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UCPCL World Tour - Cobbles and Catalunya Lists
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 03-07-2013 15:44
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@Jesl - Only Paris-Roubaix left of WT cobbles. RVV was done a while ago, Boonen won... just 
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 03-07-2013 16:18
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A couple of typo's in my spreadsheet. I've gone though all of my race days and the numbers now agree with TMM.
Really looking forward to closing down the spring now 
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| Stromeon |
Posted on 03-07-2013 17:19
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Any chance of a rankings update for the CT sometime soon? I'm not desparate for it, but I'd just like to know how far Nintendo have slipped down since the last update 
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 03-07-2013 17:49
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@Stromeon - After i post the KBC results, which will be as soon as i get some real spare time
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 03-07-2013 19:20
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TheManxMissile wrote:
@Jesl - Only Paris-Roubaix left of WT cobbles. RVV was done a while ago, Boonen won... just
Oh right, thought that was E3
Okay, looking forward to it, thanks 
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 07-07-2013 08:14
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Screw you Uran and Henao, you should have done good. |
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 07-07-2013 08:59
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Terrible Ardennes, seeing as we had 3 top favourites. Bring on the Giro. |
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| Stromeon |
Posted on 21-07-2013 17:58
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Got a bit of free time at the moment so I'll do the Romandie preview, I'll probably wait for a bit to do the racing though - should be another cracking race
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| Stromeon |
Posted on 21-07-2013 18:31
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 PREVIEW
Hello and welcome to Switzerland, for the sixth World Tour stage race of the year. A pretty strong field has assembled here , some doing some last-minute fine-tuning and training before the upcoming Giro d'Italia, and others seeking to maintain a good rhythm for this year's Tour de France, later on in the year.
This year's edition of the Tour of Romandie, is a tough one, with a route focussed towards the climbers. We start with a prologue in Yverdon-les-Bains, at the foot of Lake Neuchatel. From there, we head south to Nyon, just north of Geneva, for the only flat stage of the tour.
The fourth stage, the mountain time-trial from Martigny up to the summit of the Col du Lein, should prove crucial and sort out whom from the contenders is feeling good, and who is not.
However, some sort of order may have already been established the day before, as the riders, travelling at first through France, tackle the hors categorie climbs of the Col de la Ramaz and the Col de Croix, before a short, sharp climb up to the finish in Leysin rounds the stage off - a perfect launchpad for some of the punchier riders to gain some crucial seconds.
Stage 5 starts climbing right from the gun to the first category Col de Jaman, before tackling two more first cat. climbs en route to the finish in Saint-Sulpice. Classified as hilly, this stage, along with the next, may open up more gaps than you might think.
That brings us on to the final stage, the profile of which looks more like a stage from the Basque Country than Switzerland. The road rises and falls almost all day, before an uphill, but fairly gentle climb into Saignelegier.
| | | Team | MO | TT |  |  | Chris Froome | Tulip-Guinness | 81 | 80 |  |  | Jakab Zoltan | TAP-Michelin | 80 | 80 |  |  | Samuel Sanchez | Allianz-BMW | 80 | 76 |
In my opinion, there are two clear favourites here, Chris Froome and Jakab Zoltan. Out of these two, Froome definitely has the better support within his Tulip-Guinness team, with riders like Fuglsang and Roche providing able back-up. Zoltan's TAP-Michelin team only contains one other climber, Rutkiewicz.
Just below these two is Samuel Sanchez. He is a great rider with probably the best team in the race, domestiques like Intxausti, Moinard and Garzelli are not to be sniffed at. However, Allianz-BMW, one of the leading teams this season, may suffer an issue of split leadership with Michele Scarponi.
| | | Team | MO | TT |  |  | Mathijs Ruiter | ING-InBev | 81 | 65 |  | | Jakob Geisinger | Motorex-Credit Suisse | 78 | 77 |  |  | Thibaut Pinot | Caterham-Austar | 78 | 73 |
Mathijs Ruiter is one of the best climbers in this race, however his time-trialling puts him a little step below the big favourites. However, he should more than make up for his losses in the prologue, seeing as the other time-trial is an MTT. Voeckler will be good support for him in his ING-InBev team, and will look to be aggressive throughout the race, no doubt.
