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EPIC - Season 1 Part 1
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| Neillster |
Posted on 24-10-2013 20:41
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The Main Players
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 - Bradley Wiggins - Sky
I can't really look beyond Sir Bradley for this one. Whilst there are a number of good all-rounders on this tour, Bradley is the best of the bunch. With dominant time trialling skills (TT 80), plus unarguable skill on the climbs (Mo 77, Hil 75) (even if it is wheel-sucking  ), combined with the selfless support of Lopez, Dombrowski and Knees, he has to be the favourite for this race.
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 – Po-ding Kim – Europcar
The best of the rest, and Bradley’s real challenger is the new North Korean on the block. Having himself excellent all round talent (Mo 76, Hil 76, TT 79) he very possibly give Bradley a run for his money and make this a fantastic race to watch. He may suffer though with a lack of support as it come near the end of the crucial climbs.
 - Tanel Kangert – Astana
The Estonian has shown terrific improvement this past year and will be looking to carry on his development as he moves into the leadership role here for the boys in blue. Able to match Wiggins on the climbs, he could well overpower the Brit and look to hold on for the time trial, which he can handle very well (TT 76).
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 - Joaquim Rodriguez – Katusha
The Spaniard is far and away the best climber in the race (Mo 81, Hil 81) and should at least be looking at 1 stage win. I would be surprised if he were to be holding yellow by the end as with TT 71 he’s likely to lose a sizeable chunk to the others on Stage 4. Yet who knows, with some really aggressive riding on the climbs, he could make a go of it.
 - Pieter Weening – Orica
The Dutchman is seriously lacking support at the Australian outfit, yet at the same time he is more than capable (Mo 75, Hil 77, TT 74) of doing very well here in South America. And given how plucky he is, he will certainly add to the excitement of the race.
 – Thomas de Gendt – Vacansoleil
Whilst I doubt that the Argentinians will be blest enough to get to see such heroics as his Stelvio ascent, Thomas still has the ability to please (Mo 75, Hil, TT 76) at least his sponsors, and it will be interesting to see how he plays his hand here in the southern hemisphere.
Best of the rest
Even outside of these 6, there are 3 others who stand out as ones to watch:  Josef Hintermuller (Mo 76, Hil 75, TT 73),  Ivan Basso (Mo 77, Hil 75, TT 72) and Robert Gesink (Mo 75, Hil 77, TT 74) provided he can stay on his bike.
As for the points jersey, it's impossible to look beyond the imposing  Peter Sagan, who will undoubtably take at least 1 stage and by this pundits prediction, the green jersey. Look out for some hilarious victory celebrations.
Beside the comedic Slovakian, there are a couple of teams that could look to spoil the party. The van Poppel duo and Sky's Swift machine with Rowe in tow could possibly have a stab at it, though I highly doubt their success.
Interesting that even with a change of roster riders, that nothing major changes with the main contenders
Edited by Neillster on 25-10-2013 11:23
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| Selwink |
Posted on 24-10-2013 20:50
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You placed the Ethiopian flag at Kangert. For the rest, a good preview, although it could all have fitted in a single post
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| Neillster |
Posted on 24-10-2013 20:51
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Selwink wrote:
You placed the Ethiopian flag at Kangert. For the rest, a good preview, although it could all have fitted in a single post
Thanks, that's fixed now 
Yeah, sorry, I had a bit of bother posting it up :/
Here we have the provisional starting list, hopefully there won't be any changes:
Androni
Bertazzo
Felline
Gil
Ochoa
Rodriguez
Rubiano
Astana
Gruzdev
Kangert
Ponzi
Seeldraeyers
Tleubayev
Zeits
Belkin
Garate
Gesink
Goos
Kruijswijk
Bol
Wagner
Bretagne
Delpech
Dion
Gerard
Lequatre
Perichon
Vachon
Cannondale
Alessandro De Marchi
Cristiano Salerno
Guillaume Boivin
Ivan Basso
José Cayetano Sarmiento
Lucas Sebastian Haedo
Nariyuki Masuda
Peter Sagan
Champion System
Avery
Chun-kai
Gazvoda
Lewis
Othman
Schnaidt
Colombia
Atapuma
Chavez
Duarte
Duque
Pantano
Suarez
Europcar
N. Berhane
G. Bernaudeau
A. Charteau
D. Gaudin
P. Kim
D. Malacarne
J. Nokkvason
K. Reza
Katusha
Belkov
Caruso
Gusev
Rodriguez
Porsev
Vicioso
MTN
Josef Hintermüller
Songezo Jim
Sergio Pardilla
Meron Russom
Kristian Sbaragli
Marouane Shaqif
Jani Tewelde
Jay Robert Thomson
NetApp
Camano
De la Cruz
Mendez
Benedetti
Dempster
Konig
Novo
Calabria
Clancy
De Mesmaeker
Lozano
Peron
Verschoor
Orica
Pieter Weening
Mitchell Docker
Svein Tuft
Sam Bewley
Fumy Beppu
Jens Mouris
Michael Hepburn
Rusvelo
Boev
Klimov
Mironov
Serov
Tatarinov
Zakarin
Saxo
Manuele Boaro
Mads Christensen
Timothy Duggan
Jonas Aaen Jorgensen
Evgeni Petrov
Oliver Zaugg
Sky
Bradley Wiggins
Ben Swift
Luke Rowe
David Lopez
Christian Knees
Joseph Dombrowski
UHC
Bazzana
De Maar
Euser
Keough
Keough
Louder
Vacansoleil
De Gendt
Hoogerland
Veuchelen
Mol
Van Poppel
Van Poppel
Edited by Neillster on 25-10-2013 11:25
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| Selwink |
Posted on 24-10-2013 20:53
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Oh, for the Korea DPR flag, just look up one and copy the image link of it
Edit: Europcar page 1 has a suitable one
Edited by Selwink on 24-10-2013 20:54
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 24-10-2013 20:56
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Selwink wrote:
Oh, for the Korea DPR flag, just look up one and copy the image link of it
Edit: Europcar page 1 has a suitable one
Flagcode KP works as well...
