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Fant. Neutral Story [Ronde 2018]
mpardo
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UCI World Tour rankings riders (after Tour de Pologne)

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngBauke MollemaVacansoleil764
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngMikel NieveDiscovery472.42
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngPieter WeeningQuickstep377.09
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngDavide RebellinMovistar366.25
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngBart de ClerqLampre355
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngDries DevenynsQuickstep330.71
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/lu.pngFrank SchleckRadioshack316.66
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngTony GallopinQuickstep310.3
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngTejay Van GarderenGarmin306.25
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngSacha ModoloBMC254.06
11www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngHubert DupontSaxo Bank247
12www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngDavid LopezEuskaltel242.77
13www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/ru.pngDenis MenchovKatusha225.87
14www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/gb.pngChris FroomeHTC213.29
15www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngLieuwe WestraRabobank213.08


UCI World Tour rankings teams (after Tour de Pologne)

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngOMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP1337
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngVACANSOLEIL-DMC1009
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngHTC-HIGHROAD824
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngDISCOVERY CHANNEL792
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngBMC RACING TEAM782
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngRABOBANK668
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngMOVISTAR TEAM583
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngLOTTO-BELISOL547
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngLAMPRE - ISD538
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/lu.pngTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN530


Edited by mpardo on 01-03-2013 16:46
 
sutty68
Mollema has opened up a great advantage in the Rankings Wink

 
mpardo
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www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.png Clasica Ciclista de San Sebastian


The Clasica de San Sebastian appears for the second straight year in the World Tour. The Basque Country will host the best riders again, after the Vuelta al Pais Vasco. Pieter Weening made a great exhibition to take the overall win of the race. The route prepared for this year is slightly different, as the traditional judge of the race, Jaizkibel, will be climbed twice. This will probably mean that the race is more suited more to classics riders that can go over the small mountains.

Apart from the riders featuring in the favorites list there are others to be followed, like the Movistar duo (Rebellin and Kruijswijk), the Discovery duo (Brajkovic and Nieve) and Hubert Dupont. Mikel Nieve riders at home and will probably be keen on doing a good race, as will be the Movistar riders.

Favorites:
- Bauke Mollema (Vacansoleil): Who else could be topping the favorites list but Bauke Mollema. His top 10 in Poland has practically assured that Mollema will be the winner of the World Tour classification this year, but his season is not over and this race in Spain is his best chance for a good result. The two climbs to Jaizkibel should play in his favor.
- Jakob Fuglsang (Radioshack): Fuglsang won in San Sebastian last year. However, this year's route is slightly tougher in the final part of the race. The Dane had a great start of the season, when he won the Milano - Sanremo. However, the last we saw him get a result was in the stage win in the last day of Romandie. His second peak form should arrive in this end of season classics, so we hope to see some good racing from the Dane.
- Bart de Clerq (Lampre): Bart de Clerq took a rest after the Tour and comes back for the end of season classics. The Belgian already knows what is doing good in San Sebastian, as he was in the podium last year. If he keeps the willingness to attack he had in the Tour we will have fun with him for sure.
- Dries Devenyns (Quickstep): Dries Devenyns comes from taking a stage in the Tour of Poland and is aiming for the overall win in San Sebastian. Devenyns will surely have the leading role here, as Pieter Weening is picking up the form for the end of the season. Therefore, the Belgian will be one of the men to follow closely.

Previous winners

FirstSecondThird
2011Jakob FuglsangOliver ZauggBart de Clerq


Startlist
Spoiler

LOTTO
1. B.Leukemans
2. T.Boonen
3. R.Kiserlovski
4. J.Rojas
5. M.Rubiano
6. J.Van den Broeck
7. J.Vanendert

DISCOVERY
11. J.Brajkovic
12. C.Evans
13. J.Gadret
14. B.Hermans
15. M.Kittel
16. M.Nieve
17. J.Rodriguez

VACANSOLEIL
21. B.Mollema
22. C.Betancur
23. J.Coppel
24. B.Eisel
25. A.Petacchi
26. W.Poels
27. J.Van Emden

