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| ggDonovan |
Posted on 02-03-2015 23:58
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Wow! That was unexpected... 
Great to see Didier, a rider who has much to be prised for Betancourt's success this season, having his moment of glory.
It seems we are in quite a good form this end of season 
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 03-03-2015 00:32
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This was a better stage for us obviously, but I would have liked to seen Dyachenko get a top 3 or at least some seconds down to the peloton.
Tomorrow is going to be super decisive for us. |
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 03-03-2015 06:03
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Could have been worse. Good to avoid a break gaining time, so at least no gaps. Hoping for Bobridge to me more visible in the crucial stage though 
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| jaxika |
Posted on 03-03-2015 07:09
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Richeze flying in the last races |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 03-03-2015 07:09
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Wow, Pirazzi  |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 03-03-2015 07:27
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Stupid peloton AI once again, i am fed up with it. At least Rabon finished safely 13th, but i had hoped for better. Tanovitchii second in U25 competition gives us a 1point, beware Puma. 
Congrats to FCB-Polska!
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| viking90 |
Posted on 03-03-2015 16:11
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Extremly Anonymous first stage for Swedbank - PEAB, 2nd stage not much better bet Hoogerland atleast 10th.
Hope Hoogerland & Skujins will have a great day on stage 3! |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 03-03-2015 16:14
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Stupid peloton AI once again, i am fed up with it. At least Rabon finished safely 13th, but i had hoped for better. Tanovitchii second in U25 competition gives us a 1point, beware Puma.
Congrats to FCB-Polska!
I'm watching very closely, don't you worry. 
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| jph27 |
Posted on 03-03-2015 16:34
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Meiji not scoring on stage 2 = good |
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 03-03-2015 16:38
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Ok stage, Ndbri doing well on the attack and Ben Nasser not losing time. Now for the big one which could decide the GC. |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 03-03-2015 18:59
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO all the wrong people in that group 
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| roturn |
Posted on 03-03-2015 19:01
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Awful lot of riders within the 32s group.
At least the very best got this small gap. But to be honest, they should have taken 32s to the better puncheurs in the group behind but minutes on sprinters/helpers in there. |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 03-03-2015 19:10
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Becerra is useless in PCT. Jesus :L |
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 03-03-2015 19:15
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Quite a tricky GC with less gaps! Would be horrible to a breakaway now fooling the peloton.
Anyway, glad Bobridge took bonus seconds. May achieve our Top-5 goal now. So well done, Jack. Now bring it home safely
Not sure if i said before, but i'm a huge fan of your screens, Gusta. They are pretty "clear" and make for some nice visible action. Great coverage of the races, too. So thanks for another quality report!
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| jaxika |
Posted on 03-03-2015 19:17
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Great reports, indeed. That was fun to watch a peloton to sprinting up to dismiss the gap. They failed, but was a good race for the team |
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| jph27 |
Posted on 03-03-2015 19:22
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Bit of an anticlimatic stage there. Meiji again not scoring is good for us, have to wonder if Richeze could take the overall from here? |
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| fintas |
Posted on 03-03-2015 19:38
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this is too much for me
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| ggDonovan |
Posted on 03-03-2015 20:23
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Didier is a great guy but I don't know what our director was thinking leaving him battleing against the best having Betancourt at his side...
Edited by ggDonovan on 03-03-2015 20:24
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 03-03-2015 20:41
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Well Ben Nasser crashing wasn't a great start but I'm happy that he recovered and a top ten should be possible now after amking the front group. Hopefully he can move forward a bit over the next few days by finishing high up on countback.
Impressive win from Ulissi there in the sprint. Thanks for another good report Gustavovisky. |
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| DubbelDekker |
Posted on 03-03-2015 21:30
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Pure class from Monfort again. Stayed calm, joined the right attack and sprinted to a podium spot in both stage and GC.
Close call with that gap though! Had the peloton gotten +0 it would've been a disaster for the image of this race as a hilly tour.
Still some sprinters have a chance to do well in GC, but that's fair I guess.
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