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2012 will be funDekker_Tifosi said:contador won't either, he'll be too old and sucky in 2015
And Contador probably will not even ride any Worlds.
2012 will be funDekker_Tifosi said:contador won't either, he'll be too old and sucky in 2015
do you happen to know what races he really wanted to ride?Libertine Seguros said:I think he felt that he wasn't given enough breathing room once Valverde was gone; and he wasn't getting to do as many of the races HE wanted to do, instead getting shunted off to do the Northern Classics a fair bit which, as we know, Caisse were there mostly to make the numbers up at (except Txente García who gets in the break of the day more often than not at either Flanders or Roubaix).
No, I don't, but as he did pretty much the same calendar in his two years at Caisse we can say that the following major races were missed out:Parrulo said:do you happen to know what races he really wanted to ride?
Hell be 3 months short of his 34th birthday in 2015. I dont think he will go for the worlds but age wont have taken too much from his greatness yet by then.Dekker_Tifosi said:contador won't either, he'll be too old and sucky in 2015
I'd like to see him try though ... maybe if they're in Spain anytime soon? It would be fun to see him in more one-day races and WC/olympicsThe Hitch said:Hell be 3 months short of his 34th birthday in 2015. I dont think he will go for the worlds but age wont have taken too much from his greatness yet by then.
actually rui costa wanted to ride the north classics, he spoke very highly of it last year when he had done them and said he wanted to ride them again because he felt he could become a contender.Libertine Seguros said:No, I don't, but as he did pretty much the same calendar in his two years at Caisse we can say that the following major races were missed out:
Paris-Nice
Catalunya
País Vasco
Ardennes Classics
Romandie
Giro
Dauphiné
San Sebastián
...pretty much anything after July.
Wouldn't be surprised if he wanted to do something like Paris-Nice or the Ardennes Classics, while I think Romandie is really a race he could go for the overall at, though Unzué would say that his results in Dunkerque the last two years justify sending him there instead.
Now of course, Rui would be happy to get to do a calendar like he used to!
He isn't bad on a finish like agr, but the stage as a whole is probably a bit much.Dekker_Tifosi said:Uh, Samuel Dumoulin thinks he can win the Amstel Gold Race.
Can anyone explain, based on what exactly?
Yes 2012 will be fun. Seeing Gilbert being dropped by Gesink on the final ascent of the CaubergEl Pistolero said:2012 will be fun
And Contador probably will not even ride any Worlds.
In the race for 2nd. I think we all know who the top step is reserved for in that race. Its desitny.Dekker_Tifosi said:Yes 2012 will be fun. Seeing Gilbert being dropped by Gesink on the final ascent of the Cauberg![]()
Take into account by 2012 Valverde will have even less hair.The Hitch said:In the race for 2nd. I think we all know who the top step is reserved for in that race. Its desitny.
Does it finish on the Cauberg by the way? If so, we can already declare the winnerDekker_Tifosi said:Yes 2012 will be fun. Seeing Gilbert being dropped by Gesink on the final ascent of the Cauberg![]()
No it finishes after the Cauberg (as always in world championships)El Pistolero said:Does it finish on the Cauberg by the way? If so, we can already declare the winner![]()
Probably not though.
by north classics you mean the hilly ones or the cobble ones? or both?Ryo Hazuki said:actually rui costa wanted to ride the north classics, he spoke very highly of it last year when he had done them and said he wanted to ride them again because he felt he could become a contender.
Italian thieves love bikesGregor Brown said:Thieves steal Visconti's tricolour Cipollini bike. Broke his car window, took bike and other belongings.This follows Team Type 1's bad luck.
Good, we need more blowsChristian said:Robert Wagner out of Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix due to a fracture of the upper part of his shinbone. He will not have to undergo surgery, but recovery will take four to six weeks. For Tour of Flanders he will be replaces by neo-pro Giacomo Nizzolo.
http://www.leopardtrek.lu/news/grand-finale-flanders-coming
Small blow to Cancellara's squad ...
Meh. Cancellara only needs people to collect water bottles for the first 150 or so km.Christian said:Robert Wagner out of Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix due to a fracture of the upper part of his shinbone. He will not have to undergo surgery, but recovery will take four to six weeks. For Tour of Flanders he will be replaces by neo-pro Giacomo Nizzolo.
http://www.leopardtrek.lu/news/grand-finale-flanders-coming
Small blow to Cancellara's squad ...