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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 24-07-2012 15:02
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Epic stage and epic report!
Could have been better for Cerne, but I can settle with the polka dot jersey and Nicácio's incredible comeback in the last climb.
Anyway, Kessiakoff's victory was awesome, after resisting to all the attacks in the last climb. Great triumph for WWE.
Now onto the next stage. I hope someone can break Hollister Postal domination here. It seems the Sky is the limit for them 
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| Smowz |
Posted on 24-07-2012 15:36
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Really enjoyable and rewarding stage to follow that one. It is a part of the US I know pretty well though thankfully never had to cycle around the Rockies.
It is pretty insane that they built a road to the top of Mount Evans, but it sets it up for cycling at least!
Pleased in a way we didn't get too many rider eliminations as this may have hurt the AI a bit too much.
Hollister still in command though I fancy that Smyzd should be moved out of third spot following the TT. Anton tried hard to hurt Kiserlowski but the wheelsucking Kessiakoff took it out.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 24-07-2012 16:03
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Smowz wrote:
Really enjoyable and rewarding stage to follow that one. It is a part of the US I know pretty well though thankfully never had to cycle around the Rockies.
It is pretty insane that they built a road to the top of Mount Evans, but it sets it up for cycling at least!
Pleased in a way we didn't get too many rider eliminations as this may have hurt the AI a bit too much.
Hollister still in command though I fancy that Smyzd should be moved out of third spot following the TT. Anton tried hard to hurt Kiserlowski but the wheelsucking Kessiakoff took it out.
I looked into it a bit and Tom Danielson holds the record for fastest time up Mount Evans. The previous record holder was Vaughters which is a pretty cool coincidence.
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| Christer |
Posted on 26-07-2012 17:47
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I am not expecting much more than top 10 from the GC guys. Doing good so far.  Greipel needs to perform better...
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| ember |
Posted on 26-07-2012 17:56
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Good stuff from Agudelo, a pity he couldn't quite hold on to a podium place on the stage, but 4th is very good. Hopefully he can continue this way.
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 26-07-2012 18:15
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Very good ride by Anton, it's just too bad he lost more time to Kiserlovski. Looks like a podium is the best I can hope for now.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 26-07-2012 22:23
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It'll be interesting to see if Hollister can keep the top two positions out of stage 13. I am impressed by the Focused crew here, Sicard is riding very nicely indeed with good back up from Morizot and Feillu. Though you get the impression that he will be happy with a third place, a bit like the WWE manager seems to be happy enough with the stage win and a 5th. It just leaves the ever attacking Anton to fight the Hollister dominence.
The MTT reveals though that Kiserlowski is the superior rider, it is nearly impossible to see them being beaten.
The virtual Aker shut - out continues, Agudelo's 4th place goes to show that he should be battling much higher. Must have forgotten to stick pins in my voodoo doll for the time trial!
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| Christer |
Posted on 27-07-2012 12:18
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Smowz wrote:
It'll be interesting to see if Hollister can keep the top two positions out of stage 13. I am impressed by the Focused crew here, Sicard is riding very nicely indeed with good back up from Morizot and Feillu. Though you get the impression that he will be happy with a third place, a bit like the WWE manager seems to be happy enough with the stage win and a 5th. It just leaves the ever attacking Anton to fight the Hollister dominence.
The MTT reveals though that Kiserlowski is the superior rider, it is nearly impossible to see them being beaten.
The virtual Aker shut - out continues, Agudelo's 4th place goes to show that he should be battling much higher. Must have forgotten to stick pins in my voodoo doll for the time trial!
Kessiakoff is not quite strong enough to battle for the top. With some luck, he can. I would love to see him win it all, and urge him to try, but I would rather see him safing a 5th place, than risk for a race win and fall out of top 10. And I am not content with just a stage win. I wanted Greipel to win every single sprint, to be honest...
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| Heine |
Posted on 27-07-2012 13:26
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Hollisky is strong here... :-p
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| ember |
Posted on 29-07-2012 15:39
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Nice to see Vasquez trying, though, admittedly, our two captains aren't much stronger than they showed. Congratulations to Hollister once again, what an outstanding Tour of America for them! |
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| Christer |
Posted on 29-07-2012 16:20
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What a stage! Too bad Kessiakoff was in a bad position. From what I understand, he seemed very strong today. Also a little sad to see tha Beccerra did not hold all the way. He would have deserved it.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 29-07-2012 17:32
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Sicard is having a very strong race, but Kiserlowski is looking all out the winner here. His team will probably allow a breakaway you'd imagine in the coming days - but equally they look strong enough to pull it back.
Brilliant detail on the reports with passes named and information really gave me the feel of the stage Count.
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| ltt |
Posted on 29-07-2012 17:47
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Smowz wrote:
Sicard is having a very strong race, but Kiserlowski is looking all out the winner here. His team will probably allow a breakaway you'd imagine in the coming days - but equally they look strong enough to pull it back.
Brilliant detail on the reports with passes named and information really gave me the feel of the stage Count.
Agree about the reports!
Hope we do bring the breaks back, the problem with sending such a strong team is you need lots of stage wins, and the points that go with them, to justify sending all those good riders. Plus I'm a little bit greedy |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 30-07-2012 15:22
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Sano Top 10! 
And great reports as usual. Kiserlovski looks dangerous for the sprint jersey now, but hopefully Manan takes a win or two and wins it in the end
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 30-07-2012 16:31
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1 week left! Came in hoping to win but I'll take a podium now. Can't wait to start planning for next season now that I have a better understanding of how the game works.
Thanks again for these great reports CountArach 
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| ember |
Posted on 30-07-2012 16:38
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Thanks for another great report, they're brilliant
For our team, it's been a disappointing Tour. A stage win in the final week would be huge, but it seems unlikely we'll get it. |
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 01-08-2012 13:48
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Yes into 2nd, time to go after 1st now  jk
I think Hollister has this race all wrapped up,
unless Kiserlovski crashes and abandons.
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| ember |
Posted on 01-08-2012 14:40
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Another good breakaway performance by Viennet, though, admittedly he isn't strong enough to fight for the stage win.
The next stage looks interesting, as it looks set for another breakaway win. Hopefully we can feature there too.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 02-08-2012 11:23
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Thanks for the kind words about the reports guys, I'm glad you like them.
The next one might be delayed by a day or two. I seem to have caught some sort of illness which is kind of draining me of any will to actually do anything for a long period of time.
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| Christer |
Posted on 04-08-2012 20:36
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I like what Kessiakoff is doing. I hope he keeps it up and continues his winning ways on other stages.
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