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Settimana Coppi e Bartali Discussion Thread
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| kopfan |
Posted on 22-06-2012 16:01
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Phew...one down one to go 
Nice win from Shapira, stayed calm.
Tough reporting this stage i'd say Count. At least the fall in the pack kept you awake
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| CountArach |
Posted on 22-06-2012 16:04
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kopfan wrote:
Tough reporting this stage i'd say Count. At least the fall in the pack kept you awake
Given I don't speed up stages I'm reporting and obviously I have to be attentive the whole time.. it was a very long half hour.
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 22-06-2012 16:11
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Sarkisov made this stage to a podium place for Armavia, and given our expactations here, that's a fantastic achievement. (Even a top 10 is fantastic for us  )
Once again, great reported CountArach and a very nice and deserved victory for Shapira 
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| jph27 |
Posted on 22-06-2012 16:21
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4th will do nicely. Nice report, when can we expect the finale?
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| Mhaley45 |
Posted on 22-06-2012 16:33
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AMEX took stage #5 to rest for the final stage. Unfortunately Zwizanski was held up by a crash but he does not appear to be hurt. None of the top GC contenders moved, so it will come down to the 6th and final stage.
The flat stage has given race leader Mancebo a rest and Kingspan will turn themselves inside out to get the race under control. It is going to be very hard for any rider to catch and overtake Mancebo.
AMEX's Tony Colby does not have the explosive attack capability to distance himself from Mancebo unless his legs get vey heavy. All AMEX can do is sent the Z-Boys (Zajicek & Zwizanski) to the front and have them grind a hot pace for as long as they can and then hope Mancebo cannot respond to a late attack. Very unlikely.
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| Deda |
Posted on 22-06-2012 17:08
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5th in the breakaway, 4th in the pack. Could've been worse.
If offense is the best defence, does it mean that defence is the worst defence?
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 22-06-2012 17:55
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Nice reporting of a stage that was probably uneventful for the most, but great win for Shapira.
His attacking riding throughout the season has finally paid off and made this race succesful for us all at Metinvest. Now i hope for Van Niekerk just defending his 10th spot,maybe rest of our riders trying to attack again.
Idan Shapira is nice prospect, we are aware that this win will make him wanted (looks at Bjartne). Our team is ready to do what will be best for Idan. 
Edited by Avin Wargunnson on 22-06-2012 17:56
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 22-06-2012 18:20
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Hahaha, I see where you going Avin!
However we are determined to not reveal any information about our transfer prospects. There are a number of riders that have captured our attention, and we're allways looking to improve our squad, but it remains to see if Shapira is one of these
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| kumazan |
Posted on 22-06-2012 20:08
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Too bad we couldn't put anyone in the breakaway, clearly Fabbri wasn't strong enough today, so even in case we caught the breakaway it probably would have been an useless work. And not happy to see Fajt working, he's our hope for a top 10 ffs.
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| danlima63 |
Posted on 23-06-2012 14:38
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Very good race for us so far....
1st in KoM
1st in Team Classification
3rd in Points Classification
4 riders in the top21 of GC
One 2nd place and two 4th places in stages....
Hope to keep the good results!!!
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 23-06-2012 14:44
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Brilliant race for us and should see us hopefully extend the lead on the top 3rd and 10th on last stage is satisfying, making it 3 podiums for us here. But what's even better is 3rd and 6th on GC which should bring again some nice points along other smaller points.
Gratz to Kopfan, should win another big race coming too Kingspan doing well now suits us preety well too Looking forward to the rankings.
Edited by Alakagom on 23-06-2012 14:51
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| kumazan |
Posted on 23-06-2012 14:49
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Bleh, no time gaps. Well done Strgar for getting 8th though. Overall not a good race for us, no presence in breakaways, weak GC hurted by a horrible TTT and no chance for Fabbri in the sprints, in spite of riding at home.
Good reports Count, I guess it's a bit disapponting that no one attacked in the last stage, but still it was a good read. Copngrats to all the winners, specially to Mancebo/kopfan.
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| jph27 |
Posted on 23-06-2012 14:53
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4th and the Young riders jersey. Eliad has impressed me again.
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| Stevenag |
Posted on 23-06-2012 15:02
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Great rider that Wang Yip-Tang. As soon as he is called upon to deliver, he fails in every possible way. This race pretty much sucked. |
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| Deda |
Posted on 23-06-2012 16:06
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Everything that can go wrong, will most certainly go wrong
If offense is the best defence, does it mean that defence is the worst defence?
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| Mhaley45 |
Posted on 23-06-2012 17:44
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Congrats to Mancebo and Kingspan they controled the race and took home the win.
Tony Colby placed 2nd for the 2nd time this seasonshowing he has what it takes to be a serious threat for any of the D2 tours. We are hoping he is just coming into his best form and will give us two more strong performances in Clover Lowveld and the Tour of Utah. |
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 23-06-2012 21:12
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WOO! Winning haha 2 stages wins and the mountain jersey with a weak team yep that will do fine
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| brownwm |
Posted on 23-06-2012 21:46
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Very poor tour which I had very high hopes for. Why didn't one of Ciccarese or Laverde attack to get a second place. I though this could be my best chance for a stage race win.
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| danlima63 |
Posted on 24-06-2012 14:00
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The last stage was not as we were planning... lost the KoM jersey... but no complains about this stage race.. it was very good for us...
and GP Reunion is coming... we will have a strong roster there...
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| kopfan |
Posted on 24-06-2012 20:40
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Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Great stage race victory for Kingspan and Manebo was a dominant force, showing his superiority with "sprint" finish in final stage.
GC, Stage win, posiums and Points Jersey. All in all....quite satisfiactory.
Looking forward to updating media thread tomorrow
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