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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 19-09-2010 15:10
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The Continental Tour kicks back off in April with the Worlds View Challenge. A Hors Category stage race, it promises to bring some spark back into the racing, with some big names and big teams attending. Defending champion Dan Martin is back with 100% ME and promises to try and double up.
Challenging him at the Challenge are the following teams (startlist will be put up later): Pendletons, YouTube Twitter, Bimbo, Cillit Bang, El Al, Ikea - Bianchi, Mercedes, Petronas, Pokerstars.com, Red Bull, Santander, Telenor, Tinkoff, UBS, Unicredit, Vespa, Wiggle, and Yamaha.
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 19-09-2010 19:34
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One big-ass field here for the Worlds View Challenge:
UBS
1. S.Schumacher
2. M.Albasini
3. S.Barrio
4. R.Förster
5. A.Kristoff
6. M.Richeze
7. C.Sinelobov
8. S.Zahner
Vespa
11. F.Ginanni
12. L.Ascani
13. G.Bosisio
14. A.Cappelle
15. C.Cassidy
16. E.Luzi
17. A.Passalacqua
18. M.Quinziato
Santander
21. F.Ventoso
22. D.Allonca
23. J.Castroviejo
24. A.Galdos
25. D.Galparsoro
26. J.Gárate
27. A.Perez Arrieta
28. R.Serrano
EL AL
31. S.Calzati
32. Y.Doi
33. S.Haimy
34. N.Hortig
35. K.Inoue
36. I.Konovalovas
37. N.Margalit
38. A.Wolff
Petronas
41. M.Carrara
42. I.Abakoumov
43. G.Bole
44. R.Feillu
45. S.Gerrans
46. W.Jallays
47. K.Lalouette
48. R.Scholz
Tinkoff
51. A.Kolobnev
52. M.Belkov
53. P.Brutt
54. A.Kunshin
55. I.Rovny
56. B.Shpilevski
57. Y.Sobal
58. N.Trusov
Cillit Bang
61. H.Ben Nasser
62. J.Bellis
63. J.Coenen
64. M.De Maar
65. V.Hacecký
66. D.Kopp
67. E.Reekers
68. M.Ulanowski
UniCredit
71. E.Gasparotto
72. A.Ahmed
73. P.Andersen
74. F.Borghesi
75. D.Bragazzi
76. F.Gavazzi
77. J.Grau
78. D.Kreutzfeldt
100Me
81. C.Froome
82. D.Appleby
83. S.Bennett
84. S.Gaywood
85. D.Martin
86. C.McConvey
87. N.Roche
88. J.Sergent
Wiggle
91. L.Bertagnolli
92. D.Caruso
93. C.Grippo
94. P.Locatelli
95. M.Pavarin
96. L.Rowe
97. P.Scarponi
98. J.Tiernan-Locke
Red Bull
101. J.Augustyn
102. Y.Arashiro
103. J.Ball
104. F.Beppu
105. A.Hansen
106. A.Jelloul
107. M.Matthews
108. C.Sutton
IKEA
111. A.Flügel
112. N.Albert
113. L.Andersson
114. S.Balck
115. N.Brolin
116. A.Linden
117. J.Ljungblad
118. P.Vanspeybrouck
Telenor
121. X.Florencio
122. R.Chtioui
123. R.Guldhammer
124. O.Haavardsholm
125. F.Kessiakoff
126. S.Sommerseth
127. T.Vaitkus
128. J.Veikkanen
Pendleton's
131. A.Moinard
132. B.Bozic
133. T.Kennaugh
134. E.Mardones
135. M.McNally
136. D.Millar
137. J.Rovira
138. N.Sijmens
Mercedes
141. L.Pasamontes
142. E.Baumann
143. J.Bol
144. A.Brea
145. P.Ghyllebert
146. S.Nydam
147. T.Tolleson
148. T.Zirbel
Pokerstars
151. A.Saramotins
152. G.Atkins
153. M.Brus
154. J.Degenkolb
155. M.Guillén
156. N.Terpstra
157. J.Vermote
158. J.Wallays
YouTwit
161. R.Bertogliati
162. S.Burke
163. J.McCallum
164. E.Oliphant
165. K.Page
166. M.Pozzo
167. J.Thomson
168. O.Zaugg
Bimbo
171. H.Sabido
172. A.Albourdainy
173. S.Barberi
174. S.Chavanel
175. G.Delise
176. M.Hofland
177. M.Portela
178. J.Vangenechten
Yamaha
181. T.Ziegler
182. J.Clarke
183. R.Janse van Rensburg
184. A.Kankovský
185. T.Klinger
186. J.Loubet
187. D.McConnell
188. C.Van Ooijen
Control
191. T.Boonratanathanakorn
192. S.Batchelor
193. K.Michely
194. A.Niyonshuti
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 19-09-2010 19:40
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Come on Sylvain and Ignatas. |
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| Smowz |
Posted on 19-09-2010 20:22
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A little surprised to see some of the best hilly men giving this one a miss.
