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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 18-04-2013 06:03
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Very bad race from us, our two riders being on last places fro mthe riders that never lost time, we have some three points coming from the race. Nobody joins the break, just bad from Metinvest. 
Congrats to Kenya again ,they are owning with HTC here, Armee is the new Hoffman here. 
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| roturn |
Posted on 18-04-2013 08:04
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Armee at least has solid hill stats. ;-)
Don`t forget Jaguar. Not ideal to change leadership but two in top 5 is fine I guess. |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 18-04-2013 09:10
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roturn wrote:
Armee at least has solid hill stats. ;-)
Don`t forget Jaguar. Not ideal to change leadership but two in top 5 is fine I guess.
With nationality bonus, i think Hoffman was something like 70 hill effectively, so pretty close. It seems that African hilly races are not decisive enough. A bit shame ,but chance for us, teams without star punchers.
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 19-04-2013 10:30
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I thought this would be a big disappment after the 5th stage but a stage win, 2nd and 10th in the GC is much more than i had hoped for, especially in such a strong field. 
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 19-04-2013 10:39
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What the?! How did my team manage to screw up that sprint?
That being said - I don't know too much about the points rankings, but with Reimer taking the bonus seconds I guess it's not too bad that I missed out on another stage win, considering the fact that he climbs to steps on the GC ranking.
Shame to miss podium, but oh well. OK race for Vueling. |
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 19-04-2013 11:00
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Had expected a top 5 at least for Lo Cicero at the last stage here, after his strong first stage, but he is very unpredictable
Meyin Wang 20th GC is good, too bad Tamayo Martinez didn't keep up with him.
HTC and Kenya Airways the big winners here, congratulations! |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 19-04-2013 11:04
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Very, very bad race for us Metinvest, 9 points from it if i am counting all right, that is not a lot.
Nice reports Roturn, but the race was boring as hell and almost 30 riders on same time, with only stage ranking and bonus seconds deciding the GC.
Congrats to HTC, it seems that Armee surprise + cobbles with some Marquez results can save them in the division (which they will win in three years at last).
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| kumazan |
Posted on 19-04-2013 11:06
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Well, that improved my race a bit, we went from total failure to just failure. Too bad Ben Nasser couldn't get the win though.
Congrats Alakagom and thanks for the reports roturn.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 19-04-2013 11:54
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Well that was one of the worst races this season for us. Total waste of race days.
Thanks roturn, your reports were excellent.
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 19-04-2013 13:12
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That final stage could have gone alot better, 20th on GC isn't much but it would have been nice none the less.
The only positive I can take out of that is atleast it wasn't in Asia.
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 19-04-2013 13:53
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Wow, what a surprise win for us, like what the hell, loving every minute of it. 2 races so far raced in April and both we did great, hope this continues. Lijke, Maar and Armee is a good combo for us so far! Thanks for the great reports Roturn And thanks everyone. And a banana at the end
Edited by Alakagom on 19-04-2013 13:54
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 19-04-2013 17:22
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Good to get the KOM from this race. One of the last races we chose to enter - so hoped for something like this from it. Montaguti did ok too.
Cheers for the reports too, roturn.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 19-04-2013 20:13
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Well at least I got my goal. Unfortunately its a waste of time having the best rider in a hilly stage race such as this in PCM12. Thanks for the reports roturn, just hard to get enthusiastic about them given the way it played out!
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 19-04-2013 20:18
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Great report's Roturn. Congrat's to HTC and Alak on the win. And one word: Khalilikroshani. How close was I without copy pasting to write that name right? Kenya, the danger of the CT division.  |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 19-04-2013 20:23
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Well at least I got my goal. Unfortunately its a waste of time having the best rider in a hilly stage race such as this in PCM12. Thanks for the reports roturn, just hard to get enthusiastic about them given the way it played out!
When I don't promote, this is what I'll excuse it with |
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 19-04-2013 22:01
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Just ban everyone who finishes above you from the site. That'll get you promoted. |
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 19-04-2013 22:04
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Sad to see Khalilikhosroshani fall a place overall, but this race still went pretty perfectly tbh. Thanks for the reports Roturn |
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