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Salvatore Puccio | Season Review
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 01-11-2012 19:16
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Great result from Flecha!
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 01-11-2012 19:18
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Bad luck for Flecha. Better luck next time! |
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| andy222c |
Posted on 02-11-2012 09:43
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Hi all! I've had a little time to recover after an intense month of March, and especially after riding an extreme edition of the Ronde Van Vlaanderen. And i've been staying at Tuscany for a while, to train together with my Italian team-mate and friend Davide Appollonio, gaining some great results in the training.
I can feel that i've already improved a lot since the start of the season, both in my training, but also when riding the races. Especailly my stamina has improved, but also my capability to ride uphill, which probably also is due to my loss of weight.
Development In Attributes
I'll soon reach one of the absolute highlights of my season, when riding towards the ardennes-classics. They're some of my favorite races (at least i think so) and i hope to do good in those races in the future. Therefore it's very important for my confidence to show a good figure.
Greetings Salvatore
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 02-11-2012 10:14
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Great to see Puccio getting stronger 
Let's hope he has a blast in the Ardennes! |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 02-11-2012 10:26
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Really great report of the Ronde van Vlaanderen!! Puccio did very well for his first Ronde. And too bad for Flecha, but he'll take revenge in PR.
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| andy222c |
Posted on 02-11-2012 12:36
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@Ian Butler: Yeah, let's hope so - I'm sure he'll give his all
@dienblad: Thanks! I also think Puccio rode very well at the Ronde, especially when only 69 riders completed the race. As in the Ronde, Flecha always makes a decent result in the PR, he'll surely be in the top
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| ste_18 |
Posted on 02-11-2012 12:46
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Happy that he is getting stronger |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 02-11-2012 15:56
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Another nice blog from Salvatore |
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| andy222c |
Posted on 02-11-2012 18:49
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Thanks guys - Rund um Köln will be up in a minute. So stay tuned!
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| andy222c |
Posted on 02-11-2012 18:54
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Pre-Tactics
I've had a little time to recover from the Ronde Van Vlaanderen, and i'm ready for Rund um Köln, which only is gonna be a warm up race for the ardennes. We are competing with a strong team, ready for both cobble-sections and a possible sprint. So we can't go all wrong.
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| G. Thomas | | T. Veelers, B. Swift | | L. Haedo, S. Caethoven, S. Poulhiès |
The Race
Geraint and a few cobblers tried to slip away on the last cobble-section, but the way home was too long. The race therefore finished in a mass sprint, where especially Saxo Bank was really active. But in the end our own Swift ended up taking an amazing first season victory!
| 1 | Ben Swift | Sky Procycling | 6h53'43 | | 2 | Tom Veelers | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 3 | Karsten Kroon | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | s.t. | | 4 | Lucas Sebastián Haedo | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | s.t. | | 5 | Stéphane Poulhiès | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. | | 6 | Matteo Tosatto | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | s.t. | | 7 | Julien Simon | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. | | 8 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 9 | Steven Caethoven | Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | s.t. | | 10 | Michael Mørkøv | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | s.t. | | ... | | 32 | Salvatore Puccio | Sky Procycling | + s.t. |
My job today was to help the other guys, keeping Geraint and Ben out of the wind, and that job i completed very well i think. When Thomas got away, i only concentrated on keeping Swift out of the wind, and the way he repayed my work couldn't have been any better.
Greetings Salvatore
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 02-11-2012 18:56
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I hope Salvatore will get a free role in some races to come |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 02-11-2012 18:57
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Great result for Swift!! Good luck in the upcoming Ardennes Classics
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 02-11-2012 19:04
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Great victory for Ben and the Team  |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 02-11-2012 19:34
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I feel a bit sorry for not commenting more than I do, but I'd like to let you know that I do follow - and I really enjoy it. Both results and reports are of top quality!
Keep going!
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| andy222c |
Posted on 03-11-2012 10:32
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@Ian Butler: Maybe he'll be able to have some tries in his next upcomming race, the Castilla y León
@the_hoyle: Thanks! Puccio is ready to take on his first ardennes classics of his life. It will be exciting to see how he does
@sutty68: Thanks!
@Pellizotti2: Thank you Pelli I'm very glad your're following and liking the story
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| ste_18 |
Posted on 03-11-2012 10:37
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Nice victory for Ben though i can't understand why Zandio free element and not Puccio... |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 03-11-2012 10:40
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Can't wait for Castilla y Léon then  |
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| andy222c |
Posted on 03-11-2012 14:48
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Vuelta a Castilla y León 12/4 - 14/4 2012
Pre-Race
The whole Ardennes-classics lineup has assembled in Spain to ride the Vuelta a Castilla y León as warm up race ahead of the classics. With a route dominated by mountains, Urán who's in great shape, will be our main captain.
The route doesn't fit me very well, but due to my great shape at the moment, i've got a free role for this race. I'm definitely looking forward for tomorrows first stage, which suits me really well.
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| J. Brajkovic | | R. Urán, F. Pellizotti | | C. Barredo, C. Sørensen, N. Quintana |
Greetings Salvatore
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 03-11-2012 14:54
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With a fitness of 90, lets hope Salvatore can have a good race |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 03-11-2012 15:02
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Puccio will definitely make something of his free role here, I'm sure! |
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