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| Kami |
Posted on 18-04-2012 15:37
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sam1196 wrote:
Pwnage Katusha style, no one could beat him today.
Montoya from sky? is that Henao?
Yes. Sergio Luis Henao Montoya.
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 18-04-2012 15:37
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Here's a Top 15:
| 1 | Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team | 4:45:41 | | | 2 | Michael Albasini (Swi) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 0:00:04 | | | 3 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | | | | 4 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | | | | 5 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:07 | | | 6 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Barracuda | 0:00:09 | | | 7 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | | | | 8 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | | | | 9 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | | | | 10 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 0:00:11 | | | 11 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team | | | | 12 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | | | | 13 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | | | | 14 | Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling | | | | 15 | Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | | |
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 18-04-2012 15:38
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kumazan wrote:
Alakagom wrote:
canojuancho wrote:
Purito, Valverde or Anton. Vanendert and the Schlecks brothers maybe. Albasini will be the surprise, he made some top 10th in last years and it seems strong this year.
Really ? He showed nothing this year except the most flukiest WT race win in some time.
He actually worked his ass off in the stages to Manresa and Ascó. He was really lucky that the queen stage was cancelled obviously, but he did show good form there.
This said, can't see him doing more than a low top 10, if anything at all.
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| sam1196 |
Posted on 18-04-2012 15:39
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looks like some riders made their first good classic result there.
Kiserlovski, Martin, Ulissi and Henao. I didn't expect them. I thought Duarte was going to do well but i didn't see him around...
VINO VINO VINO VINO VINO VINO VINO VINO VINO
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| canojuancho |
Posted on 18-04-2012 15:39
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What did you tell about albasini ? 
great victory for purito!!! |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 18-04-2012 15:40
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wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
kumazan wrote:
Alakagom wrote:
canojuancho wrote:
Purito, Valverde or Anton. Vanendert and the Schlecks brothers maybe. Albasini will be the surprise, he made some top 10th in last years and it seems strong this year.
Really ? He showed nothing this year except the most flukiest WT race win in some time.
He actually worked his ass off in the stages to Manresa and Ascó. He was really lucky that the queen stage was cancelled obviously, but he did show good form there.
This said, can't see him doing more than a low top 10, if anything at all.
Indeed, that's really great result. Good for him
So how was the race today ? Came back from school. How did Nordhaug do ? I heard that Uran crashed quite badly. Henao did quite well on 14th, pleased about that.
Edited by Alakagom on 18-04-2012 15:40
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| rycadinho |
Posted on 18-04-2012 15:40
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Well deserved win for Purito who finally got his big Ardenne win in the bag.
Gilbert is looking better and better, and Liege suits him better so a win there is defiantly not impossible. Too bad for Schleck that he had that puncture before the finish, let's hope he will be fired up for Liege - That could make the race much more interesting!
Not that I'm a fan of RadioShack or anything, but they have really been terrible so far and they should go all out now 
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 18-04-2012 15:41
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And also Valverde is once again a no-show.
Indosat - ANZ HQ
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 18-04-2012 15:42
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Alakagom wrote:
wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
kumazan wrote:
Alakagom wrote:
canojuancho wrote:
Purito, Valverde or Anton. Vanendert and the Schlecks brothers maybe. Albasini will be the surprise, he made some top 10th in last years and it seems strong this year.
Really ? He showed nothing this year except the most flukiest WT race win in some time.
He actually worked his ass off in the stages to Manresa and Ascó. He was really lucky that the queen stage was cancelled obviously, but he did show good form there.
This said, can't see him doing more than a low top 10, if anything at all.
Indeed, that's really great result. Good for him
So how was the race today ? Came back from school. How did Nordhaug do ? I heard that Uran crashed quite badly. Henao did quite well on 14th, pleased about that.
Nordaug and Ryder Hesjedal had a move up the second to last climb up until .7 km to go when thwey were swept up and cracked. But still, great performance.
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 18-04-2012 15:43
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Alakagom wrote:
Indeed, that's really great result. Good for him
So how was the race today ? Came back from school. How did Nordhaug do ? I heard that Uran crashed quite badly. Henao did quite well on 14th, pleased about that.
