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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 23-05-2009 19:55
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Hello, I'm Alejandro. I'm a Colombian. Let me tell you how I came to be here in the pissing rain in Gent.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 23-05-2009 20:42
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I remember watching repeats of Lucho Herrera's Alpe d'Huez Tour stage win. It was stuff like that that got me into cycling. Spiralling cols, tree-studded alps, spindly climbers. The climbs. The famous and heroic battlegrounds of the world's most famous cycling race. Growing up in Colombia cycling was popular and without the beaurocracy of racing in other countries i.e racing licence, age group etc. I wasn't from a poor family, at least by Colombian standards, and therefore I could afford a second hand road bike. I started training hard, in my own little world, emulating, and often beating, Herrera and Parra.
Trouble was, I was no climber. I realise that now but then I just thought I was crap. I trained hard and gulped a tough diet of the hardest local climbs (and boy were they hard). However, try as I might, I couldn't perform. In the races I generally finished last after my lighter opposition. I was close to giving up. And then, after being disqualified from a race for going too slow, I decided to stop cycling. The GP Medellin would be my final race.
It turned out that I had mixed up the GP Medellin with the SP Medellin. I thought nothing of it and decided just to ride the race anyway. My plan had originally been to make it in the break and I chose to stick with it. 2k in, a rider I knew attacked and I followed. The break settled down, 8 of us making it up. I was finding the pace surprisingly easy and felt the surroundings were almost familiar. Wait, this was the Start line again! I asked the breaks instigator what was going on. He told me it was a crit and that we just kept going round and around, 9 times.
The bell lap and I was ready to try an attack, especially after I had heard we had a 4 minute lead over the pack. Thinking where the best place was to launch from, I somersaulted over a railing and into a churros stand (correct me if that's the wrong national stereotype). Wiping the hot oil off me and stealing some doughy goodness, I caned it back to the group. My legs were burning and I caught them in just 5k. We were already down the finish. It was 200m to go and it seemed that no one was going to sprint. I kicked down the right-hand side and, lo and behold, I won.
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Posted on 24-05-2009 13:04
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After the race and the presentations I went to ask one of the riders in the break why they were messing around so near the finish. He indignantly said that they were flat-out sprinting. "You were going like a train!" Maybe this sprinting lark was my thing.
Sitting in a cafe sipping Coca Cola, a broad-shouldered man approached and took a seat opposite me. He introduced himself as Rafael Antonio Niño. I was sure I recognised his name. "That was phenomenal." I thanked him before he continued. "You have so much talent, you sprint like a king. I have only seen that kind of sprinting ability in Europe." Then I remembered who he was: the DS of the Cafe de Colombia team in the 80's. How could I forget that? He offered to help me make it as a cyclist. I gladly accepted and I took my first big pedal revolution on the long road to pro stardom.
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Posted on 24-05-2009 13:43
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Following a year of dominating the Colombian flat races but still getting hammered in the mountains, Rafael said I should go to Europe. There would be more opportunities in the kermesses in Belgium and that was pretty much the only way I would make it into a pro team. So I gathered my savings and bought a ticket on a flight to Brussels. I went to Rafael's to say goodbye, as he had been a good friend to me. He had a leaving present for me. A full carbon-fibre bike! I was amazed. I thanked him endlessly and promised I'd pay him back one day. He laughed. I piled into a taxi and was taken to the airport.
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Posted on 24-05-2009 13:44
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Please comment and suggest ideas etc.
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Posted on 24-05-2009 14:15
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Great start Wacko, always nice to read your stories! 
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Posted on 24-05-2009 14:25
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interesting start. looking forward to next update  |
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Posted on 24-05-2009 14:50
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Posted on 24-05-2009 15:07
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Posted on 24-05-2009 16:30
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yeah its a pcm story - just gonna lay down some background
stats coming in 2 posts time
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Posted on 24-05-2009 16:55
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I arrived in Belgium in February 2006 to snow. Everyone I was introduced to wondered if I could stand the weather but none realised that it's often freezing in Colombia due to the altitude. I settled down and found an apartment with an old man called Fred. I was naive then and didn't realise the extortionate prices he was charging me. I set about training and entered for my first race within 3 weeks.
