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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 11-08-2016 11:29
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Date: 17/12/2014
Time: 20:00
Location: Luxembourg. Leopard Development Team Headquarters.
As I'm sit here in the guest house of the Leopard Dev Headquarters, I've been staring at a piece of paper for the past 30 minutes. I needed to get away, clear my head, record this moment. So I'm writing this...
The ride here from Amsterdam went without incident. I did manage to get some sleep in the early hours, not much though. I couldn't sleep in the car either. There were too many thoughts keeping me awake. I wish I had enjoyed the lovely ride some more. But I couldn't concentrate on anything.
We reached the Leopard Development Headquarters at lunch time. We had stopped for a bite earlier and turned down their offer for the same. An hour later and I was called in for my medical! Test after test followed, some of which seemed not remotely related to proving my fitness as a cyclist. I did not ask questions though. I just wanted to get this over with.
Waiting for the preliminary results was nerve-wracking. Every minute's wait seemed like an eternity. I was called back by the doctor after what seemed like hours. He broke the news...preliminary medical passed! I was cleared to sign with a professional cycling team!
And sign with them I did about half an hour later. The team manager was present along with a few others to complete the signing formalities. My uncle, who'd driven me here was also present for the occasion. I knew calls from back home would be coming soon.
...The paper I was reading before starting writing this is my copy of my one year contract with  Leopard Development Team. This is really happening to me! I don't think I've said more than a few words since the signing, except the occasional 'Hmm' and 'Yes' when talking to my family. Writing this has calmed me down a bit, I have to admit. The big reveal is 3 days from now, on 20th, with the team's pre-season press conference. A few people know it now, but the whole world will know then! WOW!!
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 11-08-2016 14:09
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Congratulations and celebrations - da da di da da da 
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 11-08-2016 17:02
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Tamijo wrote:
Congratulations and celebrations - da da di da da da
Thanks  (where's the banana when you need it!!)
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 12-08-2016 16:23
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Date: 20th December, 2014
Occasion: Leopard Development Team Pre-Season Press Conference
"...and that brings us to our latest and final signing for the new season. We are pleased to announce a very unique signing for the world of cycling and a sign of its growing global popularity. He is the first ever cyclist from India to join a professional cycling team and we are very glad to have him on board. Please welcome Abhishek Sinha."
They got my age wrong. I was still 2 months away from 19th birthday. But I hardly noticed...
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 13-08-2016 08:29
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Not GT materiel at this point, but young and full of hope 
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 13-08-2016 09:41
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Tamijo wrote:
Not GT materiel at this point, but young and full of hope
A long way to go to be GT ready! For now it's about getting in tune with the pros. A tough couple of years ahead.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 13-08-2016 18:44
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Starting out as Pro - Training Camps
After enjoying the last few days of the year 2014, and experiencing my first Christmas and New Year's away from home, and in Europe, it was time to join up with the team in the first week of January. First on the agenda were two training camps.
The first one was a condition training camp, targeted to bring the cyclists back up to speed. The first couple of days was more about long rides and stamina, rather than speed. The training soon turned towards riding at race pace over race duration. This is what I wasn't used to yet. Be it as good as one is as an amateur, there is nothing like professional race pace. Flats not being my forte wasn't helping either. It took me a couple of training sessions to learn how to hang on to the wheel of a faster rider, how to save oneself more effectively from the wind and how to pedal more efficiently so as to save energy. It was a good experience, but a steep learning curve.
The next training camp was a warm weather one in the South of Spain. Well, 'warm' is a relative term! However, the days were not as chilly as in Luxembourg, or in Netherlands for that matter. Spain offered up some hills and I was more at home here. The weather suited me better too. Finally, I could show off some of my skills rather than somehow hanging on to my team's tail for dear life. Not that this was easy, don't get me wrong. Oh no no! It was another week of race simulations, with the squad split up into three teams and each team given a different objective for each 'race'. It was fun to do these mock races but it was serious business too.
I've gotten to be fast friends with a couple of my teammates - Luc and Tom. They are from more deep-rooted cycling backgrounds and it was interesting to get to know about their journey to Leopard. Slowly but surely I am starting to feel like a part of the setup. The first race isn't very far away and the nervous energy is building up already. Wish me luck...
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 14-08-2016 20:37
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Good luck 
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 14-08-2016 20:42
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Great read so far, can't way for the actual racing
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 15-08-2016 05:47
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@Tamijo: Thanks 
@Kiserlovski: Thanks a lot . First race coming up very soon!
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 15-08-2016 16:21
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Starting out as Pro - First Race
Valley of the Sun Stage Race
The first professional race of my life and I am jetting off to America! Another first for me. I seem to be racking them up thick and fast in the past few weeks.
This race consists of 3 stages, a time-trial, a road race and a criterium. A nice rounded way to start my Professional career I must say
Leopard Development Team Start List
| Brent Luyckx | | Luc Turchi | | Kristian Haugaard | | Alexander Krieger | | Pit Schlechter | | Laurent Vanden Bak | | Victor Manakov | | Abhishek Sinha |
Objective: I've been designated a free role in this race.
About the Race: The first stage will play a big role in deciding the winner, favouring a TT specialist. A top sprinter with decent TT skills might challenge for the GC if they can pick up enough bonus seconds.
Spoiler Unfortunately, I haven't been keeping screenshots of the stage profiles for the first couple of years in the career. Hope that doesn't spoil the reports too much.
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 16-08-2016 09:18
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Good luck
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 16-08-2016 10:28
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Thanks
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 16-08-2016 17:31
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Valley of the Sun Stage Race
The first stage of my life is an Individual Time Trial just a shade under 20 km in length. There was no expectations to be honest. I was just aiming to get to the finish and enjoy the occasion in the process.
I felt good as I stood at the start gate. I was going out in about 40th place but that wasn't very important. As I got out of the gate, I stuck to a pace which was comfortable to me. As I crossed the only intermediate time-check, I checked-in inside the top 10! I kept going at the same pace till about 2 km to go. I picked up the pace a bit, even getting out of the saddle to speed up on the flat.
As I crossed the line, I checked the clock. 2ND PLACE is what the display showed!! I looked again just to make sure. I knew more than half the field still had to cross the line. But I wanted to cherish that moment.
