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Fant. Neutral Story [Ronde 2018]
sutty68
Great overall performance from Menchov and he totally deserves the Race victory Smile

 
mpardo
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UCI World Tour rankings riders (after Tirreno - Adriatico)

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/sk.pngPeter SaganVacansoleil147.42
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/ru.pngDenis MenchovQuickstep144.12
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngTony GallopinQuickstep113.12
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/lu.pngFränk SchleckRadioshack86.62
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/de.pngMarcel KittelDiscovery82.62
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngJosé Joaquin RojasHTC74.37
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngBauke MollemaVacansoleil72.43
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngSacha ModoloEuskaltel65
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngDavid LópezEuskaltel64
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngHubert DupontRabobank55.25
11www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/pt.pngRui da CostaSaxo Bank53.25
12www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/au.pngSimon GerransRadioshack51.62
13www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngDavide RebellinMovistar46
14www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/gb.pngBen SwiftSky46
15www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngEmanuele SellaAstana43


UCI World Tour rankings teams (after Tirreno - Adriatico)

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngOMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP305
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngVACANSOLEIL-DMC233
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/lu.pngTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN183
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngEUSKALTEL-EUSKADI129
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngDISCOVERY CHANNEL125
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngRABOBANK100
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngHTC-HIGHROAD91
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/dk.pngSAXO BANK89
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/gb.pngSKY PROCYCLING67
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngLOTTO-BELISOL58


Edited by mpardo on 19-02-2013 16:05
 
sutty68
Quickstep have started the season like a house on fire Smile

 
SSJ2Luigi
Sagan still leads Grin


 
mpardo
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www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.png E3 Prijs Vlaanderen - Harelbeke


The E3 will be the first race classified HC ever in this story. The Belgian race gives a start to the 3 cobbled races that we will see this season, along with the Gent - Wevelgem and the Paris - Roubaix. The E3 is the hilliest of the 3, so we should expect a not-too-big group in the finish line of Harelbeke for the final sprint. Two seasons ago, in the first E3 of the story Jelle Vanendert even managed to win from the early breakaway in a very tight finish ahead of the favorites.

Favorites:

- Bjorn Leukemans (Lotto - Belisol): Bjorn Leukemans is probably the biggest favorite for the E3 Prijs. The World Champion showed that he can dominate the classics world in the last part of the last season. However, strangely enough he hasn't been able to win any cobbled race to date. He has several times being hit with bad luck, like in last year's Ronde van Vlaanderen when he suffered an untimely puncture.
- Johan van Summeren (Omega Pharma - Quickstep): Last year's winner of the Ronde has to be among the favorites for the win in the E3. However, being in the super team Quickstep has not helped him, as he couldn't be in the Tirreno and therefore arrives in Belgium short of racing days.
- Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing): Another one of the podium finishers in last year's Ronde is also among the favorites. The cobbles are his main target for the season and he probably has one of the best teams for the cobbles, as Benhard Eisel and Geraint Thomas will both be in Belgium.
- Sylvain Chavanel (Ag2r - La Mondiale): Chavanel has had a hard time in the Ag2r team since he arrived. Last year he had to settle for a podium place in the Clasica de San Sebastian as the best result of the season, but he was overshadowed for some part of the season by the young Thibaut Pinot. Therefore, Chavanel needs to prove that he still is the great rider that abandoned Quickstep to enroll in the French team.

Other notable riders for the race include Gregory Rast (Sky), Tom Boonen (Saxo Bank), Oscar Freire (Rabobank), Dries Devenyns and Pieter Weening (Quickstep) and Bernhard Eisel (BMC).

