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Tour of the Battenkill Discussion
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| Heine |
Posted on 21-12-2011 11:33
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Welcome to the United States and an exiting hilly race here in the Battenkill valley, this is one of the mayor cycling races in the states and we are up for an exiting race.
The course goes up and down, with the worst hills having a gradient of 12%, not letting the riders take any break. This course can fit both a late attack by a great puncheur, or a lucky rider in the break of the day.
Favorites before the race are the Bianchi pair  Claeys and Rabon, but if they can not decide who of them will lead there are many others just waiting for a chanse to take the win, including:
 Sánchez
 Dowsett
 Pineau
 Gautier
 Wyss
This will for sure be an exiting race, where hopefully the most offensive rider wins. The hills will for sure not give anyone an easy ride!
Startlist:
Spoiler
Bianchi
1. D. Claeys
2. R. Dennis
3. J. Hochmann
4. G. Lequatre
5. S. Locatelli
6. O. Martynenko
7. F. Rabon
Cal Giant
11. S. Sánchez Gonzalez
12. W. Frischkorn
13. P. Ghyllebert
14. B. Jacques-Maynes
15. L. Pasamontes
16. K. Reijnen
17. T. Zirbel
WWE
21. J. Pineau
22. M. Astarloza
23. J. Becerra
24. B. Mollema
25. S. Paulinho
26. B. Tankink
27. T. Voeckler
Bpost
31. C. Gautier
32. F. Frison
33. M. La Lavandier
34. M. La Lavandier
35. R. Stenuit
36. T. Stubbe
37. G. Van Keirsbulck
Saab
41. M. Wyss
42. M. Breschel
43. U. Galiev
44. P. Lavery
45. G. Likhaya
46. A. Lund
47. L. Persson
Rapha Condor
51. A. Dowsett
52. N. Berhane
53. T. Grmay
54. D. Jiriakov
55. H. Kiprotich
56. J. Perrett
57. W. Sulzberger
Red Bull
61. M. Chérel
62. A. Hansen
63. A. Jelloul
64. R. Kilun
65. M. Mori
66. G. Tzortzakis
67. E. Vorganov
CSC
71. R. Costa
72. I. Basso
73. S. Blanco
74. J. Gelabert
75. C. Sastre
76. C. Verona
77. C. Zaballa
Cyclevox
81. I. Konovalovas
82. W. Connolly
83. L. Holohan
84. C. McConvey
85. T. Rabou
86. D. Stenkjær
87. R. Van der Velde
Hollister
91. A. Proni
92. P. Mach
93. J. Mercado
94. Y. Monsalve
95. R. Sambris
96. S. Scheirlinckx
97. B. Selander
Proximus
101. J. Coenen
102. D. Kopp
103. L. Lefèvre
104. H. Ma
105. D. Shatskikh
106. K. Uugunbayar
107. M. Zenagui
Puma
111. M. Delage
112. J. Bar
113. D. Bennati
114. J. Bol
115. W. Kelderman
116. T. Martin
117. M. Vogt
Meiji
121. M. Lloyd
122. F. Beppu
123. J. Crawford
124. S. Lagutin
125. R. Nishizono
126. J. Sano
127. C. Shikai
Oz
131. G. Bennett
132. F. Besada
133. A. Gate
134. W. Gough
135. S. Lewis
136. M. Vink
137. J. Walker
Pirelli
141. A. DÃaz Corrales
142. S. Boggia
143. N. D'Andrea
144. D. Di Nucci
145. S. Lagana'
146. A. Saldarriaga
147. F. Tizza
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| CountArach |
Posted on 21-12-2011 11:40
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If Gautier can get in the top 5 I will be immensely pleased. He hasn't got quite the same punch as some of the other guys, such as the Bianchi pair, but if it comes down to a handful of riders in a sprint, I don't mind his odds.
Also a lot of teams signed up for this one!
