we have a winner!
CSC really knocked it out of the park this year. After today's individual time trial, the final podium in Paris, barring any unforeseen weirdness on the ride onto the Champs-Élysées, will be Carlos Sastre, Cadel Evans, and Bernhard Kohl. And, amazingly, time trial champion Fabian Cancellara didn't win the stage today. He was actually bested by Stefan Schumacher, who's been in breakaways like every day EVER of this Tour. Well done, Stefan! And and! Andy Schleck wins the best young rider jersey! That is awesome. I think the Schleck brothers are adorable, and I just wish Frank Schleck could have done a little better than 6th place in the GC, considering he was actually in yellow for awhile and everything.
Frank and Andy Schleck, being adorable.
So long as he finishes the race, Bernhard Kohl has the King of the Mountains competition locked up. Now, let's see, points competition....
Okay, right now Oscar Freire has 244 points, Erik Zabel has 202, and Thor Hushovd (the guy I want to WIN) has 198. Now we just have to figure out how many points are up for grabs on the ride into Paris. Which is harder than you'd think, grr. *researches frantically* Okay. As far as I can determine, there are 47 points up for grabs, so theoretically, either Zabel or Hushovd could still win it, so long as they came first in all the sprints and Freire didn't get anymore points. Which is unlikely. So, we may see Zabel and Hushovd change places, but I think Freire pretty much has it.
Anyway, so ends a relatively boring Tour, wrapping up tomorrow in Paris with champagne all around. Thanks to VeloNews' Live Update Guys for making it more interesting than it had any right to be.
Frank and Andy Schleck, being adorable.
So long as he finishes the race, Bernhard Kohl has the King of the Mountains competition locked up. Now, let's see, points competition....
Okay, right now Oscar Freire has 244 points, Erik Zabel has 202, and Thor Hushovd (the guy I want to WIN) has 198. Now we just have to figure out how many points are up for grabs on the ride into Paris. Which is harder than you'd think, grr. *researches frantically* Okay. As far as I can determine, there are 47 points up for grabs, so theoretically, either Zabel or Hushovd could still win it, so long as they came first in all the sprints and Freire didn't get anymore points. Which is unlikely. So, we may see Zabel and Hushovd change places, but I think Freire pretty much has it.
Anyway, so ends a relatively boring Tour, wrapping up tomorrow in Paris with champagne all around. Thanks to VeloNews' Live Update Guys for making it more interesting than it had any right to be.