Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby MichaelB » Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:09 pm
He has finished again, 2nd race in a row !!!!
41st place only 1:21 down on the leaders.
Holy snappers .....
It's now 9 and 6 !!!
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby jules21 » Mon Apr 22, 2013 8:28 pm
good to see andy on the comeback, i must say.
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby MichaelB » Mon Apr 22, 2013 9:17 pm
Yes I did, and I had to laugh ....jules21 wrote:did you hear the story recounted by scott mcgrory last night? apparently he was whinging to someone about how bad he was feeling, when his teammate, whose wheel he was holding, turned around and demanded to know what he was working for then?
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby Chuck » Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:30 am
LBL is a long hard race, this does appear to be a step in the right direction....MichaelB wrote: 41st place only 1:21 down on the leaders.
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I certainly hope so. AS in the mix at the Tour ups the entertainment value.
I bet Thor is happy that Andy's lack of results is getting this much attention.
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby Chuck » Mon May 13, 2013 3:07 pm
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby MichaelB » Mon May 13, 2013 7:47 pm
He finished 18thChuck wrote:Completely different body language in todays stage of the TOC, signs of life
Must be an imposter.
He'll be back off track tomorrow. Some hills and a MTF, so I reckon it's Autobus time !!
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby find_bruce » Tue May 14, 2013 11:28 am
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby MichaelB » Tue May 14, 2013 12:24 pm
But that time was lost in 5km ......find_bruce wrote:Abandonandy has exceeded all expectations - he finished the stage, in 29th position and ONLY lost 9:22 on the stage. Sadly though he did finish behind noted climbers such as Baden Cooke
Old Andy is showing his form again .....
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby jamesn184 » Tue May 14, 2013 9:26 pm
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby MichaelB » Wed May 15, 2013 6:21 am
I watched that final climb last night, and in fairness, it looked pretty damned hard.jamesn184 wrote:He's looking ok until the last climb...
But still ....
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby jamesn184 » Thu May 16, 2013 9:30 am
He did lose 9mins on that climbMichaelB wrote:I watched that final climb last night, and in fairness, it looked pretty damned hard.jamesn184 wrote:He's looking ok until the last climb...
But still ....
However yesterday he looked good in the break
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby hannos » Thu May 16, 2013 10:10 am
jamesn184 wrote:He did lose 9mins on that climbMichaelB wrote:I watched that final climb last night, and in fairness, it looked pretty damned hard.jamesn184 wrote:He's looking ok until the last climb...
But still ....
However yesterday he looked good in the break
Climbers don't lose 9 minutes on a climb. He's still far from in form. I'm not sure he can get it together before the TdF.
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby clackers » Thu May 16, 2013 11:55 am
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby MichaelB » Sun May 19, 2013 5:00 pm
Finished 48th on the days Stage 7, some 6:14 down on the winner, but that's still pretty average, when 41 year old Jens Voight who weighs twice as much, is almost double his age finishes 4 minutes quicker than you. UP A MOUNTAIN CLIMB !!!!!
And he's won a stage.
Oh well, At least he finished in 30th place in the ITT, losing only 3:350 something ...
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby MichaelB » Tue May 21, 2013 5:43 am
But still, getting out climbed by a 41 yo non climber is a bit telling about the level of effort ...
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby bianchi928 » Wed May 22, 2013 3:47 pm
Fair enough, he's only coming back from a fractured pelvisMichaelB wrote:Well, another race finished with some signs of form shown.
But still, getting out climbed by a 41 yo non climber is a bit telling about the level of effort ...
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby MichaelB » Wed May 22, 2013 7:16 pm
That was a while ago, and Gesink is coming back from a fractured femur & is doing heaps better. Stuey o'Grady has had many more multiple injury incidents including fractured vertebra, but rode better & quicker after those incidents.bianchi928 wrote:Fair enough, he's only coming back from a fractured pelvisMichaelB wrote:Well, another race finished with some signs of form shown.
But still, getting out climbed by a 41 yo non climber is a bit telling about the level of effort ...
There is no doubt that it's a serious injury, but it was only a hairline fracture, and not displaced. Meh, I can't ride like him (or even close it to for that matter) even when he rides poorly, but I can still make fun of him
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby bianchi928 » Wed May 22, 2013 11:28 pm
I don't know how Freckle does it. I really hope Andy makes it back to 2010/11 levels but it aint looking good for him at the minute. Still, he is pretty talented.
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby MichaelB » Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:02 am
He was at least not last at ToC, and made some effort, but was still outshone by a 41 year old father of six.
You would have to think that unless he really challenged for a podium or won a stage convincingly, why take him to France ...
What are the odds .....
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby sogood » Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:15 am
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby MichaelB » Sun Jun 09, 2013 7:05 am
And an Aussie on top
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
Postby MichaelB » Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:43 am
You would have to ask as team management, what is the point of taking him to the tour ?
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Re: Abandonandy's 2013 Tour buildup
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