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Fant. Neutral Story [Ronde 2018]
sutty68
The double for Brajkovic, very nice Wink


Edited by sutty68 on 04-06-2012 18:46
 
mpardo
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UCI World Tour rankings riders (after GP Cycliste de Quebec)

1Pieter WeeningHTC569.88
2Hubert DupontSaxo Bank568.22
3Janez BrajkovicDiscovery499.88
4Bauke MollemaVacansoleil432.22
5Dries DevenynsQuickstep407.44
6Mikel NieveBMC292.66
7Sylvain ChavanelQuickstep239.44
8Xavier TondoEuskaltel237.77
9Alexandre VinokourovGarmin224
10Jakob FuglsangRadioshack221.33
11Jelle VanendertLotto218.77
12Oscar FreireRabobank218.22
13Levi LeipheimerDiscovery204.89
14Bart de ClerqLotto202.77
15Andy SchleckKatusha196.33


UCI World Tour rankings teams (after GP Cycliste de Quebec)

1DISCOVERY CHANNEL915
2SAXO BANK867
3LOTTO-BELISOL851
4OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP789
5HTC-HIGHROAD774
6BMC RACING TEAM677
7VACANSOLEIL-DMC653
8EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI592
9RABOBANK522
10TEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN454


 
sutty68
1 Pieter Weening HTC 569.88
2 Hubert Dupont Saxo Bank 568.22


This is so close this season Frown

 
mpardo
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The biggest moment of the season end along with the Giro di Lombardia is the World Championships. This year we travel to Copenhagen, where a very different route compared to previous championships awaits the riders. The route will be very long, as fits the race, but flat as a pancake. The chances are that a mass sprint will settle the result, as there are teams like the USA that have enough riders to control the race.

Favorites:
- Tyler Farrar (USA): The best sprinter has to be the favorite in this kind of route. The American hasn’t had a great season, with only some stage wins but no major results. He has a good team beside him, with riders as good as Taylor Phinney to set the pace in the flat roads of Denmark.
- Alexandre Vinokourov (Kazakhstan): Vinokourov is a more versatile rider than Farrar, so he would like a slightly hillier route to let Farrar drop back. His main disadvantage is the lack of teammates, as he will be the only Kazakh in the start line at Copenhagen.
- Matthew Goss (Australia): Goss is usually the leadout man for Tyler Farrar in the Saxo Bank team. However, he will take the leading role for the Australian team in the World Championship. He isn’t as fast as the American, but will be able to put a good fight if the race is settled in a sprint.
- Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark): The local favorite is Jakob Fuglsang. The Danish rider is not a pure sprinter, but more of a long route expert. He has had a great run of results heading to the World Championships, especially the win in the Clasica de San Sebastian. The lack of teammates will probably weigh on Fuglsang, who will probably have to rely on other teams to bring back the breaks.


Previous winners

FirstSecondThird
2009Tom DanielsonJelle VanendertEdvald Boasson Hagen
2010Joost Van LeijenDamiano CunegoPeter Sagan


Startlist
Spoiler

USA
1. T.Farrar
2. T.Danielson
3. G.Hincapie
4. C.Horner
5. L.Leipheimer
6. T.Phinney
7. P.Stetina
8. T.Van Garderen

KAZAKHSTAN
11. A.Vinokourov

AUSTRALIA
21. M.Goss
22. C.Evans
23. S.Gerrans
24. H.Haussler
25. M.Matthews
26. R.McEwen
27. C.Meyer
28. C.Sutton

DENMARK
31. J.Fuglsang
32. L.Bak
33. C.Sørensen

SPAIN
41. F.Ventoso
42. A.Contador
43. O.Freire
44. B.Intxausti
45. D.López
46. M.Nieve
47. J.Rojas
48. S.Sánchez
49. X.Tondo

BELGIUM
51. B.Leukemans
52. T.Boonen
53. B.De Clerq
54. D.Devenyns
55. M.Monfort
56. N.Nuyens
57. G.Van Avermaet
58. J.Van Summeren
59. J.Vanendert

