I don't think it will be much more work really as it should be easier to write for me. And the story should be much more fast moving/exiting as I wont spend too much time on unimportant races

Another warm-up race

Kreutzfeldt get away along with ten others and the break finds a good collaboration building a decent lead to the peloton and even crosses the main climb of the day without any attacks except for the final sprint for KOM-points which is won by Kreutzfeldt.

The peloton is pulled apart by Miche and Vacansoleil on the main hill of the day and Hushovd is the only Falcon who isn’t caught by surprise when the peloton breaks.
With 16 km to got the morning break still has 2’15’’ to the Hushovd-group. 8 km later it has only been reduced by 20 seconds.

Daniel gets a good position for the sprint as third man behind Bailetti and Efimkin.

On the last 500 m it is a close battle between Segueï Ivanov and Kreutzfeldt.

Results:
1. Daniel Kreutzfeldt, Falcon - STARK
2. Sergueï Ivanov, Katusha
3. Antonio Colom, Christina Watches – Onfone




Three riders get away early: Cort, Manan and Marangoni. At first no one is willing to chase and the break quickly gains a ten-minute advantage before Katusha takes the lead.

The break is caught 20 km from goal but Johnnny Hooglerland counterattacks and build a good lead. Of the big names only Hushovd want to make a move. The Norwegian can't catch any of the three breakers, but gains almost two minutes on the Katusha guys.

Results:
1. Johnny Hoogerland, Vacansoleil - DCM
2. Enrico Battaglin, Colnago – CSF Inox
3. Jaroslaw Dabrowski, Bank BGZ
4. Thor Hushovd, Falcon – STARK



Provisional standing:
1. Johnny Hoogerland, Vacansoleil - DCM
2. Enrico Battaglin, Colnago – CSF Inox
3. Jaroslaw Dabrowski, Bank BGZ
4. Thor Hushovd, Falcon – STARK

Points: Johnny Hoogerland, Vacansoleil - DCM
Mountain: Daniel Kreutzfeldt, Falcon – STARK
Young: Enrico Battaglin, Colnago – CSF Inox
Team: Katusha

Brilliant win for Daniel on stage one

Nissen get in BOTD along with three RadioShack riders, two QuickStep guys and two more. When the group crosses the third categorized hill of the day they have just under four minutes to the peloton and Nissen is in the Mountain jersey.

50 km to go. The break has 7 minutes to the peloton and Nissen have secured the mountain jersey.
With 14 km to go 9 riders are left a little over 6 minutes in front of the peloton.

On the final hill Pauwels goes on the attack. Nissen is right in his wheel and De Weert right after Nissen.
De Weert opens the sprint leading out for Pauwels. But the Belgian haven’t got the energy to put in a decent sprint and in stead Nissen takes full advantage of the lead-out.

Results:
1. Søren Nissen, Falcon - STARK
2. Danny Pate, RadioShack - Nissan
3. Bartlomiej Matysiak, CCC Polsat - Polkowice
Mountain jersey: Søren Nissen
Points Jersey: Søren Nissen




[The stage crashed on me a couple of times so I ended up simulating it]

Result:
1. Stijn Ennekens, An Post - Sean Kelly
2. Wouter Mol, Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
3. Christian Kux, Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland

Final Standing:

1	Michael Van Staeyen	Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	18h38'37
2	Frédéric Amorison	Landbouwkrediet - Euphony	+ 39
3	Juan Manuel Gárate	Rabobank Cycling Team	+ 48
4	Morten Kruse Brink	Falcon - STARK	+ 1'06
5	Nikolay Mihaylov	CCC Polsat - Polkowice	+ 1'11
6	Rasmus Sterebo	Falcon - STARK	+ 1'13
7	Kevyn Ista	Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's	+ 1'14
8	Michael Færk Christensen	Falcon - STARK	+ 1'15
9	Arnaud Labbe	Cofidis, le crédit en ligne	+ 1'17
10	Søren Nissen	Falcon - STARK	+ 1'43

Points: Michael Van Staeyen, Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
Mountain: Søren Nissen, Falcon - STARK
Young rider: Michael Van Staeyen, Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
Team: Falcon - STARK

2 good wins. Nice job

A big break forms with Riis and strong riders such as Intxausti, Pellizotti, Kangert, Paulinho and Caruso. In this company Riis jr. is in over his head…
In the peloton Katusha and Bank BGZ is putting the pressure on and with 33 km to go thay have brought it down to a 19 rider group with no Falcons. In front Norwegian talent Laengen have joined Pellizotti and the two have gotten rid of the rest of the early break.

