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| mb2612 |
Posted on 05-02-2012 18:09
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So, the inevitable question is, will a sprinter or a climber win it?
Blythe isn't here, as otherwise he would be unstoppable, but Froome is and he must be favourite to restore Rapha to order after the 5 day blip in Dunkirk.
Challenging from the Sprinters side, and it's personal between these two teams, it's Impey, who will be tough to gap significantly on the two small finishing hills and who should pick up plenty of time bonuses on the other stages.
For the rest, Bianchi again have their 3 fold threat of Monfort, Claeys and Rabon for the hills, with Ciolek for the sprints, so expect them to feature on every stage, even if these stages are not really hard enough for the 1-2 punch to be effective.
After that the drop off in quality among the hilly riders is clear, with most looking to tougher races to ply their trade. Bauer will be representing local hopes against the likes of Proni and the assortment of hilly specialists Red Bull have pitched up.
The sprints should be more interesting, which is lucky because there are more of them, with Serebriakov and Kennaugh challenging Impey and Ciolek, while Guillen, Crocket and Cooke will also challenge.
Startlist:
Spoiler Bianchi
1. M. Monfort
2. J. AramendÃa
3. G. Ciolek
4. D. Claeys
5. R. Dennis
6. P. Mazur
7. F. Rabon
Red Bull
11. D. Impey
12. M. Chérel
13. J. Cooper
14. R. Kilun
15. K. Kirchen
16. G. Veloso
17. E. Vorganov
Rapha Condor
21. A. Tennant
22. C. Froome
23. P. Kennaugh
24. J. Perrett
25. E. Rowsell
26. I. Stannard
27. W. Sulzberger
Rothaus
31. R. Hesjedal
32. E. Baumann
33. H. Blank
34. A. Kunitski
35. M. Landa
36. M. Velits
37. C. Von Kleinsorgen
Hollister
41. A. Proni
42. R. Caminiti
43. J. Gutiérrez Palacios
44. Y. Monsalve
45. J. Pantano Gómez
46. P. Pereyra
47. A. Serebriakov
Meiji
51. J. Bauer
52. Y. Arashiro
53. M. Lloyd
54. T. Miyazawa
55. S. Park
56. T. Scully
57. G. Yamamoto
Cyclevox
61. R. Mandri
62. G. Briggs
63. W. Connolly
64. C. Knees
65. T. Rabou
66. S. Richardson
67. D. Stenkjær
Puma
71. L. Croket
72. T. Dumoulin
73. W. Kelderman
74. T. Martin
75. S. Minard
76. J. Sütterlin
77. J. Thire
Pokerstars
81. S. Dumoulin
82. G. Atkins
83. D. Boucher
84. J. Engoulvent
85. M. Guillén
86. H. Raabe
87. J. Vermote
Ferrari
91. M. Santambrogio
92. S. Agostini
93. C. D'Amore
94. M. Pozzo
95. E. Rizza
96. C. Salerno
97. P. Sgrigna
Oz
101. W. Ford
102. G. Bennett
103. B. Cooke
104. W. Gough
105. A. Laidler
106. M. Renshaw
107. M. Vink
Team VW
111. B. Noval
112. C. Müller
113. K. Predatsch
114. D. Schorn
115. L. Schädlich
116. J. Veikkanen
Koppert
121. T. Stamsnijder
122. R. Flens
123. F. Goesinnen
124. J. McCarthy
125. P. Möhlmann
126. F. Taillefour
127. R. Te Brake
C
131. B. Sulzberger
132. B. McGee
133. D. Senesi
134. M. Wilson
135. J. Yates
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| roturn |
Posted on 05-02-2012 18:14
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I haven`t thought that so many top sprinters are here. So I don`t really expect anything by Baumann.
Also in the overall too many big names. So Hesjedal will need good days.
On the other side many managers might be disappointed as the two hilly stages aren`t really selective imo.
For me Impey would be a good bet but also Rabon must be watched if the team is riding for him.
It wouldn`t surprise me if a breakaway takes the race win and so I am glad not having the strongest team here and good chances of participation there although I am very much surprised by having the 30s as numbers...