It was a shock. I was used to easy starts in the flat races in Colombia (which were often not taken seriously) but straight away my legs were screaming at me, attacks going left and right. I hadn't prepared myself for the racing. I knew that I could outsprint them all but I realised I'd have to work hard to get to the finish. I pulled out with 2 laps to go.
By April I was out of cash and down in the dumps. Fred evicted me and I was out, looking for a place to stay. On the bike I met a rider, Klaas Sys, and we got to talking. I told of my predicament and he assured me there would be a place to stay where he was lodging.
I learnt a lot from Klaas. He told me I'd need a job. I got one digging gardens. He told me it was too strenuous and found me a job delivering, which meant I got training from my job. He taught me how to race and how to win and we trained together all the time. He also taught me how to swear fluently in Flemish (God verdomme!) and I picked up the language well. We shared the same race programme and he explained how to ride the cobbles because, despite my good bike-handling skills and the fact that he wasn't a great cobbler himself, they were far from the dirt tracks I was used to back home.
Come June, I was learning fast and Klaas was reaching peak fitness. We rode a kermesse near Brugge on the 13th. Klaas had ridden it before and decided he'd use it to train for the National Amateur TT Championships which were coming up at the end of the month. He said he'd kill himself in the break and that I might as well benefit by sitting in his wheel. He missed the decisive and had to bridge across, me an inch off his tyres. We caught the break and he was straight on the front, flying. There was no way the bunch would catch us. He told me to sit in and wait for the sprint.
Klaas cracked with 100 astonishing kilometres gone and 50 or so left. I did my fair share in the group and just followed the moves, not initiating any of my own. Coming into the sprint I was 4th of 6th. The 2nd rider jumped on the right by the barriers and I caught his wheel. I accelerated past him and took the win by 3 bike lengths.
That win persuaded Klaas' club to let me ride for them. He won the amateur TT champs as he had wished and I began winning more and more, by waiting for the bunch sprint. I also got used to the cobbles and started to love them. In August, I forged free to take a solo win on the pave.
September was the last race of the season and it was Belgium's biggest amateur stage race. 3 flat stages, one with minor cobbles, and a TT. I won the first 3 after the club had pulled them back to bunch kicks and Klaas won the TT and with it the overall. The club was over the moon. What a year!
7 days later the telephone rang in our apartment.
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Posted on 24-05-2009 17:16
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Can't wait for the next part
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Posted on 24-05-2009 17:41
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The consequences of the phone call were many but the main one was that we both had jobs for the next season. We had caught the eye of the Pole Continental Wallon team (who are currently sponsored by Bodysol) and they had decided to sign us. We were the teams last 2 signings as they saw the talent in Klaas and they needed a sprinter in me. The team had procured a big signing in Rik Verbrugghe, the hilly rider/TTer who was surplus to requirements at Cofidis and had found a team to lead in ours. The team lack anyone after him so I should get a chance to lead on the cobbles as well as in the sprints.
I'm feeling even stronger this year and I think I can have a good year on my first rung on the pro ladder.
The team will be riding mainly one day races all over Belgium, in the hills and on the cobbles, and a few stage races. Sadly, our first race is March so I'll have to be restrained for a month or so. Klaas accompanied back to Colombia in January and showed that he is an amazing climber and, coupled with his time-trialling, he could become a great. I thanked Rafael again and handed him a brand-new carbon-fibre bike.
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Posted on 24-05-2009 18:54
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Beverbeek Classic
My first pro race and I can't say it went according to plan. I was given the leadership with the Polazzi brothers as 2nd choice options.
Jeremy Burton went in the break and drove it for most of the day, even going solo at the end, only to be caught with 8km to go.
