Vuelta Andalucia 2012. feb 19th - feb 23th(2.1 UCI Europe Tour)

[Havetts]

Where did you get the update from youngest? Twitter or Biciclismo?

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Bici Ciclismo

 

[Havetts]

Bici Ciclismo

Thanks a lot

 

[jens_attacks]

the break is caught,we'll have a sprint
the last 400 meters are slightly uphill,i wonder if valverde will have a go.

later edit:not caught yet,still have a minute

 

[Havetts]

30 seconds with 5 km to go..

 

[Havetts]

The break has been caught?

"El pelotón ya ve a los fugados. Se acaba la aventura para Routley (Spidertech), Ramírez (Andalucía), Maté (Cofidis) y Domínguez (NSP)"

 

[Havetts]

2 km from the line

 

[Havetts]

Final km...

 

[Havetts]

Javier Ramirez has won.. Seems break hadn't been caught.


--Gana Javier Ramírez (biciciclismo)

 

[Havetts]

Gana Javier Ramírez (Andalucía) por delante de Maté (Cofidis)

1. Javier Ramirez
2. Maté

 

[theyoungest]

Mixed info on that ticker... 20 secs with 2 k to go, then caught, then... apparently not.

 

[Havetts]

Etapa 2:
1. Javier Ramírez (Andalucía)
2. Luis Ángel Maté (Cofidis)
3. William Routley (Spidertech)
4. Óscar Freire (Katusha)
5. Juan José Lobato (Andalucía)

So only Maté, Ramirez and Routley survived from the break. Freire must be ****ed off

 

[JRanton]

Great win for Andalucia.

The Rabo fail continues

 

[jens_attacks]

nice win by andalucia at home,also mate is andalusian,lobato also there.great race for the home people

 

[theyoungest]

Great win for Andalucia.

The Rabo fail continues

In this case, they'd have caught them only for their sprinter to get beaten by Freire...

 

[Havetts]

More detailled results:


1. Javier Ramírez (Andalucía) 5:02:10 (39,413 kms/h)
2. Luis Ángel Maté (Cofidis) m.t.
3. William Routley (Spidertech) a 3
4. Óscar Freire (Katusha) m.t.
5. Juan José Lobato (Andalucía) m.t.
6. Manuel Cardoso (Caja Rural) m.t.
7. Michael Matthews (Rabobank) m.t.
8. Daniele Bennati (RadioShack-Nissan) m.t.
9. Pim Ligthart (Vacansoleil) m.t.
10. Simon Geschke (Project 1t4i) m.t.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Great win for Andalucia.

The Rabo fail continues

Uhm, more like Katusha fail.

 

[JRanton]

In this case, they'd have caught them only for their sprinter to get beaten by Freire...

Exactly.

..

 

[The Hitch]

I would be fine with that. Last time Gesink rode a TT on a normal bike he won it.

Last time Rujano rode on a road bike he came 4th

 

[Midnightfright]

Last time Rujano rode on a road bike he came 4th

Wasn't that the mountain TT at the giro u cheeky monkey.

 

[will10]

Last time Rujano rode on a road bike he came 4th

He had clip-ons though, unlike 90% of the field that day.

 

[Kwibus]

Who will win tomorrow?

Valverde?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Who will win tomorrow?

Valverde?

Condor

 

[Froome19]

Who will win tomorrow?

Valverde?

was a bit poor in the prologue seeing he has supposedly imroved his TT, would love gesink but think it may be Vanendert/De clerq or a another Rabobanker or Alexander Geniez

 

[theyoungest]

was a bit poor in the prologue seeing he has supposedly imroved his TT, would love gesink but think it may be Vanendert/De clerq or a another Rabobanker or Alexander Geniez

De Clercq isn't there (since he still raced in the Algarve yesterday). Vanendert could be a good bet. Gesink would really surprise me, Mollema as well, actually all the Rabo guys would.