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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 17-12-2015 21:27
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Cav's 5th in Gent-Wevelgem a high point in a poor spring classics season so far but we don't have any challengers so not unexpected.
Very happy with 12th in WT in our first season but suspect we might slide down a bit over the next few months.
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| jaxika |
Posted on 18-12-2015 06:15
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I cant believe, we done it again. The team performance leave me without words .... |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 18-12-2015 09:13
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Oh ffs, prices for cobblez departement & riders just dropped down to a historic low. There's really no reason to get one of these fine riders other than burn your budget, get minimal RoI and constanly wonder why oh why.
I agree with the flat stat problem, apparently rouleurs just can't get away from the sprinters which makes this is so frustrating.
Incredible effort though by Bikex and Matt. I wish I could help to with the reports as I did the previous two seasons but life is all consuming recently. By the time I'll get some free time I figure we'll have next season already. 
Rankings updates look okay for us. We are doing shit right now and it shows. After two abysmal transfer seasons, I'm really out of hope right now.. Barguil could have done so well for us, thanks again Allianz hehe :* I'm just glad I didn't sell Purito, it'd be the nail in my coffin to have a low-scoring duo of Kristoff and Stybar instead, and see us a now crippled former WT winner in the fight for relegation.
@Ollfardh: Yeah, van Keirsbulck that guy shold have done a whole lot better.
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| Bikex |
Posted on 18-12-2015 16:39
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First two stages of Ster ZLM Tour posted as well as stage 4+5 of Tour of SA.
On the flat stats: I will take a look at my development files, but iirc cobbles specialists will have the highest when developing anyways. |
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| matt17br |
Posted on 18-12-2015 16:55
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First two stages of Ster ZLM Tour posted as well as stage 4+5 of Tour of SA.
Wallonie Prijs added as well 
About Ster, well goddamn splits why do you keep bringing bad luck to my poor riders :'( I'm just happy nothing happened to Oss. He's our only hope left for the GC. And please Colbrelli do something.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 18-12-2015 17:01
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Stybar solid 2nd, no beating Gilbert on such a course.
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 18-12-2015 17:23
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Gasparotto with two stage victories in a row, guess his payroll works out at least a little now. Scoring some points is nice and yellow also, but I hope Fuglsang will overtake him in the Mountain ITT to take over the leading role. Otherwise Brajkovic could be the laughing man at the end...bud I don´t want to complain, 2 out of 2 today is great 
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| brewers90 |
Posted on 18-12-2015 17:24
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Ster ZLM Tour was the first of many victims of me running out of racedays.
Still, we're leading the team classification despite not having anyone in the top 50 so it's not all bad. 
South Africa continues to be dismal but at least we had 2 guys in one break there. Shows they are at least trying. I don't understand why Davies is so out of his depth. He should not be losing four minutes on a standard flat stage at that level. 
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| Bikex |
Posted on 18-12-2015 17:24
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Thanks matt.
Dominating win for Gilbert at Wallojne Prijs it's already his second win there. He is having a similar strong season to his 2014 early season.
In the top 30 only 5 CT riders, the WT teams are really dominating these races in CT. I think there will be some more restrictions for the 2017 season regarding WT riders in CT races.
@brewers: Davies lost so much time on that flat stage, as he was trying to get into the break in the entire first race half, even when the break was already gone. So I guess he just lost time, because he spent all his energy in those many, in the end pointless, attacks. |
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| trekbmc |
Posted on 18-12-2015 18:23
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Teprstra 12 th Wallonie, meh.
Turgot working with Nieve to try and create a 21st/22nd tradition, I would prefer 11th at this point.
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| The Rider |
Posted on 18-12-2015 18:50
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Well there was only one winner of that Wallonië Prijs! What a champ! Definitely a favourite race of ours there: three wins on the bounce.
Yeah, Bikex, Gilbert on as good form as season 1. With 60% of his race days left: things are looking good. Allianz well out in the distance but we are not giving up the ghost.
Nice start in ZLM for Saeco: I have no idea where that second relegation spot is headed. Barring an attack from Langeveld few points for us there, though Cummings in the break was good.
Now let us have the favourites battle out on the French cobbles. |
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| PeterRyder |
Posted on 18-12-2015 19:24
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Expecting more from Kruopis in ZLM. I don't force a win but at least top 10...
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 18-12-2015 19:33
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Rivera Bennett and Ochoa doing amazing in Africa! Two 4ths, an 11th and a 16th, can we not get inside milestones or something also Siskevicus top 30 a stage and Bennett and to a lesser extent Rivera doing well overall. Makes up for ZLM tour wasting race days. Maybe if Pöstleberger wins KoM it will be worth it.
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| Scatmaster111 |
Posted on 18-12-2015 21:18
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Quite surprised by Milan's performance in Africa, but dang, what the heck happened on Stage 5? I hope Yamamoto can get back into contention on the next stage.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 18-12-2015 21:34
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Nice to see a first win for Saeco - in a race I certainly did not expect. Really needed confidence boost after some pretty mediocre results from star rich mummys boy Kreuziger.
His muma better get spanking him or at least the old syringes out.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 18-12-2015 21:55
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VDP 's star is rising in SA
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Bikex |
Posted on 19-12-2015 01:21
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Stage 6 of South Africa and Stage 3 of Ster ZLM Tour posted: https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread....st_1135620
As you may notice the leader of the team classification at the Ster ZLM Tour is kind of weird. Do you think it'd be better to calculate the best team from GC places after the final stage or just take what the game gives out. I can already tell now, that the winner will be a rather weird team that rarely got a good stage result but always had at least 3 riders in the peloton.
I usually always took what the game gave out at KoM, Points classifications but also in case of team classifications, but I'm not sure this time as the result is very weird. |
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 19-12-2015 07:23
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If you follow the game you dont have to worry about it.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 19-12-2015 10:55
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@ BikeX: Pcm just does not bother with countback just randomly does team classification when there is no time gaps. We always had to go back and do it manually in MG. It isn't too bad.
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| javibozada |
Posted on 19-12-2015 11:57
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Brajkovic is leading in South Africa!!! I hope he can holds the first position at the end. He hasn't won any stage (but 3 2nd positions!!!). Let's see if we can get something good from this tour. Let's go Sevila Cycling Team! |
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