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| purepasd |
Posted on 06-04-2010 12:44
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WooooW that was a nice Giro presentation  |
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Posted on 06-04-2010 12:50
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Thanks and batista I'm not sure if it was really that great 
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Posted on 06-04-2010 12:53
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alexkr00 wrote:
Thanks and batista I'm not sure if it was really that great
Yes it was! |
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Posted on 06-04-2010 12:54
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alexkr00 wrote:
Thanks and batista I'm not sure if it was really that great
Well,you really should be!!!
Ehmm..I forgot,good luck for the Giro |
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| G_Larsson |
Posted on 06-04-2010 12:59
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Really nice presentation Alex, you're making the Giro interesting before the start of it 
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 06-04-2010 14:06
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Wow the best Giro Presentation ever. Very original using those minishirts. Sky looks to be the strongest team there but my favourite team Caisse brought a good team as well. I hope you can do well. Lots of pressure, dont screw up now. I agree with batista that presentation was a little depressing for me also but I'll have to try something even better for my Giro presentation!
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 06-04-2010 15:48
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The 2010 edition of Giro d'Italia starts with an 8 kilometers prologue in Amsterdam. The main favorite to take the stage win is the World ITT Champion, Fabian Cancellara, but Luis Leon Sanchez, Tony Martin or Bradley Wiggins might be able to stop him
One of the Caisse d'Epargne guns, Vasil Kiryienka, came with a very good early time of 9 minutes and 11 seconds, taking the lead from his team - mate, Fran Perez, who was the first rider to start today
At the intermediate check point, Cancellera was in trouble as he was almost 20 seconds slower than Kiryienka. He managed to win a few seconds in the final kilometers of the stage but he still finished 11 seconds behind Kiryienka
The U.S. Champion and the Garmin leader, David Zabriskie had a nice ride but still he finished the stage 14 seconds behind Kiryienka and 3 seconds behind Cancellara
The Lampre leader, Damiano Cunego, took a nice start of his Giro, but he lost a few important seconds, finishing 35 seconds behind Kiryienka
Ivan Basso, who is Wiggins' main rival at taking the win in this Giro d'Italia, had a very good start losing just 17 seconds to Kiryienka, who looks to have come with an amazing time
The first rider that managed to bea Kiryienka's time was Brajkovic. The Slovenian Champion was only 3 seconds faster than Kiryienka but it was enough to take the provisional lead
But he couldn't enjoy the lead for too long as a few moments after him, Luis Leon Sanchez finished his ride. And the Spaniard took back the lead for Caisse d'Eparge, being 5 seconds faster than Brajkovic
Stefano Garzelli, one of the riders that have a nice chance to finish the Giro on the podium, finished 24 seconds behind Sanchez, but he was one second faster than Ivan Basso
Boasson Hagen started well his Giro, but he wasn't even close to beat Sanchez' time, finishing 15 seconds behind the Spaniard
The Italian Champion, Marco Pinotti, had a rather disappointing result, finishing 22 seconds behind Luis Leon Sanchez
Bruseghin tried to keep the results up for Caisse d'Epargne, but lost 24 seconds to Sanchez today, being the 4th Caisse rider, after the current leader, Kiryienka and Moreau
With Pinotti not riding at his best, Martin brought Columbia back in top. He took a place on the provisional podium, finishing just 6 seconds slower than Sanchez
The RadioShack leader, Yaroslav Popovych, didn't start the Giro as he would have wanted, losing no less than 27 seconds to Sanchez
Bradley Wiggins was the last rider to start but he wasn't even close to beat Sanchez' time finishing 12 seconds slower than the Spaniard. Still that result was enough for the 5th place
And Luis Leon Sanchez is the first wearer of the pink jersey in this year's Giro d'Italia, after a great performance from the whole Caisse d'Epargne squad. From the real favorites at winning the Giro this year, Wiggins is the highest placed, followed by Garzelli at 12 seconds and Basso at 13 seconds.
Results
| 1. | Luis León Sánchez | Caisse d'Epargne | 9'03 | | 2. | Janez Brajkovic | Team RadioShack | + 5 | | 3. | Tony Martin | Team HTC - Columbia | + 6 | | 4. | Vasil Kiryienka | Caisse d'Epargne | + 8 | | 5. | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 12 | | 6. | Christophe Moreau | Caisse d'Epargne | + 15 | | 7. | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8. | Fabian Cancellara | Team Saxo Bank | + 19 | | 9. | David Zabriskie | Garmin - Transitions | + 22 | | 10. | Marco Pinotti | Team HTC - Columbia | s.t. | | 11. | Christophe Riblon | AG2R La Mondiale | + 23 | | 12. | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Garmin - Transitions | s.t. | | 13. | Koos Moerenhout | Rabobank | s.t. | | 14. | Lars Ytting Bak | Team HTC - Columbia | + 24 | | 15. | Stefano Garzelli | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 16. | Marzio Bruseghin | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t. | | 17. | Ivan Basso | Liquigas - Doimo | + 25 | | 18. | Dario Cioni | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 19. | Yaroslav Popovych | Team RadioShack | + 27 | | 20. | Francisco Pérez | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t. | | 21. | Jürgen Van de Walle | Quick·Step | + 28 | | 22. | Grischa Niermann | Rabobank | s.t. | | 23. | Rubens Bertogliati | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 24. | Filippo Pozzato | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 25. | Rui Costa | Caisse d'Epargne | + 29 |
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Posted on 06-04-2010 15:54
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Its great with so many updates  |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 06-04-2010 22:12
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Yeah Sanchez!
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| Biathlon |
Posted on 06-04-2010 22:31
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12 seconds behind isn't bad. Good start.
