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Posted on 05-07-2008 16:15
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ember wrote:
Unlucky Soler:cry:
If he is injured than yes, if he is perfectly fine then it is actually, lucky Soler. After last year with him being so good on the climbs, no-one was ever going to let him escape for his KOM points with him being on the same time as everyone else. Now he is 3 minutes behind already he will be given more freedom and it will help his goal of getting the KOM jersey.
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Posted on 05-07-2008 16:15
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no i dont. I look at results and what I have seen Hincapie do compared to Ciolek.
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Posted on 05-07-2008 16:15
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matt493 wrote:
he definitely is better then Ciolek in the hills.
you definitely have no basis for that whatsoever
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doddy13 |
Posted on 05-07-2008 16:15
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Brilliant Stage win for Valverde, also good note to the break, long time out.
Good Stage, bring on tomorrow
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alex153 |
Posted on 05-07-2008 16:15
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Addy291 wrote:
alex153 wrote:
@addy
Sounds about right, even though I'm not sure if a sprinter will win the green at all this year.
Going for Valverde for green?
Depends on if he will keep his form, but this years tour doesnt have a lot of sprint stages at all, at least not pure sprint ones, so it's a nice chance for Kirchen, Valverde, among others |
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matt493 |
Posted on 05-07-2008 16:16
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issoisso wrote:
matt493 wrote:
he definitely is better then Ciolek in the hills.
you definitely have no basis for that whatsoever
damn right. but seriously have you never seen Hincapie ride?
Edited by matt493 on 05-07-2008 16:19
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Smoothie |
Posted on 05-07-2008 16:16
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even though im happy valverde has won, i know that he has wasted some energy. Ive been talking to Issoisso and he has been making sure that im wrong when saying h has wasted a much energy has he could had. There was a tail wind i think coming into the home straight so i think he will have saved some energy..
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issoisso |
Posted on 05-07-2008 16:17
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Valverde with his usual "attack everywhere" routine. He'll be at his usual level in the Pyrenees. Then, as usual, he'll be gasping for air in the Alps due to his unnecessary energy spending.
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Addy291 |
Posted on 05-07-2008 16:18
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David Millar a very impressive 11th!
The timers have decided to give everyone after Valverde +1 second
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Posted on 05-07-2008 16:18
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even though im happy valverde has won, i know that he has wasted some energy. Ive been talking to Issoisso and he has been making sure that im wrong when saying h has wasted a much energy has he could had. There was a tail wind i think coming into the home straight so i think he will have saved some energy..
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Smoothie |
Posted on 05-07-2008 16:18
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even though im happy valverde has won, i know that he has wasted some energy. Ive been talking to Issoisso and he has been making sure that im wrong when saying h has wasted a much energy has he could had. There was a tail wind i think coming into the home straight so i think he will have saved some energy..
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issoisso |
Posted on 05-07-2008 16:19
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matt493 wrote:
no i dont. I look at results and what I have seen Hincapie do compared to Ciolek.
Ciolek has great results in hilly finishes. what does Hincapie have?
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matt493 |
Posted on 05-07-2008 16:23
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better results.
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Posted on 05-07-2008 16:28
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Also, Hincapie is american, so there's some natural bias right there.
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issoisso |
Posted on 05-07-2008 16:42
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matt493 wrote:
better results.
Name one result in an uphill sprint better than Ciolek's world under 23 road race, last season at the Deutschland Tour and this year's uphill sprints at the 4 Jours de Dunkerque and Bayern Rundfahrt.
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matt493 |
Posted on 05-07-2008 16:53
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i didnt say he was a better sprinter i said he does better on hills. He won a stage at teh Dauphine Libere and that is just one off the top of my head.
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Posted on 05-07-2008 17:10
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matt493 wrote:
i didnt say he was a better sprinter i said he does better on hills. He won a stage at teh Dauphine Libere and that is just one off the top of my head.
he won from a break, attacking them on the flat.
your bias plus your ignorance of Ciolek's abilities (you're stereotyping a sprinter) blinds you, but I'll drop it
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Posted on 05-07-2008 17:37
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Soler owns at steering |
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Posted on 05-07-2008 17:41
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I declare Isso winner of the argument. I also declare that Soler is a candidate in the Cyclists category in this years annual Darwin awards. Then, it could be that he was attempting a powerslide
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issoisso |
Posted on 05-07-2008 17:53
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Colombians all seem to own at steering
And about the power slide: if you watch Savoldelli ripping it up on tight corners, you'll notice he actually does slide with the back wheel.
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