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Giro Del Lazio/Milano Torino/Piemonte Discussion
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 06-02-2010 13:57
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Almost time for the Giro Del Lazio.
The field is small but full of quality so this one should be a hotly contested race. Anza and Kirchen are the men for Continental kingpins Sony-Erricson and Jack Wolfskin. Hungry for success too are Vespa-Caffrey's led Francesco Ginanni, while Wiggle will be looking to Nocentini and Bertagnolli to deliver in their push for promotion. Ben Nasser cannot be discounted and if he has a good day, could well snatch the victory.
Spoiler Startlist
Vespa-Caffrey's
1. F.Ginanni
2. I.Basso
3. P.Bettini
4. G.Bosisio
5. A.Cappelle
6. D.Napolitano
7. A.Proni
Jack Wolfskin
11. K.Kirchen
12. K.De Kort
13. B.Giling
14. M.Van Stayen
15. K.Vandewalle
16. P.Weening
17. R.Williams
Sony Ericsson
21. S.Anza
22. S.Ghisalberti
23. R.Granjel Cabrera
24. P.Grillo
25. M.Mori
26. D.Muravjev
27. S.Scheirlinckx
Wiggle
31. R.Nocentini
32. L.Bertagnolli
33. D.Caruso
34. T.Diggle
35. B.Hermans
36. S.Ponzi
37. I.Rovny
NOS
41. J.Vansummeren
42. M.Medina
43. F.Rabon
44. Y.Sobal
45. T.Stamsnijder
46. C.Vermeltfoort
47. B.Wellens
100ME
51. H.Ben Nasser
52. D.Appleby
53. C.Froome
54. D.Lloyd
55. D.Martin
56. N.Roche
57. C.Wegelius
IKEA - Bianchi
61. A.Flügel
62. L.Andersson
63. D.Kupfernagel
64. T.Kvist
65. J.Ljungblad
66. L.Lundberg
67. M.Wyss
Benfica
71. D.Moreno
72. R.Costa
73. B.Lima
74. M.Nazaret
75. B.Neves
76. N.Ribeiro
77. A.Saldarriaga
Molteni
81. A.Txurruka
82. R.Bongiorno
83. D.Boucher
84. D.Devenyns
85. L.Euser
86. F.Mourey
87. L.Perez Rodriguez
Acqua & Sapone
91. E.Ratti
92. D.Cioni
93. T.Farrar
94. A.Flickinger
95. I.Gabrovski
96. S.Gonzalez Capilla
97. D.MartÃnez
Ultra Adventure
101. M.Striska
102. A.Ansons
103. M.Bruseghin
104. H.Fitrianto
105. D.Giancecchi
106. M.Médici
107. W.Tang
Accumalux
111. J.Tiernan-Locke
112. A.Ananias
113. K.House
114. P.Williams
And then its the Milano Torino. The last remaining HC race, and so much to play for - all the promotion battles, and Valverde looking for the Individual rankings. Plus all the other teams looking to spoil the party.
