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| andy222c |
Posted on 07-11-2011 18:56
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As you said Cunego still showed he was one of the strongest  I'm looking forward to see him in the ardennes 
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 07-11-2011 19:16
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Cunego looked very strong, so he should be ready to challenge Gilbert during the Ardennes. =)
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 07-11-2011 19:19
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Didn't quite achieve the win, but Cunego still had top 10 finish 
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| Tuco the Ugly |
Posted on 07-11-2011 20:51
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No more Leakygas 
Still, Unicredit is a good sponsor. Cunego looks to be rounding into form quite nicely.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 07-11-2011 23:27
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Tuco the Ugly wrote:
No more Leakygas
Still, Unicredit is a good sponsor. Cunego looks to be rounding into form quite nicely.
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 08-11-2011 09:49
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Thanks again for your comments. Indeed, it looks like Cunego can handle the intense training schedule pretty well.
@ Tuco: I asked whether or not you want to keep Liquigas and the vast majority wasn't particularly keen on that But I agree with you, Unicredit is nice.
So, here's the last detailed conti report, then comes AGR.
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Posted on 08-11-2011 09:49
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 April 13, 2012 – De Brabantse Pijl
The Brabantse Pijl is the last in a row of six Flamish one day races from late February to mid April. It's usually frequented by lots of strong puncheurs who use it as a preparation for the Ardennes, but punchy sprinters like Oscar Freire, who won the race three times in a row from '05-'07, have good chances here as well.
The course from Zaventem to the Alsemberg features 195 kilometers of almost infinite up and down. Especially in the second half of the race is full of very small, steep hills. The riders will need to be very attentive not to miss the decisive split or attack.
| 1 | Preben Van Hecke | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | | 2 |  Yann Huguet | Skil - Shimano | | 3 |  Reto Hollenstein | Team Vorarlberg | | 4 | Pieter Vanspeybroeck | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | | 5 | Kenny de Ketele | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator |
Complete Startlist
Spoiler Rabobank CT
1. P.Ligthart
2. J.Adams
3. D.Beckeringh
4. J.Bol
5. T.Dumoulin
6. B.Markus
7. O.Riesebeek
8. R.Sinkeldam
Liquigas
11. P.Sagan
12. M.Bodnar
13. M.Busche
14. D.Cunego
15. P.Longo Borghini
16. A.Marangoni
17. M.Marcato
18. J.Sagan
Cofidis
21. J.Roelandts
22. K.Ista
23. K.Kriit
24. J.Kuyckx
25. D.Monier
26. N.Sijmens
27. N.Vogondy
28. R.Zingle
Skil
31. K.Van Hummel
32. B.De Backer
33. S.Devolder
34. A.Geniez
35. Y.Huguet
36. M.Kreder
37. J.Van Emden
