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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 27-04-2014 21:01
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Da fuq? Jaramillo in the break all day and still outsprints the favourites  PCM13 at his best, lol.
Sequera up into 19th. At least something. |
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| Kami |
Posted on 27-04-2014 21:09
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So far, i'm not really liking the season so much. The reports are amazing, but the gameplay is just awful (in general and partially for my team aswell).
Ow well, i can only hope that Uran/Intxausti will do beter in stage races with multiple mountain stages.
Edited by Kami on 27-04-2014 21:20
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 27-04-2014 21:10
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Great tactics from our team, the stage went to perfection. Marquez always on front, attentive and looked like a controlled performance. Few points scooped up to increase our lead there, with Wayetens even moving up in GC. Perfect.
Tomorrow's stage is tricky, but with red on the shoulders it should make our team stay in front most of time and not miss any key splits. Still plenty could happen.
Gratz to Compal-Merida, awesome win. As well as Kazzinc getting some points on board!
Edited by Alakagom on 27-04-2014 21:11
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| cio93 |
Posted on 27-04-2014 21:12
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We should definitely join some more breaks over the course of the season seeing how easily some teams get points from them.
Though I fear the AI will ignore my leaders then...
Well, at least one position gained for Nerz and 4/3 for Herklotz/Heider. Looking at about 15 pprd here is kinda decent for us, although decent won't get us far if teams like Kärcher and Swedbank score a few 30-40 pprd races along with a lot of not significantly worse ones.
Ciolek to the rescue! (but first, another 4 races without him  )
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| fintas |
Posted on 27-04-2014 21:32
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Well what a stage, I feared for the third place of Karpets but in the end everything went well. Too bad Joni Brandao has failed to hold their place but then Daniel Silva managed to climb two positions.
Hopefully in the next, stage no big surprises happen. Those little hills at the end cause me some concern
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 27-04-2014 21:48
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Kononenko into the top 15 kinda saves my race, although I expected Efimkin to reach the top 10...
Oh well... Vaitkus to win the final stage then...
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 27-04-2014 22:03
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Kimeli and Samwel move up to make this not a total disaster, and South Africa should make up for any shortcomings. Still a poor performance here though. |
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 28-04-2014 06:08
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Oooh, Wangieboy? Didn't see that one coming 
Very important win, as Sinelobov missed his 15th in GC, we're now back on track. Would be nice if actually Park/Nelson could join a sprint train tomorrow, they haven't been doing much really. |
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 28-04-2014 06:24
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Eastman needs to hold this spot for this race to be a success. I can only see him lose time from here to the close, so fingers crossed.
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| roturn |
Posted on 28-04-2014 16:57
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Congrats to Quickstep and Compal.
Also to the others that have had a good race here.
Sorry to those, who were disappointed by their leaders.
Last two stages probably to the breakaway for some reasons:
- Weak sprinter field!!!
- No danger in the GC
- Hills at the end, that even made it harder for those 2nd tier sprinters here
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| cio93 |
Posted on 28-04-2014 17:00
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Gosh, get in a break! 
Well at least no unexpected gaps and Herklotz finishes his first ever (HC!) race as 20th 
Oh, and I just remembered I've been at Matrah Corniche, today's finish spot, only 4 weeks ago!  (and obviously it looks nothing like in-game)
Edited by cio93 on 28-04-2014 17:03
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 28-04-2014 17:02
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Vaitkus... Oh well...
And the officials 'stole' a 14th place in the GC for Kononenko here...
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 28-04-2014 17:09
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Perfect stage race is the only way to describe this. Thanks Roturn again for the pace of the reports and the quality.
Can't fault the team in any way, 60pprd is amazing! Good way to bounce back from slighty disappointed in China.
Edited by Alakagom on 28-04-2014 17:10
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 28-04-2014 17:10
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1 stage win, leaders and points jersey for a few stages at the start of the Tour, successful first outing in Oman for us. Make me wonder what if I brought Cavendish here instead of Tour Down Under with the support of Hutarovich and Van Hummel. But all ifs and buts.
Thanks for the great reports Roturn and well done to all teams who got good performances 
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| Kami |
Posted on 28-04-2014 17:13
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Nice reports for the whole race, roturn! Really enjoyed them.
Result-wise, pretty huge disappointment. Wherever i send Uran or Intxausti, i would like a win, but to not even get podium is pretty disappointing. Also considering the fact that Marquez dominated Uran in pretty much every stage, while Uran is the far superior rider.
Great win for Quick-Step though, this should already give them an edge in the title battle, but i hope we can come back and put up a fight.
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 28-04-2014 17:27
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Well, this last two stage us we're actually good. Very good result for Sepuvelda there. Add to that, Sequera's 19th on the GC is a nice bonus.
Now, bring good news regarding the startlist in Mallorca for me! |
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 28-04-2014 17:32
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2 stage wins in a HC-race? I didn't even think we would get a single one during the entire season
Spoiler  This might keep us clear of relegation for next monthly ranking update
Thank you for your consistent pace and well written reports roturn!
Edited by Bjartne on 28-04-2014 17:32
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| ggDonovan |
Posted on 28-04-2014 18:13
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94 points, if I'm not mistaken, and without Nazaret nor Betancour. Really proud of the team.
Thanks Roturn for those fantastic reports
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| fintas |
Posted on 28-04-2014 18:39
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Fantastic race for my team. 2 podiums, 5 top10s in stages plus 3rd 7th and 14th in gc, 5th in points, 1st KoM and teams what can i ask more.....
If i'm not wrong almost 300 points in this race that gives me between 45 and 50 PpRD.
By far my best race ever in the MG ..
Thanks for the reports roturn and cograts to Alakagom
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 28-04-2014 18:41
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Wow, could end up being huge those 2 wins for Compal! Congrats. Like I said earlier the individual stage results were all very bad imo, but I suppose Ji was never going to do amazing in this field and Nateghi was never going to do better than a Top 5. Atleast 6th in GC is still pretty good.
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