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Zuri Metzgete Discussion
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 04-06-2023 12:43
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 Zuri Metzgete
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Preview
Here we go then: The finale of the 2022 Continental Division season has arrived. As per usual, it takes place in and around the Swiss city of Zurich on a hilly course.
This is the second year riders will take on this course, after the race had followed more of a circuit with longer climbs in years prior. A few of those have survived, but there are also many, many short and steep hills all over the course, making it a very tough 232 kilometers - not for nothing, Metzgete roughly translates to slaughtering. Looking at the leadup to the finish line, it’s become more difficult for individual riders to succeed with long-range attack and indeed, last year we saw  Kreder win the sprint of a reduced group. Following their promotion, Strava is back but without the Dutch, so we will see a new winner. Here’s who’s trying to follow in his footsteps:
| FL | MO | HI | ST | RS | SP | AC |  Boswell | 70 | 71 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 76 |  Moscon | 71 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 77 | 59 | 73 |  Edmondson | 70 | 69 | 79 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 76 |  Meyer | 73 | 68 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 75 |  Vogt | 73 | 62 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 62 | 63 |  Teuns | 68 | 75 | 78 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 72 |  Quevedo | 69 | 71 | 78 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 75 | | Serrano | 69 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 75 | 68 | 77 |  Hoelgaard | 72 | 74 | 77 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 74 |  Budyak | 68 | 74 | 78 | 72 | 67 | 57 | 68 |  Zordan | 67 | 73 | 77 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 74 |  Vliegen | 71 | 67 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 66 | 74 |  Kanepejs | 70 | 67 | 77 | 72 | 71 | 62 | 71 |  Pernsteiner | 65 | 75 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 61 | 72 | | Robov | 71 | 72 | 76 | 72 | 73 | 69 | 71 |  Weiss | 70 | 63 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 73 | 74 |  McKenna | 70 | 74 | 76 | 69 | 72 | 65 | 77 |  Sakalou | 66 | 76 | 75 | 63 | 72 | 60 | 72 |  Lietaer | 70 | 67 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 66 | 71 |  Le Court | 70 | 70 | 76 | 67 | 70 | 64 | 66 | | Bernas | 76 | 61 | 75 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 73 | | Hansen | 72 | 64 | 75 | 76 | 69 | 66 | 75 |  Wackermann | 74 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 72 |  Siriwardena | 67 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 58 | 68 |
As is customary for hilly classics, there are a lot of riders with realistic chances to win or at least enter the Top 5. Representing the Top 2 teams of the division, Boswell and Moscon top this list as the best puncheurs, too. While Moscon might have the upper hand if the racing gets tough, Boswell has the faster finish - even if it was only good enough for 8th last season.
Decent sprinting ability separate Edmondson, winner in 2019, and Meyer, who finished second here last year, from the next guys on the list. Vogt on the hand is not only slow but also rather poor on climbs of lower intensity, which has often held him back, despite his nominally great hill skill.
The same can’t be said for especially Teuns, but also the Caja Rural duo of Quevedo and Serrano, as well as Hoelgaard, Budyak, Zordan and BWT guys Pernsteiner and Robov. All of them have the potential to score very well here and nuances will decide between finishes in the Top 5 - Robov was 6th last year - or outside of the Top 10.
As we get further down the list, weaknesses become more apparent. Vliegen, Kanepejs and Lietaer all struggle on lower intensity efforts and don’t have the great hill stats to compensate, like Vogt, Edmondson or Meyer do for example. The issue is even more severe for Weiss, though he at least has a very quick finish at his disposal.
McKenna and Sakalou on the other hand are great climbers but not that great as puncheurs, neither is Le Court, who’s also on the slower side. Still, all of them could fight for a Top 10 place if things break their way.
Towards the bottom of the list, Wackermann is fast but the weakest puncheur among CT team leaders, while Bernas, Hansen and Siriwardena symbolize the low priority this race has for PCT teams Strava and Red Bull.
