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Petronas Cycling|The Journey To The Top
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| Raziz |
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Settimana Coppi e Bartali
Yet another stage race, this time in Italy. A complete 5 day stage race with 1 of each of they key disciplines, TT, TTT, flat, hilly and mountain. The early season has been fruitful for the Petronas squad minus the Tour of Taiwan which is a good sign as this is once again a sponsor objective.
Team:
J.Drucker
C.Ji
A.Kroupis
T.Ludvigsson
M.Senan
L.Meintjes
D.Teklehaimanot
A.Zeits
Team Talk:
L.Meintjes will lead the team yet again with a supporting role for A.Zeits. Kroupis is back and Drucker only starts his 2nd race day of the season along with Senan.
Favourites:
R.Majka (TST)
M.Rubiano (COL)
D.Caruso (CAN)
A.Yates (OGE)
D.Rosa (AND)
L.Meintjes (PCT)
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| Raziz |
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Stage 1
Preview:
A stage which is in large flat, but contains a few hills at the middle to end of the race.
Parcours:
Race:
A very short stage being only 100km which should see a sprint and some good attacking riding.
At the top of the 1st category climb the break have reached a 2 minute advantage with 30km to go, most of it being descending.
A very un-organised chase ensues with the break still having 1 minute with 12 km to go.
Finale:
An absolutely amazing lead-out, but an awful sprint(forgot to press sprint with Kroupis). Drucker ends up 5th and we would have won for sure if Kroupis just went out of his wheel and sprinted, but the winner for the day was Richeze.
Stage 2
Preview:
The TTT, the most dreaded day stage of the race.....(simulated). Completely flat, but with only 1 TT engine in the team with Ludvigsson, it will be challenging. It is only 11km so we hope to limit our losses.
Parcours:
Race:
Orica Greenedge takes the win, but an excellent finish for our lads finishing in 8th place only losing to WT Teams and even beating Cannondale. At the end we lost a minimal 49 seconds.
Stage 3
Preview:
A mountainous stage which is classed as a hilly one. It includes the same category climb. A stage for the climbers and GC men looking to win this race.
Parcours:
Race:
The breakaway have a huge lead with 3/4 of the stage gone. 8 minutes up the road and they have pretty much secured the stage win.
The final climb have gone and the pretenders have been separated from the contenders A front group of 6 elite riders have escaped with 2 of our riders in the group. The break will win the day as they have 4 and a half minutes with the final climb over. It could dangerous up in front with a few solid climbers.
Finale:
Carlos Jose Ochoa wins the stage 4 minutes in front of the GC group. Zeits is dropped and now the group is depleted to 4 riders.Majka eventually rides first from the main group with Meintjes finishing 3rd in it, and overall 8th. No time loss, but gains over several other riders.
Stage Results:
1.J.C Ochoa(AND)
2.D.Mucelli +30 (MER)
3.A.Balloni +30 (NAN)
4.S.Minard +30 (AGR)
5.P.Kochetkov +2.43 (KAT)
6.R.Majka +4.34 (TNK)
7.A.Yates +4.34 (OGE)
8.L.Meintjes +4.34 (PCT)
9.J.Serpa +4.34 (LAM)
10.M.Landa +5.03 (AST)
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11.A.Zeits +5.03 (PCT)
GC:
1.S.Minard (AGR)
2.J.C Ochoa +7 (AND)
3.A.Balloni +39 (NAN)
4.D.Mucelli +1.10 (MER)
5.P.Kochetkov +1.43 (KAT
6.A.Yates +3.31 (OGE)
7.J.Serpa + 4.12 (LAM)
8.R.Majka +4.12 (TNK)
9.M.Landa +4.13 (AST)
10.L.Meintjes +4.21 (PCT)
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A.Zeits +4.49 (PCT)
The mountains stage to Piane de Mocogno is the finale of stage 4, while stage 5 is a final 15km individual time trial.
Edited by Raziz on 11-01-2017 06:32
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Stage 4
Preview:
The only mountain stage of the Coppi e Bartali begs a GC battle. The GC is at the minute is a bit of a mixed bag as most of the break from the previous stage is leading the overall classification.
Parcours:
Race:
A group of 7 venture up the road in the early stages of the race.
AG2R take charge up the front as they have the yellow jersey, Sebastien Minard although isn't the greatest climber.
