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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 21-05-2009 10:43
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Levi4life wrote:
until now I haven't said anything about the riders decision to protest the Milan stage, mostly because I agreed with the riders and that sentiment was generally against the riders decision to act as they did.
As always Michael Barry can sum it all up eloquently
https://velonews.com/article/92236/mic...-of-safety
I completely, and utterly, take back all previous statements in regards to the Milan circuit. Fair play to Mr Barry, because he can write very, very well. It is easy as a spectator to just assume, as he said, that the cyclists are just being lazy, but the hard question to ask would have been if I would have liked to cycle over tram lines at 30mph, and the answer is most definately no.
Thanks for the link Levi.
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| viking90 |
Posted on 21-05-2009 10:44
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Lövkvist top 5  menchov and rogers top 3 and maybe bruseghin up there to. |
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 21-05-2009 10:46
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We are, of course, ignoring the riders who have been taking it "easy" for the past few days. Riders like Ignatiev (U23 world TT champ), Wiggins, Millar, etc
[url=cleavercycling.co.uk] [/url] |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 21-05-2009 10:46
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Levi4life wrote:
until now I haven't said anything about the riders decision to protest the Milan stage, mostly because I agreed with the riders and that sentiment was generally against the riders decision to act as they did.
As always Michael Barry can sum it all up eloquently
https://velonews.com/article/92236/mic...-of-safety
I read it. It's a long text, yet only 6 lines of text are used to argument pro the protest. And one of those just six lines is a lie: "On Sunday, in Milan, the peloton uniformly decided the course was too dangerous for a race"
... not really.
Anyway, it's Thursday! 
Edited by CrueTrue on 21-05-2009 10:49
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 21-05-2009 10:48
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Biathlon wrote:
1-2 Lance and Levi! Maybe Levi, Lance but they will finish 1-2xD
Astana hype..
Lance Armstrong (Astana): "The Giro TT is wicked hard. Never, ever flat and 62 kilometres. I'm doubtful for riding the TT bike as well. And the descents? Insane."
He is good descender why he hates them so much?
Edited by Guido Mukk on 21-05-2009 10:54
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| Xavier |
Posted on 21-05-2009 10:49
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does the winner of the stage today also get bonif like in normal stages? |
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| Xavier |
Posted on 21-05-2009 10:50
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i think lance will do well today as well (3-5)  & i think menchov will beat levi today |
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| Juan |
Posted on 21-05-2009 11:52
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CrueTrue wrote:
Uh, Cancellara has abandoned from the Giro.
F**ck
Hope he'll finally be able to gain some form for the Tour later.
He's really having a bad year so far...
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| Juan |
Posted on 21-05-2009 11:53
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Xavier wrote:
does the winner of the stage today also get bonif like in normal stages?
No
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| stuartmcstuart |
Posted on 21-05-2009 11:55
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Juan wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
Uh, Cancellara has abandoned from the Giro.
F**ck
Hope he'll finally be able to gain some form for the Tour later.
He's really having a terrible year so far...
Fixed your post for you
I hope he pulls it together, I'm sure he will by the Tour |
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 21-05-2009 12:00
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Guido Mukk wrote:
Biathlon wrote:
1-2 Lance and Levi! Maybe Levi, Lance but they will finish 1-2xD
Astana hype..
Lance Armstrong (Astana): "The Giro TT is wicked hard. Never, ever flat and 62 kilometres. I'm doubtful for riding the TT bike as well. And the descents? Insane."
He is good descender why he hates them so much?
Lance has not, at any point since his return, truly descended. On Tuesday he was sitting at the back the entire time, following other riders' lines. I'm beginning to wonder if he lost his descending touch during his hiatus. |
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 21-05-2009 12:01
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Deadpool wrote:
Guido Mukk wrote:
Biathlon wrote:
1-2 Lance and Levi! Maybe Levi, Lance but they will finish 1-2xD
Astana hype..
Lance Armstrong (Astana): "The Giro TT is wicked hard. Never, ever flat and 62 kilometres. I'm doubtful for riding the TT bike as well. And the descents? Insane."
He is good descender why he hates them so much?
Lance has not, at any point since his return, truly descended. On Tuesday he was sitting at the back the entire time, following other riders' lines. I'm beginning to wonder if he lost his descending touch during his hiatus.
Did you watch the stage yesterday? I'm guessing not...
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 21-05-2009 12:05
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yeaah yesterday he was at the front..controlling a descent...and that was job well done..just Levi lost he's wheel again.. |
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| Eddy Merckx |
Posted on 21-05-2009 12:05
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Yes, Armstrong did take a lead on the downhill and he and Di Luca made a small gap, but it was just to set the pace up. |
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| knasen |
Posted on 21-05-2009 12:32
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18,6km
1 KRIVTSOV Yuriy UKR ALM 34:56 0:00
2 ZABRISKIE David USA GRM 34:57 0:01
3 IGNATIEV Mikhail RUS KAT 35:33 0:37 |
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| Inferio |
Posted on 21-05-2009 12:33
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knasen wrote:
18,6km
1 KRIVTSOV Yuriy UKR ALM 34:56 0:00
2 ZABRISKIE David USA GRM 34:57 0:01
3 IGNATIEV Mikhail RUS KAT 35:33 0:37
Where do you take it? |
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| knasen |
Posted on 21-05-2009 12:34
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https://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Girod...c=CLCRONR1 |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 21-05-2009 12:47
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https://www.raisport.rai.it/dl/raispor...aGiro.html |
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| E_Hagen |
Posted on 21-05-2009 12:50
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Surprise:
Bartosz Husarzki of ISD has taken the lead. |
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| E_Hagen |
Posted on 21-05-2009 12:52
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Ignatiev has taken the lead! |
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