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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 19-12-2010 12:01
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After quite a few failed stories, I decided to invest some good time in making this one ready before I started posting it. It's on PCM07 with the Daily 08DB (cos PCM 09 takes about a week to play a stage). It's with a fantasy team and will hopefully hold as much realism as possible (cya-realism  ).
Edited by wackojackohighcliffe on 31-01-2011 18:32
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 19-12-2010 12:02
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Litespeed Racing Team – a new team for 2008 launches itself from its Lancaster base.
After co-sponsoring Team DFL last year, Litespeed decided that it would get a lot more publicity from sponsoring its own team. It turned out to be a great move as the Pedaltech team (who replaced DFL) crashed and burned. A few sponsors such as Jako and Reynolds jumped ship to the new Litespeed team, who were already assembling their squad under leadership of manager Harry Lodge. Another ex-DFL rider also came across to Litespeed, alongside some riders from the continent and Lodge’s old teams.
The squad looked like this:
Tom Southam, Jonathan Dayus and Hamish Haynes would be team leaders. Southam had returned to the UK after a year in Australia and two with the Barloworld team and would lead the team in stage races with time-trials and some hilly races. Jonathan Dayus has been racing in France, competing successfully in some .2 and smaller races, taking quite a few wins. He is good on all terrain but is starting to get a little old – it will be interesting to see how he adapts to riding in the UK again. Haynes was 2006 British champion and was on the DFL team last year. He has ridden in the Belgian kermesses and can sprint well and go on the cobbles.
Dave Clarke also rode with Endurasport – he can sprint and get over the hills so is a useful asset for the team. Robin Sharman has finished consistently highly in the Premier Calendar, wining in 2005, 2nd in 2006 and 3rd in 2007, as well as riding for Great Britain at the World Road Race Championships. He’s a great all-round rider and has experience with most of the courses this year. Tomas Swift-Metcalfe comes to his homeland from Portugal, having been spotted by the team after winning the Valongo race in 2007. He is a good climber/stage racer and a great talent for the future. Coutts rode with 3 Belgian teams and DFL in 2006 (as well as Lodge’s Endurasport venture) and can lead the team in the mountains (mostly on the continent). Adam Blythe is a youngster with huge potential. He only steps up to the seniors this year after an incredibly successful junior career including two stage wins and the overall classification in the Driededaagse van Axel, the European team pursuit championships (twice) and the UIV Cup. His best talent is the sprints but he also likes the cobbles.
The team will race mostly in the UK, in the Premier Calendar races, the two 1.2 classics, the nationals and the Tour of Britain as well as Ireland’s 1.2 classic, the Shay Elliot, and it’s stage races, the Ras and the Tour of Ireland. They will also participate in some races on the continent, for race fitness and rider development, and US races, because this is another target market for Litespeed.
The team is ready – bring on 2008.
Database info: edited version of Daily 08 db. 15 british races, 3 irish races. All british races have an accurate or relatively accurate profile as does the tour of Ireland (although rsm profiler seems to stretch the stages).
4 british teams (litespeed(fantasy) has replaced barloworld) and 2 irish teams. I am hoping to keep the story as realistic as PCM allows but there will be some artistic license. I also will not bid on British riders from bigger teams unless they are free riders as of October the 15th.
I will be posting race results of foreign races but the most in-depth reports will be from British races. Trying out EXTREME
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 19-12-2010 12:02
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World’s View Challenge
The first race of the year is a stage-race in South Africa. The whole squad travels.
All stages ended in a mass sprint.
Stage 1
Rank Name Team Time
1 Pieter Seyffert Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub 2h37'41
2 Christoff Van Heerden Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
3 Benny De Schrooder An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
4 Christian Kux Team Milram s.t.
5 Alberto Ongarato Team Milram s.t.
6 Brett Lancaster Team Milram s.t.
7 Peter Möhlmann Team Kuota - Senges s.t.
8 Claudio Corioni Liquigas s.t.
9 Hichem Chabane Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
10 Michael Albasini Liquigas s.t.
Stage 2
Rank Name Team Time
1 Brett Lancaster Team Milram 2h48'28
2 Claudio Corioni Liquigas s.t.
3 Anuar Manan LeTua Cycling Team s.t.
4 Matej Jurco Team Milram s.t.
5 Benny De Schrooder An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
6 Peter Möhlmann Team Kuota - Senges s.t.
7 Kyle Gritters Health Net presented by Maxxis s.t.
8 Marco Velo Team Milram s.t.
9 Christian Kux Team Milram s.t.
10 Ridzuan Zainal LeTua Cycling Team s.t.
Stage 3
Stage 4
Rank Name Team Time
1 Marco Velo Team Milram 2h51'01
2 Alberto Ongarato Team Milram s.t.
3 Nicholas White Team MTN s.t.
4 Michael Albasini Liquigas s.t.
5 Claudio Corioni Liquigas s.t.
6 Brett Lancaster Team Milram s.t.
7 Benny De Schrooder An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
8 Malcolm Lange Team MTN s.t.
9 Martin Müller Team Milram s.t.
10 Hichem Chabane Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
Stage 5
Rank Name Team Time
1 Peter Möhlmann Team Kuota - Senges 2h23'23
2 Christoff Van Heerden Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
3 Benny De Schrooder An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
4 Alberto Ongarato Team Milram s.t.
5 Claudio Corioni Liquigas s.t.
6 Maciej Bodnar Liquigas s.t.
7 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas s.t.
