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| tastasol |
Posted on 23-11-2017 14:58
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A great race for Aker with Trentin on the podium and Ringheim and Kristoff inside the top 10. Congrats on that, ember 
A quite predictable result with Bewley as the winner, I guess you just can't stop him...
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 23-11-2017 15:01
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Well, if we have to have one bad cobbled race, it might as well be this one. Valbilsen suddenly disappeared without a trace.
Thanks for the fun report, I liked the position tracker especialy.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 23-11-2017 15:04
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Great ride by Blythe and a massive race for Aker!
Especially interesting to see our former rider Ringheim right behind us, one of those transfers I never wanted to make but were necessary at that moment.
I was extremely worried when Blythe got dropped just before the sprint, fearing he'd get swallowed by the second group and finish way down the order, but for once I'm happy about bad decision-making by the AI.
Apart from that moment of weakness, it was very attentive riding, I hope that's a good sign for the season.
Good sprint then in the end, rather go early and get away from the bunch than find yourself blocked and unable to spend all energy that is left. Trentin overtaking on the line is not a shame.
Three more extra points-paying positions for our support squad. No Top 30 among them but they still combine nicely to get us above the 160 points mark, limiting the losses to Evonik and Aker while getting a nice cushion over teams like Aegon, Strava, Porto and Gazelle again.
CongratzZZZzzZzzZz to Bewley a g a i n, and a big thank you for a great report Tamijo!
Especially the overview shots before the sections accompanied by a list of rider positions stood out as an important addition to get a better sense of the racing.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 23-11-2017 15:28
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Kind of a lame mediocre result with Vanspeybrouck as 10th, but I guess, he could have done worse. I've been asking for Top-10 results and he delivered the first. Hope he will do better in a few other cobbled races though.
Saber with a decent 17th place to make it a solid result overall. Seems he had to do some work, so I'm glad he still had some energy to sprint to a decent result in the bigger group. There should be cobbled races, that suit him better, so this performance today will do.
Well. We could probably need some overperformances after some tough races most recently, but okay. It's okay. It's okay.
Aker doing great as expected. Nice to see their depth paying off in this race. Bewley just bewleying his way. Congrats to all, who did well and big thanks for a cool report!
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| sgdanny |
Posted on 23-11-2017 15:31
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Nice to see former rider Maes in a 13th place on the PT stage
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| ember |
Posted on 23-11-2017 15:36
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That was amazing!
Was nervous when reading through it, seeing Trentin and the others never sitting in a great position, but "just" as part of the better half/better third in the peloton. Then to suddenly see the trio be right up there with 5,6 km to go, was a very pleasant surprise. Also a perfect sprint from both Trentin and Kogstad Ringheim, securing two top 5s, and Kristoff concluding a brilliant team performance with another top 10. Guess I can't expect such team results for the upcoming cobbles, but definitely a superb start.
All of a sudden, it's very easy to forget the bad races we've done so far!
And of course, congratulations on the win, Roman. Bewley is one of a kind and proving it again. His consistency is kind of unreal. I mean, it would be normal to see him miss at least once in a while, but he just refuses to do so.
Thank you for report, Tamijo! Fully agree with Ollfardh, the position tracker was great for what was potential decisive moments. |
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 23-11-2017 15:38
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Very good report great read
Got to say I'm really happy with Summerhill riding their that's an attacking performance and an attempt to win instead of settling for a 3rd and that's so exciting to read a top 10 in the end is more then acceptable |
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| roturn |
Posted on 23-11-2017 16:00
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Winner as expected. 
Good report. Nice read.
My team even without expectations rather disappointing. 63rd is under average for a mid 70`s cobbler, who leads a team.
At least go into an attack or attack mid range. This way it`s just nothing for a whole event. |
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| viking90 |
Posted on 23-11-2017 17:12
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No surprise winner here, congrats Roman!
And a huge race for Aker - MOT, congrats ember!
I take 11th, thats good. Was a bit worried with Stallaert sitting way back often thought he was droppen before His name popped up again.
Broers taking some pts aswell.
Very nice report Tamijo |
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| Roman |
Posted on 23-11-2017 17:22
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Bewley winning is never getting boring. At least for me. Well played tactically using his advantages, then winning the race for 4th straight time, incredible. 
Thank you ember, you had a great race too, congrats! Looks like cobble depth can bring some really nice results. I am also happy about Zhupa finishing 18th, exactly that type of a result I was hoping for from my domestiques.
Also thanks tsmoha, 'bewleying' is definitely the perfect word for these types of wins for Big Sam. And also thank you cio, you will surely enjoy a similar type of a domination from Demare in a few years! Thanks to viking as well, you definitely had a decent race here too.
And big thanks for the report, it was really a pleasure to read it. This season we have got not only an incredibely fast pace of reports, but also a really nice quality of them. Well done everyone that helps to keep this game running this season.
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| knockout |
Posted on 23-11-2017 18:26
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As always, i can be happy with a 2nd place behind Bewley. The dude is simply unbeatable. Congrats Roman!
Perhaps I should prepare a proper copypasta for the classics ^^
Great report. Loved it!
A Big Thank You To All MG Reporters! |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 23-11-2017 19:25
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Gerts already my best rider on cobbles 
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 23-11-2017 21:28
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Great report to read, and a nice result for the team.
A shame Vanmarcke missed the split because he finished so strongly. 6th place will always be a good result for him though. And a super bonus to see Kuroeda 24th.
Crazy team strength from Aker though. And then there's Bewley!
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 23-11-2017 23:01
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Not the result we'h hoped for, but it was never going to be our race.
Congrats Roman, keeping the pressure on SotD to bring the cards to the table.
Pleased with another very classy report, thanks Tamijo!
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 23-11-2017 23:13
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This was a big surprise for sure! Bewley winning a cobbled classic...
Awesome report Tamijo!
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| beagle |
Posted on 23-11-2017 23:59
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Nice to see Maes hanging with heavy weights until finish, 13th is solid result. 1-2 for Bewley & GVA can´t be considered as a surprise result anymore. And what a race for Aker
Great report Tamijo, thanks!
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| Shonak |
Posted on 24-11-2017 01:45
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Gratz to the Bew and to GVA for being best of the rest. What will you do once Bewley retires? Oh those dark days.. Langeveld in 20th is pretty good for us, happy with the result. Thanks for the report!
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| matt17br |
Posted on 24-11-2017 14:49
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baseballlover312 wrote:
I'll take that performance from Nolf I guess considering almost every one of his domestiques crashed at some point. Nice to see JJ in the break showing off the jersey and hoping building some form out there. A rewarding experience for our first PT race day, regardless of result. Thanks for the report!
Psst, your team is in Afrique
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| jph27 |
Posted on 24-11-2017 23:41
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Great report Tamijo
Not sure what exactly happened to Baugnies there, he shouldn't have dropped like a stone like that in the finale. Not good for our hopes of staying up, but shit happens I guess. |
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| Heine |
Posted on 27-11-2017 13:23
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Great report
Way too much happening while I am super busy at work. Ofc Bewley winning, but quite happy with the race from Zepuntke. Can't complain about 12th and pretty much well placed for most of the race
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