72 Volta a Portugal Bicicleta- em, 2.1 August 04-15 (Kash in !)

[janraaskalt]

If Cervélo TestTeam is still around Ryo Hazuki, which is in doubt !

They have already signed new riders for next year.

BTW, I noticed that Henao was riding a Cervelo bike during this final TT of the Tour of Colombia. They can surely use a rider like him

 

[Mellow Velo]

Just watched yesterday's stage.
WTF? Candy a*s Barbosa gets caught from behind, so he waggles his arms around and hey presto, they hand him the stage.
In football terms, he took a blatant dive, having lost it.
Fecking ridiculous.
Decisions like that can turn a great race into a home town joke.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Barbosa keeps on whining that they try to design the race to stop him from winning everything, when it's quite clear that that isn't the case. Yesterday he was given a great big present by Joaquim Gomes and his team.

 

[jaylew]

Wow, that was just wrong. Simon won fair and square.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

They have already signed new riders for next year.

BTW, I noticed that Henao was riding a Cervelo bike during this final TT of the Tour of Colombia. They can surely use a rider like him

he also had rainbow stripes on them. is that an omen as well??

 

[Mellow Velo]

Barbosa keeps on whining that they try to design the race to stop him from winning everything, when it's quite clear that that isn't the case. Yesterday he was given a great big present by Joaquim Gomes and his team.

Saur have given a lot to the race. JE getting the leader's jersey, Casper's stage win etc.
Decisions like yesterday's can only discourage their continued involvement, should they receive an invite, next year.
Can the organisers afford to take such chances, by gifting wins to appease
one man's ego?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

This is a very good question, especially considering that Cândido is 35 now and won't be riding much longer. Saur have definitely brought a lot to the race, and it's been good to have them there, as a top level Pro Continental team that are capable of mixing it in the sprints. I hope that the organisation haven't alienated them, or don't feel that the likely increased Portuguese profile next year (return of Liberty Seguros, LA hoping to go Pro Continental) means it's less important to attract foreign teams to the race, because teams like them have made an impact and shaped the race. CarmioOro especially have brought something to the race, with Pardilla ending up on the podium and Sella being one of the key attackers in the race. Sure, Lampre can be relied on to show up as their company has a Portuguese subsidiary, but other teams like Saur, like CarmioOro and like ISD, need to be made to feel welcome at the race.

 

[Jux1893]

I didn't got a chance to see the yesterdays finish, but the consensusis that it was a gift to Candido.

It is really a shame, for Saur who made a great race, and for Candido. It is not the way to go.

All in all it was a good Race, too bad for the Serra da Estrela stage that lacked the mountains before the last climb, but the first stages were quite fun.

 

[afpm90]

The organization didn't give a gift to Cândido Barbosa. The decision wasn't of the responsability of Joaquim Gomes and his team. The decision was made by a UCI commissioner, a french lady according to the commentators. The way you all talk make it sound that the organization is corrupt just because of this wrong decision, wich they don't have the responsability.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Given how terrible the decision was, can we be blamed for coming up with theories for how on earth such a bad decision is made?

Of course, if the UCI is responsible, that explains everything, since bad decisions are what they live for.

 

[DAOTEC]

Youth Olympic Games

It looks like it is no coincidence Libery S. is stepping in again is it Libertine ?

Yesterday in Singapore - Portugal on the rise: Portugués Ferreira ganó contrareloj individual en olimpíada juvenil

Resultados 18 de agosto.| Junior hombres contrarreloj individual.

1 Rafael Ferreira Reis (Portugal) 0:03:56.64
2 Jay Mccarthy (Australia) 0:00:02.99
3 Michael Andersen (Denmark) 0:00:03.76
4 Alexey Lutsenko (Kazakhstan) 0:00:08.12
5 Brayan Ramirez (Colombia) 0:00:08.94
6 Boris Vallee (Belgium) 0:00:10.04
7 Nicolas Marini (Italy) 0:00:11.98
8 Kanstantsin Khviyuzau (Belarus) 0:00:12.20
9 Ryan Macdonald (Canada) 0:00:12.97
10 Marek Kulas (Poland) 0:00:13.00
11 Friso Roscam Abbing Ijpeij (Netherlands) 0:00:13.41
12 Denay Cottam (New Zealand) 0:00:15.48
13 Facundo Lezica (Argentina) 0:00:15.63
14 Edison Bravo Mansilla (Chile) 0:00:16.66
15 Koji Nagase (Japan) 0:00:17.43



Thought that the Portugal fans of this thread were entitled to this info

 

[Ryaguas]

It looks like it is no coincidence Libery S. is stepping in again is it Libertine ?

