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Tour of America Discussion
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 28-01-2026 21:22
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Overall quite happy with that race. Afewerki and his stage win definitely helped with the! Carlos rode great! Excited to see how he will go maxed next season! Afewerki 3rd in points as well. And 3 riders scoring points in GC. Happy with how it went. Definitely could have scored a bit more but still I think we did well and should be midddle ground if not better in terms of points scored here.
Thanks for the reports! And congrats Hillis on that insane result!
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| Jajajasper |
Posted on 28-01-2026 22:10
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8th in GC is a good result for the team! |
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 29-01-2026 02:05
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On the whole a solid performance, except for Zhao who was terrible. As Red noted, Yates just never found the top gear, typified by finishing 1 second behind Misbah. 7th overall isn't a disaster but I felt a top 5 was a pretty realistic outcome in this field. Given the lack of stage finishes probably only a C for him.
The A has to be the team performance with Cabrera and Kuss both in the top 20 and Revard 49th. Our first ever victory in the teams competition is a nice landmark and that we did it while wasting one spot on Zhao makes it more impressive.
Congrates to Hillis on the win, got to be nice to see the investment in Arensman pay off.
Sympathy to MRE, Jorgenson's result weirdly similar to Sosa last year, where one disastrous stage accounted for all the time loss. Jorgenson came even closer to completing the comeback.
Thanks to Red for the reports, always felt like the race had a narrative.
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 29-01-2026 08:55
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What a ride from Santi, great to see the attacks finally paying off. The win + improvement in GC has really turned this into a pretty decent race for him all things considered, especially given the bad start. From a team perspective a really good first Tour of America: two stage wins, wore every jersey at one point or another, and picked up some points in the final KoM standings as well. I had serious doubts after seeing the start list but all in all a very fun race. Thanks for the nice reports red and congrats Hillis, great team performance!
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 29-01-2026 11:13
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Really happy with Vasilyiv in 5th, that's the best possible outcome for us. Gee and Spanopoulos proved that we invested in our depth GC wise.
Congrats to hillis and Caspi for the victory and GC podium, commiserations to MRE for missing out on the win.
And thanks red for all these reports! 
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 29-01-2026 11:27
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All it takes is one bad day. That's cycling and that's life. Love the fighting spirit Jorgenson showed to get back within 12 seconds and at least secure a second place. We at least continued our tradition of winning a stage in all seven of our ToA appearances and have now reached the podium in six of them!
Congrats hillis, solid teamwork from your guys to pull off the win.
Thanks for the reports, great fun to read!
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| Dane Bramage |
Posted on 29-01-2026 13:30
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This was disappointing. We tried to punch above our weight, and failed. Back in the saddle.
Thanks for some well done and fun reports
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 29-01-2026 13:55
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Very surprising winner here, congrats to hillis!
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Posted on 30-01-2026 06:05
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| Caspi |
Posted on 30-01-2026 00:50
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Can't be unhappy with Choi finishing 3rd in the GC. But we dreamt of a bit more a couple of stages ago. The team classification could have been just as good as a stage win, but it wasn't to be. Carapaz, Carpenter, and Kulindwa also sacrificed their own ambitions for Choi, but it was probably the right call.
Great comeback from Jorgenson.
Last stage from Buitrago completes a fun tour for Ethiopian Airlines.
Congrats on the win hillis! Strong performance by Lunke and the team.
Thanks for all the reports, red!
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