You mean Cav is contending the intermediate sprints now? I don't get this guy at all.Jamsque said:
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Machu Picchu said:that's nice for Frank, his own brother has given up on him!
He didn't go voluntarily, Riis threw him out of the race.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/updated-andy-schleck-ogrady-removed-from-vuelta
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Ney the Viking said:They are his pals
Johnnie Walker
Such an Australian thing to name your son after a whiskey. Either that, or they are incredibly bogan (read trailer park trash).
I wonder why he didn`t throw out anyone on TOUR?
Oh, well it`s THE TOUR and he wanted to win, here NO CHANCE.
Oh, well it`s THE TOUR and he wanted to win, here NO CHANCE.
insideout leadout said:
So I guess this confirms the speculation that EE didn't want the burden of defending the jersey. As much as I am pulling for Anton, it will be nice to see Purito pull on the red jersey. Especially considering that both Purito and Anton have been equal so far in the Vuelta, it is only fair that both spend at least one day in the leader's jersey.
Gilbert's involvement in todays breakaway isn't good for Van Avermaet, who looks to be a potential stage winner. Gilbert should drop back just like Barredo did. Katusha isn't giving the "virtual jersey" away.
Euskatel will probably be glad to drop the jersey today, they have to be counting on Anton taking minutes out of J-Rod in the big mountains next week anyway.
Euskatel will probably be glad to lose the jersey to J rod. If Katusha want to defend it let them. Especially when the gap is only 1 second, ie meaningless.
One second doesn't make any difference in the GC. And today JRod will be the happiest man on Earth wearing red on his homeland.
Barredo didn't dop out by choice. He didn't eat and was dead. Lost 20 minutes at the finish. Which sucked, because he was in my fantasy team and I was sure it was the day for him.insideout leadout said:
Today's a very dangerous stage.
Here's the detail of the last km's --> http://www.tracks4bikers.com/tracks/show/34787
The main climb it's Rat Penat, 4,5Km near 10% avg. gradient. This is the profile (only the first 4,5km until the Plana Novella crossroads)
But that's not the end of the difficulties. The downhill has a lot of little climbs in the middle, it's this:
And then, there's a "little" climb to Can Grau with 200m. at 17% !!
But not only the profile's are important. The road its ****ing tricky, with only 3m. wide in some points, and it's concrete in some points.
This is a photo gallety of that dangerous road --> http://apmforo.mforos.com/1304526/9854383-la-vuelta-2010-viii/?pag=6#87749081
For example, this is the steep climb to Can Grau:
Here's the detail of the last km's --> http://www.tracks4bikers.com/tracks/show/34787
The main climb it's Rat Penat, 4,5Km near 10% avg. gradient. This is the profile (only the first 4,5km until the Plana Novella crossroads)
But that's not the end of the difficulties. The downhill has a lot of little climbs in the middle, it's this:
And then, there's a "little" climb to Can Grau with 200m. at 17% !!
But not only the profile's are important. The road its ****ing tricky, with only 3m. wide in some points, and it's concrete in some points.
This is a photo gallety of that dangerous road --> http://apmforo.mforos.com/1304526/9854383-la-vuelta-2010-viii/?pag=6#87749081
For example, this is the steep climb to Can Grau:
So we got these in the break:
KADRI Biel (016), MORENO BAZAN Javier (025), ERVITI Imanol (053), ZINGLE Romain (069), CHEULA Giampaolo (083), LE MEVEL Christophe (091), MORI Manuele (117), FINETTO Mauro (122), VAN AVERMAET Greg (138), TEN DAM Laurens (158) and LUND Anders (201)
Looks like Ten Dam got fed up looking over his shoulder where Menchov was, and is given the all clear to go for himself.
KADRI Biel (016), MORENO BAZAN Javier (025), ERVITI Imanol (053), ZINGLE Romain (069), CHEULA Giampaolo (083), LE MEVEL Christophe (091), MORI Manuele (117), FINETTO Mauro (122), VAN AVERMAET Greg (138), TEN DAM Laurens (158) and LUND Anders (201)
Looks like Ten Dam got fed up looking over his shoulder where Menchov was, and is given the all clear to go for himself.
~3 min over the bunch. Katusha is on a mission....stage glory and red jersey. Might fail if Nibali decides to attack in the end stealing both
Miss Indo said:
Andy says they were thrown out for going out after dinner to have a drink.
http://sporten.tv2.dk/cykling/article.php/id-33399051:andy-derfor-blev-jeg-smidt-ud.html
only two beers each says Andy
Only two beers each says Andy, - and Bjarne was out late in a bar too!
But rumors has it that Andy was out drinking last week too.
http://www.sporten.dk/cykling/schleck-vi-fik-kun-oel
Only two beers each says Andy, - and Bjarne was out late in a bar too!
But rumors has it that Andy was out drinking last week too.
http://www.sporten.dk/cykling/schleck-vi-fik-kun-oel
Mellow Velo said:Why no live Vuelta Eurosuck?
calm down
its just a few minutes more. Im sure you can manage it. Its not like we are missing the zoncolan or the bola del mundo
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