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jeffg
08-18-2005, 09:53 AM
Leipheimer wins the queen stage to the Rettenbachferner in Austria just before Totschnig! Ullrich third at roughly 50 sec. Go Levi!

The two climbs up to Kühtai and the glacier above Sölden are killer!


This the road, though I don't recall what side they climbed it from

http://www.salite.ch/otztaler.htm

Go Levi!
Keith A
08-18-2005, 10:05 AM
I just saw this myself -- way to go Levi!
tad3
08-18-2005, 12:00 PM
Does anyone know why Tony Cruz abandoned yesterday?
Tom Donahue
Melbourne, FL
Dr. Doofus
08-18-2005, 02:19 PM
look at the ride from saul raisin

best day of his career (and he had that awful crash this spring)

hesjedal continues to get up cols better than any six-three canuck should
Fixed
08-18-2005, 08:31 PM
don't count big Jan out there still his event coming up a flat t.t.anybody want to bet that he'll be on fire for that.Cheers
Keith A
08-19-2005, 08:22 AM
I don't think anyone is counting out Der Kaiser yet -- however it will be a very interesting finish. Stage 7 has a cat 3 climb and two cat 1 climbs with one of the later being at the finish. The following day is the mostly flat 30km ITT. In the TdF, Jan beat Levi by only a couple of seconds in the Prologue (19k), but he lost more time (about 2.5 minutes) in the hilly 55km ITT at the end of the TdF.
jeffg
08-19-2005, 10:00 AM
I don't think anyone is counting out Der Kaiser yet -- however it will be a very interesting finish. Stage 7 has a cat 3 climb and two cat 1 climbs with one of the later being at the finish. The following day is the mostly flat 30km ITT. In the TdF, Jan beat Levi by only a couple of seconds in the Prologue (19k), but he lost more time (about 2.5 minutes) in the hilly 55km ITT at the end of the TdF.

The course for Sunday is a good one, though there are better climbs than the Feldberg. It is high and is selctive at the end, but not like the Kandel or even the Hochblauen might be. I did basically most of that route a few years ago in the heat and it was tough. Too bad the weather forecast for Sunday is sketchy ...
Keith A
08-19-2005, 10:03 AM
So are you getting to watch the coverage in Germany?
jeffg
08-19-2005, 03:14 PM
ARD all the way! (it rhymes with the German pronunciation of "ARD")
Keith A
08-19-2005, 04:26 PM
I'm sure you'll enjoy the coverage this weekend :banana: