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| hillis91 |
Posted on 30-07-2018 21:33
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| Vien |
Posted on 30-07-2018 21:35
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Hope someone signs my boy Ismaël Kip. Would be sad if he became jobless. |
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| Scorchio |
Posted on 30-07-2018 21:35
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Vangenechten another solid cobbler pick. Seems to have been a trend from round 1 to mop up a lot of the remaining competent cobblers. Will this in fact cancel each other out come the season? - tbc!
Quite a few oldies in the crop, but if it works as a one-year solution, maybe that's all that is required!
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| Scorchio |
Posted on 30-07-2018 21:40
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Kip certainly one of the more colourful riders left Vien in terms of MG history - sure he won a 1-day sprint classic just a couple of seasons ago, and must have other solid results on his palmares (great sprint, not so great across the rest of the stat block!).
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| ManGame-Admin |
Posted on 30-07-2018 21:43
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Compal-Merida make it a Luxembourg double, as Tom Thill joins the team. His most notable appearance in 2017 was when he led the KoM competition of the Tour of Romandie early on, eventually finishing 4th. |
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| redordead |
Posted on 30-07-2018 21:47
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Two very solid riders to start off with 
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| Scorchio |
Posted on 30-07-2018 21:48
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Certainly a solid pick by Compal-Merida there. Great helper for flat - tick, hills - tick, TT's - tick, fancies himself in breakaways as well. Think Thill has only maxed out quit recently if memory serves, with a good few years potentially ahead of him.
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| Scorchio |
Posted on 30-07-2018 21:50
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Puusepp had a blink and you'll miss it appearance as a Nutresa rider back in the 2014-15 off season. Signed for 0 mid-way through and sold for 100K (? maybe only 50K) a couple of days later to a manager desparately thrashing around for some puncheur support after things not going so well. Might have been the first deal I ever organised via Skype!
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Posted on 30-07-2018 21:52
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Winner of the 2017 C1 Viana do Castelo, Kari Brynjolfsson will get to stay with Valio - Delaval after all! |
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| redordead |
Posted on 30-07-2018 21:53
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The cobbles just won't end 
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| Scorchio |
Posted on 30-07-2018 21:54
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Thomson a very interesting development pick by the GCN ProTeam. Mostly known in the UK as a mountain biker, has the skills to become a handy cobbler with a bit of a sprint, or vice versa. This one receives the development selection thumbs-up for also being a rider joining a team from his home nation.
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 30-07-2018 21:55
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Seems like cobbles is the terrain most people are looking to strengthen their squads in! Still a few very interesting riders left with other specialities. Will be interesting to see if any of them will get a contract.
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 30-07-2018 21:55
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What can I say? I'm a bit of a softie 
Even though it was only one day he shined a result like that would have secured him a contract any other year (and perhaps this year had he had a more reasonable wage demand)
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| ManGame-Admin |
Posted on 30-07-2018 21:56
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Speaking of cobbles!
It's been a rollercoaster transfers for Daniel Ruiz. Sacked by Hugo Boss not long ago, he finds a reprieve at ENI - MOL. |
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 30-07-2018 21:56
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I was praying for Brynjolfsson to Valio, and super happy to see it 
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| Scorchio |
Posted on 30-07-2018 21:57
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Brynjolfsson's return to Valio is a heart-warming story. Gives him another chance to chase his career long goal to snag the Icelandic national champions jersey!
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| knockout |
Posted on 30-07-2018 21:59
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jandal7 wrote:
I was praying for Brynjolfsson to Valio, and super happy to see it
Love that pick!
A Big Thank You To All MG Reporters! |
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Posted on 30-07-2018 21:59
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A 76 TT Australian was readily available in Richie Porte, but BNZ Cycling Team have decided to develop their own instead, signing Campbell Flakemore. |
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Posted on 30-07-2018 22:02
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From Strava to Adastra - Argon 18, another Belgian draft pick for them, in Timothy Dupont. And like many, he has some skill over the cobbles. |
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| Yellow Jersey |
Posted on 30-07-2018 22:04
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Dupont actually really good, Ivan might have gotten himself a treat
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