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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 28-09-2018 11:57
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Geraardsbergen-Bosberg Preview
Belgium welcomes us once again for the fourth running of the Geraardsbergen-Bosberg. As is the norm in Belgium, no cobbles mean no fun. And add in some tricky inclines into the equation and we have cycling perfection! The last two editions of this race have seen a home winner. Can someone from Belgium take it out again? There are enough of them in contention at least!
| HIL | COB | SPR | ACC |  Ferreira | 68 | 79 | 71 | 69 |  Kluge | 68 | 77 | 77 | 75 |  Breen | 70 | 77 | 73 | 72 |  Machado | 63 | 79 | 62 | 61 |  Drucker | 65 | 77 | 74 | 75 |  Zhupa | 67 | 77 | 74 | 68 |  Jacobs | 64 | 78 | 65 | 63 |  Taubel | 65 | 78 | 61 | 64 |  Kulppi | 67 | 77 | 65 | 70 | | Grand | 65 | 77 | 65 | 65 | | Van der Haar | 72 | 75 | 72 | 70 |  Eeckhout | 61 | 77 | 64 | 57 |  Abraha | 64 | 75 | 74 | 72 | | Minoungou | 65 | 75 | 69 | 68 | | Veelers | 61 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
Ricardo Ferreira starts as the top favourite for this race, with his ability to survive the hills and with a decent burst of speed at the end. It's his cobbles which do stand out most of all, and that's what is most important in this race.
Roger Kluge and Vegard Breen have similar strength on the stones. While the latter gets over the inclines a bit better, Kluge is the fastest finisher among the favourites which could give him an advantage in a reduced bunch sprint finish. Breen will have a much stronger team supporting him though.
Marc Machado is on par in terms of cobbles skill with Ferreira but lacks considerably when it comes to the other factors involved in this race. If he can navigate the hills safely, he too is an outside shot for the win.
Jempy Drucker's record in this race speaks for itself with 6th and 2nd in the past two editions. Although he slightly lacks in uphill abilities, he more than makes up for it with his strong sprinting and acceleration. He should be a podium contender once again in this race.
Eugert Zhupa is similarly skilled to Drucker with the exception that he is not as explosive with his efforts.
Pieter Jacobs and Cristoph Taubel are another pair of riders who are very similar and should be in Top 5 contention. Their drawback stems from their poor backups to their cobbles abilities. Taubel does have a strong team backing him up in this race, with teammate Arnaud Grand another rider who could be looking at a Top 10 finish. Jacobs's support won't be too bad either.
Van der Haar, Abraha and Veelers are riders who would be looking to use their all-round skills to get a high finish in this race, while Eeckhout and Minoungou would be hoping that prowess on the cobblestones is enough to ensure success.
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 28-09-2018 12:44
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Our first race this month, so quite happy to just be racing again. Would be great to see Drucker on the Podium, but top 5 a more realistic goal.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 28-09-2018 12:50
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Hopefully the Eddie Stobart boys will try and enjoy themselves here. |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 28-09-2018 13:52
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BNZ for a breakaway win! 
Honestly though I’m kinda curious to see how Matzka goes. Not a huge Cobbles talent but the guy has a strong sprint finish. Might be able to get a nice spot if In the select group.
Good luck to everyone!
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 28-09-2018 14:25
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We've got to hope the hills aren't too impactful here as we need to avoid getting dropped on them if we want to get anything out of this one.
Then we don't have that good of a sprint unless Veelers can hang on so we'd need a late attack or for it to come down more to who has energy left than who's got the better sprinting ability.
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| dominox |
Posted on 28-09-2018 18:42
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Hills aren't the strongest part of my team. Either are cobbles. So again nothing to expect. Probably the maximum I can ask for is some TV time from being in the breakaway. |
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 28-09-2018 20:02
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Expecting Kluge to take his second win of the season
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 28-09-2018 21:49
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Hoping that the cobbles will be decisive and Kulppi will get a top 1+
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| quadsas |
Posted on 28-09-2018 23:49
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I sent Siskevicius here..I guess we had nothing else left for him. Maybe an upset somehow? Just attack every hill I guess
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 29-09-2018 12:21
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Very important race for us as we have a top 5 goal here. Naturally, I would be happy with every result that achieves that. Really need to bounce back after a couple of poor races! 
Breen is our biggest hope, no doubt, but it's also a race that should suit van der Haar, so should be possible to have two guys in the top here.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 29-09-2018 12:35
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Van der Haar ftw!
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| dominox |
Posted on 29-09-2018 13:42
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Kluge just proves he is an amazing rider. Congrats on the win.
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Posted on 29-09-2018 13:56
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13th not ideal but Eeckhout is a slog uphill so I'm rather satisfied, Naesen in 21st also saving the day.
Congratz ste another one by Kluge, and to think that it was possible for him to be in my team Thanks Abhi for the report!
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 29-09-2018 14:16
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Very productive race. We achieved our goal and collected a nice amount of points after a solid team effort. Can't really complain, then!
Breen performs at the level that is expected of him. Still think he's got a bit more in him, but in any case hard to do something with a rider like Kluge. Van der Haar with another great performance, though. Very impressive that he crossed the line in 6th, seeing how far back he was at one point. De Bondt in 16th is also good.
Congrats to Ste and thanks for the report, Abhi!
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 29-09-2018 14:23
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Indeed nice comeback from VdH. He did not look too well for a while. Solid result, though I had hoped for more  Kluge is just a beast on this level. Congrats, Ste and thanks for the report!
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 29-09-2018 14:24
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Congrats to Cerveceria Costa Rica & Roger Kluge, spectacular win.
I little below what I was expecting / hoping from Drucker, but good to see Eduardo Colon in the points.
Also very nice to see former teammate Oscar Gatto doing this good at Sauber Petronas.
Thanks for the report.
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| quadsas |
Posted on 29-09-2018 14:26
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Top 10 from a cobbles race? Don't mind if I do, I guess Siskevicius being there helped Kaupas, great ride
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| redordead |
Posted on 29-09-2018 14:45
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Great result by Zhupa our love for cobbles keeps growing
Nice team performance from the entire team with Thymides and Frankovic scoring a fee extra points. We also helped to control the race.
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 29-09-2018 15:35
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Kluge is on another level - such a great pickup for the Costa Ricans
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 29-09-2018 22:06
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It was nice to get into the early breakaway with Umerbekov but other than that !! |
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