Milano-Sanremo: POST STAGE Thread
by Chris... on Mar 20, 2010 12:11 PM EDT
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Oscarito strikes again!
- Oscar Freire, Rabobank
- Tom Boonen, Quick Step
- Alessandro Petacchi, Lampre
- Sacha Modolo, Colnago
- Daniele Bennati, Liquigas
- Thor Hushovd, Cervelo
- Francesco Ginnani, Androni
- Max Iglinsky, Astana
- Philippe Gilbert, Omega Pharma
- Luca Paolini, A&S
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Bah!
"Cofidis Keukeleire in revelation set off a seat and made the job off." Oh Google translator...
by Vlaanderen90 on Mar 20, 2010 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Jesh...that is really some chicken wings out on that sprint
"Cofidis Keukeleire in revelation set off a seat and made the job off." Oh Google translator...
iglinski gettting close to the top
of PdCWR
"Racing bikes is for the kids, the rest of us just want to feel like kids on our bikes" - Flying Dog
he is having a great season so far.
The only rider who scored points today for my team.
Pippo, get it together.
by Bruce Suomi on Mar 20, 2010 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
None...he is young and on a small team so that is probably the reason...
"Cofidis Keukeleire in revelation set off a seat and made the job off." Oh Google translator...
by Vlaanderen90 on Mar 20, 2010 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah...a grand total of 4...he was just going to be a random pick if anything but now we know
"Cofidis Keukeleire in revelation set off a seat and made the job off." Oh Google translator...
by Vlaanderen90 on Mar 20, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
ale jet too tired
to put his glasses on the jersey
"Racing bikes is for the kids, the rest of us just want to feel like kids on our bikes" - Flying Dog
Freire, Boonen, Petacchi, and Gaspa for me
Not quite 1000 points from the race (995, I think!)
I’m feeling quite pleased with my team but I’m sure someone did better.
by GreylockGrinder on Mar 20, 2010 12:15 PM EDT reply actions
Ugh....For once I was feeling comfortable with my points in VDS and now I will be sinking fast
"Cofidis Keukeleire in revelation set off a seat and made the job off." Oh Google translator...
by Vlaanderen90 on Mar 20, 2010 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you have anything other than sprinters?
Jens Voigt doesn’t know where you live, but he knows exactly where you will die.
Not much ...
This is my one moment of glory. My team was doing very poorly until today, and will revert to mediocrity starting tomorrow.
by GreylockGrinder on Mar 20, 2010 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
nice guns Oscar
"The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is." Edvald Boasson Hagen
I have never been more pumped about getting owned in VDS.
Oscar is a master of his craft, you know the field has to get so frustrated
by Davide Don of Rio on Mar 20, 2010 12:15 PM EDT reply actions
they both look thinner
"Racing bikes is for the kids, the rest of us just want to feel like kids on our bikes" - Flying Dog
You would too, after 300k
Jens Voigt doesn’t know where you live, but he knows exactly where you will die.
pettachi more than boonen
disappointed I would say though
"Racing bikes is for the kids, the rest of us just want to feel like kids on our bikes" - Flying Dog
this worth such a laugh based on the post immediately above it
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on Mar 20, 2010 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Petacchi was having extreme difficulties with his sunglasses on the podium.
Guess it’s a good thing this sport doesn’t require hand-eye coordination.
with success
comes responsibility
"The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is." Edvald Boasson Hagen
VDS FAIL
my team, that is.
"The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is." Edvald Boasson Hagen
sigh
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on Mar 20, 2010 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
er
I’d say he just can’t sprint up a climb like some of those other guys. Not a lack of fitness.
"The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is." Edvald Boasson Hagen
Not this year
some years it stays together, some it doesn’t. He and Cav and a few others are more or less at the mercy of the pack there.
"The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is." Edvald Boasson Hagen
Watching that sprint again, Boonen didn't look like his usual, fighting the bike all the way and getting the win self
"Cofidis Keukeleire in revelation set off a seat and made the job off." Oh Google translator...
Ursula
doing VDS results??
"The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is." Edvald Boasson Hagen
You could have waited.
