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2014 Tour Down Under (21 to 26 January)
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| CountArach |
Posted on 19-01-2014 09:34
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cio93 wrote:
I'd rate Greipel, Kittel, Goss and Viviani stronger than Ewan in any case, so take 2 of those out with bad positioning...
Goss isn't what he used to be and I'd put Ewan as faster than Viviani. I'd watch out for Cantwell though. He made his name on the Australian criterium circuit so he knows this style of racing and will be more used to this climate. It will also be interesting to see how Lobato does. He might be given some freedom rather than leading out our guaranteed 4th place JJ Rojas.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 19-01-2014 09:35
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Oh and I actually quite like the Lotto kit. It makes them super easy to pick out.
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Posted on 19-01-2014 09:36
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Ian Butler wrote:
Seeing the AG2R jersey in action, it looks better than I first thought. Still ugly as hell, though 
Yeah, better than expected, worse than everyone else 
Btw on that topic, is someone else pretty irritated by that end of the white stripe on the right shoulder of the Garmin kit?
Looks like someone made a PCM jersey and didn't check it in the viewer to see if front and back match on the shoulders...
CountArach wrote:
Oh and I actually quite like the Lotto kit. It makes them super easy to pick out.
I only look for the German NC anyway, but indeed.
Edited by cio93 on 19-01-2014 09:37
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Posted on 19-01-2014 09:37
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Lotto might have a nice kit, but Lampre and Tinkoff are quite bad imo... Atleast worse than I expected when I saw them the first time.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 19-01-2014 09:39
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CountArach wrote:
Oh and I actually quite like the Lotto kit. It makes them super easy to pick out.
The Lotto jersey looks amazing I think. Best jersey in years.
Orica - GreenEdge has gone downhill for me 
Quickstep is just great, though.
Edited by Ian Butler on 19-01-2014 09:39
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| CountArach |
Posted on 19-01-2014 09:40
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I hate the national champion's bands on the Sky jersey. Unnecessarily large, particularly with the whole Union Jack on it.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 19-01-2014 09:41
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I see that Sky still don't know how to lead-out. No way they can do this for 5 laps.
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Posted on 19-01-2014 09:42
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Strange to miss the white train of Argos... |
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Posted on 19-01-2014 09:42
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Strange to miss the white train of Argos...
1st race I see this year and Sky's already leading.
Edited by Wilier on 19-01-2014 09:43
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Posted on 19-01-2014 09:44
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CountArach wrote:
I see that Sky still don't know how to lead-out. No way they can do this for 5 laps.
I remember the Olympic Road Race two years ago when Sky/Great Britain tried to lead out Cavendish from the moment the race started
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| CountArach |
Posted on 19-01-2014 09:49
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Haha Paul just suggested that Ulissi might be someone to watch in this sprint. Why do people think that he is any better than Phil?
In other news, Lampre are setting up Ferrari
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 19-01-2014 09:53
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CountArach wrote:
cio93 wrote:
I'd rate Greipel, Kittel, Goss and Viviani stronger than Ewan in any case, so take 2 of those out with bad positioning...
Goss isn't what he used to be and I'd put Ewan as faster than Viviani. I'd watch out for Cantwell though. He made his name on the Australian criterium circuit so he knows this style of racing and will be more used to this climate. It will also be interesting to see how Lobato does. He might be given some freedom rather than leading out our guaranteed 4th place JJ Rojas.
Ewan faster than Viviani?
Well, sounds like Ewan is a bit overhyped in Australia 
His form should be better though, so he might have a small chance.
Edit: Oh hey, it finished exactly when I clicked the stream...
Edited by Jesleyh on 19-01-2014 09:54
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Posted on 19-01-2014 09:53
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How many kms to go?
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Posted on 19-01-2014 09:54
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Greipel and Kittel already in shape here. |
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Posted on 19-01-2014 09:54
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Kittel. Ewan 3rd I believe. |
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Posted on 19-01-2014 09:54
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So no surprise, Kittel and Greipel, then Ewan and rest of field doesn't matter.
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Posted on 19-01-2014 09:54
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Kittel, Greipel, Ewan
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 19-01-2014 09:54
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Kittel
Greipel
Ewan?
Ewan is a genius! Without team mates |
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Posted on 19-01-2014 09:55
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Kittel had an incredible speed in the end. Greipel didn`t make much wrong but Kittel seems stronger. |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 19-01-2014 09:55
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Rojas 5th
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