were 18 stages through in the 2013 Tour de France and the character this race is
now pretty well defined and the character this race is that
it stocks all the riders sock nobody can hang with Chris Froome nobody's got the
Lex
so got former champion and one of the best climbers the past two years Alberto
Contador I love the guy he attacked every chance he gets
say JP way at the climb up to was twice al Contador
attack on the the stent in previous stages he's attacked on some climbs
he's giving it his best but it was not the legs
to succeeded and he hasn't been able to cut into Chris Bruce Lee in fact you
our condors lost time former champion Andy Schleck's
but nowhere to be seen been a total non-factor on stage 18
climb up was twice he showed a brick a moment up strength during
have the early climbs that after the first climb
by by the second and final climb a wealth was he had nothing left
non-factor Cadel Evans you don't hear a peep you don't see anything other he
barely make any camera time
complete non-factor for that former champion and you got some nice
isolated performances really cost on simple a Colombian riders
a.m. but that they're not a adding to anything a.m.
as GC threatens so Chris rooms gotta
solid five minute plus lead with three stages left to go
I don't think a anything's going to change
in the top GC spots or at least not in the
crisp rooms position in the next three stages that there aren't enough
difficult mountaintop finishes or climbs but
that could affect him knowing 10 that could not Chris Froome out at this point
is a disaster a Team Sky wasn't very strong in the first
early part the race but they rallied Cricket Board got killed in some early
climb
exactly what are the strongest riders assistant Chris Froome
here are in stage 18 up what the West
so team Sky's rallied Chris Froome got a big enough lead
any strong you may not be the best climber in this year's tour was good
enough he won the time individual time trial
in stage 17 so you've got a very solid grip
on first and should coast in the Paris for the yellow jersey
in the 100 addition to the rates the sprinting is still interesting
cab indescribable said on each other
a a stage victory Marcel Kittel stole the glory three times
but it's gonna be fun to see a was gonna take it
down in Paris Sunday first night on finish ever for the Tour de France
you gotta be really into the thrust even know or care about the Sprint
pitches but once you are into it it's throwing its that's great
be the Sprint finishes are awesome and without any drama in the mountains
lately that's pretty much all there is in this year's Tour de France
teacher than garnering hat was had nothing early in the Tour de France
but he got into the breakaway and then was the contenders in the leader
through almost the entire stage a team finally the Frenchman caught him
with just a water two kilometers to go
from the finish and stole the glory from TJ van Garderen who was a really good
position to win this very iconic stage
a Tour de France first time ever that that climb that mountain twice
but he couldn't get it done so there won't be much for
America to brag about this year's Tour de France and you know there's always
the cloud hanging over it
that to any of these results could change because it's so we get caught
doping they're gone and the whole races where there was a good Wall Street
Journal
up bet on this like you can even mention the past they just wiped out
all those years that Lance Armstrong won it's like they didn't even exist
so it's a the we're talking about the one hundred
additional Tour de France but no one likes to talk about the history of the
race because the recent history past 10-15 years
is just so bleak side still fun the scenery is great the TV
guys do it fantastic job of showing the racers
and the landscape in the towns and villages the mountains and streams the
Rose france is just beautiful
I'm veering away from sport I love the Tour de France even though the whole
race this kind of BS at this point spectacle
you don't know what you're really watching whether the results mean
anything until
days weeks months or even years maybe even a decade later
so that the whole thing is bizarre but the
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