Trofeo Mallorca SPOILER

Kléber
Kléber Posts: 6,842
edited February 2010 in Pro race
McEwen won yesterday. Old dog Freire got the better of Greipel on today's race.

The race has an overall but riders can sit out stages as they wish.

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  • Chip \'oyler
    Chip \'oyler Posts: 2,323
    Good result for Adam Blythe too
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,869
    I thought friere was going to retire or am I thinking of someone else?
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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    mididoctors wrote:
    I thought friere was going to retire or am I thinking of someone else?

    Oscar Periero? Were you thinking of him? Got his Astana contract sorted out though so didn't retire.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,869
    redddraggon wrote:
    mididoctors wrote:
    I thought friere was going to retire or am I thinking of someone else?

    Oscar Periero? Were you thinking of him? Got his Astana contract sorted out though so didn't retire.

    well done that man

    the other oscar...
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    I think Freire's calling it quits at the end of this season.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,869
    johnfinch wrote:
    I think Freire's calling it quits at the end of this season.

    I'm confused now

    I do remember now Pereiro deciding to jack it in because he couldn't find his legs post the crash
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • The Prodigy
    The Prodigy Posts: 832
    johnfinch wrote:
    I think Freire's calling it quits at the end of this season.

    Thats what I thought too.
  • stefrees
    stefrees Posts: 137
    Chip \'oyler wrote:
    Good result for Adam Blythe too

    great result for adam blythe
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    13th? It's good he finished but neo pro Jens Keukeleire was 6th.
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    The Prodigy wrote:
    johnfinch wrote:
    I think Freire's calling it quits at the end of this season.

    Thats what I thought too.

    Oh, no, looks like he's changed his mind...

    http://www.bicycle.net/2010/freire-puts ... s-a-target
  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    Yep, Freire is postponing his retirement - what is good because is a type of cyclist we definitely lack in Spain.
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  • teagar
    teagar Posts: 2,100
    gabriel959 wrote:
    Yep, Freire is postponing his retirement - what is good because is a type of cyclist we definitely lack in Spain.

    What type is that? Sprinter?
    Note: the above post is an opinion and not fact. It might be a lie.
  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    teagar wrote:
    gabriel959 wrote:
    Yep, Freire is postponing his retirement - what is good because is a type of cyclist we definitely lack in Spain.

    What type is that? Sprinter?

    yes, he has also done pretty well at the classics in the past. In Spain for the general public is all about stage racing, cycling fans is a different kettle of fish but your average joe only know about the Giro, Tour and Vuelta.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    20 minutes of highlights on here, around 11amish.
    http://ib3noticies.com/20100113_44795-r ... lorca.html
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Why would you want to race in the desert!

    malle10st02-flowers.jpg
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  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    Linus gets a win for Milram. 2010 will be Milram's year!
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Art Vandelay wrote:
    Linus gets a win for Milram. 2010 will be Milram's year!

    ...and that guy Rafael Valls in 2nd again.
  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    afx237vi wrote:
    Art Vandelay wrote:
    Linus gets a win for Milram. 2010 will be Milram's year!

    ...and that guy Rafael Valls in 2nd again.

    Finally another Spanish rider to take from where Contador left it.

    Not many spanish young cyclists coming through the pro-ranks at the moment.
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  • teagar
    teagar Posts: 2,100
    gabriel959 wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Art Vandelay wrote:
    Linus gets a win for Milram. 2010 will be Milram's year!

    ...and that guy Rafael Valls in 2nd again.

    Finally another Spanish rider to take from where Contador left it.

    Not many spanish young cyclists coming through the pro-ranks at the moment.

    I fear the inevitable conclusion that will be drawn from that statement!! *braces*
    Note: the above post is an opinion and not fact. It might be a lie.
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Why would you want to race in the desert!

    malle10st02-flowers.jpg


    Maybe because the weather in Mallorca is rubbish.... 135 riders were DNF or outside the time limit.
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  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    teagar wrote:
    gabriel959 wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Art Vandelay wrote:
    Linus gets a win for Milram. 2010 will be Milram's year!

    ...and that guy Rafael Valls in 2nd again.

    Finally another Spanish rider to take from where Contador left it.

    Not many spanish young cyclists coming through the pro-ranks at the moment.

    I fear the inevitable conclusion that will be drawn from that statement!! *braces*

    You might be surprised but that question was covered by Spanish sports and cycling papers a while ago and most came to the same conclusion...
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Rui Costa wins race 4. Another young rider who has a lot of promise:

    1 Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne 3:27:31
    2 Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha 0:00:02
    3 José Iván Gutiérrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:07
    4 Aitor Pérez (Spa) Footon-Servetto
    5 José Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
    6 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Katusha
    7 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
    8 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur
    9 Rafael Valls (Spa) Footon-Servetto
    10 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    And Greipel wins the final race in Palma Nova:

    1 André Greipel (Ger) HTC-Columbia 4:13:17
    2 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
    3 Manuel Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto
    4 José Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
    5 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
    6 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram
    7 Jonas Jorgensen (Den) Saxo Bank
    8 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Netapp
    9 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
    10 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha

    Second top ten placing of the week for 22 year old Jens Keukeleire. Not bad going for your first week as a professional cyclist.

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