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GP Torres Vedras Discussion
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| untal |
Posted on 14-12-2009 16:12
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The CT division heads into Portugal to a race which will be the first of the season for this South-European country. Hills, hills and a few sprints is what we can expect here.
That's right, hills! And two flat stages, for those who want to perform in the flat. The middle stage seems to be hardest, as the finish is in Montejunto, a hill with the looks of a mountain.
Moving on to the riders who will attend this race:
Nespresso
1. M.Kessler
2. H.Aguilar
3. P.Fédrigo
4. T.Korkotyan
5. S.Lay
6. D.Loosli
7. L.Pagliarini
Sony Ericsson
11. S.Anza
12. A.Bazajev
13. C.D'Amore
14. K.Fouquet
15. P.Grillo
16. M.Mori
17. D.Muravjev
Wiggle
21. L.Bertagnolli
22. D.Caruso
23. T.Costagli
24. T.Diggle
25. C.Grippo
26. S.Ponzi
27. P.Scarponi
Energie - Diesel
31. A.Vicioso
32. I.Astarloa
33. A.Colom Mas
34. J.Perez Cuapio
35. B.Pires
36. J.Rodrigues Silva
37. M.Soler
NOS
41. F.Rabon
42. A.Hansen
43. A.Hutchinson
44. C.Janssens
45. A.Markov
46. M.Medina
47. I.Nozal
Vespa-Caffrey's
51. A.Proni
52. L.Ascani
53. G.Bosisio
54. A.Cappelle
55. T.Cassidy
56. O.Gatto
57. M.Gavazzi
Acqua & Sapone
61. Y.Bru Pascal
62. D.Cioni
63. D.Corwin
64. A.Flickinger
65. H.Godfrey
66. R.Sambris
67. M.Sohrabi
AON Global
71. E.Vorganov
72. C.Abdallah
73. H.Dupont
74. M.Khalmuratov
75. L.Leipheimer
76. E.Mardones
77. K.Szczawinski
Benfica
81. D.Moreno
82. J.Benitez
83. R.Costa
84. F.Marquez
85. M.Nazaret
86. N.Ribeiro
87. H.VÃtor
Molteni
91. F.Willems
92. R.Bongiorno
93. D.Boucher
94. L.Euser
95. J.Hunt
96. S.Ivanov
97. F.Mourey
EON Ruhrgas
101. R.Marzoli
102. A.Charteau
103. A.DÃaz Corrales
104. I.Keisse
105. J.Muñoz Giraldo
106. E.Orozco
107. B.Shpilevski
Ultra Adventure
111. W.Tang
112. K.Aoyanagi
113. B.Khalilikhosroshani
114. J.Sano
115. K.Sawada
116. Y.Shimada
117. M.Striska
Ultimate
121. S.Mancuso
122. R.Broers
123. K.Peeters
124. G.Rajala
125. A.Sebright
126. K.Vassdål
127. F.Woortman
The three portuguese teams in CT will try to perform in their soil. Nespresso seems to be the one with better chances, as their leader, Kessler, is rated as the number 1 favourite. This means little, though, as a cycling race is always unpredictable. Energie-Diesel has Vicioso as their leader. Vicioso is an all-around rider and his sprint power may be useful. He's sided by excellent climbers which may be a plus for his chances. Talking about climbers, Benfica brings an army of them. Moreno seems to be the leader, but his reasonable hilly abilities may not be enough for a podium place. He will have the help of Marquez (winner of the opening race of the season), Nazaret, Ribeiro, VÃtor, Benitez and Costa (the best hilly rider of the squad). These teams will have to prove their value in Portugal, but they aren't the only here.
The strongest oppenents of Kessler and Vicioso may be Anza and Bertagnolli. The first has a strong team behind him, but they also want to perform in the sprints, which may hurt Anza's chances. The latter has the team focused for him and the Stage 3 may be the one which favours him the most. Rabon, Proni, Bru Pascal and Vorganov are also worth mentioning, as they are very capable in hills.
