TDF Stage 10
It’s Jens Voigt in the break again.
I always look forward to Jens getting away in a break. This man is a work horse and never gives up and Stage 10 was one of those days. He was pipped at the post after working well with the break away, The time gains have seen him move up to 31 in the GC. Although he’s not a contendor in the GC I’m a huge Jens fan.
Stage 10 highlights
Stage 10 Jens Viogt Interview
Jens Voight in the break away. Stage 10. TDF 2007
TDF Stage 9
Cadel, Cadel all hail for Cadel has made his mark.
The final day in the Alps has seen the top GC boys rip into each other at last. With no real time gains in the top six. I gotta take my hat off to Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez from team Barloworld, what a day in the mountains he took off and left the lead break away for dead. Valverde and Cantador are looking good at this stage. I was impressed to see Cadel go after Cantador but was unable to stay with him to the summit. It didn’t matter in the end as Cadel stormed home for a 3rd on the day behind Valverde.
As the 54km TT is on Saturday I’m looking forward to it as this might be the point where Cadel could move into yellow. It’ll be a tough few days in the office as The Pyrenees start on Sunday. The next few days are going to long and fast with the usual break aways.
Cadel Evans, Stage 9. TDF 2007
Highlights of Stage 9 - VeloNews TV
Interview with Cadel
Have a read of this article and interview with Cadel Evans on his rest day after Stage 8 of the 2007 TDF
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Spring Training ‘07
After finally sitting down and watching Stage 8 (yes damn the time zones that leave Australia hours ahead and SBS can only show us the TDF into the early hours of the morning) I’m dusting off Matt (CAAD7 Cannondale) putting on the new 2007 CSC kit and, as I like to call it, “Starting the engine”. After 2 months on the couch with colds and flu I’m getting onto the wind trainer with the iPod and getting the legs turning over again. Fear not Rasmussen I avoid the hills like the plague.
I’ll be preparing for no races, just watching the pros on the TDF gets me dragging my arse out onto the road again to catch up with a few mates and knock off a few k’s. The ultimate outcome is a coffee at the end of the ride and a chat about the attacks that I never made on the weekend ride. The next few weeks will see me having the lungs and legs telling the brain to “Stop what the hell are you doing to us” until the cardio picks up in about 4 weeks.
TDF Rest Day
The 1st rest day of this years TDF has fallen on Monday 16 July 2007. After 8 days of racing you’d think it’s time for the gents to have a "Rest Day" spend an hour or two on the bike to get the legs turning over and then a good rub down and put you’re feet up.
The following interviews with Jens And Cadel show that a rest day for a pro cyclinst in the TDF is not a rest day at all with Press and other commitments that see the day chewed up and not must time with the legs up doing nothing.