XDS Astana team

[Vino attacks everyone]

Have you watched the highlight?

No, I am in Spain on a **** IPad with ****y internet, can barely go on cyclingnews...

 

[markene2]

Martinelli says Kashechkin should look for another team for the 2014 season. Because of his highly unproffesional attitude. And says the realationship between them has been problematic.

 

[movingtarget]

They have been anonomous so far. Nothing to show for their efforts.

 

[Gloin22]

They already lost 3 man quite early..

Lutsenko has been strong in breaks. Fuglsang got 2nd already plus on course for good GC.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Martinelli says Kashechkin should look for another team for the 2014 season. Because of his highly unproffesional attitude. And says the realationship between them has been problematic.

People have problems with his genious and extreme talent that is the problem. Same a Credit Agricole too when he was stuck with Kaggestad as a room mate because noone else would be with him

 

[Kokoso]

Shame on Fuglsang today.

 

[Pippo_San]

Shame on Fuglsang today.

Are you stupid?

The guy's ready to snatch a podium spot in the next days! GO SEXY BIRDSONG!

 

[Kokoso]

Are you stupid?

The guy's ready to snatch a podium spot in the next days! GO SEXY BIRDSONG!

No I'm not. He didn't help sigle time today.

 

[maxmartin]

No I'm not. He didn't help sigle time today.

maybe he could barely hang on, he was in a breakaway after all a few days ago. or maybe he is just being smart.

 

[Afrank]

maybe he could barely hang on, he was in a breakaway after all a few days ago. or maybe he is just being smart.

This, just wait. Fugs will climb with the autobus on one of the mtf's. Ventoux or the Alpe most likely.

 

[maxmartin]

This, just wait. Fugs will climb with the autobus on one of the mtf's. Ventoux or the Alpe most likely.

I hope not, but most likely you will be right I am afraid.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

No I'm not. He didn't help sigle time today.

He helped at the fist kms, and was out of gas after that. He had to close a gap when Saxo went it looked like nad probably used quite alot of energy there.

 

[el_angliru]

Fuglsang said he was lucky to be a passenger on the Saxo train. Apparently he struggled to hold Sagan's wheel when Saxo attacked. And then he had to fight hard to hold Cavendish's wheel, when Mark passed Fuglsang during the inital phase of Saxo's attack.

I guess the easy option for Jakob would be to stay with the yellow jersey but he fought hard to stay in the front group. There were only 14 riders in the Saxo-led front group, so it was quite an achievement to be there in the first place. Let's not forget that!

He was 12th GC before today's stage, now he's 6th. Well done

Besides, Fuglsang is basically riding without a team, so he can use any help he can get from other teams, and he certainly doesn't need any enemies (Sky, BMC, Movistar?). Better fly under the radar as long as he can...

 

[ciranda]

He contributed when everyone took turns, just not when it was only Saxo.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

So Fuglsang is climbing like an angel, only looses time to Froomey and Quintana.
Next year Astana will destroy Sky!

 

[maxmartin]

So Fuglsang is climbing like an angel, only looses time to Froomey and Quintana.
Next year Astana will destroy Sky!

Will Fuglsang domestique for Nibali or target Giro instead?

Or more likely he will target Giro then domestique in the Tour???

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Will Fuglsang domestique for Nibali or target Giro instead?

Or more likely he will target Giro then domestique in the Tour???

Hard 1 to deside. We must see how Aru develops, and what happens to Brajko, and especially Kangert??

Next year will be really interesting for those of us who holds Astana close to heart, with the young guys like Aru, Kangert, Lutsenko!

 

[maxmartin]

Hard 1 to deside. We must see how Aru develops, and what happens to Brajko, and especially Kangert??

Next year will be really interesting for those of us who holds Astana close to heart, with the young guys like Aru, Kangert, Lutsenko!

I don't hold ASTANA to heart, but I holds Nibali to the heart

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

I don't hold ASTANA to heart, but I holds Nibali to the heart

I would predict that next years Astana team for the tour would atleast consist of Nibali, Agnoli, Vanotti and Grivko. So already there Nibali got more firepower than Fuglsang has this year (honorable mention to Lutsenko this year)

 

[maxmartin]

I would predict that next years Astana team for the tour would atleast consist of Nibali, Agnoli, Vanotti and Grivko. So already there Nibali got more firepower than Fuglsang has this year (honorable mention to Lutsenko this year)

I don't mind they bring this year Giro team (minus Fredrik Kessiakoff) to the Tour next year. We would rather have a team willing to work for Nibali than a team with someone having personal agenda.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

I don't mind they bring this year Giro team (minus Fredrik Kessiakoff) to the Tour next year. We would rather have a team willing to work for Nibali than a team with someone having personal agenda.

highly doubt Aru and Tira will do the tour next year (also think that the fire power of Grivko is needed in a race like the tour)

 

[IndianCyclist]

I would predict that next years Astana team for the tour would atleast consist of Nibali, Agnoli, Vanotti and Grivko. So already there Nibali got more firepower than Fuglsang has this year (honorable mention to Lutsenko this year)

Nibali needs considerable more firepower than the Giro of this year to take on the likes of Sky, Movistar, Saxo

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Nibali needs considerable more firepower than the Giro of this year to take on the likes of Sky, Movistar, Saxo

Yup, Hopefully Guys like Fuglsang, Brajko and Kangert is up for it next year, and willing to go all in for Nibbles.

 

[ciranda]

Fuglsang explained that he took the wrong way round a roundabout just before the hill. That made him lose a hundred places. Then Katyusha started to ride when he got back to the front. He didn't seem concerned though and said he felt great. But it still sucks to lose time like that.

 

[ciranda]

Fuglsang explained that he took the wrong way round a roundabout just before the hill. That made him lose a hundred places. Then Katyusha started to ride when he got back to the front. He didn't seem concerned though and said he felt great.