Tour de San Luis

afx237vi
afx237vi Posts: 12,630
edited January 2010 in Pro race
Looks like quite a decent race again this year, with some big names. Nibali, Kolobnev, Chicchi, Napolitano, Serpa, Rasmussen... er.... Botero, Victor Hugo Peña, etc.

Chicchi won the first stage in a sprint, but yesterday's mountain stage was won by Rafael Valls from Footon. And yeah the kit still looks horrible.

http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com//2010/ ... 2a_600.jpg

Valls is a second year pro, who rode for Burgos-Monumental last year, but this was his first win.

GC after 2 stages:

1 Rafael Valls (Spa) Footon-Servetto-Fuji 8:19:34
2 Arnols Alcolea (Cub) Cuba 0:00:08
3 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni-Giocattoli 0:00:16
4 Jose Serpa (Col) Androni-Giocattoli 0:00:20
5 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
6 Ignacio Pereyra (Arg) Argentina 0:00:26
7 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Katusha 0:00:28
8 Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur
9 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Miche 0:00:29

There are 5 stages to go, including two more mountain finishes and a 20 km TT. Nibali is looking good, but it is January, so who knows.

Comments

  • pedro118118
    pedro118118 Posts: 1,102
    Look forward to seeing how many times Rasmussen can crash in 20km!
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,811
    Where's the spoiler warning?!?!? ;)
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    Where's the spoiler warning?!?!? ;)

    Show me somewhere I can watch it and I'll edit the thread title. PS, the correct spelling is "spolier" :wink:
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Nibali rinses the TT and is in the lead now.

    Only just realised Pippo Pozatto is riding. He did a good chrono too.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Serpa only 30" off the lead, though. Savio's boys always do well in these races.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Nibali wins Stage 4 - 20k TT. Now top of GC

    General Classification:
    1. Nibali, Vincenzo ITA (Liquigas-Doimo) 13:19:04
    2. GIACINTI, Jorge ARG (Scott-Marcondes) 26
    3. Serpa, Jose COL (GIOCATTOLI Androni) 30
    4. ALCOLEA, Arnols CUB (Cuba) 53
    5. PEREYRA, Ignacio ARG (Argentina) at 01:10
    6. Botero, Santiago COL (Columbia) at 01:14
    7. FERNANDEZ, Gerardo ARG (Argentina) at 01:18
    8. NAZARET, Magno BRA (Scott-Marcondes) to 01:20
    9. Valls, Rafael ESP (Footon-Servetto-Fuji) to 01:22
    10. Moyano, Yosu ARG (Argentina) at 01:36
    11. SEGOVIA, Jose A. ESP (Galicia Xacobeo) at 01:48
    12. RASMUSSEN Michael DEN (Miche) at 01:59
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    There are some pretty nice photos on cyclingnews.com

    Photo: © Pablo Cersosimo
    dsc_8590_600.jpg
    dsc_8309b_600.jpg
    Contador is the Greatest
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    afx237vi wrote:
    Serpa only 30" off the lead, though. Savio's boys always do well in these races.

    Savio, you say

    They do love those South American race.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    The Ridleys are some of the nicest bikes in the peloton. Some great colour schemes.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Last day today and it looks like Nibbles has it in the bag. Serpa has only been able to claw back 2 seconds in the last two climby stages, and today's stage is flat. So the final GC is probably this:

    1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 22:00:01
    2 Jose Serpa (Col) Androni-Giocattoli 0:00:28
    3 Rafael Valls (Spa) Footon-Servetto-Fuji 0:01:19
    4 Ignacio Pereyra (Arg) Argentina 0:01:37
    5 Santiago Botero (Col) Colombia 0:02:15
    6 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni-Giocattoli
    7 Jorge Giacinti (Arg) Scott - Marcondes Cesar Sao Jose Dos Campos
    8 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Miche 0:02:16
    9 Arnols Alcolea (Cub) Cuba 0:02:37
    10 Carlos Ochoa (Ven) Androni-Giocattoli 0:03:45

    It'll be interesting to see if Valls gets a shot at a grand tour this year. Maybe the Giro or Vuelta (assuming Footon are in the Giro). I think he is officially my ONE TO WATCH for 2010.

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