Coming into the finish I was well placed but I had been muscled towards the gutter by Kristof De Zutter. The 5km to go archway was approaching and it ballooned out into the road. I had nowhere to go. I bounced off it and felt something hit me hard in the back. By the time I was up the pack were out of sight and everyone around me was looking dazed and slow. I raced to my bike but Dennis Flauhaut told me to wait. He said it was over, to relax. We rode gently to the finish.
I heard that Fabio Polazzi had ridden through the chaos to a fine 8th. I congratulated him and mounted the team minivan.
1 Steven Caethoven CHOCOLADE JACQUES - TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN 4h08'20
2 Nico Eeckhout CHOCOLADE JACQUES - TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN s.t.
3 Frédéric Amorison LANDBOUWKREDIET - TÖNISSTEINER s.t.
4 Sjef De Wilde LANDBOUWKREDIET - TÖNISSTEINER s.t.
5 Jurgen Roelandts DAVITAMON - WIN FOR LIFE - JONG VLAANDEREN s.t.
6 Olivier Pardini STOREZ LEDECQ MATERIAUX s.t.
7 René Obst TEAM 3C-GRUPPE LAMONTA s.t.
8 Fabio Polazzi PÔLE CONTINENTAL WALLON BODYSOL - EUROMILLIONS s.t.
9 Stefan Heiny CONTINENTAL TEAM DIFFERDANGE s.t.
10 Timothy Vangheel FONDAS P3TRANSFER TEAM s.t.
11 Sven Nys RABOBANK CONTINENTAL s.t.
12 Robert McLachlan DRAPAC PORSCHE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM s.t.
13 Thomas Brochard PÔLE CONTINENTAL WALLON BODYSOL - EUROMILLIONS s.t.
14 Christian Poos CONTINENTAL TEAM DIFFERDANGE s.t.
15 Konstantin Schubert TEAM REGIOSTROM - SENGES s.t.
16 Tom Leezer RABOBANK CONTINENTAL s.t.
17 Wolfram Wiese TEAM REGIOSTROM - SENGES s.t.
18 Thomas Degand STOREZ LEDECQ MATERIAUX s.t.
19 HÃ¥kan Nilsson CONTINENTAL TEAM DIFFERDANGE s.t.
20 Benny De Schrooder CHOCOLADE JACQUES - TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN s.t.
21 Thomas Berkhout RABOBANK CONTINENTAL s.t.
22 Jonathan Godfroid STOREZ LEDECQ MATERIAUX s.t.
23 Michael Vanderaerden DAVITAMON - WIN FOR LIFE - JONG VLAANDEREN s.t.
24 Steven De Neef DAVITAMON - WIN FOR LIFE - JONG VLAANDEREN s.t.
25 Sébastien Delfosse BABES ONLY - VILLAPARK LINGEMEER - FLANDERS s.t.
26 Michael Blanchy BABES ONLY - VILLAPARK LINGEMEER - FLANDERS s.t.
27 Mindaugas Striska JARTAZI PROMO FASHION s.t.
28 Michaël Polazzi PÔLE CONTINENTAL WALLON BODYSOL - EUROMILLIONS s.t.
29 Koen Barbé CHOCOLADE JACQUES - TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN s.t.
30 Jonas Van Genechten STOREZ LEDECQ MATERIAUX s.t.
31 Kristof De Zutter DAVITAMON - WIN FOR LIFE - JONG VLAANDEREN s.t.
32 Ronny Poelvoorde BABES ONLY - VILLAPARK LINGEMEER - FLANDERS s.t.
33 Johan Coenen CHOCOLADE JACQUES - TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN s.t.
34 Francis De Greef DAVITAMON - WIN FOR LIFE - JONG VLAANDEREN s.t.
35 Jérôme Baugnies DAVITAMON - WIN FOR LIFE - JONG VLAANDEREN s.t.
36 Peter Ronsse BABES ONLY - VILLAPARK LINGEMEER - FLANDERS s.t.
37 Joost Van Leijen VAN VLIET - EBH ADVOCATEN s.t.
