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| Smoothie |
Posted on 13-06-2007 17:24
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Lots of Purple for SouthAustralia looks like my club kit  |
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| Crommy |
Posted on 13-06-2007 17:25
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Geraint's hanging on !! Two more stages and he's got it!!!
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 13-06-2007 17:28
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Hope he can hold it! |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 13-06-2007 18:14
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Actually 3 more stages to come - 2 after this one.
Stage 6 (Out of 8)
Kirk O'Bee and Hrovje Miholjevic were in the break but that was brought in as Mattan had the front with 800 metres to go, Mattan faded as Thomas stormed through for win number 2.
1 Geraint Thomas WALES NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM 24'00
2 Ivan Stevic TOYOTA UNITED PRO CT s.t.
3 Stephen Gallagher IRELAND NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM s.t.
4 Nico Mattan DFL - CYCLINGNEWS - LITESPEED s.t.
5 Daniele Pietropolli TEAM TENAX SALMILANO s.t.
6 Julian Winn WALES NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM s.t.
7 Yanto Barker WALES NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM s.t.
8 Peter Kennaugh ISLE OF MAN NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM s.t.
9 Ryder Hesjedal TISSOT - iSHARES s.t.
10 Matt Talbot RAPHA CONDOR - SPIUK s.t.
11 Dale Appleby WALES NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM s.t.
12 Miroslav Bozic EUROSPORT.COM s.t.
13 Chris Newton RECYCLING.CO.UK s.t.
14 Kirk O'Bee HEALTH NET PB MAXXIS s.t.
15 Ross Sander WALES NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM s.t. |
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| Crommy |
Posted on 13-06-2007 18:22
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Well, the last one is a flat stage, so only two more stages and he has secured his victory 
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 13-06-2007 18:41
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Unless he crashes!
Stage 7
Another hilly stage and eyebrows were raised as he went on the attack, looking for mountain points.
At 3km to go it was crunch time as Thomas launched away from the peleton in pursuit of Daniele Pietropolli, Stevic was also inbetween Pietropolli and the pack. Thomas soon (surprisingly) moved past Stevic and as the gradient rose, Pietropolli drew nearer and nearer and nearer....
Who would the Irish organisers give the win to?
1 Daniele Pietropolli TEAM TENAX SALMILANO 27'48
2 Geraint Thomas WALES NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM s.t.
3 Ivan Stevic TOYOTA UNITED PRO CT s.t.
4 Ivan Terenine TINKOFF CREDIT SYSTEMS + 19
5 Stephen Gallagher IRELAND NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 30
6 Ross Muir RAPHA CONDOR - SPIUK s.t.
7 Michael Barry QANTAS s.t.
8 Gustav Larsson QANTAS s.t.
9 Fabio Duarte TEAM KONICA MINOLTA s.t.
10 Warren Flynn ISLE OF MAN NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM s.t.
11 Ryder Hesjedal TISSOT - iSHARES s.t.
12 Simon Holt RECYCLING.CO.UK s.t.
13 Daniel McConnell SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM - AIS s.t.
14 Matija Kvasina PERUTNINA PTUJ s.t.
15 Troels Lavritsen CARLSBERG - CBB CYCLING s.t.
I cant see Thomas losing the overall win now:
1 Geraint Thomas WALES NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM 3h16'08
2 Ivan Stevic TOYOTA UNITED PRO CT + 1'42
3 Simon Holt RECYCLING.CO.UK + 1'55
4 Stephen Gallagher IRELAND NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 2'03
5 Alex Holder RECYCLING.CO.UK + 2'13
6 Chris Newton RECYCLING.CO.UK s.t.
7 Steve Zampieri TISSOT - iSHARES + 2'14
8 Ryan Bonser RECYCLING.CO.UK + 2'18
9 Luke Rowe WALES NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 2'29
10 Peter Kennaugh ISLE OF MAN NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 2'32
11 Matt Rowe RECYCLING.CO.UK + 2'38
12 Mark Scanlon QANTAS + 2'48
13 Ross Sander WALES NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM s.t.
14 Shaun Higgerson SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM - AIS + 2'50
15 Jonathan Bellis ISLE OF MAN NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 2'53 |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 13-06-2007 20:17
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Stage 8
Some early intermediate sprints got Canadian Gordon Fraser and Manx Andy Roche into a 2 man breakaway, with the pack giving themselves too much to do. As Roche and Fraser prepared to battle for the win, a few crashes took place in the pack. Only Simon Malone abandoned but 3rd Overall Simon Holt crashed and loses time, he will drop outside of the top 40 at the end of the day.
Roche easily beats Fraser for the win, while Bonser gets a lucky escape to take 3rd.
Breschel had pulled alongside him going into the turn but lost control, falling to the ground. He also took down Perutnina's Elmiger (Seen taking the turn on the inside).
