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LA MSS - This Time Without the Dope!!!
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| beagle |
Posted on 18-05-2009 14:55
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| zemaria |
Posted on 18-05-2009 16:03
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You are funny... |
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| olabj |
Posted on 18-05-2009 16:17
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 Really funny, as always |
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| Juan |
Posted on 18-05-2009 16:51
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Where the hell did you find that picture ?
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 18-05-2009 18:43
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Google images 
I'll explain later what really happened and then you'll all have a good laugh about it...
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 19-05-2009 02:50
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So what really happened:
After a very exhausting night doing stuff instead of sleeping I went to university to attend my regular classes.
I arrived home in the afternoon and turned the PC on...
minutes later I was on my way to play PCM...
the stage loading started...
and while I was waiting I thought I could dive in my bed for a moment...
eventually I fell asleep...
when I woke up the stage was already finnished!
So what should I do now?
1. attack like a kamikaze with all my riders in any situation, the GC is lost anyway
2. hey man dont panic you can still do it! be more offensive but maintain kloden focused on the GC
3. ...suggest whatever you wish I ran out of ideas
Edited by Gustavovskiy on 19-05-2009 02:51
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 19-05-2009 03:14
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Just play it like he had a really bad day. GC riders often do just have bad days (Landis, A.Schleck, hell even Lance has had them), where they lose minutes.
And I completely understand the sleep and uni stuff! It's 3am and I'm still up because, well, there's nothing to get up for in the morning tomorrow.
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| tonymcf |
Posted on 19-05-2009 03:54
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Never do something important like this if your tired
Cool that you turned it into a funny story though |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 19-05-2009 07:34
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Just play it like he had a really bad day. GC riders often do just have bad days (Landis, A.Schleck, hell even Lance has had them), where they lose minutes.
haven't seen things in that perspective... I guess that's the way I'll face it from now on!
university has really screwed my high school routine and made my schedules much more 'stretchable', thats why I think my sleeping habbits are all so messed up which leads to situations like this where I misjudge my fatigue....
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 22-05-2009 22:53
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Stage 15
Zabalaa and Romero tried to integrate the BOTD but it just didn't work as planned...
Penultimate climb of the day and only Nuyens and Molleta ahead of the pack!
Where Vicioso was our only man protecting Kloden
Nuyens happened to be caught just before the top by Efimkin, Rodriguez Soler and Barredo...
Who were reeled in right after...
A while later the last climb started...
Kreuziger was the first to make a move!
But as he was caught Moncoutié, Barredo and Anton attacked in the peloton!!
Soler joined them and Kloden couldn't avoid this oportunity to try something...
Though the gap wasn't that wide..
Anyway the escapees tried to conserve the 30'' advantage!
Soler was caught but Efimkin and Barredo joined the front men!
Now the battle was between Anton and Ten Dam!!
The gap was still insecure that's why Kloden decided to have a go at it by his own!!
The sprint started but everything was still pretty unclear...
However nobody could match Kloden's form today. Second stage victory for us and would we get something more?
Stage
1 Andreas Klöden LA - MSS - Póvoa de VarzÃm 4h22'03
2 Vladimir Efimkin AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
3 Carlos Barredo Quick·Step s.t.
4 Juanma Gárate Quick·Step s.t.
5 Igor Antón Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
6 David Moncoutié Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
7 Thomas Lövkvist Astana Cycling Team + 44
8 Joost Posthuma Rabobank s.t.
9 Dimitri Muravyev Astana Cycling Team s.t.
10 Janez Brajkovič Astana Cycling Team s.t.
GC
1 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 60h15'39
2 Denis Menchov Rabobank + 1'20
3 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 2'55
4 Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne + 4'12
5 Andy Schleck Team CSC Saxo Bank + 4'40
6 Levi Leipheimer LPR Brakes - Ballan + 4'41
7 Michael Rogers Team Columbia + 5'28
8 Andreas Klöden LA - MSS - Póvoa de VarzÃm + 5'42
9 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 5'43
10 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 6'02
Points
1 Fabian Wegmann Team CSC Saxo Bank 234
2 Alessandro Petacchi Rabobank 165
3 André Greipel Team Columbia 150
4 Greg Van Avermaet Silence - Lotto 150
5 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld 136
Mountain
1 Christophe Laurent Team Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 75
2 Philippe Gilbert Française des Jeux 72
3 Gorazd Stangelj Lampre 64
4 Ivan Santaromita Liquigas 61
5 Andy Schleck Team CSC Saxo Bank 52
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 22-05-2009 22:58
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btw Kloden's teddy bear was found in Garrido's room which led us to remove him from the Tour squad!
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| olabj |
Posted on 23-05-2009 17:46
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And what really happened there then?
Very funny btw
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 23-05-2009 18:49
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Ah he just intended to do a practical joke...
that bastard...
