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| NORSPEED |
Posted on 01-10-2010 22:20
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Well, if Contador gets away of that dopping case. the team will be strong. Without?
Well they got many very good riders that can perform in the Vuelta and Giro. Navarro, Inglsiky(i know it was spelld wrong)
Juan Hose Haedo and Breschel will perform.
And Cancellara,Porte,Larsson as always with the time trail.
But with Contador there are one of the best, without not the best because Riis was a little risky and went for one man.
And bought all his team mates from Astana
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Posted on 01-10-2010 22:20
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Wolfos wrote:
NORSPEED wrote:
I think Saxo-Bank, Team Luxemburg, (?Team Geox?) and Garmin-Cervelo will be the strongest teams.
Anyone knows whats happening to Astana at the moment?
Could you explain why you think Saxobank will be strong next year? Which riders do you expect to shine for them?
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Posted on 01-10-2010 22:23
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NORSPEED wrote:
Well, if Contador gets away of that dopping case. the team will be strong. Without?
Well they got many very good riders that can perform in the Vuelta and Giro. Navarro, Inglsiky(i know it was spelld wrong)
Juan Hose Haedo and Breschel will perform.
And Cancellara,Porte,Larsson as always with the time trail.
But with Contador there are one of the best, without not the best because Riis was a little risky and went for one man.
And bought all his team mates from Astana
Breschel is at Rabobank. Cancellara is not going to be back with the team either. |
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| NORSPEED |
Posted on 01-10-2010 22:24
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then it all depends on what the Contador case while be
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Posted on 01-10-2010 22:26
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I guess Riis will have a lot of nightmares at the comming nights
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Posted on 01-10-2010 22:39
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kumazan wrote:
Wolfos wrote:
NORSPEED wrote:
I think Saxo-Bank, Team Luxemburg, (?Team Geox?) and Garmin-Cervelo will be the strongest teams.
Anyone knows whats happening to Astana at the moment?
Could you explain why you think Saxobank will be strong next year? Which riders do you expect to shine for them?
Contador.
Well, yeah. I don't think he'll be able to ride though. I suppose this case has got to either result in a ban, or seriously damage his preparation/training routine ahead of next season. |
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Posted on 01-10-2010 22:41
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He'll ride. I'm almost sure. |
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Posted on 01-10-2010 22:52
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It sounds wierd but i think he is so important for the cycling sport that they must let him drive?
No i dont think so but it would be borring without him
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Posted on 01-10-2010 23:02
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NORSPEED wrote:
it would be borring without him
It's boring with him
 [url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 01-10-2010 23:03
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First of all I think Katusha will be the deepest team. Look at them. They've got multiple riders for every discipline.
2nd of all if Conta leaves it can only get more exciting. Less predictable GT's. Its like the Tennis issue 5 years back when Federer was dominating everything. Or like how the Detroit Red Wings always make the playoffs.
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| siwi |
Posted on 01-10-2010 23:06
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Less predictable? Andy Schleck will win easy. |
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Posted on 01-10-2010 23:11
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siwi wrote:
Less predictable? Andy Schleck will win easy.
Yes because riders like Menchov and Sammy Sanchez weren't that far behind him every stage, and not to mention a quarter of the best GC riders weren't even at the Tour.
It won't be easy and Schleck wont win. Thats why it will be unpredictable.
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Posted on 02-10-2010 00:14
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valverde321 wrote:
siwi wrote:
Less predictable? Andy Schleck will win easy.
Yes because riders like Menchov and Sammy Sanchez weren't that far behind him every stage, and not to mention a quarter of the best GC riders weren't even at the Tour.
It won't be easy and Schleck wont win. Thats why it will be unpredictable.
Did you actually watch this years Tour de France? Contador and Schleck was waaay better than everybody else. They/He will be better with the same margin next year. |
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Posted on 02-10-2010 00:24
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Thrige wrote:
valverde321 wrote:
siwi wrote:
Less predictable? Andy Schleck will win easy.
Yes because riders like Menchov and Sammy Sanchez weren't that far behind him every stage, and not to mention a quarter of the best GC riders weren't even at the Tour.
It won't be easy and Schleck wont win. Thats why it will be unpredictable.
Did you actually watch this years Tour de France? Contador and Schleck was waaay better than everybody else. They/He will be better with the same margin next year.
So who nearly caught Andy Schleck in the final TT again?
Are you sure he won't get liquored up on the 15th stage and get sent home? 
But seriously, you all seem to underestimate Denis Menchov and others.
It will be close and Andy is the new Evans, so 2nd he will be.
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Posted on 02-10-2010 01:12
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valverde321 wrote:
Thrige wrote:
valverde321 wrote:
siwi wrote:
Less predictable? Andy Schleck will win easy.
Yes because riders like Menchov and Sammy Sanchez weren't that far behind him every stage, and not to mention a quarter of the best GC riders weren't even at the Tour.
It won't be easy and Schleck wont win. Thats why it will be unpredictable.
Did you actually watch this years Tour de France? Contador and Schleck was waaay better than everybody else. They/He will be better with the same margin next year.
So who nearly caught Andy Schleck in the final TT again?
Are you sure he won't get liquored up on the 15th stage and get sent home?
But seriously, you all seem to underestimate Denis Menchov and others.
It will be close and Andy is the new Evans, so 2nd he will be.
But ultimately its hard to compare Andy and Menchov at this years Tour. They were in a different race, basically. Andy v Contador for the win. Then Menchov being the 'best of the rest'
A couple of occasions where Schleck actually lost time to Menchov:
14 seconds lost when he and Contador did those 'track stands', only focusing on each other
39 seconds lost when Schleck dropped his chain - trying to attack Contador
If you remove Contador from the equation, the situations would have been completely different. And even as it was, Schleck still finished 1'22 ahead of Menchov
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Posted on 02-10-2010 02:26
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Yeah I lost. But if Conta doesn't race next year, I don't think it will be a blowout/easy win, like some are saying for Andy.
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Posted on 02-10-2010 07:20
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valverde321 wrote:
Yeah I lost. But if Conta doesn't race next year, I don't think it will be a blowout/easy win, like some are saying for Andy.
Judging by the Tour's past history, similar occasions where everyone was convinced a certain rider would win easily are extremely common.......and it rarely ends up being the case.
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Posted on 02-10-2010 07:56
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Schleck also lost about two and a half minutes in the TT to Menchov. So it really depends on the amount of TT-ing I'd say. |
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Posted on 02-10-2010 10:35
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I think if Andy had his brother Frank alonside him it would have been a different Tour altogether! |
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Posted on 02-10-2010 10:44
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kevtucks wrote:
I think if Andy had his brother Frank alonside him it would have been a different Tour altogether!
This is true. With Fränk in the race, Andy would need to wait for him in a lot of stages, thus gaining less time on Menchov. Then, if Contador is banned (unlikely, imo), I expect the ASO pricks to bring the first long ITT back. Under such circumstances, the Tour is open. |
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