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| Arnout |
Posted on 09-09-2009 21:39
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Anyone knows why Castroviejo still didn't get a professional contract for next year? I don't have a clue...
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| Inferio |
Posted on 09-09-2009 21:45
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Hushovd takes win in Missouri in a chaos sprint, after two stage wins by Cavendish...
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| ember |
Posted on 09-09-2009 21:46
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Hushovd took stage 3 in Missouri, Cavendish did pretty much the same as Bennati did in the Vuelta, he used his team mates all the day, and had nearly no one left for the final 3kms. And it was a very chaotic sprint with attacks left and right the last 3km. Cavendish only had a dead Hincapie to help him in the last 1500 metres and that pretty much gave it to another guy, and that was Hushovd 
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| issoisso |
Posted on 10-09-2009 08:35
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Yet more proof that Cavendish's big win total doesn't make him the best sprinter ever, it makes him an elite sprinter with the best leadout ever.
He wasn't boxed in or blocked. He had space to go for the line...simply he didn't have a team to place him for the sprint, so he started 5th in line.......and finished 5th.
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| Bosskardo |
Posted on 10-09-2009 10:51
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issoisso wrote:
Yet more proof that Cavendish's big win total doesn't make him the best sprinter ever, it makes him an elite sprinter with the best leadout ever.
He wasn't boxed in or blocked. He had space to go for the line...simply he didn't have a team to place him for the sprint, so he started 5th in line.......and finished 5th.
i think Cavendish=Cipollini II
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| Valve |
Posted on 10-09-2009 16:39
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Arnout wrote:
Anyone knows why Castroviejo still didn't get a professional contract for next year? I don't have a clue...
He will Probably go to Euskatal like Romain Sicard
Two vrallly good signings by euskatel, Castroviejo won a stage yesterday in Tour de l'Avenir and Romain Sicard leads and wil Probably win in the end.
Todays Queen stage
1. KRITSKIY Timofey 62 RUSSIE 3h 33' 54"
2. SICARD Romain 34 FRANCE A 3h 33' 54" + 00' 00"
3. VAN GADEREN Tejay 96 ETATS-UNIS 3h 34' 16" + 00' 22"
4. ATAPUMA Darwin 42 COLOMBIE 3h 34' 16" + 00' 22"
5. VALLS FERRI Rafael 106 ESPAGNE 3h 34' 22" + 00' 28"
Classement Général
1. SICARD Romain 34 FRANCE A 22h 41' 59"
2. KRITSKIY Timofey 62 RUSSIE 22h 43' 42" + 01' 43"
3. VAN GADEREN Tejay 96 ETATS-UNIS 22h 43' 57" + 01' 58"
4. BERARD Julien 162 FRANCE B 22h 44' 11" + 02' 12"
5. ATAPUMA Darwin 42 COLOMBIE 22h 44' 13" + 02' 14"
Sicard took 1.40 or so in a brak on the first stage.
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| pangare |
Posted on 10-09-2009 17:18
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issoisso wrote:
Yet more proof that Cavendish's big win total doesn't make him the best sprinter ever, it makes him an elite sprinter with the best leadout ever.
He wasn't boxed in or blocked. He had space to go for the line...simply he didn't have a team to place him for the sprint, so he started 5th in line.......and finished 5th.
Oh you are the cycling expert but i still believe that Cav is the best sprinter ever. There's not a single sprinter that have won all sprints that he entered in his carreer.
Let the man loose a few ones.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 10-09-2009 17:26
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pangare wrote:
issoisso wrote:
Yet more proof that Cavendish's big win total doesn't make him the best sprinter ever, it makes him an elite sprinter with the best leadout ever.
He wasn't boxed in or blocked. He had space to go for the line...simply he didn't have a team to place him for the sprint, so he started 5th in line.......and finished 5th.
Oh you are the cycling expert but i still believe that Cav is the best sprinter ever. There's not a single sprinter that have won all sprints that he entered in his carreer.
Let the man loose a few ones.
The man is consistently placed in a perfect position on almost every stage. Cipollini and Petacchi's trains were the best ever until this year, and at best they got Petacchi/Cipollini in a good position 50% of the time at best.