SLOVAKIA
61. P.Sagan

GERMANY
71. A.Greipel
72. G.Ciolek
73. J.Degenkolb
74. L.Gerdemann
75. M.Kittel
76. A.Klöden
77. T.Martin

SLOVENIA
81. J.Brajkovic
82. G.Bole
83. B.Bozic
84. J.Kocjan

ITALY
91. D.Cunego
92. A.Ballan
93. I.Basso
94. M.Marcato
95. A.Petacchi
96. F.Pozzato
97. D.Pozzovivo
98. E.Sella
99. G.Visconti

FRANCE
101. S.Chavanel
102. H.Dupont
103. R.Feillu
104. L.Mondory
105. Y.Offredo
106. J.Peraud
107. P.Rolland
108. A.Roux
109. T.Voeckler

GREAT BRITAIN
111. P.Kennaugh
112. M.Cavendish
113. C.Froome
114. D.Millar
115. B.Swift
116. G.Thomas
117. B.Wiggins

COLOMBIA
121. R.Uran
122. M.Rubiano
123. J.Serpa

NETHERLANDS
131. L.Boom
132. S.Kruijswijk
133. S.Langeveld
134. B.Mollema
135. L.Ten Dam
136. J.Van Emden
137. J.Van Leijen
138. P.Weening
139. L.Westra

LUXEMBOURG
141. F.Schleck
142. A.Schleck

SWITZERLAND
151. M.Albasini
152. F.Cancellara
153. M.Frank
154. G.Rast
155. O.Zaugg

RUSSIA
161. D.Menchov
162. P.Brutt
163. D.Galimzyanov

IRELAND
171. D.Martin

NORWAY
181. T.Hushovd
182. E.Boasson Hagen
183. A.Kristoff

BELARUS
191. Y.Hutarovich
192. V.Kiryenka
193. K.Sivtsov

ESTONIA
201. R.Taaramae

VENEZUELA
211. J.Rujano

PORTUGAL
221. T.Machado
222. R.Da Costa

CZECH REP
231. R.Kreuziger


Edited by mpardo on 06-06-2012 21:43
 
mpardo
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Copenhagen - Copenhagen

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The route of the World Championships in Copenhagen is really flat. It is a route that looks designed for the pure sprinters, as there is no place where they might lose track with the peloton. At 266 kilometers the winner will also need a good stamina.

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The break of the day took a while to build up, but once it was formed it slowly opened the gap progressively. In the group of 10 riders, the most important names were: Xavi Tondo (Spain), Jelle Vanendert (Belgium), Denis Menchov (Russia), Andy Schleck (Luxembourg) and Chris Froome (Great Britain). They hay 6’ 15’’ on the bunch with 125 kilometers remaining.

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Simon Gerrans, Jelle Vanendert and Andy Schleck jumped from the break when they hit the 30 kilometers to the finish mark. They soon opened a gap of 25’’ on the other riders of the break. The bunch was still 1’ 50’’ behind and, with only USA chasing, it is going to be difficult for them to bring them back. They would maybe find some help from Kazakhstan, but Vinokourov has no teammate to work for him.

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Jelle Vanendert left everyone behind and will start the last lap (14 kilometers) on his own. The Belgian has 40’’ on the 9 fellows from the early break and 1’ 45’’ on the bunch. The peloton seems to be giving up, as the USA team is broken and no other team is willing to take responsibilities.

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Vanendert reaches the 3 kilometers mark with all the odds on his side to be the new World Champion. He has 25 seconds on the chasers. Spain started helping in the bunch, but it was clearly too late and they won’t be catching any of the riders in front.

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Jelle Vanendert wins in Copenhagen! The Belgian becomes the new World Champion after suffering a lot in the last kilometer. A great sprint by Denis Menchov made him come really close to beating Vanendert. Menchov will have to settle for the silver medal though and Chris Froome will take the bronze for Great Britain.

