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PTP - Vuelta al Pais Vasco

afx237viafx237vi Posts: 12,630
edited April 2012 in Pro race
...or the Euskal Herriko txirrindulari itzulia, if you prefer, begins Monday and runs for 6 stages, concluding with a TT on Saturday.

Website here: http://vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco.com/index.htm - Decisive stages likely to be the two mountain finishes on stages 3 and 4, plus the TT.

Start list: http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html ... d=MjI5MDY=

Recent winners:

2011 KLÖDEN Andreas
2010 HORNER Christopher
2009 CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto
2008 CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto
2007 COBO ACEBO Juan Jose
2006 GOMEZ MARCHANTE José Angel
2005 DI LUCA Danilo
2004 MENCHOV Denis
2003 MAYO DIEZ Iban
2002 OSA EIZAGUIRRE Aitor
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  • richard wants a baumrichard wants a baum Posts: 744
    GC: Valverde

    Stage 1: Allan Davis
    Take care of the luxuries and the necessites will take care of themselves.
  • stjohnswellstjohnswell Posts: 482
    GC Sam Sanchez
    S1 Sam Sanchez
  • Sonny73Sonny73 Posts: 2,604
    GC: Vincenzo Nibali
    Stage 1: Wouter Poels
    Stage 2: Vincenzo Nibali
    Stage 3: Samuel Sanchez
    Stage 4: Vincenzo Nibali
    Stage 5: Alejandro Valverde
    Stage 6: Tony Martin
  • mrolimroli Posts: 3,622
    GC Leipheimer
    ST1 - Appolliono please. ta
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  • ProssPross Posts: 25,454
    GC Nibali
    Stage 1 Appollonio
    Stage 2 Sagan
    Stage 3 Cunego
    Stage 4 J Rod
    Stage 5 Sammy Sanchez
    Stage 6 T Martin
  • ms_treems_tree Posts: 1,405
    GC Gerrans

    I'll work out 1st stage later.
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  • shockedsoshockedshockedsoshocked Posts: 3,955
    GC Nibs
    1 Appollonio
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  • Cleat EastwoodCleat Eastwood Posts: 7,510
    GC Nibs
    st.1 S Sanchez
    please.
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  • NoclueNoclue Posts: 679
    GC: SANCHEZ Samuel

    St1. Appollonio D.
    St2. Rodriguez J.
    St3. Sanchez S.
    St4. Nocentini R.
    St5. Sagan P.
    St6. Martin T.

    Btw, Valverde seems to have dropped off of the start list.
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  • rebsrebs Posts: 891
    GC: LEIPHEIMER
    Stage1: APPOLLONIO
    Stage2: Sam Sanchez
  • scwxx77scwxx77 Posts: 1,470
    Overall: Robert Gesink
    Stage 1: Enrico Gasparotto
    Winner: PTP Vuelta 2007 :wink:
  • brucey72brucey72 Posts: 1,086
    GC - J Rodriguez
    St 1 - JJ Rojas
  • seven7facesseven7faces Posts: 360
    GC - F. Schleck
    S1 - Rojas
  • tailwindhometailwindhome Posts: 15,912
    8 different GC picks already!
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    Believe in miracles
    And cures and healing wells
  • finchyfinchy Posts: 6,689
    Gc: S Sanchez
    St 1: Simon Gerrans
    St 2: Vincenzo Nibali
    St 3: Samuel Sanchez
    St 4: John Gadret
    St 5: Johnny Hoogerland
    St 6: S Sanchez
  • smithy21smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    GC Arroyo
    Stage 1 Michael Matthews
  • Cheshire_CatCheshire_Cat Posts: 464
    Hi,

    GC: Sammy Sanchez
    Stage 1: Sammy Sanchez
    Stage 2: Damiano Cunego
    Stage 3: Sammy Sanchez
    Stage 4: Joaquin Rodriguez
    Stage 5: Sammy Sanchez
    Stage 6: Tony Martin

    Thanks
  • MoomaloidMoomaloid Posts: 2,040
    edited March 2012
    Ha ha didnt even check the startlist...

    GC: Horner
    1. Rojas
  • richard wants a baumrichard wants a baum Posts: 744
    I'll switch to Nibali

    and i put these in now
    Stage 2: Davis
    Stage 3: Nibali
    Stage 4: Nibali
    Stage 5: Gerrans
    Stage 6: Martin
    Take care of the luxuries and the necessites will take care of themselves.
  • tailwindhometailwindhome Posts: 15,912
    Unless I'm being really thick, or the start list is out of date, some of you may want to rethink your picks. I don't see either Valverde or Nibali on the list.
    Believe that a farther shore
    Is reachable from here.
    Believe in miracles
    And cures and healing wells
  • richard wants a baumrichard wants a baum Posts: 744
    Third time lucky,
    GC: Levi

    Stage 3: J-Rod
    Stage 4: J-Rod
    Take care of the luxuries and the necessites will take care of themselves.
  • shockedsoshockedshockedsoshocked Posts: 3,955
    tailwindhome wrote:
    Unless I'm being really thick, or the start list is out of date, some of you may want to rethink your picks. I don't see either Valverde or Nibali on the list.

    In that case, Sammy Sanchez for GC please.
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  • tailwindhometailwindhome Posts: 15,912
    shockedsoshocked wrote:
    tailwindhome wrote:
    Unless I'm being really thick, or the start list is out of date, some of you may want to rethink your picks. I don't see either Valverde or Nibali on the list.

    In that case, Sammy Sanchez for GC please.



    I'm just going by the link in the OP.
    Believe that a farther shore
    Is reachable from here.
    Believe in miracles
    And cures and healing wells
  • jgsijgsi Posts: 5,027
    GC - Gerrans
    1 - Albasini
    2 - Kloden
    3 - J Rod
    4 - Jeannesson
    5 - M Rogers
    6 - Gesink

    thank you !
  • hommelbierhommelbier Posts: 1,521
    GC: Sam Sanchez
    Stage 1: Joaquin Rodriguez

    thanks
  • TusherTusher Posts: 2,762
    GC- Samu Sanchez


    Stage 1-Dan Martin
  • Dave_1Dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    Final GC Vincenzo Nibali

    stage 1 Davide Appollonio

    stage 2 Alan Davis

    stage 3 Vincenzo Nibali

    Stage 4 Vincenzo Nibali

    Stage 5 Simon Gerrans

    stage 6 Tony Martin
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  • victorponfvictorponf Posts: 1,187
    Final GC Levi Leipheimer

    stage 1 Apollonio

    stage 2 Gerrans

    stage 3 Samuel Sánchez

    Stage 4 Samuel Sánchez

    Stage 5 Samuel Sánchez

    stage 6 Tony Martin
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  • rozzer32rozzer32 Posts: 3,410
    tailwindhome wrote:
    Unless I'm being really thick, or the start list is out of date, some of you may want to rethink your picks. I don't see either Valverde or Nibali on the list.
    Dave_1 wrote:
    Final GC Vincenzo Nibali

    stage 1 Davide Appollonio

    stage 2 Alan Davis

    stage 3 Vincenzo Nibali

    Stage 4 Vincenzo Nibali

    Stage 5 Simon Gerrans

    stage 6 Tony Martin

    :roll:
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  • tforondatforonda Posts: 1,193
    GC: Samuel Sanchez
    Stage 1: Simon Gerrans
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