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| The Rider |
Posted on 31-10-2015 13:26
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He is waiting for you. 
Thanks for the reports Roturn, great effort, shame about the AI though. Roy, having one hell of a race for him, still disappointing but at least he isn't outside the top 80. |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 31-10-2015 16:22
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We have been really invisible here, ghost like almost.
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| DubbelDekker |
Posted on 31-10-2015 22:13
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@stage4:
Actually really liked the AI in this stage. Kinda made me nostalgic for the 2013 season. Back then it was quite common to see soms leaders depend on their team to catch rivals who had attacked. Nowadays it's usually the standard scenario where anyone with GC ambitions joins the big attack after which the peloton stops trying. So it's refreshing to see the clever team tactics by Kenya and Gazelle with their leaders joining Konte and Minnard and Puma/Aegon using their strong helpers to shut it down.
Shame Kangert didn't manage to get a gap. But still a very strong performance by him, scoring points and bonus seconds in the process.
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Wtf?! Allowing an insanely strong group with Ben Nasser, Le Gac and Kolobnev 9 minutes is madness!
Apart from that breakaway blunder it was a pretty exciting and selective stage though. Very active and strong ride by Kangert again, finishing first of the non-break riders.  He definitely is in a good spot to challenge for the podium, but his main focus should be to win the 1'22 he needs to pass Bazzana. Today he won 1'11 so it should definitely be possible in the two remaining hilly stages.
Also cool to see Minnard going for the KoM. Hope he goes in the break again tomorrow.
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| SotD |
Posted on 01-11-2015 10:20
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 01-11-2015 16:17
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1 stage to go for Ben Nasser to secure the victory! If we win this we should be pretty close to promotion so just gotta hope he manages the gap on stage 7 and doesn't do anything stupid and let someone up the road. With the points jersey and 2 stage wins as well this race could really make our season. |
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 01-11-2015 16:19
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Ridicolously passive AI  You can feel the reporter's pain in his words!
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| Margh Norway |
Posted on 01-11-2015 16:21
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Race is turning into the biggest disappointment of the season. Our best guy is already 18 minutes off the lead, but noone dares to start trying. 
Gratz to Sauber for another brave and (more important) successful ride!
It may be to late to avoid relegation, but it's admirable to see your team taking advantage of the situations given.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 01-11-2015 16:21
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Man, this AI...
Luckily we're on the right side of the fuck up this time, so Kelderman looks set for a GC podium if we get a halfway realistic stage 7. Another stage podium lost because of a break though, and those also give points...
Demare is probably too far away from Ben Nasser to still win green, but he could still become second there, and Kelderman hopefully keeps up with McCarthy well enough to stay in white.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 01-11-2015 16:27
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I just want this season to end.
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| Mhaley45 |
Posted on 01-11-2015 16:33
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AMEX-Navigon is starting to take grip on tis tour.
GC Standings - 8th, 19th, 22nd & 36th
Points - 4th & 10th
KoM - 1st
U25 - 3rd & 4th
Team - 1st
Great tour so far just keep your composure and keep pushing.
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| roturn |
Posted on 01-11-2015 16:42
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tsmoha wrote:
Ridicolously passive AI You can feel the reporter's pain in his words!
In especially when my team is totally impacted by him...that all said, I still won`t complain as I have a good GC here and better than hoped.
Would have been something to complain a lot more if Boom was my only GC rider. Still this AI was surely awful.
Very unlucky to lose the KoM here. But with Bazzana in a too good position, this was just a matter of time. Amex though with also a lot of breakaway luck here I guess. Taborre in both successful breaks moving him up in KoM lead and also in team ranking lead and Le Gac in decent GC still. |
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| knockout |
Posted on 01-11-2015 16:50
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This AI comes straight out of hell.
LLS improving in the GC is appreciated but with Ben Nasser and Wilco on the top two spots it will be a big disappointment for me. The race ain't over yet so I'm sure the AI isn't done yet and we'll see more surprising tactics
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| tastasol |
Posted on 01-11-2015 18:06
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Good effort from Vink, but truly hopeless stage otherwise..
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 01-11-2015 18:52
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 01-11-2015 19:53
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Ahhh McCarthy, another great performance. Shame first is so far away, but 2nd is definitely still achievable.
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| DubbelDekker |
Posted on 01-11-2015 20:55
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Man, this tour is really being ruined by the AI.
Entire team just sat in the peloton doing nothing. Hope next stage is better.
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| ryant |
Posted on 01-11-2015 21:07
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That stage sucked and we are out of the top 10, I'm hoping for a miracle
John St Ledger in Team Bunzl-Centrica and Team U25
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 01-11-2015 22:58
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Wow, with that result from Schurter we've now scored more stage wins in this ManGame month than we had in the rest of the season. I just wish we could have raced like we have recently all season long.
I guess the team know that they are riding for their contracts to be renewed next year and are trying harder now.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-11-2015 23:41
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Incoming Rant : Why the f**k don't you put your bikes on top of the team car and f**k off home because your doing f*****g nothing in this race at all : Rant Over  |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 02-11-2015 03:01
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Meh this was never an important race for us and we got the stage win we wanted out of it. Zingle in 16th is perhaps a touch disappointing but with the strength of puncheurs here I can't say I'm surprised.
And as others have said, this AI is shocking.
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