Volta a Catalunya *SPOILER*

csp
csp Posts: 777
edited April 2011 in Pro race
Stage 1 results:

1 Gatis Smukulis (HTC-Highroad) 4:08:48
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) + 0:28
3 Joaquín Rojas (Movistar)
4 Rigoberto Urán (Sky)
5 Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma-Lotto)
6 Maxime Bouet (AG2R)
7 Paolo Tiralongo (Astana)
8 Cadel Evans (BMC)
9 Bauke Mollema (Rabobank)
10 Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank)
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  • dave milne
    dave milne Posts: 703
    Is this on eurosport at all?

    I notice some 30 minute cycling programs with no details in the schedule this week
  • josame
    josame Posts: 1,162
    dave milne wrote:
    Is this on eurosport at all?

    I notice some 30 minute cycling programs with no details in the schedule this week

    Yep that'll be the one
    'Do not compare your bike to others, for always there will be greater and lesser bikes'
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    ufff, Sastre and Menchov both in the grupetto coming in at over 13 minutes. It's not really a good start for Geox this year yet, is it?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Good on him for surviving.

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    This race doesn't have a TT which is a shame and doesn't have many mountains. All rides on stage 3 which is a monster mountain stage ending with an HC summit finish.

    Some heavweights amoung the team leaders sent in for this one: Di Luca, Contador, Tondo, Basso, Evans, Anton, Roche, Velits, Scarponi, Taaramae, Sastre, Menchov, Leipheimer, Vandevelde, Uran, Gerdemann.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    FJS wrote:
    ufff, Sastre and Menchov both in the grupetto coming in at over 13 minutes. It's not really a good start for Geox this year yet, is it?

    :shock:
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited March 2011
    Btw don't want to start a seperate thread but Voeckler wins again! 3km solo attack to hold off the peloton in Cholet Pay de Loire.

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    (white jersey as he leads Europe Tour)

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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    frenchfighter wrote:
    This race doesn't have a TT which is a shame and doesn't have many mountains..
    :?: huh? It's packed with climbs every day. OK, not all of them mountains, but it is a week stage race in March. Stage 3 goes to 1900 meter and stage 5 looks tasty
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yes you're right, I'm wrong, it is a lot more bumpy than I thought. Just looked at the profiles and they do look good on paper. That being said, Contador said:
    Nor can you say that the route of the 2011 Volta is ideal for you.

    Agreed, it’s not exactly perfect either. It doesn’t have an individual time trial so that I could gap certain rivals. There’s a summit finish, but it’s on day three and without huge slopes of the kind that establish differences easily. And then there are still four days left that will demand a lot of teamwork in order to control the race. I still have to study the route, but it seems to me that there aren’t great chances to attack in the final days, either. La Volta will probably be played out in the finale of the third day, in Andorra.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    HTC are having a pretty good season! Uran has also had a few good rides so far.
  • josame
    josame Posts: 1,162
    FF

    "Some heavweights amoung the team leaders sent in for this one: Di Luca, Contador, Tondo, Basso, Evans, Anton, Roche, Velits, Scarponi, Taaramae, Sastre, Menchov, Leipheimer, Vandevelde, Uran, Gerdemann."

    FF how do you rate Gerdemann - he seams to be having a reasonable start to the year
    honestly how far do you think he can go?
    'Do not compare your bike to others, for always there will be greater and lesser bikes'
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    josame wrote:
    FF

    "Some heavweights amoung the team leaders sent in for this one: Di Luca, Contador, Tondo, Basso, Evans, Anton, Roche, Velits, Scarponi, Taaramae, Sastre, Menchov, Leipheimer, Vandevelde, Uran, Gerdemann."

    FF how do you rate Gerdemann - he seams to be having a reasonable start to the year
    honestly how far do you think he can go?

    He wasn't in the 'some' from my quote. I think he is a decent rider, above average but wont do anything special imo. I'm not sure why more of these quality riders who can't quite be on the top GC level don't go for stage wins or KoM jerseys - people would remember them a lot more. Like Linus, he is remembered for that great stage win.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Petacchi takes stage 2.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Queen stage.

    35km to go, the following have 3mins or so:
    Kruijswijk (Rabo), Quintana (CeP), Hoogerland (Vacans), Minard (AG2R), Toribio (Andalucía-CG) y Peterson (Garmin)
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    SaxoBank lighting them up.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Navarro is riding. Super strong mountain domestique.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited October 2012
    This is the same finish as Anton's Stage 11 great ride.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    frenchfighter wrote:
    SaxoBank lighting them up.

    Camels? B&H's?

    Anyway, Quintana out in front.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    La Massana: 1. Chris Sorensen; 2. Navarro; 3. Contador; 4. Scarponi; 5. Marzano.

    Saxo taking it to them. No messing around, no defense.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Only 50 riders or so holding on to the main group. Come on Scarponi.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Contador wins. Lol, shame you guys cannot get behind this champion. Relatively out of shape compared to Evans, Scarponi, Basso et al. with little race feel in his legs and he takes the win.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    25 secs. 25 secs to 2nd place - Levi and Scarponi. Hahaha.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    2 mountain stages, 1 ITT, 1 overall. Notching them up.


    Sagan and Martin have 4 wins.

    Goss, sprinter, has 4.

    Voeckler has 5.

    Guardini, sprinter, has 6.

    Too much talent.
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  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Contador wins. Lol, shame you guys cannot get behind this cheat. Relatively out of shape compared to Evans, Scarponi, Basso et al. with little race feel in his legs and he takes the win.

    Amended that for you :wink:

    Oh well was looking forward to watching the highlights later. I won't be now.
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    frenchfighter wrote:
    25 secs. 25 secs to 2nd place - Levi and Scarponi. Hahaha.

    Cant wait to see the highlights later mate.. Gona be great to see the champ smashing everyone to bits..

    Today is UCI Appeal deadline isn't it? All very quiet from them
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    1 Alberto Contador, 2 Michele Scarponi, (26") 3 Levi Leipheimer (26"), 4 Dan Martin (55").

    Come on Martin. THe Giro is going to be great with Scarponi, Nibs and Contador amoung others.

    Top ten at Catalunya Stage 3: 1 Contador , 2 Scarponi, 3 Leipheimer, 4 Dan Martin, 5 Horner, 6 Cano, 7 Basson, 8 Uran, 9 Tondo, 10 Evans
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  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    Contador must be in decent shape because Scarponi looked in real good shape at the MSR
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  • GeorgeShaw
    GeorgeShaw Posts: 764
    http://lolcatz.net/820/i-want-ur-blood/

    Damn, jokes aren't so good when you can't get the embedded image to work. :(
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    El Pistolero is back.

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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    frenchfighter wrote:
    El Pistolero is back.

    Not for long though.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    15min highlights:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11BrgxGUwHI
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