|
Tour of Southland Discussion
|
| fintas |
Posted on 05-12-2020 19:04
|
Small Tour Specialist
Posts: 2602
Joined: 21-03-2008
PCM$: 1200.00
|
First difficulty overcome, and for now Swift remains well up there in the GC. If we get the victory in the next stage then we can think about a good final classification.
|
| |
|
|
| Ad Bot |
Posted on 22-11-2024 10:28
|
Bot Agent
Posts: Countless
Joined: 23.11.09
|
|
| IP: None |
|
|
| Ollfardh |
Posted on 06-12-2020 13:23
|
World Champion
Posts: 14563
Joined: 08-08-2011
PCM$: 9100.00
|
Oh come on, how bad are the sprints this year? We should have had the yellow jersey by now.
Congratulations to Swift, he deserved that one.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
|
| |
|
|
| tsmoha |
Posted on 06-12-2020 13:50
|
Directeur Sportif
Posts: 11819
Joined: 19-07-2010
PCM$: 300.00
|
Now that's a pity for Oram! But happy to see him active again. Might not be only one stage win for him this season 
|
| |
|
|
| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 06-12-2020 15:33
|
Team Leader
Posts: 6036
Joined: 20-07-2008
PCM$: 200.00
|
Nice and quiet sprint stage, just how I like it. Congrats on the win fintas. May Swift bring you more of those this year.
|
| |
|
|
| Marcovdw |
Posted on 06-12-2020 16:26
|
Grand Tour Champion
Posts: 7593
Joined: 04-07-2012
PCM$: 15345.00
|
Claeys, Selander and Ivanov beating Vesely in a sprint, someone must be sabotaging him!
|
| |
|
|
| fintas |
Posted on 06-12-2020 22:59
|
Small Tour Specialist
Posts: 2602
Joined: 21-03-2008
PCM$: 1200.00
|
First win of the season, and one of the objectives for this race is achieved. It would be great if the next stage ended up being run in the same way as stage 2, so that Swift would have a chance to achieve a good result in the GC. Green jersey is also still an objective but for that we need a good result in the last stage.
|
| |
|
|
| hillis91 |
Posted on 07-12-2020 16:26
|
Team Leader
Posts: 5896
Joined: 30-11-2006
PCM$: 1500.00
|
Yes!
Flugel with a top 10 GC pace atm.
Liking that!
|
| |
|
|
| Ollfardh |
Posted on 07-12-2020 17:22
|
World Champion
Posts: 14563
Joined: 08-08-2011
PCM$: 9100.00
|
I don't mind Gaviria losing this race, I will however strongly object to Waeytens winning this race..
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
|
| |
|
|
| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 07-12-2020 18:00
|
Tour de France Champion
Posts: 16429
Joined: 27-07-2011
PCM$: 10438.70
|
Ollfardh wrote:
I don't mind Gaviria losing this race, I will however strongly object to Waeytens winning this race..
I'll admit it, I came to this discussion thread just to see your reaction.  I sympathize with your plight.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
| |
|
|
| roturn |
Posted on 07-12-2020 18:08
|
Team Manager
Posts: 22246
Joined: 24-11-2007
PCM$: 3900.00
|
baseballlover312 wrote:
Ollfardh wrote:
I don't mind Gaviria losing this race, I will however strongly object to Waeytens winning this race..
I'll admit it, I came to this discussion thread just to see your reaction. I sympathize with your plight.
And I needed to wait more than a month to see his reaction on that stage.
No idea, same rider different team. Sometimes this works wonders. Waeytens wouldn't be the first in mg history.
Also the GCN duo for once both in the first group. In especially Dowsett a similar cases as Waeytens in last couple seasons. |
| |
|
|
| tsmoha |
Posted on 07-12-2020 18:19
|
Directeur Sportif
Posts: 11819
Joined: 19-07-2010
PCM$: 300.00
|
baseballlover312 wrote:
Ollfardh wrote:
I don't mind Gaviria losing this race, I will however strongly object to Waeytens winning this race..
I'll admit it, I came to this discussion thread just to see your reaction. I sympathize with your plight.
+ 1 
|
| |
|
|
| Marcovdw |
Posted on 07-12-2020 20:28
|
Grand Tour Champion
Posts: 7593
Joined: 04-07-2012
PCM$: 15345.00
|
12th overall for Claeys is not that bad, just a huge step backwards from last season. The decline is too much to be competitive
|
| |
|
|
| fintas |
Posted on 07-12-2020 20:59
|
Small Tour Specialist
Posts: 2602
Joined: 21-03-2008
PCM$: 1200.00
|
Good work from my team, especially Swift, who in a race with two hills satges can end up in the top 15 as well as winning the green jersey.
|
| |
|
|
| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 07-12-2020 23:09
|
Team Leader
Posts: 6036
Joined: 20-07-2008
PCM$: 200.00
|
Another good effort from Borges. Just a shame it wasn't enough to clinch the victory, but it's definitely a pleasing result and performance.
|
| |
|
|
| Tamijo |
Posted on 07-12-2020 23:46
|
Team Leader
Posts: 7406
Joined: 14-07-2015
PCM$: 599.00
|
Worse than expected
|
| |
|
|
| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 08-12-2020 06:03
|
Team Leader
Posts: 7294
Joined: 11-04-2012
PCM$: 200.00
|
Well Schultz with a much better result! Im still not sure why he was in the breakaway in stage 2 when this stage is identical and he gets top 15. Still, could be worse. Lets look to the final day tomorrow and hope that Wippert still has something in those legs.
|
| |
|
|
| MacC |
Posted on 08-12-2020 13:45
|
Sprinter
Posts: 1594
Joined: 15-07-2008
PCM$: 700.00
|
King of the Mountains! I'll take it, well done Connolly
|
| |
|
|
| Marcovdw |
Posted on 08-12-2020 13:51
|
Grand Tour Champion
Posts: 7593
Joined: 04-07-2012
PCM$: 15345.00
|
Thanks roturn for the reports, congrats jaxika and Waeytens for succeeding Claeys. An average race for us, Claeys with a decent-ish GC position but Vesely continues to disappoint me for whatever reason. Hopefully the next races without hilly stages go better for him.
|
| |
|
|
| hillis91 |
Posted on 08-12-2020 14:18
|
Team Leader
Posts: 5896
Joined: 30-11-2006
PCM$: 1500.00
|
Thanks roturn for the reports, congrats jaxika and Waeytens!
We are very pleased with snagging a top 10 here, more then what we dared to dream about! 
|
| |
|
|
| fintas |
Posted on 08-12-2020 16:13
|
Small Tour Specialist
Posts: 2602
Joined: 21-03-2008
PCM$: 1200.00
|
Well done guys
This was a great race for the team, not only did we achieve the objectives we had set ourselves, but we also managed to put 3 riders in the top 20 of the GC.
Swift was in great shape, 2 stage victories, the green jersey and to end he managed to finish in an honorable 12th place in the GC.
Kupfernagel and Tzortzakis did an excellent job of placing Swift throughout the race, proving that we have the capacity to form a good sprint train throughout the season.
congrats jaxika for the win and thanks for the reports Roturn
|
| |
|