QUICKSTEP
31. D.Devenyns
32. T.De Gendt
33. S.Gerrans
34. J.Roelandts
35. P.Rolland
36. J.Van Summeren
37. P.Weening

RADIOSHACK
41. J.Fuglsang
42. M.Albasini
43. J.Peraud
44. M.Pinotti
45. F.Schleck
46. J.Serpa
47. R.Taaramae

LAMPRE
51. B.De Clerq
52. J.Degenkolb
53. Y.Hutarovich
54. V.Nibali
55. D.Pozzovivo
56. N.Roche
57. E.Viviani

MOVISTAR
61. D.Rebellin
62. S.Kruijswijk
63. P.Lastras
64. D.Moreno
65. L.Paolini
66. G.Van Avermaet
67. T.Voeckler

RABOBANK
71. O.Freire
72. T.Bos
73. R.Gesink
74. R.Kreuziger
75. R.Ruijgh
76. K.Van Hummel
77. J.Van Leijen

AG2R
81. S.Chavanel
82. F.Cancellara
83. M.Monfort
84. L.Nordhaug
85. T.Pinot
86. J.Tiernan Locke
87. M.Tjallingii

HTC
91. A.Schleck
92. C.Froome
93. H.Haussler
94. A.Klöden
95. L.Leipheimer
96. T.Phinney
97. R.Porte

SAXO BANK
101. H.Dupont
102. T.Farrar
103. M.Goss
104. J.Haedo
105. T.Machado
106. N.Nuyens
107. C.Sørensen

BMC
111. D.Cunego
112. M.Frank
113. D.Galimzyanov
114. G.Hincapie
115. S.Modolo
116. P.Stetina
117. G.Visconti

EUSKALTEL
121. D.López
122. A.Contador
123. R.Feillu
124. L.Leon Sanchez
125. X.Tondo
126. A.Valverde
127. F.Ventoso

KATUSHA
131. S.Sánchez
132. C.Barredo
133. P.Brutt
134. G.Ciolek
135. B.Intxausti
136. D.Menchov
137. S.Ponzi

GARMIN
141. T.Van Garderen
142. E.Boasson Hagen
143. T.Danielson
144. P.Kennaugh
145. M.Matthews
146. R.McEwen
147. C.Sutton

ASTANA
151. E.Sella
152. L.Gerdemann
153. M.Iglinskiy
154. R.Janse van Rensburg
155. G.Nizzolo
156. Y.Offredo
157. A.Vinokourov

LIQUIGAS
161. L.Mondory
162. E.Capecchi
163. S.Garzelli
164. C.Horner
165. V.Kiryenka
166. A.Roux
167. L.Ten Dam

SKY
171. T.Martin
172. M.Cavendish
173. J.Cobo
174. A.Kristoff
175. D.Millar
176. G.Rast
177. B.Wiggins


Edited by mpardo on 01-03-2013 16:44
 
sutty68
Wonder if Mollema will continue his Great form in Spain Wink

 
maxime86
Bauke is riding great so far

 
mpardo
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www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.png Clasica Ciclista de San Sebastian
San Sebastian - San Sebastian

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The new route in San Sebastian highlights the climb of Jaizkibel, which will be done twice. However, as it is quite far from the finish line it will probably reduce the size of the bunch but will not give us the winner. This will be a race with a big range of possible winners.

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8 brave riders took the chance of looking for the win through a break. The most relevant name among them was Denis Menchov (Katusha), but we also had Tony Martin (Sky), Jurgen Roelandts (Quickstep) and Denis Galimzyanov (BMC). As they went through the town of Andoain (124 kilometers remaining) they had a gap of more than 7 minutes over a very quiet bunch.

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The peloton increased a lot the pace in the first climb to Jaizkibel. John Gadret (Discovery) first and Frank Schleck (Radioshack) afterwards took the responsibility to set a good pace in front. The riders still had 80 kilometers to go, but the gap to the break shrank to 2' 45'' at the top.

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Bauke Mollema crashed in the descent of Jaizkibel. One of the main favorites finds a big hurdle in the way, as even though his whole team soon stopped to wait for him Mollema will have to do a big effort to rejoin the pack once the race has turned very fast.

