Tour of the Basque Country 2012

[Arnout]

Gerrans got 22nd and he's tipped a great favourite for amstel though

Except that he isn't. He might even score another third but is never gonna win. Henao showed he can bid for the win.

What's the reason of Madrazo wearing glasses even in post race interview? He doesn't wear them in the race I hope?

 

[Lanark]

yeah but in al seriousness how can you still shout nordhaug like a fanboy when henao si clearly better?

Why would you even make one of them team leader, a perfect waste of a good rider. It's not like any of them are favorites and need a whole team riding for them.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

lol i was just kidding.. he knows it (maybe not )

but seriously those shoulders are really strange for a cyclist like tony, right? he has 0 muscle above his legs..

hm... never really noticed, he looks kinda strong to me?

 

[c&cfan]

yeah but in al seriousness how can you still shout nordhaug like a fanboy when henao si clearly better?

life is full of these things..

i know a few rabo or dekker fans that have similar beaviour.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

he should definitely be sky's man for ardennes.

lol


....

 

[Mellow Velo]

So, Tony Martin is now the second greatest climber in the world?
Purito unbeatable on 20%
Henao looked good...............for a bit.
Poels looked in agony in the last 100 metres.
Horner looked his age..............well, almost.

Samu v Der Diesel for the overall.
Half a dozen scrapping for the bottom podium step.

Oh and hats off to GreenEdge for a nice tactical attempt.
Certainly livened proceedings up.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

well, if it is true that Nordhaug got allergies, i would say it is mighty impressive

IT RAINED SO NO ALLERGIES

(sorry, had to use capitals since nobody seems to get this). I have allergies myself and when it rains you have 0 trouble with this.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

yeah but in al seriousness how can you still shout nordhaug like a fanboy when henao si clearly better?

fanboy

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

well, if it is true that Nordhaug got allergies, i would say it is mighty impressive

it was raining the entire day

 

[wirral]

Purito's necking a lot of booze for someone that is racing tomorrow.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

So, Tony Martin is now the second greatest climber in the world?
Purito unbeatable on 20%
Henao looked good...............for a bit.
Poels looked in agony in the last 100 metres.
Horner looked his age..............well, almost.

Samu v Der Diesel for the overall.
Half a dozen scrapping for the bottom podium step.

Oh and hats off to GreenEdge for a nice tactical attempt.
Certainly livened proceedings up.

i laughed out loud when i read that part

 

[thegrimpeur]

Why would you even make one of them team leader, a perfect waste of a good rider. It's not like any of them are favorites and need a whole team riding for them.

Good post, with three decent riders like Henao, Uran and Nordhaug, you should be able to mark most moves that look good as long as they have the legs. Only chance Sky has making a podiumin the ardennes, IMO.

 

[Parrulo]

rui getting ready to smoke liege..

he has been doing ok indeed, tho i think he has a better chance for AGR in case it turns out to be a tactical race then for LBL

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

it was raining the entire day

just saying dawg, i aint done nothin maaaan

 

[c&cfan]

hm... never really noticed, he looks kinda strong to me?

i understand that a cyclist needs to be carefull with his upperbody, canc is skinny.. but tony's shoulders are really close to each other, just like andy. seriously.

then look at lance, gilbert, tom, stannard, greipel.. all big ciclists with upperbody muscle and different talents/abilities..

but ulrich was similar to tony right? and he could climb very well. why can't tony? i believe that tony is the kind of guy that needs wiggins' diet in order to climb.

 

[Parrulo]

IT RAINED SO NO ALLERGIES

(sorry, had to use capitals since nobody seems to get this). I have allergies myself and when it rains you have 0 trouble with this.

that's very true, rain = no allergies

 

[Lexman]

wow someone from Saxo on the podium ...

 

[c&cfan]

he has been doing ok indeed, tho i think he has a better chance for AGR in case it turns out to be a tactical race then for LBL

i wouldn't mind to see rui smoke AGR and valv the other 2..

 

[Angliru]

Horner said "right now" as "in the moment" when he took over minute on the Sierra Road. 5K at 10%.

A moment of exurberance, if a little boastful. He was pretty good that day, maybe the best he's ever been, but the field was weak compare to this race.

No Sierra road at the Cali this year. Horner's chances are slim.

This statement was repeated in a magazine interview/article. There was no just-after-the-race-adrenalin-rush that fueled his statements this particular time. Still he is hitting heights that he hadn't before. He's doing quite well.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

1. Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) 3:55:56
2. Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) a 9
3. Sergio Luis Henao (Sky) a 12
4. Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) m.t.
5. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Sky) a 16
6. Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) m.t.
7. Jurgen Van den Broeck (Lotto-Belisol) a 17
8. Wout Poels (Vacansoleil-DCM) m.t.
9. Simon Spilak (Katusha) m.t.
10. Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Barracuda) m.t.
11. Dani Navarro (Saxo Bank) m.t.
12. Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) a 21
13. Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) m.t.
14. Chris Horner (RadioShack-Nissan) m.t.
15. Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) m.t.
16. Dani Moreno (Katusha) a 26
17. Christophe Riblon (AG2R) a 27
18. Tom Danielson (Gamrin-Barracuda) m.t.
19. Hubert Dupont (AG2R) m.t.
20. Jean Christophe Peraud (AG2R) m.t.

 

[cineteq]

Good post, with three decent riders like Henao, Uran and Nordhaug, you should be able to mark most moves that look good as long as they have the legs. Only chance Sky has making a podiumin the ardennes, IMO.

It's starting to scare me the team that they're going to have in TdF .

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

i understand that a cyclist needs to be carefull with his upperbody, canc is skinny.. but tony's shoulders are really close to each other, just like andy. seriously.

then look at lance, gilbert, tom, stannard, greipel.. all big ciclists with upperbody muscle and different talents/abilities..

but ulrich was similar to tony right? and he could climb very well. why can't tony? i believe that tony is the king of guy that needs wiggins' diet in order to climb.

the reason Ullrich could climb so well with his weight, is the same as it was for Riis (not im the same degree, but still)

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Kiserlovski is impressing me, please god, i want him as captain in Giro!

 

[LaFlorecita]

wow someone from Saxo on the podium ...

Twice

 

[BillytheKid]

So, Tony Martin is now the second greatest climber in the world?
Purito unbeatable on 20%
Henao looked good...............for a bit.
Poels looked in agony in the last 100 metres.
Horner looked his age..............well, almost.

Samu v Der Diesel for the overall.
Half a dozen scrapping for the bottom podium step.

Oh and hats off to GreenEdge for a nice tactical attempt.
Certainly livened proceedings up.

Another climb like yesteday and Horner would be good.

A very fast climb at low % grade today. A Cat.1....not. Just a custom finish for J-Rod. We will see how TT shakes it out. Martin on top for sure.