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Volta Catalunya 2012
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 22-03-2012 06:20
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Roman wrote:
Pellizotti2 wrote:
DNF Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan
Roman wrote:
Anyway, I think there should be a bet in Fantasy Betting if Andy Schleck will or will not finish this race. That will be another interesting thing to watch. 
It wouldn't be worth putting any money on. It'd be on 0.95 or something.
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| kumazan |
Posted on 22-03-2012 07:08
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Wow this major crap. After the cancellation of Passo Lanciano this was the best stage in the early season and then it gets cancelled too. :/
Congrats to Albasini though. It serves the teams which decided not ro race in the first stage right.
Edited by kumazan on 22-03-2012 07:09
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 22-03-2012 08:21
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More reports over twitter coming in that the riders indeed cannot get to the start, because they are in hotels at 2000m altitude, and they can't get down because of the snow
They should just cancel it and give Albasini the trophy, trully hilarious 
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| ruben |
Posted on 22-03-2012 08:40
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kumazan wrote:
Wow this major crap. After the cancellation of Passo Lanciano this was the best stage in the early season and then it gets cancelled too. :/
Congrats to Albasini though. It serves the teams which decided not ro race in the first stage right.
It's unjustice because GreenEdge did nothing to chase the break and would never have caught them even without shortening the stage. So the legitamte GC winner was in that break. Silly decision by the jury to annul the time difference and very unfair.
GreenEdge get rewarded for nothing.
Edited by ruben on 22-03-2012 08:41
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| Montolivo |
Posted on 22-03-2012 08:44
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Alakagom wrote:
More reports over twitter coming in that the riders indeed cannot get to the start, because they are in hotels at 2000m altitude, and they can't get down because of the snow
They should just cancel it and give Albasini the trophy, trully hilarious
Thats fucking hillarious if it's true.  |
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| ruben |
Posted on 22-03-2012 08:52
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5 teams are effectively stuck at the top op Port Aine.
Other teams with other hotels can get to the start |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 22-03-2012 08:58
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ruben wrote:
5 teams are effectively stuck at the top op Port Aine.
Other teams with other hotels can get to the start
LOL this is ridiculous, they should cancel the whole race without a winner. And i want my pcm's on Cunego back
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 22-03-2012 09:06
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We can't help the weather though on the stage cancellations front.
Snow in Catalunya in March.. who'd have thought it...
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 22-03-2012 09:11
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doddy13 wrote:
We can't help the weather though on the stage cancellations front.
Snow in Catalunya in March.. who'd have thought it...
Snow at 2000m at a Ski Resort however, is not as unexpected in March
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| ruben |
Posted on 22-03-2012 09:13
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Not in this case.
The weather was fine up there the last few months. A dutch guy living in the area said that they didn't have that much snow, if snow at all, at the roads since 3 months. It was beautiful most of the time and the organisers had the most bad luck ever |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 22-03-2012 09:15
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Snow at 1000metres and higher is pretty normal in March. Many people are whinning against tours in China or the other non-european countries, but that would be still better than two best stages and two races screwed up in March 
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| ruben |
Posted on 22-03-2012 10:54
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No it's not. Don't generalize all Europe mountain passes.
For example. Gesink reconned the mountain stages of Catalunya...twice. And it was HOT back then. That's 1 week ago.
So they really were unlucky with the weather. Usually in Catalunya at this time a year even at the mountain passes such severe snow is unlikely. It happens, but late march it's rare. Believe me. Why do you think so many pro climbers train in Girona in the winter? I tell you one thing. It's not because of snow on mountain passes.... |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 22-03-2012 11:14
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ruben wrote:
kumazan wrote:
Wow this major crap. After the cancellation of Passo Lanciano this was the best stage in the early season and then it gets cancelled too. :/
Congrats to Albasini though. It serves the teams which decided not ro race in the first stage right.
It's unjustice because GreenEdge did nothing to chase the break and would never have caught them even without shortening the stage. So the legitamte GC winner was in that break. Silly decision by the jury to annul the time difference and very unfair.
GreenEdge get rewarded for nothing.
I didn't say it's fair. It just serves some people right, but still sucks for the guys in the break who didn't softpedal through hell. But the result is a travesty, no point denying it.
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 22-03-2012 11:25
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ruben wrote:
Why do you think so many pro climbers train in Girona in the winter? I tell you one thing. It's not because of snow on mountain passes....
For some of them it is or was not only about the mountains either. |
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| Deda |
Posted on 22-03-2012 11:46
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biciciclismo.com says the teams have arrived on time, start was scheduled for 12:30 and the race is under way.
If offense is the best defence, does it mean that defence is the worst defence?
If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord will delete my browser history.
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 22-03-2012 12:48
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Accoridng RSNT Twitter, Fuglsang failed to take to the start because of a scaphoid fracture.
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| siwi |
Posted on 22-03-2012 13:02
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Yeah its also in a press release. That kinda sucks. He can train on monday again though, so i dont hope/think its going to cost that much in terms of Giro. |
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 22-03-2012 13:09
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Alot of riders having problems early on this season, either through crashes or other things.
Turning into a very unpredictable season.
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| ruben |
Posted on 22-03-2012 13:48
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It's never a predictable season. Since the epo-years are gone I find cycling even very very unpredictable most of the time.
There is a small cringe of top riders who get consistent results. But there's a lot more suprises and suprise winners lately |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 22-03-2012 15:50
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Go on Rigo, get that win finally ! 
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