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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 04-08-2013 10:44
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Phew, thought Pedraza was going to loose minutes there, but instead, back in the top 10!
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| niconico |
Posted on 04-08-2013 10:45
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Stage win the yellow jersey, that's pretty good 
Nice to have some air between Pluchkin and Cunego, but still a long run in. Epic battle though, we should have many of those 
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 04-08-2013 10:59
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What a fight we're going to have. And if Tenorio and Madrazo finish both in top 10/top 5, this could be a massive points haul for Santander. |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 04-08-2013 11:39
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Miguel98 wrote:
What a fight we're going to have. And if Tenorio and Madrazo finish both in top 10/top 5, this could be a massive points haul for Santander.
Yeah, although I really would prefer a bit of sacrifice from Tenorio to get Madrazo the win.
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 04-08-2013 14:37
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And that'd be why you previously said Ponzi wasn't out for the GC. Great. I just hope he isn't injured. |
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 04-08-2013 15:16
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Well I was scared for a bit, but that turned out really well for Amador.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 04-08-2013 16:07
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rjc_43 wrote:
And that'd be why you previously said Ponzi wasn't out for the GC. Great. I just hope he isn't injured.
Actually just to clarify I said that because of his 73 mountain stat. I had forgotten about this crash when I wrote the TT report.
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| Roman |
Posted on 04-08-2013 22:47
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Yeah, everything's great, my GC hopes totally gone away and my leader is most probably injured. My only hopes now are that AI of my team will try to attack and attack and attack in every possible stage.....
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| CountArach |
Posted on 05-08-2013 16:28
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I'd just like to take a moment to point out how accurate the comparisons between this Ponzi and real-life Sagan are. This is exactly how Sagan won green in 2012 - get in breaks and harvest the points no one else can get.
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 05-08-2013 16:40
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Some good racing so far. The big four all seem equally strong. Pluchkin, helped by the yellow jersey bonus definatly isn't weaker than Madrazo or Schleck.
Ponzi 
And ofcourse some great reports by Count!
Edited by Spilak23 on 05-08-2013 16:41
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| p3druh |
Posted on 05-08-2013 16:45
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Great report
And I'm not just saying that because Morizot won the stage, meaning Pearl Adidas has won a stage in every GT this year 
Edited by p3druh on 05-08-2013 17:17
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| niconico |
Posted on 05-08-2013 16:54
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Another good day for Alex extending the lead to 2nd place. Surprising to see Cunego lose touch though. Those two flat stages are very welcome now!
Madrazo is going to be a beast in that final week! I hope we can hang on!
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| Rin |
Posted on 05-08-2013 16:59
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How nice would it be if PCM would have the pre-match/half-time/full-time speech option from Football Manager:
Pre-stage:
Assertive: We have all to work for Cunego at this stage, we need to get the time on those mountains for him before the last ITT
Damiano Cunego Seems to be motivated
William Bonnet Didn't seem to have listened
Gerald Ciolek Didn't seem to have listened
Juan Jose Cobo No reaction
Moises Duenas No reaction
Manuel Lloret No reaction
Maxime Monfort No reaction
Artemio Moschella No reaction
Macjej Ulanowski Didn't seem to have listened
Mid stage before the important mountain:
Aggressive: (Madiot) ALLEZ ALLEZ ALLEZ!!!
Damiano Cunego Didn't seem to have listened
William Bonnet Too far behind
Gerald Ciolek Too far behind
Juan Jose Cobo Not in the group, doesn't care
Moises Duenas Didn't seem to have listened
Manuel Lloret Didn't seem to have listened
Maxime Monfort Not in the group, doesn't care
Artemio Moschella Not in the group, doesn't care
Macjej Ulanowski Too far away
After the stage:
Assertive: We should have won here!
Damiano Cunego Didn't seem to have listened
William Bonnet Confused
Gerald Ciolek Confused
Juan Jose Cobo Didn't seem to have listened
Moises Duenas Didn't seem to have listened
Manuel Lloret Didn't seem to have listened
Maxime Monfort Didn't seem to have listened
Artemio Moschella Didn't seem to have listened
Macjej Ulanowski Confused
Even though I have the Tour de France as a Top 5 goal.. Having the current Tour de France champion the real goal is to defend that title.
It's not over but losing ground on the mountains is really bad for the weakest TT rider of the favourites.
Edited by Rin on 05-08-2013 17:03
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 05-08-2013 17:03
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Rin you made my day with that post. 
Great win for Pearl, congrat's Pedro.
And the fight is on between the big four. |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 05-08-2013 17:03
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Despite the lack of gaps, I think these first mountain stages have been really interesting. Schleck's attempts to shake Pluchkin should pay off eventually (Port de Larrau and La Plagne will be the most decisive MTFs, I'd say).
Madrazo has been a bit more quiet so far, but I'm guessing he's just charging up for later. Would be good for him if he could take yellow before the long TT, otherwise I think Pluchkin has a fair chance of keeping it till Paris.
Very entertaining reports, Count
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| CountArach |
Posted on 05-08-2013 17:07
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Rin that was amazing
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 05-08-2013 17:26
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Great stage for Wiggle. Great reporting too. Congrats to an ex-team member in Morizot for the win. Couldn't lose to a nicer manager 
Real pity there wasn't an intermediate sprint in the stage too, but can't really complain with now being joint 1st in mountains too!
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 05-08-2013 19:46
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12 seconds gained is good, but I need to get ahead in the next couple of mountain stages ahead of the TT. As the Giro showed, the yellow jersey bonus is vital.
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| ember |
Posted on 05-08-2013 21:10
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Brilliant post, Rin
It's great to see the big four riders being competitive, the mountain stages to come should be great to read. I must say I fancy Pluchkin for the overall win.
And great racing by Morizot and Ponzi as well, congratulations! |
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| niconico |
Posted on 05-08-2013 21:14
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mb2612 wrote:
12 seconds gained is good, but I need to get ahead in the next couple of mountain stages ahead of the TT. As the Giro showed, the yellow jersey bonus is vital.
That was one of the reason for choosing the strong TT team here. Can't believe how infective this Tour is, find myself checking for updates whenever possible
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