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| Waghlon |
Posted on 22-12-2009 20:58
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 22-12-2009 21:38
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Really bad move from me using all Cav's race days on GT's. |
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| SotD |
Posted on 23-12-2009 09:52
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Hushovd in 2nd is acceptable, but it seems the green jersey is no go. Boonen, unfortunately for us, is back in shape taking 3 in a row. I hope to be able to get ahead of Steegmans though, as 2nd will eventually give 15 more to the account ahead of Rabobank :-)
Seems the top will be VERY close after this race, taking into consideration how many of the 4-6th placed teams that has outscored the top 3. La Gazzetta will be firmly in front, but I suppose that Domina will be taking a drop, as will Wikipedia unless their team captain will overperform in the mountains to take top 6 or so. Hopefully Contador can keep up, as the place will be very efficient, but even more, the mountains jersey does a nice add up each stage. So far counting up to almost 100pts from leading jerseys 
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 23-12-2009 10:31
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SotD wrote:
Hushovd in 2nd is acceptable, but it seems the green jersey is no go. Boonen, unfortunately for us, is back in shape taking 3 in a row. I hope to be able to get ahead of Steegmans though, as 2nd will eventually give 15 more to the account ahead of Rabobank :-)
Seems the top will be VERY close after this race, taking into consideration how many of the 4-6th placed teams that has outscored the top 3. La Gazzetta will be firmly in front, but I suppose that Domina will be taking a drop, as will Wikipedia unless their team captain will overperform in the mountains to take top 6 or so. Hopefully Contador can keep up, as the place will be very efficient, but even more, the mountains jersey does a nice add up each stage. So far counting up to almost 100pts from leading jerseys
You may be underestimating Wikipedia there. They are the 3rd best scoring of the Top 7 teams so far in this race, ~80 behind you and ~250 behind Rabobank - as well as them having a GC man in the top 7 atm, which only 2 other of the Top 7 teams have right now.
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| SotD |
Posted on 23-12-2009 14:07
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Well I did say, unless he takes a good placing, which he does atm. If he goes outside the top 10, then Wikipedia will lose somewhat 400pts or so on me and perhaps more on Rabobank... Well it's all guessing, but looking at my own rank, then I could catch Domina (If Kohl doesn't perform all too well), and take a good bite out of Wikipedia. But yeah they probably won't drop, like I wrote. But drop in gaps that is
Will be very interesting to see what the mountains will bring. I am not too optimistic about Contador unfortunately 
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| dave92 |
Posted on 23-12-2009 15:51
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don't worry Wikipedia is quite often underestimated 
I do look forward to the final TT as Coppel and Zabriskie should place well again, and if Spilak can hold 7th the Tour has been a success.
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| SotD |
Posted on 23-12-2009 16:37
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I don't underestimate your team at all... But in all respect you should get fewer points here than my team :-)
I believe your team will end up 2nd in the overall Pro Tour rankings, unless Schleck will make Accumalux get it.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 23-12-2009 16:49
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SotD wrote:
I don't underestimate your team at all... But in all respect you should get fewer points here than my team :-)
I believe your team will end up 2nd in the overall Pro Tour rankings, unless Schleck will make Accumalux get it.
I doubt Accumalux will beat Festina (or Wikipedia) in the rankings, Ill settle for a Top 5 placing
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| SotD |
Posted on 23-12-2009 17:13
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SportingNonsense wrote:
SotD wrote:
I don't underestimate your team at all... But in all respect you should get fewer points here than my team :-)
I believe your team will end up 2nd in the overall Pro Tour rankings, unless Schleck will make Accumalux get it.
I doubt Accumalux will beat Festina (or Wikipedia) in the rankings, Ill settle for a Top 5 placing
If I'm about half way correct then you will be down somewhat 600pts on the 2nd place before going into Schlech area: Badaling, Seine, Fourmies, Emilia, di Lombardia and Japan.
Still quite some points to take back on especially Wikipedia, Lipton and Domina Vacanze. Hopefully those races will also mean that I can take some vital points away from them. But if Schleck is performing in those races you should get something like 7-800pts from those 6 races... Perhaps even more. Ill hope to get 3-400pts, while Rabobank should aim for something equal...
Hopefully my tours will be good aswell with Contador, Ardila and Mayo in Asturias, Castaño and Mayo in Germany and Samuel Sanchez and Thor Hushovd in Northern Europe. Atleast I'm looking very much forward to the last bit with excitement :-)
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| dave92 |
Posted on 23-12-2009 19:44
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I'm gonna hope the hilly classics dont hurt me too much, have a great Chrono de Herbiers (Dave Z and Coppel), and I have Uran or Spilak in all the other tours. Sadly Schleck and other hills guys will probably crush me. I'd be tremendously happy with 3rd.
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| SotD |
Posted on 24-12-2009 09:16
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Merry X-mas everybody :-)
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 24-12-2009 10:56
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Also, sorry about the delay, but it's Christmas after all Was busy yesterday buying the last five presents :/ |
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 24-12-2009 11:17
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CrueTrue wrote:
Also, sorry about the delay, but it's Christmas after all Was busy yesterday buying the last five presents :/
Last five? Have you bought like 20 presents or was it also the first five?
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 25-12-2009 15:13
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Oh dear, it's not looking good. Might not even get a top-3. |
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| dave92 |
Posted on 25-12-2009 17:07
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SPILAK. 
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| p3druh |
Posted on 25-12-2009 17:19
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An awesome stage 15 for Fothen 
And I'll hold my judgement of this stage until I see the report for the next one.
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| niconico |
Posted on 25-12-2009 19:05
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Oh had Pluchkin not crashed in the start of this race
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 25-12-2009 22:49
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Allow me to say that if the unlikely happen a Devolder wins, it will be the first ever stage race GC victory in the teams 3 year history.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 26-12-2009 00:08
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Of all disappointments in the history of the Man Game, this is probably the worst  I'm coming away from this Tour de France with a bunch of stage wins and a top-5 (or worse), and that's it. Had expected so much more.
... oh, and when SotD gets here, he won't be happy.
Edit: Also, I won't be home (at all) the next couple of days, so don't expect any updates.
Edited by CrueTrue on 26-12-2009 00:08
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 26-12-2009 00:19
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Intxausti. Idiot. That is all.
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