38. R.Van Zandbeek
An Post
41. K.Goddaert
42. G.Bagdonas
43. B.De Schrooder
44. M.Debusschere
45. A.Fenn
46. P.Ghyllebert
47. P.Lavery
48. K.Terweduwe
Sky
51. D.Appollonio
52. S.Cummings
53. A.Dowsett
54. J.Hunt
55. S.Pauwels
56. C.Sutton
57. N.Traylor
58. N.Walker
CCC Polsat
61. T.Smolen
62. M.Komar
63. T.Marczynski
64. J.Morajko
65. R.Radosz
66. M.Taciak
67. A.Wadecki
68. M.Witecki
Donckers Koffie
71. E.Rossi
72. N.Cocquyt
73. H.Duyn
74. A.Moletta
75. S.Schets
76. H.Van den Bossche
77. R.Van der Velde
78. M.Vanderaerden
BMC
81. A.Kristoff
82. E.Franzoï
83. M.Kohler
84. D.Loosli
85. J.Murphy
86. T.Roe
87. I.Santaromita
88. F.Stalder
Dirk Grepdon Wanzele
91. F.Amorison
92. S.De Wilde
93. S.Van Dijk
94. A.Van Groen
95. K.Van Melsen
96. S.Van den Houte
97. E.Verbist
98. T.Vernaeckt
Landbouwkrediet
101. A.Kruopis
102. K.Barbé
103. B.De Waele
104. H.Dekkers
105. H.Dupont
106. B.Planckaert
107. B.Scheirlinckx
108. G.Verheyen
Vacansoleil
111. L.Westra
112. J.Hoogerland
113. S.Lagutin
114. A.Ongarato
115. M.Pace
116. M.Pavarin
117. W.Poels
118. F.Veuchelen
Quick·Step
121. G.Gardeyn
122. A.Cappelle
123. D.Cataldo
124. T.De Gendt
125. D.Devenyns
126. I.Keisse
127. J.Tratnik
128. K.Vandewalle
Differdange
131. J.Ljungblad
132. S.Cohnen
133. C.Gaoua
134. C.Heymans
135. G.Kaupas
136. N.Ribeiro
137. N.Schneider
138. J.Zangerle
Eddy Merckx
141. D.Kopp
142. M.Bertling
143. M.Meisen
144. C.Patron
145. D.Pohl
146. M.Van Ruitenbeek
Topsport Vlaanderen
151. I.Abakoumov
152. J.Coenen
153. J.Ghyselinck
154. P.Jacobs
155. J.Salomein
156. P.Serry
157. S.Van Vooren
158. P.Vanspeybroeck
Tabriz
161. A.Markov
162. A.Kazemi
163. A.Khatuntsev
164. S.Klimov
165. S.Kolesnikov
166. B.Shpilevsky
167. E.Silin
168. M.Sohrabi
Samsung
171. T.Nishitani
172. F.Beppu
173. H.S.Gong
174. Y.Hatanaka
175. S.J.Jang
176. K.Mori
177. S.B.Park
178. S.Suzuki
Wallonie Bruxelles
181. G.Omloop
182. J.Bauer
183. J.Giaux
184. K.Lisabeth
185. L.Mottet
186. R.Steenuit
187. G.Suray
188. D.Tuytens
Garmin
191. D.Lloyd
192. M.Mathis
193. C.Meyer
194. T.Meyer
195. D.Millar
196. G.Rasch
197. P.Stetina
198. A.Talansky
Jong Vlaanderen
201. K.De Ketele
202. K.Borry
203. G.Broeders
204. T.Dupont
205. J.Durant
206. S.Pieters
207. T.Stubbe
208. B.Verraes
Jo Piels
211. J.Ariesen
212. M.Bos
213. J.Bos
214. Je.Posthuma
215. C.Van Ooijen
216. S.Van Winden
They delivered the pack a terrific fight but despite late attacks by Hoogerland and Busche, they were caught with eight kilometers to go. Shortly afterwards, Hoogerland's teammate Lieuwe Westra gave it a try with an attack as well but was soon caught.
Within the last kilometers, Belgian Champion Stijn Devolder was in front with Cunego and Sagan on his wheel. As he made his move, he quickly created a small gap. Cunego just didn't sprint although he was perfectly placed following the Skil rider. Strange behaviour, the Liquigas manager didn't look very happy either.
So Sagan had to challenge Devolder from several bike lengths behind. That turned out to be too much. Devolder saved only centimeters into the finish. Sagan could hold off Jurgen Roelandts, who had an amazing end speed but was simply badly placed.
With an explosive sprint, Stijn Devolder outsmarted the others.
