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Geraardsbergen-Bosberg Discussion
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| trekbmc |
Posted on 11-08-2016 19:40
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 Geraardsbergen - Bosberg
This is the second edition of Geraardsbergen - Bosberg, the last edition was won by Langeleveld, but he’s not here this season and runner-up  Marc De Maar is. The results last season proved that being able to ride both hills and cobbles are important here.
Favourites: | Rider | CB | HL | Puncheurs | CB | HL |  Bakari | 81 | 54 |  Van der Haar | 73 | 71 |  Thomas | 79 | 60 | De Maar | 73 | 74 | | Hristov | 77 | 63 |  Karatzios | 73 | 70 |  Drucker | 77 | 65 |  Konwa | 72 | 70 | | De Vocht | 76 | 56 |  Kasperkiewicz | 72 | 70 | | Lindeman | 76 | 64 | Gonzalez | 72 | 70 | | Boonen | 76 | 64 | Bridges | 71 | 72 | | Østergaard | 75 | 63 |  Palyi | 71 | 71 |  De Haes | 75 | 68 |  Lampier | 71 | 73 | | Grashev | 75 | 69 |  Pozzato | 71 | 75 |  Kurth | 75 | 64 | Nardin | 69 | 73 | | Turgot | 75 | 63 | Terasaki | 69 | 71 | | Marcos | 74 | 73 | | | | | Walsleben | 74 | 67 | | | | | Ingels | 74 | 64 | | | |  Nuyens | 74 | 67 | | | |  De Vreese | 74 | 72 | | | | | Field | 74 | 65 | | | | | Takenouchi | 74 | 64 |
Carlsberg with De Maar, Boonen and Østergaard and Podium Ambition with Thomas, Hristov and Grashev are the favourites here with both teams having multiple options if the course is decided more due to the hills or cobblestones.
Chiquita duo De Haes and Marcos as well as De Vreese, Van der Haar and potentially Pozzato all have an advantage on the hilly course, as well as Drucker and De Vocht who should hope the hills have little impact, could all challenge those two teams.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 11-08-2016 19:44
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Cheering for Pozzato 
De Maar surely fancying his chance to grab that victory this ttime. Should be an interesting race anyway.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 11-08-2016 19:47
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One of my favourite races when looking back at our debut season. Carlsberg has a crazy strong squad here, including Boonen, so it's hard to see past them for the win. But so do Podium and the Machine. This could be a war of attrition decided on manpower alone.
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 11-08-2016 20:05
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My 4 cobblers and 3 puncheurs are here, so I expect a good result...
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| jaxika |
Posted on 11-08-2016 20:09
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I forgot that i sended here a stron team ... on hills ... i hope doesnt be a big flop  |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 11-08-2016 20:23
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Just to get one rider across the finish line cannot me too much to expect  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 11-08-2016 20:25
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For some reason I really want to see the Chiquita duo do really well here!
That is, of course, unless Bakari can sweep the win with a 200 km solo. |
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| knockout |
Posted on 11-08-2016 21:02
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Go Tommeke!
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 11-08-2016 21:07
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Hoping Bille can do the same as he did in Benelux Challenge and keep up for the finish. Ngandamba are only real cobbled rider, and not in the same league as some guys here...
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| dev4ever |
Posted on 11-08-2016 21:10
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Carlsberg should finally getting their season going here.
But my pick for the win here is Drucker
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 11-08-2016 21:12
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Here because we have to. Let's get in a break.
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
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| matt17br |
Posted on 12-08-2016 00:29
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CT cobblers are either all not strong enough in hills or when strong enough uphill they can't match the best cobblers. Marcos especially, De Maar, Van der Haar, Pozzato and De Vreese are all riders that could take it however as they kind of match those characteristics.
Can't wait to see how this pans out.
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 12-08-2016 01:00
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Hoping Pozzato does well!  atleast not crashing like in Benelux.
In Benelux the hill stat was more important than the cobble stat on the cobbled stage. Hoping it's similar here.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 12-08-2016 01:35
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With the hilly profile I feel like De Haes/Marcos will maybe pull this one out. I would back someone like Grashev normally, but he is probably going to be used as a domestique.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 12-08-2016 05:00
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Obviously I am hoping for a good performance here. If I could control PCM AI, then I would probably have my domestques control the race early, have Ostergaard attack mid race to let us relax, and have De Maar then counter big attacks while Boonen follows for the sprint.
But I don't control PCM AI so it'll probably end up going completely wrong and we'll leave here without a top 10.
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| Martii_Scots01 |
Posted on 12-08-2016 12:29
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Looking for a top 10 here, due to my depth in cobbles and hills at this race. If I had to choose a winner from my team, I'd like either Marek in a solo break or Seb Turgot in a sprint. |
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| MARSUPILAMI |
Posted on 12-08-2016 16:19
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A Top 10 must be got here, hopefully more!
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 13-08-2016 12:45
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Not even a breakaway 
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
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| ryant |
Posted on 13-08-2016 12:53
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18th and 19th... not that I care about this race much 
thanks for the report trek!
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 13-08-2016 12:55
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Got scared when Marcos went down (twice) but he got back and even attacked. With three riders still at the front with 15k to go I knew a good result was possible. But this, wow!
Thank you trekbmc
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