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Posted on 22-11-2024 15:59
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| MacC |
Posted on 10-12-2022 17:48
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Guess Alex Frame isn't quite the dominant Prologue guy we were hoping for ... few more opportunities to come !
Kopfauf a great buy, well done Jakstar..
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| MacC |
Posted on 11-12-2022 07:49
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BNZ on fire !
Thanks for the report.
Almost a perfect sprint from Sammy and the team , just pipped .
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| KaiserAdler |
Posted on 11-12-2022 09:29
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Great sprint from Dzervus considering he started so far back. Congrats to the winners once again 
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 11-12-2022 10:12
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BNZ found some kind of cheat code in LLS's PCM it seems  Congrats, Rajovic definitely is a worthy sprint winner!
Stepniak just was way too far behind, was hoping we'd make use of our 3 76+ sprinters to set him up a little better, but no. It's still a 10th place, so there's hope he could actually fight for scoring positions if he gets a better launch pad.
Thanks for the report.
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 11-12-2022 10:21
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Dusan 
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Posted on 11-12-2022 10:53
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2/2 so far!! Go Dusan!! My two new signings showing why they were signed! Good to see Erdenebat putting in that hard work to get Dusan into the right position! Excellent start for us here! Fingers crossed it continues for us!!!
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 11-12-2022 14:24
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Congrats to BNZ! Already shaping up to be a big race for them.
Not much on our end. Our stag tried to get into the break, and if we don't get into breaks, there's not much to do here. Love seeing Skjelmose's jersey towards the front though, in any case.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 11-12-2022 16:50
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Awesome stage 3 for us! I absolutely love seeing Olesen rock that Danish NC jersey with so much force. Even happier it will be covered up by pola dots tomorrow! A KOM challenge by him is really an ideal scenario for us. One of the few ways to steal a few points from the race, and it also means he'll probably try to get in the break on stage 6. He's one of the stronger non-GC guys here, so if he makes it, he's got a shot at a decent stage result too.
A little bittersweet to see Fabbro take the victory. CT is the right division for him to really show his talents, but we definitely miss him.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 11-12-2022 17:19
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Solid efforts from White on Stage 2, and Croes can hopefully find his Catalunya performances again going forwards from Stage 3 to challenge for the KoM jersey.
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| KaiserAdler |
Posted on 11-12-2022 17:34
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Overall decent ride from Vliegen. Did fall off near the finish but can’t really complain. Congrats to Jasper with his first win and thanks for the report 
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 11-12-2022 18:11
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Great to see Teuns performing!
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 12-12-2022 00:22
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Pretty consistent with our recent results. Not a disaster but not great either.
Always figured Boswell would protect Warbasse rather than go for it which is why I probably shouldn't have sent him. Still 3rd is nice and he can shake lots of VIP hands in the paddock.
Keough 8th wasn't great but at least he sprinted, a decent result in the other sprint stage and he should be high up the points table.
But really overall success or failure is going to come down to Warbasse actually riding a good mountain stage.
Thanks for the reports and congrats to Jakstar and Jasper on the wins.
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| DarkWolf |
Posted on 12-12-2022 06:48
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We are here for our young riders to gather experience. Also the sponsors wished to see us here since Andrei Amador is the defending champion for the time being. I had hoped for presences in the breakaways and my riders did just that. So I am satisfied how things sit at the moment. Although I will salute Amador if he joins a breakaway as well, for the reason I already pointed out.
Thank you very much for the reports and congratulations to the stage winners!
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| wildwind |
Posted on 12-12-2022 07:34
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What a dominant performance by Fortunato, get us this stage win plus KOM lead |
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| MacC |
Posted on 12-12-2022 08:26
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Nice reports!
Talanksy sitting where he needs to be, just needs to come home with the top few on the Mountain day.
Craddock is the real exciting element here, he was unlucky that the break stayed away day given he lead home the bunch. Can he stay with the big boys on the mountain stage? Maybe not but he does have an edge over most of them in the TT so he could lose a little...
Also, wondering if Bennett can win the sprint tomorrow whether he would be a shoo-in for Green? Suppose he will have to win it first!
Great win for Bianchi! They're the ones you remember!
Think I mixed up my Kiwi teams earlier-apologies!
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 12-12-2022 09:01
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Schleck isn’t bad considering the mountains coming up. Hopefully he can pull back some time. Still an incredible first 2 stages for us. Hopefully some stage wins still on the cards!!!
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| KaiserAdler |
Posted on 12-12-2022 09:05
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I still ask myself why I decided to do stage races with the team I have xD
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 12-12-2022 09:09
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KaiserAdler wrote:
I still ask myself why I decided to do stage races with the team I have xD
Because there aren't enough classics to fill your RDs
Happy that Mäder survived the hills, really looks like PCM is treating him as a hopeful GC contender here. The stage results weren't great so far - meaning our total score is only 2 due to 2 days in white - but that couldn't be expected given his low Hi and Acc.
On the other hand, pretty disappointed by Schmid so far. He should be at least as strong as Craddock - and has far better Acc - but I guess his lack of TT skills made PCM simply ignore him. Also as a breakaway rider, unfortunately, as I think he could have easily kept up with Fortunato on day 4. But yeah, Mäder staying with the favs is way more important, and he did a great job so far.
Thanks for the reports, and congrats to Air New Zealand and Bianchi on the wins of stages 3 and 4!
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| redordead |
Posted on 12-12-2022 10:09
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Rajovic already won a C2 sprint last year unmaxed, but it's still awesome to see him do well 
"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 12-12-2022 10:26
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A fine race for us so far - nothing spectacular, but nothing alarming yet. Hope I didn't jinx my team
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