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Vuelta a España 2009
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| ruben |
Posted on 30-08-2009 17:22
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issoisso wrote:
Here's our KOM. Tom Leezer continues the tradition of Roberto Heras, José Maria Jiménez, José Manuel Fuente and other superclimbers by winning the special category ascent of......an overpass.........at a height of 15m.....seriously, that was the KOM prize 
Oh holland.,...why must you be so flat? Because it is Drenthe.
South Limburg for example is not flat at all. (or better there is NO flat there)
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| Inferio |
Posted on 30-08-2009 17:27
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Btw stage ranking by our Czech commentator: 
1. Farrar
2. Bennati
3. Breschel
What? Robert Bakalar? Where did you see it? Czech version of Eurosport offers only report at 19.15...
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 30-08-2009 17:36
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The Schleck's further behind, meaning Fuglsang's even more likely to get their support 
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| issoisso |
Posted on 30-08-2009 17:37
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CrueTrue wrote:
The Schleck's further behind, meaning Fuglsang's even more likely to get their support
You didn't seriously believe the Schlecks would have any word to say on the GC, did you?
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 30-08-2009 17:39
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Not really - but it's been suggested by too many Danish commentators that they'd perhaps go for it 
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| mrlol |
Posted on 30-08-2009 17:39
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issoisso wrote:
Here's our KOM. Tom Leezer continues the tradition of Roberto Heras, José Maria Jiménez, José Manuel Fuente and other superclimbers by winning the special category ascent of......an overpass.........at a height of 15m.....seriously, that was the KOM prize
Oh holland.,...why must you be so flat?
You can laugh at it, but there is a very good reason there was a KOM sprint (without any points though) there.
The man that made it all possible for Drenth to bring the Vuelta here, Relus ter Beek, is buried there. He's been working very hard lobbying and stuff to get the Vuelta to the Netherlands. Then, when he finally succeeded, he died...
So its sort of an im memorium to him to have the KOM sprint there.
And of course to give the jersey an owner.
For the rest; the cobbeld section dissapointed me a bit... they should've followed the original plan, which included over 2km of cobbels.
Edited by mrlol on 30-08-2009 17:46
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| ruben |
Posted on 30-08-2009 17:41
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2km of cobbles? haha, yeah right, all the Spaniards were already dead after those 600m
You could see the Andalucia guy in the lead group had no clue what was happening to him 
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| issoisso |
Posted on 30-08-2009 17:45
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mrlol wrote:
You can laugh at it, but there is a very good reason there was a KOM sprint (without any points though) there.
Yes, I know about ter Beek
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For the rest; the cobbeld section dissapointed me a bit... they should've followed the original plan, which included over 2km of cobbels.
you can't possibly expect a serious stretch of cobbles in a GT. That happened two or three times in the past and every time it was deride as a moronic idea because GC candidates tend to crash and get hurt on the cobbles, and that robs the race of a lot of excitement in exchange for no advantages at all.
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Posted on 30-08-2009 17:47
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I'm sure some of those GC riders would have liked it. Gesink for instance (7th in RVV U23)
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| mrlol |
Posted on 30-08-2009 17:48
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Well, in these 600m nothing happend... Tankink pulling hard but without any impact. I'd expected some splits there but it didnt happend, which I find a shame.
If thats not what they want, they shouldnt have went of any cobbels at all. You go for it all the way, or not at all. That my opinion on it. This was rubbish.
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| mrlol |
Posted on 30-08-2009 17:55
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Maybe it's me, but having used the search function a few times, I can find Gesink in the results on the official site... 
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 30-08-2009 17:57
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You can or can't? I can't
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| mrlol |
Posted on 30-08-2009 17:59
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Yeah, typo. can't
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| issoisso |
Posted on 30-08-2009 18:05
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About 20 riders aren't listed for some weird reason. But they finished
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| Il Gladiatore |
Posted on 30-08-2009 18:05
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Me neither:S
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| ruben |
Posted on 30-08-2009 18:07
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mrlol wrote:
Maybe it's me, but having used the search function a few times, I can find Gesink in the results on the official site...
Stop panicking. Gesink finished in the first group and had no problems. (read his twitter, might help you)
Also, if you looked better, you would see some letters above the result saying: "OFFICIOSA"
Thus not official yet.
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 30-08-2009 19:17
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CrueTrue wrote:
The Schleck's further behind, meaning Fuglsang's even more likely to get their support
yep there go's Schleck brothers..and before you all go crazy and gonna ruin Fuglsang IMO..I will use the oportunity to say that I expecting a lot...he is a type I like..
Chauvinsm...Taaramäe first GT..he is not cocky one but has bad habit to take always to high goals.
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| ruben |
Posted on 30-08-2009 19:24
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Gesink now in the results as 70th. Same time. Same goes for Kreuziger and anyone else important. Lots of Spaniards losing time btw They don't like flat, corners and cobbles
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 30-08-2009 19:41
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I still don't find a reason to take unnecessary risk on stage 2 for 18 sec.
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| mrlol |
Posted on 30-08-2009 19:49
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ruben wrote:
mrlol wrote:
Maybe it's me, but having used the search function a few times, I can find Gesink in the results on the official site...
Stop panicking. Gesink finished in the first group and had no problems. (read his twitter, might help you)
Also, if you looked better, you would see some letters above the result saying: "OFFICIOSA"
Thus not official yet.
Relax, was I panicking? No. I just didnt find him listed which I found weird.
No reason to start talking like that.
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