Luis Leon Sanchez Outwits Vinokourov in Clasica
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 31, 2010 11:17 AM EDT
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PrintCaisse d'Epargne's Luis Leon Sanchez won his first major classic in San Sebastian today with a crafty sprint that just got him over the top of Alexandr Vinokourov and Carlos Sastre. The three had broken away on the Jaizkebel and held off a rigorous chase, led primarily by Sanchez' future teammate Robert Gesink of Rabobank. But the victory wasn't sealed until Sanchez did a long pull with 2km to go, and then started barking at Vinokourov until he got the Astana veteran to take up the lead for the final km -- and kept him there. As it was, Vino still nearly took it with a powerful sprint, so Sanchez has to thank his tactics and good fortune that Vino towed the break home. Top ten:
- Luis Leon Sanchez, Caisse d'Epargne
- Alexandr Vinokourov, Astana, s.t.
- Carlos Sastre, Cervelo, s.t.
- Haimar Zubeldia, Shack, at
- Joaquim Rodriguez, Katusha
- Ryder Hesjedal, Garmin
- Robert Gesink, Rabobank
- Nicholas Roche, AG2R
- Samuel Sanchez, Euskaltel
- Richie Porte, Saxo Bank
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750 VDS points
Better than the tour.
Avatar in honour of #13, Fabian "I'm not superstitious" Cancellara
Still huge by my standards..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Hesjedal and J-Rod the chumps here?
Never helped Gesink chase but apparently had a little something at the end anyway.
And Zubeldia...yeah, they are the chumps
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Jul 31, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
That's the way I felt about Sammy at Worlds last year
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
that was fun!
some pretty smart riding from sanchez there, vino looked bloody strong but lulu rode a great tactical race. really happy to see sastre up in contention as well. he was never going to win the sprint but that was probably the best we’ve seen from him all season.
"I was watching the Tour de France in 2005, just being a fan again. I thought, ‘you're a fucking idiot. You're a bike fan who gets to ride the Tour de France.'"
- david millar
Man I hate I missed this
But I had Lulu ftw, yeah VDS.
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
You'll be fine
Soap and a good brush.
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
Well he certainly won't be cheaper.
But we have to see what he does the rest of the year. Last year he finished his season @ GP Ouest Plouay. If he does that this year again then he’ll be in the 14-18 range. If he goes on and scores in the Vuelta or Lombardia say then, well…
18 maybe
I guess it’s relative though. We shall see.
"Good thing I never said out loud that I was pulling for France, before this all started." -Mark Blacknell
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 31, 2010 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Hrm, has he said if he's riding the Vuelta?
Would seem a shame if he doesn’t, now that he’s team leader and has a good GT placing under his belt… but he has had a fairly long season and I see he hasn’t been a two-GT kind of guy so far…
Cazzo, it's going to be a bloodbath! The Mortirolo is a horror, absolutely interminable. -- Michele Scarponi
Cycling Fever
Has Lulu penciled in for the Vuelta.
Avatar in honour of #13, Fabian "I'm not superstitious" Cancellara
Oops, Laverdad, sorry
Link is here, though in Spanish. Relevant paragraph where he mentions his race plan…
Voy a enlazar el Tour con la Clásica de San Sebastián y después me queda la Vuelta a España en el mes de septiembre para cerrar la temporada
Venga Caisse d'Epargne!
Judging that he is currently 37th, I'm going to venture and say 14 points
if not higher
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
What a finale this race has now!
Tons of opportunities for attacks and countermoves for all types of riders
Agreed. The changes to this course has made this an even greater race
Looking at the results, it seems this race is for the TdF riders 5-20
"Thanks again, Floyd Landis, Yellow Jersey Wearer: Nuisance Category"
by PopUp Rolen on Jul 31, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
quick
get some crayons!
"Good thing I never said out loud that I was pulling for France, before this all started." -Mark Blacknell
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 31, 2010 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Could have played his cards better and laid off the chase a little bit the let the others bridge the final gap to take a break
so his legs weren’t totally on fire when Vino and Sastre went after Lulu
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Jul 31, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm interested to see what sort of racer Porte will become... doing well so far.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
No... I'm just having a little homeristic moment... nothing to see here. Move along!
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I'm back now...recovering from the 'turn' I just had... the fainting couch got a workout ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
A fantastic run for him
it definitely shows he’s not a fluke,that he can hang with an elite group on a tough one day race. Oh, the potential…
"You know if there's any contact at all Cristiano Ronaldo's gonna go down...maybe even just a puff of wind"
It's really exciting... seems to be very grounded... fingers crossed :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I'm not sure if I want to shout
“Take that back!”
or not…
"I once took down a bear with a single punch." - Andy Schleck, Bear Wrassler
by omnevelnihil on Jul 31, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
except Armstrong was never as good in the big mountains as Porte.
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Jul 31, 2010 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Most importantly, Porte is a happy little Vegemite... Lance could never be that :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Yeah, impressive
Cazzo, it's going to be a bloodbath! The Mortirolo is a horror, absolutely interminable. -- Michele Scarponi
Is that 8 of the top 10 from the Tour?
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
I wouldn't call it outwitting Vino
I think Lulu played the “I got us here and this is my country” trump card.
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
I think he played the
“If you’re going to make your patented late attack you better make it stick, chump”- trump card
ha!
"Thanks again, Floyd Landis, Yellow Jersey Wearer: Nuisance Category"
by PopUp Rolen on Jul 31, 2010 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
both of these
sound like wits to me.
"Good thing I never said out loud that I was pulling for France, before this all started." -Mark Blacknell
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 31, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
yep
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
by plinytheelder on Jul 31, 2010 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
In other news
The Chicken is hoping to ride the Vuelta. He has two teams that are really interested, ProTour team/s among them.
Press 1 if you have heard this before.
luv those guys!
seriously though that dude needs to come back, he’s good
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
by plinytheelder on Jul 31, 2010 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Imagine if they were on the same team
Maybe Andalucia gets it done, they have nothing to lose
"You know if there's any contact at all Cristiano Ronaldo's gonna go down...maybe even just a puff of wind"
Mr. Lulu wins!!
Jens! doesn’t have a shadow because he dropped it repeatedly until it retired, climbing into the CSC team car and claiming a stomach ailment.
by dees ees en drama on Jul 31, 2010 12:33 PM EDT reply actions
So when do you guys think Vino will call it quits for the season?
I would think the Vuelta is out of question since he’s been going strong since the Ardennes.
What do riders do if they want be in form for the fall classics but not ride the Vuelta? (Or did I describe a group of riders that doesn’t really exist)
"Oh man, it’s going to take days to kill all these people!"
Tour of Colorado!!!
ah shit a year too soon? Some small shit races in France and Italy I guess.
"Until you shoot me off my bike I'll keep looking for a contract" - Jens!
Quitter's People United member # 42
Andrey Kashechkin!
In his first big race since returning finished….92nd! Next to last of the riders who finished! Nice!
Vuelta win a guarantee
"Until you shoot me off my bike I'll keep looking for a contract" - Jens!
Quitter's People United member # 42
Speaking of finishing last
what exactly happened to Columbia HTC yesterday?
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
LUIS!
I am soooo happy and so peeved that I missed it. However, even if I had been at home, apparently our internet was down today so I would have missed it anyway.
Anyway, go Lulu! I’m hooking up the laptop to the tv in order to watch any highlights i can find online (since Eurosport shan’t be showing any)
Venga Caisse d'Epargne!
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