Paul23 wrote:
wtf? am i the new main sprinter at celesio, or what? top 20! and no other team mate infront...
Somehow this race has be come an endurance battle. And because there are no climbs, the race is decided by the FLAT stats of the riders (and a questionable break-away win).
Paul23 wrote:
wtf? am i the new main sprinter at celesio, or what? top 20! and no other team mate infront...
Somehow this race has be come an endurance battle. And because there are no climbs, the race is decided by the FLAT stats of the riders (and a questionable break-away win).
Yeah...but i only have 70 flat, and i am a gc rider
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Alot of people thought and even knew that this race was over. A waste of time. But was it? I mean somebody could potentially make a move in the first time trial of the year. Could they pick up enough time though?
The favorites were Mesuperstar,CountArach, and Pellizotti2. They would need to gain significant time on a short course which was highly unlikely. But there was something else on the line, and that was proving that you are the best time trailer. It sets the tone for later in the year, and gets your name on the radar.
Jacky Durand had to hang in there for Celesio, and he spent a majority of the night with captain roturn about how he should go about competing in the race. Whatever he said, the rest of the team just had to hope that it paid off.
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Well folks, it isn't going to get much flatter and weirder than this. The loop was like a flower, you were going around and coming back and then turning and doing another u-turn. Seemed oddly boring to me, but oh well, I could sit in one spot and basically see the entire race, so I was content.
No action in the beginning, just the last place guys riding their best knowing they would be beat eventually. It was matt493 of Citigroup having the edge for a decent amount of time at the beginning. TTspecialist eventually tied things up. Gotlandrules make a statement however soon after, as he took a 16 second lead with 45 riders yet to go.
baseballlover312 took 3rd place with just 10 riders left, could gotlandrules hang on for the upset? CountArach was now off!
He was followed closely by Pellizotti2, and while he started there was some buzz from the finish line as brewers90 has just taken the lead!
Mresuperstar was one of the last to go as the favorites were now all spread out along the course.
We were having intense action at the line! CountArach came in TIED with brewers90, and on top of that, Pellizotti2 came in TIED with both of them!! This was going to come down to the performance of Mresuperstar.
The last rider was out. Jacky Durand, who was trying to hang on.
As Mresuperstar approached the finish line, it was looking good, and it held to be true! He came across in the lead and held on to WIN the stage!!
Jacky Durand held his own, across the finish line he came, and would be keeping the leaders jersey! He did horrible, only beating 4 riders, but the gaps were so close he still led by almost a minute!
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Results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
. Mresuperstar
Team Subway
16'13
2
. brewers90
Bunzl - Centrica
+ 4
3
. CountArach
Red Rooster
s.t.
4
. Pellizotti2
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
5
. cio93
Tissot
+ 13
6
. gotlandrules
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
+ 15
7
. andy222c
Team Carlsberg
+ 17
8
. janne_837
Tissot
s.t.
9
. NTTHRASH
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
10
. Valor
Team ZUNO Bank
+ 19
Spoiler
11
. baseballlover312
Team Subway
s.t.
12
. JuanMotr
New Belgium Cycling Team
+ 20
13
. ggDonovan
Barilla - Ferrari
+ 22
14
. bfreire
Rabobank Pro Team
+ 23
15
. Il Grillo
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
16
. dark_x2012
Team Nordeus
s.t.
17
. fcancellara
Rabobank Pro Team
+ 24
18
. kumazan
Barilla - Ferrari
+ 25
19
. Deda
Team Nordeus
+ 26
20
. mattie524
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
21
. issoisso
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
22
. alexkr00
Team Nordeus
+ 28
23
. niconico
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
+ 29
24
. Ybodonk
Team Jysk
s.t.
25
. Rin
Celesio Cycling
+ 30
26
. Metriz-
Team Jysk
s.t.
27
. Lachi
Tissot
s.t.
28
. matt493
Citigroup - Cannondale
+ 31
29
. TTspecialist
Team Nordeus
s.t.
