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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 07-08-2011 15:16
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Looking forward to this. Perhaps best if Kennaugh doesnt win the first stage though, if it means Froome doesnt bother in the hills, like Bianchi Down Under!
@D2 teams: Dont be greedy.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 07-08-2011 18:44
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Stage 2 is key, I think having played this one of roturn's design has some pretty narrow roads on the climb. Positioning will be important, if Kennaugh is happy to give the stage away I would be more that happy for Giaux to step forward  .
But with three decent outside bets on the hilly stuff, Kirchen probably the best bet I hope they can all be up in the right place at the right time!
Maksimov is interesting, cannot see him winning stage 1 but 3 and 5 should be up his alley. Crashes will be a concern in Wellington also!
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| roturn |
Posted on 07-08-2011 18:49
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My design? Pretty sure that tsmoha did this one. I love NZ and made the Southland tour but not Wellington. Also I try to avoid the narrow road stuff if possible.
But in the other points I totally agree with you. Your team is definitely the one I fear the most next to Rapha then. |
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 07-08-2011 18:54
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Yes, Wellington was made by me  And it's true, there are narrow roads in stage 2. I made the race a few months ago, before I realized that narrow roads lead to positioning-problems in PCM. You won't find any narrow roads in my newer works, btw
Things will be interesting here, that's for sure.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 07-08-2011 19:01
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Sorry tsmoha, I have of course played with some of your work before also of course. Great to see some stage created by new Man Game players here.
An odd breakaway may have a chance here which brings OzCycling into the picture also.
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| roturn |
Posted on 07-08-2011 19:03
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As long as Hermans stays in the first group I don`t care about the narrow roads.
On the other hand I would like to have a fair battle, may the best win and may it be Hermans please. |
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| roturn |
Posted on 07-08-2011 19:05
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Smowz wrote:
An odd breakaway may have a chance here which brings OzCycling into the picture also.
I am most afraid of Meiji`s Jack Bauer. Great allrounder with a pure fighting spirit. Plus he is a kiwi with the national bonus. Quite sure he will do well and maybe even in a breakaway on stage 4. |
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 07-08-2011 19:06
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Smowz wrote:
An odd breakaway may have a chance here which brings OzCycling into the picture also.
That's all we hope for
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 07-08-2011 19:14
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Well, first win of the year is good. But will Froome ignore Kennaugh on Stage 2 ...
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 07-08-2011 19:15
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Smowz wrote:
Maksimov is interesting, cannot see him winning stage 1 but 3 and 5 should be up his alley. Crashes will be a concern in Wellington also!
Well, great call . I guess we will have to reload the rocket for stage 3.
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| BoogieBoogie |
Posted on 07-08-2011 19:17
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Red Bull helmets looks great 
To bad I didnt send a sprinter to Wellington. Think I had more change to win here than I have down under.
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 07-08-2011 19:18
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I´m very pleased with Wegmann´s podium. With guys like Feillu and Kennaugh that´s the maximum he can do.
Congrats to Rapha, for Koppert this must be disappointing.
@untal: Could you use bigger screenshots for your next reports?
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 07-08-2011 19:21
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Congrats to Kennaugh and Rapha: great sprint! Also a very nice result for Wegmann.
Satisfied with Oz's performance, too. Our Kiwis Gate and Gough did really well imo. Nice breakaway, that's what The Oz needs here in Wellington And I hadn't expected our guys sprinting for Top-10 here.
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| untal |
Posted on 07-08-2011 19:24
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felix_29 wrote:
I´m very pleased with Wegmann´s podium. With guys like Feillu and Kennaugh that´s the maximum he can do.
Congrats to Rapha, for Koppert this must be disappointing.
@untal: Could you use bigger screenshots for your next reports?
Sure, I'll try and see what it looks like. |
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| roturn |
Posted on 07-08-2011 19:25
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Nice start for me with Milka loanie Novak taking the KoM jersey, then shock with Hermans behind, then again joy with Cucinotta top10 and also Hermans as 10th pretty strong. This makes me also lead in the team ranking with Krieger as 18th.
Definitely a nice start into the Man Game season for me. I just would like to have my own train, but probably the AI is waiting for Vantomme for this. |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 07-08-2011 19:30
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roturn wrote:
Smowz wrote:
An odd breakaway may have a chance here which brings OzCycling into the picture also.
I am most afraid of Meiji`s Jack Bauer. Great allrounder with a pure fighting spirit. Plus he is a kiwi with the national bonus. Quite sure he will do well and maybe even in a breakaway on stage 4.
Yep, I was hoping he'd do well but I wasn't sure how well he would do with the bonus. But if Stage 1 is any indication, it was a great idea bringing him here.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 07-08-2011 19:31
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Is Jérome Giaux from Jayco-RB riding without a helmet? Are my eyes tricking me?
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| untal |
Posted on 07-08-2011 19:41
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tsmoha wrote:
Is Jérome Giaux from Jayco-RB riding without a helmet? Are my eyes tricking me?
Yes, he is. He will be fined by the race organization.
There was a problem with Red Bull's helmets. It's now fixed. |
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 07-08-2011 20:01
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felix_29 wrote:
I´m very pleased with Wegmann´s podium. With guys like Feillu and Kennaugh that´s the maximum he can do.
Congrats to Rapha, for Koppert this must be disappointing.
@untal: Could you use bigger screenshots for your next reports?
Sorry for mixing up Koppert and Bpost and thanks to Untal.
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| Roman |
Posted on 08-08-2011 01:28
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roturn wrote:
Nice start for me with Milka loanie Novak taking the KoM jersey
Yeah, I have to say it is a really nice start of career for him, hopefully it's only a small first hit of his long and successful career.
Anyway, it will be really interesting to see, what will AI do with Rapha's squad on stage 2..
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