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Vuelta a España 2009
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 18-09-2009 16:56
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Guido Mukk wrote:
Il Gladiatore wrote:
It's official, most boring GT ever, the only person who deserved to win it crashed. The others are lazy.
Nope..look one month back..then you get most booring GT..and I am also sry that Gesink had that injury. Vuelta still beating TdF exitment..with mile.
The TDF was the worst GT of the year, the Vuelta had all the stuff to be the best, but the riders ignored 2/3 of the mountain stages last weekend.
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| Goldberger |
Posted on 18-09-2009 16:57
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Guido Mukk wrote:
Nope..look one month back..then you get most booring GT..and I am also sry that Gesink had that injury. Vuelta still beating TdF exitment..with mile.
It isn't the favourites who have made that little exitment, that's for sure 
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| issoisso |
Posted on 18-09-2009 17:26
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Gesink got dropped, didn't he? I'm guessing he did.
I spent the day 200 miles away and just got back. Haven't even checked the results. Who can be kind enough to tell me how the stage went?
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 18-09-2009 17:33
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well Gesink was droped..all team was back there to help him out..
Sylwester pulled a final climb..after that just favorites was left there..also Mosquera..
Sanchez atacked about 200m before summit..Valverde follows..
Descent..wet weather ..Sanchez did want to make any mistakes..other riders started to come back one after another..Mosquera, Evans, Cobo..etc..and at the end even Basso..who was clearly in trouble..and was behind about 20 sec. thanks to he's lame descent skills.
They let Cobo escape just before final km..booring.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 18-09-2009 17:34
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High pace up the last mountain, primarily from Szmyd. Sanchez tried attacking a couple of times, but he barely got a gap any of the times.
Gesink couldn't keep up due to the injuries and lost c. 4 minutes.
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| Deda |
Posted on 18-09-2009 17:35
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guess not.. 
If offense is the best defence, does it mean that defence is the worst defence?
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| Emy |
Posted on 18-09-2009 17:44
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I'm sorry for Gessink,valleverde does not deserve this vuelta but I'm wondering why evans does't have the nerve to atack.That man has no soul for this sport.it is only a contender but no more.i'm realy sorry for him but doest't deserve a better place.tht is his level.bad luck or not hi can do better that this but hi does not have that feeling for wining a grand tour
i love german riders but i hate dopers
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 18-09-2009 17:46
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he looks quite tired for me..Every time when tempo is real high..he has been first one who has problems to follow..inside favorite group.
Seems like he will get to the podium..and that is a little undeserved.
Edited by Guido Mukk on 18-09-2009 17:48
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 18-09-2009 17:47
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So, tomorrow is the TT the final shuffling of the GC before our usual Madrid show-off stage, then... the worlds
Which basically all anyone cares about from the start of the vuelta. 
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| issoisso |
Posted on 18-09-2009 17:48
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Thanks for the input guys 
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| ruben |
Posted on 18-09-2009 18:21
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Gesink was crying afterwards, he said he has suffered enough for this year.
He was very dissapointed, "3 weeks and fighting for general classification is hard enough on his own. Try that with a fall and injuries. I suffered enough for this year".
I do not think he will start tomorrow, neither will we see him in action at the worlds or Lombardy. It's highly unlikely
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 18-09-2009 18:23
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sad..
Today was he's career hardest race day ..with both ...physically and mentaly.
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 18-09-2009 18:25
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Very bad luck for Gesink, i'm sure he'll bounce back next season and finally win a GT, so close, he didn't deserve the crash.
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| I_Mayo |
Posted on 18-09-2009 19:05
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stupid rain! but poor Gesink! he didnt deserve that. i think he could finsh at 3rd place!
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| mrlol |
Posted on 18-09-2009 19:15
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ruben wrote:
I do not think he will start tomorrow, neither will we see him in action at the worlds or Lombardy. It's highly unlikely
His twitter says the opposite.
First he of course thanks the team for a the work, and then says 'two days left and then the WC - that week rest will do me good'
out of ever 1000 people, 999 would have abandoned and ended their season here - not Robert, he's that one person going to the limit and beyond.
He's very, very strong. Mentally.
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| ovidiue |
Posted on 18-09-2009 19:24
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Gesink cried? Him and Mosquera were the only ones to actually try something. Poor guy...
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| ruben |
Posted on 18-09-2009 20:13
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But the thing is Gesink mentality is not his only weapon.
He is also the best rider ever in the Rabobank squad physically, pushing 510 watts at the maximum-test (45 minutes).
The combination of talent and determination will be rewarded in the future.
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| Inferio |
Posted on 18-09-2009 20:55
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ruben wrote:
But the thing is Gesink mentality is not his only weapon.
He is also the best rider ever in the Rabobank squad physically, pushing 510 watts at the maximum-test (45 minutes).
The combination of talent and determination will be rewarded in the future.
Better than Rasmussen and Menchov?
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| Andreas93 |
Posted on 18-09-2009 22:52
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Cadel deserved to win 
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 18-09-2009 23:05
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Andreas93 wrote:
Cadel deserved to win
Why?
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