(somewhere here, that is not me, is doing a victory dance. I’m considering using a frame pump.)
I am pretty sure
that my entire VDS team took a wrong turn somewhere and rode right off a cliff. I fully expect our team bus to be stopped and searched as we slink off to the next race.
My VDS team
Stopped to buy some flowers at one of the greenhouses on the Poggio.
Jens Voigt doesn’t know where you live, but he knows exactly where you will die.
weeping now...
"The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is." Edvald Boasson Hagen
tommeke started to bring home some serious points
now I need tony to step up and some results from gerro
"Racing bikes is for the kids, the rest of us just want to feel like kids on our bikes" - Flying Dog
back in the top 200
my goals are usually top 25% so I need to catch up
"Racing bikes is for the kids, the rest of us just want to feel like kids on our bikes" - Flying Dog
Even having picked Freire
I’m not in the top 100, and it’s only going to get worse since I don’t have any GT contenders. Bah Cavendish!
dropped slightly...looks like where I will stay the rest of the year
"Cofidis Keukeleire in revelation set off a seat and made the job off." Oh Google translator...
by Vlaanderen90 on Mar 20, 2010 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
i've already written off this year's team
I’m following the results from last year’s team members, who are doing much better. i didn’t feel that solid about this year’s entry going in and now i know why.
Francesco Ginanni has turned out to be a wonderful pick...225 for 1 point
"Cofidis Keukeleire in revelation set off a seat and made the job off." Oh Google translator...
TEDVDW
Check the results: points look wrong.
"The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is." Edvald Boasson Hagen
looks like a job for
SUPERTED
"The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is." Edvald Boasson Hagen
We've heard that one before
this big boy came from nowhere …..
Hmm
computer numbers that top out at 255. What could that be?
me too
"The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is." Edvald Boasson Hagen
So the new VDS leader who is leading by 700 points has Freire, Boonen, Petacchi, Bennati and Ginanni
"Cofidis Keukeleire in revelation set off a seat and made the job off." Oh Google translator...
ouch
And when we fix the points it’ll be more like 800
"The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is." Edvald Boasson Hagen
What,
I already corrected and now I have to do it again? Please, let’s sacrifice some speed for accuracy..
i am still seeing
255 for the top three
"The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is." Edvald Boasson Hagen
If somebody would actually tell me what needs to be updated
maybe I’ll do it somewhere in the next few days.
when you go in results the points are wrong
in riders or in your team they are right
"Racing bikes is for the kids, the rest of us just want to feel like kids on our bikes" - Flying Dog
oops
now it is wrong in riders also
"Racing bikes is for the kids, the rest of us just want to feel like kids on our bikes" - Flying Dog
Yep - same here
When first looked at the race scores all had scored 255, then looked at Boonen who had scored 340 made up of 255 and 40! Now says 255 points scored for MSR all over
the results page
shows 255 for the top three riders.
"The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is." Edvald Boasson Hagen
and it carries through
Freire shows up everywhere with 255 pts
"The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is." Edvald Boasson Hagen
OK
seems fixed now
"The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is." Edvald Boasson Hagen
No your 97th and he is 120th...
good job
"Cofidis Keukeleire in revelation set off a seat and made the job off." Oh Google translator...
by Vlaanderen90 on Mar 20, 2010 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
shit im happy with 89th pos
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
We were all hoping
for Monty Python style fake beards and deep voices
Katiek was here first
which would make you Jennifer Jason Leigh.
1974 is so long ago. Nearly thirty years.--Mark Cavendish
actually he is 53rd...refresh your list
"Cofidis Keukeleire in revelation set off a seat and made the job off." Oh Google translator...
by Vlaanderen90 on Mar 20, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
At least you don't make bets for dates with him over VDS placing
"Cofidis Keukeleire in revelation set off a seat and made the job off." Oh Google translator...
by Vlaanderen90 on Mar 20, 2010 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
He has Freire, Bennati, Ginanni and Gesink holding him up
"Cofidis Keukeleire in revelation set off a seat and made the job off." Oh Google translator...
by Vlaanderen90 on Mar 20, 2010 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I will easily bridge to him
after holly week
"Racing bikes is for the kids, the rest of us just want to feel like kids on our bikes" - Flying Dog
So how's Amorison working out for you?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Way to go!
