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Vuelta al País Vasco Discussion
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 04-01-2020 17:26
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No excuses for this race. As it used to be, a win goal for Bennelong and for good reasons, I guess. Bobridge needs to bounce back from a disappointing first race of the season, as I don't believe that Dennis will once again save his a** in this one. Obviously, the new MO importance is a concerne for Bobridge this year, but there's plenty of chances to shine anyway. I think.. The squad is pretty much filled with everyone, who provides the best support and allround package, so don't disappoint me here, where we finally won the GC last year.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 04-01-2020 21:14
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redordead wrote:
Don't like the fact that this race starts with a TTT. Tour of Slovenia started the same and it turned all the strong puncheurs that lost time into brainless baroudeurs 
This is a good point! That one was 50% longer though, and while I would likely stand to benefit from such AI, I hope it won't become as big of an issue here.
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| redordead |
Posted on 04-01-2020 21:29
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cio93 wrote:
redordead wrote:
Don't like the fact that this race starts with a TTT. Tour of Slovenia started the same and it turned all the strong puncheurs that lost time into brainless baroudeurs
This is a good point! That one was 50% longer though, and while I would likely stand to benefit from such AI, I hope it won't become as big of an issue here.
Yeah, hopefully the lesser length plays a part, but 2 mins was enough in that race. To be clear my issue wasn't that losing that amount of time puts your leader out of GC contention, I'm fine with that.
It's the fact that riders who are legitimate stage favourites attack from the start instead of going for a late attack, which is far more sensible when trying to go for a stage win.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 05-01-2020 05:03
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No Kelderman here, in anticipation of the TTs and the usual strong startlist. Hoping to see some breakaway action and maybe someone going for the KOM crown as well.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 05-01-2020 08:04
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Not great, not terrible.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| redordead |
Posted on 05-01-2020 09:18
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With 6 unmaxed, including two lvl 1 riders as part of my TTT setup, I'm always impressed when they manage to outperform or perform on par with the predictions 
Beltran won't really have any help in the hilly stages that follow, so it's up to him to ride a smart race. The young lads might have a chance to enter some breakaways I hope.
Congrats on the win Matt
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| Yellow Jersey |
Posted on 05-01-2020 13:17
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Pretty decent results, not perfect but none of the trident lost time (exept for a few seconds but Dowsett was in front). Let's see, it's a positive sign, perhaps GC is possible after all.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 05-01-2020 14:23
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It wasn't a disaster, but I have no idea why we lost that much in the first sector, those seconds cost us a podium finish.
I can't be happy that Vasyliv randomly was 7th across the line and lost 5s either. That likely won't matter for the final GC, but every place further up the order after today would mean better AI treatment for tomorrow.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 05-01-2020 14:23
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It wasn't a disaster, but I have no idea why we lost that much in the first sector, those seconds cost us a podium finish.
I can't be happy that Vasyliv randomly was 7th across the line and lost 5s either. That likely won't matter for the final GC, but every place further up the order after today would mean better AI treatment for tomorrow.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 05-01-2020 15:03
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Solid. Had hoped for a podium, but the team apparently did just enough to finish, where it could be expected to finish. And now for Top-5's (at least), please..
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 05-01-2020 18:31
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Very reasonable effort from our boys. Congrats on the victory matt!
Thanks Tamijo for your dedication, reporting multiple races at once! Cheers mate!
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| DubbelDekker |
Posted on 05-01-2020 22:04
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Second is a good result. We gained some valuable time on a couple of riders.
Amazingly detailed TTT report; well done!
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 05-01-2020 22:59
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Thanks for the amazing preview and TTT-report!
Surely the Europcar-performance can only get better from here, haha.
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| redordead |
Posted on 06-01-2020 07:08
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Suprised to see Beltran taking 3rd in a sprint, but I won't complain
Congrats on the win Roman
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 06-01-2020 08:35
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Phelan active again, but lame stage eventually. Bobridge needs better results than this.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 06-01-2020 09:09
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Cerny really needs to do something in these kinds of stages. WVA as best finisher is a joke.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 06-01-2020 09:44
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Yeah why are we even trying...
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 06-01-2020 14:13
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Great to see Kraftwerk's improved TTT squad getting a top 10 finish and seeing Flugel so active. Hope he can repeat when it makes a difference.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 06-01-2020 16:17
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Well now I'm tired again...
This would've been perfect for Hadi if the game cared to cater for more than one fast guy in such a sprint.
Good to see Vasyliv at the front though, and any stage without gaps benefits him. I don't expect things to play out similarly tomorrow though.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 06-01-2020 17:14
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Not bad so far. PCM 18 AI and RDC its important to start races strong so its a good sign for Kinoshita that he's only a minute down and took 6th on stage 2.
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