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Dekker_Tifosi said:yes, Jaizkibel is 2 times this year, as is the climb after that (dunno the name, short steep climb).
Hope for fireworks.
That one indeed.Bala Verde said:Alto de Arkale
Well, you gotta agree that the write up isn't very exciting. The race itself probably will be, certainly with the Jaizkibel twice in it.El Pistolero said:And how is it not a very exciting write up? Guys like Contador, Schleck, Gilbert, Menchov, etc
Bala Verde said:
VeloGirl said:cyclingstartlist has different line-ups. Which is more current, do we know?
http://www.cyclingstartlists.com/
Yes, Hesjedal was actually the first guy I thought of to win this race. It just seems right. So Hesjedal it is.Bala Verde said:Hesjedal anyone? Or has he given too much in the TdF?
theyoungest said:Well, you gotta agree that the write up isn't very exciting. The race itself probably will be, certainly with the Jaizkibel twice in it.
He seemed to be getting stronger and stronger.Bala Verde said:Hesjedal anyone? Or has he given too much in the TdF?
? Do you get the meaning of my post?Luis Ocaña said:Uh, every climb classic specialist will be present?!
VeloGirl said:I might have spoke too soon. They look to be pretty much the same.
Wouldn't mind to see Sastre take it - only because I appreciated him speaking up and calling the peloton spoiled brats. That made me smile
Now I don't pretend to know Hesjedal that intimately, but how fast is he? Because I don't see him outsprinting any of the other favourites who should make it to the top of Jaizkibel on the front.Bala Verde said:The start list I found is kept by diario vasco, so i am guessing they are well in formed? On the other hand they listed Uran, and the latest I heard was that he crashed out with a shoulder/collarbone fraction.
Anyway, we seem to have found agreement on the likely winner, so i'll be closing the thread already
Amstel Gold should give some indication of his explosiveness... although this is a flat finish.hrotha said:Now I don't pretend to know Hesjedal that intimately, but how fast is he? Because I don't see him outsprinting any of the other favourites who should make it to the top of Jaizkibel on the front.