The lack of teams willing to help USA in the chase condemned the bunch to being just a spectator in the race. Probably teams like Spain and France should have helped in front once they saw that their riders in the break would have it hard to be in the fight for gold, but the shadows of Farrar, Vinokourov, Leukemans and Goss were too big.

Today's Winner

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Stage Results

1Jelle VanendertBELGIUM NATIONAL TEAM6h55'52
2Denis MenchovRUSSIA NATIONAL TEAMs.t.
3Chris FroomeGREAT BRITAIN NATIONAL TEAMs.t.
4Pierre RollandFRANCE NATIONAL TEAMs.t.
5Emanuele SellaITALY NATIONAL TEAMs.t.
6Andy SchleckLUXEMBOURG NATIONAL TEAMs.t.
7Simon GerransAUSTRALIA NATIONAL TEAMs.t.
8Grégory RastSWITZERLAND NATIONAL TEAMs.t.
9Xavier TondoSPAIN NATIONAL TEAMs.t.
10Jose RujanoVENEZUELA NATIONAL TEAMs.t.


 
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baggieboys32
Wow! Not the winner I was expecting, Curse of weaker stats i guess Pfft

Still, this year we may actually SEE! Yes! SEE!!! The World Champion!


 
mpardo
baggieboys32 wrote:
Wow! Not the winner I was expecting, Curse of weaker stats i guess Pfft

Still, this year we may actually SEE! Yes! SEE!!! The World Champion!


Yeah, the weaker stats make the one day races completely unpredictable. Besides, as I don't have too many riders in the story, Kazakhstan had no one to chase the break.

However, the biggest curse we have is the curse of the World Champion. We didn't see Danielson in rainbow and we didn't see Van Leijen. Let's hope Vanendert does something nice next season.


 
mpardo
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UCI World Tour rankings riders (after Road World Championships)

1Pieter WeeningHTC569.88
2Hubert DupontSaxo Bank568.22
3Janez BrajkovicDiscovery499.88
4Bauke MollemaVacansoleil432.22
5Dries DevenynsQuickstep407.44
6Jelle VanendertLotto298.77
7Mikel NieveBMC292.66
8Xavier TondoEuskaltel242.77
9Sylvain ChavanelQuickstep239.44
10Alexandre VinokourovGarmin224
11Jakob FuglsangRadioshack221.33
12Oscar FreireRabobank218.22
13Andy SchleckKatusha216.33
14Levi LeipheimerDiscovery204.89
15Bart de ClerqLotto202.77


UCI World Tour rankings teams (after Road World Championships)

1DISCOVERY CHANNEL915
2SAXO BANK867
3LOTTO-BELISOL851
4OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP789
5HTC-HIGHROAD774
6BMC RACING TEAM677
7VACANSOLEIL-DMC653
8EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI592
9RABOBANK522
10TEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN454


 
sutty68
Just out of curiiosity, where did Weening finish Frown

 
mpardo
sutty68 wrote:
Just out of curiiosity, where did Weening finish Frown


He was 71st, arrived in the main bunch slightly more than 1 minute behind the winner. He wasn't much of a favorite in this kind of route.


 
mpardo
Featured Rider: Jelle Vanendert


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What better name to talk about in the last "Featured Rider" article of the season than the recent World Champion. Jelle Vanendert surprised everyone by taking the World Champioship after a very long break and a solo effort in the last 20 kilometers. The Belgian team was very strong in Denmark, but all of their chances seemed to be in Lotto's Bjorn Leukemans, not in his teammate Vanendert. Vanendert has been renowned for his climbing and Grand Tour abilities more than his classics talent.

Vanendert had already used the same tactics early in the season to take his other major win of the season: the E3 Prijs. Leukemans was the favorite for the race, but Vanendert filtered into the break and after a final effort was able to grab the win with a marginal gap over the group of favorites. It is quite strange that the Belgian's great season has been built around wins in one day races, rather than in the mountains.

Vanendert's good results have somewhat hidden his rather disappointing Giro d'Italia. The Belgian was among the poker of favorites for the final win but could not deliver better than a 7th in the final GC, more than 11 minutes behind the winner. That is a much worse result than last years Vuelta, where he took 3 stages, the 4th place in the final GC and the Mountains and Points jerseys.