M.Belkov has a dig with 50km to go which is a little concerning , but the pack begin the chase.
We decide to put the hammer down with Cheng Ji pacing the break back to only 2 and a half minutes.
The peloton if you can call it that are reduced to 13 riders, but soon R.Majka goes onto the attack on the downhill. Zeits is sent to pace him back.
The break has also been reduced to 30 seconds.
As the break is caught, Tinkoff run away with this. Majka has Petrov in front of him while the break has been decimated.
He goes again! Majka is looking imperious.
Finale:
Majka easily takes the win, but Louis takes time off everyone else. Will it be enough, for a podium heading into the final TT.
Stage Results:
| 1 | Rafal Majka | | Tinkoff - Saxo | | 4h03'04 | | 2 | Louis Meintjes | | Petronas Cycling Team | | + 45 | | 3 | Simon Yates | | Orica GreenEdge | | + 1'02 | | 4 | Miguel Rubiano | | Colombia | | + 1'12 | | 5 | José Serpa | | Lampre - Merida | | s.t. | | 6 | Adam Yates | | Orica GreenEdge | | s.t. | | 7 | Mikel Landa | | Astana Pro Team | | s.t. | | 8 | Evgeni Petrov | | Tinkoff - Saxo | | + 1'56 | | 9 | Matteo Rabottini | | Neri Sottoli | | + 2'36 | | 10 | Petr Ignatenko | | Team Katusha | | + 2'46 |
General Classification:
| 1 | Rafal Majka | | Tinkoff - Saxo | | 11h06'12 | | 2 | Carlos José Ochoa | | Androni Giocattoli | | + 16 | | 3 | Sébastien Minard | | AG2R La Mondiale | | + 45 | | 4 | Adam Yates | | Orica GreenEdge | | + 51 | | 5 | Louis Meintjes | | Petronas Cycling Team | | + 1'02 | | 6 | Alfredo Balloni | | Nankang - Fondriest | | + 1'24 | | 7 | José Serpa | | Lampre - Merida | | + 1'32 | | 8 | Mikel Landa | | Astana Pro Team | | + 1'33 | | 9 | Davide Mucelli | | Meridiana Kamen Team | | + 1'55 | | 10 | Simon Yates | | Orica GreenEdge | | + 3'04 | | 12 | Andrey Zeits | | Petronas Cycling Team | | + 3'51 |
Final Summary:
A good result from Meintjes, who showed his fight today. Content with a top 5, but still a chance for the podium with 1 final TT in his path. Majka, though will win the stage race. |
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Posted on 13-01-2017 07:02
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Great race
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Posted on 15-01-2017 13:58
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Stage 5
Preview:
The final stage of the Coppi e Bartali is a TT, 15km long, in the town of Crevalcore. The podium fight is still on as 3rd to 5th is within 16 seconds. The overall GC though will go to Rafal Majka.
Parcours:
Race:
With only so little in it, the stage is set to be a tense won.
A trio of Petronas riders start from 94th to 92nd, will they make an impact?
Drucker goes through the first intermediate in 5th which is a touch surprising for the sprinter.
Kroupis at the last puts in a ride good enough for 5th while Drucker comes home directly after him in 2nd, but 15 seconds back.
Drucker is still in 2nd, while Teklehaimanot finishes 14th so far.
The barrage of Petronas riders begin as we have 4 riders in the top 20 as Mat Senan commences his TT. Ludvigsson begins directly after him.
Oooh, Ludvigsson finishes one second, off now leader L.Westra(what a wonderful career unfortunately retiring just recently).
Meintjes is now off the starters ramp looking to get that illusive podium spot.
Meintjes finishes the day in 23rd overall, 40 seconds back, but will it be enough, to move up the standings while Tobias finishes a close 2nd on the stage.
