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Vuelta a Venezuela Discussion
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| niconico |
Posted on 04-11-2008 21:24
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It's time for the final mountainous stage race of the 2009 Season and this race will be very important for who will walk away with the two promotion spots this season. With LA/MSS absent this could be the chance Champion need to put the final nail in the coffin of the Portuguese team, but will also be a chance to challenge B&O for 2009 Continental Tour Championship.
Champion has a very capable and perhaps even the biggest favourite for the win in home-favourite José Chacon. He will face stiff competition from his countryman Manuel Medina of British Airways in this 15-stage race through Venezuela.
In the next line of favourites we have the Continental Tour Leader, Tom Danielson, who will be looking to bag that win as he come under heavy pressure recently by Edvald Boasson Hagen, Angel Vicioso and Juan José Haedo. None of these will be in Venezuela for this race, so for Danielson this is a great opportunity to seal the deal.
Danielson will face competition from three Europeans. The first is White Bear Steyr's Bernhard Kohl, who is a force to reckon with in the mountains. Wiggle - Premier Inn and Ernst&Young also field strong contenders here with Mikel Aztarloza and Oscar Pereiro Sio, who is the Cyanide Bookies' favourite.
If none of the above mentioned riders can live up to the expectations, then the likes of Colorade (Zenmind), Terciado (Benfica), Ochoa Quintero (Irn Bru) and Peterson (Slipstream) will be lined up to run off with the overall honour.
Complete Teams List:
American Suzuki B
Champion
Benfica
British Airways
Dasani
Ernst + Young
Fed-Ex
Gatorade B
Gazetta B
Irn Bru
Pearl Jam B
Slipstream
Slipstream B
Sony Ericsson B
Virgin B
White Bear Steyr
Wiggle
Zenmind
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 04-11-2008 21:25
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Come on Virgin B, get me some points i want to top the B team league  |
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 04-11-2008 21:33
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Well, with Matt Rowe my only sprinter here, it's all or nothing for Astarloza. Hopefully someone will get in the breaks to get me another jersey!
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 04-11-2008 21:36
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I dont like Medina.
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 04-11-2008 22:18
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Stetina for a stage win!
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 04-11-2008 22:43
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Colby and PetersonB)
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| Macquet |
Posted on 04-11-2008 23:49
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Great results for my guys today...we just have to hold on against these great teams. |
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 05-11-2008 09:25
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Ochoa is a known doper and Medina is the moral winner 
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| niconico |
Posted on 05-11-2008 14:56
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I'm not sure or anything but I think what happened in stage 2 has never happened before this.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 05-11-2008 15:36
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A_Schleck wrote:
I'm not sure or anything but I think what happened in stage 2 has never happened before this.
Whats that? A win for Slipstream B? |
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 05-11-2008 15:39
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Is Marcos Arriagdadada team leader for Wiggle? If he is, I may start crying.
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| niconico |
Posted on 05-11-2008 15:46
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SportingNonsense wrote:
A_Schleck wrote:
I'm not sure or anything but I think what happened in stage 2 has never happened before this.
Whats that? A win for Slipstream B?
A 1-2 by a team's A and B teams
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 05-11-2008 16:11
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The PT should steal this tour for next season |
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 05-11-2008 16:11
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Yup, and give us the tour de france in exchange
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 05-11-2008 16:12
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CrueTrue wrote:
The PT should steal this tour for next season
Lol, thats what happened with the Vuelta Colombia, it was hardly a big success |
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 05-11-2008 16:16
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woooo?
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 05-11-2008 16:32
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So far not bad. Its good that my riders will still go in the break even with a lead to defend. We are not going to hold that lead so the breakaways are essential
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 05-11-2008 17:03
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Good to see Matt Rowe actually being treated as my only team's sprinter! 10th place for him is ok. I'm happy with that. Next year he should/could be able to manage a few podium places in the right races.
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| Macquet |
Posted on 05-11-2008 20:50
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Bittersweet victory for Turano on the third stage, hoping for some more stage wins and perhaps a points jersey now.
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| t-baum |
Posted on 05-11-2008 20:52
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SportingNonsense wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
The PT should steal this tour for next season
Lol, thats what happened with the Vuelta Colombia, it was hardly a big success
Bullshit, it got me alot of points 
Macquet wrote:
"We all know that wasn't the real footage of the Worlds anyway. That was just the staged footage to perpetuate the coverup that it was actually Vinokourov that won the race." |
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