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One in a Billion | Rise to the Summit
AbhishekLFC
Top  #101 Print Post
Posted on 20-09-2016 02:40
Yes Murcia was good for me Smile
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AbhishekLFC
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Posted on 21-09-2016 18:13
March

March and a bunch of un-important (from my perspective) races lined up. First a 3 day stage race in West Flanders, followed by a couple of one day races.

Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen

This is not a race where I have high hopes of achieving anything! I was chosen as helper and I tried to do that for most of the race. SHould be boring reading.

Stage 1 was a short ITT where I ended up 29 seconds off the leader's pace, classified as 24th.

Stage 2 and I was given the task of protecting Lammertink. I did the same for the duration of the stage and finished in the pack.

Stage 3, where I was protecting Lammertink again. A repeat of the previous stage. This time though Weslet Kreder managed a top 10 finish for us. Ryan Mullen, having won the stage 1 ITT, held on for the overall win too. I finished in 17th overall and 6th in the U25s, also an outcome of the good ITT.

General Classification

1Ryan MullenEtixx - Quick-step7h12'40
2Gaetan BilleVérandas Willems+ 3
3Roger KlugeTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 4
4Tim WellensLotto Soudal+ 5
5Simon GeschkeTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 6
6Sean De BieLotto Soudal+ 11
7Guillaume Van KeirsbulckEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
8Ben KingTrek Factory Racing+ 13
9Dominique CornuVeranclassic - Ekoi+ 16
10Lars Ytting BakLotto Soudal+ 17

Spoiler


Points Classification

1Zico WaeytensTeam Giant-Alpecin25
2Tom Van AsbroeckTeam LottoNL - Jumbo22
3Roger KlugeTeam Giant-Alpecin20
4Sean De BieLotto Soudal20
5Jasper StuyvenTrek Factory Racing19


Young Rider Classification

1Ryan MullenEtixx - Quick-step7h12'40
2Tim WellensLotto Soudal+ 5
3Sean De BieLotto Soudal+ 11
4Guillaume Van KeirsbulckEtixx - Quick-step+ 11
5Tim RodenburgCyclingteam Jo Piels+ 17


Team Classification

1Team Giant-Alpecin21h38'31
2Etixx - Quick-step+ 11
3Lotto Soudal+ 12
4Veranclassic - Ekoi+ 13
5Vérandas Willems+ 27


A better than expected result in the end in Flanders.

Classic Loire Atlantique

Picked as a helper again, I was looking after Calmejane (!!) in this race. This was a bit of a stinker for me, as I'd been outperforming my French teammate and fellow new recruit since the start of the season. I did my job as I was supposed to. A lot of our teammates suffered crashes. I was dropped by the lead group with 15 km to go. Calmejane too, could not keep up. Kristian Haugaard, a former teammate from Leopard, took the stage win for his new team. Kerkhof got our best result in 11th, while I finished 4 minutes down.

1Kristian HaugaardCULT Energy Pro Cycling4h49'28
2Edward TheunsTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloises.t.
3Fabio SilvestreMTN-Qhubekas.t.
4Julien SimonCofidis, Solutions Créditss.t.
5Daniel MorenoTeam Skys.t.
6Reinardt Janse Van RensburgMTN-Qhubekas.t.
7Pierrick FédrigoBretagne - Séché Environnements.t.
8Peter VelitsMTN-Qhubekas.t.
9Phil BauhausBora - Argon 18s.t.
10Rudy MolardCofidis, Solutions Créditss.t.

Spoiler


Cholet - Pays De Loire

Helper again. For Calmejane again! Had a bad later half of the race. Was dropped with still 30 km to go and never recovered. Finished 4 minutes down on the pack while Marc de Maar got 13th place for us. Jesus Herrada won after a surprise late attack.

