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| kirosha |
Posted on 12-03-2010 06:29
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Squire wrote:
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.
Oh, yes. Forgot about that.  |
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| Squire |
Posted on 14-03-2010 02:44
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15.09.2009: Vuelta a España
Stage 16
Córdoba - Puertollano: 170.4km
Tactics meeting
After a day's rest, the riders embark on another flat stage. Unlike the last stage, there are no hill near the finish, so the sprinters should be contesting the stage win. If no breakaways go clear, that is.
Samuel Sanchez has been the strongest in almost all diciplines during the last stages, so Tomas Vaitkus found his wheel for the sprint.
It turned out to be a good idea, as the Euskaltel rider in the points jersey was leading our sprinter out perfectly.
But Sanchez is obviously in superb shape, as Vaitkus had no chance of overtaking him. Samuel Sanchez won his 3rd stage in a row, and the 4th of the Vuelta. He looks unbeatable at the moment!
Today's winner
Results
1 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 4h13'04
2 Philippe Gilbert Silence - Lotto + 0
3 Tomas Vaitkus Discovery Channel + 0
4 David Herrero Xacobeo - Galicia + 0
5 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 0
6 Filippo Pozzato Team Katusha + 0
7 Matti Breschel Team Saxo Bank + 0
8 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 0
9 Thor Hushovd Cervélo Test Team + 0
10 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 0
GC
1 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 66h24'27
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 + 6'48
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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| valverde321 |
Posted on 14-03-2010 02:45
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good stage. |
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| I_Mayo |
Posted on 14-03-2010 09:02
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What happened with Sanchez before mountains? Some crash?
Because i think he has won almost half of stages. |
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| jaccan |
Posted on 14-03-2010 09:13
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Good result with Vaitkus |
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| Squire |
Posted on 14-03-2010 15:05
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I_Mayo wrote:
What happened with Sanchez before mountains? Some crash?
Because i think he has won almost half of stages.
You can refresh your memory by re-reading the report from stage 9  |
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| Squire |
Posted on 15-03-2010 00:51
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16.09.2009: Vuelta a España
Stage 17
Ciudad Real - Talavera de la Reina: 175.4km
Tactics meeting
Today we're expecting another mass sprint, as long as the sprinters' teams are as active as they have been so far. There's probably not much use though, because Sanchez seems to win everything now.
Chris Horner was our man in the 10 man breakaway. The most noteworthy riders here was Sergei Ivanov and Karsten Kroon.
The sprint teams were obviously on vacation today, because the breakaway soon got an unassailable lead. At the 15km mark, the attacks started.
Frederik Willems of Liquigas and Chris Horner of Discovery Channel got away from the others. Oroz (Euskaltel) was chasing Horner and Willems.
Chris Horner had a good chance of taking another Grand Tour stage win this year. This would probably be the last chance of his carreer. However, approaching the finishing line, Horner had a bad position. Could he still outsprint Willems?
Unfortunately, he couldn't. Willems exploeded from Horner's back wheel, to take the biggest victory of his carreer. We're very sorry for Chris. This could have been a great way to end a long carreer.
Freire led the peloton in 8 minutes behind Willems and Horner.
Today's winner
Results
1 Frederik Willems Liquigas 4h03'49
2 Chris Horner Discovery Channel + 0
3 Marcin Sapa Lampre N.G.C + 24
4 Sergei Ivanov Team Katusha + 24
5 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi + 24
6 Karsten Kroon Team Saxo Bank + 24
7 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale + 24
8 Juan José Oroz Euskaltel - Euskadi + 24
9 Boris Shpilevski Fuji - Servetto + 24
10 Luca Celli Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giacattoli + 1'42
GC
1 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 70h36'27
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 + 6'48
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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| kirosha |
Posted on 21-03-2010 11:22
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Dead? |
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| Njbb1995 |
Posted on 23-03-2010 02:30
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I hope Not! I like this story |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 23-03-2010 02:32
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it's not dead but lately he has been taking rather large breaks in between updates so my guess is in 3-4 days the next update will come. |
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| Squire |
Posted on 30-03-2010 02:25
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It's not dead at all, I'm just away from my PCM computer until next week. Have patience |
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| Biathlon |
Posted on 30-03-2010 02:43
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I love this story.
Discovery Channel rocks. Hope you can keep the podium place with Levi
Words to live by
"What would Lance do?"