In the sprint section, big names are here. Bazajev, D'Amore and Grillo are from the same team and these three guys are very capable. Gatto and Gavazzi are, as well, teammates and Bongiorno is the only of the big sprint guns that can claim the team leadership in this section.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 14-12-2009 16:25
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No major hopes, maybe a top 10.
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 14-12-2009 16:33
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I hope Anza can ride well with the help of Mori. Will be interesting to see if having three good sprinters turn out good or very very bad. 
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 14-12-2009 18:01
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wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
No major hopes, maybe a top 10.
I think I'm going for the same here too. Having my 3rd team leader here pretty much sums it up.
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| untal |
Posted on 14-12-2009 18:11
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rjc_43 wrote:
wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
No major hopes, maybe a top 10.
I think I'm going for the same here too. Having my 3rd team leader here pretty much sums it up.
It doesn't matter how much of a leader Bertagnolli is in your team, but the quality of him compared to the one of the other riders in here. And damn, I would ask for something more than a top 10. |
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 14-12-2009 18:25
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It's a Portuguese race. The sponsors care little for results here. The riders are just topping up the tan 
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| untal |
Posted on 14-12-2009 18:27
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Especially when it's July. |
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 14-12-2009 19:35
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well my non-major hopes have been fulfilled. Great job Vorganov!
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 14-12-2009 21:01
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Didn't bring any sprinter to give more spots to puncheurs/climbers in the squad. That 3rd stage has got to give me something
btw nice to see some fierce lusitanian rivalry
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| untal |
Posted on 14-12-2009 21:03
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Gustavovskiy wrote:
Didn't bring any sprinter to give more spots to puncheurs/climbers in the squad. That 3rd stage has got to give me something
btw nice to see some fierce lusitanian rivalry
I don't consider a bad manager like you a rival. 
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 14-12-2009 21:07
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untal wrote:
Gustavovskiy wrote:
Didn't bring any sprinter to give more spots to puncheurs/climbers in the squad. That 3rd stage has got to give me something
btw nice to see some fierce lusitanian rivalry
I don't consider a bad manager like you a rival.
Since Energie are currently ahead of Nespresso, does that mean youve given up on beating him?
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| untal |
Posted on 14-12-2009 21:10
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SportingNonsense wrote:
untal wrote:
Gustavovskiy wrote:
Didn't bring any sprinter to give more spots to puncheurs/climbers in the squad. That 3rd stage has got to give me something
btw nice to see some fierce lusitanian rivalry
I don't consider a bad manager like you a rival.
Since Energie are currently ahead of Nespresso, does that mean youve given up on beating him?
Damn you SN, he wouldn't have a better answer |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 14-12-2009 21:50
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untal wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
untal wrote:
Gustavovskiy wrote:
Didn't bring any sprinter to give more spots to puncheurs/climbers in the squad. That 3rd stage has got to give me something
btw nice to see some fierce lusitanian rivalry
I don't consider a bad manager like you a rival.
Since Energie are currently ahead of Nespresso, does that mean youve given up on beating him?
Damn you SN, he wouldn't have a better answer
Wouldn't put it any better myself SN
But don't worry untal next year you'll have a lot of time to win races in CT cuz Energie - Diesel will be jammin' in PT
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 15-12-2009 17:26
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Good result that from Gavazzi. First win of the season for him.
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 15-12-2009 21:09
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I have just one thing to say:
Meh..
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 16-12-2009 08:12
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That may be the first time in 3 seasons that Soler has ever achieved anything in the management game!
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 16-12-2009 12:00
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A little better by Anza this time. Now I put all my hopes to an attacking frenzy in the last stage.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 16-12-2009 16:50
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SportingNonsense wrote:
That may be the first time in 3 seasons that Soler has ever achieved anything in the management game!
and what a time to do it
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 16-12-2009 18:16
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brilliant. still in yellow and if he stays in it that would be crazy. and 2nd from abdallah is a good sprint
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 17-12-2009 20:55
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Excellent result there from Gatto.
Now I just need Bosisio to somehow slip away in the final hilly stage. |
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