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Katusha | The Red Russians | 2012
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| Batista15 |
Posted on 12-02-2012 19:20
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Unlucky day! Anyway great race reports so far, good luck for the next stage. |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 12-02-2012 19:38
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Things went pretty bad in this stage. :/ |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 13-02-2012 00:03
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Not the best of day's for the Red Russian's |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 15-02-2012 00:03
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Thanks guys!
Lets hope for better results in the Tour Down Under!
Edit:
Been having a lot of trouble with school. Not like getting bad grades trouble, but its a new semester, and I'm not sure what I want to do in the future, and theres a lot of bad courses I've taken, but I dont know whether to persevere through them and have lots of stress and almost no time for leisure, or see if I can drop the courses, possibly mess up my future, but have less stress. It sounds crazy, but the subject isn't something I'd want to be a major part of my career.
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| cavfan8 |
Posted on 15-02-2012 09:59
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im in exactly the same position mate! im dropping them and doing what i love, go for it, in the future id rather be happy than rich |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 15-02-2012 10:28
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Do what you want to do by you heart. Still nothing is definitive and i think you will realize that it is not important what you study, as you can still have a chance to do something different in the future, if you will go for it! Good luck mate 
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| Batista15 |
Posted on 15-02-2012 11:02
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I´m sure you will do the right for yourself. Just let your heart speak in these difficult situations. I can really comprehend your troubles.  Good luck. |
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| Batista15 |
Posted on 15-02-2012 11:02
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cavfan8 wrote:
im in exactly the same position mate! im dropping them and doing what i love, go for it, in the future id rather be happy than rich
This is so true man! |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 15-02-2012 14:06
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Wow, thanks guys! Thats some seriously good advice, not just for now, but in general
Thanks a lot! I agree its better to be happy than rich!
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 17-02-2012 00:57
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 22.1.12 Santos Tour Down Under - Stage 4
Norwood - Tanunda
Todays stage is a little bumpier than the last stage, so it could be a good day for the breakaway to get the win. The small hills near the end could prove to be a great spot tactically to attack as well.
The breakaway formed later than most days, and they showed just how aggressive when they all decided to go for the sprint point. This was also probably the closest sprint point in the history of the PT as not one rider in a group of more than 5 riders more than half a wheel length behind the first placed rider.
Later, Aleksandr Kuschynski made a bold attack, trying to get Katusha's jersey on television, however his attempt was soon brought back, and he was there to focus on helping Freire to the line.
But we had one more plan. Have Vicioso attack on the final categorized climb of the day. It looked to be working for a while, but he was also brought back, just before the main break was also caught, meaning it would again come down to a sprint, luckily we still had Freire available, so tactically those attacks did no harm.
The sprint started early, and right from the get-go Freire was boxed in. This allowed many sprinters to pass him, including Haussler and Cavendish.
Down to the final straightaway and Haussler is coming on the inside of Cavendish, but he is running out of road! Cavendish has been great so far this season, so surely he wont get passed by Haussler now?
But its Haussler, just edging the Manx Missile on the line. Freire managed to salvage a 7th place finish passing about 10 riders in the last 500m. So good ride by him, and of course Haussler.
| 1 | Heinrich Haussler | Garmin - Barracuda | 3h18'47 | | 2 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 3 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | Juan José Haedo | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | 5 | Samuel Dumoulin | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 6 | Daniele Pietropolli | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 7 | Óscar Freire | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 8 | Ben Swift | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 9 | Stuart O'Grady | GreenEdge Cycling Team | s.t. | | 10 | Sébastien Hinault | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. |
Overall
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Procycling | 13h45'35 | | 2 | Daniele Pietropolli | Lampre - ISD | + 1 | | 3 | Juan José Haedo | Team Saxo Bank | + 12 | | 4 | Heinrich Haussler | Garmin - Barracuda | + 13 | | 5 | Nico Sijmens | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 6 | Óscar Freire | Katusha Team | + 16 | | 7 | Ben Swift | Sky Procycling | + 17 | | 8 | Brett Lancaster | GreenEdge Cycling Team | s.t. | | 9 | Michael Mørkøv | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | 10 | Daniel Oss | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 18 |
Points
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Procycling | 6 | 22 | | 2 | Juan José Haedo | Team Saxo Bank | 6 | 14 | | 3 | Brett Lancaster | GreenEdge Cycling Team | 4 | 12 | | 4 | Michael Mørkøv | Team Saxo Bank | 6 | 12 | | 5 | Daniel Oss | Liquigas - Cannondale | 0 | 10 |
KoM
| 1 | Grégory Rast | RadioShack - Nissan | 16 | 28 | | 2 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | 0 | 16 | | 3 | Marcel Sieberg | Lotto Belisol Team | 16 | 16 | | 4 | Fabio Sabatini | Liquigas - Cannondale | 0 | 16 | | 5 | Xavier Florencio | Katusha Team | 12 | 12 |
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 17-02-2012 01:54
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Just noticed those sweet orange fences. 
