Tour de Suisse 2012: Stage 5;Trimbach/Olten → Gansingen 193 km

[dlwssonic]

Nice to see the strongest guy not the best sprinter win.

Argh that was a gutsy but really dumb move by lodewyck. Maybe he was going for the most aggressive award
Should have really saved his energy for that hill.

 

[Fetisoff]

Isaychev is pretty fast, or am I mistaking him with Vorganov?

Well Isaychev was the guy doing lead-outs for Galimzyanov, you're probably not mistaking him for Vorganov, who's more of a break/early mountain domestique guy (both were at Xacobeo too)

EDIT: Lol, with all those trackstands the lead still grew out to 11 minutes

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Isaychev is pretty fast, or am I mistaking him with Vorganov?

I was under the impression that he had a decent kick, but as it turned out he didn't really produce one or need one because it was just about who had the most left.

 

[karlboss]

Curious the interview in Switzerland with a russian was in spanish.

Edit: I assume it was the common language between the interviewer and he, but still...

 

[Kopuliak]

1st WT win for him, it's always nice, cg.

 

[roundabout]

Well Isaychev was the guy doing lead-outs for Galimzyanov, you're probably not mistaking him for Vorganov, who's more of a break/early mountain domestique guy (both were at Xacobeo too)

EDIT: Lol, with all those trackstands the lead still grew out to 11 minutes

Thank you. They both were at Xacobeo which is why I occasionally get them mixed up.

But I see that Vorganov can sprint ok himself

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=22039

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=16978

 

[Magnus]

Oss was in theory the fastest sprinter of the seven guys who went in the break. And he'd just brought Minard back with what seemed to be ease. Minard and Perez were playing the odds sensibly in making him pull.

Oss couldn't have done anything differently. Moinard and Perez could have. So saying that Oss screwed up is kind of strange.

 

[Fetisoff]

1st WT win for him, it's always nice, cg.

First win of any kind. Closest he got before was second in ToPortugal prologue

Curious the interview in Switzerland with a russian was in spanish.

Edit: I assume it was the common language between the interviewer and he, but still...

He rode for Xacobeo for few years, probably still trains in Spain. Nothing uncommon there, actually Spanish seems to be more common than English among bike racers

 

[karlboss]

First win of any kind. Closest he got before was second in ToPortugal prologue




He rode for Xacobeo for few years, probably still trains in Spain. Nothing uncommon there, actually Spanish seems to be more common than English among bike racers

I figure the conversation went something like this.
francais?...no
deutsch?...no
english?...no
...русский?
español? si que bueno

 

[norwegian]

Hoped for Perez to win, but happy for Isaychev taking it to.

 

[Fetisoff]

I figure the conversation went something like this.
francais?...no
deutsch?...no
english?...no
...русский?
español? si que bueno

And only VINO would be able to say "YES" to all of the above.

 

[SafeBet]

Plus italian

 

[Martin]

I figure the conversation went something like this.
francais?...no
deutsch?...no
english?...no
...русский?
español? si que bueno

i know one great joke...
do you speak english?
yes I hasn't.

 

[ElChingon]

I'm holding DominicDecoco personally responsible for Sagan not winning today, due to jinxing him with this thread title

 

[norwegian]

I'm holding DominicDecoco personally responsible for Sagan not winning today, due to jinxing him with this thread title

Yes, unquestionable.

 

[Froome19]

I'm holding DominicDecoco personally responsible for Sagan not winning today, due to jinxing him with this thread title

If you sold this idea to some of the Sprinting teams Sagan is up against then I am sure you could make millions....

 

[DominicDecoco]

i'm holding dominicdecoco personally responsible for sagan not winning today, due to jinxing him with this thread title

:d

:/






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[la.margna]

i know one great joke...
do you speak english?
yes I hasn't.

I like that one!

 

[wirral]

Is tomorrow an uphill finish. I can't find a profile of the finish. Seems to be a rise of 40m approx.

 

[Panda Claws]

Wow, people really don't want to get their countires messed up. -_-

I am especially glad that people didn't correct me just once, but 3 times.
Yeah really, I didn't see it the first time.

Anyway, good to know that he is from Slovakia perhaps I should be annoyed about not being from America too.

I find it weird how Slovenia manages to end higher on the rankings than Slovakia though.

Slovakia is bigger and has the Velits brothers and the Sagan brothers. Who does Slovenia ahve?

 

[kanari]

Wow, people really don't want to get their countires messed up. -_-

I am especially glad that people didn't correct me just once, but 3 times.
Yeah really, I didn't see it the first time.

Anyway, good to know that he is from Slovakia perhaps I should be annoyed about not being from America too.

I find it weird how Slovenia manages to end higher on the rankings than Slovakia though.

Slovakia is bigger and has the Velits brothers and the Sagan brothers. Who does Slovenia ahve?

Brajkovic, Bole, Spilak and Bozic are the ones that comes to mind... Probably a couple of other good ones too...

 

[Panda Claws]

Brajkovic, Bole, Spilak and Bozic are the ones that comes to mind... Probably a couple of other good ones too...

Thanks for clearing that up. Slovenia is actually quite the cycling nation then, considering how small it is.

 

[CraZyCaLL]

Wow, people really don't want to get their countires messed up. -_-

I am especially glad that people didn't correct me just once, but 3 times.
Yeah really, I didn't see it the first time.

Anyway, good to know that he is from Slovakia perhaps I should be annoyed about not being from America too.

I find it weird how Slovenia manages to end higher on the rankings than Slovakia though.

Slovakia is bigger and has the Velits brothers and the Sagan brothers. Who does Slovenia ahve?

Sagan brothers? Juraj can win races? Martin Velits just a domestique also. Slovenians- Brajkovic, Spilak, Bozic, Bole, Kocjan, Koren... More cyclists of World Tour level