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And yet not only was Corti in the race yesterday he was even in the break....most visible Coldeportes performance of the year so far? ;)
 
Mar 31, 2010
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will10 said:
And yet not only was Corti in the race yesterday he was even in the break....most visible Coldeportes performance of the year so far? ;)

of course. he knows he's goign to be thrown out of the team so he's desperate
 
Mar 31, 2010
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will10 said:
And yet not only was Corti in the race yesterday he was even in the break....most visible Coldeportes performance of the year so far? ;)

he's a horrible rider and a climber, coldeportes have enough of those and he's the son of the director. pathetic
 
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Chaves just crashed in Trofeo laigueglia and is taken to the hospital lets hope he is okay.
 
Dec 27, 2010
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That's a relief, should be OK for the Giro. Hell, remember Pozzato's incredible collarbone recovery last year - was that in Laigueglia? Was in the mix in San Remo 5 weeks later...
 
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will10 said:
That's a relief, should be OK for the Giro. Hell, remember Pozzato's incredible collarbone recovery last year - was that in Laigueglia? Was in the mix in San Remo 5 weeks later...

It depends on where exactly and how its broken. But lets hope it goes this quickly with Chaves aswell.
 
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It depends on where exactly and how its broken. But lets hope it goes this quickly with Chaves aswell.
Chaves’ crash happened just after km 100, as Jarlinson Pantano explained after the race: “I was just a couple of positions behind him, he misplaced a bend’s trajectory and hit the sidewalk. Unfortunately, though, a road signal was right there in front, and he hit it badly.”

After losing consciousness for a couple of minutes, El Chavito was taken to the hospital in Pietra Ligure, where he underwent a CT scan. Team Doctor Marco Pallini reported us about the 23-year-old’s conditions: “He reported a displaced fracture to his right collarbone and also broke his left petrous bone. It was a bad crash, but apparently Esteban will not need to undergo surgery. He will stay here at the hospital for a couple of days, then we will start his path to recovery. He is relatively ok right now, hopefully he will leave this scare behind him very soon.” (We will get you further updates on Esteban’s conditions in the upcoming days).

http://www.colombiacyclingpro.com/esteban-chaves-breaks-collarbone-in-harsh-laigueglia-crash/

Also, they say that Pantano was their only rider to finish in the front group today. Pretty worrying start to the season from Duarte, if that's the case.
 
Nov 1, 2012
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Today La Drome Classic cancelled by bad weather, and I think 50% of training days for the colombians in Europe are cancelled by bad weather, so... what's the reason colombians are in Europe in cold january-february?
If you are a rider who doesn't like bad weather and cold, and the bad weather/cold is only in Europe in winter, when the races are not interesting for the colombian team, there is no point... (Giro, Tour, Vuelta are in spring and summer, without cold weather, except some exceptional day), so there isn't any reason for the colombians stay in Trentino in winter, and racing in classics or tours which don't suit them at all (why not Langkawi? Tour San Luis? even Oman?)
I think Corti is again and again doing mistakes.
 
Jan 27, 2012
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pianomagic said:
Today La Drome Classic cancelled by bad weather, and I think 50% of training days for the colombians in Europe are cancelled by bad weather, so... what's the reason colombians are in Europe in cold january-february?

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I think Corti is again and again doing mistakes.

Agree, perhaps Corti is thinking too much about himself rather than the team.
 
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Corti is repeating the same mistakes from last year. That's the most worrisome thing. He's just siphoning the Colombian money.
 
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pianomagic said:
Today La Drome Classic cancelled by bad weather, and I think 50% of training days for the colombians in Europe are cancelled by bad weather, so... what's the reason colombians are in Europe in cold january-february?
If you are a rider who doesn't like bad weather and cold, and the bad weather/cold is only in Europe in winter, when the races are not interesting for the colombian team, there is no point... (Giro, Tour, Vuelta are in spring and summer, without cold weather, except some exceptional day), so there isn't any reason for the colombians stay in Trentino in winter, and racing in classics or tours which don't suit them at all (why not Langkawi? Tour San Luis? even Oman?)
I think Corti is again and again doing mistakes.

it's ridiuclous. they repeat the exact same mistakes of last yera and it will be a disaster. only duarte has the class to perform well like this
 
Nov 1, 2012
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GP Lugano cancelled... very very well Corti and the calendar of the Colombia Coldeportes! please get a flight with all the riders and go back to Colombia for a decent training and don't return until the Giro di Trentino! then we would see colombians flying over the mountains.
Now, without training and with the cold climate, we could see ridiculous performances similar to last year MSR with all the team (including Duarte) climbing worse than Cavendish.
 
Dec 27, 2010
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pianomagic said:
GP Lugano cancelled... very very well Corti and the calendar of the Colombia Coldeportes! please get a flight with all the riders and go back to Colombia for a decent training and don't return until the Giro di Trentino! then we would see colombians flying over the mountains.
Now, without training and with the cold climate, we could see ridiculous performances similar to last year MSR with all the team (including Duarte) climbing worse than Cavendish.

Unfortunately it seems to be going that way.
 
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it's unbelievable though that most of people find ridiculous what they do and still they repeat it. for christ sake it's not rocket science
arriving in late march for them from colombia would be perfect