The Belgian contract runs out at the end of the season, so a lot of teams will probably want to jump on the talented rider. A lot of GT riders will be available in the market, like Weening, Mollema and Nieve, so the fight will be fierce.

Wins:

2009

- 1st Stage 3 Paris - Nice

2010

- 1st Stages 3, 5 and 8 Vuelta a España
- 1st Mountain Jersey Vuelta a España
- 1st Points Jersey Vuelta a España

2011

- 1st Stage 6 Paris - Nice
- 1st E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 1st Road World Championship

Other notable results:

- 6th 2009 Paris - Nice
- 9th 2009 Amstel Gold Race
- 7th 2009 Tour de France
- 2nd 2009 Road World Championship
- 4th 2010 Vuelta a España
- 7th 2011 Giro di Italia
- 7th 2011 Criterium du Dauphine

UCI World Tour Rankings:

- 2009: 3rd (242.22 pts)
- 2010: 6th (337.55 pts)


 
mpardo
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The teams head to Asia for the last stage race of the season, the Tour of Beijing. The UCI promoted race fits strangely in the World Tour, as most of the teams have no interest on racing in China. The route doesn’t help either, because only two stages out of five seem relevant for the GC: the time trial first stage and the medium mountain third. The favorites for the race are, however, the sprinters. There is much time to be gained in bonus seconds in the mass sprints, so they have to be taken into account.

Favorites:
- Tyler Farrar (Saxo Bank): Farrar has not had a very good season so far, although he is still the benchmark sprinter. The American has collected 5 stage wins so far this year, in Catalunya, Paris – Nice, Dauphine and Eneco Tour. This will be the first time he will be able to fight for the GC of a race, as he will have plenty of bonus seconds to regain the time lost in the time trial.
- Alexandre Vinokourov (Garmin): Vinokourov’s season has been more successful than Farrar’s, although he has only 2 stage wins. The Kazakh has won 2 points jerseys and had a quality 2nd place in the E3 Prijs. Vinokourov will be looking to leave Farrar behind in the small mountains of stage 3.
- Rigoberto Uran (Sky): Uran is a good time trialist, so he should take enough time on the first stage and hang on to the leader’s jersey. He will not have much trouble in the mountains, as the stage is not hard enough for him to lose track. Uran has already won twice this season, but he is also looking to improve that record.
- John Degenkolb (Lampre): The German sprinter has stated that his main target for the end of the season is the Tour of Beijing. He arrives in China in good shape and targeting at least a stage win. Though he hasn’t won this season so far he has been very close, especially in the Giro.


 
mpardo
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Stage 1: Bird's Nest - Water Cube (ITT)

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The Tour of Beijing starts with a time trial around the venues that hosted the 2008 Olympics. It is not a very long stage, but considering the few places where time might be gained it could well be the most important stage of the race.

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Samuel Sanchez (Saxo Bank) has won quite a few time trials this year and he was aiming to add another one. The Spaniard departed early to take the first time in the sheets: 16' 32''. That was 17 seconds better than the best time so far, held by Pieter Weening.

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David Millar (Sky) never felt too comfortable in his bike this morning. Nevertheless, he recorded the provisional second best, 9 seconds behind Sanchez. The British rider commented afterwards that he wasn't feeling ok for this time trial.

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Cameron Meyer (HTC) came right behind Millar and beat the British time to get the second provisional. He ended 6 seconds behind Sanchez after a solid stage by the Australian.

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Oscar Freire (Rabobank) did a good start to the Tour of Beijing, after recording the third provisional time. The Spaniard was also 6 seconds slower than Samuel Sanchez.

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Levi Leipheimer (Discovery) was the biggest surprise of the day, as he was able to beat Sanchez’s time by 1 second. The American could be on the verge of his first win of the season.

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Marco Pinotti (Radioshack) took advantage of a better wind conditions to take a great 3rd spot for him, only 3 seconds slower than Leipheimer.