12 km from the top Laengen tries to go solo but is joined by Moreno from the peloton, who had nearly caught up with the Norwegian. 4,5 km from the top and the front group counts 9 riders. Laengen keeps on trying but is too tired to make the difference and in stead it is Polish victory.

Results:
1. Jaroslaw Dabrowski, Bank BGZ
2. Simon Spilak, Katusha
3. Johnny Hoogerland, Vacansoleil - DCM
47. Thomas Nybo Riis, Falcon - STARK




Six riders get in today break. Amont those both Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg and Willy Ipsen for Falcon.

Nothing much happens during the stage, but Ipsen lose contact with about 30 km to go and that leaves five riders to fight for the win.
Mamos opens the sprint and Riber-Sellebjerg wait to the last 800 m to sprint, but he is not strong enough today.

Results:
1. Cristiano Monguzzi, Pisanellastoria - Imbogames
2. Niki Byrgesen, Christina Watches - Onfone
3. Oleg Berdos, Utensilnord Named
4. Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg, Falcon – STARK
6. Willy Ipsen, Falcon - STARK



Final Standing:


Mountains: Jaroslaw Dabrowski, Bank BGZ
Points: Johnny Hoogerland, Vacansoleil - DCM
Young rider: Enrico Battaglin, Colnago – CSF Inox
Team: Katusha

since when is Hoogerland from Poland?

Great win for Nissen in Holland

Since NL wouldn't recognize his true class

sounds something dutch people would do

Stevenson is the first Falcon to make himself noticed finishing in 4th best time 29 seconds behind Farrar. Definitely not an effort that will be noticed at the end of the day.

All eyes were on Luke Durbridge as he approached the finish alongside Pablo Urtasun, but the Australian only got provisional 3rd 16 seconds slower than Farrar and Boom.

Lars Bak crosses the line as best Falcon so far in provisional 7th. Geniez is surprisingly in front.
Bøchman is looking strong today but with Cancellara showing both great form and determination we shouldn’t expect any of the last 47 riders to compete for stage victory. Still Lasse Bøchman gets an impressing provisional 4th.

Last Falcon on the course is Jesper Hansen, who is out to defend his youth jersey. The TT is definitely not Hansen’s favoutite thing but he distributes his powers well losing only 3 and a half minute to Cancellara thus defending his lead.

Time for the battle between Contador and Schleck.

All hope for Schleck seems over when Contador is 2nd best on the 2nd intermediate and when Contador repeats that in goal all hope is out for Andy.

Results:
1. Fabian Cancellara, RadioShack - Nissan
2. Alberto Contador, Saxo-Tinkoff
3. Bradley Wiggins, Sky
11. Lasse Bøchman, Falcon - STARK

Final Standing:

1.	Alberto Contador	Saxo – Tinkoff
2.	Andy Schleck	RadioShack – Nissan	+ 1’17’’
3.	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Lotto Belisol	+ 3’10’’
4.	Robert Gesink	RadioShack – Nissan	+ 5’16’’
5.	Ivan Basso	Liquigas – Cannondale	+ 5’59’’
6.	Ryder Hesjedal	RadioShack – Nissan	+ 6’18’’
7.	Bradley Wiggins	Sky	+ 7’02’’
8.	John Gadret	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 7’50’’
9.	Steven Kruijswijk	Rabobank	+ 8’04’’
10.	Steve Morabito	BMC	+ 8’52’’
33.	Jesper Hansen	Falcon - STARK	+ 22’43’’

Mountains: Denis Menchov, Katusha
Points: Alberto Contador, Saxo – Tinkoff
Young rider: Jesper Hansen, Falcon – STARK
Team: RadioShack - Nissan

yay Championship's week, almost my favorite time of the year

Bochman rode a great TT to finish 11th

And another jersey the team brought home with them

Jesper doing good

SSJ2Luigi: Yeah, me too

sutty: He did- He's really looking sharp before the NCs...

