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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 16-03-2023 01:20
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Not great so far, Keough tanks another prologue although I suspect 6k is a little too long for the pure prologue guys so not a total surprise. But then a complete no show on the sprint. He has had one good sprint a race of late, so maybe we will get that.
Thanks for picking up the race Imladrik.
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 16-03-2023 07:21
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What an amazing preview seancoll!
Bertilsson 7th is just average, we would love a podium during this race.
Thank you Imladrik for racing this. Great sprint action and my nerves were on edge during all these sprint photos  |
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 16-03-2023 22:58
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The only positive thing about stage 3 is that Rekita didn't lose time.
No clue why Stepniak isn't even trying, if even guys like Bogdanovics or Habtom can score points...
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 16-03-2023 23:17
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Vingerling sprinting for points on the intermediate only to not have the ability to position himself for the final sprint is such a wacky situation. Real finish line is tomorrow for Baroncini who at least scores some points by holding on the jersey for another day! Thanks for the report!
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| quadsas |
Posted on 17-03-2023 00:14
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Finally managed to properlh log in due to this cloudflare bs. We dem boyz. Good scoring in most likely bad GC result
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 17-03-2023 00:46
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Fabianski wrote:
The only positive thing about stage 3 is that Rekita didn't lose time.
No clue why Stepniak isn't even trying, if even guys like Bogdanovics or Habtom can score points...
Almost exactly the same reaction -
Mostov was last rider in the frist goup, so minor points are still possible.
While Keough seems to be riding like he thinks he is a GC threat, he just blew out of the pack to snatch 13th on the last stage.
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 17-03-2023 00:49
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Don’t rate the sprinting for intermediate points in the final 10km and then not being able to compete for the win but still a solid effort from the team for Jakobsen to take 5th and Thomas 9th. More importantly, Cardona and Vandevelde the only 2 to lose time.
Thanks for another great report and congrats to quadsas! Going to be tough for anyone to take that Points jersey off Halvorsen now.
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 17-03-2023 08:52
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Well, tomorrow is our last chance to get anything done here. Come on Bertilsson, we deseprately need some points here! |
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 17-03-2023 10:03
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If the team rather wants Dennis safe than to get a result with Kalaba, so be it
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 18-03-2023 04:59
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Another great sprint and result from Jakobsen 
Looked fairly messy but he had the strength to get the job done again!
It all comes down to this final stage. Really need one of Thomas or Cosnefroy to be on form and get a big result! Let’s see how it goes 
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 18-03-2023 07:50
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Such a shame that our sprinter doesn't actually do well in the sprints
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 18-03-2023 08:50
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Had hoped for better sprint results, but at least Bewley went for a Top-5 result eventually. The final TT is, what counts, anyway, so please don't screw it, Durbridge!
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 18-03-2023 13:41
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7 months of having a top sprinter ride like it’s their first day on a bike, Jesus Christ
Now it’s time for Eddie, Arif Prayogo and Wolf to step up - all in the top-10, surely one of them can have a good day and get a good overall result tomorrow. Pleeeeease
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| quadsas |
Posted on 18-03-2023 16:21
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Racking up those jersey points, feels good man
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| Imladrik |
Posted on 20-03-2023 16:24
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Hi guys and gals
The weekend was quite hectic, and though the race is ridden, I've not found time to write the report for now.
Should be done tomorrow.
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 21-03-2023 21:25
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Well, I guess 8th place on the stage is in the expected range for Rekita. Obviously, if Thomas can win the stage, Rekita could easily do the same, but we don't have that kind of luck in TTs this year. But he did a good job, maybe he'll end up with a +5 day some time as well.
It's still a rather disappointing race for us, though. Not because of Rekita, he did (almost) what was expected. But Chavanne and Stepniak were complete failures. While I can more or less understand that for Stepniak - the sprinter competition was just huge - Chavanne really has no excuse, being the top favorite for the prologue yet failing so miserably. Winning the prologue would have made this a really good race, but with no added points from the prologue and the sprints it's rather disappointing, as I said.
Kudos to Matsangos, however, who finished 6th in the U25 standings.
And congrats to Zara, once again. They clearly don't have the best riders statwise, but they do have the riders who perform - for whatever reason. Amazing season for them.
Finally, thanks to Imladrik for the reports!
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 21-03-2023 21:39
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Dennis and Bjerg did what they could. Happy with the results they got.
Thanks for the reports Imladrik and congrats LLS!
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 21-03-2023 21:41
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Thomas with a stunning race, congrats!
Durbridge did well enough though. Just didn't have the excellent shape as Thomas, but still a 2nd place and so the goal just missed by one place. Wohler adds a nice 10th place and also Scotson with a Top-25 in the GC to complete a solid points haul (still just good enough for a 4th place in the team's classification however).
Bewley not too impressive though.
Thanks again for taking over the reports!
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 21-03-2023 22:11
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Heymes secures some depth points in the GC and Baroncini obviously also did incredible work to take home KoM, but still a bit of a dissapointing result all things considered! Thanks for the reports and congrats to the winners!
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 21-03-2023 23:22
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Keough produced his one good stage, on Stage 4, so it wasn't a total waste.
Mostov and Jallays minor GC points as an add on.
Congrats to LLS on the win and thanks for Imladrik for filling the gap in our reporting schedule.
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