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EPIC - Season 1 Part 3
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| Selwink |
Posted on 04-11-2014 10:32
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Some slight remarks on your further very nice and original reports:
In some stages the final kilometers could be a bit more detailed. I can recall the stage won by Ulissi, where it was 20km to go-2/3 screens of the pack chasing-Ulissi has won. It would be nice to see a bit more detail in between.
But as said, very well done. I didn't enjoy my team as much as the reports
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| sgdanny |
Posted on 04-11-2014 10:37
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Selwink wrote:
Some slight remarks on your further very nice and original reports:
In some stages the final kilometers could be a bit more detailed. I can recall the stage won by Ulissi, where it was 20km to go-2/3 screens of the pack chasing-Ulissi has won. It would be nice to see a bit more detail in between.
But as said, very well done. I didn't enjoy my team as much as the reports
Thanks 
Yeah I'm aware of that, but truth is that I didn't find a good way of doing that But I promise that I will 
Also would you prefer long details around each picture, or was the simple details theme better ?
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 04-11-2014 14:50
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Luis Leon Sanchez wrote:
No complaints at all but why was sgdanny reporting a race CCC was in?
Why not?
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 04-11-2014 14:55
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Dippofix wrote:
Luis Leon Sanchez wrote:
No complaints at all but why was sgdanny reporting a race CCC was in?
Why not?
Well as i (too) subtly alluded to, CCC were abnormally strong on stages 7 and 8. Plus it's something we just try and avoid in order to prevent any cheating/acussations or cheating.
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| sgdanny |
Posted on 04-11-2014 16:27
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TheManxMissile wrote:
Dippofix wrote:
Luis Leon Sanchez wrote:
No complaints at all but why was sgdanny reporting a race CCC was in?
Why not?
Well as i (too) subtly alluded to, CCC were abnormally strong on stages 7 and 8. Plus it's something we just try and avoid in order to prevent any cheating/acussations or cheating.
All stages was the first try, and was just as surprised by their dominance in the last two stages as you 
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| JoeArmstrong13 |
Posted on 04-11-2014 18:04
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I have already posted this in my Team HQ, but I was hoping someone would see it quicker if I posted it here:
I was wondering if it was possible to race Madison races in PCM, as I was hoping to race some 6 day races, to post on my team HQ, and if so how do you do it.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 04-11-2014 19:52
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Madison not possible in PCM, thers you go nice and easy
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 04-11-2014 21:55
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Well this is an awkward double post, but considering the two hour time difference i think it's okay...
As a bit of heads up Japan Cup is going to be couple of weeks away at best. Partly because of life and partly because i'm going to try something very different with the report that will take a lot more effort to put together (oh so much pointless effort).
I'll make it up with a lot more Godzilla jokes and, hopefully, potentially the best report you will ever have seen
Christ i have set a high bar for myself there
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| nacho63 |
Posted on 04-11-2014 22:33
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Wow sounds good, luckily its one of the last races as well though so the timing is realistic |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 04-11-2014 23:01
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TheManxMissile - You do realise that your future on PCM Daily now rests on how good a report on the Japan Cup you come up with |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 04-11-2014 23:14
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hmm, I don't like the sound of "weeks", but we'll see how the rest goes
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 04-11-2014 23:17
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Ollfardh wrote:
hmm, I don't like the sound of "weeks", but we'll see how the rest goes
I could do a normal report and post it sometime next week, but where's the fun in that! Certainly no later than the 22nd
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 04-11-2014 23:45
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TheManxMissile wrote:
Ollfardh wrote:
hmm, I don't like the sound of "weeks", but we'll see how the rest goes
I could do a normal report and post it sometime next week, but where's the fun in that! Certainly no later than the 22nd
You have a maximum of 17 days.
It better be the best report ever, or else 
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| nacho63 |
Posted on 04-11-2014 23:57
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How many race days to go roughly? Looking forward to WC and transfers |
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| Cycleman123 |
Posted on 05-11-2014 08:15
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If it's in Japanese then you die. And if it's as bad as the Strade Bianche report you also die.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 05-11-2014 09:05
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nacho63 wrote:
How many race days to go roughly? Looking forward to WC and transfers
A few classics to go, those can be done really fast. Beijing is 5 days, should be ok as well. Hainan is 8 days, but it will be shorter reports, so I'm rather confident. Oh, and 1 Burgos stage
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Selwink |
Posted on 05-11-2014 09:32
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About Beijing, I already have a preview ready, but I'd rather wait until Lombardia is up, as, well, my report will slightly be based on that.
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| jaxika |
Posted on 05-11-2014 15:03
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Selwink wrote:
About Beijing, I already have a preview ready, but I'd rather wait until Lombardia is up, as, well, my report will slightly be based on that.
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| The Rider |
Posted on 05-11-2014 15:09
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PREVIEW:
Today we have the Tour de Vendée for you, the penultimate French based one day race this season and a warm up, if you like, for Paris - Tours.
