So... My expected update tonight has been delayed, due to technical issues. For some reason, some of the riders in the peleton have turned completely black (apart from bikes and helmets). I have tried adjusting my settings, copy and pasting the local file over the current one, but nope doesn't work. I am unsure that the issue is stage/race specific, or if it is an issue with my save game.
EDIT: Good news and bad news... Good news is that the issue seems to be race specific and is only affecting the Settimana Coppi e Bartali. Bad news is that the race is unplayable like this, and will need to be quick simmed Edited by the_hoyle on 17-02-2014 20:02
Small change to my reporting for the next 2 races, but I think it will work, and maybe something that I look at doing more in the future for smaller / unimportant races
We end March with one team heading to France in a few days, and other here in Italy, hoping to continue the squad's fine form in Europe.
Davide Villella will lead the team in the race, with his eyes set on the two hilly stages and the Mountainous stage 4. He will be supported by Linus Gerdemann, Tom Southam and Simon Richardson.
Rene Mandri will have his first crack at the sprints this season, and his lead out is bolstered by the presence of Owain Doull, Daniel Lloyd and Jonny Bellis.
The team will work for Davide, and we just hope that we do not lose too much time in the TTT and ITT and battle for a high GC finish.
Sponsor Goal: Top 10 on GC Team Goal: Top 5 on GC
The Route
Stage Reviews
Stage 1 (Gatteo-Gatteo -- 100.3km): Marco Bandiara (IAM) took the victory is a bunch sprint on stage 1. The Italian rider finished strongly, ahead of Marco Haller (KAT) and Borut Bozic (AST). Rene Mandri was the highest Rapha-Bianchi rider, sprinting to a disappointing 27th place.
Stage 2 (Sant'Angelo-Gatteo Mare -- 11.3km TTT): Less than a second separated the Katusha Team and Cannondale in the TTT on stage 2. CCC Polsat took a surprising 3rd place on the day, with Rapha-Bianchi riding well for 6th.
Stage 3 (Gatteo-Sogliano al Rubicone -- 153.4km): The first holly stage, and the GC men start the dominate the standings. Ivan Rovny (FLM) stole away at the finish to solo to victory, ahead of Villella and Rogina (ADR) 25" behind. Rene Mandri also finish high on the stage in 5th.
Stage 4 (Zola Predosa-Piane di Mocogno -- 149.8km): Vincenzo Nibali (AST) would make up for a disappointing stage 3 by soloing to victory at Piane di Mocogno. Race Leader Rovny would finish 3rd on the stage, holding onto his jersey in the process, behind Miguel Rubiano (AND). Davide would finish 12th, but still remains 2nd on GC.
Stage 5 (Crevalcore-Crevalcore -- 14.5km ITT): Nibali would make it two win from two, as he took back more second on Rovny and Villella in the battle for the lead. Kristjan Koren (CAN) and Rovny would complete the podium on the day. Gerdemann would put in a fantastic display to finished 4th, with Davide only losing 31" to Nibali going into the final stage.
Stage 6 (Monticelli Terme-Fiorano Modenese -- 133.3km): Daniele Ratto (CAN) would take the win, with Rubiano again coming 2nd on a stage, and Nibali 3rd. Davide would come home 29" behind the lead group, dropping to 3rd on GC, behind Nibali. Race leader Rovny would come home with the Nibali group to take the overall victory.
