tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post6162976650379159238..comments2023-10-01T09:35:35.894+02:00Comments on Antipodes: EndgameWilliam Skyvingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052367756561555096noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post-11973088905602238072008-07-27T09:44:00.000+02:002008-07-27T09:44:00.000+02:00Yes, Gwen, I'm a little unfair in criticizing Cade...Yes, Gwen, I'm a little unfair in criticizing Cadel's defensive style of riding, because a Tour cyclist can only afford to take the risk of launching surprise attacks on the mountain slopes when he's well surrounded by competent team members. The other day, we saw a perfect example of that kind of situation when the Schleck brothers subdued the peloton, allowing Sastre to escape comfortably. Meanwhile, Cadel had been obliged to chase after opponents on several occasions, no doubt wearing himself out.<BR/><BR/>In yesterday's time trial, I fear that some kind of new and unexpected problem has arisen. Cadel himself is not sure of what happened. He said he felt fine and thought he was doing well, and therefore couldn't understand why his opponents were clocking up better times. This might indicate a state of muscular fatigue of which Cadel himself is not aware.William Skyvingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052367756561555096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post-29791579993539633402008-07-27T06:15:00.000+02:002008-07-27T06:15:00.000+02:00William,Cadel's main problem was that he had an ab...William,<BR/>Cadel's main problem was that he had an absolutely shit team. Sastre and the his team worked brilliantly as a team. During the extremely difficult mountain section Cadel had to go it alone without any team help .. in fact he has had little team help most of the way. Needless to say by the time yesterday came, the accident and the the one-man team issue caught up with him. Don't knock him ... he just had to try to be a one-man team as the rest were pretty crap ... Silence-Lotto are the ones you should be blaming, not Cadel. <BR/><BR/>Gwen LGeorgie Landyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09405805456277287859noreply@blogger.com