Startlist:
Spoiler AG2R
R. Nocentini
Y. Hutarovich
M. Montaguti
B. Gastauer
R. Bardet
M. Belletti
Belkin
Bos
Brouwer
Hofland
Leezer
Martens
Tanner
Tjallingii
Van Emden
Euskaltel
Aberasturi, Jon
Pérez, Ruben
Radochla, Stefan
Schulze, André
Sicard, Romain
Tamouridis, Ioannis
Verboven, Rudy
Vrecer, Robert
FDJ
William Bonnet
Mikel Delage
Francis Mourey
Yohan Offredo
Dominic Rollin
Emilien Viennet
Orica
Matthew Goss
Mathieu Favre
Simon Gerrans
Michael Matthews
Mitch Docker
Allan Davis
Aidis Kruopis
Thomas Vaitkus
Sky
Adrien Hanzen
Danny Pate
Salvatore Puccio
Luke Rowe
Ian Stannard
Christopher Sutton
Ben Swift
Accent Jobs
Cappelle
Jans
Van Goolen
Pauwels
Vantornout
Feunard
Bardiani
O Callaghan
Colbrelli
Locatelli
Zardini
Pagani
Di Corrado
Boem
Bousche
Bretagne
Bideau
Delpech
Dion
Gerard
Giullou
Jarrier
CCC
Piotr Gawronski
Adrian Honkisz
Jaroslaw Marycz
Nikolay Mihaylov
Lukasz Owsian
Davide Rebellin
Champion System
Matthew Brammeier
Matthias Friedemann
Rajesh Kakhi
Craig Lewis
Ryota Nishizono
Ryan Roth
Bobbie Traksel
Gang Xu
Cofidis
Birtles
De la Montagne
Arblaster
Garcia
Zingle
Sijmens
Crelan
Amorison
Delfosse
Hovelynck
Nys
Planckaert
Peeters
Europcar
Arashiro, Yukiya
Chavanel, Sébastien
Coquard, Bryan
Gène, Yohann
Khamse Khamphan, Lue
Pichot, Alexandre
Reza, Kevin
Turgot, Sébastien
Sojasun
Feunard
Sinaga
Laborie
Paiani
Poux
Tortelier
Topsport
Devreese
Mertens
Van Asbroeck
Van Hecke
Van Staeyen
Wallays | FLAT | SPRINT | ACC. | | Hanzen | 75 | 79 | 79 | | Goss | 77 | 78 | 78 | | Coquard | 77 | 78 | 78 | | Brouwer | 76 | 78 | 79 | | Matthews | 74 | 77 | 77 | | Bos | 74 | 77 | 77 | | Kruopis | 74 | 76 | 76 |
The list of favourites is a short one for this sprinters' classic and one where only four different teams are represented. In truth if Sky, Orica, Europcar and Belkin don't, at least, make the top four they can't be satisfied with this race.
The race is predicted to end in a sprint, but we have seen a number of sure sprint finishes end in a breakaway win. There is EPIC interest in this race, perhaps the likes of Kahki, Birtles or even one of the Feunard's will take a surprise win.
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THE RACE:
French champ leads the race.
After some real effort to get into the break of the day, 7 riders did manage to make it, they were:
- Sicard
- Puccio
- Locatelli
- Zingle
- Cappelle
- Wallays
- Xu
The break would reach its max advantage of 6'00 over the bunch with 120 KM to go. Belkin and Orica the main chasers. Team Sky conserve energy, why not, with a man in the break.
Arashiro!
Arashiro gives the Japanese something to shout about as he puts in a kamikaze like attack with 40 KM to go and the break at 1'23. Some exposure is gained for his team but the attack quickly comes to nothing.
17 KM to go: break @ 1'00.
The break still survive with 15 KM to go as we see the next attack out of the bunch, this time it is from Delage. Like Arashiro the attack quickly comes to nothing.
5.5 KM to go:
7 man break --
Offredo/Turgot -- @ '18
Peloton -- @ '31
With under 6 KM to go the original break still lead. Offredo and Turgot, two of the top rouleurs here, have springed off the front of the peloton, but are struggling to catch the original break.
Team Sky have Puccio up the road but they put domestiques on the front of the peloton, they want this to end in a bunch sprint.
Under 5 KM to go. Zingles leaves the rest of the break in his wake, but can he hold off the marauding peloton?
- 300 meters to go.
Zingle leads the race. Puccio is in no man's land. The sprint trains are in full force just behind, the most prominent of which looks to be Belkin with Bos putting in a great turn. Hanzen is a few bike lengths behind.
- 200 meters to go.
Will it be heartbreak for Zingle?
Zingle is caught and passed as the finish is beckoning. Brouwer leads for Belkin but Coquard is still in contention for the win. Goss is a bike length back and Hanzen is a further bike length down, but coming up fast.
Who will win the Tour de Vendée?
