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Euskaltel - restoring basque honor
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| snoep_de_hond |
Posted on 01-07-2008 14:40
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Mads_0 wrote:
I just don't know guys. I fear it might get boring without a change of goals and addition of riders. I could peak Sammy for the Ardennes and the Vuelta. But that's just solving some of the issues as we'll still be riding with more or less the same squad doing the same stuff, just with a shuffle in the riders. The only thing we've got to make real progress with is Igor Anton.
I've only played PCM '07, but I expect that like in PCM '07 you'll get different goals next year.
And as I mentioned before, in October you'll get new money from the sponsor and a new transfer budget (At least that is the case in PCM '07). You can also sell some of your riders (that depends on other teams wanting to buy them) and my advise is to look out for one or two young talented riders (somewhere between 20 and 24).
If you're really afraid riding with the same squad will get boring pick a new team, because either way around you'll be riding with at least 80% of the same riders. |
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| Mads_0 |
Posted on 01-07-2008 14:51
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That's not the problem. I don't mind the squad being almost identical. What i'm looking for is variation. To be able to take on other goals etc. So we wont be doing the same races with the same captains year after year. I've full faith that next years budget will be better. And could just wait it out. I was asking peoples opinions.
Stats is out of the question after running it by you guys.
Signing non spanish riders is also out of the question.
We will only sign spaniards, basque or not.
Now the only question remains, do you guys want to see a high profile riders on the team(increase budget for one signing)
Or do you want it to run as it is(no budget increase, probably no new signings)
Of course, i will recruit 2 or 3 youngsters in any scenario. |
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| BB95 |
Posted on 01-07-2008 14:55
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can we get a Update today or not  |
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| jacknic |
Posted on 01-07-2008 14:59
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Mads_0 wrote:
That's not the problem. I don't mind the squad being almost identical. What i'm looking for is variation. To be able to take on other goals etc. So we wont be doing the same races with the same captains year after year. I've full faith that next years budget will be better. And could just wait it out. I was asking peoples opinions.
Stats is out of the question after running it by you guys.
Signing non spanish riders is also out of the question.
We will only sign spaniards, basque or not.
Now the only question remains, do you guys want to see a high profile riders on the team(increase budget for one signing)
Or do you want it to run as it is(no budget increase, probably no new signings)
Of course, i will recruit 2 or 3 youngsters in any scenario.
Honestly I would prefer to see you race with the same profiles. Maybe there will be an improvement to see inthe next season. Anton might "explode", who knows.
Are there any reasonably good young spanish riders availible? And which high profile ones are out of contract? |
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| snoep_de_hond |
Posted on 01-07-2008 15:06
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Well I expect you'll get new goals next season.
And with talented youngster I mean riders like Lars Boom, Roman Kreuziger or your own Igor Anton. Riders with potential, who are already close to the top.
And I don't mind a non Spanish riders as long as in a few years (If you even get there) about 80% of the team is still Basque (or Spanish as it might be difficult to check). |
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| Mads_0 |
Posted on 01-07-2008 15:16
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Doesn't matter if they're OOC. I wouldn't be able to afford the wages. We can sign the 3 young talents for the 11K but that's it. Unless someone makes a bid on one of our riders. |
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Posted on 01-07-2008 15:18
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You'll get a new wages budget to at the end of the season. |
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| Lefsa |
Posted on 01-07-2008 15:27
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Why don't try to change team??? In the latest months managers from the other teams always get fired, i think you should give it a shot. B)
But if you decides to keep on with Euskatel, sign non spanish riders to. Who cares wich country or region the come from. That dosen't matter! It's not like you rides bad with an italien rider and then drives much better with an spanish?!?!  As long as it is a good rider that fits inn to your squad(attributes) you should try to sign him even if his not from the baskeland! |
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| Mads_0 |
Posted on 01-07-2008 15:48
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Hehe, well, let's see if i get fired first! I did miss 2 goals, but brought a lot of other stuff they didn't expect that they're thrilled about. (i think i can scroll 2 screens down with +++++ results in the goals screen  )
Anyways, report coming up |
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| Mads_0 |
Posted on 01-07-2008 16:02
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Tour de France - Stage 19
A bit of an off day before the ITT tomorrow. We'll try for the sprint if we have any options at that point but other than that, it's just looking at the scenery for us today.
