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EPIC - Season 1 Part 1
Selwink
Wow, my team has very bad luck: 1 abandon, 2 crashes today. At least Josef's still 5th
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Ollfardh
Another nice win for Sojasun
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
 
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And there it was!
I would dance of joy, but my legs don't quite feel like dancing at the moment Wink

It was a hard day, but with the built-up rage and determination from yesterday I dug deep and I'm actually quite happy to have gotten my first podium after 8 days as a pro cyclist!

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Cycleman123
So NOW Mathews beats Brookes.
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The Rider
Cycleman123 wrote:
So NOW Mathews beats Brookes.


It might help if Matthews was on the startlist. Rolling Eyes
 
The Hobbit
Ummm, this is awkward...
Whistles innocently in the corner...
What u guys gotta understand is that we have a really awful team, with one decent sprinter, so we would chase, but we're awful, soooooo, blame Orica, it's all Cycleman's fault.... Yeah, that's what I thought.
 
brewers90
Cycleman123 wrote:
So NOW Mathews beats Brookes.


That's dedication. Howard beat Brookes on the 1st stage for the win.

@The Hobbit, you haven't got an awful team. You just shouldn't really have split the team ie. climbers + sprinters. You should really have brought five guys for Brookes. Bongiorno and Pirazzi for example are just sitting in the peloton all day doing nothing. And it's not like they're doing anything on the GC. If you sign a top sprinter, you have to be prepared to sacrifice some GC aspirations every now and again.

Baggio deserves a pay rise though, the guy's been a beast for you, likewise with Christian Meier and Leukemans.
 
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ETIENNE TORTELIER!!! I felt certain that the pesky Russians would win again but not on this occasion!!!
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Cycleman123
Oops, always get them mixed up. I know that he won Stage 1 but it seems like so long ago Pfft
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kubys
Nice reports! But I am eagerly waiting for the start of cobbled season.Cool
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brewers90
Well sadly, we really need San Luis, Oman and Algarve to finish first. And it's not looking like that will be any time soon Sad.
 
TheManxMissile
Welcome to the world of community story games! As old members of the UCPCL will tell you, this is moving at light speed! This is not going to be fast so settle back, relax and wait.

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brewers90
Le Tour de Langkawi Stage 8


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Favourites: Brookes (BAR), Guardini (AST), Howard (OGE), D.Van Poppel (VCD), Kruopis (OGE)
Outsiders: Alinejad (RLT), Porsev (KAT), B.Van Poppel (VCD), Vantomme (CRE), Siskevicius (SOJ)

Weather: 30°, sunny. Light breeze.

Another chance for a bunch sprint. Will the top teams manage to organise a successful chase today or will it be another failure?

163 km to go: Almost instantly, three riders go on the attack, no doubt spurred on by the events of the last two days. They are McEvoy (TNE), Talabardon (SOJ) and Cornu (TSV).

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145 km: They are soon joined by two others, Delfosse (CRE) and I.Kovalev (RVL) and that is the break of the day. At the first sprint, Talabardon rolls through first, ahead of Delfosse and Kovalev. The peloton follows four minutes later.

110 km: The breakaway has its maximum advantage of 6'15 as the peloton begins to up the pace on a hot day.

72 km: As the escapees roll through the second sprint, the order is Delfosse, McEvoy, Talabardon. The peloton is just under four minutes behind now but the real chase hasn't begun yet.

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42 km: In stark contrast to the last two stages, there are plenty of riders on the front of the pack, setting a high pace. AST, VCD, BAR and OGE doing the work, as usual, and they are helped out a bit by UHC, who of course have the race lead.

34 km: At the third and final sprint, Talabardon, Kovalev and McEvoy take the points but the peloton is just 1'45 behind, so it all seems to be in vain.

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12 km: Incredibly, as we fast forward to the closing stages, the breakaway still has over a minute on the peloton, who can't really go any faster! Delfosse attacks his companions and tries to solo to the win.

8 km: Delfosse's attempt is over already as he is caught by his fellow escapees. The peloton is exactly a minute behind at this point and riders like Brajkovic, Pirazzi and Flecha are being forced to come to the front by their respective teams. The domestiques have run out of energy again.

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5 km: The peloton can see the leaders but it makes no difference. They can not catch them, despite strong work from Westra and Flecha. Talabardon now goes on the attack ahead. Again, I think it's a bit too early and the others just continue to work together to try to stay ahead.

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2 km: Kovalev has started his sprint early as he knows the peloton may catch them before the line. He has caught Talabardon, who did indeed go too early. The sprint leadouts behind are in full flow but they are forty seconds behind Kovalev. Its going to be another nailbiting one.