8 Matej Jurco Team Milram s.t.
9 Joachim Tolles Team Kuota - Senges s.t.
10 Brett Lancaster Team Milram s.t.
GC
Rank Name Team Time
1 Marco Velo Team Milram 13h02'05
2 Christoff Van Heerden Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub + 2
3 Peter Möhlmann Team Kuota - Senges + 10
4 Brett Lancaster Team Milram s.t.
5 Pieter Seyffert Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
6 Benny De Schrooder An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team + 12
7 Alberto Ongarato Team Milram + 14
8 Claudio Corioni Liquigas s.t.
9 Anuar Manan LeTua Cycling Team + 16
10 Sayuti Zahit LeTua Cycling Team s.t.
Our highest placed rider was Adam Blythe in 58th, 20 seconds down.
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Posted on 19-12-2010 12:07
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Yay, a story with a completely realistic team lineup! Good luck getting results to start with, but theyll be more satisfying when they come
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Posted on 19-12-2010 12:10
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Sounds interesting  Good luck for this story |
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 19-12-2010 12:20
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Yay, a story with a completely realistic team lineup! Good luck getting results to start with, but theyll be more satisfying when they come
the problem is with the UK races - they just never seem to play out normally, either making it really easy or difficult. I got it under control by about July
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Posted on 19-12-2010 12:24
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Amgen Tour of California
Litespeed was incredibly pleased with the publicity incurred by participation in America’s premier race. Tom Southam was designated team leader over the tough terrain and two time trials of the stage race but the team’s plans changed after only one rider, and a surprise at that, could stick it on the queen stage.
Stage 1 ITT
Rank Name Team Time
1 David Zabriskie Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O 4'14
2 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team s.t.
3 Marco Pinotti Team High Road + 1
4 Bradley McGee Team CSC + 2
5 Dmytro Grabovskyy Quick•Step + 4
6 Jens Voigt Team CSC + 5
7 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole + 7
8 Mark Cavendish Team High Road + 8
9 Joost Posthuma Rabobank s.t.
10 David Galvin BMC Racing Team + 11
11 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team CSC s.t.
12 Stef Clement Bouygues Télécom s.t.
13 Steven Cozza Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
14 Evgeni Sokolov Bouygues Télécom s.t.
15 Bernard Van Ulden Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
16 Tom Southam Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
Stage 2
Rank Name Team Time
1 Burke Swindlehurst Bissell Pro Cycling 3h59'45
2 John Devine Team High Road s.t.
3 Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom + 47
4 Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner s.t.
5 Fred Rodriguez Rock Racing s.t.
6 Matti Breschel Team CSC s.t.
7 Fabian Wegmann Gerolsteiner s.t.
8 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team s.t.
9 Sergei Ivanov Team Astana s.t.
10 Johann Tschopp Bouygues Télécom s.t.
Not a clue what happened in Stage 3 so we will skip to stage 4 – the queen stage of the race. Hamish Haynes’ ride was a shock as he took over the leadership role when Tom Southam faltered. He came in 47th as the bunch disintegrated over the hills between Modesto and San Jose.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom 4h52'03
2 Kim Kirchen Team High Road s.t.
3 David Zabriskie Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
4 Levi Leipheimer Team Astana s.t.
5 Bradley McGee Team CSC + 42
6 Rory Sutherland Health Net presented by Maxxis s.t.
7 Johann Tschopp Bouygues Télécom s.t.
8 Jens Voigt Team CSC s.t.
9 Trent Lowe Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
10 Tyler Hamilton Rock Racing s.t.
Stage 5
Stage 6 ITT
Rank Name Team Time
1 David Zabriskie Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O 29'21
2 Marco Pinotti Team High Road + 8
3 Benoît Joachim Team Astana + 13
4 Jens Voigt Team CSC + 16
5 Joost Posthuma Rabobank + 23
6 Stef Clement Bouygues Télécom + 27
7 Levi Leipheimer Team Astana + 37
8 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole + 45
9 David Galvin BMC Racing Team + 46
10 Chris Wherry Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team + 55
Stage 7
Rank Name Team Time
1 Paolo Bettini Quick•Step 4h06'00
2 Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom s.t.
