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Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne Discussion
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 02-09-2018 18:35
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Well, that was pure crap racing. Congrats to Ste for the win, a expected win but Kluge had to deliver it 
Also good that PCT teams did not score much here with such a random finish
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 02-09-2018 18:50
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Well, guess who's never getting leadership if we relegate. That's right, Matthews blew his audition hard under pretty perfect circumstances 
On the plus side, we didn't steal points from the CT teams 
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| roturn |
Posted on 02-09-2018 18:51
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9th is impressive setting he punctured late. Guess he could have finished 2nd or even challenge for the win without...
Good that a team mate was there to support.
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 02-09-2018 19:08
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25th by Breschel is far below expectations but he didn't have good suport around him so I guess it makes sense.
Thank you for the report and big congrats to Kluge and Ste!  |
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| tastasol |
Posted on 02-09-2018 19:12
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Pity that we didn't get in the breakaway, but oh well. Surprised seeing such a big bunch, but in the end Kluge still was the strongest out there.
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| Yellow Jersey |
Posted on 02-09-2018 19:17
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Well im disapointed for seeing the AI make for such a dull race, if it keeps up guess it'll be a cobbled sprinter domination like last year, which also doesn't favour Eeckhout at all, but oh well guess it can only get better.
Gratz Ste
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 02-09-2018 19:25
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Well, 14th and 16th is ok I guess. Hoping our next C2 classics will be a bit more selective though. Thanks for the report and grats Costa Rica!
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 02-09-2018 19:27
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Contrary to the comments suggesting the strength of the CT field is too high, the AI outcome seems to show that it still isn't strong enough. Certainly from pre-season testing of a different race, PT fields saw better AI over exactly the same course than CT fields - and we're seeing that here in Kuurne, even with the harder course put on offer for them.
Makes it much more of a lottery, and we see Costa Rica and Swisslion winning big - while we have a 2nd Gabonese cobbled podium of the day!
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 02-09-2018 19:35
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Wow Ngamdamba throwing in a great result to take home a podium place! Massive shock when I expected him to work for Jacobs all day. Shame the AI didn't make the race more selective but happy nonetheless.
Thanks again for the report tsmoha and congrats ste
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 02-09-2018 19:40
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As many others I had hoped for a much more selective race. Good to see Yechezkel still there to help even though that lead-out attempt for Kulppi was doomed from the start. Good to see them try though - despite that I would have preferred a much earlier attack from Olli.
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| Vien |
Posted on 02-09-2018 20:11
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Boo, poor race. At least we got a fair winner! |
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 02-09-2018 20:30
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Four riders in the front group, but they all lack the sprinting ability in such situation. Who would've thought Moulingui would be my best rider in both OHN and KBK.
Congrats to Cerveceria! And thanks tsmoha for this and all your reports today.
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| viking90 |
Posted on 02-09-2018 21:27
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Per collecting some experience by joinging the BotD nice move |
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 02-09-2018 22:08
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Jempy Drucker, lovely - no blame for missing that podium, Top 5 was the ultimate goal and he delivered.
Congrats to Ste and his Cerveceria Costa Rica
Thanks a lot for the report, working so hard tsmoha
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| redordead |
Posted on 02-09-2018 22:46
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 Poljanec!!
Has to be the performance of the day 6th while spending whole day in the break. Thymides must have had a great day, Zhupa adds more depth scoring with 7th.
Great team performance
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 02-09-2018 23:05
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Two in the top 15 is better than expected for Kraftwerk.
Congrats to Ste for the win.
Thanks to tsmoha for reporting his socks off Shame the AI didn't make it a bit more interesting.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 02-09-2018 23:13
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No surprise to see Kluge take this one out, congrats! Love that Swisslion depth (and second ) scoring Plus the Drucker result (shame he couldn't get a podium or more though) as well as Ngambadamba doing amazing
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 03-09-2018 12:06
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Quite the result for Cerveceria and Swisslion!
For us, 5th is not what we had hoped for, but with the way the race evolved it's an alright result. Positioning is everything in a sprint like this, and it didn't look good for us with a couple of K's to go, but luckily a gap opened up for Breen on the final meters.
Verbist also with a fine performance here securing some extra points with his 10th place.
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| beagle |
Posted on 20-09-2018 20:04
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Great win for Roger Kluge
Oh wait.. he´s not mine anymore.
Honestly, 22nd Domene as Iberia´s best rider is somewhat disappointing. Nevermind, better results from cobbles is gonna come soon. Or?
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