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Dominik Nerz: The Next Level
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| dienblad |
Posted on 10-12-2011 15:11
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Hey,
I'd only sign one of those 2 you mentioned, if they are better than yur current riders. So only a stage racer if he's better than Kreuziger/Nibali/Brajkovic, and only a sprinter if he's better than all yours. And I'd prefer a sprinter, as to my opinion you lack a world class sprinter (and you have two riders that can ge a top 3 in a GT).
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Posted on 10-12-2011 15:21
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Targetting a strong available sprinter and the team looks to become a bit more German? Greipel is a good chose 
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| andy222c |
Posted on 10-12-2011 15:26
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I personally hate unrealistic stories...
So i would definitely say that you should keep it realstic. There have to be some challenges, and the prestige and joy of good results will be higher with an average team. Also counting on self scouted youngsters is after my opinion, the funniest way to play. But if you want to be the best, then you could also just specialize your team into one kind of race types, like for example sprints etc.
But it's your decision. If you feel that a uber team will be funnier to play with, then it will reflect on your way of playing, and you'll have a greater time playing with that kind of team.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 11-12-2011 00:01
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A regular stage winner or a master domestique like Hincapie to help your leader in the GT's |
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 11-12-2011 14:00
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Thanks for the input so far. I'm still struggling to decide, so any more comments are welcome. But first of all, here's the review of the Dauphiné, the Tour de Slovenie follows in the next days...
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Posted on 11-12-2011 14:00
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 June 12, 2012 – Critérium du Dauphiné
Le Critérium du Dauphiné is one of the two most important preparation races for the Tour de France and is therefore highly frequented with top stars. Last year, Levi Leipheimer and Marco Pinotti could gain the first two spots a bit surprisingly.
The course of this year is relatively balanced. 47 kms of time trial, spread over a short prologue and stage five, will decide the overall along with the two heavy mountain top finishes on stages four and seven. The other stages are mostly hilly and provide good opportunities for both breakaways and fast puncheurs.
| 1 |  Levi Leipheimer | Team RadioShack | | 2 |  Marco Pinotti | HTC – Highroad | | 3 | Michele Scarponi | Lampre - ISD | | 4 |  Igor Antón | Euskaltel - Euskadi | | 5 | Ivan Basso | Liquigas – Cannondale |
 Robert Gesink (Rabobank) ,  Andy Schleck (Leopard)
 Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana)
 Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas) ,  Richie Porte (GreenEdge)
 Rein Taaramäe (Cofidis)
 Tony Martin (T-Mobile) , Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha)
Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank)
Complete Startlist
Spoiler Rabobank
1. R.Gesink
2. C.Barredo
3. A. Kolobnev
4. T.Leezer
5. P.Martens
6. L.L.Sánchez
7. L.Ten Dam
8. M.Wynants
Leopard
11. A.Schleck
12. B.Feillu
13. J.Fuglsang
14. M.Monfort
15. H.Morscher
16. B.Pires
17. J.Summer
18. R.Wagner
Liquigas
21. R.Kreuziger
22. M.Bodnar
23. M.Busche
24. C. Favini
25. P.Longo Borghini
26. A.Marangoni
27. T.Peterson
