Final Stage Picks

Looks like Slater has it sown up. He’s even got Contador for GC.

Standings

Slater 212
tim_sleepless 194
tomd 191
REDSTORM 186
DC Pattie 180
Recall 178
jaylew 173
Terra-Man 153
ironclm 151
harm 144
Madscientist 135
cidewar 120
Red Devil 106
fenack 90
briantryintri 82
monty 74
coecoe13 73
TheWookie 57
DaveGA 55
willmcginnis 52
dongustav 49
airsoft510 32
lescor 28
slow triathlete 24
tri-inghard 23

Hunter, Boonen, Chavanel

Boonen
Hunter
Thor
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OK, this is how its going down tomorrow. David Millar will win the stage and make good on his promise of winning a stage in this Tour. Millar will put in a HUGE effort with a little over 1K to go similar to Bradley McGee in 2005, only this time there will be no Vino to steal the glory. Boonen and Zabel will fight it out for 2nd and 3rd.

Dave in VA

… and then, just before they hit the line, the entire peleton will stop in protest? (=

from cyclingnews.com
‘Spectacular’ rider demonstration planned
By Susan Westemeyer Rolf Aldag
Photo ©: AFP http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2007/news/may07/may25news/DV186422tn.jpg
Tour de France riders are planning a demonstration on Sunday’s final stage, to protest against those of their colleagues who continue to use dope. The demonstration comes after another doping tainted Tour, which saw Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) and Cristian Moreni (Cofidis) and their entire squads thrown out of the event following positive samples, while former yellow jersey Michael Rasmussen was dumped by his Rabobank team while leading the event for lying about his whereabouts.
“It is supposed to be something spectacular,” said T-Mobile sport director Rolf Aldag, who confessed in May to using EPO during his own career as a professional rider. “The suggestion has been made to stop riding one metre before the finish line on the Champs Elysees. But I don’t know if they will find enough riders to go through with it.”
A meeting of team representatives is planned for Saturday after the Time Trial. The point must at least be made that the Tour and cycling can only be saved by functioning structures, Aldag said. “What is going on now between the UCI and the ASO, as Tour organiser, hurts everyone in the long run,” he concluded.

hunter, boonen, cancellera
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Boonen, Hushovd, Chavanel
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Boonen
Hushovd
Zabel
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