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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 15-02-2013 18:03
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Grats with the mountain jersey, now stop misspelling his name 
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 02-03-2013 15:07
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Omloop Team Confirmed
With the action in the Middle East concluding later today that means its nearly time for TLI to be back in action. At the same time as Langkawi the one day races kick off with the Omloop! Its the opening cobbled race of the season and is going to attract a lot of top names.
We can now confirm our startlist for this race:
Leader: Juan Antonio Flecha 
Free Role: Sylvain Chavanel 
Free Role: Maxime Oget 
Team Mate: George Hincapie
Team Mate: Scott Thwaites 
Team Mate: Guillaume Van Keirsbulck 
Team Mate: Ignatas Konovlovas 
Team Mate: Dag Jensen 
Target: Win
A very strong line-up for this key race. What is more worrying is that it is not even full strength.
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| maxime86 |
Posted on 02-03-2013 17:07
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Oh my gosh I am sooo exited for Omloop, my first professional race, I can't belive it!. I will be working for Sylvain most probably but I have been given the green light for attacks,
Its going to be fun race!!!
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 15-03-2013 21:40
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I only just discovered that Lunar Industries is only something from a movie.
I actually thought it was a real company. I watched 'Moon' today, and everything became clear to me.
Now is the time to laugh at me 
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 16-03-2013 00:54
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Jesleyh wrote:
I only just discovered that Lunar Industries is only something from a movie.
I actually thought it was a real company. I watched 'Moon' today, and everything became clear to me.
Now is the time to laugh at me
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| maxime86 |
Posted on 19-03-2013 14:05
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well the race in ll was preaty good. I guess 19 in you first race can't be a bad result. But i feel like if I was in a better postion t the start of the cobbles that I might have gotten a higher place. All, in all it was though.
Edited by maxime86 on 19-03-2013 14:05
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 19-03-2013 15:27
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8 Conclusions from Omloop Het Neiuwsblad
1) My spelling will never improve
The Omloop is by far the hardest race on the calendar to spell. Anything with a Flemish base is a pain at the best of times, let alone when there are 3 vowels in the first 4 letters. And as has been pointed out i cannot spell Ribeiro or Van Keirsbulck properly either... well normally.. At least i can manage most race favorites!
2) ING-InBev are the team to beat on Cobbles
We all knew that there were two big cobbles teams, MCS and ING. While MCS could put down a bit of a lackluster performance to poor positioning, ING were on another level. Boom and Wynants managed to pull back every attack over the final 30km, while the rest of the team made sure the break was in reach entering the final moments. If Boonen and ING are this good in the Major Classics, i can't see anyone beating them
3) Positioning is key
As the race heated up in the final kilometers many of the big names were found in the second group. Flecha, Pozzato and Terpstra were all considered as favorites but found themselves scrambling to even feature. Conversely Sagan and some others found themselves in the lead group following the splits. From here they could sit in and wait, letting the big names pull them along. In the bigger races the pace will be higher, and if a rider is in the wrong group, even once, their day will be done.
4) 4 seasons in a Day
Europe has some of the most diverse weather in the whole world. The Flanders classics are known for their changeable weather. The Omloop showed off cold, wet, wind, sun and warmth across its race. We all know that different riders like certain conditions and if the weather plays up in the big races we will see different riders featuring.
5) Attacking does not always work
In the final stages of the Omloop there was near constant attacking. Chavanel and Vanmarcke were in every move that tried to go, but never gained a gap. They did damage to the group yes, but without gaining that gap it was wasted energy. As we saw when Boonen and Ballan just powered away in the final 6km. Attacks will win the big classics, but they have to be timed correctly.
6) Dont be afraid to go early
We saw three big outsiders attacking very early. Turgot went with just under 100km to go, and Thomas and Langeveld attacked with more than 60k to go. Yet they all ended up in the Top20 having only been caught in the final 4km. We've also seen Boonen and Cancellara going solo over long periods to win in recent years, and this could be the way to win the big races.
7) TLI relish the Outsider label
TLI have two of the biggest cobblers of the moment in Flecha and Chavanel. But they will only be seen as outsiders compared to Boonen and Cancellara. TLI used this to attack with its domestiques. We saw Jensen and Konovlovas attacking before the later was in the break. Chavanel relished the chance to attack towards the end as well. If they can hone this art they could be a bigger feature than previously thought.
8) Its impossible to read into the Omloop
Simply meaning the WT classics are a whole different ball-game. There will be more riders, bigger riders and more pressure. The weather is different and the routes harder. This is a good way to test the legs and teams, but it has very little relevance to who will win the big ones. Lets just sit back and enjoy the action when it comes.
