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Tour of Ukraine - Discussions
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 16-11-2024 10:30
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Let me second this, eventhough at a much lower level of expectations  I get that the game de-prioritizes the lowest-rated team leaders in the positioning inside the peloton, but still, not a single rider in the Top 100 is rough  Unfortunately no breakaway participation either, so this really was a nothing race for us. But again, we had hardly any expectations, so it's not that tough of a fall. Thanks for the reports nonetheless sean 
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| seancoll |
Posted on 16-11-2024 18:01
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Apologies for the day delay here - was fun to watch the racing unfold, but definitely surprised with how the racing went on stage 2.
Stage 1 really seemed to act like a longer TT. Always thought that the engine ran based on length alone, but maybe it takes into account length of TT by time when mixing PRL and TT.
Still, some very fun racing and timing to watch and hoping that most teams got something away from the race although surely not what everyone wished.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 16-11-2024 18:13
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Getting beaten by an aging Senni feels bad, but it's still a step up from last year. Congrats to EA and thanks for those reports!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 16-11-2024 19:59
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A nervy read going into the first lengthy TT of the season to see what happens, and reading it word by word to really let that tension grow. Thanks for the reporting! A fantastic display to deliver, and by a nice margin also. An important start to the PTHC stage race calendar for Wirtgen. Thankfully no Irish usurper on this occasion.
Nice effort by Girdlestone to fight for 21st in GC - and Munton with another TT 12th, he had the capability to do much better on Stage 2, so it's a shame for GC that wasn't the case. Also might have allowed us to take the teams classification, but can't have everything!
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Posted on 05-12-2025 15:07
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 16-11-2024 20:16
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Subtract 36 seconds from yesterday and Cattaneo is tenth instead of thirteenth. Could have been a lot worse but also feels like some missed points.
Congrats SN and thanks seancoll!
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| ember |
Posted on 16-11-2024 20:21
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We got what we wished for here with the win on stage 2. No surprises today with the small gaps on stage 2, as we plummeted down the GC. Two riders inside the top 50 will do, I guess!
Congratulations on the big win, and the race domination, SN! |
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 16-11-2024 20:22
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Guess we got about what could be expected after stage 2. Darbellay did a good job in the final TT, but it's a shame he gave those 36" away on S2, would've finished 11th otherwise. 18th is OK-ish, but not much to cheer about, and with his climbing skills he should've done better.
Also rather disappointed to see Errazkin clearly drop out of the Top 20, but I underestimated the TT length/gaps there. Schmid dropping was always a given, good to see him in the Top 40, but still disappointed by the lack of aggression on day 2.
Küng also with a decent job once he lost all that time on S2, at least getting us another Top 50 here. And 2nd in team standings is a good consolation price for all the smaller and bigger individual failures. It's not a great score for us, but more than the really low minimum expectations. Definitely among the worst PT teams here, but we don't have a Pogacar, McNulty or even Wirtgen ^^
When speaking of the latter, congrats to SN, commanding win there. No big surprises today, probably also because of the favourites all starting more or less at the same time (i.e. no changing conditions).
Thanks for the reports!
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| tastasol |
Posted on 16-11-2024 21:44
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Late to the party here. Wirtgen obviously the new TT king in town, though I hope Würtz can challenge him on the longer TTs. But yeah, regret missing that 84 training over the winter ????
Still, a great race for Würtz. 2nd place is way above expectations, with a slightly hilly prologue and a hilly 2nd stage. Another great result from the big Dane. Thanks for the reports, and congrats SN!
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 17-11-2024 08:23
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No particularly amazing stage performances from any of my riders but fantastic consistency from Conci to come away with 5th in the GC here! Kept himself in the main group on Stage 2 and did well against the clock. Soler 19th also with some depth points alongside Storer in the Top 30 also. All in all, a solid race from us!
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| SotD |
Posted on 17-11-2024 10:46
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Two very poor races for us. Too bad really.
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| jaxika |
Posted on 17-11-2024 11:46
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Good depth score. I see now what mistakes i done at the transfers stage, so if we go down, ill need to learn from that mistakes. |
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| Bikex |
Posted on 17-11-2024 12:11
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Nice depth scoring for my team with 8th, 11th and 17th in GC and the teams classification. It's only a shame that Mano couldn't contribute more to it. But I already knew when planning that sending multiple leaders to this race won't work out for all of them with the AI of the current PCM we're using. McNulty is a really fun rider to have, I enjoyed his 3rd place in the selective 2nd stage a lot.
Congrats SN on a very expected GC victory! |
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| redordead |
Posted on 18-11-2024 07:33
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Solid race for us in the end. I didn't expect TGH to move up two spots in GC at the end. That and the KOM win brought us to a desirable point total for the race.
Thanks to Sean for the reports 
"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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| DubbelDekker |
Posted on 18-11-2024 08:34
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Shame Leknessund didn't have the best legs in the TT, because being just three seconds quicker would've given him 5th in GC instead of 7th. Still a good result though.
Also great job by Senni (12th), Aleotti (15th), Nsengimana (22nd) and Carboni (30th). Combined with a 1-2 in YC, this makes for a proper amount of points being scored here. Good tour for Gazelle.
Thanks for the reports Sean! And congrats to SN
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