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La Vuelta a Espana preview and discussion
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| Roman |
Posted on 21-02-2012 22:41
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| SotD |
Posted on 22-02-2012 10:59
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A very good stage for us. No crashes, not important riders left behind. All my TTers look alright, Serpa and Dees doesn't seem too badly injured, and Contador well place, all spiced up with a decent 4th from Holloway.
I can't ask for more.
Tought luck for Roman though... A deserved jersey gone away.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 22-02-2012 18:18
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Got the best out of these flat stages. Satisfied  |
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| Kami |
Posted on 23-02-2012 23:15
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Competition here is a lot tougher then in the Giro. Not specifically leader wise, but the amount of second leaders is pretty high. There goes my outside chance for a top 20 with Pardilla or Terciado  . They can get in breaks now though.
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 23-02-2012 23:25
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Madrazo's first mountain stage maxxed out, and I can't complain.
Need to pay more attention to Sella tomorrow though.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 23-02-2012 23:31
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Santander tear it up as predicted, and Intxausti never really seemed to do much but follow wheels. Good performance by Samwel though!
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 24-02-2012 06:18
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Nice Santander show, first of many i think. So it will be between Sella,Madrazo and Contador?
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 24-02-2012 06:45
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I'd say it's a duel. Sella and Madrazo looks to be a cut above the rest.
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| SotD |
Posted on 24-02-2012 07:59
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Good stage for us. Contador seems pretty strong, and has distanced a rider like Plaza a lot here. Also Serpa seems to be climbing well despite of the crash/setback. If he can position himself around 15th here I'll be very happy.
Dees climbing well, and Morabito seemed to cling on for quite some time aswell. Hopefully this means that our team will be placed in the front, going into the right place of any splits.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 24-02-2012 13:08
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This is not looking good for Plaza. Not good at all.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 24-02-2012 13:27
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Still hanging onto one jersey. Well, bring on the breakaway stages |
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 24-02-2012 14:31
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This is gonna be difficult. I want a stage win.
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| Roman |
Posted on 24-02-2012 14:37
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And here ends my dreams of red jersey. Still nice to see my team so active.
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 24-02-2012 17:34
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Good to see Abal on the attack so much - not good to see him fading in the final. Rogers too - I hope he tries the long range attack again in this race.
Santander should be worried - looks like Sella's Italian climbing legs are working in Espana! |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 25-02-2012 08:55
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Solid stage, but we really should have kept the pressure on Sella and dropped him completely.
Now have a few more flat stages to survive.
[url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 25-02-2012 10:12
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Nicely done by Intxausti. Also Madrazo showed once again who's the man to beat in this race.
I still think Sella will be the main threat though.
Oh, and awesome report!
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 25-02-2012 10:28
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Damn. We lost Van Winden. Plaza is having trouble finding his way into the top 10. This Vuelta could be a fiasco for us.
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 25-02-2012 11:25
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Pedraza is already almost 10 minutes behind! Talk about having no chance on a top 10.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 25-02-2012 12:08
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Bit of a shame the Sella group was able to come back, but ... Intxausti!!!! At long last he has won a mountain stage, great riding from him. Iglinski and Samwel providing good suppport too, and in the Top 20 GC.
Also, Kittel stays in the race by the skin of his teeth. Last man to avoid the time cut - hugely important for the TTT.
I dont thinks theres ever any doubt that Santander will win the teams classification, but its good to already have over 10 minutes advantage on 3rd placed Festina
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 25-02-2012 12:21
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That was p*ss poor from Abal. With the national bonus he potentially has a MO stat of 82. Losing 2'25 to Intxausti simply not good enough. |
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