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| G_Larsson |
Posted on 31-05-2008 10:33
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Bikeline 2-day
Stage 2
This stage is flat, and it's just 59 km long.
Tactics: Simon Gaywood for the sprint, maybe a late Oliphant attack. Try to get a rider in a breakaway.
Neil Coleman attacked in the beginning.
Neil tried but couldn't creat a good gap.
Instead Tom Barras tried, and he got a little gap.
Barras attacking.
But Barras was going to drop back to the peleton, and then Phinney tried to attack with Cassidy and Stannard with 32 km left of the stage.
Taylor trying to creat a gap.
Phinney got nothing and now Rhys Lloyd of Rapha Condor tried an attack.
Lloyd attacking.
Rhys was away for a while but couldn't creat a big gap.
Evan Oliphant was feeling great today (+4), so he decided to have a go with 10 km left.
Oliphant trying something.
But he was easiely reeled in.
Simon Gaywood had a good position in the sprint when it was 1,8 km left.
Gaywood in Health Nets train.
With 500 metres left, this was his position, was he going to make a third place?
Gaywood sprinting.
YEES! He done it!
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 31-05-2008 10:35
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Posted on 31-05-2008 12:05
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Posted on 31-05-2008 13:37
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Posted on 31-05-2008 13:37
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Posted on 31-05-2008 13:48
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End of February
Plowman Rider Of The Month: Taylor Phinney. The young american has trained very well and helped Evan much in South Africa.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 31-05-2008 14:19
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nice riding
wow - anuawar has a massive forehead
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Posted on 31-05-2008 19:16
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Bikeline 2-day
Stage 3
The last stage of Bikeline is up and down almost all the time.
Tactics: Protect Gaywood, late attack with Oliphant?
Here are the GC places the riders of Plowman got:
Gaywood 4th, +4
Swift 31th, +11
Phinney 17th, +9
Barras 61th, +18
Coleman 68th, +20
Higham 76th, +29
Richardson 35th, +12
Oliphant 28th, +11
In the beginning Simon Richardson tried an attack, and no one went with him.
Richardson soloing.
He had a gap of 3 minutes when it was 50 km left of the stage.
Oliphant and Gaywood liked that they were protected by their team mates.
Oliphant and Gaywood surrounded by their team mates.
Gaywood felt well (+2).
With 45 km left Bellemakers, Eldridge, Meyer and Cassidy tried an attack.
Bellemakers and Co. creating a gap.
But they were going to be caught, first Bellemakers and Eldridge got caught. Then Meyer and Cassidy were caught together with Richardson.
Gaywood took Matt Wilsons wheel. At the same time Oliphant attacked.
Oliphant attacking while Gaywood sitting on Wilsons wheel.
Then Gaywood got Gritters wheel who had Wilsons wheel.
Gaywood sitting just behind Gritters.
Gaywood in the sprint, it looks like he is going to protect his top 5 in the GC.
Ye he does! He finish second on the stage.
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Posted on 31-05-2008 19:46
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Posted on 31-05-2008 19:52
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Posted on 31-05-2008 20:48
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Tour Of The Reservoir
The team who is riding today:
This one day race in Great Britain is a hilly stage and it is important for the team. The two hills in the end will decide who will win this year. The stage is 158 km long.
Tactic: Protect Oliphant and try to go with the breakaway.
Neil Coleman tried to attack early.
Coleman attacking.
But he got nothing, instead Jackson attacked.
The young brit attacking.
Jackson created a break and here it is.
The breakaway riders relaying.
Simon Richardson felt well (+3), but Oliphant just felt ok (+1). Maybe Richardson will try something?
Anthony Colby started the attacks in the first hill.
The american trying to get away.
A group of riders tried to counter. Who is that in the Plowman kit?
It's Richardson who is trying to catch Colby and the breakaway riders.
But Richardson isn't strong enough to catch the breakaway riders group where the attackers Hoffmann, Colby, White and Sotherland is in too. Can he catch them?
Richardson is closing the gap to the front group.
But Richardson is a fighter and he catching the group. Just after he joined the group, it is splitted into two small groups and then White attacks. He creates a gap.
White having creatad a little gap.
But Richardsons group catch White, then Simon takes a drink, preparing for an attack.
Richardson and Hoffmann tries an attack!
But Simon is the only one creating a gap! And when the sprint began he had a good lead.
Simon with 1,5 km left.
Can he win?
Yes he can!
It's fantastic, Plowman has taken their first win of the season!
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| G_Larsson |
Posted on 31-05-2008 21:08
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End Of March
Plowman Rider Of The Month: Simon Richardson. Who else? He took our first win of the season!
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 31-05-2008 21:11
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Great win with Richardson!
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Posted on 31-05-2008 21:15
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GP de la Ville de Rennes
A french single day race who is completely flat.
We got Gaywood for the sprint. He got Dumolins wheel. But in the sprint he switched to Mondory who was the fastest at the moment.
Mondory won, while Gaywood finished 4th.
Another great result for Plowman Craven!
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Posted on 31-05-2008 21:15
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 31-05-2008 22:14
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great victory classy ride
and 4th in france
what about gibb, what will his first race be?
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Posted on 01-06-2008 13:58
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I think Gibb will start race now, and he is aiming for Tour Of Britain and Tour Of Ireland.
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Posted on 01-06-2008 17:57
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Posted on 02-06-2008 13:39
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Just so you now, I wont post so much this season. It's not a so important year.
But I will post more about Tour Of Britain and Tour Of Ireland.
I'm already in June in the savegame and I want to start the next year as fast as I could.
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Posted on 02-06-2008 14:37
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Shay Elliot Memorial
A single race in Ireland. It's 163 km long and is pretty hilly.
Tactics: Protect Gaywood, try an attack with Oliphant and go with the early break.
The stage started with Coleman attacking as usual.
Coleman attacking.
He created nothing and then Tom Barras tried instead, and he created a breakaway.
Todays breakaway.
When it was 63 km left of the stage, Kai Reus falled. Rabo CT sent Vermeltfoort to help him back.
Reus has just fallen and trying to get on his bike again.
Oliphant felt good (+4). With 23 km left Faltus and Ford attacked in the hill.
Ford and Faltus trying to creat a gap.
Bajadali, Den Bakker, Oliphant and Boom then countered their attacks.
Attacks nr 2.
Oliphant and Boom couldn't reach the breakaway riders and Ford Co.
But Oliphant won't give up and tried again. This time he reaches Bajadali, Faltus, Ford and Rice. Den Bakker and Van Emden leading the race.
Oliphant then attacks, trying to close the gap to Van Emden and Den Bakker, and he gets a gap to Bajadali and Co. but can't reach the front group. But in the sprint Oliphant cracks and finishes 6th.
Oliphant finishing.
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