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Vuelta a Colombia Discussion!
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 24-12-2007 22:13
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As my fellow manager mattiasgt pointed out this should be the most exciting race of the season.
Slipstream has sent a team made up entirely of climbers.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 24-12-2007 22:51
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 24-12-2007 22:53
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It would be nice to see who's the favourites are. 
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 24-12-2007 22:55
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mattiasgt wrote:
It would be nice to see who's the favourites are.
Ill find out too when I make the startlist
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 24-12-2007 23:14
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Team of the moment, Barloworld, will be led by in-form and race favourite, Bernhard Kohl.
Une Orbitel will rely on Oscar Pereiro, who is 2nd in the America Tour rankings.
Sergio Ghisalberti worked as a teammate in China but will now be relied upon in Colombia to deliver the goods.
Local rider Alexis Rojas Diaz will lead the SouthAustralia.com team - how much will the home rider bonus help?
The luckless Yeison Delgado will lead Procycling-BBC, who also have Ivan Dominguez in the sprints and an inform Daniel Lloyd.
Could this race end Landbouwkredit's promotion hopes? They havent brought either of their top climbers seen in Austria, and will be breakaway chasing.
Cuban Perez Marquez may fancy his chances for Nippo and has strong support from the usual Sprinting team.
Who will lead HealthNet? The colombian Agudelo has had a poor season, Santos Gonzalez has recoverd from Qinghai, 3rd in the America Tour rankings but was blown away in Georgia. So its probably Jorge Ferrio, who put in a decent showing in Austria.
Merckyx will lead Slipstream but a decent overall position seems unlikely, despite an excellent climbing squad.
Pedro Nicacio needs to live up to his pricetag for DFL.
Maxbo Bianchi bring a young squad, but Grivko will struggle to keep up with the stronger climbers.
Can Garate grab glory for Tinkoff? Maybe, if he doesnt crash. Astaraloza and Uran are strong support.
The America tour leader Domenico Pozzovivo is joint favourite wih Kohl - can he win for Panaria, who are slipping away from their promotion hopes.
Relax Gam as late jpoiners to the season, have no top climbers available but should be active attackers.
Pietro Caucchioli will lead Agritubel, who bring Richeze, one of few sprinters in Colombia.
Marco Polo never explored Colombia, and the team of his namesake may struggle. Jackson Rodriguez is Colombian but is yet to feature elsewhere this season.
Benfica's only win of the season came from Dani Moreno in the mountains of Malaysia, and he is joined by Nuno Ribiero.
After 3rd in Austria, Wiesenhof's Chilean Marcos Arriagada must not be discounted, along with support from David Blanco.
Volksbank can look to attack but mayh struggle for results.
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 25-12-2007 00:30
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Slipstream hopes for a top 20, or a stage.
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 25-12-2007 10:00
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That's a strong field..
And darn that swede! I know he's totaly awesome but must he win now? 
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 25-12-2007 11:16
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Right, Nicácio starts the tour with a 6th. Thats a decent opening move.
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 25-12-2007 17:37
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11th for PetersonB)
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 25-12-2007 18:02
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Its very good to see Ed Clancy score some points at last
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 26-12-2007 11:35
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 26-12-2007 18:24
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Victory count: 3! Not that its pretty of anything.
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 26-12-2007 18:40
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Agritubel got a really strange tactic. Saving themselves for the mountains maybe?
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| odenkos |
Posted on 26-12-2007 18:40
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Go Serrano!!!!!!!!!!! 
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| niconico |
Posted on 26-12-2007 18:44
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That's actually the first time I own a mountain's jersey. Well done Pluchkin
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 26-12-2007 19:45
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According to the schedale sheet I have saved on my desktop Slipstream's squad should have been Merckx, Raisin, Stetina, peterson, Bajadali, Swindlehurst and Armstrong.
SN could you confirm who Huff replaced? It better be Armstrong cause he sucks.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 26-12-2007 21:03
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He replaced Armstrong, sorry about that.
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 26-12-2007 22:18
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Gentlemen. I have a good feeling about Colombia.
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 26-12-2007 22:52
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I have a bad feeling...
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 26-12-2007 23:10
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SportingNonsense wrote:
He replaced Armstrong, sorry about that.
no worries. At least I have a contender for the sprints now
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