38 David Boucher LANDBOUWKREDIET - TÖNISSTEINER s.t.
39 Norbert Poels FONDAS P3TRANSFER TEAM s.t.
40 Matthias Friedemann TEAM 3C-GRUPPE LAMONTA s.t.
41 Stefan Huizinga VAN VLIET - EBH ADVOCATEN s.t.
42 Kenny De Haes CHOCOLADE JACQUES - TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN s.t.
43 Reinier Honig FONDAS P3TRANSFER TEAM s.t.
44 Erik Hoffmann TEAM 3C-GRUPPE LAMONTA s.t.
45 Stijn Ennekens UNIBET.COM CONTINENTAL s.t.
46 Niels de Blaauw VAN VLIET - EBH ADVOCATEN s.t.
47 Bram Schmitz VAN VLIET - EBH ADVOCATEN s.t.
48 Kenny Van der Schueren UNIBET.COM CONTINENTAL s.t.
49 Paul Voss TEAM 3C-GRUPPE LAMONTA s.t.
50 Lars Wackernagel TEAM SPARKASSE s.t.
51 Laurent Mars STOREZ LEDECQ MATERIAUX s.t.
52 Rob Ruijgh RABOBANK CONTINENTAL s.t.
53 Vincenzo Centrone CONTINENTAL TEAM DIFFERDANGE s.t.
54 Holger Sievers TEAM 3C-GRUPPE LAMONTA s.t.
55 Jean-Claude Lebeau LANDBOUWKREDIET - TÖNISSTEINER s.t.
56 Eelke Van der Wal FONDAS P3TRANSFER TEAM s.t.
57 Savié Van Horik FONDAS P3TRANSFER TEAM s.t.
58 Timo Honstein TEAM SPARKASSE s.t.
59 Dieter Cappelle UNIBET.COM CONTINENTAL s.t.
60 Mitchell Docker DRAPAC PORSCHE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM s.t.
61 Thijs Van Amerongen VAN VLIET - EBH ADVOCATEN s.t.
62 Dean Windsor DRAPAC PORSCHE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM s.t.
63 Robbie Williams DRAPAC PORSCHE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM s.t.
64 René Schild TEAM SPARKASSE s.t.
65 Hans-Jurgen Juretzek TEAM REGIOSTROM - SENGES s.t.
66 Casey Munro DRAPAC PORSCHE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM s.t.
67 Maarten Mandemakers FONDAS P3TRANSFER TEAM s.t.
68 Ivaïlo Gabrovski STOREZ LEDECQ MATERIAUX s.t.
69 Grégory Habeaux JARTAZI PROMO FASHION s.t.
70 Angelo Cocco CONTINENTAL TEAM DIFFERDANGE s.t.
71 Marcel Rothstein TEAM REGIOSTROM - SENGES s.t.
72 Alejandro Serna PÔLE CONTINENTAL WALLON BODYSOL - EUROMILLIONS + 2'23
73 Filip Meirhaeghe LANDBOUWKREDIET - TÖNISSTEINER s.t.
74 Jean-Paul Simon BABES ONLY - VILLAPARK LINGEMEER - FLANDERS s.t.
75 Ken Devaere BABES ONLY - VILLAPARK LINGEMEER - FLANDERS s.t.
76 Johnny Hoogerland VAN VLIET - EBH ADVOCATEN s.t.
77 Geoffrey Coupé JARTAZI PROMO FASHION s.t.
78 Sven Nevens JARTAZI PROMO FASHION s.t.
79 Frank Dressler CONTINENTAL TEAM DIFFERDANGE s.t.
80 Gerben De Knegt RABOBANK CONTINENTAL s.t.
81 Jonas Owczarek TEAM SPARKASSE s.t.
82 Denis Flahaut JARTAZI PROMO FASHION s.t.
83 Andreas Beikirch TEAM SPARKASSE s.t.
84 Ludovic Draux PÔLE CONTINENTAL WALLON BODYSOL - EUROMILLIONS s.t.
85 Daniel Babic TEAM REGIOSTROM - SENGES s.t.
86 Lucas Persson UNIBET.COM CONTINENTAL s.t.
87 Yohann Cauquil JARTAZI PROMO FASHION s.t.
88 Tom Southam DRAPAC PORSCHE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM s.t.
89 Bart Aernouts RABOBANK CONTINENTAL s.t.
90 Jonathan Bertrand UNIBET.COM CONTINENTAL s.t.
91 Stefan Parinussa TEAM SPARKASSE + 4'14
92 Rob Peeters LANDBOUWKREDIET - TÖNISSTEINER s.t.
