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| DubbelDekker |
Posted on 11-03-2026 00:02
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36 riders in the break but no Gazelle. Come on guys, we need to join those. Warchol is low in GC and exactly the type of climber that can do well from such a break. Please try!
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| redordead |
Posted on 11-03-2026 06:27
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What a weird stage, but we'll take the points as we need them 
Ackermann somehow delivers in the end and due to this Tour performance will end up having a good season. Selimovic in 2nd and Chumil in 4th is more weird AI stuff that I feel we've seen across the season in this sort of 'hilly sprints'. Again we'll take the extra points, the Tour is already a success and I'll be fine if we chill and do nothing until the end.
"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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| ember |
Posted on 11-03-2026 09:35
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Congratulations, red! Massive stage and points with your team being the chosen one to bunch up on the front. |
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 11-03-2026 13:09
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What a win for Ackermann 
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 11-03-2026 18:32
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These massive breaks... not sure what to think. Congrats to jandal on the win and bbl for taking yellow. I was hoping Godoy might slip out of the top 10 to open it up for him to join the breakaway later, but not there yet. Its been a very exciting race so far, looking forward to the rest of the week. Thanks Imladrik!
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| knockout |
Posted on 11-03-2026 19:32
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I think two things are very obvious by now:
1) Lecuisinier is the strongest rider here by a lot. (so far)
2) The game has ideas for my team. Way too many and doesnt know how to decide or execute any of them.
Congrats jandal, always love a Olivier victory.
I'm collecting 10th stage places now.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 11-03-2026 19:43
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Honestly ridiculous we're in yellow right now. What a change of fortune. An incredible feat for Skjelmose in his first Tour. The randomness really does help outsiders sometimes. We don't really have a team to control the race, and this is ripe for everyone to blow up tomorrow, but I'm just going to enjoy it for now. Gaining the yellow jersey on Ventoux is an amazing achievment for our team, and with a home grown Danish rider. It means a lot.
Hope the favorites start taking charge soon for their managers' sake! But I'll enjoy this one for now.
Thanks for the report!
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| ember |
Posted on 11-03-2026 20:32
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Putting 6 of our 8 riders up front in the breakaway was fun to see Got very worried on the early slopes of Ventoux, as it seemed it wasn't our day, but both JP Lopez and Williams came good in the final kilometers. Very happy to get another fourth place here!
Sitting 5th in the GC is also a big bonus for now, eventhough it's probably only for this day, I suspect, as that stage 14 looks like one that could create surprising gaps due to the length of the stage.
And PHL and Evonik really needs to get their priorities right. At least Evonik, as PHL clearly is by far and away the superior rider here, as knockout wrote. A pity for them they're missing out on both stage points and GC points due to their creative ideas.
Thank you for the report again, Imladrik! |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 11-03-2026 21:01
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Hopefully will join a breakaway soon.
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| DubbelDekker |
Posted on 11-03-2026 22:42
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We're a team full of climbers and we don't have a leader who can challenge for the higher GC spots. Why on earth are we not joining these mass breaks in mountain stages at all!?
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Posted on 12-03-2026 07:32
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| roturn |
Posted on 12-03-2026 06:36
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First real struggle for Phinney and surely in parts due to being isolated early with Vanhoucke going for breaks unnecessarily.
It was obvious Olivier would win, which is nice to see on one hand but then again twice the break gained big time now moving Phinney backwards.
First he was able to follow looking strong but total collapse afterwards unfortunately. Three team must ride smarter to support the top10 chances here which will be hard when half the top10 are breakaway gainers and not sure Phinney is made for a 3rd week breakaway himself. |
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 12-03-2026 07:30
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Leemreize is flying our flag at the moment, much like he did in Dauphine. Haig going backwards in the GC again, has just been such a disappointment and waste of a signing. Think the race needs PHL to get the lead for the pack to be able to keep these breaks in check, else its just a lottery in the GC at the moment.
Congrats jandal, nice to see Olivier getting success Probably should've just kept him. Thanks for the report!
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