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[Pre-season Crit] Bay Cycling Classic
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 01-04-2014 10:25
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So here's the startlist, that could actually be the final one. Please let me know, if there's any manager, who nominated at least one rider, but did not get a place in the list! I might have missed someone.
Now waiting for the race planners being send to SN, as I won't do the reports prior to that. I may post some short previews for some teams here. So stay tuned. Thanks for the nominations! 
 Oz Cycling Project | Team UniSA | | 1. Anthony Giacoppo | 1. Allan Davis | | 2. Simon Gerrans | 2. Caleb Ewan | | 3. Mark O'Brien | 3. Matthew Lloyd | | 4. Wes Sulzberger | 4. Adam Semple | | 5. Rhys Gillett | 5. Adrian Laidler | | | | Risa - Ergon Cycling Team |  Becherovka - Kiwibank | | 1. Michael Matthews | 1. Leigh Howard | | 2. Nathan Haas | 2. Westley Gough | | 3. William Walker | 3. Josh Atkins | | 4. Christopher Sutton | 4. Michael Hepburn | | 5. Calvin Watson | 5. Glenn O'Shea (guest rider/Oz) | | | | Fletcher-Garneau | Team Lotto - Australia Post | | 1. Cameron Meyer | 1. Steele Van Hoff | | 2. Rory Sutherland | 2. Jack Bauer | | 3. Michael Vink | 3. Rohan Dennis | | 4. Roman Van Uden | 4. Stephen Vicelich | | 5. Ethan Kimmince | 5. Shaun Lewis | | |  Eddie Stobart Pro Cycling | Avanti Racing Team | | 1. Mark Renshaw | 1. Damion Drapac | | 2. Nathan Earle | 2. Simon Clarke | | 3. Cameron Wurf | 3. Taylor Gunman | | 4. Neil Van der Ploeg | 4. Jack Haig | | 5. Paul Van der Ploeg | 5. Alexander Edmondson | | | | Scotty Browns Vision System |  OCBC Bank Singapore | | 1. Alex Meenhorst | 1. Azizulhasni Awang | | 2. Tom Scully | 2. Khayabkhyrvaa Uugunbayar | | 3. Joseph Cooper | 3. Jimmy Pranata | | 4. Shane Archbold | 4. Alex Ariya Destribois | | 5. James Oram | 5. Essa Khalifa | | | | Budget Forklifts |  An Post-ChainReaction | | 1. Ricki Nelson | 1. Sam Bennett | | 2. Clinton Avery | 2. Matthew Brammeier | | 3. Timothy Gudsell | 3. Erick Rowsell | | 4. Patrick Lane | 4. Martyn Irvine | | 5. Alex Wohler | 5. Peter Hawkins | | | | Great Britain National Team |  Japan National Team | | 1. Matt Rowe | 1. Yukiya Arashiro | | 2. Kevin Barclay | 2. Masakazu Ito | | 3. Michael Cuming | 3. Nariyuki Masuda | | 4. Adam Yates | 4. Sho Hatsuyama | | 5. Richard Cleaver | 5. Yusuke Hatanaka | | | | Malaysian National Team | | | 1. Anuar Manan | | | 2. Mohamed Shawal Anuar Aziz | | | 3. Mohammed Saufi Mat Senan | | | 4. Ahmad Haidar Anuawar | | | 5. Mohamed Harrif Salleh |
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 01-04-2014 10:32
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I did nominate, but i can't find my rider.  Nawuti Liphongyu it is. It would be nice to have all Thailandian team, as Bikex said.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 01-04-2014 10:58
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It's nice to see a space opened up for Sam Bennett but disappointing to see that Lachlan Morton has been snubbed.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 01-04-2014 11:40
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SportingNonsense wrote:
It's nice to see a space opened up for Sam Bennett but disappointing to see that Lachlan Morton has been snubbed.
Uh, that's actually a mistake! Thanks for pointing out, he will for sure take part! Defending stage-winner he is 
@admir: Will get your rider in, too!
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 01-04-2014 16:46
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I nominated just nominated Gyung Gu Jang  , however he isn't there. He isn't in one of the main nations though, so don't really mind him missing out if there's no mixed Asian team.
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| Firefly21 |
Posted on 01-04-2014 16:58
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I can certainly nominate Boonratanathanakorn for an all Thai team, otherwise not too fussed if he races or not!