1Jesús HerradaMovistar Team6h00'48
2Robert WagnerTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 47
3Thomas VoecklerAg2r La Mondiales.t.
4Cyril GautierAg2r La Mondiales.t.
5Oscar GattoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
6Gerald CiolekMTN-Qhubekas.t.
7Phil BauhausBora - Argon 18s.t.
8Alexis GougeardAg2r La Mondiales.t.
9Bert-Jan LindemanTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
10Tim De TroyerWanty - Groupe Goberts.t.

Spoiler


Like I already said before, nothing to see here...
Edited by AbhishekLFC on 25-09-2016 05:53
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DiCyc
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Posted on 21-09-2016 19:32
Sad to see that he is being a helper for Lilian, but at least it gives some experience and lesser pressure.
TIM WELLENS BERGEN 2017
 
AbhishekLFC
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Posted on 22-09-2016 16:47
Yeah that sucked. But I still achieved better at van West Vlaanderen Wink
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AbhishekLFC
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Posted on 23-09-2016 17:34
April

April couldn't have come sooner after a March not worth remembering. A total of 5 one day races lined in my schedule here. No stage races. This should be interesting!

GP Miguel Indurain

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Back to Spain, which was fast becoming my lucky country in terms of results. I was chosen to lead the team in the race. However, I was struggling for fitness for a couple of days prior to the race. I managed to stay with the pack before attacking with about 15 km to go. I got away with a handful of others but couldn't hang on to the group. I got caught by the next groups coming up, just holding on to a top 20 spot. In a weird twist of events, Calmejane finished higher up, in our little personal battle.

1Adam YatesOrica-GreenEDGE4h51'59
2Beñat IntxaustiTeam Katusha+ 19
3Igor AntónOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
4Robert KiserlovskiTinkoff-Saxo+ 35
5Giovanni ViscontiMovistar Team+ 51
6Jan BartaBora - Argon 18s.t.
7Gorka IzagirreTinkoff-Saxo+ 1'40
8Fabio FellineLotto Soudal+ 1'48
9André CardosoTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 2'22
10Edoardo ZardiniTeam Cannondale - Garmins.t.

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Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja

Free role in what turned to be a sprinter's race. It was an uneventful race for the most part. I had a minor fall with 10 km to go but made it back to the peloton. I tried to attack soon after too. I stayed away for a few kms, but was caught with 3 km to go. I finally finished in the pack. Pim Ligthart surprised the favourites with a late attack, followed by Bert De Backer. They took 1st and 2nd places respectively. I finished mid-pack with Calmejane getting another top 15 finish.

1Pim LigthartLotto Soudal3h37'13
2Bert De BackerTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 28
3Kenny DehaesLotto Soudal+ 48
4Mitchell DockerTeam Cannondale - Garmins.t.
5Iljo KeisseEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
6Yannick MartinezIAM Cyclings.t.
7Caleb EwanOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
8Cameron MeyerTeam Cannondale - Garmins.t.
9Carlos VeronaEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
10Jonathan CastroviejoMovistar Teams.t.

Spoiler


Klasika Primavera

I was leading the team here. I tried my hand at an attack on the first big climb of the day, with 50 km to go. I was caught 10 km later. The second climb came about with 30 km of racing left. The attack on the first climb took its toll and I dropped out of the peloton, eventually finishing 11 minutes (!!) down on winner Zakarin. Maurits Lammertink got home in 5th place, while the team got 4th in the classification. This was a cause for celebration for all of us and we did that later that day. One of the best races for us as a team all year.

1Ilnur ZakarinTeam Katusha4h01'23
2Beñat IntxaustiTeam Katusha+ 50
3Pello BilbaoCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 2'02
4Rafael VallsMovistar Team+ 3'38
5Maurits LammertinkTeam Roompot-Oranje Pelotons.t.
6Jesús HerradaMovistar Teams.t.
7Nick Van Der LijkeTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
8Jesús Del PinoBurgos - BHs.t.
9Jonathan CastroviejoMovistar Teams.t.
10Janier AcevedoColombia+ 5'02

Spoiler


Tour du Finistere

A comparatively weaker field and also a weaker team for us. Although, meant to be the leader, I thought it'd be best if I joined the early break. The three of us (with Baldo and Stamsnijder) got to 7'30" ahead of the peloton at the most. I attacked them with 70 km to go to get away. I was caught. I attacked again with 30 km left and this time got a 90 second advantage. I was caught again not long after. Eventually, with just 15 km to go, all three of us were caught by the peloton. I had no strength left and stayed in the pack. The attacks started and Gasparotto proved too strong for others.

