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Antonio Andolini | Il Lombardia
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-04-2017 21:58
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Hello!
You can imagine how thrilled I was to be selected for Tirreno - Adriatico. But I kept my feet on the ground. I'm racing here fully in support of the team. Still, starting in Tirreno - Adriatico is somewhat a big deal for a me. It's one of the greatest races on the calendar and I'm happy to be part of it.
 Tirreno - Adriatico :: Stages 1 - 4
Pre-race
A prologue, I wonder how well I can do here. Stage 2 with a flat finish should be great for Fontana (who's like superfast on the flat) and stage 3 is tailor-made for Colbrelli, with the finish on a slope.
The fourth stage is hilly. After my Strade Bianche, I'm somewhat optimistic about my performance in the hills. Can I repeat my feat?
Cunego and De Marchi are both capable of riding a decent GC or take a stage win.
The Race
I did pretty well in the prologue. I finished just outside the top 10 but given the field, my 12th place is more than satisfying!
Barta and Malori are both specialists. We aimed for the podium but had to be happy with a sixth place by the Italian Champion in this discipline. A decent start for us at Tirreno, but it could be better.
The first road stage was decided in a millimetersprint between Greipel and Kittel, with the former taking the victory in the end.
Then things took a nasty turn for us. In the third stage, we had everything under control, although I had been dropped out of the peloton after mechanical problems. Colbrelli was perfectly placed coming up to the final kilometer. He beat Slagter in the sprint and gave Cattelan Italia its first World Tour victory.
But it only lasted 10 minutes. The jury disqualified him, saying his sprint was irregular. Watching the footage, I can't say I agree. It's very mild and you can imagine the disappointment in the hotel that evening. More bad luck struck as Colbrelli fell early in the fourth stage, abandoning the race.
And as they say: bad things come in threes. Cunego, one of our top men for this parcours, took a bad fall and wouldn't get back to the front of the race.
I had obviously underestimated this parcours. I thought it would be like Strade Bianche but the hills here were much more brutal. I tried my best to hang on to lend De Marchi support in the finale.
But I had to lower my pace, I couldn't follow the head of the race. I did my best but those guys pulling the peloton were just Hors Category today.
In the end, Nibali made his intentions clear. He's here to win Tirreno.
All in all, a rollercoaster Tirreno - Adriatico for our team. A decent start, a moment of glory, only to have it taken away shortly after. And since then, some bad luck.
Tomorrow there's a mountain stage, then another chance for the sprinters and Tirreno - Adriatico finishes with a 10 km time trial. Let's hope we can still make something of this race. Malori seems to be in good shape and my prologue was very promising. So I'm looking forward to the time trial mostly.
See you in a few days!
General Classification | 1 | Michal Kwiatkowski | Etixx - Quick-step | 13h32'32 | | 2 | Rohan Dennis | BMC Racing Team | + 2 | | 3 | Tom Dumoulin | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 6 | | 4 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Pro Team | + 7 | | 5 | Tony Martin | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 6 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | MTN-Qhubeka | + 20 | | 7 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | + 22 | | 8 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 9 | Tim Wellens | Lotto Soudal | + 23 | | 10 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 24 | | (...) | | 97 | Antonio Andolini | Cattelan Italia | + 10'08 |
Spoiler | 11 | Ben Hermans | BMC Racing Team | + 29 | | 12 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Trek Factory Racing | + 31 | | 13 | Bauke Mollema | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 14 | Simon Gerrans | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 33 | | 15 | Tom Jelte Slagter | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 35 | | 16 | Zdenek Stybar | Etixx - Quick-step | + 42 | | 17 | Alexander Kristoff | Team Katusha | + 43 | | 18 | Igor Anton | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 19 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 20 | Davide Appollonio | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 45 | | 21 | Fabio Taborre | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 46 | | 22 | Giampaolo Caruso | Team Katusha | + 49 | | 23 | Nicolas Roche | Team Sky | + 51 | | 24 | Daniel Moreno | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 25 | Daniel Martin | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 53 | | 26 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 27 | Paul Martens | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 2'00 | | 28 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 2'22 | | 29 | Peter Velits | BMC Racing Team | + 2'27 | | 30 | Simon Yates | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 2'30 | | 31 | Diego Rosa | Astana Pro Team | + 2'33 | | 32 | Ivan Santaromita | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 2'42 | | 33 | Eduard Vorganov | Team Katusha | + 2'44 | | 34 | Mauro Finetto | Southeast | + 2'50 | | 35 | Laurens Ten Dam | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 2'52 | | 36 | Francesco Gavazzi | Southeast | + 2'55 | | 37 | Stephen Cummings | MTN-Qhubeka | + 3'01 | | 38 | Davide Formolo | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 3'27 | | 39 | Sergey Chernetckii | Team Katusha | + 3'36 | | 40 | Alessandro De Marchi | Cattelan Italia | + 3'43 | | 41 | Sep Vanmarcke | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 3'46 | | 42 | Rubén Plaza | Lampre-Merida | + 4'12 | | 43 | Kristian Sbaragli | MTN-Qhubeka | + 4'21 | | 44 | Esteban Cháves | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 4'24 | | 45 | Manuele Boaro | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 5'20 | | 46 | Martin Elmiger | IAM Cycling | + 5'27 | | 47 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto Soudal | + 5'37 | | 48 | Alessandro Petacchi | Cattelan Italia | + 5'39 | | 49 | Lars Boom | Astana Pro Team | + 5'44 | | 50 | Thomas Degand | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 51 | Jan Barta | Cattelan Italia | + 6'05 | | 52 | Jean-Christophe Péraud | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 6'12 | | 53 | André Greipel | Lotto Soudal | + 6'13 | | 54 | Svein Tuft | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 6'15 | | 55 | Caleb Ewan | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 6'16 | | 56 | Filippo Pozzato | Lampre-Merida | s.t. | | 57 | Johan Le Bon | FDJ | + 6'19 | | 58 | Alexis Vuillermoz | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 6'27 | | 59 | Robert Gesink | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 6'29 | | 60 | Alessandro Vanotti | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 61 | Jens Keukeleire | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | 62 | Eros Capecchi | Movistar Team | + 6'30 | | 63 | Serge Pauwels | MTN-Qhubeka | + 6'33 | | 64 | Stefan Denifl | IAM Cycling | + 6'34 | | 65 | Samuel Dumoulin | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 6'37 | | 66 | Paolo Tiralongo | Astana Pro Team | + 6'42 | | 67 | Kevin Reza | FDJ | + 6'45 | | 68 | Sander Armée | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 69 | Eugenio Alafaci | Trek Factory Racing | + 6'47 | | 70 | Yves Lampaert | Etixx - Quick-step | + 7'44 | | 71 | Adriano Malori | Cattelan Italia | + 