Stage Predictor Game: Stage 9
by Phil H. on Sep 4, 2010 11:54 AM EDT
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Another very bumpy day. Looks like the break has a good shot and if not then look for a punchy rider to shine.
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What the Vuelta Website says:
The 9th stage, on Monday 5th September, joints again 2 cities in Alicante. The race travels from the touristic city Calpe , located in the middle of the Costa Blanca, and the not less touristic city Alcoy, a city located in the inner side of Alicante. There the riders get after having surmount more than 6 climbs that count towards the championship, so that it seems that it won´t be again one of the best days for the grate sprinters.
The difficulties begin in the 66th km with the famous Coll de Rates (2nd category) and afterwards the riders make a route that includes Guadalets (2nd category), Confrides (3rd category), Tudons (2nd category), Torremanzanas (2nd category), Benifallim (3rd category) and Revolcat (3rd category), located just 7 kilometers before the finish line in Alcoy. And this after a day´s journey where the "peloton" can´t rest nothing at all.
For the city Calpe the start of one stage of the Vueltais a little recent event, since it is more than 35 years that Calpe wasn´t included in the Vuelta (1973). On the other side, Alcoy was much recently present in the Vuelta: in 2002 it hosted a stage finish where Danilo di Luca was the winner, after a very hard and exciting stage.
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Time to make prediction:
Until 12:44 CEST; 6:44am ET; 3:44am PT
all info from lavuelta.com
Yesterday's Summary: Seahorse wanted so badly for Serafin Martinez to podium and because of this she was the only one to score anything. Damn breaks are so tricky
Stage Scores:
Seahorse-1
Overall Scores:
mrmorales-19
Logy-18
frans verbiage-18
full scores here
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Betting against Strawberry today.
1) Peter Velits
2) Grega Bole
3) Nibali
by rubesANdbabes on Sep 4, 2010 12:38 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Tough Stage to Predict
1. Nibbles
2. Cesar Veloso
3. Lulu
"You know if there's any contact at all Cristiano Ronaldo's gonna go down...maybe even just a puff of wind"
by agl on Sep 4, 2010 1:15 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Wow! That will probably be the highlight of the Vuelta for me...
I’ll wait for inspiration about this stage, but my heart is still saying Sastre…
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
This was really impressive pick!
Getting a point, when everyone else got big zeroes! I think it is bigger achievement than even 1-2-3 punch!
Angel! Hm?
I used to be a big fan of the Racer Formerly Known as Bert! But then again, I used to believe in Santa ,Tooth Fairy and innocence of Floyd!
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Thanks :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Podium Cafe Peloton Influence
Seahorse Inspired Perfomance Enhancement [SIPE] It’s a beautiful thing.
"Waar is die Idioot?" R. McEwen to F Dostoyevsky-Post Stage 6 2010
by frans verbiage on Sep 4, 2010 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Now I know how men feel...performance anxiety! Okay...
1. Sastre
2. Nibali
3. Seafin… keeping the faith :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I haven't a clue, but that never stopped me before
Arroyo
Schleck
Sastre
Dat was echt een schwalbe!
by pigilito on Sep 4, 2010 1:51 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
As usual, the revision.
1. Moncoutie
2. Martinez
3. Noncenti
by Triki on Sep 4, 2010 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Nibs
Jrod
Anton
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
by sminer on Sep 4, 2010 8:30 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I'm going break...but have no idea who
Javier Moreno
JC Peraud
Remi Pauriol
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Sep 4, 2010 8:47 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Eh...ummm...meh...huh???
Federer
Moncoutie
Nibali
"Until you shoot me off my bike I'll keep looking for a contract" - Jens!
Quitter's People United member # 42
by Phil H. on Sep 4, 2010 9:23 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I think Federer is playing at the US Open
Dat was echt een schwalbe!
Yeah but he has a rest day tomorrow
"Until you shoot me off my bike I'll keep looking for a contract" - Jens!
Quitter's People United member # 42
I need a rest day
Pozzato
Txurruka
Sivtsov
"Waar is die Idioot?" R. McEwen to F Dostoyevsky-Post Stage 6 2010
by frans verbiage on Sep 4, 2010 9:32 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Breakaway! Chances 3 to 155 ( 185 - Sprinters - GS guys ) Approximately off course!
1. Roman Kreuziger
2. Oscar Pujol
3. Remy DiGrigorio
I used to be a big fan of the Racer Formerly Known as Bert! But then again, I used to believe in Santa ,Tooth Fairy and innocence of Floyd!
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by holmovka on Sep 4, 2010 9:38 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Colorado Picks Stage 9
1. LuLu
2. Thor
3. Garate
Alpe Du Huez is my favorite place on earth!!!!!!
by mrmorales on Sep 4, 2010 10:35 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
uhhh...
1. JRod
2. Nibali
3. Anton
Cazzo, it's going to be a bloodbath! The Mortirolo is a horror, absolutely interminable. -- Michele Scarponi
by tgartner on Sep 5, 2010 3:38 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
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