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| Ivan_Basso_Fan |
Posted on 08-04-2009 16:20
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issoisso wrote:
Ivan_Basso_Fan wrote:
Leipheimer who probably is the best TT'er in the world right now
uhh....no.
Well, with current shape he is  He won the TT in California (very good field), and he won it too in Castilla y Leon. Who is better right now then? Zabriskie? Cancellara? Grabsch? Anyone else? Nah, don't think so...in that case please come up with someone better?
Ivan_Basso_Fan wrote:
So, imo Contador is definitely the best climber and stage racer right now
Your idol.
Nope, Contador is definitely not my idol. Never been, as I have never liked the teams he is riding for. Well, as the same as Leipheimer, who is a better climber than Contador right now? Honestly? Sure, he had a bad day in P-N, but it wasn't uphill he lost that race.
Stage racer can be discussed of course, but that's my opinion. Leipheimer would be a good contender though. I look at it in a realistic view |
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| Ivan_Basso_Fan |
Posted on 08-04-2009 16:22
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Juan wrote:
kessiakoff 9th
Really nice 
And in Tirreno-Adriatico he showed he can TT quite ok too  |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 08-04-2009 16:23
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Ivan_Basso_Fan wrote:
issoisso wrote:
Ivan_Basso_Fan wrote:
Leipheimer who probably is the best TT'er in the world right now
uhh....no.
Well, with current shape he is He won the TT in California (very good field), and he won it too in Castilla y Leon. Who is better right now then? Zabriskie? Cancellara? Grabsch? Anyone else? Nah, don't think so...in that case please come up with someone better?
Ivan_Basso_Fan wrote:
So, imo Contador is definitely the best climber and stage racer right now
Your idol.
Nope, Contador is definitely not my idol. Never been, as I have never liked the teams he is riding for. Well, as the same as Leipheimer, who is a better climber than Contador right now? Honestly? Sure, he had a bad day in P-N, but it wasn't uphill he lost that race.
Stage racer can be discussed of course, but that's my opinion. Leipheimer would be a good contender though. I look at it in a realistic view
Duh, he meant Ivan Basso (= Basso is a better stage racer than Contador) 
Edited by CrueTrue on 08-04-2009 16:23
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| issoisso |
Posted on 08-04-2009 16:23
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CrueTrue wrote:
Ivan_Basso_Fan wrote:
issoisso wrote:
Ivan_Basso_Fan wrote:
Leipheimer who probably is the best TT'er in the world right now
uhh....no.
Well, with current shape he is He won the TT in California (very good field), and he won it too in Castilla y Leon. Who is better right now then? Zabriskie? Cancellara? Grabsch? Anyone else? Nah, don't think so...in that case please come up with someone better?
Ivan_Basso_Fan wrote:
So, imo Contador is definitely the best climber and stage racer right now
Your idol.
Nope, Contador is definitely not my idol. Never been, as I have never liked the teams he is riding for. Well, as the same as Leipheimer, who is a better climber than Contador right now? Honestly? Sure, he had a bad day in P-N, but it wasn't uphill he lost that race.
Stage racer can be discussed of course, but that's my opinion. Leipheimer would be a good contender though. I look at it in a realistic view
Duh, he meant Ivan Basso (= Basso is a better stage racer than Contador)
Duh indeed |
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| lagetcher |
Posted on 08-04-2009 16:24
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It's good to see that Cyclingnews don't have another stupid headline for stage 3. For stage 2 it was "Little rider achieves a big victory." How patronising is that? |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 08-04-2009 16:25
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lagetcher wrote:
It's good to see that Cyclingnews don't have another stupid headline for stage 3. For stage 2 it was "Little rider achieves a big victory." How patronising is that?
It's because Trofimov said "I'm not fighting for the overall, I'm just a little rider" |
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| lagetcher |
Posted on 08-04-2009 16:26
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I know, but I still think they could have found a more appropriate headline. |
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| Ivan_Basso_Fan |
Posted on 08-04-2009 16:27
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CrueTrue wrote:
Ivan_Basso_Fan wrote:
issoisso wrote:
Ivan_Basso_Fan wrote:
Leipheimer who probably is the best TT'er in the world right now
uhh....no.
Well, with current shape he is He won the TT in California (very good field), and he won it too in Castilla y Leon. Who is better right now then? Zabriskie? Cancellara? Grabsch? Anyone else? Nah, don't think so...in that case please come up with someone better?
Ivan_Basso_Fan wrote:
So, imo Contador is definitely the best climber and stage racer right now
Your idol.
Nope, Contador is definitely not my idol. Never been, as I have never liked the teams he is riding for. Well, as the same as Leipheimer, who is a better climber than Contador right now? Honestly? Sure, he had a bad day in P-N, but it wasn't uphill he lost that race.
Stage racer can be discussed of course, but that's my opinion. Leipheimer would be a good contender though. I look at it in a realistic view
Duh, he meant Ivan Basso (= Basso is a better stage racer than Contador)
Haha, ok my bad
Well, Basso is probably still one of the best stage racers. But, I think he isn't as good in TT yet as he was back in 2006 (for known reasons)...His climbing seems to be really good still though. Well, maybe he is better than Contador in total, but I'm not sure. The Giro will most likely give as un answer on that |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 08-04-2009 16:27
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Well, I don't see anything wrong with it. |
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| YtimK |
Posted on 08-04-2009 16:30
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Ivan_Basso_Fan wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
Ivan_Basso_Fan wrote:
issoisso wrote:
Ivan_Basso_Fan wrote:
Leipheimer who probably is the best TT'er in the world right now
uhh....no.