General Classification
1
Ivan Rovny
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
14h08'18
2
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
+ 1'54
3
Davide Villella
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 2'25
4
Davide Rebellin
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 2'46
5
Radoslav Rogina
Adria Mobil
+ 4'20
Spoiler
6
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 4'39
7
Francesco Reda
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 4'43
8
Stefan Denifl
IAM Cycling
+ 4'47
9
Francesco Failli
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 4'55
10
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 5'03
11
René Mandri
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 5'26
12
Matthias Brändle
IAM Cycling
+ 5'37
13
Fortunato Baliani
Team Nippo - De Rosa
+ 6'01
14
Stefano Agostini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 6'19
15
Alfredo Balloni
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
+ 6'27
16
Franco Pellizotti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 6'30
17
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 6'51
18
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 7'00
19
Aleksejs Saramotins
IAM Cycling
+ 7'32
20
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
+ 8'02
21
Ángel Vicioso
Katusha Team
+ 8'04
22
Pierre-Luc Périchon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 8'20
23
Linus Gerdemann
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 9'30
24
Miguel Rubiano
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 9'37
25
Borut Božic
Astana Pro Team
+ 10'18
26
Amaro Antunes
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
+ 11'29
27
Konstantin Klimiankou
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
+ 11'59
28
Alexey Tsatevitch
Katusha Team
+ 12'02
29
Francesco Bongiorno
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 12'11
30
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
+ 12'15
31
Jure Golcer
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 12'40
32
Marco Canola
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 12'49
33
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
+ 12'50
34
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 12'51
35
Roberto De Patre
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 13'04
36
Reto Hollenstein
IAM Cycling
+ 13'24
37
Gabriele Bosisio
Utensilnord - Ora24.eu
+ 13'27
38
Florian Guillou
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 13'39
39
Jackson Rodríguez
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 13'57
40
Andrea Pasqualon
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 14'17
41
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
+ 14'55
42
David Boily
Amore & Vita
+ 15'13
43
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 15'37
44
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
+ 15'41
45
Tomohiro Hayakawa
Team Nippo - De Rosa
+ 16'05
46
Edoardo Zardini
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 16'32
47
Lars Andersson
Concordia Forsikring - Riwal
+ 16'57
48
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
+ 18'02
49
Giairo Ermeti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 18'11
50
Lucas Persson
Concordia Forsikring - Riwal
+ 18'13
51
Mauro Finetto
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 18'17
52
Michael Stevenson
Concordia Forsikring - Riwal
+ 19'00
53
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 19'19
54
Tomás Gil
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 19'56
55
Tom Southam
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 20'00
56
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
+ 20'01
57
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 20'12
58
Kevin Hulsmans
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 20'50
59
Peter Kusztor
Utensilnord - Ora24.eu
+ 20'56
60
Kohei Uchima
Team Nippo - De Rosa
+ 21'00
61
Simon Richardson
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 21'31
62
Matej Mugerli
Adria Mobil
+ 22'47
63
Antonio Santoro
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
+ 23'36
64
Tomasz Kiendyś
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 24'01
65
Bartlomiej Matysiak
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 24'14
66
Dominic Klemme
IAM Cycling
s.t.
67
Nikola Aistrup
Concordia Forsikring - Riwal
+ 24'30
68
Arnaud Gérard
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 25'00
69
Simon Pavlin
Adria Mobil
+ 25'25
70
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
+ 26'06
71
Vegard Stake Laengen
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 26'07
72
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - Merida
+ 27'59
73
Alberto Cecchin
Team Nippo - De Rosa
+ 28'00
74
Andrea Ciacchini
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 28'14
75
Jean-Marc Bideau
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 28'15
76
Matvey Zubov
Itera - Katusha
+ 28'45
77
Anatoliy Pakthusov
ISD Continental Team
+ 28'58
78
Daniel Lloyd
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 29'16
79
Kasper Klostergaard
Concordia Forsikring - Riwal
+ 29'31
80
Andrea Fedi
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
+ 29'35
81
Marco Coledan
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 29'37
82
Davide Viganò
Lampre - Merida
+ 30'02
83
Ilya Gorodnichev
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
+ 30'22
84
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 31'17
85
Ruslan Tleubayev
Astana Pro Team
+ 31'46
86
Vitaliy Popkov
ISD Continental Team
+ 32'00
87
David Lozano
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 32'05
88
Marco Bandiera
IAM Cycling
+ 32'25
89
Sébastien Duret
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 32'44
90
Nicola Boem
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 33'15
91
Nikolay Mihaylov
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 33'46
92
Maksym Averin
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
+ 33'53
93
Klemen Stimulak
Adria Mobil
+ 35'07
94
Davide Mucelli
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
+ 36'02
95