1Enrico GasparottoWanty - Groupe Gobert4h04'31
2Giovanni ViscontiMovistar Team+ 46
3Arthur VichotTeam Europcars.t.
4Alexis VuillermozTeam Europcars.t.
5Lars Petter NordhaugIAM Cyclings.t.
6Sébastien ReichenbachIAM Cycling+ 1'08
7Peter VelitsMTN-Qhubeka+ 1'24
8Paul MartensTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
9Gianluca BrambillaLampre-Meridas.t.
10Rudy MolardCofidis, Solutions Créditss.t.

Spoiler


Zuid Oost Drenthe Classic

A race with a couple of low difficulty cobbled sections. I was assigned to protect Lammertink, who was one of the favourites for the stage win. The cobbles failed to break up the pack. I tried my luck with 10 km to go, probably the first occasion where I strayed from team orders. It didn't work though as the pack closed the gap immediately. I dropped back to the middle of the pack as Lammertink was put into a good position by our teammates. Antoine Demoitie (RIP) took the win in the sprint, while Lammertink finished 5th. Brian Van Goethem made it two top 10 finishes, while De Maar got 11th.

1Antoine DemoitieWallonie - Bruxelles3h49'48
2Jeff VermeulenCyclingteam Jo Pielss.t.
3Yoeri HavikSEG Racings.t.
4Alexander KriegerLeopard Development Teams.t.
5Maurits LammertinkTeam Roompot-Oranje Pelotons.t.
6Marco ZanottiParkhotel Valkenburg Continental Teams.t.
7Maarten Van TrijpRabobank Development Teams.t.
8Johannes WindischbauerTeam Vorarlbergs.t.
9Brian Van GoethemTeam Roompot-Oranje Pelotons.t.
10Alex PetersSEG Racings.t.

Spoiler


Well, April didn't turn out as good I thought she would. Neither did this month, unfortunately Wink

A decent result in GP Miguel Indurain, but not much joy elsewhere for me. The team had two very good races in Primavera and Drenthe. I'm glad I could help out. May has three stage races lined up, so that will be a different challenge again. Let's see where my constant improvements take me.
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Posted on 25-09-2016 05:45
May

A hectic schedule awaited me in May, as I slowed down on training a bit to put more race days into the system. First up it was back to the Netherlands for Olympia's Tour.

Royal Smilde Olympia's Tor

I was picked to lead the team in this 7 stage race. Two ITTs on stages 1 and 6 gave me hope for a good finish.

I was one of the favourites for the Stage 1 ITT. I put in a good run to finish in 12th place, 14 seconds down on stage winner, youngster Rafal Palik.

Stage 2 was a sprinter's paradise and I stayed invisible throughout, well protected by the team. It turned out to be an excellent stage for the team with Looij claiming 2nd place, Theo Bos 3rd and Raymond Kreder 10th!

Stage 3 was almost a carbon copy of stage 2 but this time we went one better. Looij took the win, with Bos 5th and Kreder 9th.

Stage 4 and I planned an attack here overnight. However, due to poor positioning at the start, the break was a long way ahead by the time I reached the front of the peloton. I had hoped to pick up the KOM points available on this stage. That wasn't to be. The break was caught before the end but a late attack by Ben Grenda got him the stage win. Looij was impressive again, finishing 3rd. The team was 2nd at this stage in the classification.

Stage 5 was another flat stage. It had a slightly uphill finish, so I knew I would be in contention at the end. However, at the end, I did not have the kick needed to challenge for the win and managed 15th place. Ivar Slik got 6th place to continue Roompot's good race.