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The bunch was about to catch the break as they crossed the KoM sprint of Jaizkibel for the second time. Mikel Nieve worked hard in the climb to increase the pace. It is now clear that the Discovery Channel is working hard for Janez Brajkovic. Meanwhile, Mollema has spent a lot of energies but is back in the front of the race.

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Jakob Fuglsang did the first important move of the race in the climb to Arkale (16 km to go). The Danish rider was soon followed by Janez Brajkovic, Damiano Cunego and Bjorn Leukemans. The important names start taking the responsibility in the last kilometers of the race.

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The first break was eventually reeled back in and a moment of pause led to the main group of 50 riders entrance in San Sebastian. However, Cunego was not ready for a sprint of the group and attacked in the small hill inside the city. There were only 4 kilometers remaining.

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Six riders reach the final kilometer ahead of the main group. Sylvain Chavanel is the first to start the sprint, followed by Jakob Fuglsang, Damiano Cunego, Bjorn Leukemans, Janez Brajkovic and Tejay van Garderen.

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Jakob Fuglsang wins in San Sebastian! The Dane wins here for the second time in a row. We said in the presentation of the race that Fuglsang should retake his early season form and what a way of doing so. His final sprint was so good that he ended up putting 11 seconds between himself and the rest of his group.

Janez Brajkovic in second and Sylvain Chavanel in third will share the podium with Fuglsang. This is the first good performance of Chavanel with the Ag2r team, after doing a good job of supporting Thibaut Pinot in the Tour de France. Behind Chavanel, Leukemans, Cunego and Van Garderen completed the top 6.

Today's Winner

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Stage Results

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/dk.pngJakob FuglsangTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN6h34'49
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/si.pngJanez BrajkovicDISCOVERY CHANNEL+ 11
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngSylvain ChavanelAG2R - LA MONDIALEs.t.
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngBjorn LeukemansLOTTO-BELISOLs.t.
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngDamiano CunegoBMC RACING TEAMs.t.
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngTejay Van GarderenTEAM GARMIN-BARRACUDAs.t.
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngJohan Van SummerenOMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP+ 42
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngRob RuijghRABOBANKs.t.
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngTheo BosRABOBANKs.t.
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngDries DevenynsOMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEPs.t.


Edited by mpardo on 01-03-2013 15:55
 
sutty68
Great win from Fuglsang, especially with his sprint only being 56 Wink

 
mpardo
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UCI World Tour rankings riders (after Clasica Ciclista de San Sebastian)

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngBauke MollemaVacansoleil764
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngMikel NieveDiscovery472.42
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngPieter WeeningQuickstep377.09
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngDavide RebellinMovistar366.25
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngBart de ClerqLampre355
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngDries DevenynsQuickstep332.71
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngTejay Van GarderenGarmin326.25
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/lu.pngFrank SchleckRadioshack316.66
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngTony GallopinQuickstep310.3
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/si.pngJanez BrajkovicDiscovery258.67
11www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngSacha ModoloBMC254.06
12www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngHubert DupontSaxo Bank247
13www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngDavid LopezEuskaltel242.77
14www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/dk.pngJakob FuglsangRadioshack226.66
15www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngBjorn LeukemansLotto226.25


UCI World Tour rankings teams (after Tour de Pologne)

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngOMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP1354
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngVACANSOLEIL-DMC1009
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngDISCOVERY CHANNEL852
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngHTC-HIGHROAD824
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngBMC RACING TEAM812
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngRABOBANK683
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/lu.pngTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN610
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngLOTTO-BELISOL587
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngMOVISTAR TEAM583
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngLAMPRE - ISD538


Edited by mpardo on 01-03-2013 13:16
 
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www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/de.png Vattenfall Cyclassics


The Vattenfall Cyclassics is the flattest classic of the season, as there is only one small hill, Waseberg, that the riders will have to climb 4 times in the outskirts of Hamburg. However, as flat as the race is Beñat Intxausti managed to win through a break in the last kilometers 2 years ago. Considering that, the teams with sprinters should be very aware in the last 2 climbs to the hill.