Schumacher and Ginanni are the obvious stand outs when it comes to hilly strength, but I guess it is going to depend on when and where the decisive moment will come. Any number of decent hills men like Flugal, Calzati, Carrara, Ben Nasser or Carrara for example could make the grade.
Someone like Ventuso or Gasparotto who could win any of the stages in a sprint (well dare I say it Arashiro probably comes under this category too) and may just be a candidate also because the last two stages don't end on a hill, though stage four doesn't seem to give much of a chance to recover.
Great to see this resume, look forward to your stage reports feel free to take pops at some of the weak ass teams here rjc!!! [Looks at Yamaha and wonders where they are hiding their South African hilly sprint man  ] |
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 19-09-2010 20:25
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Some of the best hilly guys are (luckily?) tied up with Riojas I think.
I will ensure that insults are added when, and as, they are needed. Normally targetting Cillit Bang. Especially as I was never going to do any more races ever again 
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 19-09-2010 20:35
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Stages 4 and 5 in all likelihood will be pretty tame. I'm expecting another non-event for Vespa. |
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| Smowz |
Posted on 19-09-2010 22:12
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Anyone know a good sauce to go with eating ones words!
Then again none of the top three are probably going to be good enough to survive the split that will likely happen on stage 4 - so not hugely decisive. With Yamaha having a fairly ordinary squad, it may be fruitful to get in a break here. We saw a break win at the Cape Argus thingee as well.
Bittersweet for our team, Beppu producing a fine lead out for Arashiro to lead home the realistic contenders. With our co-leader Augustyn now out of any sort of GC hope by being tailled off presumably because of the wind and losing 4 + minutes!
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 19-09-2010 22:16
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rjc_43 wrote:
I will ensure that insults are added when, and as, they are needed. Normally targetting Cillit Bang. Especially as I was never going to do any more races ever again
One day you'll wake up with a gaping hole where your kidney used to be. That's not a threat. That's a promise.
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 19-09-2010 23:32
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Smowz wrote:
Anyone know a good sauce to go with eating ones words!
Then again none of the top three are probably going to be good enough to survive the split that will likely happen on stage 4 - so not hugely decisive. With Yamaha having a fairly ordinary squad, it may be fruitful to get in a break here. We saw a break win at the Cape Argus thingee as well.
Bittersweet for our team, Beppu producing a fine lead out for Arashiro to lead home the realistic contenders. With our co-leader Augustyn now out of any sort of GC hope by being tailled off presumably because of the wind and losing 4 + minutes!
Nah, Augustyn crashed. Twice. Apologies for not mentioning that...  I forgot to add it into my notepad file.
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| jack888 |
Posted on 20-09-2010 02:38
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Ziegler is my hero!!!!!!!!!!!
Sending an average team of attacking riders might pay off!!!!
(and as for Impey not being here, i think he has a long break atm, i saved his other race days for some similar races later on. Or maybe there is a race clash and he couldn't come here. I will have to check)
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| Heine |
Posted on 20-09-2010 11:41
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Hopeing for some good results from Vaitkus on the flatter stages, and that Florencio/Kessiakoff can do something aswell
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 20-09-2010 18:13
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Ventoso's lack of a sprint this whole season is getting frustrating, that said. Yellow and a win is not bad by Galdos.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 20-09-2010 18:16
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jack888 wrote:
Ziegler is my hero!!!!!!!!!!!
Sending an average team of attacking riders might pay off!!!!
(and as for Impey not being here, i think he has a long break atm, i saved his other race days for some similar races later on. Or maybe there is a race clash and he couldn't come here. I will have to check)
Its worth remembering in future seasons that even if there are similar races elsewhere in the season, the fact that this is in South Africa would have made Impey go better.
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| beagle |
Posted on 20-09-2010 20:07
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although with unexperienced team here, not only podium place is a huge disappointment
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 20-09-2010 20:17
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I'm hoping Manuel Quinziato punctured or fell off and is not in fact on strike. |
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 20-09-2010 20:19
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The guys at 6'14 crashed once. Quinziato twice, and Grippo had a puncture from miiiiiles out.
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 20-09-2010 20:19
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I really screwed up remembering to mention punctures and falls... it always happens when I'm watching the front of the race...
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| Smowz |
Posted on 20-09-2010 21:53
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Well I cannot fault my teams effort, not quite got a sprinter with enough kick to finish off the leadouts.
The next couple of stages should see a shake up, a number of riders who have gained bonifications may well drop back, though Richeze and Viatkus are certainly dangerous...
Cannot believe though it will not come down to a select group of punchaers on stage 4 and last year the last stage was also reasonably decisive. |
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 21-09-2010 20:00
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[sarcasm]Nice to see Calzati putting in a dig or two[/sarcasm] |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 21-09-2010 20:09
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Top stuff Ventoso, top stuff.
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