Stage 6 was the other ITT and I was one the favourites again. I had a very poor run, finishing 44th, 52 seconds down on winner Palik again. This was not going to plan for me.

Stage 7 I joined the break, trying to get some back on this last stage. W got a lead of 7 and a half minutes at the most. I was also going after the KOM points, with top spot up for grabs here. I wasn't strong enough in the climbs and settled for 3rd place in the KOM standings. Behind us the lead group was down to just 10 riders, and they were 3 and a half minutes behind us with 45 km to go. At 15 km, the 9 man chase group was 1 and a half minutes behind. Hard as I tried to stay ahead, I was caught by the peloton with 2 km to go. The race was won from the break though, with Remco de Brake, having energy left not having contested for the KOM points winning the sprint among the surviving breakaway riders. I finished with the chasing group, making up a few places in the GC in the process. Looij once again got a top 10 finish.

General Classification

1Jelle WolsinkMetec - TKH19h21'21
2Sean DowneyAn Post - Chainreaction+ 5
3Melvin Van ZijlTeam 3M+ 7
4Christophe PremontVérandas Willems+ 8
5Matt CronshawVeranclassic - Ekoi+ 22
6Cees BolRabobank Development Team+ 34
7Dominique CornuVeranclassic - Ekoi+ 40
8Jochem HoekstraMetec - TKH+ 50
9Greg HendersonAvanti Racing Team+ 51
10Dimitri ClaeysVérandas Willems+ 52

Spoiler


Points Classification

1Greg HendersonAvanti Racing Team80
2Antoine DemoitieWallonie - Bruxelles74
3André LooijTeam Roompot-Oranje Peloton67
4Wout van AertVastgoedservice - Golden Palace43
5Andris SmirnovsCibel42


Mountain Classification

1Remco Te BrakeParkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team31
2Daniel PaulusTeam Vorarlberg16
3Abhishek SinhaTeam Roompot-Oranje Peloton8
4Timon Van ReekCyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke6
5Melvin Van ZijlTeam 3M6


Young Rider Classification

1Jelle WolsinkMetec - TKH19h21'21
2Melvin Van ZijlTeam 3M+ 7
3Cees BolRabobank Development Team+ 34
4Jochem HoekstraMetec - TKH+ 50
5Elmar ReindersCyclingteam Jo Piels+ 1'02


Team Classification

1Metec - TKH58h05'12
2Veranclassic - Ekoi+ 31
3Team Vorarlberg+ 35
4Avanti Racing Team+ 1'12
5Rabobank Development Team+ 1'40


It was a good race for us in terms of stage performances. My result in the GC was below par, boosted a little by getting into the break on the last stage. As a team, we managed to get 3rd in both the Points and the KOM classifications, via Looij and myself respectively. De Maar finished 11th in the GC. If only my ride in the second ITT would've been a little better...

Two more races coming up in May, both short stage races. See you then.
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Posted on 25-09-2016 06:59
All in all an ok race for the team
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Posted on 25-09-2016 08:40
Who cares about the results, a team captain at the age of 20 is impressive enough.
 
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Posted on 25-09-2016 17:30
@Tamijo: Yeah the team did very well. Looij and De Maar were in very good form throughout!
@Ripley: Absolutely right. Concentrating more on getting better. The team leadership is a confidence boost for sure Smile
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Posted on 26-09-2016 16:40
May


World Ports Classic

The two stage sprinter only stage race. I was making up the numbers and my only task was to help keep the sprinters on our team of trouble.

I stayed with Bos for the majority of Stage 1 before the sprint train of Hoogerland and Van Den Berg took over. Bos finished 4th to give us a good result.

Stage 2 was more of the same except that at the end our train failed. Bos managed a 16th place finished. He ended up 10th in the GC. I was mostly invisible on this stage.