Taking out the four favorites, the riders to follow will be Bjorn Leukemans and Alessandro Ballan for a solo win. In case of a mass sprint, Bernhard Eisel, Tyler Farrar, Heinrich Haussler and Jose Joaquin Rojas will surely play a role.

Favorites:

- Ben Swift (Sky): Ben Swift is not normally in the pool of favorites for sprints, but this race seems to fit his characteristics very well. The British from Sky has been the best in the team, only shadowed by the two stage wins of David Millar. Swift won a stage in the Tour de France, a landmark in his career.
- Jakob Fuglsang (Radioshack): Jakob Fuglsang will be leveraging on his great form, as he showed winning the Clasica de San Sebastian. This will be a very different race, but both share the long distance. The Dane has showed that he can also have a good speed in sprints after long stages, so he will be someone to be looked at.
- Francisco Ventoso (Euskaltel): Even if Fran Ventoso only has had 1 stage win this season (in the now far Tour Down Under), he is having very solid performances. He caught several breaks that made it to the finish in the Tour and even though he could only be 2nd once and 3rd twice. With a team working for him he should do well in Hamburg, as ha is one of the best sprinters that can hold on for long races.
- Matthew Goss (Saxo Bank): Even though Tyler Farrar is the best sprinter in the Saxo Bank team, Matthew Goss could have an edge on the American and could be the man to work for in such a long race. The Australian has had a poor season so far, the same as most of the Saxo team, so he is in dire need of some result before the season end.

Previous winners

FirstSecondThird
2010Beñat IntxaustiTyler FarrarRigoberto Uran


Startlist
Spoiler

SKY
1. B.Swift
2. M.Cavendish
3. J.Cobo
4. A.Kristoff
5. T.Martin
6. D.Millar
7. B.Wiggins

SAXO BANK
11. T.Farrar
12. L.Boom
13. H.Dupont
14. M.Goss
15. J.Haedo
16. T.Machado
17. C.Sørensen

EUSKALTEL
21. F.Ventoso
22. I.Anton
23. P.Fedrigo
24. R.Feillu
25. L.Leon Sanchez
26. D.López
27. A.Valverde

RADIOSHACK
31. J.Fuglsang
32. M.Albasini
33. I.Basso
34. J.Peraud
35. M.Pinotti
36. M.Scarponi
37. F.Schleck

LAMPRE
41. Y.Hutarovich
42. B.Bozic
43. B.De Clerq
44. J.Degenkolb
45. D.Pozzovivo
46. N.Roche
47. E.Viviani

HTC
51. H.Haussler
52. C.Froome
53. A.Klöden
54. J.Kocjan
55. L.Leipheimer
56. C.Meyer
57. A.Schleck

VACANSOLEIL
61. B.Eisel
62. J.Coppel
63. S.Langeveld
64. B.Mollema
65. A.Petacchi
66. P.Sagan
67. J.Van Emden

BMC
71. S.Modolo
72. A.Ballan
73. M.Frank
74. D.Galimzyanov
75. G.Hincapie
76. P.Stetina
77. O.Zaugg

ASTANA
81. A.Vinokourov
82. L.Gerdemann
83. M.Iglinskiy
84. R.Janse van Rensburg
85. G.Nizzolo
86. Y.Offredo
87. F.Pozzato

QUICKSTEP
91. T.Gallopin
92. D.Bennati
93. D.Devenyns
94. S.Gerrans
95. J.Roelandts
96. J.Van Summeren
97. P.Weening

LOTTO
101. J.Rojas
102. T.Boonen
103. A.Greipel
104. R.Kiserlovski
105. B.Leukemans
106. M.Rubiano
107. J.Van den Broeck

MOVISTAR
111. G.Bole
112. P.Lastras
113. D.Moreno
114. L.Paolini
115. D.Rebellin
116. N.Terpstra
117. T.Voeckler

DISCOVERY
121. M.Kittel
122. J.Brajkovic
123. C.Evans
124. J.Gadret
125. P.Gilbert
126. R.Hesjedal
127. M.Nieve