7'45 | | 72 | Enrico Barbin | Bardiani CSF | + 7'52 | | 73 | Elia Favilli | Southeast | + 7'56 | | 74 | Laurens De Vreese | Astana Pro Team | + 8'02 | | 75 | Geraint Thomas | Team Sky | + 8'05 | | 76 | Valerio Conti | Lampre-Merida | + 8'08 | | 77 | Francisco Ventoso | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 78 | Chun Kai Feng | Lampre-Merida | + 8'15 | | 79 | Marco Bandiera | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 8'20 | | 80 | Louis Vervaeke | Lotto Soudal | + 8'28 | | 81 | Moreno Moser | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 8'48 | | 82 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | + 8'51 | | 83 | Peter Kennaugh | Team Sky | + 9'07 | | 84 | Mike Teunissen | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 9'15 | | 85 | Sergio Paulinho | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 9'16 | | 86 | Michele Scarponi | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 87 | Mathias Frank | IAM Cycling | + 9'19 | | 88 | Louis Meintjes | MTN-Qhubeka | + 9'23 | | 89 | Heinrich Haussler | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 90 | Yoann Offredo | FDJ | + 9'25 | | 91 | Steve Morabito | FDJ | + 9'29 | | 92 | Javier Moreno | Movistar Team | + 9'31 | | 93 | Pavel Kochetkov | Team Katusha | + 9'45 | | 94 | Tsgabu Grmay | Lampre-Merida | + 9'47 | | 95 | Simone Stortoni | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 9'51 | | 96 | Jackson Rodriguez | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 9'59 | | 97 | Antonio Andolini | Cattelan Italia | + 10'08 | | 98 | Danny Pate | Team Sky | + 10'29 | | 99 | Caleb Fairly | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 10'37 | | 100 | Juan Jose Lobato | Movistar Team | + 10'48 | | 101 | Dylan Van Baarle | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 10'55 | | 102 | Murilo Fischer | FDJ | + 10'56 | | 103 | Stefano Pirazzi | Bardiani CSF | + 10'57 | | 104 | Matteo Tosatto | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 10'58 | | 105 | Salvatore Puccio | Team Sky | + 11'06 | | 106 | Kristijan Durasek | Lampre-Merida | + 11'54 | | 107 | Stef Clement | IAM Cycling | + 12'21 | | 108 | Gianluca Brambilla | Etixx - Quick-step | + 12'37 | | 109 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | + 12'54 | | 110 | Marcel Kittel | Etixx - Quick-step | + 13'16 | | 111 | Kristof Vandewalle | Trek Factory Racing | + 13'17 | | 112 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | + 13'18 | | 113 | Tom Boonen | Etixx - Quick-step | + 13'24 | | 114 | Danny Van Poppel | Trek Factory Racing | + 13'30 | | 115 | Nicola Boem | Bardiani CSF | + 13'43 | | 116 | Jesper Hansen | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 13'49 | | 117 | Guillaume Bonnafond | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 13'53 | | 118 | Zico Waeytens | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 13'59 | | 119 | Andrew Talansky | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 14'14 | | 120 | Chad Haga | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 14'33 | | 121 | Joey Rosskopf | BMC Racing Team | + 14'36 | | 122 | Ivan Rovny | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 14'40 | | 123 | Edoardo Zardini | Bardiani CSF | + 15'00 | | 124 | Luca Wackermann | Southeast | + 15'43 | | 125 | Marco Coledan | Trek Factory Racing | + 16'18 | | 126 | Marcel Sieberg | Lotto Soudal | + 16'34 | | 127 | Damien Gaudin | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 16'36 | | 128 | Jay Thomson | MTN-Qhubeka | + 16'43 | | 129 | Alberto Bettiol | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 16'45 | | 130 | Gert Dockx | Lotto Soudal | + 16'49 | | 131 | Mark Cavendish | MTN-Qhubeka | + 17'14 | | 132 | Youcef Reguigui | MTN-Qhubeka | + 19'54 | | 133 | Darwin Atapuma | BMC Racing Team | + 20'13 | | 134 | Patrick Gretsch | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 20'24 | | 135 | Manuel Belletti | Southeast | + 21'01 | | 136 | Matthias Brandle | IAM Cycling | + 21'23 | | 137 | Lorenzo Manzin | FDJ | + 22'13 | | 138 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno | Bardiani CSF | + 23'02 | | 139 | Adam Blythe | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 23'03 | | 140 | Alberto Nardin | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 23'12 | | 141 | Rinaldo Nocentini | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 24'28 | | 142 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Team Katusha | + 24'55 | | 143 | Francesco Chicchi | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 25'09 | | 144 | Sergio Luis Henao | Team Sky | + 25'43 | | 145 | Bert De Backer | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 25'44 | | 146 | Timo Roosen | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 26'17 | | 147 | David Boucher | FDJ | + 26'20 | | 148 | Davide Malacarne | Astana Pro Team | + 26'47 | | 149 | Tom Stamsnijder | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 28'21 | | 150 | Andrea Dal Col | Southeast | + 28'30 | | 151 | Paolo Simion | Bardiani CSF | + 28'44 | | 152 | Jakub Mareczko | Southeast | + 28'46 | | 153 | Hugo Houle | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 30'18 | | 154 | Damiano Cunego | Cattelan Italia | + 32'47 | | 155 | Alessandro Tonelli | Bardiani CSF | + 36'23 | | 156 | Dennis Van Winden | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 37'19 | | 157 | Mattia Cattaneo | Lampre-Merida | + 38'31 | | 158 | Rafal Majka | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 39'55 | | 159 | Gert Steegmans | Trek Factory Racing | + 44'02 | | 160 | Franco Pellizotti | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 44'24 | | 161 | Davide Villella | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 44'27 | | 162 | Andrea Manfredi | Bardiani CSF | + 44'57 | | 163 | Robert Wagner | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 45'21 | | 164 | Liam Bertazzo | Southeast | + 48'06 |
Ciao
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 22-04-2017 22:08
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Wow, tough going for Cattelan here  Nice to see Antonio doing well in the prologue and being selected for T-A at all, hope he can recover on the flat day and be ready for the final TT 
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11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
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A great prologue for a neo-pro but some few hard stages for Antonio. It will be interesting to see the following days and the final time trial 
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Really interesting story so far. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 23-04-2017 09:23
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jandal7 - That final TT should be great!
DyCic - Yeah, he can't expect every race to be like his debut 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 23-04-2017 09:23
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Hey!
Just two more days until the end of my first WT event. Tirreno - Adriatico has been a very educational experience for me. Sure I haven't made as big an impact as I did in Strade Bianche, but the field is very different and you really can't compare these two races. Moreover, I'm still at the very start of my career. I shouldn't pin down on that Strade performance too much because it might be a while before I can do match that.
Tirreno - Adriatico :: Stage 5
Pre-race
My first real mountain stage, and a frighting profile it is. That final climb up the Terminillo is brutal and I'll be happy once I reach the finish line. Let's hope for a good performance by Cunego or De Marchi, though they'll have to attack early to stay ahead of the likes of Quintana and Nibali.