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Taylor Phinney, as the whole Euskaltel team, doesn’t have much hopes put in the Tour of Beijing. Nevertheless, the American put a solid performance to take the fourth provisional spot, 5 seconds behind Leipheimer.

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Rigoberto Uran (Sky) smashed everyone else, as he set the best time. He improved Leipheimer’s time in 2 seconds and secured the stage win, as none of the riders coming behind is a decent time trialist. This is the third win of the season for the Colombian, who won twice in the Pais Vasco.

Today's Winner

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Stage Results

1Rigoberto UranSKY PROCYCLING16'29
2Levi LeipheimerDISCOVERY CHANNEL+ 2
3Samuel SánchezSAXO BANK+ 3
4Marco PinottiTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN+ 5
5Taylor PhinneyEUSKALTEL - EUSKADI+ 8
6Cameron MeyerHTC - HIGH ROAD+ 9
7Oscar FreireRABOBANKs.t.
8Jean-Christophe PeraudTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN+ 11
9Chris FroomeHTC - HIGH ROADs.t.
10David MillarSKY PROCYCLING+ 12


Points

1Rigoberto UranSKY PROCYCLING25
2Levi LeipheimerDISCOVERY CHANNEL20
3Samuel SánchezSAXO BANK16
4Marco PinottiTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN14
5Taylor PhinneyEUSKALTEL - EUSKADI12


Young

1Chris FroomeHTC - HIGH ROAD16'40
2Miguel Angel RubianoLOTTO-BELISOL+ 6
3John DegenkolbLAMPRE - ISDs.t.
4Linus GerdemannTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSANs.t.
5Denis MenchovKATUSHA TEAMs.t.


Teams

1SAXO BANK50'00
2TEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSANs.t.
3SKY PROCYCLING+ 2
4DISCOVERY CHANNEL+ 3
5HTC - HIGH ROAD+ 6


 
sutty68
Great time trialling by Rigoberto Wink

 
mpardo
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Stage 2: Bird's Nest - Mentougou

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The second day in Beijing is a short and flat stage ideal for sprinters. The route goes west of Beijing to do a circuit north of the town of Mentougou with a categorized climb. The climb isn’t hard enough to make the sprinters lose ground, so it will probably end in a mass sprint to the line.

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Only 3 riders formed the break of the day: Ben Hermans (Discovery), Anthony Roux (Liquigas) and Daniel Moreno (Movistar). As they sprinted in the second intermediate sprint of the day in Dan Li they had 3’ 45’’ on the bunch. With 70 kilometers remaining and the sprinters teams chasing they had little chance of making it to the end.

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Another group of dangerous riders, like Frank Schleck and Janez Brajkovic, tried to break away but hey were soon reeled back in by the peloton. On the last categorized climb (13 km to go) Jakob Fuglsang jumped to get the points, as the peloton had just caught everyone in front. Brajkovic suffered a fall in the climb and would probably lose time in the finish.

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The sprint set up was very chaotic, with a fall that was going to make Dries Devenyns lose time too. With 3 km to go, the only train that emerged was that of Van Hummel towing Peter Sagan.

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Robbie Mcwen led the sprint ahead of Peter Sagan, Yoann Offredo and Marco Marcato. Looks like the Garmin guys left Vinokourov behind, as the Kazakh is trying to gain positions but is closed in the right of the road.

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Peter Sagan wins in Mentougou! The Slovak was able to hold off Mondory and Greipel, who were at his wheel but couldn’t threaten his lead in the sprint. The Vacansoleil hadn’t won since taking 1 stage and the overall in Paris – Nice, but he is completing a great season.

Uran’s lead in the GC has not been threatened, as Sagan has only moved to 19th overall, 16 seconds behind. Tomorrow is the only “mountainous” stage in the Tour of Beijing, so movements by some important men are expected. It will be difficult that they drop as many riders as they would like though.