AG2R
131. S.Chavanel
132. F.Cancellara
133. R.Da Costa
134. M.Monfort
135. L.Nordhaug
136. J.Tiernan Locke
137. M.Tjallingii

RABOBANK
141. O.Freire
142. T.Bos
143. R.Gesink
144. S.Van Dijk
145. K.Van Hummel
146. J.Van Leijen
147. L.Westra

KATUSHA
151. S.Ponzi
152. P.Brutt
153. G.Ciolek
154. B.Intxausti
155. R.Nocentini
156. K.Sivtsov
157. S.Sánchez

GARMIN
161. P.Kennaugh
162. E.Boasson Hagen
163. T.Danielson
164. M.Matthews
165. R.McEwen
166. C.Sutton
167. G.Thomas

LIQUIGAS
171. L.Mondory
172. L.Bak
173. S.Garzelli
174. C.Horner
175. V.Kiryenka
176. A.Roux
177. J.Rujano


Edited by mpardo on 01-03-2013 13:13
 
sutty68
Weening is going to do well in this race Wink

 
mpardo
sutty68 wrote:
Weening is going to do well in this race Wink


In such a flat race... I would say it is unlikely Grin


 
sutty68
You never know, he may surprise Wink

 
mpardo
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www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/de.png Vattenfall Cyclassics
Hamburg - Hamburg

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The four climbs to the Waseberg will be the highlight of a race that is anyway expected to finish in a mass sprint. The race features several loops around the city of Hamburg in a 250 kilometer race.

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The presence of Bauke Mollema was a big surprise in today's break. The Dutch is the best rider of the year and is anyway looking for good results in races that don't favor him. In the group of 6 there was other good riders like: Chris Froome (HTC), Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank) and the defending champion Beñat Intxausti (Katusha). The group had 10 minutes on the bunch in the first climb to the Waseberg, with 115 kilometers remaining in a day marked by the very strong wind that was blowing in Germany.

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The very strong wind ended up breaking the peloton in several pieces that eventually joined in two parts. Among those who were left behind appear some important riders for the win, such as Matthew Goss, Fran Ventoso, Heinrich Haussler and Bernhard Eisel. As the pace increased due to the chase between both parts of the peloton the gap of the break was only 1' 20'' with 50 kilometers remaining.

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The break was caugtht in the third climb to the Waseberg. 65 riders were in the front group and the others would find it very hard to join the leaders as they lose more than 2 minutes. Rabobank and Lotto are doing the biggest part of the job on setting the pace in the pack.

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Mikel Nieve tried a late attack as the bunch went into the last 4 kilometers. Intxausti already won with an attack 2 years ago, so it is possible to carry the momentum and win this way. However, the bunch seems well organized with Astana, Lampre and Saxo Bank positioning in the front.

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Nieve is still ahead as the main sprinters have started the final run for the line. Tyler Farrar is leading the way ahead of the local John Degenkolb and one of the main favorites Ben Swift.

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Tyler Farrar wins the Vattenfall Cyclassics! The American sprinted side by side with John Degenkolb and could hold on to the lead by a small margin. This is the first win of the season for Farrar in probably the last chance that the sprinters will have to run a mass sprint this year. The Saxo Bank team was also in dire need of a good win, as they had only got Dupont's win in Luz Ardiden this year.

The second place of the race was for the local John Degenkolb. There was some point in the sprint where it looked like Degenkolb would be able to get past Farrar, but he run out of gas. Meanwhile, Mikel Nieve surprisingly could keep the last podium place in the final sprint ahead of Yauheni Hutarovich and Ben Swift.

Today's Winner

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Stage Results

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngTyler FarrarSAXO BANK6h21'05
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/de.pngJohn DegenkolbLAMPRE - ISDs.t.
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngMikel NieveDISCOVERY CHANNELs.t.
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/by.pngYauheni HutarovichLAMPRE - ISDs.t.
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/gb.pngBen SwiftSKY PROCYCLINGs.t.
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngSylvain ChavanelAG2R - LA MONDIALEs.t.
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/si.pngJanez BrajkovicDISCOVERY CHANNELs.t.
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/kz.pngAlexandre VinokourovASTANAs.t.
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/dk.pngJakob FuglsangTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSANs.t.
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngBjorn LeukemansLOTTO-BELISOLs.t.


