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Posted on 02-01-2018 15:45
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Toms Skujins has been quite consistent this season finishing once again just outside the top 5 but i really want to see some top results by him now.
What's up with Ponzi? 
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Posted on 02-01-2018 15:47
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Yeah, 15th by Haugard Jensen is good and also Bystrom in top 25.
Ziesler in top 50 aswell, good race for us!
Congrats DD, Shonak and cio93 for podium!
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Posted on 02-01-2018 15:54
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Good win for Gazelle! Waeytens and Senni did suprisingly well, this is very promising for the upcoming PCT races.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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Posted on 02-01-2018 15:57
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Finally a top10. Was fearing it a bit when seeing De Bie in 9th position of the top11 attackers and then the peloton slowly coming back.
In the end still passed by Bilbao from the later group but staying ahead of Gastauer, Lutsenko and somehow Ponzi as well.
So 9th is about right I think for once. Now hopefully be repeated in LBL.
What worries me a lot though is that I had thought my support is better. Thurau as mid 50 yet again okay but Villella as 77 puncheur should be better than 89th. Yet again underperforming.
Congrats to dubbledekker. Ginanni really a nice rider in that version. Sometimes not the most consistent but often peaking to big wins. Also good result for Puma and yet again Moser. 5th (only) but you can`t win every race, Roman.  |
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 02-01-2018 16:08
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I started to hate Bobridge's season. Mediocre wherever he attends.
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Posted on 02-01-2018 16:30
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Absolutely pathetic effort from Koretzky. What a dreadful season he is having. Last season he was among the 6 strongest puncheurs, this season he is somewhere in the region of 20-30th.
It really sucks when the only positive there is to take from a race, is that the direct competitor didn't completely destroy us.
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Posted on 02-01-2018 18:06
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No idea what it is about this race, but Kelderman did it again! Finally a great position into the crucial phase of the race, and it pays off massively.
Though it looked like a better punch could've given him back-to-back wins, there's no remorse looking at all the great riders cracking behind him.
Demare however again does not justify the race days spent on this. Badaling gave me real hope for a very successful year in the classics, but it's been going downhill since.
However, he's only at 18 of 52 race days now and his most important races (besides MSR) are still to come, and I believe he can still win 2-3 times in these.
Up front, congrats to Gazelle and once again Strava, and thanks for the kind words on our result!
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 02-01-2018 18:10
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Better for Boswell. This is around his level, just outside the top 10. I guess the great early season results got me hoping for too much from him.
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| dev4ever |
Posted on 02-01-2018 18:33
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Hard to be pleased with Ponzis season so far, not even top 10 here..
Atleast it was a great result by Bilbao, I guess.
Congratz DD, great punch by Ginanni!
Fingers crossed for a better Liege!
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Posted on 02-01-2018 19:18
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Cheers, Bakelants really having a great season, just finding it hard to get those wins. When he doesn't get beat by Sagan, it is Ginanni playing one on him. Of course more than pleased by my top rider's performance, too bad about the lack of scoring by Vanendert and especially Pichon though. Perhaps they are doing all the work for Strava but usually this results in better outcomes. Thanks for a great report, Abi, the sprint up Mur was thrilling to read. Gratz to Dubble Dekker for the win, and cio as well, Keldermerckx is quite something.
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Posted on 02-01-2018 22:35
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Surprised to see Sagan crack, but hats off to Ginanni, congrats DD!
Really nice riding by Kwiat though, managing to catch the leaders in the final kilometres and going on to finish 11th, 1 spot out of the top 10, but still great and shows that he can be adapted into a PT rider one day, also justifies our second consecutive participation here after last years flop with LLS also in 30th this year.
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Posted on 02-01-2018 22:51
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Bakelants still consistent but missing the top cherry, Ponzi still nowhere to be seen and now Ginnani stepping up to capture the Muur! Congrats DD!
Borges again being relevant, what a season! Every top15 in this sort of field is a small victory for us, really.
Thanks for the report Abish! And sorry for the kiss of death SN !
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Posted on 03-01-2018 07:57
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Great report, thank you, AbhishekLFC!
Kind of a surprising winner as well, but nice to see Gazelle´s work when the first dangerous move went away pay off. Kelderman with a huge result as well, and Bakelants just where you expect him to be in such races. Congratulations on the win, DubbelDekker!
Good to see Beltran being semi-attentive as well. Not following the first move is fair, as the riders there are a level above him, so joining the next move was good. Dyrnes in 19th also gives some small points I'm grateful about  |
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Posted on 03-01-2018 10:48
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YES!  Wildly unpredictable Ginanni strikes again! Win or fluke; there is no middle ground with this man.
Also great tactical racing. Finally we make use of the 77, 77, 77, 76, 76, 75, 74 HI support team to shut down a dangerous favourite attack in the finale. Big guns Ponzi, Bakelants, Trofimov, Skujins, Gastauer and De Bie all expended quite some energy while Ginanni was cruising behind three teammates. We used to do this a lot in our CT days; good to see it again. Also great positioning by Ginanni going into the Mur and an impressive burst at the end.
Thanks guys! This win is exactly what we needed to boost team morale and prevent us from slipping down the rankings too far.
And also thank you for a good report, Abishek.
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| Roman |
Posted on 03-01-2018 15:04
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Boo! 'Only' 5th, but still a really good result for Sagan in my opinion! On the other way I am really unhappy with Vakoc, he is underperforming again and again, but on the other way if he is just one spot behind Festina's leader, the things are not that bad.
Congrats to Gazelle, great to see them finally winning a PT race in their favourite terrain! Also a really decent result for Puma, while Ponzi is somehow completely out of it this year, on the other way Bilbao's result is a decent compensation, I guess.
Thanks for the report!
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| jph27 |
Posted on 04-01-2018 18:46
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Good result for Gallopin
As for the other two so-called "puncheurs" on my team, the less said the better. Again |
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 05-01-2018 17:04
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Unimpressive performance yet again, not too shocking though.
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Posted on 08-01-2018 23:44
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Really like this aggressive style of Trofimov, too bad he just missed out on the podium, thanks for the report AbhishekLFC!
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