30
. Lorkan
Tissot
+ 32
31
. Dippofix
Glanbia Cycling
+ 33
32
. Ildabaoth
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
33
. Bjartne
Team Carlsberg
+ 34
34
. Smowz
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
35
. E_Hagen
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
36
. Macquet
New Belgium Cycling Team
+ 35
37
. wogsrus
Red Rooster
s.t.
38
. Guido Mukk
Team ZUNO Bank
s.t.
39
. rjc_43
Bunzl - Centrica
+ 36
40
. popkorn
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
41
. Squire
Team Subway
+ 38
42
. samdiatmh
Red Rooster
s.t.
43
. TankNL
Philips Pro Team
+ 39
44
. filmmaker14
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
45
. alex-sonic
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
46
. MARSUPILAMI
Barilla - Ferrari
s.t.
47
. AiZaK
Barilla - Ferrari
+ 40
48
. jsh312mufc
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
49
. Paul23
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
50
. Halvor
Team Exxonmobil
+ 41
51
. ianrussell
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
52
. Bushwackers
Citigroup - Cannondale
s.t.
53
. Camacho
Barilla - Ferrari
+ 42
54
. nacho63
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
55
. icecreamtester
Citigroup - Cannondale
+ 43
56
. Cristi M
Team Nordeus
s.t.
57
. steve smink
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
58
. Juan
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
59
. duxili
Picard - Lapierre
+ 45
60
. MitchNL
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
61
. baggieboys32
Bunzl - Centrica
+ 46
62
. Greg956
Red Rooster
s.t.
63
. rorzcp
Red Rooster
s.t.
64
. kadtagenero
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
65
. kopfan
Glanbia Cycling
+ 47
66
. Christer
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
67
. Anonymer
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
68
. beagle
Team ZUNO Bank
+ 49
69
. facmanpob
Team Subway
s.t.
70
. yoejo
Team Subway
s.t.
71
. Luis Leon Sanchez
Red Rooster
+ 50
72
. rodda
Red Rooster
s.t.
73
. Nielsboy1998
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
74
. maxime86
Team Subway
+ 51
75
. LLDS
Barilla - Ferrari
s.t.
76
. jolly_antunes
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
77
. canojuancho
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
78
. fintas
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
79
. welker3257
Citigroup - Cannondale
s.t.
80
. Adamb
Team Exxonmobil
+ 52
81
. Re Leone
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
82
. Silvio Herklotz
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
83
. baia
Tissot
s.t.
84
. Haasje33
Rabobank Pro Team
+ 53
85
. Atlantius
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
86
. Alastairhufc
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
87
. Kami
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
88
. juszta
Team Nordeus
s.t.
89
. BikeRoel
New Belgium Cycling Team
+ 54
90
. dave92
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
91
. brownwm
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
92
. harry
New Belgium Cycling Team
+ 55
93
. Blueprint
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
94
. FuglsangxTH3
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
95
. Avin Wargunnson
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
96
. SweatyViking
Team Exxonmobil
+ 56
97
. usto
Barilla - Ferrari
s.t.
98
. fjhoekie
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
99
. Montolivo
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
100
. atlanta
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
101
. Kentaurus
Team Subway
+ 57
102
. HaRe
Team Nordeus
s.t.
103
. Michal444
Team ZUNO Bank
+ 58
104
. Kritzo
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
105
. ste_18
Tissot
s.t.
106
. wackojackohighcliffe
Team Nordeus
s.t.
107
. franki28
Citigroup - Cannondale
+ 59
108
. knockout
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
109
. G_Larsson
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
110
. asmod
Citigroup - Cannondale
s.t.
111
. kissaha
Team Subway
+ 1'00
112
. T-Photon
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
113
. Tafiolmo
Philips Pro Team
+ 1'01
114
. Tooom3k
Team ZUNO Bank
s.t.
115
. denismenchov08
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
116
. johannes-w
Celesio Cycling
+ 1'02
117
. alexanderlens
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
118
. Marcovdw
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
119
. vismitananda
Red Rooster
s.t.