Today's Winner

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Stage Results

1Peter SaganVACANSOLEIL-DMC3h21'50
2Lloyd MondoryLIQUIGAS - CANNONDALEs.t.
3André GreipelLOTTO-BELISOLs.t.
4Alexandre VinokourovTEAM GARMIN-BARRACUDAs.t.
5Joost Van LeijenRABOBANKs.t.
6Jakob FuglsangTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSANs.t.
7Francisco VentosoEUSKALTEL - EUSKADIs.t.
8John DegenkolbLAMPRE - ISDs.t.
9Yoann OffredoTEAM GARMIN-BARRACUDAs.t.
10Heinrich HausslerHTC - HIGH ROADs.t.


General Classification

1Rigoberto UranSKY PROCYCLING3h38'19
2Levi LeipheimerDISCOVERY CHANNEL+ 2
3Samuel SánchezSAXO BANK+ 3
4Marco PinottiTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN+ 5
5Taylor PhinneyEUSKALTEL - EUSKADI+ 8
6Cameron MeyerHTC - HIGH ROAD+ 9
7Oscar FreireRABOBANKs.t.
8Chris FroomeHTC - HIGH ROAD+ 11
9Jean-Christophe PeraudTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSANs.t.
10David MillarSKY PROCYCLING+ 12


Points

1Rigoberto UranSKY PROCYCLING26
2Peter SaganVACANSOLEIL-DMC25
3Levi LeipheimerDISCOVERY CHANNEL20
4Lloyd MondoryLIQUIGAS - CANNONDALE20
5Samuel SánchezSAXO BANK16


Mountain

1Anthony RouxLIQUIGAS - CANNONDALE12
2Ben HermansDISCOVERY CHANNEL8
3Fränk SchleckTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN6
4Jakob FuglsangTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN6
5Steven KruijswijkMOVISTAR TEAM4


Young

1Chris FroomeHTC - HIGH ROAD3h38'30
2John DegenkolbLAMPRE - ISD+ 6
3Miguel Angel RubianoLOTTO-BELISOLs.t.
4Linus GerdemannTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSANs.t.
5Denis MenchovKATUSHA TEAMs.t.


Teams

1TEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN10h55'30
2SAXO BANKs.t.
3SKY PROCYCLING+ 2
4DISCOVERY CHANNEL+ 3
5HTC - HIGH ROAD+ 6


Edited by mpardo on 13-06-2012 11:45
 
fcancellara
Sagan 27 years old?! :lol:


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mpardo
fcancellara wrote:
Sagan 27 years old?! :lol:


When I mean fantasy, I mean it :lol:

I make the young jersey for the most recent riders in the story, so I set everyone who is "old" to 27 and everyone who is "young" to 19. Nothing to do with their real age.


 
mpardo
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Stage 3: Mentougou - Yongning

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The third stage of the Tour of Beijing takes us to the mountains in the northwest of Beijing. It is the most difficult stage of the race, so some riders would do well in trying to gain an advantage. There are four categorized climbs that, while not being colossus, can be used to break the bunch. Especially relevant will be the last two, as they are concatenated.

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The stage started really quick and the first climb was really hard on the riders. A big group of 14 riders took shape in the second climb, including Bart de Clerq (Lotto), Alessandro Ballan (Liquigas), Beñat Intxausti (Katusha), Yauheni Hutarovich (Lampre) and Rein Taaramae (Radioshack). They had built a gap of 5’ 05’’ at the second intermediate point, at Liucun.

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The break kept a good lead of 2’ 30’’ through the penultimate climb of the day, Xiezishi. The climb was really quiet in both groups, with no attacks. The top of the climb is 31 km away from the finish, so the pace has to increase in the bunch to catch the break. Saxo Bank, Vacansoleil and Sky are the teams setting the pace, but it is not very high.

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Levi Leipheimer (Discovery) was the only rider to attack in the last climb to Erpuliang. He dragged Uran behind him, but it looks much too late, as the break crossed the mountain sprint 1’ 50’’ before. The guys in the peloton seem to have handed the stage and the GC to the break.

