zzfranklin@mac.com
12-31-1969, 07:00 PM
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2008/sep08/sep12news2
In the end, Valverde lost 3'23 minutes, and thereby the Vuelta on a
transitional stage which should have been without consequences on the
overall classification. Yesterday, the Caisse d'Epargne leader left
the finish area in Suances without commenting, but his teammate Oscar
Pereiro, himself an experienced Grand Tour racer, couldn't hold back:
"A man of his category and experience should not lose the Vuelta on a
stage like this. Once again, a stage race slips through his fingers
because of a crappy mistake," he told Spanish media.
----
"but his teammate Oscar Pereiro, himself an experienced Grand Tour
racer"
----
I agree, Landis got shafted. Here's hoping he comes back and does
the shafting.
In the end, Valverde lost 3'23 minutes, and thereby the Vuelta on a
transitional stage which should have been without consequences on the
overall classification. Yesterday, the Caisse d'Epargne leader left
the finish area in Suances without commenting, but his teammate Oscar
Pereiro, himself an experienced Grand Tour racer, couldn't hold back:
"A man of his category and experience should not lose the Vuelta on a
stage like this. Once again, a stage race slips through his fingers
because of a crappy mistake," he told Spanish media.
----
"but his teammate Oscar Pereiro, himself an experienced Grand Tour
racer"
----
I agree, Landis got shafted. Here's hoping he comes back and does
the shafting.