120
. Aquarius
Picard - Lapierre
+ 1'03
121
. Waghlon
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
122
. mattiasgt
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
123
. ShortsNL
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
124
. Maddrengen
Team ZUNO Bank
s.t.
125
. ppanther
Tissot
+ 1'04
126
. ricotero_uy
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
127
. Karl_rab
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
128
. alnibbles
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
129
. Calzone
Team Carlsberg
+ 1'06
130
. Jack888
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
131
. Areolys
Tissot
+ 1'07
132
. tastasol
Barilla - Ferrari
+ 1'08
133
. JoeArmstrong13
Bunzl - Centrica
+ 1'09
134
. Faillu
Team Jysk
s.t.
135
. Smitho
Bunzl - Centrica
+ 1'10
136
. jumbobogen
Team Jysk
s.t.
137
. LeTrik
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
138
. coutas98
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
139
. Roman
Team ZUNO Bank
+ 1'11
140
. mede33
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
141
. Firefly21
Citigroup - Cannondale
+ 1'12
142
. Rasmussen
Philips Pro Team
+ 1'14
143
. Deksel
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
144
. BikeX
Team ZUNO Bank
s.t.
145
. jacknic
Team Jysk
+ 1'15
146
. Chuck
Team Jysk
+ 1'19
147
. Jacky Durand
Celesio Cycling
+ 1'20
148
. DJP19
Citigroup - Cannondale
+ 1'22
149
. housoe
Team Carlsberg
+ 1'25
150
. Smoku
Glanbia Cycling
+ 1'29
Overall
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
. Jacky Durand
Celesio Cycling
6h22'16
2
. Mresuperstar
Team Subway
+ 27
3
. Pellizotti2
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
+ 39
4
. CountArach
Red Rooster
s.t.
5
. brewers90
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
6
. cio93
Tissot
+ 40
7
. Guido Mukk
Team ZUNO Bank
+ 50
8
. NTTHRASH
Picard - Lapierre
+ 52
9
. janne_837
Tissot
s.t.
10
. Lachi
Tissot
+ 53
Points
Rank
Name
Team
General
1
. Mresuperstar
Team Subway
48
2
. Guido Mukk
Team ZUNO Bank
37
3
. Lachi
Tissot
34
4
. cio93
Tissot
32
5
. Jacky Durand
Celesio Cycling
31
6
. Pellizotti2
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
28
7
. brewers90
Bunzl - Centrica
28
8
. baseballlover312
Team Subway
27
9
. CountArach
Red Rooster
26
10
. NTTHRASH
Picard - Lapierre
24
Team Standings
Rank
Team
Time
General Time
1
Tissot
+ 12
19h09'33 (1)
2
Team Subway
+ 9
+ 51 (2)
3
Team ZUNO Bank
+ 55
+ 1'37 (3)
4
Bunzl - Centrica
+ 26
+ 2'02 (4)
5
Team Nordeus
+ 29
+ 2'14 (5)
6
Picard - Lapierre
+ 51
+ 2'36 (6)
7
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
+ 57
+ 2'42 (7)
8
Citigroup - Cannondale
+ 1'07
+ 2'43 (8)
9
Celesio Cycling
+ 45
+ 2'58 (9)
10
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
49'27
+ 3'42 (10)
Jacky Durand hung on! It looks like his win is going to be secured and it will be another successful race by Celesio, who is looking good to start the season out. It will be interesting to see how the sprints playout the last few stages and who finishes on the podium overall.
Edited by jseadog1 on 06-11-2014 03:35
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roturn wrote:
Rather surprised that I am with the team in Qatar for motivating JD.
By looking on JD`s result here, it was probably a long night and a lot of drinks.
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With the time trial over. the race was just about over as well even though we were only halfway. Jacky Durand could not believe that he was going to wear this jersey everyday of the race. Celesio was extremely happy with how their season started out. The other teams here knew the best rider was not going to win.
Was the true race now the Points race? Many think so. The true sprinters were going to shine in a sprinters race, and the stage wins were what really mattered now. While Celesio was worried about protecting their leader, the other teams had to protect their sprinters.
