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  • February 20, 2012 at 7:06 am #15152
    nickobec

    So it is two weeks away, but you can do some preliminary research seeing no Omloop Het Volk/Nieuwsblad & Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne (campaigning for them to included in 2013 season).

    Offical website with parcours: http://www.letour.fr/2012/PNC/COURSE/us/le_parcours.html

    Partial starting list:http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjI4OTk=

    Stage 1 9km ITT (prologue) includes cat 3 1.1km @ 6.6 climb after 500m

    Stage 2 flat sprinters stage.

    Stage 3 Finishes on a Cat 3 climb 5.2km @ 2.9%

    Stage 4 lumpy day 2 Cat 2 & 3 Cat 3 last 500m @ 8% 2 km before line, last km is at 4%

    Stage 5 even lumpier 3 cat 1, cat 2 & 2 * cat 3, finish is cat 1 3km @ 10%

    Stage 6 less lumpy cat 2, 5 * cat 3, last 20km before finish

    Stage 7 lumpy cat 1, 2 * cat 2, cat 3, 20km downhill after cat 1, the 20km flat

    Stage 8 ITT Col d’Èze 9.6km @ 4.7%

    Start with solid ITT riders, then roulers and escape artists and finish with good ITTs

    Likely starters

    AG2R LA MONDIALE

    PERAUD Jean Christophe France
    ROCHE Nicholas Ireland

    ASTANA PRO TEAM

    BRAJKOVIC Janez Slovenia
    SEELDRAYERS Kevin Belgium

    BMC RACING TEAM

    HUSHOVD Thor Norway
    MOINARD Amaël France
    PHINNEY Taylor United States
    VAN GARDEREN Tejay United States

    COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE

    DI GREGORIO Rémy France
    DUMOULIN Samuel France
    MONCOUTIE David France
    TAARAMAE Rein Estonia

    EQUIPE CYCLISTE FDJ-BIGMAT

    FEDRIGO Pierrick France
    JEANNESSON Arnold France
    ROY Jérémy France

    EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI

    ANTON HERNANDEZ Igor Spain
    ASTARLOZA CHAURREAU Mikel Spain
    SICARD Romain France

    GARMIN – BARRACUDA

    FERNANDEZ DE LARREA Koldo Spain
    HAUSSLER Heinrich Australia
    LE MEVEL Christophe France
    MILLAR David United Kingdom
    RASMUSSEN Alex Denmark

    GREENEDGE CYCLING TEAM

    DAVIS Allan Australia
    GERRANS Simon Australia

    KATUSHA TEAM

    GALIMZYANOV Denis Russia
    MENCHOV Denis Russia

    LAMPRE – ISD

    BOLE Grega Slovenia
    CUNEGO Damiano Italy
    ULISSI Diego Italy

    LIQUIGAS - CANNONDALE

    BASSO Ivan Italy
    SZMYD Sylvester Poland
    VIVIANI Elia Italy

    LOTTO – BELISOL TEAM

    BAK Lars Ytting Denmark
    HENDERSON Gregory New Zealand

    MOVISTAR TEAM

    ARROYO DURAN David Spain
    CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS Jonathan Spain
    ROJAS GIL Jose Joaquin Spain
    VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro Spain

    OMEGA PHARMA – QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM

    BOONEN Tom Belgium
    CHAVANEL Sylvain France
    LEIPHEIMER Levi United States
    MARTIN Tony Germany
    PROJECT 1T4I

    DEGENKOLB John Germany
    KITTEL Marcel Germany

    RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM

    MOLLEMA Bauke Netherlands
    RENSHAW Mark Australia
    SANCHEZ GIL Luis Leon Spain

    RADIOSHACK – NISSAN

    DIDIER Laurent Luxembourg
    HORNER Christopher United States
    IRIZAR ARANBURU Markel Spain
    KLÖDEN Andreas Germany
    MONFORT Maxime Belgium
    SCHLECK Andy Luxembourg
    SCHLECK Frank Luxembourg

    SAUR – SOJASUN

    COPPEL Jerome France
    FEILLU Brice France
    GALLAND Jérémie France
    HIVERT Jonathan France

    SKY PROCYCLING

    FROOME Christopher United Kingdom
    PORTE Richie Australia
    THOMAS Geraint United Kingdom
    WIGGINS Bradley United Kingdom

    TEAM EUROPCAR

    GAUDIN Damien France
    ROLLAND Pierre France
    VOECKLER Thomas France

    TEAM SAXO BANK

    AAEN JORGENSEN Jonas Denmark
    KROON Karsten Netherlands
    MORKOV Michael Denmark
    NAVARRO GARCIA Daniel Spain
    NUYENS Nick Belgium
    TOSATTO Matteo Italy

    VACANSOLEIL – DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM

    DE GENDT Thomas Belgium
    FEILLU Romain France
    LEUKEMANS Björn Belgium
    LIGTHART Pim Netherlands
    MORTENSEN Martin Denmark

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  • February 23, 2012 at 8:50 pm #666551
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    Gkam84

    JAndrewHill wrote:How is this

    JAndrewHill wrote:
    How is this for a tactic. If you think Tony Martin is going to win the ITT, don’t pick him. Instead pick 2 cheap DS from his team OPQ, and pick the stars who you think will come 2nd and third.
    😕 😕 😕

    Good tactics ???