Edited by mpardo on 01-03-2013 12:01
 
mpardo
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UCI World Tour rankings riders (after Vattenfall Cyclassics)

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngBauke MollemaVacansoleil764
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngMikel NieveDiscovery522.42
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngPieter WeeningQuickstep377.09
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngDavide RebellinMovistar366.25
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngBart de ClerqLampre355
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngDries DevenynsQuickstep332.71
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngTejay Van GarderenGarmin326.25
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/lu.pngFrank SchleckRadioshack316.66
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngTony GallopinQuickstep310.3
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/si.pngJanez BrajkovicDiscovery273.67
11www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngSacha ModoloBMC254.06
12www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngHubert DupontSaxo Bank247
13www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngDavid LopezEuskaltel242.77
14www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/dk.pngJakob FuglsangRadioshack231.66
15www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngBjorn LeukemansLotto228.25


UCI World Tour rankings teams (after Vattenfall Cyclassics)

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngOMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP1354
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngVACANSOLEIL-DMC1009
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngDISCOVERY CHANNEL917
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngHTC-HIGHROAD824
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngBMC RACING TEAM812
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngRABOBANK683
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngLAMPRE - ISD638
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/lu.pngTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN615
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngLOTTO-BELISOL589
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngMOVISTAR TEAM583


Edited by mpardo on 27-02-2013 12:22
 
mpardo
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www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.png GP Ouest France - Plouay


The Clasique de Plouay appears for the second time in the second Tour, two years after the first race here. The French race is a very entertaining race in a circuit around the town. Two years ago Jose Joaquin Rojas took advantage of a great attack from Janez Brajkovic to beat the Slovenian for the win in the final sprint.

Apart from the main favorites it will be worth taking a close look to: Sylvain Chavanel, the French is the local favorite for the race especially considering he races for a French team; Bauke Mollema, the Tour winner comes back to France and he showed in Germany that he is eager to keep racing; Jure Kocjan and Giovanni Visconti.

Favorites:

- Bjorn Leukemans (Lotto): Leukemans doesn't only love the cobbles, but he is also a very good hills rider, as he showed earlier in the week of the Ardennes by winning in Liege and coming second in the Fleche Wallonne. He is the main riders in the Lotto team along with the World Champion, Jelle Vanendert, so expect a good race from him in Plouay.
- Davide Rebellin (Movistar): Rebellin is having an amazing year, where he is sharing the lead for the biggest number of victories. The Italian should be in top form after winning the Tour of Poland not long ago.
- Dries Devenyns (Quickstep): As usual, another Belgian is in the set of favorites for a hilly classic. Dries Devenyns the Fleche Wallonne and was 2nd in the Amstel Gold Race earlier in the year and is aiming at another good result in France. Quickstep comes in full strength to Plouay, bringing maybe their best 7 riders.
- Janez Brajkovic (Discovery): Obviously, the last of the favorites for the race is Janez Brajkovic. The Slovenian was the absolute dominator of this kind of races last year but he has only been able to win once this season, in the Amstel Gold Race. Nevertheless, he has had many good performances that have put him close to the final win, so he is still among the very best hills riders.

Previous winners

FirstSecondThird
2010Jose Joaquin RojasJanez BrajkovicMatthew Goss


Startlist
Spoiler

LOTTO
1. B.Leukemans
2. T.Boonen
3. A.Greipel
4. R.Kiserlovski
5. J.Rojas
6. M.Rubiano
7. J.Vanendert

DISCOVERY
11. J.Brajkovic
12. C.Evans
13. J.Gadret
14. P.Gilbert
15. B.Hermans
16. M.Nieve
17. J.Rodriguez

QUICKSTEP
21. D.Devenyns
22. T.De Gendt
23. T.Gallopin
24. S.Gerrans
25. P.Rolland
26. J.Van Summeren
27. P.Weening