Previous winners

FirstSecondThird
2011Jelle VanendertAlexandre VinokourovPieter Weening


Startlist
Spoiler

LOTTO
1. B.Leukemans
2. A.Demare
3. A.Greipel
4. D.Martin
5. J.Roelandts
6. J.Van den Broeck
7. J.Vanendert

QUICKSTEP
11. J.Van Summeren
12. J.Degenkolb
13. D.Devenyns
14. L.Mondory
15. L.Paolini
16. P.Rolland
17. P.Weening

BMC
21. A.Ballan
22. B.Eisel
23. D.Galimzyanov
24. G.Hincapie
25. P.Stetina
26. G.Thomas
27. G.Visconti

SAXO BANK
31. T.Boonen
32. L.Boom
33. R.Da Costa
34. T.Farrar
35. M.Goss
36. J.Haedo
37. M.Rogers

AG2R
41. S.Chavanel
42. N.Bouhanni
43. J.Coppel
44. M.Monfort
45. Y.Offredo
46. J.Tiernan Locke
47. M.Tjallingii

SKY
51. G.Rast
52. M.Cavendish
53. J.Cobo
54. S.Henao
55. P.Lastras
56. D.Millar
57. B.Swift

RABOBANK
61. O.Freire
62. T.Bos
63. R.Ruijgh
64. J.Van Emden
65. K.Van Hummel
66. J.Van Leijen
67. L.Westra

ASTANA
71. F.Pozzato
72. E.Gasparotto
73. L.Gerdemann
74. M.Iglinskiy
75. R.Janse van Rensburg
76. R.McEwen
77. F.Pellizotti

GARMIN
81. F.Cancellara
82. E.Boasson Hagen
83. S.Firsanov
84. M.Frank
85. T.Hushovd
86. R.Navardauskas
87. C.Sutton

DISCOVERY
91. H.Haussler
92. L.Durbridge
93. C.Evans
94. P.Gilbert
95. B.Hermans
96. M.Kittel
97. M.Renshaw

LAMPRE
101. B.De Clerq
102. S.Garzelli
103. Y.Hutarovich
104. M.Marcato
105. D.Pozzovivo
106. N.Roche
107. M.Scarponi

VACANSOLEIL
111. G.Van Avermaet
112. C.Barredo
113. C.Betancur
114. J.Fuglsang
115. S.Langeveld
116. P.Sagan
117. S.Van Dijk

LIQUIGAS
121. L.Bak
122. E.Capecchi
123. D.Di Luca
124. V.Kiryenka
125. M.Moser
126. N.Nuyens
127. J.Rujano

MOVISTAR
131. G.Bole
132. J.Castroviejo
133. A.Contador
134. J.Flecha
135. D.Rebellin
136. N.Terpstra
137. T.Voeckler

RADIOSHACK
141. D.Bennati
142. M.Albasini
143. I.Basso
144. D.Cunego
145. J.Peraud
146. R.Taaramae
147. A.Talansky

EUSKALTEL
151. S.Modolo
152. S.Dumolin
153. P.Fedrigo
154. R.Feillu
155. F.Kessiakoff
156. A.Kristoff
157. A.Valverde

HTC
161. J.Rojas
162. B.Bozic
163. S.Clarke
164. A.Klöden
165. T.Phinney
166. R.Porte
167. A.Schleck

KATUSHA
171. S.Schumacher
172. P.Brutt
173. G.Ciolek
174. B.Intxausti
175. J.Serpa
176. K.Sivtsov
177. B.Wiggins


Edited by mpardo on 19-02-2013 15:11
 
sutty68
Weening needs to start showing his face Frown


Edited by sutty68 on 01-02-2013 17:46
 
mpardo
sutty68 wrote:
Weening needs to star showing his face Frown


That is the bad side of being in a super-team. He lost the leading role in many of the races. I can see Weening having trouble to fit in the new structure of Quickstep and having to change teams after this season.


 
sutty68
Thats not good news at all, he may be better moving on then Frown

 
mpardo
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www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.png E3 Prijs Vlaanderen - Harelbeke
Harelbeke - Harelbeke

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The route of the E3 is the same that saw Jelle Vanendert win 2 years ago. The first part of the race is very flat, while the second half is plagued with hills and cobbled sections that will make the control of the race very difficult. On the bright side, it is a nice but windy day in Belgium.

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The first half of the race was pretty quiet today. No team wanted any trouble in the first sections of cobbles, but Vacansoleil's leader for the race, Greg van Avermaet, crashed in the first of them. He didn't have trouble to rejoin. The break of the day is made of 8 riders, but none of them is really dangerous. The most important ones are: Sergio Henao (Sky), Thomas Voeckler (Movistar), Jean-Christophe Peraud (Radioshack) and Eros Capecchi (Liquigas). They had a gap of 5 minutes on the bunch before the start of the hills.