Oscar rito!
Hate I missed it.
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
nahh
last year i finished the Giro in 2nd, but after was always going down!! i finished in 20th..
This year is probably the same, if not worst… don’t know why but the riders that i choose usually ride well in the first half season, after then…
by semprenaroda on Mar 20, 2010 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Has anyone looked at this Vinnie Barbarians team?
Freire, Boonen, Petacchi, Bennati and Ginanni. Plus his team has Contador, Pozzato and Flecha.
He might have just done a Jacky Durand on the whole VDS this year.
Pretty much like my team last year
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Mar 20, 2010 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
where are you now?
hard to search by the DS name
"Racing bikes is for the kids, the rest of us just want to feel like kids on our bikes" - Flying Dog
thanks
command-f for me though :)
"Racing bikes is for the kids, the rest of us just want to feel like kids on our bikes" - Flying Dog
Last year
1. Atala 2981
I’m almost there.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Mar 20, 2010 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah yes, for me too!
But I thought: an amazing bike rider, highly intelligent and amicable, handsome and popular, AND a Mac owner?! What are the odds.
Pretty good, really.
huahuahuahua
a lot of people here would say they fit in the description…you know.
"Racing bikes is for the kids, the rest of us just want to feel like kids on our bikes" - Flying Dog
right now he is on a solo break
but will fade out before the finish (hopefully) :)
"Racing bikes is for the kids, the rest of us just want to feel like kids on our bikes" - Flying Dog
He'll need Masciarelli to be a serious GC guy at the Giro
Which seems like a decent bet.
by Mr 60 Percent on Mar 20, 2010 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
But...
That’s a big “apart from”
Cycling will always be a beautiful sport no matter how many people disgrace it.--Christian Vande Velde
i am not saying Bert won't pick up points
but as demonstrated today, you want to kill a race, you need multiple riders to do well.
Well that was more fun than last year....by a lot
no one shall ask where my VDS team it is completely irrelevant…move on nothing to see here.
Proud member of Thuggetz nation.
I have yet to see anything but the last 3 km
but that part was certainly 99% less spectacular than last year.
Bah textspeak.
I was questioning whether you were serious about this edition being lots more fun. Very hard to top the drama of last year’s finish.
1974 is so long ago. Nearly thirty years.--Mark Cavendish
Well I don't think that last meters were
but from the Cipressa to the finish the action was far better than last year in my mind.
Proud member of Thuggetz nation.
Don't see it
Pozzato’s was the sole attack that wasn’t obviously going to fail, and that evaporated as soon as Liquigas got organised
Only 9 spots for the Lanterne Rouge...
…I have not scored a single point since Het Niewsblad.
WTF!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
It's too awesome
It’s like one step away from doping playing checkers.
Seriously it seems he took some bloodpressure medicine his doc said was Ok. Not sure why the med was on the banned list.
That's how it turned out, yes, maybe.
Bennati could have used another guy in front of him. It was really incredible how long Oss kept at it but with Benna in 2nd, one could sense Benna would be forced to go too early to hold off the guys in his wheel.
Yeah I don't see it making much difference either
Benna had no acceleration when Oss was done. Freire and Boonen needed very few meters to get past him.
I was going to ask the same question
They will have some long discussions in the Liquigas headquarters tonight. Oss faded just a little too soon. But Benna probably still would have lost it. He was in the back of the group going up the poggio. Not a good sign, maybe they gave Nibali permission to have a go then.
Petacchi will also regret the moment when he saw his teammate die on the Poggio…
Gerrie Kneteman: If a football player falls he shouts for his mother, if a cyclist falls he yells for his bike.
Bah Benna
Nibali has earned the right to do his own thing in big races by now, Benna has earned a pay raise for the Leaky doctors.
Proud member of Thuggetz nation.
I think he did fairly well today
It’s just that he is a poor man’s Petacchi. He has no jump but relies on grinding his competitors off his wheel. Problem is whenever a fast jumper gets a good ride/wheel he will always beat Benna in the final 200 m.