    It works if you think you can do that, BUT why not have Martin, plus a DS from his team AND the 2nd and 3rd guys?? 😉

    February 23, 2012 at 8:38 pm #666549
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    JAndrewHill

    How is this for a tactic. If
    How is this for a tactic. If you think Tony Martin is going to win the ITT, don’t pick him. Instead pick 2 cheap DS from his team OPQ, and pick the stars who you think will come 2nd and third.
    😕 😕 😕

    Good tactics ???

    February 23, 2012 at 5:53 pm #666547
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    drheaton

    Yeah, one of those
    Yeah, one of those 🙂

    February 23, 2012 at 3:52 pm #666545
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    Gkam84

    drheaton wrote:
    and a member

    drheaton wrote:

    and a member of a certain Baltic state who I’m not giving away just yet!

    Estonia – Taaramae/Kangert
    Latvia – Saramontins/Smukulis
    Lithuania – Navardauskas/Konovalovas

    February 23, 2012 at 3:46 pm #666543
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    drheaton

    So far I’ve got:
    An
    So far I’ve got:

    An Italian,
    A Spaniard,
    A Brit
    A German
    A Yank
    A Kiwi,
    An Aussie
    A Dane
    and a member of a certain Baltic state who I’m not giving away just yet!

    February 23, 2012 at 3:04 pm #666541
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    Gkam84

    2 x Belgian – Boonen and De

    2 x Belgian – Boonen and De Clercq or Wynants
    2 x french – Di Gregorio and Jerome/Bonnet/Casar
    1 x Aussie – Porte
    1 x Maori – Henderson
    1 x German – Martin
    1 x Dane – Morkov/Jorgensen/Klostergaard/Lund (safe to say he’s from Saxo and is a DS)
    1 x Slovak – Brajkovic

    I Must have at least 4 right with a suspicion of 7 👿

    February 23, 2012 at 2:40 pm #666539
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    Stumps

    Ok how about
    2 x Belgian
    Ok how about

    2 x Belgian (being picky ?)
    2 x french
    1 x Aussie
    1 x Maori
    1 x German
    1 x Dane
    1 x Slovak

    Any Guesses ?

    February 23, 2012 at 9:30 am #666537
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    ray silvester

    All change after provisional
    All change after provisional declarations:
    Martin,Wiggins,LuLuSanchez,DeGendt,Porte,Phinney,Astarloza,Moreno,A.N.Other

    February 22, 2012 at 9:29 pm #666535
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    Gkam84

    Not bad, no American though
    Not bad, no American though 😉

    February 22, 2012 at 9:06 pm #666533
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    TERatcliffe26

    unsure on your team and
    unsure on your team and nationalities

    I wanna say 1 is german, then brit, then aussie, 4 french, a Spaniard? and i really arnt sure american?

    unsure how to describe my team so will just give nationalities

    2 french, 1 german, 1 spaniard, 1 estonian, 1 italian, 2 aussies and 1 belgium

    February 22, 2012 at 8:14 pm #666531
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    Gkam84

    Ok, provisional team picked
    1
    Ok, provisional team picked

    1 Rider from a place near a gate where their twin nuns eat on “Anchor” 👿
    1 Brit
    1 Shrimp on a barbie
    4 Legs of Frogs
    1 Who lays in the sun
    1 Little holy drummer boy

    You can get 6/9 nationalities, but i bet you dont get 2 of my 9 guys, specifically the first and last clues :B

    February 22, 2012 at 10:30 am #666529
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    JAndrewHill

    Mikeh789 wrote:Provisional
    [quote=Mikeh789]Provisional start list;

    http://www.letour.fr/2012/PNC/RIDERS/us/engages.html%5B/quote%5D

    I suspect Steve Cummings might not turn out for BMC, unless there is a magician who can fix a broken pelvis.

    February 22, 2012 at 10:30 am #666527
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    JAndrewHill

    Mikeh789 wrote:Provisional
    [quote=Mikeh789]Provisional start list;

    http://www.letour.fr/2012/PNC/RIDERS/us/engages.html%5B/quote%5D

    I suspect Steve Cummings might not turn out for BMC, unless there is a magician who can fix a broken pelvis.

    February 22, 2012 at 8:38 am #666525
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    makiavelli

    aside from Tony Martin and
    aside from Tony Martin and Thomas Voeckler, I will leave my star rider slots blank til the last minute.

    But i’m fairly set on my domestiques
    Michel Kreder 3.2
    Ramunas Navardauskas 6.9
    Remy DiGregorio 5.8
    Pierrick Fedrigo 5.7
    Stef Clement?

    February 22, 2012 at 7:45 am #666523
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    archieboy

    Quote: there’s every chance

    there’s every chance of it being won or lost on the Col d’Èze if you ask me

    Fact..

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