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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 02-01-2019 18:30
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 Grand Prix de Denain (1.1)  Hauts-de-France, 198.2 kms
We couldn't get a man in a breakaway that featured three riders. Claeys, Chevalier and Tansley started to attack each other with 35 kms to cover. Chevalier was the last to see his come to an end. Right as he did, Stefan Küng launched an attack, which he'd have to keep up for almost 17 kms. The advantage amounted to only 18" three kilometers from the line. With the sprint trains, including ours, showing up, it was unlikely he'd make it. Battaglin made us catch up. Whilst Zurlo was Barbero's last leadout, J. Lobato launched was forced to launch early as he had not one helper left. Lobato quickly gained several meters, as Barbero chose to sit up a little longer. In his wheel he had Quick-Steps' sprinter for today, Gerry Druyts. Barbero was surprised by Druyts when the latter passed him on the left, forcing him to keep his legs still. There was no way to make up for that. Grand Prix de Denain 2020 Race results | 1 |  | Juan José Lobato | Team Dimension Data | 4h22'57" | | 2 | | Carlos Barbero  | RuralvÃa-RTPi Pro Team | s.t. | | 3 |  | Ryan Mullen | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 4 |  | Gerry Druyts | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. | | 5 |  | Alo Saharov | Team ColoQuick-Cult | s.t. | | 6 |  | Dolf Postma | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 7 |  | Ramunas Navardauskas | Direct Énergie | s.t. | | 8 |  | Michael Carbel | Team Fortuneo-Samsic | s.t. | | 9 |  | Stefan Küng | Bora-Hansgrohe | s.t. | | 10 |  | Kristian Sbaragli | Movistar Team | s.t. |
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 02-01-2019 19:49
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2nd is always a bit sad, but when the dust settles is a great result especially considered that Carlos Barbero was not a favourite here.
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 04-01-2019 19:26
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Tamijo wrote:
2nd is always a bit sad, but when the dust settles is a great result especially considered that Carlos Barbero was not a favourite here.
That is rarely a bad result, correct.
FYI, I never include my own riders among the mentioned favourites. 
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 04-01-2019 21:14
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Kiserlovski01 wrote:
Tamijo wrote:
2nd is always a bit sad, but when the dust settles is a great result especially considered that Carlos Barbero was not a favourite here.
That is rarely a bad result, correct.
FYI, I never include my own riders among the mentioned favourites.
He he making it hard for the spectator to value the outcomes 
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 05-01-2019 01:02
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Good ride by Carlos at Denain  |
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 06-01-2019 17:37
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Tamijo wrote:
Kiserlovski01 wrote:
Tamijo wrote:
2nd is always a bit sad, but when the dust settles is a great result especially considered that Carlos Barbero was not a favourite here.
That is rarely a bad result, correct.
FYI, I never include my own riders among the mentioned favourites.
He he making it hard for the spectator to value the outcomes
I just might have to start doing that then. 
Sure, just beaten by a better rider on the day.
