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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 12-08-2016 22:43
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Delighted and surprised to see Hacecký in 3rd on GC.
On the flat Park just managed to keep our record of a top 10 in every stage.
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 13-08-2016 00:39
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We messed that sprint up badly, not sure where Manan was but it seemed like Awang tried to compensate with a longer leadout and Salleh was waiting for Manan to catch up to do the leadout instead of jumping onto Awang's wheel.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 13-08-2016 09:28
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Guess the hills were a bit much for Clarkey as MTK and Jama both show their punchy sprinting skills with better results than him.
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| MARSUPILAMI |
Posted on 13-08-2016 09:29
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Shitty race by Nizzolo so far 
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 13-08-2016 09:33
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Unlucky Drapac
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| jaxika |
Posted on 13-08-2016 09:36
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Sad to see Galimzyanov isnt trying again ... maybe the wrong sprinter choosen for this race  |
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| ryant |
Posted on 13-08-2016 09:53
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well after the farce of the mountain stage, Rowe taking his customary stage win of the year is pleasing, as it was quite unexpected. Shame that means he wont win for the rest of the year... 
Hope Tvetcov can recover for a top 5 here
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 13-08-2016 09:55
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At least we keep trying for the breakaway, which is pleasant, but still nobody in the top 50 GC. Getachew Sendeku should be able to do good in this stage 3 years from now, but this is good learning for him.
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| weirdskyfan64 |
Posted on 13-08-2016 10:37
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Another man in the break, for the fifth day out of six- pretty impressive. And my heart was in my flippin' mouth when Alawi attacked with 5km to go- I was convinced he'd stay away, what with his 74 TT, but it wasn't to be.
Great reporting by TR!
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 13-08-2016 10:52
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So close...
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 13-08-2016 10:54
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Congratulations to ryant, you never know when Rowe will go
Hope you don't mind my man Park wheelsucking your train for a nice 5th place.
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| matt17br |
Posted on 13-08-2016 11:51
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Shit backup stats in CT still manage to win races. Rowe is the best example in the MG as for fatty sprinter, and yet he can dominate those 2-3 sprint stages all year. Could be a not mediocre season for him if well planned, and sending him here is smart as no top ct sprinters can be found. He could still snatch another win I guess. Congrats Ryan, great reporting as always Rider
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| roturn |
Posted on 13-08-2016 11:52
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matt17br wrote:
Shit backup stats in CT still manage to win races. Rowe is the best example in the MG as for fatty sprinter, and yet he can dominate those 2-3 sprint stages all year. Could be a not mediocre season for him if well planned, and sending him here is smart as no top ct sprinters can be found. He could still snatch another win I guess. Congrats Ryan, great reporting as always Rider
You seem to forget Nizzolo as one of the best sprinters in CT heavily underperforming at the moment.
Even in CT I never had thought Rowe would do any good as all those 78/78 or 79/79 I had expected a lot stronger. |
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| matt17br |
Posted on 13-08-2016 12:03
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When you send Nizzolo to a 12 days not C2HC stage race with 4 sprint days, you are just trying to kick yourself in the balls, frankly. I agree he's underperforming, but he would absolutely limit the losses if that was in a shorter stage race/classic.
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| dev4ever |
Posted on 13-08-2016 14:12
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Surprised Geschke didnt feature in todays sprint, seemed like a pretty good stage for him.
Seeing how similar stage 7 is to stage 5, I wouldnt be too surprised to see Guillen snatch the win again.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 13-08-2016 15:06
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Docker really needs to work on his positioning but he's looking better in the green jersey race now.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 13-08-2016 17:24
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Another sprint where he started terribly out of position, but I'll take it as Docker moves into green. Hopefully he can hold it from here and Garby can hold yellow and white.
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 13-08-2016 17:40
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Horrible stage for us. Esmaeli dropped to lose his 16th position in the GC, Drapac nowhere to be seen and Avila going backwards. Now I hope Martinez can keep up in the mountains.
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 13-08-2016 18:01
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I HATE NIZZOLO.
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| MARSUPILAMI |
Posted on 13-08-2016 18:27
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Yes! Grande Nizzolo, grande!
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