There was just about a week until the race in Oman started. Many captain riders are making debuts there, TheManxMissile to name one of them. The action was getting good and competitive, and a clean season has been successful so far. Now it just has to stay that way.
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It felt like stage 1 again. We were in the same place, but starting in an actual location that looked like human life existed. The route was also taking slightly different roads, but most knew what to expect.
The peleton started out fairly slow, and it showed. A break group went out on their own and had absolutely no trouble staying alone. It was an 8 rider break today: coutas98, camacho, LeTrik, Jack888, popkorn, Halvor, rorzcp, and TTspecialist. They had no trouble sustaining a 3:00 lead.
Back at the main field, it was Celesio out front as expected. Paul23 was the rider out front the most, allowing a 4:00 lead for the break now.
It was a 5:00 lead at the 100km mark, and that was the highest it would get before slowly coming down. Subway was making their way to the front, and Zuno was also up there.
At the halfway point, it was a 4:00 lead for the break, and it was down to 3:00 with 50km to go. Even though it was early, the riders were getting some last drinks of water in and trying to get some type of organization for the end of the race.
Squire now doing the pacing for Subway as he drastically picks up the pace, and we see the peleton riding at a very fast pace again. The break looked like they would make it until the fast pace of this group captured the break at literally about 2-3 KM to go. It was going to a day for the sprinters to battle for the win!
But wait! rorzcp is making one last go at it, and he launches his sprint early! The favorites have no choice but to follow. We are in the closing kilometer and it is looking like it would not last for him. The favorites are all on their own, trying to catch up, and rorzcp came so close!! It would be Guido Mukk not being denied of another stage win!
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Results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
. Guido Mukk
Team ZUNO Bank
2h58'59
2
. rorzcp
Red Rooster
s.t.
3
. cio93
Tissot
s.t.
4
. Camacho
Barilla - Ferrari
s.t.
5
. Halvor
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
6
. Jack888
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
7
. CountArach
Red Rooster
s.t.
8
. TTspecialist
Team Nordeus
s.t.
9
. LeTrik
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
10
. matt493
Citigroup - Cannondale
s.t.
Spoiler
11
. popkorn
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
12
. Lachi
Tissot
s.t.
13
. coutas98
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
14
. Jacky Durand
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
15
. baseballlover312
Team Subway
s.t.
16
. baia
Tissot
s.t.
17
. alexkr00
Team Nordeus
s.t.
18
. ShortsNL
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
19
. Mresuperstar
Team Subway
s.t.
20
. rjc_43
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
21
. kumazan
Barilla - Ferrari
s.t.
22
. asmod
Citigroup - Cannondale
s.t.
23
. FuglsangxTH3
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
24
. ste_18
Tissot
s.t.
25
. icecreamtester
Citigroup - Cannondale
s.t.
26
. bfreire
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
27
. fcancellara
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
28
. Re Leone
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
29
. welker3257
Citigroup - Cannondale
s.t.
30
. ricotero_uy
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
31
. yoejo
Team Subway
s.t.
32
. Bushwackers
Citigroup - Cannondale
s.t.
33
. Pellizotti2
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
34
. wackojackohighcliffe
Team Nordeus
s.t.
35
. issoisso
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
36
. brewers90
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
37
. Smowz
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
38
. Metriz-
Team Jysk
s.t.
39
. MitchNL
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
40
. Paul23
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
41
. NTTHRASH
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
42
. JuanMotr
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
43
. franki28
Citigroup - Cannondale
s.t.
44
. Dippofix
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
45
. Maddrengen
Team ZUNO Bank
s.t.
46
. duxili
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
47
. Silvio Herklotz
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
48
. Roman
Team ZUNO Bank
s.t.
49
. ggDonovan
Barilla - Ferrari
s.t.
50
. niconico
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
51
. Rin
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
52
. Anonymer
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
53
. Deda
Team Nordeus
s.t.
54
. brownwm
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
55
. MARSUPILAMI
Barilla - Ferrari
s.t.
56
. baggieboys32
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
57
. Valor
Team ZUNO Bank
s.t.
