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| Smowz |
Posted on 10-02-2011 18:56
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I will certainly take that one - feels like a stage win really behind Pellizotti. It is strange from Tinkoff but they have a couple of good hilly/mountain/TT men so having just one man away does not work for them I guess.
Excellent ride from Siutsou - who does still have an outside chance of beating Pelli - hell I can dream 
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| beagle |
Posted on 10-02-2011 19:15
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looks like Pellizotti decided himself he´ll win with half an hour difference at least 
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| rycadinho |
Posted on 12-02-2011 19:39
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Well didn't finish last 
Eh, well it's nice to see that my best man so far in the GC is not aged over 30, that's something new!
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| Smowz |
Posted on 12-02-2011 20:12
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Well we had zero expectations there - with the two youngsters and the dead weight (otherwise known as our worthless sprinter). There was no chance really, at least the loss was not too bad.
I am bit a surprised how far down Quiksilver were, thought they would have been closer to youtube.
That was a cool opening shot by the way SN - an idea for other Team tests.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 12-02-2011 20:20
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Smowz wrote:
That was a cool opening shot by the way SN - an idea for other Team tests.
Well, not all TTTs have only 5 teams!
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| Smowz |
Posted on 13-02-2011 08:15
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Hmm... how to put a positive spin on that stage?
Siutsou third place perhaps a shot at the points jersey? Nah Pellizotti will take that.
Haider stops going for sprint primes? Nahhh he too silly for that. he goes for them and doesn't place in top three as well.
Parra Busta and Zwizanski given license to try a ... shock horror... breakaway, I can but hope but with Siutsou in second I have my doubts we shall see. I will hold onto this as a hope because if either get in a break in a hilly/mountain stage they certainly have the ability to win the stage which we are now very much aiming for.
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| rycadinho |
Posted on 13-02-2011 08:58
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Well Curfs continues to attack like a mad man, impressive!
4 men just inside top 20 is fine, but my hope is that Basso, Nozal and Ndbri can move further up, that should give us some much needed points. They can all fail miserably though, the mountains should give some answers!
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| Smowz |
Posted on 13-02-2011 13:36
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Well a steady strem of minor points is okay for Red Bull, Tinkoff are doing very well in the early stages here in that regard.
Who is the leader though Petrov or Kritskiy? Yasmiri Martinez rode well in Columbia without too much reward and so deserves his success here, though I would have thought the other Martinez (a sprinter who can climb) was a bigger danger.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 13-02-2011 13:40
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Smowz wrote:
Well a steady strem of minor points is okay for Red Bull, Tinkoff are doing very well in the early stages here in that regard.
Who is the leader though Petrov or Kritskiy? Yasmiri Martinez rode well in Columbia without too much reward and so deserves his success here, though I would have thought the other Martinez (a sprinter who can climb) was a bigger danger.
Yasmani Martinez IS the sprinter who can climb
Petrov is looking like the designated Tinkoff leader - he attacked on the hilly stage after all, where the game odds would have you believe that Kritskiy was a 3-star favourite, and Petrov only 2-star.
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| rycadinho |
Posted on 13-02-2011 20:41
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Curf will do something on the next stage, that's a safe bet since he didn't attack on the last one!
A little luck in the final and Basso might win one of those sprints, it doesn't seem too unrealistic even with his low sprinting abilities.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 13-02-2011 22:29
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@Oleg Tinkov: High five my man - dropping Anton love it!
Small things have to be celebrated in this complete non event flat stages for us. Parra Busta 3rd ... oh wait one more stage until we fly across to Rockies.
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| ltt |
Posted on 14-02-2011 11:44
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Incredible result from D'Amore - he actually out sprinted one of my climbers 
Actually pretty happy so far, won a couple of stages and solidly in the top 10, not sure what Damien Martinez is up to on all the breakaways though when he can't make top 10 on the sprints lol
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| Smowz |
Posted on 14-02-2011 19:53
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Ugh - of all the people to lose the stage too.
Okay well done Haider you actually sprinted - Siutsou looks hungry can I dare to dream he can pinch a stage win in the hilly stuff. Only have two guys looking at top ten positions now - though Kilun and Siutsou are very solid shouts.
Now cmon Zwizanski wakey wakey veteren!
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| Wiggo |
Posted on 14-02-2011 20:02
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Bring on the mountains. |
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| Smowz |
Posted on 17-02-2011 06:40
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This really is looking disappointing for my stage win goals - Youtube are looking like they want to swallow everything in terms of chasing things down.
Strange one for Quiksilver on that stage - I would have said that Y Martinez was good enough to make the lead group. Instead Delgado goes up the road for KoM points, then seemingly make Delgado the team leader. The Cuban would be one of the favourites with Kritskiy possibly for the TT in a couple of days time.
Pellizotti absolutely dominant - stage 11 really looks right down his street... though perhaps it is breakaway territory.
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| rycadinho |
Posted on 17-02-2011 09:16
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Great stage, Ndbri is still within touching distance to take the KoM jersey, while Nozal keeps impress me. Would be great to see more attacks, especially Basso would be wise to do something,but things looks quite good.
Well Pellizotti is in a league of his own, but good to see that the team is well represented in the favourite group + Ndbri who really is giving his best to win that KoM jersey...though it's a battle he probably won't win in the end.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 17-02-2011 21:57
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....and slumps in chair. Siutsou so close to taking stage win there and Kilun had chance to jump up the leaderboard.
Enjoying the race though - that sudden rush of Red Bull victories is surely just around the corner!
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| Smowz |
Posted on 18-02-2011 17:09
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Not sure what to make of that last stage TT ... really stunned to see Parra Busta in third.
Pellizotti can he go and take yet another stage in this sharktoothed one (surely one of the toughest stages in the CTour!). Siutsou has to be on form today, Kritskiy and Petrov (well at least one of them) need to be dropped.
Behind well I can but hope Kilun and Parra Busta continue to move up - any chance of a zwizanski breakaway for a late KOM bid? Quiksilver seem to be all over that comp like a rash.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 21-02-2011 07:48
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Siutsou at least has tried to break the Pellizotti dominence, but ultimately sits back and decides to try and reinforce his grip on second place. He did this very well and if he can continue to chip away perhaps the Belerussian can move forward in the points comp.
Is that 7 stage wins out of 13 - cripes Pelli is all over this race and surely a certian GC and Points winner. I guess the battle now is behind the Italian - 4th down to 15th is pretty tight any of those riders who has a bad day in the hilly ones.
It was nice to see a rider attacking but as I said before Youtube are hungry for absolute dominence!
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| Wiggo |
Posted on 21-02-2011 09:06
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Smowz wrote:
It was nice to see a rider attacking but as I said before Youtube are hungry for absolute dominence!
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