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| Wilier |
Posted on 06-02-2011 15:31
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Impressive by Boom. 4 seconds faster then Cancellara and the rest.
Also Kittel seems to be a good signing from Skil. |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 06-02-2011 16:59
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I didn't notice that this year Qatar would have a prologue. 
Anyway, great time by Boom. And Kittel continues to be great (and he'll be even more great, for sure.)  |
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| Wilier |
Posted on 06-02-2011 18:07
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Etoile de Bessèges, Stage 5 : Gagnières - Bessèges (145 km)
1. Saïd Haddou (FRA) Europcar
2. Sven Jodts (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
3. Anthony Ravard (FRA) Ag2r - La Mondiale
Spoiler 4. Marco Marcato (ITA) Vacansoleil - DCM
5. Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne
6. Stéphane Poulhiès (FRA) Saur - Sojasun
7. Fabien Bacquet (FRA) BigMat - Auber 93
8. Aldo Ino Ilesic (SLO) Team Type 1
9. Steven Tronet (FRA) Roubaix - Lille Metropole
10. Alexander Porsev (RUS) Katusha Team
Etoile de Bessèges, General classification
1. Anthony Ravard (FRA) Ag2r - La Mondiale
2. Marco Marcato (ITA) Vacansoleil - DCM 07"
3. Johnny Hoogerland (NED) Vacansoleil - DCM 07"
Spoiler 4. Pierrick Fedrigo (FRA) FDJ 15"
5. Jérôme Coppel (FRA) Saur - Sojasun 19"
6. Cyril Gautier (FRA) Europcar 20"
7. Steven Tronet (FRA) Roubaix - Lille Metropole 20"
8. Maxime Bouet (FRA) Ag2r - La Mondiale 20"
9. Arthur Vichot (FRA) FDJ 20"
10. Vladimir Gusev (RUS) Katusha Team 23" |
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| ruben |
Posted on 06-02-2011 18:22
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roturn wrote:
Tour de Quatar - Stage 1
| 1 Lars BOOM RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 00:03:07 | | 2 Fabian CANCELLARA TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 00:00:04 | | 3 Tom VEELERS SKIL-SHIMANO 00:00:05 | | 4 Juan Antonio FLECHA GIANNONI SKY PROCYCLING 00:00:05 | | 5 Alex DOWSETT SKY PROCYCLING 00:00:06 | | 6 Gert STEEGMANS QUICK STEP CYCLING TEAM 00:00:06 | | 7 Tom BOONEN QUICK STEP CYCLING TEAM 00:00:06 | | 8 Maarten WYNANTS RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 00:00:08 | | 9 Tomas VAITKUS PRO TEAM ASTANA 00:00:08 | | 10 Matt BRAMMEIER HTC - HIGHROAD 00:00:09 |
Not the best course in my opinion 
Dangerous roads with all the sand due to a heavy wind. Cavendish`s crash indeed looked not very well, his left leg was quite bloody. Also other riders had some problems, when their wheels slided a lot.
Also I am not the biggest Cav fan, I hope that he will get well soon and start with some good results and not jsut crashes.
Dangerous? Lol, it's just corners and very easy cobbles. If you can't steer, road cycling is not for you.
Downhills in the Giro are far more dangerous, why not take them out as well? What a joke, ofcourse not.
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 06-02-2011 18:24
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ruben wrote:
roturn wrote:
Tour de Quatar - Stage 1
| 1 Lars BOOM RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 00:03:07 | | 2 Fabian CANCELLARA TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 00:00:04 | | 3 Tom VEELERS SKIL-SHIMANO 00:00:05 | | 4 Juan Antonio FLECHA GIANNONI SKY PROCYCLING 00:00:05 | | 5 Alex DOWSETT SKY PROCYCLING 00:00:06 | | 6 Gert STEEGMANS QUICK STEP CYCLING TEAM 00:00:06 | | 7 Tom BOONEN QUICK STEP CYCLING TEAM 00:00:06 | | 8 Maarten WYNANTS RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 00:00:08 | | 9 Tomas VAITKUS PRO TEAM ASTANA 00:00:08 | | 10 Matt BRAMMEIER HTC - HIGHROAD 00:00:09 |
Not the best course in my opinion
Dangerous roads with all the sand due to a heavy wind. Cavendish`s crash indeed looked not very well, his left leg was quite bloody. Also other riders had some problems, when their wheels slided a lot.
Also I am not the biggest Cav fan, I hope that he will get well soon and start with some good results and not jsut crashes.
Dangerous? Lol, it's just corners and very easy cobbles. If you can't steer, road cycling is not for you.
Downhills in the Giro are far more dangerous, why not take them out as well? What a joke, ofcourse not.
It's part of the job
The only reason the corners and cobbles in Qatar are a little bit more legitimate gripe is the near constant 30-50 mph winds. I still though agree with you ruben, stop complaining, you'd never hear Charly Gaul bitch about conditions being too tough. |
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| roturn |
Posted on 06-02-2011 18:26
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The only dangerous thing I meant was the sand all over the roads due to the heavy wind.
No problem with the "cobbles", wind or anything else.
On some corners there were huge sand dunes and on these points were a big load of sand, where many riders struggled like Cav, Bak, Haussler and many more. All of them lost their back wheel for one second.
You can`t avoid it in Quatar
Edited by roturn on 06-02-2011 18:27
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| ruben |
Posted on 06-02-2011 18:52
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Then why start with 'hoge velgen' (don't know the english word), when you know it's windy?
