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| mb2612 |
Posted on 05-10-2010 16:44
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The first running of this race and Pozzato is the big favourite, although the random nature of the hilly stages here means any one of about 40 riders could easily win this, and when you factor in breakaways any rider with 65+ hill or 75+ sprint is in with an chance.
Startlist:
Spoiler Cillit Bang - IT-Factory powered by The Moon X
Anuar Manan
Erik Hoffmann
Iman Suparman
Ismaël Kip
Laurent Lefèvre
Michael Rasmussen
Vojtech Hacecký
EL AL - IDF
Amos Wolff
Daniel Eliad
Grégory Rast
Nadi Hortig
Noam Cohen
Shlomi Haimy
Yukihiro Doi
Intesa
Benedetto Monterastelli
Claudio Cucinotta
Cristiano Salerno
David Lelay
Dmitri Grabovski
Edoardo Girardi
Marco Bandiera
Mercedes-Benz
Anthony José Brea
Eric Baumann
Filippo Pozzato
Luis Pasamontes
Pieter Ghyllebert
Taylor Tolleson
Tom Zirbel
Team Falcon-Husqvarna
Christoff Van Heerden
Christopher Stevenson
Francesco Chicchi
Kenny Van Hummel
Lucas Persson
Marcel Wyss
Mark Jamieson
Team Pokerstars.com
George Atkins
Jelle Wallays
John Degenkolb
Julien Vermote
Marco Brus
Marco Guillén
Samuel Dumoulin
Team Telenor-SAS
Fabio Sabatini
Jussi Veikkanen
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Rafaâ Chtioui
Rasmus Guldhammer
Sebastian Siedler
Stian Remme
THE CONTROLTEAM
Adrien Niyonshuti
Kim Michely
Sebastian Batchelor
Thurakit Boonratanathanakorn
Tinkoff Credit Systems - Rosneft
Aleksandr Arekejev
Aleksandr Kolobnev
Aleksandr Serov
Boris Shpilevski
Nikolai Trusov
Sergei Klimov
Yauhen Sobal
Vespa-Caffrey's
Alberigo Passalacqua
Alessandro Proni
Alfredo Balloni
Ciaran Cassidy
Egon Luzi
Mattia Gavazzi
Paolo Bettini
Wiggle - San Pellegrino
Chiaffredo Grippo
Damiano Caruso
Daniele Ratto
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Marcello Pavarin
Paolo Scarponi
Stefano Locatelli
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| Heine |
Posted on 05-10-2010 17:12
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hmm, now I kinda regret not sending a stronger team, but I think we can still grab some points here, and hopefully a stage win or 2.
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 05-10-2010 18:58
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I would also say I'd regret not sending Ponzi here over Caruso, but luckily I have Pavarin in the line up, who has consistantly surprised me with his good performances. Hopefully I can get in a few breaks with Grippo, Locatelli, Scarponi or Tiernan-Locke. A KoM jersey would be quite nice I thinks 
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| Heine |
Posted on 05-10-2010 19:30
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hehe, looking at some of the last races where rides who could've won here did not end top 10... But thats part of the charm I belive, good call by Mercedes sedning Pozatto here
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| Smowz |
Posted on 05-10-2010 19:55
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I am sure a lot of teams would have been scared off of the 8 race days for an unpredictable race. The mini tours have been much more competative. Stages 4, 5 and 6 look the hardest in this one, but none look like they are going to split the field completely. A breakaway could decide it espicially if Cillit Bang get the race lead any time, but I fancy a couple of teams will look to chase back every time.
Pozzato is the stand out name, he also has a fantastic potential lead out in Taylor Tolleson and a really useful number one domestique in Luis Pasamontes. Mercedes will be desperately disappointed if their stacked team does not give a decent result here.
Promotion rivals Wiggle, look pretty useful as always. Caruso and Pavarin have solid GC credentials. But I suspect a strong sprinter who can survive the hills may the best bet here. As mb points out there is a fair list of them...
Dumoulin (Pokerstars), Van Hummel (Falcon), Trusov (Tinkoff) and even veteren Bettini (Vespa) may chip in at the top of the leaderboard. I am interested to see how the sprint trains turn out... |
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| viking90 |
Posted on 05-10-2010 20:40
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Hope we can get some good results with Chicchi, Van Hummel and Wyss in this race. Looking forward to this! |
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 05-10-2010 20:40
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Well, this race is one of Mercedes goals for the season, hopefully i didn't send too many cooks for this kitchen and the team throws its weight behind Pozzato.
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| Kami |
Posted on 05-10-2010 20:42
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Ismael Kip is obviously going to win this. Kip - Turkey, that's more then just coincidence.
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| beagle |
Posted on 05-10-2010 21:02
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viking90 wrote:
Hope we can get some good results with Chicchi, Van Hummel and Wyss in this race. Looking forward to this!
how about Guarnieri? I haven´t seen him to race for ages...
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| viking90 |
Posted on 05-10-2010 21:08
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beagle wrote:
viking90 wrote:
Hope we can get some good results with Chicchi, Van Hummel and Wyss in this race. Looking forward to this!
how about Guarnieri? I haven´t seen him to race for ages...
You`ll see him in our 2 next races Tour of Romandie and GP Herning, for example. |
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| beagle |
Posted on 05-10-2010 21:12
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viking90 wrote:
beagle wrote:
viking90 wrote:
Hope we can get some good results with Chicchi, Van Hummel and Wyss in this race. Looking forward to this!
how about Guarnieri? I haven´t seen him to race for ages...
You`ll see him in our 2 next races Tour of Romandie and GP Herning, for example.
great, looking forward to it and wish you some decent results there 
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| Kami |
Posted on 05-10-2010 21:31
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Kami wrote:
Ismael Kip is obviously going to win this. Kip - Turkey, that's more then just coincidence.
Told ya 
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 05-10-2010 21:35
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Looking for Rast to do something here. |
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| beagle |
Posted on 05-10-2010 21:42
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damn, that was close....go Guillen
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 05-10-2010 21:50
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Pavarin, good stuff as usual. Caruso keeping out of trouble, also good stuff.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 05-10-2010 22:10
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Awful moment for the favourite there following the East Midlands race it is becoming a horrible habit.
Now then Cillit Bang get to lead peleton, I think a serious breakaway is in order! |
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 05-10-2010 22:12
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Filippo Pozzato takes wheel sucking to a whole new level. Followed a wheel to the tarmac. |
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 05-10-2010 22:19
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THE THOMAS VOECKLER PROPHET OF PCM DAILY
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 06-10-2010 03:28
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...
That is all
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| Heine |
Posted on 06-10-2010 09:23
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Guldhammer top 10, not bad by the young dane. Sure that it was not him on the side in the sprint? Anyway, I see this as a good sign for him on the more hillier stages later
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