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Posted on 24-11-2024 18:00
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 06-11-2019 17:26
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Thanks for the nice report otherwise nothing to mention with Campari eyes.
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| ryant |
Posted on 06-11-2019 17:51
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Enger really has been disappointing so far, but Bellis has done really well to split the action already  Just hope he can do just as well at Willunga!
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 06-11-2019 18:07
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Kind of thought Silva would be a sneaky rider on that stage and 14th isnt too bad, but Froome and Kuboki should have done better I think. Still Houle and Yates didnt do much either.
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| viking90 |
Posted on 06-11-2019 18:16
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Stage 3 and we finally got a glimpse at our kit!
But one question, is the auto colors for equipment that we chosed earleir used?
As I picked 0092FF as my color, which should be a light blue but Lucas Eriksson seems to ride with red is auto color on equipment?
Not a big deal for me, but as hillis done such a good work with the kit the red color kinda destroys his work a bit.
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 06-11-2019 18:18
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Disappointing stage from Yates and Zabel. First letdown of the season. Hopefully just saving energy for the later stages.
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| knockout |
Posted on 06-11-2019 18:21
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Nice 
Love to see Gautier strong here. Certainly a good sign for Valio. Love it!
Hate to see that the "nah there was no gap" jury decisions are back on the table. Hopefully we wont be hurt by that as often as in past seasons
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 06-11-2019 18:42
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After Cavs no show in stage 1 I am relieved to see him show up in stage 2 and that Flugel is still competitive despite his decline.
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 06-11-2019 19:11
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Such an exciting race, thanks roturn!
Quite dissapointed with Modolo in particular today, really hoped to see him hang on to the sprinter group at least, but I guess he was dragged down by Lo Cicero today unfortunately.
But one question, is the auto colors for equipment that we chosed earleir used?
As I picked 0092FF as my color, which should be a light blue but Lucas Eriksson seems to ride with red is auto color on equipment?
Yeah, same for me mate, thought I chosed dark green to fit the Europcar Jersey but it turned out light blue, didn't mention it because I was sure I just did a mistake when submitting the colours |
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| roturn |
Posted on 06-11-2019 19:40
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The autocolour issue was noticed already and was fixed in the next races and at least starting with all February events.
Got some formula mix up somehow. |
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 06-11-2019 19:53
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Gautier certainly loves this race 
Meanwhile, not a good stage for us. Schreurs certainly needed to be in that first group to be in with a chance of winning the GC. I'm not totally surprised with his passiveness though, with the stage being rated flat and Guarnieri therefore being one of the favorites.
Hope we can pick up from here and try to get some good stage results.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 06-11-2019 20:06
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Oh my mistake Houle isn't riding for GC he's just come here to cuddle baby kangaroos and be useless 
At least Dyrnes is trying and should collect a few points. However if his presence makes Houle fail it will be a bad season for us.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 06-11-2019 21:08
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Yeah pretty bad performances for both Yates and Houle. This should have been a perfect stage, especially for the canadian.
Impressive results for us though. Borges with that no-gap 2nd place catapulting him to GC candidate. Troffitruffles making his stand too is great.
Congrats to Valio and their decision to bring in Gautier!
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 06-11-2019 21:29
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3rd place! That’s better!!! Keep it going Joshua!!!!!
Nice ride from Gautier!
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 06-11-2019 21:58
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jandal7 wrote:
Oh my mistake Houle isn't riding for GC he's just come here to cuddle baby kangaroos and be useless
Well it seems like it was the wrong decision to send Dyrnes here if you want Houle to attack the "hilly" stages. Still AI should've been better for Houle here.
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 07-11-2019 01:59
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Enjoyed our day in Ochre, good to see the boys trying up front and Holloway second among the sprinters is good.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 07-11-2019 02:09
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Croatia14 wrote:
jandal7 wrote:
Oh my mistake Houle isn't riding for GC he's just come here to cuddle baby kangaroos and be useless
Well it seems like it was the wrong decision to send Dyrnes here if you want Houle to attack the "hilly" stages. Still AI should've been better for Houle here.
Agree in terms of trying to stick with the first group and so perhaps it is a mistake if I wanted to go all in on Houle, which I knew coming in and just hoped Houle would find himself as #1, with Dyrnes as a backup and not the other way around and for this situation it gives us some good points rather than xero. But acting not at all as a sprinter or as a second leader and finishing in the third group is inexcusable either way.
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| redordead |
Posted on 07-11-2019 06:10
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Well I never expected Ciolek to be in the GC battle, so for him it's more about stage results in the remaining flat stages.
Happy Bilbao got into the front group, but a bit disappointed he wasn't better in the final sprint as every second counts in this race and it won't be easy to get a good GC result.
Congrats to Valio, as Gautier seems to have this race all figured out
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 07-11-2019 08:57
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That top-3 is wonderful! Gautier an Australian in disguise and Borges who is such a wonderful rider coming in next. Edmondson giving BNZ hope for a good season from him as well very good to see.
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 07-11-2019 11:46
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Eden95 wrote:
That top-3 is wonderful! Gautier an Australian in disguise and Borges who is such a wonderful rider coming in next. Edmondson giving BNZ hope for a good season from him as well very good to see.
Gotta agree! An incredible top 3! And Edmondson definitely is giving us hope after a fantastic start to the season! Hopefully he can impress in Willunga!
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 07-11-2019 14:59
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Lo Cicero came close there, had me worried for a second. Gaviria is doing really well if we ignore that first stage.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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