Given that this is the final race of the season, the CT rankings will be finalized today. Let’s have a look at some of the positions that are still fought over. You can remind yourself of the full rankings here, and this is how many points are available in Switzerland:
Spoiler | Position | Points | | 1 | 50 | | 2 | 35 | | 3 | 29 | | 4 | 26 | | 5 | 23 | | 6 | 19 | | 7 | 17 | | 8 | 14 | | 9 | 12 | | 10 | 10 | | 11 | 8 | | 12 | 7 | | 13 | 7 | | 14 | 6 | | 15 | 5 | | 16 | 4 | | 17 | 3 | | 18 | 3 | | 19 | 2 | | 20 | 2 | | 21 | 1 | | 22 | 1 | | 23 | 1 | | 24 | 1 | | 25 | 1 |
The Battle for Third
| Pos | | Team | Total | RD | | 3 | | Glanbia | 1377 | 138 | | 4 | | Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint | 1324 | 136 | | 5 | | Tryg - Gobik | 1296 | 138 |
| FL | MO | HI | ST | RS | SP | AC | | McKenna | 70 | 74 | 76 | 69 | 72 | 65 | 77 | | Haas | 70 | 64 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 71 | | Dunne | 66 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 62 | 69 | | . | | Vliegen | 71 | 67 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 66 | 74 | | Olei | 69 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 75 | 75 | | Gilanipoor | 68 | 76 | 70 | 72 | 69 | 55 | 71 | | . | | Hoelgaard | 72 | 74 | 77 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 74 | | Fetter | 65 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 69 | 65 | 68 | | Evangelos | 68 | 63 | 65 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 69 |
First and second place are set in stone, but behind Jura GIANTS and McCormick Pro Cycling, we could still see some movement. Glanbia is in pole position to remain in third place, 53 points is a decent cushion considering they bring riders of similar strength here compared to Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint and Tryg - Gobik.
But the San Marinese have another trump card to play: Their top puncheur Betancourt rides in the Giro dell’Emilia - against tougher opposition, of course, but also with more points available. A 9th place there would be enough points to draw level with Glanbia. Tryg, meanwhile, would need a miracle performance to climb to third, but fourth could well be in play if Colombini fails on both occasions.
The Battle for the Chance at Promotion
| Pos | | Team | Total | RD | | 6 | | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | 1139 | 138 | | 7 | | BNZ-Superhero Racing | 1081 | 138 | | 8 | | Caja Rural Cycling Team | 1056 | 136 | | 9 | | Oktal Pharma - TotalTV | 1044 | 138 |
| FL | MO | HI | ST | RS | SP | AC | | Pernsteiner | 65 | 75 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 61 | 72 | | Robov | 71 | 72 | 76 | 72 | 73 | 69 | 71 | | Jacobsen | 70 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 59 | 67 | | . | | Edmondson | 70 | 69 | 79 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 76 | | Watson | 70 | 65 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 62 | 72 | | Schultz | 68 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 80 | 58 | 71 | | . | | Quevedo | 69 | 71 | 78 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 75 | | Serrano | 69 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 75 | 68 | 77 | | Sinkeldam | 73 | 64 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 66 | | . | | Sakalou | 66 | 76 | 75 | 63 | 72 | 60 | 72 | | Piaskowy | 69 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 54 | 68 | | Frankovic | 74 | 62 | 71 | 71 | 78 | 74 | 76 |
Tryg - Gobik are safe in at least 5th place, but we all know that one, two or even more teams outside of the Top 5 regularly get to promote due to disbanding teams in higher divisions. BWT Hyundai N Cycling are currently the leading candidate, but they’re under pressure from BNZ-Superhero Racing and Caja Rural Cycling Team. With Edmondson, Watson and Schultz, the former have a good case for the deepest Top 3 of any team in this race, and Quevedo and Serrano are a fierce duo, too.
