Salvatore Puccio | Season Review
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fcancellara |
Posted on 07-02-2013 21:23
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Great layout indeed!
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andy222c |
Posted on 07-02-2013 21:49
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Thanks
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andy222c |
Posted on 07-02-2013 21:56
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Giro dell'Emilia - 6/10 2012
| E. Gasparotto | | S. Gerrans, M. Iglinskiy | | T. De Gendt, L.P. Nordhaug, J. Rodriguez |
A massive breakaway got away early and brought a sense of stress to the pack through the whole day. But even though it was a hard time bringing the escape back, the pack managed to successfully reel in every rider again, before the start of the second last lap.
Several prominent riders tried to break away on the last two laps of the course, but only Gerrans managed to get away. Unfortunately for him, he was brought back on the finish lane, where Gasparotto crushed all opponents in the sprint ahead of Nordhaug and Nocentini.
Results
Spoiler 1 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | 5h04'24" | 2 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky ProCycling | + 12 | 3 | Rinaldo Nocentini | AG2R La Mondiale | + 20 | 4 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | + 31 | 5 | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | 6 | Carlos Betancur | Acqua & Sapone | + 53 | 7 | Laurent Didier | RadioShack - Nissan | + 1'03 | 8 | Riccardo Chiarini | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | 9 | Johnny Hoogerland | Vacansoleil - DCM | s.t. | 10 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | ... | 38 | Salvatore Puccio | Sky ProCycling | + 5'27 |
Photos of the race
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The massive break of the day
Rodriguez with De Gendt in his wheel
De Gendt and Gerrans on the second last ascend
Gerrans on solo towards the finish
Nordhaug desperately trying to catch Gasparotto
Gasparotto crossing the line in first yet again
Gasparotto on top of the podium
It was a very difficult race today! I spend most of my time in front of the pack, trying to reel in the massive breakaway. When we got them back again i began feeling dizzy and thought it was best for me to take it easy. So i grapped a couple of waterbottles and shared them with the other guys, and then dropped off the pack.
Nordhaug is doing great yet again, and teamwork really paid off, especially with Henao placing Lars at the final sprint. I'm going straight to France in an hour or so, where i have to race the very prestigious Paris-Tours tomorrow. See you there soon!
Greetings Salvatore
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FreitasPCM |
Posted on 07-02-2013 22:02
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Ah, he almost made it!! |
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mvhoogdalem |
Posted on 07-02-2013 22:15
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Two great results from Nordhaug with finally getting his first win of the season |
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sutty68 |
Posted on 07-02-2013 22:15
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A near miss for Lars Petter |
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fcancellara |
Posted on 07-02-2013 22:21
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Close, in the end...
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Posted on 21-11-2024 19:16
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Blueprint |
Posted on 08-02-2013 08:09
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No Lombardia for Puccio? |
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ste_18 |
Posted on 08-02-2013 08:47
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Agree with all, is a great layout (the one of Coppa Sabatini). I was thinking to something very similar if i'd start a story, but unfortunately idon't know ho i can do it. Anyway i'm already looking for the next season... |
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Ian Butler |
Posted on 08-02-2013 09:44
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Close call for Nordhaug |
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andy222c |
Posted on 08-02-2013 13:13
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@Blueprint: No, unfortunately Salvatore wasn't chosen for Lombardia this year - The race was won by Contador
@Ste: Thanks, i'm glad you liked the report style, and just to point out, it isn't that difficult to make such layout. Just make a print screen of a cycling webside and then overwrite the texts with your own
@All: Thanks guys
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andy222c |
Posted on 08-02-2013 17:39
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Paris - Tours - 7/10 2012
| P. Sagan | | J. Degenkolb, F. Cancellara | | T. Farrar, J. Rojas, F. Pozzato |
A breakaway of five riders got away early, but didn't pose any particular threat to the pack. With 25 kms left, the first attacks began, with riders like Nuyens and world champion Cancallara trying to break away. But only Cancallara succeeded to get away on his own.
But on the very finish lane, Cancellara was caught by a strong Garmin team who were riding for Farrar. In the sprint Farrar got away too early and got overtaken by Swift who looked like a sure winner, but on the last metres, Slovak Peter Sagan managed to pass the Briton.
