Stage 6
I assume Poseur hasn't posted his thoughts on Stage 6 because he hyperventilated while watching David Millar get robbed of a stage win in the last kilometer. We don't dislike Millar. On the topic of redemption, I appreciate the fact that he fessed up to his doping, did his suspension time, and returned on a team whose m.o. is robust dope testing. Still, part of his punishment is having people poke fun at him. And it is funny that he got passed in the final km. I'm not being malicious, and I know he can console himself with piles of money from his professional sports career.
The finish was a big deal beyond Millar Schadefreude because the pesky little hills in Barcelona denied Cavendish a victory on flat road. He finished 16th and only got 10 points. Thor Hushovd won the stage for 35 points, leaving him 1 point behind Cavendish (106 to 105). No one else has as much as 70, so the green jersey really is a two man race as we hit the first set of mountains. That's twice as competitive a race as it was yesterday.
Tomorrow is a big day. After Contador put his foot down in stage 1 it seemed like Lance really is a step or two behind his teammate. The next couple stages made us think otherwise. All along, though, we've known that the mountains will tell all, and tomorrow is the first look at the Pyrenees. Young Bert Contador may be trigger happy to let everyone know he's still the man, and I won't be surprised if he comes out with guns blazing tomorrow. One thing to remember though...Lance Armstrong made a career out of destroying his competition on the first day in the mountains.
The finish was a big deal beyond Millar Schadefreude because the pesky little hills in Barcelona denied Cavendish a victory on flat road. He finished 16th and only got 10 points. Thor Hushovd won the stage for 35 points, leaving him 1 point behind Cavendish (106 to 105). No one else has as much as 70, so the green jersey really is a two man race as we hit the first set of mountains. That's twice as competitive a race as it was yesterday.
Tomorrow is a big day. After Contador put his foot down in stage 1 it seemed like Lance really is a step or two behind his teammate. The next couple stages made us think otherwise. All along, though, we've known that the mountains will tell all, and tomorrow is the first look at the Pyrenees. Young Bert Contador may be trigger happy to let everyone know he's still the man, and I won't be surprised if he comes out with guns blazing tomorrow. One thing to remember though...Lance Armstrong made a career out of destroying his competition on the first day in the mountains.
posted by uberschuck at 8:18 PM
3 Comments:
I see Poseur was writing just as I was, so I see he has recovered from laughing at Millar.
One more thing I forgot...THOR!
God, I dislike Millar. Why does a guy who is championing anti-doping have to be such an unlikable whining douchebag?
Correction: Half of us dislike Millar and the other half can take him or leave him, but still can't resist the opportunity to poke fun when he gets caught by the peloton with 1 km to go.
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