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| Scorchio |
Posted on 05-05-2014 20:00
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Thanks for the various responses on PT race planning.
Prologue has set this up for good viewing across the week.
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| ember |
Posted on 05-05-2014 20:03
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This should be an interesting fight between Phinney and Gesink. Good prologue from Phinney to secure the leader's jersey, it might come handy if he can keep it through the two flat stages.
I just hope that Van Heerden and Impey get it right this time and don't mess up like they did in Qatar, that would be somewhat annoying. Here's for hoping! |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 05-05-2014 20:07
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Three riders in top15 and two in top8 for Metinvest,shame on you PT teams. 
Nice ride by Mikhail once again and Marlen Zmorka is continuing his sensetional development. 
Congrats to Wikipedia and thanks for the nice report.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 05-05-2014 20:12
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Damn.
Oh well cannot complain too much, hoped to nick that one but second place gets something. It will be interesting to see hw the sprint plays out here, some of the sprinters here did nothing in Qatar, the season starts now.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 05-05-2014 20:21
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Three riders in top15 and two in top8 for Metinvest,shame on you PT teams.
Two riders in top 5
Good start here.
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| SotD |
Posted on 05-05-2014 20:38
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alexkr00 wrote:
Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Three riders in top15 and two in top8 for Metinvest,shame on you PT teams.
Two riders in top 5
Good start here.
No riders in top 30 
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 05-05-2014 20:44
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SotD wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Three riders in top15 and two in top8 for Metinvest,shame on you PT teams.
Two riders in top 5
Good start here.
No riders in top 30
Come on, even I had 2.
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| OlegTinkov |
Posted on 05-05-2014 21:52
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alexkr00 wrote:
It will be hard for Gesink to beat Trofimov here, but not impossible. This is our first win goal of the season. We need a good set-up for Basque Country and Germany.
It will be hard for Trofimov to beat Gesink here, but not impossible. This is our first win goal of the season. We need a good set-up for Basque Country
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 05-05-2014 21:57
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In Basque Country we can both achieve our goal. Here, we can not
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| dave92 |
Posted on 05-05-2014 21:58
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Glad to see Phinney in the leader's jersey, as Ember points out it could be important to have that going into the gc stages.
Thought Coppel being here might kill the chance for that, so nice to see Phinney get one over on him.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 06-05-2014 15:02
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A ranking point for Theo Bos! This is the best day of the season! 
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| SotD |
Posted on 06-05-2014 15:42
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Bullshit. Guerao is utter shit when he doesn't have his train, and clearly my train is worthless. I had a hope that Keukeleire and Tzortzakis was competent enough to atleast MAKE a train. But no. Another season wasted with shitty sub top sprinters.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 06-05-2014 15:48
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SotD wrote:
Bullshit. Guerao is utter shit when he doesn't have his train, and clearly my train is worthless. I had a hope that Keukeleire and Tzortzakis was competent enough to atleast MAKE a train. But no. Another season wasted with shitty sub top sprinters.
I was waiting for that Hoffman bid whole transfers.
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| ember |
Posted on 06-05-2014 15:53
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Great from Van Heerden!
Nothing at all to complain about there, he found the perfect wheel, and 4th was the best he could get.
Congrats to SN, Swift looks like a man on a mission here after the failure in Qatar.
And thanks for the quick reporting, cunego59! |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 06-05-2014 15:53
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That's what you get for saying Aberasturi is not good enough
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| cio93 |
Posted on 06-05-2014 15:56
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SotD wrote:
Bullshit. Guerao is utter shit when he doesn't have his train, and clearly my train is worthless. I had a hope that Keukeleire and Tzortzakis was competent enough to atleast MAKE a train. But no. Another season wasted with shitty sub top sprinters.
Don't judge the season already, there are certainly going to be Festina trains throughout the season. According to game mechanics, this should've been a one-off.
And I think Keukeleire+Tzortakis is better than Steurs+Lavoine, and if you forgot, that's what won you Champs last season 
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| roturn |
Posted on 06-05-2014 16:54
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Nizzolo wasn`t the disappointment. PCM13 is to ignore some sprinters at all!
Even in a packed sprinter field every team should have a chance to have their sprinter trying. It`s not about energy as otherwise guys like Bos wouldn`t have been there in the end.
I really hope he will sprint tomorrow, which I highly doubt though. Was the same in 5 sprints in Qatar even though there the wind also had a role.
But if this continues, sending 1 sprinter to each GT will totally fail then when a 78 sprinter is 100% ignored.
On the positive though: Daan Olivier taking the KoM jersey. Well done. Already my 2nd breakaway today. |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 06-05-2014 16:59
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Stauff is here looking for top tens and achieved one. I can't ask for more than that.
A really weird sprint I thought.
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| beagle |
Posted on 06-05-2014 17:27
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No mention about Mohs as one of stage favourites had to warn me not expect any big result. However, I was quite excited seeing him perfectly placed in Lotto's train and was pretty sure here will be big result for him today! Eventually, things developed another way and now I feel deceived
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 06-05-2014 17:32
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To all sprinters with a good position in the GC: Feel free to get into the bonus seconds spots next stage as well
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