3 Mauro Facci Quick•Step s.t.
4 Jens Voigt Team CSC s.t.
5 Johann Tschopp Bouygues Télécom s.t.
6 Stef Clement Bouygues Télécom s.t.
7 Fred Rodriguez Rock Racing + 21
8 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole s.t.
9 Kim Kirchen Team High Road s.t.
10 Rory Sutherland Health Net presented by Maxxis s.t.
Stage 8
Rank Name Team Time
1 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole 2h50'35
2 Paolo Bettini Quick•Step s.t.
3 Stuart O'Grady Team CSC s.t.
4 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team CSC s.t.
5 Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner s.t.
6 André Greipel Team High Road s.t.
7 Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom s.t.
8 Richard England Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
9 Davide Viganò Quick•Step s.t.
10 Rahsaan Bahati Rock Racing s.t.
GC
Rank Name Team Time
1 Jens Voigt Team CSC 26h03'59
2 David Zabriskie Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 1'27
3 Johann Tschopp Bouygues Télécom + 2'27
4 Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom + 3'12
5 Marco Pinotti Team High Road + 3'51
6 Rory Sutherland Health Net presented by Maxxis + 4'07
7 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team CSC + 4'27
8 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team + 5'25
9 Bradley McGee Team CSC + 5'28
10 Kim Kirchen Team High Road + 5'52
Hamish Haynes was our highest-placed rider in 41st place at 16”20, a pleasing result for him. This race was really just for exposure for the brand and for experience for the riders.
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Posted on 19-12-2010 12:26
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GP di Lugano
A Swiss hilly classic that we were surprised to receive an invite to.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Steve Zampieri Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 3h46'59
2 Matteo Carrara Quick•Step + 29
3 Peter Velits Team Milram s.t.
4 Andrea Tonti Quick•Step + 1'16
5 Dainius Kairelis Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce s.t.
6 Alexandre Pliuschin AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
7 Dimitri Fofonov Crédit Agricole s.t.
8 Hubert Dupont AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
9 Julien El Fares Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
10 Massimo Codol Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo s.t.
Why they did beats me, as our best rider was 111th. But a tough race against quality continental pros builds good fitness for our next race, Premier Calendar opener the Bikeline 2-Day.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 19-12-2010 12:30
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Bikeline 2-Day
The first Premier Calendar race of the year and our debut on British roads is a short stage race around the roads of Hope and Denbigh in North Wales. It consists of a very short prologue time-trial and a short road circuit race based in Hope on the Saturday with a slightly longer, more rolling road circuit race around Denbigh on the Sunday. Our whole 8-man squad is riding – Tom Southam is designated leader, while Hamish Haynes is sprinter and Jon Dayus has a free role.
Stage 1
The race kicked off at 10:00 am with a 2 kilometre race against the clock, through the streets of Hope. Our team had a strong leader in Tom Southam but a prologue this short will favour anyone with power.
The team was going well, as our early riders took provisional leading positions (due to the level of organisation of this race this meant sitting in a plastic garden chair). When Tommy Southam blasted across the line, things were looking good, as he overtook Norwegian National Champion Alexander Kristoff’s time for the lead.
However it was just not to be, as a completely unknown rider, Cypriot Marios Athanasiades, took the win by less than a second. Still, Tom took second and was well-placed for the rest of the race. Our other riders were near the money-places and in contention for a good overall position (bar Adam Blythe).
