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Smowz's Protour preview
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 14-01-2013 22:41
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Smowz wrote:
mb2612 wrote:
I'm excited by the previews, both yours and embers.
I am really taking a risk this year with my team, so I hope it pays off.
Hope you enjoy the Santander one... here it comes...
I think you are overrating my team, Madrazo is going to have to pick up points solo pretty much, so I would be happy with a top ten.
 [url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 15-01-2013 08:06
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The confidence in my team is... underwhelming
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| Rin |
Posted on 15-01-2013 10:28
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I can't see my team being better than Wikipedias to be honest but Top 10 would be very nice (Top 10 PT standings goal).
Based on what you said last year where Bianchi will end up, I should do better than 10th eh? 
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 15-01-2013 11:03
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Last year I thought you'd under-estimated. Now I feel it's the other way around. Great preview although I'll be lucky to stay up. |
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| SotD |
Posted on 15-01-2013 12:25
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Another top 5 prognosis. Don't jinx it  My TTT squad has become better, just for the record - not worse Unlike last season I don't have a rider on the bench with 76 TT though
I reckon that I will be up for a very tough season, as I don't have any racewinners in my team - Contador and Fothen are both likely to do well in a GT each, with Contador still a decent bet for a podium in the Vuelta and Fothen should be inside top 10 Giro. But Ulissi and Steurs are both top 10 bets at best in the hills and cobbles and since I have no idea where to put Guerao in line, I'm looking for a top 10 PT ranking I think, rather than a top 5. To win a GT is pretty much equal to going above me in the rankings, and there are some teams not likely to win a GT that has a better overall setup than me, so we are going to see Vesuvio and Santander above me for sure. Milka and Pearl are better overall teams than me, Koenigsegg are pretty similar both with a greater overall depth, so they might also be above and finally UBS, Baccardi and Wikipedia will probably be close to me aswell. So I think I will be somewhere around 7th-10th.
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| beagle |
Posted on 15-01-2013 12:52
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What a great preview!
Relating to my team, 15th place would be great. Anyway, there is a small mistake, Mohs trained a little, improving to 56MO/59HI. He remains hill shy though
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| tyriion |
Posted on 15-01-2013 12:53
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Interesting reads, this and the CT. Who is the slacker in PCT I want predictions about my team!
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| Roman |
Posted on 16-01-2013 23:39
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Amazing preview!
To be absolutely honest, I would be amazingly glad with something like 5th place in general standings. A lot of things for my team are depending on Uran and Henao and I need a lot of points from both of them if I want to have a chance for a top 5 place in GC. I don't really know if I will score more points with Uran than with Efimkin in the last season, otherwise my team is quite same, so I expect quite same results like in the last season, way more likely..
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| p3druh |
Posted on 20-01-2013 13:21
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Another amazing preview, great job
It's a lot of fun reading how everyone thinks the season will play out.
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 20-01-2013 16:31
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Fantastic work as allways, Smowz! You are very right about my transfer season. The big guns slipped away early, so I went for my initial plan: building for the future. We will probably suffer for that this season, but I hope we can land a good result or two anyway.
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 20-01-2013 16:38
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Amazing report! I think your analysis of UBS was spot on, but I don't know if I have confidence in 7th place. I was thinking maybe 9th or 10th. Richeze simply does not score any points in the ProTour, and we don't have any cobbles potential yet.
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