VI Tour de San Luis (23.01.-29.01., ARG, 2.1)

[Sofía_]

Are there any forumites from Argentina? I'm in Buenos Aires next Saturday before going backpacking through the country over the next couple of months. Don't suppose anyone would be able to offer any advice on the best way to link up with the race in San Luis?! I think reaching stage 6 from Cordóba is going to be my best bet...

you mean Merlo (near Córdoba), but you only got a MTF in Mirador del Sol. San Luis "city" is the best choise (S1 start, S2 finish in Juana Koslay about 20 km from there, the ITT, not far away from Potrero de los Funes and S7 start & finish).

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Saxo Bank confirmed:

M Boaro
A Contador V
JJ Haedo
LS Haedo
J Hernández B
T Vinther

out: CJ Jensen

 

[jens_attacks]

sella wil be there too.

http://www.tuttobiciweb.it/index.php?page=news&cod=45361&tp=n

 

[craig1985]

Hopefully Sella makes a real go of it whilst he is there.

 

[LaFlorecita]

you mean Merlo (near Córdoba), but you only got a MTF in Mirador del Sol. San Luis "city" is the best choise (S1 start, S2 finish in Juana Koslay about 20 km from there, the ITT, not far away from Potrero de los Funes and S7 start & finish).

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Saxo Bank confirmed:

M Boaro
A Contador V
JJ Haedo
LS Haedo
J Hernández B
T Vinther

out: CJ Jensen

:l not nice.

 

[Panda Claws]

Yay, Boonen is competing.

 

[will10]

Hopefully Sella makes a real go of it whilst he is there.

Expect Sella, Serpa or Rubiano to be in good form early season to rack up some Italia Cup points like Serpa did last year.

 

[LaFlorecita]

you mean Merlo (near Córdoba), but you only got a MTF in Mirador del Sol. San Luis "city" is the best choise (S1 start, S2 finish in Juana Koslay about 20 km from there, the ITT, not far away from Potrero de los Funes and S7 start & finish).

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Saxo Bank confirmed:

M Boaro
A Contador V
JJ Haedo
LS Haedo
J Hernández B
T Vinther

out: CJ Jensen

Btw, the shortlist contained 7 riders, by the looks of it Tosatto missed the cut as well. A shame, he could've done a good job leading out JJ. Plus, who's gonna keep Alberto save on the roads? Troels? Manuele?

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Who do you think will win it?

I am gonna say Nibali.

 

[will10]

A Chilean will be top 5

 

[Zam_Olyas]

A Chilean will be top 5

A very good call.

 

[jens_attacks]

rasmussen will tear down the mountains like it's july 2007

 

[LaFlorecita]

Who do you think will win it?

I am gonna say Nibali.

I'll just point at my userpic and no I don't mean Bjarne.

 

[Lupetto]

Argentina

Matías Médici
Maximiliano Richeze
Álvaro Argiró
Mauro Richeze
Ignacio Pereyra
Eduardo Sepúlveda
Marcos Crespo
Gabriel Juárez
Ezequiel Pereyra
Juan Curuchet

Cuba

Arnold Alcolea
Yasmani Martínez
Yennier López
Jans Carlos Arias
Rubén Companioni
José Mojica

Team NetApp

Cesare Benedetti
Jérôme Baugnies
Markus Eichler
Grischa Janorschke
Andreas Schillinger
Timon Seubert

 

[craig1985]

Max Richeze aside, who are the other Argentine riders to pay attention too?

 

[Lupetto]

Max Richeze aside, who are the other Argentine riders to pay attention too?

Ignacio Pepreya was 4th in San Luis 2010. Other Argentinian to watch is Jorge Giacinti, who will ride for Continental Team San Luis - Somos Todos.

 

[Sofía_]

Josué Moyano will be leading Caja Rural, he was 3rd last year.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Argentina

Matías Médici
Maximiliano Richeze
Álvaro Argiró
Mauro Richeze
Ignacio Pereyra
Eduardo Sepúlveda
Marcos Crespo
Gabriel Juárez
Ezequiel Pereyra
Juan Curuchet

Cuba

Arnold Alcolea
Yasmani Martínez
Yennier López
Jans Carlos Arias
Rubén Companioni
José Mojica

Team NetApp

Cesare Benedetti
Jérôme Baugnies
Markus Eichler
Grischa Janorschke
Andreas Schillinger
Timon Seubert

Is the Argentina team not official yet? Or can they have more than 6 riders?

 

[Lupetto]

Is the Argentina team not official yet? Or can they have more than 6 riders?

Last year some teams had 10 riders, others only 6. So, I think they will start with ten riders.

Yeah, I missed Moyano. Also interesting what Dani Diaz from San Luis Team can do. He had a bad year with La Pomme Marseille last year, but proved before that he has potential. He had some good results in Spanish amateur races and before that in Bolivian races.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Last year some teams had 10 riders, others only 6. So, I think they will start with ten riders.

Yeah, I missed Moyano. Also interesting what Dani Diaz from San Luis Team can do. He had a bad year with La Pomme Marseille last year, but proved before that he has potential. He had some good results in Spanish amateur races and before that in Bolivian races.

But how is that fair?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Mwuahahahahaha!!!!

The magnificent Alberto Contador WILL race the Tour de San Luis!!!

You should all quiver with fear!!

There's another delay... :/

 

[El Pistolero]

Mwuahahahahaha!!!!

The magnificent Alberto Contador WILL race the Tour de San Luis!!!

You should all quiver with fear!!

There's another delay... :/

Awhh, I thought he was aquitted

 

[LaFlorecita]

Awhh, I thought he was aquitted

Naww, I'm sorry... :/ I wish that was the case.

 

[maltiv]

Michael Rasmussen has been sick the last week and won't be able to go for the GC in San Luis. Schumacher will be their man for the GC instead, with Willmann as another option.

Source: http://www.feltet.dk/nyheder/michael_rasmussen_med_maveonde_foer_argentina/

 

[jens_attacks]

oh that's bad i expected finally the showdown after 5 years and now rasmnussen is sick nooo worst news of the year so far

 

[Siriuscat]

Just looked at the route...yeah I know a bit behind...That's a fantastic parcours for any stage race never mind in January....certainly better than the 4th GT.. (ToC..) Big MTFs in January that's superb