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Which single, day race, A to B in 2010 excited you the most. OMOV
Tirreno–Adriatico stage 4 - San Gemini to Chieti, 243 km
A fight of the fittest, the top guys face of as Michelle is the best of the natural selection.
It was touch and go for the last 30 kms it was difficult to predict whether a strong break including Vasilly Kirilenka Vladmir Efimkin and national Champion Pipo Pozzato could hang on for the win or be caught on this difficult stage. With 3 minutes advantage at 25km to go. As Kirilenka attacked for the win from the break, the biggest names in the race, Garzeli, Nibali,Vinokourov with teammate Iglynski, and Scarponi all went individually. Eventually these riders started to work together and caught the break. Scarponi attacked again and blew everyone away for the win.
Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco Stage 4 - Murgia to Eibar, 170 km
A Basque tale.
Some steep sections bring out the big boys. Sammu, Horner, Gesink and Valverde all take it on. Following several attacks and people getting dropped the race becomes a 2 on 2, the favourites Valverde and Horner chasing Samu and Gesink. As the catch is made, Samu sprints for the victory he so deserved, Valverde misses out with second as Horner is happy to hang on.
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Reports of Vinos demise, are greatly exaggerated.
As usual, LBL delivers. Early break decides who sets the pace and is swept up by La Redoute. At that point attacks are launched. Various top riders try. Eventually the 2 Alexanders, Vinoukorov and Kolobnev get into one. A chasing pack, as elite as can be featuring the World Champion, the Lombardy and Amstel Gold champion and the 2 time winner chases. As the group is unable to lower the gap home grown hero Phillipe Gilbert goes on a epic lone attempt. He halves the distance quickly but then the audience can only watch as he agonizingly cracks and drops back. The 2 Alexanders contest the finish and a 3rd and battered Alexander (in Spanish) takes 3rd but it was all about the return of VIno
Giro d'Italia Stage 7 Carrara to Montalcino, 215 km
Mud sweat and tears:
Entire liquigas high command (pink jersey white jersey and team leader) taken out on one corner. Remenants dont know whether to wait or not. Eventually they push on through the rain and the mud of the Strade Bianchi. Evans Vinokourov and Cunego excel and take on the false flat. Evans, as reigning World Champion and FW winner, reaches perhaps the height of his career by adding a great Gt stage to his list of recent glories, but you wouldnt know it by looking at his jersey. Once again (as would happen throughout the race) the GC is turned completely on its head. The Giro would have been a success, if it had ended just now.
Giro d'Italia Stage 15- Mestre to Zoncolan, 218 km
Ivan conquers the Terror:
The Greatest mountain in gt history will never disapoint. Its steep gradients crush the strongest of riders. There is pretty much no slipstream and hence is like having 180 tts at once. Some of the strongest climbers in the race , Nibali, CUnego, Scarponi, Sastre Vinokourov all lose contact leaving WC Cadel Evans with Basso. Evans ever the battler goes numerous times into the red but is ever so slowly distanced by Basso, Hundreds of thousands of people wait in the “Stadio Monte Zoncolan” in the last few km and home hero Basso is greeted with louse noise and huge banners.
Giro d'Italia Stage 19 – Brescia to Aprica, 195 km
The return of the King. After 4 years, Basso takes pink on the passo ( di mortirolo)
After multiple climbs Liquigas set a high tempo on the Mortirolo. one by one they crack their challengers. Elite group of Basso, Nibali and Scarponi are the last men standing. 1 minute to Vino over the top. 1 20 to Sastre Gadret, 1 45 to Evans and 2 minutes to the pink jersey. Basso has the Giro in the bag. But as they descend truimphantly, a faint sound is heard in the distance. There is hope yet. Arroyo displays heroics on the ultra dangerous rainy descent, passing 1 by 1 those ahead of him and taking 1 minute 30 back on the leaders. He gets back. At this point the 3rd part of the stage begins. the 3 leaders against the 5 chasers on a flat and a hill. The italians have more in th tank. After all the work the team put in, Liquigas happy to let Scarponi take the stage, as after 4 years, and various hardships, Basso finaly puts his beloved pink jersey once again.