General Classification

1Yoeri HavikSEG Racing7h58'23
2Frederique RobertWanty - Groupe Gobert+ 4
3Alexander KriegerLeopard Development Team+ 8
4Kris BoeckmansLotto Soudals.t.
5Martijn VerschoorCyclingteam Join-S - De Rijkes.t.
6Sven Van LuijkCyclingteam Jo Pielss.t.
7Moreno HoflandTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 10
8Steven LammertinkSEG Racings.t.
9Stijn EnnekensWanty - Groupe Goberts.t.
10Theo BosTeam Roompot-Oranje Peloton+ 12

Spoiler


Points Classification

1Yoeri HavikSEG Racing45
2Moreno HoflandTeam LottoNL - Jumbo38
3Frederique RobertWanty - Groupe Gobert38
4Alexander KriegerLeopard Development Team37
5Luka MezgecTrek Factory Racing29


Young Rider Classification

1Yoeri HavikSEG Racing7h58'23
2Alexander KriegerLeopard Development Team+ 8
3Moreno HoflandTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 10
4Steven LammertinkSEG Racing+ 10
5Zico WaeytensTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 14


Team Classification

1Colruyt23h55'51
2Vérandas Willems+ 0
3Cibel+ 0
4Rabobank Development Team+ 0
5Etixx - Quick-step+ 0


Tour de Fjords

This was a longer race which offered a little more for my riding style. Selected as leader again, I was one of just 84 riders starting this race.

Stage 1 was a flat stage and I stayed out of trouble. Barry Markus got a top 10 finish with 7th place.

Stage 2 was much of the same with Markus getting 5th place this time.

Stage 3 was expected to be a good stage for me. I took a chance on the final climb of the day. It worked in splitting up the pack, but 26 other riders also formed the lead group. My chance for the win evaporated. Michael Valgren surprised us all as he sped away in the final kilometres to take the solo win. My group finished together about half a minute behind.

Stage 4 was another stage with a favourable profile for me. Again, I tried an attack on the final climb. I got a gap of a handful of seconds over the lead group, which was about half the size of the field. However, soon they caught up to me. My effort caught up with my legs as well and I lost touch with the lead group. I finished a minute down and that put paid to my hopes of a high finish. Mads Pedersen won the sprint in the reduced bunch.

I joined the breakaway on Stage 5 with hopes of staying away. We got to a 7 minute but the peloton sped just then. We were caight with 7 km to go. Just like the previous stage, I did not have much left in the tank, and fell out of the peloton once again. Barry Markus finished 7th on the stage.

General Classification

1Michael ValgrenTinkoff-Saxo20h31'26
2Magnus Cort NielsenOrica-GreenEDGE+ 13
3Arnaud DemareFDJ+ 21
4Mads PedersenCULT Energy Pro Cycling+ 25
5Daniel HoelgaardTeam Joker+ 29
6Daryl ImpeyOrica-GreenEDGE+ 39
7Alexey TsatevitchTinkoff-Saxos.t.
8Lorenzo ManzinFDJs.t.
9Andrea ZordanAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
10Daniele BennatiTinkoff-Saxos.t.

Spoiler


Points Classification

1Magnus Cort NielsenOrica-GreenEDGE78
2Mads PedersenCULT Energy Pro Cycling66
3Arnaud DemareFDJ66
4Daniel HoelgaardTeam Joker48
5Sebastian LanderTeam TREFOR - Blue Water39


Mountain Classification

1Marco BandieraAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec35
2Tony HurelTeam Europcar21
3Patrick ClausenTeam TREFOR - Blue Water10
4Herman DahlTeam Sparebanken Sør10
5Bjørn Tore Nielsen HoemTeam Joker8


Young Riders Classification

1Michael ValgrenTinkoff-Saxo20h31'26
2Magnus Cort NielsenOrica-GreenEDGE+ 13
3Arnaud DemareFDJ+ 21
4Mads PedersenCULT Energy Pro Cycling+ 25
5Daniel HoelgaardTeam Joker+ 29


Team Classification

1Tinkoff-Saxo61h35'46
2Orica-GreenEDGE+ 29
3Team Sparebanken Sør+ 1'29
4FDJ+ 1'29
5Team Europcar+ 4'17


And yet somehow I was still the highest finisher in the team at Fjords!
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Posted on 27-09-2016 17:28
June

With the summer now in full flow, cycling got hot! Conditions wise yes, but result wise? Let's see how I got on...

