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Giro d'Italia 2011 - Week 2
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| hellboy |
Posted on 16-05-2011 14:29
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Eden95 wrote:
hellboy wrote:
For me it is battle for 1st place, i am not interested how much Contador crush the others with his super-meat-stuff (as he will have the win removed hopefuly),for me the winner is first behind him
Having him there just makes me almost un-interested in the race, because he is already dominating.
That is right,i anot happy to see him destroying everyone,but this cant make the Giro less exciting for me.I gnore him and concentrate on the battle for remaining podium places...ehm,i meant on Kreuziger as well as other great battles.
Wouter made my Giro sad,not Clenbuntador...
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| johnnyjur |
Posted on 16-05-2011 14:36
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Stage 14 will go on as planned. |
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| boork |
Posted on 16-05-2011 14:42
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The way contador rides changes how others will ride. Therefor second place with contador in the race isnt the same as 1st without contador there.
It will be interesting to see who comes in second though as that might be the winner if contador finally gets caught for doping. |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 16-05-2011 14:42
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johnnyjur wrote:
Stage 14 will go on as planned.
I'm crying for the pure awesomeness of that news.  |
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| ruben |
Posted on 16-05-2011 15:34
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I'm crying I planned the Lampe 'family day' at that day :cry:
Oh well, record it and pray to god and everyone else that i can avoid spoilers |
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| Emy |
Posted on 16-05-2011 16:58
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nice ride by conta,but i did not expect nibali to be so weack, where is mencheov, i really hoped to see gesink here but its a shame,the lack of response of te rest of the favourites makes cont loock like a giant
i love german riders but i hate dopers
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| R_Funk |
Posted on 16-05-2011 17:23
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Great ride by Conti. I am wondering if he is attacking because of the possible weakness of the Saxo team and feels a bit unsure if most riders of Saxo will support him in the upcoming weeks. Didn't see them at all yesterday!
Kreuziger also showed some great strength. Surely will get a stage win somewhere! |
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 16-05-2011 17:31
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so much for an exciting Giro this year.
thanks Albert |
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| chrica04 |
Posted on 16-05-2011 18:07
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Emy wrote:
nice ride by conta,but i did not expect nibali to be so weack, where is mencheov, i really hoped to see gesink here but its a shame,the lack of response of te rest of the favourites makes cont loock like a giant
Nibali wasn't weak, he was the only one putting in attacks towards the finish. I still bet he will be the only one to contest with Conta, especially with TT, Rujano will be crushed in the TT.
Menchov is done...dusted...good bye 
I am really hoping the best for Garmin and Le Mevel! I think a top 5 could be possible. |
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| roturn |
Posted on 16-05-2011 18:09
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Actually I think that Kreuziger could make his first podium in a GT. He looked quite strong and has definitely a stronger team behind him than other contenders.
Nibali`s problem was that he had no helper left quite early. Especially Szmyd seems to be out of shape. He was very important and impressive last year. |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 16-05-2011 18:13
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Yeah, Liquigas have been the best GT team for the past two years, so leaving Nibali alone now is a real downer, although I guess Basso's withdrawal didn't help things
 [url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| BouBBox |
Posted on 16-05-2011 18:27
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I read Le Mevel was ill while climbing the Etna (coughing) and he still finished 11th he really is in good shape 
Team Europcar !!
RIP Wouter
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| kumazan |
Posted on 16-05-2011 18:45
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chrica04 wrote:
Emy wrote:
nice ride by conta,but i did not expect nibali to be so weack, where is mencheov, i really hoped to see gesink here but its a shame,the lack of response of te rest of the favourites makes cont loock like a giant
Nibali wasn't weak, he was the only one putting in attacks towards the finish. I still bet he will be the only one to contest with Conta, especially with TT, Rujano will be crushed in the TT.
Menchov is done...dusted...good bye
I am really hoping the best for Garmin and Le Mevel! I think a top 5 could be possible.
I don't think Rujano will be crushed in the ITT. He's a reasonable TTer for his characteristics. He can lose a decent amount of time (2 min or so) to Contador, but then again Contador is out of reach, and will confortably beat Kreuziger, which is the best TTer of the competition. I'm pretty sure Rujano won't get smoked a la J.RodrÃguez. |
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 16-05-2011 18:48
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BouBBox wrote:
I read Le Mevel was ill while climbing the Etna (coughing) and he still finished 11th he really is in good shape I lack power measurements and all that stuff, so I've been questioning to myself, and now openly : is his progression reasonable or beyond reasonable ?
No matter what I can't help thinking he's wasted too much energy trying to achieve top 10 in stages during the first week. He might miss it in the last days of the Giro. |
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| BouBBox |
Posted on 16-05-2011 18:57
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Aquarius wrote:
BouBBox wrote:
I read Le Mevel was ill while climbing the Etna (coughing) and he still finished 11th he really is in good shape I lack power measurements and all that stuff, so I've been questioning to myself, and now openly : is his progression reasonable or beyond reasonable ?
No matter what I can't help thinking he's wasted too much energy trying to achieve top 10 in stages during the first week. He might miss it in the last days of the Giro.
Yes, starting to look beyond reasonable, the year where he quit a french team...  . Guess I understand why some french cyclists say they want to try a foreign team to be stronger.
Team Europcar !!
RIP Wouter
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 16-05-2011 19:03
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Garmin have a tradition of getting good GC results with average riders.
Also Le Mevel did get a top ten in the Tour a couple of years ago.
[url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 16-05-2011 19:06
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I know that about his top 10, and he's a huge talent no matter what. But as for his top 10, he won a massive amount of time thanks to a big break, he didn't achieve it by hanging to the favourites group in every single mountain stages. |
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| BouBBox |
Posted on 16-05-2011 19:10
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Aquarius wrote:
I know that about his top 10, and he's a huge talent no matter what. But as for his top 10, he won a massive amount of time thanks to a big break, he didn't achieve it by hanging to the favourites group in every single mountain stages.
But if I remember well, the mountain stage following the one where he was in the breakaway he managed to finish in the first 15 riders or so by hanging with the favourites...
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RIP Wouter
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 16-05-2011 19:12
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For his top ten in the Dauphine did he get a break as well?
Also, Etna is a far cry from the big mountains, and Suitsov, Gadret, Dupont and Kiryenka were also up there.
I'm not calling anything until there are some big climbs.
[url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| kumazan |
Posted on 16-05-2011 19:14
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I think it's a bit soon to say anything about Le Mével's performance. We have had only 1 mountain stage, which was hardly the hardest. He was up there with Dupont, for fuck's sake.
We'll see what he can do in the Großglockner. And whatever he does, it won't beat the weirdness of watching Wiggins attacking in a mountain pass. Even the guy felt like "WTH am I doing here?"
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