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After the Culling in Holland....

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Who's Left?

Legitimate contenders....

1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana 10:07:18
4 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:00:05
59 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 0:00:15
11 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
12 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha 0:00:17
14 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
24 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:43
38 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0:01:27
41 Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 0:01:36
43 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Cervelo Test Team
50 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:02:07

Dark Horses....

3 David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions 0:00:01
8 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram 0:00:12
10 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:16
17 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram 0:00:24
33 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:01:11
34 Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram 0:01:13
36 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Astana 0:01:22
37 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:26
44 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 0:01:41
47 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:01:57
 
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ludwig said:
Who's Left?

Legitimate contenders....

1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana 10:07:18
3 David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions 0:00:01
4 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:00:05
59 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 0:00:15
11 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
12 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha 0:00:17
14 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
24 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:43
38 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0:01:27
41 Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 0:01:36
43 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Cervelo Test Team
50 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:02:07

Dark Horses....

8 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram 0:00:12
10 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:16
17 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram 0:00:24
33 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:01:11
34 Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram 0:01:13
36 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Astana 0:01:22
37 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:26
44 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 0:01:41
47 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 0:01:57

Main contender in blue
Opportunists in Red
 
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It could make the composition of breaks really interesting as guys who would normally be marked might be allowed to go out and stretch their legs. And as nervous as the racing has been, the break is the safest place to be right now.
 
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Night Rider said:
Vino, Basso, Evans, Sastre are contenders.

Nibali = dark horse.

Everyone else = pretenders.

Nicely put.

With Nibali, the question is how much will his form improve before the third week. Personally, I don't think it'll improve enough.
 
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issoisso said:
Nicely put.

With Nibali, the question is how much will his form improve before the third week. Personally, I don't think it'll improve enough.

I would add Vino to Night Rider's list. He may not have the greatest history in the high mountains, but he's won a Vuelta and is in sensational form.
 
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Runitout said:
I would add Vino to Night Rider's list. He may not have the greatest history in the high mountains, but he's won a Vuelta and is in sensational form.

Like so?

Vino, Basso, Evans, Sastre are contenders.

Vino, Nibali = dark horses.

Everyone else = pretenders.
 
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santacruz said:
Go Vladimir Karpets!! does he still have an awesome mullet??


Not since Viatcheslav Ekimov has the peloton see such a fine hairdo. Barry Melorse is jealous.

I like Karpets in this race as well

what is it with the Ruskies and the mullet cut anyway?
 
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Boeing said:
Not since Viatcheslav Ekimov has the peloton see such a fine hairdo...

You underrate the mullet of Maxim Iglinskiy.

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