| 1 | Stijn Devolder | Skil - Shimano | 4h54'15 | | 2 |  Peter Sagan | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 3 | Jürgen Roelandts | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 4 |  Jonas Ljungblad | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | s.t. | | 5 | Kristof Vandewalle | Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 10 | | 6 |  Lieuwe Westra | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Michel Kreder | Skil - Shimano | s.t. | | 8 | Koen Barbé | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 9 | Bert Scheirlinckx | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 10 |  Stephen Cummings | Sky ProCycling | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Damiano Cunego | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 12 | Pim Ligthart | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 13 | Tomasz Smolen | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 14 | David Millar | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 15 | Jan Kuyckx | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 16 | Thomas De Gendt | Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 17 | Bert De Waele | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 18 | Kenny Van Hummel | Skil - Shimano | s.t. | | 19 | Andrew Talansky | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 20 | Gorik Gardeyn | Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 21 | Jos Van Emden | Skil - Shimano | s.t. | | 22 | Davide Appollonio | Sky ProCycling | + 33 | | 23 | Dario Cataldo | Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 37 | | 24 | Yann Huguet | Skil - Shimano | s.t. | | 25 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 43 | | 26 | Egor Silin | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | s.t. | | 27 | Frederik Veuchelen | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 28 | Pieter Vanspeybroeck | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 29 | Daniel Lloyd | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 30 | Johnny Hoogerland | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 57 | | 31 | Martin Kohler | BMC Racing Team | + 1'07 | | 32 | Nicolas Vogondy | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 1'12 | | 33 | Marco Marcato | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 34 | Juraj Sagan | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 1'25 | | 35 | Kevyn Ista | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 36 | Serge Pauwels | Sky ProCycling | + 1'40 | | 37 | Dries Devenyns | Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 38 | Florian Stalder | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 39 | Benny De Schrooder | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 40 | Jack Bauer | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 41 | David Loosli | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 42 | Kristof Goddaert | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 43 | Maxim Debusschere | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 44 | Alexander Kristoff | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 45 | Steven Van Vooren | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 46 | Andrea Moletta | Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | s.t. | | 47 | Philip Lavery | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 48 | Huub Duyn | Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | s.t. | | 49 | Nico Sijmens | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 50 | Tomasz Marczynski | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 51 | Romain Zingle | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 2'05 | | 52 | Alan Marangoni | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 2'22 | | 53 | Jeremy Hunt | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 54 | Andy Cappelle | Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 55 | Christopher Sutton | Sky ProCycling | + 2'40 | | 56 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 57 | Matthew Busche | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 2'50 | | 58 | Maciej Bodnar | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 59 | Alberto Ongarato | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 3'21 | | 60 | Mahdi Sohrabi | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 3'39 | | 61 | Alexei Markov | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | s.t. | | 62 | Mateusz Komar | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 63 | Enrico Rossi | Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | s.t. | | 64 | Jacek Morajko | CCC Polsat Polkowice | + 3'47 | | 65 | Andrew Fenn | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 66 | Pieter Ghyllebert | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 67 | Mateusz Taciak | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 68 | Nuno Ribeiro | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | s.t. | | 69 | Jan Tratnik | Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 70 | Iljo Keisse | Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 71 | Geert Omloop | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | + 4'28 | | 72 | Alexander Khatuntsev | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | s.t. | | 73 | Kenny De Ketele | Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | + 4'44 | | 74 | Frédéric Amorison | Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Accent | s.t. | | 75 | Joel Zangerle | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | s.t. | | 76 | Barry Markus | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 77 | Johan Coenen | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 78 | Kenny Terweduwe | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 79 | Jetse Bol | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 80 | Peter Stetina | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 81 | Gediminas Bagdonas | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 82 | Gil Suray | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 83 | Jarl Salomein | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 84 | Kenny Lisabeth | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | + 5'07 | | 85 | David Kopp | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | s.t. | | 86 | Davy Tuytens | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | + 5'19 | | 87 | Adam Wadecki | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 88 | Robert Radosz | CCC Polsat Polkowice | + 5'25 | | 89 | Arnoud Van Groen | Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Accent | s.t. | | 90 | Sergey Kolesnikov | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | s.t. | | 91 | Thomas Vernaeckt | Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Accent | s.t. | | 92 | Serguei Klimov | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | s.t. | | 93 | Yusuke Hatanaka | Samsung - Giant | s.t. | | 94 | Hubert Dupont | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 95 | Pieter Jacobs | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 96 | Baptiste Planckaert | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 97 | Boris Shpilevski | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | s.t. | | 98 | Stefan Van Dijk | Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Accent | s.t. | | 99 | Sjef De Wilde | Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Accent | s.t. | | 100 | Cameron Meyer | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 101 | Enrico Franzoï | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 102 | Sergey Lagutin | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 103 | Ronan Van Zandbeek | Skil - Shimano | s.t. | | 104 | Marcello Pavarin | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 105 | Geert Verheyen | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 106 | Pieter Serry | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 107 | Damien Monier | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 108 | Wout Poels | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 109 | Alexandre Geniez | Skil - Shimano | s.t. | | 110 | Derk Abel Beckeringh | Rabobank Continental Team | + 5'54 | | 111 | Fumiyuki Beppu | Samsung - Giant | + 7'00 | | 112 | Jerome Giaux | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 113 | Kim Borry | Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | s.t. | | 114 | Evert Verbist | Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Accent | s.t. | | 115 | Tom Stubbe | Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | s.t. | | 116 | Kevin Van Melsen | Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Accent | s.t. | | 117 | Hyo Suk Gong | Samsung - Giant | s.t. | | 118 | John Murphy | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 119 | Mariusz Witecki | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 120 | Sven Van den Houte | Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Accent | s.t. | | 121 | Hans Dekkers | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 122 | Ivan Santaromita | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 123 | Kalle Kriit | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 124 | Jan Ghyselinck | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 125 | Sibrecht Pieters | Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | s.t. | | 126 | Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | + 7'23 | | 127 | Tom Dumoulin | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 128 | Taiji Nishitani | Samsung - Giant | s.t. | | 129 | Michele Pace | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 130 | Ahad Kazemi | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | s.t. | | 131 | Cédric Gaoua | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | s.t. | | 132 | Dennis Pohl | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | s.t. | | 133 | Cyrille Heymans | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | s.t. | | 134 | Alex Dowsett | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 135 | Joeri Adams | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 136 | Jan Bos | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 137 | Gediminas Kaupas | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | s.t. | | 138 | Oscar Riesebeek | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 139 | Timothy Roe | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 140 | Cornelius Van Ooijen | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 141 | Gabriel Rasch | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 142 | Michael Vanderaerden | Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | s.t. | | 143 | Travis Meyer | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 144 | Ludovic Mottet | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 145 | Aidis Kruopis | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 146 | Timothy Dupont | Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | + 8'04 | | 147 | Ricardo Van der Velde | Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | s.t. | | 148 | Kazuhiro Mori | Samsung - Giant | s.t. | | 149 | Matthias Bertling | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | s.t. | | 150 | Jelle Posthuma | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 151 | Nicholas Walker | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 152 | Garrit Broeders | Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | s.t. | | 153 | Igor Abakoumov | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 154 | Christian Patron | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | s.t. | | 155 | Sung Baek Park | Samsung - Giant | s.t. | | 156 | Sun Jae Jang | Samsung - Giant | s.t. | | 157 | Robin Steenuit | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 158 | Hendrik Van den Bossche | Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | s.t. | | 159 | Joaquim Durant | Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | + 8'32 | | 160 | Nathan Traylor | Sky ProCycling | + 8'37 | | 161 | Johim Ariesen | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | + 8'58 | | 162 | Marcel Meisen | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | + 9'55 | | 163 | Shinri Suzuki | Samsung - Giant | + 9'59 | | 164 | Nico Schneider | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | + 10'10 | | 165 | Marco Bos | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | + 10'52 | | 166 | Stefan Cohnen | Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de | s.t. | | 167 | Nicky Cocquyt | Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | s.t. | | 168 | Steve Schets | Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly | + 11'57 | | 169 | Benjamin Verraes | Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht | + 12'45 | | 170 | Maurice Mathis | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 14'13 | | 171 | Stefan Van Winden | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | + 15'10 |
Stijn Devolder had a very good spring. In addition to his win at Dwars Door Vlaanderen, he managed to gain several Top 10s in important races like Milano – San Remo or Paris – Nice. This race is a good sign for the Ardennes, probably his next goal.
Well. We wanted the win here. And it sure would have been possible if Damiano simply followed Stijn Devolder's wheel. The meters the Belgian made in that moments were the decisive ones. At least Peter Sagan again showed his strength and we look forward to the Ardennes optimistically.
Edited by cunego59 on 08-11-2011 09:50
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 08-11-2011 09:55
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Ah, so close... still a great result!
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| Teddy The Creator |
Posted on 08-11-2011 09:56
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Unlucky, Sagan was only just shoryt. And you really gotta get a Belgian national champs shirt for Devolder, I absolutely HATE those generic ones! Haha!
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Posted on 08-11-2011 09:58
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Close one but nice one
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| andy222c |
Posted on 08-11-2011 10:02
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Unlucky with Cunego and quite weird that he didn't want to sprint - But nice to see Sagan in great shape again. With a better start of the sprint, he would probably have won
I'm really looking forward to Amstel Gold Race
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 08-11-2011 12:13
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So close foe Sagan at Pijl 
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 08-11-2011 14:48
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April 17, 2012 – Amstel Gold Race
We're finally here, the big Ardennes classics have arrived. After long weeks of preparation, the puncheurs face their first and probably biggest season highlight. The Amstel Gold Race is the first of the three big races.
