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| redordead |
Posted on 19-05-2022 07:15
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I spoke too soon 
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 19-05-2022 07:24
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Yes! That's how it's done! Great result. Sorry for the cheekyness MaC, but 2nd, 3rd and 4th isn't a half bad result either. Jumping to 2nd in the points classification is a nice bonus as well even though Haller is way too far ahead.
Looking forwaed to the next few stages which should gibe some opportunities for Min to improve is GC standing.
Thanks for all the reports and mid-race updtae Nemo! Really appreciate it!
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| MacC |
Posted on 19-05-2022 07:54
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Ha, ha thanks Gustav and well done!
It's a great result of course but I am one stage short of my season goal! I am sure we will get it in America.....well, pretty sure
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 19-05-2022 11:11
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That was weird, was it all the sprinters that went for the intermediate that decided not to bother at the end? Also can’t believe Nelson threw that away! At least his team made up for it in numbers at the finish. Page has been solid, but a little unlucky. Now hopefully Bartosz can take the reigns and get us some points.
Thanks for the report!
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 19-05-2022 13:54
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It seems in my last post, my predictions skipped straight to stage 10. Wishful thinking I guess. 
Bizarre finish, but congrats to Duolingo! Also, if we're gonna finish 8th, it's nice to have fun CT team wiping out a bunch of the higher scoring stage spot. No doubt worth the move for Glanbia still as they scored more than they would have if they just won the stage with one guy.
Bouglas in 8th at least scores another point and is still somewhat around in the points classification. We'll see what happens tomorrow with the medium mountain stage.
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 19-05-2022 15:16
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Congrats to Gustav & Mac for re-conning the stage and actually knowing where the finish line was unlike the rest of us!
Haller down in 92nd, I am hoping this was due to a mechanical and not anything more sinister, he needs to be able to get over the lumpy stuff coming up.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 19-05-2022 20:34
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Quiet day. Hope we didn't waste too many bullets pacing a lot of the day. Congrats to HelloFresh!
Now for the big stages!
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 19-05-2022 22:24
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Congrats to whitejersey for the breakaway win.
Stage managed ok with another day in yellow and green for Kraftwerk riders.
Tomorrow is a different story. Big climb and uphill finish will shake up the GC, hope Nerz gets his skates on up to the ski resort 
Thanks for the great reports Nemo.
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| Bikex |
Posted on 19-05-2022 22:38
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It's really cool to see Chaiyasombat so active in breakaways and rewarding himself with the polka jersey. Can't wait to have him on my team next season alongside Phodingam who is also joining quite a lot of breaks on his loan spell. |
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 19-05-2022 22:38
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Great work by Chaiyasombat to get a jersey for a day, stage 3rd is our second of the race, so that is nice too. But as other have noted the real stuff starts tomorrow. Hopefully Langkawi Sepp doesn't make an appearance.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 20-05-2022 00:49
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Congrats on the win WJ! It would be superb to get 2 wins in a row, but taking 2nd in this sort of stage is quite the daydream with Mark Christian. Really impressed with that ride!
Looking forward for the rest of the 2nd week stages. GC time baby!
Another thrilling report, tanks so much Nemo!
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 20-05-2022 09:21
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A little heads up on the schedule from here on. Tonight S12 and tomorrow only one stage. The two days after there will be two stages a day, whereas the last four stages will be one per day So the ToA should end on Friday the 27th.
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| redordead |
Posted on 20-05-2022 09:29
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Frustrating to just let the KOM go on S10 like that, it was a perfect stage to be in the breakaway 
A good performance by our 'climbers' on S11, but I'd rather see us attack than just ride tempo for minor GC places and apparently the team classification
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 20-05-2022 09:31
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Heck yeah, what a ride! I was worried he’d wear himself out if he kept attacking, but he must have been feeling great. Drawing first blood amongst the GC guys and not taking the yellow jersey is more than we could have asked - The team is too weak to have to be on the front indefinitely and Kraftwerk are a strong team and should be able to chase almost anything. Already some gaps appearing and also very surprising to see Ranaweera dropped so early. Disappointing for Sammy but Its good to get his bad day out of the way nice and early. Also great to see the Polish NC getting some tv time too!
Thanks for the report Nemo, and for the frantic pace too!
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 20-05-2022 09:45
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Very pleased to see our Asian duo working so well. I'm actually very surprised to see Hiratsuka doing the chasing work in the main group where we were very much a minority in comparison with the likes of HelloFresh in climbing ability. Loved the aggresion from Min as well. Interesting to see him joining Warchol and Novak, riders with very similar profiles, in this stage. More of this please. Ranaweera and the Carlsberg crew the disappointments of the day.
Congrats on the win Eden, very well deserved!
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| MacC |
Posted on 20-05-2022 09:57
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Brandt doing all that can be expected without support. Glad to see he's not trying any crazy and just trying to hang on... he's capable of gaining a couple of spots in the TT
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 20-05-2022 11:08
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Chipping away at the breakaway efforts. I am just happy the team is showing willing, as i was concerned pre-race it would be too weak for even this. Still living in hope of hard fought stage win!
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 20-05-2022 12:13
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What a performance from Riesebeek on stage 10 this is the exact type of stage results we signed him for, combined with the Benelux result he has proven his weight in gold, only downside is I think he might be a bit tough to get onto a 50k contract come renewals 
Also nice to see that Elissonde and Potocki aren't fully gone and can actually perform in this field, Keep the reports coming, been a pleasure to follow so far!
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 20-05-2022 12:13
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Fantastic ride from new recruit Michel Koch to close down the attack with 6km to go. Nerz was able to ride tempo in the GC group and extend his lead by a few seconds.
Disappointing to see Costagli dropped early and 8 mins down, hope he can turn it around. The Teams result looks out of reach now.
Congrats to Eden and thanks for another great report Nemo.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 20-05-2022 13:29
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Race over for us. Guess nobody had any legs. Warbasse atrocious, Eg bad too. From a great position to horrendous in one stage. Guess that's cycling.
Any outside promotion chances we had are out the window now, so I guess we don't really have much left to race for this season. Breakaways for the rest of the race I guess.
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