As for "best sprinter", he's got a better turn of speed than Cipo or Petacchi, but his top speed can't touch them. Anyway, watching the replays of the Giro's sprints illustrates my point perfectly: Petacchi didn't have a team to position him perfectly, but he was faster than Cavendish every time (although he didn't win on most stages precisely because he started too far back)
Cavendish is one of the best sprinters the world has seen, no question there. What I have an issue with is labelling him the best ever when nobody's had a train anywhere near as good as his, and when he keeps showing that when he doesn't have that marvellous leadout he loses more than he wins
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 10-09-2009 17:26
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pangare wrote:
issoisso wrote:
Yet more proof that Cavendish's big win total doesn't make him the best sprinter ever, it makes him an elite sprinter with the best leadout ever.
He wasn't boxed in or blocked. He had space to go for the line...simply he didn't have a team to place him for the sprint, so he started 5th in line.......and finished 5th.
Oh you are the cycling expert but i still believe that Cav is the best sprinter ever. There's not a single sprinter that have won all sprints that he entered in his carreer.
Let the man loose a few ones.
There is not a single sprinter who is delivered to the front perfectly every stage, but Cav comes pretty close. The true measure of his greatness comes when he can win not from the perfect position, like Hushovd.
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 10-09-2009 17:55
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mb2612 wrote:
The true measure of his greatness comes when he can win not from the perfect position, like Hushovd.
Im going to risk getting laughed at for saying this: Or McEwen. Before he went all pear-shaped i seem to remember him showing up out of nowhere and taking a few wins.
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 10-09-2009 18:22
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Waghlon wrote:
mb2612 wrote:
The true measure of his greatness comes when he can win not from the perfect position, like Hushovd.
Im going to risk getting laughed at for saying this: Or McEwen. Before he went all pear-shaped i seem to remember him showing up out of nowhere and taking a few wins.
I thought your aim on this forum was to get laughed at?
Althoug I do agree that McEwen also seemed to be very good at winning the 'messy' sprints
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 10-09-2009 19:37
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Cav is one of the best, but his team is simply THE BEST for lead outs, and has been proved time and time again.
McEwen was also a good sprinter, in fact one of my favouites, good old Aussie charm!
-- Cavendish is apparently "feeling ill" and so won't start Missouri today
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| issoisso |
Posted on 10-09-2009 19:45
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doddy13 wrote:
-- Cavendish is apparently "feeling ill" and so won't start Missouri today
Clearly nothing to do with his brother having been arrested for drug trafficking 
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 10-09-2009 19:56
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issoisso wrote:
doddy13 wrote:
-- Cavendish is apparently "feeling ill" and so won't start Missouri today
Clearly nothing to do with his brother having been arrested for drug trafficking
Clearly.
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| pangare |
Posted on 10-09-2009 20:34
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In the 2008 Tour, i saw sometimes the Columbia train not working and Cav won anyway.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 10-09-2009 20:51
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whats this about cavs brother?
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| issoisso |
Posted on 10-09-2009 21:10
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wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
whats this about cavs brother?
His brother Andy got caught smuggling 50 thousand pounds of cocaine and other assorted drugs from mainland england to the Isle of Man
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 10-09-2009 21:18
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Does Andy Cavendish happen to know Tom Boonen?
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 10-09-2009 22:34
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oh ok so not peds
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| lagetcher |
Posted on 10-09-2009 22:42
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Today's Tour de L'Avenir stage result:
1 Timofey Kritskiy (Rus) Russia 3:33:54
2 Romain Sicard (Fra) France A
3 Tejay Van Gaderen (USA) USA 0:00:22
4 Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombia
5 Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Spain 0:00:28
6 Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Mixed 0:00:36
7 Peter Stetina (USA) USA
8 Michel Kreder (Ned) Netherlands 0:00:42
9 Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Germany 0:00:46
10 Sergio Henao Montoya (Col) Colombia 0:00:49
Overall:
1 Romain Sicard (Fra) France A 22:41:59
2 Timofey Kritskiy (Rus) Russia 0:01:43
3 Tejay Van Gaderen (USA) USA 0:01:58
4 Julien Berard (Fra) France B 0:02:12
5 Darwin Atapuma (Col) Colombia 0:02:14
6 Peter Stetina (USA) USA 0:02:19
7 Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Spain 0:02:20
8 Michel Kreder (Ned) Netherlands 0:02:26
9 Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Mixed 0:02:29
10 Romain Beney (Swi) Switzerland 0:02:33
Eritrean cycling ftw 
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