EDIT: All the ingame graphics look amazing. I should really boost up my files and get a better video card  But I'm too cheap to spend the money 
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 17-02-2012 08:18
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Steady riding by Freire |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 17-02-2012 17:14
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Thanks a lot Mresuperstar. I love the orange fences. They'll be making a guest appearance in Stage 6 in the Tour de San Luis  
And thanks for the comments on the graphics. I did a bit of editing afterwards though Will check your story, since I haven't yet.
Thanks Sutty, you always comment, and I like that. keeps my motivation up.
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 17-02-2012 17:17
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Freire is doing as expected on those flat stages, now looking forward to stage 5. Should be a good one for Feire. I love those Orange fences too, though Giro's pinks win it for me
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| olabj |
Posted on 17-02-2012 17:56
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Freire need to pick up his game. Seventh places are good but they don't get you a lot of wins Perhaps some sprint-train training is under concideration
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 17-02-2012 21:50
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Freire getting top-10's, but where he's got the big chance is in stage 5, so hope he can correspond with a good result. |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 18-02-2012 01:45
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@ Alakagom- Yeah, I'm still hoping he can get better results though. And yeah, love the Orange Giro is my fav too!
@ olabj- I agree, its him, and I'm doing everything perfectly Nah, I need to step up my game. If I cant perfect my sprints by Oman and Qatar then I can atleast use it as practice.
@ Freitas- Thanks! I hope so too!
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 18-02-2012 02:02
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 22.1.12 Tour de San Luis - Stage 6
La Huertita - La Carolina
Stage 6 has a lot of climbing km's so we should be seeing a climber or puncheur getting the victory when its all over with. There are also a lot of KoM points up for grabs today, so it is possible that a rider wanting to win this competition gets in the breakaway.
The stage had pretty much nothing go on in the first 3/4, as no breakaway was allowed to get any time on the peloton. We pick it up at the foot of the final major climb leading up to the final KoM sprint, and a few km's before the eventual finish. Movistar, Katusha and Astana are all putting teammates at the front to set the pace, and thin down the lead group.
At the KoM sprint Masciarelli of Astana makes his attack! He gets a good gap, and the riders back in the peloton are now starting to feel nervous about any sudden moves made by other riders, things are really tense now.
In the flat section about 7km from the line, Pablo Lastras makes a brave attack, looking to catch Gasparotto who has just sat down from his attack. The two make a mutual effort to try and get away from the chasing group, but with about 3km left, both of them are brought back to the group.
The sprint begins with 1.5km to go, and Movistar and Astana are "blocking" the front of the group. Movistar looks in control as Lastras and Arroyo both start to gain a tiny gap. Trofimov and Brutt are making their way to the front, weaving in and out of the slower riders.
But Lastras gets the win, showing his domination. But as we look at the Top 8 finishers we can see who the dominant teams are. Brutt and Caruso both did well today, but Gasparotto hold on to the overall lead with only a few days left.
| 1 | Pablo Lastras | Movistar Team | 5h35'00 | | 2 | David Arroyo | Movistar Team | + 8 | | 3 | Pavel Brutt | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 4 | Giampaolo Caruso | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 5 | Robert Kiserlovski | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 6 | Andrey Kashechkin | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 7 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 8 | Francesco Masciarelli | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 9 | Danail Petrov | Caja Rural | + 29 | | 10 | Javier Moreno | Movistar Team | s.t. |
Overall
| 1 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | 22h05'08 | | 2 | Pablo Lastras | Movistar Team | + 1'01 | | 3 | Pavel Brutt | Katusha Team | + 2'29 | | 4 | Andrey Kashechkin | Astana Pro Team | + 2'43 | | 5 | David Arroyo | Movistar Team | + 3'08 | | 6 | Danail Petrov | Caja Rural | + 3'30 | | 7 | Yury Trofimov | Katusha Team | + 3'33 | | 8 | Francesco Masciarelli | Astana Pro Team | + 3'39 | | 9 | Robert Kiserlovski | Astana Pro Team | + 4'08 | | 10 | Javier Moreno | Movistar Team | + 4'29 |
Points
| 1 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | 13 | 70 | | 2 | Pablo Lastras | Movistar Team | 31 | 68 | | 3 | Marcel Kittel | Project 1t4i | 0 | 61 | | 4 | Jure Kocjan | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 0 | 48 | | 5 | Anuar Manan | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0 | 37 |
KoM
| 1 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | 8 | 32 | | 2 | Pablo Lastras | Movistar Team | 4 | 26 | | 3 | Luca Zanasca | Team WIT | 16 | 26 | | 4 | Yury Trofimov | Katusha Team | 6 | 22 | | 5 | Pavel Brutt | Katusha Team | 6 | 16 |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 18-02-2012 02:17
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A Good stage again for the Katusha boys |
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| Neillster |
Posted on 18-02-2012 08:14
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Good stage, nice to be on the podium |
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