Jean-Luc Delpech
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 36'13
96
Nariyuki Masuda
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 37'22
97
Jan Tratnik
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 37'33
98
Alessio Camilli
Team Nippo - De Rosa
+ 37'37
99
Andrea Di Corrado
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 37'55
100
Paolo Cravanzola
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 38'33
101
Pierpaolo De Negri
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 39'14
102
Niv Libner
Amore & Vita
+ 39'30
103
Aljaz Hocevar
Adria Mobil
+ 39'48
104
Martin Lind
Concordia Forsikring - Riwal
+ 40'14
105
Łukasz Owsian
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 41'56
106
Antonio Di Battista
Amore & Vita
+ 42'24
107
Stefano Borchi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 43'11
108
Massimo Graziato
Lampre - Merida
+ 43'15
109
Timofey Kritskiy
Katusha Team
+ 44'00
110
Mateusz Taciak
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 44'38
111
Adrian Kurek
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 44'55
112
Federico Rocchetti
Utensilnord - Ora24.eu
+ 45'20
113
Alexey Ryabkin
Itera - Katusha
+ 46'01
114
Josef Cerny
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 46'18
115
Igor Frolov
Itera - Katusha
+ 46'22
116
Daniele Scampamorte
Utensilnord - Ora24.eu
+ 49'13
117
Mattia Pozzo
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 51'07
118
Andrea Peron
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 51'39
119
Mauro Abel Richeze
Team Nippo - De Rosa
+ 52'00
120
Michel Koch
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 52'08
121
Antonino Parrinello
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 52'54
122
Alessandro Proni
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 52'59
123
Patric Schultus
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 53'29
124
Pirmin Lang
IAM Cycling
+ 53'34
125
Péter Palotai
Utensilnord - Ora24.eu
+ 53'44
126
Alessandro Mazzi
Utensilnord - Ora24.eu
+ 55'19
127
Gianfranco Visconti
Utensilnord - Ora24.eu
+ 55'24
128
Mathieu Chiocca
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
+ 55'32
129
Bruno Maltar
Adria Mobil
s.t.
130
Adrien Chenaux
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
+ 56'34
131
Andrei Strelkov
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 56'36
132
Vladyslav Bakumenko
ISD Continental Team
+ 56'59
133
Kevin De Mesmaeker
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 57'14
134
Simone Masciarelli
Utensilnord - Ora24.eu
+ 57'18
135
Dmytro Volovod
ISD Continental Team
+ 59'06
136
Florian Salzinger
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
+ 59'34
137
Jonathan Bellis
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 59'36
138
Anton Mikailov
Amore & Vita
+ 59'37
139
Fabio Calabria
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 1h00'14
140
Claudio Imhof
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
+ 1h00'56
141
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
+ 1h01'36
142
Owain Doull
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 1h01'51
143
Thomas Raeymaekers
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 1h02'03
144
Viesturs Luksevics
Amore & Vita
+ 1h02'09
145
Mihkel Räim
Amore & Vita
+ 1h02'35
146
Eugenio Bani
Amore & Vita
+ 1h02'49
147
Matthias Krizek
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1h03'29
148
Kirill Egorov
Itera - Katusha
+ 1h03'31
149
Tanzo Tokuda
Team Nippo - De Rosa
+ 1h03'36
150
Adrián Ezequiel Richeze
Team Nippo - De Rosa
+ 1h03'56
151
Gregor Mühlberger
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 1h04'11
152
Christofer Stevenson
Concordia Forsikring - Riwal
+ 1h04'36
153
Sergey Sevostianov
Amore & Vita
+ 1h05'02
154
Denis Zhuykov
Itera - Katusha
+ 1h05'26
155
Peter Mathiesen
Concordia Forsikring - Riwal
+ 1h08'32
156
Antonio Barbio
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
+ 1h08'39
157
Maxim Pokidov
Itera - Katusha
+ 1h08'48
158
Clemens Fankhauser
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 1h09'50
159
Manuel Stocker
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
+ 1h10'46
160
Dimitri Krivtsov
ISD Continental Team
+ 1h14'27
161
Nicolas Lüthi
Atlas Personal - Jakroo
+ 1h14'56
162
Aleksandr Rotyakov
Itera - Katusha
+ 1h15'07
163
Denys Karnulin
ISD Continental Team
+ 1h15'09
164
Tobias Derler
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 1h15'27
165
Federico Pozzetto
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 1h15'43
166
Konstantin Yakimov
Itera - Katusha
+ 1h17'12
167
Marc Obkircher
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 1h18'23
Points Classification
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
74
2
Ivan Rovny
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
71
3
Miguel Rubiano
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
40
4
Davide Villella
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
31
5
Davide Rebellin
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
29
Moutains Classification
1
Fortunato Baliani
Team Nippo - De Rosa
24
2
Lucas Persson
Concordia Forsikring - Riwal
16
3
Aljaz Hocevar
Adria Mobil
16
4
Łukasz Owsian
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
14
5
Andrea Fedi
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
12
Under 25 Classification
1
Davide Villella
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
14h10'43
2
Matthias Brändle
IAM Cycling
+ 3'12
3
Stefano Agostini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3'54
4
Alfredo Balloni
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
+ 4'02
5
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 4'35
Team Classification
1
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
42h09'20
2
IAM Cycling
+ 1'37
3
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 1'45
4
Katusha Team
+ 3'50
5
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 7'41
Race Debrief
I think that that race alone is the reason why we wanted Davide to sign a new contract with this team. He was outstanding through, only losing out on the final stage to some more experienced riders.
