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Roberto Velásquez: The Story of A Legend |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-11-2012 10:33
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ste_18: Thanks 
sutty68: Sorry, don't really know what a Belter is?  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-11-2012 10:33
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Vuelta à España - Preview
Roberto had a difficult challenge ahead of him. With the Giro in his legs and the WC still to come, he had to face up against extremely strong riders for the win in Spain. This would be no easy task.
Starters
We won't bore you with an endless list of participants, but we'll contain ourselves to the main rivals of Roberto:
Andy Schleck (Radioshack): Potentially the strongest climber in the peloton, next to Roberto. He would put up some fierce competition!
Robert Gesink & Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): Gesink, a strong climber and a Dutch talent, would be a big threat, especially with Rodriguez besides him.
Cobo & Van Garderen (Astana): On the same team, those two pseudo-favorites could form a strong opposition together. Definitely worth mentioning.
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): Another strong Spanish rider, in the twilight of his career.
Thibaut Pinot (FDJ): Last year's number two, Pinot had come back a year older and much stronger. He'd be looking for his first GT win.
TTT (Stage 1)
| 1 | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 18'09 | | | 2 | Katusha Team | + 3 | | | 3 | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 4 | Sky Pro Cycling | + 12 | | | 5 | Caja Rural | + 22 | | | 6 | Movistar Team | + 24 | | | 7 | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 28 | | | 8 | FDJ-BigMat | + 31 | | | 9 | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 10 | Team Saxo Bank | + 38 | | | 11 | Lotto Belisol | + 43 | | | 12 | BMC Racing Team | + 51 | | | 13 | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. | | | 14 | Mipfre - Euskadi | + 59 | | | 15 | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 1'07 | | | 16 | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 1'09 | | | 17 | Colombia Coldeportes | + 1'16 | IanButler | | 18 | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | + 1'21 | | | 19 | Team NetApp | + 1'25 | | | 20 | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 1'34 | | | 21 | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 1'39 | | | 22 | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 1'46 | |
Roberto would have his hands full defending his title.
Edited by Ian Butler on 01-11-2012 10:59
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| ste_18 |
Posted on 01-11-2012 10:42
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What a TTT for Radioshack, Katusha and Astana. This Vuelta will be very exciting... |
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| francopell |
Posted on 01-11-2012 10:54
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Schleck... Vuelta? |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-11-2012 11:04
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ste_18: They raced an excellent TTT, but Roberto's strong enough to come back 
francopell: Both Schlecks |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-11-2012 11:04
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Vuelta à España - First Victory
In stage 3, Roberto made his first:
Now it was obvious, no one was a match for Roberto Velásquez in the Vuelta.
The rest is history... |
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| francopell |
Posted on 01-11-2012 11:06
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So he's going to get to his 3rd Vuelta incredibly easily? |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-11-2012 11:48
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Already got it in the bag, coming up |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-11-2012 11:50
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Ian Butler wrote:
ste_18: Thanks
sutty68: Sorry, don't really know what a Belter is?
Belter is another term for Great |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-11-2012 11:53
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Ah, thanks for that |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-11-2012 11:54
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Vuelta à España - Pure Glory
Roberto Velásquez wrote history by joining Tony Rominger and Roberto Heras, with the record of 3 Vuelta wins. More than that, he won 3 consecutive Vuelta's.
Winning a total of 6 stages (stages 3,6,15,16,17,20) Roberto squashed the opposition, winning all possible classifications, even the team classification. Only Andy Schleck hung on, finishing on a respectable 2 minutes. Knowing Roberto as we do, 2 minutes behind him in 21 stages is a great performance.
The results:
GC
| 1 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | 81h46'02 | IanButler | | 2 | Andy Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 2'12 | | | 3 | Igor Anton | Mipfre - Euskadi | + 6'26 | | | 4 | Tejay Van Garderen | Astana Pro Team | + 10'19 | | | 5 | Janez Brajkovic | Team Saxo Bank | + 11'54 | | | 6 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ-BigMat | + 12'22 | | | 7 | Tiago Machado | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 12'53 | | | 8 | Sergio Luis Henao | Sky Pro Cycling | + 13'55 | | | 9 | Wout Poels | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 14'26 | | | 10 | Mikel Nieve | Colombia Coldeportes | + 15'35 | IanButler |
Points
| 1 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | 221 | IanButler | | 2 | Matthew Goss | Orica-GreenEDGE | 169 | | | 3 | Heinrich Haussler | Team NetApp | 157 | | | 4 | Andy Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 146 | | | 5 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | 133 | |
KoM
| 1 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | 150 | IanButler | | 2 | Andy Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 107 | | | 3 | Igor Anton | Mipfre - Euskadi | 98 | |
Youth
| 1 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | 81h46'02 (1) | IanButler | | 2 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ-BigMat | + 12'22 (2) | |
Team
| 1 | Colombia Coldeportes | 245h10'40 (1) | IanButler |
Roberto was heading towards the World Championship with already 69 race days in his legs, but with 100% motivation.
Edited by Ian Butler on 01-11-2012 11:55
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| francopell |
Posted on 01-11-2012 11:56
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Quick-simmed the rest I guess?
Nice record breaking win  |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-11-2012 11:56
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A Total clean sweep by Roberto and Colombia, Brilliant |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 01-11-2012 12:02
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sutty68 wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
sutty68: Sorry, don't really know what a Belter is?
Belter is another term for Great
It's a very 'northern' word Ian
Great performance in the Vuelta!
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.: My Awards :.
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 01-11-2012 12:11
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Great! All jerseys in the pocket . Shame it wasn´t closer. And you could build up some suspens but still great result! |
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| Daggen |
Posted on 01-11-2012 12:32
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Now he's the real Cannibal! If someone would ask about Eddie Merckx people would say.
Who the hell is Eddie Merckx?!
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 01-11-2012 12:36
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DAT DOMINATION
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| ste_18 |
Posted on 01-11-2012 12:47
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"Where are the other? Ah 10 minutes behind me"
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| Wild Dog |
Posted on 01-11-2012 13:06
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Roberto is still no where near to Eddy Merckx.
He's great though, and he wil no doubt get even greater!
Vincenzo Nibali - Rui Costa - Nairo Quintana - Alberto Contador - Peter Sagan
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The Last of the Real
- Story about Dries Deckers - racing against Merckx, de Vlaeminck etc. |
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| Daggen |
Posted on 01-11-2012 13:16
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He will be better than Eddie Merckx |
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