With 88km to go the breakaway initially had 9 riders in it but they've attacked eachother all day, and are still going at it. So they probably wont make it home.
40km to go and the sprinterteams are really going, the breakaway is being reeled in one rider at a time as they've been too busy tiring themselves out trying to break away alone.
26km to go and up ahead are the last of the breakaway. Ivanov held out in front the longest, but alone it was always going to be tough.
7,9km to go and it's all square. Sanchez sits on the wheel of Steegmans, Bennati and Haussler on the right, Elmiger on the left. Zabel hasn't had luck finding a suitable wheel and is a bit back in the middle of the pack.
2600m. Steegmans Launches, Boonen breaks out almost instantly, as does Elmiger on the left. Haussler is coming fast on the right with Hushovd behind him!
1600m, Advantage Elmiger and Boonen, but they're really going fast on the right, Zabel is coming forward from the back.
400m, Hushovd looks like he's the fastest! Zabel has come up on the side of Sanchez
200m and Hushovd will take this! He edges out Haussler for the win, Elmiger takes 3rd spot. Impressive by Hushovd, he launched from way back!
Stage
1 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole 3h39'57
2 Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner s.t.
3 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
4 Robbie McEwen Silence - Lotto s.t.
5 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
6 Tom Boonen Quick·Step s.t.
7 Erik Zabel Team Milram s.t.
8 Jimmy Casper Agritubel s.t.
9 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
10 Leonardo Duque Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
11 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
12 Paolo Bettini Quick·Step s.t.
13 Mark Cavendish Team Columbia s.t.
14 Patrice Halgand Crédit Agricole s.t.
15 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto s.t.
16 Baden Cooke Barloworld s.t.
17 Vladimir Efimkin AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
18 José JoaquÃn Rojas Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
19 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
20 Gert Steegmans Quick·Step s.t.
21 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld s.t.
22 Daniele Bennati Liquigas s.t.
23 William Bonnet Crédit Agricole s.t.
24 Kim Kirchen Team Columbia s.t.
25 Kevyn Ista Agritubel s.t.
26 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom s.t.
27 Fabian Wegmann Gerolsteiner s.t.
28 Filippo Pozzato Liquigas s.t.
29 Leonardo Bertagnolli Liquigas s.t.
30 Sven Krauss Gerolsteiner s.t.
GC
1 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 81h14'32
2 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team + 3'16
3 Denis Menchov Rabobank + 3'20
4 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 3'47
5 Kim Kirchen Team Columbia + 9'16
6 Andy Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 9'33
7 Andreas Klöden Astana Cycling Team + 11'34
8 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 11'39
9 Christophe Moreau Agritubel + 13'10
10 Juanma Gárate Quick·Step + 14'16
11 Fränk Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 14'38
12 Tadej Valjavec AG2R La Mondiale + 15'00
13 Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 15'08
14 Thomas Dekker Rabobank + 17'03
15 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 18'15
16 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 18'47
17 Jens Voigt Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 19'06
18 Sébastien Joly Française des Jeux + 19'53
19 José Angel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval - Scott + 21'00
20 David Moncoutié Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 21'01
21 Michael Rogers Team Columbia + 22'13
22 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom + 22'44
23 Vladimir Gusev Astana Cycling Team + 23'30
24 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas + 24'09
25 Chris Horner Astana Cycling Team + 24'56
26 David López Caisse d'Epargne + 24'59
27 Johann Tschopp Bouygues Télécom + 25'34
28 Jurgen Van den Broeck Silence - Lotto + 26'06
29 Gustav Larsson Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 26'11
30 Janez Brajkovic Astana Cycling Team + 27'01
Points
1 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 17 273
2 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole 35 208
3 Erik Zabel Team Milram 19 199
4 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 11 186
5 Kim Kirchen Team Columbia 2 186
6 Daniele Bennati Liquigas 4 172
7 Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner 30 167
8 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech 15 167
9 Tom Boonen Quick·Step 20 160
10 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team 0 151
Mountain
1 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 0 187
2 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team 0 158
3 Denis Menchov Rabobank 0 151
4 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 0 126
5 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 0 122
6 Christophe Moreau Agritubel 0 116
7 Kim Kirchen Team Columbia 0 105
8 Mauricio Soler Barloworld 0 104
9 Andy Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank 0 94
10 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 0 80 |
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| p3druh |
Posted on 01-07-2008 16:42
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Well, the green is yours...