Nordhaug attacked on the penultimate climb together with Hesjedal, but was shut down in the middle of the Mur. He did look strong however, especially after that crash.
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| ruben |
Posted on 18-04-2012 15:44
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17. ANTON Igor 21 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 4h 45' 52" + 00' 11"
20. SCHLECK Frank 71 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 4h 45' 59" + 00' 18"
21. HESJEDAL Ryder 171 GARMIN - BARRACUDA 4h 45' 59" + 00' 18"
22. GESINK Robert 101 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 4h 46' 04" + 00' 23"
32. DUARTE Fabio Andres 243 COLOMBIA-COLDEPORTES 4h 46' 12" + 00' 31"
42. HORNER Christopher 75 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 4h 46' 24" + 00' 43"
43. KROON Karsten 233 TEAM SAXO BANK 4h 46' 28" + 00' 47"
46. VALVERDE Alejandro 81 MOVISTAR TEAM 4h 46' 32" + 00' 51"
53. NORDHAUG Lars-Peter 55 SKY PROCYCLING 4h 46' 43" + 01' 02"
71. DEKKER Thomas 172 GARMIN - BARRACUDA 4h 47' 38" + 01' 57"
81. SCHLECK Andy 77 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 4h 48' 06" + 02' 25"
Dekker wasn't even with the best 120 after being too far in the back and the peloton split.
I have no idea how he managed to finish in front of a lot of those front group men. But he was probably dropped because of being inattentive rather than bad
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| Montolivo |
Posted on 18-04-2012 15:45
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Great by Nibali to manage an 8th after a month away from competition, he should be a hard contender for sunday.
Ulissi did also very good and Gasparotto did good aswell and should be a good contender on sunday. |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 18-04-2012 15:45
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Valverde's problems are caused by his sickness last week I think.
Anton was disappointing though. He usually does very well on this climb.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 18-04-2012 15:47
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Nordaug cracked bad after the attack. I expected it, but how the hell did Hesjedal keep 18 seconds back?
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 18-04-2012 15:48
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Thanks for that. Good that he recovered well from the crash then. Shame about Uran crashing though, hope he's ok for LBL.
Edited by Alakagom on 18-04-2012 15:48
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 18-04-2012 15:48
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
Valverde's problems are caused by his sickness last week I think.
Anton was disappointing though. He usually does very well on this climb.
He seems to be sick pretty often. I think he should see a doctor about all these underperformances.
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| Wilier |
Posted on 18-04-2012 16:35
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Ulissi is the man for the future. Very good result by him. Gilbert still able to finish 3rd despite being far from his top form. 7th for Mollema is a good result. His years will come too. Poels wasn't far away either.
Edited by Wilier on 18-04-2012 16:37
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| samdiatmh |
Posted on 18-04-2012 17:21
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6th at AGR
3rd at LFW
Gilbert's back!
not to the form of 2011, but when is that going to happen again? |
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| CosmicOsmo |
Posted on 18-04-2012 17:21
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purito really dominated today, glad i called his performance
top 10 of all time in no particular order, not including the cannibal cause hes automatically #1:
-Gemininani -Nencini -Anquetil -Coppi
-Kelly -Hinault -Zabel -Bettini -Rebellin -Magni
..and honorable mention to Tom Simpson whos career was cut short.
Top 5 noobs most likely to tear it up this season:
-Phinney -Moser -TJ -Guardini -DURBO!
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| kumazan |
Posted on 18-04-2012 17:38
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wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
kumazan wrote:
Alakagom wrote:
canojuancho wrote:
Purito, Valverde or Anton. Vanendert and the Schlecks brothers maybe. Albasini will be the surprise, he made some top 10th in last years and it seems strong this year.
Really ? He showed nothing this year except the most flukiest WT race win in some time.
He actually worked his ass off in the stages to Manresa and Ascó. He was really lucky that the queen stage was cancelled obviously, but he did show good form there.
This said, can't see him doing more than a low top 10, if anything at all.
I think I've said several times that my predictions tend to fail.
Well, obvious Purito win is obvious. I don't understand how he managed not to win here yet, a 1km uphill race is just perfect for him.
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