The Race
So far this has been a very strange Tirreno for us and once again we found ourselves at a disadvantage before the actual racing began. De Marchi was part of a fall and had to use quite some energy to get back to the peloton.
Of course, not everything was bad. Malori put himself in the breakaway of the day and got us some good TV time.
And it's going to take a bit more than just a fall to bring down De Marchi! At the foot of the Terminillo, he accelerated. Maybe the favorites would think it's too early and he could ride to an amazing stage win?!
But unfortunately, he never got more than 10 seconds. I played no part in the race but I wanted to see how well I'd hold up on a mountain like this. The first kilometer I thought my legs were burning. Pretty soon I had to let the (thinning out) peloton go. I settled for my own pace.
The final few kilometers I really got in a decent rhythm and actually overtook some minor groups. I was feeling better and better. Meanwhile, Mollema took an awesome victory over Quintana and Nibali. I'm happy for him, he really deserves this.
With the GC so close together, it'll be an exciting time trial on the final day. And let's hope Fontana, who's my age (22), can prove his talent in the sprint stage tomorrow. I've seen him in action on training and don't underestimate him. He's already finished top 10 in the second stage and I think he's a match for the top sprinters on a good day.
Stage 5 | 1 | Bauke Mollema | Trek Factory Racing | 5h13'58 | | 2 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 3 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 4 | Daniel Martin | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 54 | | 5 | Rohan Dennis | BMC Racing Team | + 1'03 | | 6 | Tim Wellens | Lotto Soudal | + 1'18 | | 7 | Daniel Moreno | Team Katusha | + 1'58 | | 8 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 9 | Igor Anton | Movistar Team | + 2'59 | | 10 | Alexis Vuillermoz | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 3'07 | | (...) | | 35 | Antonio Andolini | Cattelan Italia | + 8'42 |
Spoiler | 11 | Sander Armée | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 12 | Geraint Thomas | Team Sky | s.t. | | 13 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | + 3'22 | | 14 | Robert Gesink | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 15 | Ben Hermans | BMC Racing Team | + 4'30 | | 16 | Tom Dumoulin | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 17 | Giampaolo Caruso | Team Katusha | + 5'01 | | 18 | Simon Yates | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | 19 | Louis Meintjes | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 20 | Paolo Tiralongo | Astana Pro Team | + 5'20 | | 21 | Diego Rosa | Astana Pro Team | + 6'08 | | 22 | Michal Kwiatkowski | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 23 | Enrico Barbin | Bardiani CSF | s.t. | | 24 | Rubén Plaza | Lampre-Merida | + 6'39 | | 25 | Thomas Degand | IAM Cycling | + 6'53 | | 26 | Alessandro De Marchi | Cattelan Italia | s.t. | | 27 | Jean-Christophe Péraud | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | 28 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 29 | Davide Formolo | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 30 | Peter Velits | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 31 | Ivan Santaromita | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | 32 | Mathias Frank | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 33 | Gianluca Brambilla | Etixx - Quick-step | + 8'42 | | 34 | Sergio Paulinho | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 35 | Antonio Andolini | Cattelan Italia | s.t. | | 36 | Stephen Cummings | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 37 | Manuele Boaro | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 38 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 39 | Andrew Talansky | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 40 | Louis Vervaeke | Lotto Soudal | + 9'30 | | 41 | Tony Martin | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 42 | Serge Pauwels | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 43 | Tom Jelte Slagter | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 44 | Michele Scarponi | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 45 | Fabio Taborre | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 9'46 | | 46 | Zdenek Stybar | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 47 | Simon Gerrans | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | 48 | Darwin Atapuma | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 49 | Eros Capecchi | Movistar Team | + 10'49 | | 50 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 51 | Esteban Cháves | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | 52 | Chad Haga | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 11'07 | | 53 | Simone Stortoni | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 12'26 | | 54 | Kristijan Durasek | Lampre-Merida | s.t. | | 55 | Tsgabu Grmay | Lampre-Merida | s.t. | | 56 | Jackson Rodriguez | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 57 | Alessandro Vanotti | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 58 | Danny Pate | Team Sky | s.t. | | 59 | Francesco Gavazzi | Southeast | + 12'49 | | 60 | Paul Martens | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 61 | Mauro Finetto | Southeast | s.t. | | 62 | Ivan Rovny | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 13'49 | | 63 | Guillaume Bonnafond | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 14'38 | | 64 | Martin Elmiger | IAM Cycling | + 15'17 | | 65 | Jesper Hansen | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 66 | Pavel Kochetkov | Team Katusha | + 16'39 | | 67 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 68 | Caleb Ewan | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 17'25 | | 69 | Chun Kai Feng | Lampre-Merida | + 17'52 | | 70 | Matteo Tosatto | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 18'38 | | 71 | Javier Moreno | Movistar Team | + 19'04 | | 72 | Jan Barta | Cattelan Italia | + 19'43 | | 73 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 74 | Moreno Moser | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 75 | Stef Clement | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 76 | Caleb Fairly | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 77 | Eduard Vorganov | Team Katusha | + 19'57 | | 78 | Jay Thomson | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 79 | Stefan Denifl | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 80 | Davide Appollonio | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 81 | Zico Waeytens | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 82 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 83 | Edoardo Zardini | Bardiani CSF | s.t. | | 84 | Youcef Reguigui | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 85 | Joey Rosskopf | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 86 | Francisco Ventoso | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 87 | Sergey Chernetckii | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 88 | Jens Keukeleire | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 20'45 | | 89 | Alexander Kristoff | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 90 | Peter Kennaugh | Team Sky | + 21'01 | | 91 | Nicolas Roche | Team Sky | + 21'09 | | 92 | Alessandro Petacchi | Cattelan Italia | + 21'31 | | 93 | Manuel Belletti | Southeast | + 22'09 | | 94 | Gert Dockx | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 95 | Alessandro Tonelli | Bardiani CSF | + 22'48 | | 96 | Mark Cavendish | MTN-Qhubeka | + 23'16 | | 97 | Adriano Malori | Cattelan Italia | s.t. | | 98 | Nicola Boem | Bardiani