Edited by TheManxMissile on 19-03-2013 15:29
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 19-03-2013 15:35
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I like the conclusions, especially 2
What's so hard to spell in Omloop het Nieuwsblad btw?
Well, it's my language, so that's probably it
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 19-03-2013 15:37
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for point 1
Cobbles are definitely going to be interesting. I still think it's going to be ING vs. MCS for the WT races, with Flecha and Chavanel probably going to get better results as the races get more difficult. Only 5 WT races could start here (but I probably told you that already ), so the field will get even stronger in E3, Ronde and Roubaix.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 21-04-2013 19:31
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Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico Squads
Paris-Nice
Leader: Sylavain Chavanel
Sprinter: Nacer Bouhanni
Team-Mate: Adrien Petit
Team-Mate: Christophe Kern
Team-Mate: Kenny Elissonde
Team-Mate: Dennis Flahaut
Team-Mate: Pieter Jacobs
Team-Mate: Sergej Fuchs 
Target: Stage Win + GC Top 3
Paris-Nice is of course a very important race to us as a team. All our Frenchmen will be in action on home turf, and will be looking to animate the race wherever possible. Of course one of our season goals is a GC podium here, and Chavanel will be hunting that. We believe he can do it, but it will take some luck. Also we want a stage win, and we believe several riders could manage that.
Tirreno-Adriatico
Leader: Levi Leipheimer
Free-Role: Maxime Oget
Free-Role: Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg 
Team-Mate: David Zabriskie
Team-Mate: George Hincapie
Team-Mate: John Lee Augustyn
Team-Mate: Kristijan Durasek 
Team-Mate: Marc De Maar 
Target: Stage Win + Top10 GC
The amount of Time Trial pushes Levi into leadership over Maxime, just. But both can get good GC results, as we aim for a Top10. We also want a stage win, which is either to be a break or the TTT. Not as much pressure here as on the Nice team.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 21-04-2013 23:25
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Good Luck with these two races |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 22-04-2013 06:54
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Chavanel will be hard to beat, I'll need Gilbert to drop him bigtime on one of the hilly stages before the TT.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 22-04-2013 14:32
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Ollfardh wrote:
Chavanel will be hard to beat, I'll need Gilbert to drop him bigtime on one of the hilly stages before the TT.
There is no (long) TT in Paris - Nice, only the 4km starting prologue
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 22-04-2013 14:40
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Doesn't matter, Sylvain will still pull out a great race
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 22-04-2013 14:49
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Jesleyh wrote:
Ollfardh wrote:
Chavanel will be hard to beat, I'll need Gilbert to drop him bigtime on one of the hilly stages before the TT.
There is no (long) TT in Paris - Nice, only the 4km starting prologue
I really have to learn to look at the profiles 
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 30-04-2013 14:44
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Milano - San Remo Squad List
La Primavera is the longest and first of the WT classics. Its history has been for the sprinters, but since the addition of La Manie in 2008 its been more of a race for the punchers. It is also a very big race for TLI as a team. We hold 2009 winner Mark Cavendish and have set this race as a Win goal. So onto the team.
Leader: Mark Cavendish
Free-Role: Sylvain Chavanel
Team Mate: Tyler Farrar
Team Mate: George Hincapie
Team Mate: Ian Stannard
Team Mate: Nacer Bouhanni
Team Mate: Dennis Flahaut
Team Mate: Ramunas Navardauskas
Target: Win
Mark is the best sprinter in the world and even though this is his first race he will be favorite to win a mass sprint. Sylvain we hope will cover late attacks over the Cipressa and Poggio climbs.
Also Nacer, Tyler and Dennis all have great finishing kicks. George, Ramunas and Ian are just powerhouses who can hold the race together. We can't wait for this race
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| maxime86 |
Posted on 26-05-2013 04:01
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Tirreno really did not go the way I wanted so I would like to talk about La volta Catalona and today I finished 3rd on the stage!
Edited by maxime86 on 29-05-2013 14:56
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 31-05-2013 16:17
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Coming Soon
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| Stromeon |
Posted on 31-05-2013 16:57
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TheManxMissile wrote:
Coming Soon
Wait this is the new/2013 name for the Halfords Tour Series right?
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 31-05-2013 17:04
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Stromeon wrote:
Wait this is the new/2013 name for the Halfords Tour Series right?
Yes, Pearl Izumi are the new sponsor for 2013. There are a few different rounds and i am redoing them all.
Each round will have a different restriction to keep things interesting. I have some more time on my hands and hope to get 5 Jours done as soon after PR as possible.
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