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Le Tour 09: Stage 2: Monaco - Brignoles
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| schleck93 |
Posted on 05-07-2009 16:30
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| mrlol |
Posted on 05-07-2009 16:32
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1. CAVENDISH Mark 71 TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC 4h 30' 02"
2. FARRAR Tyler 53 GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
3. FEILLU Romain 175 AGRITUBEL 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
4. HUSHOVD Thor 6 CERVELO TEST TEAM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
5. ARASHIRO Yukiya 142 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
6. CIOLEK Gerald 182 TEAM MILRAM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
7. BONNET William 143 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
8. ROCHE Nicolas 89 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
9. DE KORT Koen 193 SKIL-SHIMANO 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
10. MONDORY Lloyd 86 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
11. TRUSSOV Nicolaï 168 TEAM KATUSHA 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
12. FURLAN Angelo 134 LAMPRE - N.G.C 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
13. HADDOU Saïd 145 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
14. RENSHAW Mark 78 TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
15. HAUSSLER Heinrich 5 CERVELO TEST TEAM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
16. MARTIN Tony 76 TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
17. PICHOT Alexandre 147 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
18. ROJAS Jose Joaquin 117 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
19. HINCAPIE George 74 TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
20. VAN HUMMEL Kenny Robert 199 SKIL-SHIMANO 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
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thats right, no more then 3 big sprinters in the top 20...
Edited by mrlol on 05-07-2009 16:33
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| schleck93 |
Posted on 05-07-2009 16:34
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Tony Martin being 3rd man in the train ending 16th says it all... so does De Kort ending 9th.
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 05-07-2009 16:36
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Congratulations to France Télévisions for not being Lance obsessed today like Yesterday and RAI sport during the whole giro.
A minor victory for the french there 
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| mrlol |
Posted on 05-07-2009 16:36
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schleck93 wrote:
Tony Martin being 3rd man in the train ending 16th says it all... so does De Kort ending 9th.
yeah, he was supposed to lead out van Hummel
gotta see the replay again... how can they not see a turn... |
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| rovven7 |
Posted on 05-07-2009 16:37
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I know he must have been caught in the crash, but even before the crash, i had not seen Freire at all. He was nowhere near the head of the bunch. Did i miss him? |
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| mrlol |
Posted on 05-07-2009 16:39
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rovven7 wrote:
I know he must have been caught in the crash, but even before the crash, i had not seen Freire at all. He was nowhere near the head of the bunch. Did i miss him?
yeah, he was there. just not in the first 10. he didnt really crash but had to almost brake to zero to get around it. |
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| schleck93 |
Posted on 05-07-2009 16:39
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Nobody can hide in a bunch like McEwen and Freire, they can make themself invisible.
I also loved to see how Armstrong was sitting all alone in the pack while all the others were sitting at contador. 
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| Kami |
Posted on 05-07-2009 16:43
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mrlol wrote:
schleck93 wrote:
Tony Martin being 3rd man in the train ending 16th says it all... so does De Kort ending 9th.
yeah, he was supposed to lead out van Hummel
gotta see the replay again... how can they not see a turn...
One of the Euskatel riders fell in the turn and the riders who where left of him couldnt take the turn anymore, and alot of the other 'sprinters' were slowed down.
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| Kami |
Posted on 05-07-2009 16:46
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mrlol wrote:
1. CAVENDISH Mark 71 TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC 4h 30' 02"
2. FARRAR Tyler 53 GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
3. FEILLU Romain 175 AGRITUBEL 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
4. HUSHOVD Thor 6 CERVELO TEST TEAM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
5. ARASHIRO Yukiya 142 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
6. CIOLEK Gerald 182 TEAM MILRAM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
7. BONNET William 143 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
8. ROCHE Nicolas 89 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
9. DE KORT Koen 193 SKIL-SHIMANO 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
10. MONDORY Lloyd 86 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
11. TRUSSOV Nicolaï 168 TEAM KATUSHA 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
12. FURLAN Angelo 134 LAMPRE - N.G.C 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
13. HADDOU Saïd 145 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
14. RENSHAW Mark 78 TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
15. HAUSSLER Heinrich 5 CERVELO TEST TEAM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
16. MARTIN Tony 76 TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
17. PICHOT Alexandre 147 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
18. ROJAS Jose Joaquin 117 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
19. HINCAPIE George 74 TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
20. VAN HUMMEL Kenny Robert 199 SKIL-SHIMANO 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
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thats right, no more then 3 big sprinters in the top 20...
Haussler and Farrar are pretty 'big' sprinters tough, but this top 20 looks like something that would happen if i would play with Columbia on normal 
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 05-07-2009 16:53
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The likes of Boonen, Bennati and others were probably too far back at that turn, whether Fernandez had crashed or not.
Great control from Columbia and a great win by Cavendish.
Well done to Farrar for being well positioned and taking 2nd, even if he was no match to Cav. Feillu did well also while Hushovd was pretty anonymous in 4th. Rest of the top 10 making the most of an opportunity, except Ciolek who did not.
