Giro del Trentino 2012

[dlwssonic]

Phinney is riding really well. He is in with a shout to win the early Giro TT.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

coldeportes indeed a lot better

in settimana 14 km ttt:

1 TEAM NETAPP GER 16:28
2 ENDURA RACING GBR +8
3 ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI - VENEZUELA ITA +15
4 ACQUA & SAPONE ITA +16
5 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE ITA +24
6 UTENSILNORD NAMED IRL +25
7 COLNAGO - CSF INOX IRL +27
8 LAMPRE - ISD ITA +27
9 ASTANA PRO TEAM KAZ +27
10 ITERA - KATUSHA RUS +29
11 TEAM IDEA ITA +33
12 FARNESE VINI GBR +39
13 UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING TEAM USA +44
14 SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10 CAN +47
15 ADRIA MOBIL SLO +48
16 TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - MERCATOR BEL +51
17 TEAM NIPPO JPN +52
18 TEAM OSTER HUS - RIDLEY NOR +1:11
19 COLOMBIA - COLDEPORTES COL +1:26

and with only 7 guys again today, which is hurtful as you could see with united healhtcare and farnese

 

[spalco]

Ok, instead of horrible they improved to just being really bad and still dead last.

No offense, Ryo, I really hope for their success as well, but I don't see how you can take anything positive for them from this TTT.

 

[will10]

Ok, instead of horrible they improved to just being really bad and still dead last.

No offense, Ryo, I really hope for their success as well, but I don't see how you can take anything positive for them from this TTT.

Marked improvement from the horrific performances in the other two TTTs they've ridden.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

beaten by team idea, team nippo, oster hus ridley...for crying out loud.

 

[dlwssonic]

beaten by team idea, team nippo, oster hus ridley...for crying out loud.

lol yea team nippo.....

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

beaten by team idea, team nippo, oster hus ridley...for crying out loud.

yeah taht wa sin settimana, where they performed pathetic. the improvement is there clearly. they suck in ttt anyway and are here with a bunch of climbers and I doubt they are in much of shape

 

[spalco]

They would better try to get in ****ing shape for races like this if they want to keep getting invites.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

They would better try to get in ****ing shape for races like this if they want to keep getting invites.

I'm sure they are sitting at home right now trying to get in worse shape

 

[Kazistuta]

yeah taht wa sin settimana, where they performed pathetic. the improvement is there clearly. they suck in ttt anyway and are here with a bunch of climbers and I doubt they are in much of shape

You've been saying that EVERY race they participate in - when do you think, they WILL be in shape??

 

[Roude Leiw]

really no offense Ryo, but

You've been saying that EVERY race they participate in - when do you think, they WILL be in shape??

i think this is pertinent....

and i kind of like them, Columbian Team reminds me of the good old time of cafe de colombia and lucho herrera

 

[roundabout]

I think they are improving. It remains to be seen by how much.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

You've been saying that EVERY race they participate in - when do you think, they WILL be in shape??

I hope they have got enough time to recover and done good training. corti should've stopped the team after tirreno and not come back until now to do first races. some really great talents like duarte will do well though as they are good even with a smaller base. he rode excellent in brabant and will do well in fleche wallonne I expect.

 

[jens_attacks]

even if i'm a colombian riders fan,gotta say coldpertes looked pathetic in this beginning of the season.there is no way in hell they will get invited in vuelta this year.duarte, we all knew he is world class but all the rest disappointed.maybe they will make me change my mind this week although i doubt it

on the other hand rujanito looked fantastic,ready for his giro win.also let's get ready for a di luca show these three days.there are a lot of great riders who will attack on the mountains,pozzovivo and scarponi too

 

[Kazistuta]

I hope they have got enough time to recover and done good training. corti should've stopped the team after tirreno and not come back until now to do first races. some really great talents like duarte will do well though as they are good even with a smaller base. he rode excellent in brabant and will do well in fleche wallonne I expect.

Okay. Why is it that the Columbians can't seem to ride themselves into form here in Europe? Is it due to the bad weather, low temperatures etc. that is so unlike the conditions in Columbia?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Okay. Why is it that the Columbians can't seem to ride themselves into form here in Europe? Is it due to the bad weather, low temperatures etc. that is so unlike the conditions in Columbia?

I've already explained many times. they lack base training. simply because corit made the incredible mistake of going to north italy in januayr when there was half a meter of snow. they should've stayed in colombia like uran, henao, quintana, betancourt all did until the very end. look at how well they are riding now. is it that hard to see? they are colombians too and not better riders then the ones in coldeportes except maybe henao and quintana

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

is there yet a full result with riders times?

 

[Mellow Velo]

Just finished watching.

Well done to BMC: The Phinney-Pinotti train had too much gas for the Colnago-Androni imps.

Ha ha! Columbia Coldesores last again. At least they are very consistent.

David Harmon on Rujano: "He's a mercurial character. When he's on form, he's a fabulous climber, when he's not, he's absolute rubbish!"

Matt Lloyd has forgotten how to ride a bike during his enforced absence from the sport...........although having said that, I think I've seen him crash as often as Frank Schleck and Robert Gesink.

 

[barmaher]

For me the win is between Pozzovizzo, di Luca and Scarponi.

I don't think Rujano or Gadret will be hungry or fit enough.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Just finished watching.

Well done to BMC: The Phinney-Pinotti train had too much gas for the Colnago-Androni imps.

Ha ha! Columbia Coldesores last again. At least they are very consistent.

David Harmon on Rujano: "He's a mercurial character. When he's on form, he's a fabulous climber, when he's not, he's absolute rubbish!"

Matt Lloyd has forgotten how to ride a bike during his enforced absence from the sport...........although having said that, I think I've seen him crash as often as Frank Schleck and Robert Gesink.

yeah what an idiot that eurosport announcer is

 

[sucotash]

Wonder who will be Liqui leader....


Hope that Szmyd, it is a perfect race for him.... he is great this season, even today, on the flat TT some other Liqui riders had problems to keep his whell


Let's go Sylwester, for the win !!!!

 

[Sylvester]

On which site can you bet on races like these?

Bet365, Betfair.

 

[The Hitch]

Did Ballan win the Giro stage Harmonn spent 5 minutes describing (that it was a famous Giro fog stage and BAllan solo breaked for a win)?

Because i thought Ballan had never ridden the Giro.

 

[Eshnar]

Because i thought Ballan had never ridden the Giro.

Uhm... as far as I know you're right...

 

[The Hitch]

Harmonn totaly losing it.

Not only did he make up a stage which Ballan won (not realising Ballan hasnt ridden the Giro), he then started arguing that the AG2R rider on the front was Gadret, even as his partner pointed out that Gadret had been dropped.

When challenged on this he said that he thinks its Gadret because Gadret is a former French national tt champion