Still, 58 and 83 points, respectively, is a big gap to overcome and Caja Rural realistically can’t expect any points from their appearance in Italy. On the other hand, just 8 points separate them from Oktal Pharma - TotalTV, but the Croatians have one of the worst squads here, so any advancement for them seems unlikely.
The Battle for the Final Top 10 Place
| Pos | | Team | Total | RD | | 10 | | Tafjord Kraft | 992 | 136 | | 11 | | Bianchi - Panerai | 983 | 138 |
| FL | MO | HI | ST | RS | SP | AC | | Weiss | 70 | 63 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 73 | 74 | | Ludvigsson | 67 | 63 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 76 | | Bugge | 68 | 73 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 62 | 70 | | . | | Zordan | 67 | 73 | 77 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 74 | | Vendrame | 72 | 62 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 75 | | Svab | 70 | 71 | 76 | 70 | 72 | 67 | 78 | | Rota | 69 | 71 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 71 | | Luchshenko | 72 | 65 | 75 | 77 | 72 | 75 | 75 |
While promotion is off the table here, 10th place is still valuable for both prestige and potentially fulfilling an important team goal. Tafjord Kraft are in the driver seat, but their lead to Bianchi - Panerai is a measely 9 points and the Italians come with perhaps the deepest roster and riders capable to compete whichever way the race unfolds, as well as the strongest rider of the two teams in Zordan.
However, similar to Colombini, Tafjord Kraft have significant scoring potential in the Giro dell’Emilia, where they’re competing with Hagen and Dyrnes, as well as good team support. With a Top 5 well on the table for them, that should be enough to keep Bianchi at bay and they could still attack Oktal Pharma or even Caja Rural in 9th and 8th place, but we all know that hilly races are a tricky thing to predict.
The Battle for 12th Place
| Pos | | Team | Total | RD | | 12 | | Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller | 743 | 138 | | 13 | | Bonduelle - Eesti Energia | 723 | 138 |
| FL | MO | HI | ST | RS | SP | AC | | Vogt | 73 | 62 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 62 | 63 | | Juul-Jensen | 72 | 69 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 77 | | Besada | 68 | 63 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 56 | 77 | | . | | Laas | 67 | 74 | 76 | 68 | 73 | 67 | 76 | | Molard | 67 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 73 | | Russo | 73 | 65 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 78 |
Admittedly, we’re getting into less prestigeous territory here, and it’s likely not very tense, either: While only 20 points separate Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller and Bonduelle - Eesti Energia, but the former come with much more firepower and it would be quite a shock if they scored fewer points than their French rivals. With 240 points to 11th and  Air New Zealand in 14th place having only limited scoring potential in Italy, these two should finish right where they are now.
The Battle for the Top 15
| Pos | | Team | Total | RD | | 15 | | Staffbase - BHP | 580 | 136 | | 16 | | Le Creuset | 558 | 138 | | 17 | | Bordeaux Metropole - Euskotren | 557 | 136 |
| FL | MO | HI | ST | RS | SP | AC | | Lietaer | 70 | 67 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 66 | 71 | | Jans | 76 | 53 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 74 | | Vermeersch | 77 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 74 | 72 | | . | | Teuns | 68 | 75 | 78 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 72 | | Gogl | 69 | 69 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 75 | | Hamilton | 72 | 68 | 76 | 71 | 74 | 64 | 73 | | . | | Wackermann | 74 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 72 | | Berthet | 64 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 62 | 70 | | Lazkano | 64 | 64 | 69 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 68 |
On the other hand, we could see some movement to round out the Top 15. Hills aren’t a strong suit for Staffbase - BHP and a strong performance by Teuns could well be enough for Le Creuset to overtake them.
Bordeaux Metropole - Euskotren are only one point behind but unless Wackermann makes it to the finish in the first group and can take advantage of his fast finish, there’s not much hope for them. And neither they nor Staffbase can expect much from the Giro dell’Emilia.
