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| Smowz |
Posted on 30-11-2010 16:26
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Following the recent interesting little Olympia Tour and Dutch Food Valley Classic the Benelux region welcomes the continenatal tour's time triallers, many of whom competed in the recently completed Bayerm Rundfaht, for this five stage test in Belgium. This will be run simultanuously to the predicatably hilly Tour of Luxembourg.
Defending champion Hoste is here with a Bbox team that will hope it has turned a corner in Germany after a dismal season. He will no doubt have to put some distance between himself and Ignatiev on the hilly stage four. Indeed there are a whole host of descent time triallers here including Gusev, Clement, Elizen and Craven who might have ambitions of a top place.
For the sprints Vantomme, Van Avermart, Cavendish, Chicchi, Guillen and Bongiorno make a mouthwatering line up for the flat opening three stages.
Spoiler Wiggle
1. M.Ignatiev
2. B.Hermans
3. S.Locatelli
4. D.Ratto
5. P.Scarponi
6. R.Tanguy
7. J.Tiernan-Locke
Cillit Bang
11. V.Gusev
12. J.Coenen
13. M.Eichler
14. H.Ma
15. D.Shatskikh
16. Y.Stoltz
17. M.Ulanowski
HighRoad
21. M.Elijzen
22. B.Day
23. F.De Greef
24. K.De Weert
25. D.Devenyns
26. J.Ghyselinck
27. M.Vantomme
Pokerstars
31. S.Clement
32. J.Degenkolb
33. F.Ericsson
34. M.Guillén
35. M.Maaskant
36. J.Vermote
37. J.Wallays
UniCredit
41. B.Vandborg
42. F.Borghesi
43. F.Gavazzi
44. D.Napolitano
45. R.Quaade
46. D.Teklehaimanot
47. B.Van Poppel
Bimbo
51. D.Craven
52. G.Dockx
53. R.Lobato
54. M.Olman
55. H.Sabido
56. G.Van Avermaet
57. J.Vangenechten
Intesa
61. R.Mandri
62. R.Bongiorno
63. E.Capecchi
64. A.Kunitski
65. A.Nechita
66. R.Sentjens
67. B.Traksel
Bbox
71. L.Hoste
72. F.Jeandesbosz
73. J.Mayo
74. J.Polito
75. R.Sutherland
76. D.Veilleux
77. Y.Wei
Falcon
81. M.Wyss
82. M.Bäckstedt
83. F.Chicchi
84. S.Clarke
85. K.Nielsen
86. G.Rajala
87. C.Ranneries
100Me
91. M.Cavendish
92. S.Gaywood
93. D.Lloyd
94. D.Martin
95. J.Perrett
96. J.Sergent
97. I.Stannard
My Schedule for stages will be -
Wednesday eve; Stage 1
Thursday: Stage 2 and 3
Sunday: Stage 4
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| viking90 |
Posted on 30-11-2010 16:32
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Hope Chicchi can sprint well in this race and maybe a good result from Wyss on stage 4. Maybe get in a good breakaway with for example Bäckstedt. |
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 30-11-2010 16:57
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Can Ignatiev keep performing as he has been? Who knows. I suspect a crash on one race sooner or later. Which, if that's the case, a top 10 with Hermans will do fine thanks. 
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| beagle |
Posted on 30-11-2010 17:27
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how many race days Ignatiev still have? I think I see him almost everywhere, where my team is participating 
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 30-11-2010 17:31
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Ignatiev has been to (and won) Algarve, 4 Jours de Dunkerque and Bayern. He has still to win (hehe) Belgium, Isle of Man TT, Tour of the Channel Islands, Tour of Missouri and Milano-Torino.
He has also been to Tirreno, MSR, LBL, and will go to Giro di Lombardia.
All 34 race days will be used up 
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| Kami |
Posted on 30-11-2010 17:34
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rjc_43 wrote:
He has still to win (hehe) Milano-Torino.
Newsflash: Cobra spotted near Torino.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 30-11-2010 17:36
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Kami wrote:
rjc_43 wrote:
He has still to win (hehe) Milano-Torino.
Newsflash: Cobra spotted near Torino.
Check the 2010 race results, Ignatiev is good at beating the better puncheurs at Milano-Torino 
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| Smowz |
Posted on 30-11-2010 17:39
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Well I believe Cornu/Reus did this last year with Jack Wolfskin...
It is a simple formula, find a TT with stat 80+ who can survive hills. Chuck him in all the flattish TT races such as Bayern Rundfaht, Tour of Belgium, Volta a Algarve, six days of Dunkirk and reap the rewards.
Of course persuading someone to give you said TTer is somewhat difficult
To be fair though Algarve and Bayern Rundfaht were likely to suit Ignatiev best considering the length of the TT. Dunkirk was touch and go as is this one as the TT length is not that long. Channel Islands also has a fairly short TT meaning a decent sprinter could out time bonus him. Missouri is going to have a big field and that may well make conditions over the TT course quite variable + harder to control.
Even so Ignatiev surely has to stay on his bike to get at least a top five one has to imagine in these races... though Belgium conditions do have a habit of causing nasty accidents |
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| beagle |
Posted on 30-11-2010 18:08
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luckily he will not participate in any of my key races
btw just found out I´ll be already at 2/3 of my season after Belgium Tour
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 30-11-2010 18:14
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beagle wrote:
luckily he will not participate in any of my key races
btw just found out I´ll be already at 2/3 of my season after Belgium Tour
Whereas I'm nearing my half way mark
I can't complain with the points Ignatiev has gotten me so far, so if he gets me any more, even just purely through some TT podiums, I'll be happy enough.
And why do you think I'd send a TT-ing stage racer to a single day race if he hadn't done well? Just like why I sent Hermans to that "pan flat" Dutch race. Which he may or may not have won, I can't remember, but I do know Hermans won one race that was "pan flat". C'est experience, monsieurs.
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| Vosken94 |
Posted on 30-11-2010 20:20
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All of nothing with Vantomme, if he fails. I'm searching someone new next year |
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 30-11-2010 21:42
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My number one target for the next transfer season is a decent TT-er. Then again - that was my target for the last transfer season too. 
Because of their guaranteed usefulness the only one's we'll get are from disbanded teams... |
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| Christer |
Posted on 01-12-2010 10:44
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Hmm. Hoste could get a good result here.... But I put him here because of the Belgium part of the race...
And I am shocked that there are no cobble sections in this race...
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 01-12-2010 17:26
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Exactly as planned...
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| viking90 |
Posted on 01-12-2010 18:53
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Chicchi a podium place, that´s good and Wyss in the first group is a +. |
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| Christer |
Posted on 02-12-2010 14:21
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Hoste on 12th! In the sprint! 
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| arthon |
Posted on 02-12-2010 15:53
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So far so good, but I'm still hoping for a stage win. My men are well placed, can't wait for stage 4 and a GC shake-up. |
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| pangare |
Posted on 02-12-2010 18:32
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Avermaet is THA-BOSS  |
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 02-12-2010 18:49
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Markus Eichler second is certainly no "minor placements". That demands at least two pictures of him at the line.
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| Christer |
Posted on 02-12-2010 18:54
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Christer wrote:
Hoste on 12th! In the sprint!
Another one!
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