Yesterday in Singapore - Portugal on the rise: Portugués Ferreira ganó contrareloj individual en olimpíada juvenil

Resultados 18 de agosto.| Junior hombres contrarreloj individual.

1 Rafael Ferreira Reis (Portugal) 0:03:56.64
2 Jay Mccarthy (Australia) 0:00:02.99
3 Michael Andersen (Denmark) 0:00:03.76
4 Alexey Lutsenko (Kazakhstan) 0:00:08.12
5 Brayan Ramirez (Colombia) 0:00:08.94
6 Boris Vallee (Belgium) 0:00:10.04
7 Nicolas Marini (Italy) 0:00:11.98
8 Kanstantsin Khviyuzau (Belarus) 0:00:12.20
9 Ryan Macdonald (Canada) 0:00:12.97
10 Marek Kulas (Poland) 0:00:13.00
11 Friso Roscam Abbing Ijpeij (Netherlands) 0:00:13.41
12 Denay Cottam (New Zealand) 0:00:15.48
13 Facundo Lezica (Argentina) 0:00:15.63
14 Edison Bravo Mansilla (Chile) 0:00:16.66
15 Koji Nagase (Japan) 0:00:17.43



Thought that the Portugal fans of this thread were entitled to this info

Daotec... there is a post about Lesser Known Race Results HERE... or you could use General News Thread too HERE...

Use it plz... this post is already done...

 

[DAOTEC]

For you maybe Ryaguas but maybe not for others so please stay away from it will yah.

&

there is a post about Lesser Known Race Results HERE... or you could use General News Thread too HERE...

If you'd done your homework ... this remark would have stayed of the radar

 

[Parrulo]

ya this isn't posted on neither of those threads.

i was going to post it yesterday but then got busy and couldn't do it.

anyway

that guy has been talked a lot lately by portuguese fans like myself and according to some guys with more experience/knowledge then me, he may be a future GT GC contender. cus he has a good ITT(first here sixth in the europeans a few secs behind the first and he says he wants to win the worlds itt too) and he also is good on the road(again sixth in the europeans)

but he is not the only one. with him there are few more guys that may have a shinny future ahead(most know of those guys are rui costa, tiago machado(both are extremely entertaining to watch as they are very offensive) and nelson oliveira(has a few medals in both road and itt championships)

 

[DAOTEC]

There is more to this Reis and in it for Purtugal Parrulo.

Just in from Signapore: http://gis.singapore2010.sg/Nav/RES/ENG/CY/results/CY_400G01_X_results.html

CYX400G01_C73R 1.0 Report Created SUN 22 AUG 2010 13:00
CYCLING - JUNIOR MEN'S ROAD RACE - RESULTS
22 AUG 2010 - Race distance: 48.0 km - 5 laps (9.6 km)

