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    Teams & Riders Brandon McNulty is the Next Great American Hope Thread

    Little doubting his talent but the pivotal questions are which team(s) will offer him a deal and whether said contract proves to be a boon to his development or a major dead end.
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    Esteban Chaves Discussion Thread

    Re: Agree that the Vuelta looks likely to be his priority race for the year; albeit he would be riding as B option to SY who will, barring illness/injury, be looking to defend his title. As for the Giro, he's a maybe but it will be with the understanding that he will riding in support of SY...
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    Teams & Riders Brothers in (crank) arms - Yates Discussion Thread

    Re: Re: Am aware of his record and I think LBL has some distinct possibilities. FW - maybe. My point is that he needs to get rid of the "loafing at the back and expect my team to come fetch me" mentality and be fully switched on. As for MS plans, with Albasini now past being a factor I see...
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    Teams & Riders Brothers in (crank) arms - Yates Discussion Thread

    Re: Whilst I can see what you're getting at and there is the potential for those races, in order to be successful he will need to ditch his "oi wanna roide at the backa da pack" mentality and stay attentive rather than rely on his team mates to position him.
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    [Green Edge] Shayne Bannan, Gerry Ryan and an Aussie Pro Team for 2012?

    Re: Re: I very much agree. Haig has shown impressive maturity and race smarts so far this year. When he has finally been gapped, rather than trying to bust his boiler and going "deep into the red" he's been sticking to the tempo that he can handle and has been able to limit his losses very...
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    [Green Edge] Shayne Bannan, Gerry Ryan and an Aussie Pro Team for 2012?

    Re: Re: Its partly down to how the team has evolved and that has been in the direction of GT GC and they happen to have brought on the likes of both Yates and Chaves and all three of them have shown considerable loyalty to the team and have brought in a GT win, GT podiums and a monument. We...
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    Teams & Riders Brothers in (crank) arms - Yates Discussion Thread

    Re: Re: Can agree with quite a deal of what you are saying but I steer well away from your "prophet of doom" pronouncements over recruitment. I will agree that the Vuelta line-up didi not read particularly strong on paper but it DID include 2 riders in Haig (most of the race) and AY (later...
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    [Green Edge] Shayne Bannan, Gerry Ryan and an Aussie Pro Team for 2012?

    Re: Finding his work environment agreeable and his team colleagues amicable company are certainly plus points but Kreuziger is a rider of sufficient stature that he was NOT signed merely to ride as a key domestique in GTs and certain stage races but also to have his own opportunities to ride...
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    [Green Edge] Shayne Bannan, Gerry Ryan and an Aussie Pro Team for 2012?

    Re: I will agree that Kreuziger with AY looks to be a likely combination as I suspect Chaves will have a strong view on who he has riding with him at Giro and most likely Vuelta. SY will most likely ride one GT with Chaves but Haig may get the nod for the other as B option. Nieve and where/who...
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    Hot racing coming up in Australia

    Re: Ewan can surf wheels in races of this level where there aren't the full trains and full on argy bargy. However, in order to be able to surf wheels in the big league when there is far greater physical risk involved, he will need to grow or acquire significantly larger gonads than he has...
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    Hot racing coming up in Australia

    Re: Re: Kudos for him being able to hold on and for winning this stage but hardly a ringing statement that he is somehow evolving into anything more. The stage was, for the most part, raced negatively which played into his (and MS's hands). If the hills aren't raced particularly hard then he...
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    Hot racing coming up in Australia

    Re: Given that it has been an existing WT race for some years, rather than a new addition; it would remain as such (as was the case for 2017 - the first year with the "mass influx" of new races) unless there has been a very recent rules change by UCI with regards to minimum number of WT teams.
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    [Green Edge] Shayne Bannan, Gerry Ryan and an Aussie Pro Team for 2012?

    Re: Way too early to be thinking GT line-ups. Puzzling that MS would be showing their cards this early unless there is an element of bluff involved ...... but my estimation of M.White's intelligence considers that somewhat beyond his capabilities given the grand military balls-up he oversaw...
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    [Green Edge] Shayne Bannan, Gerry Ryan and an Aussie Pro Team for 2012?

    Re: Re: His most realistic chance of ANY high placing (let alone a win) will be via a crash taking down or delaying a significant quotient of the other sprinters and their trains ...... and he having the sheer luck to avoid it. The realities of TDF sprints are that you will see at least 1-2...
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    [Green Edge] Shayne Bannan, Gerry Ryan and an Aussie Pro Team for 2012?

    Re: Re: Yes, barring illness or injury, Porte is a prohibitive favourite to win TDU but a high GC finish still means a very nice swag of points. All the more reason to fatten him up for market with a nice swag of WT points from soft early season wins before "parking him" when the serious...
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