Italian autumn classics *Spoilers*
Ricco's first victory for Vacansoleil
Coppa Sabatini
1. Riccardo Riccò (Vacansoleil)
2. Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil)
3. Leonardo Bertagnolli (Androni Diquigiovanni)
4. Giovanni Visconti (Isd Neri)
5. Staf Scheirlinkx (Omega Pharma Lotto)
6. Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago CSF)
7. Davide Appollonio (Cervelo)
8. Alexandre Botcharov (Katusha)
9) Simone Stortoni (Colnago CSF)
10) Alessandro Bertolini (Androni Diquigiovanni)
Coppa Sabatini
1. Riccardo Riccò (Vacansoleil)
2. Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil)
3. Leonardo Bertagnolli (Androni Diquigiovanni)
4. Giovanni Visconti (Isd Neri)
5. Staf Scheirlinkx (Omega Pharma Lotto)
6. Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago CSF)
7. Davide Appollonio (Cervelo)
8. Alexandre Botcharov (Katusha)
9) Simone Stortoni (Colnago CSF)
10) Alessandro Bertolini (Androni Diquigiovanni)
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Oh yes. Nice, nice.
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Hooooray for clean cycling!It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.0
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The difference between Ricco and Basso is night and day.
One has shown true contrition, gone out of his way to prove that he is now clean, with more transparancy the entire rest of the peloton and is like by peers and fans alike. The other is a shifty rat who's dumped his missus to save his hide and now has had a bottle of mysterious pills found in his appartment.
Petacchi at least is a gentleman. A cheating gentleman but still a gentleman. Vino is a force of nature so should not be compared to mere mortals.It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.0 -
Timoid. wrote:The difference between Ricco and Basso is night and day.
One has shown true contrition, gone out of his way to prove that he is now clean, with more transparancy the entire rest of the peloton and is like by peers and fans alike. The other is a shifty rat who's dumped his missus to save his hide and now has had a bottle of mysterious pills found in his appartment.
Petacchi at least is a gentleman. A cheating gentleman but still a gentleman. Vino is a force of nature so should not be compared to mere mortals.
Cheat is a cheat.0 -
APOLOGISTTimoid. wrote:The difference between Ricco and Basso is night and day.
One has shown true contrition, gone out of his way to prove that he is now clean, with more transparancy the entire rest of the peloton and is like by peers and fans alike. The other is a shifty rat who's dumped his missus to save his hide and now has had a bottle of mysterious pills found in his appartment.
Petacchi at least is a gentleman. A cheating gentleman but still a gentleman. Vino is a force of nature so should not be compared to mere mortals.0 -
Drugs can change the rider's performance, they cannot take change their racing instinct and mentality.
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I wouldn't be so sure FF.
BTW - I can recommend the latest Freakanomics podcast to all. It's about baseball and cheating but it's quite relevant to cycling in a strange way.Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0 -
Hit the hot sauce and you can light up a race because of the extra power you gain. Stay honest and maybe you're reduced to following wheels.0
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frenchfighter wrote:Drugs can change the rider's performance, they cannot take change their racing instinct and mentality.
But you can only attack if you have better (or more doped) legs than the others.
Look at Cadel Evans. In Mountain biking he was a really attacking rider. Then on the road he becomes a wheelsucker until the blood passport comes in and he becomes an attacking rider again.Twitter: @RichN950 -
If there is a one day classic that was made for Gesink, it's Emilia
Robert Gesink vince il Giro dell'Emilia davanti a Daniel Martin e Michele Scarponi
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Giro dell'Emilia 2010
1 Gesink
2 Martin
3 Scarponi
4 Kolobnev
5 Nibali
6 Pozzovivo
7 Coppel
8 Tondo
9 Ricco
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Bernardus wrote:If there is a one day classic that was made for Gesink, it's Emilia
Robert Gesink vince il Giro dell'Emilia davanti a Daniel Martin e Michele Scarponi
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Giro dell'Emilia 2010
1 Gesink
2 Martin
3 Scarponi
4 Kolobnev
5 Nibali
6 Pozzovivo
7 Coppel
8 Tondo
9 Ricco
10 Sinkewitz
Nice job Gesink although I would have preferred Dan Martin. Three times the attacker, he led for most of the climb before Gesink cam round him in the last 200m...
Really lovely town and the climb is a stinger.
Certainly a selective group that finished in the first 15 or so.
Last 15mins well worth a watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ_t3fqKAj8Contador is the Greatest0 -
Cataldo takes GP Beghelli.Contador is the Greatest0
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Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0
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No, called sour grapes. Ricco got top ten. Hooger would not have done much better if at all. That climb would kill him even if he was riding wheels.Contador is the Greatest0
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frenchfighter wrote:No, called sour grapes. Ricco got top ten. Hooger would not have done much better if at all. That climb would kill him even if he was riding wheels.
Well, it's not the first time his team mates have called him an uncommunicative tool, is it?Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0 -
No but maybe he can't speak any language that they speak...Contador is the Greatest0
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Hoogerland: "I could have attacked 50km from the finish and been caught with about 10km to go and finished 27th"0
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frenchfighter wrote:No but maybe he can't speak any language that they speak...
I see - You're suggesting the VS guys all learn to speak asshole so they can communicate with Ricardo?
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The big problem at Vacansoleil seems to be the fact that they've bought a new leader during the season. Leukemans and Hoogerland both know they are good riders and they were expecting to lead the team during these races. Both Leukemans and Hoogerland are not exactly shy when speaking to the media, they like to make statements.
Sad news: No Gesink in Lombardia. His father rode the Bart Brentjens Challenge yesterday and crashed. His father is still in a hospital in Maastricht and Gesink has decided to return to the Netherlands.0 -
A shame for Bobby G, he skipped the Worlds so he could plan for Lombardy. It's possible that his dad recovers and Gesink can fly out for the race, even if he has to miss the mid week warm-ups.0
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Bernardus wrote:Sad news: No Gesink in Lombardia. His father rode the Bart Brentjens Challenge yesterday and crashed. His father is still in a hospital in Maastricht and Gesink has decided to return to the Netherlands.
Unfortunately his father passed away yesterday from the injuries sustained.Contador is the Greatest0
