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| Silvio Herklotz |
Posted on 05-08-2015 02:10
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Yeah Vattenfall, don't have to say anything about it.. 13th for Bouhanni isn't good at all, but he's not the best anyway, so I can live with that..
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| Smowz |
Posted on 05-08-2015 06:38
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Wow Guardini out of not a lot recently produces two very morale boosting wins. Gutsy Cataldo Gc performances are all very well but it is nice to get those sprint wins for the gallery 
Some more chances too to rack up more in the wins coloumn against Fenn.
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| The Rider |
Posted on 05-08-2015 11:23
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With the Vuelta a Espana next up, I threw together a preview.
Definitely a big race for us, the biggest!, if we want the WT title I'm thinking VDB has to finish on the podium with stage wins for him and the WC on the way. Should be possible to put 600 points into the Russians though Liberty Seguros could outscore us by the same! With the big GC guns missing it should make for a more open battle for the podiums.  |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 05-08-2015 11:35
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A good read, let's see what Mollema can do in this field!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 05-08-2015 11:45
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I'm regretting not saving enough race days for Valverde for the Vuelta.
anyway, Kiserlovski for a top 3 please 
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| Shonak |
Posted on 05-08-2015 11:55
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Excellent preview The Rider, really nice to get this again and makes for a fun read. Of course we want the Grand Tour win that was forsaken for us at le Tour, so Purito better go all in.
Second batch of stages of Denmark Rundt are up, which also conclused the race.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 05-08-2015 12:05
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points  only need 9 more points for 100 points total
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| Bikex |
Posted on 05-08-2015 14:44
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Thanks The Rider for this amazing preview, really gets me into the mood to start playing the Vuelta.
Thanks Shonak for the Danmark results. I'm kind of dissapointed how it turned out though. In the beginning I wanted to make a xml file to make it possible for sprinters to win these kind of stage races, but I somehow forgot to do that. Whatever, congrats to Eurosport winning another sprinters stage race with a TTist.
First three stages of Course de la Paix up, the last race of the month. |
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 05-08-2015 14:55
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SSJ2Luigi wrote:
I'm regretting not saving enough race days for Valverde for the Vuelta.
he heard me  now my teams needs to lead the peloton, my team is not really that strong to do so.
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| brewers90 |
Posted on 05-08-2015 15:24
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It's as if Lavery doesn't care about defending his title...
Still nothing since California (excluding a pointless TT win). Honestly cannot believe how poor a team can be. The great first part of the season seems a long, long time ago now. Really wish this season would end. Do we really need the Vuelta?
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| knockout |
Posted on 05-08-2015 15:53
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Geschke
He never disappoints me. At least in ICL
Thanks the rider for the great preview. Great way to start the hype for the Kittel show
It's very nice to see the season picking up some speed again!
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| Shonak |
Posted on 05-08-2015 16:27
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Damn that mass crash.. I was secretly really hoping for another stage race win by Bertie, guess that's out of the window now. 
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| mvhoogdalem |
Posted on 05-08-2015 17:26
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Good to see Ludvigsson get into the top 5 in the TT in Denmark, and even better that he gets a top 5 in the GC as well. Great result for the development team.
Course de la Paix is going horrible. |
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| Cyclotron |
Posted on 06-08-2015 00:39
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Great stage win by Carlos! Course de la Paix suits him well. Partied too hard at McDonalds and lost a minute on the next stage though.
I have some mixed feelings about Vuelta Colombia. Duarte with a good second place behind Vanendert who looked very strong, but with a strong line-up like that I hoped for a stage win. Even more considering Ecopetrol still was complete while there were only 50 riders left at the end of the race.
Thanks for the well written preview, Rider! Should be a very open race for the GC spots behind Purito. Betancur should do better than 7th last year, the podium could be in reach when he uses his strength on the hillier stages.
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| Silvio Herklotz |
Posted on 06-08-2015 01:15
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Bouhanni winning a stage in Cours de la Paix!
Guess he has more potential thatn I thought.
And he's also leading the points classification at the moment.
Tough König hasn't delivered yet.
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| Bikex |
Posted on 06-08-2015 12:14
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Last 3 stages of Course de la Paix up, Rankings will follow shortly.
The last stage was a joke, there were almost no time gaps at all given somehow. The last rider on s.t. came in around 5 minutes later.. |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 06-08-2015 12:17
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Thanks, any idea what Mollema was doing by the way?
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 06-08-2015 12:19
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Contador really terrible until the last stage.. where he only came second, meh. Jeez. A win would have been the only thing to salvage this race. Looking forward to the rankings ahead of Vuelta.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Bikex |
Posted on 06-08-2015 12:47
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Actually no idea.. It seems like something happened on stage 3. Slagter was considered the leader by the game then..
Shonak wrote:
Contador really terrible until the last stage.. where he only came second, meh. Jeez. A win would have been the only thing to salvage this race. Looking forward to the rankings ahead of Vuelta.
It was really weird. Contador basically tried every stage after his time loss something but by the time the favourites started their attacks he suddenly sat back. On the last stage he attacked with 100k to go and from then on noone in the break would help him with relays. On the biggest hill on the stage he gapped everyone then, but Yates came back shortly later and Contador dragged him to the finish so Yates could outsrpint him.
Rankings up now. |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 06-08-2015 12:49
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Bikex wrote:
It was really weird. Contador basically tried every stage after his time loss something but by the time the favourites started their attacks he suddenly sat back. On the last stage he attacked with 100k to go and from then on noone in the break would help him with relays. On the biggest hill on the stage he gapped everyone then, but Yates came back shortly later and Contador dragged him to the finish so Yates could outsrpint him.
Boy, that's actually some pretty epic stuff by him. Shame about the sitting up and not following the right moves but good trying.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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