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La Vuelta a Espana preview and discussion
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| roturn |
Posted on 26-02-2012 21:21
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The TTT looking to be interesting and can be very race deciding.
Will be interesting to see how the favourite`s teams perform.
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| Kami |
Posted on 26-02-2012 22:00
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Didn't think i would actually say this, but onward towards the next flat stage! 
Great report though, a lot of information and nicely written.
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| roturn |
Posted on 26-02-2012 22:05
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Indeed a great way to report such a long TTT.
Plaza the big winner here but also Santander and Machado.
Except of Valverde all favourites handled it quite well. |
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 26-02-2012 22:06
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Pretty much where I thought we'd be - well done to Jack Wolfskin for a great ride. GC will still be an uphill struggle for Menchov though.
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 26-02-2012 22:06
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Excellent report. The gaps hit the minute mark which is nice, and now we are down to just 5 flat stages to go.
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 26-02-2012 22:18
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What a report  Incredible read 
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 26-02-2012 22:25
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Pretty much how I expected - didnt think TTTs are too good at producing huge gaps, and I never bought mb's pretence that the TTT would be bad for him
Glad Vesuvio finished better than they started though. GC looks good at the moment. Its not out of the question that Intxausti can podium, but he will need to climb very well.
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 26-02-2012 22:26
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That report must have taken a lot of time and effort, thanks Smowz, it was great! Especially because we didn't lose nearly as much time as I thought we would have 
If only Rafaa Chtioui were still there, we would have done quite a bit better.
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 26-02-2012 22:27
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Amazing report!
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Posted on 26-02-2012 22:28
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That's as good as it's gonna be. Too bad I lost those 3 guys, otherwise it might have been Contador in the lead... I never really believe we would be able to do that, so keeping 3rd after the TTT is very good. Hopefully we can keep on putting pressure on the competition with Santander, and now perhaps also Intxausti. I can't see Contador overtaking him though, as his team is basically of the same caliber, and Beñat is the better TT'er and never seem to lose time in the hills.
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 26-02-2012 22:35
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Don't know how Colombia and Abal managed to lose so much time. On paper (imo) should easily have beaten a teams like Festina and Webeffect....Not a good Vuelta this - Rogers lamely lossing the leaders jersey and now this. 
Ho hum...hopefully Abal and his dodgy stamina can hold on to a top 10 position. |
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| dave92 |
Posted on 27-02-2012 05:07
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Great reporting.
The loss of Van Heerden hurts, but good to see Farrar getting a good result. Down to 5 riders is not exactly what i pictured coming in.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 27-02-2012 06:03
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That was a magnificent report smowz, really well written. JW one step closer to their goals of winning all the TTT in the year.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 27-02-2012 06:36
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Amazing report, proffesional job 
Santader should be really happy with the outcome, i dont know what could stop Madrazo now...
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 27-02-2012 11:06
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CountArach wrote:
That was a magnificent report smowz, really well written. JW one step closer to their goals of winning all the TTT in the year.
Actually we've failed that goal after the very first TTT of the year, in Qatar, where we were only the 4th best team. Still 4/5 isn't bad either (if we win the main TTT event of the year ).
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 27-02-2012 17:03
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Amazing report, great effort and work! Loved it.
Wiggle did well! Very well! I'm happy with that result, though I do believe Matt Rowe was a bit of a loss to the team effort, I'm glad I've only lost the one rider so far.
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| ember |
Posted on 27-02-2012 17:39
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Huge report!
Madrazo should win this, if he doesn't crash or something else. The fight for the other podium spots looks very interesting though. Luckily there's a lot of racing left, and lots of kilometers to win or loose the race/podium place on
Both upcoming stages in the Pyrenees look like killers. Definitely looking forward to it.
And last; great reporting, Smowz!
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 27-02-2012 21:05
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Man, loosing my 2nd and 3rd best TT:er really hurted. Something to keep in mind next time around.
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| SotD |
Posted on 28-02-2012 09:03
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mattiasgt wrote:
Man, loosing my 2nd and 3rd best TT:er really hurted. Something to keep in mind next time around.
Same here. With my 3 best TTers I should have been stage top 3 in the TTT and possibly in the leaders jersey...
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| Roman |
Posted on 28-02-2012 14:45
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What a nice result! 2nd place only behind Jack Wolfskin. Huge result and some nice points as well..
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