32 listed ascents until the big final on the Cauberg – that's the challenge today. The race is 256 kilometers long which doesn't make it easier either.
| 1 |  Damiano Cunego | Lampre - ISD | | 2 | Philippe Gilbert | Omega Pharma - Lotto | | 3 |  Alexandre Vinokourov | Astana | | 4 |  Fränk Schleck | Leopard - Trek | | 5 | Jerome Pineau | Quick·Step |
Liquigas is here with a very strong-looking dual leadership but Philippe Gilbert is the measure of all things, he'll be the one to beat!
Our sponsor goal is to achieve a Top 3, and that's what we aim for. Although we have some hopes for the win as well, we would be pleased with the podium, as Gilbert will be very hard to beat.
Quite surprisingly, Philippe Gilbert opened the battle of the favorites with a very early attack at the 40 kms sign. Not everyone followed, but the main group splitted and only the real contenders remained there. Unfortunatly, Damiano Cunego had a terrible day and had to leave Peter Sagan on his own.
During the next 20 kilometers, the favorite's group slowly decreased, one after another dropped as they overtook all the escapees. Philippe Gilbert was again in there, no rider was alone in front. Within the last 15 kms, the likes of Vinokourov, Rodriguez and Andy Schleck all tried to attack without success. A sprint from the front group, consisting of 12 riders, would decide the race.
In that sprint, Alexandre Vinokourov and Luis Leon Sanchez were in the front row but soon, Gilbert shot in between them like a rocket and left them in the dust. Only one rider could, more or less, follow him: Peter Sagan. But nothing could help against Gilbert today. He wins with an impressive performance. Sagan keeps the second spot, a great result, and fulfills the sponsor goal. More than three and a half minute behind the winner, Damiano Cunego leads the first chasing group over the line, finishing 13th.
Gilbert and Sagan both live up to the high expectations. | 1 | Philippe Gilbert | Omega Pharma - Lotto | 6h36'56 | | 2 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 15 | | 3 | Alexandre Vinokourov | Pro Team Astana | + 24 | | 4 |  Joaquím Rodríguez | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 5 | Andy Schleck | Leopard Trek | s.t. | | 6 | Michele Scarponi | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 7 | Luis León Sánchez | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | Jérôme Pineau | Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 9 | Fabian Cancellara | Leopard Trek | s.t. | | 10 |  Simon Gerrans | GreenEdge Cycling | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Sandy Casar | FDJ | s.t. | | 12 | Alejandro Valverde | Unicef - Oracle | s.t. | | 13 | Damiano Cunego | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 3'35 | | 14 | Jan Bakelants | Omega Pharma - Lotto | s.t. | | 15 | Pierrick Fédrigo | FDJ | s.t. | | 16 | Chris Horner | Unicef - Oracle | + 3'57 | | 17 | Leonardo Bertagnolli | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 18 | Karsten Kroon | Skil - Shimano | s.t. | | 19 | Fränk Schleck | Leopard Trek | s.t. | | 20 | Mikel Nieve | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 21 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Team T-Mobile | s.t. | | 22 | Gorka Izagirre | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 4'27 | | 23 | Mikel Astarloza | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 8'11 | | 24 | Robert Kiserlovski | Pro Team Astana | + 8'23 | | 25 | Michel Kreder | Skil - Shimano | s.t. | | 26 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 27 | David Blanco | Geox - TMC | + 8'46 | | 28 | Linus Gerdemann | Team T-Mobile | + 9'06 | | 29 | Ben Hermans | Unicef - Oracle | s.t. | | 30 | David Zabriskie | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 9'19 | | 31 | Yaroslav Popovych | Unicef - Oracle | + 9'30 | | 32 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 33 | Maxime Monfort | Leopard Trek | + 9'44 | | 34 | Lieuwe Westra | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 9'53 | | 35 | Jens Voigt | Leopard Trek | s.t. | | 36 | Tadej Valjavec | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 37 | Jakob Fuglsang | Leopard Trek | s.t. | | 38 | Paul Martens | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 10'11 | | 39 | Gianni Meersman | FDJ | s.t. | | 40 | Sérgio Paulinho | Unicef - Oracle | s.t. | | 41 | Thomas De Gendt | Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 42 | Tom Boonen | Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 43 | Kenny Van Hummel | Skil - Shimano | s.t. | | 44 | Franco Pellizotti | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 45 | Bram Tankink | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 46 | Pavel Brutt | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 47 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 48 | Mario