The Battle for Last Place
| Pos | | Team | Total | RD | | 18 | | Podium Ambition | 322 | 138 | | 19 | | Eddie Stobart | 253 | 136 |
| FL | MO | HI | ST | RS | SP | AC | | Le Court | 70 | 70 | 76 | 67 | 70 | 64 | 66 | | Redy | 68 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | | Cole | 70 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 70 | | . | | Meyer | 73 | 68 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 75 | | Umerbekov | 68 | 70 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 70 | 73 | | De Tier | 68 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 69 |
Podium Ambition manager TheManxMissile has been flirting with the “worst to first” narrative for next year and they still might get that chance: Meyer finished second here last year - do one place better, add some depth from Umerbekov with additional scoring opportunities from Hugentobler at the Giro dell'Emilia and that’s the 69 point gap might yet come down and prevent Eddie Stobart from finishing last for the third time in four years. With only Le Court having realistic scoring chances, Podium Ambition will hope that Eddie Stobart don’t reach their full potential … or do they?
If you’ve read all of that, you’re a real CT connoisseur and that is much appreciated! Tune in tomorrow to see how all those battles turn out.
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Euskotren | | Berthet | Clement | Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren | | Lazkano | Oier | Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren | | Renard | Alexis | Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren | | Martin | David | Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren | | Petrucci | Mattia | Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren | | Puccioni | Dario | Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren | | Sarreau | Marc | Bordeaux Métropole - Euskotren | | Pernsteiner | Hermann | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Robov | Momchil | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Jacobsen | Tormod | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Tusveld | Martijn | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | De Luna | Flavio | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Brändle | Matthias | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Vine | Jay | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Hocevar | Kristjan | BWT Hyundai N Cycling | | Quevedo | Xavier | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Serrano | Gonzalo | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Sinkeldam | Ramon | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Declerq | Tim | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Konwa | Marek | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Azparren | Xabier Mikel | Caja Rural Cycling Team | | Vliegen | Loic | Colombini-Adler AP | | Olei | Federico | Colombini-Adler AP | | Gilanipoor | Abolfazl | Colombini-Adler AP | | De Bondt | Dries | Colombini-Adler AP | | Aquilani | Andrea | Colombini-Adler AP | | Lampaert | Yves | Colombini-Adler AP | | Martino | Stan | Colombini-Adler AP | | Vainionpää | Oskari | Colombini-Adler AP | | Meyer | Travis | Eddie Stobart | | Umerbekov | Nikita | Eddie Stobart | | De Tier | Floris | Eddie Stobart | | Lovik | Asmund Romstad | Eddie Stobart | | Savini | Daniel | Eddie Stobart | | Moreno Hernandez | Salvador | Eddie Stobart | | Malacarne | Davide | Eddie Stobart | | Medvedev | Dmitri | Eddie Stobart | | McKenna | Sean | Glanbia | | Haas | Nathan | Glanbia | | Dunne | Conor | Glanbia | | Healy | Ben | Glanbia | | Curley | Liam | Glanbia | | Murphy | Jack Bernard | Glanbia | | Corkery | Dillon | Glanbia | | Nelson | Ricki | Glanbia | | Moscon | Gianni | Jura GIANTS | | Masnada | Fausto | Jura GIANTS | | Schmid | Mauro | Jura GIANTS | | Basso | Leonardo | Jura GIANTS | | Aregger | Marcel | Jura GIANTS | | Karatsivis | Panagiotis | Jura GIANTS | | Matsangos | Alexandros | Jura GIANTS | | Janssen | Christoph | Jura GIANTS | | Teuns | Dylan | Le Creuset | | Gogl | Michael | Le Creuset | | Hamilton | Chris | Le Creuset | | McEvoy | Jonathan | Le Creuset | | Thiery | Cyrile | Le Creuset | | La Lavandier | Maxime | Le Creuset | | Balmer | Alexandre | Le Creuset | | Delbove | Joris | Le Creuset | | Boswell | Ian | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Rodriguez Galindo | Michael | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Mohammad | Fikri Azka | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Rhim | Brendan | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Matte | Charles | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Rathe | Jakob | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Schunk | Conor | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Mostov | Zeke | McCormick Pro Cycling | | Sakalou | Andrei | Oktal Pharma - TotalTV | | Piaskowy | Emanuel | Oktal Pharma - TotalTV | | Frankovic | Mateo | Oktal Pharma - TotalTV | | Fejes | Gabor | Oktal Pharma - TotalTV | | Quicibal | Romeo | Oktal Pharma - TotalTV | | Banicek | Deni | Oktal Pharma - TotalTV | | Kvasina | Filip | Oktal Pharma - TotalTV | | Jabuka | David | Oktal Pharma - TotalTV | | Vogt | Mario | Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller | | Juul-Jensen | Christopher | Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller | | Besada | Felix Emilio | Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller | | Favilli | Elia | Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller | | Shapira | Idan | Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller | | Johansen | Julius | Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller | | Drege | Andre | Pas Normal studios - Mikkeller | | Kristoff | Alexander | Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller | | Le Court | Kim | Podium Ambition | | Redy | Dylan | Podium Ambition | | Morales Ortega | Jacob | Podium Ambition | | Cole | Tyler | Podium Ambition | | White | Connor | Podium Ambition | | Orosco | Kemp | Podium Ambition | | Gonzalez | Abner | Podium Ambition | | Perez | Cristian | Podium Ambition | | Siriwardena | Kashyapa | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Evenepoel | Remco | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Cabanas | Oscar | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Consonni | Simone | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Räim | Mihkel | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Li | Wen Hao | Red Bull Zalgiris | | Lietaer | Eliot | Staffbase - BHP | | Jans | Roy | Staffbase - BHP | | Vermeersch | Gianni | Staffbase - BHP | | Koch | Jonas | Staffbase - BHP | | Engelhardt | Felix | Staffbase - BHP | | Johansson | Albin | Staffbase - BHP | | Willwohl | Willi | Staffbase - BHP | | Bauhaus | Phil | Staffbase - BHP | | Bernas | Pawel | Strava | | Hansen | Jesper | Strava | | Nielsen | Joanis Albert | Strava | | Debusschere | Jens | Strava | | Lindeman | Bert-Jan | Strava | | Colbrelli | Sonny | Strava | | Weiss | Martin | Tafjord Kraft | | Ludvigsson | Fredrik | Tafjord Kraft | | Bugge | Vegard Robinson | Tafjord Kraft | | Eislers | Sandis | Tafjord Kraft | | Kaislavuo | Jesse | Tafjord Kraft | | Bertilsson | Christian | Tafjord Kraft | | Waersted | Syver | Tafjord Kraft | | Andersson | Emil | Tafjord Kraft | | Budyak | Anatoliy | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Orlov | Andriy | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Gladysh | Roman | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Redecker | Heiko | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Papanov | Martin | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Christapopoulos | Pangiotis | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Parashchak | Yaroslav | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Zumer | Matic | Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska | | Hoelgaard | Daniel | Tryg - 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| quadsas |
Posted on 04-06-2023 13:39
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Remco will go ballistic here
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Posted on 04-06-2023 13:55
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Let's gooo Dylan!
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Posted on 04-06-2023 14:06
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Can’t wait for this one. Edmondson has won it before and as said in the preview, 6th place is on the line… we need to do well here and not only achieve our goal of a top 5 but I think try get 2 riders in the top 10 with one in the top 3. Going to be a very exciting and interesting race!
Good luck to all and excellent preview!
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 04-06-2023 16:17
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Although our season definitely was fantastic overall, I hope we can say "save the best for last" - where the "best" here would just mean the "best hilly classic", though. We haven't done well in those, and this is our win goal. So we're sending a pretty strong puncheur lineup I believe, with Moscon obviously being our main threat. He did a great job in Euskal Bizikleta, so I hope he was able to take the good form back to Switzerland. Then we have Masnada (who would easily make the favorites list if riding for another team I believe), plus Schmid, who also did a good job in Spain recently.
