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Titolo: Ancora 83 minuti...

...alla partenza di Nicole Cooke.
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ma la fanno vedere sulla parabola o da qualche parte?
se si quale canale?
grazie!!!
Massi 

 se si quale canale?
Su Rai 3 non si vede?
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ah nn so ho visto adesso che sulla parabola la fanno :)
eurosport se nn erro... cmq la fanno è appena partita una olandese...
Ciao e grazie
Massi 

tanta attesa per nulla...

 tanta attesa per nulla...
Non ho ancora visto la gara, ma in ogni caso se è arrivata 5° significa 
che la gamba c'è. L'evento a cui punta di più è la corsa in linea di sabato.
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 sabato.
Nicole partiva da outsider...questa è la prima stagione in cui si è 
dedicata abbastanza seriamente alla crono ottenendo pure qualche bella 
vittoria. Il 5° posto dimostra che ha lavorato bene visto che tutte le 
altre erano rodate specialiste contro il tempo.
Se non sbaglio è la più giovane tra le top 10.
È attesa a breve una sua dichiarazione relativa alla crono mondiale.
L'America era sulla carta una squadrone...e così si è confermata.
L'anteprima della corsa:
TT medal hopes for USA squad
Potentially the strongest squad on the startlist
Trio of American women pursue medals
USA Cycling media release
The 2006 UCI Road World Championships open Wednesday in Salzburg with 
the elite women's and U23 men's time trial competitions. Five Americans 
are slated to start in the race against the clock, including three women 
who placed in the top eight at the 2005 world championships.
The elite women's trio of Kristin Armstrong (Team Lipton), Amber Neben 
(Buitenpoort-Flexpoint) and Christine Thorburn (Webcor-Platinum) is 
arguably the deepest roster of any country and all three should be 
considered medal contenders if previous competition is any indication.
Last year's bronze medallist behind defending champion Karen Thürig 
(SUI) and silver medallist Joanne Somarriba, Armstrong is coming off an 
overall victory at the Euregio Ladies Tour where a 27-second win in the 
opening stage time trial gave her all the time needed to win the 
four-stage race. Consistently one of the top time trialists in the 
international peleton, Armstrong gave the U.S. its first podium finish 
since 2000 when Mari Holden won a world title in Plouay, France. The 
2004 Olympic Team member recently claimed her second-consecutive 
national time trial title at the USA Cycling National Festival at Seven 
Springs in July.
Neben earned a start in the time trial with a victory at the Pan 
American Championships earlier this summer in Brazil. Her 
second-consecutive Tour de l'Aude title in May - arguably the most 
prestigious women's event in the world - was a result of several strong 
performances in the event's three time trial stages. Neben was the 
second-fastest American finisher at the 2005 world championships, 
placing fifth, 57 seconds off the winning pace.
Eighth in the world championships a year ago, Thorburn gives the U.S. a 
third rider capable of finishing on the podium. Her fourth-place finish 
at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens shows her strength against a major 
international field, while a win at this year's Grand Tour du Montreal 
after a victory the opening stage time trial illustrates her current 
abilities as a contender in 2006.
Standing in the way of the American women will be a plethora of 
international talent led by Judith Arndt of Germany and two-time 
defending champion Karen Thürig of Switzerland. In the last five years, 
Arndt has twice placed second (2003, '04) and has placed in the top five 
two other times with a fourth-place effort last year and a fifth-place 
finish in 2001. Given the course's technical nature and the amount of 
climbing, Arndt is considered one of the heavy favourites. Thürig's two 
victories in 2004 and 2005 were preceded by a fourth-place finish in 
2003 and a bronze-medal effort in 2002, making the 2004 Olympic bronze 
medallist one of the more decorated elite women's time trialists in the 
last five years.
Other international competitors expected to be in the medal mix include 
Christiane Soeder (AUT), Zoulifa Zabirova (KAZ), Edita Pucinskaite 
(LTU), Jeanie Longo-Ciprelli (FRA), Trixi Worrack (GER), Oenone Wood 
(AUS), Nicole Brändli (SUI) and Priska Doppman (SUI).
With a bronze medal already on her résumé, Armstrong will be one of 
three Americans in the hunt for a medal, competing on a course that 
suits her strengths.
"The course suits me well," commented Armstrong after the early 
afternoon training session on Tuesday. "It's very technical in the 
beginning and the climbs are short and steep and not super long. Last 
year was a big result or me, and it's only natural to want to do even 
better. Last year I certainly had expectations coming into the world 
championships, but this year I've definitely set them as one of my 
larger goals for the year. In general, we have three really strong 
people, so hopefully one of us will have a good day."
Asked who the favourites will be, Armstrong recognized the winner of the 
last two world titles, Thürig and the host country's Christiane Soeder.
"It's all going to come down to who has the perfect day," explained 
Armstrong. "Christiane had a really good time trial in France last week 
[at the Chrono Champenois] where she placed second to Karen by less than 
a second in a 45-minute race. Usually nobody comes that close to Karen 
in a time trial, so both Karen and Christiane are both going really good 
right now."
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