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Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Discussion
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| untal |
Posted on 31-05-2010 18:51
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A small prologue starts this Spanish race. Several TT'ers are here just to try their luck in 5km. After that, two hilly stages which will select the candidates for the GC which should be decided right in the end of the 4th stage, after a gruelling climb in the end of the stage. The sprinters also have chances to shine, as the three last stages are flat.
Startlist:
Spoiler Colombia
1. A.Valverde
2. J.Castañeda
3. A.Klöden
4. D.Montoya
5. E.Orozco
6. W.RodrÃguez Parra
7. M.Rubiano Chavez
8. C.Sarmiento
Energie
11. D.Pozzovivo
12. A.Colom Mas
13. F.Echarri
14. P.Nicácio
15. J.Rojas Gil
16. J.Tendero
17. E.Teruel
18. G.Veloso
Vesuvio
21. R.Úran
22. M.Barth
23. J.Cabreira
24. M.Ford
25. M.Kittel
26. P.Merino Criado
27. J.Rienda Segura
28. N.Schinker
Wolfskin
31. R.Plaza
32. D.Cornu
33. H.Dekkers
34. M.Kreder
35. F.Mancebo
36. K.Sys
37. W.Van Huffel
Festina
41. C.Castaño
42. S.Bewley
43. K.Goddaert
44. P.Gretsch
45. R.Maksimov
46. S.Morabito
47. R.Navardauskas
48. F.Nolf
Lafarge
51. D.Menchov
52. M.Docker
53. P.Korzh
54. S.Pardilla
55. H.Rangel
56. F.Taillefour
57. J.Tenorio
58. C.Vande Velde
Nespresso
61. M.Keizer
62. H.Aguilar
63. H.Broco
64. J.Fiedler
65. S.Lay
66. I.Lo Cicero
Lipton
71. D.Arroyo
72. O.Avelino
73. J.Baugnies
74. A.Mironov
75. A.Petrie-Armstrong
76. V.Ratiy
77. M.Rowe
Sony
81. W.Pedraza
82. J.Danacik
83. L.Fernández Oliveira
84. K.Fouquet
85. R.Granjel Cabrera
86. M.Mortensen
87. V.Renäng
Warner Bros.
91. S.Kolesnikov
92. K.De Ketele
93. M.Facci
94. A.Giraldo
95. Y.Talabardon
96. R.Van Houts
Starbucks
101. R.Kiserlovski
102. M.Crane
103. V.Dyadichkin
104. K.Fajt
105. O.Freire
106. R.Jaramillo
107. P.Sibila Romero
108. J.Tschopp
Auber 93
111. L.Boom
112. A.Bonser
113. W.Ford
114. D.Gaudin
115. D.Jiriakov
116. S.Langeveld
117. D.Mehr-Wenige
118. P.Rolland
Red Bull
121. K.Siutsou
122. F.Beppu
123. J.Ji
124. L.Laverde Jimenez
125. C.Manarelli
126. F.Montaña
127. V.Orozco
128. E.Parra Bustamante
Pearl
131. B.Samoilev
132. J.Bakelants
133. S.Joseph
134. T.Leezer
135. P.Panayotov
136. M.Richeze
137. D.Vitoria
Team B&O
141. M.Hacecký
142. C.Jørgensen
143. T.Riber-Sellebjerg
144. J.Sagan
145. K.Sobota
146. C.Sørensen
147. K.Vanoverschelde
148. T.Vinter
La Gazzetta
151. D.De la Fuente
152. J.Agudelo
153. M.Mugerli
154. R.RodrÃguez Segarra
155. S.Szmyd
156. K.Vandewalle
157. W.Vasquez
158. R.Wielinga
Philips
161. J.Pecharroman
162. L.Bak
163. E.MartÃnez de Esteban
164. N.Scheunemann
165. A.Serebriakov
166. M.Tjallingii
Carmeuse
171. J.Suaza
172. J.Adams
173. J.Debusschere
174. A.Fenn
175. K.Ista
176. M.Kneisky
177. C.Lhotellerie
178. W.Weylandt
Domina Vacanze
181. M.Eibegger
182. D.Calderón
183. B.Cooke
184. H.Duenas Nevado
185. K.Fernandez
186. D.Herrero Llorente
Wikipedia
191. C.Mai
192. R.Broers
193. K.Eeckhout
194. T.Farrar
195. A.Sebright
196. A.Timofeev
Despite the fact that this race clashes with two more, there's a good field in Catalunya. Valverde, who is arguably the best rider in the roads, is here and tops a list of favourites which also includes Pozzovivo, Úran, Plaza, Castano, Menchov, Arroyo and Pedraza. In the sprints, Granjel Cabrera may perform, but Avelino and Lo Cicero are fast and willing to take a few stages also. |
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 31-05-2010 19:05
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Looking forward to this one. Cafe de Colombia's first big test of the season - Top 3 required for the sponsors. |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 31-05-2010 20:02
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Hopefully Plaza will be luckier than Gesink or Posthuma and he will bring us our first top result of the season
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| p3druh |
Posted on 31-05-2010 21:44
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Why is Samoilev my team's leader? 
