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Teams & Riders Fausto Masnada - 'King of the Mountains'

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Fausto today was 89nd in the prologue of Germany tour.

His previous result in a similar prologue in June, at the tour le Suisse, was 162nd

Mathematically we can conclude he has improved his level by almost 50% since June. Perhaps this means he will have some great form in the upcoming races
 
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Im stranded in airport. Another Mickey mouse flight delayed many hours .

Fausto next race: Tour Luxembourg. Starting Wednesday

Should be a walk in the park for him. Only rivals of note in the race are Hirschi, Ayuso, Van der Poel, Kragh, Tiberi, Wright, Armirail, Gall, Vendrame, Costa, Ryan, Pithie, Gaudu, Madouas, Molard, Mads P, Skjelmose, Aranburu, Laporte, Lemmen, Kron, Turgis, Kluckers, Brenner, Kulset, Cort and Jungels.

And just tell the pilot you're busy, I'm sure they'll un-delay it then.
 
Jokes aside, it's a pity how much he has regressed. He was a good climber, had an attacking style and a decent résume, highlighted by a Giro stage win + Top10 overall, 3rd at Romandie and 2nd at Lombardia.

Right now he is simple pack fodder, and he is only 30 years old.
Yes. I echo these thoughts. I try to hide my sorrow in humour. He was such an exctiting rider, now I'm looking for top 10 on coppa bernocchi as a big result
 
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