28. J.Sagan
Astana
31. A.Vinokourov
32. A.Dyachenko
33. M.Gourov
34. T.Kangert
35. F.Kessiakoff
36. M.Lorenzetto
37. F.Masciarelli
38. P.Tiralongo
GreenEdge
41. R.Porte
42. J.Bobridge
43. A.Davis
44. M.Goss
45. S.Langeveld
46. S.O'Grady
47. W.Sulzberger
48. T.Vaitkus
T-Mobile
51. T.Martin
52. M.Cavendish
53. L.Gerdemann
54. K.Hess
55. K.Kirchen
56. R.Obst
57. M.Renshaw
58. J.Tolles
AG2R La Mondiale
61. N.Roche
62. M.Bouet
63. Sé.Chavanel
64. J.Loubet
65. M.Montaguti
66. R.Nocentini
67. M.Perget
68. A.Ravard
Cofidis
71. R.Taaramäe
72. R.Cusin
73. J.Demaret
74. J.Fouchard
75. L.Á.Maté
76. N.Sijmens
77. T.Valentin
78. N.Vogondy
Katusha
81. J.Rodríguez
82. P.Brutt
83. D.Galimzyanov
84. M.Ignatiev
85. A.Kuschynski
86. A.Mironov
87. A.Porsev
88. D.Rebellin
Euskaltel
91. M.Astarloza
92. J.Aramendia
93. P.Cazaux
94. R.García
95. U.Iparragirre
96. A.Pérez
97. R.Sicard
98. I.Velasco
Movistar
101. R.Plaza
102. B.Intxausti
103. V.Kiryienka
104. P.Lastras
105. D.López
106. C.Oyarzun
107. S.Pardilla
108. E.Sanz
Europcar
111. T.Voeckler
112. G.Bernaudeau
113. A.Charteau
114. B.Ducret
115. C.Gautier
116. C.Kern
117. P.Rolland
118. D.Veilleux
Omega Pharma
121. S.Kruijswijk
122. J.Bakelants
123. A.Hansen
124. K.Lodewyck
125. M.Neyens
126. V.Reynès
127. W.Stroetinga
128. F.Willems
Unicef
131. Y.Popovych
132. J.Á.Gómez Marchante
133. B.Hermans
134. G.Lequatre
135. N.Oliveira
136. S.Patterson
137. I.Rovny
138. B.Stanton
Saur
141. J.Gadret
142. A.Coyot
143. J.Galland
144. A.Geslin
145. C.Lemoine
146. L.Mangel
147. R.Martias
148. S.Poulhiès
Sky
151. C.Froome
152. J.Augustyn
153. G.M.Bates
154. A.Dowsett
155. A.Kemps
156. S.Pauwels
157. C.Sutton
158. N.Walker
Skil
161. M.Sprick
162. T.Bonnin
163. R.Curvers
164. T.Darnuseau
165. S.Devolder
166. Y.Huguet
167. M.Kittel
168. K.Kroon
BMC
171. M.Frank
172. C.Butler
173. M.Cardoso
174. E.Franzoï
175. M.Gerber
176. A.Kristoff
177. J.Murphy
178. I.Santaromita
Quick·Step
181. D.Devenyns
182. A.Cappelle
183. F.Chicchi
184. B.Ferro
185. I.Keisse
186. G.Palumbo
187. G.Steegmans
188. K.Vandewalle
FDJ
191. T.Pinot
192. M.Delage
193. F.Guesdon
194. A.Gérard
195. Y.Hutarovich
196. M.Ladagnous
197. A.Roux
198. B.Vaugrenard
Garmin
201. D.Millar
202. H.Clarke
203. T.Farrar
204. M.Mathis
205. C.Meyer
206. T.Meyer
207. R.Navardauskas
208. R.Sorin
Lampre
211. A.Kashechkin
212. A.Balloni
213. G.Bole
214. J.Golcer
215. M.Mugerli
216. A.Petacchi
217. D.Pietropolli
218. D.Righi
With the absence of Alberto Contador, Robert Gesink surely is the top favorite due to his time trial supremacy in comparison to Andy Schleck. A surprise might come from the likes of Richie Porte or Tony Martin if they can keep up on the mountains.
Roman Kreuziger nominally is a Top-3 contender but his shape isn't too good yet and he has no real support so we would be satisfied with a Top 5-10.
In the prologue, Tony Martin was way out of league. He left the others in the dust and took the win 20 seconds in front of Frenchman Anthony Roux. Roman Kreuziger finished nineth, only Richie Porte was in front of him (considering the overall contenders).
| 1 | Tony Martin | Team T-Mobile | 7'49 | | 2 | Anthony Roux | FDJ | + 20 | | 3 |  Yaroslav Popovych | Unicef – Oracle | + 34 |
Matthew Busche was in the break, took both mountain sprints and thus the jersey. Taking part in several more breaks throughout the race, he shall never give it away. The break was caught though and Tyler Farrar won the bunch sprint close in front of British Champion Mark Cavendish.
| 1 | Tyler Farrar | Team Garmin – Cervélo | 4h41'06 | | 2 |  Mark Cavendish | Team T-Mobile | s.t. | | 3 | Alessandro Petacchi | Lampre – ISD | s.t. |
The break of the day had no further impact. In the bunch sprint, Mark Cavendish had the better end this time and outsprints Farrar. Petacchi again finishes third.
