Smaller 1.1 Races in the coming week (26 Feb - 3 March)

[theyoungest]

Mouris was an endurance rider and Stroetinga fails after 30km of racing. Keep coming with lousy examples

Like I said, I meant Ligthart, not Mouris.

Look, it's clear Freire didn't participate in this sprint, so the discussion makes no sense anyway.

edit: well, he got 11th. I'm sure he was positioned very well for this sprint

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

And it's clear Rabobank can't do well in every race they enter, even if with a strong team on paper.

Not worth the discussion either, otherwise we would have to start that discussion about 10 other teams as well

 

[Havetts]

Woops, wrong thread.

Thanks Youngest .

 

[theyoungest]

What the hell was up with Leezer riding against the photographer / fan? Surely that was the 3rd time they drove that lap..

Maybe this happened to Freire in Almeria as well

(wrong thread)

 

[Jamsque]

Dekker_T doesn't like Spanish riders winning for his nice Dutch team, so he talks **** about Freire whenever he doesn't win. Nothing to see here.

 

[Havetts]

Edited my post, shouldnt open tabs .

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Dekker_T doesn't like Spanish riders winning for his nice Dutch team, so he talks **** about Freire whenever he doesn't win. Nothing to see here.

That's total BS. I'm just saying Freire is going downhill in real sprints.

Please don't make assumptions about me that aren't true. I hate when people do that.

 

[theyoungest]

That's total BS. I'm just saying Freire is going downhill in real sprints.

Please don't make assumptions about me that aren't true. I hate when people do that.

It's one thing to say Freire isn't really someone for the real bunch sprints anymore, it's another to repeat it again and again. And thinking it's just normal that Ligthart would beat Freire in a sprint.

 

[hrotha]

That's total BS. I'm just saying Freire is going downhill in real sprints.

Please don't make assumptions about me that aren't true. I hate when people do that.

No, there's a difference between "Freire is losing speed" and "Freire can't win a real sprint."

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

1 1 ITA19771126 Basso Ivan LIQ Liquigas - Cannondale ITA 4.23.04 00"
2 145 COL19860611 Duarte Arevalo Fabio Andres GEO Geox - TMC COL st
3 51 ITA19830113 Visconti Giovanni FAR Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli ITA 16''
4 46 SLO19841018 Kocjan Jure TT1 Team Type 1 - Sanofi a Ventis SLO st
5 32 COL19800410 Duque Leonardo Fabio COF Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne COL st
6 103 ITA19740706 Baliani Fortunato DAN D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo ITA st
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9 3 ITA19850510 Finetto Mauro LIQ Liquigas - Cannondale ITA st
10 142 ESP19750303 Blanco Rodriguez David GEO Geox - TMC ESP st
11 23 FRA19860317 Cherel Mikael ALM AG2R - La Mondiale FRA st
12 16 ITA19800610 Marzano Marco LAM Lampre - ISD ITA st
13 26 FRA19861103 Bouet Maxime ALM AG2R - La Mondiale FRA 17''
14 81 SLO19820421 Nose Tomaz ADR Adria Mobil SLO st
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16 37 FRA19860203 Cusin Remi COF Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne FRA st
17 21 IRL19840703 Roche Nicolas ALM AG2R - La Mondiale IRL 18''
18 41 SUI19790509 Bertogliati Rubens TT1 Team Type 1 - Sanofi a Ventis SUI st
19 11 SLO19860623 Spilak Simon LAM Lampre - ISD SLO 19''
20 88 SLO19790112 Gnezda Matej ADR Adria Mobil SLO 1'05''
21 34 ESP19840323 Mate Mardones Luis Angel COF Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne ESP 1'06''
22 102 ITA19830629 Ascani Luca DAN D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo ITA st
23 73 ITA19870822 Brambilla Gianluca COG Colnago - Csf Inox ITA st
24 124 SUI19850822 Hollenstein Reto VBG Vorarlberg SUI st
25 91 SUI19860926 Schmaeh Elias PYB Price Your Bike SUI st
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27 62 ITA19851022 Girardi Edoardo DER De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia ITA st
28 47 ESP19830930 Megias Leal Javier TT1 Team Type 1 - Sanofi a Ventis ESP 1'07''
29 25 FRA19840918 Perget Mathieu ALM AG2R - La Mondiale FRA 1'08''
30 55 GER19801020 Sinkewitz Patrik FAR Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli GER st
31 63 ESP19751011 Vila Errandonea Patxi Javier DER De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia ESP 1'09''
32 6 ITA19850218 Salerno Cristiano LIQ Liquigas - Cannondale ITA 2'09''
33 123 ITA19850509 Capelli Ermanno VBG Vorarlberg ITA 2'17''
34 61 ITA19800715 Bailetti Paolo DER De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia ITA st
35 77 ITA19880804 Pagani Angelo COG Colnago - Csf Inox ITA 2'18''
36 78 ITA19880102 Pasqualon Andrea COG Colnago - Csf Inox ITA st
37 117 RUS19840826 Rudaskov Sergey TIK Itera - Katusha RUS 3'00''
38 162 ITA19870929 Barla Luca AND Androni Giocattoli ITA 3'01''
39 143 ITA19790523 Cheula Giampaolo GEO Geox - TMC ITA st
40 141 ITA19891005 Ratto Daniele GEO Geox - TMC ITA 3'39''
41 Marco CORTI GEO +3:39
42 David LOOSLI LAM +3:39
43 Rein TAARAMAE COF +5:15
44 Blaz JARC ADR +5:19
45 Alessandro VANOTTI LIQ +7:12
46 Francesco FAILLI FAR +7:12
47 Giuseppe DE MARIA DER +7:12
48 Reinbert Cornelis WIELINGA TIK +7:12
49 Maciej PATERSKI LIQ +7:12

