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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 05-08-2011 13:33
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Sun? Check.
Wind? Check.
Flat? Check.
TTT? Check.
Right then, lets get this ProTour season underway!
Believe it or not, a lot of sprinters have turned up to this race! Bewley, Castaneda, Roelandts, Swift, Rowe, Vanderbiest, Lo Cicero, Van Stayen, Goss, Vanoverschelde, Mohs, Guerao and Avelino are just some of them. And expect some strong time trialists also. Jack Wolfskin hope to dominate TTTs, but I notice the likes of Dave Zabriskie are here. Lets not forget defending champion William Ford! He will return afterall, as Oz Cycling Project become the 2nd Wildcard to the race, alongside Pokerstars, as a last minute replacement for Domina Vacanze.
Whoever has the fastest team, can sprint fastest, and can dodge the wind, will win this race. Probably.
Spoiler Milka
1. S. Bewley
2. M. Bouet
3. L. Bret
4. J. Coppel
5. T. De Gendt
6. L. Howard
7. R. Kreuziger
8. A. Malori
Colombia
11. L. Duque
12. J. Castañeda
13. S. Ivars
14. S. Joly
15. F. Perez Sanchez
16. W. RodrÃguez Parra
17. M. Rogers
18. J. Tendero
Sony
21. A. Ballan
22. J. Danacik
23. F. Johansson
24. S. Lang
25. C. Meyer
26. S. Pauwels
27. V. Renäng
28. A. Wetterhall
Carmeuse
31. J. Roelandts
32. A. Aulas
33. S. Caethoven
34. T. Gallopin
35. M. Kneisky
36. K. Peeters
37. S. Vandousselaere
38. W. Weylandt
Pendleton's
41. D. Zabriskie
42. B. Bozic
43. S. Cummings
44. T. Faiers
45. T. Kennaugh
46. M. Ladagnous
47. D. Millar
48. B. Wiggins
Vesuvio
51. B. Swift
52. M. Barth
53. N. Clesen
54. M. Ford
55. M. Kittel
56. N. Schinker
57. A. Stauff
58. D. Stundzia
Wiggle
61. L. Rowe
62. V. Bileka
63. S. Burke
64. R. Hampton
65. A. Kuschynski
66. M. Moser
67. D. Ratto
68. M. Rowe
Pearl
71. R. Vanderbiest
72. E. Franzoi
73. J. Guarnieri
74. J. Mendes
75. Y. Offredo
76. J. RodrÃguez
77. B. Samoilev
78. W. Walker
Nestlé
81. J. Fiedler
82. P. Gretsch
83. D. Kupfernagel
84. I. Lo Cicero
85. M. Machado
86. H. Mottin
87. M. Schär
88. D. Vitoria
Bacardi
91. M. Van Stayen
92. I. Abakoumov
93. G. Bagdonas
94. T. Butterfield
95. J. Ghyselinck
96. D. Grabovski
97. M. Heijboer
98. J. Kocjan
Wikipedia
101. M. Goss
102. B. Bookwalter
103. B. Caldwell
104. T. Farrar
105. C. Meier
106. D. Pate
107. D. Rollin
108. A. Sebright
Festina
111. D. Holloway
112. M. Bernaudeau
113. L. Bøchman
114. T. Dees
115. K. Goddaert
116. O. Kaisen
117. R. Navardauskas
118. D. Rijntjes
B&O
121. A. Rasmussen
122. M. Christensen
123. E. Hagen
124. S. Kruijswijk
125. M. Reckweg
126. A. Steensen
127. S. Stenersen
128. K. Vanoverschelde
Oz
131. M. Renshaw
132. J. Bobridge
133. K. Cheung
134. B. Cooke
135. W. Ford
136. M. Jamieson
137. A. Laidler
138. M. Wolf
Santander
141. O. Guerao
142. D. Allonca
143. J. Del Nero
144. F. Echarri
145. I. Erviti
146. A. Galdos
147. J. Gallego Martin
148. E. Gonzalo
Jack Wolfskin
151. D. Cornu
152. K. De Kort
153. J. Donald
154. J. Posthuma
155. S. Rosseler
156. D. Van Winden
157. K. Vandewalle
158. B. Vaugrenard
UBS
161. M. Richeze
162. R. Bertogliati
163. D. Champion
164. R. Chtioui
165. A. Kristoff
166. K. Lalouette
167. D. Lelay
168. F. Stalder
Pokerstars
171. S. Clement
172. G. Atkins
173. D. Boucher
174. J. Degenkolb
175. R. Kluge
176. E. Mohs
177. K. Van Impe
178. J. Vermote
Webeffect
181. J. Baugnies
182. D. Appollonio
183. O. Avelino
184. T. Bontenackels
185. G. Gazvoda
186. L. Mas
187. R. Nelson
188. F. Silvestre
Spyker
191. L. Bak
192. N. Edet
193. J. Fuglsang
194. A. Geniez
195. B. Kadri
196. M. Pedersen
197. N. Scheunemann
198. A. Vichot
Warner Bros
201. G. Coletta
202. K. De Ketele
203. M. Facci
204. J. Flecha
205. T. Pinto
206. J. Sergent
207. R. Van Houts
208. M. Van der Pluijm
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| niconico |
Posted on 05-08-2011 13:36
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Let's go! 