Rank Name Team Time
1 Marios Athanasiades A-Style - Somn 3'52
2 Tom Southam Litespeed Racing Team + 1
3 Matthew Kipling Pinarello Racing Team + 2
4 Alexander Kristoff Joker - Bianchi s.t.
5 Ken Sebastian Vassdal Team Sparebanken Vest + 3
6 Alexis Eleytheriades A-Style - Somn + 4
7 Mark O'Brien Drapac Porsche Development Program + 6
8 Alexandre Aulas A-Style - Somn s.t.
9 Tom Diggle Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk + 7
10 Jonathan Dayus Litespeed Racing Team + 8
11 Hamish Haynes Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
12 Stuart Shaw Drapac Porsche Development Program + 10
13 Alex Coutts Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
14 Tomas Swift-Metcalfe Litespeed Racing Team + 12
15 Angus Morton Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
16 Morgan Fox Pezula Racing + 13
17 Nikolas Cotret A-Style - Somn + 14
18 George Fattas A-Style - Somn + 15
19 Bernard Van Ulden Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
20 Chris Newton Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk + 16
21 Dean Windsor Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
22 Stian Sommerseth Joker - Bianchi + 17
23 Dave Clarke Litespeed Racing Team + 18
24 Daniel Braunsteins Drapac Porsche Development Program + 19
25 Hichem Chabane Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
26 Dean Downing Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk + 21
27 Simon Holt Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk + 22
28 Sten Stenersen Joker - Bianchi + 23
29 Malcolm Elliott Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
30 Paidi O'Brien An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
31 Michael Cody Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
32 William Connolly Pezula Racing s.t.
33 Robin Sharman Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
34 Evan Oliphant Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
35 Ingar Stokstad Joker - Bianchi + 24
36 Svein Erik Vold Joker - Bianchi s.t.
37 Norberto Wilches Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
38 Thomas Murray Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
39 Christer Rake Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
40 Jeremy Powers Jelly Belly Cycling Team + 25
41 Isaac Speirs An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
42 Graham Briggs Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk + 27
43 Lars Petter Nordhaug Joker - Bianchi + 29
44 Benjamin Price Pinarello Racing Team + 30
45 Tom-André Enaes Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
46 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven Racing Team + 31
47 Nick Reistad Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
48 Pieter Botha Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
49 Simon Gaywood Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
50 Durwan Benjamin Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
51 Neil Coleman Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
52 Ronan McLaughlin An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
53 Bryce Mead Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
54 Ryan Connor Pezula Racing s.t.
55 Dennis Van Niekerk Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
56 Tom Barras Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
57 Lee Davis Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
58 Adam Bonser Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
59 Anders Lund Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
60 Evgeni Sladkov A-Style - Somn s.t.
61 Casey Munro Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
62 Joachim Bohler Joker - Bianchi s.t.
63 Juan Pablo Wilches Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
64 Daniel Fleeman An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
65 Derek Burke Pezula Racing s.t.
66 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
67 Ryan Bonser Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
68 Aaron Tuckerman Jelly Belly Cycling Team + 32
69 Peter Williams Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
70 Matthew Rowe Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
71 Peter McDonald Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
72 Frederik Wilmann Joker - Bianchi s.t.
73 Simon Richardson Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
74 Scott Tietzel Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
75 Andrew Roche Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
76 Aristide Ratti A-Style - Somn s.t.
77 Grant Irwin Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
78 Alex Higham Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
79 Timotheos Skettos A-Style - Somn + 40
80 Adam Blythe Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
81 Matt Rice Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
Stage 2
2:30 pm and the checkered flag was dropped for a few laps around a relatively flat course in Hope. It seemed likely to come down to a sprint finish but there would be some heavy legs after the flat-out sprint of the TT.
The racing was still aggressive and our own Dave Clarke instigated much of it, attacking twice to drag a group clear.
5 were away and working well together, seen here going through Hope for the third time.
However, the bunch was not in a giving mood and they were pulled back with 18 km left. Plowman Craven were tearing it up at the front and we had left it a little late to place our riders, Hamish around 20 places back and Tommy even further.
Come the line and Hamish had dragged himself a bit further forward but not enough to deny a fast moving Peter McDonald from beating Tony Gibb to the win.
Hamish crossed the line in 9th, Tom a further 12 places back. Athanasiades retained the race lead by a second.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Peter McDonald Drapac Porsche Development Program 1h29'06