Yeah he did well
but the notion that he would have won if Nibali hadn’t attacked seem a bit far fetched to me, maybe look at Pelli on the Cipressa more although that did get rid of some sprinters. Oh and Lopex mentioning Lampre cracking on the Poggio, where the hell was Cunego there?
Proud member of Thuggetz nation.
I'm sure he is
I see he finished with a Lampre teammate 1.35 down so maybe he was on the Poggio(although I can’t remember seeing him). But he may not be on top form but I doubt he is that far off, Gilbert is going for the Ardennes as well and he was there.
Proud member of Thuggetz nation.
But Gilbert has said all along
that MSR was a No 1 priority . I think more so than the Ardennes. Also PG has an ability to maintain a more level fitness. Cunego has always been peaks and valleys.
Meh I think it has more to do with Cunego scheduling his season wrong
but now that he has gotten over the “I’m a GT contender dammit!” phase I can see him doing well at MSR and Ardennes. I don’t ask for him to go for the win but help out his teammate will he.
Proud member of Thuggetz nation.
Cunego crashed earlier in the race. Matt Rendell tweeted it.
"Awesome! is more about what gets fans excited than what’s harder to do." - Chris...
by ZoeRochelle on Mar 20, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't think Bennati was ever going to beat Freire or Boonen...
And Nibali’s move was a pretty strong one. When he had Cancellara and Gilbert on board I thought it might actually stick. But oh well.
Cycling will always be a beautiful sport no matter how many people disgrace it.--Christian Vande Velde
Oss
I thought he did a superb job, given that today’s his first start in MSR. In fact, he’s had a strong beginning to the season overall. Anyway, he’s the poor guy who got whiplash at the end of the stage 7 at T-A, looking around and frantically searching for Benna. So, Benna’s left him at the altar before.
Not for me
Not that I care that much, I usually use right click anyway.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Mar 20, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
But it is strange
Since the links got the right target
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Mar 20, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Right,
I used the built-in link function which is broken because it uses target=“new”. That should be target=“_blank” to really get a new window every time. If you already used one of those broken links before, and you stayed in that window, you are now in a window named “new” and those links like mine will open in that same window. I sometimes correct by hand, replacing new with _blank, but not this time.
Blame SBN!
but seriously...
Someone said he did in the first thread today.
"Awesome! is more about what gets fans excited than what’s harder to do." - Chris...
by ZoeRochelle on Mar 20, 2010 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Gasparotto
Looking pretty good this year. Already scored more VDS points than the 75 from last year.
In 2008 with Barloworld he had a great year, scoring 713 VDS points. 331 of those had been gathered after a splendid Tirreno (2nd overall + points) and a 12th place in MSR.
This year he was 13th and has 130 points in the bag. So he is lagging his 2008 schedule a bit. But this might be more than compensated by the fact that he is in a protour squad this year. He’ll race more of the high-point races. Won’t win a lot of them maybe but top10-20 placings also bring in points. At 2 points he won’t be this years HH but 400-500 points seems plausible. Good news for the 52 teams that have him aboard. Should have been 53, but Ursula chickened out…
Gerrie Kneteman: If a football player falls he shouts for his mother, if a cyclist falls he yells for his bike.
Ha!
He was one of three 2 pointers that I let go near the end of making my team. I figured that he would be better managed by Astana than what Lampre did the year before. It’s good to see him get his mojo back. And f Astana does in fact get serious about the cobbles next year, he should do better still.
I think he looks a little more like a friesian than a mustang this season
although he has a bit of an arabian look sometimes
yes
last year at a cost of 8 points and scored 75 he was a big FAIL.
but i see you keep him, maybe for the same reason as me? heh heh
i am so not going to say anything about that ursula and gaspa….
Ah what a Glorius fall!!
from the top 200 to 364th with \0/ points. Not that I actually expected much from the day.
Are the Ardennes here yet.
Oh goodness, I do still have to suffer through Vlammse Veeler Veek and P-R don’t I.
