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| redordead |
Posted on 14-03-2023 09:52
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Another 5th place stage result, not bad at all 
I wouldn't have minded if Pogacar and Beltran lost time today in that split, but I guess they were determined to barely hold on 
"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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| hillis91 |
Posted on 14-03-2023 09:52
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What is up with the Weather in France right now?
Everybody with long sleeves and leggings on?
Arensman doing work again. Kind of wanted him to take it easy until the next Mountain stages. But if it pays of in the end, i won't complain
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| roturn |
Posted on 14-03-2023 09:53
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Wellens did very well in the mountains. For a moment I thought he is too agressive but he saved his energy well. Goos helped him a lot I guess to recover a bit.
Break wise nice to see the team in there but why sent Sergent in a mountain stage...Koep/Munoz/Ciccone or even Goos are the riders for this. Later having lost quite a bit of time already. Hopefully he goes into attacks later and not just sitting up there only being around for support duty. |
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| knockout |
Posted on 14-03-2023 10:37
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Fantastic sprint by Thijssen, timed the sprint very well. Very happy with that as well as with Dversnes for getting into the break (even when it was obvious to not net too much).
Congrats Bikex!
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| Bikex |
Posted on 14-03-2023 10:55
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Sorry for not having posted so far. The preview was incredible and it was a great idea to involve other managers in it.
The first 6 stages were rather frustrating for me with Leung not living up to his favorite status in the prologue and it seeming like Hsu was hit by the 4th best sprinter curse. Stage 7 made all that irrelevant. Incredibly strong sprint by Hsu to take the stage after having not been positioned that well. It's great to see a rider that I've taken from level 1.0 to reach a career milestone like this. I hope he keeps trying in the upcoming stages unlike the first two sprint stages. Looking at the KoM competition, it seems like quite a lot of points were already awarded. Regardless, of course I still hope I get to see some magic from Dion Smith. |
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| ember |
Posted on 14-03-2023 16:32
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Very, very good sprint by Dainese! That was very close to the big win, but a stage podium is also very good from our young loan in rider. Definitely making a case for us trying to sign him permanently after this season, though, suspect Assa Abloy won't agree to that!
Congratulations on the stage win, Bikex.
For Preidler and Amezawa, giving away two more minutes, makes me think there's no excuse to sit passive when we hit the mountains and hills again now. We need them to start being active. |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 14-03-2023 17:08
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ember wrote:
Very, very good sprint by Dainese! That was very close to the big win, but a stage podium is also very good from our young loan in rider. Definitely making a case for us trying to sign him permanently after this season, though, suspect Assa Abloy won't agree to that!
*revisiting the trauma of our bidding war when he got added* no...definitely don't bank on that. 
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 14-03-2023 19:27
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Big performance by Hsu, congrats to bikex. I like what we did, and Peak looked reasonably strong as well, just awfully positioned.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 14-03-2023 22:56
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Great win by Hsu, congrats Bikex!
Kind of wish I had a sprinter here. But then I look at how my sprinters have fared through the season and remember I don't actually wish that at all.
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| OlegTinkov |
Posted on 15-03-2023 02:37
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Another day in yellow, hard to predict how long Sivakov can keep it. Hopefully until Lyon, may even Monaco and why not Paris!
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 15-03-2023 07:10
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Well, that was a terrible sprint from us. Lucky to remain in green another day. Hope we can bounce back with a strong sprint now.
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 15-03-2023 09:28
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I absolutely hate how Manninen in green kinda looks like Peak, but Peak is actually nowhere near. Though I'm happy for Manninen to perform. Great report once more!
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 15-03-2023 09:38
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Ok, we definitely bounced back with a strong sprint  We had the hope of winning two stages before the race, and we have succeeded by stage 8, which is great. Holding/winning green would be amazing, but definitely not an easy task. Let's see if we're able to do it, and the coming stage will immediately be very important for that new goal.
Thanks for the great report cunego
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 15-03-2023 09:45
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Yo Matti Love to see Los Pollos having a good race here so far!
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| knockout |
Posted on 15-03-2023 09:47
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We tried to get into the break, we tried to participate in the sprint. Both without success but the attempts are most important. On a stage like this i cant ask for much more.
Pretty cool podium there. Congrats!
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| redordead |
Posted on 15-03-2023 09:48
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Some very nice TV time indeed. Fred Wright is such a fun rider
"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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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 15-03-2023 10:09
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Manninen continues to carve a place for himself in the MG hall of fame. Congrats on the win Nemo. Brilliant.
Kinda frustrating to see Christian trying to get into the break without succeeding. Here's hoping
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 15-03-2023 10:11
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Some very consistent results from Van Poppel so far. Only thing missing is a stage win or a complete mess
Yesterday he had a good chance to get the stage win. Hopefully it will happen eventually. Today, the finale was way too hard for him. Despite some very good team work all he could do was sixth, but that's still a good result on that finale.
Second in the green jersey rankings is also very nice since it brings some extra points.
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| ember |
Posted on 15-03-2023 10:37
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Super impressive win by Manninen, congratulations, Nemo!
Also super impressive stuff by Dainese on such a tricky finish. I’m very happy with that! He did everything perfect, his positioning, his launch, and also being able to hang on for a stage podium. Very well done, and a great result for us. |
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| SotD |
Posted on 15-03-2023 11:10
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Same stupid mistake from Bouglas to show up for the intermediates only to lack strength in the final. He really need to stop playing around for 10th place in the pts competition.
Nice to see Miltiadis picking up a few KOM points, even though it didn't move him up in the rankings. Atleast now he's close to 3rd, and with a good breakaway attempt more he could target 2nd aswell.
Great win from Manninen. Herklotz picking up nice points for the green jersey too.
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