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  • April 26, 2019 at 10:25 am #29582
    Condor Andy

    Setting this comp up now, hopefully opening tomorrow. I’m awaiting decent profiles from PCS, the official ones are pants. Some curious things with the start list as well. Two of the folk down for the Swiss Cycling Team are in the Tour of the Alps for their trade teams, I’ll update these guys later today or tomorrow; and Patrick Muller is racing for Vital Concept at Liege, so he’ll be a late edition.

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  • April 29, 2019 at 3:03 pm #940639
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    Anonymous

    FYI – looks like Pogacar isn

    FYI – looks like Pogacar isn’t starting. 

    Seems an oddly tricky race to predict this year: Giro guys who may not be giving it everything so close to the start, Tour guys who either won’t yet be in shape, or will want to hit out and see where they are.  Hmmm.

    April 29, 2019 at 2:29 pm #940637
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    Anonymous
    Dr Winston wrote:
    Who’s good at 3.8km prologues?….

    Owain Doull?  Geraint Thomas? 😉

    April 28, 2019 at 4:08 pm #940635
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    Condor Andy

    Stage profiles will follow

    Stage profiles will follow when there are decent ones on PCS.

    April 28, 2019 at 9:07 am #940633
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    Condor Andy

    Today, as soon as possible.

    Today, as soon as possible. Need to make one or two updates.

    April 28, 2019 at 9:02 am #940631
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    MinardiM189

    Any update on when the

    Any update on when the competition will be opened?

    April 27, 2019 at 1:30 pm #940629
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    stevemarks
    MinardiM189 wrote:
    Dr Winston wrote:
    Condor Andy wrote:
    It’s just a long sprint essentially. So whoever can put out the most power and sustain it. On the current start list, Bevin, Kung, Dowsett, hell even Viviani might be able to give it a good go! There is a 400m 5.5% climb in the middle, which isn’t much really.

    I bet even the TT boys aren’t sure who to look out for. Some riders do well up to the first check point on the usual distance TT’s…I wish i’d taken some notes.

    The short prologue is a regular feature of Romandie although sometimes they throw a hill into the mix.

    I think there is a small hill in this years prologue but nothing significant.

    Some sprinters seem to be good at prologues whereas others are useless or don’t make an effort.

    I think Kwia has won this prologue twice, some sprinters are very good at the Matthews kittel and Cavendish have all had good results in short prologues although Matthews is a solid TT rider anyway. and I think Kittel used to be too.

    April 26, 2019 at 4:07 pm #940627
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    MinardiM189
    Dr Winston wrote:
    Condor Andy wrote:
    It’s just a long sprint essentially. So whoever can put out the most power and sustain it. On the current start list, Bevin, Kung, Dowsett, hell even Viviani might be able to give it a good go! There is a 400m 5.5% climb in the middle, which isn’t much really.

    I bet even the TT boys aren’t sure who to look out for. Some riders do well up to the first check point on the usual distance TT’s…I wish i’d taken some notes.

    The short prologue is a regular feature of Romandie although sometimes they throw a hill into the mix.

    I think there is a small hill in this years prologue but nothing significant.

    Some sprinters seem to be good at prologues whereas others are useless or don’t make an effort.

    April 26, 2019 at 3:58 pm #940625
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    Dr Winston
    Condor Andy wrote:
    It’s just a long sprint essentially. So whoever can put out the most power and sustain it. On the current start list, Bevin, Kung, Dowsett, hell even Viviani might be able to give it a good go! There is a 400m 5.5% climb in the middle, which isn’t much really.

    I bet even the TT boys aren’t sure who to look out for. Some riders do well up to the first check point on the usual distance TT’s…I wish i’d taken some notes.

    April 26, 2019 at 3:38 pm #940623
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    Condor Andy

    It’s just a long sprint

    It’s just a long sprint essentially. So whoever can put out the most power and sustain it. On the current start list, Bevin, Kung, Dowsett, hell even Viviani might be able to give it a good go! There is a 400m 5.5% climb in the middle, which isn’t much really.

    April 26, 2019 at 2:51 pm #940621
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    Dr Winston

    3.8 km prologue….really…

    3.8 km prologue….really….I walk further than that for my morning paper. 

    Who’s good at 3.8km prologues?….

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