Finally a big win this season. Was already shocked when I only got two guys in the top group and no Sagan but at least he did not destroyed the race for me like in RvV. ^^ (any idea why he was not there, Bikex? Just bad positioning?)
Could have been interesting to bring his group back with 4 of 15 guys in there including 2 of the 3 best guys wearing our jersey.
Great racing by Kristoff and good ol' Greg. Always attentive, no unnecessary pulling efforts and good positioning for the sprint.
Rheden also a great result for CSC. Got the feeling my team could compete for a top 5 in CT rankings
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An easy 7th place was enough to get both the GC and Points Jersey.
Paris-Roubaix
Wow, what a weird finish... Vandenbergh finally had a good classic. Probably he's just capable of doing well in P-R (which I should have expected due to his HI stat). Still, that's not enough to keep him, sorry mate.
Giro del Trentino
Didn't really send the best team, so it's basically a chance for Kudus and Hirt to gain experience. Though hopefully Kudus will take the U25 jersey.
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Why can't we just win a flat classic having the two best sprinters in the peloton? Sigh..
Now that was a video: best one yet! And it was some team performance: Marcato crucially brought back that favourites group about 1:00 into the video which meant Boonen and Langeveld could save some energy. From then on Boonen looked fantastic, out of everyone in the lead group Langeveld attacked the less. I half expected him to put in a massive attack once entering the velodrome, supposing he be the freshest. But 4th and 6th is superb. Great to see knockout's team delivering with a favourite winning.
Rheden: 3rd, 5th, 7th: we will gladly take that. Thanks Bikex and thanks Matt.
Very little stage results besides that TTT win but Jesus did well enough in the GC. With some luck - which we really don't have any this season till now - it could have gone better but it's alright.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
Delighted and gutted at that performance by Byrne. So close to something special.
Campania made zero sense. There's something about one-off TTs that destroys all logic and maths. Hawking and Einstein together would just sit and laugh at that shit. That was nothing short of randomised.
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