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Posted on 29-06-2008 10:27
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| Mads_0 |
Posted on 29-06-2008 10:43
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Andy Schleck wrote:
Leipheimer,Menchov, Rogers and Soler lost time
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Posted on 29-06-2008 10:50
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I'll admit i botched his training a little bit as he's still not peaking(96)
no, you didn't. whether a rider peaks at 100 or 95 or whatever is a matter of luck. you can't just set a form peak and watch him automatically reach 100 form. which is realistic. nobody is in perfect form just because they want to, and about a quarter of the times, a rider who tries to peak at a certain time fails altogether. So despite that, it's still much easier to peak in the game than in real life.
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Posted on 29-06-2008 10:59
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Tour de France - Stage 14
The final flat stage before the alps. It's almost constantly uphill in the last half, not a lot, but definately uphill. Yesterday we took the green jersey from Zabel, we'll be looking to retain that so we will have a go at this stage. Also, a lot of the competition lost time yesterday when the peleton broke in half in the last few km. So we're actually in 4th spot now with just 2 minutes between us and Menchov.
But we have to keep the timetrial in 4 days in our minds. And the fact that Menchov has beaten us is the mountains so far. Back to the stage.
The breakaway quickly broke into small groups today. The front riders have a gap of just under 7 minutes as they cross the 80km mark.
With 30km to go the peleton has almost caught them. Quick Step, Liquigas and Milram have done the work today.
Only Maaskant remains out in front. But with 17 to the line, it doesn't look very likely for him as the storming peleton approaches.
5,7km to the line. Galdos can't go at this pace, and the favorites have started gathering up front. Sanchez puts himself on an AG2R wheel and hangs on!
3000m, everyone is feeling this pace! Gerolsteiner have a large train on the left and Haussler seems to be their bet. The Schleck brother and Voigt are in the middle.
Haussler doesn't hesitate at all. He launches himself forward and everyone else in comparison looks like theyre parked in the middle of the road!
Haussler takes it by a mile. Bettini manages to squeeze out Elmiger for 2nd.
Zabel is next to Sanchez so we keep our green jersey today.
Stage
1 Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner 4h14'58
2 Paolo Bettini Quick·Step s.t.
3 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
4 Grégory Rast Astana Cycling Team s.t.
5 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole s.t.
6 Leonardo Duque Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
7 Jimmy Casper Agritubel s.t.
8 Tom Boonen Quick·Step s.t.
9 Fabian Wegmann Gerolsteiner s.t.
10 Kim Kirchen Team Columbia s.t.
11 Daniele Bennati Liquigas s.t.
12 Fränk Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
13 Erik Zabel Team Milram s.t.
14 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
15 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
16 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto s.t.
17 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
18 Bradley McGee Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
19 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld s.t.
20 Mark Cavendish Team Columbia s.t.
21 Andy Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
22 Jens Voigt Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
23 Baden Cooke Barloworld s.t.
24 Andreas Klöden Astana Cycling Team s.t.
25 Robbie McEwen Silence - Lotto s.t.
26 Greg Van Avermaet Silence - Lotto s.t.
27 Fabian Cancellara Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
28 Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner s.t.
29 Sergei Ivanov Astana Cycling Team s.t.
30 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom s.t.