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | Team T-Mobile | 4h51'55 | | 2 | Tyler Farrar | Team Garmin – Cervélo | s.t. | | 3 | Alessandro Petacchi | Lampre – ISD | s.t. |
On the crucial climb, the pack began to decimate. Halfway through the ascent, Robert Gesink attacked and made it to the line. He underlined his role as the top favorite. Tony Martin surprised with a strong third place behind Andy Schleck. Roman Kreuziger isn't in shape yet and finishes eigth.
| 1 | Robert Gesink | Rabobank Cycling Team | 4h10'08 | | 2 | Andy Schleck | Leopard – Trek | + 48 | | 3 | Tony Martin | Team T-Mobile | + 1'12 | | 4 |  Jakob Fuglsang | Leopard – Trek | + 1'26 | | 5 | Steven Kruijswijk | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | … | | 8 | Roman Kreuziger | Liquigas – Cannondale | + 1'41 |
Two riders were superior in the time trial. Tony Martin lived up to the expectations and won. Richie Porte came at least a little close, finishing second 34' behind. Anthony Roux on three is already 2'26 behind. Kreuziger rides a mediocrely good TT and finishes 19th. He advances to 6th nevertheless.
| 1 | Tony Martin | Team T-Mobile | 53'50 | | 2 | Richie Porte | GreenEdge Cycling | + 34 | | 3 | Anthony Roux | FDJ | + 2'26 |
Over the last climb, a 16 men group came free, consisting of all favorites. In the sprint, Jakob Fuglsang won easily in front of Popovych and Martin. Kreuziger finished sixth. No changes in the overall.
| 1 | Jakob Fuglsang | Leopard – Trek | 4h13'36 | | 2 | Yaroslaw Popovych | Unicef – Oracle | s.t. | | 3 | Tony Martin | Team T-Moile | s.t. |
Gadret wins in a spectacular 50 km solo ride and vaults himself to fifth overall. Gesink makes time on Martin and Porte, but the German stays in the overall lead. Kreuziger finishes 9th and falls back to 7th overall.
| 1 | John Gadret | Saur – Sojasun | 5h50'54 | | 2 | Robert Gesink | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 5'10 | | 3 | Andy Schleck | Leopard – Trek | + 5'48 |
Andy Schleck wins the sprint of the front trio. Gesink advances to second place, Martin keeps the overall lead. Kreuziger comes in with the main bunch of favorites and stays seventh overall.
| 1 | Andy Schleck | Leopard Trek | 3h46'34 | | 2 | Robert Gesink | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 3 | John Gadret | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. |
Overall
| 1 | Tony Martin | Team T-Mobile | 28h43'52 | | 2 | Robert Gesink | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 1'45 | | 3 | Richie Porte | GreenEdge Cycling | + 2'37 | | 4 | John Gadret | Saur - Sojasun | + 3'21 | | 5 | Jakob Fuglsang | Leopard Trek | + 4'05 | | 6 | Andy Schleck | Leopard Trek | + 4'50 | | 7 | Roman Kreuziger | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 6'46 | | 8 | Steven Kruijswijk | Omega Pharma - Lotto | + 7'36 | | 9 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | + 7'45 | | 10 | Christophe Kern | Team Europcar | + 8'40 |
Points
| 1 | Tony Martin | Team T-Mobile | 95 | | 2 | Jakob Fuglsang | Leopard Trek | 72 | | 3 | Andy Schleck | Leopard Trek | 65 | | 4 | Richie Porte | GreenEdge Cycling | 61 | | 5 | Robert Gesink | Rabobank Cycling Team | 60 |
Mountain
| 1 | Matthew Busche | Liquigas - Cannondale | 177 | | 2 | John Gadret | Saur - Sojasun | 115 | | 3 | Tony Martin | Team T-Mobile | 97 | | 4 | Pierre Rolland | Team Europcar | 91 | | 5 | Mathieu Perget | AG2R La Mondiale | 91 |
Young Riders
| 1 | Steven Kruijswijk | Omega Pharma - Lotto | 28h51'28 | | 2 | Rein Taaramäe | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 1'47 | | 3 | Romain Sicard | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 5'00 | | 4 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ | + 12'51 | | 5 |  Ivan Rovny | Unicef - Oracle | + 42'02 |
Teams
| 1 | Leopard Trek | | 86h33'20 | | 2 | Rabobank Cycling Team | | + 4'19 | | 3 | Team Europcar | | + 16'48 |
Tony Martin convinces on all terrains: He underlined his time trialing supremacy and surprised everyone with strong performances in the mountains to achieve the biggest win of his career. Martin also provides his team with extremely valuable World Tour points.
