No, they don't. I would love OGE to hold onto this but can't help feeling like Esteban will be a victim of Nibali having a huge climbing team at his disposal.
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grouse mate
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Agree. Both Astana and Movistar have good climbers in the break
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Aaahhhh this is making me nervous!
Yep. Heart rate has jumped, starting to get the sweaty hands.
grouse mate
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Nibs is just waiting for one big attack like the shark he is.
There goes the Giro. *!
grouse mate
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Hes gonna romp in. *.
Come on Uran. Help him out please.
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Uran!!!!!
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This is gonna be tight. Needs to keep the gap below 45 secs at the top of the climb
Sadly Chaves is cooked. Did everything he could but just doesn't have enough. Absolutely shattered.
grouse mate
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Looks like hes gonna have a fight to stay on the podium.
Well, sometimes the good guy doesn't win. 
Well that sucks.
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Hate seeing someone like Vinokourov running a team
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That's 2 Grand Tours in a row where the fairy tale has been snatched away at the last moment
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How can you not love Chaves? He's just so damn likeable, smiling ear to ear despite losing pink, no excuses, just no legs. What a legend.
If the world was filled with people, with the same attitude as Chaves, it would be in a lot better state than it is at the moment. An awesome human being.
My guess is that Nibali had a blood transfusion on Tuesday or Wednesday. It's almost the only way to explain his complete form reversal, which really did happen overnight.
We know he's not above cheating, after he was thrown out of the Vuelta last year for being towed by his team car.
Sucks for Chaves to lose the race this way. Losing to Kruijswijk would have been much easier to take.
We know he's not above cheating, after he was thrown out of the Vuelta last year for being towed by his team car.
Sucks for Chaves to lose the race this way. Losing to Kruijswijk would have been much easier to take.
blktreacle
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Its a shame, because my first thoughts last night when i saw him riding away like that, again, was drugs.
but enough about him. lets keep this thread on track of how good Chavito and OGE were this tour.
blktreacle
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For those who haven't seen it watch the Backstage Pass from last night, its worth it
as for OGE not having the riders up the road for Chavito, he'll have the Yates Brothers to take him up the mountains for the tour and it'll be a huge boost.
as for OGE not having the riders up the road for Chavito, he'll have the Yates Brothers to take him up the mountains for the tour and it'll be a huge boost.
Chaves won't be riding the Tour. He may ride the Vuelta.
chargers 09
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I have similar thoughts to this.
blktreacle
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im not surprised if thats the case
