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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 10-09-2009 11:02
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about the worlds..this is most overrated race at the season..
Beside..who was last rainbow jersey owner who had great season after world champ. title.. |
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 10-09-2009 11:32
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Guido Mukk wrote:
about the worlds..this is most overrated race at the season..
Errrr.....I'd have to disagree with that. Though, I myself would prefer to win one of the monuments.
Had an idea for rest days.
24 hour chaperones for riders in the Top 20 on rest days to prevent blood transfusions.  |
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| ruben |
Posted on 10-09-2009 11:43
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Everybody refill your blood bags, it's rest day  |
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Posted on 10-09-2009 11:47
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ruben wrote:
Everybody refill your blood bags, it's rest day
touché
prevent hangovers --> stay drunk
pozzato, basically the most stupid cyclist around
RIP WW. Gone but not forgotten
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| issoisso |
Posted on 10-09-2009 22:20
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Here goes the same post I always make after Grand Tour rest days
Certain riders tend to suck after rest days.
Expect people who will otherwise be very strong throughout the Vuelta to suddenly suck majorly tomorrow and go back to normal on Saturday. Perfectly normal.
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 10-09-2009 22:34
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issoisso wrote:
Here goes the same post I always make after Grand Tour rest days
Certain riders tend to suck after rest days.
Expect people who will otherwise be very strong throughout the Vuelta to suddenly suck majorly tomorrow and go back to normal on Saturday. Perfectly normal.
Can you give us an idea of who?
Sastre's the obvious one but hes not here
 [url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| issoisso |
Posted on 10-09-2009 22:38
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The opposite is true for Sastre.
No one I can think of that's in this Vuelta. All the obvious ones that tend to do badly after a rest day are absent.
Basso maybe?
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 10-09-2009 22:50
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issoisso wrote:
The opposite is true for Sastre.
No one I can think of that's in this Vuelta. All the obvious ones that tend to do badly after a rest day are absent.
Basso maybe?
I thought that was part of the reason you gave for Sastre failing on Blockhaus
[url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| issoisso |
Posted on 10-09-2009 22:59
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Nope, that was because Sastre does well in the hardest, longest stages possible. His great performances (dropping the other climbers), you'll find are extremely rare and only happen when the stage is insanely long/hard. Blockhaus was an extremely short stage with 1 climb that wasn't even steep at all 
Basically he's the diametral opposite of Contador in every way
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 10-09-2009 23:57
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What about Cunego or Danielson? I'm at least expecting Cunego to get back on normal so he can prepare the Worlds, but my guess is, he'll only do that after a really bad day in a mountain stage, which btw should be iminent
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| Goldberger |
Posted on 11-09-2009 00:05
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I have a feeling Samu Sanchez will have another bad day tomorrow, I could be very wrong tough |
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Posted on 11-09-2009 00:47
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issoisso wrote:
diametral opposite
huh?
(and yes, I know what diametral and opposite mean, I just don't see how that works when comparing the types of stages Contador and Sastre are strong at) |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 11-09-2009 00:57
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isso came up with some evidence after Contador failed in paris nice showing that he burned out in long time trials and stages
hence opposite to sastre.
Oh and I think it should be diametric
[url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 11-09-2009 01:24
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mb2612 wrote:
Oh and I think it should be diametric
Yeah, it was the diametral part I was wondering about, but it does make sense with diametric. |
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| Stijn_vranken |
Posted on 11-09-2009 10:51
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*Starts Dreaming*
Sanchez will win today
*Stops Dreaming*
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RIP WW. Gone but not forgotten
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Posted on 11-09-2009 11:53
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Gerdemann has pulled out  |
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Posted on 11-09-2009 12:06
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Hopefully Cunego will ride well with the favourites today... i can't wait should ba a good stage... i hope Evans gets dropped... he annoys me 
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| ruben |
Posted on 11-09-2009 12:14
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Gesink said on the rest day he takes it day by day and his main goals are a stage win and try to stay on the podium. He also said he learned riding a bigger gear sometimes, especially when others accelerate... |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 11-09-2009 12:32
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Taaramäe told that he will try to get into breakaway today... |
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Posted on 11-09-2009 12:42
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Vino in the break... and Oscar Friere???? oook lol
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