1 Andy Roche ISLE OF MAN NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM 21'57
2 Gordon Fraser HEALTH NET PB MAXXIS + 20
3 Ryan Bonser RECYCLING.CO.UK + 36
4 Julian Dean AIR NEWZEALAND s.t.
5 Hayden Roulston AIR NEWZEALAND s.t.
6 Wes Sulzberger QANTAS s.t.
7 Geraint Thomas WALES NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM s.t.
8 Ben Swift EUROSPORT.COM s.t.
9 Peter Kennaugh ISLE OF MAN NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM s.t.
10 Yanto Barker WALES NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM s.t.
11 Kyle Gritters TOYOTA UNITED PRO CT s.t.
12 Ivan Stevic TOYOTA UNITED PRO CT s.t.
13 Nicolas Roche IRELAND NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM s.t.
14 Ciaran Power NAVIGATORS INSURANCE s.t.
15 Sergey Lagutin NAVIGATORS INSURANCE s.t.
1 Geraint Thomas WALES NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM 3h38'41
2 Ivan Stevic TOYOTA UNITED PRO CT + 1'42
3 Stephen Gallagher IRELAND NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 2'03
4 Ryan Bonser RECYCLING.CO.UK + 2'10
5 Chris Newton RECYCLING.CO.UK + 2'13
6 Alex Holder RECYCLING.CO.UK s.t.
7 Steve Zampieri TISSOT - iSHARES + 2'14
8 Luke Rowe WALES NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 2'29
9 Peter Kennaugh ISLE OF MAN NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 2'32
10 Matt Rowe RECYCLING.CO.UK + 2'38
11 Mark Scanlon QANTAS + 2'48
12 Ross Sander WALES NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM s.t.
13 Shaun Higgerson SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM - AIS + 2'50
14 Jonathan Bellis ISLE OF MAN NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM + 2'53
15 Sam Firby ISLE OF MAN NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM s.t.
1 Andy Roche ISLE OF MAN NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM 123
2 Geraint Thomas WALES NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM 108
3 Ivan Stevic TOYOTA UNITED PRO CT 99
4 Julian Dean AIR NEWZEALAND 93
5 Wes Sulzberger QANTAS 84
6 Ryan Bonser RECYCLING.CO.UK 73
7 Gordon Fraser HEALTH NET PB MAXXIS 62
8 Nicolas Roche IRELAND NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM 56
9 Stephen Gallagher IRELAND NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM 52
10 Daniele Pietropolli TEAM TENAX SALMILANO 50
1 Geraint Thomas WALES NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM 50
2 Daniele Pietropolli TEAM TENAX SALMILANO 40
3 Stephen Gallagher IRELAND NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM 34
4 Ivan Stevic TOYOTA UNITED PRO CT 33
5 Johann Tschopp TISSOT - iSHARES 26
6 Fabio Duarte TEAM KONICA MINOLTA 23
7 Steve Zampieri TISSOT - iSHARES 18
8 Michael Schär TISSOT - iSHARES 18
9 Sergey Lagutin NAVIGATORS INSURANCE 15
10 Ivan Terenine TINKOFF CREDIT SYSTEMS 14 |
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 13-06-2007 20:41
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Gosh stage 7 was close unlucky that he didnt win but these things happen 
Can i ask do sharp turns cause crashes ordo yuo put them in? |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 13-06-2007 22:44
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Well I put in the tight turns if thats what you mean as I make all the stages.
From my experience, crashes do tend to come at turns, as they do in real life.
A change of schedule is up next, with the TDF Mountains being my next tour.
First though ~ the new rankings. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 13-06-2007 23:54
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The French Leg - Non stop Climbing "Fun"
Stage 1 - Col du Galibier
Stage 2 - Alpe D'Huez
Stage 3 - Col d'Izoard
Stage 4 - Mont Ventoux
Stage 5 - Col de l'Iseran
Stage 6 - Col du Télégraphe
Stage 7 - Plateau de Beille
Stage 8 - Port de Pailhères
Stage 9 - Col du Tourmalet
Stage 10 - Luz Ardiden |
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| Crommy |
Posted on 14-06-2007 11:48
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Lovely, "fun" is just the right word. For us though, not the riders. any news on the teams for France?
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| AaB-ern |
Posted on 14-06-2007 13:00
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Great screenshot actually, looks like a realistic crash 
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| johnnyjur |
Posted on 14-06-2007 14:42
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Have I been competing in any tour??? |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 14-06-2007 17:02
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No news on the teams yet but inspect some very strong climbers and of course - the frenchies.
