73ª Volta a Portugal 2.1 04/08 - 15/08

[Dekker_Tifosi]

thomas for a top 100 is more realistic

 

[LukeSchmid]

Go Lachlan Morton tho I shouldn't be expecting too much!

At 19 doing anything on a climb like that would be a brilliant sign for the future.

 

[Tuarts]

I was hoping his talent would go under the radar for a while longer, hadn't accounted for acf of course...

Morton has great potential though should probably take another season or two at u/23 ranks to improve.

 

[canyonball]

Rain is making its causalties. Egar Pinto out of the race, because of a fall.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

live has started
http://www.fromsportcom.com/v-2/12/74/v-327406.html

Dekker on his usual position in the pack (at the rear)
68km to go

 

[Tuarts]

live has started
http://www.fromsportcom.com/v-2/12/74/v-327406.html

Dekker on his usual position in the pack (at the rear)
68km to go

OMG!!! Is that him? Is he moonlighting for a sumo wrestler?

 

[trevim]

Marcio Barbosa
Bruno Pinto
Alberto Morras
David Livramento
Cesar Fonte
Aitor Perez
Sanchez Pimienta
Itera guy

On the front with 5min, 40km to go, peloton mostly sitting in

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

So 72kg for 1m88 is a sumo-wrestler?

Jeesj

 

[Mellow Velo]

Is this the Thomas Dekker fanboy thread?

Saw the start. With still 50 kms to go, I won't reach the MTF until tomorrow morning!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

This thread has been hijacked by me, yes

 

[Tuarts]

Yes. Hence the smiley.

 

[trevim]

This tactics by the portuguese teams.....

Barbot and LA chasing down a break of 6-7 guys where they have 3 riders.

God knows what they want!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I find myself liking the Barbot change-jerseys more and more. LA still my favourite jerseys in the country, but I wish they'd go back to the all black shorts like the last couple of years rather than them being white on the front.

Cabreira or Ribeiro today.

 

[Parrulo]

cabreira's national champ jersey is pretty cool . . .

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Ribeiro still looks good to me.

 

[Parrulo]

i hope the fall didn't affect him. . . .

anyway we are getting close to the cardoso show

 

[trevim]

i hope the fall didn't affect him. . . .

anyway we are getting close to the cardoso show

I hope he wins tomorrow with a solo from the base of Sra. da Graça

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

What of Bernabeu, can he still do it

 

[Parrulo]

What of Bernabeu, can he still do it

cardoso dropped him like a stone last year on the Sr. da graça while doing that massive pull that dropped every1 cept blanco who was on his wheel. he was also out climbed by broco so i don't think he has any chance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uiuVSo7QEk

cardoso takes over around the 1 minute mark

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Bernabéu still has a chance overall thanks to the ITT. I want to see if João Cabreira is in 2009 form. If he is he'll be unstoppable.

Have to say, this finish was much better in 2009 when the GC mix was already sorted and so people needed to take time back on it, than on 2010 when it was a bit cagey because of being so early in the race.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

New thought as for helping this race: move it back one week. That wouldn't help this year, but it would still be in its traditional August spot, and it would no longer clash with the Vuelta a Burgos - so Spanish Continental teams could take part, and it could be a nice Iberian loop for some of the Pro-Conti teams that rock up for Burgos. Might have been easier to get the offcuts from teams like Movistar or Geox, or entice Colombia es Pasión to race Burgos and Portugal instead of Burgos and Ain (which pay more points).

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Well I'm a noob on the Portuguese scene although I do remember always the same names in the top 10.
Last year I watched the mt stages and they were pretty awesome, almost amateur style racing. Much less controlled.

Looking forward to the last kilometers

 

[jens_attacks]

what stream do you guys watch?
mine is blocking all the time

 

[trevim]

Dekker at the back. Is this usual in him or a sign of trouble?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Dekker at the back. Is this usual in him or a sign of trouble?

Dekker in the back is as usual as rain in the Netherlands