Seventh overall, Top 10s in both mountain top finishes, that is okay. Not more, not less. Matthew Busche sets a very nice highlight with his mountain jersey.
Edited by cunego59 on 11-12-2011 14:02
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 11-12-2011 14:09
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You wanted a rider somewhere between 5th and 10th and Kreuziger delivered with a 7th place so Well Done
Edited by sutty68 on 11-12-2011 14:25
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Posted on 11-12-2011 14:15
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A nice result from Kreuziger, and a great performance from Matthew Busche! |
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Posted on 13-12-2011 11:44
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 June 15, 2012 – Tour de Slovenie
Preview
Being held since 1993, the Tour de Slovenie is a quite young race. In its first editions, it wasn't frequented by the top riders but the starting field became stronger and stronger and recent winners feature the likes of Jakob Fuglsang, Vincenzo Nibali or Ivan Basso. The latter took the win last year as part of an overwhelming Liquigas team including rising star Dominik Nerz.
The parcours is very similar to last year. It starts with two hilly stages which shouldn't make too much of a difference as they both end flat. The decision will most probably be made on stage three which finishes in Krvavec after a long climb. The last stage is then likely to end in a mass sprint.
| 1 | Ivan Basso | Liquigas - Cannondale | 18h27'58 | | 2 |  Miguel Rubiano | Meridiana Kamen Team | + 21 | | 3 |  Sylwester Szmyd | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 2'19 | | 4 |  Markus Eibegger | Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team | + 3'08 | | 5 | Andrea Noè | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | + 7'21 | | … | | 8 | Dominik Nerz | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 8'11 |
Vlad Efimkin (Itera) , Simon Spilak (Lampre)
Dominik Nerz (Liquigas)
Complete Startlist
Spoiler Astana
1. R.Kiserlovski
2. P. Andreev
3. A. Bakaev
4. D.Fofonov
5. A.Grivko
6. H.Zubeldia
Colnago
11. D.Pozzovivo
12. A.D'Aniello
13. M.Marzano
14. A.Pagani
15. F.Savini
16. S.Stortoni
Lampre
21. S.Spilak
22. V.Buts
23. M.Cattaneo
24. D.Di Luca
25. A.Malori
26. T.Valjavec
Geox
31. J.J.Cobo
32. D.Blanco
33. A.Durán
34. N.Gianetti
35. D.Gutiérrez Gutiérrez
36. M.Kump
Katusha
41. D.Moreno
42. L.Mazzanti
43. A.Ovechkin
44. G.Sartori
45. M.Vantomme
46. C.Veronese
Itera
51. V.Efimkin
52. S.Firsanov
53. I.Frolov
54. D.Ignatiev
55. N.Novikov
56. S.Rudaskov
TV3
61. J.Rovira
62. D.De la Cruz
63. E.Gonzalo
64. J.Jufré
65. A.Losada
66. J.Simón
Acqua & Sapone
71. G.Bosisio
72. M.Codol
73. R.Marzoli
74. A.Masciarelli
75. V.Miholjevic
76. F.Taborre
Tabriz
81. V.Karpets
82. M.Eibegger
83. R.Ermeni
84. S.Kolesnikov
85. G.Mizbani
86. E.Silin
Miche
91. M.Gaia
92. W.Aranzazu
93. P.Merino
94. L.Pierfelici
95. K.Szczawinski
96. C.Zaballa
D'Angelo & Antenucci
101. M.Rubiano
102. L.Ascani
103. F.Baliani
104. S.Campagnaro
105. E.Mazzoleni
106. D.Torosantucci
Christina Watches
111. H.Guerra
112. P.Clapp
113. M.Lind
114. J.Odgaard
115. M.Rasmussen
116. D.Vestergaard
Type 1
121. A.Efimkin
122. A.Bajadali
123. A.Candelario
124. J.Kocjan
125. J.Megías
126. I.Melero
Liquigas
131. D.Nerz
132. M.Busche
133. D.Cimolai
134. P.Longo Borghini
135. T.Peterson
136. J.Sagan
Farnese Vini
141. A.Noè
142. D.Baranowski
143. W.Halejak
144. G.Mirenda
145. D.Ricci Bitti
146. E.Vona
Amore & Vita
151. B.Colex
152. V.Borisov
153. M.Cioni
154. K.Forbord
155. V.Kogut
156. O.Opryshko
Pisanellastoria
161. A.Tonti
162. F.Baggio
163. P.Bailetti
164. O.Berdos
165. E.Girardi
166. L.Piepoli
Adria Mobil
171. X.Zandio
172. M.Haller
173. A.Hocevar
174. U.Murn
175. P.Segina
176. R.Vrecer
Bank BGZ
181. P.Cieslik
182. K.Czajkowski
183. P.Kieblesz
184. T.Lisowicz
185. P.Schubert
186. Pa.Sztobryn
PSK Whirlpool
191. S.Kozúbek
192. P.Bencík
193. T.Danacik
194. V.Dlouhý
195. J.Hosek
196. J.Hudecek
The field is much stronger than I hoped for. Behind Kiserlovski and Pozzovivo, who (at least on the paper) stand out from the rest, the density is extremely high. Apart from the ones mentioned above, there are at least 5-10 more who could be able to finish within the Top 10.
