2010 Vuelta a Castilla y Leon

[theswordsman]

Good race. And thanks Swordsman for the link. How do you find those things?!

Could it be that Contador wasn't much interested in closing down Anton because he figures on easily taking back more than 13 sec in the ITT?

You're welcome. I haven't had a TV in over three years, so I've had tons of experience tracking down online feeds. Fromsport.com has a lot of sports, and I happened to check back just as someone listed that feed. For sports more go-tos are channelsurfing.net and atdhe.net. Cheers

 

[Publicus]

Good race. And thanks Swordsman for the link. How do you find those things?!

Could it be that Contador wasn't much interested in closing down Anton because he figures on easily taking back more than 13 sec in the ITT?

Maybe. He also didn't know the climb. That being said, from what I could gather from the comments here and text feeds, Anton was the stronger guy today and we shouldn't rush to dismiss/diminish his accomplishment.

Tactically winning this stage wasn't required for AC to win the overall. He had to get time on the likes of Menchov and Machado, which he accomplished.

He wins the overall tomorrow barring injury.

 

[theyoungest]

Ok, do you think he will blast the ITT tomorrow or are we looking at a top-10 performance?

When there's nothing to gain from it, usually he doesn't bother, so I wouldn't expect too much. That's just Menchov: his mental state makes all the difference.

 

[nvpacchi]

Maybe. He also didn't know the climb. That being said, from what I could gather from the comments here and text feeds, Anton was the stronger guy today and we shouldn't rush to dismiss/diminish his accomplishment.

Tactically winning this stage wasn't required for AC to win the overall. He had to get time on the likes of Menchov and Machado, which he accomplished.

He wins the overall tomorrow barring injury.

How long is the TT stage tomorrow? If it is short enough with some hills maybe Anton is motivated enough to defend the leaders jersey?!?

 

[Publicus]

How long is the TT stage tomorrow? If it is short enough with some hills maybe Anton is motivated enough to defend the leaders jersey?!?

15KM with hills. He can be as motivated as he wants, he's not beating AC in a TT unless AC pulls a Rassmussen.

 

[theswordsman]

How long is the TT stage tomorrow? If it is short enough with some hills maybe Anton is motivated enough to defend the leaders jersey?!?

15 kilometers with three bumps, but the profiles for this race don't show much

 

[Escarabajo]

As I said yesterday, without a single response: watch out for Anton!!

I'll give you a cookie:

 

[theswordsman]

I'll give you a cookie:

You got any more of those?

 

[theswordsman]

Absolutely no mention of Igor Anton save for 1 brief post. He's on good form right now. He'll make some noise tomorrow.

Good job

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

No. He'll be lucky to keep a podium on GC.


Soler looks on course for the Giro

soler is not going to ride the giro., he will do the tour and vuelta. this is his 3rd race back after a horrible accident in december in colombia where he was hit by a car. el lancero is definitely back and I don't think anyone can hold his wheel this summer up the mountains

 

[franciep10]

Darn sounds like an exciting stage completely missed it I'm in California for the week, does anybody have a video highlight or something

 

[theswordsman]

Darn sounds like an exciting stage completely missed it I'm in California for the week, does anybody have a video highlight or something

These people should have a short one up a bit later. Possibly two.
http://www.youtube.com/user/worldcyclingchannel2

steephill.tv has links for televised highlight shows, if you can win the feed lottery and get it to work at the right time.

 

[issoisso]

soler is not going to ride the giro., he will do the tour and vuelta. this is his 3rd race back after a horrible accident in december in colombia where he was hit by a car. el lancero is definitely back and I don't think anyone can hold his wheel this summer up the mountains

Really? Thanks for the tip.

At the start of the season (before the accident), Caisse announced he, Urán and Bruseghin would lead the Giro team.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Really? Thanks for the tip.

At the start of the season (before the accident), Caisse announced he, Urán and Bruseghin would lead the Giro team.

I don't recall that and Caisse put out their pre-Giro selection longtime ago and Soler was not in that either.

