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| mb2612 |
Posted on 03-08-2011 08:22
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The first of the classic continental tour races, mostly flat, with 1 kind of hilly stage, giving us a variety of possible results, Sprinters, Puncheurs and breakaway riders all have a shot of walking away with the overall title.
The 5 sprint stages will probably be vital to the direction the overall takes, and we have an excellent line up here. Cavendish, Ciolek and Marinangeli lead the overseas challenge, with help from two podium finishers from last year, Impey and defending champ Arashiro.
However the Aussies won't be giving up without a fight, and 2 time Down Under classic winner, Davis leads their defence, Docker and Cooke also will expect to be up there.
The hilly stage is pretty impossible to predict, with so many riders looking to attack, and the long flat run in. Ben Nasser has to be the favourite, however there are plenty of other hilly riders here, a comprehensive list is: Lloyd, Rabon, Gil Visconti Mori, Proni and Gerrans.
All of that said I reckon there will be a sprinter who hangs tough and gets the overall victory, so I'm naming one of: Davis, Impey, Gasparotto and Marinangeli as the winner, enjoy.
Startlist:
Spoiler Puma
1. E. Gasparotto
2. L. Croket
3. M. Delage
4. W. Kelderman
5. O. Le Gac
6. S. Minard
7. M. Vogt
Venchi
11. S. Marinangeli
12. F. Aru
13. O. Haavardsholm
14. P. Sagan
15. A. Santoro
16. N. Tirloni
17. D. Viganò
Hollister
21. A. Davis
22. R. Caminiti
23. Z. Dempster
24. A. Proni
25. R. Sambris
26. S. Scheirlinckx
27. B. Selander
Red Bull
31. D. Impey
32. S. Gerrans
33. A. Hansen
34. M. Mori
35. M. Priamo
36. B. Sonnery
37. C. Sutton
Proximus
41. M. De Maar
42. H. Ben Nasser
43. M. Cavendish
44. L. Lefèvre
45. H. Ma
46. Y. Stoltz
47. M. Ulanowski
Bianchi
51. F. Rabon
52. G. Ciolek
53. K. Gil
54. J. Hochmann
55. G. Lequatre
56. A. Matzbacher
57. P. Rooijakkers
Saab
61. K. Van Hummel
62. T. Gudsell
63. T. Larsson
64. A. Lund
65. J. Pronk
66. P. Renäng
67. M. Wyss
UniCredit
71. G. Visconti
72. A. Borrajo
73. M. Brändle
74. F. Gavazzi
75. S. Puccio
76. A. Signego
77. T. Van der Sande
Koppert
81. B. Traksel
82. H. Dekkers
83. O. Freire
84. J. Hopman
85. P. Ligthart
86. P. Möhlmann
87. T. Veelers
Meiji
91. Y. Arashiro
92. J. Crawford
93. Y. Hiratsuka
94. M. Lloyd
95. A. Manan
96. T. Nishitani
97. S. Park
Cyclevox
101. M. Docker
102. G. Briggs
103. A. Coutts
104. G. Heymes
105. K. Pauwels
106. S. Thwaites
107. P. Williams
Oz
111. M. Renshaw
112. J. Bobridge
113. S. Clarke
114. B. Cooke
115. W. Ford
116. S. Lewis
117. M. Matthews
Focus
121. M. Drujon
122. B. Jungels
123. A. Kirsch
124. T. Meyer
125. A. Nechita
126. C. Pineau
127. T. Skujins
Export
131. T. Ziegler
132. A. Bajadali
133. G. Báez
134. D. De Fauw
135. N. Gauer
136. D. Kairelis
137. M. Karagobek
A
141. B. McGee
142. T. Roe
143. M. Rudolph
144. M. Wilson
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 03-08-2011 08:23
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Tour Douwn Under?
Yea I caught you 
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 03-08-2011 08:26
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Levi4life wrote:
Tour Douwn Under?
Yea I caught you
I have admin powers, so were I not confident in my own typing skills I could easily just delete your post 
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 03-08-2011 08:55
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 03-08-2011 09:15
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Ah, first race with ambitions. This will be nice. 