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 01-07-2008 16:48
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Great by the oxe from the north.. Yeah! 
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| SotD |
Posted on 01-07-2008 16:50
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The new Jalabert He can win anything except the Yellow  |
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| Mads_0 |
Posted on 01-07-2008 16:59
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Tour de France - Stage 20
The 50km ITT is here. This would be the day of great drama had we not lost so much time to the favorites, or had such a commanding lead. For us however, it wont make a big difference. We're safely sat at 4th place and that's not likely to change. However, Menchov and Leipheimer are seperated by just 4 seconds in the GC with Leipheimer currently in the lead. Leipheimer is the better TTer on paper, but is Menchov in better shape?
Here's one man who might have something to say about this stage. The ITT maestro, Fabian Cancellara.
Contador has had a strange tour. Nowhere to be seen in the first half, but then rose to grab a stagewin and showed his power a few times on the climbs. He will probably be the leader for the Vuelta.. which is a scary thought.
This man will undoubtedly challenge for top honors one day in the tour. This year, he has done so much work for Menchov together with Gesink. Has played a crucial role in Menchovs current GC position.
Same goes for this man. Has worked his butt off for his captain. Could possibly do something today.
And allthough Klöden is out of the GC competition, he could also do a stagewin here.
Sanchez is out! But his first time is disappointing. There's no danger to our position in the GC, but we had still hoped for more. Behind him are Menchov, Leipheimer and Evans. Menchov is closing VERY fast.
With 20km to go, coming up on the 2nd check Menchov has almost caught Sanchez! I tell Sanchez on the radio to ride harder. We will not be overtaken!
2nd check, Sanchez is keeping Menchov at bay now and has moved up to 31th in the provisional table.
And here is Evans as he crosses the 2nd check. None of the podium riders have set top3 times.
With 4km to go Menchov is gunning it! He is almost at the side of Sanchez! Sanchez rides with everything he's got!
1200m, Menchov has caught Sanchez but he is slowing down. He must've overextended himself! Sanchez starts to pull away a little.
Sanchez reaches the line 3'24 after Popovych and for now, holds the 21th spot.
We managed to keep Menchov behind us and didn't have to suffer the indignity of seeing our competitor pass us.
And here is Levi Leipheimer in his polkadot jersey. He manages to ride into 5th today, beating Menchov by 49 seconds today. He will retain his 2nd overall.
Cadel Evans, he takes 4th spot today, 33 seconds after Popovych. Unless he crashes tomorrow, he should be our 2008 Tour de France winner.