2 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
3 Malcolm Elliott Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
4 Michael Cody Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
5 Alexander Kristoff Joker - Bianchi s.t.
6 Neil Coleman Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
7 Alexandre Aulas A-Style - Somn s.t.
8 Grant Irwin Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
9 Hamish Haynes Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
10 Evan Oliphant Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
11 Lars Petter Nordhaug Joker - Bianchi s.t.
12 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
13 Bernard Van Ulden Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
14 Nick Reistad Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
15 Stuart Shaw Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
16 Simon Holt Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
17 Nikolas Cotret A-Style - Somn s.t.
18 Matt Rice Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
19 Dean Downing Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
20 Simon Gaywood Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
21 Tom Southam Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
22 Matthew Rowe Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
23 Chris Newton Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
24 Aristide Ratti A-Style - Somn s.t.
25 Hichem Chabane Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
26 Scott Tietzel Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
27 Graham Briggs Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
28 Aaron Tuckerman Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
29 Alex Higham Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
30 Andrew Roche Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
31 Ingar Stokstad Joker - Bianchi s.t.
32 Pieter Botha Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
33 Simon Richardson Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
34 Durwan Benjamin Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
35 Tom Barras Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
36 Matthew Kipling Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
37 Frederik Wilmann Joker - Bianchi s.t.
38 Daniel Braunsteins Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
39 George Fattas A-Style - Somn s.t.
40 Bryce Mead Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
41 Juan Pablo Wilches Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
42 Ryan Bonser Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
43 Paidi O'Brien An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
44 Jonathan Dayus Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
45 Morgan Fox Pezula Racing s.t.
46 Isaac Speirs An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
47 Svein Erik Vold Joker - Bianchi s.t.
48 Daniel Fleeman An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
49 Lee Davis Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
50 Derek Burke Pezula Racing s.t.
51 Ronan McLaughlin An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
52 Mark O'Brien Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
53 Jeremy Powers Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
54 Tom Diggle Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
55 Joachim Bohler Joker - Bianchi s.t.
56 Stian Sommerseth Joker - Bianchi s.t.
57 Norberto Wilches Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
58 Marios Athanasiades A-Style - Somn s.t.
59 Alexis Eleytheriades A-Style - Somn s.t.
60 Alex Coutts Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
61 Benjamin Price Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
62 Casey Munro Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
63 Sten Stenersen Joker - Bianchi s.t.
64 Angus Morton Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
65 Tomas Swift-Metcalfe Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
66 Timotheos Skettos A-Style - Somn s.t.
67 Ken Sebastian Vassdal Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
68 Thomas Murray Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
69 Adam Bonser Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk + 1'50
70 Peter Williams Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
71 Robin Sharman Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
72 Evgeni Sladkov A-Style - Somn s.t.
73 Dave Clarke Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
74 Adam Blythe Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
75 Anders Lund Team Sparebanken Vest + 4'03
76 Ryan Connor Pezula Racing s.t.
77 Christer Rake Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
78 Dean Windsor Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
79 William Connolly Pezula Racing s.t.
80 Dennis Van Niekerk Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
81 Tom-André Enaes Team Sparebanken Vest + 4'49
Stage 3
Sunday dawned unusually brightly for early-March in Wales and on a slightly tougher 130km course looping round Denbigh, Jon Dayus was raring to go and among the early attacks, managing to pull three others clear.
As you can see though, the team from Cyprus weren’t comfortable with allowing them a big gap and, despite John’s efforts, the leash was kept tight. With 35km left they were swallowed up by the bunch, which was beginning to spit riders out. We set our guys to the front of the race in the hope to drop the yellow jersey and put Tom in with a chance.
And would you look at that; it worked. With Tom in virtual yellow we set about making sure Athanasiades wouldn’t get back on, before the sprinters teams took over in the last few kilometres. They set a high pace and Tom was now alone at the back of the lead group when the sprint commenced.
After pushing for the leaders jersey all weekend, his legs were beginning to pack up and he dropped back in the sprint, struggling to stay in contention.
Thankfully, another rider helped to iron out the gaps and we were sure that Tom had won the GC as Peter McDonald took another stage.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Peter McDonald Drapac Porsche Development Program 3h22'57
