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Tour de France 2012: Pre-Race thread
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 18-06-2012 19:39
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jsh312mufc wrote:
iNSUPERABLE wrote:
jsh312mufc wrote:
iNSUPERABLE wrote:
As a fan of Andreas Klöden I hope he will have his last chance in the Tour.
He showed some legs on the last stage in Suisse, so i think he will be fine in Tour..
There's no way he'll be favoured in front of frank
Are you reading the news ????
Apparently not. But did well in switzerland
Did Klöden well in Suisse?? |
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| jsh312mufc |
Posted on 18-06-2012 19:41
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Riis123 wrote:
jsh312mufc wrote:
iNSUPERABLE wrote:
jsh312mufc wrote:
iNSUPERABLE wrote:
As a fan of Andreas Klöden I hope he will have his last chance in the Tour.
He showed some legs on the last stage in Suisse, so i think he will be fine in Tour..
There's no way he'll be favoured in front of frank
Are you reading the news ????
Apparently not. But did well in switzerland
Did Klöden well in Suisse??
Schleck did better |
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| The Mountain Lion |
Posted on 18-06-2012 19:42
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Another Radioshack Tour news is that Alain Gallopin and Dirk Demol will be the team Directors = most likely no Johan "I'm innocent" Bruyneel  |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 18-06-2012 19:43
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Falls can happen, incidents occur. Everything can happen and everything change, in one stage Wiggins or Schleck might be out and all this hard preparation for tour gone. If Schleck falters, Kloden will take place and fight on. Right now, it's obvious Frank will come as leader, but anything can happen.
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| iNSUPERABLE |
Posted on 18-06-2012 19:44
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Riis123 wrote:
jsh312mufc wrote:
iNSUPERABLE wrote:
jsh312mufc wrote:
iNSUPERABLE wrote:
As a fan of Andreas Klöden I hope he will have his last chance in the Tour.
He showed some legs on the last stage in Suisse, so i think he will be fine in Tour..
There's no way he'll be favoured in front of frank
Are you reading the news ????
Apparently not. But did well in switzerland
Did Klöden well in Suisse??
I'll say it again ..
https://www.cyclin...
Schleck said that he did not see Suisse as a preparation for the Tour. “No, absolutely not,” he told Het Nieuwsblad. “I did the preparation for the Ardennes classics, then I went unexpectedly to the Giro.” He noted, “I'm not a machine. You should be realistic. I am already very lean and in great shape, I can not continue to maintain this level.”
The part with Klöden, actually no he didn't well in Suisse ,but he was going better and better i'm sure he will be OK for the Tour. |
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| jsh312mufc |
Posted on 18-06-2012 19:45
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iNSUPERABLE wrote:
Riis123 wrote:
jsh312mufc wrote:
iNSUPERABLE wrote:
jsh312mufc wrote:
iNSUPERABLE wrote:
As a fan of Andreas Klöden I hope he will have his last chance in the Tour.
He showed some legs on the last stage in Suisse, so i think he will be fine in Tour..
There's no way he'll be favoured in front of frank
Are you reading the news ????
Apparently not. But did well in switzerland
Did Klöden well in Suisse??
I'll say it again ..
https://www.cyclin...
Schleck said that he did not see Suisse as a preparation for the Tour. “No, absolutely not,” he told Het Nieuwsblad. “I did the preparation for the Ardennes classics, then I went unexpectedly to the Giro.” He noted, “I'm not a machine. You should be realistic. I am already very lean and in great shape, I can not continue to maintain this level.”
The part with Klöden, actually no he didn't well in Suisse ,but he was going better and better i'm sure he will be OK for the Tour.
Heard of this thing called mind games? |
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 18-06-2012 19:45
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€dit: Nevermind, got both Zabel'd and disproved 
Edited by cunego59 on 18-06-2012 19:46
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 18-06-2012 19:45
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iNSUPERABLE wrote:
Riis123 wrote:
jsh312mufc wrote:
iNSUPERABLE wrote:
jsh312mufc wrote:
iNSUPERABLE wrote:
As a fan of Andreas Klöden I hope he will have his last chance in the Tour.
He showed some legs on the last stage in Suisse, so i think he will be fine in Tour..
There's no way he'll be favoured in front of frank
Are you reading the news ????
Apparently not. But did well in switzerland
Did Klöden well in Suisse??
I'll say it again ..
https://www.cyclin...
Schleck said that he did not see Suisse as a preparation for the Tour. “No, absolutely not,” he told Het Nieuwsblad. “I did the preparation for the Ardennes classics, then I went unexpectedly to the Giro.” He noted, “I'm not a machine. You should be realistic. I am already very lean and in great shape, I can not continue to maintain this level.”
The part with Klöden, actually no he didn't well in Suisse ,but he was going better and better i'm sure he will be OK for the Tour.
