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The Columbia sprint train
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| Wiggo |
Posted on 08-01-2009 18:42
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 08-01-2009 18:45
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Le Tour De France Stage 5
The breakaway that fight almost for nothing today just the intermediate sprints
Some hills in the last half of the race and Ciolek and Cavendish are out for the sprint
Again a strange train with Gerdemann and Kirchen. Eisel could get his second win today
A mistake by the Columbia riders there! Gerdemann lost Hincapie's wheel. And Cancellara could beat them
But Kirchen solves it.
Now Kirchen takes the lead
And I'm not sure if Eisel really wants to be faster than him today
 Kirchen wins and Eisel completes the double with a really nice performance by Hincapie. It seems that the last hill came in a very good moment for Kichen, the real sprinters loosing some energy there.
Stage
1. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia 5h25'04
2. Bernhard Eisel Team Columbia s.t.
3. Fabian Cancellara Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
4. George Hincapie Team Columbia s.t.
5. Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner s.t.
6. Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
7. Óscar Freire Rabobank s.t.
8. Erik Zabel Team Milram s.t.
9. Danilo Napolitano Lampre s.t.
10. Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole s.t.
Overall
1. Fabian Cancellara Team CSC - Saxo Bank 19h14'38
2. Michael Rogers Team Columbia + 1'09
3. Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team + 1'13
4. George Hincapie Team Columbia + 1'18
5. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 1'27
6. Denis Menchov Rabobank + 1'29
7. Leif Hoste Silence - Lotto + 1'30
8. Manuel Quinziato Liquigas + 1'32
9. Vladimir Gusev Astana Cycling Team + 1'36
10. Joost Posthuma Rabobank s.t.
Points
1. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia 89
2. Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner 86
3. Bernhard Eisel Team Columbia 74
Mountain
1. Marlon Pérez Caisse d'Epargne 15
2. Nico Sijmens Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner 12
3. Christian Murro Lampre 11
Young: Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia
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| Halvor |
Posted on 08-01-2009 18:48
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hahah looks too easy!! NICE  |
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| G_Larsson |
Posted on 08-01-2009 18:51
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Great win with Kirchen! 
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 08-01-2009 18:54
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Ok so you want to teach you, Halvor Get your best 2 flat riders, 2 best sprinters in that race. The flat riders will be first in the train then the sprinters. With something like 8km to go move your first man's ass after one of the riders that lead the pack (not the other trains the ones that relay). Put the rest of the train after him while he is going to the front of the race. Stay there until 4 or 5 kilometres and then use with the first man the 'dot'. If gets tired put him on maintain postion and go with the next rider using the 'dot'. With 3 km the sprint starts, start it with your first man then after a few metres sprint with one of your sprinters and then then winer could be one of your sprinters.
Edited by alexkr00 on 08-01-2009 18:55
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| Halvor |
Posted on 08-01-2009 19:03
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Thanks
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 08-01-2009 19:30
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The first rider that signs with Columbia for 2009 is Taylor Phinney, an talanted american time-trialist.
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| Wiggo |
Posted on 08-01-2009 19:31
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MINI-PHINNEY! |
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| Halvor |
Posted on 08-01-2009 19:39
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Me thinks he will be a good time-trialler
Nice signing |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 08-01-2009 20:19
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Le Tour De France Stage 6
Lovkvist takes some others KOM points
And now the real breakaway
Kloden and Contador were seen today working in the front of the pack, and not on the last climb which probably means that Leipheimer is the leader for Astana.
Rogers attacked early on Super-Besse and with 5km to go he is in front
Kirchen makes his move in the pack
Cunego caught Rogers and even left him behind
Gerdemann attacks too
1km to go and Cunego leads the race
Rogers was caught by the favourites group
Cunego takes the win
 Rogers is third and he will be in yellow tomorrow
 Kirchen and Gerdemann were in the first group too. No Evans, Contador, Kloden, Gesink, Dekker, Cancellara, A.Schleck, F.Schleck, Piepoli or Pereiro Sio there
Stage
1. Damiano Cunego Lampre 4h41'45
2. Denis Menchov Rabobank s.t.
3. Michael Rogers Team Columbia s.t.
4. Carlos Sastre Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
5. Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team s.t.