As the last rider crossed the line, my name was still at the bottom of the top 10. What a way to make my debut! This was beyond my wildest dreams.
Stage Classification and GC
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Mads Christensen | Riwal Platform Cycling Team | 30'56 | | 2 | Evan Huffman | Team Smartstop | + 11 | | 3 | Taylor Eisenhart | BMC Development Team | + 12 | | 4 | Joseph Cooper | Avanti Racing Team | + 15 | | 5 | Scott Zwizanski | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 19 | | 6 | Adrian Hegyvari | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 24 | | 7 | Janez Brajkovic | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 25 | | 8 | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 27 | | 9 | Lachlan Morton | Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | + 31 | | 10 | Abhishek Sinha | Leopard Development Team | + 35 |
Spoiler | 11 | Taylor Gunman | Avanti Racing Team | + 38 | | 12 | Tom Zirbel | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 41 | | 13 | William Barta | Axeon Cycling Team | + 45 | | 14 | Kiel Reijnen | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 47 | | 15 | Gregory Brenes | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 51 | | 16 | Tomasz Marczyński | Torku Seker Spor | s.t. | | 17 | Harry Carpenter | Jayco - AIS U23 National Team | + 52 | | 18 | Maxim Pokidov | Itera-Katusha | + 54 | | 19 | Dominique Cornu | Vérandas Willems | s.t. | | 20 | Jakob Rathe | Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | + 56 | | 21 | Eric Schildge | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 57 | | 22 | Carson Miller | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 1'00 | | 23 | Bekir Baki Akirsan | Torku Seker Spor | s.t. | | 24 | Jason Christie | Avanti Racing Team | s.t. | | 25 | Christopher Jones | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 1'02 | | 26 | Charlie Hough | Hincapie Racing Team | + 1'03 | | 27 | Ryan Anderson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 28 | Miles Scotson | Jayco - AIS U23 National Team | + 1'05 | | 29 | Denis Zhuykov | Itera-Katusha | + 1'06 | | 30 | Brent Luyckx | Leopard Development Team | s.t. | | 31 | Logan Owen | Axeon Cycling Team | s.t. | | 32 | Robert Power | Jayco - AIS U23 National Team | + 1'07 | | 33 | Charles Planet | Team Novo Nordisk | + 1'08 | | 34 | Eric Marcotte | Team Smartstop | + 1'09 | | 35 | Dimitri Claeys | Vérandas Willems | s.t. | | 36 | Geoffrey Curran | Axeon Cycling Team | + 1'10 | | 37 | Christopher Butler | Team Smartstop | s.t. | | 38 | Théry Schir | BMC Development Team | s.t. | | 39 | Jack Haig | Jayco - AIS U23 National Team | s.t. | | 40 | Robert Sweeting | Team Smartstop | + 1'14 | | 41 | Logan Loader | Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | + 1'15 | | 42 | Toms Skujins | Hincapie Racing Team | s.t. | | 43 | Casper Pedersen | Riwal Platform Cycling Team | s.t. | | 44 | Mattia Gavazzi | Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | + 1'17 | | 45 | Bjorn Selander | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 1'18 | | 46 | Robin Carpenter | Hincapie Racing Team | s.t. | | 47 | Dimitry Samokhvalov | Itera-Katusha | + 1'19 | | 48 | Lukas Spengler | BMC Development Team | s.t. | | 49 | Sergey Nikolaev | Itera-Katusha | + 1'20 | | 50 | Taylor Sheldon | Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | + 1'23 | | 51 | David Desmecht | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 52 | Simon Strobel | Team Novo Nordisk | + 1'24 | | 53 | Shane Kline | Team Smartstop | + 1'25 | | 54 | Charles Bradley Huff | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 55 | Joseph Schmalz | Hincapie Racing Team | s.t. | | 56 | Daniel Eaton | Axeon Cycling Team | + 1'26 | | 57 | David Williams | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 1'29 | | 58 | Gorik Gardeyn | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 59 | Gregory Daniel | Axeon Cycling Team | s.t. | | 60 | Julian Kyer | Team Smartstop | + 1'32 | | 61 | Morten Øllegaard | Riwal Platform Cycling Team | + 1'34 | | 62 | Stephen Clancy | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 63 | Justin Oien | Axeon Cycling Team | s.t. | | 64 | Davide Frattini | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 1'35 | | 65 | Justin Jules | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 66 | Guillaume Boivin | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 67 | Patrick Bevin | Avanti Racing Team | s.t. | | 68 | Alexander Edmondson | Jayco - AIS U23 National Team | s.t. | | 69 | Jure Kocjan | Team Smartstop | + 1'38 | | 70 | Uri Martins | Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | + 1'39 | | 71 | Feritcam Samli | Torku Seker Spor | + 1'40 | | 72 | Floris Gerts | BMC Development Team | s.t. | | 73 | Maksim Razumov | Itera-Katusha | s.t. | | 74 | Neil Van Der Ploeg | Avanti Racing Team | + 1'42 | | 75 | Joseph Lewis | Hincapie Racing Team | s.t. | | 76 | Thomas Raeymaekers | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 77 | Fred Rodriguez | Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | s.t. | | 78 | Jesse Kerrison | BMC Development Team | + 1'43 | | 79 | Fatih Keles | Torku Seker Spor | + 1'44 | | 80 | Jesper Mørkøv | Riwal Platform Cycling Team | + 1'45 | | 81 | Alex Clements | Jayco - AIS U23 National Team | s.t. | | 82 | Evgeniy Krivosheev | Itera-Katusha | + 1'46 | | 83 | Joonas Henttala | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 84 | Antoine Leleu | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 85 | Daan Myngheer | Vérandas Willems | + 1'47 | | 86 | Paolo Lunardon | Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | s.t. | | 87 | Igor Frolov | Itera-Katusha | s.t. | | 88 | Tyler Magner | Hincapie Racing Team | + 1'48 | | 89 | Nathan Wilson | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 90 | Danil Nemykin | Itera-Katusha | + 1'49 | | 91 | Patrick Shaw | Avanti Racing Team | + 1'50 | | 92 | Sean Mazich | Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | s.t. | | 93 | Robbe Casier | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 94 | Robert Förster | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 95 | Edwig Cammaerts | Veranclassic - Ekoi | + 1'51 | | 96 | Tyler Williams | BMC Development Team | + 1'52 | | 97 | Angus Morton | Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | s.t. | | 98 | Kaspar Schonnemann | Riwal Platform Cycling Team | + 1'53 | | 99 | Jesse Anthony | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 100 | Daniel Summerhill | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 1'55 | | 101 | Eric Young | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 102 | Martin Grøn | Riwal Platform Cycling Team | s.t. | | 103 | Alessandro Bazzana | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 1'57 | | 104 | Nathan Van Hooydonck | BMC Development Team | + 1'58 | | 105 | Ahmet Örken | Torku Seker Spor | + 1'59 | | 106 | Mirac Kal | Torku Seker Spor | s.t. | | 107 | Roman Shevchuk | Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | + 2'00 | | 108 | Joren Touquet | Vérandas Willems | s.t. | | 109 | Ahmet Akdilek | Torku Seker Spor | + 2'01 | | 110 | Johnathan Freter | Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | + 2'02 | | 111 | Gert de Keijzer | Team Novo Nordisk | + 2'03 | | 112 | Luc Turchi | Leopard Development Team | s.t. | | 113 | Sergiy Gretchyn | Torku Seker Spor | s.t. | | 114 | Sergii Movchan | Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | + 2'04 | | 115 | Kristian Haugaard | Leopard Development Team | + 2'06 | | 116 | Kevin De Mesmaeker | Team Novo Nordisk | + 2'07 | | 117 | Rino Zampilli | Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | + 2'09 | | 118 | Nicolai Brøchner | Riwal Platform Cycling Team | s.t. | | 119 | Luke Mudgeway | Avanti Racing Team | + 2'16 | | 120 | Anthony Giacoppo | Avanti Racing Team | + 2'17 | | 121 | Alexander Krieger | Leopard Development Team | + 2'18 | | 122 | Pit Schlechter | Leopard Development Team | + 2'19 | | 123 | Laurent Vanden Bak | Leopard Development Team | + 2'22 | | 124 | Jérôme Kerf | Vérandas Willems | s.t. | | 125 | Stef Van Zummeren | Vérandas Willems | + 2'23 | | 126 | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen | Riwal Platform Cycling Team | s.t. | | 127 | Patrick Müller | BMC Development Team | + 2'28 | | 128 | Travis Livermon | Team Smartstop | s.t. | | 129 | Nicolai Tanovitchii | Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | + 2'30 | | 130 | Serge de Wortelaer | Veranclassic - Ekoi | + 2'44 | | 131 | Andrea Peron | Team Novo Nordisk | + 2'48 | | 132 | Robin Stenuit | Veranclassic - Ekoi | + 2'52 | | 133 | Markiyan Mikhenko | Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | s.t. | | 134 | Victor Manakov | Leopard Development Team | s.t. | | 135 | Emiel Wastyn | Vérandas Willems | + 2'55 | | 136 | Dries De Bondt | Vérandas Willems | + 3'07 |
Also, I was the fastest rider in our team. A good feeling that
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| DiCyc |
Posted on 16-08-2016 17:50
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Great day for Abhishek |
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 17-08-2016 08:30
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Perfect start
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 17-08-2016 12:13
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@DiCyc: Yes it was
@Tamijo: Thanks
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 17-08-2016 17:33
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Valley of the Sun Stage Race
Stage 2 was a sprinter's delight, almost flat throughout. I was promoted to team leader status because of my good performance in the TT. Although I do believe it also had something to do with it being my birthday (Woohoo)!!
I stayed in the pack, close to a couple of teammates all through the stage. Our team was looking at Krieger to challenge for the win on the stage. The lead-out was decent but Krieger just missed out on the podium, finishing 4th on the stage.
| 1 | Jure Kocjan | Team Smartstop | 3h27'01 | | 2 | Andrea Peron | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 3 | Mattia Gavazzi | Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | s.t. | | 4 | Alexander Krieger | Leopard Development Team | s.t. | | 5 | Guillaume Boivin | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 6 | Justin Jules | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 7 | Eric Young | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 8 | Mads Christensen | Riwal Platform Cycling Team | s.t. | | 9 | Kiel Reijnen | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 10 | Eric Marcotte | Team Smartstop | s.t. |
Stage 3 was a six lap criterium with a slightly uphill finish. Again, I was protected by a couple of my teammates, and rode at the front of the pack. The breakaway was caught with 13 km to go but the high pace ensured no further attacks were successful. The finish did not suit most of the pure sprinters. I mixed it up at the front, sprinting for fun and finished in a respectable 13th place.