Favourites are as above, but with the addition of Kessler (Nespresso), Ignatiev (100% Me), Gil (Lego), Visconti (Starbucks) and Vicioso (EnergieDiesel), Valverde (Santander)
Spoiler Santander
1. A.Valverde
2. J.Del Nero
3. E.Gonzalo
4. J.Gárate
5. A.Madrazo
6. M.Niño
7. D.Ortega
AON Global
11. P.Gilbert
12. Y.Doi
13. H.Dupont
14. S.Duret
15. L.Leipheimer
16. M.Mares
17. E.Vorganov
Vespa-Caffrey's
21. F.Ginanni
22. I.Basso
23. P.Bettini
24. G.Bosisio
25. D.Napolitano
26. A.Proni
27. M.Quinziato
Jack Wolfskin
31. K.Kirchen
32. H.Dekkers
33. M.Goss
34. P.Martens
35. W.Van Den Eynde
36. J.Van Emden
37. R.Williams
Nespresso
41. M.Kessler
42. H.Broco
43. M.Durán
44. P.Fédrigo
45. N.Hoffman
46. A.Jelloul
47. V.Kiryenka
Lego - Capri-Sonne
51. K.Gil
52. M.Elmiger
53. J.Fuglsang
54. D.Haueisen
55. P.Rooijakkers
56. K.Vantornout
57. P.Walsleben
100ME
61. M.Ignatiev
62. D.Appleby
63. H.Ben Nasser
64. C.Froome
65. D.Martin
66. N.Roche
67. C.Wegelius
Sony Ericsson
71. S.Anza
72. A.Bazajev
73. C.Cucinotta
74. P.Grillo
75. M.Mori
76. D.Muravjev
77. S.Scheirlinckx
Wiggle
81. R.Nocentini
82. L.Bertagnolli
83. D.Caruso
84. T.Diggle
85. B.Hermans
86. S.Ponzi
87. I.Rovny
Starbucks
91. G.Visconti
92. F.Ciccarese
93. V.Efimkin
94. M.Fahnert
95. K.Koren
96. C.Ospina
97. M.Renshaw
Energie - Diesel
101. A.Vicioso
102. I.Astarloa
103. A.Colom Mas
104. S.Pardilla
105. B.Pires
106. J.Rodrigues Silva
107. M.Soler
IKEA - Bianchi
111. A.Flügel
112. N.Brolin
113. D.Kupfernagel
114. T.Kvist
115. J.Ljungblad
116. L.Lundberg
117. M.Wyss
Benfica
121. R.Costa
122. D.Belda
123. B.Lima
124. M.Nazaret
125. D.Petrov
126. E.Salgueiro
127. H.VÃtor
M&M
131. A.Kunitski
132. M.Iannetti
133. R.Kiserlovski
134. M.Lorenzetto
135. P.Mertens
136. E.Parra Bustamante
137. M.Rutkiewicz
Molteni
141. B.Noval
142. D.Devenyns
143. L.Euser
144. J.Hunt
145. L.Mazzanti
146. F.Mourey
147. N.Vogondy
Acqua & Sapone
151. E.Ratti
152. V.Anastopoulos
153. A.Belmokhtar
154. D.Cioni
155. J.Ferrio
156. H.Godfrey
157. J.Hicks
Accumalux
161. J.Tiernan-Locke
162. A.Ananias
163. K.House
164. P.Williams
Ultimate
171. R.Broers
172. J.Kornetzky
173. K.Peeters
174. D.Rizio
175. M.Ulanowski
176. K.Vassdål
177. F.Woortman
And next should be one for the sprinters at the Coppa del Piemonte.
Napolitano, Cabrera and Ventoso all look likely candidates for a victory, but as we've seen before in classics it is very often a case of "who dares wins".
Spoiler Vespa-Caffrey's
1. D.Napolitano
2. O.Gatto
3. M.Gavazzi
4. A.Pagoto
5. A.Petrie-Armstrong
6. M.Quinziato
7. M.Scanlon
Santander
11. F.Ventoso
12. J.Del Nero
13. A.Durán
14. P.Merino Criado
15. A.Perez Arrieta
16. J.Pieras
17. J.Rienda Segura
Sony Ericsson
21. R.Granjel Cabrera
22. A.Bazajev
23. C.D'Amore
24. P.Grillo
25. C.Meyer
26. D.Muravjev
27. S.Scheirlinckx
100ME
31. P.Kennaugh
32. D.Appleby
33. H.Ben Nasser
34. C.Froome
35. D.Martin
36. N.Roche
37. T.Swift-Metcalfe
Nespresso
41. N.Hoffman
42. P.Fédrigo
43. S.Lay
44. D.Loosli
45. M.Richeze
46. S.Siedler
47. G.Steurs
M&M
51. M.Lorenzetto
52. M.Iannetti
53. R.Kiserlovski
54. C.Lasri
55. G.Lejman
56. E.Parra Bustamante
57. M.Rutkiewicz
IKEA - Bianchi
61. M.Westling
62. A.Flügel
63. D.Kupfernagel
64. J.Ljungblad
65. L.Lundberg
66. Z.Stybar
67. M.Wyss
Wiggle
71. N.Trusov
72. L.Bertagnolli
73. D.Caruso
74. T.Diggle
75. B.Hermans
76. R.Nocentini
77. S.Ponzi
Benfica
81. P.Urtasun
82. D.Belda
83. R.Costa
84. F.Marquez
85. A.Saldarriaga
86. E.Salgueiro
87. F.Terciado
Acqua & Sapone
91. M.Sohrabi
92. A.Belmokhtar
93. D.Corwin
94. H.Godfrey
95. S.Gonzalez Capilla
96. B.Lea
97. R.Sambris
Molteni
101. L.Euser
102. D.Boucher
103. B.De Waele
104. J.Hruska
105. I.Landaluze
106. B.Noval
107. N.Vogondy
Ultra Adventure
111. S.Sarkisov
112. H.Abdelmotelb
113. B.Boldbaatar
114. Y.Da Luz
115. H.Fitrianto
116. C.Moussavou
117. E.Wacker
Accumalux
121. P.Williams
122. A.Ananias
123. K.House
124. J.Tiernan-Locke
Edited by fenian_1234 on 07-02-2010 15:01
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 06-02-2010 14:00
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A suspect that Ben Nasser can be discounted, but theres a first for everything 
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 06-02-2010 14:02
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GO Kirchen! A top 5 here and this would be a perfect season for us 
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 06-02-2010 19:51
