Tour of California - ***SPOILER***

[Crackle]

Excellent team performance from Sky, bossed it as they say.

 

[johnr]

I'm at work and watched with no sound - seemed like the others gave up. Almost Cavendish 2009-style dominance!

Why does Henderson get the gold shirt though he and Ben Swift have the same time? I thought it stayed with the holder when times were level.

 

[Foghat]

Doesn't it go to the rider with the most points when they're on the same time? I don't know if there is a points competition, though. Or maybe they measure the nearest 10th/100th of a second?

 

[beastie]

Sagan back to form, just how good could he be?

 

[beastie]

Matt Rendell is now officially my favourite summaries. "Beetroot Juice"

 

[HLaB]

That was a short stage tonight, I almost missed it

 

[Crackle]

Aye, I think the buzz of the win has warped Chris Horners view of himself. Matt Rendell had it about right. Let's hope it is just Beetroot juice.

 

[mr_s81]

Aye, I think the buzz of the win has warped Chris Horners view of himself. Matt Rendell had it about right. Let's hope it is just Beetroot juice.

I got the impression there was a thick layer of sarcasm intermixed with Rendell's 'beetroot juice' comments. Did he not make inference before that about Horner having come from no-where during last year? I would think that 38 is a rather strange age to suddenly peak in you career?!

 

[Crackle]

I got the impression there was a thick layer of sarcasm intermixed with Rendell's 'beetroot juice' comments. Did he not make inference before that about Horner having come from no-where during last year? I would think that 38 is a rather strange age to suddenly peak in you career?!

Horner is one of those people who's stayed just below my radar, so at the moment I don't know what I think. Interestingly, there is an interview with him somewhere in which he says that the current doping crackdown has changed the speed of the peloton and he infers, made him more competitive.

He did ride for Evans for a good while, so that's in his favour. He doesn't strike me as the sharpest tool in the box, so I wonder if he'd know his beetroot juice was not all beetroot juice. Still, you're right, it is a strange age to peak.

 

[Keith Oates]

Zabriskie took the TT in record time but Horner still has the Jersey, it will be interesting to see if he can keep it to the end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Crackle]

I couldn't help noticing that the motorbikes in the ToC seem quite intrusive and got pretty close to the riders, with one even getting in the way on the downhill. Did anyone else notice that or did you think it was no different to any other other tours?

 

[Christopher]

Interesting stage last night - bit worrying that Andy Schlek (sp?) cracked on the final climb.

Hmm, Californians like to run beside the riders don't they? Saw one bloke in green hotpants and a Nixon mask (x100)

 

[rich p]

Interesting stage last night - bit worrying that Andy Schlek (sp?) cracked on the final climb.

Hmm, Californians like to run beside the riders don't they? Saw one bloke in green hotpants and a Nixon mask (x100)

Why worrying?
Have you got a tenner on him for the TdF?

 

[Keith Oates]

The Radio Shack team have performed well in this race and Horner looks like topping the podium!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Keith Oates]

Horner held onto his lead and won the race with Leipheimer 2nd so Radio Shack will be happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!