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Vuelta a España - Week 2
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 30-08-2012 16:35
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I put a few hundred. 
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| Lachi |
Posted on 30-08-2012 16:59
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I just visited the home page of the vuelta and saw an add for PCM: https://www.lavuel...
but the add was not about PCM2012 it was PCM2010 or PCM2011. WTF? Focus doing a great job there... |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 30-08-2012 17:07
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Damn, I missed it! Judging by the results, Rodriguez is still going strong and is a serious threat if Contador wants to win this Vuelta! Froome is fading? |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 30-08-2012 17:08
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Looking at todays stage, i think it is going to be hard for anyone to dis-lodge Rodriguez from that red jersey  |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 30-08-2012 17:22
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
aymen wrote:
We can't say that this vuelta is juste between four, i mean the mountain stage can make very big gap and for example gesink attack 10 kilometres from the finish i think no one will pay attention to himm ( almost 2 minutes ) but if no one react he can mak things worse
issoisso wrote:
Well, Mancebo was 4th and 4th recently. Evans 2nd and 4th, was it? Sastre 1st and....4th? And if it wasn't for the knee injury `Contador could've won the double last year. He definitely would've at least been 2nd.
 a good joke, he was beated by rolland(even if i like this rider)
You somehow missed the first important part..." And if it wasn't for the knee injury"
Apparently he missed the entire Tour, considering Contador was 5th and Rolland was 7 minutes behind him in 10th. So much for beating him.
Edited by issoisso on 30-08-2012 17:28
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| issoisso |
Posted on 30-08-2012 17:26
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Contador just keeps improving, as predicted.
Where was Gilbert?
sutty68 wrote:
Looking at todays stage, i think it is going to be hard for anyone to dis-lodge Rodriguez from that red jersey ~
I give him a very tiny chance of still having the jersey on tuesday
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 30-08-2012 17:29
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issoisso wrote:
Contador just keeps improving, as predicted.
Where was Gilbert?
sutty68 wrote:
Looking at todays stage, i think it is going to be hard for anyone to dis-lodge Rodriguez from that red jersey ~
I give him a very tiny chance of still having the jersey on tuesday
I think he will still have it, he just seems to be able to be in the right place at the right time  |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 30-08-2012 17:31
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I don't see what you mean considering he's not won any bunch sprints or breakaways, where that comment could be applied
On actual mountains (unlike the hills we've had so far) he'll be dropped. Hopefully he can hang on to be 2nd.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 30-08-2012 17:33
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Giro dItalia. Yes I know the competition is harder. But Froome will fade, and Rodriguez is like him. Not sure if Conta can gain that much time back.
Of course you must mean that Pate will take it in the high mountains,
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| kumazan |
Posted on 30-08-2012 17:37
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baseballlover312 wrote:
Giro dItalia. Yes I know the competition is harder. But Froome will fade, and Rodriguez is like him. Not sure if Conta can gain that much time back.
Of course you must mean that Pate will take it in the high mountains,
13" is that much time?
*brain explodes*
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 30-08-2012 17:43
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I think Rodriguez could take a couple more. If Rodriguez is still with him, he will win the stage and take more. So when Contador take 30 seconds, that gap will be more.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 30-08-2012 17:45
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sutty68 wrote:
issoisso wrote:
Contador just keeps improving, as predicted.
Where was Gilbert?
sutty68 wrote:
Looking at todays stage, i think it is going to be hard for anyone to dis-lodge Rodriguez from that red jersey ~
I give him a very tiny chance of still having the jersey on tuesday
I think he will still have it, he just seems to be able to be in the right place at the right time
In the last 2 editions of the Vuelta, Purito has always done this: he has been very good in this type of stages and then entered the big mountains in the leader's jersey. Look where he finished. I know this year he seems stronger, but I'm with isso on this one. He won't win the Vuelta.
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| johannes-w |
Posted on 30-08-2012 17:47
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alexkr00 wrote:
sutty68 wrote:
issoisso wrote:
Contador just keeps improving, as predicted.
Where was Gilbert?
sutty68 wrote:
Looking at todays stage, i think it is going to be hard for anyone to dis-lodge Rodriguez from that red jersey ~
I give him a very tiny chance of still having the jersey on tuesday
I think he will still have it, he just seems to be able to be in the right place at the right time
In the last 2 editions of the Vuelta, Purito has always done this: he has been very good in this type of stages and then entered the big mountains in the leader's jersey. Look where he finished. I know this year he seems stronger, but I'm with isso on this one. He won't win the Vuelta.
And DON'T say he'll win the vuelta, but you have to admit he also lost loads of time in the TT |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 30-08-2012 17:57
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johannes-w wrote:
And DON'T say he'll win the vuelta, but you have to admit he also lost loads of time in the TT
Did you watch the TT? It was specifically designed to favour guys like Purito against proper timetrialists.
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| aymen |
Posted on 30-08-2012 18:12
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Anyway don't forget that Contador isn't dopping so he couldn't do what he had done two years ago, and Froome is tired from his TDF, Gesink too limited, Valverde will show his limit in the Mountain so I hope it will be Rodriguez, i hope it will be anyone exept Contador and Valverde(The ancient Cheater),I hoped to see andy Schleck here he could have done a beautiful vuelta.
By the way two months ago in the dauphine he said that he has improved in the time trial. |
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| johannes-w |
Posted on 30-08-2012 18:14
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kumazan wrote:
johannes-w wrote:
And DON'T say he'll win the vuelta, but you have to admit he also lost loads of time in the TT
Did you watch the TT? It was specifically designed to favour guys like Purito against proper timetrialists.
Sorry my mistake for not writing it clearly. I meant in the previous years - and that was a reason why he never came close to winning - but this year who knows what he can still do in the mountains when he hasnt already lost a few minutes in a flat TT |
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 30-08-2012 18:15
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aymen wrote:
Anyway don't forget that Contador isn't dopping so he couldn't do what he had done two years ago, and Froome is tired from his TDF, Gesink too limited, Valverde will show his limit in the Mountain so I hope it will be Rodriguez, i hope it will be anyone exept Contador and Valverde(The ancient Cheater),I hoped to see andy Schleck here he could have done a beautiful vuelta.
By the way two months ago in the dauphine he said that he has improved in the time trial.
I try not to forget, but it's a somewhat difficult logic. |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 30-08-2012 18:15
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aymen wrote:
I hoped to see andy Schleck here he could have done a beautiful vuelta.
By the way two months ago in the dauphine he said that he has improved in the time trial.
Hahah. Dream on. 
He has said that he has been working hard on his timetrialling, but his trainers and other people around him has kept saying that he has barely been on a time trial bike at all. Don't believe what Andy says. He's probably the biggest liar in the peloton.
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| aymen |
Posted on 30-08-2012 18:21
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And i guess that's true even if it's my favourite rider he is the lazziest |
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| sam1196 |
Posted on 30-08-2012 18:54
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Now everyone that says that Rodriguez only waits for the last 100m is wrong. Because today it was clear that he went as 1st. End
As for tomorrow, only question is: To Degenkolb or not to Degenkolb?
Edited by sam1196 on 30-08-2012 18:58
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