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| fcancellara |
Posted on 14-08-2012 13:00
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johnnyjur wrote:
Vacansoleil's vuelta squad: Thomas De Gendt, Martijn Keizer, Sergey Lagutin, Pim Ligthart, Bert-Jan Lindeman, Tomasz Marczynski, Wouter Mol, Rob Ruijgh and Rafael Valls
Watch out for Ruijgh and Lindeman, they could win a stage.
And of course De Gendt for top 5 
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| CountArach |
Posted on 14-08-2012 13:00
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sutty68 wrote:
Just going for stage wins then 
If that. Not many winners in that team. I wonder what Weening could have done if he hadn't already ridden the Tour. I think hif he had've aimed for the Vuelta he could have been good for a few strong stage results in the mountains at least.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 14-08-2012 13:30
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I will look like ignorant, but who the heck is Lindeman and how he could win a stage?
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 14-08-2012 13:32
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
I will look like ignorant, but who the heck is Lindeman and how he could win a stage?
A young Dutch rider who was incredibly strong in the Dutch NC's.
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| SweatyViking |
Posted on 14-08-2012 13:42
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johnnyjur wrote:
Orica-GreenEDGE for Vuelta: Simon Clarke, Allan Davis, Julian Dean, Mitch Docker, Cameron Meyer, Travis Meyer, Daniel Teklehaimanot, Wesley Sulzberger, Pieter Weening
TBH, that is a pretty weak team. Orica is one of the weakest teams in the PT without Goss and, in part, Gerrans. |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 14-08-2012 13:43
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fcancellara wrote:
Avin Wargunnson wrote:
I will look like ignorant, but who the heck is Lindeman and how he could win a stage?
A young Dutch rider who was incredibly strong in the Dutch NC's.
And that makes him possible stage winner?
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| ShortsNL |
Posted on 14-08-2012 23:52
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Lindeman was pretty much the only one who could almost keep up with Terpstra, who soloed to the line like Boonen in Roubaix. Lindeman litterally seems to have 9 lives like a cat, every time you think he cracks he somehow manages to hang on and surprise you in the end.
Also, Keizer to get into at least 10 breaks during the Vuelta 
In more seriousness though, I think their dark horse will be Lagutin. He's been riding really solid all year and with his performance at the Olympics, he might pull something off if he's allowed to leave TDG.
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| pcm2009fan |
Posted on 15-08-2012 01:02
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Ehm... well Vinokourov has retired again. That is if anyone actually cares anymore... |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 15-08-2012 01:06
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Oh, he'll drop by to say hi at the Worlds. |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 15-08-2012 01:25
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So we will see him at the Tour next year then? Or will he stage an Armstrong-style comeback?
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| SweatyViking |
Posted on 15-08-2012 08:53
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Gabriel Rasch finished 4th in the Oslo Grand Prix yesterday, he seemed to easily hang on to Edvald, Cav and the Tourminator. He seemed to be enjoying himself and easily closed gaps Goss had trouble with.
I hope he'll be getting a free role in the Vuelta, going into breakaways, because when he's in top form he can blow breaks apart on the flats.
Also a Norwegian amateur, Phan Åge Haugård, who set the Norwegian record on 10 km TT at 18, beat Cav in one of the intermediate sprints. Cav wasn't half sprinting at all, he seemed to really be going for it and he was far from happy after it. He easily hung on to the front group before having a mechanical later. Hope he gets the chance at a WT team as he seems to have a decent future. |
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| jph27 |
Posted on 15-08-2012 08:57
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SweatyViking wrote:
Gabriel Rasch finished 4th in the Oslo Grand Prix yesterday, he seemed to easily hang on to Edvald, Cav and the Tourminator. He seemed to be enjoying himself and easily closed gaps Goss had trouble with.
I hope he'll be getting a free role in the Vuelta, going into breakaways, because when he's in top form he can blow breaks apart on the flats.
Also a Norwegian amateur, Phan Åge Haugård, who set the Norwegian record on 10 km TT at 18, beat Cav in one of the intermediate sprints. Cav wasn't half sprinting at all, he seemed to really be going for it and he was far from happy after it. He easily hung on to the front group before having a mechanical later. Hope he gets the chance at a WT team as he seems to have a decent future.
Isn't that a Post Tour Crit though? If so, then it's less surprising.  |
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| SweatyViking |
Posted on 15-08-2012 09:17
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jph27 wrote:
SweatyViking wrote:
Gabriel Rasch finished 4th in the Oslo Grand Prix yesterday, he seemed to easily hang on to Edvald, Cav and the Tourminator. He seemed to be enjoying himself and easily closed gaps Goss had trouble with.
I hope he'll be getting a free role in the Vuelta, going into breakaways, because when he's in top form he can blow breaks apart on the flats.
Also a Norwegian amateur, Phan Åge Haugård, who set the Norwegian record on 10 km TT at 18, beat Cav in one of the intermediate sprints. Cav wasn't half sprinting at all, he seemed to really be going for it and he was far from happy after it. He easily hung on to the front group before having a mechanical later. Hope he gets the chance at a WT team as he seems to have a decent future.
Isn't that a Post Tour Crit though? If so, then it's less surprising.
The racing seemed more serious this year than before. The pace was higher, all riders were fighting to close gaps, etc. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 15-08-2012 09:27
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I'm sorry to break your illusions, but all post-tour criteriums are fixed.
Before the race the riders are given a piece of paper telling them which order to finish in, and then they go out and put on a show by attacking, pretending like they can't close the gaps, then closing them, etc etc.
That's how climbers, sprinters, and every other type of rider, magically competes on equal footing in those things
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"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
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| Farmer Sam |
Posted on 15-08-2012 09:46
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Thoughts?
https://twitter.c...8869791746 |
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| lokytrew |
Posted on 15-08-2012 09:48
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Vinokourov will win the Worlds. And then he will continue another year
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| miggi133 |
Posted on 15-08-2012 09:48
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So thats the secret behind winning the tour... You basically just have to have a dinminished lung capacity and bäääm, youll fly up those mountains in no time...
TBH, these pictures make his Tour win all that more suspicious...
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| Farmer Sam |
Posted on 15-08-2012 09:50
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Apparently he has long enjoyed a smoke, but only when he's not in the middle of a racing schedule. |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 15-08-2012 09:50
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So, if Balotteli was a cyclist, he would have won the Tour. |
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| Farmer Sam |
Posted on 15-08-2012 09:52
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Suppose this is what comes with his new found fame, paparazzi following him about all over the place taking snaps of him doing things like this. |
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