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Bikeline 2 Day Discussion!
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 31-05-2008 19:48
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But lets begin the speculation! Can Donald beat Wiggins? Will the TT be long enough to hold off the sprinters? Will a breakaway go away and stay away? Who are your riders? Who are the favorites and who are the darkhorses?
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Teamslist:
British Airways - Cyclingnews
Dasani - Hincapie Sportswear
IrnBru-RBS
LA/MSS/Pearl Jam
Nippo Corporation
NVidia
Procycling-BBC
Slipstream
White Bear Steyr
Wiggle - Premier Inn
La Gazetta B
France Televisions B
Nintendo B
Virgin Media B
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 31-05-2008 19:51
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British Airways will be here. Anyone taking bets on how bad we will do?
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 31-05-2008 19:59
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Geraint Thomas might suprise... assuming he races.
As for Slipstream we have Zirbel and Donald for the TT. Haedo has a solid chance at the GC if he can find his sprint legs. To help him we have huff and Friedman. To cover breaks I have also sent Cozza and Frishkorn. I think we can score points.
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 31-05-2008 20:10
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Thomas wont be here. But Anuar Manan, Chris Hoy and Kam-Po Wong will. I should have brought Markov though since he can both sprint and TT.
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| JustinWK |
Posted on 31-05-2008 20:21
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Im bringing Vaitkus and Beppu, Vaitkus should do well especially when stage 2 and 3 end in bunchsprints
Edited by JustinWK on 31-05-2008 20:21
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 01-06-2008 10:16
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| mrlol |
Posted on 01-06-2008 10:18
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my B-Team is here, I'm going for top 10's  |
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 01-06-2008 14:18
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I think i'm so screwed as i have to get a top 5 overall. My only hope is the classic Wiggle break. Lets hope Cummings, Hayles, and other random brits i'm bringing can do the work. If not, hopefully Usov can actually sprint this time to a better position than 4th.
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| stuartmcstuart |
Posted on 01-06-2008 14:49
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I'm hoping Erik Mohs can take one of the flat stages - hopefully the bonus seconds may give him a top 3. I also hope one of my TT specialists takes the first stage, cos that would be the easy way to get a top 3 in this short race methinks. It'll be exciting for sure though - especially with the race being hotly contested between the British based teams! |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 01-06-2008 15:04
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My goal of Top 3 is made much easier with Wiggins on board
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 01-06-2008 15:10
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Rob Hayles with 74 TT should put up a fight though, as should Oliver Kaisen with 75 TT. I'm just hoping Usov can do something as so far, he's been a waste of money/a trade.
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| stuartmcstuart |
Posted on 01-06-2008 15:20
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It'll be hard to beat Wiggins. At least hes useless in a sprint  |
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 01-06-2008 15:22
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I know, i can hope he has a poor day though... i can hope a lot...
Heres my extreme squad for the small tour:
Rob Hayles (Gbr) - Fl 73, TT 74
Aleksandr Usov (Blr) - Sp 78
Oliver Kaisen (errr...) - TT 75, Fl 71
Matt Hayman (Aus) - Fl 76, Sp 73
James McCallum (Gbr) - Sp 76
Russell Hampton (Gbr) - TT 65 (why did i bring him?!)
Tom Diggle (Gbr) - TT 68 (again...why?!)
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| stuartmcstuart |
Posted on 01-06-2008 16:45
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Mohs will have to be wary of Usov in the sprint. Here's the Irn Bru - RBS team:
Erik Mohs: Sp 80
Zak Dempster: Fl 72, TT 75, Sp 71
Simon Clarke: Sp 79
Timothy Johnson: erm...I wont bother listing his attributes - one for the breakaway
Ben Day: Fl 73, TT 76
Greg Henderson: Sp 77
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 01-06-2008 17:00
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The final stage will have too many bumps for Mohs imo
My team:
Bradley Wiggins 78TT
Daniel Martin 73 Hill
Ben Swift 76 Sprint 70 TT
Russel Downing 75 Sprint
Dean Downing 73 Sprint
Alex Dowsett 67 Hill
Ed Clancy 73 TT 71 Sprint
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 01-06-2008 17:03
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How steep are these bumps SN? I distinctively remember sending Bellis afterall.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 01-06-2008 17:06
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Theres 0.1km at 8%, 2 sets of 0.5km averaging at around 5%. The hills arent long but they will take their toll over the course of the race.
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 01-06-2008 17:39
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How come everyone has strong squads, but not me...  I really need to do better next year in my signings. And i don't think Usov will get over those 5%ers either. I'm screwed. Should have brought my other sprint leader, who can actually ride over climbs, and can actually sprint. Usov is rubbish. 
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 01-06-2008 17:47
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Theres 0.1km at 8%, 2 sets of 0.5km averaging at around 5%. The hills arent long but they will take their toll over the course of the race.
Zirbel or Firshkorn for the breakaway. If not then I am sure Haedo could be in the mix.
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 01-06-2008 17:51
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Nooooooo, people aren't meant to bring good riders here. Flippin' 'eck. :cry:
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