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Tour of Guadeloupe - Discussion
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 04-12-2025 17:14
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Love to see a Madushanka win!
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Posted on 06-12-2025 15:53
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| seancoll |
Posted on 04-12-2025 23:42
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Happy with our result here on stage 3, but another instance of "confusing" leadouts. I really with my team would've decided to put multiple folks in front of Ganjkhanlou and potentially gotten a result like Kraftwerk does here with a fantastic lead-out/sprinter pairing. Should know by now that having a top sprinter is what makes the difference.
Still, stages 1 and 3 are both defined by the leadouts - Kiskonen taking a victory instead of preferred sprinter Manninen and then Kraftwerk getting major distance with Harrison on the front.
Let's see what happens on stage 4 as there is certainly much to play for - condolences to those who took some losses with the splits today.
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| Heine |
Posted on 05-12-2025 06:22
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Monster leadout and sprint from Kraftwerk! They really showed their power here just destroying everyone else
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 05-12-2025 09:02
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Absolutley calamitous stage for us there, really disappointing. Will need a big improvement next stage to hold on to the GC lead but Bol has got to be the favourite now with another uphill finish.
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 05-12-2025 14:11
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What a turnaround.
8th and 10th on Stage 1 to 1st and 2nd on stage 3!! Is that downhill finish vs uphill finish I wonder?
Bol might be able to get us our win goal after all. The last stage finish is even more uphill, will it be too much for Bol? Keen to find out.
Harrison seems to be sprinting rather than leading out as he is not letting up which is great news for the Kraftwerk points bank.
Congrats to Dippo for stage 2 and thanks to UU for the reports.
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| Imladrik |
Posted on 05-12-2025 23:30
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After a disappointing day yesterday, today was all I hoped: Huby taking charge to take the U25 competition in place of Donaldson and Darbynyan taking some bonus seconds.
Not a great race by any mean, but enough considering that we don't have a proper sprinter. So well done by the team and the youngsters who stayed involved.
Also I think it's the first white jersey of the team's history.
Congrats Dippo on the win, thanks a lot Ulrich for the reports!
Another insane race for Bianchi also 
“...the secret of the Great Stories is that they have no secrets. The Great Stories are the ones you have heard and want to hear again. The ones you can enter anywhere and inhabit comfortably."
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 06-12-2025 12:45
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Cracking end to the tour Gibbons really placing high in the sprinters rankings for the year which is what we were hoping for think he's nearly cracked 200pt after this for the season more then we could ever ask for. I do think if i bothered to buy him a sprint train there was potential for even better too but alas funds where spent elsewhere
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| djorzen |
Posted on 06-12-2025 14:20
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Not a stage win, but two guys on the podium. Also, solid Manninen in GC, all in all, successful race.
Congrats jt on a stage win, and gongrats to Dippofix for taking the GC! |
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 06-12-2025 15:41
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After the Lord Mayors show for Kraftwerk.
Bol missing our win goal is disappointing but 3rd and 5th in GC with a 1-2 stage means some nice points.
Congrats to jt and Dippo for your wins and thanks to UU for some great reports.
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