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Tour Down Under - Discussion
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| jph27 |
Posted on 09-10-2025 20:32
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Good first few days here. Was hoping Zariff might steal a stage win, but in many ways it might be for the best as it avoids vdP being sacrificed for his chances. Holding on for a top 3 will be tricky but a top 10 is a reasonable goal from here. |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 09-10-2025 21:33
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First part of the race done with Stannard within range of the top is as much as we could have asked for. Let's see what these next couple of stages bring. Should be interesting.
Congrats on the win Blasing!
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 10-10-2025 01:00
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We did change the parcours here a few years ago. We were going to change again this year but with the move to 2024 we deferred most "race design" changes. Will definitely be on the list to change again. Finding a course that the AI handles well and balances the punchier sprinters and the punchuers is tough.
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 10-10-2025 11:50
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Great 2nd place for Gesbert! A good sign for the little bit harder stages that he can also do well in a hilly sprint. Demare was always going to be tough to beat on this finish, so this was pretty much the best result we could hope for.
Good to see Morin also being in the favorite group and Boswell keeping his GC placing despite losing a bit of time.
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 10-10-2025 11:59
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Tomorrow is the big decider.
Sitting pretty in 3rd, hopefully we can pull off some magic.
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 10-10-2025 14:57
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Nice to see Matisse in the break!
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 10-10-2025 15:45
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Awesome again by Moscon and Korosec the former gaining some bonus time is ideal, especially with others losing time that could be important for tomorrows queen stage |
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 10-10-2025 16:54
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Kipkemboi with a minor scare, but him and vNiekerk still looking good in the GC
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Posted on 05-12-2025 19:43
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 10-10-2025 21:20
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The classic bunch sprint atop Willunga Hill. Hopefully tomorrow gets more selective. Slightly worried to see Stannard facing the wind the whole sprint. Congrats on another win lief!
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| seancoll |
Posted on 10-10-2025 23:25
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Pretty abysmal race for us, with only Tuyizere trying to find the breakaway. Not sure if our directors told our team to stay out of the pictures due to the temporary jersey issue or whether we're just going to take a goose egg here.
Really need a strong breakaway showing from our guys on stages 5/6 to get anything out of this.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 11-10-2025 01:52
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Demare's decline just made him angrier. 
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 11-10-2025 10:11
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Nice to see Quita showing up with some minor scoring at least!
Thanks for the report and congrats on the win TMM!
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 11-10-2025 10:43
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Good to finally be the best team in a race aha. It’s nice to see Edmondson in the top 10 of the TDU again as well! Wilco definitely is struggling here but I think this is still going to be a decent result!
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| TinxiaS |
Posted on 11-10-2025 11:01
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I just hope that this is not the prediction for Govekar for this season. I'm a bit worried on him that he couldn't finish today's stage in a first group.
I'm happy that Rok Korošec is doing a super nice ride across all stages compare to much stronger riders in a peloton.
Thanks for preview and reports.
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| TinxiaS |
Posted on 11-10-2025 11:01
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I just hope that this is not the prediction for Govekar for this season. I'm a bit worried on him that he couldn't finish today's stage in a first group.
I'm happy that Rok Korošec is doing a super nice ride across all stages compare to much stronger riders in a peloton.
Thanks for preview and reports.
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 11-10-2025 11:56
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An anonymous couple of stages from my team but Storer remaining in the Top 10 of the GC which I suppose we'll take as this race doesn't really suit him. Hoping that Thijssen can finish strong in the final stage!
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 11-10-2025 12:18
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Turns out we are in fact attending this race! Whilst it does nothing in terms of scoring, it's a sign Lagane can compete at this level on this game engine. So i'll take the small positives from an otherwise wasted race.
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 11-10-2025 13:11
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Congrats TMM!  Vakoc with another very solid performance. Podium would be great.
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 11-10-2025 13:55
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Congrats to TMM for pipping us on the line.
Hirschi has backed up my decision to send him here and is getting his season off to a great start.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 11-10-2025 14:48
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Just disapointing. I reckon TDU is always a gamble but the level of aggression is just dismal.
Congrats anyway TMM. Quite a big race for CT. Let's finish this already
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