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« Reply #480 on: June 19, 2013, 09:39:16 AM » |
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Brett Lancaster Cameron Meyer Daryl Impey Matt Goss Michael Albasini Simon Clarke Simon Gerrans Stuart O’Grady Svein Tuft
A team looking to nick a stage win. Goss for sprints. Gerrans in the medium mountains. Albasini in breakaway opportunities. Simon Clarke could find himself well up in the KOM if he can get in the breakaways in the mountains.
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« Reply #481 on: June 19, 2013, 11:56:09 AM » |
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RadioShack:
A.Schleck, Bakelants, Didier, Gallopin, Irizar, Klöden, Monfort, Voigt, Zubeldia.
Andy Schleck named as leader. Slow improvement over the season, but still far from a level to place in the top 20.
Zubeldia, generally a consistent GT rider & more likely to place top 10.
At 41 & probably his last Tour, Jens Voigt can be relied upon for a banzai breakaway. Hope he can nick a stage, incredible rider.
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« Reply #482 on: June 19, 2013, 02:19:20 PM » |
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Saxo-Tinkoff confirmed:
Contador Hernandez Paulinho Noval Rogers Roche Tosatto Bennati Kreuziger
Strong team to support Contador, with his regular trusted lieutenants in Hernandez & Paulinho. Bolstered with 2013 super strong signings in Rogers, Roche & Kreuziger. Looks like a team to break & disrupt the Sky train in the mountains. Interesting!
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« Reply #483 on: June 19, 2013, 10:28:30 PM » |
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Saxo-Tinkoff confirmed:
Contador Hernandez Paulinho Noval Rogers Roche Tosatto Bennati Kreuziger
Strong team to support Contador, with his regular trusted lieutenants in Hernandez & Paulinho. Bolstered with 2013 super strong signings in Rogers, Roche & Kreuziger. Looks like a team to break & disrupt the Sky train in the mountains. Interesting!
Hellova strong team there. Might actually do Sky a favour if they compete to lead the peleton train. I haven't taken a look yet to see how technical the sprint finishes are, but I forsee a few crashes on the sprint finishes this year. So many top sprinters around they gonna get in each others way. Loved Froomie's view on Wiggo
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« Reply #484 on: June 19, 2013, 10:56:05 PM » |
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« Reply #485 on: June 20, 2013, 10:00:59 AM » |
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Vacansoleil team:
Boeckmans Flecha De Gendt Hoogerland Lagutin Poels B. van Poppel D. van Poppel Westra
Lieuwe Westra, lead rider. Thomas de Gendt for the mountains. Danny van Poppel at 19 will be the youngest rider in the peloton.
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« Reply #486 on: June 20, 2013, 11:58:37 AM » |
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Loved Froomie's view on Wiggo With Froome looking to extend his contract at Sky, Wiggins looks to be isolated within the team. Where to next for him?
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« Reply #487 on: June 20, 2013, 02:01:12 PM » |
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Team Sky announced:
Froome Porte Boasson Hagen Kennaugh Kiryenka López Siutsou Stannard Thomas
No surprises. Debuts for Stannard & Kennaugh, good to see the Brits in there.
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« Reply #488 on: June 20, 2013, 02:20:58 PM » |
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Lotto Belisol:
Van Den Broeck De Clerq Willems Bak Greipel Roelandts Henderson Sieberg Hansen
Van Den Broeck, leader. Fourth overall in the past couple of years, will perhaps find it difficult to make top 10 this.
Griepel has the best leadout train & should be able to nick at least one sprint stage if Cav falters.
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« Reply #491 on: June 22, 2013, 12:10:30 AM » |
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Katusha confirm their squad.
Rodríguez Moreno Losada Trofimov Vorganov Brutt Kristoff Smukulis Kuschynski
Rodriguez confirmed as number one rider. He'll need to be at his very best to even podium. Strong climbing support from Losada, Trofimov & Moreno. Kristoff for the sprinters stages, he's in good shape & could nick a win from Sagan.
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« Reply #492 on: June 22, 2013, 12:15:38 AM » |
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« Reply #493 on: June 23, 2013, 10:50:37 AM » |
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BMC for the Tour:
Evans Van Garderen Bookwalter Burghardt Gilbert Moinard Morabito Quinziato Schär
Evans starting his ninth Tour. Strong squad with six riders who helped Evans win in 2011.
Van Garderen will be in support of Evans, & looking for a high overall placing. Favourite for the white jersey.
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« Reply #494 on: June 23, 2013, 04:26:06 PM » |
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Astana:
Fuglsang Brajkovic Bazayev Gasparotto Gavazzi Kessiakoff Kashechkin Lutsenko Muravyev
Fuglsang confirmed as leader.
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