I'll give you a topic, discuss amongst yourselves

[Scott]

Can VandeVelde TT his way back onto the podium? (assuming he doesn't
lose big chunks of time tomorrow, that is)

[critposer]

Topic closed, thanks for playing.

[Davey Crockett]

Scott a écrit profondement:

| Can VandeVelde TT his way back onto the podium? (assuming he doesn't
| lose big chunks of time tomorrow, that is)
|

Anything is possible after that ridiculous performance today

--
Davey Crockett

[Dumbass]

On Jul 22, 11:55*am, Scott <hendricks_sc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Can VandeVelde TT his way back onto the podium? (assuming he doesn't
> lose big chunks of time tomorrow, that is)

14:5 odds, that's a probability of 5/19 of making the podium.

Here's a great odds page:

http://www.oddschecker.com/other-sports/cycling/tour-de-france/top-3-finish

[already5chosen@yahoo.com]

On Jul 22, 6:55 pm, Scott <hendricks_sc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Can VandeVelde TT his way back onto the podium? (assuming he doesn't
> lose big chunks of time tomorrow, that is)

Even if Vande Velde manages to bypass Schleck, Kohl, and Sastre, which
doesn't sound likely, he will still end up fourth because Kirchen is
going to make more then 8 sec on him. For example, last year Kirchen
beat him by 58 seconds.

[Tom Kunich]

"Scott" <hendricks_scott@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e9f98777-bc23-4cb7-bc86-11077397210a@34g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> Can VandeVelde TT his way back onto the podium? (assuming he doesn't
> lose big chunks of time tomorrow, that is)

It appears that Christian was only some 30 seconds behind the climbers.
Normally he and Menchov should have been able to close that right down on
the descent. But Vandevelt crashed losing most of that time.

There's a question about whether or not he can gain it back tomorrow as
well. He has been climbing very well and l'Alpe d'Huez isn't as steep nor as
long as this climb.

I am pulling for Christian big time.

[Dumbass]

On Jul 22, 11:55*am, Scott <hendricks_sc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Can VandeVelde TT his way back onto the podium? (assuming he doesn't
> lose big chunks of time tomorrow, that is)

VandeVelde has been bet down to 9:1, a 10% chance of podium.

http://www.oddschecker.com/other-sports/cycling/tour-de-france/top-3-finish

[Donald Munro]

Scott wrote:
>> Can VandeVelde TT his way back onto the podium? (assuming he doesn't
>> lose big chunks of time tomorrow, that is)
>
> 14:5 odds, that's a probability of 5/19 of making the podium.

Nonsense, its 50/50.

[Dumbass]

On Jul 22, 12:12*pm, Donald Munro <fat-dumb...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Scott *wrote:
> >> Can VandeVelde TT his way back onto the podium? (assuming he doesn't
> >> lose big chunks of time tomorrow, that is)
>
> > 14:5 odds, that's a probability of 5/19 of making the podium.
>
> Nonsense, its 50/50.

He did not have 50:50 odds in the betting markets before today's semi-
bonk and crash.

[Scott]

On Jul 22, 2:48*pm, "Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo. com> wrote:
> "Scott" <hendricks_sc...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:e9f98777-bc23-4cb7-bc86-11077397210a@34g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Can VandeVelde TT his way back onto the podium? (assuming he doesn't
> > lose big chunks of time tomorrow, that is)
>
> It appears that Christian was only some 30 seconds behind the climbers.
> Normally he and Menchov should have been able to close that right down on
> the descent. But Vandevelt crashed losing most of that time.
>
> There's a question about whether or not he can gain it back tomorrow as
> well. He has been climbing very well and l'Alpe d'Huez isn't as steep nor as
> long as this climb.
>
> I am pulling for Christian big time.

I haven't seen the coverage, but when I saw the preliminary results I
assumed he'd blown, losing all that time. Hopefully he won't lose any
more time tomorrow, and maybe if he's lucky he'll gain some back. Who
knows???

I, too, am pulling for him.

[Keith]

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:48:25 -0700, "Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo.
com> wrote:

>"Scott" <hendricks_scott@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:e9f98777-bc23-4cb7-bc86-11077397210a@34g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>> Can VandeVelde TT his way back onto the podium? (assuming he doesn't
>> lose big chunks of time tomorrow, that is)
>
>It appears that Christian was only some 30 seconds behind the climbers.
>Normally he and Menchov should have been able to close that right down on
>the descent. But Vandevelt crashed losing most of that time.
>
>There's a question about whether or not he can gain it back tomorrow as
>well. He has been climbing very well and l'Alpe d'Huez isn't as steep nor as
>long as this climb.

Actually it's shorter but steeper, for a non climber that's worse.

>I am pulling for Christian big time.

[Kurgan Gringioni]

On Jul 22, 1:48*pm, "Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo. com> wrote:
> "Scott" <hendricks_sc...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:e9f98777-bc23-4cb7-bc86-11077397210a@34g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Can VandeVelde TT his way back onto the podium? (assuming he doesn't
> > lose big chunks of time tomorrow, that is)
>
> It appears that Christian was only some 30 seconds behind the climbers.
> Normally he and Menchov should have been able to close that right down on
> the descent. But Vandevelt crashed losing most of that time.
>
> There's a question about whether or not he can gain it back tomorrow as
> well. He has been climbing very well and l'Alpe d'Huez isn't as steep nor as
> long as this climb.
>
> I am pulling for Christian big time.




Dumbass -


He and Menchov both dorked it today.

After major gaffes like they've made, neither deserves to win, and
they won't.


thanks,

K. Gringioni.