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Tour de San Luis Discussion
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 10-05-2010 17:24
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Riders to follow:
| ***** | Rein Taaramäe | | **** | Jose Serpa, David Abal, Florentino Marquez | | *** | Manuel Lloret, Bernhard Kohl, Andre Greipel | | ** | Przemyslaw Niemiec, Maximiliano Richeze, Yasmani Martinez, Fredrik Kessiakoff, Dmitri Grabovski | | * | John-Lee Augustyn, Ruben Bongiorno, Benjamin Noval, Ivan Basso, Yukiya Arashiro |
With Wellington very close to its finish the third .HC race of the season is almost here and this is the first one that favors the real stage races, with 2 high mountain finishes and one individual time - trial. The race is most likely to be decided in the second, third, fourth and fifth stage, with the first one and the last 2 being made for sprinters.
Rein Taaramae, who won the race last year, is back to defend his title, this time looking even stronger than last year. From last year's top 10 only Ivan Basso is again riding here, but he will most likely be just a helper for Jose Serpa, who seems to be Taaramae's biggest opponent. Serpa looks stronger in the mountains but he will definitely lose some time to Taaramae in the time - trial.
For the mountains, there are a few other strong climbers such as Bernhard Kohl, Florentino Marquez and Magno Nazaret, while David Abal, Manuel Lloret and Przemyslaw Niemiec seem to have a great combination of climbing and time - trialing skills that should get them a high place in the GC.
Andre Greipel seems to be the strongest sprinter here, but Max Richeze and Ruben Bongiorno are on the home group and they could have a higher motivation than the German sprinter, with Bongiorno also counting on a strong support from Mirko Lorenzetto. The winner of the previous .HC race in Down Under, Yukiya Arashiro is also here and he will be looking for a stage win in the sprints as well.
Complete Startlist:
Spoiler IKEA
1. R.Taaramäe
2. S.Balck
3. J.Bjelkmark
4. N.Brolin
5. J.Giaux
6. A.Linden
7. L.Lundberg
8. A.Stillfors
Pirelli
11. J.Serpa
12. I.Basso
13. G.Cheula
14. H.Dupont
15. I.Mayo
16. I.Nozal
17. J.Perry
18. P.Tiralongo
UBS
21. B.Kohl
22. J.Becerra
23. I.Bogdan
24. A.Kristoff
25. C.Riblon
26. M.Richeze
27. S.Zahner
28. H.Zubeldia
Santander
31. D.Abal
32. D.Allonca
33. J.Castroviejo
34. A.Galdos
35. E.Gonzalo
36. D.Ortega
37. R.Serrano
38. R.Valls
Benfica
41. F.Marquez
42. R.Costa
43. B.Lima
44. D.Moreno
45. M.Nazaret
46. B.Neves
47. D.Petrov
48. H.Vítor
Petronas
51. M.Lloret
52. J.Bobridge
53. M.Dueñas
54. T.Esmaeli
55. M.Khalmuratov
56. M.Ortega
57. T.Stubbe
58. R.Van der Velde
YouTwit
61. P.Niemiec
62. R.Bertogliati
63. T.Last
64. R.Ochoa Quintero
65. K.Page
66. R.Serrano
67. J.Thomson
68. O.Zaugg
Quiksilver
71. Y.Martinez
72. C.Betancourt
73. Y.Bru Pascal
74. H.Godfrey
75. J.Hicks
76. P.Mach
77. G.Nizzolo
78. R.Sambris
Red Bull
81. J.Augustyn
82. Y.Arashiro
83. A.Jelloul
84. R.Kilun
85. C.Manarelli
86. V.Orozco
87. E.Parra Bustamante
88. J.Rodas
Telenor
91. B.Noval
92. L.Bøchman
93. O.Haavardsholm
94. F.Kessiakoff
95. L.Nordhaug
96. C.Pfannberger
97. R.Te Brake
98. F.Wilman
EL AL
101. S.Raisin
102. R.Bahati
103. C.Dionne
104. Y.Doi
105. D.Eliad
106. M.Friedman
107. D.Loosli
108. D.Rollin
UniCredit
111. S.Ortega
112. A.Ahmed
113. A.Borrajo
114. D.Bragazzi
115. J.Grau
116. J.Mazet
117. D.Rizio
118. T.Valjavec
Yamaha
121. K.Seeldraeyers
122. A.Cardoso Española
123. A.Hutchinson
124. I.Landaluze
125. S.Lewis
126. I.Parra Pinto
127. M.Priamo
128. I.Seledkov
Bbox
131. A.Diniz
132. K.Arvesen
133. S.Damrow
134. A.Greipel
135. L.Hoste
136. F.Jeandesbosz
137. K.Kroon
138. B.Mollema
HighRoad
141. F.De Greef
142. D.Atapuma
143. D.Devenyns
144. S.Finning
145. J.Ghyselinck
146. Y.Kusters
147. C.Sastre
148. C.Vermeltfoort
Intesa
151. D.Grabovski
152. V.Agnoli
153. M.Bandiera
154. R.Bongiorno
155. M.Delage
156. M.Lorenzetto
157. R.Mandri
158. A.Nechita
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| rycadinho |
Posted on 10-05-2010 17:38
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Now it's finally time for Pirelli-Inter to shine and anything less than a top 5 overall GC for Serpa would be a failure...