93 Maciej Ulanowski UNIBET.COM CONTINENTAL s.t.
94 Elnathan Heizmann TEAM 3C-GRUPPE LAMONTA s.t.
95 Karsten Vogel TEAM REGIOSTROM - SENGES s.t.
96 Jérémy Burton PÔLE CONTINENTAL WALLON BODYSOL - EUROMILLIONS + 6'38
A little dissapointing but there will be many races to come. At least I didn't injure anything.
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Posted on 24-05-2009 18:56
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I apologise for the lack of screenshots - I was looking for a great 3rd with Polazzi (a 65 sprinter) but he got caught on the line by a big group and I wanted to see where he came. Without thinking I clicked 'Go to race results page'.
Don't worry there will be screenshots on future reports
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Posted on 24-05-2009 19:40
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Unlucky 
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Posted on 26-05-2009 09:09
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Le Samyn
Le Samyn is the biggest race I've started yet, with 7 ProTour teams joining me on the startline. The race should be decided in the tough finishing kilometres, although in the past it has come down to a sprint.
Rik Verbrugghe is planning to attack on the finishing hills while I am the sprinting option if he can't get away. The others will protect us and try to cover breaks.
The start of the race was absolutely mental. We sent Michaël Polazzi with the first wave of attacks but Predictor, Lanbouwkrediet and FDJeux were being incredibly vigilant on the front. Break after break went and were brought back, with over 50 riders attacking and the first 30km ridden at 48km/h. We were feeling the burn and were glad of the respite when 5 riders were allowed to go.
We reached the finishing circuits with the break 3 minutes ahead. We were travelling at a steady pace and slowly cutting down their lead. On the climb before the last cobbled section, Rik made his move.
However, Chocolade Jacques were flying on the front of the peloton and he was caught as we hit the pave. It was their that Cofidis played their card, Staf Scheirlinckx going on the rampage.
After the confusion of the cobbles Scheirlinckx had a clear gap. And, for the first time in the race, the leading teams were left looking at each other. Predictor took it on but by then Scheirlinckx had over 30 seconds. Starting the sprint he had it sewn up.
I went for it a little early in the sprint, which was a very disorganised affair. I ended scrapping with FDJeux's Christophe Detilloux.
Scheirlinckx took the win in front of a charging pack.
At the line Detilloux got the better of me but I was pleased after the catastrophe of the Beverbeek Classic, finishing a creditable 6th.
Rik rolled in 50th, our next best placed rider.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Staf Scheirlinckx COFIDIS, LE CRÉDIT PAR TÉLÉPHONE 4h51'11
