Tour de San Luis l 2.1 l 17-1 / 23-1-2011

[Ryo Hazuki]

I assume you mean Buenahora, Gómez and Cardeñas, since we both know El Gato isn't a trackie.

It was 2009 when Marque did fairly well in San Luís - he was 12th overall. The climbing doesn't suit him, though some of the more gradual power climbs allow him to do alright.

ah yes sorry

 

[taiwan]

No, really. I'm actually a relative newbie. Big gaps in my cycling knowledge.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

No, really. I'm actually a relative newbie. Big gaps in my cycling knowledge.

he was/is a huge talent won pan american championships has u23 and then went to panaria where he was an excellent allround sprinter. got mixed up in some ridiculous doping alegations around some steroids which got into his system due to the famous argentine barbeques

I expect a lot from him this year in the italian races.

 

[taiwan]

got mixed up in some ridiculous doping alegations around some steroids which got into his system due to the famous argentine barbeques

LOL.I hate when that happens.

 

[Escarabajo]

Unexpected side effect of the CQ Ranking game: I have unreasonable expectations and get severely disappointed if my riders don't do well in every single stage, no matter how early in the season. I surprised myself thinking "Oh gods Soler is worthless."

For the moment his main Target is to stay upright, really, literally.

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Soler can forget his chances on overall, he's already 8.11 minutes behind stage winner and race leader Ferrari

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

did he crash?

 

[Michielveedeebee]

probably
no I have no idea of what happened, it wasn't mentioned in the article either... He might have been hanging in the back of the peloton when it split because of the crosswinds

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

yes he crashed with 17 km to go. he wasn't injured though

some nice photos of team presentation

 

[Reverend_T_Preedy]

'Highlights' here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vop1oQQzTg0

Video of presentation here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3feZcoFj4E

 

[craig1985]

To be fair, Richeze is hardly a superstar of the sport. I'm willing to wager there are thousand of cycling fans (including those on here) would have NFI who he is.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Gazzetta dello Sport also reports that Colombia's Mauricio Soler (Movistar) crashed on a dirt section of road because riders had not been warned of the danger by radio.

what a load of crap. even withour radio he would've crashed. besides there's always race racio that warns for obstacles

 

[roundabout]

Crap. Hopefully nothing too serious.

 

[Escarabajo]

yes he crashed with 17 km to go. he wasn't injured though

Again???????????

Soler needs something like this:

 

[CraZyCaLL]

How about chances of Sutherland and Alcolea for GC?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I don't think cubans ride here with itt bikes and sutherland I don't think can be a force on the climbs.

watching the race now it seems again big echelons with the colombians and argentineans pulling

 

[Kwibus]

I don't think cubans ride here with itt bikes and sutherland I don't think can be a force on the climbs.

watching the race now it seems again big echelons with the colombians and argentineans pulling

Please do add a link to the live stream!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

http://www.canal13sanluis.com/joomla/

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

big group ahead at least 20 riders, these ones I recognizedf so far:

luis mansilla, gonzalo garrido, soliz, gerardo fernandez, 2 cubans, mascaranas, miraglia voor uruguay, daizon mendes, felipe dalai, rene mandri, oyarzun, damiano margutti, jose ragonessi.

3 minutes ahead

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

in final kms arriagada has broken loose!!

 

[jens_attacks]

serpa has won?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

1 serpa
2 tondo
3 arriagada

 

[roundabout]

looked like Liquigas in second?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

2nd someone else, don't know who 4th tondo

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

1 Serpa 3h52'58"
2 Capecchi s.t.
3 Arriagada s.t.
4 Tondo s.t. 5
5 Moyano a 14"
6 Baliani a 22"
7 Giacinti a 26"
8 Rosendo s.t.
9 Soler s.t.
10 Camilo Gomez a 31"


soler is getting back!!!