Aerts | Omega Pharma - Lotto | s.t. | | 49 | Igor Antón | Leopard Trek | s.t. | | 50 | Matthew Lloyd | GreenEdge Cycling | s.t. | | 51 | Iván Gutiérrez | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 52 | Eduard Vorganov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 53 | Juraj Sagan | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 10'55 | | 54 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 11'03 | | 55 | Michael Barry | Sky ProCycling | + 11'17 | | 56 | Ruslan Pidgornyy | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 57 | Christophe Laurent | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 58 | Massimo Giunti | BMC Racing Team | + 12'16 | | 59 | Kevin De Weert | Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 12'59 | | 60 | Olivier Kaisen | Omega Pharma - Lotto | + 13'23 | | 61 | Francisco José Ventoso | Pro Team Astana | + 13'42 | | 62 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 63 | Marco Marcato | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 64 | Rubén Pérez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 65 | Dario Cataldo | Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 66 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | Unicef - Oracle | s.t. | | 67 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 68 | Fabio Duarte | Geox - TMC | s.t. | | 69 | Yann Huguet | Skil - Shimano | s.t. | | 70 | Francesco Masciarelli | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 71 | Alexandre Geniez | Skil - Shimano | s.t. | | 72 | Juan Mauricio Soler | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 73 | Christian Vande Velde | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 74 | Tanel Kangert | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 75 | Roy Curvers | Skil - Shimano | s.t. | | 76 | Oliver Zaugg | Skil - Shimano | s.t. | | 77 | Mirko Selvaggi | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 78 | Frederik Willems | Omega Pharma - Lotto | + 15'02 | | 79 | Vasil Kiryienka | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 80 | Daniele Ratto | Geox - TMC | s.t. | | 81 | Thomas Löfkvist | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 82 | Johan Vansummeren | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 83 | Johnny Hoogerland | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 84 | Rigoberto Urán | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 85 | Thor Hushovd | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 86 | Marc De Maar | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 87 | Wout Poels | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 88 | Danilo Di Luca | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 89 | Matthias Frank | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 90 | Geoffroy Lequatre | Unicef - Oracle | + 15'56 | | 91 | Matthew Busche | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 92 | Francis De Greef | Omega Pharma - Lotto | s.t. | | 93 | Dmitriy Fofonov | Pro Team Astana | + 16'14 | | 94 | Danny Pate | Team T-Mobile | + 17'51 | | 95 | Dries Devenyns | Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 96 | Rick Flens | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 97 | Bernhard Eisel | Team T-Mobile | + 18'05 | | 98 | David Loosli | BMC Racing Team | + 18'52 | | 99 | David Arroyo | Movistar Team | + 19'02 | | 100 | Joan Horrach | Katusha Team | + 19'30 | | 101 | Thomas Rohregger | Leopard Trek | + 21'25 | | 102 | Matthias Kessler | Team T-Mobile | s.t. | | 103 | Jos Van Emden | Skil - Shimano | s.t. | | 104 | Allan Davis | GreenEdge Cycling | + 21'49 | | 105 | Tom Slagter | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 106 | Santo Anza | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 107 | Rinaldo Nocentini | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 108 | Geraint Thomas | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 109 | David Millar | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 110 | David Le Lay | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 111 | David De la Fuente | Geox - TMC | s.t. | | 112 | Mauricio Alberto Ardila | Geox - TMC | s.t. | | 113 | Martijn Maaskant | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 114 | Pieter Weening | GreenEdge Cycling | s.t. | | 115 | Dominique Rollin | FDJ | s.t. | | 116 | Marcel Wyss | Geox - TMC | + 22'34 | | 117 | Mattia Cattaneo | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 118 | Alan Marangoni | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 22'48 | | 119 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 23'09 | | 120 | Haimar Zubeldia | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 121 | Vitaliy Buts | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 122 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 123 | Laurens Ten Dam | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 124 | Sebastian Lang | Omega Pharma - Lotto | + 24'26 | | 125 | Mikel Landa | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 24'33 | | 126 | Serge Pauwels | Sky ProCycling | + 24'57 | | 127 | Dario Cioni | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 128 | Amets Txurruka | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 129 | John-Lee Augustyn | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 130 | Jérémy Roy | FDJ | s.t. | | 131 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 132 | Frantisek Rabon | Team T-Mobile | s.t. | | 133 | Marko Kump | Geox - TMC | s.t. | | 134 | Aitor Pérez Arrieta | Lampre - ISD | + 25'40 | | 135 | Wilco Kelderman | Rabobank Continental Team | + 25'47 | | 136 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 137 | David López | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 138 | Ivan Rovny | Unicef - Oracle | + 26'04 | | 139 | Juan José Oroz | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 26'30 | | 140 | Romain Sicard | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 141 | Matthew Hayman | GreenEdge Cycling | s.t. | | 142 | Cédric Pineau | FDJ | + 27'36 | | 143 | Maxime Bouet | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 144 | Steve Houanard | AG2R La Mondiale | + 29'18 | | 145 | Matteo Pelucchi | Geox - TMC | s.t. | | 146 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 147 | Peter Stetina | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 148 | Daniel Teklehaimanot | GreenEdge Cycling | + 31'12 | | 149 | Melvin Boskamp | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 150 | Ivan Santaromita | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 151 | Maxim Belkov | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 152 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Rabobank Continental Team | + 34'29 | | 153 | Davide Malacarne | Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 154 | Francis Mourey | FDJ | + 35'13 | | 155 | Joeri Adams | Rabobank Continental Team | + 38'06 | | 156 | Olivier Bonnaire | FDJ | s.t. | | 157 | Wim Stroetinga | Omega Pharma - Lotto | + 38'23 | | 158 | Martin Velits | Team T-Mobile | + 38'59 | | 159 | Sergey Renev | Pro Team Astana | + 39'07 | | 160 | Guillaume Bonnafond | AG2R La Mondiale | + 39'15 | | 161 | Christopher Butler | BMC Racing Team | + 39'52 | | 162 | Jure Golcer | Lampre - ISD | + 41'35 | | 163 | Maciej Bodnar | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 41'49 | | 164 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky ProCycling | + 42'54 | | 165 | Rob Ruijgh | GreenEdge Cycling | + 43'02 | | 166 | Nick Van der Lijke | Rabobank Continental Team | + 44'09 | | 167 | Oscar Riesebeek | Rabobank Continental Team | + 45'57 | | 168 | Marc Goos | Rabobank Continental Team | + 46'07 | | 169 | Mitchell Docker | GreenEdge Cycling | + 47'18 | | 170 | Bernardo Zanchi | Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 48'37 | | 171 | Jesus Baker | Team T-Mobile | + 49'22 | | 172 | Jeff Louder | BMC Racing Team | + 49'30 | | 173 | Giuseppe Sartori | Katusha Team | + 49'47 | | 174 | Rohan Dennis | Rabobank Continental Team | + 50'52 | | 175 | Yvan Arnaud | AG2R La Mondiale | + 52'59 | | 176 | Arthur Guinet | AG2R La Mondiale | + 54'15 |
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 08-11-2011 15:05
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Great 2nd for Sagan! Maybe he even would have a chance to win, if Cunego have had a better day to support him.. anyway: 
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| dienblad |
Posted on 08-11-2011 15:16
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Great racing by Sagan, it's very hard to beat Gilbert in these races. A deserved
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 08-11-2011 15:27
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2nd place is a very good result. Nothing to do about Gilbert, that's normal.
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| Tuco the Ugly |
Posted on 08-11-2011 15:34
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Oops. We jinxed Cunego. Good thing Sagan picked up where he left off
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| roturn |
Posted on 08-11-2011 16:02
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Great race for Sagan. Nothing bad with losing against Gilbert.
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| FuglsangxTH3 |
Posted on 08-11-2011 16:38
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Nice stage with sagan good result
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 08-11-2011 18:51
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Great race for Peter Sagan! 2nd behind Gilbert is not bad, certainly not when Cunego couldn't help him
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