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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 20-01-2013 17:36
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miggi133 wrote:
Miguel98 wrote:
miggi133 wrote:
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SN, where can we expect the report?
In the results subforum for HC races.
Don't be evil.
I answered your question...
Demet the english words. It should be when can we expect the report?  |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 20-01-2013 18:13
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Let me take this opportunity at the start of the season to be clear. Do not bother spamming threads with inpatient posts, or questions about when the report will be. It just annoys me and makes me less likely to post the report.
fenian_1234 wrote:
My guess for the trains - though I'd probably do better if I opened the .db and checked some of the support riders secondary stats.
Youre giving cyalogic far too much common sense credit there!
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 20-01-2013 18:33
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Sorry SN.  |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 21-01-2013 06:11
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So here it is. 
Metinvest is ready for their historical first HC appereance and i hope for top 5 with Nolan Hoffman, maybe his high flat will gain him some advantage over the others. Cant wait for it, very nice preview SN.
About the trains, i think Metinvest, AirBaltic and Evian.
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| jaxika |
Posted on 21-01-2013 09:02
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What a nice race! Thanks SN for the great reporting, all the race was so exciting. And the results, my godness. Congrats for the winners. But my team overachieved our goals with the 7th and 18th places in a HC race, thanks guys, well done |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 21-01-2013 09:03
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So it was completly different for us with Hoffman and completly disappointing to be honest, 29th place man? I was frightened when i saw Hoffman moving aside from all the trains and it was truly very bad moves from him. Lets hope for better in his homeland at Tour of South Africa in February.
Anyway great reporting and congrats to Greipel and his team, so Napolitano got beaten for the first time!
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| jph27 |
Posted on 21-01-2013 09:07
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Grats to WWE - the best man won, but not by a lot.
Crashes cost us valuable Asia Tour points there, but not the win its a shame, but plenty more races to go. Great report SN |
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 21-01-2013 09:13
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Well, that's a disappointing start for Oz, failing to achieve our first goal and our sprinters disappearing..
Congrats to Greipel, nice win!
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| tyriion |
Posted on 21-01-2013 09:20
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Nice report, and great to see so many of my riders up front. Maybe they should have formed a train, but it seems the UI chose one of the weaker sprinters to be my main man. Hopefully in other races that will be sorted out. 5 riders in the top 35 is nice though.
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 21-01-2013 09:21
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8th is not what i had hoped for, but it was too flat for Haussler.
Congrats to Greipel, winning the ManGame race as well as the real one.
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| Vien |
Posted on 21-01-2013 09:26
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Okay I'm scared of BMW now...
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| Crommy |
Posted on 21-01-2013 09:29
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Theo wasn't dropped \o/
Edited by Crommy on 21-01-2013 09:29
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| roturn |
Posted on 21-01-2013 09:32
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I told you it will be horrible if Rothaus makes a train. 
In especially when using Iglinski instead of Van Heerden in the train. Note to myself: Get better leadout or don`t send more than 1 sprinter to a race...
Vantomme some kind of rescued me by gettign the top5 with a nice finish as this was my season goal. But actually he once again proved to fail after having the perfect wheel. He just had to follow Greipel until the end and he would have had a podium I think.
Great report SN. Very thrilling final and I was afraid when seeing Cucinotta crashed. 2 crashes of Rothaus riders in the first race...Hope I won`t be the next with Festina syndrom. |
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| roturn |
Posted on 21-01-2013 09:33
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Crommy wrote:
Theo wasn't dropped \o/
I was surprised as well and your gif is actually the perfect animation for this kind of joy. |
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| tyriion |
Posted on 21-01-2013 09:44
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roturn wrote:
Great report SN. Very thrilling final and I was afraid when seeing Cucinotta crashed. 2 crashes of Rothaus riders in the first race...Hope I won`t be the next with Festina syndrom.
Well, your riders mostly caused the crashes themselves, really dangerous riding in a difficult final 20 km.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 21-01-2013 09:46
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Nice race this was, and magnificent report, those last kms were so vivid!
Interesting to see Evian wasn't able to form a train, yet Napolitano was right there where he needed to be. Not sure if this should be taken as a failure for his manager or a nice result into the season.
Anyway congrats to Christer. Everyone seems to have overlooked his team, but in the end they have to be given all the credit for such a win.
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 21-01-2013 10:10
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Great report SN! I'm sure I wasn't the only one sitting on the edge of my chair eagerly awaiting the photo finish
Gustavovskiy wrote:
Anyway congrats to Christer. Everyone seems to have overlooked his team, but in the end they have to be given all the credit for such a win.
I agree. There was so much focus on Napolitano ahead of this race, so not much room for other sprinters to be feared. Greipel surely did a strong job in holding Napolitano away. Congrats to Team WWE for a great start to the season! |
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 21-01-2013 10:15
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Great win for WWE, congrats to Christer as Greipel seemed to go under the radar with everyone focusing on Napolitano
I liked the report SN as well, really detailed in the last few kilometers
Hopefully my team can start their racing soon, I am really excited after this
Edited by FroomeDog99 on 21-01-2013 10:17
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| Rin |
Posted on 21-01-2013 10:16
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What a nice race even though my team isn't involved in the (P)CT anymore
This gives me some small confidence that Ciolek might be good in PT even though he isn't the strongest, but obviously better than Vantomme
So I can leak some transfer info from Lotto:
I wanted Greipel but it seems WWE was right to keep him
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 21-01-2013 10:17
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Really close and exciting finish! Great reporting, SN!
And I almost got a rider inside the top 50! 
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