GC
1 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 57h17'00
2 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team + 1'46
3 Denis Menchov Rabobank + 2'34
4 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 4'31
5 Andy Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 5'47
6 Markus Fothen Gerolsteiner + 6'48
7 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 7'26
8 Kim Kirchen Team Columbia + 7'42
9 Andreas Klöden Astana Cycling Team + 8'06
10 Michael Rogers Team Columbia + 8'30
11 Christophe Moreau Agritubel + 8'33
12 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 9'07
13 Tadej Valjavec AG2R La Mondiale + 9'21
14 Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 9'55
15 Thomas Dekker Rabobank + 10'15
16 Fränk Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 10'22
17 Jens Voigt Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 10'28
18 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 10'46
19 José Angel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval - Scott + 11'03
20 Juanma Gárate Quick·Step + 11'39
21 David Moncoutié Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 11'52
22 Sébastien Joly Française des Jeux + 12'20
23 Jurgen Van den Broeck Silence - Lotto + 12'49
24 Vladimir Gusev Astana Cycling Team + 13'33
25 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas + 14'12
26 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom + 14'20
27 Chris Horner Astana Cycling Team + 14'59
28 David López Caisse d'Epargne + 15'02
29 Johann Tschopp Bouygues Télécom + 15'37
30 Janez Brajkovic Astana Cycling Team + 15'44
Points
1 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 12 188
2 Erik Zabel Team Milram 13 180
3 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole 22 168
4 Daniele Bennati Liquigas 15 166
5 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech 9 152
6 Tom Boonen Quick·Step 18 140
7 Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner 35 136
8 Kim Kirchen Team Columbia 16 120
9 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 10 111
10 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld 7 110
Mountain
1 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team 0 77
2 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 0 77
3 Denis Menchov Rabobank 0 66
4 Ryder Hesjedal Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 0 66
5 Andriy Grivko Team Milram 0 60
6 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 0 56
7 Mauricio Soler Barloworld 0 54
8 Andy Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank 0 48
9 JoaquÃm RodrÃguez Caisse d'Epargne 0 45
10 Christophe Moreau Agritubel 0 44 |
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Posted on 29-06-2008 11:00
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issoisso wrote:
Mads_0 wrote:
I'll admit i botched his training a little bit as he's still not peaking(96)
no, you didn't. whether a rider peaks at 100 or 95 or whatever is a matter of luck. you can't just set a form peak and watch him automatically reach 100 form. which is realistic. nobody is in perfect form just because they want to, and about a quarter of the times, a rider who tries to peak at a certain time fails altogether. So despite that, it's still much easier to peak in the game than in real life.
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It is, but i've generally found that if you watch their racedays you can get them to peak quite as planned if they don't fatigue. And his peak is coming
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Posted on 29-06-2008 11:20
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Posted on 29-06-2008 11:32
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It is, but i've generally found that if you watch their racedays you can get them to peak quite as planned if they don't fatigue. And his peak is coming
It looks like that peak is perfectly planed. Heres hoping that Menchov is past his peak. I really think a podium is within Sanchez grasp. And with some points on the nex mountain stages why shouldn't he take green also.
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Posted on 29-06-2008 11:53
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Update now Update now |
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Posted on 29-06-2008 12:12
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Posted on 29-06-2008 12:18
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Posted on 29-06-2008 12:40
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Tour de France - Stage 15
A mountainstage today, first of the Alps. It's not the toughest stage though, the finishing climb is not very long and not all that steep in the end. Sanchez should be up there today.
A few small breaks have gone out today. Here we are going up the Col d'Agnel, 21km to the top and Caisse and Lotto are stting the pace.
The breakaway is nearing the top, but the lead is allready dropping.
1.6km to the top for the peleton. Mauricio Soler and Andy Schleck go on the attack!
They get a good gap, on the downhill the peleton is still fairly large though because of the relatively low speed on the climb and we've no doubt they will be reeled in.
Onto the flat with 68km to go. They will definately be caught by the peleton, it's simply too long for them to hold out.
And with 46km to go it's over for Schleck and Soler. Their little adventure will probably rule them out of the ffinish today!
23km. Moreau, Moncoutie and Pereiro attempt it with just a few km before the climb starts. We opt to sit with Evans for now.
And here is the final climb. Sanchez is getting ready at the front.
With 7,2km to the line it's all square. Something is bound to happen soon, Sanchez eats his gel and gets ready.
4,2km to go and Sanchez follows Kichen, Frank Schleck is the only one to react!
Sanchez goes full power but with 1500m to go the top3 comes flying by. They settle down right in front of him but they're keeping a high pace. Kirchen has been dropped and is a few lengths behind Sanchez as this point.
600m to go! Evans has the lead over Leipheimer and Menchov, Sanchez is in 4th while Kicrhen is 10m behind him in 5th!
