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Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2013
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 24-03-2013 16:40
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Anyone knows what happend to Stetina today? Fell to 21st in GC after looking so good until today.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 24-03-2013 16:50
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Nice to see De Gendt win something again, he seemed to stop progressing after last year's Giro, so let's hope he can show more this season.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 24-03-2013 17:21
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Ollfardh wrote:
Nice to see De Gendt win something again, he seemed to stop progressing after last year's Giro, so let's hope he can show more this season.
Honestly, I hope he doesn't turn into a big GC contender. For me he's just a rider pure brilliance in what he does: major solo wins and attacking. He should continue to do so, I never see him finishing top 10 in the Tour. For a simple reason that he cannot cope with a nervous peloton. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 24-03-2013 18:55
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Way to go Martin!
RodrÃguez lacking punch it seems
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 24-03-2013 21:38
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Ian Butler wrote:
Ollfardh wrote:
Nice to see De Gendt win something again, he seemed to stop progressing after last year's Giro, so let's hope he can show more this season.
Honestly, I hope he doesn't turn into a big GC contender. For me he's just a rider pure brilliance in what he does: major solo wins and attacking. He should continue to do so, I never see him finishing top 10 in the Tour. For a simple reason that he cannot cope with a nervous peloton.
His triumph in that mountain stage in the Giro was from a long breakaway. It was a brilliant victory, but I'm afraid people have mistaken him for a huge climber, which I believe he isn't given his results before and after that stage.
I agree with Ian, he should keep with his courageous attacking style in spite of pursuing a GC wannabe style of progression, decision which has ruined many careers.
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| wogsrus |
Posted on 24-03-2013 22:01
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Great to see Christian Meier win both the sprint and the TDF 100 jerseys! |
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| ShortsNL |
Posted on 24-03-2013 22:19
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Gustavovskiy wrote:
His triumph in that mountain stage in the Giro was from a long breakaway. It was a brilliant victory, but I'm afraid people have mistaken him for a huge climber, which I believe he isn't given his results before and after that stage.
Meh.
https://en.wikiped...1#Stage_19
Tour de France 2011, stage 19, Modane -> Galibier -> Alpe d'Huez, 109.5 km
| Result | Rider | Team | Time | | 1 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Team Europcar | 3h 13' 25" | | 2 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 14" | | 3 | Peter Velits (SVK) | HTC-Highroad | + 57" | | 4 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 57" | | 5 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Vacansoleil-DCM | + 57" | | 6 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | + 57" | | 7 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 57" | | 8 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 57" | | 9 | Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 1' 15" | | 10 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 1' 15" |
I do agree with you guys though, I like him better as an outsider/attacker as I don't think he'll ever be able to become world-class without doing dope like most others. |
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| chrica04 |
Posted on 24-03-2013 22:38
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Alakagom wrote:
Anyone knows what happend to Stetina today? Fell to 21st in GC after looking so good until today.
Guessing he had to put some massive turns in on the early circuits up the hill and probably sacrificed his GC spot. Hesjedal was all Martin had left for the last 4-5 laps. |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 25-03-2013 02:05
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Great win by Martin. Take that all the guys who siad it was obvious Purito would take it!
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 25-03-2013 09:34
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ShortsNL wrote:
Gustavovskiy wrote:
His triumph in that mountain stage in the Giro was from a long breakaway. It was a brilliant victory, but I'm afraid people have mistaken him for a huge climber, which I believe he isn't given his results before and after that stage.
Meh.
https://en.wikiped...1#Stage_19
Tour de France 2011, stage 19, Modane -> Galibier -> Alpe d'Huez, 109.5 km
| Result | Rider | Team | Time | | 1 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Team Europcar | 3h 13' 25" | | 2 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 14" | | 3 | Peter Velits (SVK) | HTC-Highroad | + 57" | | 4 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 57" | | 5 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Vacansoleil-DCM | + 57" | | 6 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | + 57" | | 7 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 57" | | 8 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 57" | | 9 | Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 1' 15" | | 10 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 1' 15" |
I do agree with you guys though, I like him better as an outsider/attacker as I don't think he'll ever be able to become world-class without doing dope like most others.
De Gendt has shown his potential, both as climber and time trialist, and seems to have a good recovery as well. The only he hadn't shown yet is consistency. I'm hoping he will keep on attacking, and building a GC along the way. It would be nice to finaly have a GC rider who dares to attack earlier.
That being said, his climbing isn't top class, and he doesn't like to ride in a peleton as Ian pointed out. I can see him do a Pereiro or a Voeckler in the tour though, but with the Sky machine it will be nearly impossible. Yet if De Gendt goes and some big names dare to follow, it will be a very interesting Tour.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| ggDonovan |
Posted on 25-03-2013 10:03
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I don't think Purito lacked punch in yesterday stage because he actually opened some gap when attacked. The "problem" was that they climbed Montjuic by the road they use to descent and it's much less steep. Also, with this kind of short and explosive climbs, 3 km to the finish is quite long for riders like Rodriguez who's more like a climbing sprinter.
I really don't understand Katusha race plan. They were unable to control the race with guys like Moreno, Losada, Caruso, Spilak and Menchov in the start list.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 25-03-2013 18:32
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ggDonovan wrote:The "problem" was that they climbed Montjuic by the road they use to descent and it's much less steep.
Aaaah, that explains it.
That completely changes the stage's nature then.
Edited by issoisso on 25-03-2013 18:32
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| fosforgasXIII |
Posted on 25-03-2013 22:10
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ShortsNL wrote:
I do agree with you guys though, I like him better as an outsider/attacker as I don't think he'll ever be able to become world-class without doing dope like most others.
Implying he isn't doing dope as well. Most top-riders still do and I wouldn't trust anyone from the Vacansoleil-squad. |
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