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Tour de France 2012: Pre-Race thread
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| CountArach |
Posted on 10-06-2012 14:35
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SportingNonsense wrote:
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But I think Ben Swift will be a big threat to the Schlecks and Evans in the mountains. 
It's only a matter of time! 
Tour of Britain KoM 2006: Andy Schleck
Tour of Britain KoM 2007: Ben Swift
Classic.
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| xmaniacxx |
Posted on 10-06-2012 14:40
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Yes, and frank Schleck will win he prologue? |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 10-06-2012 17:24
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climeon wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
...and there's the difference 
btw Both of the Schleck brothers won one (semi)classic. Still not much, but at least they're in the history books.
I think liege is a lot more than just a semi-classic
That's why I used (). One won a classic, the other a semi-classic. |
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| Gulvplanke |
Posted on 10-06-2012 21:01
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Ian Butler wrote:
climeon wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
...and there's the difference
btw Both of the Schleck brothers won one (semi)classic. Still not much, but at least they're in the history books.
I think liege is a lot more than just a semi-classic
That's why I used (). One won a classic, the other a semi-classic.
I would rather say one was a classic while the other was a monument.
How hard can it be?
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 11-06-2012 09:47
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Gulvplanke wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
climeon wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
...and there's the difference
btw Both of the Schleck brothers won one (semi)classic. Still not much, but at least they're in the history books.
I think liege is a lot more than just a semi-classic
That's why I used (). One won a classic, the other a semi-classic.
I would rather say one was a classic while the other was a monument.
That's correct, excuse me. |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 11-06-2012 19:44
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RadioShack has named its pre-squad for Tour de France:
Fabian Cancellara, Tony Gallopin, Linus Gerdemann, Markel Irizar, Andreas Klöden, Maxime Monfort, Yaroslav Popovych, Gregory Rast, Hayden Roulston, Andy Schleck, Fränk Schleck, Jens Voigt, Jakob Fuglsang and Haimar Zubeldia.
14 riders, 5 have to go.
Edited by CrueTrue on 11-06-2012 19:46
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 11-06-2012 19:55
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Notice the absence of Horner who has been left out due to a back injury - https://velonews.competitor.com/2012/0...nce_223276 |
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| Vien |
Posted on 11-06-2012 19:57
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CrueTrue wrote:
RadioShack has named its pre-squad for Tour de France:
Fabian Cancellara, Tony Gallopin, Linus Gerdemann, Markel Irizar, Andreas Klöden, Maxime Monfort, Yaroslav Popovych, Gregory Rast, Hayden Roulston, Andy Schleck, Fränk Schleck, Jens Voigt, Jakob Fuglsang and Haimar Zubeldia.
14 riders, 5 have to go.
14? Isn't that a lot for a preselection? Does JB think about keeping the Schlecks out or what?
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 11-06-2012 20:06
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Gallopin, Rast, Irizar, Roulston probably out! Andy n°5?
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| jph27 |
Posted on 11-06-2012 20:08
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CrueTrue wrote:
RadioShack has named its pre-squad for Tour de France:
Fabian Cancellara, Tony Gallopin, Linus Gerdemann, Markel Irizar, Andreas Klöden, Maxime Monfort, Yaroslav Popovych, Gregory Rast, Hayden Roulston, Andy Schleck, Fränk Schleck, Jens Voigt, Jakob Fuglsang and Haimar Zubeldia.
14 riders, 5 have to go.
Cancellara
Gallopin
Gerdemann
Kloden
Monfort
A.Schleck
Voigt
Fuglsang
Zubeldia
Those would be my 9. |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 11-06-2012 20:12
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jph27 wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
RadioShack has named its pre-squad for Tour de France:
Fabian Cancellara, Tony Gallopin, Linus Gerdemann, Markel Irizar, Andreas Klöden, Maxime Monfort, Yaroslav Popovych, Gregory Rast, Hayden Roulston, Andy Schleck, Fränk Schleck, Jens Voigt, Jakob Fuglsang and Haimar Zubeldia.
14 riders, 5 have to go.
Cancellara
Gallopin
Gerdemann
Kloden
Monfort
A.Schleck
Voigt
Fuglsang
Zubeldia
Those would be my 9.
Popovych will play very important roll on the flat stages so I don't expect him to miss the cut, Gallopin is a good talented rider but I don't think Bruyneel will take him as he can't really bring an extra to the team..
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 11-06-2012 21:57
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Andy won't go without Frank.
Both Schlecks go either way, I think.
Voigt also
Cancellara
Monfort
And I'm guessing Fuglsang, too.
Don't know the rest, though. |
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| Roman |
Posted on 11-06-2012 23:20
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I am pretty sure there are 7 guys which will go for sure..
Andy
Frank
Cancellara
Kloden
Voigt
Fuglsang
Popovych
and then it's between..
Monfort/Zubeldia/Gerdemann
Gallopin/Irizar/Rast
Monfort and Gallopin should go IMO.
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| baggieboys32 |
Posted on 11-06-2012 23:25
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I think Gerdemann should go really, unless there saving him for later in the year perhaps?
Edited by baggieboys32 on 11-06-2012 23:25
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| BrokenShards |
Posted on 12-06-2012 00:09
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I assume Cancellera is all healed from his injury now?
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 12-06-2012 10:03
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BrokenShards wrote:
I assume Cancellera is all healed from his injury now?
He's healed all right, but he's not in his best shape yet, I think. |
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| Schnuider |
Posted on 12-06-2012 11:26
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Leaving the Schlecks at home and take Klöden as leader would be best i think. Impossible to do of course, but with Klöden they would get at least a top10 in gc i think, which i'm not sure Frandy will be able to achieve. |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 12-06-2012 11:27
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Schnuider wrote:
Leaving the Schlecks at home and take Klöden as leader would be best i think. Impossible to do of course, but with Klöden they would get at least a top10 in gc i think, which i'm not sure Frandy will be able to achieve.
I was thinking the same but with Fuglsang instead of Klöden |
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| Schnuider |
Posted on 12-06-2012 11:32
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or both of them. withou the schlecks, there would be no presure on the team and noone would expect any work from them. so they could deside about their leader after the first hard stages just by looking who's doing better. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 12-06-2012 12:05
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PCM rulezz wrote:
Schnuider wrote:
Leaving the Schlecks at home and take Klöden as leader would be best i think. Impossible to do of course, but with Klöden they would get at least a top10 in gc i think, which i'm not sure Frandy will be able to achieve.
I was thinking the same but with Fuglsang instead of Klöden
Then Andy practically won't have raced at all this year |
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