Fabio Melani | Road to Le Tour | End of Season
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Posted on 13-04-2014 04:25
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Japan Cup
Racing in France one day, getting straight on a plane and flying to Japan the next is very tough. I was happy to let the race go by for the first three quarters.
Cadel Evans pretty much resigns the fact that he thinks he is still a top rider by getting in the breakaway today. He is joined by Cieslik and Bernaudeau.
I was ecstatic to see my name on the road, and that was where the attacks started. Chaves started pacing me and we went off in persuit.
That was 25km out, and now, with 17km left we caught the breakaway. Caruso launched a dangerous looking attack.
I put myself at the front and started working to bring him back, as I was seemingly in the best shape out of my companions.
I hadn't forgotten about Quebec, not at all, but again I did too much work and all for nothing. Caruso would win.
And I finished 2nd last in my group, only ahead of my 'leadout' Zoidl.
Chaves beat Lofvkvist in a 2 man sprint, and even almost caught Evans, giving him 10th.
And Virgilijus managed to win the bunch sprint, overtaking all the peloton riders in that picture over the last hundred metres.
My Views
And so the season comes to an end. A decent finish, with 2 Top 10s, but no-one in the Top 5. It's been a great season, with many highs and some lows. Hopefully 2015 will hold something special in store...
Fabio
1 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 5h22'23 | 2 | Georg Preidler | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | 3 | Julien Simon | Team Europcar | s.t. | 4 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | s.t. | 5 | Matteo Rabottini | Vini Fantini | s.t. | 6 | Simon Geschke | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | 7 | Fabio Melani | Colombia | s.t. | 8 | Riccardo Zoidl | Team Gourmetfein - Simplon | s.t. | 9 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | + 1'58 | 10 | Esteban Cháves | Colombia | s.t. |
Spoiler 11 | Thomas Löfkvist | OFM - Quinta da Lixa | s.t. | 12 | Marek Rutkiewicz | CCC Polkowice | s.t. | 13 | Virgilijus Grazhys | Colombia | s.t. | 14 | Eros Capecchi | Movistar Team | s.t. | 15 | Jure Kocjan | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | 16 | Leonardo Duque | Colombia | s.t. | 17 | Mathieu Drujon | BigMat - Auber93 | s.t. | 18 | Rein Taaramae | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | 19 | Warren Barguil | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | 20 | Davide Malacarne | Team Europcar | s.t. | 21 | Francesco Masciarelli | Vini Fantini | s.t. | 22 | Paul Martens | Blanco Pro Cycling | s.t. | 23 | Jonathan Hivert | Sojasun | s.t. | 24 | Tsgabu Grmay | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | 25 | Artem Ovechkin | RusVelo | s.t. | 26 | Jagoba Aurrekoetxea | Colombia | s.t. | 27 | Cyril Gautier | Team Europcar | s.t. | 28 | Ivan Santaromita | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | 29 | Pawel Cieslik | CCC Polkowice | s.t. | 30 | Sergio Pardilla | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | 31 | Paul Voss | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | 32 | Pavel Brutt | Team Nippo | s.t. | 33 | Enrico Battaglin | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | 34 | Mustafa Sayar | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | 35 | Cristiano Monguzzi | Vini Fantini | s.t. | 36 | Sergey Firsanov | RusVelo | s.t. | 37 | Eduardo Sepulveda | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | 38 | Sandy Casar | Sojasun | s.t. | 39 | Igor Anton | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | 40 | Mikhail Ignatiev | RusVelo | s.t. | 41 | Pablo Lastras | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | 42 | Anthony Roux | Team Europcar | s.t. | 43 | François Parisien | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | 44 | Eliot Lietaer | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | 45 | Jan Barta | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | 46 | Franz Helmut Halata | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | 47 | Leopold König | RusVelo | s.t. | 48 | Julian Arredondo | Team Gourmetfein - Simplon | s.t. | 49 | Luka Mezgec | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | 50 | Armindo Fonseca | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | 51 | Marc Goos | Blanco Pro Cycling | s.t. | 52 | Johan Le Bon | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | 53 | Stefan Schumacher | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | 54 | Dominik Nerz | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | 55 | Mauro Finetto | Vini Fantini | s.t. | 56 | Joshua Edmondson | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | 57 | Gaëtan Bille | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | 58 | Bart De Clercq | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | 59 | Stefano Borchi | Vini Fantini | s.t. | 60 | Serge Pauwels | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | 61 | Christophe Le Mével | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | 62 | Vincent Jérôme | Team Europcar | s.t. | 63 | Mathias Frank | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | 64 | Rudy Molard | Team Europcar | s.t. | 65 | Ricardo Mestre | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | 66 | Jack Bauer | OFM - Quinta da Lixa | s.t. | 67 | Juan José Cobo Acebo | Movistar Team | s.t. | 68 | Jérôme Baugnies | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | 69 | Kenneth Vanbilsen | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | 70 | Vyacheslav Kuznetsov | RusVelo | s.t. | 71 | Ignatas Konovalovas | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | 72 | Junya Sano | Vini Fantini | s.t. | 73 | Mitchell Docker | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | 74 | Fabrice Jeandesboz | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | 75 | David De la Fuente | Team Gourmetfein - Simplon | s.t. | 76 | Giovanni Bernaudeau | Team Europcar | s.t. | 77 | Dennis Van Niekerk | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | 78 | Luigi Miletta | Vini Fantini | s.t. | 79 | Garikoitz Bravo | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | 80 | Nikias Arndt | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | 81 | Jacques Janse Van Rensburg | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | 82 | Mateusz Taciak | CCC Polkowice | s.t. | 83 | Michael Rogers | Blanco Pro Cycling | s.t. | 84 | Yannick Mayer | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | 85 | Fabio Sabatini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | 86 | David Le Lay | Sojasun | s.t. | 87 | David De la Cruz | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | 88 | Guillaume Boivin | Team Nippo | s.t. | 89 | Amaël Moinard | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | 90 | Alexis Vuillermoz | BigMat - Auber93 | s.t. | 91 | Thomas Rostollan | BigMat - Auber93 | s.t. | 92 | Thomas Peterson | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | 93 | Alexis Camacho | Colombia | s.t. | 94 | Gennadiy Tatarinov | RusVelo | s.t. | 95 | Jasha Sütterlin | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | 96 | Paul Poux | Sojasun | s.t. | 97 | Robert Vrecer | BigMat - Auber93 | s.t. | 98 | Stijn Neirynck | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | 99 | Christopher Butler | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | 100 | Thomas Bonnin | BigMat - Auber93 | s.t. | 101 | Olivier Kaisen | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | 102 | Laurens Ten Dam | Blanco Pro Cycling | s.t. | 103 | Matthias Friedemann | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | 104 | Anthony Delaplace | Sojasun | s.t. | 105 | Kenny Dehaes | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | 106 | Gregor Gazvoda | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | 107 | Lasse Bøchman | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | 108 | Laurens De Vreese | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | 109 | Davide Rebellin | CCC Polkowice | s.t. | 110 | Morgan Kneisky | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | 111 | Brice Feillu | Sojasun | s.t. | 112 | Marcus Burghardt | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | 113 | Larry Warbasse | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | 114 | Eduard Prades | OFM - Quinta da Lixa | s.t. | 115 | Cameron Wurf | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | 116 | Thierry Hupond | Sojasun | s.t. | 117 | Edward King | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | 118 | Stéphane Rossetto | BigMat - Auber93 | s.t. | 119 | Alessio Camilli | Team Nippo | s.t. | 120 | Lukasz Owsian | CCC Polkowice | s.t. | 121 | Jürgen Van De Walle | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | 122 | Stef Clement | Blanco Pro Cycling | s.t. | 123 | Francisco Mancebo | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | 124 | Markus Eibegger | Team Gourmetfein - Simplon | s.t. | 125 | Jempy Drucker | Team Nippo | s.t. | 126 | Dennis Pohl | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | 127 | Fortunato Baliani | Team Nippo | s.t. | 128 | Maarten Wynants | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | 129 | Stephen Cummings | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | 130 | William Clarke | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | 131 | Juan José Haedo | Team Nippo | s.t. | 132 | Craig Lewis | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | 133 | Delio Fernández Cruz | OFM - Quinta da Lixa | s.t. | 134 | Cristiano Salerno | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | 135 | Dirk Bellemakers | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | 136 | Gustavo César Veloso | OFM - Quinta da Lixa | s.t. | 137 | Constantino Zaballa | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | 138 | Juan Fernández | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | 139 | Daniel Paulus | Team Gourmetfein - Simplon | s.t. | 140 | Juan Manuel Gárate | Movistar Team | s.t. | 141 | Guillaume Faucon | BigMat - Auber93 | s.t. | 142 | Frederik Wilmann | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | 143 | Pierre-Luc Perichon | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | 144 | Frederik Willems | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | 145 | Julien Fouchard | Team Europcar | s.t. | 146 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | 147 | Winner Anacona | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | 148 | Javier Etxarri | Movistar Team | s.t. | 149 | Ioannis Tamouridis | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 6'30 | 150 | Ryan Anderson | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | 151 | Sylwester Janiszewski | CCC Polkowice | s.t. | 152 | Mark Renshaw | Blanco Pro Cycling | s.t. | 153 | Jack Bobridge | Blanco Pro Cycling | s.t. | 154 | Alan Marangoni | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | 155 | Thomas Sprengers | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | 156 | Victor Manakov | RusVelo | s.t. | 157 | Ian Bibby | OFM - Quinta da Lixa | s.t. | 158 | José Alberto Benítez | Movistar Team | s.t. | 159 | Brian Vandborg | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | 160 | Kevin Lalouette | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | 161 | Luis Laverde | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | 162 | Pengda Jiao | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | 163 | Maxime Méderel | Sojasun | s.t. | 164 | Robert Wagner | Blanco Pro Cycling | s.t. | 165 | Jean-Luc Delpech | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | 166 | Renaud Cordonnier | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | 167 | Pawel Charucki | CCC Polkowice | s.t. | 168 | Egoi Martínez | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | 169 | Luis Ros | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | 170 | Ryota Nishizono | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | 171 | Jean-François Redon | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | 172 | Ramon Carretero | Vini Fantini | s.t. | 173 | Felix Großschartner | Team Gourmetfein - Simplon | s.t. | 174 | Vladimir Karpets | Movistar Team | s.t. | 175 | Álex Olvera | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | 176 | Marcin Sapa | CCC Polkowice | s.t. | 177 | Mario Costa | OFM - Quinta da Lixa | s.t. | 178 | Anuar Manan | Team Gourmetfein - Simplon | + 7'52 | 179 | Chun Kai Feng | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | 180 | Dennis Paulus | Team Gourmetfein - Simplon | s.t. | 181 | Ian Wilkinson | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | 182 | Alexander Serov | Thüringer Energie Team | + 9'47 | 183 | Benjamin Dietrich | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | 184 | Rasmus Christian Quaade | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | 185 | Abel Suarez | Movistar Team | + 11'39 | 186 | Leonardo Pinizzotto | Team Nippo | s.t. | 187 | Evgeniy Kovalev | RusVelo | s.t. | 188 | Takashi Miyazawa | BigMat - Auber93 | + 13'17 | 189 | Alessandro Kaufmann | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | 190 | Moritz Schaffner | Thüringer Energie Team | + 14'21 | 191 | Kenichi Sakakibara | Team Nippo | s.t. | 192 | Guilherme Lourenço | OFM - Quinta da Lixa | + 17'15 | 193 | Wim De Wilde | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | 194 | Henrik Westerbeek | Thüringer Energie Team | + 19'26 |
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kadtagenero |
Posted on 13-04-2014 05:45
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Great poster for Japan Cup....
First time i see it... Onoda kun!!
Yowamushi Pedal its a great show...
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Cycleman123 |
Posted on 13-04-2014 05:57
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I used it last season
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sutty68 |
Posted on 13-04-2014 14:26
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A nice ride from Fabio in Japan
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baia |
Posted on 13-04-2014 21:15
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Not bad result to finish the season.. and now?