Stage
1 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto 1h10'18
2 Thomas Dekker Rabobank + 11
3 Andreas Klöden Astana Cycling Team + 15
4 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 33
5 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team + 39
6 Stef Clement Bouygues Télécom + 1'14
7 Denis Menchov Rabobank + 1'28
8 Jens Voigt Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 1'34
9 Michael Rogers Team Columbia + 1'37
10 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 1'40
11 Fabian Cancellara Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 1'53
12 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 1'54
13 Luis León Sánchez Caisse d'Epargne + 2'14
14 George Hincapie Team Columbia + 2'45
15 Andy Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 2'50
16 Markus Fothen Gerolsteiner + 2'53
17 Christophe Moreau Agritubel + 2'58
18 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld + 3'06
19 Gustav Larsson Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 3'11
20 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 3'12
21 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas + 3'16
22 Vladimir Gusev Astana Cycling Team s.t.
23 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole + 3'22
24 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 3'24
25 Joost Posthuma Rabobank + 3'30
26 Bradley McGee Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
27 Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia + 3'38
28 Christian Vandevelde Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 s.t.
29 Ryder Hesjedal Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 s.t.
30 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 3'54
GC
1 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 82h25'23
2 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team + 3'22
3 Denis Menchov Rabobank + 4'15
4 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 6'38
5 Andreas Klöden Astana Cycling Team + 11'16
6 Andy Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 11'50
7 Kim Kirchen Team Columbia + 12'43
8 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 12'46
9 Christophe Moreau Agritubel + 15'35
10 Thomas Dekker Rabobank + 16'41
11 Juanma Gárate Quick·Step + 17'39
12 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 17'42
13 Fränk Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 18'29
14 Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 19'14
15 Tadej Valjavec AG2R La Mondiale + 19'42
16 Jens Voigt Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 20'07
17 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 21'26
18 Michael Rogers Team Columbia + 23'17
19 Sébastien Joly Française des Jeux + 23'24
20 José Angel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval - Scott + 25'09
21 Vladimir Gusev Astana Cycling Team + 26'13
22 David Moncoutié Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 26'18
23 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas + 26'52
24 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom + 27'58
25 Gustav Larsson Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 28'49
26 Chris Horner Astana Cycling Team + 28'59
27 Jurgen Van den Broeck Silence - Lotto + 29'48
28 Janez Brajkovic Astana Cycling Team + 30'35
29 Johann Tschopp Bouygues Télécom + 30'52
30 David López Caisse d'Epargne + 30'56
Points
1 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 0 273
2 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole 0 208
3 Erik Zabel Team Milram 0 199
4 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 8 194
5 Kim Kirchen Team Columbia 0 186
6 Daniele Bennati Liquigas 0 172
7 Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner 0 167
8 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech 0 167
9 Tom Boonen Quick·Step 0 160
10 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team 6 157 |
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| Karl_rab |
Posted on 01-07-2008 17:24
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Ohwell great TDF, try and bring cadel down on the next stage  maybe you can cause a mass crash (put your sprinters on agressive sprint and keep clicking to follow him :lol
Dont change team, your story is great as euskaltel
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| The Special One |
Posted on 01-07-2008 17:24
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attack like crazy in the next stage and get on the podium
Great story btw.
Edited by The Special One on 01-07-2008 17:25
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 01-07-2008 17:43
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what happened to contador on gc?
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| mowinckel91 |
Posted on 01-07-2008 17:45
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Lets hope its going to rain |
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Posted on 01-07-2008 17:52
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kloden moved to 5th spot nice |
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| Mads_0 |
Posted on 01-07-2008 18:01
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Tour de France - Stage 21
The final stage of the tour. It'll most likely be a parade with a small breakaway, and in the end the peleton will catch them and sprint for victory. I'll leave all the talking till the end of the stage.
Oroz went in the break for us today. Came up short to start with and worked a lot to get up the the rest. But now we're here. The pace is steady and it's mostly fooling around in front of the camera.
63km to go and Paris is in sight for the peleton. The riders breathe their last few breaths of french country air for this year and get ready for the race.
Oroz is on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées! Here he is rounding the corner at the Arc de triomphe. But there's no sight of the peleton yet?
And i think it dawns on both breakaway and peleton at once what's happened.. We come almost all the way back to the start before the peleton enters the circuit! Everyone's been so caught up in cameras and having a ncie time that noone has apparently felt the need to control the pace. With 49km to go the breakaways holds 10 minutes advantage on the peleton!
31km to go and the peleton aren't even going to try to catch them. It's more or less easy riding on both ends and the stage will be settled between the breakaway riders.
11,3km to go and Berges and Canada try to break away from their fellow escapees. There's confusion for a minute as noone wants to work. But then they agree and set a high pace, and Oroz feels it instantly.
4,9km and Oroz is hanging on by his nails. He's in the back of the train but the two out front might make this!
The peleton up the pace and apparently Galdos and Galparsoro got tangled in eachother cause they both manage to crash in the middle of the peleton!
And they've sparked something! Riders go down all over. And here is number 6 in the GC, young Andy Schleck! This is a nightmare for him, the pace is high now and he probably wont make it back to the pack! Will he lose his GC position?!
2900m to go and the breakaway riders up the pace to catch the frontrunners. Unfortunately Oroz, our man out there today just didn't have it in him to hang on and has to watch his fellow escapees race for victory.
The 2 out front are caught as Duyn looks very strong! He blazes ahead!
