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Tour Meditteraneen Discussion
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 15-05-2010 15:23
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Tour de San Luis has only just finished, and immediately we move on to the 3rd HC Stage race of the season. The Tour Meditteraneen has got 2 crucial stages, that ought to decide things - the TTT on Stage 2, and final Stage 6 - which ends up Mont Faron.
The TTT is hard to predict until we turn up to it. Theres plenty of good time trialists here, but will they have the team to support them? Assuming they do not lose much in the TTT, then the 3 major favourites for Faron will be Schumacher, Monfort and last year's race winner Kirchen. Other riders here include the French El Al duo of Chavanel and Calzati (2nd here last year), Gerrans, Kiryenka, Larsson, Flugel, Niemiec, Clement and more.
We've got plenty of top sprinters here also. Sinner took 2 stages last year, and could see some French rivalry with Romain Feillu. Other contenders include Goss, Van Loocke, Hutarovich, Markov, Förster, Traksel, Giaux, Bozic, Guarnieri, and no doubt a few others too.
Startlist:
Spoiler UBS
1. S.Schumacher
2. M.Albasini
3. S.Barrio
4. R.Förster
5. A.Kristoff
6. A.Roux
7. C.Sinelobov
8. S.Zahner
LEGO
11. M.Monfort
12. J.AramendÃa
13. M.Elmiger
14. J.Hochmann
15. B.Lancaster
16. P.Mazur
17. L.Roberts
18. P.Rooijakkers
Bacardi
21. K.Kirchen
22. G.Bagdonas
23. M.Goss
24. J.Kocjan
25. A.Kuchinski
26. J.Muñoz Giraldo
27. M.Perget
28. G.Smukulis
EL AL
31. S.Chavanel
32. S.Calzati
33. D.Eliad
34. B.Feillu
35. D.Loosli
36. G.Rast
37. I.Shapira
38. R.Sicard
YouTwit
41. P.Niemiec
42. I.Antón
43. L.Kirk
44. T.Last
45. R.Serrano
46. J.Thomson
47. P.Velits
48. O.Zaugg
Intesa
51. M.Lorenzetto
52. M.Bandiera
53. Y.Hutarovich
54. D.Kozontchuk
55. P.Mertens
56. R.Sentjens
57. B.Traksel
58. J.Vansummeren
IKEA
61. G.Larsson
62. J.Bjelkmark
63. A.Flügel
64. J.Giaux
65. J.Lindgren
66. P.Renäng
67. P.Sagan
68. M.Velits
Pirelli
71. R.Hesjedal
72. L.Bernucci
73. H.Dupont
74. T.Kannemeyer
75. A.Loddo
76. L.Paolini
77. J.Perry
78. D.Pietropolli
Pokerstars
81. S.Clement
82. D.Boucher
83. F.Ericsson
84. D.Holloway
85. R.Kluge
86. M.Maaskant
87. N.Terpstra
88. J.Van Loocke
Tinkoff
91. T.Kritskiy
92. A.Arekejev
93. P.Brutt
94. A.Khatuntsev
95. V.Kiryenka
96. A.Markov
97. A.Ovechkin
98. Y.Sobal
Pendleton's
101. A.Moletta
102. B.Bozic
103. S.Cummings
104. S.Higgerson
105. M.Ladagnous
106. D.Millar
107. E.Vorganov
108. B.Wiggins
Petronas
111. S.Gerrans
112. A.Awang
113. J.Bobridge
114. A.Colby
115. R.Feillu
116. K.Lalouette
117. R.Scholz
118. T.Stubbe
Falcon
121. J.Hoogerland
122. J.Decouttere
123. J.Guarnieri
124. T.Larsson
125. K.Nielsen
126. L.Persson
127. G.Tzortzakis
128. C.Wegelius
Benfica
131. F.Marquez
132. E.Murgoitio
133. M.Nazaret
134. N.Ribeiro
135. A.Saldarriaga
136. E.Salgueiro
137. F.Terciado
138. H.VÃtor
Mercedes
141. L.Pasamontes
142. B.Colex
143. S.Cozza
144. B.Jacques-Maynes
145. T.Peterson
146. B.Sinner
147. T.Tolleson
148. T.Zirbel
Bimbo
151. R.Lobato
152. S.Fuchs
153. P.Lucas Martins
154. R.Nelson
155. N.Oliveira
156. M.Portela
157. D.Talbott
158. J.Vangenechten
HighRoad
161. D.Devenyns
162. D.Atapuma
163. F.De Greef
164. Y.Kusters
165. T.Meyer
166. J.Ockeloen
167. C.Sastre
168. J.Stuyven
Yamaha
171. M.Priamo
172. A.Bajadali
173. A.Cardoso Española
174. D.De Fauw
175. R.Janse van Rensburg
176. D.Kairelis
177. I.Landaluze
178. R.Retschke
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| Kami |
Posted on 15-05-2010 16:20
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Applause to Kirchen for losing Tour Med here. More applause aswell for Goss not even sprinting.
