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Vuelta á Espana 2016
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| trekbmc |
Posted on 17-08-2016 12:28
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Spilak23 wrote:
Worst set of sprinters I've ever seen at the start of a GT.
Indeed - really just Arndt, Bonifazio, Meersman, Bennati, Rojas and Felline? Heck even Farrar can do a podium in this field. 
It's not the most sprinter-friendly route, even the 'flat' stages are quite hilly, (pcs actually only rates the final stage as flat and the rest as hilly  ), so even if a pure sprinter had come they'd probably only get 2-3 opportunities and they would've had much more chances in the tour, although if one had come they'd probably do pretty well with such a weak field.
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 17-08-2016 12:29
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Bennati and Rojas will most likely have to work even
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| deek12345 |
Posted on 17-08-2016 13:49
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Tinkoff vuelta team
Daniele Bennati (Ita)
Manuele Boaro (Ita)
Alberto Contador (Spa)
Jesus Hernandez (Spa)
Michael Gogl (Oos)
Robert Kiserlovski (Kro)
Sergio Paulinho (Por)
Ivan Rovny (Rus)
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| cio93 |
Posted on 17-08-2016 13:53
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trekbmc wrote:
(pcs actually only rates the final stage as flat and the rest as hilly )
PCS rates everything as hilly lately.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 17-08-2016 14:20
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Spilak23 wrote:
Worst set of sprinters I've ever seen at the start of a GT.
Indeed - really just Arndt, Bonifazio, Meersman, Bennati, Rojas and Felline? Heck even Farrar can do a podium in this field.
Gaviria is said to race Vuelta since start of year, so naturally he should race, although it's not confirmed by Etixx yet apparently?
#5StageWinsMinimum
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 17-08-2016 14:31
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He's not going to la Vuelta
https://www.etixx-quickstep.com/en/new...spa-a/2843
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| Shonak |
Posted on 17-08-2016 14:40
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Oh man, such a shame. He'd have annihilated the competition. What's the reason, to better prepare for the Worlds?
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 17-08-2016 14:41
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Hard to go from riding track in Rio to starting la Vuelta in Spain in 3 days
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| Shonak |
Posted on 17-08-2016 14:54
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That's true but I thought that Olympic Omnium and Vuelta were his two big targets. Jet lag and travel make the first two days harder but a Grand Tour would have been a great test for him, especially since he'll focus more on the road now. Maybe it's too much for a 21 year old too, he has had his fair share of racing including some nasty crashes.
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 17-08-2016 14:55
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Shonak wrote:
Oh man, such a shame. He'd have annihilated the competition. What's the reason, to better prepare for the Worlds?
Have fun seeing him finish 20th in the Worlds. |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 17-08-2016 14:57
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Miguel98 wrote:
Shonak wrote:
Oh man, such a shame. He'd have annihilated the competition. What's the reason, to better prepare for the Worlds?
Have fun seeing him finish 20th in the Worlds.
Hmm, looks like someone is in desperate need of a new avatar 
EDIT But yes I think it's rather pointless for him to focus on Worlds when he can smash the Vuelta.
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 17-08-2016 14:59
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Shonak wrote:
Miguel98 wrote:
Shonak wrote:
Oh man, such a shame. He'd have annihilated the competition. What's the reason, to better prepare for the Worlds?
Have fun seeing him finish 20th in the Worlds.
Hmm, looks like someone is in desperate need of a new avatar
EDIT But yes I think it's rather pointless for him to focus on Worlds when he can smash the Vuelta.
I could've removed the Zakarin avatar I just remembered lel
Yeah, Gaviria would be better coming to Vuelta and win 5-6 stages instead of going to the World's and not finish top 5. |
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| home |
Posted on 17-08-2016 19:14
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SHIT LANDA WONT START LA VUELTA DUE TO "discomfort after aggravating an injury to his hip"
DAVID LOPEZ TO REPLACE HIM |
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| home |
Posted on 17-08-2016 19:22
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home wrote:
SHIT LANDA WONT START LA VUELTA DUE TO "discomfort after aggravating an injury to his hip"
DAVID LOPEZ TO REPLACE HIM
Landa: "Estaba muy motivado con hacer una buena actuación en la Vuelta, pero con el dolor que tengo no iba a poder dar el máximo" |
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 17-08-2016 19:34
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home wrote:
home wrote:
SHIT LANDA WONT START LA VUELTA DUE TO "discomfort after aggravating an injury to his hip"
DAVID LOPEZ TO REPLACE HIM
Landa: "Estaba muy motivado con hacer una buena actuación en la Vuelta, pero con el dolor que tengo no iba a poder dar el máximo"
Shame, shame, SHAME 
Mikel... hoping for a better year. He deserves it. Always so polite, truly a good guy. |
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 17-08-2016 19:34
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home wrote:
home wrote:
SHIT LANDA WONT START LA VUELTA DUE TO "discomfort after aggravating an injury to his hip"
DAVID LOPEZ TO REPLACE HIM
Landa: "Estaba muy motivado con hacer una buena actuación en la Vuelta, pero con el dolor que tengo no iba a poder dar el máximo"
Or in English: 'I was really motivated to perform in La Vuelta but I'm in so much pain I wouldn't be able to give it my best'.
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 17-08-2016 19:37
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cio93 wrote:
trekbmc wrote:
(pcs actually only rates the final stage as flat and the rest as hilly )
PCS rates everything as hilly lately.
To be fair, there really aren't no completely flat stages apart from the 3rd week, altho stage 2 really should be categorised as flat.. |
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| matt17br |
Posted on 17-08-2016 20:12
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No no cio is right, it's like pcs sees any single Hill longer than 100m in any part of the stage and it considers it hilly, it's the most broken system I've ever seen
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| Smowz |
Posted on 17-08-2016 20:18
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Well I count six sprint opportunities and three in first week. Good chance for these nobodies to score a sprint or two. Fabio Catman is my pick he should be Feeline fine after small climbs.
GC will be interesting I like Lopez perhaps, Chavy lacks killer instinct for me like other Colombian ne'er attack man. Of course Bot - Sky will ride poo poo race for rusting Froome bot man which may be a bit of spoiler.
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| matt17br |
Posted on 17-08-2016 20:38
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I started reading smowz posts like hip hop verses tbh and you guys should do the same, MF DOOM would envy dat wordplay
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