Clásico RCN Claro Sep 28 - Okt 7 (1.451,8 k)

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Lo mejor

6 man break

with a 6 min lead and 50k to go, today's pivotal is in the picture

 

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The six stranded within sight of shangri-la.

First and only bunchsprint of this clasicó cupio Byron Guamá.

 

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Today

Situation Room:

1. Óscar SEVILLA (IDRD Bogotá) - 21h:55m:39s
2. Alex CANO (Orgullo Paisa) à 25s
3. Óscar SANCHEZ (Great Wall) à 2:49"
4. Félix CÁRDENAS (Great Wall) à 3:06"
5. Mauricio ARDILA (Coldeprtes) à 3:36"
6. Iván CASAS, (IDRD Bogotá) à 3:39"
7. Rafael INFANTINO (EPM-UNE) à 3:46"
8. Óscar SOLIZ (Movistar) à 3:48"
9. Iván PARRA (EPM-UNE) à 3:49"
10.Edwin CARVAJAL (EPM-UNE) à 3:52"
No love with this flavor for niño up until now

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

sevilla has always cracked hard on la linea. ALWAYS and tomorrow they climb the hardest side:

I expect a show from antioquia and perhaps epm.

 

[snackattack]

sevilla has always cracked hard on la linea. ALWAYS

should have asked Pinocchio first!

Video of Stage 5 in 2008 > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrtK0oNfFEs

I expect a show from antioquia and perhaps epm.

 

[aarononymous]

dang, didn't know la linea was close to 6000ft, next year I want to bring the road bike to Colombia this time and wanted to try alto de letras but maybe this instead, thoughts?

 

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[jens_attacks]

just hope that el nino will hang on but i feel gw shimano and epm will go ballistic,there will be terrible attacks

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

should have asked Pinocchio first!

Video of Stage 5 in 2008 > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrtK0oNfFEs

the rcn 2008 was a joke. both the course and the riding. he sitll dropped in linea but after it was 80 km left to armenia and came back some. we will see today. he either cracks or he's dopped to the moon again....

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

just hope that el nino will hang on but i feel gw shimano and epm will go ballistic,there will be terrible attacks

gw have great tactics and need to send rider sup fropn.t but they don't really have great climbers other than oscar sanchez perhaps

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

dang, didn't know la linea was close to 6000ft, next year I want to bring the road bike to Colombia this time and wanted to try alto de letras but maybe this instead, thoughts?

the thing is a monster. they only finished on it opnce time in vuelta colombia. usually they put it far from finish, this is what happened

1º 31 DUARTE Fabio CEP 3h54'56"
2º 28 COL19791213 GONZALEZ Javier LOB 0h 2'17"
3º 27 CAMARGO Fernando LOB 0h 2'38"
4º 83 SARMIENTO Ismael TUN 0h 2'42"
5º 126 MONTAÑA Freddy BOY 0h 2'53"
6º 77 SALAZAR Cesar TAC 0h 3' 2"
7º 2 ORTEGA Mauricio UNE‐EPM 0h 3' 6"
8º 123 PARRA Edwin BOY 0h 3'47"
9º 12 SEVILLA Oscar RRC 0h 4' 0"
10º 51 BOTERO Santiago ANT 0h 4' 0"
11º 55 CORTES Alejandro I. ANT 0h 4' 0"
12º 32 LAVERDE Luis Felipe CEP 0h 4'24"
13º 101 RAMIREZ Juan Diego GWS GW0h 4'43"
14º 41 RUJANO Jose ZUL 0h 4'50"
15º 46 GALVIS Carlos ZUL 0h 4'50"
16º 42 MEDINA Manuel ZUL 0h 4'50"
17º 21 PARRA Ivan LOB 0h 4'54"
18º 10 MARTINEZ Jhon UNE‐EPM 0h 5' 3"
19º 23 MESA Huberlino LOB 0h 5' 3"
20º 76 CAMACHO Rodolfo TAC 0h 5' 5"

the most amazing show ever from duarte. he has so much class. expect a lot from him next year without ****ty preparation and injuries

 

[janraaskalt]

we will see today. he either cracks or he's dopped to the moon again....

So you are always right?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

most times yes

 

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, this is what happened ... the most amazing show ever from duarte.

And 2 days later in stage 5 he left the 2009 Vuelta a Colombia won by Rujano after losing over 7 minutes, virtually meaning the end of Colombia es Pasión-Café ... highlight at the time.

6/12/2009 - gone from the picture.
Yeah right!!! A "transition" stage that gave everyone a surprising end. At the 90 Km mark, when everything indicated the group was heading to Cartago for the first massive Sprint of the Vuelta, this day gave Fabio Duarte a black birthday gift. With 15 km to go and the group flying at more than 52 Km/h, he couldn't connect anymore. So the transition stage left us many more back in contention for the crown. Fabio Duarte suffered the sourest day of his short carrier on his 23 birthday. Even when the whole team was driving him, the difference would grow by the minutes. When Colombia es Pasion-Cafe de Colombia crossed the finish line down 7'08" on Garcia he went on tears.

Sevilla at the time was with Rock pedaling for Mancebo and Peña.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

rock racing where already long out of contention in vuelta 2009. duarte had a flat tire and 5 colombian teams started going mad and rode duarte to 7 minutes. duarte had went so deep in teh chase with his teammates that he literally got sick and abandoned a few days later.

I remember well rudy pevenage months later he was interviewed saying how much he was shocked at the level in vuelta colombia. even in flat they would ride over 50 km/h for hours just to ride the leader out, who had a flat tire. tactics never seen in europe which is why I can't wait for the next coming of teh colombian teams. a flat tire?? taking a pee?? up yours wiggo. you're done!!

 

[Duartista]

rock racing where already long out of contention in vuelta 2009. duarte had a flat tire and 5 colombian teams started going mad and rode duarte to 7 minutes. duarte had went so deep in teh chase with his teammates that he literally got sick and abandoned a few days later.

I remember well rudy pevenage months later he was interviewed saying how much he was shocked at the level in vuelta colombia. even in flat they would ride over 50 km/h for hours just to ride the leader out, who had a flat tire. tactics never seen in europe which is why I can't wait for the next coming of teh colombian teams. a flat tire?? taking a pee?? up yours wiggo. you're done!!

Also some of the other Colombian team cars blocked the CEP car to delay the wheel change.

 

[snackattack]

we will see today. he either cracks or he's dopped to the moon again ....sevilla has always cracked hard on la linea. ALWAYS

So you are always right?

most times yes

 

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okidoki

25k done at high speed ...

Lote compacto. Alta velocidad Pelotón del líder Óscar Sevilla

 

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60k done crossing the 1.000m level ...

en punta Eddie Rendón, Miguel Martinez, Carlos Orozco, Alex Atapuma y Flober Peña lote del Líder 20seg

 

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crossing 1.200 meter barrier with Bogotá in control of the race.

 

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Ya los 12 escapados 38 seg, el Formesán de momento muy atento.

With Fre(d)dy Gonzales, Wilson Cepeda in the break bridging for el líder later in the race.

¿ what did that Ryo dude say Niño has no team !

 

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100k done crossing the 1.350m mark with the 12 leaders now 3:30 ahead.

 

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Tension is rising, total eclipse inevitable

 

[jens_attacks]

the beast la linea is coming

vamos sevillaaaa!!!

but i do expect something special from infantino today, let's see

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Also some of the other Colombian team cars blocked the CEP car to delay the wheel change.

that happaned with buenahora in 2004. they blocked it for 10 minutes and he had to retire the race while in leaders jersey