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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 20-03-2021 09:24
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Yes, the video's are really great, would love to see more of them for the big races!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 20-03-2021 12:24
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Hooray the season is off and running, thanks Bikex for the reports/video.
Disappointing result in U23, 29th is not going to help our defense of the title.
Pedersen taken out by the crash at Palm Classic, new boy Eisaks stepped up for a surprising 5th, very pleased to get an early benefit from his sprint training.
Congrats to the winners and good luck to all the managers old and new 
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| Shonak |
Posted on 20-03-2021 12:54
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First four stages of Tropicale posted, will likely wrap up the race later in the evening. Strong showing by some debutants
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| Bikex |
Posted on 20-03-2021 13:10
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Wow quite some gaps. Only 6 riders consistently finished in the top group. Will be some interesting final stages. |
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| Bikex |
Posted on 20-03-2021 13:49
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Come on Lutsenko twice blocked by other riders that were dropping back and then dropped by his own team in the TTT. Quite annoying.
Thanks Shonak now I'm really under pressure to post Tour d'Indonesia, will do that soon.  |
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| Ripley |
Posted on 20-03-2021 14:59
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Nice to see Shonak up and running.
Tropicale very selective, I'm sure Schorn would have done well had anybody hired him.
Our best rider in Toowoomba so far is Dennis van Winden, proving what a solid rider he is. Maybe Cano can collect points from the U25 classification.
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 20-03-2021 16:05
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Good start by Mohoric and the team in the very important Toowoomba. Not a good Palm Classic for us though.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 20-03-2021 16:25
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Massive debut for us here in Gabon! Langlois was there for the first 3 stages, but just lacking in that top end speed. But he fully exceeded expectations on stage 4, flaunting his puncheur prowess and emerging as the strongest from the bunch. It feels really good to already have our first win as a team!
Langlois is now tied on time for that second spot. It would be great for him to nab a couple more time bonuses and manage to get a GC podium here, both for our points and for his development.
I would be remiss to not mention Lavery too, who has been thereabouts on every stage and worked his way up to 7th on GC while also being there in the end for Langlois. That's a great combo when they're both firing on all cylinders.
Also - awesome to see us in the break 3/4 days so far. Roche is still active and trying to set the example as our road captain.
Looking forward to the final stages. Hopefully we continue to be near the front, avoid crashes, and show our jersey!
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 20-03-2021 17:11
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Interesting racing in Tropicale. Shame that Plesner and Kern can't consistently both stay in the front group, its always one or the other. I thought Kern would be one of the best picks for this race with his hill/sprint combo, but he's been a little inconsistent. Still a 2nd place stage result isn't bad for the first stage race of the season.
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 20-03-2021 17:22
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Good start in Toowoowba, top five in all stages though sad to see Bouhanni being denied a stage win due to the break
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Posted on 25-11-2024 03:10
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| Vali |
Posted on 20-03-2021 17:29
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Hm, Puccio is doing well so far in Toowoomba, but Jungels has been a letdown so far. Maybe Puccio can surprise in the hilly stage, would be very welcomed.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 20-03-2021 18:07
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We kind of phoned it in sending Brenes as our Christchurch leader, so 14th is a fine result. Happy to see Roche active in the break again, hopefully it's a pattern this year.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| Bikex |
Posted on 20-03-2021 19:44
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valverde321 wrote:
Interesting racing in Tropicale. Shame that Plesner and Kern can't consistently both stay in the front group, its always one or the other. I thought Kern would be one of the best picks for this race with his hill/sprint combo, but he's been a little inconsistent. Still a 2nd place stage result isn't bad for the first stage race of the season.
Well if we look at the calendar Tour d'Indonesia is your first stage race. First three stages there are posted now, check if you have an even better start to the season there. |
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 20-03-2021 20:04
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Terrible result in Christchurch with Rui Costa barely in the top-20 and GVA outside the top-50 
Nerz on the other hand, wow! Kreuziger also doing decent and hopefully a top-10 in the GC in Indonesia.
Also, by this pace the season will be over before April
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| Ripley |
Posted on 20-03-2021 20:55
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dominox in the mix as well, thank you! Nice job by Diedrich in Christchurch, forced himself into both breakaways, that's all we can ask for in these races. Dev team doing well so far in Indonesia.
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| krisa |
Posted on 20-03-2021 20:57
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wow so dissapointing by KWiato and the team
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 21-03-2021 00:30
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My U23 calendar is pretty much centered around chasing TT stages and if we can get 6th and 15th on every one like we did in Indonesia that twill be awesome.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 21-03-2021 00:49
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Bikex wrote:
valverde321 wrote:
Interesting racing in Tropicale. Shame that Plesner and Kern can't consistently both stay in the front group, its always one or the other. I thought Kern would be one of the best picks for this race with his hill/sprint combo, but he's been a little inconsistent. Still a 2nd place stage result isn't bad for the first stage race of the season.
Well if we look at the calendar Tour d'Indonesia is your first stage race. First three stages there are posted now, check if you have an even better start to the season there.
Hmm, I think they might be even better
Wow, what a start to the year. Kern with a win, Pizzi with a solo win in New Zealand, and a few Top 3's already as well in Indonesia. Having solid depth is really paying off right now. We are doing so well. Even Yamamoto had a good ride in the TT as well. The teams form is amazing. Maybe I should have trained Pizzi, if we are going to rider this well all year. Kern, Uran, Yamamoto, Pizzi, all doing well. Even Pauly.
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| DarkWolf |
Posted on 21-03-2021 05:08
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It's going to be a very long, long year. Come on team, give me a break get into a... break. 
I'm loving it. Although we don't have much to show for ourselves. At Christchurch I didn't send my best suited riders for the profile, but they are busy later with focus races and so it went as I expected.
I can take some positives from Indonesia, having 4 riders in the main group finishers of 31 on the second stage is nice. And I can live with Lander 16th on that stage. I knew TT is a killer, but with the young Soler putting the best time of our team in the first TT makes for an intriguing and hopeful start of his career and development. I am keeping my fingers crossed that Matthews sticks to the Top 20 in GC as it is right now, even with the last TT stage. |
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| OZrocker |
Posted on 21-03-2021 05:08
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Oh no, Nizzolo off to a poor start is bringing back memories of Theo Bos' underperforming and it's only January! Admittedly, it wasn't his fault with a crash in race 1, but we need better from him to survive this year with Mollema no longer a top contender.
Koejoe really impressive in Indonesia though, 12th overall for a U23 rider is an excellent result to the halfway mark.
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