PDA

View Full Version : Stage 15 Predictions...


bike <3'er
07-19-2008, 10:03 AM
110 miles, two tough climbs with the key, uphill finish.

Tomorrow will be a decisive day. I predict Frank Schleck wears yellow.

Stage 16 is no fun and 17 looks brutal:

http://bicycling.allsportgps.com/Data/ActivityDisplay.aspx?tripId=168420

paczki
07-19-2008, 12:07 PM
I know this will sound crazy but I'm picking Valverde or Perreiro.The team is super strong, the stage suits them, the leaders will cover each other and Valverde can go for broke. But he may just get dropped.

Fixed
07-19-2008, 08:25 PM
look for a russian- dutch rider to make a move imho
cheers

Marcusaurelius
07-19-2008, 08:37 PM
My best guess is Cadel is feeling 100% and attacks on the final climb and takes a 4 minute lead in the Tour. My other guess is he has a bad day in the mountain and someone from CSC has a very good day in the mountain.

BigMiles
07-19-2008, 08:40 PM
I say Vandevelde and Menchov make the move tomorrow....Valverde is waiting for L'Alpe-d'Huez imo...no reason behind it just a feeling

thinpin
07-19-2008, 09:37 PM
Hmmm.... things is different these days. No more flash attacks...those days are over for a while. I suspect it will be a war of attrition with all the guns watching each other. Evans only has to watch. But he has no team - unless they've been lying low. Menchov and Evans may help each other counter attacks by a Schleck/Sastre combo and maybe Valverde(not convinced by his legs). Therefore Mechov has to really decide how he's going to play this..so I'll be watching him as the only unpedictable player here, all the others know what they must do.
Of course there may also be some wild cards...Qui sait?

johnnymossville
07-19-2008, 10:31 PM
I predict the dopers drop the non-dopers and win by 3 minutes tomorrow, then get escorted away the next morning by the police.

OK, seriously now. I have a feeling this might be a CSC Schleck year. He takes yellow tomorrow, barely. Evans moves into second by less than 30 seconds.