Tour de Suisse Stage 6 - Meiringen to La Punt 213.3 km
A star is born. Bobby seizes his destiny.
This was the queen stage of the Tour de Suiise, and some of the best climbers in the world were competing. After numerous attacks Gesink went with Andy Schleck and caught the remaining break riders. Andy Schleck dropped back and Gesink, went on his own against several top contenders together. Gesink managed to get his lead up to 1 minute 20, enough to give him breathing room on the descent and eventually cruised to an impresive solo win.
Tour de France Stage 3- Wanze (Belgium) to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, 213 km
Carnage and Cancellara on the cobbles.
Frank sacrifices himself to block contador and give junior a advantage. About 10 groups appear on the road. Favourites scattered in all of them. Schleck and Evans in the main group. Cancellara does what he does best and gets back the yellow. Hushovds gets revenge on the self appointed general director of the tour.
Vuelta a España Stage 20- San Martín de Valdeiglesias to Bola del Mundo, 172.1 km
A showdown for the ages, on the stairway to hell.
As good a gt ending as there could ever be. The Bola del Mundo is innaugurated with a gc showdown as 50 seconds seperates Nibali and Mosquera going into this hellish mtf. Mosquera had to attack. He did. Nibali repeatidly looked like cracking. He eventually got back to his rival. Mosquera got the stage win, but Nibali showed climbing form the experts said he would never have.
World Championship Road Race
Top quality Cycling and the Vikings reach Australia.
The World Championship road race, so important that everyone was willing to have a go. What made this race great was the fact that all the favourites, were not sprinters, and yet this was a sprinters course. What made the race great was that they all tried to stop a sprint. What made this race great, was that in 58 out of the last 60kmDespite the race looked destined to be contested by an elite selection. But every time a major break seemed to get away, they got caught. The final time at 2k to go, and the sprint took over. And one of the best riders never to win a major, finally got his time.
Tirreno–Adriatico stage 4 - San Gemini to Chieti, 243 km
A fight of the fittest, the top guys face of as Michelle is the best of the natural selection.
It was touch and go for the last 30 kms it was difficult to predict whether a strong break including Vasilly Kirilenka Vladmir Efimkin and national Champion Pipo Pozzato could hang on for the win or be caught on this difficult stage. With 3 minutes advantage at 25km to go. As Kirilenka attacked for the win from the break, the biggest names in the race, Garzeli, Nibali,Vinokourov with teammate Iglynski, and Scarponi all went individually. Eventually these riders started to work together and caught the break. Scarponi attacked again and blew everyone away for the win.
Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco Stage 4 - Murgia to Eibar, 170 km
A Basque tale.
Some steep sections bring out the big boys. Sammu, Horner, Gesink and Valverde all take it on. Following several attacks and people getting dropped the race becomes a 2 on 2, the favourites Valverde and Horner chasing Samu and Gesink. As the catch is made, Samu sprints for the victory he so deserved, Valverde misses out with second as Horner is happy to hang on.
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Reports of Vinos demise, are greatly exaggerated.
As usual, LBL delivers. Early break decides who sets the pace and is swept up by La Redoute. At that point attacks are launched. Various top riders try. Eventually the 2 Alexanders, Vinoukorov and Kolobnev get into one. A chasing pack, as elite as can be featuring the World Champion, the Lombardy and Amstel Gold champion and the 2 time winner chases. As the group is unable to lower the gap home grown hero Phillipe Gilbert goes on a epic lone attempt. He halves the distance quickly but then the audience can only watch as he agonizingly cracks and drops back. The 2 Alexanders contest the finish and a 3rd and battered Alexander (in Spanish) takes 3rd but it was all about the return of VIno
Giro d'Italia Stage 7 Carrara to Montalcino, 215 km
Mud sweat and tears:
Entire liquigas high command (pink jersey white jersey and team leader) taken out on one corner. Remenants dont know whether to wait or not. Eventually they push on through the rain and the mud of the Strade Bianchi. Evans Vinokourov and Cunego excel and take on the false flat. Evans, as reigning World Champion and FW winner, reaches perhaps the height of his career by adding a great Gt stage to his list of recent glories, but you wouldnt know it by looking at his jersey. Once again (as would happen throughout the race) the GC is turned completely on its head. The Giro would have been a success, if it had ended just now.
