on cyclingnews about this.
"Cadel Evans' performances are the best way to measure this. He's been stable for the past eight years. He doesn't do any better than in previous years. It's the Schlecks and Contador who are slower. This Tour has been one of the slowest on the climbs since 2004," commented Grappe, who is usually known for his scepticism with regard to doping.



http://www.cyclingne...in-recent-years

Yeah, I did read that. I assume that as with everything in life, someone has an agenda. Read the post by willehond as to what I think the French doctor's agenda is

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Christie, on 25 July 2011 - 04:25 , said:

Europcar and Omega Pharma-Lotto's (plus one or 2 others') results in this TDF are suspect imo. Too many "came from nowhere results".
Can't explain Voekler's dramatically improved TT performance with a 2kg weight loss. Reminds me too much of Stefan Schumacher's TDF ride when he was on CERA.

+1

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E1A104, on 25 July 2011 - 04:34 , said:

"Cadel Evans' performances are the best way to measure this. He's been stable for the past eight years. .... It's the Schlecks and Contador who are slower.

Well Conti has an excuse: the Giro d'Italia. What's the Schleps? Not lack of funding for their team that's for sure.