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| Kami |
Posted on 05-08-2011 13:40
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I hope i can limit the losses in the TTT, and i hope for a stage win although that will be hard.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 05-08-2011 13:44
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Thanks again for the opportunity to participate! It came by surprise to me and it's great to see last year's winner William Ford back in Qatar this year and to be part of a ProTour-race earlier than expected
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 05-08-2011 13:45
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How long will be the first stage after all?
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 05-08-2011 13:47
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alexkr00 wrote:
How long will be the first stage after all?
8km I think
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 05-08-2011 13:47
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Santander are bored by the flatness of this race.
However we still want Guerao to win it, this increasing our mockery
 [url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 05-08-2011 13:50
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SportingNonsense wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
How long will be the first stage after all?
8km I think
Hopefully this time my big guns will take relays so we won't repeat last year's fiasco.
Can't wait for the PT racing to start!
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| jack888 |
Posted on 05-08-2011 13:53
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TTT will be interesting. Good to see the PT in action. |
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| MrDemus |
Posted on 05-08-2011 13:55
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jack888 wrote:
TTT will be interesting. Good to see the PT in action.
Exactly my thoughts. Not a very intereting race in general, but the TTT will make it exciting after all
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| beagle |
Posted on 05-08-2011 14:16
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for me, it´ll be interested to see, if my team will be seen in front like in CT, chasing breakaways
how´s approximate schedule?
Not a very intereting race in general, but the TTT will make it exciting after all
I think it depends more on reporter than race profile, if race is interesting or not 
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| Roman |
Posted on 05-08-2011 14:38
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My best TTT squad is here with my best sprinter. Hopefully Bewley's starting number equals his finishing position.
Good luck to all!
Anyway, why Domina Vacanze aren't here? No race planner sent from them or they didn't want to take part in this race?
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 05-08-2011 14:46
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Roman wrote:
My best TTT squad is here with my best sprinter. Hopefully Bewley's starting number equals his finishing position.
Good luck to all!
Anyway, why Domina Vacanze aren't here? No race planner sent from them or they didn't want to take part in this race?
Race planner. No need to hassle Setzel though, much more preferrable to have an extra CT team in a PT race than a team that cant be bothered.
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| untal |
Posted on 05-08-2011 15:02
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There are no climbs here, Lo Cicero. You just have to raise your fat butt and sprint as fast as you can. |
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 05-08-2011 16:31
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Roman wrote:
My best TTT squad is here with my best sprinter. Hopefully Bewley's starting number equals his finishing position.
Good luck to all!
Anyway, why Domina Vacanze aren't here? No race planner sent from them or they didn't want to take part in this race?
Race planner. No need to hassle Setzel though, much more preferrable to have an extra CT team in a PT race than a team that cant be bothered.
I'd like to offer Nibali a ride at Vespa for the rest of the season. 
I hope Rogers gets a turn on the front for Colombia in the TTT and Castaneda does as well here as he did last year. Duque too, could hopefully do well too - and if the race is decided by splits in the wind, I hope he's the kind of rider to benefit. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 05-08-2011 16:34
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MrDemus wrote:
jack888 wrote:
TTT will be interesting. Good to see the PT in action.
Exactly my thoughts. Not a very intereting race in general, but the TTT will make it exciting after all
You dont need hills to make it interesting, when you have stroooooooong wind. Read last year's Tour of Qatar for a taster.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 05-08-2011 20:31
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Some may see this as a leg warmer upper but reading Gustav's interview with Sony Ericsson's team boss Matthais you realise that it is important for any ambitious team to try and master this course. Certainly the four teams I consider to be contenders for the Overall team award have sent strong TTT squads Jack Wolkskin, Vesuvio, Festina and Sony Ericsson themselves.
For the sprints I see the two young guns Swift and Bewley, Swift will well know about Luke Rowe and Matty Goss from last season's Autumn sprinting battles. We also have Van Stayen, Roelandts and Vanderbeist two of the best Protour men behind the absent Boonan and of course the CToured Bennati.
Bewley all the way for the win for me though, this guy looked like a real tough nut last year and I think milka have bought in that Auber charm.
Keeping an eye out for the Columbians, they could do with some good news following that amazing Giro exclusion.
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 05-08-2011 20:52
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Thing with the TTT, it's only 7 or so kilometeres which I don't think is enough to give everyone a turn on the front. If the wrong team members start things off, then whoever it is will be up against it.
This race was a very good one for Castaneda last year - one of the few he had. |
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| SotD |
Posted on 05-08-2011 21:05
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fenian_1234 wrote:
Thing with the TTT, it's only 7 or so kilometeres which I don't think is enough to give everyone a turn on the front. If the wrong team members start things off, then whoever it is will be up against it.
This race was a very good one for Castaneda last year - one of the few he had.
Agreed... I was actually thinking about setting a team with only 5 riders or so but all of them with 76-78 TT... That way I would have no bad riders and should stand a good shot at winning the TTT, but again, if I wouldn't win the TTT then the race would've been wasted.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 05-08-2011 21:28
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Smowz wrote:
Bewley all the way for the win for me though, this guy looked like a real tough nut last year and I think milka have bought in that Auber charm.
Interesting to see a few people just cant look past Bewley. A dominant performance would be a bit of a surprise, there are so many top sprinters here. Milka werent the experts of sprint trains last year either!
Also, if you have him as favourite, there cant really be much in common with Auber, who were very much the 'underdogs'!
I just hope for Vesuvio, that Swift can deliver a stage win, and a decent GC placing, with hopefully help from a respectable TTT. The first action will come tomorrow.
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