58
. gotlandrules
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
59
. canojuancho
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
60
. andy222c
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
61
. Aquarius
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
62
. Deksel
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
63
. Nielsboy1998
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
64
. denismenchov08
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
65
. Firefly21
Citigroup - Cannondale
s.t.
66
. mattie524
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
67
. Il Grillo
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
68
. DJP19
Citigroup - Cannondale
s.t.
69
. ianrussell
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
70
. HaRe
Team Nordeus
s.t.
71
. Smitho
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
72
. janne_837
Tissot
s.t.
73
. fintas
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
74
. alexanderlens
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
75
. Adamb
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
76
. jolly_antunes
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
77
. dave92
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
78
. Avin Wargunnson
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
79
. Montolivo
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
80
. harry
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
81
. Ildabaoth
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
82
. Kami
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
83
. kadtagenero
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
84
. E_Hagen
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
85
. Macquet
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
86
. mede33
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
87
. Cristi M
Team Nordeus
s.t.
88
. Tooom3k
Team ZUNO Bank
s.t.
89
. Marcovdw
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
90
. kissaha
Team Subway
s.t.
91
. Juan
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
92
. BikeX
Team ZUNO Bank
s.t.
93
. rodda
Red Rooster
s.t.
94
. wogsrus
Red Rooster
s.t.
95
. dark_x2012
Team Nordeus
s.t.
96
. Kentaurus
Team Subway
s.t.
97
. facmanpob
Team Subway
s.t.
98
. alnibbles
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
99
. Luis Leon Sanchez
Red Rooster
s.t.
100
. Christer
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
101
. Areolys
Tissot
s.t.
102
. beagle
Team ZUNO Bank
s.t.
103
. samdiatmh
Red Rooster
s.t.
104
. ppanther
Tissot
s.t.
105
. Ybodonk
Team Jysk
s.t.
106
. G_Larsson
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
107
. Lorkan
Tissot
s.t.
108
. fjhoekie
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
109
. maxime86
Team Subway
s.t.
110
. alex-sonic
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
111
. Squire
Team Subway
s.t.
112
. Greg956
Red Rooster
s.t.
113
. steve smink
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
114
. Alastairhufc
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
115
. Michal444
Team ZUNO Bank
s.t.
116
. BikeRoel
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
117
. Waghlon
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
118
. Blueprint
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
119
. nacho63
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
120
. TankNL
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
121
. tastasol
Barilla - Ferrari
s.t.
122
. Tafiolmo
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
123
. johannes-w
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
124
. juszta
Team Nordeus
s.t.
125
. jsh312mufc
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
126
. T-Photon
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
127
. Bjartne
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
128
. mattiasgt
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
129
. Haasje33
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
130
. Karl_rab
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
131
. atlanta
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
132
. kopfan
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
133
. jumbobogen
Team Jysk
s.t.
134
. knockout
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
135
. Faillu
Team Jysk
s.t.
136
. jacknic
Team Jysk
s.t.
137
. Kritzo
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
138
. Calzone
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
139
. Chuck
Team Jysk
s.t.
140
. Atlantius
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
141
. AiZaK
Barilla - Ferrari
s.t.
142
. usto
Barilla - Ferrari
s.t.
143
. housoe
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
144
. filmmaker14
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
145
. LLDS
Barilla - Ferrari
s.t.
146
. Smoku
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
147
. Rasmussen
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
148
. SweatyViking
Team Exxonmobil
+ 3'12
149
. JoeArmstrong13
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
150
. vismitananda
Red Rooster
+ 3'37
Overall
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
. Jacky Durand
Celesio Cycling
9h21'15
2
. Mresuperstar
Team Subway
+ 27
3
. Guido Mukk
Team ZUNO Bank
+ 30
4
. cio93
Tissot
+ 32
5
. CountArach
Red Rooster
+ 39
6
. Pellizotti2
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
7
. brewers90
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
8
. NTTHRASH
Picard - Lapierre
+ 52
9
. janne_837
Tissot
s.t.