Very funny to see Boonen going off down the other road
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 05-07-2009 16:58
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SportingNonsense wrote:
The likes of Boonen, Bennati and others were probably too far back at that turn, whether Fernandez had crashed or not.
Great control from Columbia and a great win by Cavendish.
Well done to Farrar for being well positioned and taking 2nd, even if he was no match to Cav. Feillu did well also while Hushovd was pretty anonymous in 4th. Rest of the top 10 making the most of an opportunity, except Ciolek who did not.
Hushovd was way back after the crash and he actually covered more ground than Cavendish at the end... But he really payed for not being at the front like Cavendish and Columbia-HTC are. They can control everything and keep Cav from getting into any accidents.
No one is going to beat Cavendish if they continue to let him get the space he wants in the peleton. And like Cancellara said after the stage: You really have to want to win the stage to get the stage win, just like Columbia, not like the other teams who are hoping for Cav and the rest to make a mistake (which is not likely to happen with them controlling at the front) |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 05-07-2009 17:01
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ponka00 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
The likes of Boonen, Bennati and others were probably too far back at that turn, whether Fernandez had crashed or not.
Great control from Columbia and a great win by Cavendish.
Well done to Farrar for being well positioned and taking 2nd, even if he was no match to Cav. Feillu did well also while Hushovd was pretty anonymous in 4th. Rest of the top 10 making the most of an opportunity, except Ciolek who did not.
Hushovd was way back after the crash and he actually covered more ground than Cavendish at the end... But he really payed for not being at the front like Cavendish and Columbia-HTC are. They can control everything and keep Cav from getting into any accidents.
I didnt see Hushovd being caught in the crash at all, need to look at the replay again to see. That white jersey just keeps him hidden - but i thought he was at the other side of the road to the crash, just in a bad position. |
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 05-07-2009 17:04
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SportingNonsense wrote:
ponka00 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
The likes of Boonen, Bennati and others were probably too far back at that turn, whether Fernandez had crashed or not.
Great control from Columbia and a great win by Cavendish.
Well done to Farrar for being well positioned and taking 2nd, even if he was no match to Cav. Feillu did well also while Hushovd was pretty anonymous in 4th. Rest of the top 10 making the most of an opportunity, except Ciolek who did not.
Hushovd was way back after the crash and he actually covered more ground than Cavendish at the end... But he really payed for not being at the front like Cavendish and Columbia-HTC are. They can control everything and keep Cav from getting into any accidents.
I didnt see Hushovd being caught in the crash at all, need to look at the replay again to see. That white jersey just keeps him hidden - but i thought he was at the other side of the road to the crash, just in a bad position.
He was in a bad position before the right hand turn and the riders in front of him had to hit the brakes a little, opening the gap between the Columbia train + a few riders and the rest...
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 05-07-2009 17:09
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Let's blame the ASO too, what were they thinking having the car turnoff going straight ahead and the riders having a sharp right.
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| KurtinSC |
Posted on 05-07-2009 17:29
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mrlol wrote:
1. CAVENDISH Mark 71 TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC 4h 30' 02"
2. FARRAR Tyler 53 GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
3. FEILLU Romain 175 AGRITUBEL 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
4. HUSHOVD Thor 6 CERVELO TEST TEAM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
5. ARASHIRO Yukiya 142 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
6. CIOLEK Gerald 182 TEAM MILRAM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
7. BONNET William 143 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
8. ROCHE Nicolas 89 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
9. DE KORT Koen 193 SKIL-SHIMANO 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
10. MONDORY Lloyd 86 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
11. TRUSSOV Nicolaï 168 TEAM KATUSHA 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
12. FURLAN Angelo 134 LAMPRE - N.G.C 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
13. HADDOU Saïd 145 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
14. RENSHAW Mark 78 TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
15. HAUSSLER Heinrich 5 CERVELO TEST TEAM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
16. MARTIN Tony 76 TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
17. PICHOT Alexandre 147 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
18. ROJAS Jose Joaquin 117 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
19. HINCAPIE George 74 TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
20. VAN HUMMEL Kenny Robert 199 SKIL-SHIMANO 4h 30' 02" + 00' 00"
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thats right, no more then 3 big sprinters in the top 20...
I think Farrar has done enough to be considered "big". Winning a sprint in Tirreno-Adriatico, and a couple of seconds at the Giro against top competition show he's in the same ballpark as the big boys. |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 05-07-2009 17:31
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not really since if you ask me he was in the perfect position to beat Cavendish today because he wasn't affected by the crash but in the end he finished with a few metres behind Cavendish, caught by Feillu.
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| mrlol |
Posted on 05-07-2009 17:33
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The criterium I used for choosing the top sprinters there was winning a stage in a grand tour. (in a mass sprint of course) |
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| chrica04 |
Posted on 05-07-2009 17:40
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Farrar has still proved he is gonna be awesome. |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 05-07-2009 17:58
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chrica04 wrote:
Farrar has still proved he is gonna be awesome.
no, he hasn't.
As mrlol pointed out, he was in the perfect position to beat cav today, he didn't.
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