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| ursul |
Posted on 07-04-2010 01:08
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Spartacus totally destroyed by Luis Leon Sanchèz! Pcm is very realistic sometimes!
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 07-04-2010 10:28
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Sanchez didn't destroy Cancellara. The Swiss probably just had a bad day or he is out of shape as quite a few riders were faster than him 
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Posted on 07-04-2010 10:55
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Perfect presentation for Giro..a little weaker list then I expected. |
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| purepasd |
Posted on 07-04-2010 11:07
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Yes i'm playing with Sky too, Sami Sanchez, Pelizotti, Nibali, Scarponi and some others are there... |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 07-04-2010 13:40
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The second stage of the Giro is also held on Dutch terrain. There are 2 insignificant climbs on today's route and after the 209 kilometers of the stage, it all should end in a mass sprint. Pozzato and Boasson Hagen are the main sprinters present here, the Norwegian also having a nice chance to take the pink jersey if he gets enough bonification seconds
There were quite a few riders that tried to get away from the pack today but in the end only 4 of them were strong enough to do so: Sieberg, Ignatiev, Alex Rasmussen and Elmiger. Both Ignatiev and Sieberg won 4 KoM points, but it was the Russian who got the green jersey at the end of the day
The escapes were caught inside the last 25 kilometers of the stage and the pack head to the expected mass sprint. There the Sky train, lead by Arvsene, took control of the pack, Vacansoleil and Acqua & Sapone being the only trains that tried to keep it up with us but failed to
Vigano and Boasson Hagen were put in a perfect position by Arvesen, and with just 2 kilometers to go the Italian was leading the pack. Mori, Riblon, Paolini and Failli were trying to gain some terrain back but it looked almost impossible to catch the Sky riders
At the one kilometer banner, Boasson Hagen made his move and took the lead from Vigano, now the only riders that are close to him being the 2 Acqua & Sapone riders, Failli and Paolini
Inside the last kilometer, Boasson Hagen was unstoppable and took the stage win, followed by Failli and Paolini. Great way to start the Giro for the Norwegian and for Team Sky as well, a stage win in Giro being one of our sponsors goals for this season
20 bonification seconds also mean that we have a new pink jersey wearer. Only after one day, Luis Leon Sanchez had to let it go to Edvald Boasson Hagen, who now has an advantage of 5 seconds over the Spaniard, with one flat stage to go before the team time - trial. The Norwegian is also the new leader in the points and U25 competitions
Stage
| 1. | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 4h40'57 | | 2. | Francesco Failli | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 3. | Luca Paolini | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 4. | Grega Bole | Lampre - Farnese Vini | s.t. | | 5. | Manuele Mori | Lampre - Farnese Vini | s.t. | | 6. | Davide Viganò | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7. | Christophe Riblon | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 8 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 9. | Bobbie Traksel | Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 10. | Wouter Weylandt | Quick·Step | s.t. | | 11. | Mattia Gavazzi | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 12. | Sylvain Chavanel | Quick·Step | s.t. | | 13. | Filippo Pozzato | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 14. | Francesco Ginanni | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 15. | Angelo Furlan | Lampre - Farnese Vini | s.t. |
Overall
| 1. | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 4h49'55 | | 2. | Luis León Sánchez | Caisse d'Epargne | + 5 | | 3. | Janez Brajkovic | Team RadioShack | + 10 | | 4. | Tony Martin | Team HTC - Columbia | + 11 | | 5. | Vasil Kiryienka | Caisse d'Epargne | + 13 | | 6. | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 17 | | 7. | Christophe Moreau | Caisse d'Epargne | + 20 | | 8. | Fabian Cancellara | Team Saxo Bank | + 24 | | 9. | David Zabriskie | Garmin - Transitions | + 27 | | 10. | Marco Pinotti | Team HTC - Columbia | s.t. | | 11. | Christophe Riblon | AG2R La Mondiale | + 28 | | 12. | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Garmin - Transitions | s.t. | | 13. | Koos Moerenhout | Rabobank | s.t. | | 14. | Marzio Bruseghin | Caisse d'Epargne | + 29 | | 15. | Stefano Garzelli | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 16. | Lars Ytting Bak | Team HTC - Columbia | s.t. | | 17. | Ivan Basso | Liquigas - Doimo | + 30 | | 18. | Dario Cioni | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 19. | Yaroslav Popovych | Team RadioShack | + 32 | | 20. | Francisco Pérez | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t. |
Points
| 1. | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 34 | | 2. | Luis León Sánchez | Caisse d'Epargne | 25 | | 3. | Janez Brajkovic | Team RadioShack | 20 | | 4. | Francesco Failli | Acqua & Sapone | 20 | | 5. | Tony Martin | Team HTC - Columbia | 16 |
Mountain
| 1. | Mikhail Ignatiev | Team Katusha | 4 | | 2. | Marcel Sieberg | Team HTC - Columbia | 4 | | 3. | Martin Elmiger | AG2R La Mondiale | 3 | | 4. | Alex Rasmussen | Team Saxo Bank | 1 |
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| 1. | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 4h49'55 | | 2. | Tony Martin | Team HTC - Columbia | + 11 | | 3. | Rui Costa | Caisse d'Epargne | + 34 |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 07-04-2010 13:41
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wow great sprint there. You went with your plan and executed it perfectly.
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| purepasd |
Posted on 07-04-2010 16:26
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Congrats nice sprint |
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| Bosskardo |
Posted on 08-04-2010 11:38
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Nice, hopefully EBH will dominate Giro with at least 5 wins
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 08-04-2010 11:46
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5 wins would be too much, don't you think? Also, Vigano might get his chance at a stage win as well
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| kirosha |
Posted on 08-04-2010 16:07
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as always, you're the king in sprints |
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