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Eventhough I have to get used to the format, I somehow feel like this has got some nice flair in it. No matter that it's Sky
Thanks for reading / commenting!
Sorry about format - is it the amount of [spoiler] use? I went with this to avoid people suffering a mass of images loading. Still a work in progress. |
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Posted on 29-07-2018 11:43
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Yeah the spoilers aren't my preferred style to read. Or at least four per post. Stopping image flooding is nice of you but why not do one per post?
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
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Posted on 29-07-2018 11:46
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jandal7 wrote:
Yeah the spoilers aren't my preferred style to read. Or at least four per post. Stopping image flooding is nice of you but why not do one per post?
I am a minimalist person so spoilers suited me, but the amount of clicking is excessive I agree!
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Posted on 29-07-2018 11:59
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I feel format change is an improvement already! Thank you both for comments.
* I will keep attempting to improve format as I begin this story *
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Posted on 29-07-2018 12:13
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Tour of Oman (2.HC)
Startlist
| Chris Froome | | Sergio Henao | | Ian Stannard | | Vasil Kiryienka | | Peter Kennaugh | | Diego Rosa | | Salvatore Puccio | | Charley Cocoa |
Team Strategy
Chris Froome - Leader
* Live Standings *
Spoiler Overall
1 | Alexis Vuillermoz | Ag2r La Mondiale | 21h12'24 | 2 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 1'01 | 3 | Simon Yates | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 1'47 | 4 | Daniel Martin | Etixx - Quick-step | + 2'15 | 5 | Julian Alaphilippe | Etixx - Quick-step | + 3'05 | 6 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | + 5'08 | 7 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | + 6'07 | 8 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | + 6'07 | 9 | Daniel Navarro | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 7'22 | 10 | Bob Jungels | Trek Factory Racing | + 8'11 |
Mountain
1 | Alexis Vuillermoz | Ag2r La Mondiale | 16 | 2 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | 16 | 3 | Simon Yates | Orica-GreenEDGE | 14 | 4 | Björn Leukemans | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 12 | 5 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | 10 |
Points
1 | Nacer Bouhanni | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | 89 | 2 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | 69 | 3 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Trek Factory Racing | 62 | 4 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | 52 | 5 | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | 51 | 6 | Alexis Vuillermoz | Ag2r La Mondiale | 42 | 7 | Julian Alaphilippe | Etixx - Quick-step | 40 | 8 | Simon Yates | Orica-GreenEDGE | 38 | 9 | Daniele Ratto | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 34 | 10 | Jasper Stuyven | Trek Factory Racing | 34 |
Team
Ag2r La Mondiale | 63h55'04 | Etixx - Quick-step | + 16 | BMC Racing Team | + 57 | Movistar Team | + 7'07 | Trek Factory Racing | + 8'01 | Team Sky | + 9'08 |
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Posted on 29-07-2018 15:16
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Stage 1 - Tuesday, 17 February
Al Musannah - Sultan Qaboos University, 158.6km
The opening stage is one that looks as though it should end with a sprinter in the red jersey.
Favourites for the victory are Nacer Bouhanni, Giacomo Nizzolo and Mark Renshaw.
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Posted on 30-07-2018 14:03
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Stage 2 - Wednesday, 18 February
Fanja in Bidbid - Al Bustan 151.8km
The second stage is one that the bookmakers are saying will end with a sprinter finish.
Favourites for the victory are the same as yesterday; Nacer Bouhanni, Giacomo Nizzolo and Mark Renshaw.
Greg Van Avarmaet has been tipped by some within the peloton.
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Stage 3 - Thursday, 19 February
Nakhal Fort - Wadi Dayqah Dam 193.9km
Day three sees the tour hit it's longest stage and with a slight incline finish perhaps we will see a winner other than in-form Nacer Bouhanni?
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Posted on 30-07-2018 17:58
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Stage 4 - Friday, 20 February
Samail - Jabal Al Akhdahar 137km
The mountain top finish will see the GC contenders battle it out for the stage victory. Expect Chris Froome, Alejandro Valverde and Romain Bardet to put a marker down today.
