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Originally Posted by J epworth kendal
I just hope he isn't too injured. You have to think that he's going to put it in cruise control now and just stay healthy for the olympics. Really a shame, I was really pulling for him this year. Why couldn't have stupid Evans and Wiggins been in the crash as well???
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Evans and Wiggins were riding right at the front of the peloton surrounded by their teammates, which is the best place to be to stay out of trouble. Ryder has been riding near the back all week, which, especially considering the carnage we have seen so far, is not where a contender for the GC should be.
Due to the fact that he raced (and Won!) the Giro, he is at quite a disadvantage compared to the other contenders whose sole focus for the whole year is the Tour, and obviously he was trying to conserve some energy, but those are the risks you run.
What surprised me was that Frank Schleck got caught up back there too. With his brother being out, I figured he would be the natural GC guy for Radio Shack, but he seems rather hesitant and unsure in that role.
At least he only lost around two minutes so he's not totally out of it, but with his poor time trialling abilities he is in tough now and is going to have to do something really special in the mountains.
Tomorrow, La Planche Des Belles Filles.....Should be exciting!