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| Kami |
Posted on 17-02-2013 14:10
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Not the best start for Roux, but that was to be expected with his TT stat  . Bring on the hills.
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 17-02-2013 14:52
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Promising debut in the Pro Tour back with Wiggle by Ignatiev, and a solid ride by Diggle (for Wiggle!!) to take 20th spot. Now to see if they can maintain this performance level. Diggle usually hasn't been able to. |
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| ember |
Posted on 17-02-2013 19:49
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Surprising ride from Impey. Do I dare to hope for him "pulling a Hoffman"?
Seriously though, if he can deliver a podium at a stage, I'll be very pleased.
Considering it seems hard to get any serious time gap on the hills, Phinney, with his sprint stat, could very well go on and win the race. Though, you certainly can't underestimate Trofimov's or Schumacher's sprint stats either! |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 17-02-2013 21:02
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Nice to see that Aberasturi tried to get involved there even though he's clearly not even a sub-top sprinter yet.
Amazing that no 1t4i rider was involved in the crash. Maybe with the new sponsor, I left the crashing curse behind
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| cio93 |
Posted on 17-02-2013 21:03
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3 unexpected ranking points for Sanz, probably the most we'll get out of this race
Swift justifying SN's rider distribution, though Granjel Cabrera gave him a good fight, this guy seems to overperform quite often.
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| ember |
Posted on 17-02-2013 21:07
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Biondo
Pretty funny stage to read about considering my team. Great to see Juul-Jensen in the breakaway, would be amazing if he goes for that polkadot.
And an amazing sprint from Haedo, he shouldn't really be up there, mixing it with better sprinters.. Hopefully he and Impey can get a good position in a train later in the race, as I highly doubt a lead out from Haedo is going to be better than the rear wheel of Swift or someone else of the top sprinters
But nice try from our team, a good opening. Swift did what he was expected to, eventhough Cabrera put up quite a fight.
Edited by ember on 17-02-2013 21:21
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 17-02-2013 21:19
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Close! Cabrera was perfectly placed, but just a tad too slow to beat Swift.
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| SotD |
Posted on 17-02-2013 21:27
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Sure, I have too much succes as it is. I'm not in the relegationzone yet. Cool.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 18-02-2013 00:59
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Nasty day for my former rider Biondo. Hope he wont suffer in the next stages.
Vesuvio's train is becoming a trademark of this season, with all those red shirts at the front of the pack. I'll start taking notes now.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 18-02-2013 07:07
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It isn't inconceivable that Vesuvio could take a stage win at each of the split three stage races, which really does show squad depth to the full.
Swift does what he couldn't do at the Tour and wins a stage. His second of the season and I get the feeling he is stepping up a bit this year (mind you he had a great Qatar last year too).
Pleased to see the sprinters shut out Trofimov and Phinney, I am interested to see whether those two are a bit closer on stage 3 which looks a tough one to control.
Sweet FA shown from SRB after failing to get in the initial break - I'd like to see a bit more from here on in - the first two stages were right to be anonymous.
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 18-02-2013 13:55
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ViganĂ³ 5th in a mass sprint!  That's way better than I ever had expected. Good TT by Craven as well. Hope he can end up quite high in the GC.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 18-02-2013 19:46
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Trofimov really is a legend, reeling back Swift there.
I'm pleased with this one from a team manager point of view. All the hilly guys avoided the split and I am looking down the list and I feel as if one of my guys can make a move up the GC.
Sibilla gave the break a go on this flat stage which is the right one for him to have a go. Good experience for him.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 18-02-2013 19:52
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Smowz wrote:
Trofimov really is a legend, reeling back Swift there.
Wait until a maxed Demare is around
Gives me trust in a puncheur version of him, though Cyanide might fix the problems leading to such constellations in the upcoming years 
Edited by cio93 on 18-02-2013 19:53
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 18-02-2013 19:55
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Good ride by Simon. Hopefully he'll be able to score a stage win here.
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| beagle |
Posted on 18-02-2013 20:28
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Disappointing Degenkolb, but great ride by Geslin.
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| mattiasgt |
Posted on 18-02-2013 20:53
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Yay! There we have Trofimov's first win of the season, hopefully with plenty to come.
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| ember |
Posted on 18-02-2013 21:08
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That was worse than expected from Impey, seeing his positioning a couple of kilometers away from the finishing line, I hoped for a top 5, maybe even a podium. Though, it looked like he was pretty dead, hopefully he's stronger on stage 6, which could suit him. Though, Trofimov will be the rider to watch there too.
Strong performance by Swift as well. And Trofimov really is a handful in finishes like that. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 18-02-2013 21:10
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Really good start to the race for Swift and the leadout team. Very pleasing to have a leadout train working at the end of a stage like Stage 3, and 2nd behind Trofimov is a good result.
Smowz wrote:
Swift does what he couldn't do at the Tour and wins a stage. His second of the season and I get the feeling he is stepping up a bit this year (mind you he had a great Qatar last year too).
Last year, wins Tour of Qatar and a stage in ParisNice. This year, 2nd in Qatar and a stage in ParisNice. Whether or not he steps it up will depend on whether he can win some GT stages
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 18-02-2013 21:21
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Kadri does what wildcard riders should  A shame he didn't get KOM, though. |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 19-02-2013 06:10
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Great win from Trofimov, i expected him to win four stages here, so just three to go.
Edited by Avin Wargunnson on 20-02-2013 06:19
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