1000m to go and it looks like Duyn!
Huub Duyn of Garmin - Chipotle takes the win on the Champs-Élysées! This win will make the entire tour worthwhile for the small team.
In the peleton Tom Boonen outsprints Erik Zabel for the honor and not much else.
But poor Andy Schleck, he must be absolutely heartbroken. He's going to tumble a few slots down the GC on the last stage.
Stage
1 Huub Duyn Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 2h59'05
2 Sandy Casar Française des Jeux s.t.
3 Patrick Calcagni Barloworld s.t.
4 David Cañada Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
5 Yuri Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
6 Emilien-Benoît Bergès Agritubel s.t.
7 Jimmy Engoulvent Crédit Agricole + 36
8 Juan José Oroz Euskaltel - Euskadi + 57
9 Tom Boonen Quick·Step + 5'36
10 Erik Zabel Team Milram s.t.
11 Leonardo Duque Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
12 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
13 Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner s.t.
14 Robbie McEwen Silence - Lotto s.t.
15 Luciano Pagliarini Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
16 Baden Cooke Barloworld s.t.
17 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
18 Daniele Bennati Liquigas s.t.
19 José JoaquÃn Rojas Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
20 William Bonnet Crédit Agricole s.t.
21 Fabian Wegmann Gerolsteiner s.t.
22 Jimmy Casper Agritubel s.t.
23 René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
24 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld s.t.
25 Yann Huguet Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
26 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
27 Jeremy Hunt Crédit Agricole s.t.
28 Vladimir Efimkin AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
29 Greg Van Avermaet Silence - Lotto s.t.
30 Peter Velits Team Milram s.t.
Final GC
1 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 85h30'04
2 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team + 3'22
3 Denis Menchov Rabobank + 4'15
4 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 6'38
5 Andreas Klöden Astana Cycling Team + 11'16
6 Kim Kirchen Team Columbia + 12'43
7 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 12'46
8 Andy Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 15'04
9 Christophe Moreau Agritubel + 15'35
10 Thomas Dekker Rabobank + 16'41
11 Juanma Gárate Quick·Step + 17'39
12 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 17'42
13 Fränk Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 18'29
14 Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 19'14
15 Tadej Valjavec AG2R La Mondiale + 19'42
16 Jens Voigt Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 20'07
17 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 21'26
18 Michael Rogers Team Columbia + 23'17
19 Sébastien Joly Française des Jeux + 23'24
20 José Angel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval - Scott + 25'09
21 Vladimir Gusev Astana Cycling Team + 26'13
22 David Moncoutié Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 26'18
23 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas + 26'52
24 Chris Horner Astana Cycling Team + 28'59
25 Jurgen Van den Broeck Silence - Lotto + 29'48
26 Janez Brajkovic Astana Cycling Team + 30'35
27 David López Caisse d'Epargne + 30'56
28 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom + 31'12
29 Gustav Larsson Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 32'03
30 David Cañada Saunier Duval - Scott + 33'33
Final Points
1 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 0 273
2 Erik Zabel Team Milram 16 215
3 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole 0 208
4 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 0 194
5 Kim Kirchen Team Columbia 0 186
6 Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner 13 180
7 Daniele Bennati Liquigas 8 180
8 Tom Boonen Quick·Step 17 177
9 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech 9 176
10 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team 0 157
Final Mountains
1 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 0 187
2 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team 0 158
3 Denis Menchov Rabobank 0 151
4 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 0 126
5 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 0 122
6 Christophe Moreau Agritubel 0 116
7 Kim Kirchen Team Columbia 0 105
8 Mauricio Soler Barloworld 0 104
9 Andy Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank 0 94
10 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 0 80
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That's the tour of 2008. And we're very happy about it! We started of in a bad way with losing time in a crash and then the ITT. A top 5 position looked very hard at one point. But i think Samuel has surprised everyone. With 3 stagewins, 2 times 2nd place, the green jersey and 4th overall, i don't think we can be anything else than absolutely thrilled. There were 3 riders who were just better overall. There's not much to say about that other than congratulations, and that Evans was truly the right winner. We'll see if Sammy comes back next year, if he does, we'll be aiming for top3 for sure. |
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