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Old 22nd July 2008, 08:28   #22 (permalink)
CrazyBelgian
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Originally Posted by WeWonItTwoTimes View Post
Yes I am, for my sins . There is a reasonable amount of interest in cycling in Britain, no where near as much as there is in Belgium though.

How has the Tour gone for you Belgians? A bit disappointing?

Boonen's non-participation was obviously a huge blow for you guys and Steegmans hasn't really looked like winning a stage.

Devolder was going quite well in GC up until his withdrawal yesterday.
It will become more popular if Cavendish continues to win like he did this year.

Yeah when you compare it to the last couple of years it has gone fairly bad for Belgium.

Steegmans isn't good enough to be the last sprinter, he's better in preparing the sprint for Boonen. Too bad he couldn't participate.

Devolder was aiming for a top 10 finish but he was already in great form for the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix in April, so way to early and now he's really out of form. He lost a lot of time on the Tourmalet and just after it when CSC were riding like crazy. And now he has withdrawn because he wants to focus on the world championships.

We still have a team: Silence-Lotto, who are trying to win the tour with Evans, but I don't like Evans.
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