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Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2013
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| fosforgasXIII |
Posted on 17-03-2013 21:20
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sutty68 wrote:
Hope Wiggins has found his climbing legs ready for this challenge 
Team Sky has another train ready to pull him up the mountains 
Spoiler 151 WIGGINS Bradley
152 URAN Rigoberto
153 LOPEZ GARCIA David
154 CATALDO Dario
155 EDMONDSON Joshua
156 KENNAUGH Peter
157 PATE Danny
158 KNEES Christian
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| abysmo |
Posted on 17-03-2013 22:58
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I'm thinking Rodriguez is the favorite too, as he seemed to finish T-A on a high note, and riders who finish in the top 10 here are usually on better form than the ones who aren't targetting the Ardennes, as Purito is. That makes Valverde a contender too. VdB, Uran, D. Martin, Horner could be there too, not excluding Wigginis and Hejsdal |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 17-03-2013 23:07
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Even in top form it would be very hard for Wiggins to win with no TTs here. In this case though it's not really relevant as he's far from top form (peaking in May) and Urán is the designated leader
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| CosmicOsmo |
Posted on 18-03-2013 05:07
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anyone else thinking skys best hope is Uran? hes most likely in better shape than wiggans. not sure why wiggo is ranked so high in the books...and it would be nice to repay the work he did for froome in TA...
Edited by CosmicOsmo on 18-03-2013 05:10
top 10 of all time in no particular order, not including the cannibal cause hes automatically #1:
-Gemininani -Nencini -Anquetil -Coppi
-Kelly -Hinault -Zabel -Bettini -Rebellin -Magni
..and honorable mention to Tom Simpson whos career was cut short.
Top 5 noobs most likely to tear it up this season:
-Phinney -Moser -TJ -Guardini -DURBO!
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 18-03-2013 06:10
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This is Valverde-Purito-Uran battle for me, with Purito having slight edge thanks to his acceleration, so i think it will be him. Nice stages this year, hopefully all parts will be ridden. 
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 18-03-2013 06:40
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You guys can probably guess which two riders I want to win this 
Purito or another of the darkhorses in good form will probably take it though, because my fav riders never seem to win (apart from the Giro nbd)
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| CosmicOsmo |
Posted on 18-03-2013 06:48
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valverde321 wrote:
You guys can probably guess which two riders I want to win this
Purito or another of the darkhorses in good form will probably take it though, because my fav riders never seem to win (apart from the Giro nbd)
valverde already won a prologue which always looks real good for a GC contender in my book
top 10 of all time in no particular order, not including the cannibal cause hes automatically #1:
-Gemininani -Nencini -Anquetil -Coppi
-Kelly -Hinault -Zabel -Bettini -Rebellin -Magni
..and honorable mention to Tom Simpson whos career was cut short.
Top 5 noobs most likely to tear it up this season:
-Phinney -Moser -TJ -Guardini -DURBO!
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 18-03-2013 07:17
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Hope to see an exciting race. Though I won't be able to watch the first race live. I really hope a summary video will be posted on youtube tonight |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 18-03-2013 14:17
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Anyone with decent live coverage that doesn't require subscribing for €12? |
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| HijoDelDiablo |
Posted on 18-03-2013 14:24
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Ian, from EITB Basque Country Television. In basque but.. it's something
It starts in a few minutes
https://www.eitb.c...n-directo/ |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 18-03-2013 14:25
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Thanks! Hope it'll work. |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 18-03-2013 14:32
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I think that's geo-restricted.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 18-03-2013 14:54
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Eurosport is broadcasting Ian.
Edit: But they have some issues obviosuly (skipped to commercial now).
Edited by Avin Wargunnson on 18-03-2013 14:55
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| fickman |
Posted on 18-03-2013 14:56
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Terrible broadcasting as usual. Every Year is the same thing. |
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| juszta |
Posted on 18-03-2013 15:00
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If you still need a stream: English Livestream |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 18-03-2013 15:24
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Situation at the moment?
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| Smowz |
Posted on 18-03-2013 15:24
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A warning to CountArach:
1) Carlton Kirby is commentating on the British Eurosport
2) Plenty of sky riders at the front
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 18-03-2013 15:25
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Wiggins attacks on a descent!
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| juszta |
Posted on 18-03-2013 15:27
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Crazy Wiggins downhill action. Basically he crushed the peloton on this downhill section, maybe 15-20 riders in the front group. Around 10-20 seconds gap on the peloton. Most Sky riders are in the front group along with Julien Simon, who can maybe have a chance to take the stage win.
edit: 10 km to go
edit: J.Rod and Scarponi in the first group. No sign of Valverde.
Edited by juszta on 18-03-2013 15:28
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| gotlandrules |
Posted on 18-03-2013 15:27
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Sky broke the field on the descent... about 10-15 riders up front... 15-20 seconds in front |
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