1 BEL 3 VALLEE Boris BEL 1:05:42 43.835 1
2 POR 3 FERREIRA REIS Rafael POR 1:05:44 +0:02 10
3 ITA 3 MARINI Nicolas ITA " " 17
4 MEX 3 CASTILLO Ulises MEX " " 25
5 RSA 3 JULIUS Jayde RSA " " 30
6 COL 2 BOTERO Jhonnatan COL " " 35
7 SUI 2 STUENZI Michael SUI " " 40
8 NED 3 ROSCAM ABBING IJPEIJ Friso NED " " 45
9 SLO 3 HEKIC Doron SLO " " 50
10 ESP 2 SANTOS Antonio ESP " " 54
11 KAZ 2 GALEYEV Vadim KAZ " " 58
12 CHI 3 BRAVO MANSILLA Edison CHI " " 61
13 COL 3 RAMIREZ Brayan COL " "
14 SRB 3 PAVLOVIC Filip SRB " " 66
15 THA 3 SIRIRONNACHAI Sarawut THA " " 68
16 BLR 2 ZHAROVEN Mikita BLR " " 70
17 THA 2 SIANGLAM Satjakul THA " "
18 NZL 3 COTTAM Denay NZL " " 72
19 AUS 3 McCARTHY Jay AUS " " 72
20 MEX 2 MORAN Carlos MEX " "
21 JPN 3 NAGASE Koji JPN " " 72
22 SUI 3 SCHAERLI Marc SUI " "
23 KAZ 3 LUTSENKO Alexey KAZ " "
24 KAZ 4 DUISENOV Nurlan KAZ " "
25 POL 3 KULAS Marek POL " " 72
26 JPN 2 YAMAMOTO Idomu JPN " "
27 CAN 2 NOBLE Steven CAN " " 72
28 POR 2 CANCELA LEAL Joao Tiago POR " "
29 BEL 2 SWEECK Laurens BEL " "
30 POL 2 WAWAK Bartlomiej POL " "
31 INA 4 HERYADI Suherman INA " " 72
32 ESP 3 TRUEBA Alvaro ESP " "
33 ITA 2 RIGHETTINI Andrea ITA " "
34 NED 2 ZUURBIER Thijs NED " "
35 CZE 2 VESELY Daniel CZE " " 72
36 HUN 3 STUBAN Ferenc HUN " " 72
37 BRA 2 ALEXI William BRA " " 72
38 CYP 2 KATSOURIS Leontios CYP " " 72
39 BLR 3 KHVIYUZAU Kanstantsin BLR " "
40 SRB 4 VELICKOVIC Aleksa SRB " "
41 POR 4 JERONIMO GOMES POR " "
42 RSA 2 ROBERTS Luke RSA " "
43 AUS 2 BAKER Michael AUS " "
44 SLO 2 FERENCAK Urban SLO " "
45 THA 4 WICHANA Jukrapech THA " "
46 ZIM 2 LUNGU Nyasha ZIM " " 72
47 HUN 2 FENYVESI Peter HUN " "
48 LAT 2 VOSEKALNS Andris LAT " " 72
49 ARG 3 LEZICA Facundo ARG " " 72
50 DEN 3 ANDERSEN Michael DEN " " 72
51 ERI 2 GEBREMEDHIN S A ERI 1:08:21 +2:39 72
52 CZE 3 LASAK Matej CZE 1:11:39 +5:57
53 ERI 3 NEGASI Haben Ghebretinsae ERI " "
54 SLO 4 KOROSEC Rok SLO 1:12:18 +6:36
55 CHI 2 PRUDENCIO FLANO Nicolas CHI 1:14:02 +8:20
56 CYP 3 KOUTSIOU Eirinaios CYP " "
57 NED 4 van GENDT Twan NED " "
58 BOL 2 MONTELLANO Carlos BOL 1:14:08 +8:26 72
59 LAT 3 KURBATSKIS Aleksandrs LAT 1:15:40 +9:58
60 BLR 4 RAHEL Pavel BLR " "
61 AUS 4 DUNSWORTH Matthew AUS 1:16:48 +11:06
62 BRA 4 MIRANDA Leandro BRA " "
63 SRB 2 JOVANOVIC Lazar SRB " "
64 LAT 4 TAIMS Kristers LAT " "
65 BOL 3 MELGAR Samuel BOL " "
66 BEL 4 SOMERS Mattias BEL " "
67 MEX 4 MIRELES Christopher MEX " "
68 BOL 4 VARGAS Sebastian BOL " "
69 COL 4 OQUENDO David COL " "
70 POL 4 CZERKIES Michal POL " "
71 SIN 2 KOH Jun Jie Daniel SIN " " 72
72 CZE 4 HLADIK Jakub CZE " "
73 SIN 3 WOODFORD Travis Joshua SIN " "
74 ERI 4 MERESE Yonas Kidane ERI 1:16:55 +11:13
75 ZIM 3 MACKIE Tyron ZIM 1:18:01 +12:19
76 DEN 4 LAUSTSEN Niklas Laustsen DEN 1:19:44 +14:02
77 DEN 2 NIELSEN Magnus DEN " "
78 CHI 4 CRUZ ORMENO Ignacio CHI 1:24:04 +18:22
79 ITA 4 FURLAN Mattia ITA 1:34:06 +28:24

Look who finished last ... with a young Botero making headlines again and 2 thai in the top 20.