6. Maxime Monfort Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
7. Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
8. Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
9. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia s.t.
10. Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia s.t.
Overall
1. Michael Rogers Team Columbia 23h57'24
2. Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team + 12
3. Denis Menchov Rabobank + 16
4. Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia + 41
5. Fabian Cancellara Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 43
6. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia + 1'18
7. Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1'20
8. Damiano Cunego Lampre + 1'51
9. George Hincapie Team Columbia + 2'01
10. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 2'10
Points
1. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia 96
2. Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner 86
3. Óscar Freire Rabobank 76
Mountain
1. Nick Nuyens Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 21
2. Nico Sijmens Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner 20
3. Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole 20
Young: Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia
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| Halvor |
Posted on 08-01-2009 20:32
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Yeah, yellow to Rogers Looking forward to the real mountain stages |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 08-01-2009 22:10
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Le Tour De France Stage 7
Lovkvist is in the breakaway
 He is second and first in the top of the 2 climbs that we had today
Gerdemann goes after Menchov and Sastre. No other Columbia rider attacked today
Menchov and Gerdemann are in front with a small advantage for Gerdemann
After them a group with 4 riders. Monfort, Devolder, Sastre and Moreau
Cunego is almost tried something but the pack is close
Cause Astana is working hard in front
Gerdemann takes the stage
But Menchov is second and Rogers looses the yellow jersey
Stage
1. Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia 3h53'26
2. Denis Menchov Rabobank s.t.
3. Stijn Devolder Quick·Step s.t.
4. Christophe Moreau Agritubel s.t.
5. Maxime Monfort Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
6. Carlos Sastre Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
7. Damiano Cunego Lampre + 56
8. Tomas Vaitkus Astana Cycling Team + 1'10
9. Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team s.t.
10. Janez Brajkovic Astana Cycling Team s.t.
Overall
1. Denis Menchov Rabobank 27h50'54
2. Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia + 17
3. Michael Rogers Team Columbia + 1'06
4. Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team + 1'18
5. Fabian Cancellara Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 1'49
6. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia + 2'24
7. Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2'26
8. Damiano Cunego Lampre + 2'43
9. George Hincapie Team Columbia + 3'07
10. Stijn Devolder Quick·Step + 3'11
Points
1. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia 107
2. Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner 88
3. Óscar Freire Rabobank 76
Mountain
1. Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia 42
2. Nick Nuyens Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 21
3. Nico Sijmens Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner 20
Young: Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia
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| chrica04 |
Posted on 08-01-2009 23:40
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Mini-Phinney!! AWESOME |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 08-01-2009 23:52
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why didn't you try to defend the jersey?
also, are you going for the overall with Kirchen or Gerdemann?
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| Halvor |
Posted on 09-01-2009 05:48
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He don't have to use their energy up on these stages, he'll wait to the mountain stages  Astana also did a very fast pace in the peloton. |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 09-01-2009 05:55
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well those attacks were made with 15 km or something like that. No Astana rider there and I thought that they will catch the attackers but that didn't happend. Then no othe attacks were made so I didn't wanted to attacks alone and loose energy. Kirchen will be the leader. |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 09-01-2009 09:05
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An another talanted young will ride for Columbia next year. It's Jos Van Emden.
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 09-01-2009 09:18
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OK fair enough, but I find that with Kirchen it's easiest to make up time on the hilly stages, try and steal a couple of minutes, although if Astana didn't go I can understand why you wouldn't either
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| G_Larsson |
Posted on 09-01-2009 13:53
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Nice results in France and I think you can take back the yellow jersey soon !
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| Biathlon |
Posted on 09-01-2009 14:06
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Nice wins but i dont think you should sprint with Kirchen or Gerdeman on the flat stages it get to unreal that Kirchen wins a total flat stage!! :S
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