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| Smoothie |
Posted on 24-07-2008 15:10
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Which Portuguese riders would you expect to get signed up, if it turn out like this. Who are the up and coming Portuguese riders. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 24-07-2008 15:14
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Well, the big talent is Tiago Machado, but god only knows who they might sign IF (biiiiiig if) this comes to fruition
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Posted on 24-07-2008 15:14
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Tiago Macachado (speeled wrong) and Rui Costa (not the footballer ) of what I know of.
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Posted on 24-07-2008 15:16
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issoisso wrote:
Well, the big talent is Tiago Machado, but god only knows who they might sign IF (biiiiiig if) this comes to fruition
Is he a climber or a Sprinter, im sure if the Portuguese sponsor is going to be final they are going to want to invest in some younger riders. |
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Posted on 24-07-2008 15:18
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schleck93 wrote:
Tiago Macachado (speeled wrong) and Rui Costa (not the footballer ) of what I know of.
yeah, Rui Costa is a pretty big talent as well.
Machado is an all-rounder, he climbs, he time trials, short hills and he's a fighter.
Basically, he has the skills to always finish runner up in everything
Rui Costa is a puncheur who livened up the last under-23 worlds by attacking a bunch of times
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| jolly_antunes |
Posted on 24-07-2008 15:19
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Rui Costa, Manuel Cardoso, Ricardo Mestre and of course Tiago Machado, the best young riders in Portugal
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| issoisso |
Posted on 24-07-2008 15:22
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Cardoso and Mestre are hardly young anymore 
They might be signed, though
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Posted on 24-07-2008 15:23
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They are under 25.... i guess.
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Posted on 24-07-2008 15:26
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They'll both be 26 by the time next season starts, so although they can be useful riders (especially Mestre), they're hardly prospects
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Posted on 24-07-2008 15:29
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I have to say i havent seen much from Portugal young rider wise and personally id like to see more. Are they any Portuguese feeder/development teams? |
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Posted on 24-07-2008 15:29
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Cardoso is winning a lot this season.... but in Portugal
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Posted on 24-07-2008 23:23
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it's been clarified that Dueñas never said he took EPO knowingly, but said he took what the team's doctors told him to take.
And Ruben's certainty that Dekker would win both olympic titles has just crashed. Dekker withdrew himself from both races. "not in shape".
here's the funny part: his replacement for the TT is Gesink
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Posted on 24-07-2008 23:27
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Dekker is always not in shape when he hits the bottom 
Eating my daily Breakfast at 9 pm
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Posted on 24-07-2008 23:27
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What races has Dekker done this year, I haven't seen him in anything, or is he gunning for the Vuelta |
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Posted on 24-07-2008 23:29
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Deadpool wrote:
What races has Dekker done this year, I haven't seen him in anything, or is he gunning for the Vuelta
he was sick. Rabo's leader for the Vuelta is Gesink. that's Gesink's big goal. And it'll show us what he's made of.
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Posted on 24-07-2008 23:29
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Setzel wrote:
Dekker is always not in shape when he hits the bottom
Tour du Suisse but he was not in shape
Eating my daily Breakfast at 9 pm
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Posted on 24-07-2008 23:30
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Setzel you just replied to yourself, how drunk are you?
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Posted on 24-07-2008 23:31
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issoisso wrote:
And Ruben's certainty that Dekker would win both olympic titles has just crashed. Dekker withdrew himself from both races. "not in shape".
here's the funny part: his replacement for the TT is Gesink
And RR replacement Niki Terpstra I think, has he (Terpstra) shown any form this year? |
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Posted on 24-07-2008 23:32
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Terpstra was outstanding at the Ronde van Vlaanderen. not much more, but that's already awesome for such a young rider
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Posted on 24-07-2008 23:37
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yep, 14th at RVV |
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