Ok, bad as it was, he and Frank not taking/closing in on the yellow jersey after Voit's EPIC ride, was merely disappointing. Though I thought it was a massive error in judgement, I was still proud to say I rate Andy Schleck and want him to win the tour.
Yesterday has me wondering now though. Not because he lost time to Contador, not because he generally rode a poor stage. But because in the post-race interview, he acted like a toddler and spat the dummy blaming first another rider and then the descent. "We shouldn't have finishes like this!"
My Message to Andy.
Listen here ya snot nosed lil winer. You had a bad day and stuffed up, get over it. Contador knows you can't descend to save your life and he took the opportunity to give you a sound time spanking. Don't you dare moan at the organisers or whinge about the others in the race. Now dry the tears, pick up ya dummy, get back on ya bike and handle ya business! And don't you EVER embarass your fans by crying like a baby again!
Andy Let Me Down
posted on 22/7/11
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posted on 23/7/11
What an incredible couple of days' racing. Down to the TT. Evans got the mental edge after all his clawing back gaps, but apparently Andy spent long spells in the winter improving his TTing position.
Impossible to tell who'll bag it imo - riders have got to be wrecked after these past few stages, pure time-trialling skills are just a part of the equation now.
posted on 23/7/11
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posted on 23/7/11
.........well done Cadel you done yourself and Australia proud. You have served your apprenticeship and came through in flying colours...........A clean winner of the Tour De France.......who would of ever thought hey!! onya Evans.... cheers.
posted on 23/7/11
Looks like the Spanish chemist's will be busy trying to come up with there next un-dectable supply of drugs won't it...........appears they are well short of there best without them.
Again well done Cadel
posted on 24/7/11
southsydney
If that is a dig at Contador then it seems you are forgetting that he won the Giro and one of the hardest in recent years. Least he hasn't moaned about it like Schleck. Credit to Evans though, deserves this
posted on 24/7/11
to save future disappointment i decided yrs ago to just assume that all of them are on the sweeties.
posted on 24/7/11
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posted on 25/7/11
Looks like the Spanish chemist's will be busy trying to come up with there next un-dectable supply of drugs won't it...........appears they are well short of there best without them.
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contador won the giro in the spring !
last year when evans competed in the giro (were he finished 5th)...it took so much out of him for the tour he finished 30 odd !!
posted on 25/7/11
He fully deserved it - the way he single-handedly clawed himself back into contention in the Galibier and Alpe d'Huez stages was absolutely fantastic. I'd never really taken to the guy that much, but this year he's really earned my respect.
The Pyrenees were a bit of a letdown, but hats off to all the contenders and to how they battled it out in the Alps.
Only real negative of the race imo was the massive autobuses of riders coming in after the cut-off times. They need to review cut-off times so that they're actually meaningful imo - getting to Paris in itself is no longer the superhuman feat it used to be.