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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 21-05-2013 11:51
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About the list: 1/3 of the riders that are above 5 are out of the peloton at the moment
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 21-05-2013 11:56
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tastasol wrote:
Santambrogio out of nowhere? He has been very good in the hills the last years, but have never really had a captains role in the mountains in BMC. A bit surprising that he has been so good in the mountains this year, but he has been good the entire season.
Let's ask Ballan what he and Santamborgio were doing in Pandova pharmacies.  |
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| tastasol |
Posted on 21-05-2013 15:05
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Cycling fans are judging riders way too fast, sometimes. Santambrogio is in great shape in his home race. Cadel Evans is just doing this as a preperation, but he is still second in the GC. The level isn't sky-high.. Santambrogio has developed quite a bit since last year, but at the same time he has developed generally the last years. He didn't have any great results either when he "doped" in Lampre either..
Riders who dope are often in very great shape in short periods of the season. Santambrogio has had a good season from San Luis to the Giro and he hasn't overperformed here either. He won a stage, but has most of the time just followed the others. No wild climbing up the steepest hills as Sella.
Santambrogio is probably just a 'late bloomer'.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 21-05-2013 16:19
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Boonen will not ride the Tour. |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 21-05-2013 16:22
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Ian Butler wrote:
Boonen will not ride the Tour.
No surprise. Would have been useless for Cav's leadout anyway. And better for him to actually try to get results of his own rather than just helping Cav.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 21-05-2013 16:23
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Boonen should concentrate on next season. Not much left for him this season: no Tour, WC too heavy, NC too heavy. Maybe Eneco, fall classics, I don't know. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 21-05-2013 18:27
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
And what a shocker to see that the guy who came out of basically nowhere to climb with the best at Tirreno and Trentino, plus sit 4th in the Giro after two weeks was given a 6. Surely just a mistake, right? 
Like I said in the Giro topic, just a couple months more.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 21-05-2013 18:28
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
And what a shocker to see that the guy who came out of basically nowhere to climb with the best at Tirreno and Trentino, plus sit 4th in the Giro after two weeks was given a 6. Surely just a mistake, right?
Like I said in the Giro topic, just a couple months more.
Spilak23 wrote:
kumazan wrote:
tastasol wrote:
A bit surprising that he has been so good in the mountains this year, but he has been good the entire season.
A bit, yeah.  He's making Sella 2008 look believable.
Atleast he's not worse as 2006 Gutierrez Cataluna
He showed some great things though as a 19/20 yo in his first years but didn't get anything better untill the start of this season
"The Buffalo" Gutierrez had showed good results for many years. Santambrogio is out of nowhere
tastasol wrote:
Cycling fans are judging riders way too fast, sometimes. Santambrogio is in great shape in his home race. Cadel Evans is just doing this as a preperation, but he is still second in the GC. The level isn't sky-high.. Santambrogio has developed quite a bit since last year, but at the same time he has developed generally the last years. He didn't have any great results either when he "doped" in Lampre either..
Riders who dope are often in very great shape in short periods of the season. Santambrogio has had a good season from San Luis to the Giro and he hasn't overperformed here either. He won a stage, but has most of the time just followed the others. No wild climbing up the steepest hills as Sella.
Santambrogio is probably just a 'late bloomer'.
My you're so so very naive
EDIT: Also, you're going to be gravely disappointed when you find out this is Evans in top form
Edited by issoisso on 21-05-2013 18:33
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| Setzel |
Posted on 21-05-2013 18:34
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Easy question why vini fantini hired santa as captain with garzelli and di luca there 
And from the start named him captain for GIRO
Response coz Ballan reminded them of the good ol' italian pharmacies 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 21-05-2013 18:37
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Georges B-sample confirms heptaminol positive.
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 21-05-2013 18:43
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So AG2R out of the Dauphine? |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 21-05-2013 18:47
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Yep
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| Wilier |
Posted on 21-05-2013 19:54
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Alakagom wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
Boonen will not ride the Tour.
No surprise. Would have been useless for Cav's leadout anyway. And better for him to actually try to get results of his own rather than just helping Cav.
Steegmans has already shown to be a good leadout man, so Cav doesn't need Boonen.
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 21-05-2013 19:56
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Wilier wrote:
Alakagom wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
Boonen will not ride the Tour.
No surprise. Would have been useless for Cav's leadout anyway. And better for him to actually try to get results of his own rather than just helping Cav.
Steegmans has already shown to be a good leadout man, so Cav doesn't need Boonen.
Think that is why he dropped out of the Giro, to be ready for le Tour
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 21-05-2013 19:57
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Miguel98 wrote:
So AG2R out of the Dauphine?
Pellizotti2 wrote:
Yep
I wonder how UCI will react to this. Their ProWorldCircusTour status theoretically forces them to take part in every event, not only whichever one they like.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 21-05-2013 21:02
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What was Froome's value?
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 21-05-2013 21:08
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The list only included riders participating in that Tour, I think.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 21-05-2013 21:25
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Yes, it was only Tour riders. Plus, that was back in 2010 when Froome was just the Kenyan rider we saw on Watts, crashing during the Worlds time - trial.
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| fosforgasXIII |
Posted on 21-05-2013 21:41
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baseballlover312 wrote:
What was Froome's value?
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| issoisso |
Posted on 21-05-2013 21:45
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alexkr00 wrote:
Yes, it was only Tour riders. Plus, that was back in 2010 when Froome was just the Kenyan rider we saw on Watts, crashing during the Worlds time - trial.
I saw that live years ago and laughed my ass off. I remember posting in forums and being sad that nobody else had seen it. I was sad that this unknown guy would fade instead of forever being remembered for that bonehead moment.
Now in a way I'm glad he's around
Edited by issoisso on 21-05-2013 21:45
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