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| Heine |
Posted on 01-02-2012 11:14
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Atleast my team understands they have to attack to do something, hopefully Flügel will try to attack, and maybe one of my climbers dare to do it in one of the mountain stages...
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| Kami |
Posted on 01-02-2012 11:16
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Keeping out of trouble. Tommorow is the first really important day, and it will really show how strong Sella is (maybe even Schleck aswell).
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 01-02-2012 17:58
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Great stage for Wiggle! What a Tour Pavarin is having, and another stage win for Ponzi is always a pleasure. Epic.
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 01-02-2012 20:47
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Some attacks and a decent sprint by Guerao, not a bad stage, even if it is a pity I didn't really get anything from it.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 02-02-2012 10:39
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Good stage for Schleck, strengthens his podium hopes a little, and of course, only losing 4 bonus seconds to Sella is great. Also good to see Samwel going strong, working on the front but still able to finish 13th.
Dont know if Medvedev is hurting from his earlier crash though, he needs to do better than that on his terrain.
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| Heine |
Posted on 02-02-2012 10:56
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Thats what I waited for Marzano to try, hopefully he will try again even though he was unlucky today
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Posted on 02-02-2012 11:24
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Even as the sole leader, Steve Morabito can't climb better than 82. I was hoping for him to be getting a top 30 this Giro, but I guess nothing will come my way in this one.
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| Kami |
Posted on 02-02-2012 11:52
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The Maglia Rosa is really giving Ricco wings, although the harder climbs (Zoncolan, queen stage), are still to come, it looks promising. This is really awesome after a not really great season so far.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 02-02-2012 17:56
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Both Denis and Tom going well 
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 02-02-2012 19:43
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Thought Pozzo had got himself away there when he weas in the group with the 30 second gap. Nevermind. 4th looks the very best he can do unless Schleck somehow manages to lose himself minutes which is not looking likely at the moment. |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 02-02-2012 20:45
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Acceptable, top ten still within reach, but it will take until big gaps appear before we will know for sure.
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| Kami |
Posted on 03-02-2012 11:12
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Ricco is really having an awesome Giro; i wonder where he would end up if he actually followed that sprint train.
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 03-02-2012 11:52
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Cool another win for Goss, and for loan parner dave. Congrats 
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| Heine |
Posted on 03-02-2012 13:27
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Nothing in the break today, does my riders beleive that Sabatini/Loddo will win a sprint?
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| Smowz |
Posted on 03-02-2012 15:15
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It seems to have proved a good tactic to bring Goss for the sprints now, with minor sprinters definately looking unlikely to get a look in if Ricco is in there.
10 stages in, it is if Ricco has become the new Cunego, can Sella or anyone else do anything against the man in pink?
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 03-02-2012 19:10
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Guerao has been useless, barely able to pass Merino Criado
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| dave92 |
Posted on 03-02-2012 19:22
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Goss is going really well, need to keep pulling back breaks and give him as many chances as possible.
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 03-02-2012 19:32
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Gatto has not really been anywhere in sprints this year. Think that is due to the improvements Cya have made to sprinting.
This version you can rely on your sprinters - last version there was no real point in shelling out loads on a sprinter as it was all a bit random. Should see the prices of 'true' sprinters climb a bit in the transfer season.
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| SotD |
Posted on 03-02-2012 19:49
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fenian_1234 wrote:
Gatto has not really been anywhere in sprints this year. Think that is due to the improvements Cya have made to sprinting.
This version you can rely on your sprinters - last version there was no real point in shelling out loads on a sprinter as it was all a bit random. Should see the prices of 'true' sprinters climb a bit in the transfer season.
Yeah and the prices of Climbers decline quite a bit, as they will crash out of 30-50% of their races.
Atleast that is something I will be taking into serious consideration.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 03-02-2012 19:54
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Maybe sprinters prices will rise, but if youre thinking about going for a top one, youre also going to need to think about a prospective leadout for him aswell. Which is a problem, as the ideal leadout contenders are generally targeted as #1 sprinters for other teams.
Climbers arent going to get any cheaper. Crashes will always happen, and yet climbers will still be the riders scoring the most points in many of the big races.
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