Nibali is building for the Classics and maybe the Giro, so the fact Davide, who wasn't exactly in top form after peaking for Strade Bianche, was able to ride with him is a huge confidence boost for the future.
@sutty: The issue only affect the Settimana Coppi e Bartali race, so my reporting style had to change. The stages were unplayable, and had to be sadly quick simmed. The results just fell in my favour from the tactics I set out Criterium International was not affected, but I am going to report it in similar fashion, as I may do this for smaller/unimportant races to speed things up a bit
@voets & sutty: happy with his performance. Outstanding season so far from him he is due a break soon before rebuilding for goals later in the season
@sutty: Yes an issue only on Settimana stages. Not found a similar issue on the forum so let's hope it is small glitch
@all followers: what did you think of the different reporting style for the race? was it good / bad / don't really care? I am thinking of using it every so often, but don't want to ruin my story by doing so if you guys do not like it
With Villella & co ripping it up in Italy, we come to Corsica with an equally strong squad.
Remy Di Gregorio will lead the team, hoping to pick up from where he left off in Malaysia. In his battle for GC, he will have Adam Yates and Daniel Fleeman at his disposal as climbing domestiques.
With the one flat sprinters stage, Caleb Ewan will go for the victory, and the Yellow Jersey on stage 1a. His trusty right hand man and lead-out partner Philip Lavery will help in his fight for the win, along with Simon Yates, Damien Monier and Nathan Earle.
Earle and Monier will also work as domestiques for Di Gregorio on the GC deciding stage 2.
Sponsor Goal: N/A Team Goal: Top 3 on GC
The Route
Stage Reviews
Stage 1a (Porto Vecchio-Porto Vecchio -- 72.3km): An AG2R 1-2 opened the 2013 Criterium International, as Davide Appollonio took the win, ahead of the man he was leading out, Manuel Belletti. Caleb Ewan completed the podium for Rapha-Bianchi, with the rest of the squad comfortably in the peleton.
Stage 1b (Porto Vecchio -- 7.9km ITT): Two wins out of two for AG2R-La Mondiale, as Jean-Christophe Peraud won the stage by 4" ahead of Thomas Lofkvist (IAM) and Marcel Wyss (IAM). Damien Monier would be the team's highest placed rider in 24th, whilst Remy lost only 7" to his nearest rivals going into the final stage.
Valverde climbing to victory on Stage 2
Stage 2 (Porto Vecchio-Col de l'Ospedale -- 176.0km): Alejandro Valverde (MOV) proved that you don't need teammates in order to win, as he comfortably won on the final stage. The only rider in the race from Movistar took the win 1'39" ahead of Jean-Christophe Peraud and Remy Di Gregorio another 38" behind him. The finishing podium on the stage would also make up the final Top3 on GC.
General Classification
1
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
6h25'44
2
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'36
3
Rémy Di Gregorio
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 2'48
4
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ.fr
+ 2'49
5
Johann Tschopp
IAM Cycling
+ 2'50
Spoiler
6
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'59
7
Diego Rosa
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 3'07
8
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
9
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ.fr
+ 3'08
10
Sergey Firsanov
RusVelo
+ 3'43
11
Philip Deignan
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'00
12
Marcel Wyss
IAM Cycling
+ 4'11
13
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 4'12
14
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'24
15
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
16
Thomas Löfkvist
IAM Cycling
+ 4'40
17
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 6'24
18
Adam Yates
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 6'29
19
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 8'58
20
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 9'03
21
Anthony Roux
FDJ.fr
+ 9'10
22
Fabio Felline
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
23
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
+ 9'11
24
Marc De Maar
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 9'13
25
Damien Monier
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 9'14
26
Simon Yates
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 9'17
27
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 9'20
28
Daniel Fleeman
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 9'21
29
Bruno Pires
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 9'27
30
Gennadiy Tatarinov
RusVelo
+ 9'33
31
Yannick Talabardon
Sojasun
s.t.
