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| Setzel |
Posted on 06-05-2009 15:34
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Andreas93 wrote:
Absolutly fantastic bad timing for a Vuelta. Especially since everyone who rides the Ardennes will go for the Tour, then, and the sprinters wont prior it.
Wanna bet that Vuelta will be stacked ?
All the non italian classic riders will be there and a lot of lietanants will go hard in vuelta for GC and help the captain in TdF
I think that vuelta will surface up new GC riders or remake the ones who where riders with big potential but never make it 
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| stuartmcstuart |
Posted on 06-05-2009 15:39
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Andreas93 wrote:
The jetlag will also be to near the TdF. In February wont it make that big difference.
I think your over estimating the influence of jet lag here by some margin. It only takes 1-3 days to get over a long trip/change in clock. Bear in mind that Armstrong will be returning to the U.S in JUNE to prepare for the Tour after the Giro! |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 06-05-2009 15:44
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Andreas93 wrote:
Absolutly fantastic bad timing for a Vuelta. Especially since everyone who rides the Ardennes will go for the Tour, then, and the sprinters wont prior it.
Nah. It's far enough from the Tour that you can do both the Tour and the Vuelta at full strength, which doesn't happen right now
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| Andreas93 |
Posted on 06-05-2009 16:13
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April this year:
5 Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres
6 - 11 Vuelta Ciclista al PaÃs Vasco
8 Gent - Wevelgem
12 Paris - Roubaix
19 Amstel Gold Race
22 La Flèche Wallonne
26 Liège - Bastogne - Liège
28 - 3 Tour de Romandie
A Vuelta i April would be between 28th March and 19th April, in my though, and would collide with the Cobblestone Classics, AGR and Vuelta Pais Vasco. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 06-05-2009 16:23
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Andreas93 wrote:
April this year:
5 Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres
6 - 11 Vuelta Ciclista al PaÃs Vasco
8 Gent - Wevelgem
12 Paris - Roubaix
19 Amstel Gold Race
22 La Flèche Wallonne
26 Liège - Bastogne - Liège
28 - 3 Tour de Romandie
A Vuelta i April would be between 28th March and 19th April, in my though, and would collide with the Cobblestone Classics, AGR and Vuelta Pais Vasco.
Like I said earlier today to someone else: read what was posted before you respond to it 
Now read the previous page
Edited by issoisso on 06-05-2009 16:23
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| Phanekim |
Posted on 06-05-2009 16:44
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issoisso wrote:
The Tour of California organisers have suddenly decided that killing the race would be a great idea.
To achieve this, they asked the UCI to change the race from mid-february where it's the biggest race and gets awesome participation to mid-may, at the same time as two much bigger races.
Unless the Volta a Catalunya organisers get their wish for their race to be moved to a different calendar spot, the Tour of California has just commited suicide.
i dont know what they are thinking. |
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 06-05-2009 16:45
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Let's just hope for the best
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| issoisso |
Posted on 06-05-2009 16:46
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Phanekim wrote:
issoisso wrote:
The Tour of California organisers have suddenly decided that killing the race would be a great idea.
To achieve this, they asked the UCI to change the race from mid-february where it's the biggest race and gets awesome participation to mid-may, at the same time as two much bigger races.
Unless the Volta a Catalunya organisers get their wish for their race to be moved to a different calendar spot, the Tour of California has just commited suicide.
i dont know what they are thinking.
They don't seem to know much at all about cycling.
From their statements it seems they think the only competition in may will be the giro. Which is....well....completely wrong.
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| Andreas93 |
Posted on 06-05-2009 16:51
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issoisso wrote:
Andreas93 wrote:
April this year:
5 Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres
6 - 11 Vuelta Ciclista al PaÃs Vasco
8 Gent - Wevelgem
12 Paris - Roubaix
19 Amstel Gold Race
22 La Flèche Wallonne
26 Liège - Bastogne - Liège
28 - 3 Tour de Romandie
A Vuelta i April would be between 28th March and 19th April, in my though, and would collide with the Cobblestone Classics, AGR and Vuelta Pais Vasco.
Like I said earlier today to someone else: read what was posted before you respond to it
Now read the previous page
I have read the previous page, but I wanted to tell why I thought it was a horrible timing, who I said before you came with your clarifying calender |
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 06-05-2009 17:32
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issoisso wrote:
Phanekim wrote:
issoisso wrote:
The Tour of California organisers have suddenly decided that killing the race would be a great idea.
To achieve this, they asked the UCI to change the race from mid-february where it's the biggest race and gets awesome participation to mid-may, at the same time as two much bigger races.
Unless the Volta a Catalunya organisers get their wish for their race to be moved to a different calendar spot, the Tour of California has just commited suicide.
i dont know what they are thinking.
They don't seem to know much at all about cycling.
From their statements it seems they think the only competition in may will be the giro. Which is....well....completely wrong.
Messick said that the race may not have happend if it still was held in February 2010. Why's that?
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| issoisso |
Posted on 06-05-2009 17:43
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Small interesting tidbit:
Brajkovic will not be racing in June or July
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| ruben |
Posted on 06-05-2009 18:13
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The giro stage to Blockhaus has changed, they won't ride to the top appearently. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 06-05-2009 18:15
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Ruben wrote:
The giro stage to Blockhaus has changed, they won't ride to the top appearently.
OH F****** H***....
*sigh*....
they must be riding to the top of the Passo Lanciano then. Half the distance, but still decently hard.
bah.
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| schleck93 |
Posted on 06-05-2009 18:24
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issoisso wrote:
Small interesting tidbit:
Brajkovic will not be racing in June or July
Brajkovic for Vuelta then?
And thoose damn italians *%&¤#"#%¤&. 
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| Juan |
Posted on 06-05-2009 18:24
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Ruben wrote:
The giro stage to Blockhaus has changed, they won't ride to the top appearently.
just a source ? please
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| ruben |
Posted on 06-05-2009 18:39
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the giro organisation itself: lagazzetta |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 06-05-2009 18:52
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Ruben wrote:
The giro stage to Blockhaus has changed, they won't ride to the top appearently.
Damn indeed ..when I first looked this stage profile..it was like some idiot has made PCM stage..grazy
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| Juan |
Posted on 06-05-2009 19:14
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Ruben wrote:
the giro organisation itself: lagazzetta
must be blind, but I find this nowhere 
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 06-05-2009 19:18
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Guido Mukk wrote:
Ruben wrote:
The giro stage to Blockhaus has changed, they won't ride to the top appearently.
Damn indeed ..when I first looked this stage profile..it was like some idiot has made PCM stage..grazy
Lets not forget though, it's only a 79km stage, the climb would be a large part of it.
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| Juan |
Posted on 06-05-2009 19:23
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Seems like I understand nothing  
Edited by Juan on 06-05-2009 19:24
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