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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 04-07-2019 16:24
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The first edition of a new destination on the MG calendar. We visit Finland for the only time this season as the CT teams line up a sprinters' fest in the Hanko peninsula. Home team Valio will be looking to make a mark on this race but they'll have their work cut out as the best of the best sprinters in the division are here to etch their sprinters' name as the inaugural winner. At just over 200 kilometers, and almost pan flat, this is race should favour the strong sprinters who don't mind a long day in the saddle.
| FLA | STA | SPR | ACC |  Guarnieri | 76 | 77 | 82 | 81 |  Van Heerden | 73 | 74 | 82 | 73 |  Manninen | 74 | 71 | 80 | 80 |  Vanoverschelde | 72 | 74 | 80 | 75 |  Salleh | 70 | 73 | 80 | 80 |  Tewelde | 74 | 75 | 78 | 77 | | Wippert | 70 | 75 | 78 | 82 | | Liepins | 73 | 73 | 78 | 79 | | Kreder | 73 | 72 | 78 | 80 |  King | 75 | 73 | 78 | 73 |  Carsi | 70 | 66 | 80 | 82 | | Von Hoff | 71 | 71 | 79 | 77 | | Aregger | 73 | 72 | 78 | 77 |  Brus | 71 | 74 | 78 | 78 | | Krasnov | 72 | 72 | 78 | 77 |
As mentioned before, most of the top CT sprinters will line up for this race and it's no surprise who's the top favourite. Jacopo Guarnieri is the top favourite for this race, and is quite some way stronger than his competition in terms of the skills required for this race.
Van Heerden, he who takes the longest to go from 0 to any speed, should be well suited to this race.
Home favourite Manninen and Vanoverscelde have similar top speeds, but while the former will be relying on his explosiveness in the sprint to bring it home, the latter will be hoping for a grueling race which tires out his opponents more than him.
Salleh, Tewelde, Wippert, Liepens, Kreder and King might not be the fastest over a short distance, but their combination on speed and support stats make them strong contenders for the Top 5 in this race.
While Carsi is fast, he doesn't like races which are of a longer duration. He would be hoping for a mild ride, so that he can keep himself fresh for the sprint.
Van Hoff, Aregger and Krasnov are very similar riders and should be in contention for the top 10, while Brus will be looking to fly the flag high for his Amateur team.
| FLA | STA | SPR | ACC | | Angarita | 72 | 71 | 78 | 77 |  Keough | 72 | 71 | 78 | 75 | | Hochmann | 70 | 66 | 79 | 80 |  Ranneries | 70 | 68 | 78 | 82 |  Thorsen | 61 | 63 | 82 | 85 | | Manan | 68 | 71 | 78 | 78 |  Haussler | 71 | 69 | 78 | 73 |  Jørgensen | 73 | 64 | 78 | 73 | | Szalontay | 69 | 64 | 78 | 77 |
The name which stands out in the above table is Thorsen, who is extremely fast in a sprint. However, time and again, he has shown an inability to stay in contention at the end in case of long or hard races. Watch out for someone like Hochmann or Ranneries, with their super-high acceleration to make a push for a high finish if the race comes down to a short bunch sprint.
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 04-07-2019 16:53
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I'm really hoping we get a sprint train here as we have 3 top sprinters, or at least 3 sprinters good enough to get mentioned in the preview plus a team of strong flat beasts to help try and control the race for Salleh.
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 04-07-2019 19:53
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Habtom for the upset or a breakaway would be nice :=)
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 04-07-2019 20:25
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Obviously this is a hugely important race for us and we have sent the strongest flat team possible.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 05-07-2019 21:59
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There weren't many point scoring C2 options for us, so this is as good as any I suppose. On a good day, Ranneries might be able to get a top 10 or even a top five. However, he used up his good day a couple of weeks ago, and he only gets those every... well actually that was his only good day in 5 years, so odds are he isn't having another. Therefore, I expect nothing.
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 06-07-2019 00:39
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Wow Carsi had an amazing day! Too bad we just missed out on the win. But a great podium finish!!
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 06-07-2019 08:27
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Yes, finally Guarnieri delivers and we win a race! 
Didn't look good when we lost Kreder, but fortunately Guarnieri managed without a train this time. Feillu in 12th is good as well.
Thanks for the report Vien!
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 06-07-2019 09:07
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Ranneries is lucky that I have such a baseless crush on him. Even I didn't think he'd do that bad. 
Also, pretty embarrassing for me that I didn't notice the actual race had been posted last night when I commented on the preview. 
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 06-07-2019 09:36
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 06-07-2019 11:03
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Whoops, got the Hanko and Rio reporters mixed up  Thanks Abhishek!
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 07-07-2019 13:33
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Another Podium for Salleh shows his consistency and why he is slowly making himself a CT sprinting legend. He may not have been the best sprinter in the division à la Guarnieri or Lavoine but his longevity at the top must put him in the list of the best all time CT sprinters by now.
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 09-07-2019 17:59
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Had hoped for a bit more, but seeing how the train have worked all season it was a decent showing on home soil
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