32
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 10'54
33
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 10'56
34
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
35
Patrick Schelling
IAM Cycling
+ 10'57
36
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 11'01
37
Hugo Houle
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 11'02
38
Matteo Di Serafino
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 11'07
39
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 11'12
40
Geoffroy Lequatre
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 11'24
41
Manuel Belletti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 11'26
42
Patrick Facchini
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 11'35
43
Jonathan Fumeaux
IAM Cycling
+ 11'36
44
Ricardo García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 11'37
45
Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 11'38
46
Mads Christensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 11'53
47
Laurent Mangel
FDJ.fr
+ 12'03
48
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 12'06
49
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ.fr
+ 12'46
50
Anthony Charteau
Team Europcar
+ 12'55
51
Gaël Malacarne
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 13'03
52
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
+ 13'06
53
Manuele Boaro
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 13'27
54
Jay McCarthy
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
55
Alexander Serov
RusVelo
+ 13'33
56
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
+ 13'38
57
Rémy Cusin
IAM Cycling
+ 13'40
58
Jeff Louder
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 13'47
59
Murilo Fischer
FDJ.fr
+ 13'50
60
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ.fr
s.t.
61
Sébastien Hinault
IAM Cycling
+ 13'53
62
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 14'46
63
Nathan Earle
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 14'47
64
Egidijus Juodvalkis
Crelan - Euphony
+ 15'28
65
Pavel Kochetkov
RusVelo
+ 15'31
66
Jon Aberasturi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 17'06
67
Caleb Ewan
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 17'20
68
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 17'22
69
Ben Day
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 17'26
70
Omar Bertazzo
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
71
Eduardo Sepulveda
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 17'28
72
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
73
Philip Lavery
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 17'30
74
Anthony Geslin
FDJ.fr
+ 17'31
75
Leonid Krasnov
RusVelo
+ 17'32
76
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
+ 17'33
77
Romain Hardy
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 17'34
78
Florent Barle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
79
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
80
Egoitz García
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 17'36
81
Kiel Reijnen
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
s.t.
83
Alessandro Malaguti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 17'39
84
Jérémy Bescond
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
85
Armindo Fonseca
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
86
Franck Bouyer
Team Europcar
+ 17'43
87
Igor Boev
RusVelo
+ 17'44
88
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
+ 17'45
89
Maxime Méderel
Sojasun
s.t.
90
Artur Ershov
RusVelo
+ 18'55
91
Klaas Sys
Crelan - Euphony
+ 19'13
92
Jean-Marc Marino
Sojasun
+ 19'16
93
Jimmy Engoulvent
Sojasun
+ 19'29
94
Renaud Dion
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 21'10
95
Stijn Steels
Crelan - Euphony
+ 21'38
96
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
+ 22'06
97
Benjamin Le Montagner
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
98
Reinier Honig
Crelan - Euphony
+ 22'08
99
Angelo Tulik
Team Europcar
s.t.
100
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
+ 22'11
101
Jonathan Cantwell
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 22'12
102
Maxime Daniel
Sojasun
s.t.
103
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 22'13
104
Kevin Peeters
Crelan - Euphony
+ 22'15
105
Valentin Iglinskiy
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 22'25
106
Ivan Savitsky
RusVelo
+ 22'28
107
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 22'37
108
Stefan Radochla
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 23'42
109
Pieter Van Herck
Crelan - Euphony
+ 23'46
110
Benoit Jarrier
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 23'53
111
Joeri Stallaert
Crelan - Euphony
+ 24'52
112
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
+ 26'05
113
André Schulze
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 26'13
114
Gilles Devillers
Crelan - Euphony
+ 26'24
115
Takashi Miyazawa
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 29'33
116
Aldo Ino Ilesic
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 29'43
Points Classification
1
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
45
2
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
38
3
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
26
4
Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
25
5
Thomas Löfkvist
IAM Cycling
20
Mountains Classification
1
Patrick Schelling
IAM Cycling
18
2
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
10
3
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
6
4
Anthony Charteau
Team Europcar
6
5
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
6
Under 25 Classification
1
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ.fr
6h28'33
2
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
+ 10
3
Diego Rosa
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 18
4
Adam Yates
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 3'40
5
Fabio Felline
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 6'21
Team Classification
1
IAM Cycling
19h28'53
2
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1'55
3
FDJ.fr
+ 3'21
4
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 5'04
5
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 6'48
Race Debrief
If we thought the team in Italy had a great race, well so did the guys in Corsica. Di Gregorio was fantastic. He missed the attack of Valverde, but to be honest, the Movistar rider is peaking nicely for the Ardennes Classics later in April. After that attack, it would the best of the other GC men, and Remy took the battle to them. Only Peraud had enough in his legs to get away in the final kilometer. The rest were on the edge when they crossed the line behind our Frenchman.
