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| sam1196 |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:34
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Andy looks stronger then Contador, probably logical cause Contador is aiming for Giro.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:36
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Was that Frank and Andy's plan all along?
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:36
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Knowing my luck after saying that Guido he will get done for doping, like the other rider's I think highly off, Valverde. I hope not and doubt it.
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:36
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valverde321 wrote:
mb2612 wrote:
The most pathetic strategy ever
Agree. If was blessed with the skill of cycing equal to the Schlecks and was in the same position as them, I would have had a few short but strong attacks in the final 3km.
Schleck are in great form..and also good in hills. But they have nothing to but against Gilbert powers and skills at the moment..
Nicolas..we all waited some Schleck atack..but it was Gilbert who was atacking. Brave one..strong rider sign.
and yes it is great finish shot for Gilbert wall..him celebrating against Schleck Brothers
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| Roman |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:38
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Nice race. And really nice results too. Gilbert, Schleck, Schleck, Kreuziger. Great, just great. 
Gilbert is the legend. Schlecks don't have legs for a attack. And Kreuziger is in great form before Giro. Only 13 days! 
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:40
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Can't wait for the Giro now after three brilliant classics, hopefully Nibali can win the Giro over Clenbuterol.
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| sam1196 |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:41
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Ste117 wrote:
Can't wait for the Giro now after three brilliant classics, hopefully Nibali can win the Giro over Clenbuterol.
won't be easy as Clenbuterol will go full in Giro.
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:41
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A good race, but a bit of an odd ending. The Schlecks knowing they couldn't win in the sprint could have at least tried to get rid of him. Even if it was doomed to failure, an attempt stands more chance of suceeding that sitting around doing nothing.
All in all though, a great classics season. 12 months until the next one...
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| kumazan |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:44
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doddy13 wrote:
A good race, but a bit of an odd ending. The Schlecks knowing they couldn't win in the sprint could have at least tried to get rid of him. Even if it was doomed to failure, an attempt stands more chance of suceeding that sitting around doing nothing.
All in all though, a great classics season. 12 months until the next one...
Andy tried. Gilbert was just too strong. And the next year Gilbert will have an enemy much harder to beat. |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:45
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kumazan wrote:
doddy13 wrote:
A good race, but a bit of an odd ending. The Schlecks knowing they couldn't win in the sprint could have at least tried to get rid of him. Even if it was doomed to failure, an attempt stands more chance of suceeding that sitting around doing nothing.
All in all though, a great classics season. 12 months until the next one...
Andy tried. Gilbert was just too strong. And the next year Gilbert will have an enemy much harder to beat.
Andy tried, I assumed Frank would just sitting back, doing no work at all.
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:46
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Andrei Tchmil wont be happy...
Purito takes what he takes every year ..but rest of the team totaly failed in classics..cobble and Ardennes.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:48
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Andy may have tried, but what a waste to just ride on the front right until the end.
Frank was using a bit more tactical nous in taking Gilbert's wheel and hoping to benefit - but as well was this being undone by the fact that Andy was sheltering Gilbert, he just has such a hopeless sprint that he couldnt even beat his brother.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:49
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| 1. | GILBERT Philippe | 101 | OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO | 6h 13' 18" | | | 2. | SCHLECK Frank | 76 | TEAM LEOPARD-TREK | 6h 13' 18" | + 00' 00" | | 3. | SCHLECK Andy | 71 | TEAM LEOPARD-TREK | 6h 13' 18" | + 00' 00" | | 4. | KREUZIGER Roman | 8 | PRO TEAM ASTANA | 6h 13' 42" | + 00' 24" | | 5. | URAN Rigoberto | 97 | SKY PROCYCLING | 6h 13' 42" | + 00' 24" | | 6. | SORENSEN Chris | 136 | SAXO BANK SUNGARD | 6h 13' 42" | + 00' 24" | | 7. | VAN AVERMAET Greg | 81 | BMC RACING TEAM | 6h 13' 45" | + 00' 27" | | 8. | NIBALI Vincenzo | 146 | LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE | 6h 13' 47" | + 00' 29" | | 9. | LEUKEMANS Bjorn | 176 | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | 6h 13' 57" | + 00' 39" | | 10. | SANCHEZ Samuel | 151 | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | 6h 13' 57" | + 00' 39" | | 11. | KOLOBNEV Alexandr | 15 | KATUSHA TEAM | 6h 14' 01" | + 00' 43" | | 12. | GERRANS Simon | 91 | SKY PROCYCLING | 6h 14' 01" | + 00' 43" | | 13. | MARTENS Paul | 54 | RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM | 6h 14' 