Stage Results:
| 1 | Lieuwe Westra | | Astana Pro Team | | 19'21 | | 2 | Tobias Ludvigsson | | Petronas Cycling Team | | + 2 | | 3 | Luke Durbridge | | Orica GreenEdge | | + 5 | | 4 | Martin Elmiger | | IAM Cycling | | + 10 | | 5 | Michael Hepburn | | Orica GreenEdge | | s.t. | | 6 | Matthias Brändle | | IAM Cycling | | + 12 | | 7 | Gustav Erik Larsson | | IAM Cycling | | + 14 | | 8 | Rafal Majka | | Tinkoff - Saxo | | + 15 | | 9 | Nelson Oliveira | | Lampre - Merida | | + 19 | | 10 | Patrick Gretsch | | AG2R La Mondiale | | + 20 |
GC Results:
| 1 | Rafal Majka | | Tinkoff - Saxo | | 11h25'48 | | 2 | Carlos José Ochoa | | Androni Giocattoli | | + 1'16 | | 3 | Sébastien Minard | | AG2R La Mondiale | | + 1'19 | | 4 | Adam Yates | | Orica GreenEdge | | + 1'27 | | 5 | Louis Meintjes | | Petronas Cycling Team | | + 1'28 | | 6 | José Serpa | | Lampre - Merida | | + 1'43 | | 7 | Alfredo Balloni | | Nankang - Fondriest | | + 2'02 | | 8 | Mikel Landa | | Astana Pro Team | | + 2'11 | | 9 | Davide Mucelli | | Meridiana Kamen Team | | + 2'49 | | 10 | Simon Yates | | Orica GreenEdge | | + 3'27 |
Points Results:
| 1 | Rafal Majka | | Tinkoff - Saxo | 47 | | 2 | Lieuwe Westra | | Astana Pro Team | 33 | | 3 | Louis Meintjes | | Petronas Cycling Team | 28 | | 4 | Carlos José Ochoa | | Androni Giocattoli | 25 | | 5 | Ariel Maximiliano Richeze | | Lampre - Merida | 25 | | 6 | Oscar Gatto | | Cannondale | 23 | | 7 | Adam Yates | | Orica GreenEdge | 22 | | 8 | Alfredo Balloni | | Nankang - Fondriest | 22 | | 9 | Davide Mucelli | | Meridiana Kamen Team | 22 | | 10 | José Serpa | | Lampre - Merida | 20 |
KOM Results:
| Davide Gabburo | | Nankang - Fondriest | 22 | | | Maxime Daniel | | AG2R La Mondiale | 14 | | | Rafal Majka | | Tinkoff - Saxo | 10 | | | Sébastien Minard | | AG2R La Mondiale | 10 | | Alfredo Balloni | | Nankang - Fondriest | 10 | | Liam Bertazzo | | MG.Kvis - Trevigiani | 10 | | Nicola Testi | | Androni Giocattoli | 10 | | Louis Meintjes | | Petronas Cycling Team | 8 | | Martyn Irvine | | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | 8 | | Simon Yates | | Orica GreenEdge | 6 |
Team Results:
| 1 | Petronas Cycling Team | | 33h59'15 (1) | | 2 | Orica GreenEdge | | + 8 (2) | | 3 | Tinkoff - Saxo | | + 1'37 (3) | | 4 | Astana Pro Team | | + 4'21 (4) | | 5 | Lampre - Merida | | + 4'49 (5) |
Race Summary:
That's the wrap up from Italy. Meintjes, very unlucky to miss out on a 4th place(1 second) and a podium place barely. In fact he was only 12 seconds back from 2nd place. A good result for the team. considering the last race.
The next race will be Gent-Wevelgem. Jempy Drucker's opportunity...... |
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| Raziz |
Posted on 16-01-2017 09:30
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Gent-Wevelgem
The first and only main cobble classic for Team Petronas and Jempy Drucker's only real chance to shine.
Team:
| T.Ludvigsson | Baroudeur | | A.Porsev | Sprinter | | R.Chtioui | Domestique | | A.Kroupis | Sprinter | | A.Manan | Domestique | | M.Amin | Domestique | | T.Skujins | Domestique | | J.Drucker | Domestique |
Favourites:
| F.Cancellara | Trek | | A.Kristoff | Katusha | | L.Boom | Belkin | | S.Chavanel | IAM | | A.Demare | FDJ | | I.Stannard | Sky |
Preview:
The race from Gent to Wevelgem is always a cycling spectacular, as you sometimes see crazy winds (Thomas blown into the grass previously) and amazing breakaways succeed as the cobbles sectors are less exaggerated in this classic. It's a race for mainly cobblestone specialists to perform well, but the stronger sprinters can also make the finish as well. An opportunistic attack could also be on the cards.
Parcours:
Race:
The race starts with a flurry of attack including some of our own, but none are able to get away. The break are finally established with 30km to go, strongest riders are Simone Ponzi and Nikolai Trusov.