Hoping for a couple of top 3 sprints by Marinangeli, and a top 5 in the GC. I'm afraid he isn't fast enough to beat riders like Davis, Impey and Docker in the uphill finishes though. With the help from Viganò and Sagan we might manage to build a train. 
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| ltt |
Posted on 03-08-2011 09:20
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Made a pretty good Sprint Train in the Down Under Classic, and I'm hoping that we do the same here as a couple of theses finishes really suit Davis.
Ideally I'd like a couple of wins and a decent GC placing, but as long as I get better results in the sprints than last year I'll be happy because it should be a good guide for the rest of the season for me. |
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 03-08-2011 09:48
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Hmm... I sense Proximus will win... 8 stages in this race...
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| Smowz |
Posted on 03-08-2011 09:58
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Some very interesting stage profiles here, including the first stage. Plenty of top level sprinters here Davis, Ciolek, Cavendish so the battle for bonifications from day one will be key.
Not as many punchaers here as I expected, so stage's 3 and 5 may make it easier to break away. I like Impey's chances getting something on stage's 1 and 3 is key.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 03-08-2011 10:04
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David to take 2 stages here and the points jersey I think. He has shown he is a rider to fear and in Australia should be hard to beat.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 03-08-2011 12:10
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Agree with CountArach: I will again bet on Davis for most stage-wins and GC, too. Sprints will be interesting again and I hope for Cooke to catch some nice wheels (and stay with it til finish) Good to see Graeme Brown's not here
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| roturn |
Posted on 03-08-2011 12:24
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Davis, Docker, Impey (and Marinangeli) for the hardest sprints.
Cavendish and Ciolek will also show something on the flat ones.
First 4 also good chances for the overall as I don`t see a puncheur winning. Maybe Rabon surprises me. |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 03-08-2011 14:15
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I'm hoping for Croket and Gasparotto to get some Top5 in the sprints, mayber Gasparotto gains enough time on stage 5 to finish high in the GC.
I still have to fear the worst: Gasparotto being the leadout for Croket on all stages and the game recognizing Delage as team leader...
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| Rin |
Posted on 03-08-2011 14:26
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I expect a stage win here for Bianchi:
1st, 2nd and 4th stage Rabon/Ciolek?
3rd and 5th Rabon/Gil?
6th definetly for Ciolek
Waghlon wrote:
Hmm... I sense Proximus will win... 8 stages in this race...
I guess we won't have a "Proximus Dream Tour Down Under" unfortunetly
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| ANFreeman |
Posted on 03-08-2011 17:51
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I just hope Docker can grab consistent top 10s (or, top 5s if I'm really optimistic.) That, and I'll be pleased. That is, if the game recognises Docker as leader AND sprinter, and doesn't leave Briggs to tackle the sprint finishes...
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| roturn |
Posted on 04-08-2011 09:52
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Ouch. 3 top riders down. Especially hard for Saab`s only puncheur.
Congrats to Davis. It was a thrilling finish. Really hoped for Matthews to take it and it looked pretty well for him until he lost all his energy with 5km to go. |
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| kopfan |
Posted on 04-08-2011 10:00
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Gutted for Matthews... great effort
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 04-08-2011 10:01
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Wow, great sprint by Marinangeli. Sadly he was a little to far behind when he started the sprint, but he was faster than I had expected.
Congrats to Hollister and Davis.
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| BoogieBoogie |
Posted on 04-08-2011 10:03
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Not bad 9th place with Dekker but I think with a better placement in the final kilometers he can de better.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 04-08-2011 10:23
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Wow, what a stage Great effort by our young gun Matthews (his original team Festina should be proud of that, too). Ah, but close again for Oz Cycling. But we're definitely happy with Matthews and Baden Cooke's 6th as well. Hoping for the Youth-classification now and Cooke to grab a Top-5 maybe. Nice performance
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 04-08-2011 10:39
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Just a tiny bit too much hill for Cav today, although we can also ask where the hell his leadout man was...
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