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Fabio Melani | Road to Le Tour | End of Season
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| The Hobbit |
Posted on 19-02-2014 09:40
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Interesting where 'Road to le Tour' will go from here!
Nice rides, maybe not up to your high expectations, but pretty strong. |
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| Cycleman123 |
Posted on 19-02-2014 09:45
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Well the "Road to Le Tour" was meant to be winning Le Tour, but I had no idea I'd develop like this.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 19-02-2014 09:58
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Jagoba did well to grab 17th place on the Champs Elysees 
And Fabio should be very happy with his 35th on the Overall GC |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 19-02-2014 21:01
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Good end to the Tour. 35th is a good benchmark to push onto a top 20 next season
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| Cycleman123 |
Posted on 20-02-2014 09:02
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Sorry for the confusion guys. The 35th (which was actually meant to be 36th) was my place on the stage. I finished 40th in the GC. Apologies for not being clear.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 20-02-2014 13:07
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40th is still a good result  |
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Posted on 20-02-2014 22:46
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Good end to the Tour. 40th is a good benchmark to push onto a top 20 next season
Edited accordingly
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| Cycleman123 |
Posted on 21-02-2014 07:26
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Thanks guys
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Posted on 21-02-2014 07:29
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As Sean Kelly and the staff prepare for life after the 'current' Colombia crop, while also staying with the team's roots, we have another new signing. 23 year old Colombian sprinter Christian Torres.
Torres had a short lived U23 career with no results of note, but the unknown youngster is a big talent and an important signing.
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| The Hobbit |
Posted on 21-02-2014 09:33
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Looks like he could be another nice signing, Colombia sure are improving in the sprints. |
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| Adamb |
Posted on 21-02-2014 09:41
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A 40th place in the tour on your first year is still a good result hopefully you can improve on that with gettin a top 30 or 20. If you are doing the tour |
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| Cycleman123 |
Posted on 21-02-2014 09:52
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Hobbit: It's the area which we're weakest, so it's good to see
Adam: 40th is definitely alright in my 2nd year as a pro, and I think the title would give away that I will ride the Tour at any opportunity 
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 21-02-2014 10:01
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Will be interesting to see how Christian Torres will perform for the team |
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| kadtagenero |
Posted on 21-02-2014 17:32
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Colombian sprinter? wierd... let's hope he develops into a great rider...
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 21-02-2014 21:37
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Nice signing when will Fabio be in action next?
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| Cycleman123 |
Posted on 22-02-2014 02:11
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Sutty: Definitely
kadtagenero: Hopefully he can be better than Duque
Hoyle: I'll be racing in San Sebastián
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| Cycleman123 |
Posted on 22-02-2014 06:50
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Since Jagoba's staying with his parents, he has allowed me to stay in his house until the San Sebastián team meets up in about 5 days. If you want to know what his house looks like, I posted a picture of it when I went to do an interview there at the start of the season. I'll keep you posted on anything that goes on.
Fabio  
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| Cycleman123 |
Posted on 22-02-2014 07:57
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Tonight I was at a local restaurant by myself, like the cool dude I am, when I ran into someone very unexpected - Sky rider Salvatore Puccio. It was strange seeing him, especially as he has no upcoming races in Spain - at least that I know of. Anyway, we talked about the season so far and had dinner together. I had a pretty nice steak, but it had a strange tinge of something which I've never really tasted before, and I stiil have no idea what it was.
Fabio
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| The Hobbit |
Posted on 22-02-2014 08:01
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CLENBUTEROL.
Surely not, but still
No, it isn't is itL TELL ME!
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| Cycleman123 |
Posted on 22-02-2014 08:03
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Haha you'll have to wait and see. All I can say is that what comes next I've had planned for about a week, and that actually sounds pretty suspicious, but don't worry
Or do, I don't really care
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