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| rycadinho |
Posted on 21-12-2011 11:47
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Can only hope for some tv - time, if my riders try to get in the early breakaway.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 21-12-2011 11:53
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rycadinho wrote:
Can only hope for some tv - time, if my riders try to get in the early breakaway.
+ 1
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| Heine |
Posted on 21-12-2011 12:01
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The race will be up around this time tomorrow ;-)
I just noticed that Benatti is here, should have written something about him... So just pretend it stands something about him
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| cio93 |
Posted on 21-12-2011 13:20
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Heine wrote:
I just noticed that Benatti is here, should have written something about him... So just pretend it stands something about him
Nevermind 
Here you go:
"Bennati, the world-class sprinter, is present here as well.
He has to worry the many steep hills though, and if he wants to justify his nomination, he has to hope for a slow pace and a calm finish."
Honestly, I don't expect a lot out of this.
Delage might be our best bid for the race, as I doubt Bennati will be in the leading group at the end, and if he'd be, he won't have the energy to use his sprinting stat. But a "Cape Argus"-style double breakaway could be quite successful
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| Christer |
Posted on 21-12-2011 15:42
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I have a strong team here. Hope that works out good for me. I want a win.
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| viking90 |
Posted on 21-12-2011 15:53
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Hmm, hope that Wyss can do something or that it goes quite slow so Breschel show that I was a genius putting him here |
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 29-12-2011 19:50
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Heine wrote:
The race will be up around this time tomorrow ;-)
I just noticed that Benatti is here, should have written something about him... So just pretend it stands something about him
...  Hopefully Costa can surprise everyone with a good result.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 30-12-2011 15:34
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Mresuperstar wrote:
Heine wrote:
The race will be up around this time tomorrow ;-)
I just noticed that Benatti is here, should have written something about him... So just pretend it stands something about him
... Hopefully Costa can surprise everyone with a good result.
Heine had to wait for Czech and Turkey to end before posting it, so it was never going to be posted on the 22nd
Hopefully Dowsett can improve on his Turkish efforts
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| Heine |
Posted on 31-12-2011 13:33
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Just logging in to say that everything will be up when I get home on the 2nd of January
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| Smowz |
Posted on 02-01-2012 09:15
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Damn!
That was a shocker from the Red Bull boys, I guess the jet lag travelling here there and everywhere got to them. Another stunning classic win by Hollister, they could be starting to get in on the promotion hunt.
Consolation I guess is another Classic slips by for the Bianchi squad. But a seriously poor performance from my squad here.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 02-01-2012 09:19
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A good day for a break  Nice 6th for Gate, he's doing well so far for Oz.
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 02-01-2012 09:33
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Smowz wrote:
Consolation I guess is another Classic slips by for the Bianchi squad. But a seriously poor performance from my squad here.
+1 Stupid Breakaway 
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| ANFreeman |
Posted on 02-01-2012 09:59
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Well, that was lucky I always like breakaway wins, especially when I perform better than anticipated thanks to it. A lot of the big teams seemed to do nothing here, which was strange.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 02-01-2012 12:59
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Young rider La Lavandier performing really well here and keeping us in the top 10.
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| Christer |
Posted on 02-01-2012 14:57
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At least WWE got first in the peleton.
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| rycadinho |
Posted on 02-01-2012 15:35
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rycadinho wrote:
Can only hope for some tv - time, if my riders try to get in the early breakaway.
Praise PCM 11! - Another successful race despite a rather weak lineup.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 02-01-2012 18:25
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Wow, very surprisingly, team goal number 1 achieved!
Didn't realize I had a Top 5 goal here until after the race report
Although I have to admit the 4th place doesn't fully please me when considering the composition of the winning move. Delage should have been able to finish two spots higher theoretically, but that's nit-picking.
These classics seem to provide the best terrain for breakaway wins. Congratulations to Hollister, great display of strenght by Scheirlinckx.
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| Rin |
Posted on 02-01-2012 18:28
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There are too much breakaway wins this season in my opinion 
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