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| issoisso |
Posted on 31-08-2008 19:53
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So I guess Valverde's vuelta will be a carbon copy of his Tour.
First the uphill finish stage one....then the time trial...then the Pirenées. Wanna bet it all comes full circle? 
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| chuckie |
Posted on 31-08-2008 20:30
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Stage 2 results:
1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa)
2 Davide Rebellin (Ita)
3 Alessandro Ballan (Ita)
4 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel)
5 Filippo Pozzato (Ita)
6 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita)
7 Erik Zabel (Ger)
8 Paolo Bettini (Ita)
9 Philippe Gilbert (Bel)
10 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa)
11 Nicolas Roche (Irl)
12 Stefan Schumacher (Ger)
13 Leonardo Duque (Col)
14 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus)
15 Matthew Lloyd (Aus)
16 Oliver Zaugg (Swi)
17 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col)
18 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa)
19 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel)
20 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa)
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 31-08-2008 21:04
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Go Jeremy Hunt!
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 31-08-2008 21:07
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Nicolas Roche Did very very well today! |
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| Stairs |
Posted on 31-08-2008 21:32
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14 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus)
But will it be enough?
Nicholas Roche seems to be in a great form and although he's not as mountain-skilled as his father and cousin, AG2R have definitely made a great signing.
Edited by Stairs on 31-08-2008 21:34
Never.
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| stuartmcstuart |
Posted on 31-08-2008 21:34
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Smoothie wrote:
Nicolas Roche Did very very well today!
Hopefully it wont be his only top 15 of the race, he obviously has a bit of form.  |
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 31-08-2008 21:40
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He has been slowly developing i think he has a great future ahead of him. I was hoping him to win todays stage. He showed he can perform with the big lads though. |
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Posted on 01-09-2008 01:29
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issoisso wrote:
So I guess Valverde's vuelta will be a carbon copy of his Tour.
First the uphill finish stage one....then the time trial...then the Pirenées. Wanna bet it all comes full circle?
Indeed...Caisse seems do not learn..first tour weak is way to early control the race. I liked how Sastre was in tdf first week almost invisible man.
But maybe Valverde knows he limit..take stage win..(wins and possible)..now way I can keep up all tour |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 01-09-2008 15:06
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oh look! Caisse are on the front!
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 01-09-2008 15:37
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issoisso wrote:
So I guess Valverde's vuelta will be a carbon copy of his Tour.
First the uphill finish stage one....then the time trial...then the Pirenées. Wanna bet it all comes full circle?
Will he crack in the Alps as in Le Tour?
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 01-09-2008 15:38
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I bet on Benatti today |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 01-09-2008 15:48
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Waghlon wrote:
issoisso wrote:
So I guess Valverde's vuelta will be a carbon copy of his Tour.
First the uphill finish stage one....then the time trial...then the Pirenées. Wanna bet it all comes full circle?
Will he crack in the Alps as in Le Tour?
He didn't crack in the Alps, he cracked in the Pyrenees
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 01-09-2008 17:11
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told you smoothie, boonen wins 
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| chuckie |
Posted on 01-09-2008 17:16
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Roche fifth.........WoW 
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 01-09-2008 17:17
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doddy13 wrote:
told you smoothie, boonen wins
Well done doddy, slips in the fiva |
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Posted on 01-09-2008 20:25
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Hehe, I said the same on the NCL forum yesterday, Boonen will win. And..he did.
He's very strong atm, since the cocaine affaire actually, it's like he is his old self again suddenly.
Write him down for the worlds already...Varese isn't that hard |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 01-09-2008 20:36
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Posted on 01-09-2008 20:41
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I don't think Boonen stands a chance in Varese, I think he will have a problem when mainly Italy and Spain begins to attack at every chance. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 01-09-2008 20:43
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Indeed, the worlds isn't that hard. bunch sprint.
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Posted on 01-09-2008 20:44
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issoisso wrote:
Indeed, the worlds isn't that hard. bunch sprint.
Cavendish!
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