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| CountArach |
Posted on 20-05-2013 02:12
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The points jersey battle has become really interesting.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 20-05-2013 03:30
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Kvist deserves an extra massage after that effort 
3 done, about 2 to go to make me completely pleased with that race, as even though we have the jersey now, the late-GC sprint appearances by Phinney and Trofimov already start to strike again... 
Fourth there would hit us rather hard next season, and that sadly perfectly possible.
Oh, and I would like to thank that very generous breakaway 
My heart was somewhere way down after seeing these gaps, because if there's one thing we can't afford (and therefore sent a complete flat support team here) is to let a breakaway win on any flat stage.
Edited by cio93 on 20-05-2013 03:35
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| ember |
Posted on 20-05-2013 10:57
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Looks like Spilak also wants to have a say about the points jersey 
At least he looks good for a top 5 in that competition.
Great to see him stay safe in another hectic end to a sprint finish. Hopefully he can now keep Nibali and Fothen about 3'00 and 3'30 behind also after the time trial. Then it's looking really good for an overall podium. It would also be nice to still keep Madrazo behind, eventhough it's just a question of time before he gets the better of Spilak when they arrive the mountains in the third week.
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| p3druh |
Posted on 20-05-2013 11:20
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Well, that sucks...
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| Heine |
Posted on 20-05-2013 11:38
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Only me or is the breakaways slowing way down when closing in on the finish?
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| SotD |
Posted on 20-05-2013 12:11
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Obviously I wanted to catch Romain Sicard but not like this. Absolutely not like this!
I feel really bad for p3druh here, that's no way to lose a possible top 5 position. Sicard has been doing so impressively so far, I really hope he isn't injured, and can start moving back up the rankings when the hills and mountains start.
Trofimov in a bonus second sprint, but luckily only 3rd. There's still a chance that Fothen can catch him.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 20-05-2013 12:14
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This game is so ridiculously shit sometimes.
Or/and a -5 day, but that would already be the second one this Giro, with Swift having none.
The most consistent sprinter of last season is the most inconsistent one this season. Fuck.
Or actually, please let neither Bennati, nor VDB, nor Nuyens score anything this season anymore, because if our budget is already fucked up anyway, at least their wages should be affordable... 
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| Rin |
Posted on 20-05-2013 15:18
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I wonder about the last 2 sprints with GC guys sprinting in Top 5/Top 10 places.
Ok the last stage for example had hills not far away from the finish but still thats weird.
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 20-05-2013 15:25
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Bummer about Sicard, I was looking forward to seeing how well he could do. Richeze has been extremely disappointing in the sprints, this has turned out to be a giant waste of race days. And I'm thinking 4th would be the highest that Nibali can finish. This has been a very disappointing race for us. Not even a stage win.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 20-05-2013 15:36
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Rin wrote:
I wonder about the last 2 sprints with GC guys sprinting in Top 5/Top 10 places.
Ok the last stage for example had hills not far away from the finish but still thats weird.
What PCM editions do you possess?
Or rather how many PCT stage races did you follow this season?
It's anything but weird. It'd be weird if there were only sprinters in the Top 7-8 of a flat stage.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 20-05-2013 17:59
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I rather suspect that you need to be a fairly dominant sprinter to have a chance of beating GC guys to a Points jersey. Two top sprinters head to head makes it harder once the GC guys start joining in.
cio93 wrote:
This game is so ridiculously shit sometimes.
Or/and a -5 day, but that would already be the second one this Giro, with Swift having none.
The most consistent sprinter of last season is the most inconsistent one this season. Fuck.
Or actually, please let neither Bennati, nor VDB, nor Nuyens score anything this season anymore, because if our budget is already fucked up anyway, at least their wages should be affordable...
You need to stop being so obsessed over next season  Enjoy this one, then take on the challenge of 2014 once 2013 is over
Besides, "most consistent sprinter of last season" means nothing. Was he in ProTour last season? No.
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Only me or is the breakaways slowing way down when closing in on the finish?
Well when the peloton take a day off until the final 30km, its no surprise that the gap does drop a lot once they start properly chasing - since its also when the break will be most ried. But in Stage 11 the break definately slowed once into the final 3km - as if they were in no danger at all.
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 20-05-2013 18:13
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It was always going to be tough for Bennati to beat Phinney (and Trofimov) when they started to go for the sprints, but a shame to see him underperforming like that anyway. On the other hand, I'm really enjoying the Swift vs. Bennati sprint battle for stage wins, as a neutral spectator. Very exciting so far.
Not too bothered by Caruso crashing, but really sad to see Sicard losing positions. Was really looking forward to how far he could've gone without the bad luck. Now I'm eagerly waiting to see what Phinney's lead will be after tomorrow's stage! 
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 20-05-2013 18:44
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Indeed SN, we're all afraid. |
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 20-05-2013 21:54
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I take two and third behind Swift any day. Finally Grillo!
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| Roman |
Posted on 20-05-2013 22:55
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Bad, bad luck for Sicard. This is even worse than a time loss because of a bad positioning.. Hopefully he is not at least injured as potentially Henao really shouldn't beat him..
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 21-05-2013 06:09
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Bennati is underperforming? I would not mind three stage wins in the GT any day. And i thought in Giro sprinter never wins point jersey, also in real life it is usually a GC favourite, if there is no Petacchi or Cav on a rampage.
SN is right Cio, you are too focused on future budget.
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| dave92 |
Posted on 21-05-2013 06:23
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Phinney has been showing well and is a real threat for the points jersey, but now comes time to see just how big a gap he can pry open going into the challenging mountain finishes. Huge boost to carry the jersey into this stage.
Also hope Sicard is ok, don't want to see anyone injured and unable to fight back. Hopefully Pinot is well and able to help Phinney in the challenges that lay ahead.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 21-05-2013 07:26
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The gaps will be huge after this time trial, just got to hope this allows a bit more freedom in the mountain stages to come.
Sprinting by the way, whilst it still has it's flaws is much better in recent pcms then it was a few years back.
This stage was frustrating in that Sulzberger must have been in with a shout of te stage win before being caught and then again Van Heerden fades in last 500 metres to finish nowhere. As ever though a real thrill to follow my teams adventures in a Protour race.
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| roturn |
Posted on 21-05-2013 07:34
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Still very impressed by Johim Ariesen to still be in this race. 
It will be a hard fight against Nechita to get the Lanterne Rouge, but he won`t give up.
In worse case it might be very possible at the moment, that he will get another chance next year then.
Thanks for the mention, SN.
Edited by roturn on 21-05-2013 07:34
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| ember |
Posted on 21-05-2013 09:56
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Admittedly, that was rather disappointing by Spilak. Though, it's the first disappointment from him this Giro, and hopefully he'll only have one bad day. Then he should still be up for some great racing in the final week, hopefully starting already on the next hilly stage.
That's a good lead for Phinney, and I believe he'll win the race. All mountain stages left only contain one big challenge, and with the pink jersey I can't see him loose more than half a minute on each of them. Then there's the mountain time trial, which I believe will be close between the two of them, with no big time gaps.
Hopefully Spilak can hold off Nibali and Fothen. He should be able to do so stat wise, but we shall see. Fingers crossed!
And thanks for the reports so far, SN. Hopefully the riders have saved the best racing for the final week. |
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