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| DubbelDekker |
Posted on 26-10-2018 18:21
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We're aiming for three riders in the top 30 of GC and for the Team Classification in this Giro.
So not a bad start at all.
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| roturn |
Posted on 26-10-2018 19:14
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While I love to see Bertillsson winning, in especially after I think I reported his win last year in America, I don't understand how the game allows 78+ riders to participate while Groenewegen is ignored...far too many sprinter points missed this season already.
79 sprinters get protected all stage. Groenewegen is protecting Dekker all stage....just makes no sense. |
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| SotD |
Posted on 26-10-2018 19:23
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Hmm, unfortunately that was a really bad sprint by Tzortzakis who had the right wheel... Huge win by Bertilsson after taking 2nd on the first sprint stage.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 26-10-2018 19:39
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Read 8:38pm
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 26-10-2018 20:00
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What a sprint by Van Poppel. A win from him here would have been amazing but I'll take another 3rd place. 3 3rd places so far. And another day in pink 
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 26-10-2018 20:04
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Bertilsson? Well, that's a surprise. Guess Ahlstrand is starting to feel the pressure back in Sweden. Congrats viking.
Strong effort from Avelino. I'm still hopeful of a victory here, but two podiums in the first week is rather pleasing, honestly.
I feel you roturn. Groenewegen seems to have forgotten how to do what he did last year. Thanks for another report and for the consistency of your pace!
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| fintas |
Posted on 26-10-2018 20:11
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disappointment after disappointment is what this race has been for me, and to see Van Winden lose 8 min in this stage leads me to believe that he is injured which would be very bad for the TTT
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| ember |
Posted on 26-10-2018 20:47
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Weird stuff by the team in the leadout, a big mess, really. We need to get it right to deliver Ciolek, that's the only thing that's certain, so hopefully we'll be able to do just that on stage 7.
Congratulations, viking90, what a surprise win! |
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| SotD |
Posted on 26-10-2018 20:56
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I doubt that Van Winden is injured when crash is set to “0”.
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 26-10-2018 20:56
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Volvo is on fire lately! 
A shame that Groenewegen is awoling this race. Must be really hard to be reporting a race where your best rider decides not to take part in
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| viking90 |
Posted on 26-10-2018 20:58
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ohhh happy day! Thanks ember and gustavo!
Points jersey ATM! 
Whats going on? I bet his hill stat was important here and the first sprint stage aswell.
It´s a weird result and I feel with you manager who have sprinter doing worse then they should. |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 26-10-2018 21:01
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viking90 wrote:
Whats going on? I bet his hill stat was important here and the first sprint stage aswell.
*looks at the number 69*
*compares the number 69 to the number 79*
*gives up*
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| viking90 |
Posted on 26-10-2018 21:03
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cio93 wrote:
viking90 wrote:
Whats going on? I bet his hill stat was important here and the first sprint stage aswell.
*looks at the number 69*
*compares the number 69 to the number 79*
*gives up*
Well, you definitely have a valid point there  |
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| fintas |
Posted on 26-10-2018 21:09
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SotD wrote:
I doubt that Van Winden is injured when crash is set to “0”.
well seen, so I do not know what he's doing there.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 26-10-2018 21:48
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Good from Choi in the TT and Hayakawa 5th is pretty great too!
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| cio93 |
Posted on 27-10-2018 09:41
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We even brought some artificial suspense by messing up the leadout.
I hope the points jersey will give Demare a tiny bit of extra motivation now, he could really use a bigger gap to the climbers if we don't want to gamble on breaks taking the mountain stages.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 27-10-2018 10:02
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Weird stage. The flat rating seems a bit off there. To see GC guys fighting for podium places is kinda awkward.
Nice to have Demare take this obvious stage. Now we can enjoy cio's lack of moaning for a few hours before the next stage 
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 27-10-2018 10:22
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SotD wrote:
I doubt that Van Winden is injured when crash is set to “0”.
Could still happen that riders "get sick" during a race iirc.
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| ember |
Posted on 27-10-2018 10:26
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Congratulations, cio! By far the stage with the biggest stage favourite pre-race, I think, and nice to see Demare deliver.
Now please, Ciolek, time for you to also deliver. After all, this stage 7 is likely to be his best shot at a win all stages considered, as it comes early with bare any climbing in the legs. |
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| tastasol |
Posted on 27-10-2018 11:22
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Pretty anonymous racing from us the last days, as expect. Both Stake Laengen and Iturria doung pretty good, sitting at around 30th place. Good also to see Olsson in the break the other day. Hopefully more of that when the real opportunities for a win from the break comes around.
Brilliant racing by Démare on todays stage, congrats cio!
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