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Discreet Brajkovic said:
I have great hope for the Vuelta with Kiserlovski...
but now he is there for Roman (who has somethings to prove) :rolleyes:

Have a feeling he may be too burnt out from the Tour.
Yet if he doesnt do GC and Jani or Kessaikoff (or Vino or Kash) then yes indeed maybe he can do something as guys like Fuglsand and Monfort were domestiques at the Tour yet did well GC wise at the Vuelta, yet he will not be able to continue riding in the mountains but will have to ride in the Grupetto if he wants to have enough left for the Vuelta. Though also this years tour is much less demanding than last years.
 
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No way, Kiserlovski isn't Romans' domestique, he's leader as well there. In second stage Roman was little bit stronger than Kiserlovski, you could see Kiserlovski was trying hard to get in front of him but didn't manage that.
For Tour Brajkovic is much better bet for GC than Kiserlovski.
 
Kokoso said:
No way, Kiserlovski isn't Romans' domestique, he's leader as well there. In second stage Roman was little bit stronger than Kiserlovski, you could see Kiserlovski was trying hard to get in front of him but didn't manage that.
For Tour Brajkovic is much better bet for GC than Kiserlovski.

Highly doubt Brajkovic can climb as well as Kiserlovski. But yea after 100km with tt he will probably be higher on the gc
 
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Vino attacks everyone said:
Highly doubt Brajkovic can climb as well as Kiserlovski. But yea after 100km with tt he will probably be higher on the gc

He can climb better than ;)

Critérium du Dauphiné-Libéré 2010

Against Contador,Menchov,Van den broeck and...


Final climb to Risoul (cat.1 12.9 km, 1850 m, 6.7%, to 8.4%) in stage 4

at 05'10"...Contador

at 09'38" this one it's not so bad too...attack of Van den broeck .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKV99ifpEoc

climb to Alpe-d'Huez, in stage 6 (13,8 km à 7.9 %)...just after col du Glandon (19,5 km à 7.2 %)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GenOd5jBeFA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI2d7Rd8_Zs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-mh7RC6D2w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI9-WhEUBPs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs-Vx_ym23o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buCfhncEbVY
 
Andrey Kashechkin is training at some stages for the Tour

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The TT
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And he will train several days on this course.
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From the interview with Brajko for Sportal SiOL.net

Already at the Romandy it seemed that my form is improving. Then I started at the Criterium du Dauphine, where I arrived straight from Colorado. My expectations were not huge, all I wanted was to stay in touch with the best when going uphill. My TT was not bad either. I finished the race exactly at the place which I wanted. The result was good and I was not totally exhausted either. With respect to Tour preparations, all is going according to the plan. The atmosphere in the team is fantastic.

The Astana team for the Tour is not confirmed yet. Personally I expect that besides Vinokurov, the team will include Grivko, Fofonov, Iglinski, Kašečkin, Kišerlovski, Božič and myself. I also expect Murajev to be included, whom I know well and I know that he will do his job.
 
Kessiakof for le Tour after today?

Does anybody know what his objective is? GC at the Vuelta or has he said anything about aiming at le Tour? He could probably be Astanas best option if he gets his climbing legs back in time.
 
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Walkman said:
Kessiakof for le Tour after today?

Does anybody know what his objective is? GC at the Vuelta or has he said anything about aiming at le Tour? He could probably be Astanas best option if he gets his climbing legs back in time.

He did an interview with swedish eurosport after the race today. He wants to do the tour only if he feels good after the last two stages of TdS, otherwise do Österreich rundfahrt, Vuelta and WC.

Read more here: http://www.eurosport.se/cykel/tour-de-suisse/2011/kessiakoff-efter-segern_sto3313545/story.shtml
 

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