2 Alexandre Aulas A-Style - Somn s.t.
3 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
4 Stuart Shaw Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
5 Michael Cody Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
6 Dean Downing Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
7 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
8 Lars Petter Nordhaug Joker - Bianchi s.t.
9 Alexander Kristoff Joker - Bianchi s.t.
10 Malcolm Elliott Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
11 Matthew Rowe Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
12 Nick Reistad Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
13 Chris Newton Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
14 Evan Oliphant Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
15 Tom Southam Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
16 Simon Gaywood Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
17 Neil Coleman Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
18 Scott Tietzel Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
19 Andrew Roche Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
20 Isaac Speirs An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
21 Tom Barras Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
22 Matthew Kipling Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
23 Grant Irwin Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
24 Peter Williams Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
25 Bernard Van Ulden Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
26 Simon Richardson Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
27 Joachim Bohler Joker - Bianchi s.t.
28 Morgan Fox Pezula Racing s.t.
29 Hichem Chabane Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
30 Alex Higham Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
31 Ingar Stokstad Joker - Bianchi s.t.
32 Aaron Tuckerman Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
33 Paidi O'Brien An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
34 Frederik Wilmann Joker - Bianchi s.t.
35 Svein Erik Vold Joker - Bianchi s.t.
36 Alex Coutts Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
37 Tom Diggle Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
38 Tomas Swift-Metcalfe Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
39 Nikolas Cotret A-Style - Somn s.t.
40 Simon Holt Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
41 Angus Morton Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
42 Daniel Fleeman An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
43 Matt Rice Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
44 Mark O'Brien Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
45 Sten Stenersen Joker - Bianchi s.t.
46 Lee Davis Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
47 Dave Clarke Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
48 Hamish Haynes Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
49 Jonathan Dayus Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
50 Casey Munro Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
51 Ronan McLaughlin An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
52 Daniel Braunsteins Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
53 Graham Briggs Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
54 Thomas Murray Pinarello Racing Team + 1'35
55 Ken Sebastian Vassdal Team Sparebanken Vest + 1'50
56 Marios Athanasiades A-Style - Somn s.t.
57 Bryce Mead Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
58 Stian Sommerseth Joker - Bianchi s.t.
59 Evgeni Sladkov A-Style - Somn s.t.
60 Aristide Ratti A-Style - Somn + 2'12
61 Anders Lund Team Sparebanken Vest + 2'28
62 Derek Burke Pezula Racing s.t.
63 George Fattas A-Style - Somn s.t.
64 Benjamin Price Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
65 Norberto Wilches Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
66 Pieter Botha Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
67 Jeremy Powers Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
68 Dean Windsor Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
69 Ryan Bonser Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk + 3'14
70 Juan Pablo Wilches Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
71 Christer Rake Team Sparebanken Vest + 5'36
72 Timotheos Skettos A-Style - Somn s.t.
73 Durwan Benjamin Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub + 6'08
74 William Connolly Pezula Racing s.t.
75 Alexis Eleytheriades A-Style - Somn s.t.
76 Adam Bonser Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
77 Dennis Van Niekerk Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
78 Adam Blythe Litespeed Racing Team + 7'27
79 Tom-André Enaes Team Sparebanken Vest + 9'19
80 Ryan Connor Pezula Racing + 11'03
81 Robin Sharman Litespeed Racing Team + 11'27
Alas, we were left in second place again, as the time bonus for second place meant that Mr. Southam was leap-frogged into first by Alexandre Aulas, once again by one measly second.
GC:
Rank Name Team Time
1 Alexandre Aulas A-Style - Somn 4h55'55
2 Tom Southam Litespeed Racing Team + 1
3 Alexander Kristoff Joker - Bianchi + 2
4 Matthew Kipling Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
5 Mark O'Brien Drapac Porsche Development Program + 6
6 Tom Diggle Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk + 7
7 Hamish Haynes Litespeed Racing Team + 8
8 Jonathan Dayus Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
9 Stuart Shaw Drapac Porsche Development Program + 10
10 Alex Coutts Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
11 Peter McDonald Drapac Porsche Development Program + 12
12 Tomas Swift-Metcalfe Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
13 Angus Morton Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
14 Morgan Fox Pezula Racing + 13
15 Nikolas Cotret A-Style - Somn + 14
16 Bernard Van Ulden Jelly Belly Cycling Team + 15
17 Chris Newton Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk + 16
18 Malcolm Elliott Pinarello Racing Team + 19
19 Hichem Chabane Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
20 Daniel Braunsteins Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
21 Dean Downing Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk + 21
22 Simon Holt Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk + 22
23 Michael Cody Jelly Belly Cycling Team + 23
24 Evan Oliphant Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
25 Paidi O'Brien An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
26 Sten Stenersen Joker - Bianchi s.t.
27 Ingar Stokstad Joker - Bianchi + 24
28 Svein Erik Vold Joker - Bianchi s.t.
29 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven Racing Team + 25
30 Isaac Speirs An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
31 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team + 27
32 Graham Briggs Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
33 Lars Petter Nordhaug Joker - Bianchi + 29
34 Nick Reistad Jelly Belly Cycling Team + 31
35 Neil Coleman Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
36 Simon Gaywood Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
37 Tom Barras Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
38 Joachim Bohler Joker - Bianchi s.t.
39 Daniel Fleeman An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
40 Lee Davis Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
41 Ronan McLaughlin An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
42 Casey Munro Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
43 Matthew Rowe Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk + 32
44 Scott Tietzel Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
45 Grant Irwin Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
46 Andrew Roche Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
47 Simon Richardson Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
48 Aaron Tuckerman Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
49 Alex Higham Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
50 Frederik Wilmann Joker - Bianchi s.t.
51 Matt Rice Jelly Belly Cycling Team + 40
52 Marios Athanasiades A-Style - Somn + 1'50
53 Ken Sebastian Vassdal Team Sparebanken Vest + 1'53
54 Thomas Murray Pinarello Racing Team + 1'59
55 Stian Sommerseth Joker - Bianchi + 2'07
56 Dave Clarke Litespeed Racing Team + 2'08
57 Bryce Mead Jelly Belly Cycling Team + 2'21
58 Peter Williams Pinarello Racing Team + 2'22
59 George Fattas A-Style - Somn + 2'43
60 Aristide Ratti A-Style - Somn + 2'44
61 Norberto Wilches Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub + 2'52
62 Jeremy Powers Jelly Belly Cycling Team + 2'53
63 Benjamin Price Pinarello Racing Team + 2'58
64 Pieter Botha Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub + 2'59
65 Derek Burke Pezula Racing s.t.
66 Juan Pablo Wilches Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub + 3'45
67 Ryan Bonser Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
68 Evgeni Sladkov A-Style - Somn + 4'11
69 Alexis Eleytheriades A-Style - Somn + 6'12
70 Timotheos Skettos A-Style - Somn + 6'16
71 Durwan Benjamin Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub + 6'39
72 Dean Windsor Drapac Porsche Development Program + 6'47
73 Anders Lund Team Sparebanken Vest + 7'02
74 Adam Bonser Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk + 8'29
75 Adam Blythe Litespeed Racing Team + 9'57
76 Christer Rake Team Sparebanken Vest + 10'03
77 William Connolly Pezula Racing + 10'34
78 Dennis Van Niekerk Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub + 10'42
79 Robin Sharman Litespeed Racing Team + 13'40
80 Tom-André Enaes Team Sparebanken Vest + 14'38
81 Ryan Connor Pezula Racing + 15'37
4 of our lads in the top 10 went some way to consoling us and gave us a considerable chunk of points from this race.