2 Nico Eeckhout CHOCOLADE JACQUES - TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN s.t.
3 Jeremy Hunt UNIBET.COM s.t.
4 Kenny De Ketele CHOCOLADE JACQUES - TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN s.t.
5 Christophe Detilloux FRANÇAISE DES JEUX s.t.
6 Alejandro Serna PÔLE CONTINENTAL WALLON BODYSOL - EUROMILLIONS s.t.
7 Greg Van Avermaet PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
8 Steffen Wesemann TEAM WIESENHOF FELT s.t.
9 Wim Vansevenant PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
10 Geert Steurs PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
11 Tom Steels PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
12 Ludovic Auger FRANÇAISE DES JEUX s.t.
13 Stefan Van Dijk TEAM WIESENHOF FELT s.t.
14 Glenn D'Hollander CHOCOLADE JACQUES - TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN s.t.
15 Huub Duyn TEAM SLIPSTREAM s.t.
16 Wesley Van der Linden CHOCOLADE JACQUES - TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN s.t.
17 Tom Criel UNIBET.COM s.t.
18 Gorik Gardeyn UNIBET.COM s.t.
19 Lilian Jégou FRANÇAISE DES JEUX s.t.
20 Eric Baumann T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
21 Jakob Piil T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
22 Juanma Gárate QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
23 Nikolas Maes CHOCOLADE JACQUES - TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN s.t.
24 Nick Ingels PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
25 Bert Grabsch T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
26 Servais Knaven T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
27 Jelle Vanendert CHOCOLADE JACQUES - TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN s.t.
28 Martin Elmiger AG2R PRÉVOYANCE s.t.
29 Mario Aerts PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
30 José Luis Arrieta AG2R PRÉVOYANCE s.t.
31 Serge Baguet QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
32 Olaf Pollack TEAM WIESENHOF FELT s.t.
33 Jürgen Van De Walle QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
34 Johan Vansummeren PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
35 Frank Høj COFIDIS, LE CRÉDIT PAR TÉLÉPHONE s.t.
36 Geert Verheyen QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
37 Carlos Barredo QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
38 John Gadret AG2R PRÉVOYANCE s.t.
39 Rigoberto Urán UNIBET.COM s.t.
40 Bert Roesems PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
41 Maxime Monfort COFIDIS, LE CRÉDIT PAR TÉLÉPHONE s.t.
42 Thierry Marichal FRANÇAISE DES JEUX s.t.
43 Linas Balciunas AGRITUBEL s.t.
44 Sébastien Joly FRANÇAISE DES JEUX s.t.
45 Sven Renders CHOCOLADE JACQUES - TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN s.t.
46 Thomas Ziegler T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
47 Jonas Van Genechten STOREZ LEDECQ MATERIAUX s.t.
48 Bert De Waele LANDBOUWKREDIET - TÖNISSTEINER s.t.
49 André Schulze TEAM WIESENHOF FELT s.t.
50 Rik Verbrugghe PÔLE CONTINENTAL WALLON BODYSOL - EUROMILLIONS s.t.
51 Mickael Buffaz COFIDIS, LE CRÉDIT PAR TÉLÉPHONE s.t.
52 Stefan Radochla TEAM WIESENHOF FELT s.t.
53 Kevin De Weert COFIDIS, LE CRÉDIT PAR TÉLÉPHONE s.t.
