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| t-baum |
Posted on 22-05-2008 16:34
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Dan_Grr wrote:
I fucking hate Bennati. One of the most sneaky sonaofabitches of the peloton. You just need to look at ONE of his replays to see he always tries to close or put a shoulder to screw the other guy and always gets away with it, every time.
2 words for ya: He's Italian
Edited by t-baum on 22-05-2008 16:34
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"We all know that wasn't the real footage of the Worlds anyway. That was just the staged footage to perpetuate the coverup that it was actually Vinokourov that won the race." |
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 22-05-2008 16:42
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It was a very 'close' one today  |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 22-05-2008 18:00
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Bennati surprised me today. Bennati for keeping up his speed for so long. he was in the wind for 250m and only blew up completely in the final 50. that's mighty impressive.
Cavendish is confirming he's improving as expected. with luck he might be a top sprinter one day. nothing we didn't already know, but it's still nice to confirm progress.
McEwen was as usual. I've been saying it since last season and you're probably sick of hearing me say it, but I won't shut up: he's done.
Dan_Grr wrote:
I fucking hate Bennati. One of the most sneaky sonaofabitches of the peloton. You just need to look at ONE of his replays to see he always tries to close or put a shoulder to screw the other guy and always gets away with it, every time.
he did nothing of the sort today |
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| trump |
Posted on 22-05-2008 18:45
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12th stage photofinish
In this photo finish image released by Giro d'Italia race officials, Italy's Daniele Bennati, bottom, outsprints Mark Cavendish, of Britain, to win the 12th stage of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, from Forli to Carpi, Italy, Thursday, May 22, 2008.
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| SotD |
Posted on 22-05-2008 18:52
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Visconti still doint fine. I wouldn't be surprised seeing him finish within the top 10 GC. I don't think theres too many riders capable of doing MUCH better than him in the mountains, and well only the top 40 really has a shot at going past him, and of those 40 I suppose 25+ are helpers. |
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| Manofdestiny |
Posted on 22-05-2008 20:01
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SotD wrote:
Visconti still doint fine. I wouldn't be surprised seeing him finish within the top 10 GC. I don't think theres too many riders capable of doing MUCH better than him in the mountains, and well only the top 40 really has a shot at going past him, and of those 40 I suppose 25+ are helpers.
Yes , I think Visconti can easily stay in the top 15  |
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| Stijn_vranken |
Posted on 22-05-2008 20:42
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Manofdestiny wrote:
SotD wrote:
Visconti still doint fine. I wouldn't be surprised seeing him finish within the top 10 GC. I don't think theres too many riders capable of doing MUCH better than him in the mountains, and well only the top 40 really has a shot at going past him, and of those 40 I suppose 25+ are helpers.
Yes , I think Visconti can easily stay in the top 15
donnu he isn't that good of a climber.
small climbs yes then he can follow. but look at yesterday. he had to get the leaders go and lost at the top 2 min on the leaders.
and with the dolomites saterday adn sunday + ITT of the blockhaus ( an extreme climb ) i fear the max would be a top 20 if he's lucky
Edited by Stijn_vranken on 22-05-2008 20:43
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| Stijn_vranken |
Posted on 22-05-2008 20:44
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trump wrote:
12th stage photofinish
In this photo finish image released by Giro d'Italia race officials, Italy's Daniele Bennati, bottom, outsprints Mark Cavendish, of Britain, to win the 12th stage of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, from Forli to Carpi, Italy, Thursday, May 22, 2008.
i think the italians turned their camera a bit so that Bennati won. off course thats my opinionB)
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Posted on 22-05-2008 20:45
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i'm off to watch the giro tommorow i can't wait, going to aim to be on the final climb for the 2 big mountain stages and anywhere on the Mountain TT, hopefully on a steep bit  only downside is its going to be raining all weekend just like last year 
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 22-05-2008 20:53
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issoisso wrote:
McEwen was as usual. I've been saying it since last season and you're probably sick of hearing me say it, but I won't shut up: he's done.
NOOOOooooooooo............
*runs away and hides his head in a bucket of sand until McEwen looses 10 years of age*
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| niconico |
Posted on 22-05-2008 20:54
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issoisso wrote:
Bennati surprised me today. Bennati for keeping up his speed for so long. he was in the wind for 250m and only blew up completely in the final 50. that's mighty impressive.
Cavendish is confirming he's improving as expected. with luck he might be a top sprinter one day. nothing we didn't already know, but it's still nice to confirm progress.
McEwen was as usual. I've been saying it since last season and you're probably sick of hearing me say it, but I won't shut up: he's done.
