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Rojas is, as you can see in the url from previous quoted post.
Fernandez said:burning said:nobilis said:
Yeah, he's a proud Francoist, I wonder how he could ride with guys like Benat or Izaguirre brothers.
Who´s a proud francoist?
Rojas is, as you can see in the url from previous quoted post.
- Aug 31, 2012
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Liege should be his. Improving from last year at the Tour will be pretty much impossible though, the Big 4 surely have 1-4 locked down.
btw, was anything said about Valverde's role in the Tour this year? Hope he gets a free role, but attempting to do well in GC probably coincides with being a superdomestique for Quintana anyway.
btw, was anything said about Valverde's role in the Tour this year? Hope he gets a free role, but attempting to do well in GC probably coincides with being a superdomestique for Quintana anyway.
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I think he'll go really well at the Tour, and certainly wouldn't bet against him to make the podium. Surely he'll get a free role for the first 10 days at least; he must be the favourite for the stages on Mur de Huy and Mur de Bretagne. I'd also expect him to go better than most of the favourites over the cobbles. With the time bonuses, there's a chance he could even in be in yellow heading into the mountains
Most of the mountain stages should suit him as well; the hardest stages are quite short, or have only one tough climb. The one he'll lose the most time on I guess is Plateau de Beille, but the others he could do well on.
The big problem is whether how well he can recuperate after the Ardennes and build to another peak. He seemed to get it wrong last year and faded badly in the third week, but hopefully he will have it worked out better now.
SeriousSam said:
I think he'll go really well at the Tour, and certainly wouldn't bet against him to make the podium. Surely he'll get a free role for the first 10 days at least; he must be the favourite for the stages on Mur de Huy and Mur de Bretagne. I'd also expect him to go better than most of the favourites over the cobbles. With the time bonuses, there's a chance he could even in be in yellow heading into the mountains
Most of the mountain stages should suit him as well; the hardest stages are quite short, or have only one tough climb. The one he'll lose the most time on I guess is Plateau de Beille, but the others he could do well on.
The big problem is whether how well he can recuperate after the Ardennes and build to another peak. He seemed to get it wrong last year and faded badly in the third week, but hopefully he will have it worked out better now.
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I wouldn't bet on big 4 to finish 1-4, there will be surprises for sure, crashes, bad days, etc. As for Valverde he should target couple of stages in first 10 days, maybe even yellow jersey, and after that a lot depends on Quintana. I expect similar tactics like last year's Vuelta, with Quintana the main man and Valverde trying to hang on as high as possible in the GC, so they could use that in key stages
SeriousSam said:
I wouldn't bet on big 4 to finish 1-4, there will be surprises for sure, crashes, bad days, etc. As for Valverde he should target couple of stages in first 10 days, maybe even yellow jersey, and after that a lot depends on Quintana. I expect similar tactics like last year's Vuelta, with Quintana the main man and Valverde trying to hang on as high as possible in the GC, so they could use that in key stages
Valverde will do a Valverde´s Tour. That means a top ten and fighting for stages. Quintana will be the boss there.
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This is my thought exactly.
IMO there is a very high chance that he won't top 5. I mean he couldn't even podium last year...But that's okay; it's not his job to podium here.
If he peaks correctly I actually think he could be a favorite for the Vuelta this year.
Fernandez said:
This is my thought exactly.
IMO there is a very high chance that he won't top 5. I mean he couldn't even podium last year...But that's okay; it's not his job to podium here.
If he peaks correctly I actually think he could be a favorite for the Vuelta this year.
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Wouldn't say best rider. Just a strong climber with a strong sprint. Good combo for wins.Miburo said:
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He really is El Imbatido. Big respect for this talented man. He really is the best Spanish of the last fifteen years. Winning monuments and a GC guy.
- May 15, 2011
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Watch out, he might read this. If his ego gets any bigger, his head might explode.Fearless Greg Lemond said:
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Best rider of his generation. Strong climber, very good sprint, great endurance, insane peak for almost entire year. Tons of wins, always there at the business end of the race. Its not even close.
And dont care how big his ego gets. This is deserved
LaFlorecita said:
Best rider of his generation. Strong climber, very good sprint, great endurance, insane peak for almost entire year. Tons of wins, always there at the business end of the race. Its not even close.
And dont care how big his ego gets. This is deserved
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