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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 12-06-2012 03:45
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I'd like to welcome everyone to France as I make my debut as a reporter for the Seine - Marne - Seine Pro Tour Classic. The majority of day the riders will be punished by difficult hills until they head into the heart of France for the finishing circuits around the Champs Elysees. Unlike the Tour de France that concluded last month, here we don't know if the sprinters will make it onto Champs to decide this classic. So let's look at the favourites ...
 Tom Boonen is the guy to beat, especially after seeing him get 2nd in the Olympic RR. Boonen has the power to get over the hills to make it to Paris and can sprint with the best of them. Also not to mention he will be a free agent at the end of the season with Nestlé folding at the end of the season, so he is racing for a new contract.
 Sam Bewley has the ability to keep up with Boonen on the flat but many are questioning if he can stay in the peloton during the bumpy stuff. If he can stay out of trouble then Boonen should be worried.
 Daniele Bennati joins the top dogs as cio93 and his CT Puma - SAP squad hopes their Italian has enough to conquer the hills. And if he can it sure will be fun to see the faces of these Pro Tour managers after a CT rider stealing their classic.
 Filippo Pozzato, Olympic Road Race Gold Medalist, should be right in the hunt as the profile is similar to the Olympic course. And he brings a strong helper in Diego Ulissi as well.
 Michael Van Stayen leads Bacardi - Ignis with strong man Marcus Burghardt unclear as to what his role might be. Protecter or Attacker?
The field is scattered with some great sprinters hoping to survive for a possible bunch sprint including  Romain Vanderbiest,  Francisco Ventoso,  Matthew Goss,  Maximiliano Richeze, Kobe Vanoverschelde (Or Edvald Boasson Hagen?)  Óscar Avelino, Anthony Lavoine and Dan Holloway.  Martin Pedersen,  Borut Bozic and  Raúl Granjel Cabrera who won stage 21 of the Tour de France on Champs Elysees just a few weeks ago.
Then there are the teams that decided to go with puchuers,
 Duque, Ponzi, and  El Fares (Although Crommy still has sprinter Alexandre Aulas as backup as well).
Lastly, but not least, there is  Jack Wolfskin and  Vesuvio, who on paper would probably like their chances in the breakaway more than anything else.
It is set to be a wild and unpredictable classic, is there any other kind?
Startlist
Spoiler Nestlé
1. T. Boonen
2. D. Di Luca
3. J. Fiedler
4. P. Fédrigo
5. N. Hoffman
6. J. Rodriguez Oliver
7. M. Schär
8. D. Vitoria
Milka
11. S. Bewley
12. A. Delaplace
13. A. Efimkin
14. A. Honkisz
15. L. Howard
16. L. König
17. R. Porte
18. Z. Stybar
Puma
21. D. Bennati
22. J. Bar
23. J. Bol
24. N. Bouhanni
25. M. Delage
26. E. Gasparotto
27. T. Kvist
28. G. Meersman
Festina
31. F. Pozzato
32. D. Drapac
33. D. Holloway
34. A. Lavoine
35. R. Sentjens
36. G. Steurs
37. D. Ulissi
38. P. Voss
Bacardi
41. M. Van Stayen
42. I. Abakoumov
43. M. Burghardt
44. M. Heijboer
45. J. Kocjan
46. A. Kruopis
47. S. Mancuso
48. M. Mugerli
Wikipedia
51. M. Goss
52. D. Atapuma
53. R. Cleaver
54. E. King
55. G. Lejman
56. T. Pinot
57. D. Summerhill
58. T. Van Garderen
Pearl
61. R. Vanderbiest
62. J. Bakelants
63. M. Cardoso
64. E. Franzoi
65. J. Guarnieri
66. T. Leezer
67. L. Mondory
68. W. Walker
Sony
71. R. Granjel Cabrera
72. S. Anza
73. A. Ballan
74. K. Fouquet
75. P. Grillo
76. D. Muravjev
77. M. Reihs
78. R. van der Hugenhaben
Santander
81. F. Ventoso
82. D. Allonca
83. A. Durán
84. F. Echarri
85. I. Erviti
86. J. Gallego Martin
87. J. Rienda Segura
88. R. Serrano
B&O
91. K. Vanoverschelde
92. J. Drucker
93. E. Hagen
94. C. Jørgensen
95. K. Nielsen
96. T. Riber-Sellebjerg
97. J. Sagan
98. K. Sobota
UBS
101. M. Richeze
102. R. Bertogliati
103. R. Chtioui
104. A. Kristoff
105. K. Lalouette
106. D. Lelay
107. G. Signorini
108. D. Vorontsov
Webeffect
111. O. Avelino
112. D. Appollonio
113. J. Baugnies
114. L. Mas
115. R. Nelson
116. S. Nooytens
117. C. Schmieg
118. F. Silvestre
Colombia
121. L. Duque
122. J. Arango
123. A. Brea
124. J. Castañeda
125. S. Joly
126. H. Machado
127. M. Rubiano Chavez
128. J. Tendero
Wiggle
131. S. Ponzi
132. L. Bertagnolli
133. G. Bole
134. D. Caruso
135. T. Diggle
136. R. Nocentini
137. M. Pavarin
138. T. Zaini
Spyker
141. M. Pedersen
142. L. Bak
143. N. Edet
144. V. Gusev
145. B. Kadri
146. M. Reimer
147. N. Scheunemann
148. E. Weiss
Pendleton's
151. B. Bozic
152. R. Downing
153. P. Gilbert
154. R. Margaliot
155. J. McEvoy
156. P. Mertens
157. A. Moletta
158. G. Thomas
Carmeuse
161. A. Aulas
162. J. El Fares
163. T. Gallopin
164. P. Jacobs
165. G. Levarlet
166. C. Lhotellerie
167. J. Libert
168. S. Vandousselaere
Vesuvio
171. M. Paterski
172. C. Betancourt
173. S. Einsle
174. B. Gastauer
175. D. Mehr-Wenige
176. F. Schleck
177. T. Schwarmes
178. J. Wallays
Jack Wolfskin
181. K. Sys
182. S. Chavanel
183. R. Gesink
184. B. Giling
185. W. Jallays
186. P. Martens
187. W. Poels
188. K. Vandewalle
Edited by Mresuperstar on 12-06-2012 04:26
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| CountArach |
Posted on 12-06-2012 04:11
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Vey nice introduction. Good luck, I'm sure you will do brilliantly.
