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The Columbia sprint train
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 13-12-2008 19:47
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Giro d'Italia Stage 2
Possoni is in the breakaway, but nothing serious
The pink jersey, Bradley Wiggins, can't maintain the pack speed anymore
Knowing that their chances to win today are low, Columbia tried a team strategy
1km and Rebellin looks like is the only one who can stop Columbia for winning the stage
Last corner, Pinotti and Siutsou are in front, after them Boom and Rebellin
Siutsou wins and keeps the pink jersey for Columbia
Stage
1. Kanstantsin Siutsou Team Columbia 5h23'32
2. Marco Pinotti Team Columbia s.t.
3. Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner s.t.
4. Lars Boom Team Columbia + 10
5. Stefano Garzelli Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo s.t.
6. Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
7. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
8. José Angel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
9. Juanjo Cobo Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
10. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas s.t.
Overall
1. Kanstantsin Siutsou Team Columbia 6h00'14
2. Marco Pinotti Team Columbia + 8
3. Lars Boom Team Columbia + 30
4. Tony Martin Team Columbia s.t.
5. Vladimir Gusev Astana Cycling Team + 45
6. Toni Colom Astana Cycling Team s.t.
7. Sérgio Paulinho Astana Cycling Team s.t.
8. Sergei Ivanov Astana Cycling Team s.t.
9. Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Cycling Team s.t.
10. BenjamÃn Noval Astana Cycling Team s.t.
Points
1. Kanstantsin Siutsou Team Columbia 25
2. Marco Pinotti Team Columbia 20
3. Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner 16
Mountain
1. Yoann Le Boulanger Française des Jeux 5
2. Christian Knees Team Milram 3
3. Giuseppe Palumbo Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo 1
Young: Kanstantsin Siutsou Team Columbia
Teams: Team Columbia
Edited by alexkr00 on 13-12-2008 21:45
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| Halvor |
Posted on 13-12-2008 19:52
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yeah, nice  |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 13-12-2008 20:01
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very well played
already with 45'' advantage seemsa good start to achieve a top10 place  (is that you're objective for Siutsou or do you have another one?)
2/2 for Columbia - looking great
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 13-12-2008 20:06
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My objectives are the sprints. Anything that Siutsou does it's a bonus for me. A top10 will be very good, but a top15 or 20 wouldn't be bad at all
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Posted on 13-12-2008 20:16
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You can keep trying |
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| kirosha |
Posted on 13-12-2008 20:31
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The first stage for Siutsou! |
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| Biathlon |
Posted on 13-12-2008 21:42
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Not very realistic but it's a game Hehe. Nice win
Words to live by
"What would Lance do?"
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 13-12-2008 21:44
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Giro d'Italia Stage 3
Boonen wins the intermediate sprint
They breakaway is looking good with names like Kroon, Rebellin, Zabel and Vansummeren
Minard and Vansummeren attacked from the breakaway group
Rebellin is chasing them
And after Rebellin's group comes the pack
Rebellin is now very close to Minard and Vansummeren
Boom is leading Greipel well but is too late
Rebellin wins and takes the points jersey
At least we won the pack's sprint
Stage
1. Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner 4h49'00
2. Gerben Löwik Rabobank s.t.
3. Karsten Kroon Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
4. Johan Vansummeren Silence - Lotto s.t.
5. Sébastien Minard Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
6. André Greipel Team Columbia s.t.
7. Lars Boom Team Columbia s.t.
8. Andrea Moletta Gerolsteiner s.t.
9. Peter Wrölich Gerolsteiner s.t.
10. Pablo Lastras Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
Overall
1. Kanstantsin Siutsou Team Columbia 6h00'14
2. Marco Pinotti Team Columbia + 8
3. Lars Boom Team Columbia + 30
4. Tony Martin Team Columbia s.t.
5. Vladimir Gusev Astana Cycling Team + 45
6. Toni Colom Astana Cycling Team s.t.
7. Sérgio Paulinho Astana Cycling Team s.t.
8. Sergei Ivanov Astana Cycling Team s.t.
9. Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Cycling Team s.t.
10. BenjamÃn Noval Astana Cycling Team s.t.
Points
1. Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner 41
2. Kanstantsin Siutsou Team Columbia 25
3. Lars Boom Team Columbia 23
Mountain
1. Yoann Le Boulanger Française des Jeux 5
2. Christian Knees Team Milram 3
3. Giuseppe Palumbo Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo 1
Young: Kanstantsin Siutsou Team Columbia
Teams: Team Columbia
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| G_Larsson |
Posted on 13-12-2008 21:48
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Nice win with Siutsou!
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 13-12-2008 21:56
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what happened to Cavendish??
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 13-12-2008 21:57
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If you look at the first picture with the pack you will see that he is after Greipel, but then sudenly lost energy and the wheel of Greipel
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Posted on 13-12-2008 22:04
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oh thats just bad luck....
butr by the names after Greipel and Boom it diodnt seem to have been a fast launched sprint...
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 13-12-2008 22:05
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yeah the pack's speed was very high in the last kms to catch the escapes, and many sprinters lost their energy
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 15-12-2008 14:06
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Giro d'Italia Stage 4
Vansummeren and Ljungqvist were the 2 escapes of the day
The last hill took the power of hour sprinter, so no Cavendish or Greipel in front. Now Lars Boom is the team sprinter and Pinotti will be the one who will launch in the sprint
With 2km to go Pinotti isn't there anymore. Not a very good position for Boom
1km and the things start to look better for Lars
He leads the pack in the last corner
A fantastic win for Lars Boom
Stage
1. Lars Boom Team Columbia 4h41'57
2. Leonardo Bertagnolli Liquigas s.t.
3. Pablo Lastras Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
4. Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner s.t.
