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| BoogieBoogie |
Posted on 22-11-2011 13:48
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Well the texture on the TT helmet looks a bit weird so I guess that the old model is used instead of the new one.
Good to know its fixed 
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 22-11-2011 17:50
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Yay! Victoire pour Morizot!
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| Smowz |
Posted on 22-11-2011 19:43
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Nice little bonus to have Veloso getting the nod in second, clearly those little bribes I paid to the Taiwanese is helping things.
A sprinter should be taking the lead on the opener, should be quite a manic little stage!
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 22-11-2011 20:18
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Hehehe....10 second loss in just 1km....good going.  |
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| Smowz |
Posted on 22-11-2011 21:37
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Quiet second stage from us and a stage to stay out of trouble really. Sonnery and Moreno looking hungry that I like to see, some of the finishes are more up their alley really.
Aker Solutions just keep rolling though, wow Haedo wasn't even contracted last year.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 22-11-2011 21:43
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2nd is good!
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| ember |
Posted on 22-11-2011 21:48
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Haedo!
Great stage win, he had the perfect position, and exploited that perfectly. Hopefully he can hang on to the peloton on the next stage, as it looks to be a good stage for him, if he survives the hills. Also, I hope we can feature in the breakaways on the coming stages, I just got a feeling that one of them is going to be decisive.
But that was a great start for us, no doubts |
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Posted on 24-11-2024 01:37
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| ANFreeman |
Posted on 22-11-2011 22:24
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Meiji and Oz both with top notch performances; something I'm sure we all love to see from the underdog teams. Another great win for Aker, who are shining brightest of all continental teams right now.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 22-11-2011 23:08
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Thanks, ANFreeman  I think it's the first time ever to see an Oz-rider in leader-jersey, that's fine with me.. King Lok Cheung, I love his name and he did very well in the Intermediate-sprints to take the lead.. Aker is awesome this season, 10th place for Anuawar a bit disappointing, but again: I don't want too complain with one of our riders taking the lead here for at least one day!
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| CountArach |
Posted on 23-11-2011 06:20
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ANFreeman wrote:
Meiji and Oz both with top notch performances; something I'm sure we all love to see from the underdog teams. Another great win for Aker, who are shining brightest of all continental teams right now.
Agreed on all points there. These three new teams are all shining here!
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 23-11-2011 12:45
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Good job by Cheung in that tough 3rd stage, although it was quite lucky that the peloton wasn't gapped by that strong group.. Lewis losing 3'47" is disappointing for us, maybe he can go for a break later in this race.. on the other hand, I think Oz did best possible here
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| ember |
Posted on 23-11-2011 13:16
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Jaramillo loosing 5'33 wasn't good at all. Hopefully he can try his luck in a breakaway later in this race. Haedo saved our overall chances, giving Ortega the same time as Kiserlovski. Hopefully Roux can time his attack(s) better on the hilly stages that are still to come. Congratulations to Hollister though! Kiserlovski definitely proved he will be a strong contender for the overall win. |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 23-11-2011 13:41
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Yay! Meiji still in the running on GC!
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| Smowz |
Posted on 23-11-2011 14:01
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Didn't really expect that one to be decisive, but the selection was briefly looking quite nice for us so a shame it was all back together. Team tactics again leave something to be desired!
12 seconds to make up on Kiserlowski somewhere for Gadret or alternatively I am hoping that some of my riders take a chance in a breakaway or two. Calzati and Moreno continue to look alert to chances which is pleasing.
Stage 4 may well be a bit tricky at the finish and should hopefully suit Sonnery, but we shall see Haedo is looking strong.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 23-11-2011 14:06
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CountArach wrote:
Yay! Meiji still in the running on GC!
Haha, thanks 
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| roturn |
Posted on 23-11-2011 14:14
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Indeed a weird stage. isolated favourites stop racing. Then Haedo doing awesome to bring half the peloton back on the final. Rarely have seen such a strange outcome in PCM.
Not sure if stage 4 is up tonight. Otherwise tomorrow. |
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| ltt |
Posted on 23-11-2011 16:27
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Little disappointed that the gap closed due to Haedo's sprint and the weird racing of the leaders, but cannot complain about Kiserlovski's victory
already makes him more successful than my main tour guy from last year lol |
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| ember |
Posted on 24-11-2011 14:33
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Another good sprint from Haedo, though, going under the 1km banner, I thought he would take the stage, as he was perfect positioned again. But Bazajev was simply stronger, congratulations to Pirelli!
Now comes a nervous stage for our team. With only Ortega left for the GC, he has to be well placed in the bunch on the final kilometers, especially for the small distance were it's actually steep. Hopefully he can do that, if not, we will be out of contention for a top 10 placing. |
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 24-11-2011 14:43
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With our two best climbers out of GC-competition, we now have to hope for a breakaway or sprint-stage-win.. bad luck with the crash here..
And quality screens in the reports, roturn! Nice
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| jack888 |
Posted on 24-11-2011 15:24
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Interesting race so far. Bring on the mountains!
Edited by jack888 on 24-11-2011 15:25
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