Dr Ferrari on the Alps

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited July 2008 in Pro race
Clearly one of his did a good ride. But who....

http://53x12.com/do/show?page=indepth.view&id=97

Good VAM from Sastre.
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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  • Peakraider
    Peakraider Posts: 143
    Well Cancellara used (uses?) Ferrari's pupil, Cecchini....
  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    interesting 39 mins 40...was only 20 seconds off then in my prediction...a slow ascent of the Alpe we saw from everyone
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBacb2V ... ata_player
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Peakraider wrote:
    Well Cancellara used (uses?) Ferrari's pupil, Cecchini....

    Not pupil - They both studied under Conconi.

    Cecchini used to be the coach for the whole of CSC but they stopped working with him after Basso.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Basso worked with Cecchini? But surely he and Ferrari are purely doping doctors? Why would Ivan also need Dr Fuentes?
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    DaveyL wrote:
    Basso worked with Cecchini? But surely he ad Ferrari are purely doping doctors? Why would Ivan also need Dr Fuentes?

    Yes - Basso worked with Cecchini. He stopped when Cunego was working with him because he wanted to win the Giro too.

    You've not explored the Cecchini / Fuentes link? Basso - Ullrich - Hamilton all Cecchini. And there are others too. I reckon Luigi advised them, Fuentes "helped" them.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    That's what I was getting at. These guys don't just "do" doping. (n some cases)
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  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    iainf72 wrote:
    Clearly one of his did a good ride. But who....

    http://53x12.com/do/show?page=indepth.view&id=97

    Good VAM from Sastre.

    Odd - bicycling.com (n that VDV article) are claiming Sastre's VAM as 1650 (and saying he took "just over 40 min") and Ferrari says 1720 for a time of 39:40.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    DaveyL wrote:
    That's what I was getting at. These guys don't just "do" doping. (n some cases)

    I wonder if Tom Danielson is still working with Ferrari.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Who? :wink:
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Maybe Ferrari stopped the clock with 1.5km to go, when the climbing stops? The VAM calculation is only effective on slopes, not when you add in the flat bits.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    I don't recall the last 1.5 km being flat! There is a flat bit but it's not 1.5 km long, and the finishing straight is pretty steep too. I was amazed McEwen managed to pull a one-handed wheelie over the line in 2004!
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