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Vuelta a España - Week 3
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| dieguito |
Posted on 09-09-2012 17:23
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For me the best rider was Joaquim Rodriguez in terms of quality of moves and performances. He is really something to be seen when in a race like this that favoured him and he is in good form. Valverde did very well and Contador is a champ. Great race, good Froome not giving up even when 10min behind (although this should be the norm for an ambicious rider not the exception). It's true that Purito lost all the jerseys (top 3 in all them though) but he became a legend in the meantime... Best rider since Delgado? |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-09-2012 17:54
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dieguito wrote:
For me the best rider was Joaquim Rodriguez in terms of quality of moves and performances. He is really something to be seen when in a race like this that favoured him and he is in good form. Valverde did very well and Contador is a champ. Great race, good Froome not giving up even when 10min behind (although this should be the norm for an ambicious rider not the exception). It's true that Purito lost all the jerseys (top 3 in all them though) but he became a legend in the meantime... Best rider since Delgado?
You're right. Rodriguez really impressed! Valverde did excellent, Contador did good (his legs weren't back to normal so he won with tactics) and Froome held on to 4th place, after a spectacular 2nd place in TDF. We've seen some excellent riding in the past 3 weeks  |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 09-09-2012 18:01
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WTF? How did Purito lose the Points jersey?
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 09-09-2012 19:30
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baseballlover312 wrote:
WTF? How did Purito lose the Points jersey?
Valverde finished sixth on the stage, giving him ten points. Purito didn't take any, thus losing him the four point lead he had ahead of the stage.
Btw, if Valverde hadn't crashed and lost time on the Valdezcaray stage, he would've been just 21 seconds behind Contador in the GC. This certainly was a close race, even though Contador looks dominant from the final result.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 09-09-2012 19:33
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How did Valverde manage a 6th? 
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 09-09-2012 19:35
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He's far from a bad sprinter. Remember that he has won mass sprints in the past, although not on pan flat stages.
I think he could've been Top 10 / 5 on most flat stages in this Vuelta if he had actually tried, due to the weak lineup of sprinters.
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| kumazan |
Posted on 09-09-2012 19:36
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baseballlover312 wrote:
How did Valverde manage a 6th?
Following the sprinter trains, first the Liquigas one and then Degenkolb, and being a decent sprinter himself, as Pelli said.
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| cactus-jack |
Posted on 09-09-2012 19:42
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Rodriguez isn't all that bad in a sprint himself. I am a little surprised by the fact that he didn't challenge Valverde in the final sprint. I don't know where he ended up, but i couldn't see him on the replay so I don't know wether or not he was blocked or something like that.
If he simply didn't sprint for it then I give him no credit whatsoever. After losing the red jersey partly by waiting way to long before he started chasing Contador on the deciding stage and losing the point jersey because he didn't try to follow Valverde (if that's what happend) then he doesn't deserve it.
Just to make it clear, I'm not saying he would have won the Vuelta if he had started chasing Contador earlier, but from my point of view he could have done more then he did.
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| Strydz |
Posted on 09-09-2012 19:45
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 09-09-2012 19:46
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Valverde his back to his best after been so unlucky in the TDF 
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 09-09-2012 19:49
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cactus-jack wrote:
Rodriguez isn't all that bad in a sprint himself. I am a little surprised by the fact that he didn't challenge Valverde in the final sprint. I don't know where he ended up, but i couldn't see him on the replay so I don't know wether or not he was blocked or something like that.
They're pretty even in terms of acceleration and explosivity, but Valverde is much better when it comes to positioning and other stuff that's important for sprinters.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 09-09-2012 19:54
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
cactus-jack wrote:
Rodriguez isn't all that bad in a sprint himself. I am a little surprised by the fact that he didn't challenge Valverde in the final sprint. I don't know where he ended up, but i couldn't see him on the replay so I don't know wether or not he was blocked or something like that.
They're pretty even in terms of acceleration and explosivity, but Valverde is much better when it comes to positioning and other stuff that's important for sprinters.
He could've bloody tried - I had all my betting money on him for points. |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 09-09-2012 21:11
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Ste117 wrote:
Valverde his back to his best after been so unlucky in the TDF
Beside luck..Tour is just not for him. Menchov syndrome |
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| Gulvplanke |
Posted on 09-09-2012 21:46
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wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
Pellizotti2 wrote:
cactus-jack wrote:
Rodriguez isn't all that bad in a sprint himself. I am a little surprised by the fact that he didn't challenge Valverde in the final sprint. I don't know where he ended up, but i couldn't see him on the replay so I don't know wether or not he was blocked or something like that.
They're pretty even in terms of acceleration and explosivity, but Valverde is much better when it comes to positioning and other stuff that's important for sprinters.
He could've bloody tried - I had all my betting money on him for points.
It deffenitaly look like he tried. He looked pretty desperate to get into a better position some kms before the finish, but it seems like he took to much wind.
How hard can it be?
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 10-09-2012 00:12
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Gulvplanke wrote:
wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
Pellizotti2 wrote:
cactus-jack wrote:
Rodriguez isn't all that bad in a sprint himself. I am a little surprised by the fact that he didn't challenge Valverde in the final sprint. I don't know where he ended up, but i couldn't see him on the replay so I don't know wether or not he was blocked or something like that.
They're pretty even in terms of acceleration and explosivity, but Valverde is much better when it comes to positioning and other stuff that's important for sprinters.
He could've bloody tried - I had all my betting money on him for points.
It deffenitaly look like he tried. He looked pretty desperate to get into a better position some kms before the finish, but it seems like he took to much wind.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 10-09-2012 07:10
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So Bertie is back, very nice race to watch ,especially 2-3 stages like Barcelona and stage 17. Best GT of the year in ym eyes, still nowhere like the 09,10,11 Giros imo. I am looking forward to the next year and Saxo-Sky Tour battle
Bit of a summary from my POV:
+ Contador, Degenkolb, TenDam, Valverde,Talansky,Moreno, Purito (but it was lame to loose all jerseys)
- VdB, De Gendt, Rojas, Swift,
Special moments:
-Degenkolb owning the sprints
-Stage 17 Saxo masterpiece
-Cataldo winning the brutal finish with turtle speed
-Top 10 for Stybar in the last stage
- King is back! 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 10-09-2012 08:21
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That's a very nice summary and don't forget it was Stybar's first GT, he did good! |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 10-09-2012 08:25
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He did good, but I was hoping at least a stage win for Stybar, especially on the sprints that had a climb on them. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 10-09-2012 08:32
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I think he just wanted to finish this one. He'll go more for stage races in next editions.
And I don't think De Gendt was that bad, he tried a couple times for stage win, he came close. There ain't no shame in that. (His preparation was really bad so I think he did pretty good even) |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 10-09-2012 08:39
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Ian Butler wrote:
I think he just wanted to finish this one. He'll go more for stage races in next editions.
And I don't think De Gendt was that bad, he tried a couple times for stage win, he came close. There ain't no shame in that. (His preparation was really bad so I think he did pretty good even)
I agree with this, i was not expecting much, just some top 10, maybe more breakaway action, but there were other at OPQS to do that.
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