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Giro d'Italia 2013 - Week 2
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 15-05-2013 13:44
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Alesle wrote:
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ianrussell wrote:
Yeah probably but hopefully someone will challenge. They won't get that much rope either as Di Luca and Petrov are "just" 13 minutes back.
Astana should let breakaway go and let someone else take lead. We all know Nibali and Evans can drop Petrov or Di Luca in mountains later on. But they don't have strength to control race for 2 weeks now.
In the same way "we all knew" Arroyo could be dropped in the mountains in 2010?
Or Voeckler? 
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| Nin1388 |
Posted on 15-05-2013 13:46
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Alesle wrote:
Nin1388 wrote:
ianrussell wrote:
Yeah probably but hopefully someone will challenge. They won't get that much rope either as Di Luca and Petrov are "just" 13 minutes back.
Astana should let breakaway go and let someone else take lead. We all know Nibali and Evans can drop Petrov or Di Luca in mountains later on. But they don't have strength to control race for 2 weeks now.
In the same way "we all knew" Arroyo could be dropped in the mountains in 2010?
It has happened. Like Oscar Pereiro getting 30min on Floyd Landis in 2006 TdF and then not letting go, untill Landis got naughty  .
Its a risk they will have to take and calculate their strength. |
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| Nin1388 |
Posted on 15-05-2013 13:48
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Sylvain Georges (Ag2R La Mondiale) has returned a positive test for Heptaminol
https://www.cyclin...heptaminol |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 15-05-2013 13:50
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Nin1388 wrote:
Alesle wrote:
Nin1388 wrote:
ianrussell wrote:
Yeah probably but hopefully someone will challenge. They won't get that much rope either as Di Luca and Petrov are "just" 13 minutes back.
Astana should let breakaway go and let someone else take lead. We all know Nibali and Evans can drop Petrov or Di Luca in mountains later on. But they don't have strength to control race for 2 weeks now.
In the same way "we all knew" Arroyo could be dropped in the mountains in 2010?
It has happened. Like Oscar Pereiro getting 30min on Floyd Landis in 2006 TdF and then not letting go, untill Landis got naughty .
Its a risk they will have to take and calculate their strength.
I'd say they have a decent team it's a risk they don't have to take. Indeed they have now pegged the gap at around 4 minutes on the early part of the climb. |
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| fickman |
Posted on 15-05-2013 14:04
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What is that Euskatel guy doing??? |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 15-05-2013 14:09
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fickman wrote:
What is that Euskatel guy doing???
Did he mishear the gap was 50 seconds rather than 5 minutes..."I still can't see them..." :/ |
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| Strydz |
Posted on 15-05-2013 14:09
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fickman wrote:
What is that Euskatel guy doing???
Its a mountain! Euskatel can't help themselves
Hells 500 Crew and 6 x Everester
Don Rd Launching Place
Melbourne Hill Rd Warrandyte
Colby Drive Belgrave South
William Rd The Patch
David Hill Rd Monbulk
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| CountArach |
Posted on 15-05-2013 14:10
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Don't be silly, the French don't do drugs!
But seriously after he won the stage at the Tour of California last year I sort of had it in the back of my head that I wouldn't be surprised if he was on something, as he sort of came out of nowhere a few years ago. So I'm not overly surprised.
EDIT: Of course he may well have been clean then and obviously I have no evidence that he was doped last year or the year before.
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| Nin1388 |
Posted on 15-05-2013 14:15
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CountArach wrote:
Don't be silly, the French don't do drugs!
But seriously after he won the stage at the Tour of California last year I sort of had it in the back of my head that I wouldn't be surprised if he was on something, as he sort of came out of nowhere a few years ago. So I'm not overly surprised.
EDIT: Of course he may well have been clean then and obviously I have no evidence that he was doped last year or the year before.
You'd think they might learn from how riders are getting caught and punished, maybe its sort of thing that one cannot control like Contador or Frank Schleck. |
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| Strydz |
Posted on 15-05-2013 14:28
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Pirazzi! What a nutter
Hells 500 Crew and 6 x Everester
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| cio93 |
Posted on 15-05-2013 14:31
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Well, that KoM just came 2,5km earlier than what the stage profile said...
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 15-05-2013 14:32
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Pirazzi needs to be much cooler if he wants to win the blue jersey. He keeps attacking far too early.
I'm picking Martens for the stage win.
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 15-05-2013 14:32
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cio93 wrote:
Well, that KoM just came 2,5km earlier than what the stage profile said...
Yeah, at least the riders knew I was thinking that was a long range attempt. |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 15-05-2013 15:04
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Gretsch on his way to "a Belkov"?
He built up an excellent gap in the descent.
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 15-05-2013 15:13
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If Pirazzi doesnt win and he shouldn't, I am back in the betting game to the very generous for today's stage odds on other rider
Will be intresting if Gretsch can keep this up.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 15-05-2013 15:19
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
Pirazzi needs to be much cooler if he wants to win the blue jersey. He keeps attacking far too early.
I hope you're not complaining about this, great battles we've seen from him already  |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 15-05-2013 15:20
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Alakagom wrote:
Will be intresting if Gretsch can keep this up.
I very much doubt it. Down to 80 seconds.
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 15-05-2013 15:23
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Di luca is already nervous |
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| gotlandrules |
Posted on 15-05-2013 15:23
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Finally we see Kessiakoff doing some good work for Nibali... Hopefully he is starting to ride himself into shape. |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 15-05-2013 15:24
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gotlandrules wrote:
Finally we see Kessiakoff doing some good work for Nibali... Hopefully he is starting to ride himself into shape.
well..has peloton even droped one rider so far? |
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