thanks guys

Tour de Langkawi Stage 5


Ignatiev and Lewis tried to get away from the pack but they had no chance


Only Persson and Pidgornyy managed to get a little advantage over the pack


With 17 left from today's stage Meersman just flew away from the pack, managing to get a pretty good difference


With 10km to go there was made a favourites group with Fuglsang in it


Meanwhile Meersman caught the escapes and only Pidgornyy managed to stay in his wheel but only for an while


Luis Leon Sanchez attacked from the favourites group and caught Pidgornyy


And he is about to do the same thing with Meersman


Fuglsang is in the second group, lead by 3 Tinkoff guys, but the pack isn't far either


Meersman and Luis Leon Sanchez seem to have got away, with more than one minute advantage over their main chasers. But only Meersman is working and Sanchez just follows him


Last kilometere and the sprint starts with Meersman in front


But Sanchez accelerated in the last corner to take the lead, while Meersman seems dead after the incredible effort he has made today


Sanchez gets the stage win and the yellow jersey


Stage
1. Luis León Sánchez AG2R La Mondiale 2h54'12
2. Gianni Meersman Team Columbia s.t.
3. Stef Clement Bouygues Télécom + 1'17
4. Vasil Kiryienka Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
5. Evgeni Petrov Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
6. Fran Pérez LA - MSS - Póvoa de Varzím s.t.
7. David Herrero Karpin Galicia s.t.
8. Juanjo Cobo Bouygues Télécom s.t.
9. Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom s.t.
10. Jakob Fuglsang Team Columbia s.t.

Overall
1. Luis León Sánchez AG2R La Mondiale 19h22'18
2. Gianni Meersman Team Columbia + 8
3. Tomasz Kiendys CCC - Polsat - Polkowice + 1'17
4. Michael Tronborg Team Designa Kökken + 1'19
5. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Columbia + 1'25
6. Philippe Gilbert Crédit Agricole s.t.
7. Stef Clement Bouygues Télécom + 1'29
8. Nikolas Maes Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
9. Alexander Gottfried Tinkoff Credit Systems + 1'31
10. Nicolas Roche Crédit Agricole + 1'33

Points
1. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia 66
2. Alexandre Pichot Bouygues Télécom 45
3. Tomasz Kiendys CCC - Polsat - Polkowice 45

Mountain
1. Gianni Meersman Team Columbia 22
2. Luis León Sánchez AG2R La Mondiale 20
3. Sergei Lagutin LA - MSS - Póvoa de Varzím 18

great ride for meersman

Nice 2th! Maybe the month revelation?

well Meersman is over 70 fitness points, good form of the day and there you go... second place

that was close but 2nd with Meersman in such a stage is pretty good so well done alexx

Fran Perez at LA

Tour de Lankawi Stage 6


The breakaway.


And it was Devine the one who made a huge effort to get the escapes back in the pack


In the last corner before the finish Ignatiev, Van Heerden and Cavendish are moving forward in the pack


Ignatiev is probably the best lead-out man in the World pack and today he didn't let us down


Though that the others team tried it seems that is going to be between us and Topsport Vlaandere for the stage win. It's 3 vs. 3


Topsport came with their 3 sprinters but Van Heerden isn't a bad sprinter and he is leading the pack for Cavendish


Cavendish makes his move and only Schets can keep it up with him


But the Belgian rider didn't have the power to beat Cavendish today, who showed again his power. Third stage win for him


Stage
1. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia 3h26'47
2. Steve Schets Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
3. Juan Van Heerden Team Columbia s.t.
4. Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
5. Kenny De Ketele Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
6. Alexander Gottfried Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
7. Nick Ingels Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
8. Pieter Ghyllebert Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
9. Alexandre Pichot Bouygues Télécom s.t.
10. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Columbia s.t.

Overall
1. Luis León Sánchez AG2R La Mondiale 22h49'05
2. Gianni Meersman Team Columbia + 8
3. Tomasz Kiendys CCC - Polsat - Polkowice + 1'17
4. Michael Tronborg Team Designa Kökken + 1'19
5. Steve Schets Topsport Vlaanderen + 1'23
6. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Columbia + 1'25
7. Philippe Gilbert Crédit Agricole s.t.
8. Nikolas Maes Topsport Vlaanderen + 1'29
9. Stef Clement Bouygues Télécom s.t.
10. Alexander Gottfried Tinkoff Credit Systems + 1'31

Points
1. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia 91
2. Alexandre Pichot Bouygues Télécom 52
3. Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale 45

Mountain
1. Gianni Meersman Team Columbia 22
2. Luis León Sánchez AG2R La Mondiale 20
3. Sergei Lagutin LA - MSS - Póvoa de Varzím 18

Nice win, whit Van Heeerden 3rd and Ignatiev 10th!