Brouwer wins the Tour de Vendée. He had the best lead-out and he was the fastest, a potent combination. Coquard finishes half a bike length down and Goss holds off Hanzen for the final spot on the podium.
| 1 | Willem Brouwer | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 4h24'26 | | 2 | Bryan Coquard | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 3 | Matthew Goss | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 4 | Adrien Hanzen | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 5 | Michael Matthews | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 6 | Theo Bos | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Ben Swift | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 8 | Romain Zingle | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 9 | Aidis Kruopis | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 10 | Salvatore Puccio | Sky Procycling | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Ian Stannard | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 12 | Sonny Colbrelli | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 13 | Ioannis Tamouridis | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 14 | Yohan Offredo | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 15 | Baptiste Planckaert | Crelan - Euphony | s.t. | | 16 | Sébastien Chavanel | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 17 | Lue Khamse Khamphan | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 18 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 19 | Christopher Sutton | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 20 | Sébastien Turgot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 21 | Rudy Verboven | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 22 | William Bonnet | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 23 | Rinaldo Nocentini | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 24 | Bobbie Traksel | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 25 | Moreno Hofland | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 26 | Stefano Locatelli | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 27 | Matthew Brammeier | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 28 | Luke Rowe | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 29 | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 30 | Francis Mourey | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 31 | Paul Martens | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 32 | Yauheni Hutarovich | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 33 | Yohann Gène | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 34 | Michael Van Staeyen | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 35 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 36 | Alexandre Pichot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 37 | Davide Rebellin | CCC Polsat - Polkowice | s.t. | | 38 | Emilien Viennet | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 39 | Dominique Rollin | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 40 | Kevin Reza | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 41 | Jelle Wallays | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 42 | Andy Cappelle | Accent Jobs - Wanty | s.t. | | 43 | Romain Sicard | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 44 | Mickaël Delage | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 45 | Gang Xu | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 46 | Matteo Montaguti | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 47 | Rubén Pérez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 48 | Frédéric Amorison | Crelan - Euphony | s.t. | | 49 | Egoitz García | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 50 | Tom Leezer | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 51 | Laurens De Vreese | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 52 | Arnaud Gérard | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 53 | Erik Bousche | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 54 | Yukiya Arashiro | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 55 | Matthias Friedemann | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 56 | Preben Van Hecke | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 57 | Mathieu Favre | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 58 | Tom O'Callaghan | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 59 | David Tanner | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 60 | Tomas Vaitkus | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 61 | Allan Davis | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 62 | Rajesh Kakhi | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 63 | Maarten Tjallingii | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 64 | Christophe Laborie | Sojasun | s.t. | | 65 | Jos Van Emden | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 66 | Manuel Belletti | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 67 | André Schulze | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 68 | Danny Pate | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 69 | Sven Nys | Crelan - Euphony | s.t. | | 70 | Kurt Hovelynck | Crelan - Euphony | s.t. | | 71 | Sébastien Delfosse | Crelan - Euphony | s.t. | | 72 | Kevin Pauwels | Accent Jobs - Wanty | s.t. | | 73 | Mitchell Docker | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 74 | Florian Guillou | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 75 | Gorka Verdugo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 76 | Jarosław Marycz | CCC Polsat - Polkowice | s.t. | | 77 | Nico Sijmens | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 78 | Jon Aberasturi | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 79 | Kevin Peeters | Crelan - Euphony | s.t. | | 80 | Ben Gastauer | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 81 | Łukasz Owsian | CCC Polsat - Polkowice | s.t. | | 82 | Jordan Birtles | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 83 | Jean-Marc Bideau | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 84 | Nikolay Mihaylov | CCC Polsat - Polkowice | s.t. | | 85 | Ryan Roth | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 86 | Roy Jans | Accent Jobs - Wanty | s.t. | | 87 | Benoit Jarrier | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 88 | Andrea Di Corrado | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 89 | Angelo Pagani | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 90 | Renaud Dion | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 91 | Jurgen Van Goolen | Accent Jobs - Wanty | s.t. | | 92 | Paul Poux | Sojasun | s.t. | | 93 | Jean-Lou Paiani | Sojasun | s.t. | | 94 | Stefan Radochla | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 95 | Voltali Feunard | Accent Jobs - Wanty | s.t. | | 96 | Jean-Luc Delpech | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 97 | Edoardo Zardini | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 98 | Nicola Boem | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 99 | Piotr Gawroński | CCC Polsat - Polkowice | s.t. | | 100 | Etienne Tortelier | Sojasun | s.t. | | 101 | Aaron Arblaster | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 102 | Craig Lewis | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 103 | Aquali Feunard | Sojasun | s.t. | | 104 | Pierre De la Montagne | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 105 | Klaas Vantornout | Accent Jobs - Wanty | s.t. | | 106 | Ryota Nishizono | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 107 | Tim Mertens | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 108 | Firmansyah Sinaga | Sojasun | s.t. | | 109 | Adrian Honkisz | CCC Polsat - Polkowice | s.t. |
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| Selwink |
Posted on 05-11-2014 15:12
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Wait, no breakaway? Shock!
@jaxika: SSJ2Luigi I believe
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