Le Tour de Langkawi 2014(27 Feb - 8 Mar) (2.HC)

[trevim]

yes, but not a great one. just average talent. no idea why they took him?

Probably because he was cheap considering he isn't russian

 

[gooner]

Guardini wins, Bos 2nd.

The break still had a lead up to a minute with 8km to go. They caught them late in the end.

 

[the asian]

Guardini wins, Bos 2nd.

The break still had a lead up to a minute with 8km to go. They caught them late in the end.

I thought crashed out.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

I thought crashed out.

The team doctors evaluated the cut to the foot and he started the race today. Good for him, he must have been determined.

Picture from Stage 2:

Lean pasta over the winter.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Good to see Guardini win. No speed bumps anywhere?

 

[manafana]

The team doctors evaluated the cut to the foot and he started the race today. Good for him, he must have been determined.

it was pretty the risk of infection i thought might have ruled him out

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Guardini to take 4 stages in the giro this year

 

[will10]

Quaranta Mk II is back

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Guardini to take 4 stages in the giro this year

Stage 3 finish line clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-833FKH7A-k

Let the dominance commence.

 

[Afrank]

About time Guardini did something. Well done to him to take Astana's first win.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 4, the MTF:

Bizz end:

This will finish way before action starts in Europe, i.e around 6AM (CET).

Ebsen FTW.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Yeah he's back!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Yeah he's back!

Solid chance, provided the Tabriz boys doesn't go berserk.

 

[Ferminal]

Massive break, 31 riders around 4mins. Will be hard to catch Sohrabi of they have any sort of a lead at the start of the climb proper.

 

[the asian]

1. Pourseyedigolakhour 2. Kudus ! 3.Bolivar 4. Chaves ! 5 Ignatenko

6. Janse Van Rensburg 7.Kruijswijk 8.Zilioli 9. Vahid 10. Quintero.

Seyedigolakhour lives up to his favourite tag and Chaves is back !

Decent result for Kruijswijk too.

 

[Ferminal]

******, Sohrabi should just retire rather than continue to get shown up by his teammates.

 

[the asian]

General Classification after Stage 4
IRI 1 POURSEYEDIGOLAKHOUR, Mirsamad (TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL) 12:09:21
ERI 2 KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN, Merhawi (MTN - QHUBEKA) + 8
COL 3 BOLIVAR HERNANDEZ, Isaac (UNITEDHEALTHCARE) + 11
COL 4 CHAVES RUBIO, Jhoan Esteban (ORICA GreenEDGE) + 20
RUS 5 IGNATENKO, Petr (KATUSHA) + 36
RSA 6 JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Jacques (MTN - QHUBEKA) + 40
NED 7 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (BELKIN) + 52
ITA 8 ZILIOLI, Gianfranco (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI) + 1:09
IRI 9 GHAFFARI, Vahid (TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL) + 1:27
COL 10 QUINTERO, Carlos Julian (COLOMBIA) + 1:46

 

[RedheadDane]

And it has happened. The guy with the impossible long name took it!

 

[EnacheV]

It seems there is a competition between South America and Asia for most ridiculous cycling.

 

[the asian]

It seems there is a competition between South America and Asia for most ridiculous cycling.

Nope. they are competing only for 2nd place.

1st place is reserved for Team Sky.

 

[the asian]

It seems there is a competition between South America and Asia for most ridiculous cycling.

Nope. they are competing only for 2nd place.

1st place is reserved for Team Sky.


Anyway hoping Pourseyedigolakhour can get past the testers.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Plenty of dodgy races everywhere. Anyway rather than giving too much space to the winner I thought this a nice shot:

 

[roundabout]

Nope. they are competing only for 2nd place.

1st place is reserved for Team Sky.


Anyway hoping Pourseyedigolakhour can get past the testers.

Why are you hoping for that?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

And it has happened. The guy with the impossible long name took it!

It's actually two names. Mirsamad Pourseyedi Golakhour.

He was a mediocre rider for Tabriz a few years ago, then got busted for EPO while at Azad, came back with Tabriz middle of last year and has suddenly become Iran's climber par excellence.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Why are you hoping for that?

He was a mediocre rider for Tabriz a few years ago, then got busted for EPO while at Azad, came back with Tabriz middle of last year and has suddenly become Iran's climber par excellence.

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