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| Levi4life |
Posted on 15-02-2008 05:36
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COZZA! JV was impressed by Steve last year so I guess Steve made it in. He might not be in the best shape cause of his crash/concussion/broken collarbone when he was mountain biking a couple months ago.
Scotty Nydam was supposed to be one of the leaders for BMC but he crashed in qatar and his father was recently diagnosed with Brain cancer. :cry:Scotty shaved his head for his father.
I will be at the finish of stage 1 all day so hopfeully I can get a bucnh of autographs. I am going to get Cavendish's and Wiggins John Hancock's so i can rub it in your faces I won't be going to the Prologue however cause I have better things to do (race bitches)
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 15-02-2008 07:51
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I'm actually surprised that Tour of California wasn't promoted to PT-race this season. Again, I still think the profiles look boring, but based on the startlist it's surely a PT-worthy race.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 15-02-2008 08:02
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CrueTrue wrote:
I'm actually surprised that Tour of California wasn't promoted to PT-race this season. Again, I still think the profiles look boring, but based on the startlist it's surely a PT-worthy race.
It should've been ProTour. With so many teams wanting to please american sponsors, it'll always have a great startlist.
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 15-02-2008 17:36
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An interesting Proposal arose on VeloNews.com.
Move the Tour of California to July and make it three weeks long.
I like it!
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| mrlol |
Posted on 15-02-2008 17:42
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I dont, 3 weeks is just too long, and most riders will to for the Tour anyway. of course, Contador and co will be there in top form now they're not invited for the tour |
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 15-02-2008 17:50
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Pro Tour Teams are not happy about Astana's recent exclusion mrlol...
https://www.velonews.com/article/72054
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| issoisso |
Posted on 15-02-2008 18:12
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Levi4life wrote:
An interesting Proposal arose on VeloNews.com.
Move the Tour of California to July and make it three weeks long.
I like it!
No one respectable would go. Three weeks is much too long for a minor race and there are a bunch of established races in July already.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 15-02-2008 19:01
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issoisso wrote:
Levi4life wrote:
An interesting Proposal arose on VeloNews.com.
Move the Tour of California to July and make it three weeks long.
I like it!
No one respectable would go. Three weeks is much too long for a minor race and there are a bunch of established races in July already.
Wow, fantastic idea. So, you know .. it's like .. you know.. What would they call it? .. Right, I have an idea -- Tour of America.
... I rest my case. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 15-02-2008 19:04
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CrueTrue wrote:
issoisso wrote:
Levi4life wrote:
An interesting Proposal arose on VeloNews.com.
Move the Tour of California to July and make it three weeks long.
I like it!
No one respectable would go. Three weeks is much too long for a minor race and there are a bunch of established races in July already.
Wow, fantastic idea. So, you know .. it's like .. you know.. What would they call it? .. Right, I have an idea -- Tour of America.
... I rest my case.
I was going to say that but then I thought it would be too mean
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| ABridgeTooFar |
Posted on 15-02-2008 19:41
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CrueTrue wrote:
I'm actually surprised that Tour of California wasn't promoted to PT-race this season. Again, I still think the profiles look boring, but based on the startlist it's surely a PT-worthy race.
I think it is too early in the season to throw in any really tough climbs. I am actually surprised that they made as hard as they did for this year. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 17-02-2008 20:13
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Tour Méditerranéen, Chavanel wins (the older one), which is another Cofidis win after yesterday Duque won the bunch sprint  , although the competition wasn't exactly stellar. Botcharov won the other day at the top of the Faron, so he wins the overall easily.
Giro di Grosseto, Napolitano wins the final stage and Pozzato the overall.
in the Vuelta a AndalucÃa, José López of the Andalucia team won after a day-long break. it's stage 1 so he gets the jersey
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 19-02-2008 14:30
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Evans won stage 2 in Ruta Del Sol.
L'Hôtellerie (or however it's spelt), takes the jerseys leader.
He's only 21, probably a future TDF winner. The proof if needed that Frenchies have talent as long as they can take dope. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 20-02-2008 22:41
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Aquarius wrote:
probably a future TDF winner
So was Jean-François Bernard. better not count the chickens before they hatch. especially when it's something this unpredictable.
Volta ao Algarve
Where were Steegmans, Zabel, McEwen, Chavanel, Eisel, etc?
1 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 4.17.30 (38,353 km/h)
2 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana 0.01
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
4 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step
5 Martin Garrido (Arg) Palmeiras Resort-Tavira
6 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step
7 Klaas Lodewjck (Bel) Rabobank
8 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld
9 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Silence-Lotto
10 Bruno Neves (Por) La Mss
meanwhile in southern spain the Vuelta a AndalucÃa keeps on rolling with another win by Petacchi
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 20-02-2008 22:58
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I don't know about you, but as far as I can see Zabel was up front .. third actually |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 20-02-2008 23:04
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right, I'm off to bed
Edited by CrueTrue on 21-02-2008 19:11
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 21-02-2008 13:36
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issoisso wrote:
Aquarius wrote:
probably a future TDF winner
So was Jean-François Bernard. better not count the chickens before they hatch. especially when it's something this unpredictable. I know. I was being sarcastic. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 21-02-2008 18:54
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thanks Mike for editing my previous post to make me look like an idiot. much appreciated.
and the definite proof that the world is coming to an end:
1 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana 4.32.18 (41,755 km/h)
2 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.06
3 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram 0.04
4 Javier Benitez (Spa) Benfica
5 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
6 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road
7 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence-Lotto
8 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
9 Manuel A. Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros
10 Klaas Lodewjck (Bel) Rabobank
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 21-02-2008 19:12
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 Woops, it was actually supposed to be a new reply. |
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| p3druh |
Posted on 21-02-2008 19:26
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issoisso wrote:
1 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana 4.32.18 (41,755 km/h)
2 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.06
3 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram 0.04
4 Javier Benitez (Spa) Benfica
5 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
6 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road
7 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence-Lotto
8 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
9 Manuel A. Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros
10 Klaas Lodewjck (Bel) Rabobank
Only in Portugal... This is an historic day... Never thought this day would come... But it did!!!
Btw, I'm not talking about the fact that Vaitkus won the stage... I'm talking about the fact that Schroder was 3rd but still manage to be 2 seconds faster than the Forster(2nd)... Great news for cycling...
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 22-02-2008 09:21
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Not sure whether you're kidding or not, but that's the time bonus the riders got. |
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