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

[the asian]

Why are you hoping for that?

I just love it when the obvious ones troll the testers.

Don't think he would have gone for EPO again.

Must be having a blood doping regime.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Are you allowed to wear TT helmets on mass start stages?

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Chaves recovering quicker than I expected.

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

Sohrabi has never been a climber though.

 

[trevim]

Disappointing results from Meintjes and Berhane. Now it's just sprint stages right?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 5

@trevim. Nothing stands out. Teams will have to take massive risks to get the jersey.

 

[trevim]

It should be more or less done then unless someone does something crazy.

 

[Escarabajo]

it seems there is a competition between south america and asia for most ridiculous cycling.

????

What about Africa?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Result from stage 5:

1 WHITE Bradley [www.procyclingstats.com] UnitedHealthcare 20 30 3:03:28
2 RABOU Thomas OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team 14 18 ,,
3 MEINTJES Louis MTN - Qhubeka 8 12 0:04
4 KOLAR Michael Tinkoff-Saxo 7 7 1:15
5 ROGERS Rico [www.procyclingstats.com] OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team 6 4 ,,
6 BERTAZZO Omar Androni Giocattoli 5 3 ,,
7 VAN HUMMEL Kenny Androni Giocattoli 4 2 ,,
8 REGUIGUI Youcef MTN - Qhubeka 2 1 ,,
9 PORSEV Alexander Team Katusha ,,
10 KLEMME Daniel [www.procyclingstats.com] Synergy Baku Cycling Project ,,

Breaks takes it. First pro win for White if not mistaken.
Meintjes moves up a bit in GC.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

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.

he was never a mediocre rider or climbger in iran. just young and more unregular at young age but always very strong. not saying he's clean but would be rather stupid to dope again. don't know if they test i langkawi but I think they do and he's been great on genting befre

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

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

wtf?! sohrabi is a sprinter who is 174 and 78 kg, you think he's a climber?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 6.

Another break of course, but the bunch failed to bring them back yesterday.

Guardini not feeling well?

 

[Kazistuta]

he was never a mediocre rider or climbger in iran. just young and more unregular at young age but always very strong. not saying he's clean but would be rather stupid to dope again. don't know if they test i langkawi but I think they do and he's been great on genting befre

So a third place on Genting the year he was popped for EPO is considered a truthful statement to his climbing abilities - don't buy it....

And to the first bolded statement - how many times have we heard that?

Di Luca, Ricco, Sinkewitz just to name a few....

 

[Angliru]

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

I would have to believe that Sky has that market cornered. After all their stated goal is to dominate the sport.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Stage 6.

Guardini not feeling well?

Didn't he hurt himself in the bunch crash ?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Didn't he hurt himself in the bunch crash ?

yep he did, but then he won the following stage. Perhaps anger and adrenalin.
I wonder if foot hurts him still. Or perhaps he was worn out from the climb.

Anyway we shall soon know if hes fit.

 

[gospina]

yep he did, but then he won the following stage. Perhaps anger and adrenalin.
I wonder if foot hurts him still. Or perhaps he was worn out from the climb.

Anyway we shall soon know if hes fit.

Judging by the picture, I can't imagine him walking, let alone still sprinting. That's a HUGE injury.
Pain tolerance had to be pretty high for him to win Stage 3 on a sprint.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/le-tour-de-langkawi-2014/stage-2/photos/294378
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/le-tour-de-langkawi-2014/stage-2/photos/294377

Graphic warning on this link:

https://twitter.com/AndreaGuardini/status/439421585322016768/photo/1

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Judging by the picture, I can't imagine him walking, let alone still sprinting. That's a HUGE injury.
Pain tolerance had to be pretty high for him to win Stage 3 on a sprint.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/le-tour-de-langkawi-2014/stage-2/photos/294378
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/le-tour-de-langkawi-2014/stage-2/photos/294377

Graphic warning on this link:

https://twitter.com/AndreaGuardini/status/439421585322016768/photo/1

Yep it looks messy. Humid and hot in Malaysia. Ideal conditions for something like this.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Van Hummel bags a win. Good for him. Stage 6 results:

1 VAN HUMMEL Kenny [www.procyclingstats.com] Androni Giocattoli 20 30 4:29:46
2 KRUOPIS Aidis Orica GreenEDGE 14 18 ,,
3 HANSON Ken UnitedHealthcare 8 12 ,,
4 FöRSTER Robert UnitedHealthcare 7 7 ,,
5 KOLAR Michael [www.procyclingstats.com] Tinkoff-Saxo 6 4 ,,
6 CHICCHI Francesco Neri sottoli.it - Yellow Fluo 5 3 ,,
7 GUARDINI Andrea Astana Pro Team 4 2 ,,
8 REGUIGUI Youcef MTN - Qhubeka 2 1 ,,
9 LAMOISSON Morgan Team Europcar ,,
10 MANAN Anuar [www.procyclingstats.com] Terengganu Cycling Team ,,

Screenshot from steephill:

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

1. Kenny van Hummel
2. Aidis Kruopis
3. Ken Hanson
4. Robert Förster
5. Michael Kolar
6. Francesco Chicchi
7. Andrea Guardini
8. Youcef Reguigui
9. Morgan Lamoisson
10. Anuar Manan

Great result! I really like the Hummel. Hanson finally with a good result, too. And Kolar is riding a very nice neo pro season, much better then I expected.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I wonder if kruopis finally gets to be greenedge main sprinter after goss is prettty much done for his career

 

[tomorrow]

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

He's still young and had quite good season last year. There was quite and improvement compared to the year before, so they might be looking into the future. And maybe, just being very good friend with Sagan might have helped . He has same agent as Sagan too.

 

[theyoungest]

I wonder if kruopis finally gets to be greenedge main sprinter after goss is prettty much done for his career

He should really be able to beat guys like Van Hummel and Bos if he wants to be the main sprinter in a WT team. I guess he's just their main sprinter for sh.t small races.

 

[Der Effe]

He should really be able to beat guys like Van Hummel and Bos if he wants to be the main sprinter in a WT team. I guess he's just their main sprinter for sh.t small races.

And, apparently, even in sh.t small races he can't deliver.

 

[search]

he won a stage in Turkey last year when everyone else crashed

he is kind of a hardman though, should race in Belgium instead of Malaysia

 

[Der Effe]

he won a stage in Turkey last year when everyone else crashed

he is kind of a hardman though, should race in Belgium instead of Malaysia

100% agreed.