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| jph27 |
Posted on 01-04-2014 17:08
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I nominated Haussler (ok, maybe he's not an Aussie  ) and Altanzul, but with no more room for Asian riders then I'm happy to spectate from a neutral perspective. Looking forward to it! |
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 01-04-2014 20:05
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@Froome: Sorry for missing on him, Jang just claimed a final spot on OCBC Singapore team
@Fire: There won't be an all Thai team, so Boonratana's nominations unfortunatelly came too late!
@jph: Sorry, but no Haussler. He should have claimed Australia as his first (and only) Nationality in the ManGame Hope you will enjoy the racing anyway.
@all: Here's the (most probably) final startlist.. Morton (like said before) is re-added, just like Jang and Liphongyu. Will now work on the stages (lost my PCM12-stage files...) and will do some short previews for specific teams.
| Oz Cycling Project | Team UniSA | | 1. Anthony Giacoppo | 1. Allan Davis | | 2. Simon Gerrans | 2. Caleb Ewan | | 3. Mark O'Brien | 3. Matthew Lloyd | | 4. Wes Sulzberger | 4. Adam Semple | | 5. Rhys Gillett | 5. Adrian Laidler | | | | Risa - Ergon Cycling Team | Becherovka - Kiwibank | | 1. Michael Matthews | 1. Leigh Howard | | 2. Nathan Haas | 2. Westley Gough | | 3. William Walker | 3. Josh Atkins | | 4. Christopher Sutton | 4. Michael Hepburn | | 5. Calvin Watson | 5. Glenn O'Shea (guest rider/Oz) | | | | Fletcher-Garneau | Team Lotto - Australia Post | | 1. Cameron Meyer | 1. Steele Van Hoff | | 2. Rory Sutherland | 2. Jack Bauer | | 3. Michael Vink | 3. Rohan Dennis | | 4. Roman Van Uden | 4. Stephen Vicelich | | 5. Ethan Kimmince | 5. Shaun Lewis | | | | Eddie Stobart Pro Cycling | Avanti Racing Team | | 1. Mark Renshaw | 1. Damion Drapac | | 2. Nathan Earle | 2. Simon Clarke | | 3. Cameron Wurf | 3. Lachlan Morton | | 4. Neil Van der Ploeg | 4. Jack Haig | | 5. Paul Van der Ploeg | 5. Alexander Edmondson | | | | Scotty Browns Vision System | OCBC Bank Singapore | | 1. Alex Meenhorst | 1. Azizulhasni Awang | | 2. Tom Scully | 2. Nawuti Liphongyu | | 3. Joseph Cooper | 3. Gyung Gu Jang | | 4. Shane Archbold | 4. Alex Ariya Destribois | | 5. James Oram | 5. Essa Khalifa | | | | Budget Forklifts | An Post-ChainReaction | | 1. Ricki Nelson | 1. Sam Bennett | | 2. Clinton Avery | 2. Matthew Brammeier | | 3. Timothy Gudsell | 3. Erick Rowsell | | 4. Patrick Lane | 4. Martyn Irvine | | 5. Alex Wohler | 5. Peter Hawkins | | | | Great Britain National Team | Japan National Team | | 1. Matt Rowe | 1. Yukiya Arashiro | | 2. Kevin Barclay | 2. Masakazu Ito | | 3. Michael Cuming | 3. Nariyuki Masuda | | 4. Adam Yates | 4. Sho Hatsuyama | | 5. Richard Cleaver | 5. Yusuke Hatanaka | | | | Malaysian National Team | | | 1. Anuar Manan | | | 2. Mohamed Shawal Anuar Aziz | | | 3. Mohammed Saufi Mat Senan | | | 4. Ahmad Haidar Anuawar | | | 5. Mohamed Harrif Salleh |
Edited by tsmoha on 01-04-2014 22:05
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 01-04-2014 20:35
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 Risa - Ergon Cycling Team Risa - Ergon definitely enjoyed the inaugaral 2013 edition of the Bay Classics: a stunning performance by Chris Sutton, who took out all three flat crits, made for a dominating overall win for the Norwegian/Aussie based team! A great leadout train (including now Oz-rider Anthony Giacoppo) and an outstanding early-season shape for Sutton were the keys to this brilliant pre-season performance.