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 30-03-2010 02:48
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So where have you been Squire? I've Missed your storywriting?
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| Njbb1995 |
Posted on 09-04-2010 02:28
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Bump? |
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| Squire |
Posted on 13-04-2010 20:08
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17.09.2009: Vuelta a España
Stage 18
Talavera de la Reina - Ávila: 189.4km
Tactics meeting
Today's medium mountain stage will probably see the GC guys back in action. The stage is not tough enough to make any big gaps, but all sprinters should be gone from the finale. Is Sanchez, who has won four stages so far, back to winning ways again today?
Filippo Pozzato and our own Jurgen Van Goolen was in the breakaway, but they didn't last for more than about half the stage.
On the final hill, Contador and Samuel Sanchez launched a powerful attack. A few meters down the road, Leipheimer and Evans tried to follow.
Levi made it to the two front guys and brought with him Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne) and Karpets (Katusha). Evans was dropped.
With the leaders 1 minute in front, a few riders among the 30 man strong peloton tried to brigde the gap. With 10km left, only Efimkin from AG2R made it.
Heading towards the finishing line, Levi, Karpets and Efimkin struggled to keep the pace of the three riders in front, Sanchez, Contador and Pereiro.
Samuel Sanchez took his 5th stage win in this Vuelta, with Levi finishing in 5th place. He put some important seconds into Cadel Evans, who came in with the pack.
Today's winner
Results
1 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 5h21'26
2 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 0
3 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 0
4 Vladimir Karpets Team Katusha + 18
5 Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel + 18
6 Vladimir Efimkin AG2R La Mondiale + 18
7 Carlos Castaño Xacobeo - Galicia + 44
8 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 44
9 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 44
10 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 44
GC
1 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 75h57'41
2 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 1'33
3 Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel + 3'21
4 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 4'07
5 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 4'14
6 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 6'40
7 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 7'37
8 Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia - High Road + 10'59
9 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram + 11'38
10 Xavi Tondo Andalucía Cajasur + 12'28 |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 13-04-2010 20:12
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It's nice to see you back. And great screenshots as always
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 13-04-2010 21:44
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alexkr00 wrote:
It's nice to see you back. And great screenshots as always
I agree with him and also one-up Alex with.
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| kirosha |
Posted on 14-04-2010 10:33
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YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! |
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| jaccan |
Posted on 14-04-2010 19:35
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Good result |
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| Squire |
Posted on 14-04-2010 21:16
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18.09.2009: Vuelta a España
Stage 19
Ávila - La Granja. Real Fábrica de Cristales: 179.4km
Tactics meeting
The last stage before the decisive final time trial is another mountain stage. It has Samuel Sanchez written all over it. Can anybody defeat him in his current stellar form?
At the foot of the last climb, we tried to put some pressure on the peloton. We hoped to deliver Levi safely in the final breakaway. The early break had been caught already.
The first to attack was 2nd placed Oscar Pereiro. Levi followed.
But our captain soon faded away, and didn't make the selection. Over the last mountain Sanchez, Contador, Pereiro and Evans were in the lead. Guess who would win the stage?
But Sanchez in his blue points jersey surpisingly dropped back to the peloton for seemingly no particular reason. The three leaders had an advantage of almost a minute. It wasn't looking good for Levi vs Evans for the 3rd place overall, despite our leader doing his best to chase down the front three for Discovery.
And Evans was the winner of the sprint for the line, beating Pereiro and Contador.
More importantly, Sanchez led the peloton in 47 seconds down. This brings Evans past Leipheimer in the GC, and judging by the Australian's form, it will be difficult for Levi to take back the podium position in the TT tomorrow.
Today's winner
Results
1 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 4h56'04
2 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 0
3 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 0
4 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 47
5 Ezequiel Mosquera Xacobeo - Galicia + 47
6 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 47
7 Joaquím Rodríguez Caisse d'Epargne + 47
8 Vladimir Efimkin AG2R La Mondiale + 47
9 Gustav Larsson Team Saxo Bank + 47
10 José Luis Roldán Andalucia Cajasur + 47
GC
1 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 80h53'37
2 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 1'29
3 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 3'55
4 Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel + 4'16
5 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 5'09
6 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 7'35
7 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 8'32
8 Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia - High Road + 11'54
9 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram + 12'33
10 Xavi Tondo Andalucía Cajasur + 13'23 |
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