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 06-01-2019 17:41
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 Amstel Gold Race (1.UWT) Limburg, 251.5 kms Amstel Gold Race Latest editions | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | 1. | | Julian Alaphilippe | 1. | | Julian Alaphilippe | 1. | | Alejandro Valverde | | 2. |  | Adam Yates | 2. |  | Michal Kwiatkowski | 2. | | Julian Alaphilippe | | 3. | | Tom Slagter | 3. | | Beñat Intxausti | 3. | | Philippe Gilbert |
Amstel Gold Race 2020 Race profile Amstel Gold Race 2020 Top riders | Julian Alaphilippe | Valerien Galtier | Marc Goos | | Michal Kwiatkowski |  Gregor Mühlberger | Sam Oomen |  Peter Vakoc | Mathieu van der Poel | Dries Van Gestel | | Tim Wellens | Adam Yates | Simon Yates |
Amstel Gold Race 2020 Team lineup | P. Bilbao |  | Seb. Henao | | I. Izagirre |  | J. Klever |  | A. Mendigain | | D. Ochoa | | D. Sagasta | | E. Zardini |
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 06-01-2019 17:42
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Amstel Gold Race (1.UWT) Limburg, 251.1 kms
Nobody could get away but after the first climb of the Cauberg. About 50 kms in Van Rensburg, Tatarinov, Parrinello & Gimenez finally broke clear. Commotion stayed out until close to the 100km to go mark. A huge crash reduced the number of riders inside the pack to thirty. All race favourites involved, i.a. Adam Yates, succeeded in regaining contact with the bunch. A new crash occured just before the second Cauberg climb, with 90km to go. Michal Kwiatkowski lay among the main victims, the break had 2'05". One had to wait for the final 40 kilometers for more action. Close to the Eyserbosweg, Tatarinov was the first to be dropped from the breakaway. The Russian grit his teeth and caught up again on the Keutenberg, which Sebastian Henao wanted to use in order to bridge to them, on his own. Sebastian caught up with Gimenez and Parrinello but Van Rensburg had already attacked. Dealing with the Cauberg for the penultimate time, the South African rider saw his gap over an accelerating peloton drop to 50". Henao dropped back to help Izagirre, which only left Gimenez and Van Rensburg in front. The latter's gap went back up on the climb, now 1'01". All hands on deck atop the climb, as race favourites finally showed some initiative. Now was the time for contenders, when Julian Alaphilippe and Tom Slagter, who both finished on the podium last year, attacked jointly. Over the Geulhemmerberg, Van Rensburg eventually got caught. With 12 kilometers to go, Ion Izagirre was part of the newly formed elite group. Izagirre had a hard time on the Bemelerberg, yet found himself at the back of the lead group at the foot of the ultimate Cauberg ascent. Behind those nine Tim Wellens was moving heaven and earth trying to catch up. When the pace had dropped vigorously, Simon Yates felt persuaded into trying an attack he for some reason didn't fully believe in, wrongfully so. Mühlberger used the moment of hesitation to get to the front and launch. A slightly downhill last kilometer was grist to the mill of the Austrian. As he secured the third big classic win of his career, Ion paid for sitting in a group composed by riders with a stronger acceleration. He came in 10th. Amstel Gold Race 2020 Race results | 1 | | Gregor Mühlberger | Team Sky | 6h11'00" | | 2 | | Valérien Galtier | Bahrain Merida Pro Team | s.t. | | 3 | | Simon Yates | Bora-Hansgrohe | s.t. | | 4 | | Mathieu van der Poel | Team Dimension Data | s.t. | | 5 | | Julian Alaphilippe | Bahrain Merida Pro Team | s.t. | | 6 | | Tom Slagter | Team Dimension Data | s.t. | | 7 | | Tim Wellens | Lotto - Soudal | s.t. | | 8 | | Petr Vakoc | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. | | 9 | | Daniel Martin | Bora-Hansgrohe | s.t. | | 10 | | Ion Izagirre | RuralvÃa-RTPi Pro Team | s.t. |
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 06-01-2019 18:59
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Another fine result in an important race.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 07-01-2019 23:45
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Ion did well to grab a top ten despite all the crashes |
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 08-01-2019 15:35
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It was nice indeed to somewhat keep up with the best of the field in this kind of race.