I will lead us here in Slovenia as I know the course and I'm nominally the best climber. Although Tom Peterson is in better shape than I am, he promised to fully support me and follow my lead.
As I basically start my season over again here which means I'm not in shape yet. Considering that and the strong competitors, a Top 10 would be a nice success. We also will show ourselves in breakaways hoping for a surprise result, maybe even a stage win. On the last stage, Davide Cimolai might have a good shot. |
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Posted on 13-12-2011 12:14
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Nerz leading a PT squad is great. Good luck there. |
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Posted on 13-12-2011 12:41
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Good to see he leads a PT team and hope he can beat his own gc ride of last year
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June 16, 2012
Tour de Slovenie, Stage 1
The stage is quite hilly but the last ascent should be too far from the finish to make much of a difference. A breakaway win or a sprint from a bigger group can be expected.
Dominik's Pre-Race Comment
As said in the preview, we'll try to get into the break to prevent us from any work in the pack and maybe get a shot for the stage win. We hope that Davide Cimolai survives the ascent well so he might be able to step in on the last meters.
Km 2: | The attacks start early. Matthew Busche is among the first riders to try. | | . | Km 12: | Busche is 1'30 in front, he left the other escapees behind. | | . | |  | Km 28: | The American still soloes but the pack seems to consider him to be too dangerous. They work hard to bring him back. | | . | Km 35: | Early already, Cimolai falls back. Liquigas' hopes for a possible bunch sprint fade away. | | . | Km 62: | Busche is back in the pack. Nice performance nevertheless. | | . | |  | Km 78: | Among the next escapees was Paolo Longo Borghini. He now leads alone about a minute in front of three chasers. The peloton follows 1'30 further behind. | | . | |  | Km 112: | At the second intermediate sprint, the four riders united. They are 3'30 in front of the pack. | | . | Km 124: | Uncontended, Longo Borghini takes the mountain sprint and will wear the jersey tomorrow. | | . | Km 130: | 62 riders crossed the climb together. With 39 kms to go, they are only 2'40 behind the leaders. | | . | |  | Km 163: | With 8 kms to go, only Amore&Vita's Bernardo Colex can follow Longo Borghini. They are 1'15 in front, maybe something's possible? | | . | Km 166: | Colex can't follow anymore! With 5 kms to go, Longo Borghini extended his lead to one and a half minutes, he'll make it! | | . | |  | Km 167: | With a late attack, Stanislav Kozubek (PSK Whirlpool) and two others try to catch up with Colex. They seem to get away from the peloton! | | . | |  | Km 171: | Having won the second stage last year, Longo Borghini repeats his success today! Fantastic win for the old Italian! | | . | |  | Km 171: | Kozubek saved a couple of meters and leads the pack 1'19 later. | | . | Km 171: | Dominik Nerz passed an uneventful day, finishing 33rd within the main pack. |
| 1 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Liquigas - Cannondale | 4h11'21 | | 2 | Stanislav Kozúbek | PSK Whirlpool - Author | + 1'19 | | 3 | Marco Haller | Adria Mobil | s.t. | | 4 | Jure Kocjan | Team Type 1 | s.t. | | 5 | Fabio Taborre | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 6 | Antonio D'Aniello | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 7 | Krzysztof Szczawinski | Miche - Guerciotti | s.t. | | 8 | Alexander Efimkin | Team Type 1 | s.t. | | 9 | Claudio Veronese | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 10 | Gianluca Mirenda | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | ... | | 32 | Dominik Nerz | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. |
Overall
| 1 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Liquigas - Cannondale | 4h10'55 | | 2 | Stanislav Kozúbek | PSK Whirlpool - Author | + 1'33 | | 3 | Marco Haller | Adria Mobil | + 1'37 | | 4 | Matthew Busche | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 1'39 | | 5 |  Bernardo Colex | Amore & Vita | + 1'41 | | 6 | Alex Candelario | Team Type 1 | s.t. | | 7 | Andrea Masciarelli | Acqua & Sapone | + 1'43 | | 8 | Pawel Sztobryn | Bank BGZ | s.t. | | 9 | Jure Kocjan | Team Type 1 | + 1'45 | | 10 | Fabio Taborre | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | ... | | 36 | Dominik Nerz | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. |
