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Tirreno - Adriatico 2013
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| fosforgasXIII |
Posted on 09-03-2013 17:06
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OK Contador isn't going to win this. I'm literally throwing away my PCM$ with betting |
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| ruben |
Posted on 09-03-2013 17:12
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Something is going terribly wrong at Blanco.
If Poels is here, who was out for nearly 6 months and had a very hard recovery, can ride top 10 here, beating Rodriguez and following the worlds best till 1,5km to go.. then Mollema should be at least be able to hang in there as long as that, but he was absolutely nowhere. Hell in the results he is even 3 minuts behind Slagter (who isn't a real climber).
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 09-03-2013 17:17
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ruben wrote:
Something is going terribly wrong at Blanco.
If Poels is here, who was out for nearly 6 months and had a very hard recovery, can ride top 10 here, beating Rodriguez and following the worlds best till 1,5km to go.. then Mollema should be at least be able to hang in there as long as that, but he was absolutely nowhere. Hell in the results he is even 3 minuts behind Slagter (who isn't a real climber).
the real season started
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| ruben |
Posted on 09-03-2013 17:19
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That's only part explanation. Sure they can't follow the best every time. But they are not even following mediocre names |
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| Wilier |
Posted on 09-03-2013 17:27
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ruben wrote:
That's only part explanation. Sure they can't follow the best every time. But they are not even following mediocre names
A lot of riders have fallen ill too. Maybe a virus? |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 09-03-2013 18:31
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Today's biggest shock:
Andy finished inside the top 100! 74th, 12 minutes down 
Clearly getting better. Just two minutes behind Boy Van Poppel, after all 
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 09-03-2013 18:34
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
Today's biggest shock:
Andy finished inside the top 100! 74th, 12 minutes down
Clearly getting better. Just two minutes behind Boy Van Poppel, after all
He might be ready for next season at this rate 
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| issoisso |
Posted on 09-03-2013 19:15
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Haven't read the topic yet obviously, but watching this on eurosport now with two different commentators - the others were busy at the time commentating P-N - and after years of Paulo Martins it's a huge shock to the system to have a duo where both are knowledgeable of the sport and neither of them is a massive asshole.
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"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 09-03-2013 19:30
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It's the exact opposite for me. The standard commentator on Swedish Eurosport is awesome, so it's really annoying to have a reserve working with Tirreno.
Especially considering that he doesn't seem interested in the sport at all. When Terpstra got dropped he had to look at his number and go through the startlist to find out who he was. Regardless of the fact that he's wearing the Dutch colours.
EDIT: Not to mention that he pronounces every name incorrectly. The most disturbing example being "Caydel Evans".
Edited by Pellizotti2 on 09-03-2013 19:33
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 09-03-2013 19:34
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Don't worry Pelli. Paulo Martins is probably 50 time worst. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 09-03-2013 19:36
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
It's the exact opposite for me. The standard commentator on Swedish Eurosport is awesome, so it's really annoying to have a reserve working with Tirreno.
Especially considering that he doesn't seem interested in the sport at all. When Terpstra got dropped he had to look at his number and go through the startlist to find out who he was. Regardless of the fact that he's wearing the Dutch colours.
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"That's austrian champion Matteo Floyd" - Paulo Martins, Liége-Bastogne-Liége
Pellizotti2 wrote:
EDIT: Not to mention that he pronounces every name incorrectly. The most disturbing example being "Caydel Evans".
"dutch climber Jiesinking has attacked in a desperate bid to catch norwegian world champion truxov" - Paulo Martins
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 09-03-2013 19:38
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Okay, I admit that's a lot worse!
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 09-03-2013 19:38
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That's not all. For the past years, he always says that the Paris-Nice is the 1st WT race of the season. |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 09-03-2013 19:41
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Apparently, Moreno is trying to pull Luca Paolini back to the other favourites.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 09-03-2013 19:41
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
Okay, I admit that's a lot worse!
Drop in the water of the crap he says, believe me.
But the worst part is he has NEVER admitted a mistake. If someone calls him on it he'll refuse to admit it's a mistake and get angry.
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| ruben |
Posted on 09-03-2013 19:46
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Also, has anyone noticed that Sky today and yesterday reminded us all of a very familiar image?
Hurrah! The come back of an seemingly unbeatable train machine |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 09-03-2013 19:47
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Almost as much doping as at Rabobank!!!
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 09-03-2013 19:48
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If it was just those two days, I was going to be a happy man. It's every single race that they enter it's like this. |
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| ruben |
Posted on 09-03-2013 19:51
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TheManxMissile wrote:
Almost as much doping as at Rabobank!!!
Nah, they never dominated like this (logical, since every other team was doing the same in that period) |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 09-03-2013 19:51
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
Apparently, Moreno is trying to pull Luca Paolini back to the other favourites.
Actually not it seems. It's actually no one else than... Thomas Dekker who has made it back! Riding secretly for Katusha, apparently!
I sincerely hope I wont have to listen to this guy much this year.
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