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Posted on 05-03-2010 10:31
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how many stages have you already played?
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Posted on 05-03-2010 11:52
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I'm just a few stages ahead of the story. The cropping of images and the writing doesn't take much time  |
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Posted on 05-03-2010 12:44
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Squire wrote:
I'm just a few stages ahead of the story. The cropping of images and the writing doesn't take much time
I´m asking because I found out you use same pictures of stage winners. I´m wondering how much racing days have Levi exactly atm
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Posted on 05-03-2010 15:39
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The Levi picture was taken after the first stage. I didn't bother taking another one after the time trial. So unfortunately he has quite a few racing days. Just add the number of Vuelta stages to the amount in the picture. |
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Posted on 08-03-2010 00:18
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05.09.2009: Vuelta a España
Stage 8
Alziro - Alto de Aitana: 207.4km
Tactics meeting
After the time trial, we head directly into the first mountain stage. The stage is long for being a mountain stage, and the final climb is also quite long. But Levi feels at home in the mountains as well, not just on the time trial bike, and we shouldn't have much trouble defending the golden jersey we regained yesterday.
Three riders were in the break today. Filippo Pozzato, Rui Miguel Sousa and Thomas Rohregger had a maximum lead of 3'20, but they didn't last too long.
On the last climb, Juanjo Cobo attacked with 17km remaining to the top. We just let him go, as he wasn't the biggest threat to Levi.
With 3km left to the top, the golden jersey group had become quite small. Only Levi was there for Discovery. Cobo was alone in the lead, almost a minute in front of the others.
Cobo held on, and his solo climb brought him a great stage win!
Levi was one of the six riders finishing in the group behind Cobo, 43 seconds down. As expected, we had no problems defending the jersey. Cobo moves into 3rd place overall.
Today's winner
Results
1 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto 5h47'05
2 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 43
3 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 43
4 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 43
5 Joaquím Rodríguez Caisse d'Epargne + 43
6 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 43
7 Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel + 43
8 Carlos Castaño Xacobeo - Galicia + 1'07
9 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1'07
10 Xavi Tondo Andalucía Cajasur + 1'24
GC
1 Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel 29h15'27
2 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 1'18
3 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 1'56
4 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 1'56
5 Carlos Castaño Xacobeo - Galicia + 2'15
6 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 2'27
7 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2'28
8 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram + 2'59
9 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 3'28
10 Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia - High Road + 3'33 |
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Posted on 08-03-2010 01:39
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06.09.2009: Vuelta a España
Stage 9
Alcoy - Xorret del Catí: 188.9km
Tactics meeting
Today, the riders are facing the incredibly steep Xorret del Cati climb. It's just 4km long, but it's average gradient is almost 14%. We'll work to keep the golden jersey through this day as well, but the stage win could be difficult, as we don't have anybody explosive enough to get away on the Xorret del Cati.
The break of the day, containing Benjamin Noval of Discovery Channel, was caught at the foot of the Xorret del Cati by a pack led by Silence - Lotto and Fuji.
Alberto Contador used his amazing accelration to move clear of the peloton on the climb.
Over the top, he was 30 seconds in front of everybody else.
Nobody could catch him on the short descent, and the stage win was Contador's! Most of the other favourites finished 32 seconds behind the Spaniard.
Samuel Sanchez must either have had a very bad day, or encountered some problems, as he finished five minutes down on Contador. He will have ridden himself out of contention for the overall win.
Today's winner
Results
1 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 5h01'28
2 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 32
3 Aleksandr Kolobnev Team Saxo Bank + 32
4 Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia - High Road + 32
5 Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel + 32
6 Haimar Zubeldia Astana Cycling Team + 32
7 Janez Brajkovic Discovery Channel + 32
8 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram + 32
9 Egoi Martínez Discovery Channel + 32
10 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale + 32
GC
1 Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel 34h17'27
2 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 1'18
3 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 1'35
4 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 1'44
5 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 1'56
6 Carlos Castaño Xacobeo - Galicia + 2'15
7 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram + 2'59
8 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 3'28
9 Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia - High Road + 3'33
10 Rubén Plaza Liberty Seguros + 3'52 |
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Posted on 08-03-2010 06:33
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07.09.2009: Vuelta a España
Stage 10
Alicante - Murcia: 162.4km
Tactics meeting
Today we're back in flat terrain. The climb towards the end could take the sting out of a few sprinters, but we should probably see a mass sprint. Let's hope Vaitkus is back on top of things, after having faded away a bit after the first couple of stages.
Like I predicted, we had a mass sprint. Samuel Sanchez surprised everybody by beating a large bunch of strong sprinters. He is obviously back on form after yesterday's big time loss. Ruben Plaza, 10th in the GC, had an accident and had to abandon the race. Game crashed, so it'll only be this low quality picture of Sanchez winning.
