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Isle of Man TT discussion thread
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| Smowz |
Posted on 07-12-2010 20:57
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12 three man teams are here to take on the only pure individual time trial on the Continental tour. The names of a number of riders will be familiar as they have ridden in plenty of the stage races that involve Time Trials.
Ignatiev, of course, is the favourite. But he has been beaten against the clock once this year by 100% Me brit Stannard who has home advantage here. Pendletons two brits Wiggins and Millar should fancy their chances of high placings also and watch out for Elizen (Highroad) who rode well in the recent Tour of Belgium.
Ikea's pair Larsson and Taaramae have been favouring more mountainous terrian - but both are world class TTers and are interesting wild cards here.
Spoiler Wiggle
1. M.Ignatiev
2. T.Diggle
3. R.Hampton
Bimbo
11. M.Olman
12. S.Fuchs
13. N.Oliveira
100Me
21. I.Stannard
22. D.O'Loughlin
23. J.Sergent
IKEA
31. G.Larsson
32. J.Lindgren
33. R.Taaramäe
Pendleton's
41. D.Millar
42. S.Cummings
43. B.Wiggins
HighRoad
51. M.Elijzen
52. J.Ghyselinck
53. T.Meyer
Intesa
61. D.Grabovski
62. A.Kunitski
63. R.Mandri
LEGO
71. J.AramendĂa
72. B.Lancaster
73. P.Mazur
Cillit Bang
81. H.Ma
82. M.De Maar
83. V.Gusev
Milka
91. T.De Gendt
92. T.Dall'Antonia
93. A.Malori
Bbox
101. L.Hoste
102. M.Astarloza
103. S.Paulinho
Benfica
111. N.Ribeiro
112. T.Machado
113. D.Moreno
This one will be with you on Thursday evening - I will make it more exciting the wind speed for this one is quite variable  |
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 07-12-2010 21:07
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hoping the home advantage helps.
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| Christer |
Posted on 07-12-2010 21:35
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Don't count out Bbox before the race is done. Hopefully, I'll manage an acceptable result.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 07-12-2010 22:49
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Stannard has been a bit hit and miss, crucial that here is a hit rather than a miss. On paper he is the best British option, and that should place him well.
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 08-12-2010 09:51
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Personally, I think it'll be between Stannard and Ignatiev for the win. 2 seconds in it. |
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| Christer |
Posted on 09-12-2010 21:17
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Meh. Fair enough.
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| arthon |
Posted on 09-12-2010 21:37
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Wow, my wish for a top 10 was spot on. |
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| pangare |
Posted on 09-12-2010 21:53
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Another solid perfomance by Bimbo, a Top5 ! |
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 09-12-2010 22:57
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Wiggle bloody the nose of IKEA in the battle of the top 2 teams. Bet that will please rjc. |
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| Smowz |
Posted on 09-12-2010 23:03
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fenian_1234 wrote:
Wiggle bloody the nose of IKEA in the battle of the top 2 teams. Bet that will please rjc.
Of course 2nd and 6th trump 1st and nothing else |
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 09-12-2010 23:38
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Yeah, I'm glad I won the event, much rather me than Ikea, but as Smowz said, the no-longer-present manager scores more points than me. It wouldn't be quite so naff if he was still around/taking an active part in the game, because then he could wind me up (on purpose). |
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 10-12-2010 08:50
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wiggins fail but still.
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 10-12-2010 15:45
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rjc_43 wrote:
Yeah, I'm glad I won the event, much rather me than Ikea, but as Smowz said, the no-longer-present manager scores more points than me. It wouldn't be quite so naff if he was still around/taking an active part in the game, because then he could wind me up (on purpose).
I'd take the prestige of the win any day.
The manager is not my favourite person either - mainly because he wasn't interested in having Lovkvist and Alcaron swap places in the close season. Swedish team not interested in one of the best Swedish riders in the game, bah! |
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