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 25-05-2009 08:07
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Stage 16
A final flat stage before the mounatinous decisive days in the Tour
Guess who won it...
...yes you're right! Wegmann once more! With this last triumph the green jersey is now his to carry onto the Champs Elysées
Stage
1 Fabian Wegmann Team CSC Saxo Bank 3h16'44
2 Alessandro Petacchi Rabobank s.t.
3 Danilo Napolitano Lampre s.t.
4 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld s.t.
5 Francesco Chicchi Liquigas s.t.
6 Aaron Kemps Astana Cycling Team s.t.
7 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team CSC Saxo Bank s.t.
8 André Greipel Team Columbia s.t.
9 Max Richeze Liquigas s.t.
10 Patrice Halgand Team CSC Saxo Bank s.t.
GC
1 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 63h32'23
2 Denis Menchov Rabobank + 1'20
3 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 2'55
4 Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne + 4'12
5 Andy Schleck Team CSC Saxo Bank + 4'40
6 Levi Leipheimer LPR Brakes - Ballan + 4'41
7 Michael Rogers Team Columbia + 5'28
8 Andreas Klöden LA - MSS - Póvoa de VarzÃm + 5'42
9 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 5'43
10 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 6'02
Mountain
1 Christophe Laurent Team Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 75
2 Philippe Gilbert Française des Jeux 72
3 Gorazd Stangelj Lampre 64
4 Ivan Santaromita Liquigas 61
5 Andy Schleck Team CSC Saxo Bank 52
Points
1 Fabian Wegmann Team CSC Saxo Bank 269
2 Alessandro Petacchi Rabobank 195
3 André Greipel Team Columbia 168
4 Greg Van Avermaet Silence - Lotto 165
5 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld 160
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| Goalie92 |
Posted on 25-05-2009 09:16
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realism 
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 27-05-2009 07:43
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Stage 17
REally tough day
The BOTD with the polka dot jersey holder
The many climbs of the day were passed with an increasing pace...
...until we got to the Joux-Plane. These were the remaining riders in the main group!
Last mountain and time for Soler and Karpets to attack!!
But it didn't work like they wanted... Karpets didn't even have the legs to keep with the first group when he was caught!
...the usual attack by Contador...
More riders kept losing contact: V.Efimkin, F.Schleck and C.Evans!!
The real fun only started with Andy and Levi's move!
With Sastre following them!
Behind them nobody was able to follow Kloden's pace! Not even Menchov!
...and a few meters later Leipheimer was caught!
But once more the stage was one by the usual Spaniard...
A.Schleck took 2nd
Sastre 3rd
Leipheimer 4th beating Kloden in the sprint!
And then the rest of the top10! A very good day for us. Kloden keeps climbing in the GC!
Stage
1 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 5h47'26
2 Andy Schleck Team CSC Saxo Bank + 48
3 Carlos Sastre Team CSC Saxo Bank + 1'08
4 Levi Leipheimer LPR Brakes - Ballan + 1'45
5 Andreas Klöden LA - MSS - Póvoa de VarzÃm + 1'52
6 Denis Menchov Rabobank + 2'16
7 Mauricio Soler Barloworld s.t.
8 Vladimir Efimkin AG2R La Mondiale + 2'42
9 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto s.t.
10 Fränk Schleck Team CSC Saxo Bank + 2'58
GC
1 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 69h19'49
2 Denis Menchov Rabobank + 3'36
3 Andy Schleck Team CSC Saxo Bank + 5'28
4 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 5'37
5 Levi Leipheimer LPR Brakes - Ballan + 6'26
6 Andreas Klöden LA - MSS - Póvoa de VarzÃm + 7'34
7 Carlos Sastre Team CSC Saxo Bank + 7'53
8 Vladimir Efimkin AG2R La Mondiale + 8'52
9 Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne + 8'54
10 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 10'25
Points
1 Fabian Wegmann Team CSC Saxo Bank 269
2 Alessandro Petacchi Rabobank 195
3 André Greipel Team Columbia 168
4 Greg Van Avermaet Silence - Lotto 165
5 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld 160
Mountain
1 Gorazd Stangelj Lampre 105
2 Christophe Laurent Team Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 103
3 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 88
4 Ivan Santaromita Liquigas 88
5 Philippe Gilbert Française des Jeux 87
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| Goalie92 |
Posted on 27-05-2009 08:07
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still a (little) chance for podium! 
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 27-05-2009 08:40
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Yeah why not?
Tomorrow it'll be an epic stage to L'Alpe d'Huez with massive climbing throughout all the stage
Evans and Leipheimer are beatable but A.Schleck and C.Sastre are ruining my chances in the GC...
It'll be tough but let's see what I can do 
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| olabj |
Posted on 27-05-2009 14:21
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*Prays to God that Kloden will get a podium*
Anyway good luck |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 27-05-2009 23:15
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eheh
thanks mate but it might be too much to hope for
time will tell
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