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Tour Down Under discussion thread
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 08-10-2026 20:13
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Well that was not good
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 08-10-2026 22:20
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Some points secured, but not that many. Eriksson vanished on Willunga and Lagane is capable of much more. Still, maybe there's some weirdness to come and Lagane can benefit a couple of places.
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 09-10-2026 01:44
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Pretty disastrous start for us with Middle East going horribly wrong and doing nothing here. Clearly we decided dominating the first climb and the first stage was sufficient effort for the race. Not sure which is worse, Middle East where I think we just got a horribly timed puncture or some other bad luck or here which was clearly a planning mistake. Hopefully we can get in the break tomorrow.
Yes, I should have prioritized McCormick for McCormick more, going to say I wasn't the only one who underestimated him. On top of that, I also sold Narvaez, who I think would have been very good here.
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| jackgibbs |
Posted on 09-10-2026 18:56
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No more points for Hayakawa, and Kinoshita even lost time (not that he was in a points scoring position). Disappointing end to a disappointing race. |
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 09-10-2026 19:04
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The quiet start to the race was a bit worrying, but the last two stages we turned it around to make it a pretty big success after all! Thanks kb
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 09-10-2026 19:24
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We'll take it. Not a bad swing through Australia, but not as good as we hoped. Kaden's showing promise, Lagane is Lagane. Eriksson was a gamble here and it didn't work, he'll turn it around!
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Posted on 09-10-2026 19:51
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Love to see Philips claiming a surprising win here! Congrats Abhi!
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 09-10-2026 20:04
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Kalaba has sufficient marks this race. Van Niekerk still needs to wake up from his winter (or summer) sleep.
Thanks for the reports kb and congrats Abhi!
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| trekbmc |
Posted on 09-10-2026 22:32
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That sprint was more in line were El Sabbahi should be finishing 
Nice to move up to 11th but Cerny lost time so barely actually gained any net GC points. Overall though a very nice race for us with how much El Sabbahi overperformed, definitely offsets Tesfatsion getting nothing. Was worried about how many points we'd see in some of our less suited C1 races so starting off the season doing very well in one of them is a great sign.
Thanks for the high quality reports throughout kb and congrats abhi!
"What done is, is one." - Benji Naesen
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