54 Janek Tombak JARTAZI PROMO FASHION s.t.
55 Benny De Schrooder CHOCOLADE JACQUES - TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN s.t.
56 Robert Retschke TEAM WIESENHOF FELT s.t.
57 Frédéric Amorison LANDBOUWKREDIET - TÖNISSTEINER s.t.
58 Geoffroy Lequatre COFIDIS, LE CRÉDIT PAR TÉLÉPHONE s.t.
59 Mathieu Ladagnous FRANÇAISE DES JEUX s.t.
60 Michael Barry T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
61 Ian McLeod FRANÇAISE DES JEUX s.t.
62 Michaël Polazzi PÔLE CONTINENTAL WALLON BODYSOL - EUROMILLIONS s.t.
63 Martin Velits TEAM WIESENHOF FELT s.t.
64 Marco Pinotti T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
65 Giuseppe Guerini T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
66 Kevin Van Melsen PÔLE CONTINENTAL WALLON BODYSOL - EUROMILLIONS s.t.
67 Timothy Vangheel FONDAS P3TRANSFER TEAM s.t.
68 Jussi Veikkanen FRANÇAISE DES JEUX s.t.
69 James Vanlandschoot LANDBOUWKREDIET - TÖNISSTEINER s.t.
70 Felix Odebrecht TEAM WIESENHOF FELT s.t.
71 Bert Scheirlinckx LANDBOUWKREDIET - TÖNISSTEINER s.t.
72 Jan Kuyckx LANDBOUWKREDIET - TÖNISSTEINER s.t.
73 Ludovic Draux PÔLE CONTINENTAL WALLON BODYSOL - EUROMILLIONS s.t.
74 Jérémy Burton PÔLE CONTINENTAL WALLON BODYSOL - EUROMILLIONS s.t.
75 Frederic Gabriel LANDBOUWKREDIET - TÖNISSTEINER s.t.
76 Frédéric Finot ROUBAIX LILLE MÉTROPOLE s.t.
77 Jochen Summer ELK HAUS - SIMPLON s.t.
78 Danny Pate TEAM SLIPSTREAM s.t.
79 Peter Pichler ELK HAUS - SIMPLON s.t.
80 Addy Engels QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
81 Alberto MartÃnez AGRITUBEL s.t.
82 Aivaras Baranauskas AGRITUBEL s.t.
83 Benoit Salmon AGRITUBEL s.t.
84 Samuel Plouhinec AGRITUBEL s.t.
85 Michael Friedman TEAM SLIPSTREAM + 2'56
86 Stéphane Goubert AG2R PRÉVOYANCE s.t.
87 Ben Day NAVIGATORS INSURANCE s.t.
88 Xavier Hérinne PÔLE CONTINENTAL WALLON BODYSOL - EUROMILLIONS s.t.
89 Oleg Grishkine NAVIGATORS INSURANCE + 3'36
90 Nicolas Vogondy AGRITUBEL s.t.
91 Ludovic Capelle ROUBAIX LILLE MÉTROPOLE s.t.
92 Kevin Seeldraeyers QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
93 Ronny Poelvoorde BABES ONLY - VILLAPARK LINGEMEER - FLANDERS s.t.
94 Arnaud Coyot UNIBET.COM s.t.
95 Sergei Lagutin NAVIGATORS INSURANCE s.t.
96 Maarten Wynants QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
97 Gil Suray UNIBET.COM s.t.
98 Sven Nevens JARTAZI PROMO FASHION s.t.
99 Olivier Pardini STOREZ LEDECQ MATERIAUX s.t.
100 Michiel Elijzen COFIDIS, LE CRÉDIT PAR TÉLÉPHONE s.t.
101 Hubert Dupont AG2R PRÉVOYANCE s.t.
102 Geert Omloop JARTAZI PROMO FASHION s.t.
103 Mario Ickx JARTAZI PROMO FASHION s.t.
104 Harald Starzengruber ELK HAUS - SIMPLON s.t.
105 Peter Van Agtmaal FONDAS P3TRANSFER TEAM s.t.
106 Tomas Konecny ELK HAUS - SIMPLON s.t.
107 William Frischkorn TEAM SLIPSTREAM s.t.
108 Sjef De Wilde LANDBOUWKREDIET - TÖNISSTEINER s.t.
109 Anthony Colin ROUBAIX LILLE MÉTROPOLE s.t.
110 David O'Loughlin NAVIGATORS INSURANCE s.t.
111 Bart Velghe BABES ONLY - VILLAPARK LINGEMEER - FLANDERS s.t.
112 Juan Miguel Mercado AGRITUBEL s.t.
113 Steven Tronet ROUBAIX LILLE MÉTROPOLE s.t.
114 Arnaud Lesvenan ROUBAIX LILLE MÉTROPOLE s.t.
115 Lucas Euser TEAM SLIPSTREAM s.t.
116 Kristian House NAVIGATORS INSURANCE s.t.
