I guess Shikai isn't a stranger to over performances given his Giro win, but still an absolutely crazy result from him. Winning this was so far above my expectations for this race and the fact that it happened in our win goal of all races is an insane stroke of luck. 2 stages as well is awesome, with Marin overperforming too to somehow win a sprint off 75 SP. Could not be happier with this race, don't think I had any results nearly this exciting in my last time playing MG.
Congrats to sean and Caspi on two unexpected podiums as well. Gotta be honest looking at all the SEE turtles classification points I am kinda hoping we weren't outscored.
Finally huge thanks redordead for reporting. These longer races take effort and I really appreciate the depth given to each stage. Awesome work.
No big positive surprises for us in the final TT, but still overall a very good race.
Big underperformance from Sureda is evened out by Rachid reaching the podium unexpectedly. Add in a few points from the team classification, Azman in the depth and Kulindwa in the youth classification, and we end up with a slightly higher points haul than we hoped for.
Thanks for the reports, Red. All very entertaining.
Edited by Caspi on 07-11-2026 07:55
We hoped for a top 10 for Pira and thought a podium for Biliy in U-25 was sure and we're not even close. Pretty dissapointing race for us, but great job redordead with the reports, much appreciated!
We get the stage win and the KoM. Not a good race by any mean, but we salvazge something, and without a sprinter and a proper stage racer it's good enough.
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