Well here hoping that Boom, Maaskant, and Langeveld will be smashing the World in the next six weeks!!!!
'When playing a game, the goal is to win, but it is the goal that is important, not the winning' - Dr. Reiner Knizia
by bought with blood on Mar 20, 2010 2:51 PM EDT reply actions
The postponed Dutch Hegemony
First Dutchmen in was Terpstra (41st) with Kroon, Tankink and Langeveld in the same group at 1’40.
Leezer, Boom and Tjalingii at 6’12. But that was because they were told to mark Cav and EBH who finished in the same group.
Gerrie Kneteman: If a football player falls he shouts for his mother, if a cyclist falls he yells for his bike.
Erik Dekker
“Het is al vaker gebeurd, dat wij in koers als collectief de sterksten waren, maar dat er maandag wel iemand van een ander team de kolommen van de kranten vulde. Laat het ook maar eens andersom zijn.”
We’ve frequently been the strongest team in races without taking home the winner’s prize. It was about time to turn the tables for once. (Paraphrasing).
Martens was the real hero today at Rabo. His gear system got stuck in his wheel just before le Manie. He still managed to get back in front by jumping from one group of stragglers to the next.
That is something to dislike about cycling. A lot of cool stuff happening but you only hear about the winners.
Gerrie Kneteman: If a football player falls he shouts for his mother, if a cyclist falls he yells for his bike.
Apparently old problems
That he has treated earlier with filet of cod and “old fashioned fish meal flavored with chocolate, strawberry or vanilla”.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Mar 20, 2010 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Poor Coaching/Management for EBH?
Hope this is lost in translation.
by rubesANdbabes on Mar 21, 2010 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Says he felt bad at the Cipressa
and radioed that Löfkvist and Flecha should be free to ride their own chances. Leadership like that is going to win races for Sky even on the days when he isn’t on the top of his game.
What a bummer
but he will have his glory days in San Remo…hopefully not for Skhy.
Proud member of Thuggetz nation.
Hats of to the early break
Caccia, Ratro and Piemontese came in 17’17 down as the last riders. Done a good job, but no flowers and podium girls for them…
Gerrie Kneteman: If a football player falls he shouts for his mother, if a cyclist falls he yells for his bike.
I just don't get this race
I think I build it up to high because it’s the first monument and everyone’s excited, but in the end, it feels like a boring Tour stage. Sure, the pack is trimmed down, and the final bumps are a little twist, but in the end, i just think it’s all kind of boring. I hope they don’t take my cycling fan card away from me.
i understand this comment. 300 kms for a sprint finish? But I think it’s the finer points. Boonen exhausted and unable to sprint ….. riders with no support … etc.
But, agreed, for me ( a casual fan), it is no where near my favourite race.
Moo
Agreed about the finer points, but those are better to read about in post-race analysis
It’s hard to appreciate the finer points on the road. I am able to catch about 90% of the races every year that are shown online, and I honestly believe that Wednesday’s Nokere Koers was more exciting than today. Probably a lot of this has to do with the buildup of MSR, but meh, it just doesn’t appeal to me.
In seven hours, we had a weak attack by Michael Rogers, a semi strong attack by Nibali, and Pippo taking a flyer, but then sitting up when he realized he didn’t have it. There was promise with Fabian, but I think he was riding for Matti, which caused him to hang out at the back of the race instead of going for it.
yep
I never even got issued a cycling fan card ….. but I agree.
the mud on everyone’s faces was good though
Moo
just to add
the one great thing about Tour races is ….
when a top rider has a tough day …. he has no choice but to tough it out. In a one – day, he can get off his bike.
Moo
I agree with you, FWIW.
It’s kinda like christmas day… the buildup is always more exciting than the actual event.
This Sacha Modolo guy
Who will bring me up to date on him?
And in other news, in Libya they have a race called GP Al Fatah that a british rider, Chris Opie, won. I don’t know what happened to Zombie Yasser Arafat. Stomach problems perhaps.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
From 270th to 23rd
925 points courtesy of Oscar, Tom, Francesco, Enrico, and Fabian.
Not bad for a one day race.