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 24-10-2013 20:57
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Kim Po-ding is not happy!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 24-10-2013 21:06
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Nice preview!
Not sure if Po-Ding will tolerate having a south-korean flag though...
Damn, should've sent Coquard...
Edit: overlooked Ollfardh's post 
Edited by Jesleyh on 24-10-2013 21:07
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| Selwink |
Posted on 24-10-2013 21:09
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I will bother you once more: could you pleae post the full start list? I'd like to see each rider's support
Edit: Hintermüller is Bavarian, little mistake
Edited by Selwink on 24-10-2013 21:20
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 24-10-2013 21:14
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Now that that's fixed, nice preview! 
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| mvhoogdalem |
Posted on 24-10-2013 21:17
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Not sure, but I doubt Ivan Basso obtained a France passport recently.
Looks like the sprinters field is really weak here. Think Sagan could win at least 2 stages.
Edited by mvhoogdalem on 24-10-2013 21:18
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| Neillster |
Posted on 24-10-2013 21:27
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Selwink wrote:
I will bother you once more: could you pleae post the full start list? I'd like to see each rider's support
Edit: Hintermüller is Bavarian, little mistake
Coming up, still working on that though having technical difficulties with that :/
Once I have it nailed down, I'll get it to you. And thanks for the tip, sorry for that.
mvhoogdalem wrote:
Not sure, but I doubt Ivan Basso obtained a France passport recently.
Looks like the sprinters field is really weak here. Think Sagan could win at least 2 stages.
Good spot, I thought it might make things interesting, was hoping no-one would notice and I could sign him for AG2R next season |
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 24-10-2013 21:59
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Selwink wrote:
Oh, for the Korea DPR flag, just look up one and copy the image link of it
Edit: Europcar page 1 has a suitable one
https://pcmdaily.c...ost_669795
edit: one of the best support threads I've ever seen. also if you use a image link and the link get's deleted you get a big "this link is broken" image to replace it and that messes up the whole preview
Edited by SSJ2Luigi on 24-10-2013 22:08
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| Stromeon |
Posted on 24-10-2013 22:09
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Wow wasnt expecting people like Wiggins and Sagan to turn up to this one  Gonna be hard but will be looking for breaks, much like TdU
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 24-10-2013 22:28
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Nice, one of my riders is (outside) favourite!
Go Joe, Go!
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| jaxika |
Posted on 24-10-2013 22:43
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Its two Martens at Belkin or he doing the two race in same time?
Same case with Moreno at Katusha
Keizer a la Vacansoleil
And all team for the UHC and Champion System (AI team?)
Edited by jaxika on 24-10-2013 22:53
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 24-10-2013 22:59
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Neillster - Nice race preview mate |
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| jaxika |
Posted on 24-10-2013 23:01
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sutty68 wrote:
Neillster - Nice race preview mate
Omg, i forgot to say this. Because its a really nice job, but when i readed i see the familiar names and i forgot to thank the preview |
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| kubys |
Posted on 24-10-2013 23:16
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Nice preview, but how is the case of riders doing more races at same time handled?
Die hard fan of Tom Boonen and Quickstep since 2004.
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| Neillster |
Posted on 24-10-2013 23:16
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jaxika wrote:
sutty68 wrote:
Neillster - Nice race preview mate
Omg, i forgot to say this. Because its a really nice job, but when i readed i see the familiar names and i forgot to thank the preview
Thanks guys, I always try to please As to the names, I'll check that with Ollfardh and what punishments should be meeted out Mwhahahahaha |
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| Cycleman123 |
Posted on 25-10-2013 05:43
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Great preview , and you get deducted points if a rider does overlapping races.
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