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| jaxika |
Posted on 14-07-2021 21:11
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Maybe our Best race at the season, bar the wins. Thanks for the reports. |
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 16-07-2021 09:56
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Brilliant result in Piccolo Lombardia, may be too little too late in the title battle but a memorable result all the same 
And nice to see Luca getting back almost where he belongs in Tre Valli. Looking forward to him in CT again next year 
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
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11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
[ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT]  Xero Racing
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 16-07-2021 10:43
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Double Paris-Tours win! 
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 16-07-2021 10:55
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Fourth in Paris - Tours is good but I we need more to fight out of the relegation battle.
Hardy beating Moser in Emilia is a pleasant surprise! Unfortunately, no points for the important WT rankings 
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| Ripley |
Posted on 16-07-2021 12:10
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Nice comeback after the disappointing Quebec, Cav! In fact, bar the late crash in the Palm Classics he was on the podium in all other flat WT classics: MSR (2nd), G-W (2nd), Cyclassics (3rd) and now Paris-Tours (3rd). If only he had been as consistent in stage races, too.
So another successful goal race, even though Sagan was only 20th. He's now finished his WC campaign with 653 points:
| | | Pos | Pts | | Palm Classic | Sprint | WT | 3 | 60 | | Clasica di Tirreno - Adriatico | Sprint | CT.1 | 10 | 12 | | Milano - Sanremo | Sprint | WT | 10 | 12 | | Vattenfall Cyclassics | Sprint | WT | 6 | 32 | | Paris - Tours | Sprint | WT | 20 | 1 | | | | | | | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | Cobbles | WT | 4 | 50 | | Gent-Wevelgem | Cobbles | WT | 16 | 5 | | Ronde van Vlaanderen | Cobbles | WT | 9 | 14 | | Paris - Roubaix | Cobbles | WT | 1 | 100 | | Richmond Criterium | Cobbles | CT.1 | 2 | 75 | | | | | | | Strade Bianche | Hills | WT | 5 | 40 | | Roma Maxima | Hills | CT.1 | 1 | 100 | | Amstel Gold Race | Hills | WT | 3 | 60 | | Liège - Bastogne - Liège | Hills | WT | 11 | 10 | | Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian | Hills | CT.1 | 5 | 40 | | Bucaramanga Classic | Hills | WT | 7 | 24 | | Il Lombardia | Hills | WT | x | x | | | | | | | Trofeo Campania | TimeTrial | WT | x | x | | GP Luxembourg | TimeTrial | CT.1 | 8 | 18 | | Chrono des Nations | TimeTrial | CT.1 | x | x | | | | | 653 |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 16-07-2021 12:13
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Plarre performs in Emilia, even beating the world champion on a tough uphill finish, and yet it doesn't help us much as P-T goes Equinor's way.
This will be so close at the end!
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 16-07-2021 12:37
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Pretty disappointing results once again. Our youngster sprinters aren't really competitive anymore, no idea why they did so much better in the beginning of the season.
And our hills department is just a tad too weak; I hope Huamán can at least get up to 76Hi, and then he might be quite some spots further up, looking at some competitors ahead of him in Emilia. But we knew this, and we still got some suprisingly good hilly results this year, so that's fine. Our focus this month is on Columbia anyway
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| withoutnonsense |
Posted on 16-07-2021 13:13
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cio93 wrote:
Plarre performs in Emilia, even beating the world champion on a tough uphill finish, and yet it doesn't help us much as P-T goes Equinor's way.
This will be so close at the end!
Yes cio, I think Equinor is next year in the PT. may he better rise |
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 16-07-2021 14:53
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Bad result in Paris-Tours. We're doing our best to fall closer and closer to the relegation zone.
Dimas improves from his recent performances to get onto the podium in the Espoirs.
Yates a little disappointing in Emelia.
Thanks for the continued coverage
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 16-07-2021 14:59
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Langlois didn't have much of a chance in Paris-Tours. I went for mostly WC races as my WT wildcards, and that was probably a mistake in hindsight. Way too packed.
Better from Martin in Emilia to finish in the front group and get a top 5.
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| DarkWolf |
Posted on 16-07-2021 16:16
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Thank you for all the coverage and congratulations to all for their results!
We are currently in Colombia preparing for the start of the Tour. This is our last race for the year and at the headquarters the next season is carefully planned right at this moment. |
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 17-07-2021 17:11
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Ouch... Colombia is pretty ugly so far. Of course, winning the opening TTT was great, and was one of the season's main goals. But what's up with Chamorro, please? Is he sick, or injured? I mean, he's the second strongest climber on the startlist, and definitely not our worst TTer, but loses 1'29" on the TTT? Even worse, he's been absolutely horrible on the climbs, really can't understand it.
Hopefully Gomez can at least go ahead and take a Top 5-10, but with how PCM's AI has worked out so far, I could see it change the designated leader, and us finally getting nothing at all... Definitely NOT the race I was hoping for, especially with such a strong mountains squad.
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| DarkWolf |
Posted on 17-07-2021 17:32
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We end the season on a high note, Julian Arredondo takes a stage win on his home country's tour. We were hoping for something like this to happen so we can have a bit of a morale boost after our inaugural year on the ICL.
The 4th stage didn't go very well, but I am guessing Girdlestone and Beneke were part of a successful breakaway. However, although there is still a way to go we are keeping our fingers crossed for Arredondo to maintain his position in top 10. |
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 17-07-2021 17:36
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Nice to see development squad Los Gauchitos finish in the same time as our development squad in the TTT. Equally as strong, or equally as bad? 
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 17-07-2021 18:17
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Nemolito wrote:
Nice to see development squad Los Gauchitos finish in the same time as our development squad in the TTT. Equally as strong, or equally as bad?
Well, we have one 71TT guy, the rest are 66 and below. Judge yourself if it's a good sign for your team
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| Shonak |
Posted on 17-07-2021 18:20
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Lombardia and Chrono posted.
Spoiler Aru was the strongest in the race without a doubt but somehow he could not shake them off his tail. Crazy sprint by Barguil only topped by the opportunistic scoring of Henao in the closing hundred meters to reach 3rd.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 17-07-2021 18:33
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Great TT by Quaade
@Fab: One day, we'll rule the world  (but probably not team time trials with our development teams)
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| jaxika |
Posted on 17-07-2021 18:55
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Wow, great season closer by Barguil |
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| Ripley |
Posted on 17-07-2021 18:57
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Weird that Majka didn't sprint at all, he must have regained some energy on the last descent. 15th is ok all things considered, 22nd by Pöstlberger a nice bonus.I fear we lost the WT podium, though.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 17-07-2021 19:11
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Welp, not the best way for Martin to end his final monument. I never expected a result against the best competition, but that was far worse than I anticipated. i guess he crashed or just had a terrible day.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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