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| Biathlon |
Posted on 02-06-2009 16:34
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Klöden or any Astana rider ftw
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"What would Lance do?"
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| chrica04 |
Posted on 02-06-2009 16:36
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The stages look difficult, but none of the final climbs seem to be epic... |
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| Juan |
Posted on 02-06-2009 16:36
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Biathlon wrote:
Klöden or any Astana rider ftw
*cut that part*
Add Vandevelde and Dekker, Nibali, Lövkvist.
Cervélo and Saxobank likely to send their Tour squad 
Edited by Juan on 02-06-2009 16:39
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Posted on 02-06-2009 16:38
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Yeh go cobo  i hope he does well. |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 02-06-2009 21:19
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Roman wrote:
Who will be winner? Kreuziger or one of Schleck brothers? 
well TT rider who can climb will take the win..
This was stupid thing to say..but is correct..
Edited by Guido Mukk on 02-06-2009 21:21
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| Goldberger |
Posted on 02-06-2009 22:00
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I think Kreuziger will win if he rides |
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 02-06-2009 22:36
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Schleck top 3. |
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| niconico |
Posted on 02-06-2009 22:42
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Juan wrote:
Biathlon wrote:
Klöden or any Astana rider ftw
*cut that part*
Add Vandevelde and Dekker, Nibali, Lövkvist.
Cervélo and Saxobank likely to send their Tour squad
Saxo Bank has their Tour team, with the exception of Voigt and N. Sørensen.
Schlecks
Breschel
Arvesen
O'Grady
Cancellara
Larsson
C. Sørensen
So one of these 8 riders will not recieve a Tour spot since Voigt and N. Sørensen have their spots secured according to Riis. Same goes for guys like Andy, Frank and Fabian surely
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 02-06-2009 22:43
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ITT : One of the Schlecks crashes. Strange gut feeling i have. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 02-06-2009 22:49
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A_Schleck wrote:
Juan wrote:
Biathlon wrote:
Klöden or any Astana rider ftw
*cut that part*
Add Vandevelde and Dekker, Nibali, Lövkvist.
Cervélo and Saxobank likely to send their Tour squad
Saxo Bank has their Tour team, with the exception of Voigt and N. Sørensen.
Schlecks
Breschel
Arvesen
O'Grady
Cancellara
Larsson
C. Sørensen
So one of these 8 riders will not recieve a Tour spot since Voigt and N. Sørensen have their spots secured according to Riis. Same goes for guys like Andy, Frank and Fabian surely
Didnt Larsson only re-sign because he was guaranteed a Tour spot?
And it would be good to see Chris Anker Sorensen and Breschel at the tour imo. |
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Posted on 24-11-2024 12:07
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| issoisso |
Posted on 02-06-2009 23:34
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Didnt Larsson only re-sign because he was guaranteed a Tour spot?
Yes. Same thing with Sorensen.
That means bye bye Breschel. Which makes sense, considering he's not much use to the team at the Tour.
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| niconico |
Posted on 02-06-2009 23:37
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Don't be too sure about that. I wouldn't be surprised to see Breschel getting picked over Larsson, Arvesen or O'Grady for that matter.
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| schleck93 |
Posted on 03-06-2009 07:48
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Larsson will ride, he has been promissed that, and he's the 2nd best TT in the team so it would be more than stupid not to pick him. O'Grady is properbly sure becasue of his experience and the fact that he's good in TTT. So it's either Breschel or Arvesen that has to stay at home this July, hard to predic who's gonna ride.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 03-06-2009 08:53
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Kreuziger FTW!
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| issoisso |
Posted on 03-06-2009 09:47
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A_Schleck wrote:
Don't be too sure about that. I wouldn't be surprised to see Breschel getting picked over Larsson, Arvesen or O'Grady for that matter.
Larsson has a contractual right to be at the Tour that can't be denied by the team.
Arvesen was pulled out of the Giro squad to be at the Tour.
O'Grady is a voice of experience.
All three are far better climbers and far better time triallists than Breschel.
What would Breschel offer? Not much.
So it's up to Arvesen to not show horrible and thus get the job.
Edited by issoisso on 03-06-2009 09:49
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 03-06-2009 10:13
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You're forgetting one thing:
Saxo Bank
Breschel pretty much has to be there |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 03-06-2009 10:17
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Another thing: There's a Danish sports blog writer who happen to 'know his stuff'. He usually has the right sources, etc. He currently has these riders in the line-up:
Andy Schleck
Frank Schleck
Jens Voigt
Nicki Sørensen
Stuart O'Grady
Chris Anker Sørensen
Fabian Cancellara
Gustav Larsson
... and Matti Breschel and Kurt Asle Arvesen fighting it out for the last spot. |
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| Wolfos |
Posted on 03-06-2009 10:24
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Arvesen is very highly rated as road captain, and a talented rider on all terrain. I can't see much that Breschel can do better than him in this Tour. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 03-06-2009 10:59
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CrueTrue wrote:
You're forgetting one thing:
Saxo Bank
Breschel pretty much has to be there
They have 2 danish guys in the lineup without him
The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
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| Rinhoth |
Posted on 03-06-2009 12:56
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Considering Arvesens performances last year, I'd be shocked if he didn't get a spot.
If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell.
-Lance Armstrong
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