The race is split up the second cobblestone sector as Trek are on the attack. Drucker is caught in the 2nd group along with several others, while cancellara approaches the break.
3 men at the front are Cancellara, Kristoff and Boom meanwhile, Drucker launches an attack from a group behind.
Kristoff takes the win at Gent! While behind Drucker is about to launch his sprint.
Drucker had great legs throughout the day and showcased this with his wonderful sprint in front of riders such as Nizzolo, Hushovd and Breschel. He finishes 4th, the best of the rest essentially. A real good showing for him, Porsev as well rode a superlative race to be in that group. A special mention for Toms Skujins who toiled hard, chasing down numerous riders when there was a lull in preceedings who in turn earns himself what looks like a top 25 place.
Stage Results:
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff | | Team Katusha | | 5h26'46 | | 2 | Fabian Cancellara | | Trek Factory Racing | | + 1'03 | | 3 | Lars Boom | | Belkin-Pro Cycling Team | | + 2'59 | | 4 | Jempy Drucker | | Petronas Cycling Team | | + 4'22 | | 5 | Thor Hushovd | | BMC Racing Team | | s.t. | | 6 | Matti Breschel | | Tinkoff - Saxo | | s.t. | | 7 | Damien Gaudin | | AG2R La Mondiale | | s.t. | | 8 | Giacomo Nizzolo | | Trek Factory Racing | | s.t. | | 9 | Jens Keukeleire | | Orica GreenEdge | | s.t. | | 10 | Arnaud Demare | | FDJ.fr | | s.t. | | 18 | Alexander Porsev | | Petronas Cycling Team | | s.t. | | 22 | Toms Skujins | | Petronas Cycling Team | | + 6'26 |
Race Summary:
Jempy Drucker showed the world what he could do if he was given more chances winning the sprint for 4th by a huge margin. Our team supported him well with two outstanding rides from Porsev and Skujins.
We hope to carry our momentum onto the Route Adelie Vitre in France. We will see you then. |
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| Raziz |
Posted on 17-01-2017 13:02
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Route Adelie De Vitre
A sprinters race, but could still throw surprises with little rises along the whole route (see what I did there  ).
Team:
| A.Porsev | Leader | | R.Chtioui | Domestique | | S.Baek Park | Sprinter | | C.Ji | Domestique | | A.Zeits | Baroudeur | | R.Taaramae | Free Rider |
Favourites:
| T.Gallopin | Europcar | | B.Eisel | Sky | | L.L.Sanchez | Caja Rural | | A.Roux | FDJ | | S.Geschke | Giant | | J.Vansummeren | Garmin |
Preview:
A French one day semi-classic around flattish roads. Should be suited to the sprinters, but the punchers could also have there way. As you can see from the favourite list, it is predicted to be a harder race than expected which could go well for us, as we bring a strong team here.
Parcours:
Race:
A group of 3 make the early breakaway bonanza which includes 3 very competent climbers including Rafael Valls.
Europcar and FDJ are the main pace-setters in the peloton as they have 2 of the biggest favourites T.Gallopin and A.Roux.
The pace is now upped by several other teams, who now leave the peloton with only 71 riders, Petronas are positioned well up front.
Devolder launches a move with 10km to go.
Cheng Ji attacks few km's later, but the victory is nearly a certainty now for Stijn Devolder.
Finale:
Stijn Devolder takes the win, but Petronas perfectly execute their leadout to bring Porsev home in 2nd, while Ji is also on the podium.Chtioui takes 6th and Taaramae is also in 7th, an excellent race but no victory.We had the legs, but ran out out of time.
Stage Results:
| 1 | Stijn Devolder | | Trek Factory Racing | | 4h57'23 | | 2 | Alexander Porsev | | Petronas Cycling Team | | + 1'11 | | 3 | Cheng Ji | | Petronas Cycling Team | | + 1'24 | | 4 | Yukiya Arashiro | | Team Europcar | | s.t. | | 5 | Maxime Vantomme | | Roubaix Lille Métropole | | s.t. | | 6 | Rafaâ Chtioui | | Petronas Cycling Team | | s.t. | | 7 | Rein Taaramäe | | Petronas Cycling Team | | s.t. | | 8 | Sébastien Hinault | | IAM Cycling | | s.t. | | 9 | Bernhard Eisel | | Team Sky | | s.t. | | 10 | Manuele Mori | | Lampre - Merida | | s.t. |
Race Summary:
Yet another successful race, yet no cigar. 4 top 10 riders this time, it seems closer and closer to finally snatching up a win after only 2 so far this season. The race moves us up to promotion spots as well for the PCT.
