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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 19-07-2015 12:08
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Nice preview.
A top-10 here would be an enourmeous result for Kamyshev, but let's see... |
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| Scorchio |
Posted on 19-07-2015 13:51
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Good preview - looking forward to the hinted at detailed report, hopefully the racing will be suitably worthy for the queen of the cobbled races.
Put a couple of bob on Boonen for the win, but expect that the bookies will have it right in the form of Bewley, odds just too short to make wothwhile.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 19-07-2015 17:52
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That hurts 
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 19-07-2015 17:55
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Bewley just too strong once again. A great effort from Boonen to try to stay with him, but the Kiwi was just too strong in the end. Nice to see Pokerstars grab an unexpected podium here after losing their talisman.
Thanks for the report bbl, a great read. Congrats once again to Roman! |
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| ember |
Posted on 19-07-2015 17:57
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Brilliant race! It was also cool to see Bewley's first attack not being decisive as I thought it was over there. A shame to see Burghardt crash out of contention, eventhough he looked quite spent a couple of pictures earlier.
Congratulations to Roman again. The Kiwi monster is just unstoppable. Brilliant racing from Kristoff who must have been on a good day. 7th I would take and be very happy about before the race, but seeing how the sprint played out, there's no doubt he misjudged it quite bad. That only gives hope for years to come that it's possible to do better than 7th 
And Boonen is just a legend. Not much more to say, really. Very nice to see him deliver once again in Paris-Roubaix.. Congratulations, knockout.
Thanks for a very detailed report, baseballlover312! |
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| Smowz |
Posted on 19-07-2015 18:02
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An eventful race very nicely covered thanks Bball.
Deserved winner and Bewley really is a big legend winning all three monument thus far - very well done. Boonan surprises with one last really big performance it was almost as if he was well rested for it (despite of course not being!).
Fab was somewhat subdued - he kept his powder dry but I was disheartened in a way to see him so blunt. It is just one year too many I guess. I will take the 5th, but not such a good cobbled run this year for us. Hope to regain some ground in the Giro.
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 19-07-2015 18:14
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Great ride from Vanbilsen, second time this year I am happy  Put few attacks showing himself more than the other pussies in the bunch as well.
Bewley, well, it was coming. Shit luck Oz though, unlucky that. Great report BBL.
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| dev4ever |
Posted on 19-07-2015 18:15
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Wow Bewley, that guy should be illegal. 
Also Burghardts game plan before the fall was also a bit dogdy aswell, pacing in every attack and bringing the whole group with you is usually not the way to conquer the hell of north! But really sad with the crash indeed.
Great report, bbl!
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 19-07-2015 18:16
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Sinkeldam needs to work on his positiong, I think.
The only positive thing from this race is that my entire team finished.
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| Crommy |
Posted on 19-07-2015 18:47
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Fantastic race (and report), well done Boonen on almost pulling off an upset.
Disappointing to see such a small break of the day though, with no Bouygues rider in it. Would have liked to have seen the break go on for longer.
But most of all...Jesus Christ Bewley
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| Roman |
Posted on 19-07-2015 18:47
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Superb report, big thanks bbl!
And well, winning is probably never getting boring for me! After the first failed attack I really was worrying about the race getting out of our hands, but Sam was just too strong once again after all. Really nice to see Boonen coming in second, truly legendary achievment for a rider that is already 35 years old, congrats knockout. Too bad for Burghardt to crash, never a nice thing to see. Big congrats to beagle as well, Kluge finishing 3rd is a top result for them! Nice to see our kid Karel Hnik finishing 20th, I already can't wait to see my cobble team maxed out with Zhupa COB 77, Boroš 77, Hnik 76, Polnicky 74 and maybe still Stybar 73 in 2 seasons. That will be some decent support for Bewley.
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| Kentaurus |
Posted on 19-07-2015 18:58
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Great report, tough race for us to take, a finish that far back was never in the plans though the team was always on the front of the race. Summerhill may have been trying to prove just a bit too much against this class of rider, thinking he could just shed people off his wheel. He rode his heart out, but the results don't do him justice.
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| knockout |
Posted on 19-07-2015 18:58
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knockout wrote:
Roman wrote:
Well, Bewley has a chance to win the Hell of the North three times in a row. Even Boonen was never able to do that. And similarly, no rider in MG history has ever won three monuments in a single season and only Boonen was able to do that in his career. Go Sam go!
Wouldn't it be awkward if Boonen would be the one to stop Bewley from achieving this? :p
Already said it in my HQ : This is the one wildcard race that i absolutely wanted. Boonen with (likely) a last shot for glory. Chances are of course low but a lot can happen .
He was so close though :P
Awesome race coverage of a great race.
Boonen with an excellent race. Saving energy when others (Summerhill, Burghardt) wasting their energy from too far off by attacking a group which was still too large and powerful until the decisive attack by Bewley took place.
In the end Bewley is Bewley and unbeatable once again. Congrats!
I'm also proud on Flaksis and Kulppi who both finished inside the top 25. If only PT races would score us some points :P
Cool to see Kluge completing the podium. Although I fear that convincing beagle to sell him will not getting easier after it :P
A pity that Burghardt crashed. Spent too much energy in the first part of the race but surely would have finished high if he was not that unlucky. :(
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 19-07-2015 19:14
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1 of my loaned out riders finished 
Bewley is just too strong this year, he's the equivalent of a cheat button.
It was a really good report to read as a neutral, hopefully one day we will be able to take part here with an at least competitive side, but there's an awful lot of work to do before we can make that a reality considering we are struggling to avoid the bottom of the PCT rankings at the moment and will, barring a miracle, end up CT again next season.
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| Heine |
Posted on 19-07-2015 19:39
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Bewley winning... Who could've guessed that?
Dissapointed by Zepuntke, 10th is not good enough. I will most likely need to both train him a bit next season and get him another helper :/
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 19-07-2015 19:44
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9th is fine for Senechal, happy with that. Bewley can piss off though, where's Kimmage when you need him?
Thanks for the report!
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 19-07-2015 19:48
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There are not 15 riders with a better cobble rating than Franzoi but of course he gets dropped early on.... Literally none of my best riders are riding to their abilities at all this year. I just want freaking Top 10's, but no, my riders rarely even feature in the Top 50.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 19-07-2015 20:42
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The thriller in Mani... Roubaix! Wow.
Kamyshev was with the best, but didn't have the power to sprint in the end. A shame |
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| jph27 |
Posted on 19-07-2015 21:46
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Thanks Baseball, great report
Pretty happy with that result. Gaudin in 16th is about his level and Martinez contributed some decent points also. |
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| viking90 |
Posted on 19-07-2015 21:47
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Bewley is truly great, congrats Roman!
Feel sorry for you there tsmoha!
And great report, bbl! |
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