Three Days of De Panne *Spoiler

timoid.
timoid. Posts: 3,133
edited April 2008 in Pro race
Gasporatto is having a pretty good season.

Stage 1 - April 1: Middelkerke - Zottegem, 192km
Results
1 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Barloworld
2 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua Sapone-Caffè Mokambo
3 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas
4 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram
5 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road
6 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld
7 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre
8 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
9 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
10 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre

General classification after stage 1

1 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Barloworld
2 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua Sapone-Caffè Mokambo 0.05
3 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 0.07
4 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 0.11
5 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) High Road 0.25
6 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld
7 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre
8 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 0.27
9 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen 0.39
10 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre 0.40
It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.

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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Dr Ferrari has still got it.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    iainf72 wrote:
    Dr Ferrari has still got it.
    ?????
    How do you mean Iain
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  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    Does he advise Barloworld?
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • GroupOfOne MkII
    GroupOfOne MkII Posts: 1,289
    Maybe it's the being freed from domestique duties at Liquigas. Or maybe it's the expertise of having Claudio Corti as his DS...

    As an aside I see all the top three were men in lime green last season. Quinziato could do quite well in this as he's a strong TTer.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Paolini must be well annoyed that Acqua e Sapone weren't invited to Flanders. 4th last year, always good on the cobbles too...
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Timoid. wrote:
    Does he advise Barloworld?

    I think he coaches Gasparotto. Pretty sure actually.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • sing_for_absolution
    sing_for_absolution Posts: 1,908
    Remember Di Luca screaming at Gasparatto to slow down during that TTT last year?

    I don't like him or Paolini. Nevermind.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Bingo

    Man, do I know my doctors!
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Is Malcolm Elliot coached by Ferrari?
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    all pictured here with Ashley, a UK roadie who made it from 4th cat to 1st cat last year and apparently has trained with the big boys all week


    Well done Ashley. How did you do that? :wink:
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    iainf72 wrote:
    Bingo

    Man, do I know my doctors!
    Sorry if I'm being thick, but where's the Ferrari link? Is that the "53x12" reference who Ferrari writes coaching advice for?
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    edited April 2008
    Bronzie wrote:
    Sorry if I'm being thick, but where's the Ferrari link? Is that the "53x12" reference who Ferrari writes coaching advice for?

    53x12.com is Dr Ferarri's coaching service.

    Interview with Dr F.

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/2003/ ... =ferrari03
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    Alles klar - thanks
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Cavendish wins stage 2. Comes from about 20th place with 400m to go to win by 10 lengths.

    High Road's attempt at a lead-out train was hilariously bad.

    Interesting interview too: Gent-Wevelgem is a bigger goal this season than the track in Beijing...
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    afx237vi wrote:
    Cavendish wins stage 2. Comes from about 20th place with 400m to go to win by 10 lengths.
    Naaah..........Iain says he'll never amount to much. :lol:

    Trackies...............pish!
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  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    CyclingNews wrote:
    Tight turns, narrow roads and bicyclists risking to edge past their competitors via the sidewalks where spectators were standing offered an adrenaline-filled finale, before the barriers and a wider road finally gave way to some clean sprinting.
    :shock:
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  • sing_for_absolution
    sing_for_absolution Posts: 1,908
    Fantastic win by Cavendish. Lucky nobody crashed, as once again this race produces a stupidly dangerous finale. It's no wonder Cofidis declined to take part.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Bronzie wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Cavendish wins stage 2. Comes from about 20th place with 400m to go to win by 10 lengths.
    Naaah..........Iain says he'll never amount to much. :lol:

    Trackies...............pish!

    I did say he's fast. Of course he'll win races but he's not as fast as the big guys.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Yet.

    He's still very young and does have the raw speed needed. With Petacchi and McEwen both looking old these days, he's got every chance to become a top sprinter.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    An excellent win by far my favourite rider! Come on Cav
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Kléber wrote:
    Yet.

