linnega Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 A few weeks ago we were talking about the rather remarkable performances of the "out of form" and "beach holiday"ing Alberto Contador. Well, I think we are seeing a truly extra-terrestrial performance from Valverde at the Dauphine. Having never come close to beating Leipheimer in a time trial (their head-to-head record was 9-0 to Leipheimer), Valverde was able to win the Dauphine's first ITT. Clearly the docs that have replaced Fuentes have some very special preparation techniques.
The Crazy German Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Look at the route it was not a flat leipie stretch but nice hard favoring valverde he had some impressive rides on hard TT courses before
jabbathemutt007 Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 A few weeks ago we were talking about the rather remarkable performances of the "out of form" and "beach holiday"ing Alberto Contador. Well' date=' I think we are seeing a truly extra-terrestrial performance from Valverde at the Dauphine. Having never come close to beating Leipheimer in a time trial (their head-to-head record was 9-0 to Leipheimer), Valverde was able to win the Dauphine's first ITT. Clearly the docs that have replaced Fuentes have some very special preparation techniques. [/quote'] I remember Pantani putting in a more than respectable flat TT back in 98. Perhaps the Chemical Brothers had a hit that year too.
linnega Posted June 11, 2008 Author Posted June 11, 2008 Look at the route it was not a flat leipie stretch but nice hard favoring valverde he had some impressive rides on hard TT courses beforeReally - perhaps you could point out just one.
The Crazy German Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Look at the route it was not a flat leipie stretch but nice hard favoring valverde he had some impressive rides on hard TT courses beforeReally - perhaps you could point out just one. Coming second in a vuelta d'espagna time trial leaving from Granada. A bit more hig level race even then this one
Pieter Henning Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Think he won the final TT of Giro del Trentino last year. Will try and find a profile. BUT, I'm with Linnega on this - his all-round performance is very surprising (although, honestly I don't like Valve, so I'm a bit biased).
gianni Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 it's all about preparing for the TDF. Leip may be following a more conservative schedule while Valverde MAY be overdoing, like Iban Mayo did a few years ago when he blew Armsotrgn to peces on Mnt Ventoux and then died in the TDF. That's IF Astana will be riding of course :-)
Pieter Henning Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 My bad, it wasn't at Trentino. I remember him winning a TT in a tour where Augustyn finished in the top 10 or 12, but can't seem to find it. Valve won TT's in the Vuelta a Murcia and Vuelta a Burgos last year, though. Phen2008-06-11 14:26:29
Pieter Henning Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Aha, this is the one I was thinking of - 22nd Cl?sica Internacional a Alcobendas y Collado Villalba - 2.1. He won the final stage, a TT. Short one, though. Three TT wins last year, but nothing near as big as the Dauphine. (Sorry for all the random info - exams messing with my head)
epoh Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Where is Francisco Mancebo? last I heard he was riding for Relax-Gam. I miss the Alejarno and Francisco combo. Anyone know what he is up too?
Willehond Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Valverde is a class rider and the TT wasn't a flat one or a climbing one, but was a nice technical mix. He hit form on the day and now some people hint that he cheated. I guess cyclists will also have that hanging over them Never again will a cyclist have a break through moment without someone wondering whether it was just good training...
AfreekduSoet Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Mancebo went to have that neck muscle fixed. That thing looks freaky under pressure.
Pieter Henning Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 Where is Francisco Mancebo? last I heard he was riding for Relax-Gam. I miss the Alejarno and Francisco combo. Anyone know what he is up too? Here he is... 9th GP Internacional CTT Correios de Portugal - 2.Stage 1 - June 12: Alcoba?a - Figueira da Foz, 177.7kmResults1 Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Barbot - Siper 4.36.18 (38.59 km/h)2 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld 3 Javier Benitez Pomares (Spa) Benfica 4 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld 5 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 6 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 7 Cristiano Fumagalli (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia Bossini Doce 8 Carlos Torrent Tarres (Spa) Extremadura-Ciclismo Solidario 9 Filipe Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros 10 Candido Joaquim Venda Moreira Barbosa (Por) Benfica 11 Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia Bossini Doce 12 Christophe Laurent (Fra) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 13 Nuno Ribeiro (Por) Liberty Seguros 14 Antonio Jesus (Por) Liberty Seguros 15 Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Contentpolis - Murcia 16 Antonio d'Aniello (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia Bossini Doce 17 S?rgio Sousa (Por) Madeinox - Boavista 18 Danail Andonov Petrov (Bul) Benfica 19 Gianpaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld 20 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andaluc?a - Cajasur 21 Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) Fercase - Rota dos M?veis
rock Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 ET performances? like winning the TdF 7 times in a row.... ok bye..
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