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Tour Down Under Discussion
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| jph27 |
Posted on 13-04-2014 18:54
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Haussler dropped but Napolitano in the front group. Not impressed, 3/3 fails from him so far and I'm not the most patient manager - see Napolitano!
Very good from Gautier and Mandri, bodes well for the next couple of stages. Count won't be happy.  |
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| fintas |
Posted on 13-04-2014 19:08
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I start to get worried about McEvoy, nor even attempt to go in front of the race.
The only positive aspect is the fact that 6 of my 7 riders have finished in the first group
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| Firefly21 |
Posted on 13-04-2014 19:12
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I thought, like fintas, that this might be a race for a McEvoy or a Vastaranta, instead Van Stayen has decided to write his name in lights this race. Still, we have got 3 good riders that could potentially get a decent GC place, and we've at least shown some attacking spirit, which is nice.
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| viking90 |
Posted on 13-04-2014 19:15
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Naah, still not there. |
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| SotD |
Posted on 13-04-2014 19:20
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Van Stayen is a beast 
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 13-04-2014 19:20
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Meh, no good stage finish so far. At least Jiao tried and Visconti finished in leading group. Goss still has to deliver now. Anything but a stage-win would make this a waste of rd. I can see Van Stayen completing at least a triple though.
Avin was right: he needs to be banned for his beasty skills
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 13-04-2014 19:21
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fintas wrote:
The only positive aspect is the fact that 6 of my 7 riders have finished in the first group
Ditto.
Strange to see  Hoelgaard beat Ventoso and Barrio.
(ember should be pleased with that result though.  )
Very interested to see how stage 3 plays out, doesn't look too tough so I'm hoping Ventoso can fight for another stage win. Regardless, right now it looks like my depth could pay off with 4-6 guys in range of picking up ranking points here when it's all said and done. Something that rarely happened last season.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 13-04-2014 20:39
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Van Stayen 
Venchi looking good to take a large slice of points here. Though you would like to think they will come under pressure at some point. The usual crap from sprinters even those with decent hill stats get dropped. Sprinters really are risky investments.
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 13-04-2014 21:11
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Just two stages in, this has been a massive race for me already. Three people inside the top 5 on a single stage is more than I would ever have dreamed of. Hopefully the team can keep the momentum going!
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 13-04-2014 21:11
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Nice stage from us, first proper view of the jersey. Maar and Froome are in good position. I am glad Froome is finishing highly so far, if Willunga is not selective and all comes to place finishes he's doing a good job of that so far.
Van Stayen unbeatable, no surprises
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| DubbelDekker |
Posted on 13-04-2014 21:54
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Entire team in the second group. Weening and Oss not even trying.
Is it common in PCM2013 that the AI basically shuts a team down?
All we can hope for now is breakaway success.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 13-04-2014 22:00
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Annoying two stages, but thanks a lot Roturn for 2 stages in one day I guess I can be thankful that Efimkin isn't down on time yet.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 14-04-2014 06:03
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You know Efimkin is crap when our gradient >5% challenged sprinter is higher than him in the GC after two consecutive hilly stages.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 14-04-2014 07:23
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Great job Roturn, i am enjoying nice and fast reporting.
Racing wise, decent tour for Metinvest so far, i like how Rabon is starting to show his attacking spirit. Staying with the best was very important in 3rd stage, so he can maybe now fight for desired late top10, or early top15, which would be nice in stuffed pack. And he can surprise at Willunga with well timed attack.
Nicolae Tanovitchii continues in what he learned from his loan at PrivatBank, attacking. Shame he was not more attentive at actual KOM sprints, well maybe our Moldova champ can bounce back.
Congrats to all the winners so far and i feel sorry to those fucked up by AI, but we will all be there in the season.
Edited by Avin Wargunnson on 14-04-2014 07:24
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| jph27 |
Posted on 14-04-2014 07:30
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Great work from Gautier and Proni there. Shame they couldn't reach the breakaway at the finish, but it gives me some hope for Willunga, as that stage was hilly but not overly so. The positive is that they keep attacking, which was my fear. More attacks from Gautier in one race than all of last season |
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 14-04-2014 08:44
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Nervewrecking stage, much more selective than I expected it to be. Fortunately Van Stayen managed to stay with the favorites and keep the leaders jersey. Simon is definitely turning into a big threat, though.
Looking forward to a flat stage now. Hopefully things will be calmed down a bit before Willunga.
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| roturn |
Posted on 14-04-2014 08:55
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DubbelDekker wrote:
All we can hope for now is breakaway success.
I think your team delivered.
Some compensation for weak team performance before. Also
2-3 other teams with bad performances. |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 14-04-2014 09:00
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jph27 wrote:
Haussler dropped but Napolitano in the front group. Not impressed, 3/3 fails from him so far and I'm not the most patient manager - see Napolitano!
Very good from Gautier and Mandri, bodes well for the next couple of stages. Count won't be happy.
I came here to comment on just how much I hate Gautier right now. Ah well. At least someone is getting use out of all the money I spent in him.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 14-04-2014 09:24
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Nice early season kinda disaster on home soil. Don't see this getting better in the final stages, so better forget we were racing Down Under this year!
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| ggDonovan |
Posted on 14-04-2014 10:09
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Not really confident after seeing how the race is going. The stages are not selective and Betancour needs something more demanding.
I don't see Willunga to make huge splits so it will be difficult to climb form where we are.
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