Well, with current shape he is He won the TT in California (very good field), and he won it too in Castilla y Leon. Who is better right now then? Zabriskie? Cancellara? Grabsch? Anyone else? Nah, don't think so...in that case please come up with someone better?
Ivan_Basso_Fan wrote:
So, imo Contador is definitely the best climber and stage racer right now
Your idol.
Nope, Contador is definitely not my idol. Never been, as I have never liked the teams he is riding for. Well, as the same as Leipheimer, who is a better climber than Contador right now? Honestly? Sure, he had a bad day in P-N, but it wasn't uphill he lost that race.
Stage racer can be discussed of course, but that's my opinion. Leipheimer would be a good contender though. I look at it in a realistic view
Duh, he meant Ivan Basso (= Basso is a better stage racer than Contador)
Haha, ok my bad
Well, Basso is probably still one of the best stage racers. But, I think he isn't as good in TT yet as he was back in 2006 (for known reasons)...His climbing seems to be really good still though. Well, maybe he is better than Contador in total, but I'm not sure. The Giro will most likely give as un answer on that
or not. Contador isnt participating |
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| Juan |
Posted on 08-04-2009 16:33
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YtimK wrote:
Ivan_Basso_Fan wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
Ivan_Basso_Fan wrote:
issoisso wrote:
Ivan_Basso_Fan wrote:
Leipheimer who probably is the best TT'er in the world right now
uhh....no.
Well, with current shape he is He won the TT in California (very good field), and he won it too in Castilla y Leon. Who is better right now then? Zabriskie? Cancellara? Grabsch? Anyone else? Nah, don't think so...in that case please come up with someone better?
Ivan_Basso_Fan wrote:
So, imo Contador is definitely the best climber and stage racer right now
Your idol.
Nope, Contador is definitely not my idol. Never been, as I have never liked the teams he is riding for. Well, as the same as Leipheimer, who is a better climber than Contador right now? Honestly? Sure, he had a bad day in P-N, but it wasn't uphill he lost that race.
Stage racer can be discussed of course, but that's my opinion. Leipheimer would be a good contender though. I look at it in a realistic view
Duh, he meant Ivan Basso (= Basso is a better stage racer than Contador)
Haha, ok my bad
Well, Basso is probably still one of the best stage racers. But, I think he isn't as good in TT yet as he was back in 2006 (for known reasons)...His climbing seems to be really good still though. Well, maybe he is better than Contador in total, but I'm not sure. The Giro will most likely give as un answer on that
or not. Contador isnt participating
an answer on Basso's skills and form |
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| ruben |
Posted on 08-04-2009 16:36
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Hmm Gesink 6th after a 4km climb, that was a slight suprise. I thought he lacked explosivity for this kind of thing. But he blew up later than F.Schleck  |
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| knasen |
Posted on 08-04-2009 16:49
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cyclingnews "The morning's leader Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse d'Epargne), winner of Paris-Roubaix at Contador's expense, had been tied on time with Contador but conceded the leader's jersey thanks to the Astana rider's solo escape."
And how great is int Fredrik Kessiakoff with his 8th place. He can be the new KoM winner of the Giro if Fuji-Servetto get a place there. |
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| Juan |
Posted on 08-04-2009 16:52
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knasen wrote:
cyclingnews "The morning's leader Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse d'Epargne), winner of Paris-Roubaix at Contador's expense, had been tied on time with Contador but conceded the leader's jersey thanks to the Astana rider's solo escape."
And how great is int Fredrik Kessiakoff with his 8th place. He can be the new KoM winner of the Giro if Fuji-Servetto get a place there.
actually 9th, cyclingnews forgot LL Sanchez  |
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| schleck93 |
Posted on 08-04-2009 17:06
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My "always bet on Samu in this becuase he's gonna win at somepoint" strategy isn't going to well
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Thor wears a live rattlesnake as a condom.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 08-04-2009 18:29
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Can I point out that Jakob Fuglsang was the best Saxo Bank rider today? Better than A. Schleck and F. Schleck. He'll be great once we reach the Giro! |
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| schleck93 |
Posted on 08-04-2009 18:35
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Yes you can point that out CT
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Thor wears a live rattlesnake as a condom.
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| Inferio |
Posted on 08-04-2009 18:49
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Ruben wrote:
Hmm Gesink 6th after a 4km climb, that was a slight suprise. I thought he lacked explosivity for this kind of thing. But he blew up later than F.Schleck
I don't think he lacks explosivity, last year he was 4th in La Flèche Wallonne in the same time as 3rd Cunego... |
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| Bosskardo |
Posted on 08-04-2009 18:50
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Rein Taaramäe gained another 3 mountain points today, now 6 points behind Aitor Hernández. Still a lot of points on offer for the next two stages so lets hope Rein gets the KoM jersey.
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| ruben |
Posted on 08-04-2009 19:08
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Inferio wrote:
Ruben wrote:
Hmm Gesink 6th after a 4km climb, that was a slight suprise. I thought he lacked explosivity for this kind of thing. But he blew up later than F.Schleck
I don't think he lacks explosivity, last year he was 4th in La Flèche Wallonne in the same time as 3rd Cunego...
Fleche Wallone has nothing to do with explosivity, or better said, the Muur de Huy doesn't have anything to do with explosivity. |
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