Volta ao Algarve
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Volta ao Algarve
I guess all that late night partying and getting drunk has paid off so far for Armstrong.
US Postal swept the stage 4 TT 1-2-3 (and had 5 of the top 10 places), with Armstrong winning and taking the overall lead.
That new TT position he is using now really reminds me of Ullrich's. (what a suprise?)
The final stage Sunday finishes at the top of a 2nd categorie climb.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?...e04/algarve044
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US Postal swept the stage 4 TT 1-2-3 (and had 5 of the top 10 places), with Armstrong winning and taking the overall lead.
That new TT position he is using now really reminds me of Ullrich's. (what a suprise?)
The final stage Sunday finishes at the top of a 2nd categorie climb.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?...e04/algarve044
Discuss this or the coming season (two weeks until Paris-Nice)
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Originally Posted by brent_dube
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Juan Carlos Domínguez put together a nice win in the Vuelta Andalucía. Zabel had a stage win when he outsprinted Boonen and Freire. The guy continues to amaze.
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Originally Posted by Laggard
Juan Carlos Domínguez put together a nice win in the Vuelta Andalucía. Zabel had a stage win when he outsprinted Boonen and Freire. The guy continues to amaze.
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The guys been doing it or 14 years now. He's 34 and though he doesn't have the pure speed anymore of a Petacchi, he still wins because he's THE smartest sprinter in the pack. The fact that he races hard 10 months of the year and can drag his butt over the alps makes him one of the most respected riders in the peloton.
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Originally Posted by brent_dube
I guess all that late night partying and getting drunk has paid off so far for Armstrong.
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Zabel is the man. If I recollect, Dominguez won the points jersey in the Giro two years ago while with Phonak. He's got some kick.
Friere continues to "almost" win. Is he holding his form for Milan-San Remo? He can definitely get over the Poggio, and he's one of the craftiest sprinters in the peloton now. I think Friere, Zabel, Planckaert, Bettini, and possibly Di Luca or Cooke are going to be in the front in Milan. It's a little early, but my money goes to Friere right now.
Friere continues to "almost" win. Is he holding his form for Milan-San Remo? He can definitely get over the Poggio, and he's one of the craftiest sprinters in the peloton now. I think Friere, Zabel, Planckaert, Bettini, and possibly Di Luca or Cooke are going to be in the front in Milan. It's a little early, but my money goes to Friere right now.
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Landis wins! I really like landis, good to see him get a stage race win. He's definetly one of the stars of the american peloton. Once postal/lance leaves the sport landis should get some lucrative contracts and a chance to shine on his own.
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Originally Posted by fore
not to put down armstrong or well, anyone for that matter, but take a look at the start lists.. the team that us-postal sent there is more or less equivalent to the chicago bulls going up against your local high school basketball team.
Postal wins though and Lance gets his training in.
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You Idiot!
Originally Posted by don d.
If I recollect, Dominguez won the points jersey in the Giro two years ago while with Phonak. He's got some kick.