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interesting thing rujano said in interview, he had a mechnical in the final 1800 metres of the etna 
what a power the guy has
what a power the guy has
Rujano
How does this guy flash up on the radar after years of nothing? Questions need to be asked. Something is not right in cycling once again.
How does this guy flash up on the radar after years of nothing? Questions need to be asked. Something is not right in cycling once again.
Strange comment on Kreuziger's website
...Contador is in different league, he does what he wants. The other one - Rujano - I'd rather not comment on.
Only in Czech version of the site.
...Contador is in different league, he does what he wants. The other one - Rujano - I'd rather not comment on.
Only in Czech version of the site.
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Chemainiac said:
ugh for f*cksake he won 21 races in 2 years he;s never been of the radar, he's been of your radar, you beter start questioning yourself
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Ryo Hazuki said:interesting thing rujano said in interview, he had a mechnical in the final 1800 metres of the etna
I allready mentioned that Rujano was looking down at his bike when Contador got a gap on him. So it's not surprising to hear this.
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Chemainiac said:
Here is a bit of background on Jose Rujano taken from the May 2008 issue of VeloNews (moderators I hope this is alright, it appears in the 2008 Giro d'Italia preview written by Andrew Hood):
Jose Rujano was like a shooting star across the Giro d'Italia three years ago, climing out of the lowest rungs of South American poverty to win a stage , claim the best climber's jersey and nearly ride away with the trophy before settling for third overall in his grand tour debut in 2005.
From obscurity to the center of attention, his cycling career has since disappeared into a black hole of injuries contract disputes, crashes and poor health that caused some of cycling's old guard to question his dedication to cycling.
After frustration and unsuccessful stints on Quick Step and Unibet.com in 2006-07, Rujano has signed on with Caisse d'Epargne and will take the start of the 91st Giro quietly hoping to kick-start his flagging career
"That year's Giro was the best moment of my career. Everything went right for me," Rujano said during the Vuelta al Pais Vasco last month. "Since then, nothing's gone right."
When everything went right in 2005, everything went wrong in 2006.
Things started off badly when an off-season contract dispute resulted in a mish-mash resolution that forced him to race the 2006 Giro with Selle Italia before making his much-anticipated Tour debut with Quick Step a few weeks later. He pulled out of both races with little more than a whimper.
"I arrived to the (2006) Giro with 500km in my legs because the objective that year was the Tour, but in the French tour, I suffered and infection in one of my toes and had to abandon on the stage to L'Alpe d'Huez," he lamented. "No one was happy with that situation."
A move to Unbet.com for 2007 didnt' fare much better. The team was caught in the middle of the ASO/UCI war and Rujano didn't do much with the few races the team was allowed to race.
"I suffered a horrible accident at Amstel Gold. I broke my clavicle, four ribs and later discovered a crack in my skull", he said, shaking his head. "I was four months off the bike and when I came back for the Tour of Austria, I crashed again and broke my hand."
It seemed that Rujano's rags-to-riches tale was cursed before he had a chance to confirm his extraordinary 2005 Giro ride.
The diminutive, 5-foot-4 Venezuelan was the latest of Selle Italia manager Gianno Savio's Latin American discoveries and overcame tremendous odds to climb to the top of cycling's pinnacle.
He toiled in coffee fields to save money to buy a bicycle and then won such races as the Tour of Venezuela that helped him capture the attention of Savio and allow him to make the leap to Europe
"I bought my first bike when I was 9 years old after picking coffee beans. That bike cost 4,900 bolivares. My father paid half and me the other. I had to work hard. One day I picked 500 bags of beans. I think it remains a record to this day," he remembered. "I worked from 5:30 am to 1:30 in the afternoon. From 2 to 5 pm, I would train on the bike, and then from 6 to 9 pm., I went to school to get my high school degree.:
Rujano is hoping that a move to Caisse d'Epargne will give him the foundation he needs after wandering for two years in cycling's wilderness. The Pamplona-based, French sponsored team is the first squad where he can speak his native Spanish with coaches and teammates
His Giro goals are modest, with a run at the top 10 and a mountain stage as his stated goals.
The pint-sized Rujano is hoping the stars will be back in alignment for this year's Giro.
Andrew Hood-2008 VeloNews Giro d'Italia Preview
Maybe mods would like to make this a separate thread.
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Just out of curiosity how do people feel he will fair in the tt in comparison to the GC favourites.
I can't believe that this thread has run to this many pages. This guy has as much chance of winning as I have of becoming the next US president =zero.
Being gifted a win does not make you a contender and I am picking the guy TT's as well as my grandmother
I had big expectations of this years Giro but Bertie has made it look like a cakewalk and his competitors second rate. Barring accidents i am predicting a comprehensive victory. I never thought I would say this but the ToC is more interesting this year. The Giro is a Bertie benefit race.
Being gifted a win does not make you a contender and I am picking the guy TT's as well as my grandmother
I had big expectations of this years Giro but Bertie has made it look like a cakewalk and his competitors second rate. Barring accidents i am predicting a comprehensive victory. I never thought I would say this but the ToC is more interesting this year. The Giro is a Bertie benefit race.
Yeahright said:
Well you know some people are more loved than other ones. Sport is still emotion, which can be reflected by the amount of pages about Rujano. And honestly, most of us didn't expect it but Rujano currently shows he's the second climber in this Giro and since Contador is in it, it's actually quite good.
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hrotha said:
Somebody in 2008 stated that only four of the teams had proper internal testing protocols, and that he was regulated by 10 different agencies. Particular quotes include "Riccò, di Luca, Piepoli, I can't help but think these guys aren't being tested as much as me". And the prescient one, "I don't even want to talk about the team of Priamo" (CSF-Navigare).
Why did he specify "the team of Priamo" after Matteo had left the race and with other riders on the team leaving footprints all over the race? (Priamo, of course, was later named by Sella as his source of CERA and is currently serving a four year ban) Either way, you can't fault the guys he pointed out, and there must surely have been at least as much if not more hypocrisy than with Kreuziger today.
The source's name? Andreas Klöden.
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