National Championship Discussion/Results

[Libertine Seguros]

Ventoso wins the sprint from that group, in a result as unexpected as the results of the investigation into bears' preferred places for defecation.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Gilbert, I was wondering if he was still alive

 

[jens_attacks]

phil attacks!!!!!!

 

[dlwssonic]

gilbert with some crazy attack

 

[thirteen]

Gilbert goes!

 

[The Hitch]

Was the championship on national tv?

Not a clue, but i really really doubt it.

 

[Dead Star]

He just likes to keep everyone on their toes now and again.

 

[jens_attacks]

what a race this is !

omega chasing now gilbert lol

 

[dlwssonic]

would have been so much better if he was alert enough to follow boonen.

 

[The Hitch]

Ventoso wins the sprint from that group, in a result as unexpected as the results of the investigation into bears' preferred places for defecation.

Are you going to start hating on Movistar now

 

[l.Harm]

Well, if Gilbert manages to get to the front, he still doesn't have a chance I think

 

[SantiBotero]

Ventoso wins the sprint from that group, in a result as unexpected as the results of the investigation into bears' preferred places for defecation.

Not true, Ventoso jumped from the group and got slightly clear from the peloton, Pacheco 2nd, Koldo Fernandez 3rd

 

[Flamin]

Gilbert is going hard..

 

[Mellow Velo]

Gilbert in totally pointless fail mode.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Not true, Ventoso jumped from the group and got slightly clear from the peloton, Pacheco 2nd, Koldo Fernandez 3rd

Just meaning that Ventoso being the fastest of the three was not exactly surprising. Movistar would never pull the péloton with Ventoso off the front, as of course they'd trust him to outsprint Mancebo and Pacheco (though Pacheco isn't slow).

 

[l.Harm]

Gilbert in totally pointless fail mode.

Now I hope he wins

 

[Christian]

Luxembourg:

1. Laurent Didier (RSNT)
2. Ben Gastauer (AG2R)
3. Fränk Schleck

u23:

1. Alex Kirsch (LEO)

Amateurs:

1. Christian Helmig (Elbowz Racing)

 

[barn yard]

gilbert looks like a pile of garbage on a bike at the moment, bouncing around all over the place

 

[Flamin]

... but not hard enough. Headwind now so he's doomed.

 

[dlwssonic]

why didn't gilbert try following that boonen attack instead

 

[jens_attacks]

even if this year will suck hard which now i'm sure he will,the grinta is there for phil.ballsy move,chapeau

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

why didn't gilbert try following that boonen attack instead

Because he couldn't. Look at Gilbert he isn't gaining much time either. Boonen immediately gained 40 seconds when he attacked...

 

[dlwssonic]

Because he couldn't. Look at Gilbert he isn't gaining much time either. Boonen immediately gained 40 seconds when he attacked...

He wasn't near the front, I'm sure he could follow the group that chased boonen if he was at the right place.

 

[SantiBotero]

Just meaning that Ventoso being the fastest of the three was not exactly surprising. Movistar would never pull the péloton with Ventoso off the front, as of course they'd trust him to outsprint Mancebo and Pacheco (though Pacheco isn't slow).

Yes, but my point is that Euskatel chased and caught them, simply Ventoso was strong enough to have another go

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Are you going to start hating on Movistar now

As long as they keep putting out those appalling national champions' jerseys I will root against them in the nationals.

I used to love the Caisse d'Epargne Spanish kits, but the Movistar ones are chronic.