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Stage 5 - Saturday, 21 February
Al Alam Palace - Ministry of Housing 142.6km
With three climbs in the latter end of the race, today's stage has several members of the media indicating the parcour could favour Julian Alaphilippe and team-mate Dan Martin.
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Stage 6 - Sunday, 22 February
Hawit Nagam Park - Matrah Corniche 138.8km
The final stage of the Tour of Oman looks set to be a sprinter's finish unless the day's breakaway can stay clear. Look for Nacer Bouhanni to wrap up a very successful race with another stage victory.
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Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali (2.1)
Startlist
| COCOA, Charley | | DEIGNAN, Philip | | DIBBEN, Jonathan | | DOULL, Owain | | INTXAUSTI, Beñat | | ROSA, Diego | | SUTTON, Christopher |
Team Strategy
Beñat Intxausti - Leader
Christopher Sutton - Sprinter
* Final Standings *
Spoiler Overall
1 | Edoardo Zardini | Bardiani CSF | 14h14'51 | 2 | Daniel Teklehaimanot | MTN-Qhubeka | + 27 | 3 | Stef Clement | IAM Cycling | + 1'42 | 4 | Miguel Angel Lopez | Astana Pro Team | + 1'56 | 5 | Louis Meintjes | MTN-Qhubeka | + 2'02 | 6 | Beñat Intxausti | Team Sky | + 3'26 | 7 | Miguel Rubiano | Colombia | + 4'23 | 8 | Oscar Gatto | Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | + 4'31 | 9 | Enrico Battaglin | Bardiani CSF | + 7'05 | 10 | Alessandro Bisolti | NIPPO - Vini Fantini | + 7'46 |
Mountain
1 | Mirko Torta | Team Idea 2010 ASD | 17 | 2 | Miguel Rubiano | Colombia | 11 | 3 | Nikita Zharoven | Nankang - Dynatek | 11 | 4 | Josip Rumac | Adria Mobil | 10 | 5 | Stef Clement | IAM Cycling | 8 |
Points
1 | Edoardo Zardini | Bardiani CSF | 25 | 2 | Daniel Teklehaimanot | MTN-Qhubeka | 15 | 3 | Oscar Gatto | Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | 11 | 4 | Stef Clement | IAM Cycling | 10 | 5 | Nikita Zharoven | Nankang - Dynatek | 10 |
Team
1 | MTN-Qhubeka | 42h28'15 (1) | 2 | Bardiani CSF | + 19 (2) | 3 | Colombia | + 7'19 (3) | 4 | IAM Cycling | + 11'50 (4) | 5 | NIPPO - Vini Fantini | + 15'55 (5) | 6 | Team Sky | + 16'34 (6) | 7 | Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | + 19'22 (7) | 8 | Astana Pro Team | + 19'24 (8) | 9 | Team Katusha | + 23'11 (9) | 10 | Southeast | + 25'09 (10) |
Team Sky Riders Final Standings
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6 | Beñat Intxausti | + 3'26 | 22 | Diego Rosa | + 14'06 | 28 | Philip Deignan | + 15'26 | 55 | Charley Cocoa | + 21'34 | 74 | Christopher Sutton | + 27'27 | 90 | Owain Doull | + 31'29 | 104 | Jonathan Dibben | + 35'12 |
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Stage by Stage
Stage 1
Tuesday, 24 March
Gatteo - Gatteo 100.3km
Winner: Nikita Zharoven (Nankang - Dynatek)
A bumpy first stage of the tour gave the breakaway a slim chance of staying clear and that is exactly what happened when the sprinter's team failed to catch all-day stay away Nikita Zharoven, who took the stage with over a minute on the chasing peloton.
Cocoa's Thoughts
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Fitness | Rhythm | | Freshness | Good | Bad | > | Excellent |
Stage Result
"Rain.