Jakob Geisinger heads up a balanced 'home' squad from Motorex, containing the seemingly omnipotent Cancellara, and one of the better sprinters in the race, for the one sprint stage, in Viviani. Caterham's Thibaut Pinot also cannot be discounted, though his team perhaps lacks a little support.
| | | Team | MO | TT |  | | Wesley Hoogenboom | ITV | 78 | 61 |  |  | Michael Rogers | Domino's-ASR | 76 | 77 |  |  | Roman Kreuziger | Nintendo-Ambuja | 77 | 74 |  |  | Ryder Hesjedal | Barry's Maple Leaf | 79 | 74 | |  | Michele Scarponi | Allianz-BMW | 79 | 73 | | | Richie Porte | Barry's Maple Leaf | 76 | 77 |
There are also a host of other riders who will be fighting it out for a Top 10 place or, if others falter, perhaps even a podium. These include Wesley Hoogenboom of ITV, a very promising climber, Michael Rogers of Domino's, a strong and experienced rider, Roman Kreuziger of Nintendo-Ambuja, one of only two past champions of this race in the field this year; and, delivering perhaps the strongest squad we've seen yet from them in their quest to avoid relegation, the Barry's Maple Leaf pairing of Ryder Hesjedal and Richie Porte.
SUMMARY
All in all it should be a really good race with some strong contenders battling it out over six tough stages. We've seen some really good stage races this year, 1-second gaps and all, so let's hope this one delivers something similar!
FULL STARTLIST
Edited by Stromeon on 22-07-2013 20:59
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| jaxika |
Posted on 21-07-2013 18:52
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I wait very much the reports |
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 21-07-2013 22:12
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Hope Chris can live up to his status as favourite
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 21-07-2013 22:56
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Looking forward to a nice race in Switzerland |
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| Pinktay3 |
Posted on 22-07-2013 01:40
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Very nice preview. Can we get a full start list? |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 22-07-2013 12:42
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Great preview indeed!
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| Stromeon |
Posted on 22-07-2013 20:59
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Thanks for all kind responses
Pinktay3 wrote:
Very nice preview. Can we get a full start list?
Oops forgot the startlist  Edited it in to the preview now.
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| Pinktay3 |
Posted on 22-07-2013 22:22
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Cheers |
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| Stromeon |
Posted on 25-07-2013 16:42
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Started doing the first couple of stages, but unfortunately I don't seem to have any wheels  I remember someone had a problem with this before, is there a solution?
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 25-07-2013 17:02
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Stromeon wrote:
Started doing the first couple of stages, but unfortunately I don't seem to have any wheels I remember someone had a problem with this before, is there a solution?
TMM had it and Baggieboys had it too. think it was something with the latest instale ment of the Daily DB. should check around TDU and Algarve iirc
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| Stromeon |
Posted on 25-07-2013 17:57
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SSJ2Luigi wrote:
Stromeon wrote:
Started doing the first couple of stages, but unfortunately I don't seem to have any wheels I remember someone had a problem with this before, is there a solution?
TMM had it and Baggieboys had it too. think it was something with the latest instale ment of the Daily DB. should check around TDU and Algarve iirc
I seem to have the same problem Baggie had - the wheels are there for TTs but not for road stages  I can't find any solutions around there either
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 25-07-2013 18:05
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Stromeon wrote:
SSJ2Luigi wrote:
Stromeon wrote:
Started doing the first couple of stages, but unfortunately I don't seem to have any wheels I remember someone had a problem with this before, is there a solution?
TMM had it and Baggieboys had it too. think it was something with the latest instale ment of the Daily DB. should check around TDU and Algarve iirc
I seem to have the same problem Baggie had - the wheels are there for TTs but not for road stages I can't find any solutions around there either
Ask TMM for the 'updated' DB.
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