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Forever Agostinho - the return of a national Hero
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| francopell |
Posted on 04-11-2012 16:19
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Domination for Movistar 
Do you think Agostinho will ever win a GT judging by his potential? |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 04-11-2012 16:20
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Nice result in Canada!! good luck in Vuelta. only 8 points with 2 stages left... You can do it!
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| kimiopn |
Posted on 04-11-2012 17:27
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Stage 20  Vuelta a España
And the final mountain stage is here, with three 1st category and one 2nd category climbs before the famous Bola del Mundo. With Contador more than winner, there are some prizes left to be disputed. The stage, the points, and maybe the mountains jersey.
And today's first picture comes from the break with Rojas getting the 4 points. Moreno and Agostinho are also there but the peloton is controlling the gap which is of 1'23.
Before the end of second 1st category climb the break is caught.
And Rojas wins again the points with 26 km to go.
With 18 km to go and after several riders launched their attacks, it's time to another show from Contador.
After the test Contador did, it was Sanchéz who attacked, with only Cobo and Quintana following. Contador soon joined them...but just to leave them behind.
Rodriguez and Antón also come with a fast pace and leave the trio behind.
At the end no surprise. Bad news to Rojas. Quintana and Cobo were 4th and 6th.
Agostinho paid for his early attacks. Trying to win a stage costed him not only his 5th place but also his place on top 10!
1 Alberto Contador Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank 4h51'30
2 Joaquím Rodríguez Katusha Team + 3'26
3 Igor Antón Euskaltel - Euskadi + 4'09
4 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 4'41
5 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
6 Juan José Cobo Movistar Team s.t.
7 Haimar Zubeldia RadioShack - Nissan + 5'55
8 André Cardoso Caja Rural s.t.
9 Michael Rogers Sky Procycling s.t.
10 Kevin De Weert Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team + 6'22
35 Joaquim Agostinho Movistar Team + 14'17
1 Alberto Contador Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank 83h18'56
2 Joaquím Rodríguez Katusha Team + 11'57
3 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 19'30
4 Juan José Cobo Movistar Team + 21'45
5 Michael Rogers Sky Procycling + 29'30
6 Kevin De Weert Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team + 31'49
7 Haimar Zubeldia RadioShack - Nissan + 32'58
8 Daniel Martin Garmin - Sharp + 33'00
9 Simon Spilak Katusha Team + 33'38
10 Igor Antón Euskaltel - Euskadi + 36'38
11 Joaquim Agostinho Movistar Team + 37'24
Tomorrow Rojas will have a hard work. He's 25 points behind Contador and there will be 33 to dispute.
1 Alberto Contador Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank 226
2 José Joaquín Rojas Movistar Team 201
3 Joaquím Rodríguez Katusha Team 194 |
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| kimiopn |
Posted on 04-11-2012 17:30
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francopell wrote:
Domination for Movistar
Do you think Agostinho will ever win a GT judging by his potential?
At the moment it's hard to say, i hope he can. In some days i'll start the second season and then i will know how he develop. I gave him a lot of potential and a late declining age, so he's just at the start. |
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| kimiopn |
Posted on 04-11-2012 17:33
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the_hoyle wrote:
Nice result in Canada!! good luck in Vuelta. only 8 points with 2 stages left... You can do it!
It will be hard on the last stage with Cav, Greipel and Degenkolb (all have won stages) and other good sprinters like Goss.
Rojas needs to get both intermediate sprints and finish 3rd to equal Contador. |
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| francopell |
Posted on 04-11-2012 17:34
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Still holding the podium place. Points seems very hard now :/ Good luck for it. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 04-11-2012 17:37
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Looks like Contador is going to stop any chance of Rojas claiming the Points jersey  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 04-11-2012 19:59
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It's exciting  |
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| kimiopn |
Posted on 04-11-2012 20:18
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Stage 21 Vuelta a España
And La Vuelta arrives to Madrid. Just 96 km where Rojas will try to reconquer the points classification.
And Cavendish sprints to get the first place on the first intermediate sprint. Rojas only gets 2 points and he is now 23 behind contador.
And the same story on the second intermediate sprint. Cav stills 2 more points from Rojas. 21 points to Contador now, and as the 2nd place on the stage just gives 20 points he's gonna have to win it to get the green jersey.
