How good is Mark Cavendish? I've thoroughly enjoyed Le Tour de France 2010 and to see Cav win so brilliantly on the Champs Elysees today was fantastic. The camera angle was brilliant, running alongside Hushovd as he started to sprint, only for Petacchi to ease by and then, on the far side, went Cav going like a rocket out of a cannon (as the commentator described it). He left them all for dead and on the overhead shot at the finish line there wasn't another cyclist in the picture. It was a brilliant display of sprinting at its absolute best, it's just a shame he took a week to get into his stride but 5 stage wins at Le Tour is not to be sniffed at. Just brilliant.Oh yes, the rest of the tour was equally good and exciting - Schleck pushed Contador harder than anyone has before and if he can continue his progress, particularly in the individual time trial, then the 2011 tour should be on a knife edge. Wiggins and Sky were the biggest disappointments but I fully expect them to come back stronger next year. Something to look forwad to.
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Superb tour, one of the best I've seen and Cav was electric!!!
It was a great camera shot wasn't it! I was looking at Schleck's bike when I was in Chambery (the custom yellow one) and I am sure he had a 42 inner chain ring on - and it was a mountain stage too!
I didn't see the finish as I was around the corner on the Place de la Concorde but it was awesome anyway (thanks for the text update Turbo at the crucial points!).
About to upload a video of the guys racing ...
Superb Tour, thoroughly enjoyed it and Schleck made Contador work like he'd never worked before on that TT - amazing.
What am I going to do with all those free afternoons now!
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