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1 km to go: Under the flamme rouge, Kovalev still leads but McEvoy is coming quickly from behind him. Kruopis (OGE) is dragging his teammate Howard closer but will they catch them in time?

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FINISH: Short answer, no. Kovalev gets a big win for RusVelo, ahead of McEvoy, who just went too late, and Cornu. Once again, Howard and Brookes take fourth and fifth but the swap the order today, the Bardiani man coming out on top. Guardini and Walker also going well in the bunch sprint, while D.Van Poppel and Alinejad disappointed. Will we get any more wins for the sprinters here??

Result
1 Ivan KovalevRusVelo3h33'00
2 Jonathon McEvoyTeam NetApp - Enduras.t.
3 Dominique CornuTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloises.t.
4 Fabian BrookesBardiani Valvole - CSF Inoxs.t.
5 Leigh HowardOrica - GreenEdges.t.
6 Andrea GuardiniAstana Pro Teams.t.
7 Dermot WalkerTeam NetApp - Enduras.t.
8 Alexander PorsevKatusha Teams.t.
9 Fabio FellineAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
10 Yannick TalabardonSojasuns.t.

Spoiler
11Naveed AlinejadRadioShack - Leopards.t.
12Danny Van PoppelVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
13Aidis KruopisOrica - GreenEdges.t.
14Boy Van PoppelVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
15Evaldas SiskeviciusSojasuns.t.
16Florian VachonBretagne - Séché Environnements.t.
17Bobbie TrakselChampion System Pro Cycling Teams.t.
18Tom Van AsbroeckTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloises.t.
19Tom O'CallaghanBardiani Valvole - CSF Inoxs.t.
20Jacopo GuarnieriAstana Pro Teams.t.
21Maxime VantommeCrelan - Euphonys.t.
22Leonardo DuqueColombias.t.
23Allan DavisOrica - GreenEdges.t.
24Juan Antonio FlechaVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
25Ryan RothChampion System Pro Cycling Teams.t.
26Fabio DuarteColombias.t.
27Filippo BaggioBardiani Valvole - CSF Inoxs.t.
28Sébastien DelfosseCrelan - Euphonys.t.
29Ruslan TleubayevAstana Pro Teams.t.
30Pieter WeeningOrica - GreenEdges.t.
31Marc De MaarUnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Teams.t.
32Robert FörsterUnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Teams.t.
33Mathieu FavreOrica - GreenEdges.t.
34Björn LeukemansVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
35Simon SpilakKatusha Teams.t.
36Lieuwe WestraVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
37Francesco BongiornoBardiani Valvole - CSF Inoxs.t.
38Juan Pablo ValenciaColombias.t.
39Johnny HoogerlandVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
40Pieter VanspeybrouckTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloises.t.
41Simon ClarkeOrica - GreenEdges.t.
42Francesco RedaAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
43Emanuele SellaAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
44Alfredo BalloniBardiani Valvole - CSF Inoxs.t.
45Franco PellizottiAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
46Stefano PirazziBardiani Valvole - CSF Inoxs.t.
47Arnaud GérardBretagne - Séché Environnements.t.
48José MendesTeam NetApp - Enduras.t.
49Renaud DionBretagne - Séché Environnements.t.
50Pieter JacobsTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloises.t.
51Esteban ChavesColombias.t.
52Alberto LosadaKatusha Teams.t.
53John Darwin AtapumaColombias.t.
54Chad BeyerChampion System Pro Cycling Teams.t.
55Eduard VorganovKatusha Teams.t.
56Jean-Luc DelpechBretagne - Séché Environnements.t.
57Laurent DidierRadioShack - Leopards.t.
58Firmansyah SinagaSojasuns.t.
59Philip DeignanUnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Teams.t.
60Ben KingRadioShack - Leopards.t.
61Geoffroy LequatreBretagne - Séché Environnements.t.
62Travis JonesSojasuns.t.
63Joeri StallaertCrelan - Euphonys.t.
64Martin ReimerMTN - Qhubekas.t.
65Darren LapthorneDrapac Cyclings.t.
66Sven VandousselaereTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloises.t.
67Jonathan ClarkeUnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Teams.t.
68William WalkerDrapac Cyclings.t.
69Adam PhelanDrapac Cyclings.t.
70Floris GoesinnenDrapac Cyclings.t.
71Amir RusliDrapac Cyclings.t.
72Karl MenziesUnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Teams.t.
73Pierre-Luc PérichonBretagne - Séché Environnements.t.
74Johnnie WalkerDrapac Cyclings.t.
75Matthew BrammeierChampion System Pro Cycling Teams.t.
76Ralf MatzkaTeam NetApp - Enduras.t.
77Kurt HovelynckCrelan - Euphonys.t.
78Arthur Van OverbergheTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloises.t.
79Heimdal HaggTeam NetApp - Enduras.t.
80Ben DayUnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Teams.t.
81Juan Pablo SuarezColombias.t.
82Etienne TortelierSojasuns.t.
83George BennettRadioShack - Leopards.t.
84Zachary BellChampion System Pro Cycling Teams.t.
85Stijn SteelsCrelan - Euphonys.t.
86Tomás GilAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
87Alessandro VanottiAstana Pro Teams.t.
88Riccardo ChiariniAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
89Craig LewisChampion System Pro Cycling Teams.t.
90Ioannis DimitriouTeam NetApp - Enduras.t.
91Thomas RohreggerRadioShack - Leopards.t.
92Bob JungelsRadioShack - Leopards.t.
93Vyacheslav KuznetsovKatusha Teams.t.
94Janez BrajkovičAstana Pro Teams.t.
95Josef HintermullerMTN - Qhubekas.t.
96Sergey FirsanovRusVelos.t.
97Arman KamyshevAstana Pro Teams.t.
98Alexander SerovRusVelos.t.
99Brice FeilluSojasuns.t.
100Jay ThomsonMTN - Qhubekas.t.
101Alexander MironovRusVelos.t.
102Evgeniy KovalevRusVelos.t.
103Frédéric AmorisonCrelan - Euphonys.t.
104Javier MegíasTeam Novo Nordisks.t.
105Fabio CalabriaTeam Novo Nordisks.t.
106Anton VorobyevKatusha Teams.t.
107Jacobus VenterMTN - Qhubekas.t.
108Freqalsi DebesayMTN - Qhubekas.t.
109Serguei KlimovRusVelos.t.
110Joe EldridgeTeam Novo Nordisks.t.
111Kevin De MesmaekerTeam Novo Nordisks.t.
112Christian MeierOrica - GreenEdges.t.
113David LozanoTeam Novo Nordisks.t.
114Adrien NiyonshutiMTN - Qhubekas.t.
115Andreas StauffMTN - Qhubekas.t.
116Andrea PeronTeam Novo Nordisks.t.