Johnny you raced in Ireland, Im not sure about stages but you finished 96th overall. |
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 14-06-2007 17:05
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AaB-ern - does look were good indeed, i would expec to see more OMG  |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 14-06-2007 17:32
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Rider Rankings -Top 50
1 Thomas Lövkvist SWE Carlsberg 196
2 Geraint Thomas WAL Wales 156
3 Mark Cavendish IOM Rapha Condor 114
4 David Millar SCO Rapha Condor 113
5 Charly Wegelius ENG Rapha Condor 110
6 Ivan Stevic SRB Toyota United 103
7 Ryan Bonser ENG Recycling.co.uk 102
8 Stephen Gallagher IRE Ireland 100
9 Luca Mazzanti ITA Tinkoff 95
10 Jeremy Hunt ENG Rabobank 87
11 Pieter Weening NED Rapha Condor 87
12 Alex Rasmussen DEN Carlsberg 81
13 Juan José Haedo ARG Toyota United 77
14 Justin England USA Toyota United 77
15 Andy Schleck LUX Eurosport.com 76
16 Michael Rogers AUS Rapha Condor 75
17 Fredrik Johansson SWE Plowman Craven 74
18 Jörg Jaksche GER Tinkoff 67
19 Theo Eltink NED Rabobank 65
20 Linus Gerdemann GER T-Mobile 64
21 Rémy Di Gregorio FRA Qantas 64
22 Chris Newton ENG Recycling.co.uk 62
23 Daniele Pietropolli ITA Tenax 62
24 Simon Holt ENG Recycling.co.uk 61
25 Bernhard Kohl AUT T-Mobile 61
26 Andy Roche IOM Isle of Man 60
27 Frank Schleck LUX CSC 59
28 Robbie McEwen AUS Qantas 59
29 James McCallum SCO Plowman Craven 58
30 Robert Gesink NED Eurosport.com 55
31 Matt Goss AUS Carlsberg 54
32 Maximiliano Richeze ARG Tinkoff 54
33 Christian Pfannberger AUT Elk Haus 53
34 Samuel Dumoulin FRA Auber 93 53
35 Steve Zampieri SUI Tissot - iShares 52
36 Julian Dean NZL Air NewZealand 52
37 Bernhard Eisel AUT Rapha Condor 50
38 Peter Kennaugh IOM Rapha Condor 49
39 James Taylor ENG Plowman Craven 49
40 Thor Hushovd NOR DFL Cyclingnews 46
41 Wes Sulzberger AUS Qantas 45
42 Alex Holder ENG Recycling.co.uk 42
43 Steve Cummings ENG Rapha Condor 40
44 Alexandre Moos SUI DFL Cyclingnews 38
45 Vladimir Karpets ESP Caisse D'epargne 38
46 Matt Talbot ENG Rapha Condor 37
47 Dean Downing ENG Rapha Condor 37
48 Mark Renshaw AUS DFL Cyclingnews 36
49 Tyler Hamilton USA Tinkoff 35
50 Oscar Sevilla ESP T-Mobile 34
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 14-06-2007 17:51
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Tight Placeings, this is very good my team is doing well |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 14-06-2007 18:15
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Teams for France
Confirmed
CSC - Frank Schleck , Carlos Sastre
Caisse d'Epargne - Alejandro Valverde , Oscar Pereiro
Eurosport.com - Andy Schleck , Rob Gesink
Astana - Andrey Kashechkin , Alexandre Vinokourov
Rapha Condor - Igor Anton , Alberto Contador
Discovery Channel - Janez Brajkovic , Cadel Evans
T-Mobile - Bernhard Kohl , Linus Gerdemann
Rabobank - Yaroslav Popvych , Theo Eltink
Shell - Lotto - Ricardo Ricco , Oliver Zaugg
Barloworld - Negacion - Paolo Savoldelli , Samuel Sanchez
Tinkoff - Jörg Jaksche , Tyler Hamilton
Ag2r - Christophe Moreau , Cyril Dessel
Carlsberg - Michael Rasmussen , Mattias Kessler
Gerolsteiner - Markus Fothen , Andreas Kloden
1 Neutral
Yet to be Confirmed
15 Squads, 5 places and its up to you on who will get in.
Relax - Gam - Francisco Mancebo , Dani Moreno
Saunier Duval - Iban Mayo , Koldo Gil
Lampre - Damiano Cunego , Tadej Valjavec
Cofidis - David Moncoutie , Sylvain Chavanel
DFL Cyclingnews - Aitor Gonzalez , Alexandre Moos
Toyota United - Justin England , Stefano Barberi
Liquigas - Franco Pellizotti , Danil di Luca
GS Bretagne - Timothy Johnson , Cyril Ficheaux
Credit Agricole - Patrice Halgand , Dimitri Fofonov
Agritubel - Moises Dueñas , Juan Miguel Mercado
Qantas - Remy di Gregorio , Quique Gutiérrez
Panaria - Domenico Pozzovivo , Luis Felipe Laverde
Auber 93 - Julien Mazet , Wilfried Arribagé
Selle Italia - Jose Serpa , Walter Pedraza
Capec - Andrei Mizourov , Aleksandr Diachenko |
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 14-06-2007 18:20
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my prefered teams would be:
1. Saunier Duval
2. Lampre
3. DFL - Cyclingnews
4. Liquigas
5. Qantas |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 14-06-2007 19:13
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Anyone else? |
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