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Posted on 22-12-2024 03:08
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 17-12-2024 02:32
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Best ride yet for Narvaez, now we see how the game handles the TTT, who gets dropped and who doesn't.
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| Caspi |
Posted on 17-12-2024 11:20
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Ollfardh wrote:
Thank you mr Spambot, I did put a lot of work into the preview.
Nice to see De Comarmond in the break when Kifaly couldn't make it. However, we need someone stronger to join on S5. Can we skip the TTT? 
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 17-12-2024 13:16
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Mmmmm
Bagioli doing ok here. These finished suit him very well so it’s frustrating to see his positioning be kinda shit which is costing him big time. Tomorrow’s a write off - hopefully he can utilise his mountain skills on s5 and gain a little bit of time there.
Thank you so much for the reports!
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 17-12-2024 19:20
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Congrats to Bushwackers!
We did really well here given it's been the first time we sent a decent TTT squad to a race ever - and 5th is indeed our best result in this kind of race so far. Oliveira and APP are well set up for great GC results, Costiou is still in the top 15 as well and we're 2nd in the team classification. Now just let's get this great setup to the finish!
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 17-12-2024 19:22
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Actually set ourselves up well for Moscon there pretty much the same time off GC lead as we were before but now need at least one selective Hilly stage in the last two to truly take advantage thanks for the report |
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 17-12-2024 20:00
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The consistency joke is over, but what a way to do it
Two stages to defend the lead. We're not there yet, but it's promising
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 17-12-2024 20:05
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We already got our stage win and didn't expect a good TTT so can't be too unhappy with falling down the GC.
Hopefully that allows us some freedom to enter breaks or make attacks to try and grab another stage
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 17-12-2024 23:13
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Guess the Muller plan was doomed to failure, but nabbing the stage win is a great consolation prize. Hopefully Schir and Barbio can hang on to decent placing though tomorrow will be very difficult. Thanks for the report!
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 18-12-2024 00:18
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After being pretty anonymous Kraftwerk pull off a great TTT catapulting new recruit Masnada into the top 5 and giving us another 3 in the top 10 for some potential depth scoring.
Congrats to UBS and thanks for the great reports Imladrik.
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 18-12-2024 00:22
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Feels like a little underperformance in the TTT but might have been slowing to protect Narvaez and we lack the really powerful guys at the front end of our TTT team. Siegel was always going to lose time, Warbasse was solid.
Seems unlikely that we can dislodge Kinoshita but maybe some of the guys ahead will get dropped or we can get more time bonuses to move into the top 5.
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| MacC |
Posted on 18-12-2024 07:44
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Oh for god's sake
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 18-12-2024 08:48
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Was not expecting the TTT to be our best result in this race, but then the bar is so low that finishing 12th kind of looks great for us.
Congrats on the win Bush!
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 18-12-2024 22:25
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That Kinoshita guy sure is consistent..
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 18-12-2024 23:26
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Not great, hoped to dislodge some folks and instead lost one place to APP sprint bonuses. Tomorrow's finish might be better for Narvaez but this was the stage to drop guys. At one point he looked at risk of losing a lot of time so could have been a lot worse.
Warbase with a nice ride to move up to 13th, so will add a few points assuming tomorrow isn't a disaster.
Congrats to Marco, Kinoshita showing his stuff here.
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 19-12-2024 09:43
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Race to forget for us so far, besides some pleasing showings in the breakaways. Not sure how the TTT could go so badly or what exactly Bystrom thought would happen getting in the break but I guess at least he tried. All valuable experience to take into next off season I suppose.
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 19-12-2024 11:00
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This just wasn't our day
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| Caspi |
Posted on 19-12-2024 12:00
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First man in the BOTD.
Scores 0 KoM points on the day.
Still wins the mountain classification.
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you: Metkel Kiflay
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 19-12-2024 20:05
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Oh you're just showing off now Tomohiro
(But please don't stop now  )
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| Imladrik |
Posted on 20-12-2024 10:45
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Last stage comes today, I locked myself out yesterday...
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 20-12-2024 14:18
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Always nice to see Marco do well, let's hope Kinoshita can hold on during the final stage and get the GC win!
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