If the race should be really, I mean, really really lame, there's also Aregger, but I'm pretty sure that's not going to matter. Still, you always have to tell your sponsors you tried everything to reach their goals - although I know that given Moscon's bad sprint, winning here is not too probable for us.
Thanks for the great preview, cunego - although I'm afraid you picked the stage racing points instead of the one day races 
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Posted on 04-06-2023 17:16
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Fabianski wrote:
Thanks for the great preview, cunego - although I'm afraid you picked the stage racing points instead of the one day races
Whoops  Let me adjust that (and a few text passages then) real quick ...
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| KaiserAdler |
Posted on 04-06-2023 20:14
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Hopefully we can end the season on a strong note. Don't think it'll happen, but winning the first and last race of the season would be somewhat poetic hah. In the end it doesn't really matter, since promotion is a dream already, but I don't think we will get that podium spot in CT. The competition is too fierce. However, good luck to everyone, it was a great season! Thanks for the preview 
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 04-06-2023 20:28
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Superb preview, looking forward to the race. Hope BNZ can hold on to that seventh place and maybe promote from there on as well.
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Posted on 04-06-2023 21:41
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We agree!
Teuns is surely one of the favourites and he has got some good support too. So we go all for the win here (and maybe 15th place in the CT standings)!
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Posted on 04-06-2023 22:20
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Posted on 05-06-2023 10:21
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Last chance for McKenna to show the colours.
Good luck all
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Posted on 05-06-2023 10:44
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Nemolito wrote:
Superb preview, looking forward to the race. Hope BNZ can hold on to that seventh place and maybe promote from there on as well.
I agree, BNZ have put in the hard yards the last few years and it would be great for them too have a shot. BWT similar, maybe both can come up too?
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Posted on 05-06-2023 12:20
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Thanks for the report of cunego!
It's a bit sad we dropped a position with this race but congrats to Bordeaux and this great victory! We could score a few points so it sint a bad result for us in the end.
Though I might see some of you at Emilia, thanks for my fellow manager companions for this season. I hope to see many of you again next season and then I hopefully will battle a bit harder
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| Imladrik |
Posted on 05-06-2023 12:38
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Wow!
Wackerman magic! And finally, that's a race win AND a season goal! With maybe the weakest team I've sent into a race this year.
A very intense race end, thanks for the report Cunego.
As Le Creuset doesn't seem to be in Emilia, we juste have to hope we manage to stay ahead of Staffbase to keep our 15th.
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| MacC |
Posted on 05-06-2023 12:45
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Well done Imladrik, delighted, nice way to finish
McKenna again disappoints...
Great report
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 05-06-2023 12:46
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Unexpected but very well deserved win for Imladrik after an amazing season of helping out the MG. Great report as always, cunego.
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 05-06-2023 12:48
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Lovely win for Wackerman who is a super cool rider that I was looking at as well but was not really a good fit for my plans. Also fantastic for imladrik after his work this season to end it on a bang!
Thanks for the report!
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 05-06-2023 13:06
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Congrats Imladrik with the victory!
MG - Lotto - Caloi
[MG] New Manager of the Year - PCM.daily Awards 2022
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 05-06-2023 13:37
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We held onto the 6th place in the CT Rankings for now, which is one of the most difficult spots to be in - we are the first in line for additional promotion spots, yet it's not always a sure thing that there will be disbandments. Still, it's our best season ever and though we failed to finish in Top 5 which would've guaranteed us promotion spot no questions asked, I think I should be proud with this season.
Thanks for the report and congrats to the winner
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 05-06-2023 13:59
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I have absolutely no words…we held 7th place in rankings. That’s all I have…
We will see what happens with teams in the higher rankings I guess. Thanks for the great report
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