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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 27-03-2013 19:54
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SN, we can't see the profile picture. Great win for Davis, by far the strongest. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 27-03-2013 19:55
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Picture works fine, problem at your end 
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 27-03-2013 19:57
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Now it works. Uh, bug? |
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| fintas |
Posted on 27-03-2013 19:58
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In my case i expected that the number of race days moves away some of the big names, but of course we expect strong competition, I still think we can achieve the goals that I had proposed for this race
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 27-03-2013 19:58
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Rasmussen... Even beaten by our last year's biggest loser Renshaw. A bad omen for Oz's wanna-be-sprinter? So far, he's truly disappointing, and he had some pan-flat stages already.
Well, at least he's by far less expensive than Renshaw was 
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| fintas |
Posted on 27-03-2013 20:03
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A good start by Van Loocke but it's still a shame not being able to reach any point at this stage.
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| kumazan |
Posted on 27-03-2013 20:19
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Well, it's an okay start for us. Shame that Bozic couldn't do better, as I doubt he'll ever have a better position for the sprint, but he was outclassed alright.
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 27-03-2013 20:23
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Joining both breakaways at least means we show business here, allthough we were nowhere to find in the front in the closing kilometers. Looks promising for us! |
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 27-03-2013 20:29
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good start from Tzortzakis a 5th to add to the 3 top 5's he got in the crit series without every troubling the winner |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 27-03-2013 21:18
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Dammit. Had the wheel of Davis. Lost it to Gatto, and where does Gatto finish? 
Even a few Top 5's could salvage this tour as well as the Asian Rankings, mind you I need a decent GC finish too.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 27-03-2013 21:25
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valverde321 wrote:
Dammit. Had the wheel of Davis. Lost it to Gatto, and where does Gatto finish?
Even a few Top 5's could salvage this tour as well as the Asian Rankings, mind you I need a decent GC finish too.
Really does seem like an odd move not to pick Zaini then? Seems like an Asian hilly stage race would be perfect for your best hilly rider 
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 27-03-2013 21:31
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SportingNonsense wrote:
valverde321 wrote:
Dammit. Had the wheel of Davis. Lost it to Gatto, and where does Gatto finish?
Even a few Top 5's could salvage this tour as well as the Asian Rankings, mind you I need a decent GC finish too.
Really does seem like an odd move not to pick Zaini then? Seems like an Asian hilly stage race would be perfect for your best hilly rider
I admit to not being a very good race planner I was hoping for a weakish field too. From last year I was expecting the Asian tour to be a little more competitive with more asian focused teams but I guess most teams saw it as the weakest region last year and so the fields have been improved across the board.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 27-03-2013 21:45
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Ultimately the region doesnt really come into it imo. This and La Tropicale Amissa Bongo are the main C1 hills-only stage races, with enough hill stages to justify the race days.
But still, if I thought a race might be weak, Id send my leader to try and capitalise. Not send a weaker rider as well. But hey, Hatanaka ought to challenge for the lower Top 10 with a good race.
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 27-03-2013 23:00
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Any time Gatto gets some sprint points I'm happy enough. Well done to get the right wheel.
Noticing KOM ratings for this stage gave me a chuckle reading through the results. Not noticed before, but I presume the game has to somehow do it, to stop it exploding.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 28-03-2013 02:29
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Ultimately the region doesnt really come into it imo. This and La Tropicale Amissa Bongo are the main C1 hills-only stage races, with enough hill stages to justify the race days.
But still, if I thought a race might be weak, Id send my leader to try and capitalise. Not send a weaker rider as well. But hey, Hatanaka ought to challenge for the lower Top 10 with a good race.
Stop reminding me how bad I am at race planning
You're right, however, if I can achieve my more important goals, I'll be happy though.
Edited by valverde321 on 28-03-2013 02:29
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 28-03-2013 11:44
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Valv, you don't have any luck. The gap of Davis to the other's.  |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 28-03-2013 12:15
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Wow, well done Bozic. And good to see Ben Nasser doing well, I hope it's a sign of the things to come.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 28-03-2013 13:14
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Ben Nasser doing good in case the hilly stages won't be too selective, could be some important positions in the end. Feel sorry for Meiji though, that's horrible news there.
And nice mentioning of Rasmussen here waste of race-days, but i had to give this first pan-flat stage a try.
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 28-03-2013 14:12
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We weren't expecting anything over the first 2 stages so a top 10 on stage 2 is a nice surprise and will come in handy for Schurter if it comes down to stage placings again. Hopefully we will be up there in the hilly stages to come.
On a side note am I the only one who things stages 2 and 5 have their ratings the wrong way round?
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 28-03-2013 14:35
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Theres nothing wrong about the ratings, they are how PCM determines them.
Stage 5 has a steep final kilometre, which is enough for PCM to give it a hill rating despite a mostly flat remainder of stage.
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