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Le Tour : The Review
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 04-07-2007 22:12
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Astana
The Team
The capital of Kazakhstan. The sponsor is a consortium of mainly oil companies put together by the government. Fondly and in no way patronisingly referred to as Team Borat.
Past + Recent controversies
Never started last due to most of the team being kicked out having connections with Puerto. This also involved Alan Davis who is now with Discovery.
Astana have never fallen foul of the police or testers, but their giro leader Mazzoleni is currently getting heat from an oil-for-drugs investigation. Nothing has been proved but fortunately won’t be hearing from it at this years TDF he's not starting! They are even lucky to get in this year; the wild card could have been taken by any of the Conti Teams.
Budget
Astana have enough money to film Borat II, £8.1m and the rest!
The boss
… Walter Godefroot, got some experience should be able to prove something this year.
Team Leader
The hot favourite for this year Alexandre Vinokourov, will he dominate the tour this year, or will he do what he did last he entered have a really bad day, maybe not because this time the not a turbo charged Ski lift on the front! He's already won a Grand Tour the Vuelta beating Spanish star Valverde. He feels that this year is the last year for the Tour and he defiantly wants to go out with bang. (No hes not retiring)
Wild Man of The Team
Kloden. Full stop. Mr 2nd if anyone is concerned. A good time-triallist but lacks consistency. He's had a second and maybe due another if “Landope” is found guilty. He left T-Mobile after a hissy fit over pay and status. Probably the best stage racer of the spring but will always will be No2.
Andrey Kashechkin the talent that’s a former National champion, won a few decent mountain stages, has proved himself in Time Trials but lacks the overall power of the other favourites. He will be a great help to Vino and it’s probably a decent bet that he will win a stage.
They’ll be happy with
Overall victory with Vino
Team Details
Team: Antonio Colom
Maxim Iglinskiy
Serguei Ivanov
Andrey Kashechkin
Andreas Klöden
Daniel Navarro
Gregory Rast
Paolo Savoldelli
Alexandre Vinokourov
Team Leader
Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz,age 33, 5 tours, 3 stage wins. Best 3rd, 2005)
Climbers
Paolo Savoldelli
Andrey Kashechkin
Andreas Klöden
Sprinters
Not sure
Team manager : Walter Godefroot
2006 : N/A
ProTour Ranking : 10th (Wild Card Entry)
So what do you think?
What do you think of the review so far?
Next : Hopefully ill get lots of free time tommorrow and the main bulk will be up.
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| Crommy |
Posted on 04-07-2007 22:38
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Excellent. Two down, lots more to go though
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| issoisso |
Posted on 04-07-2007 22:40
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actually, last year the UCI received a letter from the Guardia Civil stating that Allan Davis and Sérgio Paulinho (along with someone else from another team that I can't remember) were NOT involved as initially reported. this cleared both to ride immediately.
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| lance_armstrong |
Posted on 04-07-2007 23:38
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Savoldeli isn't such a climber he's more of a prologue TT and the best downhiller of the world, he has shown in the last giro and tour that he's not capable of sticking with the best climbers. I don't know how he got that lucky to win 2 giro's... |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 05-07-2007 00:10
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lance_armstrong wrote:
Savoldeli isn't such a climber he's more of a prologue TT and the best downhiller of the world, he has shown in the last giro and tour that he's not capable of sticking with the best climbers. I don't know how he got that lucky to win 2 giro's...
Always need to team a guy who can bull..in mountains with high tempo . Savoldelli is good enough for that.. He should have rank 33% team mate. He doesn't suppose to be in front group in the finish.
Edited by Guido Mukk on 05-07-2007 00:12
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 05-07-2007 07:59
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Excellent. Two down, lots more to go though
Yeh, but good news ive got the day off after coming back from hospital so si should maybe be 4/5 throught at end of day.
Savoldeli isn't such a climber he's more of a prologue TT and the best downhiller
Yes i know ihe can TT and hes best Down Hill rider in the world but theres only one reason why hes downhills on his own - Thats because he climbs to the top all out and gets droped slighty. I put him under climbers because he can climb not to make him look like an idiot! |
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 06-07-2007 15:16
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Everyone im so sorry that i couldnt put the rest of the teams up but i have to have an operation on my wrist and have only just got back home. I also got PCM 3 today so i am going to be be playing that while i recover from the pain .sorry. If i get some time tonight ill do some but other wise ill do the prolouge and then get some more teams done... Etc Sorry agian but s*** happens |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 06-07-2007 15:25
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Thats bit sad...I may have few other oppinions about your thoughts,but this was nice presentation and good reading. |
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| Karl_rab |
Posted on 06-07-2007 15:42
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Very nice reviews smoothie. Whos next? B)
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 09-07-2007 16:34
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Good news i have been allowed to use the comp after taking all of my pain killers, so hopefully i will toast all the teams off and begin stages! |
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 10-07-2007 23:19
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Any way more aplogizes... It seems whenever I go to click post on my team reviews they all go weird with bandwidth.. Blah Blah anyway after that ive lost all team thing so i will go right into stages...
Tomorrow I will beging the show (hehe  ) at around 10:00am.. Depends on what the pain killers do to me So see you then..
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 11-07-2007 10:00
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Hello and welcome to Le Tour : The Review morning chat show. Im your host Smoothie .
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 11-07-2007 10:17
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Feel free to post any comment about the tour first lot of stage and the team,
Ill start wats the matter will Dave Z... |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 11-07-2007 10:28
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He may be a bit fatuiged from the Giro and Dauphine. Plus CSC have been chasing down the breaks for Cancellara. He's only here as a helper so no need to worry.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 11-07-2007 10:32
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yes, he's done the Giro and the Dauphine. considering that, I have no idea why he's at the tour. it's insane and only natural that he's dead tired.
plus, he's been doing a lot of work to protect the jersey. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 11-07-2007 10:53
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If he can help out Schleck and Sastre a little in the mountains he will have done his job. Its Domestique Dave for this year's tour.
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 11-07-2007 11:29
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He is one of the worlds best i think... |
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 11-07-2007 20:08
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Good Evening and welcome the tonight half hourly show. Tonight :
- We have indepth details of tomorrows stage
- The low down on all withdraws
- and Q&A with our Tour experts that doesnt exist...
So hello feel free to get stuck in sharin your opinions |
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 11-07-2007 20:32
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I cant believe wat ive just done!!! Iwas try to get a link to the video of the stage, i managed to close firefox with the huge post of the stage. Ill have to do it agen so bear with me... ask wat you wat well.. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 11-07-2007 20:35
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OUCH! |
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