A Schleck doesnt fancy the decent on stage 17 either!

Tour de France's race director Jean-Francois Pescheux answered the critics. "The finish is not dangerous," he told Cyclingnews. "It is part of the race anyway. The winner must be an all-rounder

"We knew today Andy Schleck was not the wheel to go on," added French DS. "It will be surely the same tomorrow and Contador will try to take an advantage from the situation. The climb before is also steeper and more narrow than that one today, so Contador can take time before the top and increase his gap in the downhill."

Younger Schleck, Andy, was particularly aggrieved at having lost more than a minute in such an unfair manner.

"People don't want a race that is decided in a downhill," he harrumphed at the finish in Gap, forgetting that it had been Contador's series of uphill attacks that had really done for his chances.

"It was a dangerous finish. I was not feeling great when he attacked and I did a bad descent. But is this really what people want to see? A finish like this should not be allowed. We have families waiting for us at home. Do the public want a fair race or a race which ends in hospital?" he added, on a day which saw no hospitalisations.



http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blog/blazin-saddles/article/2403/

Another stage to oppose Andy and Basso...

He will be fine if its dry,he is in big trouble if its wet.I think he will ride well and make a bit of time on evans today if its dry.

Andy and Contador are going to really put it to Cadel tomorrow, not sure how good the Aussie was feeling today.