| 1 | Guillaume Boivin | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 1h27'08 | | 2 | Charles Planet | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 3 | Andrea Peron | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 4 | Eric Young | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 5 | Sergiy Gretchyn | Torku Seker Spor | s.t. | | 6 | Justin Jules | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 7 | Mattia Gavazzi | Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | s.t. | | 8 | Jure Kocjan | Team Smartstop | s.t. | | 9 | Adrian Hegyvari | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 10 | Mads Christensen | Riwal Platform Cycling Team | s.t. | | ... | ... | ... | ... | | 13 | Abhishek Sinha | Leopard Development Team | s.t. |
| 1 | Mads Christensen | Riwal Platform Cycling Team | 5h25'05 | | 2 | Evan Huffman | Team Smartstop | + 11 | | 3 | Taylor Eisenhart | BMC Development Team | + 12 | | 4 | Joseph Cooper | Avanti Racing Team | + 15 | | 5 | Scott Zwizanski | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 19 | | 6 | Adrian Hegyvari | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 24 | | 7 | Janez Brajkovic | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 25 | | 8 | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 27 | | 9 | Lachlan Morton | Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | + 31 | | 10 | Abhishek Sinha | Leopard Development Team | + 35 |
Spoiler | 11 | Taylor Gunman | Avanti Racing Team | + 38 | | 12 | Tom Zirbel | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 41 | | 13 | William Barta | Axeon Cycling Team | + 45 | | 14 | Kiel Reijnen | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 47 | | 15 | Gregory Brenes | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 51 | | 16 | Tomasz Marczyński | Torku Seker Spor | s.t. | | 17 | Harry Carpenter | Jayco - AIS U23 National Team | + 52 | | 18 | Maxim Pokidov | Itera-Katusha | + 54 | | 19 | Dominique Cornu | Vérandas Willems | s.t. | | 20 | Jakob Rathe | Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | + 56 | | 21 | Eric Schildge | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 57 | | 22 | Jason Christie | Avanti Racing Team | + 1'00 | | 23 | Bekir Baki Akirsan | Torku Seker Spor | s.t. | | 24 | Charles Planet | Team Novo Nordisk | + 1'02 | | 25 | Christopher Jones | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 26 | Ryan Anderson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 1'03 | | 27 | Charlie Hough | Hincapie Racing Team | s.t. | | 28 | Miles Scotson | Jayco - AIS U23 National Team | + 1'05 | | 29 | Logan Owen | Axeon Cycling Team | + 1'06 | | 30 | Brent Luyckx | Leopard Development Team | s.t. | | 31 | Denis Zhuykov | Itera-Katusha | s.t. | | 32 | Robert Power | Jayco - AIS U23 National Team | + 1'07 | | 33 | Eric Marcotte | Team Smartstop | + 1'09 | | 34 | Dimitri Claeys | Vérandas Willems | s.t. | | 35 | Théry Schir | BMC Development Team | + 1'10 | | 36 | Jack Haig | Jayco - AIS U23 National Team | s.t. | | 37 | Geoffrey Curran | Axeon Cycling Team | s.t. | | 38 | Mattia Gavazzi | Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | + 1'13 | | 39 | Robert Sweeting | Team Smartstop | + 1'14 | | 40 | Logan Loader | Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | + 1'15 | | 41 | Toms Skujins | Hincapie Racing Team | s.t. | | 42 | Casper Pedersen | Riwal Platform Cycling Team | s.t. | | 43 | Bjorn Selander | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 1'16 | | 44 | Dimitry Samokhvalov | Itera-Katusha | + 1'19 | | 45 | Lukas Spengler | BMC Development Team | s.t. | | 46 | Sergey Nikolaev | Itera-Katusha | + 1'20 | | 47 | Taylor Sheldon | Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | + 1'23 | | 48 | David Desmecht | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 49 | Simon Strobel | Team Novo Nordisk | + 1'24 | | 50 | Guillaume Boivin | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 1'25 | | 51 | Charles Bradley Huff | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 52 | Jure Kocjan | Team Smartstop | + 1'28 | | 53 | Gorik Gardeyn | Veranclassic - Ekoi | + 1'29 | | 54 | David Williams | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 55 | Gregory Daniel | Axeon Cycling Team | s.t. | | 56 | Feritcam Samli | Torku Seker Spor | + 1'31 | | 57 | Julian Kyer | Team Smartstop | + 1'32 | | 58 | Justin Jules | Veranclassic - Ekoi | + 1'34 | | 59 | Stephen Clancy | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 60 | Justin Oien | Axeon Cycling Team | s.t. | | 61 | Patrick Bevin | Avanti Racing Team | + 1'35 | | 62 | Davide Frattini | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 63 | Alexander Edmondson | Jayco - AIS U23 National Team | s.t. | | 64 | Uri Martins | Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | + 1'39 | | 65 | Maksim Razumov | Itera-Katusha | + 1'40 | | 66 | Floris Gerts | BMC Development Team | s.t. | | 67 | Thomas Raeymaekers | Team Novo Nordisk | + 1'42 | | 68 | Neil Van Der Ploeg | Avanti Racing Team | s.t. | | 69 | Joseph Lewis | Hincapie Racing Team | s.t. | | 70 | Jesse Kerrison | BMC Development Team | + 1'43 | | 71 | Fatih Keles | Torku Seker Spor | + 1'44 | | 72 | Jesper Mørkøv | Riwal Platform Cycling Team | + 1'45 | | 73 | Alex Clements | Jayco - AIS U23 National Team | s.t. | | 74 | Joonas Henttala | Team Novo Nordisk | + 1'46 | | 75 | Antoine Leleu | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 76 | Evgeniy Krivosheev | Itera-Katusha | s.t. | | 77 | Paolo Lunardon | Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | + 1'47 | | 78 | Daan Myngheer | Vérandas Willems | s.t. | | 79 | Nathan Wilson | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 1'48 | | 80 | Tyler Magner | Hincapie Racing Team | s.t. | | 81 | Danil Nemykin | Itera-Katusha | + 1'49 | | 82 | Robert Förster | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 1'50 | | 83 | Sean Mazich | Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | s.t. | | 84 | Edwig Cammaerts | Veranclassic - Ekoi | + 1'51 | | 85 | Angus Morton | Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | + 1'52 | | 86 | Jesse Anthony | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 1'53 | | 87 | Kaspar Schonnemann | Riwal Platform Cycling Team | s.t. | | 88 | Eric Young | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 1'55 | | 89 | Daniel Summerhill | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 90 | Martin Grøn | Riwal Platform Cycling Team | s.t. | | 91 | Alessandro Bazzana | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 1'57 | | 92 | Nathan Van Hooydonck | BMC Development Team | + 1'58 | | 93 | Mirac Kal | Torku Seker Spor | + 1'59 | | 94 | Ahmet Örken | Torku Seker Spor | s.t. | | 95 | Roman Shevchuk | Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | + 2'00 | | 96 | Joren Touquet | Vérandas Willems | s.t. | | 97 | Ahmet Akdilek | Torku Seker Spor | + 2'01 | | 98 | Johnathan Freter | Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | + 2'02 | | 99 | Sergiy Gretchyn | Torku Seker Spor | + 2'03 | | 100 | Gert de Keijzer | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 101 | Sergii Movchan | Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | + 2'04 | | 102 | Kristian Haugaard | Leopard Development Team | + 2'06 | | 103 | Kevin De Mesmaeker | Team Novo Nordisk | + 2'07 | | 104 | Rino Zampilli | Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | + 2'09 | | 105 | Nicolai Brøchner | Riwal Platform Cycling Team | s.t. | | 106 | Anthony Giacoppo | Avanti Racing Team | + 2'12 | | 107 | Luke Mudgeway | Avanti Racing Team | + 2'16 | | 108 | Pit Schlechter | Leopard Development Team | + 2'19 | | 109 | Jérôme Kerf | Vérandas Willems | + 2'22 | | 110 | Laurent Vanden Bak | Leopard Development Team | s.t. | | 111 | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen | Riwal Platform Cycling Team | + 2'23 | | 112 | Stef Van Zummeren | Vérandas Willems | s.t. | | 113 | Travis Livermon | Team Smartstop | + 2'28 | | 114 | Patrick Müller | BMC Development Team | s.t. | | 115 | Nicolai Tanovitchii | Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | + 2'30 | | 116 | Andrea Peron | Team Novo Nordisk | + 2'38 | | 117 | Serge de Wortelaer | Veranclassic - Ekoi | + 2'44 | | 118 | Robin Stenuit | Veranclassic - Ekoi | + 2'52 | | 119 | Victor Manakov | Leopard Development Team | s.t. | | 120 | Markiyan Mikhenko | Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | s.t. | | 121 | Dries De Bondt | Vérandas Willems | + 3'07 | | 122 | Carson Miller | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 3'32 | | 123 | Daniel Eaton | Axeon Cycling Team | + 3'55 | | 124 | Fred Rodriguez | Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | + 4'14 | | 125 | Tyler Williams | BMC Development Team | + 5'08 | | 126 | Emiel Wastyn | Vérandas Willems | + 5'27 | | 127 | Christopher Butler | Team Smartstop | + 6'41 | | 128 | Robin Carpenter | Hincapie Racing Team | + 7'44 | | 129 | Joseph Schmalz | Hincapie Racing Team | + 7'51 | | 130 | Morten Øllegaard | Riwal Platform Cycling Team | + 8'00 | | 131 | Igor Frolov | Itera-Katusha | + 8'10 | | 132 | Patrick Shaw | Avanti Racing Team | + 8'16 | | 133 | Robbe Casier | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 134 | Luc Turchi | Leopard Development Team | + 8'29 | | 135 | Alexander Krieger | Leopard Development Team | + 8'44 | | 136 | Shane Kline | Team Smartstop | + 10'24 |
| 1 | Mads Christensen | Riwal Platform Cycling Team | 39 | | 2 | Guillaume Boivin | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 37 | | 3 | Andrea Peron | Team Novo Nordisk | 36 | | 4 | Jure Kocjan | Team Smartstop | 33 | | 5 | Mattia Gavazzi | Amore & Vita - Selle SMP | 25 |
| 1 | Daniel Eaton | Axeon Cycling Team | 10 | | 2 | Bjorn Selander | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 8 | | 3 | Jason Christie | Avanti Racing Team | 6 | | 4 | Eric Schildge | Jamis - Hagens Berman | 4 | | 5 | Carson Miller | Jamis - Hagens Berman | 4 |
Young Rider Classification
| 1 | Evan Huffman | Team Smartstop | s.t. | 5h25'16 | | 2 | Taylor Eisenhart | BMC Development Team | s.t. | + 1 | | 3 | Lachlan Morton | Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis | s.t. | + 20 | | 4 | Abhishek Sinha | Leopard Development Team | s.t. | + 24 | | 5 | Taylor Gunman | Avanti Racing Team | s.t. | + 27 |
| 1 | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | 16h16'51 (1) | | 2 | Avanti Racing Team | s.t. | + 17 (2) | | 3 | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | + 27 (3) | | 4 | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | + 39 (4) | | 5 | Team Smartstop | s.t. | + 54 (5) |
A top 10 in my first race and above is the picture to prove it! Also, a good 4th place in the U25s. I'm absolutely thrilled with how my first ever professional race has turned out.
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Starting Out as Pro - Focussed Training and A Couple More Races
Another first for me as a professional cyclist was the introduction to focused training. The training methods of Leopard were a world apart from what I was used to back home. The trainers put me into Barouder speciality training, which basically meant I would be concentrating on building up my stamina for now. This training and race days went on alternatively and it was another good learning experience.
March brought a total of three races. The first was a 3 day stage race and the next was a 1 day classic.
Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
This was my first race featuring World Tour teams. This race was a lot less successful for me.
Stage 1 - An ITT where I managed a top 40.
Stage 2 - Pit Schlechter was given leadership duties. I was again in a free role. This stage would be my first taste of bad weather on the Tour. I struggled in the later part of the stage, losing contact with the peloton with 10 km to go. Lost over 4 minutes as a result.
Stage 3 - Not much action on this stage. The breakaway was caught and the stage was decided in a sprint. I finished safely in the pack. I ended up 59th in the GC.
| 1 | Ryan Mullen | An Post - Chainreaction | 7h07'32 | | 2 | Moreno Hofland | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 2 | | 3 | Riccardo Zoidl | Trek Factory Racing | + 5 | | 4 | Lars Ytting Bak | Lotto Soudal | + 6 | | 5 | Julien Vermote | Etixx - Quick-step | + 14 | | 6 | Jesper Asselman | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | + 16 | | 7 | Coen Vermeltfoort | Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke | + 17 | | 8 | Jan Ghyselinck | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 9 | Sam Oomen | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. | | 10 | Markel Irizar | Trek Factory Racing | + 19 |
Spoiler | 11 | Kevyn Ista | Wallonie - Bruxelles | + 21 | | 12 | Stijn Devolder | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 13 | Kristof Vandewalle | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 14 | Tom Veelers | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 22 | | 15 | Łukasz Wiśniowski | Etixx - Quick-step | + 24 | | 16 | Bert-Jan Lindeman | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 27 | | 17 | Jelle Wallays | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 18 | Yoeri Havik | SEG Racing | + 31 | | 19 | Tosh Van der Sande | Lotto Soudal | + 32 | | 20 | Boris Vallée | Lotto Soudal | + 33 | | 21 | Maarten Tjallingii | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 22 | Mike Teunissen | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 37 | | 23 | Grégory Rast | Trek Factory Racing | + 38 | | 24 | Matteo Trentin | Etixx - Quick-step | + 39 | | 25 | Gert Steegmans | Trek Factory Racing | + 41 | | 26 | Amauri Capiot | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | + 42 | | 27 | Tom Stamsnijder | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 28 | Jasper Stuyven | Trek Factory Racing | + 45 | | 29 | Marcel Sieberg | Lotto Soudal | + 47 | | 30 | Tim Declercq | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | + 48 | | 31 | Nikolas Maes | Etixx - Quick-step | + 49 | | 32 | Simon Geschke | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 53 | | 33 | Iljo Keisse | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 34 | Pieter Jacobs | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 35 | Wesley Kreder | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | s.t. | | 36 | Stig Broeckx | Lotto Soudal | + 54 | | 37 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 56 | | 38 | Fabio Sabatini | Etixx - Quick-step | + 57 | | 39 | Brian Bulgac | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 58 | | 40 | Antoine Demoitie | Wallonie - Bruxelles | + 1'05 | | 41 | Preben Van Hecke | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | + 1'11 | | 42 | Roy Curvers | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 1'12 | | 43 | Bert De Backer | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 1'16 | | 44 | Sébastien Rosseler | Veranclassic - Ekoi | + 2'54 | | 45 | Gino Vierhouten | Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke | + 3'22 | | 46 | Dominique Cornu | Vérandas Willems | + 3'29 | | 47 | Yaroslav Popovych | Trek Factory Racing | + 3'30 | | 48 | Nicolas Vereecken | Team 3M | + 3'32 | | 49 | Jetse Bol | Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke | + 3'43 | | 50 | Johan Coenen | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | + 4'02 | | 51 | Pieter Serry | Etixx - Quick-step | + 4'15 | | 52 | Michel Kreder | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | + 4'19 | | 53 | Jenthe Biermans | SEG Racing | + 4'22 | | 54 | Tim Wellens | Lotto Soudal | + 4'24 | | 55 | Chad Haga | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 4'52 | | 56 | Gaetan Bille | Vérandas Willems | + 4'57 | | 57 | Gert Dockx | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 58 | Kevin De Weert | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 4'59 | | 59 | Abhishek Sinha | Leopard Development Team | + 5'02 | | 60 | George Bennett | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 5'03 | | 61 | Jordan Stannus | An Post - Chainreaction | + 5'04 | | 62 | Mirko Selvaggi | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 5'05 | | 63 | Fabio Jakobsen | SEG Racing | s.t. | | 64 | Brent Luyckx | Leopard Development Team | + 5'06 | | 65 | Brian Van Goethem | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | + 5'07 | | 66 | Kobus Hereijgers | Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke | + 5'08 | | 67 | Wouter Mol | Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke | s.t. | | 68 | Jan Dieteren | Leopard Development Team | s.t. | | 69 | Joshua Edmondson | An Post - Chainreaction | + 5'09 | | 70 | Joey Van Rhee | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 71 | Eliot Lietaer | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | + 5'11 | | 72 | David De la Cruz | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 73 | Nino Honigh | Rabobank Development Team | + 5'12 | | 74 | Jarl Salomein | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | + 5'13 | | 75 | Rob Peeters | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | + 5'15 | | 76 | Magnus Bak Klaris | SEG Racing | s.t. | | 77 | Dimitri Claeys | Vérandas Willems | + 5'18 | | 78 | Martijn Degreve | Team 3M | + 5'21 | | 79 | Daan Olivier | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 80 | Stan Godrie | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. | | 81 | Ricardo van Dongen | SEG Racing | s.t. | | 82 | Yannick Peeters | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | + 5'22 | | 83 | Edwig Cammaerts | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 84 | Christophe Premont | Vérandas Willems | + 5'25 | | 85 | Johnny Hoogerland | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | + 5'30 | | 86 | Daan Myngheer | Vérandas Willems | + 5'31 | | 87 | Gerry Druyts | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | + 5'34 | | 88 | Connor McConvey | Team 3M | + 5'35 | | 89 | Julien Stassen | Wallonie - Bruxelles | s.t. | | 90 | Thomas Vaubourzeix | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 91 | Alexander Maes | An Post - Chainreaction | + 5'36 | | 92 | Kevin Hulsmans | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | + 5'39 | | 93 | James Vanlandschoot | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 5'41 | | 94 | Xandro Meurisse | An Post - Chainreaction | s.t. | | 95 | Louis Vervaeke | Lotto Soudal | + 5'43 | | 96 | Tim De Troyer | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 5'55 | | 97 | Kevin Van Melsen | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 6'59 | | 98 | Sébastien Delfosse | Wallonie - Bruxelles | + 7'07 | | 99 | Huub Duyn | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | + 7'16 | | 100 | Tom Dernies | Wallonie - Bruxelles | + 7'18 | | 101 | Jens Vandenbogaerde | An Post - Chainreaction | + 7'20 | | 102 | Conor Dunne | An Post - Chainreaction | + 7'22 | | 103 | Marco König | Leopard Development Team | + 7'23 | | 104 | Joeri Calleeuw | Vérandas Willems | + 7'26 | | 105 | Boris Dron | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 7'32 | | 106 | Jelle Donders | Colba - Superano Ham | + 7'33 | | 107 | Maarten Van Trijp | Rabobank Development Team | + 7'34 | | 108 | Victor Manakov | Leopard Development Team | + 7'39 | | 109 | Kevin Claeys | Colba - Superano Ham | + 7'40 | | 110 | Kevin Feiereisen | Leopard Development Team | + 7'47 | | 111 | Frederik Backaert | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 7'48 | | 112 | Sander Helven | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | + 8'07 | | 113 | Carter Jones | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 8'22 | | 114 | Gaëtan Pons | Wallonie - Bruxelles | + 8'38 | | 115 | Sjoerd Bax | Rabobank Development Team | + 8'41 | | 116 | David Desmecht | Veranclassic - Ekoi | + 8'42 | | 117 | Robbe Casier | Veranclassic - Ekoi | + 8'43 | | 118 | Gert-Jan Bosman | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | + 8'51 | | 119 | Dries De Bondt | Vérandas Willems | + 8'58 | | 120 | Jake Tanner | Team 3M | + 8'59 | | 121 | Yannick Eijssen | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 9'10 | | 122 | Jerôme Gilbert | Vérandas Willems | + 9'17 | | 123 | Tim Rodenburg | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | + 9'27 | | 124 | Antwan Tolhoek | Rabobank Development Team | + 9'41 | | 125 | Olivier Chevalier | Wallonie - Bruxelles | + 10'04 | | 126 | Tim Kerkhof | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | + 10'14 | | 127 | Alistair Slater | An Post - Chainreaction | + 10'28 | | 128 | Laurent Vanden Bak | Leopard Development Team | + 10'57 | | 129 | Pit Schlechter | Leopard Development Team | + 11'36 | | 130 | Jan Maas | Rabobank Development Team | + 11'40 | | 131 | Sander Cordeel | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | s.t. | | 132 | Maxime Anciaux | Wallonie - Bruxelles | + 11'55 | | 133 | Vinnie Braet | Colba - Superano Ham | + 11'59 | | 134 | Julien Van Den Brande | Veranclassic - Ekoi | + 12'04 | | 135 | Jordi Talen | Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke | + 12'14 | | 136 | Ronan Van Zandbeek | Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke | + 12'17 | | 137 | Christophe Sleurs | Team 3M | + 12'49 | | 138 | Rick Ottema | Colba - Superano Ham | s.t. | | 139 | Sjoerd Van Ginneken | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | + 12'53 | | 140 | Adriaan Janssen | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | + 12'57 | | 141 | Tim Vanspeybroeck | Team 3M | + 13'05 | | 142 | Koen Bouwman | SEG Racing | + 13'10 | | 143 | Alphonse Vermote | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | s.t. | | 144 | Niels De Rooze | Veranclassic - Ekoi | + 13'14 | | 145 | Thomas Van Opstal | Colba - Superano Ham | + 13'16 | | 146 | Quincy Vens | Colba - Superano Ham | + 13'20 | | 147 | Rens Te Stroet | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | + 13'29 | | 148 | Melvin Van Zijl | Team 3M | + 13'33 | | 149 | Rob Leemans | SEG Racing | s.t. | | 150 | Zhi Hui Jiang | SEG Racing | + 15'10 | | 151 | Joeri Adams | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | + 15'34 | | 152 | Peter Lenderink | Rabobank Development Team | + 16'11 | | 153 | Patrick Van Leeuwen | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | + 16'44 | | 154 | Serge de Wortelaer | Veranclassic - Ekoi | + 17'12 | | 155 | Jeroen Goeleven | Colba - Superano Ham | + 18'37 | | 156 | Gertjan De Vos | Team 3M | + 19'58 | | 157 | Dex Groen | Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke | + 20'01 | | 158 | Kevin Suarez | Colba - Superano Ham | + 22'04 | | 159 | Patrick Van Der Duin | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | + 33'02 |
| 1 | Moreno Hofland | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | 28 | | 2 | Ryan Mullen | An Post - Chainreaction | 26 | | 3 | Tom Veelers | Team Giant-Alpecin | 15 | | 4 | Matteo Trentin | Etixx - Quick-step | 15 | | 5 | Jasper Stuyven | Trek Factory Racing | 12 |
Young Rider Classification
| 1 | Ryan Mullen | An Post - Chainreaction | s.t. | 7h07'32 | | 2 | Moreno Hofland | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | 3h33'31 | + 2 | | 3 | Jesper Asselman | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | s.t. | + 16 | | 4 | Sam Oomen | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. | + 17 | | 5 | Łukasz Wiśniowski | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | + 24 |
| 1 | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | 21h23'17 | | 2 | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | + 3 | | 3 | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | + 19 | | 4 | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | 10h40'33 | + 37 | | 5 | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | + 1'04 |
Once again, I finished as the best rider on the team but the race itself was nothing to wrote home about.
Nokere Koerse - Danilith Classic
This race was horrible. The weather was the worst I'd experienced yet. To add to it, this was also my first experience on the cobbles. By the end of it, I was glad to have reached the finish line. I had lost contact with the pack just 40 km in. It was quite a lonely race playing catch-up! Our best finish was Haugaard in 26th. I finished outside the top 100!
| 1 | Frederique Robert | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 4h29'39 | | 2 | Matteo Trentin | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 3 | Jasper Stuyven | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 4 | Jarl Salomein | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 5 | Moreno Hofland | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 6 | Dylan Groenewegen | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | s.t. | | 7 | Zico Waeytens | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 8 | Iljo Keisse | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 9 | Greg Henderson | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 10 | Nikolas Maes | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Michał Gołaś | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 12 | Maarten Wynants | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 13 | Bob Jungels | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 14 | Koen De Kort | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 15 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 16 | Tom Devriendt | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 17 | Marco Coledan | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 18 | Dennis Vanendert | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 19 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 20 | Marc De Maar | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | s.t. | | 21 | Jan Ghyselinck | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 22 | Preben Van Hecke | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 23 | Thomas De Gendt | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 24 | Vegard Breen | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 25 | Stijn Devolder | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 26 | Kristian Haugaard | Leopard Development Team | s.t. | | 27 | Eugenio Alafaci | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 28 | Lander Seynaeve | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 29 | Raymond Kreder | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | + 1'42 | | 30 | James Vanlandschoot | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 31 | Stig Broeckx | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 32 | Kevyn Ista | Wallonie - Bruxelles | s.t. | | 33 | Jasper De Buyst | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 34 | Kevin Peeters | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | s.t. | | 35 | Johan Coenen | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | s.t. | | 36 | Benjamin Verraes | Cibel | s.t. | | 37 | Michel Kreder | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | s.t. | | 38 | Dimitri Claeys | Vérandas Willems | s.t. | | 39 | Eliot Lietaer | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 40 | Massimo Graziato | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | s.t. | | 41 | Martijn Degreve | Team 3M | s.t. | | 42 | Egidijus Juodvalkis | Colba - Superano Ham | s.t. | | 43 | Stijn Steels | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 44 | Tobias Ludvigsson | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 45 | George Preidler | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 46 | Tim Kerkhof | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | s.t. | | 47 | Kevin Claeys | Colba - Superano Ham | s.t. | | 48 | Jesper Asselman | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | s.t. | | 49 | Tom Dernies | Wallonie - Bruxelles | s.t. | | 50 | Joeri Calleeuw | Vérandas Willems | s.t. | | 51 | Christophe Premont | Vérandas Willems | s.t. | | 52 | Jelle Donders | Colba - Superano Ham | s.t. | | 53 | Marco Zanotti | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | s.t. | | 54 | Frederik Backaert | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 55 | Kevin Hulsmans | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | s.t. | | 56 | Robin Stenuit | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 57 | Gaëtan Pons | Wallonie - Bruxelles | s.t. | | 58 | Timothy Stevens | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | s.t. | | 59 | Kevin Feiereisen | Leopard Development Team | s.t. | | 60 | Edwig Cammaerts | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 61 | Antoine Demoitie | Wallonie - Bruxelles | s.t. | | 62 | Jimmy Janssens | Team 3M | s.t. | | 63 | Sean Downey | An Post - Chainreaction | s.t. | | 64 | Sébastien Delfosse | Wallonie - Bruxelles | s.t. | | 65 | Jan Dieteren | Leopard Development Team | s.t. | | 66 | Jerôme Gilbert | Vérandas Willems | s.t. | | 67 | Joeri Stallaert | Cibel | s.t. | | 68 | Tim Declercq | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 69 | Tim Merlier | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | s.t. | | 70 | Lars Van Der Haar | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 71 | Dries De Bondt | Vérandas Willems | s.t. | | 72 | Ronan Van Zandbeek | Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke | s.t. | | 73 | Albert Timmer | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 74 | Laurent Evrard | Wallonie - Bruxelles | s.t. | | 75 | Julien Stassen | Wallonie - Bruxelles | s.t. | | 76 | Jelle Mannaerts | Colba - Superano Ham | s.t. | | 77 | Lawson Craddock | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 78 | Matthias Plarre | Leopard Development Team | s.t. | | 79 | Jos Van Emden | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 80 | Nick Van Der Lijke | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 81 | Sander Cordeel | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | s.t. | | 82 | Maxime Monfort | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 83 | Thomas Sprengers | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 84 | Dries Hollanders | Metec - TKH | s.t. | | 85 | Gerry Druyts | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | s.t. | | 86 | Niels De Rooze | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 87 | Jens Adams | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | s.t. | | 88 | Alexander Maes | An Post - Chainreaction | s.t. | | 89 | Jens Vandenbogaerde | An Post - Chainreaction | s.t. | | 90 | Frederik Veuchelen | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 91 | Marco König | Leopard Development Team | s.t. | | 92 | Moreno De Pauw | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 93 | Marc Goos | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 94 | Dominique Cornu | Vérandas Willems | s.t. | | 95 | Kevin De Jonghe | Cibel | s.t. | | 96 | Ryan Mullen | An Post - Chainreaction | s.t. | | 97 | Timo Roosen | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 98 | Glenn Rotty | Cibel | s.t. | | 99 | Niels van Dorsselaer | Cibel | s.t. | | 100 | Martial Roman | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 101 | Jurgen van Diemen | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | s.t. | | 102 | Kevin De Weert | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 103 | Gert Steegmans | Trek Factory Racing | + 3'31 | | 104 | Boy Van Poppel | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 105 | Fabrice Mels | Team 3M | s.t. | | 106 | Dirk Finders | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 107 | Roy Curvers | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 108 | Aidis Kruopis | An Post - Chainreaction | s.t. | | 109 | Conor Dunne | An Post - Chainreaction | s.t. | | 110 | Coen Vermeltfoort | Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke | s.t. | | 111 | Wouter Mol | Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke | s.t. | | 112 | Laurent Vanden Bak | Leopard Development Team | s.t. | | 113 | Arno Van Der Zwet | Metec - TKH | s.t. | | 114 | Sander Armee | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 115 | Kristof Vandewalle | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 116 | Fabio Sabatini | Etixx - Quick-step | + 4'11 | | 117 | Łukasz Wiśniowski | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 118 | Aaron Gate | An Post - Chainreaction | s.t. | | 119 | Quincy Vens | Colba - Superano Ham | s.t. | | 120 | Abhishek Sinha | Leopard Development Team | s.t. | | 121 | Guy Smet | Cibel | s.t. | | 122 | Emiel Vermeulen | Team 3M | s.t. | | 123 | Jetse Bol | Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke | s.t. | | 124 | Jonas Rickaert | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 125 | Francesco Van Coppernolle | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 126 | Brent Luyckx | Leopard Development Team | s.t. | | 127 | Jasper Hamelink | Metec - TKH | s.t. | | 128 | Jarno Gmelich | Metec - TKH | s.t. | | 129 | Julien Van Den Brande | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 130 | Julien Vermote | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 131 | Matthias Ongena | Cibel | + 7'22 | | 132 | Gino Vierhouten | Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke | s.t. | | 133 | Thomas Ongena | Cibel | s.t. | | 134 | Jérôme Kerf | Vérandas Willems | s.t. | | 135 | Wim Stroetinga | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | s.t. | | 136 | Robbe Casier | Veranclassic - Ekoi | s.t. | | 137 | Niels Goeree | Metec - TKH | s.t. | | 138 | Ike Groen | Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke | s.t. | | 139 | Nick Van Der Meer | Colba - Superano Ham | s.t. | | 140 | Jim van den Berg | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | s.t. | | 141 | Joshua Edmondson | An Post - Chainreaction | + 8'01 | | 142 | Stef Krul | Metec - TKH | s.t. | | 143 | Aron Kremer | Colba - Superano Ham | s.t. | | 144 | Rick Ottema | Colba - Superano Ham | s.t. | | 145 | Joris Blokker | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | s.t. | | 146 | Mike Terpstra | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | s.t. | | 147 | Stefan Kreder | Metec - TKH | s.t. | | 148 | Boris Dron | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 149 | Matthijs Eversdijk | Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke | + 10'04 | | 150 | Johim Ariesen | Metec - TKH | + 11'09 | | 151 | Dimitri Peyskens | Team 3M | s.t. | | 152 | Rick van Breda | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | + 13'51 | | 153 | Dylan Van Zijl | Team 3M | s.t. | | 154 | Melvin Van Zijl | Team 3M | s.t. | | 155 | Antoine Warnier | Wallonie - Bruxelles | s.t. | | 156 | Etienne Van Empel | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | s.t. | | 157 | Taco Van Der Hoorn | Cyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke | + 14'42 | | 158 | Kevin Panhuyzen | Team 3M | s.t. | | 159 | Stef Van Zummeren | Vérandas Willems | s.t. | | 160 | Bram Nolten | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | + 18'42 |
Now that it's been established that my Beginner's Luck has run out, time to move on...
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Posted on 21-08-2016 12:08
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Great result at Valley of the Sun.
A young promising climber does struggle with bad weather and cobbles in northern classic’s style races, so not a bad start at all.
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