Ô col Bayard, Ô Tourmalet, à côté du Galibier, vous êtes de la pale et vulgaire bibine !
It's exciting
Last year, I was loaded with GC guys and didn’t have a very strong Classics team. So, VDS wise, I spent most of the spring waiting for stage races. I tried to even that out a little bit this year, and I have to say it feels like a good decision, at least for one day.
Anyway, I see that out teams share eight riders, and it had me wondering whether there’s a way of finding out which team is most similar to mine (other than clicking on 440+ team names). Also, are there any instances of teams sharing 15-20 riders or so? I’d find that kind of stats interesting…
Ô col Bayard, Ô Tourmalet, à côté du Galibier, vous êtes de la pale et vulgaire bibine !
Re: Last question
tedvdw posted some stats in the comment section to the Hidden Gems post.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Mar 20, 2010 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Great!
Thanks for this
(and thanks to ted, of course)
Ô col Bayard, Ô Tourmalet, à côté du Galibier, vous êtes de la pale et vulgaire bibine !
There are 4 teams that have 10 riders in common with you:
very cool, thanks
and thanks for all the hard work you’ve put into the VDS website. I’ve been in the lurker mode for the past six months or so, and didn’t get to comment on all the amazing VDS-related novelties. Great stuff, it’s much appreciated.
Ô col Bayard, Ô Tourmalet, à côté du Galibier, vous êtes de la pale et vulgaire bibine !
And if you take requests....
Any chance the list can appear at the bottom of each team so that is viewable when you click on teams from the Teams list. Would be well interesting.
I'll try it for now
but it’s rather straining on the database so it could make the site a bit sluggish. Of course, it really is static info since rosters can’t change anymore, so I guess I could cache the info somewhere. Sigh.
That you can achieve that so quickly
is not only impressive. it makes me covetous of the skills involved.
But agree in the long run speed of site should remain paramount. Time wasting tomorrow am now sorted. Ta.
Amazing Ted, thanks.
Bicycling is the nearest approximation I know to the flight of birds. Louis J. Helle, Jr.
Super, Ted.
In addition to learning that most common team (7 riders) to mine is Frinking’s, I discovered that Fromagerie Duval is first among teams with Kai Reus on the their rosters.
I wasn’t going to do VDS this year because my favorite riders from previous years’ teams got priced out and I’m too busy with work, kids, blab, blab, blab-but you made it so easy, user friendly, and clean-looking that I couldn’t not do it. Thanks.
Great feature
Funny…. apart from one team, I share the most rider with Hons who is the only other PdC member in Montreal (that I know of)
Age and treachery will overcome youth and skill (F. Coppi)
thanks!
I don’t think I’ve ever had a VDS day like today (apart from the last day of Le Tour 2009)
Ô col Bayard, Ô Tourmalet, à côté du Galibier, vous êtes de la pale et vulgaire bibine !
favorite quote : )
poetic guy, this Desgrange
Ô col Bayard, Ô Tourmalet, à côté du Galibier, vous êtes de la pale et vulgaire bibine !
I'm new here
…and still exploring this site. The VDS game is actually going quite well at the moment. With Freire, Boonen, Petacchi, Bennati and Ginnani it was the perfect result for me. Nice to see that Oscarito is back on track after last year.
Hey.. I'm 53th! How cool is that and A. Schleck hasn't even started yet..
Now if he only could win WP and LBL this year with the tour.. It’s looking smooth and easy..
Anybody else see Cav for the firs time and think
“What’s Salvatore Commesso doing in this race?” He’s got some pudge on him.
On the upside, good on him for riding hard even though he had to know he was under form. 300K is a great day of training.
Oh, and Oscarito absolutely walked away from everyone. That was just a tremendous burst of speed that Boonen could do nothing about.
"Woof, woof, woof! That's my other dog imitation."
I just flagged it.
Feel free to add your two cents, if you haven’t already spent it.
Bicycling is the nearest approximation I know to the flight of birds. Louis J. Helle, Jr.
There are more where those came from
check the new comments in the other live threads
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Just reading Cadel's Twitter... he predicted just Freire..
I’m going to check him out next time then place a bet;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
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