MOVISTAR
31. D.Rebellin
32. G.Bole
33. S.Kruijswijk
34. P.Lastras
35. D.Moreno
36. G.Van Avermaet
37. T.Voeckler

VACANSOLEIL
41. B.Mollema
42. C.Betancur
43. J.Coppel
44. A.Petacchi
45. W.Poels
46. P.Sagan
47. J.Van Emden

HTC
51. J.Kocjan
52. H.Haussler
53. A.Klöden
54. L.Leipheimer
55. C.Meyer
56. T.Phinney
57. A.Schleck

BMC
61. G.Visconti
62. A.Ballan
63. D.Cunego
64. M.Frank
65. D.Galimzyanov
66. S.Modolo
67. O.Zaugg

ASTANA
71. F.Pozzato
72. L.Gerdemann
73. M.Iglinskiy
74. R.Janse van Rensburg
75. G.Nizzolo
76. Y.Offredo
77. A.Vinokourov

AG2R
81. S.Chavanel
82. F.Cancellara
83. R.Da Costa
84. M.Monfort
85. L.Nordhaug
86. T.Pinot
87. J.Simon

RADIOSHACK
91. J.Fuglsang
92. I.Basso
93. J.Peraud
94. M.Pinotti
95. M.Scarponi
96. J.Serpa
97. R.Taaramae

SAXO BANK
101. H.Dupont
102. L.Boom
103. M.Goss
104. T.Machado
105. N.Nuyens
106. M.Rogers
107. C.Sørensen

RABOBANK
111. J.Van Leijen
112. T.Bos
113. O.Freire
114. R.Gesink
115. R.Kreuziger
116. S.Van Dijk
117. K.Van Hummel

LAMPRE
121. B.De Clerq
122. B.Bozic
123. J.Degenkolb
124. V.Nibali
125. D.Pozzovivo
126. N.Roche
127. E.Viviani

SKY
131. R.Uran
132. M.Cavendish
133. J.Cobo
134. T.Martin
135. D.Millar
136. G.Rast
137. B.Swift

KATUSHA
141. B.Intxausti
142. P.Brutt
143. G.Ciolek
144. D.Menchov
145. R.Nocentini
146. K.Sivtsov
147. S.Sánchez

EUSKALTEL
151. X.Tondo
152. I.Anton
153. A.Contador
154. P.Fedrigo
155. R.Feillu
156. D.López
157. F.Ventoso

GARMIN
161. P.Kennaugh
162. E.Boasson Hagen
163. T.Danielson
164. M.Matthews
165. R.McEwen
166. C.Sutton
167. T.Van Garderen

LIQUIGAS
171. L.Mondory
172. E.Capecchi
173. S.Garzelli
174. C.Horner
175. V.Kiryenka
176. J.Rujano
177. L.Ten Dam


Edited by mpardo on 27-02-2013 10:45
 
sutty68
No predictions from me this time Frown

I learn't my lesson the last time Sad

 
mpardo
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www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.png GP Ouest France - Plouay
Plouay - Plouay

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The race in Plouay is usually very entertaining, as the riders ride a circuit slightly longer than 25 kilometers 9 times. The lap has 2 climbs hard enough to avoid a mass sprint and the race usually finishes with a late attack winner or a sprint in a small group.

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The break of the day was formed by 10 riders, including Pierre Rolland (Quickstep), Tony Martin (Sky), Alessandro Petacchi (Vacansoleil), Igor Anton (Euskaltel) and Giacomo Nizzolo (Astana). They had 6' 50'' on the bunch with 113 km remaining. However, the peloton seemed to have the race in control.

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Bart de Clerq is again on attacking mode today in Plouay. The Belgian attacked 70 kilometers from the finish to try the solo victory. However, the bunch immediately started chasing him. As he enters the last two laps of the race (52 km to go) he loses 1' 15'' with the break and the bunch loses 2 minutes.

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De Clerq didn't go too far today, as the bunch was controlled by Movistar and Discovery. The Americans brought a great team to work for Brajkovic today. As the riders climb the penultimate hill the only two survivors of the break, Michael Rogers and Denis Galimzyanov, are about to be caught.