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The first significant break in the bunch appeared with 50 kilometers remaining. A group of 11 riders got ahead, including Bjorn Leukemans, Johan van Summeren, Tom Boonen, Pieter Weening and Jurgen Roelandts. BMC and Ag2r are working in the main group to try to bring them back.

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That group was eventually brought back, but what looked as the first selection came a bit later. This second break had around 25 riders and all the main favorites. They were about to catch the early break with 28 kilometers remaining. Among those left behind, the biggest surprises are Gregory Rast, Dries Devenyns and Geraint Thomas.

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Shortly after the main favorite, Bjorn Leukemans, launches the first serious attack of the race and leaves everyone else behind. As he enters the last 20 kilometers he has 35 seconds on the chasing group. The organization in the chasers group is not good, although most of the favorites have domestiques with them.

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Other attacks follow in the last section of cobbles. Alessandro Ballan is followed by Johan van Summeren and they soon open a small gap over the group. However, Leukemans is powering ahead and already has a gap of 1' 35''.

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Johan van Summeren left Ballan behind and tried to go on his own. However, he was already losing 2 minutes with Leukemans as they enter the last 8 kilometers of the race. Meanwhile, Boonen and Pozzato have joined Ballan and are 2' 25'' behind Leukemans. The chasing group is now 3 minutes behind the leader.

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The third group grew a little bit more, as Oscar Freire and Sylvain Chavanel made the group count rise to 5 in the last 4 kilometers. Degenkolb and Cancellara tried to do the same but didn't have enough gas. Meanwhile, Leukemans is already celebrating as he has a nice advantage in the streets of Harelbeke.

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Bjorn Leukemans wins in Harelbeke! The World Champion finally takes a cobbled classic into his records. The Belgian made the last kilometer among the cheering of the local crowd. They were delighted to see Leukemans take the win on his own, riding for a Belgian team and wearing the rainbow jersey! The day was complete for the Belgians as Johan van Summeren arrived 2 minutes behind to take the second place.

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Alessandro Ballan won the sprint for the third place in the podium ahead of Boonen and Pozzato, what means that Belgians and Italians topped the top 5 in today's race. Pozzato was quite a surprise, as he had a 2012 to forget but comes back to the highlight. However, he is going to have to walk a long way to be the rider that won the Milano - Sanremo 3 years ago.

The main conclusion from today's race is the dominance of Bjorn Leukemans. He has given his credentials looking forward to the Gent - Wevelgem and, more importantly, the Paris - Roubaix 2 weeks from now. The same main characters will race again in Gent on Sunday, where the dominance of Van Summeren and Leukemans will be put to a test.

Today's Winner

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Stage Results

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngBjörn LeukemansLOTTO-BELISOL5h50'32
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngJohan Van SummerenOMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP+ 2'13
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngAlessandro BallanBMC RACING TEAM+ 2'49
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngTom BoonenSAXO BANK - TINKOFFs.t.
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngFilippo PozzatoASTANAs.t.
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngOscar FreireRABOBANKs.t.
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngSylvain ChavanelAG2R - LA MONDIALEs.t.
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/de.pngJohn DegenkolbOMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP+ 3'17
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/ch.pngFabian CancellaraTEAM GARMIN - SHARPs.t.
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/au.pngHeinrich HausslerDISCOVERY CHANNEL+ 3'46


Edited by mpardo on 19-02-2013 11:00
 
sutty68
The World Champion is winning again Smile

 
pcm2009fan
Got to love a rainbow-jersey victory. I hope Ballan can grab a win before the cobble season is up!

