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Valverdeby BADONKADONKW12 (U10845498) 08 July 2008  I had a feeling this guy might lose time today despite the talk of a short time trial being ok for him and that he's improved his time trialling in general. I just don't see him coming up with the goods, he has too many bad days in a grand tour to win it. I think he is a real good rider but now Evans has got over a minute on him after 4 stages and will probably add at least another 1:30 in the final time trial. Valverde has too much to do in the mountains for me. Latest comments
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GoodPandaPanda (U11931881) posted Jul 9, 2008 Evans isn't a great mountain climber. People forget that Sastre and Soler cracked him on stage 14, last year. Evans was dragged to the line by Andreas Kloden. He couldn't handle 3 or 4 attacks from Contador and Rasmussen. I think Valverde, Sastre, Cunego, Ricco and Sanchez could crack him in the mountains, as it's his defensive style that'll mean he is the one to chase the breaks.
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ThePrestonSaint (U12606734) posted Jul 9, 2008 Kim Kirchen was looking good yesterday but maybe he has exerted too much energy. I fancy valverde to do well in the mountains, he will certainly be the one to watch out for. If he can break away with a couple of other riders it will be difficult to reel him back in.
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Italian-Addick (U6609231) posted Jul 9, 2008 I am not a fan of Cadel Evans and I really hope he doesn't win the Tour. I don't like his style of riding and his personality - he always seems arrogant in interviews to me. To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of Valverde either and I want someone outside of those two favourites to win this year's Tour. As an Italian, I would be happy if Damiano Cunego or Ricardo Ricco finished on the podium, especially as they are both young riders that are exciting to watch. Comment on this article |
