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Vuelta a España 2009
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| Roman |
Posted on 29-08-2009 18:27
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He is riding Vuelta only as helper to Basso.  Maybe he will aim on mountain jersey or stage win, but no good GC position in the end
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| knasen |
Posted on 29-08-2009 18:35
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| Stijn_vranken |
Posted on 29-08-2009 18:48
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any body who cares to make a bet who will lead the GC after tommorow?
prevent hangovers --> stay drunk
pozzato, basically the most stupid cyclist around
RIP WW. Gone but not forgotten
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| mrlol |
Posted on 29-08-2009 18:51
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Cancellara of course unbeatable, but great job by Mouris! 
Now to hope that it wont rain when the cobbels come. a bit of wind would be nice tho 
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| SotD |
Posted on 29-08-2009 20:58
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I recently talked to Jakob, and he told me he was feeling extremely confident, so my bet has gone for him. He's a good guy and I believe in him.
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| mrlol |
Posted on 29-08-2009 21:04
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Whether forecast for tomorrow: 50% chance for rain, and moderate winds. Rabobank will find a long straigth road, get all 9 men up front to pull some bordures, and then Gesink will take 5 minutes to all his opponents 
Serious now, I do think Rabobank will try some stuff again like they did a few times in the Eneco Tour, and in the march / april classics. They're on home soil, so they have to
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| SotD |
Posted on 29-08-2009 21:17
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Hopefully Saxo Bank will be placed in the front, normally they are extremely competent at taking advantage of the wind, but they got screwed over backwards by Brian Holm and co. in the Tour.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 29-08-2009 22:28
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MikeSurb wrote:
Evans and Basso looked very strong, as did Jakob Fuglsang, seeing as how he is not very good in the time trial. I was very happy to see Fab take the maillot oro too. 
I think Fuglsang and Gesink will be the big young surprises at this vuelta.
He's not like Cancellara in time trials, but Fuglsang is better than e.g. the Schleck brothers in the discipline - so, not bad at all.
Will be interesting to see Gesink vs. Fuglsang
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| MikeSurb |
Posted on 29-08-2009 23:12
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CrueTrue wrote:
MikeSurb wrote:
Evans and Basso looked very strong, as did Jakob Fuglsang, seeing as how he is not very good in the time trial. I was very happy to see Fab take the maillot oro too.
I think Fuglsang and Gesink will be the big young surprises at this vuelta.
He's not like Cancellara in time trials, but Fuglsang is better than e.g. the Schleck brothers in the discipline - so, not bad at all.
Will be interesting to see Gesink vs. Fuglsang
Agreed he is definitely better than the Schlecks, and no one is as consistently great as Cancellara in the ITT.
Gesink will definitely be a force in the future. A bit of me worries that the Schlecks will not renew their contracts with Saxo because of how talented Fuglsang will be. I hope that doesn't happen though, because it would be stunning to see the three of them working together for the maillot jaune at the Tour eventually.
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 29-08-2009 23:56
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Valverde for me all the way, I'm a Valverde fan through and through and I'm standing by my man until proven doped. TT was abit wierd seeing it around a Motorbike track.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 29-08-2009 23:59
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Ste117 wrote:
I'm standing by my man until proven doped.
Erm ...
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 30-08-2009 03:29
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Strong ride from Cancellara, I didn't get to see much of the race because I was at work (thank god Universal is streaming it at least). The course looked awesome though, and I think I speak for all the cyclists on the site when I say I would love to take a ride on that track
P.S.: Out of all the idiotic votes in the poll above, I can't decide whether the Danielson vote (probably by Matt) or the Tondo vote is more disgusting...
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| matt493 |
Posted on 30-08-2009 03:36
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I haven't voted. No one put Martin up there.
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 30-08-2009 04:14
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Basso's best ride against the clock since he came back. Looking good.
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| DJP19 |
Posted on 30-08-2009 04:49
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does the Vuelta a España have bonifications, for boonen or farrar to take the jesersey in a few days
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| Stijn_vranken |
Posted on 30-08-2009 07:45
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-20 sec for the winner
12 sec for second
8 sec for third i believe
prevent hangovers --> stay drunk
pozzato, basically the most stupid cyclist around
RIP WW. Gone but not forgotten
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| E_Hagen |
Posted on 30-08-2009 09:36
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Bennati my well take the jersey too.
I think BEnnati rode the Tour as warm-up for the Vuelta.
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| contador_fan5 |
Posted on 30-08-2009 09:52
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links for todays stage?
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| issoisso |
Posted on 30-08-2009 11:35
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Too bad Petersen had to be replaced. I was looking forward to see what he could do 
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| Deda |
Posted on 30-08-2009 11:49
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is there a live flash thingy for vuelta with gaps and comments, like there was on the TdF official site?
If offense is the best defence, does it mean that defence is the worst defence?
If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord will delete my browser history.
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