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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 20-07-2013 09:14
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Alakagom wrote:
Pologne's startlist provisionally announced. Remeber this is first WT race that will have only 6 riders per team. Also Pologne begins in Italy, with 2 tough mountain stages.
In the ITT we will have also a pre face of the Worlds ITT, where Wiggins and Cancellera will be going out for the win.
Finally. I hope many will follow. Why not even try this out with the Vuelta in a year?
Also great to catch a glimpse of the WC ITT already! |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 20-07-2013 13:17
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Ian Butler wrote:
Alakagom wrote:
Pologne's startlist provisionally announced. Remeber this is first WT race that will have only 6 riders per team. Also Pologne begins in Italy, with 2 tough mountain stages.
In the ITT we will have also a pre face of the Worlds ITT, where Wiggins and Cancellera will be going out for the win.
Finally. I hope many will follow. Why not even try this out with the Vuelta in a year?
Also great to catch a glimpse of the WC ITT already!
Such a small field for a GT? And then each rider would need to work more, and would be fatigued and abandon more, and we'd have 60 guys finishing the race.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 20-07-2013 13:20
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baseballlover312 wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
Alakagom wrote:
Pologne's startlist provisionally announced. Remeber this is first WT race that will have only 6 riders per team. Also Pologne begins in Italy, with 2 tough mountain stages.
In the ITT we will have also a pre face of the Worlds ITT, where Wiggins and Cancellera will be going out for the win.
Finally. I hope many will follow. Why not even try this out with the Vuelta in a year?
Also great to catch a glimpse of the WC ITT already!
Such a small field for a GT? And then each rider would need to work more, and would be fatigued and abandon more, and we'd have 60 guys finishing the race.
And that would be awesome.
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| Maxvir |
Posted on 20-07-2013 13:25
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kumazan wrote:
baseballlover312 wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
Alakagom wrote:
Pologne's startlist provisionally announced. Remeber this is first WT race that will have only 6 riders per team. Also Pologne begins in Italy, with 2 tough mountain stages.
In the ITT we will have also a pre face of the Worlds ITT, where Wiggins and Cancellera will be going out for the win.
Finally. I hope many will follow. Why not even try this out with the Vuelta in a year?
Also great to catch a glimpse of the WC ITT already!
Such a small field for a GT? And then each rider would need to work more, and would be fatigued and abandon more, and we'd have 60 guys finishing the race.
And that would be awesome.
You can earn -30 secs for being in the breakaway (by earning points from int. and moutain sprints), for stage win it`s only -10seconds, so it`s going to be a dynamic race. Can`t wait for it. :)
Edited by Maxvir on 20-07-2013 13:30
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| Wilier |
Posted on 20-07-2013 13:45
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Maxvir wrote:
kumazan wrote:
baseballlover312 wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
Alakagom wrote:
Pologne's startlist provisionally announced. Remeber this is first WT race that will have only 6 riders per team. Also Pologne begins in Italy, with 2 tough mountain stages.
In the ITT we will have also a pre face of the Worlds ITT, where Wiggins and Cancellera will be going out for the win.
Finally. I hope many will follow. Why not even try this out with the Vuelta in a year?
Also great to catch a glimpse of the WC ITT already!
Such a small field for a GT? And then each rider would need to work more, and would be fatigued and abandon more, and we'd have 60 guys finishing the race.
And that would be awesome.
You can earn -30 secs for being in the breakaway (by earning points from int. and moutain sprints), for stage win it`s only -10seconds, so it`s going to be a dynamic race. Can`t wait for it. 
Sounds great! |
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| romaniangoat |
Posted on 20-07-2013 14:31
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Henao will smoke all of them in Poland.Duarte will do very well.Also Frank.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 20-07-2013 14:32
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romaniangoat wrote:
Henao will smoke all of them in Poland.Duarte will do very well.Also Frank.
Nibali, Uran, Wiggins, Pozzovivo
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 20-07-2013 14:42
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baseballlover312 wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
Alakagom wrote:
Pologne's startlist provisionally announced. Remeber this is first WT race that will have only 6 riders per team. Also Pologne begins in Italy, with 2 tough mountain stages.
In the ITT we will have also a pre face of the Worlds ITT, where Wiggins and Cancellera will be going out for the win.
Finally. I hope many will follow. Why not even try this out with the Vuelta in a year?
Also great to catch a glimpse of the WC ITT already!
Such a small field for a GT? And then each rider would need to work more, and would be fatigued and abandon more, and we'd have 60 guys finishing the race.
Less riders per team allows the organizers to gift more wild-cards (dunno if it's case in Ita... Poland though).
It also makes the race more open, as one team can't to all the work, and favours moves and groups. It's much less one dimensional, and I think it's more entertaining this way, without doing any harm to the spirit of sport. |
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| Riis123 |
Posted on 20-07-2013 14:49
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I've always seen this race as a rather boring one, but this seems to be very interesting. I'll definetely follow it this year. |
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| Farmer Sam |
Posted on 21-07-2013 08:58
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Not quite sure where to put this but here is an article on Adrien Niyonshuti and Rwandan cycling. https://www.guardi...ling-lewis |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 21-07-2013 11:22
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Really excited about this year's Tour of Poland, it's a race I really like to follow. I applaud the idea of 6 riders per team, maybe that way it decreases crashes, and appeals for the safety of the riders, and maybe we can get to see more action. Also, there are 23 teams in the race, so I think it's a good decision to have less riders in it. |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 21-07-2013 14:22
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Voigt has said that this is his last Tour. Does it mean retirement? |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 21-07-2013 14:23
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Spilak23 wrote:
Voigt has said that this is his last Tour. Does it mean retirement?
I would assume so then... 
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 21-07-2013 14:24
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Don't think so. I heard he'll sign contract with Trek.
He said it's his last Alpe d'Huez, iirc  |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 21-07-2013 14:27
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https://velonews.competitor.com/2013/0...our_296182 |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 21-07-2013 14:29
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That's odd. I thought he signed a new contract with Trek.
Maybe as team manager?  |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 21-07-2013 14:33
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CrueTrue interviewd Jens and said he'll be racing as long as the team thinks he's useful.
So it's very likely he will be racing next year, whether he's good enough to race the Tour, remains to be seen.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 21-07-2013 14:35
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CT interviewed Jens? 
The man who can talk to God... |
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 21-07-2013 14:42
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Ian Butler wrote:
CT interviewed Jens?
The man who can talk to God...
Guess you mean, the man who can talk to the devil
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 21-07-2013 15:04
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Don't see why he wouldn't be selected next year if he has similar form as this year
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