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Volcan de Agua Classic Discussion
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 06-08-2015 19:39
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 Volcan de Agua Classic
Some Wiki first: Volcán de Agua (also known as Hunahpú by Mayans) is a stratovolcano located in the department of Sacatepéquez in Guatemala. At 3,760 m (12,340 ft), Agua Volcano towers more than 3,500 m (11,500 ft) above the Pacific coastal plain to the south. The volcano has not had any historical eruptions, but it has the potential to produce debris flows and lahars that could inundate nearby populated areas.
And now for this new event on the ManGame calendar: 206km in total, this is one beast of a climber classic. Those, who rode the Kenyan Mountain Classic a while ago, will call the African equivalent some kind of a joke in comparison to what they've to achieve here!
The Startlist
The Favorites | Rider | MO | STA | ACC | Rider | MO | STA | ACC |  Contador | 82 | 76 | 70 |  Antón | 79 | 73 | 77 | | Brajkovic | 81 | 77 | 72 |  Moschella | 79 | 73 | 62 |  Sella | 81 | 75 | 76 |  Quintana | 78 | 75 | 64 |  Van den Broeck | 81 | 75 | 70 | Rodrigues | 78 | 71 | 72 | | Rujano | 81 | 74 | 75 | Pedraza | 78 | 68 | 73 |  Berhane | 80 | 77 | 68 |  Stetina | 78 | 67 | 65 | | Eastman | 80 | 76 | 69 |  Valverde | 77 | 75 | 77 |  Nazaret | 80 | 71 | 72 |  König | 77 | 75 | 67 |  Krasnoperov | 80 | 68 | 61 |  López Garcia | 77 | 72 | 62 |  Samwel | 79 | 81 | 64 |  Gomez Marchante | 77 | 70 | 73 |  Talansky | 79 | 75 | 63 |  Alizadeh | 76 | 73 | 70 |
Contador, who won this mentioned Kenyan Mountain Classic this year, has to be the top-favorite for this race, too. The Spaniard enjoys a pretty outstanding first season with Bonsucro and certainly has the skills to add another big victory here.
Brajkovic, Sella, Van den Broeck and Rujano as the next best contenders. Brajkovic (Corsica International winner) and Sella (runner-up behind Contador in Vancouver) proved their strength in their biggest races most recently. Of course those names should be all capable of pulling a result here.
Berhane, Eastman, Nazaret and maybe Samwel or Talansky as more serious contenders then. Talansky coming off a decent 4th in Romandie, while Samwel comes with the best stamina of all favorites.
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| sgdanny |
Posted on 06-08-2015 19:42
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Brajkovic should win this with his Stamina, though Contador will also be close 
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 06-08-2015 19:43
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Krasnoperov top 10 or fired. Seriously. The team is strong enough to help you, just deliver something...
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| roturn |
Posted on 06-08-2015 19:49
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Pity that I am not here with Keizer.
He should have done well here. |
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| matt17br |
Posted on 06-08-2015 19:54
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Sella is my pick for this. Gonna love the report 
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 06-08-2015 20:03
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C'mon team. Mountain train is on. Do something. |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 06-08-2015 20:05
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Thank god I'm not here, Nerz probably would've been in a split on the first descent.
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| Gikkan |
Posted on 06-08-2015 20:14
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what a race!!
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| dev4ever |
Posted on 06-08-2015 20:17
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Have been hugely looking forward to this race. Top 3 is a must for Brajko, but considering his recent form, that shouldnt be a problem really ^^
Very odd to not see Intxausi + Machado here, but great for the rest obviously. Keizer and Abal missing aswell, the field could have been alot stronger.
This is likely to be a really weird race with the AI, hopefully it will come down as a showdown between the strongest riders. Crossing my fingers bringing an strong support team will help aswell!
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 06-08-2015 20:33
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Hoping Lopez and Arroyo can attack mid way through or one of my other rider attacks to get in the breakaway and can hold on till the finish.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 06-08-2015 20:58
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Here in numbers and gunning for points, this sems to be the only division I can score in 
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 06-08-2015 21:11
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I think we'll be lucky to get something out of this, I guess that makes the team's goal just getting a point/ in the break.
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 06-08-2015 21:44
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Would be nice if Samwel could perform here and get in the top 10. Not expecting much though with a packed field as expected and his terrible DH stat.
Looking forward to the report, it should be a crazy race! |
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| Smowz |
Posted on 06-08-2015 21:54
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Good god what a profile!
Nasty nasty race cannot be won unless you have Volcun state of mind certainly not with pain et Agua.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 06-08-2015 22:02
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Indeed, that mountain is sick... Vamos Bertie.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 06-08-2015 22:29
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Something tells me that the Stobart boys are going to struggle here  |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 06-08-2015 23:16
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Gikkan wrote:
what a race!!
will it appear in the PCM Member Database?
Its part of the Tour of the ManGame in the Members DB, yes.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 06-08-2015 23:17
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Holy damn that's one hell of a race. Will be interesting to watch even if we're not in it |
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| Scorchio |
Posted on 06-08-2015 23:38
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There was a mountainous 1-dayer last season where only about half the field finished, think this may be similar! Hoping for Talansky to confirm an upswing in form with a top 10, and have other decent riders who should figure in top 25. Beltran for the break would be awesome!
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| Roman |
Posted on 06-08-2015 23:42
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Hmm, König will have a hard time to succeed here. It would be great if our old friend Rujano could do well here though.
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