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| Roman |
Posted on 29-01-2013 15:15
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Bewley can definetely still improve, but I like this result. Better at least something than absolutely nothing. Keep it up Sam, please! 
And we have a winner as I think Boonen won't lose this lead for sure. And nicely done by Bennati and Kvist. Big win for Danish rider and Cio.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 29-01-2013 15:51
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PERFECTION! 
Though credit to Bewley, that was close.
Well, that is a huge step towards the goal, but a Swift-Bewley 1-2 tomorrow can easily put Bennati in fourth, so it's important to take some seconds again.
Meanwhile, the wind doesn't seem to be a factor this week.
Although I think with our presence at the front, it shouldn't worry me, I'd still prefer if we have a rather calm 5th stage.
Congratulations to Pokerstars, Boonen should win the GC now, and to Heineken btw, Tolleson will give you an unexpected lot of points.
Oh, and take this experienced teams, the class of 2012 is taking over!
5 races, 5 wins for promoted teams 
Edited by cio93 on 29-01-2013 15:54
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| tyriion |
Posted on 29-01-2013 16:01
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cio93 wrote:
Meanwhile, the wind doesn't seem to be a factor this week.
Although I think with our presence at the front, it shouldn't worry me, I'd still prefer if we have a rather calm 5th stage.
Still hoping for echelons really. But congratulations on your succesful run so far
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| Roman |
Posted on 29-01-2013 16:12
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Amazing leadout for Bewley, big thanks to Cio and his Puma riders! Too bad it was good enough only for 2nd place, but Bennati is a great rider, that's a really nice result.
Well, Bewley is improving day by day..
22th in Stage 1
7th in Stage 2
3rd in Stage 3
2nd in Stage 4
It would be amazing if he can improve his result in the next stage as well.. And what is maybe even more important, that overall podium could be possibly possible. It will be impossible to beat Boonen but then it is quite open competition. Time bonuses in the next stage will be the most important thing probably, but it will be indeed between Bennati, Bewley and possibly Swift, as Cancellara probably will have too big gap to have a chance..
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| roturn |
Posted on 29-01-2013 16:29
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I like this much more in comparison to PCM11 where Bewley would have taken this easily. 
Sprint trains are worth it now. At least if the sprint train is strong enough. |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 29-01-2013 16:38
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roturn wrote:
Sprint trains are worth it now. At least if the sprint train is strong enough.
I pay 465.000€ for Gasparotto and Kvist after all
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 29-01-2013 17:45
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And once again the big news at the Project 1t4i bus are: Another finish with the pack for Nechita 
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| ember |
Posted on 29-01-2013 17:46
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It's a little disappointing to not participate in the breakaway, but I suspect the Pro Tour quality simply makes it hard to hit that right moment to attack.
Vanoverschelde is back to reality, decent 14th. Congratulations to Puma, dominant train and a great victory. |
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 29-01-2013 18:02
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Where was Richeze last year???
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| beagle |
Posted on 29-01-2013 18:39
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No green sprint train? I didn´t like this stage at all Goals for penultimate stage are clear, keep distance between Boonen and Bennati and avoid any possible problems like split or crash.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 29-01-2013 18:52
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No real sign of echelons or anything is disappointing in a way.
The riders are mixing up the sprints, a good stage for Bennati as Puma double up. They look set for a strong race here along with Pokerstars.
Swift has not been able to strike which is a bit disappointing for Vesuvio. I am also surprised at how far down Óscar Guerao is, does this signal some disappointments for Festina to come?
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| kumazan |
Posted on 29-01-2013 19:36
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Smowz wrote:
No real sign of echelons or anything is disappointing in a way.
Yeah, the wind has only been strong (mostly 43-49) in the third stage, so the lack of it has made the race a bit monotonous, although I guess that beagle and cio are happy with that as it is.
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 29-01-2013 21:00
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cio93 wrote:
Congratulations to Pokerstars, Boonen should win the GC now, and to Heineken btw, Tolleson will give you an unexpected lot of points.
Tolleson has a knack for over performing. It's why he is on semi-silly money. Of course i just jinxed it.
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 29-01-2013 21:32
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kumazan wrote:
Smowz wrote:
No real sign of echelons or anything is disappointing in a way.
Yeah, the wind has only been strong (mostly 43-49) in the third stage, so the lack of it has made the race a bit monotonous, although I guess that beagle and cio are happy with that as it is.
This is one of the major problems with pcm12, you can't control the wind.
 [url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| cio93 |
Posted on 29-01-2013 21:45
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mb2612 wrote:
kumazan wrote:
Smowz wrote:
No real sign of echelons or anything is disappointing in a way.
Yeah, the wind has only been strong (mostly 43-49) in the third stage, so the lack of it has made the race a bit monotonous, although I guess that beagle and cio are happy with that as it is.
This is one of the major problems with pcm12, you can't control the wind.
You can't? 
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 29-01-2013 22:15
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Nope, it's autoset based on where in the world the race is.
[url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| cio93 |
Posted on 29-01-2013 22:21
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But you would guess Qatar has a really high setting?
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 29-01-2013 22:26
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I would presume so, but I can't find any way of telling.
[url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| SotD |
Posted on 30-01-2013 10:35
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Yeah, well this is just something that needs to be done with. Bernaudeau probably looking to end up somewhere between 25th-30th unless he crashes, while Guerao got absolutely nothing here despite the fact that he should be easily competitive far inside the top 10 of each stage.
Oh well, seems like my money was wasted on him. Hopefully things will change once he is the pre-stage favorite, so my team will try to line up a sprint train. I will need to spend a significant amount of money on him also next season to make him competitive with the best. I duly thought he could become a mini Bennati, maybe not this season but by training him for another 3mio next year. That doesn't seem all that realistic looking at how much he is still lacking to get there.
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| niconico |
Posted on 30-01-2013 10:44
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mb2612 wrote:
niconico wrote:
mb2612 wrote:
My number one goal for the season is to be the most anonymous team in Qatar, I challenge anyone to get less riders mentioned than me.
Challenge accepted!
Ok, so mentions for riders between me, you and Kami are:
Bacardi 2
Santander 1
B&O 0
So you are in the lead at the moment, although I think I should get bonus points for getting 4 out of the 5 last riders on the stage.
So I still don't have any mentions, you guys have gone a bit since that post. You give up?
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