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Ras Tailteann Discussion
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 01-12-2019 11:21
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 Ras Taiteann
Since 2009 the Ras Taiteann has been featured on the calender on and off, it's had 8th different winners ranging from Goss last year to Frank Schleck in 2011. As we are getting ready for the 10th anniversary since the first time, so is Ireland for this 3 day sprinter showdown. Around Ireland, the race is referred to as The Rás. By naming the race Rás Tailteann the original organisers were associating the cycle race with the Tailteann Games, a Gaelic festival in early medieval Ireland. A fitting assocition as the gladiators of the peleton is ready to go Braveheart on each other for 3 days straight.
The race is on paper a sprinters paradise, with long flat roads without much hilly terrain. So coming into this race, the clear favorite is  Degenkolb John closely followed by  Avelino Oscar and the Worlds B race winner  Ahlstrand Jonas. However, the last day goes more up and down troughout the day meaning that the ability to recover during the day can make  Guarnieri Jacobo a dangerous man on the last day if hes been able to stick his front wheel in the top spots the days prior to the last day.
Avelino Oscar comes into this race having won it before, back in 2016. He took the overall and the 4th stage of the race. Ahlstrand Jonas,  Vanderbiest Romain,  Mohs Erik,  Cavendish Mark,  Ciolek Gerald,  Vantomme Maxime,  Kupfernagel Danilo,  Granjel Cabrera Raul and  Rowe Matt also knows how it feels to win in Ireland, they all have won stages here before.
It's also worth mentioning that so far this season we have seen more and more late attacks going all the way to the line. So the teams arriving in Ireland hoping to have their sprinters fight for stages and the overall, need to look out for late surges from the likes of Brockhoff Jan and  Vanbilsen Kenneth.
| Rider | SPR | Rider | SPR | | Degenkolb John | 84 |  Zabel Rick | 81 | | Avelino Oscar | 83 |  Thorsen Daniel | 81 | | Ahlstrand Jonas | 83 |  Maksimov Roman | 81 | | Vanderbiest Romain | 82 | Vantomme Maxime | 81 | | Guarnieri Jacobo | 82 |  Saber Lachen | 81 | | Mohs Erik | 82 | Kupfernagel Danilo | 80 | | Cavendish Mark | 82 | Granjel Cabrera Raul | 80 | | Ciolek Gerald | 82 | Rowe Matt | 80 |  Boeckmans Kris | 81 |  Moser Moreno | 80 | | Enger Sondre Holst | 81 |  Holloway Dan | 80 |
| Rider | FL | Rider | FL | | Brockhoff Jan | 79 | Atkins George | 77 | | Vanbilsen Kenneth | 78 |  Cherkasov Nikolay | 77 | | Veyhe Torkil | 78 | Gallego Martin Juan Abenhamar | 77 | | Breen Vegard | 77 | Reckweg Morten | 76 |
Spoiler  Kupfernagel Danilo
Portela Marcio
Antunes Amaro
Cras Steff
Aular Orluis
Kiskonen Siim
Afonso Luis
Coutinho Lionel
Lauk Karl Patrick
Evans Alexander
Dockx Gert
Granjel Cabrera Raul
Ravasi Edward
Strakhov Dmitry
Sobrero Matteo
Scaroni Cristian
Scotson Miles
Erdenebat Bilguunjargal
Gunman Taylor
Von Hoff Steele
Altanzul Maani
Mudgway Luke
Baterdene Narankhuu
Reddish Nick
Rocchetti Filippo
Naud Patrick
Boeckmans Kris
Moschetti Matteo
Koishi Yuma
Lasca Francisco
Ferreira Ricardo
Petilli Simone
Vanderbiest Romain
Petelin Jan Drago
Laporte Christophe
Tivani German Nicolas
Bercz Patrick
Schorn Daniel
Van Wyk Ermin
Suryadi Bambang
Abraha Tesfay
Quintero Carlos
Grosser Aaron
Schinnagel Johannes
Pozdnyakov Kirill
Barbari Adel
Stannard Ian
Atkins George
Skaarseth Anders
Rowe Matt
Enger Sondre Holst
Okamoto Hayato
Williams Stephen
Redecker Heiko
Guarnieri Jacopo
Bonnin Thomas
Lobato del Valle Juan Jose
Selig Rüdiger
Breen Vegard
Vichot Arthur
Vincent Leo
Hofstetter Hugo
Eaton Daniel
Zabel Rick
Olei Federico
Yechezkel Aviv
Burke Jack
Verona Carlos
Razumov Nikita
Oliveira Rui
Oliveira Ivo
Bouglas Georgios
Avelino Oscar
Affini Edoardo
Chen Libin
Merlier Tim
Cimolai Davide
Thorsen Daniel
Andersson Emil
Dahlberg Linus
Moreno Hernandez Salvador
Sivakov Pavel
Ruiz Daniel
Agostini Stefano
Neuman Dominik
Dina Marton
Moricz Daniel
Michely Kim
Martinez Yannick
Maksimov Roman
Lovassy Krisztian
Pereyra Pedro Pablo
Jakobsen Fabio
Mas Enric
Moser Moreno
Conci Nicola
Fonseca Armindo
Al Murawwi Mohammed
Abdul Halil Mohamad Izzat Hilmi
Batmunkh Maral-Erdene
Welten Bram
Mohs Erik
Bille Gaetan
O'Loughlin Michael
Burke Steven
Szalontay Sandor
Ngandamba Geoffroy
McLay Dan
Petrie-Armstrong Adam
Curry James
Bennett Sam
Sebright Aggrey
Connolly William
Richardson Ian
Simpson George
Downey Sean
Kosic Nejc
Degenkolb John
Domene Ramon
Gallego Martin Juan Abenhamar
King Ben
Brockhoff Jan
Merino Criado Pedro
Jans Roy
Willwohl Willi
Cavendish Mark
Grellier Fabien
Kreder Wesley
Park Sang Hong
Walsleben Max
De Vreese Laurens
Gough Westley
Dall'Oste Daniele
Gaviria Fernando
Vanbilsen Kenneth
Mareczko Jakub
Oomen Sam
Bonifazio Niccolo
Holloway Dan
Gaimon Phillip
McCutcheon Connor
Huffman Evan
Sweeting Robert
Groselj Ziga
Frankovic Mateo
Weiss Ethan
Avila Edwin
Major Jay
Lindeman Bert-Jan
Vantomme Maxime
Esmaeli Tareq
Drapac Damion
Albert Niels
Marcos Leandro
Boivin Guillaume
De Vos Adam
Van Poppel Boy
Smukulis Gatis
Stash Mamyr
Piccoli James
Franczak Pawel
Veyhe Torkil
Rekita Szymon
Cherkasov Nicolay
Stachowiak Adam
Reckweg Morten
Bokeloh Jonas
Gibbons Ryan
Havik Yoeri
Te Brake Remco
Wippert Wouter
Saber Lahcen
Korosec Rok
Inkelaar Kevin
Zekavica Jovan
Mestric Matija
Ciolek Gerald
Rajovic Dusan
Kreder Raymond
Mezgec Luka
Orken Ahmet
Poljanec Miha
Halvorsen Kristoffer
Budding Martijn
Ahlstrand Jonas
Sweeck Laurens
Broers Remco
Markus Barry