Today's winner
Results
1 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 3h53'39
2 David Herrero Xacobeo - Galicia + 0
3 Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre N.G.C + 0
4 Óscar Freire Rabobank + 0
5 Ángel Vicisio Andalucía Cajasur + 0
6 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale + 0
7 Mark Cavendish Team Columbia - High Road + 0
8 Fabian Wegmann Team Milram + 0
9 Daniele Bennati Liquigas + 0
10 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 0
GC
1 Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel 38h11'06
2 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 1'18
3 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 1'35
4 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 1'44
5 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 1'56
6 Carlos Castaño Xacobeo - Galicia + 2'15
7 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram + 2'59
8 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 3'28
9 Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia - High Road + 3'33
10 Janez Brajkovic Discovery Channel + 4'02 |
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Posted on 08-03-2010 07:03
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Good Vuelta, hope you are able to hold off Contador and Co...
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Posted on 08-03-2010 15:59
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07.09.2009: Vuelta a España
Stage 11
Murcia - Caravaca de la Cruz: 191.4km
Tactics meeting
Yesterday was the first rest day of the Vuelta, and today we are back racing on a fairly undulating course. It looks a perfect breakaway stage, so we should aim to get a man in the break.
Teams like Rabobank and Cervelo were not interested in letting any breakaway get out of reach, and we had another mass sprint. The result was a little less surprising than last stage, as Oscar Freire won. Tomorrow we're back in the mountains. (Game crashed again)
Today's winner
Results
1 Óscar Freire Rabobank 4h55'49
2 Ángel Vicisio Andalucía Cajasur + 0
3 Joaquím Rodriguez Caisse d'Epargne + 0
4 Thor Hushovd Cervélo Test Team + 0
5 David Herrero Xacobeo - Galicia + 0
6 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale + 0
7 Gustav Larsson Team Saxo Bank + 0
8 Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel + 0
9 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 0
10 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 0
GC
1 Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel 43h06'55
2 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 1'18
3 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 1'35
4 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 1'44
5 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 1'56
6 Carlos Castaño Xacobeo - Galicia + 2'15
7 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram + 2'59
8 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 3'28
9 Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia - High Road + 3'33
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Posted on 08-03-2010 17:19
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Stupid game crasing all the time |
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Posted on 08-03-2010 21:03
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each year,Cyanide create a great game, whit good amelioration, but whit hundred bug.
When Nothing goes rigth, go left...
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Posted on 08-03-2010 21:33
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if I remember well, my game crashed just before stage finish (before podium) from stage 8 or 9 at Vuelta too. Complete re-install helped though.
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Posted on 08-03-2010 22:23
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In every carreer, the game seems to run slower towards the end of the season. I've decided to take a few pictures during the stages from now on, but they won't be of very high quality. Hopefully the crashing doesn't continue.
Stage 12 coming up soon. |
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Posted on 08-03-2010 23:00
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10.09.2009: Vuelta a España
Stage 12
Almería - Alto de Velefique: 174.4km
Tactics meeting
Stage 12 has more than 3500 meters in total climbing, and the Alto de Velefique will be ascended twice. Judging by the earlier stages, Levi can hang on but not gain time. Since he's in the golden jersey, that would be ok by us.
Except a solo attempt from David Arroyo on the first ascent of the Alto de Velefique, which was neutralized, nothing much happened before the last climb. Contador attacked with 11km remaining of the stage, and quickly got himself a gap of 1 minute.
Sanchez, Cobo, Evans, Pereiro and Levi were chasing the Astana rider.
By the 5km mark, Levi was dropped by the chasegroup. With Contador still far up the road, the golden jersey was in great danger.
Pereiro was the strongest of the chasers, and got away during the last km. He still had a long way up to Contador though.
Alberto Contador dominated the stage, and he also seized the leader's jersey from Levi Leipheimer...
...who finished almost 2 minutes behind the Spaniard, in 6th place. He drops to 2nd overall. His form is declining, and I wonder if he even can hang on to a podium place. Contador seems totally out of reach.
Today's winner
Results
1 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 5h18'38
2 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 43
3 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1'14
4 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 1'14
5 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 1'14
6 Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel + 1'53
7 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 2'16
8 Xavi Tondo Andalucía Cajasur + 2'42
9 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram + 2'42
10 Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia - High Road + 2'42
GC
1 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 48h26'48
2 Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel + 38
3 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 1'00
4 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 1'17
5 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 1'55
6 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram + 4'26
7 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 4'29
8 Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia - High Road + 5'00
9 Carlos Castaño Xacobeo - Galicia + 5'08
10 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 6'27 |
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Posted on 11-03-2010 16:48
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11.09.2009: Vuelta a España
Stage 13
Berja - Sierra Nevada: 179.4km
Tactics meeting
The highest point of the Vuelta, the Alto de Sierra Nevada at 2520 meters, is reached today. This is the queen stage of the race, and one that suits Contador even better than yesterday. We will be pleased if Leipheimer can hang on to a podium position overall.
Fränk Schleck, 7th in the GC, attacked on the first big climb. Halfway through the stage he had a lead of 9 minutes over the peloton. He was trying a Landis attack!
