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Other Races 2009
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| Bosskardo |
Posted on 18-03-2009 21:37
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Vuelta a Castilla y León is going to be fun: Alberto Contador, Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Carlos Sastre and Denis Menchov, Valverde.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 18-03-2009 21:51
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Menchov FTW! And it's on Eurosport this year. When it starts?
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| issoisso |
Posted on 18-03-2009 21:55
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alexkr00 wrote:
Menchov FTW! And it's on Eurosport this year. When it starts?
Next week, Monday to Friday...so I won't get to watch it 
More importantly, the weekend after that, one of the coolest most exciting (if not THE most exciting) races of the season happens. And I pray to any god that will hear so that I'll be able to see it on TV or find a stream: The Critérium International 
It's not on eurosport, though...they prefer to show the track worlds this year. for god's sake, it makes no sense...
Edited by issoisso on 18-03-2009 21:56
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| ruben |
Posted on 18-03-2009 22:03
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Bosskardo wrote:
Vuelta a Castilla y León is going to be fun: Alberto Contador, Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Carlos Sastre and Denis Menchov, Valverde.
The top 10 last year was pretty great too:
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 15.57.37
2 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld 0.39
3 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 0.46
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 1.09
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 1.23
6 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 1.30
7 Moises Duenas Nevado (Spa) Barloworld 1.40
8 Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Burgos Monumental 1.42
9 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia 1.55
10 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
contador, soler, dekker, leipheimer, menchov, doper duenas, mosquera and vandevelde... I'm actually suprised Mollema and Pardilla could fit in here
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 19-03-2009 08:22
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Ruben wrote:
Nokere Koerse
1 - Brown
2 - Swift
3 - Seb. Chavanel
Crash in last corner though
Brown went crazy is the third or fourth win this year
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 19-03-2009 10:05
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Bosskardo wrote:
Vuelta a Castilla y León is going to be fun: Alberto Contador, Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Carlos Sastre and Denis Menchov, Valverde.
It's disgusting that Caisse didn't suspend Valverde yet.
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| Bosskardo |
Posted on 19-03-2009 13:14
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Your right about that
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 19-03-2009 13:58
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I'd say it was be predictable
Caisse has a love affair with Valverde such as QuickStep has one with Mr. Drug Addict
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| Xavier |
Posted on 22-03-2009 15:33
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Omloop outsprints Brown to win Ronde van het Groene Hart, Vacansoleil had 3 men in the leading group but somehow managed to fuck it up :/
Edited by Xavier on 22-03-2009 15:33
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| ruben |
Posted on 22-03-2009 15:43
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They had 8 men in a group of 18 even.
But they had the wrong men in front in the final. Mouris should've been there, he is the only one capable of finishing solo of them
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| Xavier |
Posted on 22-03-2009 18:03
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ye but i thought they were tiring brown/forster out by attacking, so that traksel could beat them in the sprint, but traksel was shite in the sprint
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| ruben |
Posted on 22-03-2009 18:19
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Traksel said against his teammates he wasn't good Xavier.
Besides, Traksel was sick this week as well. Traksel was already empty.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 22-03-2009 21:29
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Weird. Omloop has a fast finish, but to beat Brown and Förster? weird
Anyway, the GP Cholet was won by JJ Haedo, who keeps showing he has tremendous top speed.....yet no climbing legs
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| SotD |
Posted on 23-03-2009 07:57
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Very good Leon race indeed:
Contador, Armstrong, Leipheimer
Valverde
Anton
Cobo
Danielson, Vande Velde
Menchov, Ardila, Gárate
Mosquera
Sastre, Marchante
Bernabeu
Hamilton, Sevilla
Calvente
Plaza, Ribeiro
Very interesting... It's really down to the form here.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 23-03-2009 09:47
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Yup, as with ToC, this is really a PT-worthy field. And unlike ToC, it actually has some interesting stage profiles.
It looks like Astana dominance, though. But the interesting fact is that Contador said that he's going for the win. But on Twitter, Armstrong has said that Leipheimer is the leader.
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| Will007 |
Posted on 23-03-2009 10:13
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Really a strong peloton to Castilla y Leon.
Does any one have a livestream-link to Castilla y Leon.?
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| issoisso |
Posted on 23-03-2009 10:16
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Will007 wrote:
Really a strong peloton to Castilla y Leon.
Does any one have a livestream-link to Castilla y Leon.?
All stages are on eurosport.
Yet this weekend they're showing the track world cup instead of the Criterium International which is one of the most star-studded lineups in the calendar and usually the most exciting race.
Idiots.
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 23-03-2009 10:38
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No its not the Track World cup, its the world Championships. So yeah that takes priotiry over the Crit Int.
So no they aren't idiots. If they had the budget to get both that would be awesome. But we can't have it all.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 23-03-2009 10:45
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Smoothie wrote:
No its not the Track World cup, its the world Championships. So yeah that takes priotiry over the Crit Int.
Only in england. They're idiots for transmitting over here something that no one will watch over quite possibly the best race of the season.
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 23-03-2009 10:52
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issoisso wrote:
Smoothie wrote:
No its not the Track World cup, its the world Championships. So yeah that takes priotiry over the Crit Int.
Only in england. They're idiots for transmitting over here something that no one will watch over quite possibly the best race of the season.
but in all fairness thats just your opinion. have you got any evidence to back up your claim that it's possibly the best race of the season?
and i agree with smoothie. no matter where you are in the world the world champs take presidence over a normal stage race. (poss with the exception of grand tours and the big classics. but they don't clash for a reason)
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