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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 25-08-2014 16:56
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@fernando: lacking form, but he did well 
@wilddog: Thanks The team was originally British, and all the riders were free from contract. I was only able to bring in so many Italian at the end of the season, but they are the priority going forward Plan is have more than half of the team Italian next season
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| Wild Dog |
Posted on 25-08-2014 16:58
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@the_hoyle: Sounds good then. Bianchi is Italian after all. |
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Posted on 25-08-2014 17:04
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@wilddog: All sponsors on the jersey are Italian  It will be a slow evolution from the Rapha team
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| mvhoogdalem |
Posted on 25-08-2014 21:26
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Nice domination in the U25 classification. 
Decent race from Capecchi, much room for improvement though. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 25-08-2014 23:08
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The young riders are looking very dominant indeed |
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| OZrocker |
Posted on 26-08-2014 10:38
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Both goals achieved, very well done. Expectations shouldn't be too high when you have as good a field as that and Eros riding his first race as Bianchi leader, so top 10 is a really good result.
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| baia |
Posted on 26-08-2014 18:35
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Great result
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 26-08-2014 20:02
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@mvh: I only noticed that after the stage when writing the report All the riders finished in the main peleton on both days, so I was impressed that we got that result. Improvement I'm sure will come with more race days
@sutty: Good sign for the future I think
@OZ: It was a good race for the team Kept the expectations achievable and that's what we did 
@baia: Thanks
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 26-08-2014 22:00
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Despite my recent updates, this is looking more and more like a dying story... The motivation for the team story is just not there, and even after a long break with the Martijn North story and a holiday thrown in there, I am struggling to continue beyond where it is at now. My heart is with Martijn North, and I feel that my best work is with a One-Rider story.
I will continue to play the Bianchi story, but updates may appear on the Career Discussion thread and not in the story.
Thanks for everyone who has followed, commented and played a part in my Rapha-Bianchi / Bianchi Factory Team story.
With that, there is just one thing left to say: So long, and thanks for all the fish!
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| fernando97 |
Posted on 26-08-2014 22:02
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Such a shame.  |
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Posted on 13-09-2026 20:48
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| mvhoogdalem |
Posted on 26-08-2014 23:21
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That is sad news.  |
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| Roextro |
Posted on 26-08-2014 23:36
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Sad to see the story end, it was an awesome one |
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| OZrocker |
Posted on 27-08-2014 03:59
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Fair enough. Thanks for all the time and effort you've put into this, it was a great read and I'll be following the other story with interest.
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 28-08-2014 21:36
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@fernando & mvh: I know it is sad, but I'm sure you understand
@hardy: Thanks I enjoyed the story, but I think one man stories, like my Project Rainbow Jersey and In The Pursuit of Glory is more my taste. I prefer writing them so much
@oz: Thanks for the kind words
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Just to add that this won't be the end of Bianchi. As I said, I will continue to play with the team, but my initial thought last night was to have some sort of cross-over with the Martijn story. It is nothing definite yet, but who knows. You might be seeing Bianchi again sooner than you think
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 28-08-2014 23:26
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Another sad day for the syory section |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 16-09-2014 20:50
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@sutty: that maybe the case, but focusing just on Martijn means that I can 100% get into that story, and not have two split stories, where my heart wasn't in the Bianchi one
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| baia |
Posted on 21-09-2014 09:32
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You have my support
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 21-09-2014 11:10
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@baia: Thanks
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 01-01-2015 17:14
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I know the story is in hibernation, but thanks to everyone for the nominations in the awards
By the way... The key word in the above sentence is 'Hibernation'. The story might not be dead just yet - 2015 will see it's return
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| OZrocker |
Posted on 03-01-2015 01:44
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Good to hear
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