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Vuelta a Espana 2010
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| larsn91 |
Posted on 03-09-2010 01:49
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Dare I say Hushovd?
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 03-09-2010 03:13
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SportingNonsense wrote:
hillis91 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
hillis91 wrote:
doddy13 wrote:
this is really as flat as it gets in the vuelta (besides the Madrid stage). Bunch sprint - Cavendish can't fail again - surely?
I hope not. But he don't have Eisel :/
If Goss doesnt puncture with 5km to go again, then he will have a better chance than the Farrar victory stage.
Oh, so that's what happent on the "Farrar-Stage". Was wondering where his lead-out went. Considering how god HTC is to make thoose trains.
Im fairly sure that was the excuse yeh - but ultimately, Cavendish may still have won had he made his move a little later
Oh yeah, he was the fastest until the last 50m(?). There is no doubt that he is the fastest in any peleton.
Hopefully the HTC train is back on track tomorrow 
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| mowinckel91 |
Posted on 03-09-2010 06:18
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His speed is great, but not his timing. I mean in the tour he won even though he went a little early. Maybe he's not in such a good shape afterall?  |
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| HansiBoyo |
Posted on 03-09-2010 13:52
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Flecha is out of the Vuelta due to virus.
Sky down on 6 riders. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 03-09-2010 13:55
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mowinckel91 wrote:
His speed is great, but not his timing. I mean in the tour he won even though he went a little early. Maybe he's not in such a good shape afterall?
I wouldnt expect him to be in top shape right at the beginning of the Vuelta. He had only done a couple of races since the Tour - and his target is the Worlds.
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 03-09-2010 13:57
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HansiBoyo wrote:
Flecha is out of the Vuelta due to virus.
Sky down on 6 riders.
Poor Team Sky 
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| facmanpob |
Posted on 03-09-2010 14:35
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As far as the points jersey goes, Cavendish is in a far better position in the Vuelta at the moment than he was in the Tour - by the Thursday night of the first week in the Tour, Cav was 52 points behind Thor, who was in green. At the moment he's only 11 points behind Gilbert, and has only taken part in 2 sprints. So assuming his fitness is going to improve over the next week he has a real shot at the points jersey I think (although I would point out that I haven't closely analysed how many sprint stages there are, so feel free to tell me I'm talking rubbish  ) |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 03-09-2010 14:48
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facmanpob wrote:
As far as the points jersey goes, Cavendish is in a far better position in the Vuelta at the moment than he was in the Tour - by the Thursday night of the first week in the Tour, Cav was 52 points behind Thor, who was in green. At the moment he's only 11 points behind Gilbert, and has only taken part in 2 sprints. So assuming his fitness is going to improve over the next week he has a real shot at the points jersey I think (although I would point out that I haven't closely analysed how many sprint stages there are, so feel free to tell me I'm talking rubbish )
Except the Madrid stage and today's stage, there is only one flat stage left. There are 2 more stages with 2nd and 3rd category climbs but those will probably go to a breakaway.
I think it will be one of the GC favorites who will take the green jersey since the winner of the stage gets 25 points for any kind of stage.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 03-09-2010 14:51
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The fact that Gilbert got a lead out yesterday suggests to me that he might like to target the Points jersey
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 03-09-2010 14:56
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SportingNonsense wrote:
The fact that Gilbert got a lead out yesterday suggests to me that he might like to target the Points jersey
Maybe he wants it, but Anton is only 6 points behind him. If Anton can follow the best in the mountains and get top finishes in those stages then I think he is in a better position than Gilbert
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 03-09-2010 15:26
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HansiBoyo wrote:
Flecha is out of the Vuelta due to virus.
Sky down on 6 riders.
or not.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 03-09-2010 15:33
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alexkr00 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
The fact that Gilbert got a lead out yesterday suggests to me that he might like to target the Points jersey
Maybe he wants it, but Anton is only 6 points behind him. If Anton can follow the best in the mountains and get top finishes in those stages then I think he is in a better position than Gilbert
I think it's very much a case of "Can they follow Antón?".
"They" being RodrÃguez, Menchov, F. Schleck and Nibali
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 03-09-2010 15:33
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Tomorrow the Vuelta is really starting, looking forward to that stage
Today i do belive like the majorety off the memebers here, that Cav will take it
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 03-09-2010 15:35
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doddy13 wrote:
HansiBoyo wrote:
Flecha is out of the Vuelta due to virus.
Sky down on 6 riders.
or not.
Or yes?
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 03-09-2010 15:39
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hillis91 wrote:
doddy13 wrote:
HansiBoyo wrote:
Flecha is out of the Vuelta due to virus.
Sky down on 6 riders.
or not.
Or yes?
now he has.
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 03-09-2010 15:43
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doddy13 wrote:
hillis91 wrote:
doddy13 wrote:
HansiBoyo wrote:
Flecha is out of the Vuelta due to virus.
Sky down on 6 riders.
or not.
Or yes?
now he has.
Yeah, that's what i ment. He had a visit to the hospital before the stage, and he tried to ride today but arg..
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| HansiBoyo |
Posted on 03-09-2010 15:57
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hillis91 wrote:
doddy13 wrote:
hillis91 wrote:
doddy13 wrote:
HansiBoyo wrote:
Flecha is out of the Vuelta due to virus.
Sky down on 6 riders.
or not.
Or yes?
now he has.
Yeah, that's what i ment. He had a visit to the hospital before the stage, and he tried to ride today but arg..
Well, in the end I was right anyway  |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 03-09-2010 16:27
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well, the finish line is interesting.
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 03-09-2010 16:36
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poor breakaway..all teams work nicely together |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 03-09-2010 16:39
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Thor is already ready for sprint..6km. to go. Little to early? |
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