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The break arrives at the streets of Yongning with a decent gap of 1’ 55’’ on the peloton. Surprisingly, no attacks broke the group in smaller parts. They are going to have plenty of time to fight for the stage win, where there is not a clear favorite.

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Alessandro Ballan wins in Yongning! As amazing as it seems, this is the first win of the season for the Italian team. Ballan outsprinted Roelandts and Hutarovich in the last straight to take the stage and the yellow jersey.

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Sylvain Chavanel leads the bunch 1’ 56’’ behind the break. The favorites showed very little ambition today, as no one tried a serious attack in the last couple of climbs. This leaves the GC in the hands of the riders of the break, and there are too many of them for all to fail in the two relatively easy stages remaining.

Ballan now leads with 12 seonds on Hutarovich and 14 seconds on Ruijgh. This means that if the Italian doesn’t fail it will be very difficult to take him out on bonus seconds alone. Tomorrow’s stage is a long one, with a few climbs but mostly easy. Ballan should have no trouble retaining the yellow.

Today's Winner

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Stage Results

1Alessandro BallanLIQUIGAS - CANNONDALE4h14'14
2Jurgen RoelandtsOMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEPs.t.
3Yauheni HutarovichLAMPRE - ISDs.t.
4Sacha ModoloBMC RACING TEAMs.t.
5Thibaut PinotMOVISTAR TEAMs.t.
6Rein TaaramaeTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSANs.t.
7Heinrich HausslerHTC - HIGH ROADs.t.
8Bart De ClerqLOTTO-BELISOLs.t.
9Kenny Van HummelVACANSOLEIL-DMCs.t.
10Wout PoelsVACANSOLEIL-DMCs.t.


General Classification

1Alessandro BallanLIQUIGAS - CANNONDALE7h52'38
2Yauheni HutarovichLAMPRE - ISD+ 12
3Rob RuijghRABOBANK+ 14
4Sacha ModoloBMC RACING TEAM+ 15
5Jure KocjanHTC - HIGH ROADs.t.
6Beñat IntxaustiKATUSHA TEAMs.t.
7Bart De ClerqLOTTO-BELISOL+ 16
8Thibaut PinotMOVISTAR TEAMs.t.
9Geraint ThomasTEAM GARMIN-BARRACUDA+ 18
10Heinrich HausslerHTC - HIGH ROAD+ 19


Points

1Alessandro BallanLIQUIGAS - CANNONDALE29
2Rigoberto UranSKY PROCYCLING26
3Peter SaganVACANSOLEIL-DMC25
4Levi LeipheimerDISCOVERY CHANNEL20
5Lloyd MondoryLIQUIGAS - CANNONDALE20


Mountain

1Alessandro BallanLIQUIGAS - CANNONDALE50
2Sacha ModoloBMC RACING TEAM25
3Bart De ClerqLOTTO-BELISOL24
4Beñat IntxaustiKATUSHA TEAM16
5Jakob FuglsangTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN16


Young

1Yauheni HutarovichLAMPRE - ISD7h52'50
2Rob RuijghRABOBANK+ 2
3Sacha ModoloBMC RACING TEAM+ 3
4Jure KocjanHTC - HIGH ROADs.t.
5Bart De ClerqLOTTO-BELISOL+ 4


Teams

1HTC - HIGH ROAD23h40'14
2VACANSOLEIL-DMC+ 9
3TEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN+ 1'50
4RABOBANK+ 2'05
5LIQUIGAS - CANNONDALE+ 2'09


 
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Now thats what you call a bunch sprint Wink

 
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Stage 4: Yanqing - Shunyi

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The Tour of Beijing’s fourth stage is rather easy. The riders will face three small climbs, but nothing that will break the bunch. The result of the stage will therefore be probably a mass sprint. The GC seems to be settled by now, considering the stages remaining so don’t expect a showoff by the favorites.

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Only two riders formed the break of the day: Ivan Basso (Radioshack) and Daniele Benatti (Quickstep). They had a good understanding, but as they crossed the first mountain sprint (Ansi) their gap was already reducing. They had 6’ 45’’ at the top with 86 kilometers remaining.