 
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mpardo
I'm happy that Leukemans finally won a cobbled race. He had had a lot of bad luck in the past...


 
mpardo
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UCI World Tour rankings riders (after E3 Prijs Vlaanderen - Harelbeke)

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/sk.pngPeter SaganVacansoleil147.42
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/ru.pngDenis MenchovQuickstep144.12
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngTony GallopinQuickstep113.12
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/lu.pngFränk SchleckRadioshack86.62
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/de.pngMarcel KittelDiscovery82.62
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngJosé Joaquin RojasHTC74.37
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngBauke MollemaVacansoleil72.43
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngSacha ModoloEuskaltel65
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngDavid LópezEuskaltel64
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngBjörn LeukemansLotto57.12
11www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngHubert DupontRabobank55.25
12www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/pt.pngRui da CostaSaxo Bank53.25
13www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/au.pngSimon GerransRadioshack51.62
14www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngDavide RebellinMovistar46
15www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/gb.pngBen SwiftSky46


UCI World Tour rankings teams (after E3 Prijs Vlaanderen - Harelbeke)

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngOMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP343.5
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngVACANSOLEIL-DMC233
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/lu.pngTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN183
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngEUSKALTEL-EUSKADI129
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngDISCOVERY CHANNEL126.1
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngRABOBANK111
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/dk.pngSAXO BANK111
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngLOTTO-BELISOL102
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngHTC-HIGHROAD91
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/gb.pngSKY PROCYCLING67


Edited by mpardo on 19-02-2013 09:54
 
mpardo
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www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.png Gent - Wevelgem


The second race of the Belgian cobbles weekend is the Gent - Wevelgem. Even though both the E3 and the Gent - Wevelgem run along the same part of Belgium this race isn't as hilly. The most probable outcome is normally a sprint of a reduced group. Two years ago Oscar Freire beat Bjorn Leukemans and Sylvain Chavanel in the final sprint.

Favorites:

- Bjorn Leukemans (Lotto - Belisol): Bjorn Leukamans will be full of confidence after his win in the E3. The race in Gent doesn't fit him as well, as he would be looking for a more demanding route wither in terms of cobbles or in terms of hills. However, he is broadly recognized as the main favorite for the win.
- Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing): Ballan couldn't keep with the pace of the best on Friday, but the lack of hills favors him more than other cobblers. The Italian seems to be the main alternative to the Belgian dominance in the cobbles.
- Johan van Summeren (Omega Pharma - Quickstep): Van Summeren took the second place in Harelbeke, but surely he would like to taste the first step in the podium again. Considering the amount of support that he enjoys being in the Quickstep team it is not so hard to think that he has a great chance of doing that.
- Gregory Rast (Sky Procycling): The Swiss had a really bad day at the E3 Prijs, where he missed the important cut. He ended up arriving almost 6 minutes late to the finish line. However, the Gent - Wevelgem suits him a bit better and Sky is hoping he can take a good result as the team is struggling to get them lately.

Other riders to follow in the race will be Sylvain Chavanel (Ag2r), Tom Boonen (Saxo Bank), Bernhard Eisel (BMC), Dries Devenyns (Quickstep) and the Rabobank duo Oscar Freire and Lieuwe Westra, including the defending champion of the race.

Previous winners

FirstSecondThird
2011Oscar FreireBjorn LeukemansSylvain Chavanel


Startlist
Spoiler

LOTTO
1. B.Leukemans
2. A.Demare
3. A.Greipel
4. D.Martin
5. J.Roelandts
6. M.Rubiano
7. J.Van den Broeck

QUICKSTEP
11. J.Van Summeren
12. J.Degenkolb
13. D.Devenyns
14. D.Menchov
15. L.Mondory
16. L.Paolini
17. P.Rolland

BMC
21. A.Ballan
22. B.Eisel
23. D.Galimzyanov
24. G.Hincapie
25. P.Stetina
26. G.Thomas
27. G.Visconti

SAXO BANK
31. T.Boonen
32. L.Boom
33. R.Da Costa
34. T.Farrar
35. M.Goss
36. J.Haedo
37. M.Rogers

AG2R
41. S.Chavanel
42. N.Bouhanni
43. J.Coppel
44. M.Monfort
45. Y.Offredo
46. J.Tiernan Locke
47. M.Tjallingii

SKY
51. G.Rast
52. M.Cavendish
53. T.De Gendt
54. S.Henao
55. P.Lastras
56. D.Millar
57. B.Swift

RABOBANK
61. O.Freire
62. T.Bos
63. W.Poels
64. J.Van Emden
65. K.Van Hummel
66. J.Van Leijen
67. L.Westra

