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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 20-07-2016 18:32
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Nice stats, roturn 
Doesn't exactly give me any hopes for Schreurs, but if the MO stat is favoured, Cattaneo may be able to something that's slightly better (although his HI stat is bad).
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 20-07-2016 19:19
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It's hard to ask for a repeat performance of what happened last year, but I'm going to anyway. Come on  TVG take the podium!
Let the season begin!!!  
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Posted on 22-11-2024 13:23
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 20-07-2016 19:44
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It's nice to have riders on the startlist for all 3 races on the opening day. Hopefully my loaned out riders can support their leaders well here or maybe get into the break so they can help later than they might otherwise be able to.
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| maxime86 |
Posted on 20-07-2016 20:28
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Very excited for our first PT race ever, not expecting much with Van Der Hugenhaben but hoping for the best
also i think with the long climbs Tomfimov might take it, but EBH is looking absurdly strong with that 85 hill |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 20-07-2016 20:55
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Let's see if Boswell is an improvement on Vanendert.
Gerts to win from a breakaway.
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| Forever the Best |
Posted on 20-07-2016 20:57
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alexkr00 wrote:
Let's see if Boswell is an improvement on Vanendert.
Gerts to win from a breakaway. Why no Gesink?This would have suited him with MO stat playing a role as well. |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 20-07-2016 21:26
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The Schleck Fan wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
Let's see if Boswell is an improvement on Vanendert.
Gerts to win from a breakaway. Why no Gesink?This would have suited him with MO stat playing a role as well.
Not enough race days. He's only riding Paris - Nice, Pais Vasco, California and Vuelta this year.
Plus, he tends to underperform in hills even more than in mountains and time - trials.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 20-07-2016 21:38
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alexkr00 wrote:
The Schleck Fan wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
Let's see if Boswell is an improvement on Vanendert.
Gerts to win from a breakaway. Why no Gesink?This would have suited him with MO stat playing a role as well.
Not enough race days. He's only riding Paris - Nice, Pais Vasco, California and Vuelta this year.
Plus, he tends to underperform in hills even more than in mountains and time - trials.
Vuelta you say, will be fun. 
Pluchkin, Tenorio, Machado, Gesink, Madrazo (?), Phinney (?)
Some of us will be very disapointed...
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| Forever the Best |
Posted on 20-07-2016 21:47
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alexkr00 wrote:
The Schleck Fan wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
Let's see if Boswell is an improvement on Vanendert.
Gerts to win from a breakaway. Why no Gesink?This would have suited him with MO stat playing a role as well.
Not enough race days. He's only riding Paris - Nice, Pais Vasco, California and Vuelta this year.
Plus, he tends to underperform in hills even more than in mountains and time - trials. Thanks.42 race days for Gesink suck
Hope he performs well this season as I like him.
@Avin:
Spoiler You have already revealed mystery 2  |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 20-07-2016 21:53
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
The Schleck Fan wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
Let's see if Boswell is an improvement on Vanendert.
Gerts to win from a breakaway. Why no Gesink?This would have suited him with MO stat playing a role as well.
Not enough race days. He's only riding Paris - Nice, Pais Vasco, California and Vuelta this year.
Plus, he tends to underperform in hills even more than in mountains and time - trials.
Vuelta you say, will be fun.
Pluchkin, Tenorio, Machado, Gesink, Madrazo (?), Phinney (?)
Some of us will be very disapointed...
Gesink finished third last year in a less hillier route and with only 82 mountain. Even if both Madrazo and Phinney are coming as well, I think he's still in contention for the podium
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| ember |
Posted on 20-07-2016 22:09
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Should be a great season opener. Admittedly I'm kind of nervous for the outcome, as I fear/hope it gives away a lot about the hilly races to come after this, all depending on EBH and if he does well or bad
A podium must be the goal, as there is no place to hide from the pressure of being the favourite, but we shall see. At least we should do better than last year, where Hoelgaard was our best finisher, as EBH finished 15th or so. Fingers crossed!
Thank you for the preview, roro/roturn, the hill stat and history makes it something to look at for quite some time |
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| Roman |
Posted on 20-07-2016 23:01
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Top 10 for Sagan would be a decent start for us.
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 20-07-2016 23:13
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alexkr00 wrote:
Avin Wargunnson wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
The Schleck Fan wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
Let's see if Boswell is an improvement on Vanendert.
Gerts to win from a breakaway. Why no Gesink?This would have suited him with MO stat playing a role as well.
Not enough race days. He's only riding Paris - Nice, Pais Vasco, California and Vuelta this year.
Plus, he tends to underperform in hills even more than in mountains and time - trials.
Vuelta you say, will be fun.
Pluchkin, Tenorio, Machado, Gesink, Madrazo (?), Phinney (?)
Some of us will be very disapointed...
Gesink finished third last year in a less hillier route and with only 82 mountain. Even if both Madrazo and Phinney are coming as well, I think he's still in contention for the podium
Phinney is not riding the Veulta  |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 21-07-2016 00:33
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I'm mostly curious to just see how Claeys does. The difficulty of the course won't really suit him but I'm hopeful of maybe getting a top 10.
Trofimov is the favourite for me, as he always is.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 21-07-2016 12:26
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jt1109 wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
Avin Wargunnson wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
The Schleck Fan wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
Let's see if Boswell is an improvement on Vanendert.
Gerts to win from a breakaway. Why no Gesink?This would have suited him with MO stat playing a role as well.
Not enough race days. He's only riding Paris - Nice, Pais Vasco, California and Vuelta this year.
Plus, he tends to underperform in hills even more than in mountains and time - trials.
Vuelta you say, will be fun.
Pluchkin, Tenorio, Machado, Gesink, Madrazo (?), Phinney (?)
Some of us will be very disapointed...
Gesink finished third last year in a less hillier route and with only 82 mountain. Even if both Madrazo and Phinney are coming as well, I think he's still in contention for the podium
Phinney is not riding the Veulta
Now that is a shocker for me, but i aint complaining, one opponent less.
So where is roro? 
I want my top100.
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| trekbmc |
Posted on 21-07-2016 15:35
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Shame none of our guys could join the break or something but I guess it was a quiet race and I'm happy with a top 25.
Thanks for the great report Roro/Roturn!
"What done is, is one." - Benji Naesen
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 21-07-2016 15:39
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Terrible gameplay, whole Puma without leader in front of the pack and our best guy sitting at 88th or something. Some favourites even have not cared, anticlimatic...
Congrats to DD though, i guess Gazelle powers just keep on rolling.
Thanks for the report!
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 21-07-2016 15:40
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Fun race to start the PT season, congrats to dekker. Very surprising to see such a poor result from Trofimov, it must have been the daily form.
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 21-07-2016 15:41
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Great start to the season 3 in the top 25 can't ask for anything more then that! |
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| Margh Norway |
Posted on 21-07-2016 15:43
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Wow, nice start by Penasa.
Gratz to Gazelle, awesome Pro Tour debut.
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