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La Pomme Marseille - Bye for now!
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 13-11-2012 12:17
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Some great autumn results from Evaldas and Koretzky, you are simply brilliant player of PCM. 
And what is the problem for you all with that name, simply Kralovehradeckeho. 
Lets all agree to just call him 'K'  |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 13-11-2012 21:08
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Thanks for showing support.
 2.1: Tour du Poitou Charentes
Back home in France for another shorter stage race. Four pure sprinter stages plus a longish time trial is what's on the menu, so the climbers probably wont enjoy their visit much. Will be interesting to see whether the overall is decided on bonus seconds or in the time trial.
With a time trial possibly deciding the outcome of the race, Paillot will take on the team captain role - something new for him. His development throughout the season has really strengthened his timetrialling. Could go well for him here.
In the sprints, it's Evaldas who leads the way - as usual. Skujins and Koretzky will take any opportunity that shows up, but will probably just enjoy an easy race for once. The profiles don't really allow them any chances.
Serebryakov was very strong in Limousin, and has most likely carried his form to here. He'll be tough to take on in the sprints. The overall will be hard to predict though. Perhaps Christophe Kern can do something thanks to a combination of strong TTing and home soil bonus?
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 13-11-2012 21:26
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I'm really, really getting to be a great fan of Evaldas 
He's my n°1 cult-sprinter |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 13-11-2012 21:28
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Evaldas for a stage win, or two, perhaps. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 13-11-2012 22:59
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Lets hop for another Good race in France
Pelli, How do you get the Team List like you do  |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 13-11-2012 23:11
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sutty68 wrote:
Lets hop for another Good race in France
Pelli, How do you get the Team List like you do
Hit the space bar when you are in a race. I believe.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 14-11-2012 09:02
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Space bar, indeed. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 14-11-2012 09:56
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Yeah i know that 
I was wondering how he got them in a nice neat line with the background picture as one |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 14-11-2012 10:24
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Maybe he's got a giant pc screen?
A panorama screen or something, I don't know |
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| maxime86 |
Posted on 14-11-2012 15:29
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he probably has one of those 72 inch screens |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 14-11-2012 16:36
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maxime86 wrote:
he probably has one of those 72 inch screens
He's a lucky man if he has, i only have a 15inch monitor |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 14-11-2012 17:40
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I have an ugly square screen, damn it to hell |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 14-11-2012 20:09
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@ Ian - I've started to love him as well during the season! I'll follow him irl next year as well, to see if he can win a few races there as well.
@ Freitas - Would be cool for sure! You'll find out soonish.
@ sutty / Ian / maxime - I think my screen is 27". Not sure, but it's somewhere around there.
Not sure whether the next report will be up tonight. I've got another math test coming up next week, so I'm studying a lot at the moment. The next update should be here by tomorrow at latest.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 14-11-2012 23:01
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Good Luck with your Maths Exam mate |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 15-11-2012 09:28
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Best of luck, and take your time to study Don't underestimate the power of Math |
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| ste_18 |
Posted on 15-11-2012 13:51
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Best of luck in the sprint with Evaldas |
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 16-11-2012 10:05
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Great story Pelli, I've not done reading all of it yet(only the first 3 pages or so). Have you given away your Db, because I would like to play with a little better pool of Continental teams, since it's too easy to get promoted even when you're simming a whole season
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 17-11-2012 22:00
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I can assure you; I'm taking all the time I need to prepare for the exam. Just a few days left anyway, so report speed should be back to normal soon.
@ whitejersey - Here's a link: https://www.mediafire.com/?uoid4xg1207...xg1207g2zm
It's based on the Daily DB, so you obviously need to have that downloaded.
2.1: Tour du Poitou Charentes - stage 1
It's all about the sprint today, so we jump straight to the end of the day. Evaldas positions himself meticulously as the final leadout starts to build up, and eventually finds himself exactly where we wanted - behind Serebryakov.
Evaldas takes place behind the forming TT1 train.
Strong crosswinds in the final kilometers messes things up completely for us. Evaldas gets caught behind riders going backwards and falls off the back of the TT1 line of riders.
The American team obviously continue however, and Serebryakov eventually makes his move just outside the kilometer flag. Gaps open up behind, with Evaldas desperately trying to make it back to the front.
Serebryakov, Van Poppel and Goddaert launching clear.