We now have a foray into Belgium for the Nokere-Koerse cobbled classic before a true British classic, the Girvan 3-Day.
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Nokere – Koerse
This Belgian race takes in a few laps with a cobbled climb through the town each lap.
Fellow Briton Daniel Lloyd took the win while our best was Hamish Haynes in 77th.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Daniel Lloyd An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 4h43'10
2 Preben Van Hecke Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
3 Rémi Pauriol Crédit Agricole s.t.
4 Carlos Barredo Quick•Step + 1'03
5 David Kopp Cycle Collstrop s.t.
6 Bobbie Traksel P3Transfer - Batavus s.t.
7 Kevin Hulsmans Quick•Step s.t.
8 Frédéric Amorison Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner s.t.
9 Bert Grabsch Team High Road s.t.
10 Andy Cappelle Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner s.t.
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Girvan 3-Day
This 4 stage race based in the small Scottish seaside town of Girvan is a tougher prospect than the Bikeline was. With no TT for Tom Southam, Jon Dayus is team leader, Hamish Haynes is aiming for the sprints and Alex Coutts will be on the attack in his country’s biggest race.
Stage 1
This is an out-and-back stage from Girvan (and of course back to Girvan). It has a few climbs along the course, but no major obstacles.
Alex Coutts was in the break on an unseasonably nice day for the Girvan.
The peloton pulled them back and we had some riders well positioned for the sprint.
South African Cristoff Van Heerden won the day while our own Hamish Haynes came in 7th.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Christoff Van Heerden Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub 2h41'58
2 Stefan Löffler Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
3 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
4 Pieter Seyffert Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
5 Michael Cody Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
6 Hichem Chabane Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
7 Hamish Haynes Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
8 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
9 Alexander Kristoff Joker - Bianchi s.t.
10 Ciarán Power Pezula Racing s.t.
Stage 2
The second stage of the opening day is a 26 km criterium around Victory Park.
I could not get the stage to run so it’s simulation resulted in a bunch sprint, Ciaran Power winning.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Ciarán Power Pezula Racing 31'28
2 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
3 Pieter Seyffert Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
4 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
5 Nikolas Cotret A-Style - Somn s.t.
6 Stefan Löffler Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
7 Alexandre Aulas A-Style - Somn s.t.
8 Michael Cody Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
9 Dean Downing Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
10 Christoff Van Heerden Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
Stage 3
The third stage begins in Newton Stewart and meanders round Galloway High Forest before finishing in (you guessed it) Girvan.
Alex Coutts was off the front again and instead of hoping for the stage win, he was more pro-active in the break, taking part in the two KOM primes and an intermediate sprint to leave him 2nd in the mountains classification.
It came back for the finish where Steffan Loffler beat the rest of the bunch to the line.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Stefan Löffler Giant Asia Racing Team 3h29'20
2 Michael Cody Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
3 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
4 Alexander Kristoff Joker - Bianchi s.t.
5 Ciarán Power Pezula Racing s.t.
6 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
7 Alexandre Aulas A-Style - Somn s.t.
8 Kuei Shiang Peng Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
9 Christoff Van Heerden Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
10 Dean Downing Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
Stage 4
The final stage is the toughest, taking in the climbs of the Nick o’ Balloch, the Tairlaw and Hadyard Hill. We hope that Jon Dayus can slip away on the run-in to Girvan while Alex is gunning for the King of the Mountains jersey.
Alex’s relentless attacking on home turf hasn’t gone unnoticed by specialist press such as CyclingWeekly and his attack today got him an interview post-stage. He went away very early this time round.
He joined up with 10 others to make a very large break group which were working well together.
He still had great legs and made a strong attack to take the Balloch hill prime.
He was caught out by a Plowman rider on the second KOM but still managed to take second place.
Alex was on top at Hadyard Hill after the break started to split and took the mountains jersey.
It became apparent that the break would make it and, despite taking the initiative all day, Alex tried to follow Ferdi Van Kuik’s attack and broke clear of the rest of the group.
However, his legs just didn’t have enough in them as Van Kuik took the honours, with Alex in second.
Jon Dayus had tried to attack in the final stretches but failed to make any inroads whatsoever, exactly as the situation on GC.
Alex was our only real performer here and, while the mountains jersey is good, we wanted so much more.
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valverde321 wrote:
Great start. I like reading about smaller teams. And for some reason I like stories from 07. And your playing extreme mode.
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No problem. https://www.mediafire.com/?kp1mgz8p59c...z8p59ca625
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Tour of the Reservoir
The first Premier Calendar one day is around the Derwent Reservoir near Consett. The course isn’t too difficult but has a couple of small climbs per lap which could split it up.
Tom Southam tried to infiltrate the first break but it was brought back and, as the law seems to be, we abstained from the next break and it stuck.