CSF | s.t. | | 99 | Andrea Manfredi | Bardiani CSF | s.t. | | 100 | Kevin Reza | FDJ | + 24'11 | | 101 | Laurens De Vreese | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 102 | André Greipel | Lotto Soudal | + 24'30 | | 103 | Tom Boonen | Etixx - Quick-step | + 25'18 | | 104 | Sep Vanmarcke | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 105 | Lars Boom | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 106 | Johan Le Bon | FDJ | + 26'07 | | 107 | Salvatore Puccio | Team Sky | s.t. | | 108 | Mike Teunissen | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 109 | Mattia Cattaneo | Lampre-Merida | s.t. | | 110 | Marco Bandiera | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 111 | Stefano Pirazzi | Bardiani CSF | s.t. | | 112 | Svein Tuft | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | 113 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 114 | Dylan Van Baarle | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 115 | Marcel Kittel | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 116 | Luca Wackermann | Southeast | s.t. | | 117 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 118 | Elia Favilli | Southeast | s.t. | | 119 | Filippo Pozzato | Lampre-Merida | s.t. | | 120 | Valerio Conti | Lampre-Merida | s.t. | | 121 | Murilo Fischer | FDJ | s.t. | | 122 | Danny Van Poppel | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 123 | Alberto Bettiol | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 27'32 | | 124 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | s.t. | | 125 | Yves Lampaert | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 126 | Kristian Sbaragli | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 127 | Heinrich Haussler | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 128 | Andrea Dal Col | Southeast | + 29'12 | | 129 | Lorenzo Manzin | FDJ | s.t. | | 130 | Rafal Majka | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 131 | Sergio Luis Henao | Team Sky | s.t. | | 132 | Davide Malacarne | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 133 | Eugenio Alafaci | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 134 | Jakub Mareczko | Southeast | s.t. | | 135 | Yoann Offredo | FDJ | s.t. | | 136 | Bert De Backer | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 137 | Marcel Sieberg | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 138 | Robert Wagner | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 139 | Tom Stamsnijder | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 30'00 | | 140 | Timo Roosen | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 30'48 | | 141 | Paolo Simion | Bardiani CSF | s.t. | | 142 | Marco Coledan | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 143 | Hugo Houle | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | 144 | Adam Blythe | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | 145 | Samuel Dumoulin | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | 146 | Alberto Nardin | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 147 | Patrick Gretsch | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | 148 | Damien Gaudin | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | 149 | Damiano Cunego | Cattelan Italia | s.t. | | 150 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 151 | Rinaldo Nocentini | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | 152 | Kristof Vandewalle | Trek Factory Racing | + 32'31 | | 153 | Gert Steegmans | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 154 | Juan Jose Lobato | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 155 | David Boucher | FDJ | s.t. | | 156 | Matthias Brandle | IAM Cycling | + 35'23 | | 157 | Laurens Ten Dam | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 158 | Davide Villella | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 36'18 | | 159 | Francesco Chicchi | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 38'14 | | 160 | Franco Pellizotti | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 38'27 | | 161 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno | Bardiani CSF | + 44'35 | | 162 | Dennis Van Winden | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 45'08 | | 163 | Liam Bertazzo | Southeast | + 47'43 |
General Classification | 1 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Pro Team | 18h46'33 | | 2 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 15 | | 3 | Bauke Mollema | Trek Factory Racing | + 18 | | 4 | Rohan Dennis | BMC Racing Team | + 1'02 | | 5 | Tim Wellens | Lotto Soudal | + 1'38 | | 6 | Daniel Martin | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 1'44 | | 7 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | + 2'17 | | 8 | Daniel Moreno | Team Katusha | + 2'46 | | 9 | Igor Anton | Movistar Team | + 3'39 | | 10 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | + 4'02 | | (...) | | 52 | Antonio Andolini | Cattelan Italia | + 18'47 |
Spoiler | 11 | Tom Dumoulin | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 4'33 | | 12 | Ben Hermans | BMC Racing Team | + 4'56 | | 13 | Giampaolo Caruso | Team Katusha | + 5'47 | | 14 | Michal Kwiatkowski | Etixx - Quick-step | + 6'05 | | 15 | Simon Yates | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 7'28 | | 16 | Diego Rosa | Astana Pro Team | + 8'38 | | 17 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | MTN-Qhubeka | + 8'59 | | 18 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 9'12 | | 19 | Peter Velits | BMC Racing Team | + 9'17 | | 20 | Alexis Vuillermoz | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 9'31 | | 21 | Ivan Santaromita | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 9'32 | | 22 | Tony Martin | Etixx - Quick-step | + 9'34 | | 23 | Robert Gesink | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 9'48 | | 24 | Sander Armée | Lotto Soudal | + 9'49 | | 25 | Tom Jelte Slagter | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 10'02 | | 26 | Simon Gerrans | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 10'16 | | 27 | Davide Formolo | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 10'17 | | 28 | Zdenek Stybar | Etixx - Quick-step | + 10'25 | | 29 | Fabio Taborre | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 10'29 | | 30 | Alessandro De Marchi | Cattelan Italia | + 10'33 | | 31 | Rubén Plaza | Lampre-Merida | + 10'48 | | 32 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 11'08 | | 33 | Geraint Thomas | Team Sky | + 11'09 | | 34 | Stephen Cummings | MTN-Qhubeka | + 11'40 | | 35 | Paolo Tiralongo | Astana Pro Team | + 11'59 | | 36 | Thomas Degand | IAM Cycling | + 12'34 | | 37 | Jean-Christophe Péraud | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 13'02 | | 38 | Enrico Barbin | Bardiani CSF | + 13'57 | | 39 | Manuele Boaro | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 13'59 | | 40 | Louis Meintjes | MTN-Qhubeka | + 14'21 | | 41 | Paul Martens | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 14'46 | | 42 | Esteban Cháves | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 15'10 | | 43 | Mauro Finetto | Southeast | + 15'36 | | 44 | Francesco Gavazzi | Southeast | + 15'41 | | 45 | Serge Pauwels | MTN-Qhubeka | + 16'00 | | 46 | Mathias Frank | IAM Cycling | + 16'09 | | 47 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Trek Factory Racing | + 17'07 | | 48 | Eros Capecchi | Movistar Team | + 17'10 | | 49 | Sergio Paulinho | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 17'55 | | 50 | Louis Vervaeke | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 51 | Michele Scarponi | Astana Pro Team | + 18'43 | | 52 | Antonio Andolini | Cattelan Italia | + 18'47 | | 53 | Alessandro Vanotti | Astana Pro Team | + 18'52 | | 54 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Team