Halfway up the Sierra Nevada, only the GC contenders were left in the peloton after a hard chase. Schleck was still 3 minutes up front.
With Schleck's lead having gone down to 2 minutes, Contador and Oscar Pereiro attacked! They had 10km left to the top.
Pereiro and Contador got away from the other favourites. Five minutes later, they passed poor Fränk Schleck.
Levi, in his blue points jersey, stayed with Cobo and Samuel Sanchez. Cadel Evans was somewhere in between Levi and the two leaders.
Levi's group also passed a completely cracked Fränk Schleck just before the flamme rouge.
Of the two leaders, Oscar Pereiro turned out to be the strongest today. Contador finished 17 seconds down.
Levi's three man group caught up with Evans at the line, and they finished 1'24 behind stage winner Pereiro. Except switching the two top riders, the standings for the top ten of today's stage were almost identical to yesterday.
Today's winner
Results
1 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne 5h23'12
2 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 17
3 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 1'24
4 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 1'24
5 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1'24
6 Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel + 1'24
7 Haimar Zubeldia Astana Cycling Team + 2'19
8 Joaquím Rodríguez Caisse d'Epargne + 2'19
9 Xavi Tondo Andalucía Cajasur + 2'27
10 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 2'27
GC
1 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 53h50'05
2 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 35
3 Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel + 1'57
4 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 2'28
5 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 3'14
6 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 6'51
7 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 7'46
8 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram + 7'55
9 Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia - High Road + 8'29
10 Carlos Castaño Xacobeo - Galicia + 8'37 |
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Posted on 11-03-2010 19:04
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Pereiro is pretty overrated... |
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Posted on 11-03-2010 22:52
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He wasn't that good when i started the carreer, it's the random potential kicking in again. He's still a bit overrated in the DB though. |
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Posted on 11-03-2010 23:29
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12.09.2009: Vuelta a España
Stage 14
Granada - La Pandera: 158.4km
Tactics meeting
This is the third mountain top finish in a row. The sprinters must be having a hard time. Contador and Pereiro have been different class on the last two mountain stages, and I don't believe Levi is able to beat them today either. But we're still hanging on to the poduim. Hopefully, some other riders are also feeling the long season in their legs.
Not surprisingly, Astana and Caisse d'Epargne were driving the peloton at the bottom of the Sierra de La Pandera.
Because of the pace, an elite group formed. Levi was following quite easily, but Cobo in the climber's jersey and Pereiro in the points jersey were having a bit of trouble.
With 2.5km remaining, Fränk Schleck attacked! He really is on the offensive in the Vuelta, having spent the whole of yesterday in a solo break.
Cobo, Leipheimer and Pereiro couldn't handle the accelrations, so they were dropped by the golden jersey group.
Samuel Sanchez managed to keep up with Schleck's attack. The sprint for the stage win would be between those two. Contador and Cobo, who had recovered, were a few meters behind.
Sanchez was clearly the superior sprinter, and took his second stage win in the Vuelta a España 2009!
Levi finished together with Oscar Pereiro, 52 seconds behind Sanchez and just behind Cadel Evans.
Today's winner
Results
1 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 4h15'19
2 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 0
3 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 10
4 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 10
5 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 41
6 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 52
7 Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel + 52
8 Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia - High Road + 1'32
9 Xavi Tondo Andalucía Cajasur + 1'32
10 Vladimir Efimkin AG2R La Mondiale + 1'32
GC
1 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 58h05'34
2 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 1'17
3 Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel + 2'39
4 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 2'59
5 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 3'06
6 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 6'29
7 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 7'16
8 Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia - High Road + 9'51
9 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram + 10'30
10 Xavi Tondo Andalucía Cajasur + 11'20 |
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13.09.2009: Vuelta a España
Stage 15
Jaén - Córdoba: 163.4km
Tactics meeting
Finally we're back in flat terrain, which means no more time loss for Levi Leipheimer. Tomas Vaitkus could get a chance again today, if the hill just before the finish doesn't turn out to be too tough.
Going up the hill was no problem for Vaitkus, but descending it was obviously more difficult. He crashed near the 10km mark, and couldn't get back in time for the sprint.
The hill had obviously taken the sting out of all the sprinters. The bunch sprint was contested by almost all the GC favourites, and Samuel Sanchez won again. Levi was 4th.
Today's winner
Results
1 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 4h06'01
2 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 0
3 Vasil Kiryienka Caisse d'Epargne + 0
4 Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel + 0
5 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 0
6 Haimar Zubeldia Astana Cycling Team + 0
7 Gustav Larsson Team Saxo Bank + 0
8 Dimitri Muravyev Astana Cycling Team + 0
9 Xavi Tondo Andalucía Cajasur + 0
10 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 0
GC
1 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 62h11'23
2 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 1'29
3 Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel + 2'51
4 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 3'11
5 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 3'18
6 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 6'41
7 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 7'08
8 Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia - High Road + 10'03
9 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram + 10'42
10 Xavi Tondo Andalucía Cajasur + 11'32 |
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