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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 25-01-2013 20:39
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cio93 wrote:
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Only 3 teams are going to make a train, will be interesting to see which
What makes you so sure about that? It's not like only the best teams give it a try in PCM, and even if, I see 4 sprinters worth of one at least.
Btw, finishing your sentence would be nice 
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| Smowz |
Posted on 25-01-2013 21:51
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Sprinters slugfest to be expected, I probably should have gone with Van Heerden here but I don't think I'll get much change out of the three B'S or anyone will for that matter!
The big moment will be in the TT anything other than SRB's first protour win will be a disappointment.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 25-01-2013 21:54
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cio93 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
Only 3 teams are going to make a train, will be interesting to see which
What makes you so sure about that? It's not like only the best teams give it a try in PCM, and even if, I see 4 sprinters worth of one at least.
Btw, finishing your sentence would be nice
Or do you mean per stage, as that would make much more sense 
Unless your are being a grammar freak and wanting a full stop, my sentence was finished
Simple fact of how PCM works. Only 3 teams will set up a sprint train at the end of the stage. Last season it seemed to be that the teams with the best sprinters were forced to do it, but that seems not to be the case this season since Evian didnt make a train in the Down Under Classic.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 25-01-2013 22:10
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SportingNonsense wrote:
cio93 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
Only 3 teams are going to make a train, will be interesting to see which
What makes you so sure about that? It's not like only the best teams give it a try in PCM, and even if, I see 4 sprinters worth of one at least.
Btw, finishing your sentence would be nice
Or do you mean per stage, as that would make much more sense
Unless your are being a grammar freak and wanting a full stop, my sentence was finished
Simple fact of how PCM works. Only 3 teams will set up a sprint train at the end of the stage. Last season it seemed to be that the teams with the best sprinters were forced to do it, but that seems not to be the case this season since Evian didnt make a train in the Down Under Classic.
Well, could've been that you wanted to elaborate on that
And my edit was meant to show I misunderstood you, sure there aren't more than 3 trains per stage, and yes, it seems underdogs try their luck more often this year.
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 26-01-2013 00:37
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My number one goal for the season is to be the most anonymous team in Qatar, I challenge anyone to get less riders mentioned than me.
 [url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| Kami |
Posted on 26-01-2013 00:49
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mb2612 wrote:
My number one goal for the season is to be the most anonymous team in Qatar, I challenge anyone to get less riders mentioned than me.
I only have 7 riders presents.
Bacardi: 1
Santander: 0
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 26-01-2013 07:54
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Kami wrote:
mb2612 wrote:
My number one goal for the season is to be the most anonymous team in Qatar, I challenge anyone to get less riders mentioned than me.
I only have 7 riders presents.
Bacardi: 1
Santander: 0
I bet your riders get in more breaks than me 
[url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| niconico |
Posted on 26-01-2013 12:03
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mb2612 wrote:
My number one goal for the season is to be the most anonymous team in Qatar, I challenge anyone to get less riders mentioned than me.
Challenge accepted!
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| roturn |
Posted on 26-01-2013 12:47
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Pokerstars vs. Puma will be awesome to follow over the season. Two absolutely stunning trains and also nice to see that those two also do the 1-2 then.
I think Puma`s train is a bit better even though Mohs might be the better final leadout.
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| ember |
Posted on 26-01-2013 12:56
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Vanoverschelde in 17th..... This will be a tough season in the flat races for us 
But it's just great to watch the gladiators fight it out in the sprints. Can't wait for what's to come, will be interesting to see how many seconds Boonen and Bennati can take before the final prologue. To not say who of them can take most seconds, and thus win the race. It will also be interesting to see if anyone can surprise the two in the coming stages, eventhough I doubt anyone else to win the race, they could surprise on a stage or two. |
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 26-01-2013 12:59
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Some hard luck stories there most notably Van Avermaet would have been top 5 but for getting blocked up the inside of Lo Cicero and i think Vanderbiest may have been blocked as well but Van Avermaet is the one to look for in the next stage IMO because he's come from miles back! Still Boonen won comfortably so maybe hard to beat! |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 26-01-2013 13:00
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This definitely has my approval 
Great job matching the monster that is the 3-man Pokerstars train, with the decisive factor probably who went earlier, proving on the other hand we're at least on par.
Richeze denying better sprinters the remaining bonus seconds is a good result as well.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 26-01-2013 13:11
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If that's the sort of quality we get through the rest of the race in terms of sprints - count me interested.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 26-01-2013 13:31
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Not great to see neither Kittel or De Gendt being utilised earlier in the build up as a 4th man as Puma and Pokerstars had.
4th is average. Swift needs to start his sprint sooner because theres no reason why he can't at least match Bennati head to head. Plus to stop lucky sprinter of the day who picked the right wheel elsewhere, this time being Richeze.
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| beagle |
Posted on 26-01-2013 13:33
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Fantastic start for Tommeke!!! I´d expect Roger Kluge as a first man in our train, but newcomer de Vocht made his job amazingly, same as later Holloway and eventually Mohs. This sprint train has its quality! However, Bennati´s Puma showed their strenght, plus Swift, Bewley and some other names cannot be underestimated as well. Looking for more thrilling battles in upcoming stages
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| SotD |
Posted on 26-01-2013 13:46
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That was a horrible effort from Guerao. He had the perfect wheel, but had no trust in it, so jumped faaar too early ending up in 10th. What a shitty move, when in the wheel of the rider getting 3rd and a lot faster in the sprint. Oh well. This is not going to be a good race for us.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 26-01-2013 13:53
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Top 50. Oh, yeah
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| Rin |
Posted on 26-01-2013 13:57
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11th and 15th of Ciolek and Bonnet.. I hope next time they will get the right wheel or maybe even setting up a sprint train. Otherwise we need to send someone into the breakaway group.
But 4th in the team ranking is nice.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 26-01-2013 14:24
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Kumazan: That was a good job of reporting what could be one of the most eagerly awaited sprints in the race.
I think we were pulling because cyalogic has Cancellara as a 'race favourite' - it will be nice if they keep doing it on a day when echelons are a possibility! Congrats to Beagle, biggest surprise for me was Bewley, the Kiwi was barely mentioned that is pretty bad.
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| Roman |
Posted on 26-01-2013 17:29
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Good job. Good effort.
Bewley 22th place.. It seems like that one thing from the last season is repeating. Sometimes Bewley clearly doesn't want to even try to sprint. Hopefully he will really improve in the next stages, otherwise he is here for absolutely no reason.. The part of that reason maybe is my sprint train as it is clearly not strong enough for ProTour.. But there are a lot of riders who doesn't have one and they at least tried... PCM logic. 
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