See you next time as we continue our journey to the top. |
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Posted on 22-01-2017 09:04
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Vuelta La Rioja
Once again a one-day classic, but this time in Spain. Mainly a flat race with a couple of slight hills.
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| Raziz |
Posted on 22-01-2017 10:05
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Team:
| T.Ludvigsson | Free Rider | | J.Drucker | Super Domestique/Sprinter | | A.Manan | Domestique | | J.Monsalve | Domestique | | A.Porsev | Sprinter | | Y.Reguigui | Super Domestique | | T.Skujins | Free Rider |
Favourites:
| D.Bennati | Tinkoff | | O.Gatto | Cannondale | | S.Bennett | NetApp | | G.Meersman | Quick-Step | | N.Maes | Quick-Step | | A.Porsev | Petronas |
Preview:
A sprint through the scarce flat lands of Spain. attackers unfortunately will be discouraged due to the numerous sprinting terrain and limited uphills. Petronas though should be aiming for a top 5.
Parcours:
Race:
The break left off as soon as the gun went off, as Rwandan Adrien Niyonshuti was joined by Jasper De Buyst and Ben King.
The break is briskly caught with 15km to go.
Soon after, the peloton are split into two. Only 60 remain with 10km to go as our riders are all up there.
With 2km to go Manan delivers Porsev perfectly, but will it be too early?
Finale:
And yes, Porsev takes an impressive sprint by 10 bike lengths, not even close. One of the first sprint wins for Petronas. Manan provided a sensational leadout unmatched by any other team.
Stage Results:
| 1 | Alexander Porsev | | Petronas Cycling Team | | 3h39'11 | | 2 | Oscar Gatto | | Cannondale | | s.t. | | 3 | Daniele Bennati | | Tinkoff - Saxo | | s.t. | | 4 | Marcel Sieberg | | Lotto Belisol | | s.t. | | 5 | Gianni Meersman | | Omega Pharma | | s.t. | | 6 | Sam Bennett | | Team NetApp - Endura | | s.t. | | 7 | Steele von Hoff | | Garmin Sharp | | s.t. | | 8 | Marco Haller | | Team Katusha | | s.t. | | 9 | Francesco Lasca | | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | | s.t. | | 10 | Daniel Schorn | | Team NetApp - Endura | | s.t. | | 11 | Anuar Manan | | Petronas Cycling Team | | s.t. |
Race Summary:
Quite possibly our first sprint victory of the season courtesy of Alexander Porsev. Manan deserves a special mention being the (only) man to lead-out Porsev.
A 9 day day break resumes as Paris-Camembert will be the next race. |
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Posted on 25-01-2017 12:55
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Paris-Camembert
Another hilly parcours, but with a flat finale meets the team as we go racing in France.
Team:
| L.Meintjes | Free Rider | | J.Drucker | Sprinter | | V.Buts | Domestique | | Sung Baek Park | Sprinter | | Toms Skujins | Puncheur | | A.Zeits | Super Domestique | | D.Teklehaimanot | Domestique | | M.Senan | Domestique |
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| W.Poels | Quick-Step | | C.Gautier | Europcar | | A.Amador | Movistar | | J.Simon | Cofidis | | J.J Rojas | Movistar |
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Posted on 28-01-2017 14:09
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Parcours:
Race:
The breakaway took a while developing, but in the end 5 remain up front including Daniel Teklehaimanot from Petronas.
As the day develops, the break is caught, but Dani Navarro throws in an attack 25km from the finish. Senan could be leading us with good form and Park will be our sprinter if it comes down to a sprint as Drucker and Kroupis have poor form and are saving their legs for later.
Everything is brought together with 16km to go.
Attack! Wout Poels attacks on the downhill of the final climb. M.Senan (Petronas) and C.Gautier marks him.
With 3km to go the escapees are caught.
Finale:
Park takes the win in front of his own Petronas team-mate Senan. Another un-organised sprint which always provides for interesting results. The South Korean takes his first professional win, in France, while Skujins and Buts also finishes in 4th and 7th. Utter domination!
