2012 Vuelta. The Return of the King.

[Richeypen]

Don't know if it's posted yet.

Team Sky

APPOLLONIO Davide Italy
DOWSETT Alex United Kingdom
FROOME Christopher United Kingdom
NORDHAUG Lars Petter Norway
PUCCIO Salvatore Italy
ROWE Luke United Kingdom
STANNARD Ian United Kingdom
URAN Rigoberto Colombia
ZANDIO ECHAIDE Xabier Spain

Source? Not on their website.

 

[Mogwai_]

Source? Not on their website.

Cyclingfever.

 

[El Pistolero]

Don't know if it's posted yet.

Team Sky

APPOLLONIO Davide Italy
DOWSETT Alex United Kingdom
FROOME Christopher United Kingdom
NORDHAUG Lars Petter Norway
PUCCIO Salvatore Italy
ROWE Luke United Kingdom
STANNARD Ian United Kingdom
URAN Rigoberto Colombia
ZANDIO ECHAIDE Xabier Spain

At least 5 stage wins and GC win.

 

[Fidolix]

At least 5 stage wins and GC win.

loool sure!

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

I think we can now safely say that the true king returend a couple of years ago

 

[El Pistolero]

I think we can now safely say that the true king returend a couple of years ago

No he died in 2009.

 

[Mogwai_]

Sorry for the long post. But this is the startlist for the Vuelta. Took it of the Vuelta facebook site.

Listado de corredores preinscritos, titulares más reservas, para la Vuelta a España 2012

que comenzará el 18 de agosto en Pamplona con una contrarreloj por equipos.

AG2R LA MONDIALE (FRA)
1 - ROCHE Nicolas (IRL)
2 - BELLETTI Manuel (ITA)
3 - BOUET Maxime (FRA)
4 - GADRET John (FRA)
5 - GEORGES Sylvain (FRA)
6 - KADRI Blel (FRA)
7 - MONDORY Lloyd (FRA)
8 - NOCENTINI Rinaldo (ITA)
9 - RIBLON Christophe (FRA)
R1 - GASTAUER Ben (LUX)
R2 - CHEREL Mikael (FRA)
R3 - LEMARCHAND Romain (FRA)
R4 - PERGET Mathieu (FRA)

ANDALUCIA (ESP)
1 - PALOMARES VILLAPLANA Adrian (ESP)
2 - RAMIREZ ABEJA Javier (ESP)
3 - ROSENDO PRADO Jesus (ESP)
4 - CESAR VELOSO Gustavo (ESP)
5 - TORIBIO ALCOLEA Jose Vicente (ESP)
6 - LOBATO DEL VALLE Juan Jose (ESP)
7 - CABELLO BAENA Antonio (ESP)
8 - CHACON Javier (ESP)
9 - RUIZ PINTO Eloy (ESP)
R1 - LECHUGA RODRIGUEZ Pablo (ESP)
R2 - SIMON CASULLERAS Jordi (ESP)
R3 - CANO Jose Luis (ESP)
R4 - CARRASCO GARCIA Sergio (ESP)

ASTANA PRO TEAM (KAZ)
1 - KREUZIGER Roman (CZE)
2 - KESSIAKOFF Fredrik Carl Wilhelm (SWE)
3 - DYACHENKO Alexsandr (KAZ)
4 - BAZAYEV Assan (KAZ)
5 - GASPAROTTO Enrico (ITA)
6 - SEELDRAEYERS Kevin (BEL)
7 - SILIN Egor (RUS)
8 - TIRALONGO Paolo (ITA)
9 - ZEITS Andrey (KAZ)
R1 - RENEV Sergey (KAZ)
R2 - PETROV Evgeny (RUS)
R3 - IGLINSKIY Maxim (KAZ)
R4 - KASHECHKIN Andrey (KAZ)

BMC RACING TEAM (USA)
1 - BALLAN Alessandro (ITA)
2 - BOOKWALTER Brent (USA)
3 - CUMMINGS Stephen (GBR)
4 - EIJSSEN Yannick (BEL)
5 - GILBERT Philippe (BEL)
6 - LODEWYCK Klaas (BEL)
7 - MOINARD Amaël (FRA)
8 - MORABITO Steve (SUI)
9 - SANTAMBROGIO Mauro (ITA)
R1 - PINOTTI Marco (ITA)
R2 - HUSHOVD Thor (NOR)
R3 - WYSS Danilo (SUI)
R4 - BLYTHE Adam (GBR)