ASTANA
71. F.Pozzato
72. E.Gasparotto
73. L.Gerdemann
74. M.Iglinskiy
75. R.Janse van Rensburg
76. R.McEwen
77. F.Pellizotti

GARMIN
81. F.Cancellara
82. E.Boasson Hagen
83. S.Firsanov
84. M.Frank
85. T.Hushovd
86. R.Navardauskas
87. C.Sutton

DISCOVERY
91. H.Haussler
92. L.Durbridge
93. P.Gilbert
94. B.Hermans
95. M.Kittel
96. M.Renshaw
97. J.Rodriguez

LAMPRE
101. B.De Clerq
102. S.Garzelli
103. Y.Hutarovich
104. M.Marcato
105. D.Pozzovivo
106. N.Roche
107. E.Viviani

VACANSOLEIL
111. G.Van Avermaet
112. C.Barredo
113. C.Betancur
114. J.Fuglsang
115. S.Langeveld
116. A.Petacchi
117. S.Van Dijk

LIQUIGAS
121. L.Bak
122. E.Capecchi
123. D.Di Luca
124. V.Kiryenka
125. M.Moser
126. N.Nuyens
127. J.Rujano

MOVISTAR
131. G.Bole
132. J.Castroviejo
133. A.Contador
134. J.Flecha
135. D.Rebellin
136. N.Terpstra
137. T.Voeckler

RADIOSHACK
141. D.Bennati
142. M.Albasini
143. I.Basso
144. D.Cunego
145. J.Peraud
146. R.Taaramae
147. A.Talansky

EUSKALTEL
151. S.Modolo
152. S.Dumolin
153. P.Fedrigo
154. R.Feillu
155. F.Kessiakoff
156. A.Kristoff
157. A.Valverde

HTC
161. J.Rojas
162. B.Bozic
163. S.Clarke
164. A.Klöden
165. T.Phinney
166. R.Porte
167. A.Schleck

KATUSHA
171. S.Schumacher
172. P.Brutt
173. G.Ciolek
174. B.Intxausti
175. J.Serpa
176. K.Sivtsov
177. B.Wiggins


Edited by mpardo on 19-02-2013 09:39
 
sutty68
Can Leukemans do back to back wins in Belgium Wink

 
mpardo
www.footiegame.net/images/pcm/gent_wevelgem_logo.jpg


www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.png Gent - Wevelgem
Gent - Wevelgem

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The Kemmelberg is the star of the Gent - Wevelgem. The cobbled climb is the judge of the race as, even though it is far from the finish line, the group that will fight for the victory normally comes ahead of the hill. It is a less hilly classic than the E3 so bigger groups tend to reach the finish line in Wevelgem.

www.footiegame.net/images/pcm/GW13 - Break.jpg


No dangerous riders for the cobbles joined the break of the day, a group of 8 riders that included Damiano Cunego (Radioshack), Stefano Garzelli (Lampre), Thomas Voeckler (Movistar) and Giovanni Visconti (BMC). The day was very windy, much more than last Friday in Harelbeke and that meant that the early pace was slow. In the second cobbled section the group had 6 minutes on the bunch, but there were still 95 kilometers remaining.

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Tom Boonen and the Saxo Bank team starting making the race very hard in the first couple of climbs. There are still 56 kilometers remaining, but the race is already in an important point. Alessandro Ballan seems to be much more active than in the E3, where he lost the important movement. The acceleration has also left the break very close, so slim chances for them now.

www.footiegame.net/images/pcm/GW13 - Leukemans.jpg


Bjorn Leukemans, Alessadro Ballan and Tom Boonen reached to the break after a movement by the Saxo Bank rider. In the last climb to the Kemmelberg they have 1' 15'' on Jurgen Roelandts, who is trying to bridge the gap, and 2 minutes on Chavanel's group of 15 riders.

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The lead group was only composed of Ballan, Leukemans, Boonen and Haedo. However, the Argetinean was having all kinds of trouble to stick with them even though the pace wasn't too fast. They had 1' 25'' on Jurgen Roelandts and 1' 50'' on the group of Chavanel, Rast and Eisel. This group is very well organized and cutting the lead.