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Difficult to comment on this as I know the result, but I'm pleased that it played out like a hilly classic. Attacks in the hills and not on the flat run in to the finish were what made the difference.
I mentioned Ben Nasser because he was the first of the 2* favourites shown in the pre-race screen.  |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 06-02-2010 21:15
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Im hijacking this thread to include MilanoTorino - you might want to add Piemonte aswell fenian, just make it 1 thread for the Italian races
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 06-02-2010 23:15
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Top 5 is a sponsor goal I think at Milan-Torino. Hoping for more though from Ginanni. Having said that, with the field, Top 5 would be pleasing too. |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 07-02-2010 11:18
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I would like to think Valverde is also a favourite for Milan-Torino
 [url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 07-02-2010 11:23
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mb2612 wrote:
I would like to think Valverde is also a favourite for Milan-Torino
Good point
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Posted on 07-02-2010 12:25
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Team goal was to win Lazio. Didn't. 
2nd was an OK result for Ginanni, but with the team Vespa had at this race and the size of the field, I'd have liked a points haul similar/more that what Wiggle have come away with. |
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Posted on 07-02-2010 12:34
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Very interesting for the promotion battle there, points for Vespa, but it looks like more for Wiggle
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Posted on 07-02-2010 12:39
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I'd expect something similar for Milan-Torino too. Vespa and Sony both had the 5* line-ups and ended up doing most of the work throughout the stage.
Wiggle with a 4* team didn't get the responsibilty so their riders didn't burn themselves out chasing like Bettini, Proni, and Bosisio did. Basso strangely was given a free role in the race.
I'm hoping at Milan-Torino maybe Santander will get the 'Vespa' role. |
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Posted on 07-02-2010 12:40
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Sony have a weaker team in Torino though, so Vespa and Santander are likely to be doing the work
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Posted on 07-02-2010 12:56
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I'm not hopeful of the big points haul I need then. |
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Posted on 07-02-2010 13:00
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wow, that sucked for Kirchen. 3/5 goals achieved this season isn't bad though
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 07-02-2010 13:08
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Yes, Kirchen was in that second group coming down the hill. Some riders got across, I'm not sure why he didn't. Possible he attacked on the downhill and just sat up again. |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 07-02-2010 13:11
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well he achieved the other 2 individual goals so I can't be mad at him. He won after all Profonde van Drenthe which I think it was a more important goal that Lazio
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 07-02-2010 15:02
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Added Piemonte to this thread too now. |
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| dave92 |
Posted on 07-02-2010 16:51
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quite a haul for wiggle, could be decisive
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 07-02-2010 18:31
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The second time I have two riders in the front messing things up. Might need to change the tactic for next season for hilly races with flat finishes.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 07-02-2010 20:44
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Nice to see Kirchen getting a podium even though it was the wrong Italian race
Also we can still catch Sony Ericsson
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