With 2.5 km to go Movistar train is well formed but Argos and Lotto are near...
...and Degenkolb wins the sprint, with Greipel second and Rojas third. The team gave everything, a great work from his companions was not enough for Rojas to get the green jersey.
1 John Degenkolb Team Argos - Shimano 2h03'17
2 André Greipel Lotto Belisol Team s.t.
3 José Joaquín Rojas Movistar Team s.t.
4 Heinrich Haussler Garmin - Sharp s.t.
5 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team s.t.
6 Danilo Hondo Lampre - ISD s.t.
7 Matthew Goss Orica - GreenEdge s.t.
8 Óscar Freire Katusha Team s.t.
9 Mark Cavendish Sky Procycling s.t.
10 Juan José Cobo Movistar Team s.t.
Final Classification Vuelta a España
1 Alberto Contador Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank 85h22'13
2 Joaquím Rodríguez Katusha Team + 11'57
3 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 19'30
4 Juan José Cobo Movistar Team + 21'45
5 Michael Rogers Sky Procycling + 29'30
6 Kevin De Weert Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team + 31'49
7 Haimar Zubeldia RadioShack - Nissan + 32'58
8 Daniel Martin Garmin - Sharp + 33'00
9 Simon Spilak Katusha Team + 33'38
10 Igor Antón Euskaltel - Euskadi + 36'38
11 Joaquim Agostinho Movistar Team + 37'24
12 André Cardoso Caja Rural + 39'04
13 David López Movistar Team + 40'30
14 Vladimir Gusev Katusha Team + 40'31
15 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 41'09
16 Marcos García Caja Rural + 44'05
17 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale + 46'39
18 Matteo Montaguti AG2R La Mondiale + 47'13
19 David De la Fuente Caja Rural + 48'59
20 Adrián Palomares Andalucía + 49'55
1 Alberto Contador Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank 226
2 José Joaquín Rojas Movistar Team 221
3 Joaquím Rodríguez Katusha Team 194
4 Juan José Cobo Movistar Team 133
5 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 130
1 Alberto Contador Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank 156
2 Joaquím Rodríguez Katusha Team 124
3 Joaquim Agostinho Movistar Team 76
4 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team 71
5 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 70
1 Movistar Team 256h42'29
2 Katusha Team + 8'57
3 Caja Rural + 45'28
4 Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank + 1h23'16
5 Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1h58'14
1 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team 85h41'43
2 Joaquim Agostinho Movistar Team + 17'54
3 Wout Poels Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 51'58
4 Damiano Caruso Liquigas - Cannondale + 53'28
5 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky Procycling + 1h08'07 |
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| fernando97 |
Posted on 04-11-2012 20:22
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Great Vuelta, and Joaquim just barely missed the top 10.  |
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| francopell |
Posted on 04-11-2012 20:23
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Ouch! 5 points  |
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| kimiopn |
Posted on 04-11-2012 20:49
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Gran Prix Cycliste de Montréal 
On the second Canadian classic there was a surprising winner: Timothy Duggan!
Movistar didn't had a good day with Valverde being the best from Movistar in 20th place. Intxausti was involved on a crash and his season is over.
1 Timothy Duggan Liquigas - Cannondale 5h08'45
2 David Moncoutié Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
3 Jelle Vanendert Lotto Belisol Team + 1'57
4 Diego Ulissi Lampre - ISD + 2'46
5 Jure Kocjan Team Type 1 - Sanofi + 3'16
6 Ángel Vicioso Katusha Team s.t.
7 Thomas De Gendt Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
8 Moreno Moser Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
9 Simon Gerrans Orica - GreenEdge s.t.
10 Alexander Efimkin Team Type 1 - Sanofi s.t.
11 Rafal Majka Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank s.t.
12 Cayetano Sarmiento Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
13 Thor Hushovd BMC Racing Team + 3'46
14 Fabian Cancellara RadioShack - Nissan s.t.
15 Daniel Teklehaimanot Orica - GreenEdge s.t.
16 Thomas Rohregger RadioShack - Nissan s.t.
17 Philippe Gilbert BMC Racing Team + 4'08
18 Frantisek Rabon Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
19 Jack Bauer Garmin - Sharp s.t.
20 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team s.t. |
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| kimiopn |
Posted on 04-11-2012 21:10
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World Championships Time Trial
With Cancellara, Martin and Wiggins out of form, Contador was the main candidate to win the race.