    He's still very young and does have the raw speed needed. With Petacchi and McEwen both looking old these days, he's got every chance to become a top sprinter.

    Yes, he just needs to move to an Italian team.... :shock:

    I think one of his team mates will be the big name in sprinting in the next few years.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Greipel, Ciolek?

    You can watch Cavendish here: http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza.be/wielr ... slag_rit2#

    Use the video links to watch the race. The "reactie Cavendish" has him speaking about his aim to win Ghent - Wevelgem.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    iainf72 wrote:
    Kléber wrote:
    Yet.

    He's still very young and does have the raw speed needed. With Petacchi and McEwen both looking old these days, he's got every chance to become a top sprinter.

    Yes, he just needs to move to an Italian team.... :shock:

    I think one of his team mates will be the big name in sprinting in the next few years.

    Cripes, if Iain says it, I believe it. I bag Mike Rogers for my Paris-Tours PTP :D

    Eh? Oh... :oops:
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    calvjones wrote:
    Cripes, if Iain says it, I believe it. I bag Mike Rogers for my Paris-Tours PTP :D

    Eh? Oh... :oops:

    No, it's this new young American talent.

    GEORGE HINCAPIE. He's sure to not disappoint.

    Erm - Ciolek.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    sing_for_absolution wrote:
    Fantastic win by Cavendish. Lucky nobody crashed, as once again this race produces a stupidly dangerous finale. It's no wonder Cofidis declined to take part.

    There were a load of crashes right through the stage. I think Eeckhout was in about 5 :lol: Lots of the Slipstream boys seemed to have trouble, too.

    Having said that though, the finishing kms didn't look too bad - it was just slow because there wasn't a lead-out team to take control. So you could see a LOT of pushing and elbowing whenever they had a helicopter shot.

    But that's what makes Belgian racing great! What would people prefer, 200km Vuelta stages along a dead flat motorway?

    PS: Ciolek is good, but Cavendish clearly looks better in a straight-up sprint. Ciolek was U23 world champion, so maybe he'll be better suited for long classic-type races. I can't see Cav featured in G-W just yet. As soon as there's a hill or a crosswind, he'll be out the back door.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    afx237vi wrote:
    sing_for_absolution wrote:
    Fantastic win by Cavendish. Lucky nobody crashed, as once again this race produces a stupidly dangerous finale. It's no wonder Cofidis declined to take part.

    There were a load of crashes right through the stage. I think Eeckhout was in about 5 :lol: Lots of the Slipstream boys seemed to have trouble, too.

    Having said that though, the finishing kms didn't look too bad - it was just slow because there wasn't a lead-out team to take control. So you could see a LOT of pushing and elbowing whenever they had a helicopter shot.

    But that's what makes Belgian racing great! What would people prefer, 200km Vuelta stages along a dead flat motorway?

    PS: Ciolek is good, but Cavendish clearly looks better in a straight-up sprint. Ciolek was U23 world champion, so maybe he'll be better suited for long classic-type races. I can't see Cav featured in G-W just yet. As soon as there's a hill or a crosswind, he'll be out the back door.

    I think this is pretty much the view of the highhorse management team. Insofar as there is one. Cav is proably as quick as anyone at the mo, but needs shepherding to the line, and a boost in stamina cos he's young.

    Mind you, I do like the way Eisel is developing as a potential classics rider. I can see him taking GV before either Ciolek or Cav.
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  • Mar ge
    Mar ge Posts: 88
    Cavendish has just won this mornings sprint too.
    Good form!

    Don't think Gent Wevelgem will finish in a sprint next week......
  • ricadus
    ricadus Posts: 2,379
    Great finish by Cav.

    Loved hearing all the usual excuses from McEwen too – he never admits to failure being his fault.
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Good to see big Mag back on form in Stage 3b. It's been a while since he's done so well in a TT.
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  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    good to see Magnus Backsted in stage 3b near to the win...much credibility in his form I think...hope he as a great Paris Roubaix...perhaps his injury in January in Quatar will have enabled him to back off from training and not over train as most do
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