GC - No Changes
1 Marc De MaarUnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team28h15'02
2 Simon SpilakKatusha Team+ 54
3 Franco PellizottiAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 1'09
4 Fabio DuarteColombia+ 2'07
5 Josef HintermullerMTN - Qhubeka+ 2'35
6 Travis JonesSojasuns.t.
7 Janez BrajkovičAstana Pro Team+ 2'49
8 Pieter WeeningOrica - GreenEdge+ 3'02
9 John Darwin AtapumaColombia+ 4'15
10 Eduard VorganovKatusha Teams.t.


Points
1 Fabian BrookesBardiani Valvole - CSF Inox97
2 Leigh HowardOrica - GreenEdge83
3 Naveed AlinejadRadioShack - Leopard69
4 Andrea GuardiniAstana Pro Team58
5 Danny Van PoppelVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team52
6 Franco PellizottiAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela49
7 Simon SpilakKatusha Team41
8 Fabio DuarteColombia36
9 Ryan RothChampion System Pro Cycling Team36
10 Dermot WalkerTeam NetApp - Endura35
 
Jesleyh
@TMM Yeah. But still, if people don't have time, why do they sign up in the first place, or, at least say they don't have time, so someone else can take it over(in emergency only, ofc Wink)

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Damn, that was close... CT is winning too much though, time for Europcar to win as well Wink
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Selwink
Wow, surprising once again
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mvhoogdalem
Looks like the teams are all tired after a week of racing. Wink
 
Ollfardh
Brookes will need to talk to his team Wink
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
 
The Hobbit
Ummmm, at least we tries, he he he, Pirazzi was meant to go to the front a LONG time ago... A shame as we could have won, Cycleman must be soooo annoyed, his team and rider missing out every time coz of me, sorry everyone...
 
brewers90
Jesleyh wrote:
@TMM Yeah. But still, if people don't have time, why do they sign up in the first place, or, at least say they don't have time, so someone else can take it over(in emergency only, ofc Wink)


This is annoying me aswell. If you're too busy to do a race, just say so and somebody else can do it. And then when you become less busy you can do a later race. Oman is really going to start holding this game up soon. And I don't know what happened to nacho and Neillster Pfft.

As for this race. It's kinda like the breakaway bug we used to have. The peloton are flying along at 50-55 kph but the breakaway can go just as fast all the way to the line. Anyway, two to go, and I'll be glad to get rid of this race! The finishes are exciting but the race overall is tedious to the point of self-harm.
 
The Hobbit
Never want to see it go, easy points! So, is it genuinely a bug, or does it fail coz we all sent a good sprinter and 0 back up.
 
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