tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35441987.post8877205531913885012..comments2024-02-24T09:21:42.996+01:00Comments on Basque Cycling News: Odriozola's verdictMagnushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190510412001563563noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35441987.post-75194047364135116312008-04-13T11:29:00.000+02:002008-04-13T11:29:00.000+02:00I was a bit surprised as well by Mikel's performan...I was a bit surprised as well by Mikel's performance. Some om the world's leading specialists on hilly terrain were there, and Mikel was always there or there about. Impressive!Magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190510412001563563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35441987.post-47259699344200987352008-04-13T00:31:00.000+02:002008-04-13T00:31:00.000+02:00Asking for comments :PI am also pleased, pity that...Asking for comments :P<BR/><BR/>I am also pleased, pity that the breakaways did not get many time for once. There were some Astana control freaks I guess.<BR/><BR/>Euskaltel does not have, except Sammy, a rider who is worldclass in the hills, and Pais Vasco is a hilly race. I am really fond of Astarloza, I did not expect him to be that good on those little, explosive climbs at all! I thought he was more a climber like Ullrich (though that is an exaggerated example). And Anton, brilliantly, considering his injury!<BR/><BR/>The whole team showed courage, with Txurukka falling more than once (he falls often btw, in Down Under and last year also in Bizikleta if I am correct), Landaluze with an illness and Anton with that handicap. We can only be proud on them, and victories will have to follow. At least they deserve them, more than many other teams!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com