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ICL18 - Race Discussion
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| Yellow Jersey |
Posted on 21-02-2018 22:12
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Wow Henao was a one-man shouw in South Africa, and totally deserved win!
Jeanesson in 4th is preety good, especially as he seemed to get better by the day. Robert picking up 2 2nd places.. And very happy with Stelios getting the U25 as he struggled in the last mountain and hill days, but had an amazing TT.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 21-02-2018 23:23
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That dominance just makes me glad Henao had shitty planning last year 
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
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11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
[ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT]  Xero Racing
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Posted on 23-11-2024 17:12
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| Shonak |
Posted on 21-02-2018 23:36
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Paris-Roubaix is here. <3 <3 <3
Video: https://youtu.be/...
Result: https://pcmdaily.c...st_1280983
Spoiler Van Keirsbulck with the first double in the game history of all classics,
GTs etc me thinks. Impressive. Although I wished for some late attack to keep i tinteresting, in the sprint Guillaume is just too strong compared to the others.
Congratz Ollfardh on the double!
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 21-02-2018 23:58
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Number 4
Ben Swift wins stage five of the Tour of South Africa and in the process helps him to win the Overall Points Classification |
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 22-02-2018 04:49
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Another good result with 4th place in PR. A little surprised how Degenkolb ended up 9 minutes behind the lead trio. Could've used the depth points.
Congrats Ollfardh, again 
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 22-02-2018 05:00
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Stages 3 and 4 of Ster ZLM posted: https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread....st_1280884
Spoiler Four different stage winners on four stages, with two riders from the break surviving on stage 4. One of the other three stage winners got dropped on stage 4, effectively ruling him out of the GC race!
Driedaagse De Panne Stage 1: https://pcmdaily.c...st_1280995
Edited by AbhishekLFC on 22-02-2018 05:10
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| Ripley |
Posted on 22-02-2018 07:32
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Ooh, new results:
P-R: I already called Sagan a beast but GVK seems too good for the rest as well, racing and winning from the front.
3 Days: Like last year a mass sprint on the opening stage, a waste to bring Stannard then. Last hope is Dowsett in the ITT. How about this suggestion: Simulate such stages and races like the Byrundtur, then the cobble riders will come out top.
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| dominox |
Posted on 22-02-2018 09:25
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And here we go. VDK starts with the 5th place for Komisarek. All I was hoping for - top 5.
Thanks all for the reports so far! |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 22-02-2018 09:45
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The double!
I was a bit in panic at the start of the video when Van Keirsbulck was to the back of the pack while Biermans was killing the group up front (and still finished 8th, great race for him!). A few narrow escapes there, but he made it back to the front. The three best cobble riders (according to my prediction  ) making it too the front, and they all had confidence in their sprint it seems. The double is great, this season is already a success for us.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Vali |
Posted on 22-02-2018 11:29
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Didn't even realize that Dillier was the favourite for the TT so not really happy with that result. Also a bit annoying that Koch lost a few spots in the last stage In general though South Africa was a good race with two stage wins. Congrats on the win TMM.
Would have loved for at least a little bit more selection in the opening stage of VDK, as the podium is gonna be tough now. Great sprint by Erdin though!
Thanks for the reports Shonak and Abhishek.
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 22-02-2018 14:54
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Come on Sep 
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| knockout |
Posted on 22-02-2018 15:00
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I was so disappointed to see how we handles the tactic again while watching the race. Sagan dropping to help Senechal at times wasnt what i hoped for. And Senechal starting to work right when Sagan and Eisaks are dropped isnt an ideal tactic. Regardless - the result was great with a 2nd place by Senechal in arguably the best race for him and good secomdary results by the other leaders
A Big Thank You To All MG Reporters! |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 22-02-2018 16:55
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Giro del Trentino first three stages are up
Video Stage 2: https://youtu.be/...
Video Stage 3: https://youtu.be/...
Results: https://pcmdaily.c...st_1281050
Spoiler Not sure what to make of this stand-out performance by Fernandez.
Sure he has progressed and is now within the abilities of Intxausti and Veroan before him but he looks far more aggressive than those two ever have been.
Aru a league of his own but Konrad again very much fun to watch, such a an aggressive rider.
Bit tough love for CT riders here, since currently 4 of 5 riders on top are WT. Love the landscapes. Giro del Trentino was my fav race last year to report and make videos. It's the same again. Just beautiful PCM graphics.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Ripley |
Posted on 22-02-2018 17:47
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I find all ICL stages exciting to watch, no matter how boring the course. But I agree the Giro del Trentino is nice. Finally another Aviva rider in the breakaway, hooray! Two more of these gruelling stages to go.
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| Yellow Jersey |
Posted on 22-02-2018 17:50
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De panne starting off good with a surprising 2nd place by Kern. And Trentino is also going well, Kozhatayev is again showing himself very up for the job of leading the team.
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| dominox |
Posted on 22-02-2018 19:31
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Trentino started actually decent for us. Chamorro is 4th, two other guys just after top 10. Let's hope they will follow it and join Juan in the top 10! |
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 22-02-2018 20:50
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Aru dominating right now... Oh boy..
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 23-02-2018 04:55
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Driedaagse De Panne Stages 2 and 3: https://pcmdaily.c...st_1280995
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| Ripley |
Posted on 23-02-2018 08:05
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So it'll come down to a somewhat random time trial. Good luck, Dowsett!
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 23-02-2018 08:22
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Nice start in Trentino, although Rabottini bad TT shows itself in the current GC. Suarez keeps getting high random results, which i love
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