Samu has proven that he is still good after 3 weeks of racing before so don't count him out just yet, remember he was 2nd on Alpe D'Huez last year in the tour, and he has won mountain top finishes from a favorits group in the vuelta before, he even won the last TT in 2007. Besides this is his only form top this year, so he has the most fuel in his legs together with valverde.
BenBarnes wrote:
Thor wears a live rattlesnake as a condom.
has anyone found a detailled route-plan of this years vuelta?
(for me) of importance are the dutch stages, since they are nearly crossing my backyard..
they have good stage by stage previews, all the stage profiles, full results, a good list of streaming web sites, a nice post-race gallery, and all the important interwiews with the main race protagonists.
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.
a guy who runs the site is an amateur cyclist & photographer and he travels around Europe visiting all the cycling landmarks, making good stories and detailed, let's call them, walkthroughs, so he pretty much knows what he's doing and he's doing it well
Sylvain Chavanel is out of the QuickStep squad, to be replaced by Wouter "waaaaahhhh mommy mommy the bad man won't let me ride" Weylandt.
Marcel Wyss is injured and will thus miss his chance at a first GT, after a very promising season. He's replaced by Simon Gerrans.
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"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
schleck93 wrote:
Samu has proven that he is still good after 3 weeks of racing before so don't count him out just yet, remember he was 2nd on Alpe D'Huez last year in the tour, and he has won mountain top finishes from a favorits group in the vuelta before, he even won the last TT in 2007. Besides this is his only form top this year, so he has the most fuel in his legs together with valverde.
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I shouldn't have considered SS at the same level as Valverde. These guys disadvantage is the pressure they'll be put through, having missed much o the season to prepare the Vuelta.
moromete wrote:
Samuel Sanchez is my man, simply because I would like to see a fresh(er) face win a little... and Valverde is the guy I hope fails spectacularly.
I wouldn't count Valverde out, this is his only form top this year, normally he tops at the ardennes, and waste himself and is allready tired by the time of the tour, and if he manages to time his form right instead of 3 weeks before the race like he did with the tour last year, he will do a podium atleast.
BenBarnes wrote:
Thor wears a live rattlesnake as a condom.
I've put actual money on Sanchez and Mosquera to top 6 in GC. And I'm waiting for a week in or so before going for top 3/winner bets. I've also put a couple quid on Cancellara to Top 3 in the prologue (spelling?!?!) and a couple against Valverde to top 3 in the prolo....g...u..e?
