Half way through the time trial and our Aussie has knocked off over 30 seconds from Schlecks lead......
If he keeps this up we may have a Tour de France Champion people......
Now only two seconds behind ..........woops.........now equal.........he will take this out i bet.... [thumbsup]
Now ahead by ten seconds........................yo......... [Dolph]
2/3rds into it and 20 seconds ahead...............!
35 seconds ahead now.........he will win todays time trial plus the "Tour"............ [Dolph] [thumbsup]
Cadel is now 2 1/2 minutes in front and on the home stretch.............this guy is a machine.........
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Congratulation [thumbsup]
Worthy winner - good that he finally did it.
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Our Aussie boy has made history.......first Aussie to win the Tour de France.......Ahead of Schleck by nearly three minutes.....and second place for todays time trial..
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Relief!! but what a nail biting comeback in the alps after a mechanical failure. I'm in awe
I'm going to for a pedal to Peats Ridge to celebrate - Who's coming?
Man the guy is a machine well done Cadel
Job done [thumbsup] Well done.
Mmick
always thought he was a bit of a whinging sook but that time trial, what an effort, a worthy winner for sure! well done cadel!
They are "hard men" that do the tours!! [bow_down]
Onya Cadel! Top job and perseverance! ;D [thumbsup] [clap]
It was a fantastic stage to watch, the last week has been amazing, I think he has finally worked out how to win the race.
I think I was feeling a bit the same as him on the podium emotional and tired but happy it's over. Now back to regular evenings and no more tour until 1-2am....
I could ride my pushbike that hard - hard as. for the first 1Km or so, then i'd throw up blood and lie wheezing waiting for the ambos
These TDF dudes are all mental. Their downhill stuff is off tap.. But I still spend my time wondering how many of 'em are on The Gear*
Cadel needs some media training as well.. he can ride like a bat out of hell, but damn he can't speak to a camera.
* nah, there is no drugs in sports. nah
Cadel used to train on some of the roads around here. I tried to ride a mountain bike up a dirt road that apparently was one of his favourites but I couldn't go fast enough to stay upright.
[bow_down] The guy is a dead set machine !
Quote from: ducmeister on July 25, 2011, 07:28:46 AM
Cadel used to train on some of the roads around here. I tried to ride a mountain bike up a dirt road that apparently was one of his favourites but I couldn't go fast enough to stay upright.
[bow_down] The guy is a dead set machine !
he was a gum MTB rider before changing to the road. He weighed as much as your left arm or your front fork..so no feeling bad.
He's a champ.
there was only tone thing I bet on...tears.....always tears with Cuddles