Giro d'Italia Stage 15- Mestre to Zoncolan, 218 km
Ivan conquers the Terror:
The Greatest mountain in gt history will never disapoint. Its steep gradients crush the strongest of riders. There is pretty much no slipstream and hence is like having 180 tts at once. Some of the strongest climbers in the race , Nibali, CUnego, Scarponi, Sastre Vinokourov all lose contact leaving WC Cadel Evans with Basso. Evans ever the battler goes numerous times into the red but is ever so slowly distanced by Basso, Hundreds of thousands of people wait in the “Stadio Monte Zoncolan” in the last few km and home hero Basso is greeted with louse noise and huge banners.
Giro d'Italia Stage 19 – Brescia to Aprica, 195 km
The return of the King. After 4 years, Basso takes pink on the passo ( di mortirolo)
After multiple climbs Liquigas set a high tempo on the Mortirolo. one by one they crack their challengers. Elite group of Basso, Nibali and Scarponi are the last men standing. 1 minute to Vino over the top. 1 20 to Sastre Gadret, 1 45 to Evans and 2 minutes to the pink jersey. Basso has the Giro in the bag. But as they descend truimphantly, a faint sound is heard in the distance. There is hope yet. Arroyo displays heroics on the ultra dangerous rainy descent, passing 1 by 1 those ahead of him and taking 1 minute 30 back on the leaders. He gets back. At this point the 3rd part of the stage begins. the 3 leaders against the 5 chasers on a flat and a hill. The italians have more in th tank. After all the work the team put in, Liquigas happy to let Scarponi take the stage, as after 4 years, and various hardships, Basso finaly puts his beloved pink jersey once again.
Tour de Suisse Stage 6 - Meiringen to La Punt 213.3 km
A star is born. Bobby seizes his destiny.
This was the queen stage of the Tour de Suiise, and some of the best climbers in the world were competing. After numerous attacks Gesink went with Andy Schleck and caught the remaining break riders. Andy Schleck dropped back and Gesink, went on his own against several top contenders together. Gesink managed to get his lead up to 1 minute 20, enough to give him breathing room on the descent and eventually cruised to an impresive solo win.
Tour de France Stage 3- Wanze (Belgium) to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, 213 km
Carnage and Cancellara on the cobbles.
Frank sacrifices himself to block contador and give junior a advantage. About 10 groups appear on the road. Favourites scattered in all of them. Schleck and Evans in the main group. Cancellara does what he does best and gets back the yellow. Hushovds gets revenge on the self appointed general director of the tour.
Vuelta a España Stage 20- San Martín de Valdeiglesias to Bola del Mundo, 172.1 km
A showdown for the ages, on the stairway to hell.
As good a gt ending as there could ever be. The Bola del Mundo is innaugurated with a gc showdown as 50 seconds seperates Nibali and Mosquera going into this hellish mtf. Mosquera had to attack. He did. Nibali repeatidly looked like cracking. He eventually got back to his rival. Mosquera got the stage win, but Nibali showed climbing form the experts said he would never have.
World Championship Road Race
Top quality Cycling and the Vikings reach Australia.
The World Championship road race, so important that everyone was willing to have a go. What made this race great was the fact that all the favourites, were not sprinters, and yet this was a sprinters course. What made the race great was that they all tried to stop a sprint. What made this race great, was that in 58 out of the last 60kmDespite the race looked destined to be contested by an elite selection. But every time a major break seemed to get away, they got caught. The final time at 2k to go, and the sprint took over. And one of the best riders never to win a major, finally got his time.
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