Giro Di Sardegna 22nd to 26th Feb

[theyoungest]

A field with Petacchi always counts.

Then again, the 4th place by Masciarelli does question if the finish was entirely flat.

I'm sure you'd argue differently if it were Freire who won here

 

[boomcie]

I don't find his website to be on par with his reputation on this forum. I especially like the über-cool header in the guestbook section. But actually all sections are worth looking at.

 

[Captain_Cavman]

1) Peter Sagan (Liquigas Cannondale)
2) Manuel Belletti (Colnago Csf Inox)
3) Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli)
4) Francesco Masciarelli (Astana)
5) Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre Isd)
6) Alexander Porsev (Katusha Team)
7) Jacopo Guarnieri (Liquigas Cannondale)
8) Luca Fioretti (Ora Hotels Carrera)
9) Danilo Napolitano (Acqua & Sapone)
10) Thomas Geraint (Great Britain)

Nice to see Tommy G doing well too. You don't hear much about him for some reason.

 

[tofino]

Spidertech at arace

The spidertech team is doing live tweets from the race and they are posting some live photos.

http://twitter.com/teamspidertech

Looks like they got the KOM jersey today according to their tweet. David Boily. They have been ever break of the race which is pretty impressive.

 

[palmerq]

I don't find his website to be on par with his reputation on this forum. I especially like the über-cool header in the guestbook section. But actually all sections are worth looking at.

this is a great website .. I havent read anything on it I am just looking at all the different headers, my favourite is the successes one..

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I'm sure you'd argue differently if it were Freire who won here

You have to explain that to me then. Because even if not comparable with Qatar/Oman, the sprinting field is still way above the Ruta del Sol level. So the comparison with Freire winning is completely uncalled for.
Stop trying.

 

[The Hitch]

Nice to see Tommy G doing well too. You don't hear much about him for some reason.

You dont hear much about him on this forum for a very good reason.

Hes neither American nor Australian.

You have to explain that to me then.

You have been downplaying Freire. So youngest sees you talking up Pettachi and reminds you that you werent saying the same thing about the other veteran world class sprinter.

Its not as much a serious cycling challenge to you as it is a joke.

You live you learn

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Petacchi is an actual sprinter. Freire is not so much.

 

[roundabout]

You dont hear much about him on this forum for a very good reason.

Hes neither American nor Australian nor Colombian


You have been downplaying Freire. So youngest sees you talking up Pettachi and reminds you that you werent saying the same thing about the other veteran world class sprinter.

Its not as much a serious cycling challenge to you as it is a joke.

You live you learn

Fixed it for you.

 

[The Hitch]

Fixed it for you.

Well if your going to include Colombia, you have to include the Netherlands.

 

[Cobblestoned]

Petacchi is an actual sprinter. Freire is not so much.

Freire is a selective Sprinter.

Mr. Unpredictable.
Tranquillo or win.

 

[roundabout]

Well if your going to include Colombia, you have to include the Netherlands.

I am led to believe that references to Dutch "talent" are made in jest while the rest are hyped with a straight face.

 

[The Hitch]

Petacchi is an actual sprinter. Freire is not so much.

Yeah. I always had him down more as a mountain domestique

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I mean that Freire only sprints when he wants to

 

[CraZyCaLL]

Looks like Swift was 4-th today, not Masciarelli

 

[kurtinsc]

You dont hear much about him on this forum for a very good reason.

Hes neither American nor Australian.

I have to disagree there... he's english speaking. We've had huge threads on Wiggins, Cavendish and team sky in the past. The board fascination generally includes brits... Thomas being ignored is a bit odd for the forum.

 

[Barrus]

So what do you guys think, does Sagan still have a chance to blow this?

I haven't seen the profile for tomorrow, but it will probably be a regular sprinters stage, won't it?

 

[jaylew]

I have to disagree there... he's english speaking. We've had huge threads on Wiggins, Cavendish and team sky in the past. The board fascination generally includes brits... Thomas being ignored is a bit odd for the forum.

Seems to me he was talked about a decent amount last year. Doesn't TSF call him Gee?

 

[ruswilks]

Nice to see Tommy G doing well too. You don't hear much about him for some reason.

I think you would mean Gerry T . His name is Geraint Thomas, not sure why his name is often the wrong way round on startlists/results.

Edit - Gee is his normal nickname btw.

 

[Cobblestoned]

I think you would mean Gerry T . His name is Geraint Thomas, not sure why his name is often the wrong way round on startlists/results.

Edit - Gee is his normal nickname btw.

He regularly complains about that, and I had to learn it too.

This is like beeing called Peter Alexander.

 

[roundabout]

So what do you guys think, does Sagan still have a chance to blow this?

I haven't seen the profile for tomorrow, but it will probably be a regular sprinters stage, won't it?

Uphill finish a bit like yesterday 4km @ 5% and 30% for the final 100 meters.

 

[The Hitch]

I have to disagree there... he's english speaking. We've had huge threads on Wiggins, Cavendish and team sky in the past. The board fascination generally includes brits... Thomas being ignored is a bit odd for the forum.

Most Wiggins threads reffer to him as Wigans, are in the clinic, and celebrate his failures.

Most Cav threads fantisise about him losing and call him a whiner and a baby.

Besides hes the best sprinter in the world. Of course hes going to get threads.

People like Meyer, Meyer, Bobridge, Goss, Matthews, Derbridge get talked up a lot. Porte clearly. Some Australian no one has ever heard of had their own thread about how he didnt have a team.

The mere potential for an Aussie continental team got several times as many posts as the very real Geox and Movistar threads.

Phinney has had his mini phinney greatness thread for a while.

Ok so he won 2 world champs golds. (the thread existed before his u23 gold) and has won junior paris roubaix.
But Geraint Thomas is a World and Olympic champion, and came 2nd against seniors in a tdf cobbled stage.

1 has may threads and lots of hype. 1 is ignored. I think GB riders are clearly far less hyped up on these boards than ozzie and yank counterparts.

 

[Havetts]

30% for the final 100 meters.

what the flying f...?

 

[The Hitch]

Uphill finish a bit like yesterday 4km @ 5% and 30% for the final 100 meters.

Sagan one yesterday on something "a bit like" 30% for 100m ?

 

[roundabout]

what the flying f...?

That's what the official site says.

Sagan one yesterday on something "a bit like" 30% for 100m ?

Nah, a bit like a 5% climb.

My poor punctuation ftw.