10
. Lachi
Tissot
+ 53
Points
Rank
Name
Team
General
1
. Guido Mukk
Team ZUNO Bank
62
2
. Mresuperstar
Team Subway
48
3
. cio93
Tissot
48
4
. Lachi
Tissot
38
5
. CountArach
Red Rooster
35
6
. Jacky Durand
Celesio Cycling
33
7
. Pellizotti2
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
28
8
. brewers90
Bunzl - Centrica
28
9
. baseballlover312
Team Subway
28
10
. NTTHRASH
Picard - Lapierre
24
Team Standings
Rank
Team
General Time
1
Tissot
28h06'30 (1)
2
Team Subway
+ 51 (2)
3
Team ZUNO Bank
+ 1'37 (3)
4
Bunzl - Centrica
+ 2'02 (4)
5
Team Nordeus
+ 2'14 (5)
6
Picard - Lapierre
+ 2'36 (6)
7
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
+ 2'42 (7)
8
Citigroup - Cannondale
+ 2'43 (8)
9
Celesio Cycling
+ 2'58 (9)
10
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'42 (10)
2 races so far, 2 double winners so far. It is looking good for those that came into the season have been in shape. Even though many riders have not been out that much, they are still able to contribute to the team. The overall result is still unchanged though, as it continues to look good for Jacky Durand.
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I don't know what went wrong with the Rabobank sprint train, it just didn't seem to work out this time, but luckily we have two days left to mark our names in the flat stages
Was this race actually over like we thought? Were other teams secretly meeting to discuss if there was any chance this race could be brought back to a competition? There were a few teams having a private talk, and out of respect for them, I wont reveal who they were. The conscious of the talk was that if the pace was upped over the duration of the race, Jacky Durand might not be able to keep up.
I think word was spread out to Celesio somehow, maybe a bluff team was in that discussion secretly trying to help Celesio, but who knows. They were trying to think of how they could keep the pace normal to secure a win. Wile they were thinking, many of the other riders and teams had their eyes set on the points competition and the remaining stages.
The race has a very high chance of coming down to the last sprint to determine the points winner, we just had to see how today went. I know riders were getting bored of riding basically the same roads everyday, but surely we wouldn't have another win by Guido Mukk, would we?
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It should be a good nice flat race today, totaling 160KM, the longest stage of the race.
Right from the first few KM's we saw 11 riders try to set out alone. Im not sure if the peleton was going faster or not, but the break did not make it past a 1 minute gap. I noticed them keep trying to break, but to no avail. Celesio was up front of the pack.
Right at around the first sprint they were caught, but it wasn't even 30 seconds later and there were 11 new riders setting out an attack. They got out to a 1:00 lead relatively faster than the last break. Leading the charge of the peleton now was Deksel of RAB and Bushwackers of CIT.
The break continued to gain ground little by little. Out front we see Macquet, LLDS, Halvor, Bjtarne, atlanta, alex-sonic, and Luis Leon Sanchez. They only had a 45 second gap at 85KM to go and Rin was now pacing the peleton for Celesio. Paul23 was also there as a teammate helper.
Whatever break was left did not last long. Looks like roturn made sure that Celesio stay up front and do the pacing, so it would be so high. The pack was now together.
As you can see by the last and following picture, Citigroup was getting organized at the front of the field. There are only 35KM left in the race. Remember that whole thing about a crazy fast pace of the main field? Well, Rabobank made it happen. I am not sure if they were trying to make it obvious it was them that set it up, or if there was some kind of agreement.
Regardless, there was not much left in the race, just a little over 10KM. Many riders were having trouble keeping up, which ultimately led to the failure of the original plan. Many riders were so spread out that even the very large gap had the pack finish as 1 due to the fact that everyone had the same time from being so close.
Now to the sprint. No Guido Mukk today as the fast pace must have worn him out. It came down to 2 riders, and it was cio93 and Avin Wargunnson . Avin launched his attack just a bit too late, as another 50 meters would have got him a win. cio93 holds on for his first win, with teammate Lachi right behind.
The overall lead is very low now, could something interesting happen tomorrow!?
