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Classics Wildcards Announced
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 23-12-2012 01:14
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13 different ProContinental teams fill the wildcards for the ProTour classics.
Badaling International
Pivovarna Lasko
Chrono des Herbiers
Oz Cycling Project
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Team Bpost
East Midlands Cicle Classic
Armavia
Rund um Koln
Sram - Riboxx
Gent - Wevelgem
Vueling
Amstel Gold Race
Rothaus - Aegon
Fleche Wallone
ING
Strada Appia Antica
Team Bpost
Classique du Grand-Duché
Vespa Aprilia
Flat ProTour Classic (Australia)
Rothaus Aegon
GP Liechtenstein
Tinkoff
Lisbon Classic
Prio - Porto
Copenhagen - Malmo TTT
Metinvest Emirates
Praha - Karlovy Vary - Praha
Alstom RBC
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 23-12-2012 07:16
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Happy to ride Chrono des Herbiers. Should be able to do something very good there 
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| roturn |
Posted on 23-12-2012 08:16
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Happy with my choices. Let`s see what Bellis can make in Amstel Gold. And Vantomme gets one more chance to perform in a sprint. 
Rund um Köln was considered at my first choice as German team, but moved it back step for step as it had some clashes. |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 23-12-2012 09:37
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Very happy to see Metinvest-Emirates being awarded wildcard to TTT between Copenhagen and Malmo, we will try to represent PCT as best as possible. I hope we have strong squad for the race with riders like Haijun Ma,Lang, Popovych, Lagkuti and others, i am almost sure we will not finish last. 
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| cio93 |
Posted on 23-12-2012 11:58
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Very happy to see Metinvest-Emirates being awarded wildcard to TTT between Copenhagen and Malmo, we will try to represent PCT as best as possible. I hope we have strong squad for the race with riders like Haijun Ma,Lang, Popovych, Lagkuti and others, i am almost sure we will not finish last.
Nope, this honour is reserved for us 
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| CountArach |
Posted on 23-12-2012 15:41
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Very happy to see Metinvest-Emirates being awarded wildcard to TTT between Copenhagen and Malmo, we will try to represent PCT as best as possible. I hope we have strong squad for the race with riders like Haijun Ma,Lang, Popovych, Lagkuti and others, i am almost sure we will not finish last.
You won't. Some teams went to the TTT last year with an average TT around the 60 mark. They just didn't rant to use the days for their TT riders. So you can hopefully beat them
Glad to see 4 total wild cards. Another couple of cobbled races including the Appia Antica which I'm surprised to get in to. Oh well that's what's happens when you are one of only a few cobbled foccussed teams.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 23-12-2012 15:43
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Nobody else wanted Appia Antica
And yeh, Vesuvio wont be trying too hard in the Copenhagen Malmo TTT - not sending my best time trialist, Kittel, as other races more important!
Edited by SportingNonsense on 23-12-2012 15:43
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 23-12-2012 15:45
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CountArach wrote:
Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Very happy to see Metinvest-Emirates being awarded wildcard to TTT between Copenhagen and Malmo, we will try to represent PCT as best as possible. I hope we have strong squad for the race with riders like Haijun Ma,Lang, Popovych, Lagkuti and others, i am almost sure we will not finish last.
You won't. Some teams went to the TTT last year with an average TT around the 60 mark. They just didn't rant to use the days for their TT riders. So you can hopefully beat them
What's the point in sending better time - trialists when you know you are going to lose anyway?
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| ember |
Posted on 23-12-2012 15:55
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cio93 wrote:
Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Very happy to see Metinvest-Emirates being awarded wildcard to TTT between Copenhagen and Malmo, we will try to represent PCT as best as possible. I hope we have strong squad for the race with riders like Haijun Ma,Lang, Popovych, Lagkuti and others, i am almost sure we will not finish last.
Nope, this honour is reserved for us
You shouldn't be too sure about that. We've some "mighty time trialists" in Aker - MOT aiming for that TTT as well |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 24-12-2012 08:07
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Santander will make a massive effort to finish last in the ttt I would be impressed if anyone was worse than us
 [url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
Please assume I am joking unless otherwise stated |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 24-12-2012 19:11
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Just spotted a mistake made in the Wildcards file - I had Praha - Karlovy Vary - Praha listed twice, so although only 1 team is listed on this thread, I infact allocated two teams to the race.
So rather than try to re-allocate, Ill just have it so that two teams do indeed ride it as a wildcard: Swedbank along with Alstom
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| viking90 |
Posted on 25-12-2012 09:05
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That´s nice, thanks!
Actually been in Karlovy Vary on holiday/soccer tournament ^^. |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 26-12-2012 07:53
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mb2612 wrote:
Santander will make a massive effort to finish last in the ttt I would be impressed if anyone was worse than us
Seeing that and few others, our dreams are moving from avoiding last to finishing in upper half. 
Our worse TTist should have 71.
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| jph27 |
Posted on 26-12-2012 08:20
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
mb2612 wrote:
Santander will make a massive effort to finish last in the ttt I would be impressed if anyone was worse than us
Seeing that and few others, our dreams are moving from avoiding last to finishing in upper half.
Our worse TTist should have 71.
Are you Dyson in disguise?
Edited by jph27 on 26-12-2012 08:21
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 27-12-2012 05:48
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jph27 wrote:
Avin Wargunnson wrote:
mb2612 wrote:
Santander will make a massive effort to finish last in the ttt I would be impressed if anyone was worse than us
Seeing that and few others, our dreams are moving from avoiding last to finishing in upper half.
Our worse TTist should have 71.
Are you Dyson in disguise?
It was not the plan,but now it looks like that.
At least there are more TTTs in PCT compared to D2.
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