CAJA RURAL (ESP)
1 - CARDOSO Manuel Antonio Leal (POR)
2 - GALDOS ALONSO Aitor (ESP)
3 - ARAMENDIA LORENTE Javier Francisco (ESP)
4 - BROCO Hernani (POR)
5 - PIEDRA PEREZ Antonio (ESP)
6 - GARCIA Marcos (ESP)
7 - DE LA FUENTE RASILLA David (ESP)
8 - CARDOSO Andre Fernando S. Martins (POR)
9 - ANDONOV PETROV Danail (BUL)
R1 - FERRARI Fabricio (URU)
R2 - DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David (ESP)
R3 - MOYANO Enzo (ARG)
R4 - BRAVO OIARBIDE Garikoitz (ESP)

COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE (FRA)
1 - BAGOT Yohan (FRA)
2 - BARLE Florent (FRA)
3 - BUFFAZ Mickaël (FRA)
4 - DUQUE Leonardo Fabio (COL)
5 - GARCIA ECHEGUIBEL Egoitz (ESP)
6 - MATE MARDONES Luis Angel (ESP)
7 - MOLARD Rudy (FRA)
8 - MONCOUTIE David (FRA)
9 - SIJMENS Nico (BEL)
R1 - VALENTIN Tristan (FRA)
R2 - VOGONDY Nicolas (FRA)
R3 - LABBE Arnaud (FRA)
R4 - MONIER Damien (FRA)

EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI (ESP)
1 - ANTON HERNANDEZ Igor (ESP)
2 - CAZAUX Pierre (FRA)
3 - SICARD Romain (FRA)
4 - MINGUEZ AYALA Miguel (ESP)
5 - VELASCO MURILLO Ivan (ESP)
6 - TXURRUKA Amets (ESP)
7 - VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI Gorka (ESP)
8 - LANDA MEANA Mikel (ESP)
9 - OROZ UGALDE Juan Jose (ESP)
R1 - GARCIA AMBROA Ricardo (ESP)
R2 - ASTARLOZA CHAURREAU Mikel (ESP)
R3 - PEREZ LEZAUN Alan (ESP)
R4 - PEREZ MORENO Ruben (ESP)

FDJ-BIG MAT (FRA)
1 - JEANNESSON Arnold (FRA)
2 - BONNET William (FRA)
3 - BOUCHER David (FRA)
4 - BOUHANNI Nacer (FRA)
5 - COURTEILLE Arnaud (FRA)
6 - SOUPE Geoffrey (FRA)
7 - PAURIOL Rémi (FRA)
8 - ROLLIN Dominique (CAN)
9 - VAUGRENARD Benoît (FRA)
R1 - RASCH Gabriel (NOR)
R2 - FEDRIGO Pierrick (FRA)
R3 - GERARD Arnaud (FRA)
R4 - GESLIN Anthony (FRA)

GARMIN-SHARP (USA)
1 - DEKKER Thomas (NED)
2 - FERNANDEZ Koldo (ESP)
3 - FISCHER Murilo Antonio (BRA)
4 - LE MEVEL Christophe (FRA)
5 - PETERSON Thomas (USA)
6 - ROSSELER Sébastien (BEL)
7 - TALANSKY Andrew (USA)
8 - VANMARCKE Sep (BEL)
9 - VAN SUMMEREN Johan (BEL)
R1 - KREDER Raymond (NED)
R2 - KREDER Michel (NED)
R3 - WEGMANN Fabian (GER)
R4 - MAASKANT Martijn (NED)

