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Giro d'Italia 2013 - Week 2
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| tpinot |
Posted on 16-05-2013 17:40
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wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
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Nacer Bouhanni after his second position today will not be part of tomorrow stage
huh?
In fact it was planned for him to stop before the first rest day but his was not happy with his results during the first week. So now that the mountain are coming he decided to stop his participation in this year Giro (Marc Madiot's strategy, he did the same with Arnaud Demare last year) |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 16-05-2013 17:41
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
Scarponi finished within the main field, by the way. Not with Wiggins, as suggested earlier.
great news...to get better Giro |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 16-05-2013 17:42
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Wiggins. Go home. Go botter Froome-bot at the Tour. |
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 16-05-2013 17:44
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tpinot wrote:
wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
tpinot wrote:
Nacer Bouhanni after his second position today will not be part of tomorrow stage
huh?
In fact it was planned for him to stop before the first rest day but his was not happy with his results during the first week. So now that the mountain are coming he decided to stop his participation in this year Giro (Marc Madiot's strategy, he did the same with Arnaud Demare last year)
I'm not sure it's really like Démare, as it was his first G.T. last year, whereas Bouhanni has already ridden a full Vuelta.
I'd say Bouhanni is quitting because there's almost only mountains from now on, and he's got no points jersey or anything to defend. |
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| tpinot |
Posted on 16-05-2013 17:54
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@aquarius: Bouhanni retired after the 13th stage in la Vuelta but I see your point  |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 16-05-2013 18:03
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Thought Bouhani might give tomorrow a bash first but obviously they feel it's too hard to be in contention for the sprint (almost certainly minus Cav). |
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| fosforgasXIII |
Posted on 16-05-2013 18:12
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Bouhanni turning into a new Cipollini? Attending GTs only for the sprints and quit in the middle. |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 16-05-2013 18:22
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YES, brilliant win from the whole OPQS-team  Sprint train is finnaly working
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
It's difficult not to be happy when you're surrounded by Belgians. - Mark Cavendish
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 16-05-2013 18:24
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TheManxMissile wrote:
fosforgasXIII wrote:
cunego59 wrote:
1. Cavendish
2. Bouhanni
3. Mezgec
100th career win for Cav, as it seems. Not bad ^^
Does he only have 100 victories? I thought he had a lot more already. So he has less victories than Greipel who celebrated his 100th victory in TDU this year.
As Greipel started real Road Racing in '05 (arguable) it's not that surprising. Plus its not the number but the quality, and Mark's palmares is packed with quality
"shit small races" 
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| issoisso |
Posted on 16-05-2013 18:34
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fosforgasXIII wrote:
Bouhanni turning into a new Cipollini? Attending GTs only for the sprints and quit in the middle.
Cipollini finished the Giro many times
The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 16-05-2013 19:38
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 16-05-2013 20:15
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After today's stage, we saw it coming. Best decision, Uran can do something here, now! |
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| ruben |
Posted on 16-05-2013 20:17
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still stupid they let uran wait earlier in the giro. He could've been a close threat to Nibali.. now he isn't.. thanks sky
this is the 2nd or 3rd time they kept so rigidly to "plan A" that plan B either failed or is too late
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 16-05-2013 20:19
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Also, the fight from pink is reduced to one of the three pre favorites. It's going fast! |
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 16-05-2013 20:20
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ruben wrote:
still stupid they let uran wait earlier in the giro. He could've been a close threat to Nibali.. now he isn't.. thanks sky
this is the 2nd or 3rd time they kept so rigidly to "plan A" that plan B either failed or is too late
It's never late. We saw what Rigo can do,so , he can maybe take that 2 minutes. But chances are small,of course. Wiggins just ruined his chance for much better position.
Wiggins or Henao-Uran for next season,someone will leave for sure.
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 16-05-2013 20:26
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admirschleck wrote:
It's never late. We saw what Rigo can do,so , he can maybe take that 2 minutes.
I highly doubt it. The main reason he got away on Altopiano is that Nibali was watching Wiggins, allowing Uran to build up an advantage of almost a minute before the favourites started to speed up.
Now that he's closer on GC and Sky's captain, they wont let him do that.
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| jakobm8 |
Posted on 16-05-2013 20:41
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Who is a good bet for tomorrow? Sprinters? Breakaway? |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 16-05-2013 21:12
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Can't wait to see Froome's reaction when Wiggins abandons the Giro and announces he will defend his Tour title. |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 16-05-2013 21:16
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So Wiggins has apparently stated he wants to continue and ride for the team but decision to be made tomorrow. I hope he manages it but with more rain forecast tomorrow the doctor might advise against it with the risk of pneumonia setting in.
In some ways he got lucky with when the illness hit with these transitional stages but unlucky with the ongoing weather. |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 16-05-2013 21:20
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CrueTrue wrote:
Can't wait to see Froome's reaction when Wiggins abandons the Giro and announces he will defend his Tour title.
As we know though, the best reactions are their wives on twitter!
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