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 08-01-2019 15:38
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La Flèche Wallonne (1.UWT) Liège, 251.5 kms La Flèche Wallonne Latest editions | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | 1. | | Eder Chávarri | 1. | | Daniel Martin | 1. | | Tim Wellens | | 2. | | Julian Alaphilippe | 2. | | Alejandro Valverde | 2. | | Alejandro Valverde | | 3. | | Tim Wellens | 3. | | Michal Kwiatkowski | 3. | | Bauke Mollema |
La Flèche Wallonne 2020 Race profile La Flèche Wallonne 2020 Top riders | Julian Alaphilippe | Fabio Aru | Renaud Bailly | | Valérien Galtier | Gregor Mühlberger | Tim Wellens | | Petr Vakoc | Adam Yates | Simon Yates |
La Flèche Wallonne 2020 Team lineup | E. Battaglin | | J.L. Campos | | E. Chávarri |  | J. Gonçalves | | G. Izagirre | | J. Klever | | A. Mendigain |  | F. Palmero |
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 09-01-2019 13:01
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La Flèche Wallonne (1.UWT) Liège, 202.6 kms
The pack would only let go of the above three: Rivera, Guerin and Rubio. They wouldn't catch sight of them again until Côte d'Ereffe, 16 kms from the white line. The time advantage had decreased to less than a minute. Tables had already turned in the subsequent descent. This elite group of Mühlberger, Wellens, Alaphilippe and Van Gestel was leading the dance. Over Côte de Cherave, the penultimate climb, the men in the lead group were now ten. The chasing pack sat right around the corner, yet the race radio put the gap at 30". We're desperately hoping for the pace to drop. Tim Wellens' first acceleration already showed what the balance of power looked like. Only Alaphilippe could barely match his pace, even supported by Felline. With some 500m left on Mûr de Huy, Wellens launched anew. Smart enough to have kept something back for the final meters, Wellens secured his second Flèche Wallonne triumph. Alaphilippe held on to finish second with Van der Poel claiming third. We go from a win last season to Enrico Battaglin being our best finisher in 25th, over one minute down. La Flèche Wallonne 2020 Race results | 1 | | Tim Wellens | Lotto - Soudal | 4h52'15" | | 2 | | Julian Alaphilippe | Bahrain Merida Pro Team | + 14" | | 3 | | Mathieu van der Poel | Team Dimension Data | + 59" | | 4 | | Petr Vakoc | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. | | 5 | | Fabio Felline | Bahrain Merida Pro Team | s.t. | | 6 | | Fabio Aru | Team Sky | + 1'13" | | 7 | | Gregor Mühlberger | Team Sky | s.t. | | 8 |  | Matej Mohoric | Team ColoQuick-Cult | + 1'22" | | 9 | | Koen Bouwman | Rally Cycling | s.t. | | 10 | | Simon Yates | Bora-Hansgrohe | s.t. | | … | … | … | … | … | | 25 | | Enrico Battaglin | RuralvÃa-RTPi Pro Team | + 1'01" |
Liège-Bastogne-Liège (1.UWT)
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 12-01-2019 07:26
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tough race 
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 14-01-2019 08:53
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Not a result we can be happy about indeed. Hopefully our performance in Liège will be one to give us a confidence boost before turning our attention towards the stage races.
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 14-01-2019 08:56
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Liège-Bastogne-Liège (1.UWT) Liège, 261 kms Liège-Bastogne-Liège Latest editions | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | 1. | | Michal Kwiatkowski | 1. | | Tony Gallopin | 1. | | Beñat Inxausti | | 2. | | Julian Alaphilippe | 2. | | Julian Alaphilippe | 2. | | Philippe Gilbert | | 3. | | Matej Mohoric | 3. | | Fabio Aru | 3. | | Julian Alaphilippe |
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2020 Race profile Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2020 Top riders | Julian Alaphilippe | Fabio Aru | Davide Formolo | | Valérien Galtier | Matej Mohoric | Gregor Mühlberger | | Wout Poels | Petr Vakoc | Mathieu van der Poel | | Tim Wellens | Adam Yates | Simon Yates |
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2020 Team lineup | P. Bilbao | | J. Gonçalves | | Seb. Henao | | I. Izagirre | | J. Klever | | D. Ochoa | | N. Oliveira | | F. Palmero |
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 16-01-2019 14:45
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It's been a long time since I've checked up on the story sections, and I'm at the same time absolutely amazed and not at all surprised that you're still going. At this point, three years and counting, this may well be the longest consecutive story on this site, no? And at such a high quality, too. I'll start catching up from the start of the 2020 season
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 16-01-2019 15:32
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Good luck in Liège, important as it is.
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 16-01-2019 22:07
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cunego59 wrote:
It's been a long time since I've checked up on the story sections, and I'm at the same time absolutely amazed and not at all surprised that you're still going. At this point, three years and counting, this may well be the longest consecutive story on this site, no? And at such a high quality, too. I'll start catching up from the start of the 2020 season
Well, it's great to welcome you back! Don't think it's the longest consecutive one as Team Novo Nordisk is still around as well, Have fun catching up, because I'm currently a little too busy to post many new reports.
Thanks.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 16-01-2019 23:45
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Not the greatest of days in the saddle at Wallonne |
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