2010 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya

[python]

Oh, never knew "Moreno" translates like this

even the machine translators are politically correct nowadays.

 

[python]

kloeden sets new best breaking 5 minutes - 4.59.

 

[Jamsque]

Vandevelde, Tony Martin and Karpets all a good 15 seconds off the pace of Kloden.

 

[Tyke1968]

Not bad time of 5.01 from Cav.

 

[python]

pereiro's 5:07 is the first sign of form from him. also sastre's 5:15 is respectable for a 5-minute effort.

 

[Jamsque]

Paul Voss of Milram has taken it. Paul who? Leipheimer second (clearly coming in to his ToC form), Kloden third.

 

[Four Winds]

Not bad time of 5.01 from Cav.

Probably 6th?

 

[Delicato]

Probably 6th?

7th. Behind Malacarne of Quick Step.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Paul Voss, probably better known in the cyclocross world where he had some good results, good world cup races as espoir, 2nd at european champs.

Perfect for prologues, cyclocross riders are good in those (Boom in PN, Voss here...)

 

[Four Winds]

From biciclismo:
1. 1. Paul Voss (Team Milram) 4:57 Paul Voss (Team Milram) 4:57
2. 2. Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) 4:58 Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) 4:58
3. 3. Andreas Kloden (Team RadioShack) 4:59 Andreas Kloeden (Team RadioShack) 4:59
4. 4. Dominik Nerz (Milram) 5:01 Dominik Nerz (Milram) 5:01
5. 5. Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma-Lotto) 5:01 Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma-Lotto) 5:01
6. 6. Davide Malacarne (Quick Step) 5:01 Davide Malacarne (Quick Step) 5:01
7. 7. Mark Cavendish (Team HTC-Columbia) 5:01 Mark Cavendish (Team HTC-Columbia) 5:01
8. 8. Craig Lewis (Team HTC-Columbia) 5:02 Craig Lewis (Team HTC-Columbia) 5:02
9. 9. Nicolas Roche (AG2R) 5:03 Nicolas Roche (AG2R) 5:03
10. 10. Kristjan Koren (Liquigas) 5:03 Kristjan Koren (Liquigas) 5:03

(...) (...)
Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d'Epargne) 5:03 Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse d'Epargne) 5:03
Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha) 5:03 Joaquim Rodriguez (Team Katusha) 5:03
Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) 5:03 Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) 5:03
Roman Kreuziger (Liquigs) 5:05 Roman Kreuziger (Liquigs) 5:05
Oscar Pereiro (Astana) 5:07 Oscar Pereiro (Astana) 5:07
Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 5:10 Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 5:10
Frank Schleck (Team Saxo Bank) 5:12 Frank Schleck (Team Saxo Bank) 5:12
Jens Voigt (Team Saxo Bank) 5:12 Jens Voigt (Team Saxo Bank) 5:12
Haimar Zubeldia (Team RadioShack) 5:12 Haimar Zubeldia (Team RadioShack) 5:12
Vladimir Karpets (Team Katusha) 5:13 Vladimir Karpets (Team Katusha) 5:13
Tony Martin (Team HTC-Columbia) 5:13 Tony Martin (Team HTC-Columbia) 5:13
Xavier Tondo (Cervélo) 5:13 Xavier Tondo (Cervélo) 5:13
Carlos Sastre (Cervélo) 5:15 Carlos Sastre (Cervélo) 5:15
Christian VandeVelde (Garmin-Transitions) 5:17 Christian Vandevelde (Garmin-Transitions) 5:17
David Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions) 5:18 David Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions) 5:18
J. J. Angel Gómez Marchante (Andalucía-CajaSur) 5:19 Angel Gomez Marchante (Andalucía-Cajasur) 5:19
Ivan Basso (Liquigas) 5:20 Ivan Basso (Liquigas) 5:20
Denis Menchov (Rabobank) 5:22 Denis Menchov (Rabobank) 5:22
Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo Galicia) 5:22 Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo Galicia) 5:22
Andy Schleck (Team Saxo Bank) 5:24 Andy Schleck (Team Saxo Bank) 5:24

 

[Four Winds]

Wow, what happened there. Wierd

 

[Jamsque]

I hope Roche can win a stage here, he came so close in Paris-Nice.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Radio Shack take a grip on that all important team classification.

 

[Angliru]

Uhm... Il Giro d'Italia, two stage wins and a GC podium not enough? The poor guy did four grand tours in a row, so I it's not strange he'd run out of energy and motivation.

My post should have been more specific but my reference was simply to recant Sastre's history prior to the Tour. I am well aware of his stellar performance at last year's Giro but prior to 2009, Sastre did compete in several races prior to the Tour but seldom did he really show he was interested in competing for a podium spot in any of them--that I can recall.

This was not meant to deride Sastre or to be seen as a criticism of him but simply a statement of how he used these races as prep for the Tour. It always seemed to work too, like clockwork where he is always seemingly getting stronger in the 3rd week or maybe is less tired than most of his competitors.

My bad for not being specific.

 

[Bike Boy]

Mark Cavendish finish better than lulu. what's up with that? I know it is a short TT but who would have predicted that.

 

[Bike Boy]

just took a look at the start list, didn't realise before now just how strong the field is.

Zabriskie placed 94. not impressive form, but as far as I can recall he was below par in Murcia as well.

 

[Frosty]

Mark Cavendish finish better than lulu. what's up with that? I know it is a short TT but who would have predicted that.

Cavendish wont the prologue of the tour of romandie back in 2008. That was 1.9km so he does well in the short prologues.

 

[Jamsque]

Cav's always gone well in super-short time trials, I presume thanks to his track background.

 

[Bala Verde]

It was breadfruit that cracked me up.

What happened to Davide Badmeat.

 

[issoisso]

Oh, never knew "Moreno" translates like this

Actually, Moreno just means "Tan" or "Tanned"

It was breadfruit that cracked me up.

It actually translates to "negotiator" or "dealer"
I honestly don't know what weird kind of translator he put the darn list through

What happened to Davide Badmeat.

Over here Rabobank means "B-U-T-T Bank", so I wouldn't laugh if I were you, Dutch individual person type guy

 

[theyoungest]

Over here Rabobank means "B-U-T-T Bank", so I wouldn't laugh if I were you, Dutch individual person type guy

Says the compatriot of everyone's favourite rider Fabio Cera.

 

[Bike Boy]

Oh, never knew "Moreno" translates like this

even the machine translators are politically correct nowadays.

Reading through the last couple of pages. Never knew translating could cause so much fun, LMAO

 

[Bike Boy]

Cavendish wont the prologue of the tour of romandie back in 2008. That was 1.9km so he does well in the short prologues.

Thanks for refreshing my memory. I was partly suprised due to his lack of form so fare this season. this result indicates that he's on track again.

 

[issoisso]

Says the compatriot of everyone's favourite rider Fabio Cera.

What?

 

[theyoungest]

What?

He's an actual rider, and he's Portuguese, look him up