Bakelants could have had a chance of a decent result if he was the leader. Now I'll be lucky if actually attacks in one hilly stage and doesn't drop back to help the "leader".
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| Smowz |
Posted on 31-05-2010 21:46
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Thrilled to be here, we hope that Red Bull can match the performances of the Paris Nice and Tirrano Adriatico Wild Cards. Though we doubt it - they have awesome teams there.
Ozozco is our main breakaway hope, look forward to it! |
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| Crommy |
Posted on 31-05-2010 21:47
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p3druh wrote:
Why is Samoilev my team's leader?
Bakelants could have had a chance of a decent result if he was the leader. Now I'll be lucky if actually attacks in one hilly stage and doesn't drop back to help the "leader".
It's taken me every season up until now to realise the same thing with Bos. That's why Bos is racing rarely this year 
Edited by Crommy on 31-05-2010 21:47
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| p3druh |
Posted on 31-05-2010 21:50
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Crommy wrote:
p3druh wrote:
Why is Samoilev my team's leader?
Bakelants could have had a chance of a decent result if he was the leader. Now I'll be lucky if actually attacks in one hilly stage and doesn't drop back to help the "leader".
It's taken me every season up until now to realise the same thing with Bos. That's why Bos is racing rarely this year
Bos? Who's that? Never seen him around the finish line
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| Crommy |
Posted on 31-05-2010 21:51
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p3druh wrote:
Crommy wrote:
p3druh wrote:
Why is Samoilev my team's leader?
Bakelants could have had a chance of a decent result if he was the leader. Now I'll be lucky if actually attacks in one hilly stage and doesn't drop back to help the "leader".
It's taken me every season up until now to realise the same thing with Bos. That's why Bos is racing rarely this year
Bos? Who's that? Never seen him around the finish line
Half my team don't know who is. He's never there in the peloton
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 31-05-2010 23:05
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Some day everyone will realise that who the startlist puts first means absolutely nothing in terms of team leader.
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| untal |
Posted on 01-06-2010 18:17
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Keizer, you just made my race.  |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 01-06-2010 19:03
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Oooh, so so close. Had hoped to win that TT too, with the better TTists all elsewhere.
Oh well, I guess that should mean theres no chance the team working for him over Uran - as Ford will be moving right towards of the bottom of GC immediately.
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| niconico |
Posted on 01-06-2010 19:27
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Hoping for some nice sprinting from Vanoverschelde and some surprises in the mountains from Hacecky!
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| SotD |
Posted on 01-06-2010 20:07
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Well on paper I have another strong lineup here, but I did that aswell in Tirreno and Paris, so nothing expected here.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 02-06-2010 15:25
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Cornu bringing us the second podium of the season. Also good start by Plaza
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| Crommy |
Posted on 03-06-2010 12:42
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Also worth mentioning, Suaza, the main GC man for Carmeuse lost more than 2 minutes today.
Plus, not a single rider in the front group
Edited by Crommy on 03-06-2010 12:42
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| p3druh |
Posted on 03-06-2010 12:59
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Bakelants better damn well attack in the next stage or I'll send his ass to Carmeuse next year!
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 03-06-2010 13:21
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Damn, so close. Danacik second in all classification, not too shabby. Really like the offensive riding my team is delivering.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 03-06-2010 13:45
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Surely, SotD will now finally stop complaining  |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 03-06-2010 16:10
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A good hilly stage, in that not much happened. If Uran doesnt lose anything on the likes of Valverde on the hills, he stands a strong chance in the mountain stage and GC
Crommy wrote:
Also worth mentioning, Suaza, the main GC man for Carmeuse lost more than 2 minutes today.
Plus, not a single rider in the front group
All that TT training for him, but he will lose more in the hills
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| Crommy |
Posted on 03-06-2010 16:13
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He's only got 65 Hill. Why did I bring him here then?
First, of many, tactical blunders this season
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