Le. Tour. De. France.
I suppose I should try to avoid any sentence that starts- “What really happened yesterday…” especially when it comes to Le Tour because I really don’t have any special insight except that which comes from watching each stage about 16 times in preference to the crap that normally infests my TV, particularly the Sunday Morning Beltway Bozo Shows.
It is a shame that I will take to my grave that I ever thought they made me better informed and worse that my persistent addiction infected my parents who have yet to recover.
But back to professional bicycle racing which, even with doping, is so much more legitimate than Wrestling, Roller Derby, or Politics.
Yesterday’s subtext is that Astana, Alberto Contador’s team, is going to try and drop every other contender by pushing the Peloton. Schleck and Saxo Bank are keeping up so far, but Lance and Team Radio Shack have nothing to race for but pride. My prediction is that unless Saxo Bank puts an a move (which will be quite difficult if Astana stays aggressive), Contador leaves the Pyrenees seconds behind and counts on a blistering Time Trial the penultimate stage Saturday.
Or there could be flaming hunks of twisted metal, that’s why you watch anyway isn’t it?
Stage 15, Pamiers to Bagnères-de-Luchon, is 117 miles ending with a Kute Kuddly Kitty Kat Klimb. If Astana is serious, and there is no reason to believe they aren’t, the Peloton will again be 10 or more minutes ahead of its expected pace before that final climb even begins.
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I’ve been considering your question about 3rd place yesterday and I’m not sure what I think.
Their time are not changing much in relation to leaders or to each other.
Maybe yesterday’s pace has taken something out of one of them.
http://www.boston.com/bigpictu…