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The Columbia sprint train
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 01-02-2009 22:37
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I'm not a fan of him but you've got to admit he has achieved a hell of a reputation on portuguese soil!
I guess you must have had a laugh at his stats 
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| issoisso |
Posted on 01-02-2009 22:40
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Gustavovskiy wrote:
I'm not a fan of him but you've got to admit he has achieved a hell of a reputation on portuguese soil!
Sure. And abroad. The guy once equalled Ivan Basso in a mountain TT at the Giro, as insane as that sounds. (35km TT. Up one mountain, then down the other side, then up another mountain)
Still, the fact remains, that currently he deserves a 73 sprint at most. Sure, he won 2 sprint stages in a really big race last year (the Volta), but one was about knowing the tricky finish (in my hometown), not about being a good sprinter, and the other was because he simply "shut the door" ilegally and wasn't disqualified.
He's not a good sprinter anymore.
Edited by issoisso on 01-02-2009 22:41
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"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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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 02-02-2009 14:25
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Tour of Qatar Stage 3
The strong wind split the pack into many groups
Only 2 riders from Columbia could maintain in the first group. They were Hincapie and Cavendish
And the World Champion is leading Cav. But it's enough only a man in front of Mark?
The others are coming really fast from Cav's slipstream
And yes, one man wasn't enought for Cavendish, who is losing speed tired after he had to make a big part of the sprint only by himself
Pollack wins
While Cavendish loses even the third place.
Stage
1. Olaf Pollack Lampre 3h23'33
2. Murilo Fischer Liquigas s.t.
3. Marco Marcato Cycle Collstrop s.t.
4. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia s.t.
5. Carlos Torrent Bouygues Télécom s.t.
6. Alberto Loddo Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
7. George Hincapie Team Columbia s.t.
8. Enrico Gasparotto Silence - Lotto s.t.
9. Claudio Corioni Liquigas s.t.
10. Simon Spilak Lampre s.t.
Overall
1. Cândido Barbosa Rabobank 6h31'06
2. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia + 18
3. George Hincapie Team Columbia s.t.
4. Carlos Torrent Bouygues Télécom + 19
5. Sébastien Turgot Bouygues Télécom s.t.
6. Bram De Groot Rabobank + 20
7. Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux s.t.
8. Pedro Horrillo Rabobank s.t.
9. Arnaud Gérard Française des Jeux s.t.
10. Rick Flens Rabobank s.t.
Points
1. Olaf Pollack Lampre 45
2. Murilo Fischer Liquigas 30
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| olabj |
Posted on 02-02-2009 14:31
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Pollack at Lampre....And Torrent. Who the hell is he? A guy who downloads illegal torrent files? 
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 02-02-2009 14:56
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He rode for Extremadura last year. But I think his specialisation is track |
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| olabj |
Posted on 02-02-2009 15:07
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Can I see his stats, te rog ?
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 02-02-2009 15:15
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olabj wrote:
te rog
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| olabj |
Posted on 02-02-2009 15:25
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alexkr00 wrote:
olabj wrote:
te rog
Google Translate, you know. Then you can learn many new words, such as the Romainian word for thank you
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 02-02-2009 16:11
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Tour of Qatar Stage 4
Our train wasn't really the fastest
So Cavendish is a little bit behind
Fred Rodriguez, who now rides for Serramenti PVC, and Hutarovich are leading the sprint
Hagen is coming fast and he bring with him our leader, Mark Cavendish
Cavendish tries a final acceleration
But it was too late to do anything and Fred Rodriguez gets the stage
Stage
1. Fred Rodriguez Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 2h58'42
2. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia s.t.
3. Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux s.t.
4. Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia s.t.
5. Alessandro Mazzi Liquigas s.t.
6. Enrico Gasparotto Silence - Lotto s.t.
7. Carlos Torrent Bouygues Télécom s.t.
8. Bernardo Riccio Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
9. Sébastien Turgot Bouygues Télécom s.t.
10. Olaf Pollack Lampre s.t.
Overall
1. Cândido Barbosa Rabobank 9h29'48
2. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia + 6
3. Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux + 12
4. George Hincapie Team Columbia + 18
5. Carlos Torrent Bouygues Télécom + 19
6. Sébastien Turgot Bouygues Télécom s.t.
7. Bram De Groot Rabobank + 20
8. Pedro Horrillo Rabobank s.t.
9. Arnaud Gérard Française des Jeux s.t.
10. Rick Flens Rabobank s.t.
Points
1. Olaf Pollack Lampre 51
2. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia 46
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 02-02-2009 16:26
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You can do it!
6'' away from Barbosa is nothing!
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 02-02-2009 16:32
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If I can get a stage win then I'm sure that I won the whole Tour |
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| Halvor |
Posted on 02-02-2009 16:54
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haha Cavendish este slabă
Let's kill Barbosa.
Wow, you're in season two! Can you show the grand tours profiles? Or eventually find out which year they are? Thanks. |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 02-02-2009 17:01
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Only the new Giro was presented. I will post the profiles in a few minutes |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 02-02-2009 17:34
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And here they are, the 2009 Giro stage profiles
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 02-02-2009 17:37
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loads of flat stages, ideal for cavendish
 [url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
Please assume I am joking unless otherwise stated |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 02-02-2009 17:40
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Yep, and my best flat rider, Ingatiev will be there to help him. And 2 good sprinters will be there to help him: Van Emden and Greipel. Talking about Greipel I think that this will be his last season with Columbia. |
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| Halvor |
Posted on 02-02-2009 17:42
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The last mountain stage looks dangerous for Cav.. Is it that one to Isola 2000? If it is, the last one is Bonette. |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 02-02-2009 17:45
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yes Halvor the last climb is Isola and the previous one is Bonette |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 02-02-2009 18:19
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The very same I have just finished in my story
wish you better luck than I had!
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 02-02-2009 18:24
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thanks but I don't think that I can do with Rogers better than you did with Di Luca |
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