Caleb was unlucky on stage 1a, but he couldn't do any more. He is no longer in peak form, and is slowly winding down after a hectic March. I think an in-form Ewan would have won the stage.
We head to the cobbles next at De Panne, and with no real cobbles man in the squad, it could be an interesting race...
KBC Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde
26th - 28th March 2013
Our first experience of Cobbles, and I don't think anyone in the squad is looking forward to this one. Neither the less, we come here in the hunt for stage wins and a chance to show off the jersey in front of the TV cameras.
Linus Gerdemann will lead the team, where he will look to target Stage 1 and the ITT on Stage 3b. He will be supported by Tom Southam and Fredrik Ludvigsson.
Caleb Ewan will have his final race before his early season break, targeting Stages 2 & 3 for possible stage wins. Philip Lavery will act as lead-out man, with Jonathan Bellis, Daniel Lloyd and Damien Monier providing support in the finish.
Stage 1 (Middelkerke-Zottegem -- 199.8km): Cold, wet and windy is not the best conditions for a day on cobbles and hills. Matti Breschel (TST) won Stage 1, in a bunch sprint, ahead of the OmegaPharma-Quickstep pair of Zdenek Stybar and Sylvain Chavanel. Linus tried a late attack with Nick Nuyens (TST), but was brought back, and Caleb got boxed in the sprint to take 7th.
Stage 2 (Oudenaarde-Koksijde -- 191.7km): More windy and rain greeted the riders, as Ian Standard (SKY) stole away at the finish to take the win. Gert Steegmans (OPQ) and Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) rounded off the podium, as Rapha-Bianchi had a terrible day in the saddle. Caleb highest finisher in 22nd.
Breschel taking the win on Stage 3a.
Stage 3a (De Panne-De Panne -- 112.1km): An amazing sprint finish was won by Matti Breschel, who bolstered his lead in the GC standings. He just pipped Caleb on the line, who had a fantastic lead out from the team. Daniel Lloyd continued his sprint from the lead out, and finished 5th on the stage.
Stage 3b (De Panne -- 11.2km ITT): Taylor Phinney took the victory in the final ITT, 1" ahead of Lieuwe Westra (VCD) and 2" in front of Geraint Thomas (SKY). Matti Breschel held onto the Leaders Jersey to take the overall win. No Rapha-Bianchi managed to break into the Top 50 on a very disappointing day.
General Classification
1
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
11h35'41
2
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
+ 3
3
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 13
4
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
5
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 16
Spoiler
6
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 17
7
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
+ 18
8
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 21
9
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 28
10
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 29
11
Christian Vande Velde
Garmin - Sharp
+ 30
12
Thomas Dekker
Garmin - Sharp
+ 32
13
Stijn Devolder
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 36
14
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
+ 38
15
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
16
Grégory Rast
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 39
17
Bob Jungels
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 43
18
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
+ 44
19
Robert Hunter
Garmin - Sharp
+ 46
20
Nick Nuyens
Garmin - Sharp
+ 51
21
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
+ 54
22
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'00
23
Evgeni Petrov
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
24
William Bonnet
FDJ.fr
+ 1'01
25
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
+ 1'03
26
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'04
27
Matthew Hayman
Sky Procycling
+ 1'05
28
Arthur Vichot
FDJ.fr
+ 1'09
29
Maarten Wynants
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'16
30
Karsten Kroon
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
31
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1'18
32
Jesse Sergent
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1'20
33
Linus Gerdemann
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
34
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'23
35
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
36
Damien Monier
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 1'25
37
Paul Voss
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 1'32
38
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
+ 1'33
39
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'42
40
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
41
Warren Barguil
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1'47
42
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1'49
43
Caleb Ewan
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 2'01
44
Moreno Hofland
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'04
45
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 2'06
46
Sven Vandousselaere
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 2'07
47
Raymond Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2'08
48
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2'16
49
Danilo Hondo
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2'18
50
Kurt Hovelynck
Crelan - Euphony
+ 2'21
51
Fredrik Ludvigsson