Ian Butler: He is, though this jersey was just as much due to Van Garderen's massive crash

Well lets hope he can get that NC

With the national championships around the corner we have decided to issue a special edition focusing on these races. Falcon – STARK have said to be very focused on these, and have a declared objective of obtaining a monopoly on National Championships. Still they only managed to win 3 out of 8 last year and most of the big favourites are on other teams.



In the TT-championship Edvald Boasson Hagen is the huge favourite, but he didn’t make himself noticed very much in Ster ZLM tour last week, so his form is questionable. On the prologue in ZLM he was even beaten by Falcon - STARKs Havard Nybö.
If Boasson Hagen still haven’t found a decent form outsiders for the NC counts last years 2nd place Frederik Wilman, Nordhaug, Borgersen and former TT-champion Thor Hushovd, who have shown his old self again this season.

The roadrace is much harder to predict. Last year Geir Berg won a surprising victory based on a break and no one willing to chase it. That scenario could be repeated if a break with Østerhus – Ridley, Joker Merida and Falcon – STARK gets away again this year. Otherwise it will most likely be a battle between Boasson Hagen and Hushovd as the winner needs to have skills on both hills and cobbles.



For the last many seasons Saxo-Tinkoff has more or less had a monopoly on the RR-champion. A lot of teams will try to break that, Falcon - STARK being the ones closest to match Saxo-Tinkoff as a team, several of Falcon's Danes have showed great form in the last few weeks resulting in several victories.
The route is fairly hilly this year, which will probably exclude most of the pure sprinters like Jebjerg, Madsen and Alex Rasmussen.
Fuglsang, Chris Anker Sørensen, Nicki Sørensen and Matti Breschel are the names that first come to mind as favourites, but they all have questionable form perhaps allowing riders like Bak, Bøchman, Krutzfeldt and the other young Falcons to deliver a surprise. It should be an eventful race in any case.

The Danish TT is usually a matter to be decided between Fuglsang and Alex Rasmussen, but none of the two have shown much lately. Fuglsang was given the chance in Dauphiné and blew it completely. Michael Mørkøv have ridden some good TT’s lately as has Lasse Bøchman. Those two should have a chance of doing something noteworthy this year.



Since the scandalous race last year where a break won the race by almost an hour because no one bothered to chase them the Swedish Government have started funding a small team, that will be very motivated to do something in the national championships, though they have no obvious favourites.
Most of the big names like Löfkvist, Larsson and Kessiakoff are going to race without any team mates, which will make the race tricky for them. On the other hand Svenska Cyklister will be able to come with a full roster as the only team, and Falcon – STARK will have mediocre riders in a team slightly smaller than Svenska Cyklister.

For the Swedish TT anything but a victory to Gustav Larsson would be considered a big surprise. If anyone can threaten him it will most likely be Alexander Wetterhall from Endura Racing.

Sterebo is first Falcon on the course, but it quickly becomes obvious that he is having a very bad day, so Søren Nissen is the guy everyone is expecting to set the first good time.
Nissen does not disappoint and 55’48’’ is the time to beat at this moment.

Next rider expected to set a good time is Michael Mørkøv and he does. 1’24’’ ahead of Nissen and two minutes ahead of Juul-Jensen who is currently holding the last podium spot.

Will track-talent Lasse Norman Hansen be able to match that? Not quite, but enough to beat Juul-Jensen.
Looks like we will have to wait for the big names to find someone, who might be able to beat Mørkøv.

Bak have been looking sharp for a long time, but have mostly made good results in the roadraces.
Meanwhile Michael Færk Christensen rides to provisional 2nd 1’15’’ slower than Mørkøv.
Bak only manages a disappointing 3rd 1 minute slower than Mørkøv.

Bøchman is showing great form catching Rasmus Quaade on the route. And Bøchman is in deed having a good day beating Mørkøv by 53 seconds!

Only Fuglsang, Mads Christensen and Alex Rasmussen left with a chance to beat him.

Fuglsang is unable to defend his title, but Mads Christensen is looking strong today – but not strong enough to beat Bøchman and Alex Rasmussen seems completely out of form at the moment!

Results:

What a great win. Nice job

Brilliant National Title