Vuelta a Castilla y León 2009, a little Tour

victorponf
victorponf Posts: 1,187
edited March 2009 in Pro race
Last 10 Tour winners are in CyL (23-27 march): Lance, Pereiro, Bertie and Sastre.

Plus Levi, Mosquera, Valverde, S.Sánchez, Menchov, Sevilla, Hamillton,Igor Antón, Juan José Cobo...

Stages:

1ª etapa (23/03/2009): Paredes de Nava (Palencia) – Baltanás (Palencia) 168 km
2ª etapa (24/03/2009): Palencia – Palencia (C.R.I.) 28 km
3ª etapa (25/03/2009): Sahagún (León) – Estación Invernal de San Isidro (León) 156 km
4ª etapa (26/03/2009): Sta. María del Páramo (León) – Galende – Laguna de Peces 145km(Zamora)
5ª etapa (27/03/2009): Benavente (Zamora) - Valladolid 152 km
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  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    great race...good esp considering it would be struggling otherwise like Tour of Catalonia...
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    It was teetering on the brink, this year. :(

    Hopefully, they'll have a better net feed than the past two editions.

    It was here, on the Navacerrado, that Ivan Basso was last seen in Disco colours, ripping the legs off the peloton, along with LL, so a well know time trialist could disappear up the road and into the clouds........
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  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    Teams:

    • Caisse D’ Epargne (España)
    • Euskaltel Euskadi (España)
    • Fuji Servetto (España)
    • Astana (Kazajistán)
    • Rabobank (Holanda)
    • Garmin-Slipstream (Estados Unidos)
    • AG2R (Francia)
    • Xacobeo – Galicia (España)
    • Andalucía – CajaSur (España)
    • Cotentpolis - Ampo (España)
    • Cervelo Test Team (Suiza)
    • ISD (Italia)
    • Burgos Monumental – Castilla y León (España)
    • Orbea (España)
    • Rock Racing (Estados Unidos)
    • Barbot (Portugal)
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  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    victorponf wrote:
    Teams:

    • Caisse D’ Epargne (España)
    • Euskaltel Euskadi (España)
    • Fuji Servetto (España)
    • Astana (Kazajistán)
    • Rabobank (Holanda)
    • Garmin-Slipstream (Estados Unidos)
    • AG2R (Francia)
    • Xacobeo – Galicia (España)
    • Andalucía – CajaSur (España)
    • Cotentpolis - Ampo (España)
    • Cervelo Test Team (Suiza)
    • ISD (Italia)
    • Burgos Monumental – Castilla y León (España)
    • Orbea (España)
    • Rock Racing (Estados Unidos)
    • Barbot (Portugal)

    Tyler racing in Europe...good stuff.
  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    Why?
  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    micron wrote:
    Why?

    he's been banned from any major pro tour event since autumn 2004...that's 5 years of a ban. That's enough for me.
  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    Fair enough - sport must be the only place where offenders get to walk back into their old job :wink:
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    I thnik it''s only 4 years, Dave. A 2 year ban for Tyler and a 2 year ban for his vanishing twin.
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  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    :lol:
  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    DaveyL wrote:
    I thnik it''s only 4 years, Dave. A 2 year ban for Tyler and a 2 year ban for his vanishing twin.

    since September 2004 he's not been able to take part in any serious bike e.g classics, grand tours, 1 week stage races of GT prep level...worlds, Olympics...it's been a 4 year ban from real pro racing and this year too...will be 5th year...I'd argue he's far from walked back into his old job-leader of Saxo bank was his old job...not a 2 bit broke US domestic team that can't get in big races...[/u]
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Break out the violins!
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    I'd have more sympathy for him if he admitted it and apologised.

    Who thinks he's now not on any gear he think he can get away with?
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Dave_1 wrote:
    DaveyL wrote:
    I thnik it''s only 4 years, Dave. A 2 year ban for Tyler and a 2 year ban for his vanishing twin.

    since September 2004 he's not been able to take part in any serious bike e.g classics, grand tours, 1 week stage races of GT prep level...worlds, Olympics...it's been a 4 year ban from real pro racing and this year too...will be 5th year...I'd argue he's far from walked back into his old job-leader of Saxo bank was his old job...not a 2 bit broke US domestic team that can't get in big races...[/u]

    Isn't that more because none of the teams that get in those races thought him worth hiring, rather than any official ban. When his ban finished he was 35 year old damaged goods with no racing in 2 years and the then fresh Puerto still hanging over him. No Protour team is going to go near that.
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  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    RichN95 wrote:
    Dave_1 wrote:
    DaveyL wrote:
    I thnik it''s only 4 years, Dave. A 2 year ban for Tyler and a 2 year ban for his vanishing twin.

    since September 2004 he's not been able to take part in any serious bike e.g classics, grand tours, 1 week stage races of GT prep level...worlds, Olympics...it's been a 4 year ban from real pro racing and this year too...will be 5th year...I'd argue he's far from walked back into his old job-leader of Saxo bank was his old job...not a 2 bit broke US domestic team that can't get in big races...[/u]

    Isn't that more because none of the teams that get in those races thought him worth hiring, rather than any official ban. When his ban finished he was 35 year old damaged goods with no racing in 2 years and the then fresh Puerto still hanging over him. No Protour team is going to go near that.

