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De Brabantsje Pijl Discussion
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 11-04-2013 11:59
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Preview taken from 'The Cobbler', thanks to Mhaley45 for the effort: "This will be the inaugural running of this race in the ManGame.
All 10 of the cobble sections come in the final third of the race and while it is identified as Flat terrain, the rolling nature may be ideal for the season’s first breakaway success or for a solo victory attempt.
As a prediction this race offers a very difficult challenge as the course layout looks to be equally attractive to rollers as well as cobblers. It will take a very strong team to control this race from
start to finish. The Cobbler sees this as a race of extremes. We will see a very comfortable afternoon jaunt to a sprint finish or we will see a cat and mouse game of repeated attacks then catches by the peloton."
The startlist/
The favorites/
The Cobbler: "If this settles back into a group sprint then E3's winner  AMEXpc’s Bernhard Eisel has to be considered a favorite with his 77/74 sprinting.
In an aggressive attacking race, like we saw in Bahir Dar, then  Bpost’s Pieter Vanspeybrouck would be the expected favorite.
The reality is this race is unpredictable and just as easily could be won by a Sprinter as opposed to a cobbler or by a breakaway as the peloton muddles along trying to figure out how to control this race.
As the final cobble race in Belgium before we move on to the
Continent, this will also be the last chance for these rabid
Belgium fans to urge a local cobbler to victory:"
 HTC's Jérôme Baugnies failed to win so far, but he has always been in the mix and thanks to his hill-skills, he's of course to be mentioned as a top-favorite (as the final km goes uphill).
 Nikolas Maes, Niels Albert,  Gert Steegmans and  Pieter Jacobs will be some more Belgian favorites.
 Geraint Thomas,  Damien Gaudin and also  Tom Veelers stand good chances as well, while  Ekspa's leader's Christopher Stevenson or Aleksei Saramotins need some luck to finish high in this PCT/CT's elite peloton. |
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| Heine |
Posted on 11-04-2013 12:32
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Hoping that Gaudin/Zepuntke/Sieberg can fix a good result 
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 11-04-2013 12:35
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The team are improving race by race, so i this has all the potential to be a good result.
But i expect the winner to come from HTC or BPost
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 11-04-2013 12:45
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Top 3 with Baugnies is needed if not more hopefully. So hopefully with strong team behind him we should do well.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 11-04-2013 13:03
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Another win goal so I expect Vanspeybrouck to just miss out, but a podium would be fine. If I can get one or two more in the top 10 as well then even better. With the uphill finish and relatively few cobbles this should be interesting and I wouldn't be surprised if Baugnies can take it. On the other hand there is probably going to be a small group and with his rather poor sprint I'm quietly confident about Vanspeybrouck's odds.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 11-04-2013 13:10
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Late cobbled stuff and an uphill sprint make me fancy Vanspeybrouck the most also.
That said we have seen some strange results in these cobbled races in the CTour, it depends heavily on make up of breaks.
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| tyriion |
Posted on 11-04-2013 13:43
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Could use some points here, maybe Veelers has a good day
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| Mhaley45 |
Posted on 11-04-2013 14:51
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Here's hoping this is not a very selective race and Eisel and Breschel can take advantage of thier sprinting skills.
Really hard race to judge. I think we will see a lot of non-cobblers in the breakaway, so AMEX is hoping we can be one of them. Let our cobbler/sprinters ride easy to the final kilometer
Bart (Veyt) it would be a perfect day for you to join the day's breakaway.
As unpredictable as this race is, I think we have several options to do well, so no matter what happens we are hoping for some points here.
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 11-04-2013 20:41
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I'll bet on a surprise winner. With such a small startlist, it will be an interesting race. |
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| dev4ever |
Posted on 12-04-2013 16:45
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Expecting a top 10 atleast, if there is a group sprint anything is possible.
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| roturn |
Posted on 13-04-2013 12:58
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Maes once again missing the right moment. I think the lack of better helpers might be his problem in comparison to the first 3.
Amex really on fire now. Eisel is a great rider. Seems to be extra motivated after a year off.
Quite happy that I decided against this race. Boom could have made a top10 but more likely it would have been a top15-20 which wouldn`t have helped me that much. |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 13-04-2013 12:58
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Congrat's Mhaley for the win. Eisel just dominated the sprint. |
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| Heine |
Posted on 13-04-2013 13:06
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Sucks 
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 13-04-2013 13:10
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Impressive race from Eisel, once again. I almost thought my eyes were deceiving me when I saw him ditching Vanspeybrouck up the final ramp. It's quite clear which three riders are the strongest in the non-PT cobbled classics. Maes might actually have the strength to compete with them, but seems to miss the decisive attacks over and over again.
Congrats, mhaley. Truly deserved after some bad luck in earlier races.
Edited by Pellizotti2 on 13-04-2013 13:11
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| jaxika |
Posted on 13-04-2013 13:22
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Great ride by MAes again! Just a little problem, clearly missed again the right move. But i'm happy with his perfomance, well done |
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| Smowz |
Posted on 13-04-2013 13:49
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This league is really becoming a rollercoaster.
AMEX were looking real wooden sppon type contenders until E3, suddenly Eisel is looking like the top cobbler in the PCT ranks. His teammates did pretty well as well, 5 in points scoring positions.
Very average from promotion contenders Bouygues and VW though.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 13-04-2013 14:21
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My inability to win a Belgian classic continues. Congrats to Mhaley.
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| tyriion |
Posted on 13-04-2013 14:31
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A bit frustrating, Eisel and Veelers are very similar riders on paper. Guess it's the experience. But I can only wonder what would happen if Veelers joined the right moves for a change. Best of the rest isn't too bad though.
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 13-04-2013 15:22
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Baugnies did good again. Happy with that. Points keep flowing. Our road to survival is going good so far.
Marquez should bring some points this month too
Edited by Alakagom on 13-04-2013 15:31
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 13-04-2013 15:45
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One step forward, two steps back... Nice to see Bucciero in the break
Was a nice race to read, Congrats to the winner
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