Ronde van Zealand

I was assigned to help Lammertink navigate this race safely. Almost nothing happened throughout the race, besides the usual breakaway forming and then being caught by the pack. Some way before the end, it became painfully clear that Lammertink was not in a condition to go for the win. He would hang on to the peloton in the bunch sprint, but only as a spectator. He passed on the message to me in the final kilometres to start riding my own race now. The finish wasn't too bad for me, but the mini flat at the end put paid to my chances. Michel Kreder won the sprint. Van Ginneken was a surprise 8th place finisher for us. I did considerably well to finish 20th.

1Michel KrederTeam LottoNL - Jumbo4h15'50
2Elmar ReindersCyclingteam Jo Pielss.t.
3George PreidlerTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
4Jasper StuyvenTrek Factory Racings.t.
5Mike TeunissenTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
6Pieter SerryEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
7Nathan Van HooydonckLotto Soudals.t.
8Sjoerd Van GinnekenTeam Roompot-Oranje Pelotons.t.
9Tim De TroyerWanty - Groupe Goberts.t.
10Pim LigthartLotto Soudals.t.

Spoiler


Ster ZLM Tour

Back home (ah well, adopted home) for the other race in June. The race was a mix of stages favouring the sprinters as well as hilly profiles. The ITT on stage 1 would suit me well too.

The Stage 1 ITT saw me finish just 16 seconds off the best time, although down in 26th place. I was the best performer for Roompot.

Stage 2 favoured the sprinters but I was helping Lammertink stay out of trouble. An uneventful stage was followed by a podium for us as a result of Barry Markus's 3rd place finish.

Stage 3 was the first of two consecutive hilly stages. I did my job of protecting Lammertink but we failed to get a good result here, although sticking with the lead group.

Stage 4 was another hilly stage. I stuck to Lammertink like glue till the end, with both of us finishing with the lead group, the only ones for the team. A late attack saw three riders pick up 18 seconds over the pack. Jasper Bovenhuis won. The result here pushed me up to 9th in the GC.

Stage 5 was another stage for the sprinters. This meant that I had to just stay out of trouble to secure a top 10 finish. I managed to do just that while Markus got a 7th place. I got onto the podium in the U25s with 3rd place there, while holding on to the 9th place in the GC.

General Classification

1Bert-Jan LindemanTeam LottoNL - Jumbo17h27'13
2Danny Van PoppelTeam Giant-Alpecin+ 5
3Tom Van AsbroeckTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 14
4Jasper StuyvenTrek Factory Racing+ 20
5Julien VermoteEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
6Jelle WallaysTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloise+ 21
7Caleb FairlyTrek Factory Racing+ 22
8Markus EibeggerWallonie - Bruxelles+ 23
9Abhishek SinhaTeam Roompot-Oranje Peloton+ 24
10George BennettTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 25

Spoiler


Points Classification

1Danny Van PoppelTeam Giant-Alpecin60
2Zico WaeytensTeam Giant-Alpecin37
3Boris ValléeTrek Factory Racing35
4Martijn VerschoorCyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke32
5Jasper BovenhuisSEG Racing30


Mountain Classification

1Laurent EvrardWallonie - Bruxelles32
2Bob SchoonbroodtParkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team30
3Bert-Jan LindemanTeam LottoNL - Jumbo21
4Sjoerd BaxRabobank Development Team21
5Martijn VerschoorCyclingteam Join-S - De Rijke10


Young Rider Classification

1Danny Van PoppelTeam Giant-Alpecin17h27'18
2Jasper StuyvenTrek Factory Racing+ 15
3Abhishek SinhaTeam Roompot-Oranje Peloton+ 19
4Petr VakočEtixx - Quick-step+ 22
5Gijs Van HoeckeTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloise+ 25


Team Classification

1Etixx - Quick-step52h22'11
2Team LottoNL - Jumbo+ 9
3Team Giant-Alpecin+ 14
4Trek Factory Racing+ 30
5Wallonie - Bruxelles+ 33


A good month for me in terms of results. Although, I was mostly out of the limelight, I put in a few solid rides to stay at the front of the pack throughout. You can say my consistency got me places in these two races.
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Posted on 29-09-2016 19:04
July

The schedule this month was quite similar to June with 1 stage race and a 1 day race lined up. Both races suited my style quite well and I was hoping for high finishes in both.