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Sylvain Chavanel, Gregory Rast and Yoann Offredo are taking the responsibility to chase down the 4 guys in front. They sut the lead to 1 minute, but there are only 10 kilometers remaining. This group has been narrowed to only 9 riders by the high pace of the Ag2r guys.

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The main favorites are caught by 5 other riders with only 4 kilometers remaining. It looks like the race will be settled in a sprint of this small group. Among those who joined the fight are Sylvain Chavanel, Gregory Rast and Bernhard Eisel.

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However, once the sprint is launched it is clear that the guys in front had saved a lot of energies. Tom Boonen is the first to start sprinting and only Bjorn Leukemans can follow him. Further back, Sylvain Chavanel is third ahead of Alessandro Ballan.

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Tom Boonen wins in Wevelgem! The very narrow sprint among the two Belgian ends with Boonen denying Leukemans by the slightest of the margins. The Lotto rider tried to come around Boonen but he didn't have the speed to overtake. It is clear after this weekend that the Belgians are the dominant force of the cobbles. They are the best positioned ahead of the Paris - Roubaix.

The third spot of the podium was again for Alessandro Ballan, as he seems the only rider that can face the Belgian forces. Clearly the three men that were able to save in the last kilometers had an edge on the rest of the riders in the first group. The disappointment of the race was today Johann van Summeren, as the Quickstep rider arrived in the third group 1' 30'' behind.

Today's Winner

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Stage Results

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngTom BoonenSAXO BANK - TINKOFF5h57'28
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngBjörn LeukemansLOTTO-BELISOLs.t.
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngAlessandro BallanBMC RACING TEAMs.t.
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngSylvain ChavanelAG2R - LA MONDIALEs.t.
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/at.pngBernhard EiselBMC RACING TEAMs.t.
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/ch.pngGrégory RastSKY PROCYCLINGs.t.
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/gb.pngGeraint ThomasBMC RACING TEAMs.t.
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngJurgen RoelandtsLOTTO-BELISOLs.t.
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/ar.pngJuan Jose HaedoSAXO BANK - TINKOFFs.t.
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngArnaud DemareLOTTO-BELISOL+ 57


Edited by mpardo on 19-02-2013 09:31
 
sutty68
Good win for Mr Boonen Smile

But so unlucky for Leukemans, runner up for the second season running Frown

 
mpardo
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UCI World Tour rankings riders (after Gent - Wevelgem)

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/sk.pngPeter SaganVacansoleil147.42
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/ru.pngDenis MenchovQuickstep144.12
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngTony GallopinQuickstep113.12
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngBjörn LeukemansLotto90.12
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/lu.pngFränk SchleckRadioshack86.62
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/de.pngMarcel KittelDiscovery82.62
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngJosé Joaquin RojasHTC74.37
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngBauke MollemaVacansoleil72.43
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngTom BoonenSaxo Bank69.25
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngSacha ModoloEuskaltel65
11www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngDavid LópezEuskaltel64
12www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngAlessandro BallanBMC56.25
13www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngHubert DupontRabobank55.25
14www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/pt.pngRui da CostaSaxo Bank53.25
15www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/au.pngSimon GerransRadioshack51.62


UCI World Tour rankings teams (after Gent - Wevelgem)

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngOMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP343.5
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngVACANSOLEIL-DMC233
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/lu.pngTEAM RADIOSHACK-NISSAN183
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/dk.pngSAXO BANK157.75
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngLOTTO-BELISOL141.6
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngEUSKALTEL-EUSKADI129
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngDISCOVERY CHANNEL126.1
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngRABOBANK111
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngBMC RACING TEAM97.75
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngHTC-HIGHROAD91


Edited by mpardo on 18-02-2013 17:25
 
pcm2009fan
Ballan is edging closer... though Leukemans would still be my pick for Roubaix.

 
mpardo
pcm2009fan wrote:
Ballan is edging closer... though Leukemans would still be my pick for Roubaix.


Roubaix will come soon enough, but we have Pais Vasco first. I think Leukemans will be the grand favorite but also think that Ballan will be tough to beat there.

Sutty, any bets for Roubaix? Smile


 
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