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| Heine |
Posted on 10-05-2010 17:40
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I really hope my team rides for Kessiakoff and not Noval :-p He's here as a luxury helper (together with Pfannberger) for the mountains! C'mon Kessiakoff, I hope for a top 5, but atleast top 10 should be possible
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| arthon |
Posted on 10-05-2010 18:28
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As far as I'm concerned, a win on the TT with Grabovski and some top 10s by my sprinters should satisfy me. |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 10-05-2010 19:17
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| Christer |
Posted on 10-05-2010 19:39
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As long as Greipel delivers....
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| Smowz |
Posted on 10-05-2010 20:52
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Should be a really fun race. High class field and a very interesting profile. I am struggling to see Taaramae being beaten here, but several will give it a try!
We have a number of cards to play in the mountains and hills.
Predo:
1) Taaramae
2) Kohl
3) Serpa
4) Abal
5) Marquez
I have a feeling the mountains will be more decisive that the hilly and TT stage. |
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| Heine |
Posted on 10-05-2010 21:37
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Just you wait, Kessiakoff will pwn the field on the hilly stage! Then just cruise with the others in the mountains, and overperform in the Time Trial! We got the plan ready!
Atleast my team should be able to help him if he falls off in the mountains
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 10-05-2010 23:28
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Ahh, come on, Raisin should at least be a one star  |
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| jack888 |
Posted on 11-05-2010 01:13
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 11-05-2010 07:35
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Deadpool wrote:
Ahh, come on, Raisin should at least be a one star
I also included sprinters and the main favorite for the TT there not only GC riders. That's why Raisin isn't there
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| Christer |
Posted on 11-05-2010 18:58
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Not that bad for Bbox. I really hope that Greipel will win one stage...
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 11-05-2010 19:07
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not ideal, but hopefully Abal can make up time in the TT
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| rycadinho |
Posted on 11-05-2010 19:11
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Decent performance by Serpa, but I'm not happy that he didn't attack earlier so he could had ended with the stage win. A top 5 in the overall GC seems to be possible now, but I don't think he kan end as the winner of the tour now!
Edit: After the timetrial does things look much brighter for a overall win for Serpa...He didn't lose too much time to the strongest timetrialers and if he can stay with the others in stage 4, then I believe he can win the race at the final mountain stage!
Edited by rycadinho on 11-05-2010 19:20
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| Smowz |
Posted on 11-05-2010 22:17
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Not a bad little start for Red Bull, a decent effort in stage 1 sprint. Though more will be expected in the last two stages for Arashiro it is nice too see a sprint train attempted.
Augustyn is climbing well, though the rest of the team really struggled over the Mirador.
I would like to see them on the attack in the coming days. Certainly the hilly stage 4 will be very interesting indeed. |
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 11-05-2010 23:06
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Not exactly the start I was looking for, but at least Raisin has a chance at a top 10. |
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| Heine |
Posted on 12-05-2010 11:11
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2 in top 20 atleast, but why the hell didn't Noval ride for Kessiakoff? Fredrik is better in the mountains (generally), better in hills and better on TT...
I still hope for a top 5, maybe I can dream about 2 riders in top 10 if Noval can hang on in the hilly stage.
Planned tactics for the last mountain stage: Pfannberger attack early, build up a lead. Then at the start of the last climb Noval attacks. Then later Kessiakoff attacks and gets help from the 2 others up the mountain... No way my team will do that :-p
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| arthon |
Posted on 12-05-2010 18:17
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I can't believe Grabovski almost pulled it off.  |
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| Heine |
Posted on 12-05-2010 18:29
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I can't belive that Kessiakoff didn't even attack... He was a 3 star favorite ffs!
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| Smowz |
Posted on 12-05-2010 18:29
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Slightly better performance from my riders on this stage, though why one of them doesn't at least try and join breakaway I do not know!
Really close battle up front between Serpa (surprisingly good on this one) and Taaramae. Surely between those two now.
I fancy Kohl for this next stage - quite a long one so Serpa will look to Yellow jersey to inspire. |
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