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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 16-08-2011 20:41
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A thread of its own for the least popular race on the calendar! Only 4 CT teams signed up to this Namibian race, and they are joined by a further 4 D2 teams, to take on the hilly route, with the start and finish both being in the capital city of Windhoek.
The favourites are Dmitri Claeys and Frantisek Rabon of Bianchi, Alex Dowsett of Rapha Condor - Qhubeka, and Vasili Kiryenka of TCS Bank - OJSC Rosneft. Oz Cycling being the 4th CT team involved.
Spoiler Bianchi
1. D. Claeys
2. W. Gustov
3. J. Hochmann
4. G. Lequatre
5. A. Matzbacher
6. F. Odebrecht
7. F. Rabon
Rapha Condor
11. A. Dowsett
12. D. Appleby
13. D. Jiriakov
14. H. Kiprotich
15. Z. Ndbri
16. R. Partridge
17. E. Van Wyk
Tinkoff
21. V. Kiryenka
22. A. Khatuntsev
23. P. Korzh
24. A. Ovechkin
25. I. Rovny
26. B. Shpilevski
27. A. Timofeev
P. Laško
31. R. Serrano
32. T. Danculovic
33. G. Delise
34. D. Grželj
35. R. Lobato
36. M. Sribar
37. M. Strgar
Oz
41. J. Bobridge
42. G. Bennett
43. F. Besada
44. S. Lewis
45. G. O'Shea
46. J. Walker
47. D. Windsor
Alstorm
51. L. Mangel
52. G. Blot
53. C. De Souza
54. L. Desirac
55. C. Dionne
56. P. Pancake
57. A. Pichot
UPC
61. M. Ortega
62. A. De Baat
63. J. Navarro
64. B. Sinnige
65. J. Van Leijen
66. G. Van der Sanden
67. R. Wielinga
Delhaize
71. T. Vermeersch
72. S. Bekaert
73. J. Dugardein
74. Y. Eijssen
75. G. Van Winckel
76. J. Wagemans
77. P. Wouters
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 16-08-2011 20:46
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Nice for the teams involved - should be some decent points hauls for them. |
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 16-08-2011 20:47
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Nice startlist  Could be interesting with just a few teams.. don't see any chance for Oz here, maybe Bobridge with a surprising Top-10.
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| ember |
Posted on 16-08-2011 20:47
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Sounds like a bargain for those CT teams in it, and only 8 teams should do the race unpredictable. Looking forward to read about it. |
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| laidbackmarc |
Posted on 16-08-2011 20:54
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Delhaize will be fried! 
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| kumazan |
Posted on 16-08-2011 20:59
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Nice, a good change to bounce back after the horrible Dubai GP. Will be an interesting race and I hope we can get a top 10 with Serrano.
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| MrDemus |
Posted on 16-08-2011 21:05
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This will be interesting with so few teams in it....Delhaize best chance of a top 50 
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 16-08-2011 21:19
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don't think i will be doing that well in a hilly race
SN i was wanting my wildcards to be pancake flat haha! Joking be nice to take part and challenge Delhaize for worst team |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 16-08-2011 21:26
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jt1109 wrote:
don't think i will be doing that well in a hilly race
SN i was wanting my wildcards to be pancake flat haha! Joking be nice to take part and challenge Delhaize for worst team
Be happy that you got a wildcard to the most undersubscribed race After Nedbank with 4 CT teams, the next lowest on the whole calendar was the two Mumbai races with 8 (with each having been increased to 11 with D2 teams)
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| jph27 |
Posted on 16-08-2011 21:28
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Just be happy you got a Wildcard for a race.  |
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 16-08-2011 21:29
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were did i say i was unhappy |
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| Rin |
Posted on 16-08-2011 22:42
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I hope for more hill classics that are with less (good) teams
Looks like a knockout race between Bianchi, Rapha Condor and Tinkoff, maybe the team that hurts the other riders the most could grab the win
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 16-08-2011 22:49
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I'm seriously happy I'm not a promotion contender, at the sight of this.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 17-08-2011 00:48
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I can now see that deciding on a mostly European calendar was a mistake.
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| dave92 |
Posted on 17-08-2011 01:41
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opportunities like this are invaluable to promotion contenders, and it will be interesting to see who can capitalize.
I can see Bobridge putting up a nice result here for the Oz.
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| Heine |
Posted on 17-08-2011 14:47
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As if Bianchi needed the free points they will get here  I considered this race, but decided against it
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 17-08-2011 17:54
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2nd for Dowsett, and my whole team scored ranking points, so has to go down as a good race.
I didnt think Bobridge's attack would work, but it did, so well done to tsmoha!
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| MrDemus |
Posted on 17-08-2011 18:01
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Congrats to Tsmoha with a great victory
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 17-08-2011 18:02
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Awesome win for Oz. I dont mind seeing Meiji's rivals win as long as we aren't in the same race, but that was an awesome move.
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| laidbackmarc |
Posted on 17-08-2011 18:03
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MrDemus wrote:
This will be interesting with so few teams in it....Delhaize best chance of a top 50
Tim Vermeersch, 21st and 3rd best D2 rider. Actually, the whole Delhaize squad finished within the top 50th, 56 riders finished the race
Great to see my own jersey win and nice to see Vermeersch fight about an top-20. Congrats to T.S Moha and Bobridge!
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