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Nicoper said:
Just because I live far from you

1. Rosseler
2. de Gendt
3. Walle

I am holding you for your post ;)

WINNAR!


Although I did call the win for Rosseler an hour ago.
 
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Moondance said:
WINNAR!


Although I did call the win for Rosseler an hour ago.

Well, for the both of you:
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The Rat Shack finally gets one ....... woo hoo . Makes me want to go out and buy some cheap electronic items.
 
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lostintime said:
The Rat Shack finally gets one ....... woo hoo . Makes me want to go out and buy some cheap electronic items.

makes me want to buy an overly expensive cable and hang myself ;)
 
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The slowest sprint since Flecha tried to take Hushovd.
The BP will now be automatically upgraded to be worth 100 UCI points.:rolleyes:
 
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But will the big teams pick it up?
Seems they didn't this year.

I mean, Gilbert ok, but I don't see Martens, Leukemans and Voeckler mixing it up with the best.
 
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Dekker_Tifosi said:
But will the big teams pick it up?
Seems they didn't this year.

I mean, Gilbert ok, but I don't see Martens, Leukemans and Voeckler mixing it up with the best.
I think you could be wrong there. [dutchism]These guys are no cake bakers.[/dutchism]
 
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Buffalo Soldier said:
Leukemans:
PR:6th
RVV:4th

In amstel he can do the same.
PR and RVV have nothing to do with Amstel.

Leukemans best result in Amstel is barely top 10, he couldn't follow the best even in his top year 2007.
 
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PR and RVV have nothing to do with Amstel.

Leukemans best result in Amstel is barely top 10, he couldn't follow the best even in his top year 2007.
He has proven his form is great.
7th in amstel in 2005.

So why would't he be able to do something this year?
 
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Buffalo Soldier said:
He has proven his form is great.
7th in amstel in 2005.

So why would't he be able to do something this year?
He hasn't been up against the real climbers yet... when you add F. Schleck and Gesink to the mix, he won't be the one doing the pacemaking.
 
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Buffalo Soldier said:
He has proven his form is great.
7th in amstel in 2005.

So why would't he be able to do something this year?
That was the weakest edition since ages, where it ended in a group sprint of 35.

Which is what I mean with, not being able to follow when there are actual attacks...
 
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Dekker_Tifosi said:
That was the weakest edition since ages, where it ended in a group sprint of 35.

Which is what I mean with, not being able to follow when there are actual attacks...

I find it hard to believe that Michael Boogerd would finish 2nd in a 35 man sprint... 2nd from last would be more like him. :p
 
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A common misconception Moondance, Boogerd was not slow in a sprint, wether it was flat or uphill.
He usually just had the bad luck there was 1 guy faster or worse, one or more guys escaped and his rivals only reacted to him, not the other guys...

Just a recap of Boogerd in AGR for instance

1999: Beats Armstrong in the sprint
2000: 2nd behind Zabel in a group sprint on the FLAT of 20 men. With Bettini, Freire in that group!
2002: 3rd in a sprint with Bartoli and Ivanov, can't call that bad.
2003: Vinokourov wins solo, Boogerd WINS the sprint for 2nd place easily, but too late.
2004: Beaten by Rebellin in a 2-man sprint (doper wins)
2005: 40 man group sprint on Cauberg, only Di Luca can follow and passes him in the final 100m (doper wins)
2006: Fränk Schleck escapes and wins ahead of Wesemann. Boogerd WINS the sprint for 3rd place easily..


LBL

2003: Hamilton and Mayo stayed in front of him (2 dopers ofcourse!)
2004: Rebellin beats him in a 2-man sprint (repeat AGR)
2005: Vinokourov (doper) and Voigt stay ahead. Boogerd rides Bettini and Evans off his wheel on Saint Nicolas, closes 45 seconds in 5km...
2006: In the attack with Rodriguez in the last 20km. Looked like winning for a long time until the others came back on Saint Nicolas.
Even though this effort still finished 5th

Other notable sprints:
Zürich 2003: 2nd in the group sprint for third place behind Bettini, in front of Rebellin, group of 15
Lombardy 2004: Half a wheel 2nd behind Cunego in a 5 man sprint with Basso, Evans and Nardello
Many many Tirreno sprints, always one of the fastest, but nearly never the fastest. You'll see him ahead Freire, Bettini, Di Luca etc multiple times

Anyway I think my point is clear. Boogerd was not slow in a sprint. He usually had the bad luck that someone faster was there
 
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Dekker_Tifosi said:
A common misconception Moondance, Boogerd was not slow in a sprint, wether it was flat or uphill.
He usually just had the bad luck there was 1 guy faster or worse, one or more guys escaped and his rivals only reacted to him, not the other guys...

Just a recap of Boogerd in AGR for instance

1999: Beats Armstrong in the sprint
2000: 2nd behind Zabel in a group sprint on the FLAT of 20 men. With Bettini, Freire in that group!
2002: 3rd in a sprint with Bartoli and Ivanov, can't call that bad.
2003: Vinokourov wins solo, Boogerd WINS the sprint for 2nd place easily, but too late.
2004: Beaten by Rebellin in a 2-man sprint (doper wins)
2005: 40 man group sprint on Cauberg, only Di Luca can follow and passes him in the final 100m (doper wins)
2006: Fränk Schleck escapes and wins ahead of Wesemann. Boogerd WINS the sprint for 3rd place easily..


LBL

2003: Hamilton and Mayo stayed in front of him (2 dopers ofcourse!)
2004: Rebellin beats him in a 2-man sprint (repeat AGR)
2005: Vinokourov (doper) and Voigt stay ahead. Boogerd rides Bettini and Evans off his wheel on Saint Nicolas, closes 45 seconds in 5km...
2006: In the attack with Rodriguez in the last 20km. Looked like winning for a long time until the others came back on Saint Nicolas.
Even though this effort still finished 5th

Other notable sprints:
Zürich 2003: 2nd in the group sprint for third place behind Bettini, in front of Rebellin, group of 15
Lombardy 2004: Half a wheel 2nd behind Cunego in a 5 man sprint with Basso, Evans and Nardello
Many many Tirreno sprints, always one of the fastest, but nearly never the fastest. You'll see him ahead Freire, Bettini, Di Luca etc multiple times

Anyway I think my point is clear. Boogerd was not slow in a sprint. He usually had the bad luck that someone faster was there

Nice to see Boogerd had such a tough time beating his fellow dopers....