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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 16-04-2013 23:09
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SportingNonsense wrote:
That saw 1 good mountain stage and 2 bad ones, hopefully Vancouver can deliver 2 good ones, but I fear it might not. Summit finishes appear to be more destructive if theres enough tough climbing earlier in the stage.
Some of us are counting on two shitty mountain stages though  Looking for a top5 if that happens, otherwise the best climbers will relegate Plaza to lower places.
On the flat side of this race, I'm curious to see how Avelino + Santos will pan out. Our sprints haven't been awful but they haven't been has prolific has I thought they could be. Anyway a stage win is almost mandatory here.
This is an important race for America Tour. It could really bolster your chances but it can very well punish the weaker teams too.
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| ANFreeman |
Posted on 17-04-2013 11:26
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These races make me miss having a decent mountain leader - especially as the favourite would fit into my team perfectly...
Gonna be a good one for the neutral, hard to pick a winner based on this years variety so far- though Kritskey is my pick to continue his awesome run.
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 17-04-2013 11:28
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Gotta love the startlist for our home race hopefully we can Top 10 in the GC as its our goal but just looking forward to racing on our home turf. |
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 17-04-2013 20:23
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Spilak23 wrote:
Dekker keeps avoiding his rivals.
Yes - where the hell is he? Crue has not put him in the Tour of America, has he? |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 17-04-2013 20:24
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fenian_1234 wrote:
Crue has not put him in the Tour of America, has he?
*Visualising the carnage that would cause*
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 17-04-2013 20:34
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Pls, no. No, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 17-04-2013 21:12
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Crue probably expected to sell Dekker, as he didnt give a high HC priority to races like this.
He isnt in the Tour of America - but that doesnt meant you should get your hopes up at all Miguel, as the C1 GT does have probably it's strongest field yet this season. But that is still some months away!
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 17-04-2013 21:14
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Still, better than having Dekker there.  |
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| Heine |
Posted on 17-04-2013 21:16
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Crue probably expected to sell Dekker, as he didnt give a high HC priority to races like this.
He isnt in the Tour of America - but that doesnt meant you should get your hopes up at all Miguel, as the C1 GT does have probably it's strongest field yet this season. But that is still some months away!
I really hope the field aint too strong, I'm counting on Ratiy to win it
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| ltt |
Posted on 17-04-2013 21:18
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That is some start list 
I reckon the top 10 is going to be a bit of a lottery, will all depend on who gets lucky on the climbs. Looking forward to seeing if Serebriakov does a bit better in these sprints though. |
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| jack888 |
Posted on 18-04-2013 06:36
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Happy I avoided this as a goal race.
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 18-04-2013 16:04
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Right where I expected to be after stage 1. Great report CA, and perfect timing as well as I'm waiting for class to start  If all goes well Abal should be 3rd to 5th, which is good enough for me. Avoid regulation to make a promotion push next season! 
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| Crommy |
Posted on 18-04-2013 16:28
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Grande Taaramae!
That gradient was a lot lower than expected. Surprised to see Tony Martin as high as 30th, and Oscar Solis down in 49th.
Now time to keep that lead right until the end. We don't have a good history of this
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 18-04-2013 16:50
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Great start from the team mainly Ivars and Gadret can a Top 10 actually happen ?! |
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| Heine |
Posted on 18-04-2013 17:03
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Had hoped for 2nd, but can live with this. Now I just need to him to stay with the others in the mountains and then get top 3 in the last TT. My team should be strong enough to get him in the best possible position
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 18-04-2013 17:07
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At least our travel costs are next to nothing.
That told me exactly nothing about who will win... only that this is going to be tight
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 18-04-2013 18:45
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Lost more than i expected, but if Rogers at least keeps that GC-position before the TT, things could go well...
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| Christer |
Posted on 18-04-2013 19:52
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Did not lose as much time as feared. That's good.
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 18-04-2013 21:00
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Pozzovivo finished a few places higher than I was expecting. Needs to get some time in the mountains to hold on to the podium though...fingers crossed he makes an attack that sticks at some point. |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 18-04-2013 21:34
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Nicely done, Gianpaolo. 7th is better than I expected. Looks promising for the remainder of the race. Taaramae will be unstoppable from now on.
Great work with the report, Count.
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