Race talk ? Creating less pressure to perform on the Tour most likely ? We shouldn't take much from such interviews.
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| Maddrengen |
Posted on 18-06-2012 19:46
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No way, he'll be OK for the Tour!
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| jsh312mufc |
Posted on 18-06-2012 19:47
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ITS MIND GAMES! SCHLECK IS LYING |
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| iNSUPERABLE |
Posted on 18-06-2012 19:47
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I'm just saying.. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 18-06-2012 19:47
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Alakagom wrote:
Falls can happen, incidents occur. Everything can happen and everything change, in one stage Wiggins or Schleck might be out and all this hard preparation for tour gone. If Schleck falters, Kloden will take place and fight on. Right now, it's obvious Frank will come as leader, but anything can happen.
Actually, Schleck won't be leader. He says he won't be able to keep this form (and he doesn't want the pressure, I think.) |
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| iNSUPERABLE |
Posted on 18-06-2012 19:49
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Mind games who know.. we'll wait and see  |
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| ShortsNL |
Posted on 18-06-2012 19:49
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I don't normally engage in pointless discussions like these but since nobody has stepped in yet, I will.
Ruben, your attitude is shit. The purpose of a discussion is to see what the other person has to say and perhaps learn a thing or two. If you believe that your point of view (or any point of view) is the absolute truth, then you have no business posting in a thread like this.
I would call it an obvious troll, but so far I consider this forum too mature for that. |
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| ruben |
Posted on 18-06-2012 20:05
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I gave my view and he started about shit dutch riders. Who is the troll???
Can you even read? Never claimed my view was the only good view. Riis is the troll here |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 18-06-2012 20:18
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While I agree ShortsNL, Riis acted like a proper dick too
''And what the fuck are you talking about Fuglsang wasn't in Suisse? I Don't get you. But what the hell. The only thing you care about is your rubbish dutch riders.''
Now it's a forum and we all have views but bringing Dutch riders to conversation which doesn't involve them, but only saying this because it's Ruben ( who didn't mention any Dutch riders in his reply ) - that's not great too is it ?
Using offensive language doesn't help to get your view across too
Edited by Alakagom on 18-06-2012 20:19
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| lluuiiggii |
Posted on 18-06-2012 20:31
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My guess is this started by a small 'typo' (actually missed word in Ruben's post):
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Fuglsang wasnt in Suisse (even before working for F.Schleck).
Based on his post after this one, I guess he wanted to write "Fuglsang wasn't good in Suisse".
Anyway, I haven't read much about Schleck's statement (because I haven't watched the last stage of TdS yet and don't want to be spoiled the result), but I'd be surprised if it wasn't, as the others have already said, race talk.
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| kumazan |
Posted on 18-06-2012 20:35
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lluuiiggii wrote:
My guess is this started by a small 'typo' (actually missed word in Ruben's post):
ruben wrote:
Fuglsang wasnt in Suisse (even before working for F.Schleck).
Based on his post after this one, I guess he wanted to write "Fuglsang wasn't good in Suisse".
Anyway, I haven't read much about Schleck's statement (because I haven't watched the last stage of TdS yet and don't want to be spoiled the result), but I'd be surprised if it wasn't, as the others have already said, race talk.
There's no typo in ruben's post, what he means is quite clear:
Zubeldia was with the best climbers in Dauphiné -> Fuglsang wasn't (with the best climbers) in Suisse.
Clear, and right, imo.
Edited by kumazan on 18-06-2012 20:36
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 18-06-2012 20:38
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kumazan wrote:
lluuiiggii wrote:
My guess is this started by a small 'typo' (actually missed word in Ruben's post):
ruben wrote:
Fuglsang wasnt in Suisse (even before working for F.Schleck).
Based on his post after this one, I guess he wanted to write "Fuglsang wasn't good in Suisse".
Anyway, I haven't read much about Schleck's statement (because I haven't watched the last stage of TdS yet and don't want to be spoiled the result), but I'd be surprised if it wasn't, as the others have already said, race talk.
There's no typo in ruben's post, what he means is quite clear:
Zubeldia was with the best climbers in Dauphiné -> Fuglsang wasn't (with the best climbers) in Suisse.
Clear, and right, imo.
Yeah, makes perfect sense to me - same as saying "he wasn't evident there". |
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| lluuiiggii |
Posted on 18-06-2012 20:39
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kumazan wrote:
There's no typo in ruben's post, what he means is quite clear:
Zubeldia was with the best climbers in Dauphiné -> Fuglsang wasn't (with the best climbers) in Suisse.
Clear, and right, imo.
Then I guess riis didn't understand that and thought ruben was saying Fuglsang didn't race in TdS, since he goes quite crazy on that statement.
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