    a 2 year official ban 05-06 and followed by a de facto ban of 2 going 3 years this season,teams not touching him, so excluding him from all the major races. Because of Puerto, he was out of Stinkov...and teams are likely as scared of what headlines he might bring. He's still pretty decent as a rider...v close at cali stage and US champion. He's paid, no?
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Jeez Dave, how could he win the US Champs if he was banned. He got in with Tinkoff and then Rock Racing. A rider like Sinkewtiz would love to have those offers, I bet.
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  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    DaveyL wrote:
    Jeez Dave, how could he win the US Champs if he was banned. He got in with Tinkoff and then Rock Racing. A rider like Sinkewtiz would love to have those offers, I bet.

    de facto ban in the past 2 and a bit years....he hasn't had a chance to get near any decent race in the past 2 years and counting...so he may as well have been completely banned officially...practically he is excluded from almost any decent bike race. Anyway, don't wanna start arguing over sinkewitz :)

    I think Tyler would have been better to admit he had his hand the cookie jar but he's wrecked his career anyway
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Dave_1 wrote:
    DaveyL wrote:
    Jeez Dave, how could he win the US Champs if he was banned. He got in with Tinkoff and then Rock Racing. A rider like Sinkewtiz would love to have those offers, I bet.

    de facto ban in the past 2 and a bit years....he hasn't had a chance to get near any decent race in the past 2 years and counting...so he may as well have been completely banned officially...practically he is excluded from almost any decent bike race. Anyway, don't wanna start arguing over sinkewitz :)

    I think Tyler would have been better to admit he had his hand the cookie jar but he's wrecked his career anyway

    You got that right. Tyler Hamilton wrecked his own career. If he can't get in any top races 'cos only crap teams will sign him, then it's entirely his own fault!
  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    afx237vi wrote:
    Dave_1 wrote:
    DaveyL wrote:
    Jeez Dave, how could he win the US Champs if he was banned. He got in with Tinkoff and then Rock Racing. A rider like Sinkewtiz would love to have those offers, I bet.

    de facto ban in the past 2 and a bit years....he hasn't had a chance to get near any decent race in the past 2 years and counting...so he may as well have been completely banned officially...practically he is excluded from almost any decent bike race. Anyway, don't wanna start arguing over sinkewitz :)

    I think Tyler would have been better to admit he had his hand the cookie jar but he's wrecked his career anyway

    You got that right. Tyler Hamilton wrecked his own career. If he can't get in any top races 'cos only crap teams will sign him, then it's entirely his own fault!

    Is Basso more worthy of forgiveness? He treated us as fools too...intent to dope...not sure whether it's any more absurd than vanishing twin
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    The route, very good design to see the firts battle between Contador and Lance

    STAGE 1 Flat

    etapa1.jpg

    This area is very windy, for sure a sprint

    STAGE 2 ITT

    etapa2.jpg

    It´s flat except a nastic climb, but short, in the middle


    STAGE 3 Uphill


    etapa3.jpg

    The climb is very soft:

    sanisidroe.gif



    STAGE 4 Mountain

    etapa4.jpg

    El Peñón is a very hard climb, what a pity that was far away to the finish:

    peon.jpg


    Laguna de los Peces is long, but quite easy:

    peces.jpg


    STAGE 5 Flat with final susprise

    etapa5e.jpg

    In this hard final (1 km 6%) where Bettini had won in Vuelta a España
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  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    Dave_1 wrote:
    I think Tyler would have been better to admit he had his hand the cookie jar but he's wrecked his career anyway

    Is that the hand with the Broken Wrist.

    His other problem seems to be he keeps Falling Off.
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  • Langers
    Langers Posts: 95
    Does anyone know what channel this will be on? Can't see it on Eurosport.
  • josame
    josame Posts: 1,162
    I'll move on from Tyler if that's ok - he's a has been as proved by his performance at ToC..

    More pertinent is what will happen within the Astana team who will ride for whom seeing as Contador is race ready??
    'Do not compare your bike to others, for always there will be greater and lesser bikes'
  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    josame wrote:
    I'll move on from Tyler if that's ok - he's a has been as proved by his performance at ToC..

    More pertinent is what will happen within the Astana team who will ride for whom seeing as Contador is race ready??

    I hope we see some serious Contador-LA battle with Contador showing him who's boss nowadays. My guess is Contador will be very fired up...he is not riding the Giro so surely a big big goal is this race, esp with TDF far off. I liked Contador's final stage at Paris Nice...very fiesty
  • lucybears
    lucybears Posts: 366
    Johan Bruyneel, Manager General de Astana, ha declarado en los micrófonos de Eurosport TV que Alberto Contador será el líder del equipo en la Vuelta a Castilla y León, donde compartirá pedaladas junto a Lance Armstrong.
    interview.cyclingfever.com
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    lucybears wrote:
    Johan Bruyneel, Manager General de Astana, ha declarado en los micrófonos de Eurosport TV que Alberto Contador será el líder del equipo en la Vuelta a Castilla y León, donde compartirá pedaladas junto a Lance Armstrong.
    Hrmmmm, that's disappointing... means that if he gets thrashed by Contador, 'LA was only there to help'.
  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    In his Equipe interview, however, Armstrong stated that Leipheimer would want the win. More mind f*ckwittery going on from Boss Hog, then.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    micron wrote:
    In his Equipe interview, however, Armstrong stated that Leipheimer would want the win. More mind f*ckwittery going on from Boss Hog, then.

    Surely that should be f*ckTwittery?
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  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    What a pity, for Lance and even for Vuelta a CyL, that had a few problems for find sponsors and this is no very good marketing.

    Tomorrow TT, i´m going to stay there (i live in Palencia now), i going to upload some photos
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