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Olympic Games - Nations Selection
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| ember |
Posted on 09-04-2012 13:23
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CountArach wrote:
Arashiro for Olympic Gold! WOOOOO!
Forgetting Alarcon, are we? 
Will be interesting to see which riders actually gets a spot in the line up for the big nations, I'm thinking too many captains will prove a mess too, so this will definitely be fun to watch. Both the selections and the races. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 09-04-2012 13:35
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The startlist is definately going to be a weird one - some squads are lining up to be nothing like how I would pick if I wanted that country to have it's best chances of winning
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| Smowz |
Posted on 09-04-2012 13:54
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Hehe well I didn't pick a single JRB rider for the French squad - which was actually quite a tough one. One name was a certainty, but the others are pretty tough to call.
Going to be fascinating to see who picks who though.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 09-04-2012 13:56
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Smowz wrote:
Hehe well I didn't pick a single JRB rider for the French squad - which was actually quite a tough one. One name was a certainty, but the others are pretty tough to call.
As highlighted by the fact that after 2 people voting, 11 French riders have been nominated!
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 09-04-2012 14:05
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CountArach wrote:
Belgium, South Africa and Japan through for me. I am under no illusion that any of my riders will be good enough for the really competitive Belgian team. So I've sent what I think is the best team that Belgium can field... there are 4 potential winners there in the RR.
But more importantly...
Arashiro for Olympic Gold! WOOOOO!
Thanks!  Japan is in!!
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| ANFreeman |
Posted on 09-04-2012 15:05
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All my votes made it through, which is cool. Especially pleased at Estonia and Lithuania, as they were the ones I really wanted to support to get in. I'll now hopefully have at least a few Cyclevox riders represented
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| roturn |
Posted on 09-04-2012 15:10
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Nice to see at least Czech Republic being in. A shame that Canada with Hesjedal just got 4 voices. |
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| Roman |
Posted on 09-04-2012 16:11
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I was afraid my Kiwi boy won't make it.. Sadly, no Sam Bewley..  So, my only hope for a medal is Jerome Coppel now..
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 09-04-2012 16:20
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Roman wrote:
I was afraid my Kiwi boy won't make it.. Sadly, no Sam Bewley.. So, my only hope for a medal is Jerome Coppel now..
Sorry, I, for one, deliberately voted for Australia to keep him out of the race.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 09-04-2012 16:30
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I will be continuing the tradition from 2008 though, and having a B Olympics for all countries nominated that did not make the cut.
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 09-04-2012 16:35
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SportingNonsense wrote:
I will be continuing the tradition from 2008 though, and having a B Olympics for all countries nominated that did not make the cut.
THAT would be my kind of olympics  |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 09-04-2012 16:46
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Selections Complete - Netherlands, Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania
Netherlands
Robert Gesink (TT)
Joost Postuma (TT)
Kai Reus
Lars Boom
Michel Kreder
Tom Veelers
Czech Republic
Roman Kreuziger (TT)
Jakub Danacik (TT)
Leopold Konig
Frantisek Rabon
Martin Hacecky
Zdenek Stybar
Estonia
Rein Taaramae (TT)
Tanel Kangert (TT)
René Mandri
Mart Ojavee
Gert Jõeääre
Gert Rajala
Lithuania
Ignas Konovalovas (TT)
Ramunas Navardauskas (TT)
Tomas Vaitkus
Drasutis Stundzia
Dainius Kairelis
Aidis Kruopis
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 09-04-2012 16:49
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Three riders for me already in the race
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| Kami |
Posted on 09-04-2012 16:56
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... Isn't Keizer better then Postuma?
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 09-04-2012 16:58
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Kami wrote:
... Isn't Keizer better then Postuma?
Didn't you say he doesn't do anything in time - trials?
Posthuma has been the Dutch time - trial champion for the last 2 years. So no, Keizer is not better.
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| roturn |
Posted on 09-04-2012 17:06
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Nice to see Boom in the squad. A pity that there are so many time trialists in the Netherlands. |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 09-04-2012 17:09
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roturn wrote:
Nice to see Boom in the squad. A pity that there are so many time trialists in the Netherlands.
And somehow they still fail to win the World TTT championships
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 09-04-2012 17:11
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Rajala 
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| Kami |
Posted on 09-04-2012 17:14
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alexkr00 wrote:
Kami wrote:
... Isn't Keizer better then Postuma?
Didn't you say he doesn't do anything in time - trials?
Posthuma has been the Dutch time - trial champion for the last 2 years. So no, Keizer is not better.
In a race Keizer didn't participate last year, and wasn't max stats 2 years ago?
While he has indeed not performed all that decent in TT's this season, on paper he is still better then Postuma in 2 of the 3 most important TT stats (TT and resistance as opposed to flat). May i remind you that this game is completely random, and the chance that he has performed crap so far in TT's is just because of bad daily form?
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 09-04-2012 17:18
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alexkr00 wrote:
roturn wrote:
Nice to see Boom in the squad. A pity that there are so many time trialists in the Netherlands.
And somehow they still fail to win the World TTT championships
That's because Spain have such a dominant team that Tenorio made it as a 73TT once, and Valverde twice.
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