Katusha | + 20'33 | | 55 | Davide Appollonio | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 20'39 | | 56 | Martin Elmiger | IAM Cycling | + 20'41 | | 57 | Gianluca Brambilla | Etixx - Quick-step | + 21'16 | | 58 | Alexander Kristoff | Team Katusha | + 21'25 | | 59 | Nicolas Roche | Team Sky | + 21'57 | | 60 | Tsgabu Grmay | Lampre-Merida | + 22'10 | | 61 | Simone Stortoni | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 22'14 | | 62 | Jackson Rodriguez | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 22'22 | | 63 | Eduard Vorganov | Team Katusha | + 22'38 | | 64 | Danny Pate | Team Sky | + 22'50 | | 65 | Andrew Talansky | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 22'52 | | 66 | Sergey Chernetckii | Team Katusha | + 23'30 | | 67 | Caleb Ewan | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 23'38 | | 68 | Kristijan Durasek | Lampre-Merida | + 24'17 | | 69 | Chad Haga | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 25'37 | | 70 | Jan Barta | Cattelan Italia | + 25'45 | | 71 | Chun Kai Feng | Lampre-Merida | + 26'04 | | 72 | Pavel Kochetkov | Team Katusha | + 26'21 | | 73 | Stefan Denifl | IAM Cycling | + 26'28 | | 74 | Alessandro Petacchi | Cattelan Italia | + 27'07 | | 75 | Jens Keukeleire | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 27'11 | | 76 | Francisco Ventoso | Movistar Team | + 28'02 | | 77 | Guillaume Bonnafond | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 28'26 | | 78 | Ivan Rovny | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 79 | Moreno Moser | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 28'28 | | 80 | Javier Moreno | Movistar Team | + 28'32 | | 81 | Sep Vanmarcke | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 29'01 | | 82 | Jesper Hansen | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 29'03 | | 83 | Matteo Tosatto | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 29'33 | | 84 | Darwin Atapuma | BMC Racing Team | + 29'56 | | 85 | Peter Kennaugh | Team Sky | + 30'05 | | 86 | Caleb Fairly | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 30'17 | | 87 | André Greipel | Lotto Soudal | + 30'40 | | 88 | Kevin Reza | FDJ | + 30'53 | | 89 | Adriano Malori | Cattelan Italia | + 30'58 | | 90 | Lars Boom | Astana Pro Team | + 30'59 | | 91 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto Soudal | + 31'41 | | 92 | Kristian Sbaragli | MTN-Qhubeka | + 31'50 | | 93 | Stef Clement | IAM Cycling | + 32'01 | | 94 | Laurens De Vreese | Astana Pro Team | + 32'10 | | 95 | Svein Tuft | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 32'19 | | 96 | Filippo Pozzato | Lampre-Merida | + 32'20 | | 97 | Johan Le Bon | FDJ | + 32'23 | | 98 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | + 32'48 | | 99 | Zico Waeytens | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 33'53 | | 100 | Elia Favilli | Southeast | + 34'00 | | 101 | Valerio Conti | Lampre-Merida | + 34'12 | | 102 | Marco Bandiera | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 34'24 | | 103 | Joey Rosskopf | BMC Racing Team | + 34'30 | | 104 | Edoardo Zardini | Bardiani CSF | + 34'53 | | 105 | Yves Lampaert | Etixx - Quick-step | + 35'13 | | 106 | Mike Teunissen | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 35'19 | | 107 | Eugenio Alafaci | Trek Factory Racing | + 35'56 | | 108 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | + 36'20 | | 109 | Jay Thomson | MTN-Qhubeka | + 36'37 | | 110 | Heinrich Haussler | IAM Cycling | + 36'52 | | 111 | Nicola Boem | Bardiani CSF | + 36'56 | | 112 | Dylan Van Baarle | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 36'59 | | 113 | Murilo Fischer | FDJ | + 37'00 | | 114 | Stefano Pirazzi | Bardiani CSF | + 37'01 | | 115 | Salvatore Puccio | Team Sky | + 37'10 | | 116 | Samuel Dumoulin | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 37'22 | | 117 | Laurens Ten Dam | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 38'12 | | 118 | Yoann Offredo | FDJ | + 38'34 | | 119 | Tom Boonen | Etixx - Quick-step | + 38'39 | | 120 | Gert Dockx | Lotto Soudal | + 38'55 | | 121 | Marcel Kittel | Etixx - Quick-step | + 39'20 | | 122 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | + 39'22 | | 123 | Danny Van Poppel | Trek Factory Racing | + 39'34 | | 124 | Youcef Reguigui | MTN-Qhubeka | + 39'48 | | 125 | Mark Cavendish | MTN-Qhubeka | + 40'27 | | 126 | Luca Wackermann | Southeast | + 41'47 | | 127 | Manuel Belletti | Southeast | + 43'07 | | 128 | Juan Jose Lobato | Movistar Team | + 43'16 | | 129 | Alberto Bettiol | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 44'14 | | 130 | Marcel Sieberg | Lotto Soudal | + 45'43 | | 131 | Kristof Vandewalle | Trek Factory Racing | + 45'45 | | 132 | Marco Coledan | Trek Factory Racing | + 47'03 | | 133 | Damien Gaudin | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 47'21 | | 134 | Patrick Gretsch | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 51'09 | | 135 | Lorenzo Manzin | FDJ | + 51'22 | | 136 | Adam Blythe | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 53'48 | | 137 | Alberto Nardin | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 53'57 | | 138 | Sergio Luis Henao | Team Sky | + 54'52 | | 139 | Bert De Backer | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 54'53 | | 140 | Rinaldo Nocentini | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 55'13 | | 141 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Team Katusha | + 55'40 | | 142 | Davide Malacarne | Astana Pro Team | + 55'56 | | 143 | Matthias Brandle | IAM Cycling | + 56'43 | | 144 | Timo Roosen | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 57'02 | | 145 | Andrea Dal Col | Southeast | + 57'39 | | 146 | Jakub Mareczko | Southeast | + 57'55 | | 147 | Tom Stamsnijder | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 58'18 | | 148 | David Boucher | FDJ | + 58'48 | | 149 | Alessandro Tonelli | Bardiani CSF | + 59'08 | | 150 | Paolo Simion | Bardiani CSF | + 59'29 | | 151 | Hugo Houle | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 1h01'03 | | 152 | Francesco Chicchi | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 1h03'20 | | 153 | Damiano Cunego | Cattelan Italia | + 1h03'32 | | 154 | Mattia Cattaneo | Lampre-Merida | + 1h04'35 | | 155 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno | Bardiani CSF | + 1h07'34 | | 156 | Andrea Manfredi | Bardiani CSF | + 1h08'10 | | 157 | Rafal Majka | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 1h09'04 | | 158 | Robert Wagner | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 1h14'30 | | 159 | Gert Steegmans | Trek Factory Racing | + 1h16'30 | | 160 | Davide Villella | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 1h20'42 | | 161 | Dennis Van Winden | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 1h22'24 | | 162 | Franco Pellizotti | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 1h22'48 | | 163 | Liam Bertazzo | Southeast | + 1h35'46 |
Only two days left.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 23-04-2017 10:12
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Hi
Wish I could say we had our share of bad luck in Tirreno, but I'd be lying. During the stage to Porto Sant'Elpidio, Fontana was caught in a peloton crash and is in the hospital, he'll be out for a few weeks at the least.
Tirreno - Adriatico :: Stages 6 - 7
Pre-race
Obviously Fontana is our man for stage 6. I will try to save as much energy as I can for the time trial. If I can make 12th place in the prologue, maybe I can crack the top 10 in this longer time trial.
The Race
Barta had a good day and attacked early, getting in the breakaway.
With 10 km to go, he dropped everyone but Boem. The peloton was more than a minute behind. They might make it!