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The race broke at the end of that first climb of the last lap after an attack by Miguel Angel Rubiano was followed by Janez Brajkovic and Davide Rebellin. Many riders joined them and as the group was going by the 10 kilometers mark there were 12 men in the favorites group. Lotto (Rubiano and Leukemans) and Vacansoleil (Sagan and Mollema) are the only teams to have 2 riders. All of the main favorites were in this group.

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Sylvain Chavanel attacked again at the end of the last hill (7 km to go). The French is first followed by Joost van Leijen, who is looking surprisingly strong. The Vacansoleil riders didn't look that good and they lost contact with the favorites group.

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Jakob Fuglsang went past Chavanel on the descent towards the finish line and reaches the last 4 kilometers 15 seconds ahead of a group of 4 (Van Leijen, Devenyns, Leukemans and Chavanel). The Dane is looking good as the run towards the finish line is very fast. The rest of the favorites couldn't follow and are already discarded for the win.

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Fuglsang is going to take the win as the chasers start the final sprint. Van Leijen was the first to start the final sprint ahead of Devenyns, Leukemans and Chavanel. The distance with Fuglsang remained at 15 seconds, so the Radioshack rider has everything in favor.

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Jakob Fuglsang wins in Plouay! The Dane is ending the season amazingly well and takes his third classic of the season, after Milano - Sanremo and Clasica de San Sebastian. A late attack in the closing kilometers of the race gave Fuglsang the win, this time with a bigger margin than in San Sebastian. Even though there wasn't any time difference awarded his win was never in danger.

Two Belgians will share the final podium with Fuglsang. Dries Devenyns was second and that even serves him to jump to the second place of the World Tour. Bjorn Leukemans took the third place after outsprinting Joost van Leijen. The Dutch was also overtaken by the local favorite Sylvain Chavanel. Davide Rebellin and Janez Brajkovic were slightly disappointing today after they couldn't follow the final move, especially as their teams controlled the race very well for them.

Today's Winner

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Stage Results

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/dk.pngJakob FuglsangTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN6h20'46
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngDries DevenynsOMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEPs.t.
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngBjorn LeukemansLOTTO-BELISOLs.t.
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngSylvain ChavanelAG2R - LA MONDIALEs.t.
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngJoost Van LeijenRABOBANKs.t.
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/si.pngJure KocjanHTC - HIGH ROAD+ 1'10
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/si.pngJanez BrajkovicDISCOVERY CHANNELs.t.
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngGiovanni ViscontiBMC RACING TEAMs.t.
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngDavide RebellinMOVISTAR TEAMs.t.
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/co.pngMiguel Angel RubianoLOTTO-BELISOLs.t.


Edited by mpardo on 27-02-2013 10:00
 
maxime86
good win by fuglsang

 
sutty68
Fuglsang seems to be having a Great season Wink

 
mpardo
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UCI World Tour rankings riders (after GP Ouest France - Plouay)

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngBauke MollemaVacansoleil764
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngMikel NieveDiscovery522.42
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngDries DevenynsQuickstep392.71
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngPieter WeeningQuickstep377.09
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngDavide RebellinMovistar371.25
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngBart de ClerqLampre355
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngTejay Van GarderenGarmin326.25
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/lu.pngFrank SchleckRadioshack316.66
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/dk.pngJakob FuglsangRadioshack311.66
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngTony GallopinQuickstep310.3
11www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/si.pngJanez BrajkovicDiscovery288.67
12www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngBjorn LeukemansLotto278.25
13www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngSacha ModoloBMC254.06
14www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngHubert DupontSaxo Bank247
15www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngDavid LopezEuskaltel242.77


UCI World Tour rankings teams (after GP Ouest France - Plouay)

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngOMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP1414
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngVACANSOLEIL-DMC1009
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngDISCOVERY CHANNEL932
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngHTC-HIGHROAD844
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngBMC RACING TEAM822
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngRABOBANK713
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/lu.pngTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN695
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngLOTTO-BELISOL641
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngLAMPRE - ISD638
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngMOVISTAR TEAM588


Edited by mpardo on 26-02-2013 18:25
 
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