KATUSHA TEAM (RUS)
1 - RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin (ESP)
2 - BRUTT Pavel (RUS)
3 - FLORENCIO CABRE Xavier (ESP)
4 - IGNATENKO Petr (RUS)
5 - LOSADA ALGUACIL Alberto (ESP)
6 - MENCHOV Denis (RUS)
7 - MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel (ESP)
8 - SMUKULIS Gatis (LAT)
9 - VICIOSO ARCOS Angel (ESP)
R1 - CARUSO Giampaolo (ITA)
R2 - ISAICHEV Vladimir (RUS)
R3 - IGNATYEV Mikhail (RUS)
R4 - PAOLINI Luca (ITA)

LAMPRE - ISD (ITA)
1 - ANACONA GOMEZ Winner (COL)
2 - CUNEGO Damiano (ITA)
3 - CIMOLAI Davide (ITA)
4 - KOSTYUK Denys (UKR)
5 - KVACHUK Oleksandr (UKR)
6 - NIEMIEC Przemyslaw (POL)
7 - MARZANO Marco (ITA)
8 - POSSONI Morris (ITA)
9 - VIGANO Davide (ITA)
R1 - LLOYD Matthew (AUS)
R2 - BUTS Vitaliy (UKR)
R3 - KRIVTSOV Dmytro (UKR)
R4 - GRAZIATO Massimo (ITA)

LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (ITA)
1 - CAPECCHI Eros (ITA)
2 - DA DALTO Mauro (ITA)
3 - DALL'ANTONIA Tiziano (ITA)
4 - MARANGONI Alan (ITA)
5 - PATERSKI Maciej (POL)
6 - RATTO Daniele (ITA)
7 - SALERNO Cristiano (ITA)
8 - SARMIENTO TUNARROSA Cayetano José (COL)
9 - VIVIANI Elia (ITA)
R1 - AGNOLI Valerio (ITA)
R2 - BODNAR Maciej (POL)
R3 - OSS Daniel (ITA)
R4 - SABATINI Fabio (ITA)

LOTTO BELISOL TEAM (BEL)
1 - DE CLERCQ Bart (BEL)
2 - DEBUSSCHERE Jens (BEL)
3 - HANSEN Adam (AUS)
4 - MEERSMAN Gianni (BEL)
5 - REYNES MIMO Vicente (ESP)
6 - VAN DE WALLE Jurgen (BEL)
7 - VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen (BEL)
8 - VAN LEIJEN Joost (NED)
9 - WILLEMS Frederik (BEL)
R1 - DE HAES Kenny (BEL)
R2 - DOCKX Gert (BEL)
R3 - KAISEN Olivier (BEL)
R4 - NEYENS Maarten (BEL)

MOVISTAR TEAM (ESP)
1 - COBO ACEBO Juan Jose (ESP)
2 - CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS JONATHAN (ESP)
3 - INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA Benat (ESP)
4 - KIRYIENKA Vasili (BLR)
5 - LASTRAS GARCIA Pablo (ESP)
6 - MORENO BAZAN Javier (ESP)
7 - QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander (COL)
8 - ROJAS GIL Jose Joaquin (ESP)
9 - VENTOSO ALBERDI Francisco José (ESP)
R1 - VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro (ESP)
R2 - ARROYO DURAN David (ESP)
R3 - BRUSEGHIN Marzio (ITA)
R4 - LOPEZ GARCIA David (ESP)

OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP (BEL)
1 - CATALDO Dario (ITA)
2 - DEVENYNS Dries (BEL)
3 - DE WEERT Kevin (BEL)
4 - PAUWELS Serge (BEL)
5 - PINEAU Jérôme (FRA)
6 - RABON Frantisek (CZE)
7 - STEEGMANS Gert (BEL)
8 - STYBAR Zdenek (CZE)
9 - VANDEWALLE Kristof (BEL)
R1 - MARTIN Tony (GER)
R2 - BOONEN Tom (BEL)
R3 - KEISSE Iljo (BEL)
R4 - VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume (BEL)

ORICA GREENEDGE (AUS)
1 - CLARKE Simon (AUS)
2 - DAVIS Allan (AUS)
3 - DEAN Julian (NZL)
4 - DOCKER Mitchell (AUS)
5 - MEYER Cameron (AUS)
6 - MEYER Travis (AUS)
7 - SULZBERGER Wesley (AUS)
8 - TEKLEHAYMANOT Daniel (ERI)
9 - WEENING Pieter (NED)
R1 - HOWARD Leigh (AUS)
R2 - MEIER Christian (CAN)
R3 - O'GRADY Stuart (AUS)
R4 - VAITKUS Tomas (LTU)

RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (NED)
1 - BOOM Lars (NED)
2 - BRESCHEL Matti (DEN)
3 - CLEMENT Stef (NED)
4 - TEN DAM Laurens (NED)
5 - GARATE Juan Manuel (ESP)
6 - GESINK Robert (NED)
7 - MOLLEMA Bauke (NED)
8 - NIERMANN Grischa (GER)
9 - VAN WINDEN Dennis (NED)
R1 - BARREDO LLAMAZALES Carlos (ESP)
R2 - MARTENS Paul (GER)
R3 - SLAGTER Tom Jelte (NED)
R4 - KRUIJSWIJK Steven (NED)

RADIOSHACK-NISSAN (LUX)
1 - BAKELANTS Jan (BEL)
2 - BENNATI Daniele (ITA)
3 - BUSCHE Matthew (USA)
4 - DIDIER Laurent (LUX)
5 - GERDEMANN Linus (GER)
6 - HERMANS Ben (BEL)
7 - IRIZAR ARANBURU Markel (ESP)
8 - MACHADO Tiago (POR)
9 - MONFORT Maxime (BEL)
R1 - NIZZOLO Giacomo (ITA)
R2 - RAST Grégory (SUI)
R3 - ROULSTON Hayden (NZL)
R4 - WAGNER Robert (GER)

SKY PROCYCLING (GBR)
1 - FROOME Christopher (GBR)
2 - FLECHA GIANNONI Juan Antonio (ESP)
3 - HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis (COL)
4 - NORDHAUG Lars Petter (NOR)
5 - PATE Danny (USA)
6 - STANNARD Ian (GBR)
7 - SWIFT Ben (GBR)
8 - URAN URAN Rigoberto (COL)
9 - ZANDIO ECHAIDE Xabier (ESP)
R1 - HUNT Jeremy (GBR)
R2 - LÖVKVIST Thomas (SWE)
R3 - PORTE Richie (AUS)
R4 - PUCCIO Salvatore (ITA)

TEAM ARGOS - SHIMANO (NED)
1 - DEGENKOLB John (GER)
2 - GESCHKE Simon (GER)
3 - FRÖHLINGER Johannes (GER)
4 - GENIEZ Alexandre (FRA)
5 - JI Cheng (CHN)
6 - DAMUSEAU Thomas (FRA)
7 - HUPOND Thierry (FRA)
8 - DUMOULIN Tom (NED)
9 - DE KORT Koen (NED)
R1 - DOI Yukihiro (JPN)
R2 - KLUGE Roger (GER)
R3 - DE BACKER Bert (BEL)
R4 - LUDVIGSSON Tobias (SWE)

TEAM SAXO BANK (DEN)
1 - CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto (ESP)
2 - NOVAL GONZALEZ Benjamin (ESP)
3 - NAVARRO GARCIA Daniel (ESP)
4 - HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ Jesus (ESP)
5 - SÖRENSEN Nicki (DEN)
6 - MAJKA Rafal (POL)
7 - PAULINHO Sergio Miguel Moreira (POR)
8 - PIRES Bruno (POR)
9 - TOSATTO Matteo (ITA)
R1 - SÖRENSEN Chris Anker (DEN)
R2 - MORKOV Michael (DEN)
R3 - GUSTOV Volodymir (UKR)
R4 - CHRISTENSEN Mads (DEN)

VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (NED)
1 - DE GENDT Thomas (BEL)
2 - HOOGERLAND Johnny (NED)
3 - LAGUTIN Sergey (UZB)
4 - LIGTHART Pim (NED)
5 - LINDEMAN Bertjan (NED)
6 - MOL Wouter (NED)
7 - RUIJGH Rob (NED)
8 - VALLS Rafael (ESP)
9 - VEUCHELEN Frederik (BEL)
r1 - KEIZER Martijn (NED)
R2 - LAMMERTINK Maurits (NED)
R3 - MARCZYNSKI Tomasz (POL)
R4 - NOVIKOV Nikita (RUS)

 

[Forunculo]

Anacona, Jeanneson, Qunitana, Majka, Castroviejo and Gilbert caught my attention.