The late crosswinds clearly took a toll on everyone. As it turns out, nobody finds the legs to overtake Serebryakov. Absolutely knackered from the long sprint, he hits the line - netting yet another win!
The only one with a little bit of juice left in the end; Koen De Kort, subdues Goddaert in the final meters, but can't quite make it back to Van Poppel. A whacked Evaldas crosses the line in fifth, simply missing the legs today.
They simply can't match Serebryakov!
| 1 | Alexander Serebryakov | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 3h52'32 | | 2 | Boy Van Poppel | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 3 | Koen De Kort | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 4 | Kristof Goddaert | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 5 | Evaldas Siskevicius | La Pomme Marseille | s.t. |
2.1: Tour du Poitou Charentes - stage 2
Representing us in the primary breakaway: Koretzky! Realizing that it will be impossible to catch the sprinters off guard, we decide to let him focus on intermediate sprint bonus seconds instead.
Not even a (-5) daily form can stop him from successfully snatching 20 valuable seconds before dropping back into the field in the final kilometers.
Koretzky being brought back after a day in the break.
With the opening stage's runner-up; Van Poppel, seeking revenge, UnitedHealthcare leads things out from the front inside the final three ks. TT1 with Sere follow just meters behind though, with Evaldas tagging on as well.
Day kicks it off for Van Poppel.
Van Poppel throws the perfect help away however, staying behind his team mate Day for too long. Sere on the other hand continues to shine, once again impressively powering into the lead at the kilometer mark.
Evaldas is forced to really grit his teeth, but manages to follow the storming stream of power. Several others also start to accelerate though, turning this into a real close battle!
Bye, bye, Van Poppel!
Evaldas gains half a wheel in the last 50 meters or so, but Sere is simply too powerful for him. Van Poppel makes up for his mistake in the end, sprinting his way up to third with sick speed. After the finish line he hits the bars in anger, knowing that he could've really challenged today.
That's two out of two!
| 1 | Alexander Serebryakov | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 4h31'37 | | 2 | Evaldas Siskevicius | La Pomme Marseille | s.t. | | 3 | Boy Van Poppel | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | Nico Eeckhout | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 5 | Koen De Kort | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. |
2.1: Tour du Poitou Charentes - stage 3
Bad luck strikes at a crucial time, shoving Evaldas off Sere's wheel with just four ks left. After getting blocked for a few seconds, he eventually finds his way back up, unfortunately forced to relocate to De Kort's wheel - further back.
UnitedHealthcare and Landbouwkrediet meanwhile launch the sprint from the front, setting things up for Stallaert and Van Poppel. Sere in a good position as well, in the first three rows.
Evaldas further back than ideal.
In the end, it's Sere who shows his capacity once again. Van Poppel and De Kort both move rather early, boxing in the man in yellow. However, the talented young Russian eventually bursts through - winning the stage easily.
Previous leadoutman Filippo Fortin makes TT1's day even better - finishing second behind his team mate in a strange sprint. Evaldas can't really do much from his weak starting position, and crosses the line in sixth.
Clearly without competition in this race.
| 1 | Alexander Serebryakov | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 2h11'23 | | 2 | Filippo Fortin | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | s.t. | | 3 | Koen De Kort | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 4 | Boy Van Poppel | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Adrien Petit | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. |
Thanks to a ton of bonus seconds, Sere leads the GC by a whopping 40 seconds over Van Poppel. Looking pretty decent for us as well, with two names among the first six. The upcoming TT will probably shake this completely tho.
| 1 | Alexander Serebryakov | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 10h34'32 | | 2 | Boy Van Poppel | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 40 | | 3 | Clément Koretzky | La Pomme Marseille | s.t. | | 4 | Koen De Kort | Team Argos - Shimano | + 44 | | 5 | René Mandri | Endura Racing | s.t. | | 6 | Evaldas Siskevicius | La Pomme Marseille | + 48 | | 7 | Filippo Fortin | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | s.t. | | 8 | Joeri Stallaert | Landbouwkrediet - Euphony | + 54 | | 9 | Martijn Verschoor | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | + 56 | | 10 | Joe Eldridge | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | + 58 |
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 17-11-2012 23:31
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Thanks Pelli and ofc. I got the Daily Db ANd nice story and good job with Koretzky
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 18-11-2012 07:38
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Race 2 was an excellent day!
Though it makes you wonder, maybe he would've won if he hadn't lost energy on the intermediate attack! But then again, you had to take your chances |
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