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 2'31
52
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
+ 2'36
53
Daniel Lloyd
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 2'52
54
Philip Lavery
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 2'56
55
Jonathan Bellis
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 2'58
56
Adrien Petit
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
57
Francis Mourey
FDJ.fr
+ 3'08
58
Ben Hermans
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 3'19
59
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Sharp
+ 3'25
60
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'46
61
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
+ 3'54
62
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ.fr
+ 4'08
63
Staf Scheirlinckx
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 4'12
64
Jussi Veikkanen
FDJ.fr
+ 4'20
65
Sandy Casar
FDJ.fr
+ 4'28
66
Tim Wellens
Lotto Belisol
+ 4'54
67
Tim De Troyer
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 5'06
68
Bram Tankink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 5'18
69
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 5'58
70
Kenny Elissonde
FDJ.fr
+ 6'03
71
Egidijus Juodvalkis
Crelan - Euphony
+ 6'12
72
Sebastian Lander
BMC Racing Team
+ 6'26
73
Jimmy Engoulvent
Sojasun
+ 6'27
74
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 6'57
75
Pieter Serry
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 6'58
76
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 7'04
77
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 7'10
78
Joshua Edmondson
Sky Procycling
+ 7'27
79
Tom Southam
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 7'40
80
Christopher Sutton
Sky Procycling
+ 7'57
81
Boy Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'05
82
Juan Manuel Gárate
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'09
83
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'23
84
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 9'22
85
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
+ 9'23
86
Oliver Zaugg
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 9'43
87
Jens Keukeleire
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 9'48
88
Thomas Rohregger
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 10'05
89
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 10'11
90
Roger Kluge
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 10'40
91
Christian Meier
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 11'04
92
Chris Anker Sørensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 11'07
93
Jens Debusschere
Lotto Belisol
+ 11'19
94
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
+ 11'21
95
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
+ 11'25
96
David Le Lay
Sojasun
+ 11'45
97
Roy Curvers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 11'52
98
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 12'00
99
Zico Waeytens
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 12'11
100
Nico Sijmens
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 12'18
101
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 12'19
102
Tosh Van der Sande
Lotto Belisol
+ 12'20
103
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 12'27
104
Bert De Backer
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 12'31
105
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
+ 12'47
106
Michael Van Staeyen
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 12'50
107
Fumiyuki Beppu
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 12'55
108
Jérémie Galland
Sojasun
+ 13'00
109
Wesley Sulzberger
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 13'01
110
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
+ 13'02
111
Baden Cooke
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 13'06
112
Pieter Vanspeybrouck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 13'11
113
Koen Barbé
Crelan - Euphony
+ 13'41
114
Philip Deignan
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 14'32
115
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 14'42
116
Sébastien Delfosse
Crelan - Euphony
+ 14'43
117
Frédéric Amorison
Crelan - Euphony
+ 14'45
118
Jurgen Van Goolen
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 14'50
119
Olivier Chevalier
Wallonie - Bruxelles
+ 14'53
120
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
+ 14'58
121
Lucas Euser
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 15'01
122
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 15'15
123
Rick Flens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 15'20
124
Sander Armee
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 15'36
125
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 15'40
126
Niels Wytinck
An Post - Chainreaction
+ 15'42
127
Kenneth Vanbilsen
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 15'43
128
Thomas Damuseau
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 15'45
129
Steven Van Vooren
An Post - Chainreaction
+ 15'58
130
Björn Thurau
Team Europcar
+ 16'02
131
Thomas Peterson
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 16'09
132
Natnael Berhane
Team Europcar
+ 16'21
133
Romain Hardy
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 16'22
134
Joren Segers
Team 3M
+ 16'32
135
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
+ 16'40
136
Jempy Drucker
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 16'42
137
Scott Thwaites
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 16'43
