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| Levi4life |
Posted on 09-05-2013 02:35
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I am a bit nervous that the next stage is listed as hilly.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 09-05-2013 08:57
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Looks like it must have been a real climbers MTT, I am pleasently surprised by how well Sella did. I was hopeful that he would sneak into the top 10 from the TT - but he has moved really deep into the top places now.
The hilly stages look very unpredictable and tough, potentially a lot of changes on GC. A very interesting race, certainly not counting my chickens yet 
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 09-05-2013 09:01
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Good ride for Topchanyuk, can't wait to get him back next season 
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| Smowz |
Posted on 09-05-2013 09:05
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Aha, great stage reporting pace.
Sad that Sella lost places on GC, this is a worry ahead of his big season goal the Giro.
Massive surprise that Pluichkin got dropped guess he was on a bad day. Valverde is clearly past it too.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 09-05-2013 09:12
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Too bad the break couldnt stay away, but great that Kulhavy did to grab those 20 bonus seconds.
If Schleck can stay in contact on that final stage, he just has to make sure Machado doesnt win the stage now. It could turn out to be very important that Schleck leads Spilak by 21 and not 20. But with the bizarre sight of Pluchkin and Valverde struggling on that stage, it seems to be a bit of a lottery.
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| roturn |
Posted on 09-05-2013 09:14
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First I didnt plan to report etoday as it`s traditon here in Germany to go around the roads/villages today and drink a lot of beer during doing so.
But I was up earlier than expected. :-P
So and now I can start drinkink and having a barbecue at 10 am. ;-) |
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| ember |
Posted on 09-05-2013 09:26
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Nice to have another report!
Big surprise to see Pluchkin and Valverde dropped. Nice to have Topchanyuk in the breakaway, he really is a valuable rider for our team, eventhough he's only on loan. A bit of a shame that Kulhavy won the stage thinking of Spilak's overall chances. Now he'll need to gap the yellow jersey on the final stage, and that will be tough.
Anyway, congratulations to Kulhavy and Roman, that was definitely a superb ride and a deserved win |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 09-05-2013 09:44
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Looks like hill stat was more important than expected on that stage. Would explain why Alarcon, Rujano, Uran, etc couldn't follow. Valverde is really peculiar, though. I'm guessing just a really bad day.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 09-05-2013 11:42
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Seems like VDB learned from his mistakes
7th on GC is amazing.
Surprising to see the first attack stick with all favourites following.
Heider with a very good performance climbing a lot in the GC and Nerz consolidating his position bodes well for an unexpectedly big chunk of points out of this.
Now on to the more hilly stage, where still everything can be lost judging by who fell behind quite a bit today.
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| Roman |
Posted on 09-05-2013 14:32
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Superb win!
Really nice that the little bit over-price I paid for Kulhavy in the off-season pays off already in this race. Too bad that I can't say a similar words about Uran, but he still have a lot of races to show something. Still, an 11th place isn't too bad so far, the competition here is quite big. Hopefully Kulhavy can retain his lead in mountain competition, that would be an indeed good race for my team.
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 09-05-2013 16:33
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That was almost really awesome for us, but it turned out to just be alright. Amador only moved up one place 
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| ember |
Posted on 10-05-2013 16:55
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3rd overall is a great result! Though, with the position Spilak had before the two final stages, I must admit I thought the overall win was a serious possibility. And it was somewhat disappointing to not see Spilak in a single attack on the final stage, and also that he "gave away" the point jersey to Schleck.
Anyway, 3rd overall was brilliant, definitely happy about an overall result like that, as the quality in such stage races is really high.
Congratulations to Schleck and SN. It looked like Schleck was in complete control on the final stage.
And thanks for the reports, roturn. |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 10-05-2013 16:55
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Congrats SN. Vesuvio engine start's in 3...2...1... NOW! |
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 10-05-2013 17:00
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Glad Topchanyuk is helpful for the Aker team.
The fact that he finished 30th here in the GC, as a helper also puts a huge smile on my face, since he'll only be better next season
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| p3druh |
Posted on 10-05-2013 17:14
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Wow Machado. 2nd with this field is awesome.
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 10-05-2013 17:44
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6th is better than I had hoped for. Stage 5 made this race for us. Hopefully Brajkovic gets lucky in California.
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| beagle |
Posted on 10-05-2013 17:47
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I guess 10th overall is good result in such competition. Thanks for reporting.
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| SotD |
Posted on 10-05-2013 18:02
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What a poor timing for Rolland to just sit up. He was looking at a safe 22-25th place, but instead of following Tim Dees like normal, he lost another 8 minutes.
Great race from Contador though. 4th with this competition is a very nice result. Hopefully he will keep up being a top 5 rider in all the races he ride this season.
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| Roman |
Posted on 10-05-2013 18:27
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Good results for me. 11th and 20th place + stage win + KOM overall win. That's not bad.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 10-05-2013 19:14
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Very nice to have victory secured! Already had 1 race go wrong as a Schleck led into the final stage this season. And the bonus of stealing the points jersey too.
Thanks for all the reports roturn
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