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| viking90 |
Posted on 21-01-2013 16:06
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Time for revenge...
Kreder should be able to get some good results in the sprint stages, Hermans in the hillypart? Just have to wait and see 
Edited by viking90 on 21-01-2013 16:14
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 21-01-2013 17:53
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Haussler should be able to get us the first 2013 win and Wegmann is capable of a Top5 in the GC. Sprints will be interesting with Davis and Docker having a nationality bonus and some GC riders who maybe can get some bonus seconds.
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| roturn |
Posted on 21-01-2013 19:45
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As already said on twitter and earlier. I will try to make a few twitter live tickers starting with the first TdU stage. No results will be posted via twitte. Only some live actions.
Will start between 9:30 and 10:00 German time. |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 21-01-2013 21:06
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3 of my loanees in this race 
Not expecting anything from them, but a break here and there would be great.
Obviously Davis being the favourite for flat stages with national bonus, and I suppose he and Haussler might finish s.t. on Willunga if there is no big attack well before the sprint, though I never raced this stage in PCM12.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 21-01-2013 21:15
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Hoping for a few Reimer surprises here. Pretty much one of the only races of the season where I don't have any expectations - but there's always hope |
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| tyriion |
Posted on 22-01-2013 09:55
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Surprising to some, but I already hoped my two Italian hill sprinters would pay off. Gavazzi in a nice position now, as hopefully the team will support him and he will be able to be in yellow for some more days.
Check out my ManGame team here
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| fintas |
Posted on 22-01-2013 10:02
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A little surprised to see my team to work on the stage that was not for us. Irvine is not a pure sprinter tried to fight with the best and 17th place is a good result, Mehr-Wenige been finishing well inside the top 20 and can surprise the next stage, Van Loocke a pure disappointment .. Gavazzi to get a great victory and team Pivovarna putting many people up front. Great work roturn
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 22-01-2013 10:02
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Dammit, Haussler waited too long. Congrats to Gavazzi.
Good to see that my train is the strongest and 2nd isn't too bad.
Great report, can't wait for the next stage.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 22-01-2013 10:03
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Great result mate, although i am not very happy that rival team (i see us both as 25-30th place candidates) gets points. 
Congrats and good luck holding that jersey.
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| kumazan |
Posted on 22-01-2013 10:12
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Such great team work, lovely to see. :/ Congrats tyriion, great win for Gavazzi.
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| Heine |
Posted on 22-01-2013 10:13
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Congrats to UPC, nice victory for a new team  I like that they take points from teams like Hollister
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| CountArach |
Posted on 22-01-2013 10:30
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Nice for UPC already getting some valuable points.
If Feillu sprints like that all season then I'm in a lot of trouble.
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 22-01-2013 10:46
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Good win for Gavazzi, some good results behind for Sutton and Arashiro and Pivovarna Lasko stacking riders up again like the Balding International |
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 22-01-2013 10:48
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felix_29 wrote:
Dammit, Haussler waited too long. Congrats to Gavazzi.
Good to see that my train is the strongest and 2nd isn't too bad.
Indeed - looking at the screen just before the 1k banner, looked as if that was going to be your day..... |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 22-01-2013 10:53
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Van der Lijke already makes perfect debut for us. With his nice hill stat, those bonus seconds might actually prove vital for good GC here. Very good
Well done to UPC. Great win for Gavazzi
Edited by Alakagom on 22-01-2013 10:56
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| tastasol |
Posted on 22-01-2013 10:57
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Ok result for Sutton, where I hoped he would be. Hoping for even more later on
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 22-01-2013 15:35
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Two aussie-races and no Oz has been seen anywhere. Not what one may call promising.. My riders better start trying something, at least join a break.
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| viking90 |
Posted on 22-01-2013 15:38
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Atleast better then in the Classic, still hope Kreder will do better results then that,
Nice to se that Hermans is awake and high up in the peleton in the end to avoid crash etc, or did he help Kreder? |
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| roturn |
Posted on 22-01-2013 16:12
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Always nice to see Dutch talents attacking. First Teunissen, then Van der Lijke. Not very good that they aren`t riding for my team...
@Tsmoha: I think the last uphill section was too tough for your sprinters. On the other hand they could have done better obviously.
@viking: Hermans is just like last season. Due to his high flat stat he seems to stay in the first rows at the end of a stage often doing late top10`s - top25 in sprints. At least it was like this last year when he rode with me and obviously the same this stage. Kreder had no help. He was on his own at the end of the stage just looking for a nice train to hang on. |
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 22-01-2013 16:16
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roturn wrote:
@Tsmoha: I think the last uphill section was too tough for your sprinters. On the other hand they could have done better obviously.
Agree with both Didn't expect my sprinters to do well here, except of final stage, but it's still a bit frustrating to haven't seen any Oz "in action" yet. William Ford as 16th in DU Classic at least saved some points.
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