Been following your story for a long time. The tactic skill and the writings been imporved a lot. Love your story, keep up the good work

thanks

Tour de Langkawi Stage 7


Lewis was in the breakaway today


They were caught only on the last uphill section of the day with less than 5km to go


Though that on the stage profile from the organizateurs the hills don't seem too step, they were and Cavendish and Van Heerden had a real problem in keeping it up with the rest of the pack. So other riders in the sprint train today for Columbia


Ignatiev is leading the pack. Fuglsang and Meersman are behind him!


Fuglsang accelerates and even Meersman has some difficulties in maintaining after his wheel


This seems to be between Kiendys and Fuglsang, but Fuglsang seems to be in a better position though that the better sprinter there is Kiendys


The Polish guy shows his power, with a few metres before the finish he almost over took Fuglsang


And he gets the stage win, no chances for Fuglsang


Though that on the pictures Meersman seem to be finished in the third position he was classifed in the fourth position of the stage and lost the posibility to take the yellow jersey


Stage
1. Tomasz Kiendys CCC - Polsat - Polkowice 1h53'44
2. Jakob Fuglsang Team Columbia s.t.
3. Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
4. Gianni Meersman Team Columbia s.t.
5. Gustavo César Veloso Karpin Galicia s.t.
6. Juanjo Cobo Bouygues Télécom s.t.
7. Roberto Petito Crédit Agricole s.t.
8. Julien Simon Crédit Agricole s.t.
9. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Columbia s.t.
10. Tanel Kangert AG2R La Mondiale s.t.

Overall
1. Luis León Sánchez AG2R La Mondiale 24h42'49
2. Gianni Meersman Team Columbia + 8
3. Tomasz Kiendys CCC - Polsat - Polkowice + 57
4. Michael Tronborg Team Designa Kökken + 1'19
5. Steve Schets Topsport Vlaanderen + 1'23
6. Jakob Fuglsang Team Columbia + 1'25
7. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Columbia s.t.
8. Philippe Gilbert Crédit Agricole s.t.
9. Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale + 1'27
10. Stef Clement Bouygues Télécom + 1'29

Points
1. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia 91
2. Tomasz Kiendys CCC - Polsat - Polkowice 70
3. Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale 61

Mountain
1. Gianni Meersman Team Columbia 22
2. Luis León Sánchez AG2R La Mondiale 20
3. Sergei Lagutin LA - MSS - Póvoa de Varzím 18

Unlucky there with Meersman, but even though a great tour for him

yeah the high early fitness form really helps him.

KOM jersey, it's very good. I hope that cyanide will program the AI to make thing like Valverde on the Ventoux.

thats a huge result for him
well ridden

thanks and the KoM jersey in Tour de Lankawi isn't really a great achivement

It depend, if it's Meersman, it's a good achivement, if it's Condator, yes it's not a really great achivement

Next Race:


2008:
1. Carlos Barredo Quick Step
2. Jens Voigt CSC Saxo Bank
3. Alberto Contador Astana
4. Fran Ventoso Andalucia Cajasur
5. Toni Colom Astana
6. Angel Vicioso LA MSS
7. Jose Angel Gomez Marchante Saunier Duval
8. Pietro Caucchioli Credit Agricole
9. Simon Spilak Lampre
10. Mario Aerts Silence Lotto

2009:
1. David Lopez Caisse d'Epargne
2. Oscar Sevilla Astana
3. Jose Ivan Gutierrez Caisse d'Epargne
4. Giovanni Visconti Quick Step
5. Josep Jufre Saunier Duval
6. Riccardo Ricco Saunier Duval
7. Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne
8. Paolo Bettini Milram
9. Oscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne
10. Damiano Cunego Lampre


Vladimir Karpets
Lars Boom
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Tony Martin
David Zabriskie
Jonathan Bellis
Marcus Burghardt
Marco Pinotti

Move your but and play mallorca for us and let the rankings for guess the cyclist i want to recuperate some points

Great. I'm looking forward to the next races.

btw nice Cartman avatar.