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Results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
. cio93
Tissot
3h13'10
2
. Avin Wargunnson
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
3
. Guido Mukk
Team ZUNO Bank
s.t.
4
. Lachi
Tissot
s.t.
5
. CountArach
Red Rooster
s.t.
6
. mede33
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
7
. Pellizotti2
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
8
. baia
Tissot
s.t.
9
. Mresuperstar
Team Subway
s.t.
10
. SweatyViking
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
Spoiler
11
. fintas
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
12
. baseballlover312
Team Subway
s.t.
13
. brewers90
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
14
. issoisso
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
15
. NTTHRASH
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
16
. wogsrus
Red Rooster
s.t.
17
. rjc_43
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
18
. wackojackohighcliffe
Team Nordeus
s.t.
19
. kumazan
Barilla - Ferrari
s.t.
20
. BikeX
Team ZUNO Bank
s.t.
21
. Smowz
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
22
. Dippofix
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
23
. jolly_antunes
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
24
. denismenchov08
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
25
. Maddrengen
Team ZUNO Bank
s.t.
26
. FuglsangxTH3
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
27
. ste_18
Tissot
s.t.
28
. yoejo
Team Subway
s.t.
29
. Valor
Team ZUNO Bank
s.t.
30
. fcancellara
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
31
. alexkr00
Team Nordeus
s.t.
32
. Jacky Durand
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
33
. ggDonovan
Barilla - Ferrari
s.t.
34
. andy222c
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
35
. bfreire
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
36
. Metriz-
Team Jysk
s.t.
37
. JuanMotr
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
38
. baggieboys32
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
39
. ricotero_uy
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
40
. TankNL
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
41
. Jack888
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
42
. Michal444
Team ZUNO Bank
s.t.
43
. gotlandrules
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
44
. niconico
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
45
. Deda
Team Nordeus
s.t.
46
. T-Photon
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
47
. Roman
Team ZUNO Bank
s.t.
48
. dave92
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
49
. janne_837
Tissot
s.t.
50
. Il Grillo
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
51
. popkorn
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
52
. Silvio Herklotz
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
53
. ShortsNL
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
54
. MitchNL
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
55
. LeTrik
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
56
. Aquarius
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
57
. Anonymer
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
58
. franki28
Citigroup - Cannondale
s.t.
59
. Kentaurus
Team Subway
s.t.
60
. HaRe
Team Nordeus
s.t.
61
. dark_x2012
Team Nordeus
s.t.
62
. G_Larsson
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
63
. Haasje33
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
64
. icecreamtester
Citigroup - Cannondale
s.t.
65
. duxili
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
66
. E_Hagen
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
67
. beagle
Team ZUNO Bank
s.t.
68
. alexanderlens
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
69
. Smitho
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
70
. Kami
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
71
. Cristi M
Team Nordeus
s.t.
72
. kadtagenero
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
73
. Macquet
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
74
. harry
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
75
. TTspecialist
Team Nordeus
s.t.
76
. rorzcp
Red Rooster
s.t.
77
. kissaha
Team Subway
s.t.
78
. rodda
Red Rooster
s.t.
79
. Atlantius
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
80
. Juan
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
81
. canojuancho
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
82
. Rin
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
83
. housoe
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
84
. Christer
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
85
. Areolys
Tissot
s.t.
86
. Calzone
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
87
. fjhoekie
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
88
. alex-sonic
Picard - Lapierre
s.t.
89
. Bjartne
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
90
. Blueprint
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
91
. ppanther
Tissot
s.t.
92
. brownwm
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
93
. Nielsboy1998
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
94
. Squire
Team Subway
s.t.
95
. Paul23
Celesio Cycling
s.t.
96
. BikeRoel
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
97
. maxime86
Team Subway
s.t.
98
. facmanpob
Team Subway
s.t.
99
. Ildabaoth
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
100
. Marcovdw
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
101
. Luis Leon Sanchez
Red Rooster
s.t.
102
. Halvor
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
103
. Kritzo
Team Carlsberg
s.t.
