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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 10-11-2026 18:42
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Close but no cigar again for Groves! 2nd in both stages by half a bike length  Great consistency to put him in the GC and Points lead going into the final stage! I'm very hopeful he can hold on as it would be an incredible win 
Thank you for both of the reports so far 
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 10-11-2026 18:46
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Good 4th place for Gesbert against much better sprinters, and looking good in the GC with both him and Dainese in the top 10. Dainese showing some signs of weakness though, and with the third stage maybe being the most selective, it might be too much to hope for that he’ll stay with the lead group.
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| SotD |
Posted on 10-11-2026 18:51
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Quite surprising to me that Boutopoulos of all people in my team could not stay with the front group here.
Obviously this is going to be a very low scoring race for us, but atleast we have 6 riders still up there to have an actual chance if something crazy happens.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 10-11-2026 19:52
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We have three cards to play now in the final stage, but I would have liked more seconds for Remco. Sossa in white is a nice surprise.
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 10-11-2026 21:13
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Congrats bikex, there's no better way to claim the title than adding unexpected wins to the general scoring!
Gregoire with a first glance of what he's capable of, let's hope he'll be able to defend the KoM lead tomorrow after sacrificing all GC chances today.
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| ember |
Posted on 10-11-2026 21:27
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Not really happy with Valter's lack of action on that stage, but Nederlands is always a gamble in that regard! Still a very compact peloton, favouring the sprinters able to have a nice advantage after the next flat stage, as I expect they will also get priority on the final hilly stage. Will be very interesting to follow the GC fight, but Groves is definitely standing out as a favourite, I'd argue! |
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 10-11-2026 22:07
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If only we had THIS version of Groves last year... Chances are good for him to make it 3 wins in 4 years now, go for it!
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 11-11-2026 02:49
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Well, we dominated the front in the alst 50 km. Completely disappeared after that and didn't really seem to have any plan whatsoever of how to finish it off, but... cool I guess?
King Power is unstoppable.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| Bikex |
Posted on 11-11-2026 03:15
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Amazing by Conca! I had high hopes for him sending him here with Hsu as I saw last year with Contreras that Hsu‘s leadout can get into a good position himself and Conca actually has the ability to finish it off on a hilly runin. I hope he can keep it up in the last stage against the favourites! |
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| quadsas |
Posted on 11-11-2026 14:57
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A sad sad race for us due to no gaps, but some KoM and U25 extra points regardless, not completely awful
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Posted on 12-11-2026 12:55
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 11-11-2026 14:58
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Turns out this is just Kaden Groves season and we are all living in it
Unreal few days for LLS congrats |
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| seancoll |
Posted on 11-11-2026 15:31
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Wow really didn't expect to see all the stages end up in the hands of the sprinters but god Groves was good this week! Congrats LLS and of course to King Power too for finding yet another podium finish.
Revelo showing off the Indosat jersey well for KOM as we prepare for his 2027 return to the Turtles!
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 11-11-2026 16:20
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Great stuff by Groves, even better than the previous two times he won the GC here  Congrats, LLS!
I guess it's the right time to mention the special deal clause for him, meaning that I get 10% of his 2026 points as a bonus  By now, the fee I got for him looks almost ridiculous, and if he wins the Green Jersey again, I'll feel robbed 
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 11-11-2026 17:08
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Not sure how to feel about the race overall, but the last stage was pretty disappointing. Sossa and Aniolkowski both losing time so we are left with only Zijlaard and Remco in good GC places.
Another top 10 for Zijlaard. It's quite amazing his up to his 3rd top 10 already, but I feel like this is also the second race where his presence blocks Aniolkowski from getting a good result in the race. Guess the Pole will have to move somewhere else next season.
Congrats, LLS! Thanks for the reports, Abhi!
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| SotD |
Posted on 11-11-2026 18:16
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Well that turned into a whole lot of nothing.
Congrats on the win mate!
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| knockout |
Posted on 11-11-2026 18:33
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Our hopes were always focussed on the last stage here. Unfortunatelly, the team completely forgot to try sth on that day. Very annoying and bad for the team scoring and continues a rough patch of races. Hopefully the classics will end that run.
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 11-11-2026 18:47
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Wow
An incredible race from Kaden Groves to take 2nd in the first 2 stages by less than a bike length and then to show all of his class by easing away to win the final stage while in Yellow! A GC win, a stage win, 2 stage podiums, and the points classification.
Caps off an incredible week following his win in MSR.
Thank you all for the congratulations And a big thank you for the reports and the winning luck
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| ember |
Posted on 11-11-2026 18:56
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Thank you for the reports and coverage, Abhi!
We hoped for a lot, but got nothing. Moving on!
Cool to see Groves again be perfect in this race, he really gets it right again and again and again. Congratulations, LLS! |
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 11-11-2026 19:46
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Congrats LLS on an overall great race!
Gregoire winning the KoM jersey (I'm just ignoring the shared win for the sake of having something to celebrate) is hopefully only the first (kind of) win of his career and another little highlight of the season. As a result we actually end with a somewhat competitive PpRD here.
Finally thanks to Abhi for the coverage of the race!
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