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Garmin vs HTC on the Roads of France
Trek Madone: The Bike That Owned the Tour De France

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The TDF is -supposedly- all about chivalry and tradition according to the Euro sporting press. But in reality it's all about riding fast, winning stages, climbs and the overall -- and marketing.
Hincapie's a big boy. He knows this.
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It started back in the Giro (Italy's Grand Tour) in May when Columbia(Cavendish) started talking smack about Garmin. So Garmin decided to return the favour.
It's a fair shout in my book - you reap what you sow.
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It'll be interesting to see how it all plays out. I'm waiting for the real fireworks to start between Contador and Armstrong.
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The race is over. They'll try to attack Contador but no one will drop him on Ventoux and he'll put time into Schleck in the TT.
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If this Hincapie fellow isn't fast enough, why should other people go easy on him?
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George Hincapie had done everything that it took to win the yellow jersey, and by the unwritten rules of cycling a team with absolutely nothing to gain should not move itself to the front of the pack and drive it forward. That task is reserved for teams with something to gain, in this case the team trying to keep their man in the lead (Ag2r).
Garmin-Slipstream had nothing to gain by driving the peloton, their only ambition was to keep an American who is not on their team out of the yellow jersey. While this isn't against any explicit rule (obviously) it is an affront to the rules that keep order within the peloton. It's akin to a fourth line hockey player going after the stars on another team, except in hockey the means for retribution is a meeting with an enforcer. Garmin-Slipstream will need another team's help eventually, whether it be in this race or another one--and on that day, they will find themselves alone.
To learn more, I'd suggest you read the Velo News and ESPN articles and all the comments from racers.
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There are a lot of unwritten rules in cycling. When one is broken people bitch.
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Until someone beats you you can be as cocky as you want to be. Last time I checked no one has ever come around Cav in a sprint.
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I am also pleased with how important sportsmanship is in the sport.
But my Garmin GPS is pretty nice...
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