Dan_Grr wrote:
I fucking hate Bennati. One of the most sneaky sonaofabitches of the peloton. You just need to look at ONE of his replays to see he always tries to close or put a shoulder to screw the other guy and always gets away with it, every time.
he did nothing of the sort today
I agree, his last great performance was in the 2006 Tour de France, since that he has been some way off his peak. It's a bit sad that the Worlds in Australia is not until 2010, because there's no way he will win in 2010 and McEwen is one out of 2 riders I would most like to see win the World Championships (the other is Zabel).
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| SotD |
Posted on 22-05-2008 21:10
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Stijn_vranken wrote:
Manofdestiny wrote:
SotD wrote:
Visconti still doint fine. I wouldn't be surprised seeing him finish within the top 10 GC. I don't think theres too many riders capable of doing MUCH better than him in the mountains, and well only the top 40 really has a shot at going past him, and of those 40 I suppose 25+ are helpers.
Yes , I think Visconti can easily stay in the top 15
donnu he isn't that good of a climber.
small climbs yes then he can follow. but look at yesterday. he had to get the leaders go and lost at the top 2 min on the leaders.
and with the dolomites saterday adn sunday + ITT of the blockhaus ( an extreme climb ) i fear the max would be a top 20 if he's lucky
Well he will definately lose spaces, but since he is the captain of Quick Step now, he should be getting quite some help...
Bosisio behind him shouldn't be too difficult to keep behind...
Imo these will move past Visconti:
Contador
Klöden
Nibali
Savoldelli
Ricco
Di Luca
Menchov
Simoni
Leipheimer
I kinda think he can keep the rest behind... Maybe some of those above will also retire, crash or have a bad day, so he could get above those. Savoldelli for instance could finish in 15th if he is only helping Di Luca... Same goes for Klöden...
But if it all goes into rider qualities, then he will get 18th or so in the end, but I really think he can do wonders if given the right help. |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 22-05-2008 21:16
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SotD wrote:
Well he will definately lose spaces, but since he is the captain of Quick Step now, he should be getting quite some help...
uhm....Gárate 
Gárate may not be GC leader, but he'll get a lot of help for stage wins and the mountains jersey.
SotD wrote:
Imo these will move past Visconti:
Contador
Klöden
Nibali
Savoldelli
Ricco
Di Luca
Menchov
Simoni
Leipheimer
I kinda think he can keep the rest behind... Maybe some of those above will also retire, crash or have a bad day, so he could get above those. Savoldelli for instance could finish in 15th if he is only helping Di Luca... Same goes for Klöden...
But if it all goes into rider qualities, then he will get 18th or so in the end, but I really think he can do wonders if given the right help.
I'm thinking more will pass him. a bucketload more. Pellizotti, Petrov, Valjavec, maybe Pfannberger, etc. I could name quite a few more. I really don't think he can cope. I wouldn't be surprised at all to see Contador in rosa already on saturday afternoon.
Edited by issoisso on 22-05-2008 21:17
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 22-05-2008 22:39
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also Bruseghin..and easy |
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| stuartmcstuart |
Posted on 23-05-2008 01:18
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It seems someone else other than Cavendish thinks hes a top sprinter
This is from the BBC website:
Bennati said: "I thought I'd lost it but the judges told me I won it by just three centimetres. I've lost sprints like that in the past but this time I won it.
"I knew I had to be first into the last corner if I wanted to win. It meant I had to do a long sprint but it was the best tactic.
"If I'd been behind Cavendish I would have lost because he's the fastest in the world in the last 50 metres of a sprint."
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 23-05-2008 07:11
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stuartmcstuart wrote:
It seems someone else other than Cavendish thinks hes a top sprinter
This is from the BBC website:
Bennati said: "I thought I'd lost it but the judges told me I won it by just three centimetres. I've lost sprints like that in the past but this time I won it.
"I knew I had to be first into the last corner if I wanted to win. It meant I had to do a long sprint but it was the best tactic.
"If I'd been behind Cavendish I would have lost because he's the fastest in the world in the last 50 metres of a sprint."
Cavendish also agrees that hes the fastest in the world over the last 200m, he just has to be close enough at the end to have a chance of overtaking |
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| Stijn_vranken |
Posted on 23-05-2008 08:45
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Go Cav
today a Cav victory?
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| mrlol |
Posted on 23-05-2008 08:49
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I think so. hopefully high road learned from their mistakes, and will now come with their train only in the final km. it they bring cavendish in first position to the final 200m it'll be easy for him. |
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| Stijn_vranken |
Posted on 23-05-2008 09:04
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and about visconti we'll see after thes tage tomorrow. if ge doesn't lose to much time, he might have a top 15 place. but i found it very doubtfull as he ended last year as 53rd
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 23-05-2008 10:50
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trump wrote:
12th stage photofinish
In this photo finish image released by Giro d'Italia race officials, Italy's Daniele Bennati, bottom, outsprints Mark Cavendish, of Britain, to win the 12th stage of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, from Forli to Carpi, Italy, Thursday, May 22, 2008.
Wow, very close. Second time this tour that is has been so close. |
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