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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 22-02-2009 23:14
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Nooo he was left behind
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| p3druh |
Posted on 22-02-2009 23:33
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Why's Quickstep working at the front?
Barredo for the stage?
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| t-baum |
Posted on 23-02-2009 00:02
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nibali has to win, frank doesnt know how to sprint
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"We all know that wasn't the real footage of the Worlds anyway. That was just the staged footage to perpetuate the coverup that it was actually Vinokourov that won the race." |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 23-02-2009 00:03
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t-baum wrote:
nibali has to win, frank doesnt know how to sprint
And Schleck just proved you wrong  |
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| t-baum |
Posted on 23-02-2009 00:04
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OMFG SCHLECK WON A SPRINT
HELL HAS FROZEN OVER
Macquet wrote:
"We all know that wasn't the real footage of the Worlds anyway. That was just the staged footage to perpetuate the coverup that it was actually Vinokourov that won the race."
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 23-02-2009 00:11
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What a stage, what a race, my hats off to Frank and Levi |
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 23-02-2009 00:11
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t-baum wrote:
OMFG SCHLECK WON A SPRINT
HELL HAS FROZEN OVER
Not quite, Nibali didn't sprint |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 23-02-2009 00:15
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I reckon they had an agreement. Nibale clearly didnt try
 [url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 23-02-2009 00:24
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I think its more that Nibali couldnt sprint, rather than Nibali didnt sprint. If they had an agreement - what was in it for Nibali to gain? |
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| t-baum |
Posted on 23-02-2009 00:25
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a GC place
Macquet wrote:
"We all know that wasn't the real footage of the Worlds anyway. That was just the staged footage to perpetuate the coverup that it was actually Vinokourov that won the race."
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 23-02-2009 00:25
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I'm with SN on this one. I don't think Nibali had it in the legs.
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 23-02-2009 00:37
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If Nibali had stopped riding, he'd have lost time for GC, and Schleck still would have had the jump on him. Best thing was just to keep riding, gain time and get a 2nd place. I'd hazard a guess that both riders were pretty tired, but Schleck got to sit on for a bit pre finish line. Makes a big difference.
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| ruben |
Posted on 23-02-2009 00:42
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I don't get Nibali. Why would anybody ride for 6th place in the GC (because that is what he won) of the Tour of California :?
If it was the Tour, Giro, or Vuelta, then maybe that was defendable. But in races like California, Paris Nice, Tirreno etc it makes no sense to me to ride for a far honour place in the GC, when you are in a 2 man breakaway with someone who doesn't have much of a sprint.
I think Nibali should have forgotten about the GC when they were within a minute and chasing. Rather nothing then 2nd in the stage and only 6th in gc. (once again, who cares?) |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 23-02-2009 00:43
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The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
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| Grillo94 |
Posted on 23-02-2009 00:50
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Nibali isn't a sprinty-tipe, he probably was too tired to sprint. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 23-02-2009 00:53
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Gesink (Edit: I meant Nibali of course!) couldnt even outsprint Mancebo in Stage 1 either
Edited by SportingNonsense on 23-02-2009 16:10
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| icecreamtester |
Posted on 23-02-2009 03:15
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Did anyone notice today, that the Rock Racing riders have different brand helmets within the team? I saw a Las helmet and a Catlike helmet. And during the TT, Hamilton had a Louis Garneau helmet. Not only are their jerseys changing, their equipment is too. |
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 23-02-2009 05:36
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Gesink couldnt even outsprint Mancebo in Stage 1 either
do you mean Nibali?
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 23-02-2009 07:32
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Couldnt stay up last night. But checked the results. Yay! Schleck! Spastic Sprint for the win! |
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| 001RusKZ |
Posted on 23-02-2009 07:47
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Levi, well done! For Astana this was the second victory in the General classification! ASTANA the best in the world!!! |
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