With Risa's new addition Michael Matthews participating in the upcoming 2014 edition, Sutton may have a hard time to repeat his title though. Matthews is expected to be the sprint-leader, so may Sutton slip into the famous Risa-Bay Classics-train now?
The team also offers a nice duo for the only hilly crit in Portarlington: William Walker (6th on that course last year, riding for an Australasian selection) and Nathan Haas (10th, but now maxed) should be amongst the top-favorites for the most challenging parcours! | Rider | 2013 Team | 2013 Overall | Notable results | | Michael Matthews | - | - | - | | Chris Sutton | Risa - Ergon | Win (36 pts) | 3 wins (2013) | | Nathan Haas | Risa - Ergon | 25th (1 pt) | 10th (2013 Rd3) | | William Walker | Orica | 16th (5 pts) | 6th (2013 Rd3) | | Calvin Watson | Risa - Ergon | - | - |
 Will Michael Matthews repeat Sutton's dominating win from last season?
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 01-04-2014 20:37
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Great overview of Risa - Ergon cycling team. I like it alot!
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 01-04-2014 21:30
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Thanks, admir! Glad you like it
Next team: Lotto - Australia Post
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| Smowz |
Posted on 01-04-2014 21:39
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Yeah Risa look good to steal a number of Aussie fans off of that other disappointing Aussie team Matthews and Sutton are Bith former red bull men so they feel like a second team to us!
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 01-04-2014 21:50
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@Smowz: The Aussies still love Oz for the Herald Sun performance a couple of months ago, so I'm not afraid of losing a few fans after (most probably) disappointing Bay Crits
 Lotto - Australia Post Former Team Lotto - Cervélo became half-Aussie in 2014 and the PT-team will immediately get the chance to race the Bay Crits in it's own colors! Huge news for both the event and the team, that may hope for a couple of decent results over the four days.
Steele Von Hoff is a well known crit-specialist in Australia (2013 National Criterium champion, runner-up in 2012) and even though he won't be amongst the very fastest sprinters here, his overall package will definitely favor him. He should be at the very front of the bunch in the three flat crits.
Kiwi Jack Bauer will also race the Bay Crits for the first time and is likely to become one of the stronger riders in the hilly crit. Expect him to play his strength smart.. Two TT-specialists (with Rohan Dennis as the only "Bay Crits-proven" in the team) and climber Shaun Lewis may go for breakaways. | Rider | 2013 Team | 2013 Overall | Notable results | | Steele Von Hoff | - | - | - | | Jack Bauer | - | - | - | | Rohan Dennis | Budget | - | 46th (2013 Rd2) | | Stephen Vicelich | - | - | - | | Shaun Lewis | - | - | - |
 Will we see Steele Von Hoff celebrating a win here?
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 01-04-2014 22:03
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I'm really liking these previews so far and am looking forward to seeing the rest, especially the 2 Malaysian teams.
And any reason why AnPost suddenly turned Iranian for the final startlist?
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 01-04-2014 22:06
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sammyt93 wrote:
And any reason why AnPost suddenly turned Iranian for the final startlist?
No Fixed.
And thanks for the kind words! Guess I'll post a few previews per day, so you won't have to wait too long for the Malaysian teams
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-04-2014 22:53
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tsmoha - Nice idea with these little previews |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 02-04-2014 06:25
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Crit series are back! (at least their starting event)
Hopefully some more crits can be done like last year if the pace of main MG is good. I was always the big fan of this project - because of that magic Metinvest triple.
Edited by Avin Wargunnson on 02-04-2014 06:26
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| Roman |
Posted on 02-04-2014 09:59
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Fantastic work you are doing here with these previews, tsmoha! Really nice idea.
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| tastasol |
Posted on 02-04-2014 10:23
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Nice work indeed, tsmoha  I think I have a strong team, but I can't expect the same again this year A little pity that you made me go all Aussie. Cooper-Sutton-Matthews could have been a good train here in the crits
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 02-04-2014 10:47
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@all: Thanks for the kind words, guys!
@Avin: The famous triple! Would be indeed cool to see if Metinvest would be able to repeat such great tactics
@tastasol: Yeah, sorry about Cooper. But he asked to race for a Kiwi team instead
Next team: Becherovka - Kiwibank
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