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  • February 24, 2019 at 7:21 pm #29392
    MinardiM189

    I noticed that these races are now included in the ‘Coming Up’ list.

    Last year all the races included in the competition were World Tour events, and Kurne-Bruxelles-Kurne was not included.

    KBK is currently on this years list despite not being a WT event. Is this correct ?

    Will Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne be included? This is WT in 2019

    Thanks

     

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  • May 9, 2019 at 9:41 am #936551
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    MinardiM189
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    Kittel ssurvived the echelons got back in the main group and then GOT DROPPED ON THE FLAT !!!

    Looks like he decided to take early retirement, probably has enough money in the bank to have a decent lifestyle and do a bit of modelling.

    Do I get extra points for predicting this? smiley

    April 30, 2019 at 4:47 pm #936549
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    Dr Winston
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    Dr Winston wrote:
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    Dr Winston wrote:
    Ended up taking a very risky Matthews. Has he managed to keep in so far or has he been dropped?…

    He was dropped on the final climb.

    Aye…nearly made it. He would have had the chance to watch Fuglsang ride off into the distance with the rest of the riders.

    Apparently Matthews crashed on the final descent and took down GVA in the process.

    That’s a shame. He’s been very impressive in the classics despite his lack of pts. Of all the quick men he’s the one that seems to have built the stamina to match.

    April 30, 2019 at 4:32 pm #936547
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    MinardiM189
    Dr Winston wrote:
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    Dr Winston wrote:
    Ended up taking a very risky Matthews. Has he managed to keep in so far or has he been dropped?…

    He was dropped on the final climb.

    Aye…nearly made it. He would have had the chance to watch Fuglsang ride off into the distance with the rest of the riders.

    Apparently Matthews crashed on the final descent and took down GVA in the process.

    April 29, 2019 at 8:49 pm #936545
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    Dr Winston
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    Dr Winston wrote:
    Ended up taking a very risky Matthews. Has he managed to keep in so far or has he been dropped?…

    He was dropped on the final climb.

    Aye…nearly made it. He would have had the chance to watch Fuglsang ride off into the distance with the rest of the riders.

    April 28, 2019 at 3:14 pm #936543
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    MinardiM189
    Dr Winston wrote:
    Ended up taking a very risky Matthews. Has he managed to keep in so far or has he been dropped?…

    He was dropped on the final climb.

    April 28, 2019 at 3:13 pm #936541
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    MinardiM189

    Gecko-cyclist wrote:

    Gecko-cyclist wrote:
    Same team for me bar Nibali instead of Bardet. Not sure how he’ll be after the transfer but he looked lively. I wondered if I’d have enough transfers left mid way but 3 left for me too.

    Nibali >>> Bardet

    I suspected that Formolo would be the main man for Bora but went with the safe bets. I should have left Kwiatowski out.

    April 28, 2019 at 2:19 pm #936539
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    Dr Winston

    Ended up taking a very risky

    Ended up taking a very risky Matthews. Has he managed to keep in so far or has he been dropped?…

    April 28, 2019 at 11:46 am #936537
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    Gecko-cyclist

    MinardiM189 wrote:

    MinardiM189 wrote:

    My team for LBL –

    ALAPHILIPPE
    SCHACHMANN
    YATES A.
    KWIATOWSKI
    FUGLSANG
    BARDET
    LAMBRECHT
    CLARKE S.

    I expect lots of people have similar line-ups.

    Does anyone want to buy some spare transfers? I have 5 left, which may explain why I had such a poor Spring Classics.

    Same team for me bar Nibali instead of Bardet. Not sure how he’ll be after the transfer but he looked lively.

    I wondered if I’d have enough transfers left mid way but 3 left for me too.

    April 28, 2019 at 9:06 am #936535
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    Condor Andy

    I have:

    I have:

    ALAPHILIPPE
    KWIATKOWSKI
    BARDET
    NIBALI
    S CLARKE
    LAMBRECHT
    ULISSI
    SCHACHMANN

    April 28, 2019 at 9:01 am #936533
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    MinardiM189

    My team for LBL –

    My team for LBL –

    ALAPHILIPPE
    SCHACHMANN
    YATES A.
    KWIATOWSKI
    FUGLSANG
    BARDET
    LAMBRECHT
    CLARKE S.

    I expect lots of people have similar line-ups.

    Does anyone want to buy some spare transfers? I have 5 left, which may explain why I had such a poor Spring Classics.

    April 25, 2019 at 2:40 pm #936531
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    Condor Andy wrote:
    Dr Winston wrote:
    How much has it changed Andy?…

    Old finish was in Ans after the uphill drag on Rue Walthere Jamar. Now the finish is in Liege itself, after a 4km flat section and around a 4-5km descent before that. The last climb is brutal, Cote de la Roche Aux-Facons, 1.4km @ 10% with a little rise afterwards. Anyone wishing to avoid a sprint will make a move here or on the previous climb. The Cote de la Redoute is about 40km from the line.

    So basically the same as a lot of these classics. It may look like a sprint but who will be left to actually sprint…not many.

    April 25, 2019 at 2:10 pm #936529
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    Condor Andy
    Dr Winston wrote:
    How much has it changed Andy?…

    Old finish was in Ans after the uphill drag on Rue Walthere Jamar. Now the finish is in Liege itself, after a 4km flat section and around a 4-5km descent before that. The last climb is brutal, Cote de la Roche Aux-Facons, 1.4km @ 10% with a little rise afterwards. Anyone wishing to avoid a sprint will make a move here or on the previous climb. The Cote de la Redoute is about 40km from the line.

    April 25, 2019 at 1:55 pm #936527
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    Condor Andy wrote:
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    The only scoring Sagan will be doing is in a Liege brothel.

    Yep! Read that news this morning. It’s a shame, I thought Liege was one of his main goals this year with the new flat finish.

    How much has it changed Andy?…

    April 25, 2019 at 12:47 pm #936525
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    Condor Andy
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    The only scoring Sagan will be doing is in a Liege brothel.

    Yep! Read that news this morning. It’s a shame, I thought Liege was one of his main goals this year with the new flat finish.

    April 25, 2019 at 10:12 am #936523
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    MinardiM189
    Condor Andy wrote:
    Matthews was one of my nagging doubts. His 6th last year was a surprise, but I was interested to see if he’d do it again. I plumped for no, and I’ve been proved wrong again. I also wrote off Lambrecht and Vanendert, had no idea Martin was ill which gave Ulissi the lead, and Mollema looks to be in good form.

    Moving onto Sunday, the finish is back in Liege. It’s a flat finish and guys like Sagan and Matthews might want it. Also, the weather looks a little inclement.

    The only scoring Sagan will be doing is in a Liege brothel.

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