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| Eden95 |
Posted on 20-12-2016 23:51
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Decent race so far, although that TT was goddamn terrible. One of the best MTT riders in the race and he finishes with a result like that. disappointing. Hopefully we can sneak into the top 5 on the final stage.
Thanks for the reports!
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 21-12-2016 00:31
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Wow, some consistent riding by Ji, and a strong 5th place in the TT, after two stages just outside the Top 10. Not sure where that TT performance came from though, probably a lot of managers confused by that one, since Ji is neither the 5th best climber nor TTer.
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| matt17br |
Posted on 21-12-2016 09:28
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dev4ever wrote:
TJ <3 one more chance to take KoM!
hoped foe slightly more from Aberlardo since he started the race so good.
also Denifl bet could actually pay off 
For Denifl to pay off, with all the due respect, he would have to lead the PCT rankings by now 
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| matt17br |
Posted on 21-12-2016 10:57
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Ah yeah I remember now we're in this race, thank fuck we were in a break, saves this from being an absolute train wreck
Expected nothing, got nothing, can't complain. Now onto July!
Congrats to Stromeon on the stage win and as usual to BW for the great GC win! Nice to see Denifl scoring for once and I'm sure Miguel will eventually be happy, too.
Was almost forgetting thanks for the awesome reports!
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 21-12-2016 10:58
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Weird that last stage seems to have done the same thing as last season and given the break a massive advantage for the stage and very lucky for some teams and Chamorro must have scored a tons on points here two jersey a top ten and a stage is top work |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 21-12-2016 11:17
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At the same time happy, but on the other hand... Had Duarte won this it would've been the most undeserving win in the history of the MG. Awful performance, but at least the break saved our race.
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| The Rider |
Posted on 21-12-2016 12:04
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First off, wonderful, cracking, effort the_hoyle. 
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Getting in the break on stage 5 really doesn't cut it, Contador's attack on stage 2 was great to see, but too early and it cost him.
Secondly, holy-moly, what another massive under-par by the team. Contador, for the 3rd or 4th time this season, behind Valls/Nazaret. Make no mistake about he is having a bad season.
Not hitting the top 10 in this race, with Miguel having huge luck, could well put us back in the relegation battle.
Well on track to go 0/5 for our goals this season, yay! |
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| Bikex |
Posted on 21-12-2016 12:13
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Finally a race where Denifl does not totally disappoint. However I'm still not entirely happy as Kiserlovski's performance has been a disgrace. Thanks for the reports the_hoyle.  |
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| Selwink |
Posted on 21-12-2016 13:22
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A shame the break kicks us back further in the GC than necessary. Overall this race was quite good though. Lower top-10 as expected, but team classification and some decent stage classifications make it a success.
Thanks for the nice reports
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 21-12-2016 13:25
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Bikex wrote:
However I'm still not entirely happy as Kiserlovski's performance has been a disgrace.
Kiserlovski was full super domestique for Denifl, so was used up and rode to the finish when it come to attacks.
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| dev4ever |
Posted on 21-12-2016 15:07
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Ugh, why on earth would you stop joining the breaks on the last day slagter? :/
Seeing how much success the break had aswell, makes it an even tougher nut to swallow.
Chamorro though, again with a huge, huge result Congratz to Coldeportez, what a rider you got there!
COngratz to UBS aswell, Amador doing just enough here to secure the win.
Thanks for the reports hoyle, solid work!
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 21-12-2016 15:23
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Thank you hoyle for the awesome race!
Chamorro/Duarte/Lovkvist all had huge rides on that last stage, congrats to their managers. I wish Machado had been more on par with his usual ability to make the race more interesting, but either way Denifl was a huge competitor here.
Unfortunately (for me) that was the last we will see of Amador in the PCT this year, so I'm lucky he got a good points haul here. It's all downhill from here 
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| fintas |
Posted on 21-12-2016 16:15
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It's a pity that Nazaret did not manage to keep the place in the top 10 until the end, but even so I am satisfied with a team because I did not expect more than what I got..
Machado was for me the delusion of the race, congrats Bushwackers for the victory and thanks for the great reports
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 21-12-2016 17:24
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Wow, Ji just vanished, which is very disappointing as he was just outside the Top 10 in the GC. Huge gaps on the final stage too!
Thanks for the reports, was exciting nonetheless!
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| OlegTinkov |
Posted on 21-12-2016 18:47
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At least Chernetskiy tried on stage 2, congratulations to Amador and thanks for the reports the_hoyle!
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| maxime86 |
Posted on 21-12-2016 19:38
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Nice showing by Jan Hirt on that final stage, and Pozzovivo was actually pretty nice during that race
Great reports the hoyle! |
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| beagle |
Posted on 21-12-2016 19:51
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Damn, 6 riders lost in last stage, moreover loosing lanterne rouge, that´s sad 
Nice reporting, thanks t_h!
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| viking90 |
Posted on 21-12-2016 20:11
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Just when I was about too whine about why we dont get in the breaks then Lökvist those this!
I jocked before the race about not getting podium would be fiasco because I expected something aroung top 15/20 but ended 15 seconds from 3rd.
Im satisfied with this!
Thanks for reports! |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 21-12-2016 22:23
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Bullocks, so fast! Thanks for the epic race the hoyle. Your detailed and thrilling reports were impressive.
Congratulations Bushwackers. You came you saw you conquered just like you wanted. In that last stage I was fearing last year's turn of events, but Amador's victory was meant to be.
About Machado. Amador was always going to be to tough to beat, but with 2 victories from our man I got my hopes high... only to see his inconsistency doom him to 6th in the GC. On another occasion I'd would be satisfied with his performance, but this being a "Win" goal for us I must say I'm disappointed.
Anyway Andorra is such a fun race with all the megalomaniac mountains on the profiles and that last crazy unpredictable stage that I'm going to miss this one.
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| Heine |
Posted on 22-12-2016 08:30
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Amador winning is no shock, but Denifl getting a good result is more shocking...
Also a great result for Monsalve, stronger than I feared and only 1 stage with a bad result. I can live with that
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