The first five to see what can do and Gilbert because there are signals of recovery since the last week of the Tour.

If he is ok he must be a factor in uphill finishes. With Purito challenging Gilbert, Cobo, Contador, Froome and Anton have to go behind.

 

[Fidolix]

2 - NOVAL GONZALEZ Benjamin (ESP)... oh boy

Surely hope not it means he gets renewed.

 

[Michele]

Glad to see Anacona riding.
After his first race, Trofeo Melinda, he did a decent Tour de Slovenia.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Kash is riding! nice.

 

[Publicus]

2 - NOVAL GONZALEZ Benjamin (ESP)... oh boy

Surely hope not it means he gets renewed.

I'm with you. His best days are long since passed.

 

[hrotha]

Surprised to see Henao will do a second GT. Should be interesting.

Also good to see Sicard made the cut.

 

[Mogwai_]

Henao, Uran & Froome = Bloody damn strong!

I'm happy too see a lot of Belgian on the startlist. 24 to be exact.

I hope De Gendt, Monfort & Van Den Broeck will go for a good GC. They will not win the Vuelta but I think they can do top 10.

I wonder what Eijssen can do. He won the Ronde de l'Isard in 2010. Was 3rd in the Tour des Pyrénées - Vuelta a los Pirineos in 2010 and 6th in 2009. And 14th in the Tour de l'Avenir in 2010. The winner in 2010 was Quintana.

Also want to see what Bart De Clercq can do. His Giro wasn't that good but he did well in the Tour De Suisse.

And Ben Hermans is a good climber too. Finished 13the on the Passo Dello Stelvio in the Giro.

 

[Ferminal]

So Le Mevel is staying with Slipstream?

 

[Cimber]

I'm with you. His best days are long since passed.

A joke that Bertie convinced Riis to bring him

 

[Froome19]

Henao, Uran & Froome = Bloody damn strong!
.

3 Words: Lars Petter Nordhaug

 

[vcampbell]

TEAM SAXO BANK (DEN)
1 - CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto (ESP)
2 - NOVAL GONZALEZ Benjamin (ESP)
3 - NAVARRO GARCIA Daniel (ESP)
4 - HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ Jesus (ESP)
5 - SÖRENSEN Nicki (DEN)
6 - MAJKA Rafal (POL)
7 - PAULINHO Sergio Miguel Moreira (POR)
8 - PIRES Bruno (POR)
9 - TOSATTO Matteo (ITA)
R1 - SÖRENSEN Chris Anker (DEN)
R2 - MORKOV Michael (DEN)
R3 - GUSTOV Volodymir (UKR)
R4 - CHRISTENSEN Mads (DEN)

It's really strong, especially after we know how the TTT will be. There are strong riders the help Alberto on the flat, and also really strong in the moutains. Hope Majka will be in almost perfect shape, and Paulinho too. Jesus and Dani to animate in the moutains

 

[roundabout]

So Le Mevel is staying with Slipstream?

Unlikely.

I'd expect Cofidis/Saur/BSC (provided the last 2 have the sponsors in place).

 

[gustienordic]

3 Words: Lars Petter Nordhaug

He is going to make a huge difference. He is having a great year.

Hard to compete with SBTB's array of climbing domestiques, but Sky of course should mount the best challenge.

 

[roundabout]

Yes, Henao, Uran and Nordhaug will find it hard against Navarro, Hernandez and Majka.

Lol.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Yes, Henao, Uran and Nordhaug will find it hard against Navarro, Hernandez and Majka.

Lol.

Well, if they (Sky) apply the same tactics as in the Tour. All this will lead to is leading out a fantastic train for Contador

 

[roundabout]

Whether or not Contador will be stronger than Froome was not the argument here

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Lol I know it's unlikely to happen, but I'd really like Henao or Uran to pull a Froome on Froome.

If Froome is tired in the third week after doing TDF and Olympics, who knows

 

[Mogwai_]

3 Words: Lars Petter Nordhaug

My mistake! I forgot to mention him too.