Points
| 1 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Liquigas - Cannondale | 31 | | 2 | Stanislav Kozúbek | PSK Whirlpool - Author | 20 | | 3 | Marco Haller | Adria Mobil | 16 | | 4 | Jure Kocjan | Team Type 1 | 14 | | 5 | Fabio Taborre | Acqua & Sapone | 12 |
Mountain
| 1 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Liquigas - Cannondale | 10 | | 2 | Bernardo Colex | Amore & Vita | 8 | | 3 | Jiri Hudecek | PSK Whirlpool - Author | 6 | | 4 | Pawel Sztobryn | Bank BGZ | 4 | | 5 | Marco Marzano | Colnago - CSF Inox | 2 |
Young Riders
| 1 | Marco Haller | Adria Mobil | 4h12'32 | | 2 | Pawel Sztobryn | Bank BGZ | + 6 | | 3 | Claudio Veronese | Katusha Team | + 8 | | 4 | Marko Kump | Geox - TMC | s.t. | | 5 | Juraj Sagan | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. |
Teams
| 1 | Liquigas - Cannondale | | 12h36'41 | | 2 | Colnago - CSF Inox | | + 1'19 | | 3 | Adria Mobil | | s.t. | | 4 | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | | s.t. | | 5 | Team Type 1 | | s.t. |
Phew. What a day. Pretty ambivalent for me, to be honest. On the one hand, Slovenia keeps being great terrain for us. After three stage wins last year, we continue our success here. For Paolo, this is just great, as it might have been his last chance for a bigger win in his career.
On the other hand, I guess I overestimated my shape. I really had problems on the hill and I don't see me up with the best tomorrow and especially on stage 3 either. Tom Peterson said he felt pretty well today so we might switch roles making him our leader... Would be quite a pity for me but firstly, I still have the Österreich-Rundfahrt and the Brixia Tour where I will be the leader and secondly, I'm not in the position where I can put my own ambitions over the ones of the team.
But well, tomorrow will give some more indication about how we will approach the queen stage.
See you,
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| roturn |
Posted on 13-12-2011 14:02
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Your offensive ride was honoured today.
Great win. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 13-12-2011 14:49
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Nice win for Borghini today
You showed your intentions right from the word Go today, Well Done |
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| FuglsangxTH3 |
Posted on 13-12-2011 15:09
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Nice win for Borghinini Good offensive ride
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| alexanderlens |
Posted on 13-12-2011 15:19
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Well done and GL for next stages!
Guess who's back?
Lets see how many friens are still around... |
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| dev4ever |
Posted on 13-12-2011 15:24
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good win, good tactic |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 13-12-2011 15:33
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Great start in Slovenie! And when you decide to work for Peterson, shows you're a great rider, and not egocentric
With a shape that bad (72) you won't stand a change in stage 3, so it will be the right thing to do. And gain fitness, so you can blast them away in Austria!!
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 13-12-2011 15:41
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@ all: Thanks a lot for the nice comments! The tactics indeed paid off, Longo Borghini did great.
@ dienblad: You're definetely right. Not only is Dominik's shape bad, Peterson's is at 96! So as you said, Dominik has the chance to show he's a team player Next stage is coming tomorrow, then you'll know more...
And by the way, I made a decision regarding the transfers. It turned out to be totally different from what I firstly thought of but I hope you'll like it. In my opinion, it's reasonably plausible, but I won't say more for now
€dit: That said, the transfer isn't fix yet! My planning is, but I realized that I can't just expect to get any rider I want. I'll try, though
Edited by cunego59 on 13-12-2011 15:44
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| FuglsangxTH3 |
Posted on 13-12-2011 22:32
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Well the Idea is not bad but when you want for a more realistic story don't bought the best team to eachother (e.g schlecks + contador and Caf + Farrar)
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