Soler himself said in an interview in January that he was not doing the Giro because he doesn't like the race. He wanted to do the Vuelta for the first time in his career and of course the Tour that he loves. Uran will be the man caisse will play out in the Giro. There was an interview with him a week ago on revista mundo and he said he wants to do top ten there. Uran is much better suited for Giro as he's a great steerer unlike Soler.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Uran is much better suited for Giro as he's a great steerer unlike Soler.

Oh come on! I've never seen anybody ride with as fluid a style as Juan Mauricio Soler!

 

[Escarabajo]

You got any more of those?

I'll put more in the oven for whoever gets the top three for the stage tomorrow.

 

[Mellow Velo]

So Soler doesn't like the Giro? I find that amazing, since he has ridden so much in Italy.
On the other hand, he prefers the cobbles and mayhem of the Tour.
I predict another DNF, as he'll be on the deck, quicker than a one armed heavyweight.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Oh come on! I've never seen anybody ride with as fluid a style as Juan Mauricio Soler!

fluid has nothing to do with great steering. Soler can't steer in a peloton, while uran is a very strong downhiller and technical rider. he will always move himself well through the peloton while with soler you need a whole team around him.

 

[Escarabajo]

Oh come on! I've never seen anybody ride with as fluid a style as Juan Mauricio Soler!

With only 1 car in the town where he lives that was the one that hit him.

He needs better bike handling.

 

[issoisso]

I don't recall that and Caisse put out their pre-Giro selection longtime ago and Soler was not in that either.

Soler himself said in an interview in January that he was not doing the Giro because he doesn't like the race. He wanted to do the Vuelta for the first time in his career and of course the Tour that he loves. Uran will be the man caisse will play out in the Giro. There was an interview with him a week ago on revista mundo and he said he wants to do top ten there. Uran is much better suited for Giro as he's a great steerer unlike Soler.

I think we all agree on all that. Except the first part. Caisse did announce it back at the start of the season.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

So Soler doesn't like the Giro? I find that amazing, since he has ridden so much in Italy.
On the other hand, he prefers the cobbles and mayhem of the Tour.
I predict another DNF, as he'll be on the deck, quicker than a one armed heavyweight.

He rode so much in Italy because his European teams were always Italian teams but he doesn't like the nature of very nervous technical racing you have there and especially in Giro.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

With only 1 car in the town where he lives that was the one that hit him.

He needs better bike handling.

Soler is incredibly talented but doesn't know his own talent at all. he's very shy person he isn't much of a darer although he rides with his heart that's why he will always attack even when he's blown up. Being good in peloton you need to be sure of yourself and your quality's when you're not then you're not going to do well. Same with guys like Menchov.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

fluid has nothing to do with great steering. Soler can't steer in a peloton, while uran is a very strong downhiller and technical rider. he will always move himself well through the peloton while with soler you need a whole team around him.

I was joking. I love Soler to pieces, but the guy just looks awkward as all hell. His riding style is all over the place, his descents are woeful, his bike handling makes Menchov look like Savoldelli, and he looks uncomfortable in the péloton and a good candidate to crash/get caught behind any split. But he's a hell of a rider, perhaps he'd benefit from the Moncoutié style - only two positions, arrière du péloton or tête de la course.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I was joking. I love Soler to pieces, but the guy just looks awkward as all hell. His riding style is all over the place, his descents are woeful, his bike handling makes Menchov look like Savoldelli, and he looks uncomfortable in the péloton and a good candidate to crash/get caught behind any split. But he's a hell of a rider, perhaps he'd benefit from the Moncoutié style - only two positions, arrière du péloton or tête de la course.

his decents are a mixed bag. I remember his descent in milano torino 2007 where he nearly dropped di luca in the downhil. when he knows a downhil he's great in them. but when he doesn;t know a downhil he sucks at them.

 

[Publicus]

AC's first quotes from the Velonews article:

“I knew it would be a complicated finale with three other riders. I was thinking at one point of attacking on my own, but there was a lot of wind,” Contador said. “In the end, I preferred to ride a little more conservative and think about tomorrow.”

Read more: http://velonews.competitor.com/2010...vuelta-a-castilla-y-leon_111846#ixzz0lHSgC6Ps