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  • February 10, 2012 at 10:35 am #15051
    veseunr

    The same 16 teams have been invited to Tour of Oman as participated in Tour of Qatar.

    Expect quite a few team changes though; there is the odd hill in Oman and despite 4 sprint stages, there will be the odd hardman stage. Boasson Hagen back in for Sky and punchier climbers like Rodriguez and Gilbert might be more obvious.

    I don’t think the out and out sprinters will stand a chance of the overall so transfers are going to be important.

    Thoughts comrades?

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  • February 10, 2012 at 7:36 pm #664739
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    veseunr

    Just spotted a TdF winner in
    Just spotted a TdF winner in there … although he did win it last week 😕

    …. Andy Schleck.

    Stage 1 and 2 have the same profile on official website … someone cocked up. Stage 2 is actually a bit of a tough finish.

    February 10, 2012 at 6:15 pm #664737
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    Stumps

    Mmmmm, this is going to take
    Mmmmm, this is going to take some deep thinking as there a lot of good riders. Rodriguez is a must in my opinion but after that who knows. 😕

    The first 3 days are flat by the looks of it with day 4 and 5 having the hills to contend with.

    February 10, 2012 at 5:21 pm #664735
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    veseunr

    Invites … same as Qatar;
    Invites … same as Qatar; same teams.

    Some more names competing: Vandevelde, Rasmussen for Garmin. Goss back in for GRE but rubbish in TDU. Joaquin is in for Katusha … love that!

    Nibali, Greipel back, Ten Dam for Rabobank, Fuglsang and Sutton.

    Wow! Excited already. Going for better than my 200th place in Qatar!! Crap for a previous prize winner (at least I was infront of the wife)

    Teams by Tuesday

    February 10, 2012 at 4:26 pm #664733
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    Gkam84

    I think its invite only??
    I think its invite only?? Astana, Euskaltel, Ag2r, Vacansoleil, Movistar, Saxo Bank and Lampre all missing, so some decent riders in those teams

    February 10, 2012 at 4:22 pm #664731
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    Stumps

    Griepel over his illness i
    Griepel over his illness i take it ?

    Whats wrong with Euskatel ? i thought the hot weather would have suited their riders.

    February 10, 2012 at 4:17 pm #664729
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    obutterwick

    This really does take over my
    This really does take over my life. I LOVE IT!!

    February 10, 2012 at 4:00 pm #664727
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    Gkam84

    Sky only have a couple of
    Sky only have a couple of changes, Sutton and Hunt in and Barry will be out, So Rowe, Dowsett or Puccio are the reserves

    Full list here http://www.letour.fr/2012/TOO/RIDERS/us/engages.html

    No EBH, Flecha or Gilbert

    BUT there will be Kittel, Sagan and Millar for your climbing and Cav, Farrar, Galimzyanov and Greipel for your sprints with a few other names i’ll keep to myself 👿

    February 10, 2012 at 3:23 pm #664725
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    allezrider

    Neither is Gilbert – claims
    Neither is Gilbert – claims it’s too warm

    February 10, 2012 at 3:11 pm #664723
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    arsene

    they not racing
    they not racing

    February 10, 2012 at 2:52 pm #664721
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    Stumps

    Doh !
    according to Team Sky
    Doh !

    according to Team Sky website Flecha and EBH not racing ?

    February 10, 2012 at 2:41 pm #664719
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    Stumps

    With the classics on the
    With the classics on the horizon it’s going to be the likes of Gilbert, Flecha and EBH who are going to try out their legs on the climbs but when it comes to hills you never know 😕

    February 10, 2012 at 11:25 am #664717
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    JAndrewHill

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