Stenersen Sten
Roelandts Jurgen
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 01-12-2019 12:06
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Vantomme, please score some points that's all I ask
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 01-12-2019 12:18
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Not getting anything from the sprints for sure, indeed a Vanbilsen attack will be my best chance for points.
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 01-12-2019 12:38
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Yeh so not overly confident. Insanely strong field. We are going to need more then a miracle to score some decent points here.
Good luck everyone!
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 01-12-2019 12:51
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I have been really shit at planning Boivin this year.
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| beagle |
Posted on 01-12-2019 13:15
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All big boys from both PCT/CT presented, won't t be easy to succeed. And yeah, I desperately need big result from here!
Thanks Tamijo for preview, please make me happy with your reports.
Edit: I've just noticed, Hillis made the preview. Sorry dude , thank YOU! 
Edited by beagle on 01-12-2019 13:20
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 01-12-2019 14:41
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Even with the full sprint squad, it's looking like this will be a fruitful race, judging by the preview. Hope I'm wrong 
Thanks for the preview hillis
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 01-12-2019 18:16
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Hoping for Avelino to bring his A game here, just like he did in the past. Looking forward to see what's in store.
Cheers for the preview Tamijo and hillis!
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| viking90 |
Posted on 01-12-2019 18:23
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Tough startlist here as expected will be fun to see what Ahlstrand can do! |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 01-12-2019 18:58
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Mohs is here to mix it with the big boys again! Hoping the game's ai goes with McLay as lead out man other than Szalontay... a repeat of DUC would not be welcomed!
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| MacC |
Posted on 01-12-2019 21:01
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The home race but looking at the startlist Bennett will be well and truly outclassed |
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 01-12-2019 21:05
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And now I remember why I'm focusing on the C2 and C2HC races 
Given there are 20 sprinters listed there with 80SPR or better, I find it hard to believe that 1 man will dominate all 3 stages.
I don't see the BotD surviving but late attacks could prove fruitful.
Just hoping Moser is able to do well on 1 stage and take a half-decent GC. Then, if one of my young fellas does well in the U25 classification we'll be sure to take some points away.
At the very least, it should be an interesting race to follow!
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 01-12-2019 21:50
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Fear I may have made a race planning error in using Holloway days on these C1 races, failed to allow for the much greater depth of the fields. On the other hand it worked pretty well Down Under. So may our luck continue.
With S1 being long and S3 pretty bumpy I think the pack will split on at least one of them and then hoping secondary stats will be important. Agree those high flat outsiders have a good shot.
Thanks for the preview.
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| ryant |
Posted on 01-12-2019 22:25
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We've got a strong team for this race... I hope that is enough for us to do pretty well here :S
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 01-12-2019 22:53
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Hope we can do as well as we did last year here, though having a six-man team won't make it easy. Degenkolb and Ahlstrand will be hard to beat, but hope Guarnieri can fight for that last podium spot.
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| Kentaurus |
Posted on 02-12-2019 06:55
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In b4 viking mentions Ahlstrand in the wrong jersey. We'll get it fixed for march races (hopefully). Grats to Delvaux on the win!
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 02-12-2019 07:05
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Yes got issues with some jersey, will try to fix it asap.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 02-12-2019 08:36
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7th is decent in this field I guess, but hoping for more
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| beagle |
Posted on 02-12-2019 08:41
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Having best sprinter on paper and then read this is really painful.
Thanks for report.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 02-12-2019 09:00
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Sending Gaviria seemed to be the right call after all, good show from him!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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