 

[Jakob747]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSmQkTa5YPg&feature=player_embedded

check this out from yesterday. duarte attacks in final k's and look how strong he is on the flat. the guy is incredibly strong. also the most stylistic cyclist I've seen in years.

Thanks for the link. I actually hadn’t seen footage from yesterday’s race, so that was more than welcome.

Duarte will make everyone here in Colombia proud!

Also good to see two of my personal favorites in Simone Ponzi and Gianluca Brambilla up there as well.

I also agree that Geox have a fantastic recruiting politic, although, I have to disagree a bit with you in regards to Matteo Pelucchi who albeit fast isn’t or wasn’t the biggest sprint talent among the U-23’s.

Thanks again!

 

[The Hitch]

Problem for Duarte is what can be his aims for the season?

Giro and Vuelta probably out of the window due to Sastre and Menchov going for those, or is he good enough to play the Nibali role for Menchov?

Maybe hell go for overall at TA?

Or might he go for the Ardennes classics?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

they are not invited for ta or ardennes classics. but he will aim on giro and from what he said in interviews he will have a free role.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

48 Reinbert Cornelis WIELINGA TIK +7:12

rofl wielinga

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Problem for Duarte is what can be his aims for the season?

Giro and Vuelta probably out of the window due to Sastre and Menchov going for those, or is he good enough to play the Nibali role for Menchov?

Maybe hell go for overall at TA?

Or might he go for the Ardennes classics?

Volta a Portugal

Oh wait... David Blanco


In other news, really happy for Matteo Pelucchi.

Oh, and Ryo... if you have inside info that Geox aren't riding the Ardennes classics, then please inform the team, cos they've listed them all on their race calendar on the website.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

No offense but count me surprised when a 21 year old neo-pro I'd never heard of beats a 3x World Champ and 2x MSR winner.

Pelucchi's a big talent, but you may not have seen him crop up too often last year because he skipped most of the biggest races he could enter last year because his fiancée was hit by a car on a training ride and put in a coma. He only returned to the bike after she insisted several weeks later.

 

[jens_attacks]

david blanco showing some form...oh geox will set il giro on fire!

menchov,sastre,cobo,duarte,blanco,ardila,de la fuente...damn!

 

[taiwan]

I'm just glad Geox were able to chalk up a win.

 

[Ryaguas]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSmQkTa5YPg&feature=player_embedded

check out final k's duarte with a very impressive attack. not just a climber but also a rouleure and a future guy for hilly classics.

Visconti is only class... that was a nice win... Fabio should learn to avoid to be in the wind for too much time...

 

[jaylew]

Video from Sarda. Looked like Sella had it but a great ride from Brutt.

 

[Anonymous]

GP Samyn this week (Wednesday) - 193.1km

Official Site
Startlist

Profile

Route Map

and more mappage

It is possibly the most confusing set of maps and profiles ive ever seen. See if you can make 190km out of them

Livestreams will be available here and here

Last ten winners
2000 Frank Hoj (DEN) Française des Jeux
2001 Kris Gerits (BEL) Vlaanderen T-Interim
2002 Magnus Backstedt (SWE) EDS-Fakta
2003 Stefan van Dijk (NED) Lotto-Domo
2004 Robbie McEwen (AUS) Lotto-Domo
2005 No race
2006 Renaud Dion (FRA) AG2R Prévoyance
2007 Jimmy Casper (FRA) Unibet.com
2008 Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Française des Jeux
2009 Wouter Weylandt (BEL) Quick Step
2010 Jens Keukeleire (BEL) Cofidis

 

[L'arriviste]

GP Samyn this week (Wednesday) - 193.1km

...

It is possibly the most confusing set of maps and profiles ive ever seen. See if you can make 190km out of them all

Attractive countryside around there. I've been walking in the area of Beloeil and Stambruges. Perhaps rather flat and a bit too sheltered from coastal winds for a 'proper' Belgian bike race though, unless there are some Hainaut folks here to tell us differently.

 

[Ferminal]

Could probably do with a thread of its own if there's going to be coverage (...and people watching).

 

[roundabout]

The second profile and map is for elites without contract.

 

[Anonymous]

ta, zapped that one. thought it was confusing.

The second profile and map is for elites without contract.