Stage Results:
| 1 S.B.Park | Petronas Cycling | | 2 M.Senan | Petronas Cycling | | 3 K.Vanbilsen | Topsport Vlaanderen | | 4 T.Skujins | Petronas Cycling | | 5 S.Henao | Sky | | 7 V.Buts | Petronas Cycling |
Race Summary:
A really great stage for Petronas who take 3 of the top 5. Not much to talk about here other than an excellent race for the lads! |
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 28-01-2017 18:48
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Two very good results in a row,
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| Raziz |
Posted on 30-01-2017 03:38
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Indeed, promotion though won't be the best thing to the WT as we don't have the greatest team. |
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Posted on 30-01-2017 03:50
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De Brabantse Pijl
A hilly/cobble race in the surroundings of Brabantse, but unfortunately for us, Drucker is tired from his previous efforts.
Team:
| T.Skujins | Leader | | J.Monsalve | Super Domestique | | S.Tvetchov | Domestique | | R.Chtioui | Baroudeur | | A.Orken | Sprinter | | M.Amin | Domestique | | M.Othman | Domestique |
Favourites:
| T.Hushovd | BMC | | D.Oss | BMC | | B.Bozic | Astana | | M.Wynants | Belkin | | B.de Backer | Giant |
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| Raziz |
Posted on 03-02-2017 08:23
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De Brabantse Pijl
Parcours:
Race:
The early flyers go off, with not much success up until the 30km mark as 5 riders venture up the road, them all being not the biggest names.
The flat terrain is more suited to the bigger teams as they can send riders to the front without hurting their own leaders so much as BMC and Astana chase the break down as we head into the first of the cobbles sectors.
The first few cobble sectors are negotiated with fair ease, but the peloton has split into two as there is only a 30 man peloton with 30km to go, Petronas having 3 riders up there.
The group is further reduced to 20 as they finish the penultimate cobble sectors.
Monsalve attacks! Monsalve had spent enough time in the peloton and now had to go. Skujins was embedded in the pack, so he decides to go himself.
Now with the cobbles coming thick and fast, Monsalve is caught with the pack being 15 man strong.
3 more riders drop off from the harsh pace and tempo set by BMC and only Skujins left in the bunch!
Finale:
The bunch kick is sent into action by R.Navardauskas, but is overhauled at the line by nearly the whole group.Thor Hushovd ends up taking the win with a final kick to remember in front of B.Bozic and B.de Backer. Our own hopes faded at the final with Skujins not being able to match the pace of the pack. He finishes in 12th place.
Stage Results:
| 1 T.Hushovd | BMC | | 2 B.Bozic | Astana | | 3 B.de Backer | Giant | | 4 D.Oss | BMC | | 5 M.Kreder | Wanty | | 6 J.Stuyven | Trek | | 7 S.Devolder | Trek | | 8 F.Senechal | Cofidis | | 9 M.Wynants | Belkin | | 10 R.Navardauskas | Garmin | | 12 T.Skujins | Petronas |
Race Summary:
Toms Skujins provided us minor excitement, but soon faded which is still a good ride for the youngster and was well supported by the team today.
Next Race:
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| Raziz |
Posted on 11-02-2017 01:19
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Just quickly, I apologize for the recent slow updates as school has kicked in hard recently. |
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Posted on 11-02-2017 10:28
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Never mind, take your time.
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Posted on 14-02-2017 07:03
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Domestique
Posts: 552
Joined: 22-12-2016
PCM$: 200.00
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Giro del Trentino
A shorter stage race that is usually a pre-cursor to the Giro d'italia is an interesting one for the Petronas lads. We are sending in a climber's team looking for a result with Louis Meintjes. As expected though, the race has a number of huge names all vying for the win. With 3 mountain stages, it could sure shake up things.
Team:
| V.Buts | Super Domestique | | L.Meintjes | Leader | | M.Othman | Domestique | | S.Baek Park | Leadout Sprinter | | A.Porsev | Sprinter | | T.Skujins | Free Rider | | S.Tvetchov | Domestique | | A.Zeits |
Favourites:
| V.Nibali | Astana | | R.Uran | Omega Pharma | | L.Konig | Netapp | | F.Pellizotti | Androni | | Y.Trofimov | Katusha |
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