104
. Firefly21
Citigroup - Cannondale
s.t.
105
. asmod
Citigroup - Cannondale
s.t.
106
. JoeArmstrong13
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
107
. AiZaK
Barilla - Ferrari
s.t.
108
. Montolivo
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
109
. Greg956
Red Rooster
s.t.
110
. MARSUPILAMI
Barilla - Ferrari
s.t.
111
. samdiatmh
Red Rooster
s.t.
112
. Adamb
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
113
. Alastairhufc
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
114
. Waghlon
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
115
. alnibbles
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
116
. Tooom3k
Team ZUNO Bank
s.t.
117
. jsh312mufc
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
118
. coutas98
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
s.t.
119
. ianrussell
Team Exxonmobil
s.t.
120
. tastasol
Barilla - Ferrari
s.t.
121
. jumbobogen
Team Jysk
s.t.
122
. mattie524
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
123
. matt493
Citigroup - Cannondale
s.t.
124
. Ybodonk
Team Jysk
s.t.
125
. Karl_rab
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
126
. juszta
Team Nordeus
s.t.
127
. kopfan
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
128
. mattiasgt
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
129
. atlanta
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
130
. nacho63
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
131
. Smoku
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
132
. steve smink
Glanbia Cycling
s.t.
133
. filmmaker14
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
134
. knockout
New Belgium Cycling Team
s.t.
135
. jacknic
Team Jysk
s.t.
136
. Camacho
Barilla - Ferrari
s.t.
137
. usto
Barilla - Ferrari
s.t.
138
. LLDS
Barilla - Ferrari
s.t.
139
. Chuck
Team Jysk
s.t.
140
. Rasmussen
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
141
. Faillu
Team Jysk
s.t.
142
. Tafiolmo
Philips Pro Team
s.t.
143
. DJP19
Citigroup - Cannondale
s.t.
144
. Deksel
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
145
. vismitananda
Red Rooster
s.t.
146
. Re Leone
Rabobank Pro Team
s.t.
147
. Lorkan
Tissot
s.t.
148
. Bushwackers
Citigroup - Cannondale
+ 3'57
149
. welker3257
Citigroup - Cannondale
+ 4'36
150
. johannes-w
Celesio Cycling
+ 5'07
Overall
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
. Jacky Durand
Celesio Cycling
12h34'25
2
. cio93
Tissot
+ 12
3
. Guido Mukk
Team ZUNO Bank
+ 22
4
. Mresuperstar
Team Subway
+ 27
5
. CountArach
Red Rooster
+ 39
6
. Pellizotti2
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
7
. brewers90
Bunzl - Centrica
s.t.
8
. NTTHRASH
Picard - Lapierre
+ 52
9
. janne_837
Tissot
s.t.
10
. Lachi
Tissot
+ 53
Points
Rank
Name
Team
General
1
. Guido Mukk
Team ZUNO Bank
78
2
. cio93
Tissot
73
3
. Mresuperstar
Team Subway
55
4
. Lachi
Tissot
52
5
. CountArach
Red Rooster
47
6
. Pellizotti2
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
37
7
. Jacky Durand
Celesio Cycling
33
8
. baseballlover312
Team Subway
32
9
. brewers90
Bunzl - Centrica
31
10
. NTTHRASH
Picard - Lapierre
25
Team Standings
Rank
Team
General Time
1
Tissot
37h46'00 (1)
2
Team Subway
+ 51 (2)
3
Team ZUNO Bank
+ 1'37 (3)
4
Bunzl - Centrica
+ 2'02 (4)
5
Team Nordeus
+ 2'14 (5)
6
Picard - Lapierre
+ 2'36 (6)
7
Telefonica - Portugal Telecom
+ 2'42 (7)
8
Citigroup - Cannondale
+ 2'43 (8)
9
Celesio Cycling
+ 2'58 (9)
10
Spotify Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'42 (10)
Well, we got an interesting situation afterall. It will be a 5 point gap in the points classification and a 12 second one overall. Looks like we will be getting some good competitive cycling in the last stage! I am looking forward to it!
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