Dibben hit the ground hard at the bottom of the final climb. I wait for him, we start 1'54" behind the peloton, but catch by the top the back end.
My legs are strong, I don't think they have ever been so strong as today. I ride hard all stage and am the first Team Sky rider to cross the line.
I felt great until questioned by the team why I left Dibben - he looked strong and nobody radioed me to stay with him."
Stage 2
Wednesday, 25 March
Sant'Angelo - Gatteo Mare 11.3km
Winner: Team Unieuro Wilier Trevigiani
In a close affair, Italian Team Unieuro Wilier Trevigiani edged out MTN-Qhubeka by two seconds to take the spoils.
Cocoa's Thoughts
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Fitness | Rhythm | | Freshness | Good | Bad | > | Excellent |
Stage Result
130 | 54 | Charley Cocoa | + 1'11" |
"I rode on the front for at least half of the stage and suffered in the final km as I dropped off the back, finishing forty-six seconds back.
I'm happy and nobody on the team gives me indication otherwise."
Stage 3
Thursday, 26 March
Gatteo - Sogliano al Rubicone 153.4km
Winner: Edoardo Zardini (Bardiani CSF)
Once again the breakaway managed to stay clear and in a three-way sprint Edoardo Zardini beat off Daniel Teklehaimanot (MTN-Qhubeka) and Didier Chaparro (NIPPO - Vini Fantini.)
Cocoa's Thoughts
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Fitness | Rhythm | | Freshness | Good | Average | ^ | Excellent |
Stage Result
"I was hanging off the back of the peloton struggling to match the tempo until the last two climbs when everything splintered.
I dug deep and managed to limit my losses to my team-mates, catching Doull and Sutton."
Stage 4
Friday, 27 March
Zola Predosa - Piane di Mocogno 149.8km
Winner: Stef Clement (IAM Cycling)
As expected the climbs wrecked havoc on the riders with it difficult to call any of those bunched together a peloton.
Cocoa's Thoughts
Spoiler
Fitness | Rhythm | | Freshness | Good | Average | ^ | Excellent |
Stage Result
"Mixed emotions.
My crash was pretty bad, but I loved the steep long climbs. I gained a lot of time back and am happy with what I did."
Stage 5
Saturday, 28 March
Crevalcore - Crevalcore 14.5km
Winner: Matthias Brändle (IAM Cycling)
A one-two for IAM Cycling as Stef Clement comes second to extend his overall GC lead to fifty-two seconds.
Cocoa's Thoughts
Spoiler
Fitness | Rhythm | | Freshness | Good | Very Good | ^ | Excellent |
Stage Result
104 | 52 | Charley Cocoa | | + 1'23" |
"I'm okay with the time. I beat some of my team-mates and that is a bonus."
Stage 6
Sunday, 29 March
Monticelli Terme - Fiorano Modenese 133.3km
Winner: Edoardo Zardini (Bardiani CSF)
In a mass sprint finish Edoardo Zardini takes the stage and with it the overall GC victory for the tour.
Cocoa's Thoughts
Spoiler
Fitness | Rhythm | | Freshness | Very Good | Excellent | ^ | Excellent |
Stage Result
"Another rainy day, another big crash. I almost made it back onto the peloton at the finish.