01" | + 00' 43" | | 14. | ANTON Igor | 152 | EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI | 6h 14' 01" | + 00' 43" | | 15. | FREIRE Oscar | 52 | RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM | 6h 14' 01" | + 00' 43" | | 16. | CUNEGO Damiano | 111 | LAMPRE - ISD | 6h 14' 01" | + 00' 43" | | 17. | VANENDERT Jelle | 107 | OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO | 6h 14' 05" | + 00' 47" | | 18. | VAN GARDEREN Tejay | 48 | HTC - HIGHROAD | 6h 14' 11" | + 00' 53" | | 19. | VANDEWALLE Kristof | 127 | QUICK STEP CYCLING TEAM | 6h 14' 15" | + 00' 57" | | 20. | PINEAU Jérôme | 125 | QUICK STEP CYCLING TEAM | 6h 14' 16" | + 00' 58" | | 21. | SORENSEN Nicki | 137 | SAXO BANK SUNGARD | 6h 14' 16" | + 00' 58" | | 22. | HERMANS Ben | 34 | TEAM RADIOSHACK | 6h 14' 16" | + 00' 58" | | 23. | BRAJKOVIC Janez | 31 | TEAM RADIOSHACK | 6h 14' 19" | + 01' 01" | | 24. | HOOGERLAND Johnny | 174 | VACANSOLEIL-DCM | 6h 14' 19" | + 01' 01" | | 25. | LÖVKVIST Thomas | 95 | SKY PROCYCLING | 6h 14' 19" | + 01' 01" | | 26. | RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin | 11 | KATUSHA TEAM | 6h 14' 32" | + 01' 14" | | 27. | LOPEZ GARCIA David | 26 | MOVISTAR TEAM | 6h 14' 34" | + 01' 16" | | 28. | KIRYIENKA Vasil | 21 | MOVISTAR TEAM | 6h 14' 44" | + 01' 26" | | 29. | HESJEDAL Ryder | 61 | TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO | 6h 14' 58" | + 01' 40" | | 30. | GESINK Robert | 51 | RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM | 6h 14' 58" | + 01' 40" | | 31. | FUGLSANG Jakob | 73 | TEAM LEOPARD-TREK | 6h 14' 58" | + 01' 40" | | 32. | VINOKOUROV Alexandre | 1 | PRO TEAM ASTANA | 6h 15' 01" | + 01' 43" | | 33. | MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel | 16 | KATUSHA TEAM | 6h 15' 01" | + 01' 43" | | 34. | HIVERT Jonathan | 222 | SAUR-SOJASUN | 6h 15' 28" | + 02' 10" | | 35. | BAUGNIES Jérôme | 242 | TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-MERCATOR | 6h 15' 31" | + 02' 13" | | 36. | JEANNESSON Arnold | 205 | FDJ | 6h 15' 47" | + 02' 29" | | 37. | CUMMINGS Stephen | 93 | SKY PROCYCLING | 6h 15' 49" | + 02' 31" | | 38. | TURPIN Ludovic | 228 | SAUR-SOJASUN | 6h 15' 52" | + 02' 34" | | 39. | KADRI Blel | 165 | AG2R LA MONDIALE | 6h 15' 54" | + 02' 36" | | 40. | LE MEVEL Christophe | 63 | TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO | 6h 15' 54" | + 02' 36" | | 41. | DI LUCA Danilo | 13 | KATUSHA TEAM | 6h 15' 56" | + 02' 38" | | 42. | ZUBELDIA Haimar | 38 | TEAM RADIOSHACK | 6h 15' 56" | + 02' 38" | | 43. | CARUSO Gianpaolo | 12 | KATUSHA TEAM | 6h 15' 56" | + 02' 38" | | 44. | GASPAROTTO Enrico | 4 | PRO TEAM ASTANA | 6h 15' 56" | + 02' 38" | | 45. | ENGELS Addy | 124 | QUICK STEP CYCLING TEAM | 6h 16' 18" | + 03' 00" | | 46. | DEVENYNS Dries | 123 | QUICK STEP CYCLING TEAM | 6h 16' 18" | + 03' 00" | | 47. | MOLLEMA Bauke | 55 | RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM | 6h 16' 18" | + 03' 00" | | 48. | DI GREGORIO Rémy | 2 | PRO TEAM ASTANA | 6h 17' 21" | + 04' 03" | | 49. | GARATE Juan Manuel | 53 | RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM | 6h 18' 36" | + 05' 18" | | 50. | SIVTSOV Kanstantsin | 47 | HTC - HIGHROAD | 6h 18' 36" | + 05' 18" |
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:51
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Van Avermaet put in a brilliant ride to finish so high up then. |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:53
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
I'll give it a shot on LBL too.
1. Philippe Gilbert
2. Andy Schleck
3. Igor Antón
4. JoaquÃm RodrÃguez
5. Samuel Sánchez
6. Alexandre Vinokourov
7. Jelle Vanendert
8. Fränk Schleck
9. Alexander Kolobnev
10. Ben Hermans
Nobody will be able to beat Gilbert. This year he has Van den Broeck and Vanendert also in top form, so they will be able to bring back the attackers.
However, on Roche-aux-Faucons Andy Schleck will attack like in the two last editions. Gilbert and Antón follows him and those three will battle it out for the win with Gilbert outsprinting his two companions.
Purito will win the sprint in the group behind ahead of S. Sánchez and Gilbert's super domestique Vanendert.
Got Gilbert right at least. 4/10 of the top 10.
Fantastic win from Gilbert.
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| kumazan |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:53
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They did what they could. Andy attacked in Saint-Nicolas, then what was Gilbert's reaction? Did he struggle? No, he attacked, Andy died and Fränk could barely get his wheel. I don't see how they could have done anything else in the last kms other than to stay in Gilbert's wheel and hope he somehow fucks his sprint up. |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:53
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Also, why did no one bother to try to respond to Andy's attack, the rest of the peleton literally just watched them go away
 [url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:54
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Nice to see Giro guys ready for first GT Uran, Kreuziger, Nibali, Scarponi (was not there today), Anton etc.
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:55
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another good result for Sky 
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| CountArach |
Posted on 24-04-2011 15:55
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wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
Van Avermaet put in a brilliant ride to finish so high up then.
Yeah I was utterly amazed. The team has to be happy with his ride today and it makes up in some small way for Evans' injury.
Excellent classics season all around, a tough MSR, a couple of cobbled classics surprises, and an amazing series of Ardennes classics.
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