117 Gert Vanderaerden DFL - CYCLINGNEWS - LITESPEED s.t.
118 Ger Soepenberg FONDAS P3TRANSFER TEAM s.t.
119 Christian Pfannberger ELK HAUS - SIMPLON s.t.
120 Gustav Larsson UNIBET.COM s.t.
121 Markus Eibegger ELK HAUS - SIMPLON s.t.
122 Mathieu Heijboer COFIDIS, LE CRÉDIT PAR TÉLÉPHONE s.t.
123 Steven Thijs BABES ONLY - VILLAPARK LINGEMEER - FLANDERS s.t.
124 Laurent Mars STOREZ LEDECQ MATERIAUX s.t.
125 Jean-Paul Simon BABES ONLY - VILLAPARK LINGEMEER - FLANDERS s.t.
126 Philip Deignan AG2R PRÉVOYANCE s.t.
127 Eduardo Gonzalo AGRITUBEL s.t.
128 Mindaugas Striska JARTAZI PROMO FASHION s.t.
129 Ludovic Turpin AG2R PRÉVOYANCE s.t.
130 Darren Lill NAVIGATORS INSURANCE s.t.
131 Bernard Van Ulden NAVIGATORS INSURANCE s.t.
132 Wouter Mol FONDAS P3TRANSFER TEAM s.t.
133 Yauheni Hutarovich ROUBAIX LILLE MÉTROPOLE s.t.
134 Jonathan Patrick McCarty TEAM SLIPSTREAM s.t.
135 Gilles Devillers STOREZ LEDECQ MATERIAUX s.t.
136 Michael Pichler ELK HAUS - SIMPLON s.t.
137 Ivaïlo Gabrovski STOREZ LEDECQ MATERIAUX s.t.
138 Jens Mouris DFL - CYCLINGNEWS - LITESPEED s.t.
139 Jason Donald TEAM SLIPSTREAM s.t.
140 Jurgen François JARTAZI PROMO FASHION s.t.
141 Norbert Poels FONDAS P3TRANSFER TEAM s.t.
142 Peter Ronsse BABES ONLY - VILLAPARK LINGEMEER - FLANDERS s.t.
143 Taylor Tolleson TEAM SLIPSTREAM s.t.
144 Jean Zen ROUBAIX LILLE MÉTROPOLE s.t.
145 Ramuntxo Garmendia BABES ONLY - VILLAPARK LINGEMEER - FLANDERS s.t.
146 Evan Oliphant DFL - CYCLINGNEWS - LITESPEED s.t.
147 Robby Meul DFL - CYCLINGNEWS - LITESPEED s.t.
148 François Roossens PÔLE CONTINENTAL WALLON BODYSOL - EUROMILLIONS s.t.
149 Gideon De Jong FONDAS P3TRANSFER TEAM s.t.
150 David Navas AG2R PRÉVOYANCE s.t.
151 Wouter Declercq BABES ONLY - VILLAPARK LINGEMEER - FLANDERS s.t.
152 Bram Van Oosterhout FONDAS P3TRANSFER TEAM s.t.
153 Benjamin Brooks NAVIGATORS INSURANCE s.t.
154 Wataru Otsuka STOREZ LEDECQ MATERIAUX s.t.
155 Wolfgang Murer ELK HAUS - SIMPLON s.t.
156 Jeremy Venell DFL - CYCLINGNEWS - LITESPEED s.t.
157 Alex Coutts BABES ONLY - VILLAPARK LINGEMEER - FLANDERS s.t.
158 Juan Pablo Wilches DFL - CYCLINGNEWS - LITESPEED s.t.
159 Sven De Weerdt DFL - CYCLINGNEWS - LITESPEED s.t.
160 Sebastian Prengel STOREZ LEDECQ MATERIAUX + 5'20
161 Luc Hagenaars FONDAS P3TRANSFER TEAM + 6'16
162 Vytautas Kaupas JARTAZI PROMO FASHION + 7'52
163 Mathieu Criquiélion JARTAZI PROMO FASHION s.t.
164 David Harrigan DFL - CYCLINGNEWS - LITESPEED s.t.
165 Berik Kupeshov STOREZ LEDECQ MATERIAUX s.t.
166 David Derepas ROUBAIX LILLE MÉTROPOLE s.t.
167 Stijn Vandenbergh UNIBET.COM + 9'04
168 Rob Peeters LANDBOUWKREDIET - TÖNISSTEINER + 9'36
Vlaamse Pijl next for me.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 26-05-2009 09:40
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Nice 6th place there
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 26-05-2009 10:23
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Grand Tour Champion
Posts: 7681
Joined: 19-02-2008
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cheers
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| G_Larsson |
Posted on 26-05-2009 15:18
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Yeah, great 6th
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