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Ofcourse he has to be lucky and have perfect circumstances. Hell even Nibali needed luck to win the Vuelta (very poor field). Evans, Sastre, etc... But I think he used up all his bad luck by now.. 
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Dekker_Tifosi said:Yeah always
In between bad luck he still managed to actually win races. So..
But why am I replying? I shouldn't take you serious anyway. You're a joke Ryo
yeah just keep telling yourself I'm full of it. deep down isnide you are crying knowing that it is all too true
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Dekker_Tifosi said:Ofcourse he has to be lucky and have perfect circumstances. Hell even Nibali needed luck to win the Vuelta (very poor field). Evans, Sastre, etc... But I think he used up all his bad luck by now..
as I've often said. bad luck isn't something that overcomes you. it has a reason and until you understand that, it will keep repeating itself as it does with gesink and many other riders.
cineteq said:Yup, an average climber who is 5th in La Vuelta, who's back from a very serious injury last year.
Dekker_Tifosi said:Yep.. In a much stronger field than 2009 when he was 'stronger' uphill and the competing field was much weaker..
Then again, it's again Piti18 and Ryo, so no suprise there
But whatever. He is indeed climbing worse at the moment, but his results are better and there has been no time trial or serious climb yet. I say he's doing fine.He'll be back at his best next year then he's going to raise some eyebrows here.
Stop hating on my hating, haters. The facts happen to agree with me. Gesink climbs about as well as Niemec right now. And that was the day when he claimed to have really good legs ....and got 9th on the stage. IF he puts in a very good TT, but continues to suck in the remaining mountain stages, then it should be obvious to anyone that he has changed as a rider. Though I'm sure there will always be blind fans who have a thing for would-be GT specialists like Gesink, Brajkovic or Kreuziger, who would be better off focusing on smaller races, or going the super domestique route. Anyway.
As for the 2009 Vuelta, the field wasn't weaker at all, unless you're stuck on names. Contador and Froome have been pretty disappointing thus far. The power numbers seem to reflect that.
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And that goes for Soler and other Colombians as well? So Uran has to blame himself for his flat tire and Soler himself for his coma
You should facepalm yourself
You should facepalm yourself
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Dekker_Tifosi said:
yes. it counts for all. at leats soler learned his lesson, that was very extreme, and retired. however painful it is for his talent and potential. in gesinks case a slong as he addresses it to bad luck he will keep crashing.
this is not just a lesson in cycling but in life. see something for what it is or else you won;t advance and keep repeating things in circles.
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Looking foward to today's finale. One of the few unpredictable stages (maybe the only one?) of this Vuelta.
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