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| ember |
Posted on 12-06-2012 05:30
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Nice to see another reporter, well-written introduction to the race.
Would be nice to see the Olympic winner prove his worth, but it's really a open race, depending on how the hills are taken. The long, flat run in should make it "easy" for the peloton to control breakaway/late attackers, meaning it'll probably be a sprint, but how many riders will be up there? |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 12-06-2012 06:52
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This race should be perfect for Ventoso, so it's just a matter of every good sprinter dropping, but he hangs in there.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 12-06-2012 09:25
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Hrgh. That profile looks much harder than I thought it would be.
i fear some narrow roads on these hills causing splits, are there any?
Still, that is the race I looked forward to for a long time, and I hope it delivers.
Bennati should definately be up for a podium if it's a bunch sprint, but the pretty massive amount of strong puncheurs increases the chance of a mid-race breakaway making it, especially when some sprinter teams are involved with Ulissi, van Garderen or Bakelandts.
Edited by cio93 on 12-06-2012 09:27
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 12-06-2012 10:40
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A lot will depend how fast the race is. Ive tested it out quite a few times when making the stage and the amount of people left at the finish can vary quite considerably - it might be one for the sprinters, or the puncheurs might end up sprinting it out.
Obviously by bringing Schleck, I hope for the latter.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 12-06-2012 10:55
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Hopefully it will be a really hard race for the sprinters.
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| Kami |
Posted on 12-06-2012 10:59
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I actually don't know why i assembled my team like this. Steegmans not here, but Burghardt is. However, if the race gets harder, Burghardt should do good. That is, if he will attack, and not protect Van Stayen (what i think will actually happen).
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| dave92 |
Posted on 12-06-2012 13:36
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Good introduction, actually didn't realize it was your first. Sent not only Goss but also Van Garderen and Summerhill here so i should have some cards to play if it is a hard pace. Looking forward to it
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| Roman |
Posted on 12-06-2012 14:10
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Nice preview. I hope for a top 10 result as I have both Bewley and Efimkin in my squad here, it should be nice unpredictable race. I only hope a breakaway won't win this and take a masive amount of points once again..
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 12-06-2012 15:57
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Hope it's really selective and Gilbert wins a puncheurs' sprint. Otherwise, I'd need a very lucky Bozic...
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 12-06-2012 16:10
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Some sort of magic result ala the one by Löfkvist a season or two again - that's what I need now in the rest of the races 
Not the favourite here, obviously, but there's a couple of riders who can do a top 10 on a good day. |
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| p3druh |
Posted on 12-06-2012 16:41
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Bakelants and Vanderbiest here for Pearl Adidas. Just hope that Bakelants isn't used as a peloton killer like in the Olympics.
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| SotD |
Posted on 12-06-2012 17:59
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Go Pozzato. Do the Olympics proud
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 13-06-2012 05:58
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This should be a great race,what a startlist, really looking forward to it. Ventoso is my favourite 
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| Kami |
Posted on 13-06-2012 13:18
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Turned out to be a really hard race. I do like that Van Stayen actually managed to hang on. Should have send Steegmans here though, but i underrated the difficulty of the course when i saw the drawn profile.
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| dave92 |
Posted on 13-06-2012 13:18
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I was glad to see so many of my riders make it through the end of the hills, but with Summerhill and Van Garderen up there was hoping for a little more to show for it.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 13-06-2012 13:20
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Great report and a superb win for Bonnen. Is there anything he can't do?
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| SotD |
Posted on 13-06-2012 13:35
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That was a good result. 5th and 6th here, I suspect is almost as good as a win, so I'm happy. I desperately need the points if I'm to stand a shot at the top 5 PT rankings. I really need that otherwise my goals are one big fuckup after the misfortune in both the Giro and the Tour.
Nice one!
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 13-06-2012 15:16
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Haha, what an awful race for us. Best result was 54th! It was interesting to see how it played out though
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