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Rob Ruijgh (Rabobank), the third in the GC, crashes 40 kilometers from home as the peloton is at full speed to catch the break. 7 teammates waited for him, but they are going to have to work hard to put the Dutch back in the peloton.

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Lotto has the best train as the bunch approaches the mass sprint. Jose Joaquín Rojas is leading Andre Greipel, while Peter Kennaugh and Janez Brajkovic have taken the German wheel. Meanwhile, Rob Ruijgh is losing 4 minutes, so his GC ambitions are over.

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The leader, Alessandro Ballan, was in the front of the group to avoid falls. He was the first to start the final sprint. The pure sprinters were behind: Alexandre Vinokourov, Andre Greipel and Peter Kennaugh. Meanwhile, the Sky leader, Rigoberto Uran, crashed while preparing the sprint.

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Janez Brajkovic wins in Shunyi! The Slovenian is having an awesome season and now he even wins in sprints. There weren’t a lot of climbs that may have tired the sprinters, so this is a demonstration of power by the Discovery rider. Behind him crossed the line Vinokourov and Kennaugh.

Tyler Farrar was again positioned badly ahead of the sprint and that meant that even as he sprinted well he could only go up to sixth in the finish line. In the GC the only change was the disappearance of Rob Ruijgh, his podium spot has now been taken by Sacha Modolo ahead of the last stage tomorrow.

Today's Winner

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Stage Results

1Janez BrajkovicDISCOVERY CHANNEL4h37'05
2Alexandre VinokourovTEAM GARMIN-BARRACUDAs.t.
3Peter KennaughSKY PROCYCLINGs.t.
4Alessandro BallanLIQUIGAS - CANNONDALEs.t.
5André GreipelLOTTO-BELISOLs.t.
6Tyler FarrarSAXO BANKs.t.
7Peter SaganVACANSOLEIL-DMCs.t.
8Johan Van SummerenOMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEPs.t.
9Lloyd MondoryLIQUIGAS - CANNONDALEs.t.
10Björn LeukemansLOTTO-BELISOLs.t.


General Classification

1Alessandro BallanLIQUIGAS - CANNONDALE12h29'43
2Yauheni HutarovichLAMPRE - ISD+ 12
3Sacha ModoloBMC RACING TEAM+ 15
4Beñat IntxaustiKATUSHA TEAMs.t.
5Jure KocjanHTC - HIGH ROADs.t.
6Bart De ClerqLOTTO-BELISOL+ 16
7Thibaut PinotMOVISTAR TEAMs.t.
8Geraint ThomasTEAM GARMIN-BARRACUDA+ 18
9Heinrich HausslerHTC - HIGH ROAD+ 19
10Kenny Van HummelVACANSOLEIL-DMCs.t.


Points

1Alessandro BallanLIQUIGAS - CANNONDALE43
2Alexandre VinokourovTEAM GARMIN-BARRACUDA36
3Peter SaganVACANSOLEIL-DMC34
4André GreipelLOTTO-BELISOL32
5Lloyd MondoryLIQUIGAS - CANNONDALE30


Mountain

1Alessandro BallanLIQUIGAS - CANNONDALE50
2Sacha ModoloBMC RACING TEAM25
3Bart De ClerqLOTTO-BELISOL24
4Daniele BennatiOMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP22
5Beñat IntxaustiKATUSHA TEAM17


Young

1Yauheni HutarovichLAMPRE - ISD12h29'55
2Sacha ModoloBMC RACING TEAM+ 3
3Jure KocjanHTC - HIGH ROADs.t.
4Bart De ClerqLOTTO-BELISOL+ 4
5Thibaut PinotMOVISTAR TEAMs.t.


Teams

1HTC - HIGH ROAD37h31'29
2VACANSOLEIL-DMC+ 9
3TEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN+ 1'50
4LIQUIGAS - CANNONDALE+ 2'09
5LOTTO-BELISOL+ 2'10


 
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