And Evans takes it! That's 2 of 2 mountainfinishes for Evans. Sanchez will lose a little time to the trio, but take a little time on everyone else.
Stage
1 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 4h46'09
2 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team s.t.
3 Denis Menchov Rabobank s.t.
4 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 25
5 Kim Kirchen Team Columbia + 34
6 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 55
7 Andreas Klöden Astana Cycling Team s.t.
8 Thomas Dekker Rabobank s.t.
9 Juanma Gárate Quick·Step s.t.
10 Markus Fothen Gerolsteiner s.t.
11 Vladimir Efimkin AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
12 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom s.t.
13 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto s.t.
14 Tadej Valjavec AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
15 Andy Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
16 Robert Gesink Rabobank s.t.
17 Christophe Moreau Agritubel s.t.
18 Michael Rogers Team Columbia s.t.
19 Fränk Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
20 Sandy Casar Française des Jeux + 1'40
GC
1 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 62h02'49
2 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team + 1'54
3 Denis Menchov Rabobank + 2'46
4 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 5'16
5 Andy Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 7'02
6 Markus Fothen Gerolsteiner + 8'03
7 Kim Kirchen Team Columbia + 8'36
8 Andreas Klöden Astana Cycling Team + 9'21
9 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 9'26
10 Michael Rogers Team Columbia + 9'45
11 Christophe Moreau Agritubel + 9'48
12 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 10'22
13 Tadej Valjavec AG2R La Mondiale + 10'36
14 Thomas Dekker Rabobank + 11'30
15 Fränk Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 11'37
16 Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 11'55
17 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 12'01
18 Jens Voigt Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 12'28
19 Juanma Gárate Quick·Step + 12'54
20 José Angel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval - Scott + 13'03
21 David Moncoutié Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 13'52
22 Sébastien Joly Française des Jeux + 14'20
23 Jurgen Van den Broeck Silence - Lotto + 14'49
24 Vladimir Gusev Astana Cycling Team + 15'33
25 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom + 15'35
26 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas + 16'12
27 Chris Horner Astana Cycling Team + 16'59
28 David López Caisse d'Epargne + 17'02
29 Johann Tschopp Bouygues Télécom + 17'37
30 Janez Brajkovic Astana Cycling Team + 17'44
Points
1 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 13 201
2 Erik Zabel Team Milram 0 180
3 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole 0 168
4 Daniele Bennati Liquigas 0 166
5 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech 0 152
6 Tom Boonen Quick·Step 0 140
7 Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner 0 136
8 Kim Kirchen Team Columbia 12 132
9 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 20 131
10 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team 17 112
Mountain
1 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 30 107
2 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team 26 103
3 Denis Menchov Rabobank 22 88
4 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 18 74
5 Mauricio Soler Barloworld 14 68
6 Ryder Hesjedal Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 0 66
7 Christophe Moreau Agritubel 18 62
8 Andriy Grivko Team Milram 2 62
9 JoaquÃm RodrÃguez Caisse d'Epargne 16 61
10 Andy Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank 12 60
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Posted on 29-06-2008 12:44
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Posted on 29-06-2008 12:44
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The top three seems untouchable! A least you are sitting comfortable in fourth. Nice going. |
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Posted on 29-06-2008 13:16
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why was asterloza suddenly in A1? He had a good day so you could have done also something with him, maybe an early escape on the last mountain. |
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Posted on 29-06-2008 13:35
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Posted on 29-06-2008 14:16
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Nice going Mads, if you keep this steady you'll get 4th overall and the green jersey!
In the sprints i advise you to have Samuel sit on Zabel's wheel; this means he wont lose much points to him and it's a bit odd the way you normally just ride high effort from 5km out then sprint all on your own. Use some wheels.
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Posted on 29-06-2008 14:29
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Posted on 29-06-2008 15:23
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Good riding with Sanchez |
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Posted on 29-06-2008 15:54
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seems like 4th will be your final resultB) |
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Posted on 29-06-2008 16:05
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Looove this story oh yeah!
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