The climbs in Columbia may be tougher but the competition in Europe is much tougher. So is it comparing apples to oranges?
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Publicus said:That was after Rujano refused to work with AC--which I found surprising because AC certainly would have given him the stage.
roundabout said:Me?
To be honest I don't recall anything in the 2005 Giro that could resemble the current edition.
Parra beat him in both breaks (could be the way they shared the workload but I can't really recall if that was the case)
Tenda is relatively easy compared to Zoncolan. Finestre is 9% pretty much all the way without ramps.
Any particular climbs in Colombia that I should pay special attention to?
I do see that he crushed the field by a ridiculous margin there.
La Pandera said:No offense to Rujano but what kind of draft if any would Contador had gotten if Rujano had decided to take a pull? It would've been like trying to draft off of a recumbent. Contador's 5'-9" and Rujano has to be at most 5'-3".
Ryo Hazuki said:It’s been five years since he won a stage, took the mountains classification and finished on the podium in the Giro d’Italia, yet Jose Rujano is extremely upbeat about his abilities.
“Right now I think I am the third climber in the world after Alberto Contador and Joaquim Rodriguez,” he bragged to the Venezuelan newspaper Entorno Inteligente, according to Tuttobici. “Armstrong and Andy Schleck? They are strong on the uphills, but they are not natural climbers.” \
how can you not love this guy. he is right and even more so.
also rujano was never in trouble in contadors wheel. he just doesn't have the explosiveness to match contadors attacks especially in flat, where contador took it. still he wouldn't crack and finished on 3 seconds, that;s nothing. this climb didn't suit him at all. I know rujano so well and I also followed him in his south american years this is his exact racing style and he looks like he's hurting but he's not. the man is pure class on a bike
also why you think rujano was so incredibly happy after todays stage on rai tv?? because even he didn;t expect this. his time comes in the real steep mountains he said but already he shows he is on par with contador and in the steep climbs he can drop him in my mind and after today also in rujano;s mind
Contador gifts stages all the time, although to be fair maybe that only applies if the rival is a Schleck.Ryo Hazuki said:no he would not. contador always wants to win stages plus he had bonus seconds and rujano didn;t want to take over because contador has more chance attacking out of rujano;s wheel and rujano isn;t as explosive, rujano is no idiot and he did the right thing.
roundabout said:Btw, is Rujano really that good on steeper climbs? He is a little light guy who should go well, but I haven't really seen him on the really steep climbs.
Havetts said:Well Ryo, I certainly hope I can believe in your confidence cause if it isnt true who's going to stop Contador ?
roundabout said:Me?
To be honest I don't recall anything in the 2005 Giro that could resemble the current edition.
Parra beat him in both breaks (could be the way they shared the workload but I can't really recall if that was the case)
Tenda is relatively easy compared to Zoncolan. Finestre is 9% pretty much all the way without ramps.
Any particular climbs in Colombia that I should pay special attention to?
I do see that he crushed the field by a ridiculous margin there.
roundabout said:Uff, that's a steep climb and a very impressive ride.
No further questions here.
Ryo Hazuki said:are you serious??
The Hitch said:Is that the hardest climb?
It doesnt seem all that
I thought Colombian climbs made european ones look like road bumps.
roundabout said:'Finished ahead.'
And it doesn't mean that Parra was the stronger climber of the two. As I wrote it could have been team tactics.
roundabout said:'Finished ahead.'
And it doesn't mean that Parra was the stronger climber of the two. As I wrote it could have been team tactics.
veganrob said:The climbs in Columbia may be tougher but the competition in Europe is much tougher. So is it comparing apples to oranges?
Ryo Hazuki said:you didn't see it then?? because yes it was team tactics
That's 80 kms... apparently the hardest climb ever used in a professional road race.Ryo Hazuki said:it said steepest it was the steepest in that vuelta but not the hardest. they have alto de letras that is 18 km long and takes over more than 3000 metres in height
will10 said:It was, both days Parra attacked first IIRC. Rujano sat with whoever was next strongest in the break - I think one was Garate was 2nd?
Duartista said:That's 80 kms... apparently the hardest climb ever used in a professional road race.
http://plataformarecorridosciclistas.org/2010/04/19/los-puertos-mas-duros-en-carrera/
Ryo Hazuki said: