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| tastasol |
Posted on 31-01-2018 08:55
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Puh, was a little bit worried there. Having Skjerping in the crash certainly didn't make us any stronger in the chase, so thankful for Fablok helping us out. Good win by EBH in the end. No minor points with Skjerping crashing and no Watson, but can't complain when you win. Thanks for the report, Aquarius!
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 31-01-2018 09:05
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Have to admit that I'm disappointed with just a 10th place from Gautier after he was perfectly placed going into the finale - especially since both Kraftwerk and Euskaltel did better.
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 31-01-2018 09:21
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I'm happy enough with Caruso managing to finish 9th here. Bit disappointed that none of my riders got in the breakaway or attacked properly.
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| jaxika |
Posted on 31-01-2018 09:45
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Nice result, 7th and 11th places seems okayish. Thanks for the report  |
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 31-01-2018 11:04
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Thanks for the report, well deserved win by EBH. 6th for Reichenbach is great in this field, more than I would have expected.
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 31-01-2018 11:16
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nothing surprising here - di Maggio really found some form, and Rovny seems golden for him somehow
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| viking90 |
Posted on 31-01-2018 11:27
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Its nice seeing EBH winning here, when you have invested so much money on him its fine seeing some result.
Congrats tastasol! |
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 31-01-2018 12:44
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Thanks for the report Aquarius, congrats on the win tastasol!
Betancourt again failed to live up to expectations. Our direct rivals scored way more points than us here. I'm starting to panic even more.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 31-01-2018 13:48
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Sad to see a passive avoidance of even the Top 50 for Eritel. Expectations were not high, but they clearly should have done better.
Nice to see an EBH TJVG fight for the win though!
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| sgdanny |
Posted on 31-01-2018 13:52
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14th is a disaster for us....
Also found the report extremely confusing as for Roche final 10km go. One moment he is in front of the pack with Shapira and the next the race is done and he is down at 14th. Small detail I know, but yeah..
Thanks for the report anyhow and gratz with the win tasta!
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 31-01-2018 14:05
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Entertaining race, was holding my breath the entire time once TVG attacked. It was a gutsy move, but also probably the right move to win the race because I doubt he beats EBH in a head-to-head sprint.
A little sad it came a few hundred meters short, narrowly failing our first team goal this season, but grateful TVG was able to hang on for a much deserved second place for his efforts.
Thanks for the report.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 31-01-2018 15:51
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Entertaining report :-)
And yes, tsmoha, I'm definitely happy with 3rd for Schreurs. Very much needed at this point of the season.
EBH and Tejay fought it out, as expected, so in those circumstances Schreurs delivered the optimum for Orange. Hopefully, it'll continue that way. |
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 31-01-2018 19:22
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Would have been unlikely but I hoped we would try something other than the breakaway. But at least we got that, thanks Davison and thanks for a nice report Aquarius!
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 31-01-2018 19:30
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Congrats Grieg! Albeit not surprising. EBH showing why he's the best 
Good show from the team! Dadi doing well in the break and AA holding on for fifth is a good result for the team. Onwards and upwards
Thanks for the report!
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 31-01-2018 21:53
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Great to see a EBH versus TVG showdown, congrats to tastasol.
Very please that Mehr-Wenige supported Flügel to the last couple of kilometers and managed a top 20.
Flügel paid back the support with a fine 4th place. Pretty happy with the result and thanks for a great report Aquarius, love the different camera angles
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 31-01-2018 22:43
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20th for Zaini, would've liked a bit better but oh well.
Congrats to EBH on the great win, and very entertaining final sprint to the line.
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 31-01-2018 23:12
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where is Kinoshita this season?
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 01-02-2018 05:58
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Quite a busy 2nd half iirc. The adjustments to race days also hurt him a bit, last season I think he barely missed any hilly classics this season he had to miss a bunch, Also hasn't been as good in the races hes ridden 
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