Still stand by my point. People should really whine less |
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 06-02-2011 18:55
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ruben wrote:
Then why start with 'hoge velgen' (don't know the english word), when you know it's windy?
Still stand by my point. People should really whine less
Deep-dish rims (or aero rims) btw, if your talking about aero wheels with big vertical profiles.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 06-02-2011 19:01
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Deadpool wrote:
The only reason the corners and cobbles in Qatar are a little bit more legitimate gripe is the near constant 30-50 mph winds. I still though agree with you ruben, stop complaining, you'd never hear Charly Gaul bitch about conditions being too tough.
I hate to whine, but I'm just a cycling history buff and can't miss an opportunity to talk about it
Gaul complained whenever the stage was hot, and generally refused to race when the temperature was high. He'd just ride with the autobus, even if it was a decisive mountain stage.
In the 1959 Tour, when he was the defending champion, on the first (very hot) mountain stage he saw a fountain on the downhill and calmly stopped, walked up, and spent 10 minutes bathing himself 
EDIT: He lost 20 minutes that day by doing that, in case you're wondering
Edited by issoisso on 06-02-2011 19:07
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 06-02-2011 22:13
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Apparently, Trofeo Palma de Mallorca has become null and void with no winner listed. Why? Due to the teams using two-way race radios.
The UCI commissaires refused to officiate the race and even threatened to cancel the event. The race did eventually go on without the UCI officials, and Garmin-Cervélo's victory by Tyler Farrar over Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) and Francisco Ventoso (Movistar) will not be entered into the UCI's record books.
The radio war continues. |
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 06-02-2011 22:17
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issoisso wrote:
Deadpool wrote:
The only reason the corners and cobbles in Qatar are a little bit more legitimate gripe is the near constant 30-50 mph winds. I still though agree with you ruben, stop complaining, you'd never hear Charly Gaul bitch about conditions being too tough.
I hate to whine, but I'm just a cycling history buff and can't miss an opportunity to talk about it
Gaul complained whenever the stage was hot, and generally refused to race when the temperature was high. He'd just ride with the autobus, even if it was a decisive mountain stage.
In the 1959 Tour, when he was the defending champion, on the first (very hot) mountain stage he saw a fountain on the downhill and calmly stopped, walked up, and spent 10 minutes bathing himself
EDIT: He lost 20 minutes that day by doing that, in case you're wondering
And is also known for doing the exact opposite when it was cold/rainy/wet.
Yes, it isn't a perfect example, but you know what I was going for. |
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| jack888 |
Posted on 07-02-2011 12:19
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With a huge tailwind, the break wont be caught. They are flying at 70km/h.
Ususally we get to see the last 50kms on Eurosport, but today we only got to see the last 28km because of the speed they are going at.
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| roturn |
Posted on 07-02-2011 12:24
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The 18 escapees are: Boonen, Maes and Steegmans (Quick Step), Eisel and Renshaw (HTC), Cancellara, Bennati, O'Grady (Leopard), Brown (Rabobank), Arrow and Hunt (Sky), Haussler, Hammond, Klier , Rasch, Van Summeren (Cervélo-Garmin), Burghardt (BMC) and Rollin (FDJ)
What a break 
Pity that Boom isn`t there. |
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| Squire |
Posted on 07-02-2011 12:32
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1. Boonen
2. Haussler
3. Renshaw
Boonen dominated  |
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| roturn |
Posted on 07-02-2011 12:32
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Stage 1 Qatar
| 1 Boonen | | 2 Haussler | | 3 Renshaw | | 4 Bennati | | 5 Brown | | 6 Flecha | | 7 Rollin | | 8 Hammond | | 9 Klier | | 10 O`Grady |
Edit: Too slow
Boom lost 5min because of the wind.
Boonen will take the overall.
Edited by roturn on 07-02-2011 12:34
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| Squire |
Posted on 07-02-2011 12:35
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Rollin 7th, should make valverde321 happy |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 07-02-2011 12:39
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Squire wrote:
Rollin 7th, should make valverde321 happy
Not to mention Deadpool
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 07-02-2011 13:03
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alexkr00 wrote:
Squire wrote:
Rollin 7th, should make valverde321 happy
Not to mention Deadpool
Thank you for noticing.
I'm really hoping Rollin puts in a good showing in a couple of races this year. When he first moved to Cervelo two years ago, he was in terms of raw power even stronger than Thor. Last year they worked on translating some of that power into stamina, and I think he struggled to find his balance. Hopefully this year he has found that balance, and can be successful. |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 07-02-2011 13:36
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Deadpool wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
Squire wrote:
Rollin 7th, should make valverde321 happy
Not to mention Deadpool
Thank you for noticing.
I'm really hoping Rollin puts in a good showing in a couple of races this year. When he first moved to Cervelo two years ago, he was in terms of raw power even stronger than Thor. Last year they worked on translating some of that power into stamina, and I think he struggled to find his balance. Hopefully this year he has found that balance, and can be successful.
Yeah thanks. We both really like him, but I think Deadpool likes him just a little more. And knows more about him personally than I do.
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| Wilier |
Posted on 07-02-2011 16:47
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roturn wrote:
Boom lost 5min because of the wind.
Boonen will take the overall.
According to Boom's twitter. He had stomach aches. He lost contact with the first group after he stopped to take a dump. |
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