A huge group got away and were co-operating, leaving us in trouble. We got our team working but the gap didn’t want to come down.
So Jon Dayus attacked off the front with all his might.
But it was to no avail. Dayus was brought back and others attacked, leaving him for dead. Giant Asia took a 1-2 from the break while Dave Clarke was the first finisher for us in 22nd.
w Name Team Time
1 Kuei Shiang Peng Giant Asia Racing Team 3h49'00
2 Fan Hsin Chu Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
3 Svein Erik Vold Joker - Bianchi s.t.
4 Jeremy Powers Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
5 Andrew Roche Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
6 Peter Williams Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
7 Anders Lund Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
8 Alberto Di Lorenzo A-Style - Somn s.t.
9 Alex Higham Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
10 Sten Stenersen Joker - Bianchi s.t.
11 Ryan Connor Pezula Racing + 1'13
12 Daniel Lloyd An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team + 2'34
13 Chris Newton Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
14 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
15 David McCann Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
16 Travis Allen Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub + 2'54
17 Bernard Van Ulden Jelly Belly Cycling Team + 3'20
18 Nikolas Cotret A-Style - Somn s.t.
19 Tamas Lengyel Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
20 Evan Oliphant Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
21 Tom Barras Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
22 Dave Clarke Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
23 Matt Rice Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
24 Nick Reistad Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
25 Robin Sharman Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
A failure from the team and Litespeed have warned us that results need to pick up.
In realising that extreme was proving rather impossible, I here switched to hard.
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Route Adelie de Vitre
We head off to a series of one days in nearby European countries now. This French race is punctuated by hills and attracts a strong French contingent.
Rank Name Team Time
1 John Gadret AG2R - La Mondiale 3h54'38
2 Alexandre Botcharov Crédit Agricole + 11
3 Patrice Halgand Crédit Agricole s.t.
4 Anthony Geslin Bouygues Télécom s.t.
5 Tom Danielson Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
6 David Moncoutié Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
7 Christophe Moreau Agritubel + 43
8 Sandy Casar Française des Jeux s.t.
9 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom s.t.
10 Cyril Dessel AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
Jon Dayus was our best in 50th.
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Hel van Het Mergelland
This race is renowned as an incredibly tough hilly proposition (I’m sure that’s ‘hell’ in the title) and we weren’t expecting much.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Matthew Lloyd Silence - Lotto 4h32'29
2 Maarten Tjallingii Silence - Lotto + 25
3 Bert De Waele Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner s.t.
4 Michael Barry Team High Road + 47
5 Paul Martens Rabobank s.t.
6 Michael Blaudzun Team CSC s.t.
7 Gustav Larsson Team CSC s.t.
8 Tony Martin Team High Road s.t.
9 Andriy Grivko Team Milram s.t.
10 Konstantin Schubert NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte + 1'12
Jon Dayus’ results have picked up as he finished a respectable 29th.
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GP Ville de Rennes
A flat classic around Rennes leaves Hamish and Adam Blythe as leaders.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Patrice Halgand Crédit Agricole 3h02'20
2 Maurizio Biondo Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce s.t.
3 Florian Vachon Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
4 Lloyd Mondory AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
5 Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom s.t.
6 Jean-Patrick Nazon AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
7 Cristiano Fumagalli Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce s.t.
8 Mikel Gaztañaga Agritubel s.t.
9 Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole s.t.
10 Max Richeze CSF Group - Navigare s.t.
Hamish finished 54th.
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Grand Prix Pino Cerami
This race, commemorating said famous racer, takes in multiple loops of a relatively easy course.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Nico Sijmens Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner 3h42'57
2 Sjef De Wilde Willems Veranda's Continental Team s.t.
3 Borut Božic Cycle Collstrop s.t.
4 Jimmy Casper Agritubel s.t.
5 Nico Eeckhout Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
6 Gorik Gardeyn Silence - Lotto s.t.
7 Florian Vachon Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
8 Anthony Ravard Agritubel s.t.
9 Iljo Keisse Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
10 Wilfried Cretskens Quick•Step s.t.
Adam Blythe was first for us in 65th.
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Profronde Van Drenthe
This race is a bit tougher and we hoped Jon Dayus would be able to mix it a bit up front.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Enrico Gasparotto LPR Brakes - Ballan 5h01'32
2 Bobbie Traksel P3Transfer - Batavus s.t.
3 Maarten Den Bakker Skil - Shimano s.t.
4 Allan Johansen Team Designa Køkken s.t.
5 Steven Kruijswijk Rabobank Continental + 12
6 Martin Mortensen Team Designa Køkken s.t.
7 Aart Vierhouten P3Transfer - Batavus s.t.
8 Nico Sijmens Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner + 20
9 Guennadi Mikhailov Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
10 Marcel Beima Rabobank Continental s.t.
Jon came in in the 4th group in 25th place.
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