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| quadsas |
Posted on 30-03-2023 04:28
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Great stuff from Errazkin, should be a decent GC finish. But that time loss by Fernandes on stage 3 really really hurts now. Wouldve been a shoein for top 10, dang.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 30-03-2023 05:15
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Kamna getting outclimbed by Mathias Krigbaum on the queen stage. Not much to do there. Eg and Jensen dropping back was really stupid at that point, but I guess it didn't end up mattering that much.
Goal obviously failed and then some since Kamna wasn't up to snuff. We'll ride it out tomorrow and see where we end up. Best case, we still have a few guys in minor positions that make this better than nothing.
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| ember |
Posted on 30-03-2023 06:50
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Thank you for the report, UU!
But ouch, that was painful looking at our riders. No great daily form anywhere on our relevant riders for the GC, making them all loose several minutes. Our depth points scoring will also be next to nothing now. At least we gave it a good try, with Foss fighting back after getting dropped. Not much more to do, really.
Cool to see Dunbar pull through in such an important race for them. Congratulations on the stage, Eden! |
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| tastasol |
Posted on 30-03-2023 07:00
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GC certainly out of the picture with those gaps, but a solid top 10 should still be possible. I hope we have some energy left for that TT now. Dunbar and Wirtgen was probably the two main guys before the start of this race, so looking forward to seeing the battle between the two for the win. Great stage today by both of them.
Thanks for the report, Ulrich 
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| SotD |
Posted on 30-03-2023 07:22
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That was a weird stage. The favorites for the stage even looked strange tbh. Oh well... So much for a GC result.
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| OlegTinkov |
Posted on 30-03-2023 07:27
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Really bad race for us so far: Not even a rider in the top-50 in the general rankings... still enjoy reading the reports Ulrich Ulriksen -> thanks!
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 30-03-2023 09:36
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Even Lopez Nolasco outclassing Keizer now, wonderful  Love to see Dunbar doing well though, go go Indosat!
Thanks for the report, Ulrich!
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 30-03-2023 09:37
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Excellent reports UU! Just like OlegTinkov, that's pretty much the only thing to be positive about
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 30-03-2023 10:01
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Disappointing that we once again don't send our most suited riders into the breakaway. Uwizeyimana with a decent ride on the day, but he's way too far behind to make any impact in the GC, even with a solid TT. At least we were active, I guess. It was a nice report to read
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 30-03-2023 10:33
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Would've liked to see Dennis get a gap in the end but a good result is well within reach. Brown also doing well behind him. Just need a good TT from both.
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| ryant |
Posted on 30-03-2023 12:51
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That stage went as well as it could have considering stage 3 was more difficult for us. Also I would've liked Fraile to at least have got a gap to those behind but it seems he ran out of gas at the end. Even so, it seems we've bought 2 tickets to the raffle for us to have 2 riders placed in the top 10 and even for a podium even if the likes of Ganna and even Würtz may just beat us considering he's just a minute back.
I imagine Wirtgen should have this race wrapped up but daily form could mean Dunbar has a fighting chance!
Good luck to the others that are fighting for something, but not too much luck! 
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 30-03-2023 13:10
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Unfortunately no miracles here with Conci losing a big chunk of time and likely to move further down rather than further up. If he can stay around 12th with Cosnefroy also Top 20 then it’s not a bad race for us.
Congrats to Eden on the nicely timed Dunbar win!
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 30-03-2023 14:49
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Reasonable result from Bobridge and great ride from Goh in the BOTD. Too bad these gaps didn't come about in the previous stage. We're pretty much out of the top10 now with guys like Ganna, Oliveira, Fraile, et al littering the top10 pratically with the s.t. as Bobridge.
Good performances but, given how much importance we've given this race, it's going to be a letdown unless a superb perfomance tomorrow offsets this result.
Congrats on this pleasant win, Eden. Dunbar should be well set for a great GC result now!
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| Bikex |
Posted on 30-03-2023 21:31
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Unfortunate that Mano struggled towards the end and lost some time. He's still in a decent position and I hope he'll have a good TT to build on that. |
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 30-03-2023 23:44
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I’m not sure what is more unexpected, the favourites list or Dunbar winning I’m really surprised it wasn’t a more puncheur friendly stage though, some of the riders distanced are really weird.
Stoked Eddie got the win though, he must have had a really good day to be able to pull away at the end like that. Tomorrow is a huge TT and anything can happen. Hopefully he can back up this result with a good performance and can land safely in the top-5 somewhere, he has a good buffer to a lot of strong tters behind him so hopefully he can keep it up. Also keen for Wirgten and Wirgtrn lite (Dunbar) battle tomorrow
Thanks for the report!
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 31-03-2023 04:43
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Great stage from Conci!! 5th on the stage is a fantastic result to move him up to an amazing 6th in the GC. Stealing the win in the U25s along with it 
Cosnefroy solid throughout and strong enough on the final stage for 10th in the GC is great depth points also!
Thank you UU for the awesome reports throughout and congrats to those successful managers
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| tastasol |
Posted on 31-03-2023 07:01
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We wanted the win of course, so a tad disappointing TT. Also the fact we are just three seconds away from fifth in GC. Nothing to do about the podium here though. Congrats to SN on the win
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| redordead |
Posted on 31-03-2023 07:07
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Yup, I'm definitely never sending Pogacar to this race 
In fact I hope it stays in a PTHC band that I'm never inclined to pick
Congrats to expected winner Wirtgen, although Dunbar put up a good fight
"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
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| SotD |
Posted on 31-03-2023 07:16
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Well it all started out nice, but the ending was really bad.
Seeing the top 10 it really irritates me that Ioannidis can't focus on those bumpy stages. Especially when he then performs a great TT like this.
Prior to this season I was certain that he would be one of my first picks for training, as 79TT would make him a very interesting rider - but I'm not so sure anymore.
Congrats Wirtgen, that was almost a given prior to the race, but he came through in style!
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| quadsas |
Posted on 31-03-2023 07:18
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Indeed, an untimely and really silly time loss on s3 cost Fernandes a top 8+ finish here. Still, not a complete disappointment, some teams points, two top 20 finishes isnt all that bad, but we really couldve used some of those extra points Jose shouldve gotten
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