With the peloton breathing down their neck, Boem decided to bluff and no longer relay. Barta was strong and confident and sprinted from far out. It looked very good and the Italian looked beaten. But Barta made a crucial mistake of not taking it to the finish line and Boem, on pure will power, still overtook him on the line. How can we come so close to victory twice in this Tirreno and yet not win.
Only the time trial was left. Malori held the best time for a long while.
And then it was my turn! I was ready.
I felt I had great legs fairly quickly. That time trial bike feels really good, I really have a knack for it!
I pushed as hard as I could. I crossed the finish line a provisional second, behind team mate Malori.
Unfortunately he couldn't keep the lead. The true specialists were a cut above the rest today. Malori had to be satisfied with a 5th place, while I'm more than happy to finish 7th! Add Barta on place 9 and this was definitely a successful ride for Cattelan!
Stage 6 | 1 | Nicola Boem | Bardiani CSF | 4h41'00 | | 2 | Jan Barta | Cattelan Italia | s.t. | | 3 | Alexander Kristoff | Team Katusha | + 34 | | 4 | Marcel Kittel | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 5 | Mark Cavendish | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 6 | André Greipel | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 7 | Francisco Ventoso | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 8 | Danny Van Poppel | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 9 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 10 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. |
Stage 7 | 1 | Tony Martin | Etixx - Quick-step | 12'26 | | 2 | Rohan Dennis | BMC Racing Team | + 17 | | 3 | Tom Dumoulin | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 26 | | 4 | Michal Kwiatkowski | Etixx - Quick-step | + 27 | | 5 | Adriano Malori | Cattelan Italia | + 28 | | 6 | Geraint Thomas | Team Sky | + 34 | | 7 | Antonio Andolini | Cattelan Italia | + 37 | | 8 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | + 42 | | 9 | Jan Barta | Cattelan Italia | + 44 | | 10 | Manuele Boaro | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 46 |
Final Classification | 1 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Pro Team | 23h41'29 | | 2 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 10 | | 3 | Bauke Mollema | Trek Factory Racing | + 21 | | 4 | Rohan Dennis | BMC Racing Team | + 23 | | 5 | Tim Wellens | Lotto Soudal | + 1'47 | | 6 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | + 2'03 | | 7 | Daniel Martin | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 2'33 | | 8 | Daniel Moreno | Team Katusha | + 3'42 | | 9 | Tom Dumoulin | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 4'03 | | 10 | Igor Anton | Movistar Team | + 4'18 | | (...) | | 49 | Antonio Andolini | Cattelan Italia | + 18'28 |
Spoiler | 11 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | + 4'32 | | 12 | Ben Hermans | BMC Racing Team | + 5'03 | | 13 | Michal Kwiatkowski | Etixx - Quick-step | + 5'36 | | 14 | Giampaolo Caruso | Team Katusha | + 6'38 | | 15 | Simon Yates | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 8'05 | | 16 | Tony Martin | Etixx - Quick-step | + 8'38 | | 17 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | MTN-Qhubeka | + 8'54 | | 18 | Diego Rosa | Astana Pro Team | + 9'09 | | 19 | Peter Velits | BMC Racing Team | + 9'18 | | 20 | Robert Gesink | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 9'56 | | 21 | Alexis Vuillermoz | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 10'10 | | 22 | Tom Jelte Slagter | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 10'31 | | 23 | Simon Gerrans | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 10'33 | | 24 | Sander Armée | Lotto Soudal | + 10'34 | | 25 | Davide Formolo | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 10'41 | | 26 | Geraint Thomas | Team Sky | + 10'47 | | 27 | Zdenek Stybar | Etixx - Quick-step | + 10'56 | | 28 | Alessandro De Marchi | Cattelan Italia | + 11'02 | | 29 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 11'06 | | 30 | Rubén Plaza | Lampre-Merida | + 11'08 | | 31 | Fabio Taborre | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 11'14 | | 32 | Stephen Cummings | MTN-Qhubeka | + 11'38 | | 33 | Paolo Tiralongo | Astana Pro Team | + 12'41 | | 34 | Thomas Degand | IAM Cycling | + 12'57 | | 35 | Jean-Christophe Péraud | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 13'12 | | 36 | Ivan Santaromita | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 13'20 | | 37 | Manuele Boaro | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 13'49 | | 38 | Paul Martens | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 14'39 | | 39 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 14'43 | | 40 | Enrico Barbin | Bardiani CSF | + 14'53 | | 41 | Louis Meintjes | MTN-Qhubeka | + 14'59 | | 42 | Esteban Cháves | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 15'48 | | 43 | Mauro Finetto | Southeast | + 16'24 | | 44 | Francesco Gavazzi | Southeast | + 16'40 | | 45 | Serge Pauwels | MTN-Qhubeka | + 16'47 | | 46 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Trek Factory Racing | + 17'17 | | 47 | Eros Capecchi | Movistar Team | + 17'38 | | 48 | Sergio Paulinho | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 18'21 | | 49 | Antonio Andolini | Cattelan Italia | + 18'28 | | 50 | Louis Vervaeke | Lotto Soudal | + 18'41 | | 51 | Mathias Frank | IAM Cycling | + 19'02 | | 52 | Alessandro Vanotti | Astana Pro Team | + 19'27 | | 53 | Martin Elmiger | IAM Cycling | + 21'06 | | 54 | Alexander Kristoff | Team Katusha | + 21'24 | | 55 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 56 | Davide Appollonio | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 21'29 | | 57 | Gianluca Brambilla | Etixx - Quick-step | + 21'51 | | 58 | Andrew Talansky | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 23'00 | | 59 | Danny Pate | Team Sky | + 23'03 | | 60 | Eduard Vorganov | Team Katusha | + 23'16 | | 61 | Sergey Chernetckii | Team Katusha | + 23'37 | | 62 | Caleb Ewan | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 24'14 | | 63 | Jan Barta | Cattelan Italia | + 24'53 | | 64 | Tsgabu Grmay | Lampre-Merida | + 26'06 | | 65 | Simone Stortoni | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 26'35 | | 66 | Jackson Rodriguez | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 26'38 | | 67 | Chun Kai Feng | Lampre-Merida | + 26'39 | | 68 | Alessandro Petacchi | Cattelan Italia | + 27'36 | | 69 | Francisco Ventoso | Movistar Team | + 29'09 | | 70 | Javier Moreno | Movistar Team | + 29'20 | | 71 | Guillaume Bonnafond | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 29'34 | | 72 | Pavel Kochetkov | Team Katusha | + 29'45 | | 73 | Nicolas Roche | Team Sky | + 30'16 | | 74 | Peter Kennaugh | Team Sky | + 30'25 | | 75 | Matteo Tosatto | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 30'26 | | 76 | Adriano Malori | Cattelan Italia | + 30'30 | | 77 | Darwin Atapuma | BMC Racing Team | + 30'51 | | 78 | Lars Boom | Astana Pro Team | + 30'56 | | 79 | Caleb Fairly | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 31'13 | | 80 | André Greipel | Lotto Soudal | + 31'15 | | 81 | Kevin Reza | FDJ | + 31'28 | | 82 | Kristijan Durasek | Lampre-Merida | + 31'35 | | 83 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto Soudal | + 31'51 | | 84 | Ivan Rovny | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 31'53 | | 85 | Chad Haga | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 32'10 | | 86 | Stefan Denifl | IAM Cycling | + 32'18 | | 87 | Kristian Sbaragli | MTN-Qhubeka | + 32'32 | | 88 | Johan Le Bon | FDJ | + 32'33 | | 89 | Filippo Pozzato | Lampre-Merida | + 32'35 | | 90 | Laurens De Vreese | Astana Pro Team | + 33'03 | | 91 | Jens Keukeleire | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 33'11 | | 92 | Jesper Hansen | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 93 | Moreno Moser | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 33'45 | | 94 | Zico Waeytens | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 34'34 | | 95 | Elia Favilli | Southeast | + 34'40 | | 96 | Sep Vanmarcke | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 34'50 | | 97 | Valerio Conti | Lampre-Merida | s.t. | | 98 | Marco Bandiera | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 35'00 | | 99 | Edoardo Zardini | Bardiani CSF | + 35'16 | | 100 | Yves Lampaert | Etixx - Quick-step | + 35'29 | | 101 | Mike Teunissen | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 35'50 | | 102 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | + 36'33 | | 103 | Eugenio Alafaci | Trek Factory Racing | + 36'51 | | 104 | Nicola Boem | Bardiani CSF | + 36'53 | | 105 | Dylan Van Baarle | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 37'03 | | 106 | Heinrich Haussler | IAM Cycling | + 37'11 | | 107 | Stef Clement | IAM Cycling | + 37'20 | | 108 | Jay Thomson | MTN-Qhubeka | + 37'24 | | 109 | Svein Tuft | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 37'25 | | 110 | Stefano Pirazzi | Bardiani CSF | + 37'37 | | 111 | Murilo Fischer | FDJ | + 37'41 | | 112 | Salvatore Puccio | Team Sky | + 37'46 | | 113 | Samuel Dumoulin | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 38'23 | | 114 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | + 38'41 | | 115 | Tom Boonen | Etixx - Quick-step | + 38'42 | | 116 | Yoann Offredo | FDJ | + 38'55 | | 117 | Marcel Kittel | Etixx - Quick-step | + 39'33 | | 118 | Gert Dockx | Lotto Soudal | + 39'42 | | 119 | Danny Van Poppel | Trek Factory Racing | + 39'50 | | 120 | Joey Rosskopf | BMC Racing Team | + 40'14 | | 121 | Mark Cavendish | MTN-Qhubeka | + 40'51 | | 122 | Youcef Reguigui | MTN-Qhubeka | + 40'59 | | 123 | Luca Wackermann | Southeast | + 42'39 | | 124 | Manuel Belletti | Southeast | + 44'15 | | 125 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | + 45'27 | | 126 | Marcel Sieberg | Lotto Soudal | + 46'03 | | 127 | Laurens Ten Dam | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 46'45 | | 128 | Damien Gaudin | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 47'37 | | 129 | Juan Jose Lobato | Movistar Team | + 48'35 | | 130 | Kristof Vandewalle | Trek Factory Racing | + 48'57 | | 131 | Alberto Bettiol | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 50'03 | | 132 | Marco Coledan | Trek Factory Racing | + 50'26 | | 133 | Patrick Gretsch | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 51'07 | | 134 | Lorenzo Manzin | FDJ | + 52'16 | | 135 | Adam Blythe | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 54'44 | | 136 | Sergio Luis Henao | Team Sky | + 55'03 | | 137 | Bert De Backer | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 55'53 | | 138 | Rinaldo Nocentini | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 55'57 | | 139 | Matthias Brandle | IAM Cycling | + 56'36 | | 140 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Team Katusha | + 56'43 | | 141 | Timo Roosen | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 57'37 | | 142 | Jakub Mareczko | Southeast | + 58'50 | | 143 | Alberto Nardin | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 59'11 | | 144 | Paolo Simion | Bardiani CSF | + 1h00'44 | | 145 | Hugo Houle | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 1h01'20 | | 146 | Andrea Dal Col | Southeast | + 1h01'23 | | 147 | Alessandro Tonelli | Bardiani CSF | + 1h03'11 | | 148 | David Boucher | FDJ | + 1h04'12 | | 149 | Francesco Chicchi | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 1h04'23 | | 150 | Mattia Cattaneo | Lampre-Merida | + 1h04'50 | | 151 | Damiano Cunego | Cattelan Italia | + 1h07'25 | | 152 | Francesco Manuel Bongiorno | Bardiani CSF | + 1h08'31 | | 153 | Davide Malacarne | Astana Pro Team | + 1h09'44 | | 154 | Rafal Majka | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 1h14'45 | | 155 | Robert Wagner | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 1h14'55 | | 156 | Andrea Manfredi | Bardiani CSF | + 1h15'08 | | 157 | Gert Steegmans | Trek Factory Racing | + 1h17'21 | | 158 | Davide Villella | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 1h21'31 | | 159 | Franco Pellizotti | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 1h29'03 | | 160 | Dennis Van Winden | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 1h29'13 | | 161 | Liam Bertazzo | Southeast | + 1h39'39 |
So what about this Tirreno - Adriatico? How much bad luck can a team have, I wonder. A stage win - disqualified. A near stage win - Zabel'd on the line. Colbrelli out injured. Fontana out injured. Cunego and De Marchi both going down. The only upside were the time trials.
For me, this Tirreno was interesting and rather good, for the team it was a rollercoaster of emotions.
And with both Colbrelli and Fontana injured, my season goal might as well be within reach quicker than I thought. Obviously we had a team built around these two sprinters for the upcoming monument Milano - San Remo. But now we have to re-think our tactic with our sprinters out of competition.
The DS already asked me to be ready to start in Milano - San Remo. Still, it sucks for Colbrelli and Fontana. Both great guys and big talents. Let's hope we can fill their shoes with a back-up plan.
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| jandal7 |
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Pretty cool 7th place in the TT Annoying for Barta to be Zabel'd Shame for the sprinters but this will be a nice test of endurance (the biggest ) for Antonio and I'm sure he'll be useful on the flats and if he can last long enough maybe the hills after Strade, though San Remo is a different beast obviously
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 23-04-2017 10:38
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Great start to the story and Antonio's career Ian, and also great to have you back here! I've been waiting for a good one-rider story for a long time.
Spoiler Little detail: are you missing a Czech NC jersey or have you maybe misnamed it?
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| Ollie23 |
Posted on 23-04-2017 14:54
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Interesting start to the story with some good results and a fun read! Will be following
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 23-04-2017 20:11
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jandal7 - San Remo can bring anything. A lot will also depend on how the race goes, of course!