Surprisingly a russian guy did a great time and no one managed to do best, not even Contador who did 2nd place. Ignatiev is the new TT World Champion!
While Agostinho is on the portuguese team for the road race, Nélson Oliveira did a very decent 13th place.
1 Mikhail Ignatiev Katusha Team 51'58
2 Alberto Contador Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank + 17
3 Julien Vermote Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team + 31
4 Adriano Malori Lampre - ISD + 42
5 Michael Rogers Sky Procycling + 47
6 Fredrik Kessiakoff Astana Pro Team + 1'05
7 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky Procycling + 1'28
8 Tejay Van Garderen BMC Racing Team + 1'44
9 Bert Grabsch Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team + 2'00
10 Rigoberto Urán Sky Procycling + 2'03
11 Jean-Christophe Peraud AG2R La Mondiale + 2'07
12 Wilco Kelderman Rabobank Cycling Team + 2'10
13 Nelson Oliveira RadioShack - Nissan + 2'12
14 Bradley Wiggins Sky Procycling + 2'19
15 David Zabriskie Garmin - Sharp + 2'22
16 Vladimir Gusev Katusha Team + 2'33
17 Rasmus Quaade Blue Water Cycling + 2'36
18 Janez Brajkovič Astana Pro Team + 2'50
19 Chris Froome Sky Procycling + 2'52
20 Pavel Brutt Katusha Team + 2'58 |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 04-11-2012 21:20
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So close on Point Class. But Team and Youth is a great achievement |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 04-11-2012 21:51
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Some crazy results!!! Duggan wins in Montreal, and Ignatiev is World TT Champ... W.T.F!!!
Unlucky at the vuelta... 5 points is so close!
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 04-11-2012 23:07
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Overall a Great Performance from the team at the Vuelta 
Having the Best Team and the Best Young rider is something to be proud of |
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Posted on 04-11-2012 23:07
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Overall a Great Performance from the team at the Vuelta
Having the Best Team and the Best Young rider is something to be proud of |
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| kimiopn |
Posted on 06-11-2012 22:20
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While the virtual Agostinho is preparing himself to his first World Champs, let's take a look at an interview with Marco Chagas, 5 time winner of Volta a Portugal, nowadays a cycling commentator on portuguese tv. (free translation)
And Joaquim Agostinho, how was he?
Ah, this guy wasn't normal, he was just outstanding. We are common people, some of us have some talent, but he was THE outstanding, may i say it, i've deal with him, we were room mates. And look, i got him on his way to 40s! He just started to race at 25, imagine if he had training since his youth. Oh, he made two third places on Tour, but he would have won it many times.
Tell us a story.
I'll tell you two. The first one is a bit peculiar... Do you now he used to do diving? In one training camp we did in Cote D Azur he took the spearfishing equipment. One day he dresses it, took his glasses, his breather and his gun and went to dive. I was at the beach staring. Note that he had no oxygen canister. He dived, came at the top, dived again and disappeared. Minutes! Dunno, minutes! I'm there in panic and the guy.. nothing! I was terrified! Minutes! Then there appeared, I called him and he said: "What? Everything normal!"Joaquim Agostinho had a rib cage with twice the width of mine. Then he told me that he was accustomed to do that, because in Africa, in Mozambique, he used to dive to grab the fish to eat with the guys out there. You know, they threw a grenade into the water, it exploded, then he went to the water to get the fish.
And another story: the Volta ao Algarve, in 1984, the day before the fall that would be fatal, we made the connection between the hotel and the stage together. Along the way he told us he did not think he'd make a great result in the time trial. "You're crazy!" We all answered him. Look, he was 41 years old! But he gave a minute to everyone! He gave me a minute and I thought i knew something about time trials! And then he died in yellow.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 07-11-2012 06:46
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Some amazing stories! |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 07-11-2012 11:03
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I know it's a bit late but Comtador is so on drugs.
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