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 15-05-2010 16:21
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Wonderful start |
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| Kami |
Posted on 15-05-2010 16:22
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Indeed, i mean, my 2 most important riders are my only riders in the second part of the peleton ...
Smukulis even led the gap <.<
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| arthon |
Posted on 15-05-2010 16:37
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Traksel stupidly stopped sprinting, and so victory goes easily to Jurgen Van Loocke!
...What?
Can't believe it. |
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| Smowz |
Posted on 15-05-2010 16:58
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The Pokerstars juggernaut rolls into Europe  They may even have half a chance of holding onto the leaders jersey for a little bit.
I note that Lego have a pretty decent TT team here, Schumacher is largely on his own with the UBS crew!
Here goes with a predo for the TTT:
1) Tinkoff
2) Pendletons
3) Pokerstars
4) Lego
5) Mercedes
6) Ikea
7) Bacardi
8) Petronas
9) Youtube
10) Highroad
Quite a longish one at 32 km timegaps could be interesting... |
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 15-05-2010 17:49
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I've always liked the Mont Faron stage. Its very fun to play. A bit like a tiny fun-sized version of a real mountain.
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Smowz, you do realize that its really "predi", not "predo". Every time i see i want to say "there's no pedo's here!"
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Actually, had that TTT been an ITT it would be my favorite race to play in all of PCM for some reason.
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| rycadinho |
Posted on 15-05-2010 17:54
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Strange stage for Pirelli-Inter, since James Lewis Perry did amazing to end in top 5 but Hesjedal should had done more to sit in the first group..Loddo must also do much better than today!
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 15-05-2010 19:38
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Mercedes Benz Best sprinter: Thomas Peterson?
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| jack888 |
Posted on 15-05-2010 20:05
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Looking forward to another HC of my riders causing a bit of havoc in the peleton of much better teams. Good 3rd place to start things off, and i like Matteo's kamikaze blocking move to help us get there. But its probably all downhill from here with a TTT to come. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 15-05-2010 20:13
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Smowz wrote:
1) Tinkoff
2) Pendletons
3) Pokerstars
4) Lego
5) Mercedes
6) Ikea
7) Bacardi
8) Petronas
9) Youtube
10) Highroad
Fairly accurate predictions as it turned out - except for High Road
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| Vosken94 |
Posted on 15-05-2010 20:59
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Smowz wrote:
1) Tinkoff
2) Pendletons
3) Pokerstars
4) Lego
5) Mercedes
6) Ikea
7) Bacardi
8) Petronas
9) Youtube
10) Highroad
Fairly accurate predictions as it turned out - except for High Road
Yep, my boys failed, and hard. |
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 15-05-2010 22:05
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now if only Pasamontes hadn't lost time on stage one...
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| beagle |
Posted on 15-05-2010 23:29
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have a mixed feelings....Van Loocke´s stage win is unexpectable and definitely absolutely amazing, on the other hand Clement was caught in bunch split and buried our chances for overall standings...2nd place in stage 2 is pleasant as well, maybe we could make even more (?) if Van Loocke would be better TTer and didn´t lost contact with his team mates
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| Kami |
Posted on 15-05-2010 23:38
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I'm hoping Perget can do something as i don't see Kirchen getting anywhere near a top 10 overall, shame of racedays :/. Goss might get a stage tough.
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| rycadinho |
Posted on 16-05-2010 11:27
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Great performance by Paolini and Bernucci, to get fifth and six is terrific for a team who's sprinter is really screwing things up...(Loddo)
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 16-05-2010 14:35
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with my two hilly guys missing the split, my gc isn't looking too rosy, and i was a little lower than expected in the ttt, but i mustn't grumble
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 16-05-2010 14:37
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This'll lower your points per day raced score 
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 16-05-2010 14:42
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Well, I couldn't keep that good luck forever. But still, I sent by best ttt team + bozic, moletta and vorganov, so I maybe hoped for more.
but maybe steve cummings will keep his place as my highest GC guy and finish in the top 10
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 16-05-2010 14:51
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Another ex-Wiggle-ite performing well as usual
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