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the_hoyle |
Posted on 13-04-2014 23:50
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Nice end to the season. Some good results for the team! Betancur in Rainbow will be nice to see
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Cycleman123 |
Posted on 14-04-2014 07:09
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Sutty: Thanks
Baia: Now the offseason
Hoyle: Thanks mate
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Cycleman123 |
Posted on 14-04-2014 09:22
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Promotions
Cofidis
Vini Fantini
Gourmetfein
Utensilnord
Relegations
Colombia
AG2R
Bretagne
Champion System
Sporza --> Plakosmith
Vacansoleil --> Randstad
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The Hobbit |
Posted on 14-04-2014 09:26
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Very disappointing to be relegated, hopefully you can go straight back up.
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Ian Butler |
Posted on 14-04-2014 09:37
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Sad to see the team drop out
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sutty68 |
Posted on 14-04-2014 09:39
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Sad to see the team relegated , but lets hope that they can bounce straight back next season
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kadtagenero |
Posted on 14-04-2014 16:39
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Well, relegation isnt great, but if you enjoy small races as I do... you'll have a nice season...
WT races will be harder to participate but... some other interesting races could fit in your calendar... Its a shame in your db there's not vuelta a colombia, should be interesting see Fabio in a 100% mountain stage race... (something like the osterreich rundfahrt)
Good luck next season!
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the_hoyle |
Posted on 15-04-2014 18:11
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Sad to see the team relegated, but I am sure you will be back bigger and stronger!
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Cycleman123 |
Posted on 19-04-2014 11:44
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All: Unfortunately the team couldn't get enough points in the Vuelta, but with our new signings we should be able to promote comfortably as the best PCT team.
Notice: As some of you may know PCM is not allowing me access to it. Luckily I have everything I need for the off-season, but the start of the season might be delayed for a bit. Also, just a question, if I get a new Player Key I can still continue my career right? Also if not, Selwink has the file because he had to edit it a bit for me so all is well.
Finally, sorry for not posting for a bit. I've been extremely sick and I've had my birthday as well on the 17th. Will do my best to make the off-season run smoothly.
Finally (again), I think this is the best time to say - I have exams in 4 weeks, so in 2 weeks I'll probably stop posting for a while. Then in late June and early July there will most likely be another break (3 weeks). This story will not die, no matter what though Also, I may convert the db to PCM 14 if possible when I can.
Thanks for reading my life story
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Ian Butler |
Posted on 19-04-2014 11:45
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That's okay, as long as the story comes back, I'm good
Fabio will rule the PCT league!
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sutty68 |
Posted on 19-04-2014 13:31
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Hope your feeling better after your sickness
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baia |
Posted on 19-04-2014 14:03
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Isn´t great to be relegated but sometimes might be the best, sure the team will be back to the top soon..
Happy Birthday!
Good luck for your exams.
Wish you fast recover.
We are here, so come back when ready..
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Cycleman123 |
Posted on 20-04-2014 01:15
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Ian: Thanks mate
Sutty: Thank you
Baia: Thanks for the birthday wishes and everything else
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baseballlover312 |
Posted on 20-04-2014 02:22
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Yeah your documents folder shouldn't change and that's where saves are stored so it's all good.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy
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Cycleman123 |
Posted on 20-04-2014 11:29
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To keep fit during the off-season, I've decided to try something new. This should also help improve my sprinting, and I'm very excited to try it. If you haven't guessed yet, it's Track Cycling!
Unfortunately Argentina doesn't have a National Team, so I'll be riding in Neutral Colours. My first race is in Bogota, where the Team HQ is as well. I'm not sure if I'll like Track, so I'm going in a Scratch Race to test my skills. If I like it, I'll continue and do a bit more; if I don't, I'll go on holiday.
Just before I leave you, let me present the startlist for the Bogota Scratch Championships.
G. Bauge
C. Bergemann
M. Bourgain
M. Crampton
M. D'Almeida
K. De Ketele
D. Henriette
C. Lyte
J. Madsen
F. Masotti
F. Melani
S. Nimke
L. Roberts
F. Sanchez
A. Serov
R. Ratajczyk
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