Kiserlovski01 - Thanks very much, also for noticing the NC jersey. Fixed it now (renamed it correctly) Hope the story can live up to your expectations.
Ollie23 - Glad to hear that |
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| Selwink |
Posted on 23-04-2017 20:15
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A great start to the story. It's interesting to see you have a different backstory, though I find the change from track to puncheur quite interesting
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| Ian Butler |
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Selwink - Thanks, hope I can keep it interesting |
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| Ian Butler |
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Evening!
It just occured to me that I haven't raced outside of Italy yet. But with Strade Bianche, Tirreno - Adriatico and Milano - San Remo, I don't think I can complain. Those three races will define me for a long time to come, I think. Today, I stood at the start of a Monument. Milano - San Remo. A dream come true for any Italian cyclist.
Milano - San Remo
Pre-race
Despite the absence of Fontana and Colbrelli, we have assembled a decent team. Our tactic will be one of attacking since our main riders are De Marchi and Cunego. Given my performance at Strade Bianche, the DS gave me a lieutenant role for the Poggio, if I survive the distance. That means I can save my legs as long as possible and then see what I can do for the team.
The Race
It's his main specialty and I guess he'll be remembered for this mostly after his career. Bono was once again active at the race start and found himself in the breakaway of the day in Milano - San Remo. It's a tradition, really.
There were four attackers. Besides our man, there was Chérel, Dowsett and kiwi George Bennett.
The race was on lock for a whole while. On the Cipressa, it was De Marchi who opened the race. A brave attempt and nice to see our team, "just" a PCT team, making the race!
The attempt was nipped in the bud between the Cipressa and the Poggio. At the foot of the Poggio, I was placed excellent, on the front row.
There was no team mate in sight and the DS told me to not look back. I decided to just try and match the pace of the head of the race. Right before the top of the Poggio, Vanmarcke was the first to attack. On the picture, you can see the situation clearly. No one really answered. For two seconds I was in serious doubt what to do. One the one hand, if I tried to answer I could blow my chances for a potential good sprint. On the other hand, if I followed and we made it.
If you don't take chances, you cannot win.
And so I went. I overtook Vanmarcke and threw myself downhill. My track experience tought me to handle a bike, so I was going pretty fast. When I looked back I was surprised to see Vanmarcke caught. Whether he waited for the peloton or lost my wheel, I have no idea.
Going downhill, I had a limited lead. My attempt seemed futile but I now that I was in this position, there was no going back. Worst case scenario I gave our team important advertising and I ride myself in the picture in the finale of Milano - San Remo!
At the bottom of the downhill, I still held a lead. It was then I decided I wouldn't look back, no matter what. Just ride as hard as I could to the finish line and see what happens.
I had no idea that my lead was shrinking, but with only 200 meters left I still had nothing but an empty road ahead of me. I got out of the saddle and tried to keep riding as hard as possible. My legs were screaming in disagreement, but the cheering of the crowd urged me on.
The gap to the finish line was decreasing. And then, it was there.
I was in disbelief. I honestly expected 100% to get passed any moment before I crossed that line. But there it was. Did I make a mistake? Undoubtedly I had taken a wrong turn somewhere and the peloton had already finished.
It was unreal. It was a dream, I was certain.
But it wasn't. The sprinters flew past me just meters after I crossed the finish line. I raised my arms. It was real after all!
I can't remember everything that happened between crossing the finish line and getting to the hotel, it was all so hectic and unreal. I had doping controle and was called on the podium for a bewildered audience. I can assure you I was even more shocked than they were.
What I remember vividly, though, was holding the trophy in the air. A victory, a Monument, a dream.
Milan - San Remo
| 1 | Antonio Andolini | Cattelan Italia | 6h50'20 | | 2 | Alexander Kristoff | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 3 | John Degenkolb | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 4 | Bryan Coquard | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 5 | Peter Sagan | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 6 | André Greipel | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 7 | Jens Debusschere | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 8 | Arnaud Démare | FDJ | s.t. | | 9 | Mark Cavendish | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 10 | Nacer Bouhanni | Cofidis, Solutions Crédit | s.t. |
I don't know what to say. Everything that's happened since I left the track seems like a long dream. I certainly hope I won't wake up tomorrow, realizing this all wasn't real. What I did today trumps all expectations, all hopes, all dreams.
It was one of those moments you can hold on to for the rest of your life, and know you did something, know you mattered.
Ciao
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 23-04-2017 21:26
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@ALL: Well, that was something. Playing the race, I saw Antonio with a high daily form and thought: if I get a chance, I'll attack. My hope was to get to the finish line with maybe a group of 20 - 30 riders and sprint, hope for a top 10 place.
When Vanmarcke went, I followed.
I was so certain the sprinters would overtake Antonio but to my surprise, he took it to the line.
I paused the game and sat for 5 minutes hesitating to restart the race. But then I decided to let it be. He earned the victory, certainly didn't steal it. I also think it doesn't make the story less interesting, as now he'll have that big victory to live up to.
I wanted to "explain" this to you, though. Rest assured Antonio is no monster ready to win 50 races this season. I won't share stats since that's not my policy but I'll say that his average now is 73 so his San Remo win came as much to my surprise as yours. Though it's now pretty obvious Antonio is no ordinary boy and this flirts within the lines of (un)reality, I think it's not that much out there  |
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 23-04-2017 21:27
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inb4 TMM All 85s
Well I wasn't expecting that  Amazing win for Antonio! Has anyone ever had their first pro win be a monument? If he top 10s a cobbled classic (is Cattelan going to any? They might have to now ) my Cancellara prediction will be right Seems like a real star of the future now, must be getting a lot of hype
Also, they can't deny Antonio the Giro now, he won fricking San Remo
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11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 23-04-2017 21:30
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Jean-Pierre Monseré - Il Lombardia.
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Posted on 23-04-2017 21:33
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Ian Butler wrote:
Jean-Pierre Monseré - Il Lombardia.
Turned pro in September 1969 and won one month later.
Wow, impressive career he had, but he died young and was an omnium champion...
DON'T DO IT IAN! YOU KNEW THAT SUSPICIOUSLY QUICKLY!
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
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| Aquarius97 |
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jandal7 wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
Jean-Pierre Monseré - Il Lombardia.
Turned pro in September 1969 and won one month later.
Wow, impressive career he had, but he died young and was an omnium champion...
DON'T DO IT IAN! YOU KNEW THAT SUSPICIOUSLY QUICKLY!
He was the reigning Road World Champion when he died
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 23-04-2017 21:55
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Aquarius97 wrote:
jandal7 wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
Jean-Pierre Monseré - Il Lombardia.
Turned pro in September 1969 and won one month later.
Wow, impressive career he had, but he died young and was an omnium champion...
DON'T DO IT IAN! YOU KNEW THAT SUSPICIOUSLY QUICKLY!
He was the reigning Road World Champion when he died
Yep, so much potential
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
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