Blog Posts From Frankie Andreu at the 2008 Tour de France Tagged With stefan-schumacher

Evans Couldn't Handle the Pressure

Frankie Andreu — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:46:33 GMT

On a day when Stefan Schumacher swept the '08 Tour time trials (St. 4 in Cholet and today's St. 20 from Cerilly to Saint-Amand-Montrond), the big story is Cadel Evans not being able to handle the pressure of overcoming Carlos Sastre.

Polka-dot jersey wearer Bernhard Kohl also surprised with a great time trial to keep himself in third overall. And Christian Vande Velde had a fantastic ride to move himself into fifth.

Frankie is looking forward to a bunch sprint tomorrow to see who the fastest guy after three weeks is. Who do you think has the legs?

Team Columbia Adds to its Closet

Frankie Andreu — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:46:17 GMT

Stefan Schumacher crashes within 300 meters of the finish line and doesn't get to keep the yellow jersey? Frankie Andreu explains the ruling that put Kim Kirchen in the maillot jeune and added another color to Team Columbia's already crowded closet.

Plus: George's Hincapie's power output while leading out Mark Cavendish to his Stage 5 victory.

Stage 5: Where in the World is McEwen?

Frankie Andreu — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:56:23 GMT

Click below to hear Frankie Andreu wonder why Robbie McEwen hasn't found a spot on a stage podium and make the observation: "I can totally see him leaving this team..." Plus: Team Columbia steps up to the plate, who the biggest cheers were for at the Stage 4 time trial and how Stefan Schumacher ended up with old Oakleys.

Frankie's prediction for Stage 6: "Kirchen has a great chance to take the yellow jersey."