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| OlegTinkov |
Posted on 04-08-2015 15:44
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6th is good enough for me, at least the best looking jersey won 
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| Smowz |
Posted on 04-08-2015 15:54
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Yeah I am happy enough with Skiddy pants there, he obviously wasn't on big day but positioned himself well enough to finish with the overperforming Vichot.
I suppose most see Sagan and think gee that could have been my guy, me too but you have to also remember TvG.
Ponzi is big time player of course and this is another great result.
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 04-08-2015 15:54
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Froome attacked, got caught and finishes 22nd...what a waste of money..
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| ember |
Posted on 04-08-2015 18:28
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7th is a disappointment, especially the way it went down, just lacking the firepower and being gapped with more than a minute inside the final 7 kilometers.
Hopefully that was not a sign for what's to come in Flèche and LBL, both races being a win goal for us, which means Boasson Hagen really needs to turn it around and start to get going in the classics. Fingers crossed!
Thanks for the report, Gustavovskiy! And also big congratulations to rjc, great to see Ponzi bounce back after a horrible Giro |
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| Kami |
Posted on 04-08-2015 18:37
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Not a great result at all for Ulissi.
Thanks for the report though.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 04-08-2015 18:46
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Oh 36th is just what I was hoping for. Thanks gustav.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 04-08-2015 18:53
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What a waste of money it was to train Zaini. Kinoshita has outperformed him every single time they've raced together I think.
Thanks for the report though!
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| Roman |
Posted on 04-08-2015 18:56
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Oh Peter, I love you forever! 
It looks like good FL, MO, STA, SP, ACC, DH and a decent RES and FHT are always helping Sagan to a better result even he is only a 78 hilly rider. 4th place is an amazing result, way higher than I could have expected, so nice to see my team able to get points lost by Howard by underachieving all season long everywhere so lot here by Sagan.
Congrats rjc, oh and big thanks for the report, Gustavovskiy!
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| Heine |
Posted on 04-08-2015 19:35
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Not bad results for us. I wanted a top 10 and a top 20, really happy here
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 04-08-2015 20:11
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Nice race! Big result for Ponzi, but it looked like a lot of the bigger names under-performed quite a bit.
32nd for Schumacher - I feel like my entire team's stats have been lowered by about -3 across the board this season 
This is getting to be a joke.
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| Heine |
Posted on 04-08-2015 20:15
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Bushwackers wrote:
Nice race! Big result for Ponzi, but it looked like a lot of the bigger names under-performed quite a bit.
32nd for Schumacher - I feel like my entire team's stats have been lowered by about -3 across the board this season
This is getting to be a joke.
You will be in the running for most underperforming team this year, without doubt
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| SotD |
Posted on 04-08-2015 20:31
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Great result. Spilak did better than expected, and Ricco also did well. 12th isnt a brilliant result for him, but as a helper it is a very nice result. Martin hacecky surprised me a lot by getting into top 20 aswell, while also Koretzky did 25th - that was not so surprising though.
Becherovka will be difficult to catch when their weak leaders perform well above expected, yet they lost a bit to both Vesuvio and us.
Fleche Wallonne is the weakest lineup from us, as Ricco isnt riding, so I have to cross my fingers that Spilak can do well again.
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| Crommy |
Posted on 04-08-2015 20:46
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Congrats to Good Energy, Ponzi once again showing he's a quality rider.
5th for Jan is OK, as long as he improves in at least one of the two races and stays about the same in the other. Surprised tro see Schleck and Van Garderen so far back though
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| Crommy |
Posted on 04-08-2015 20:52
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Bushwackers wrote:
Nice race! Big result for Ponzi, but it looked like a lot of the bigger names under-performed quite a bit.
32nd for Schumacher - I feel like my entire team's stats have been lowered by about -3 across the board this season
This is getting to be a joke.
If I recall correctly, Schumacher has underperformed for pretty much the entire management game
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 05-08-2015 06:46
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No rider in top60. 
These races are not for us yet, but i would thin k Ignatiev can do a bit better. But whatever, our minds are in Spain already.
Congrats to Rjc_43, big win for Ponzi in such a beautiful jersey as its designer did not forget to mention. 
Sagan is just Sagan, the name itself gives like +3 boost to all atributes. But dont expect 1st places.
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| Heine |
Posted on 05-08-2015 07:38
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After top 15/20/25 it starts getting really random, so if you end up there you can become 25 or you can become 95
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 05-08-2015 14:57
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Crommy wrote:
If I recall correctly, Schumacher has underperformed for pretty much the entire management game
Not entirely true. While he never really won anything even at his peak, he has podiumed in quite a few big races.
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 05-08-2015 20:49
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Get in! What a reward!
Looks like Ponzi decided to peak a week later this season... clearly something I planned. Obviously.
Thanks for the congrats - means a lot!
Brilliant report as per usual, enjoy reading it even more when it's finished off with such a result  *hint hint*
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| ggDonovan |
Posted on 06-08-2015 15:25
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I was hoping for a top 50 and be in the BA and we got neither... so far very unimpressive performance in PT from our team.
Congratulations to Ponzi and RJC
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| jph27 |
Posted on 07-08-2015 11:15
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What a horrible race for us. 31st for Gautier is nowhere near good enough. Thanks for a very good report Gustav |
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