Results
Spoiler 1 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas - Cannondale | 5h23'03 | 2 | Ben Swift | Sky Procycling | s.t. | 3 | Sébastien Turgot | Team Europcar | s.t. | 4 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | 5 | Jake Keough | UnitedHealthcare Cycling Team | s.t. | 6 | John Degenkolb | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | 7 | Roger Kluge | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | 8 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | s.t. | 9 | Yauheni Hutarovich | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | 10 | Yohann Gène | Team Europcar | s.t. | ... | 54 | Salvatore Puccio | Sky ProCycling | s.t. |
Photos of the race
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The morningbreak of the day
Nuyens, Stamsnijder, Cancellara and Burghardt attacking
World Champion Cancellara trying to go solo
Cancellara being caught while a small contra attack is being made
Garmin preparing the sprint for Farrar
Farrar passing Haussler on the final kilometre
Swift ready to overtake Farrar on the last
Swift and Sagan in direct battle for the win
Sagan celebrating his win
Ben Swift was amazing today! Thomas got locked up lastly and couldn't help positioning him, but Ben just took the task into his own hands and found the perfect wheel to follow. It's a shame Sagan just overtook him on the last, but nothing seems to stop that man, so second is very good! I had a quiet day today, without any specific tasks, so i'm just looking forward to travel to China for the first time in my life to ride the Tour of Beijing in a couple of days. See you on the other side!
Greetings Salvatore
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Ian Butler |
Posted on 08-02-2013 18:03
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Salvatore with a real exhausting year, and now Beijing on top of it. He'll earn the break! |
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sutty68 |
Posted on 08-02-2013 19:12
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Another runner up spot for the team, it has to be third time lucky |
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FreitasPCM |
Posted on 09-02-2013 09:46
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Another second place... hope it doesn't become a habit. |
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Ollfardh |
Posted on 09-02-2013 10:07
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Try something on the last Beijing stages
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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krisa |
Posted on 09-02-2013 11:42
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Good luck in china with Salvatore |
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andy222c |
Posted on 10-02-2013 11:59
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@Ian: Agreed! It's been a long season, and i'm sure that Salvatore is looking forward to having a break from racing soon.
@Ollfardh: Well, i can't promise anything. We'll have to see how the race develops. But i'm sure that Salvatore is eager to try his own luck in his last race as Sky-rider
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ste_18 |
Posted on 11-02-2013 08:10
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Still not sure it's so easy, especially cause what i'd like to do is a bit different...
Anyway some great result for the team in this end of season. |
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andy222c |
Posted on 17-02-2013 13:27
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Tour of Beijing - Stage 1 - 10/10 2012
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| G. Thomas | | T. Phinney, L. Durbridge | | M. Moser, M. Kwiatkowski, J. Vermote |
Geraint Thomas was one of the first riders out on the course and quickly settled himself at the top of the table. One of the first competitors to threaten him was Phinney, but he was 15 seconds slower. Also Vermote and Durbridge managed to get close.
But in the end, the only threat came from Kwiatkowski who rode only five seconds slower than Thomas, and even his two fellow team-mates Pate and Nordhuag managed to get into the top 4, with Geraint Thomas standing on the top of the podium.
Results
Photos of the race
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Todays winner Geraint Thomas through the first intermediate checkpoint
US time trial champion Phinney only managed to end in 7th on todays course
Salvatore Puccio climbing towards 14th
Kwiatkowski almost overtook Thomas on the last
Nordhaug was the positive surprise today
Durbridge managed to finish 6th today
Kreuziger disappointed today, finishing 39 seconds down on Thomas
Lars Boom also disappointed today, ending up in 25th
Geraint Thomas on todays podium
Thomas strikes again! Both him and Nordhaug are unstoppable at the moment, and now also Pate!? It were some amazing results we got ourselves today, and now Thomas is able to ride in the leaders jersey tomorrow. I'm also very proud of my own result! I'm usually feeling uncomfortable when time trialing, but today was a clear exception. The route fitted me more well than i thought, and was more hillier than i'd expected, so that was an obvious advantage for me.
Greetings Salvatore
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