138
Bryan Nauleau
Team Europcar
+ 16'50
139
Joeri Stallaert
Crelan - Euphony
+ 17'08
140
Stefan Van Dijk
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 17'26
141
Christopher Juul-Jensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 17'32
142
Reinier Honig
Crelan - Euphony
+ 17'34
143
Anthony Charteau
Team Europcar
+ 17'46
144
Kevin Peeters
Crelan - Euphony
+ 18'01
145
Russell Downing
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 18'05
146
Gert Dockx
Lotto Belisol
+ 18'12
147
Jonathan Dewitte
Wallonie - Bruxelles
+ 18'33
148
Pieter Ghyllebert
An Post - Chainreaction
+ 18'58
149
Dirk Bellemakers
Lotto Belisol
+ 19'09
150
Maarten Neyens
Lotto Belisol
+ 19'37
151
Kenny De Ketele
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 20'06
152
Jonathan Dufrasne
Wallonie - Bruxelles
+ 20'22
153
Travis Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 20'32
154
Andy Cappelle
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 20'34
155
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 20'50
156
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
+ 21'04
157
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
+ 21'06
158
Larry Warbasse
BMC Racing Team
+ 21'24
159
Mark McNally
An Post - Chainreaction
+ 21'35
160
Jean-Lou Paiani
Sojasun
+ 21'37
161
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 21'40
162
Markus Eichler
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 21'42
163
José Mendes
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 21'51
164
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol
+ 22'38
165
Antoine Demoitie
Wallonie - Bruxelles
+ 22'53
166
Florent Barle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 23'05
167
Will Routley
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 23'25
168
Laurent Evrard
Wallonie - Bruxelles
+ 23'41
169
Sam Bewley
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 23'49
170
Marius Bernatonis
Team 3M
+ 23'53
171
Luke Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 24'06
172
Alexander Wetterhall
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 24'18
173
Yannick Talabardon
Sojasun
+ 24'21
174
Kevin Van Melsen
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 24'24
175
Tristan Valentin
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 24'39
176
Dylan Teuns
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
+ 24'42
177
Christian Patron
Wallonie - Bruxelles
+ 24'47
178
Rony Martias
Sojasun
+ 24'56
179
Erick Rowsell
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 26'00
180
Jeff Louder
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 26'15
181
Joeri Calleeuw
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
+ 26'29
182
Frederik Verkinderen
Team 3M
+ 27'15
183
Bert Van Lerberghe
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
+ 27'39
184
Bradley White
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 27'51
185
Joop De Gans
Team 3M
+ 28'19
186
Timothy Vangheel
Team 3M
+ 28'36
187
Timothy Dupont
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
+ 29'36
188
Aaron Gate
An Post - Chainreaction
+ 30'02
189
Ruben Pols
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
+ 30'28
190
Jeroen Lepla
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
+ 30'29
191
Frederik Vandewiele
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
+ 30'59
192
Jeff Luyten
Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team
+ 31'02
193
Shane Archbold
An Post - Chainreaction
+ 31'07
194
Jimmy Janssens
Team 3M
+ 32'26
195
Lewis Rigaux
Team 3M
+ 32'47
196
Jens Schuermans
Team 3M
+ 34'22
197
Laurent Van den Bak
An Post - Chainreaction
+ 35'19
198
Kieran Frend
An Post - Chainreaction
+ 35'56
Points Classification
1
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
62
2
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
53
3
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
46
4
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
44
5
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
44
Under 25 Classification
1
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
11h35'57
2
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 5
3
Bob Jungels
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 27
4
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
+ 28
5
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
+ 38
Team Classification
1
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
34h48'19
2
Sky Procycling
+ 9
3
Garmin - Sharp
+ 24
4
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 41
5
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 42
Race Debrief
What a total non-event from the team. There was only Stage3a where we seemed to work well as a squad, but the rest of the race was a complete write off really.
Tom Southam managed to get in the break on Stage 1, and the late attack by Linus gave us some extra TV coverage, but the rest of the time we seemed to hide in the bunch all day long.
Rapha bosses called me after the race, and I have been called for a meeting tomorrow when back in the UK. Will be interesting to see what they have to say.
Settimana Coppi e Bartali 
Ivan Rovny
Radoslav Rogina
Miguel Rubiano
Lucas Persson
Aljaz Hocevar
Łukasz Owsian
Matthias Brändle
IAM Cycling
Criterium International 
Alejandro Valverde
Thor Hushovd
Dominik Nerz
KBC Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde 
Matti Breschel
Taylor Phinney
Zdenek Stybar
Bob Jungels
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