I think the conditions will save me from an interrogation on my bike handling abilities. "
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Tour de Yorkshire (2.1)
Startlist
| COCOA, Charley | | HENAO, Sebastian | | INTXAUSTI, Beñat | | KENNAUGH, Peter | | LOPEZ, David | | ROSA, Diego |
Team Strategy
Beñat Intxausti - Leader
Charley Cocoa and Peter Kennaugh - Free Role
* Final Standings *
Spoiler Overall
1 | Oscar Gatto | Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | 11h13'14 | 2 | Beñat Intxausti | Team Sky | + 10 | 3 | Rafael Valls | Lampre-Merida | + 12 | 4 | Andriy Grivko | Astana Pro Team | + 16 | 5 | Ivan Santaromita | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | 6 | Nelson Oliveira | Lampre-Merida | s.t. | 7 | Eros Capecchi | Movistar Team | s.t. | 8 | Alex Dowsett | Movistar Team | s.t. | 9 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Team Katusha | s.t. | 10 | Daryl Impey | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 1'30 |
Mountain
1 | Charley Cocoa | Team Sky | 9 | 2 | Jack Bauer | Team Cannondale - Garmin | 8 | 3 | Dante Carpenter | JLT Condor | 7 | 4 | Pavel Kochetkov | Team Katusha | 7 | 5 | Alex Dowsett | Movistar Team | 6 |
Points
1 | Oscar Gatto | Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | 32 | 2 | Daryl Impey | Orica-GreenEDGE | 23 | 3 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Trek Factory Racing | 21 | 4 | Lasse Norman Hansen | Team Cannondale - Garmin | 15 | 5 | Dale Appleby | NFTO | 15 | 6 | Charley Cocoa | Team Sky | 12 | 7 | Chris Opie | ONE Pro Cycling | 12 | 8 | Beñat Intxausti | Team Sky | 12 | 9 | Rafael Valls | Lampre-Merida | 9 | 10 | Luke Durbridge | Orica-GreenEDGE | 9 |
Team
1 | Lampre-Merida | 33h41'54 (1) | 2 | Team Sky | + 1'24 (2) | 3 | Movistar Team | + 2'37 (3) | 4 | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 2'48 (4) | 5 | Astana Pro Team | + 4'01 (5) | 6 | Team Katusha | + 4'01 (6) | 7 | Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | + 4'01 (7) | 8 | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 4'01 (8) | 9 | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 5'25 (9) | 10 | Trek Factory Racing | + 5'25 (10) |
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Stage by Stage
Stage 1
Friday, 1 May
Bridlington - Scarborough 150.3km
Winner: Daryl Impey (Orica-GreenEDGE)
A fairly straight forward opening stage lends itself to a mass sprint finish unless the breakaway manages to elude the peloton.
Cocoa's Thoughts
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Fitness | Rhythm | | Freshness | Good | Bad | > | Excellent |
Stage Result
"Free to do whatever I want.
As a home race I guess the team allowed me some freedom to race solo. I focused on the mountain jersey.
I went with both breaks of the day. Poor positioning got me only third and two points on the first climb, but I learnt and took first and five points later."
Stage 2
Saturday, 2 May
Selby - York 166.7km
Winner: Hansen Lasse Norman (Team Cannondale-Garmin)
A dead flat stage stage lends itself to lots of scenery shots a mass sprint finish.
Cocoa's Thoughts
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Fitness | Rhythm | | Freshness | Good | Bad | > | Excellent |
Stage Result
"I started out thinking there was nothing to race for. Diego told me to chase the breakaway for the intermediate sprint time bonuses.
While wearing my first jersey I won both time bonuses!"
Stage 3
Sunday, 3 May
Wakefield - Leeds 178.0km
Winner: Oscar Gatto (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermac)
Terrain suited to a puncher, expect a breakaway to stick and big changes to the GC.
Cocoa's Thoughts
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Fitness | Rhythm | | Freshness | Good | Average | > | Excellent |
Stage Result
"Terrible day. I made it into the group for the mountain points, but was out-thought and out-raced. I failed to get any points.
My legs ache, I hold onto the jersey by one point and David nursed me home in the last 15km."
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I will change format going forward I think to allow actual story feel to seasons.
I already post major race winners here for record and reference but think will post monthly updates now on. |
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Giro d'Italia Preview
Vincenzo Nibali (Astana Pro Team)
The 30 year old from Astana Pro Team is the number one favourite for Giro d'ltalia. Over the last weeks the results of Nibali were very promising. Nibali ended on a 3th place in Tour de Romandie. Next he also won Giro del Trentino. During Giro del Trentino, Nibali also won 2 stages.
Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r La Mondiale)
He's just a step below the top favourite but the cyclist of Ag2r La Mondiale still has a good chance on winning Giro d'ltalia. He had one of the best preparations of all for this race. An important race preparing for this race is Liege - Bastogne - Liege, Pozzovivo took the 3th place. He went on for another good result in Giro del Trentino where he finished 4th.
Fabio Aru (Astana Pro Team)
The number three favourite is Aru, he's not on the same level as the top 2 favourites but he's the best of the rest. Preparing for this race, Aru was able to take the 2nd place in Giro del Trentino.
Ryder Hesjedal (Team Cannondale - Garmin)
Spot four is for the 34 year old, it would be a surprise if he wins the race since he's not one of the main favourites, but we still see an important role for him in this race. During the buildup to this race, Hesjedal took the 5th place in Giro del Trentino.
Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo)
The cyclist of Tinkoff-Saxo is the last on the list, he might not win Giro d'ltalia, but we believe he can play an important part. An important race preparing for this race is Tour de Romandie, Majka took the 4th place. Next to that he achieved 8th place in Giro del Trentino.
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Vuelta a Castilla y León (2.1)
Startlist
| COCOA, Charley | | DEIGNAN, Philip | | GEOGHEGAN HART, Tao | | INTXAUSTI, Beñat | | KENNAUGH, Peter | | MOSCON, Gianni | | PUCCIO, Salvatore | | ZANDIO, Xabier |
Team Strategy
Beñat Intxausti - Leader
Charley Cocoa and Peter Kennaugh - Free Role
* Final Standings *
Spoiler Overall
1 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | 12h39'32 | 2 | Ángel Madrazo | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | 3 | Björn Thurau | Bora - Argon 18 | s.t. | 4 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Team Katusha | + 23 | 5 | Bart De Clercq | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | 6 | Peter Kennaugh | Team Sky | s.t. | 7 | Salvatore Puccio | Team Sky | + 1'29 | 8 | Omar Fraile | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | 9 | Miguel Rubiano | Colombia | s.t. | 10 | Johnny Hoogerland | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
Mountain
1 | David Arroyo | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 10 | 2 | Kristjan Koren | Team Cannondale - Garmin | 8 | 3 | Berden De Vries | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | 6 | 4 | Joaquim Silva | W52 - Quinta da Lixa | 6 | 5 | Pavel Kochetkov | Team Katusha | 5 | 13 | Charley Cocoa | Team Sky | 1 |
Points
1 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | 43 | 2 | Ángel Madrazo | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 40 | 3 | Jasper De Buyst | Lotto Soudal | 33 | 4 | Björn Thurau | Bora - Argon 18 | 30 | 5 | Ralf Matzka | Bora - Argon 18 | 28 | 6 | Koen De Kort | Team Giant-Alpecin | 28 | 7 | Filipe Cardoso | Efapel | 25 | 8 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Team Katusha | 23 | 9 | Sean De Bie | Lotto Soudal | 22 | 10 | Lasse Norman Hansen | Team Cannondale - Garmin | 21 |
Team
1 | Tinkoff-Saxo | 38h02'14 (1) | 2 | Team Sky | + 13 (2) | 3 | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | + 37 (3) | 4 | Bora - Argon 18 | + 1'44 (4) | 5 | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | + 1'49 (5) | 6 | Lotto Soudal | + 1'57 (6) | 7 | Colombia | + 3'03 (7) | 8 | Drapac Professional Cycling | + 3'33 (8) | 9 | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 3'33 (9) | 10 | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 4'00 (10) |
Team Sky Riders Final Standings
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6 | Peter Kennaugh | s.t. | 7 | Salvatore Puccio | + 1'29 | 15 | Beñat Intxausti | s.t. | 38 | Xabier Zandio | s.t. | 48 | Charley Cocoa | s.t. | 49 | Gianni Moscon | s.t. | 63 | Tao Geoghegan Hart | s.t. | 81 | Philip Deignan | s.t. |
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