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| roturn |
Posted on 07-03-2012 15:26
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Weird finish. The favourite teams made the pace all day and then it was not hard enough for them and the smaller favourites take the stage like Meersman, Bole etc.
Maybe Movistar should have gone for Rojas then. |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 07-03-2012 15:26
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Uh it was not Valverde ..poor Gerrans still |
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| Csabi13 |
Posted on 07-03-2012 15:26
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1. MEERSMAN Gianni LTB 00:00:00
2. BOLE Grega LAM 00:00:00
3. WESTRA Lieuwe VCD 00:00:00
4. FLORENCIO CABRE Xavier KAT 00:00:00
5. HIVERT Jonathan SAU 00:00:00
6. GESCHKE Simon PRO 00:00:0 |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 07-03-2012 15:27
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Westra has been realy active every day |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 07-03-2012 15:30
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Damn, I really thought this was another Valverde climb. A bit too easy for him I think. Also his position loss in one of the last turns threw him too far back. Costed me some PCM$. 
But great win for Meersman!
Edited by Pellizotti2 on 07-03-2012 15:31
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 07-03-2012 15:33
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roturn wrote:
Weird finish. The favourite teams made the pace all day and then it was not hard enough for them and the smaller favourites take the stage like Meersman, Bole etc.
Maybe Movistar should have gone for Rojas then.
Last few hundred metres really levelled out. I'd agree that Rojas would've been a better bet, though hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Edited by ianrussell on 07-03-2012 15:34
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 07-03-2012 15:35
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1 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol
2 Greg Bole (Slo) Lampre-ISD
3 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM
4 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Katusha
5 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
6 Simon Geschke (Ger) Project 1t4i
7 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2r-La Mondiale
8 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar
9 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astan
10 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling
Just came in, Sky will be very happy Valverde didn't get any bonus time today.
Edited by Alakagom on 07-03-2012 15:35
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| Kami |
Posted on 07-03-2012 15:35
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If i ain't mistaking, Valverde was forced the left side of those traffic things inside the last km, making him lose his spot at the front.
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| Wilier |
Posted on 07-03-2012 15:37
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Nice victory for the injury prone Meersman. Happy for him. |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 07-03-2012 15:39
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ianrussell wrote:
roturn wrote:
Weird finish. The favourite teams made the pace all day and then it was not hard enough for them and the smaller favourites take the stage like Meersman, Bole etc.
Maybe Movistar should have gone for Rojas then.
Last few hundred metres really levelled out. I'd agree that Rojas would've been a better bet, though hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Yeah, I though it was ~7% all the way to the finish, but it wasn't, and definitely it was better for Rojas, even in case Piti wouldn't had lost his place in the front with about 500m to the finish.
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 07-03-2012 16:56
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Good to see Meersman back in the spotlight.  |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 07-03-2012 20:19
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Kami wrote:
If i ain't mistaking, Valverde was forced the left side of those traffic things inside the last km, making him lose his spot at the front.
also he knows that tomorrow is big day.. |
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| lluuiiggii |
Posted on 07-03-2012 20:56
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Really, nobody believed in Meersman on the site Betting? Not even one?
Nice win for him. I believed the finish would be harder but it wasn't. But tomorrow it'll get fun for real
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 07-03-2012 21:13
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Tomorrow is when this race will really begin, it's the main test before Col d'Eze and riders like Valverde will really want to gain some time over people who might struggle like Wiggins.
It's been a fun race so far though. From a British perspective it's been great. The organisers have really found some nice finishes that give a bit of fun, but aren't too hard.
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 08-03-2012 15:00
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So the escapees will be caught soon, i hope for Valverde show then
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 08-03-2012 15:07
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Here we go! Now win me that bet Valverde!
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 08-03-2012 15:09
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Van Garderen is such great rider so far |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 08-03-2012 15:10
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Nice by Astana and Movistar,Wiggins pretty far
Now he is not.
Edited by Avin Wargunnson on 08-03-2012 15:11
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 08-03-2012 15:11
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mad..mad steep climb |
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| CLURPR |
Posted on 08-03-2012 15:11
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Porte and Wiggins on the front
Chavanel off the back too!
Edited by CLURPR on 08-03-2012 15:13
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