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Tour de Suisse 2012 | 9th - 17th June
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 13-06-2012 13:35
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sutty68 wrote:
Mmmm, Sky have a great race in the Dauphine and everyone suggests doping is at hand. So what about Mr Sagan then, 8 wins in a month without breaking a sweat, maybe you should consider the same with him 
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 13-06-2012 13:52
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
sutty68 wrote:
Mmmm, Sky have a great race in the Dauphine and everyone suggests doping is at hand. So what about Mr Sagan then, 8 wins in a month without breaking a sweat, maybe you should consider the same with him
Nuclear weapons in the ready mode
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| Squire |
Posted on 13-06-2012 13:53
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Liquigas is going to win this stage no matter what happens. If the break stays away, it'll be easy for Oss, if not, then Sagan.
Edited by Squire on 13-06-2012 13:53
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 13-06-2012 14:02
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kumazan wrote:
sutty68 wrote:
Mmmm, Sky have a great race in the Dauphine and everyone suggests doping is at hand. So what about Mr Sagan then, 8 wins in a month without breaking a sweat, maybe you should consider the same with him
Sagan has shown talent since his very first days in the pro ranks, and even before he became a pro. Since then, he's had a progression which seem pretty natural, steadily improving his skills. Of course, this is pro cycling, so you never know, but there's no possible comparison between Sagan and UK Postal.
I agree with you, I belive Sagan's clean, he's a natural.
But Sky has a lot of talented riders on their team, they all proved they're capable of doing what they're doing, I don't suspect nothing of them. |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 13-06-2012 14:24
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kumazan wrote:
sutty68 wrote:
Mmmm, Sky have a great race in the Dauphine and everyone suggests doping is at hand. So what about Mr Sagan then, 8 wins in a month without breaking a sweat, maybe you should consider the same with him
Sagan has shown talent since his very first days in the pro ranks, and even before he became a pro. Since then, he's had a progression which seem pretty natural, steadily improving his skills. Of course, this is pro cycling, so you never know, but there's no possible comparison between Sagan and UK Postal.
This + in 2008 Sagan won junior MTB WC and came second in cyclocross junior WC, that shows his enormous versatility. Also as he is my compatriot (despite me living in czech republic for a long time) i followed his career for some years and progress is sumpremely fast,but still belivable.
Also one fun fact is,that as the junior mountain biker, he was able to broke more bike frames in half because of his raw power,than rest of the riders together. Even more funny is that in the early years he was riding in t-shirts and tennis shoes and still was winning. He even won the MTB race which he rode on his sisters bike bought in the supermarket 
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 13-06-2012 14:25
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Vladimir Isaychev (Katusha), Daniel Oss (Liquigas-Cannondale), Salvatore Puccio (Sky), Klaas Lodewyck (BMC), Ruben Perez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Sebastien Minard (AG2R) and Karsten Kroon (Saxo Bank ) in the break.
With 85km to go, it is now up to 9:41
And not too much surprise - a crash only 21 km into the stage took out Ivan Velasco of Euskaltel. He has gone to hospital with a suspected fractured collarbone. Wish speedy recovery.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 13-06-2012 14:27
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So like Squire said, Liquigas is having another good day, either way they win |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 13-06-2012 14:27
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Good move by Liquigas, Oss should be the favourite from the group.
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| kumazan |
Posted on 13-06-2012 14:30
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Shame, but I guess they're called bleeding carrots for a reason.
It's looking good for another Liquigas victory anyway, although this time it could be Oss.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 13-06-2012 14:40
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kumazan wrote:
Shame, but I guess they're called bleeding carrots for a reason.
It's looking good for another Liquigas victory anyway, although this time it could be Oss.
Bleeding carrots? I never heard of that, is Euskaltel called that way? |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 13-06-2012 14:49
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I think it was Matthew Lloyd which called them like that during a recent Tour de France. It feels so appropiate for them.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 13-06-2012 15:09
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No broken collarbone for Ivan Velasco.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 13-06-2012 15:10
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cio93 wrote:
No broken collarbone for Ivan Velasco.
Good to hear.
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| Wilier |
Posted on 13-06-2012 15:17
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Seems like this day is for the breakaway. |
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| Wilier |
Posted on 13-06-2012 16:32
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And Isaychev takes it, in front of Perez and Puccio. |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 13-06-2012 16:32
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What happpened to Oss? Just totally blown?
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 13-06-2012 17:51
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So no liquigas... The world as I know it will never be the same again... |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 13-06-2012 17:52
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CountArach wrote:
What happpened to Oss? Just totally blown?
From the little I saw and heard he had to do a fair bit of chasing in the last 20km as attacks went and others left it to him to chase. He then found himself at the front in the last 500m leading out the sprint and appeared to have absolutely nothing in the tank.
The strongest man in the break took the win in the end having only just managed to bring back the front 3 in the last few metres. |
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| EdvaldBoassonHagen |
Posted on 13-06-2012 23:14
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Notice that a moto helped them to get back on their breakaway's companions. |
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 13-06-2012 23:43
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EdvaldBoassonHagen wrote:
Notice that a moto helped them to get back on their breakaway's companions.
Yes but that was a common theme throughout the last 20km that I watched
After the 3 v 3 split I think Oss would have kept the pace a bit higher on another day and still won the 3 up sprint. When he sat up the other 2 were never going to tow him to the line and that gave the 3 chasing the chance they needed. Like I say I think the strongest on the day took it with 4 of the 6 looking like they were on the ropes by the end. |
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