And probably all my guesses are completely wrong.  Still it`s one of my personal favourite races in real, so I had to send some good guys here instead of just young talents. |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 05-02-2012 18:23
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No idea what to expect. Maybe a Top 10 overall if luck is on our side.
Also some good stage results would be nice. Please Mr. Rizza?
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 05-02-2012 20:12
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One of Oz Cycling's most important races.. plenty of chances for Cooke to grab a stage-win Some big sprinters here, so we of course need some luck and good daily-form. I still believe!
And just like roturn said: those two "hilly" stages most probably won't lead to bigger (any) gaps.. maybe a great sprint will create a short gap, but that's all. But maybe PCM11 proves me wrong, once again 
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| Smowz |
Posted on 05-02-2012 20:15
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It should be interesting to see how teams work together - I've sent a strong squad and it should be a good battle with a mixture of sprinters and hilly men.
I cannot see the stage suiting breakaways here but then one breakaway is all it will take to win this... Not sure how decisive the two short hill top finishes ones will be positioning I guess will be key.
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| Christer |
Posted on 05-02-2012 20:18
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I thought I raced here, so checked my planner. Seems like I don't. Good luck to you all!  I would bet for Impey!
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| beagle |
Posted on 05-02-2012 21:31
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this is the race, where Guillen can show his main strenght, short flat stages would suit him great...regarding to GC, I don´t have any name to shine here...anyway I didn´t expect so strong startlist with many big names presented
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| roturn |
Posted on 06-02-2012 22:57
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Decent start for me. Can`t complain.
A bit unlucky that Kunitski lost some seconds as he could be a second point collector in this race and without really hard profiles it could be decided by seconds if you have a top10 or a top50.
Froome already in a great position. Will be interesting to see how Bianchi is racing if Ciolek takes the yellow with time bonuses. Normally they should go for him then. Also depends if there will be time gaps on the hills mainly due to the defined values in the DB I think.
BTW: Where in the rider ranking does teh +6/7 start? I just see a big bunch of +5 riders. It looks like Impey already might have lost 1-2s here.
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 06-02-2012 23:02
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Not sure how that happened. Impey is +6, Rothaus start the +7's
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 07-02-2012 00:42
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Perfect start, exactly as hoped
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 07-02-2012 02:53
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I scrolled all the way to the bottom of the startlist to see my team. I thought we had been forgotten.
Turns out Meiji were in the middle of the startlist PCM startlist ranking must have made a mistake
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 07-02-2012 06:34
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Not last! 
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| Smowz |
Posted on 07-02-2012 07:59
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It's a poor performance on the opening day, a few of my big guns better not think this small New Zealand race is beneath them!
But if your going to have a bad day, it is not the worst on a TTT as the differences are only minor. In the short ones it is more about who gets on the front in this case clearly Tennant and Stannard got to the front for Rapha.
I little bit nervous for our positioning going into this next stage - we really need to be mixing it with Bianchi if possible.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 07-02-2012 22:07
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tsmoha wrote:
And just like roturn said: those two "hilly" stages most probably won't lead to bigger (any) gaps.. maybe a great sprint will create a short gap, but that's all. But maybe PCM11 proves me wrong, once again
What a hell of a sprint by Froome there... congrats to Rapha for another stunning performance!
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| roturn |
Posted on 07-02-2012 22:12
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It was shit for most riders that half of the breakaway blocked the favourites and Froome being the lucky guy coming around in the right moment.
Then I saw Hesjedal was one of the better placed and these bonus seconds and small gaps could be really important. Hope he can stay that high. |
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| beagle |
Posted on 07-02-2012 22:13
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good to see 2 riders in break, too bad they didn´t survive until end
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 07-02-2012 22:57
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Love this shot:
Coming moments after Froome was in the peloton. He is certainly in form here after Japan!
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 07-02-2012 23:47
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@SN: There's so many reasons to love this shot... well, at least for you
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| CountArach |
Posted on 08-02-2012 01:01
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This may just be the race that wraps up the division win for Rapha over Jayco.
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 08-02-2012 08:02
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Rapha are just too strong. It's not fair.
But I'll gladly take that 8th place from Santambrogio. Too bad there were no gaps behind him, as that would have made the day even better.
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