Sibiu Cycling Tour

I was headed to Romania for the first time in my life, as team leader too. The race had an ITT first up followed by a couple of high mountain stages, another ITT and a flat stage.

Stage 1 saw me finish in 61st place in the ITT, but only 11 seconds down on stage winner Matthias Brandle.

Stage 2

i.imgur.com/XX9Z5S0.jpg

The first mountain stage offered a chance for me to climb up the standings. I stayed with the pack till the base of the climb. By then, the day's break had been caught. The peloton started getting smaller and smaller. With 12 km to go, I was in the third group on the road. Chernetskiy was 90 seconds in front, with a couple of other riders half a minute ahead. The Russian claimed the win on top of the mountain, while I dropped my group-mates to take solo 4th. I also moved up to 4th in the GC! I also took the lead in the U25 classification.

1Sergey ChernetskiyTeam Katusha3h24'27
2George BennettTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 1'10
3Serghei TvetcovTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
4Abhishek SinhaTeam Roompot-Oranje Peloton+ 1'24
5Jérémy RoyBMC Racing Team+ 1'49


Stage 3

i.imgur.com/CMn8beW.jpg

A similar stage to the last one. I stayed with the pack till the climb to the finish started. I was in the group of leaders as the pack whittled away on the climb. With 5 km left, I attacked. I was caught and passed by a few riders, but I managed a 6th place finish. Chernetskiy won again. I moved up a place in the GC to 3rd!

1Sergey ChernetskiyTeam Katusha4h10'20
2Giampaolo CarusoTeam Katushas.t.
3Alexander FoliforovIAM Cyclings.t.
4Peter StetinaTrek Factory Racing+ 25
5Bernardo SuazaSoutheast+ 46
6Abhishek SinhaTeam Roompot-Oranje Pelotons.t.
7Miguel RubianoColombias.t.
8George BennettTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
9Fabio TaborreLampre-Merida+ 1'48
10Loïc VliegenBMC Racing Teams.t.


Stage 4 was another ITT. I finished in 7th, 17 seconds off Brandle, who won again! I held on to my position in the GC.

Stage 5 was mostly flat, and barring anything extraordinary, the only thing to be decided here was the stage winner. The sprinters were in for a rude shock as the lone breakaway held on for the win, as the chasing teams massively miscalculated their chase. I was safe in the pack and achieved my first every podium in a race. I also achieved my first ever jersey for the U25 classification win.

General Classification

1Sergey ChernetskiyTeam Katusha10h52'48
2George BennettTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 2'29
3Abhishek SinhaTeam Roompot-Oranje Peloton+ 2'34
4Giampaolo CarusoTeam Katusha+ 4'06
5Peter StetinaTrek Factory Racing+ 4'10
6Serghei TvetcovTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 4'24
7Jérémy RoyBMC Racing Team+ 4'48
8Alexander FoliforovIAM Cyclings.t.
9Miguel RubianoColombias.t.
10Bernardo SuazaSoutheast+ 6'09

Spoiler


Points Classification

1Sergey ChernetskiyTeam Katusha66
2Matthias BrändleIAM Cycling50
3Martijn KeizerTeam LottoNL - Jumbo36
4Abhishek SinhaTeam Roompot-Oranje Peloton33
5George BennettTeam LottoNL - Jumbo28


Mountain Classification

1Sergey ChernetskiyTeam Katusha36
2Alessandro BisoltiSoutheast30
3Kamil GradekActiveJet Team26
4Antonino ParrinelloLampre-Merida18
5Giampaolo CarusoTeam Katusha15