5. JoaquÃm RodrÃguez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
6. Rémi Pauriol Crédit Agricole s.t.
7. Koldo Fernández de Larrea Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
8. Stuart O'Grady Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
9. Murilo Fischer Liquigas s.t.
10. Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner s.t.
Overall
1. Kanstantsin Siutsou Team Columbia 15h31'11
2. Marco Pinotti Team Columbia + 8
3. Lars Boom Team Columbia + 10
4. Tony Martin Team Columbia + 30
5. Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Cycling Team + 45
6. Chechu Rubiera Astana Cycling Team s.t.
7. Toni Colom Astana Cycling Team s.t.
8. Sergei Ivanov Astana Cycling Team s.t.
9. Steve Morabito Astana Cycling Team s.t.
10. Sérgio Paulinho Astana Cycling Team s.t.
Points
1. Lars Boom Team Columbia 48
2. Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner 47
3. Kanstantsin Siutsou Team Columbia 25
Mountain
1. Yoann Le Boulanger Française des Jeux 5
2. Marcus Ljungqvist Team CSC - Saxo Bank 5
3. Christian Knees Team Milram 3
Young: Kanstantsin Siutsou Team Columbia
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Posted on 15-12-2008 14:29
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Gustavovskiy wrote:
No Dessel...
Let's just hope he crashes and then we all make a party!
How about that?
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| Juan |
Posted on 15-12-2008 14:34
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Well done withh Lars Boom
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 15-12-2008 15:58
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Giro d'Italia Stage 5
Nobody could keep up with Kroon in the breakaway
Tony Martin crashes on one of the downhills. He will loose 15minutes
The downhill were more dangerous than the climbs today. An spectacular fall by a Silence rider, but he is not the only one who does that...
More falls, almost the whole pack is there
Big names there too, Cunego, Cavendish, Pelizotti, Steegmans, Boonen and Rebellin
Columbia are using the same strategy like in the second stage, but it's not going to happen again
Gerolsteiner are controling the sprint, but Valverde is coming fast
Wegmann wins and keeps Valverde away from the Siutsou's pink jersey
Stage
1. Fabian Wegmann Gerolsteiner 4h05'29
2. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
3. Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner + 12
4. Leonardo Duque Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
5. Danilo Napolitano Lampre s.t.
6. Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
7. André Greipel Team Columbia s.t.
8. Matteo Carrara Quick·Step s.t.
9. Lars Boom Team Columbia s.t.
10. JoaquÃm RodrÃguez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
Overall
1. Kanstantsin Siutsou Team Columbia 19h36'52
2. Marco Pinotti Team Columbia + 8
3. Lars Boom Team Columbia + 10
4. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne + 32
5. Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Cycling Team + 45
6. Pablo Lastras Caisse d'Epargne + 48
7. JoaquÃm RodrÃguez Caisse d'Epargne + 56
8. Luis Pasamontes Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
9. José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
10. Xavier Zandio Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
Points
1. Lars Boom Team Columbia 55
2. Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner 47
3. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne 34
Mountain
1. Karsten Kroon Team CSC - Saxo Bank 6
2. Yoann Le Boulanger Française des Jeux 5
3. Marcus Ljungqvist Team CSC - Saxo Bank 5
Young: Kanstantsin Siutsou Team Columbia
Teams:Team Columbia
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| Juan |
Posted on 15-12-2008 16:34
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Ouff, was hard, but why all these falls ?
Edited by Juan on 15-12-2008 16:37
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 15-12-2008 16:51
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Have no idea, but at least I won another 3 minutes to huys like Cunego or Pelizotti
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 15-12-2008 22:47
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Giro d'Italia Stage 6
Ljungqvist is again in the breakaway, this time with Merabito
Gerolsteiner lead very well the pack in the last kilometres that the pack was split in 2 majour groups
Boom can't maintain himself in the first group anymore
6 riders are now in front Siutsou, Wegmann, Schumacher, Valverde, Bettini and Paolini
Siutsou looks very tired, he wouldn't be able to finish with the first group
Bettini wins
Siutsou was almost caught by the pack on the last hill
Stage
1. Paolo Bettini Quick·Step 5h44'45
2. Luca Paolini Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo s.t.
3. Fabian Wegmann Gerolsteiner s.t.
4. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
5. Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner + 38
6. Kanstantsin Siutsou Team Columbia + 1'02
7. Danilo Napolitano Lampre + 1'26
8. Matteo Carrara Quick·Step s.t.
9. Robert Hunter Barloworld + 1'34
10. JoaquÃm RodrÃguez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
Overall
1. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne 25h22'09
2. Kanstantsin Siutsou Team Columbia + 30
3. Fabian Wegmann Gerolsteiner s.t.
4. Paolo Bettini Quick·Step + 1'17
5. Luca Paolini Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo + 1'42
6. Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner + 1'48
7. Marco Pinotti Team Columbia + 1'50
8. Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Cycling Team + 1'55
9. JoaquÃm RodrÃguez Caisse d'Epargne + 1'58
10. José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
Points
1. Lars Boom Team Columbia 55
2. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne 48
3. Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner 47
Mountain
1. Marcus Ljungqvist Team CSC - Saxo Bank 10
2. Karsten Kroon Team CSC - Saxo Bank 6
3. Yoann Le Boulanger Française des Jeux 5
Young: Kanstantsin Siutsou Team Columbia
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