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2015 Tour Down Under (20 to 25 January)
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| MartijnVDD |
Posted on 20-01-2015 02:13
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Gap is already down to 30" for the quartet with 40kms to go. So much for our strong breakaway. =) |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 20-01-2015 02:15
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I wouldn't have thought that the teams would be that keen to control it so closely but I guess everyone wants to start the season off with a win.
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| 547984 |
Posted on 20-01-2015 02:44
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Just started tuning in, is Kittel in the peloton?
baseballlover312, 06-03-14 : "Nuke Moscow...Don't worry Russia, we've got plenty of love to go around your cities"
Sarah Palin, 08-03-14 (CPAC, on Russian aggression) : "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke"
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| Malkael |
Posted on 20-01-2015 02:47
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Kittel is confirmed to be in the peloton after Checker Hill, although it took a while to get a visual confirmation and Giant Alpecin left the front of the peloton for a while.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 20-01-2015 02:50
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This has been really high pace, certainly much more so than I thought it would be.
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| 547984 |
Posted on 20-01-2015 02:53
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Well it's been downhill, so...
Still a bit surprising this early in the season
baseballlover312, 06-03-14 : "Nuke Moscow...Don't worry Russia, we've got plenty of love to go around your cities"
Sarah Palin, 08-03-14 (CPAC, on Russian aggression) : "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke"
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| Malkael |
Posted on 20-01-2015 02:53
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Time for a bit of high-risk poker as the sprinters teams in the peloton try to get the others to chase for them.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 20-01-2015 02:56
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547984 wrote:
Well it's been downhill, so...
Still a bit surprising this early in the season
It was still about 42km/h in the first 100km. I was expecting closer to 38 at least until the end. The strength of the break has really forced this on.
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| Malkael |
Posted on 20-01-2015 02:59
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Under the Flamme Rouge for the breakaway and the peloton are not in sight behind them just yet.
(Now they are)
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| 547984 |
Posted on 20-01-2015 03:00
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GG Peloton
baseballlover312, 06-03-14 : "Nuke Moscow...Don't worry Russia, we've got plenty of love to go around your cities"
Sarah Palin, 08-03-14 (CPAC, on Russian aggression) : "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke"
Big thanks to jdog for making this AMAZING userbar! |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 20-01-2015 03:00
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Wow I thought Bobridge had done too much work in the lead-in. Good win.
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| Malkael |
Posted on 20-01-2015 03:00
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Jack Bobridge snookers the race to claim Stage 1! 
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| 547984 |
Posted on 20-01-2015 03:03
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baseballlover312, 06-03-14 : "Nuke Moscow...Don't worry Russia, we've got plenty of love to go around your cities"
Sarah Palin, 08-03-14 (CPAC, on Russian aggression) : "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke"
Big thanks to jdog for making this AMAZING userbar! |
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| trekbmc |
Posted on 20-01-2015 03:15
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Great race to watch, the peloton was right on the break! 
"What done is, is one." - Benji Naesen
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 20-01-2015 04:22
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Clap
Clap
Peloton...
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| krisa |
Posted on 20-01-2015 07:21
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Wasn't Von Hoff member of the NFTO racing team?
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| trekbmc |
Posted on 20-01-2015 07:22
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He might be, but UNI-SA takes the best Australian riders who aren't in a team that can race.
"What done is, is one." - Benji Naesen
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 20-01-2015 07:32
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30 seconds with 40 km to go and the break still won?
This new AI sucks!
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| trekbmc |
Posted on 20-01-2015 07:46
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SportingNonsense wrote:
30 seconds with 40 km to go and the break still won?
This new AI sucks!
4 of the most powerful riders in the peloton + Steep Technical Downhill +Kittel catching back up from the climb and not wanting to tire himself out yet = Break stays away.
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| roturn |
Posted on 20-01-2015 08:15
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Some sprinter teams really failed here. Quickstep, Movistar should have jumped in more for Giant.
Nice win though for Bobridge and my Velogames team is celebrating as well.  |
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