2012 Vuelta. The Return of the King.

[Magnus]

Is this even allowed for by the UCI?
Isn't there rules for this kind of thing? That each stage must count towards a GC that is compulsory for the race organizer?

 

[SafeBet]

Is this even allowed for by the UCI?
Isn't there rules for this kind of thing? That each stage must count towards a GC that is compulsory for the race organizer?

Thought the same.

 

[movingtarget]

Saxobank aren't very good at team time trials.

Contador will be hoping for no TTT in next year's Tour as well. Sky V Saxo ? An unfair contest unless it is a really short TTT.

 

[Forunculo]

I think Vuelta wants to say the time gaps will be small so irrelevant at the end of Vuelta.

Do you know Sky and Geox were the worst team in the TTT last year?

20 stages after:

1 Cobo (Geox)
2 Froome (Sky)
3 Wiggo (Sky)

 

[movingtarget]

I think Vuelta wants to say the time gaps will be small so irrelevant at the end of Vuelta.

Do you know Sky and Geox were the worst team in the TTT last year?

20 stages after:

1 Cobo (Geox)
2 Froome (Sky)
3 Wiggo (Sky)

If I remember rightly, Sky lost a rider very early and something else went wrong. Sky last year is not Sky this year.

 

[the asian]

Can't his TTT be scrapped altogether? Why are they having a 16Km long parade?

 

[glassmoon]

1 question is missing:
How many months will pass till he'll get banned again?

 

[Fidolix]

1 question is missing:
How many months will pass till he'll get banned again?

It´s amazing you fu..ards can´t stay in the clinic with all your bs!!!

 

[LaFlorecita]

http://www.wielerrevue.nl/nc/nieuws...en/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Time gaps will count.

A shame. Now there might be crashes, and of course Samu and Anton will lose a lot of time.

 

[LaFlorecita]

It´s amazing you fu..ards can´t stay in the clinic with all your bs!!!

+1

Extremely annoying.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

http://www.wielerrevue.nl/nc/nieuws...en/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Time gaps will count.

A shame. Now there might be crashes, and of course Samu and Anton will lose a lot of time.

To the bolded, that is sad maybe on the dangerous part they should put up this sign

 

[LaFlorecita]

Lol

 

[Kwibus]

Contador will be hoping for no TTT in next year's Tour as well. Sky V Saxo ? An unfair contest unless it is a really short TTT.

The more I will look forward to the mountain stages

 

[Kwibus]

Just looked at the profiles of all Vuelta stages.

wow!

1. Contador
2. Someone @ 10 minutes.
etc.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Just looked at the profiles of all Vuelta stages.

wow!

1. Contador
2. Someone @ 10 minutes.
etc.

I know I know it is nice right

 

[LaFlorecita]

Contador will be hoping for no TTT in next year's Tour as well. Sky V Saxo ? An unfair contest unless it is a really short TTT.

You ignore the fact that Saxo might sign some guys that happen to be very good at time trialing.

 

[Kwibus]

I know I know it is nice right

Tbh I hope it will be closer as that would make it more interesting, but unless Contador really suffered from 6 months of no racing I can't see anyone challenging the King.
He has been training hard though as far as I know so he will probably be fine.

I really hope Andy is able to show up with his normal TdF form, allthough he's been crap all year.
Let's hope that Anton, Sanchez(?), Gesink, Froome(?) will show up in good condition as well.

 

[auscyclefan94]

God, even I am looking forward to Alberto coming back. What has cycling come to?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Btw Saxo isn't even that bad, they're just not as good as Sky. Over 16 km they will lose 25-30 seconds, in the mountains Alberto can win minutes.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Yeah, the TTT around Nice is ~20km. NO real deficit unless something goes badly wrong.

 

[Forunculo]

God, even I am looking forward to Alberto coming back. What has cycling come to?

A Sky train. We need avengers

 

[marioni]

Just looked at the profiles of all Vuelta stages.

Million times better than the Tour, right?

Can't wait, I need Vuelta for my cycling fix since Tour, as expected, failed to deliver.

Let's hope that Anton, Sanchez(?), Gesink, Froome(?) will show up in good condition as well.

Lets hope so! Though I think we can scratch Gesink off that list, I don't have any expectations out of him. Contador, Schleck, Froome and Sanchez in the mountains... oh baby!

 

[Old School]

Btw Saxo isn't even that bad, they're just not as good as Sky. Over 16 km they will lose 25-30 seconds, in the mountains Alberto can win minutes.

That deficit will be even less if Fabian Cancellara moves back to Saxo...because it looks like RadioShack is falling apart...if the Bobbsie twins leave....Kloden retires...Canc will be gone too.

 

[Publicus]

Just looked at the profiles of all Vuelta stages.

wow!

1. Contador
2. Someone @ 10 minutes.
etc.

It's like the anti-Tour de France.

 

[Publicus]

God, even I am looking forward to Alberto coming back. What has cycling come to?

His absence made you understand his impact on the quality of stage racing. That saying "absence makes the heart grow fonder" comes to mind.