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Tour de Faso Discussion
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 25-09-2012 22:47
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The Tour de Faso is the biggest race remaining in the calendar, and it might just prove deceptively difficult. A few of the stages have tough uphill finishes, the roads are massively exposed to the wind, there is a short TTT, the famous cobbled stage 9, and of course, always the opportunity for a break to spoil it.
Or, more likely, we have 8 flat stages, where the same sprinters dominate, the TTT is 4km and makes no difference, whole the cobbled stage creates to gaps, and the aforementioned wind has a quite month.
It's up to you which scenario you expect, but with promotion on the line for several teams, one good result here could be the difference between going up to the Pro Tour, or another agonising season in the CT.
Startlist:
Spoiler Cyclevox
1. T. Vaitkus
2. G. Briggs
3. C. Knees
4. D. McLay
5. K. Pauwels
6. S. Thwaites
7. R. Van der Velde
Rapha Condor
11. A. Blythe
12. A. Bakari
13. M. Hussein
14. T. Last
15. I. Stannard
16. T. Teklit
17. E. Van Wyk
Puma
21. L. Croket
22. J. Bar
23. J. Bol
24. N. Bouhanni
25. S. Minard
26. J. Thire
27. M. Vogt
Bpost
31. N. Maes
32. N. Albert
33. M. De Bie
34. S. Dillier
35. W. Maesen
36. J. Paquet
37. J. Van Loocke
Pokerstars
41. D. Boucher
42. G. Atkins
43. J. Engoulvent
44. N. Ingels
45. E. Mohs
46. F. Nolf
47. J. Vermote
UniCredit
51. A. Borrajo
52. P. Andersen
53. F. Borghesi
54. D. Bragazzi
55. F. Gavazzi
56. S. Puccio
57. T. Van der Sande
Proximus
61. K. Uugunbayar
62. G. Bossaer
63. L. Tommersen
64. J. Van Belle
65. F. Van Coppernolle
66. GJ. Van Immerseel
67. M. Zenagui
C
71. R. Hunter
72. E. Kebede
73. A. Niyonshuti
B
81. B. Konte
D
91. M. Balima
A couple of admin notes, firstly, you may notice that there are three control teams. Unfortunately it seems pcm requires 10 teams in the TTT, so we added two 1 rider teams to get through that. Secondly, the pace of the game has been incredibly fast the past few weeks, I'll do my best to keep that up, but I can't promise that I'll manage two stages every day. Hopefully the race won't take over a week though.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 25-09-2012 23:14
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At first: No need to hurry 
Very interesting startlist.
First, because it means more points than I hoped for just because we have only 48 starters.
Second, because we have very clear favourites.
Barring any breakaway surprises, which are more likely than ever here I guess, and echelons, which will possibly be rare because of the small field, we should see:
Mohs dominating the sprints.
Blythe dominating the GC.
Rapha winning the TTT if Stannard takes a turn.
On the other hand, that means for us:
Croket finally in reach of the podium when in a good position.
Having a serious go at 2 Top10 places in GC, possibly higher when there is a group finishing behind Blythe/Nolf/Albert/Maes.
Edited by cio93 on 25-09-2012 23:15
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 25-09-2012 23:19
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Gotta love Proximus. A Mongolian for their team leader here.
Hoping for stage wins in the TTT and Cobbles and for Blythe to be up there in the sprints. Good chance to take 2nd in the teams standings
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| CountArach |
Posted on 26-09-2012 02:54
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And we reach my biggest planning blunder - not sending Vanspeybrouck.
Hoping for some decent sprint results from Van Loocke and 2 riders in the top 5 of GC.
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| roturn |
Posted on 26-09-2012 07:30
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Should have sent Vantomme here. He might have performed better here than in every other race...
On the other hand he would never be able to beat Mohs.
Edited by roturn on 26-09-2012 07:31
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| beagle |
Posted on 26-09-2012 11:19
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And here we have race I couldn´t wait for whole season!! Mohs seems to be way fastest in small start list, but without proper lead-out it can be quite tough to dominate in sprints. I´m wondering how things will go in cobble stage, last year Blythe secured overall win here, whilst other cobblers stayed passive.
Go go go, boys in green!
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 26-09-2012 13:44
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That TTT is going to be Pot luck if your strongest TT are at the front you could see some surprices there stage 6 looks intresting as well. |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 26-09-2012 14:17
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jt1109 wrote:
That TTT is going to be Pot luck if your strongest TT are at the front you could see some surprices there stage 6 looks intresting as well.
Stage 7
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| cio93 |
Posted on 26-09-2012 22:46
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Argh, here's where Croket's bad acceleration prevents him from winning this.
But well, a great leadout and a good sprint, and I won't complain about 2nd place a lot.
Edited by cio93 on 27-09-2012 01:13
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| CountArach |
Posted on 27-09-2012 01:13
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4th is okay but I'm hoping for some podiums before the end of the race.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 27-09-2012 07:55
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A bad day for Pokerstars, come on team green lock out that Blythe from a podium 
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| jph27 |
Posted on 27-09-2012 08:12
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Uugunbayar in 8th and a control team rider in 19th. Go on my Mongolian friend!  |
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| beagle |
Posted on 27-09-2012 09:45
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awful start
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| cio93 |
Posted on 27-09-2012 22:35
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Rapha being incredibly lucky to have Stannard all the way, but we're in touch, and third in this TT is still very good.
Now all-in for Croket, this is your chance to earn a contract, Lars!
Edited by cio93 on 27-09-2012 22:35
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| jph27 |
Posted on 28-09-2012 07:13
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That was dominant from Rapha, Blythe may well have this won now. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 28-09-2012 08:10
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jph27 wrote:
That was dominant from Rapha, Blythe may well have this won now.
Its a great position, but no way will Blythe be still in the race lead by the time we get to the cobbled stage - so he'll have work to do there.
Theres crashes to dodge, and breakaways to catch, aswell
Edited by SportingNonsense on 28-09-2012 08:10
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| CountArach |
Posted on 28-09-2012 09:43
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SportingNonsense wrote:
jph27 wrote:
That was dominant from Rapha, Blythe may well have this won now.
Its a great position, but no way will Blythe be still in the race lead by the time we get to the cobbled stage - so he'll have work to do there.
Theres crashes to dodge, and breakaways to catch, aswell
And Blythe has to overcome his own poor performances on the cobbles this year too
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| beagle |
Posted on 28-09-2012 09:47
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beagle wrote:
awful start
+1
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 29-09-2012 00:41
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First CT win of the season for Blythe. In a sprint 
Though he was always without doubt the leader of Rapha here
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| cio93 |
Posted on 29-09-2012 00:46
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Again very satisfying result, although it was too close this time to really feel good. Damn.
Bakari losing time is very valuable for us, as I was completely unsure how competitive he would be.
Feeling slightly sorry for Pokerstars again, Mohs throws away valuable racing days.
50 seconds to the BPost lot and 60 to Nolf already, I'd love if the cobbled stage somehow ends up closer than it looks like!
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