Young Rider Classification

1Abhishek SinhaTeam Roompot-Oranje Peloton10h55'22
2Alexander FoliforovIAM Cycling+ 2'14
3Bernardo SuazaSoutheast+ 3'35
4Lilian CalmejaneTeam Roompot-Oranje Peloton+ 7'37
5Nick Van Der LijkeTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 8'39


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Team Classification

1Team Katusha32h49'27
2Team LottoNL - Jumbo+ 6'14
3Colombia+ 12'27
4Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton+ 12'58
5Lampre-Merida+ 20'17


Another good race for the team and a very good one for me. Two firsts achieved in this race, with the first podium and capturing the first jersey. Consistent high finishes got me 4th place in the Points standings as well. The team finished 4th in the classification too!

July has started out well. How will it end? I'll write again soon...
Edited by AbhishekLFC on 29-09-2016 19:13
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Aquarius97
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Posted on 29-09-2016 19:19
Finally you have the result of all the work of the season. Congrats!
 
Tamijo
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Posted on 29-09-2016 19:48
Wow - Sibiu was a podium, getting the taste of success.


a youth win too
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AbhishekLFC
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Posted on 30-09-2016 09:41
@Aquarius: Thanks a lot. Yes, it's been a hard journey to get here. Feels good Grin
@Tamijo: Great race for sure! Hoping to keep the form going...
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Ripley
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Posted on 30-09-2016 10:52
Nicely done! Did the New Delhi Daily News pick it up?

(Not a real newspaper, just a joke because Delhi nearly sounds like daily... never mind.)
 
AbhishekLFC
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Posted on 30-09-2016 13:21
(Lol. Nice Pfft)

Thanks Grin. They spared a 30 word article. Oh well...

The Tour de France got 6 inches so there's some hope for the future.
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Posted on 30-09-2016 18:22
Deja Vu...and Worse

Date: 2nd September, 2016

It's been more than six week since I last wrote. In case you've been wondering why I've been away for so long, it's because the curse of July has struck again!

Let me take you back to what happened...

Prueba Villafranca-Ordiziako Klasika

I was chosen to lead the team in this race. The profile suited me very well. I was in the peloton till about 10 km to go. By then, the breakaway was already caught and the favourites were playing a drawn out game of cat and mouse. I attacked first, followed by 10 others, two of whom got away from the rest to build up a lead of a handful of seconds with 8 km to go. At 6 km, the group of 11 was back together again. The last small uphill section started with 3.5 km to go. A couple of riders from the group were dropped going up. On the descent, which ended with less than a kilometre to go, there was a lot of jostling to get a good position. In the melee, with about 1.5 km to go, and on a sharp hairpin turn, I remember taking evasive action as a rider came too close on the inside...

********************

The next thing I remember was waking up light-headed and thirsty in a hospital room! There was an attendant who saw me wake up and asked me not to move around too much. I wasn't sure what had happened and had no recollection of how I ended up here. I wasn't sure why my head was throbbing gently or why I felt so sluggish.

It was only a couple of days later that I got to know the full story. My movements were still being restricted and I was told to be especially careful while moving my head. I was strictly not allowed to sleep on my right side. By now, my family had reached Spain and were by my bedside for most of the day. When I was strong enough to talk, I asked the doctor what had happened when my family had gone back to the hotel room for the night. "Fractured Skull", was his short but sufficient reply. He told me I was lucky there were no breaks and no internal damage. It took a while for me to register what exactly he was implying. Curiosity got the better of me and I asked him what had happened. He said that I had run off the road to avoid hitting the other cyclist, hit the fence on the side of the road, been thrown off my bike and collided with a tree by the side of the road. I still can't recall any of that...
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Aquarius97
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Posted on 30-09-2016 18:52
With that July historial of crashes maybe you should try to focus on Giro/Vuelta instead of Tour...

Anyway, let's see if the season is not over for you. At least you have a contract for next season
 
Tamijo
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Posted on 01-10-2016 02:40
Av !
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