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Antonio Andolini | Il Lombardia
Tamijo
Ian Butler wrote:
Tamijo - Wow, Vandenbroucke at 21? Impressive.


Ya 01.09-1996 - turning 22 on 6.11-1996



WOW AGAIN - winning the tour of Brittan - he is on fire.
 
Ian Butler
sutty68 - Yeah it was pretty close in the end. But he made it!

Selwink - I think so, too. We'll struggle at times but with Colbrelli and Fontana fit (they've been ill al through the season on and off) and the newcomers we should have a good squad. Wonder what Antonio will bring to that squad, though. Seems unlikely he'll win a consecutive San Remo but then again it's Antonio Wink

Tamijo - Impressive. Yeah Antonio with a lighter race schedule means he's quite fit at this point late in the season!
 
jandal7
Wow, an amazing month for Antonio Shock Seems he's a strong and smart racer - TT, flat and hills sorted now - try cobbles next year to complete my prediction of next Spartacus Pfft Where is he in continental rankings btw - next year he could do really well! Agree that smaller program helped out too but still super talent!

Excited for trittico lombardia - hope he can get some good home results!
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Ian Butler
jandal7 - Haha you and your predictions Wink Yeah next year I'm curious for that first Grand Tour that's bound to happen! Thanks for following!
 
Ian Butler
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Hey!

It's a bit odd but the Trittico Lombardia is a bit pulled apart. We've just had Agostoni and Bernocchi. MY home race in Varese will be raced a bit later this year, after the World Championships.

Coppa Agostoni / Coppa Bernocchi
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Right before the race I received the wonderful race that I'm guaranteed to ride in the World Championships Time Trial. I've got these two races to also qualify myself for the road race, which would be incredible!

Especially since we decided to go for World Tour promotion after all, we were eager to show our strength. In both races, Cattelan was a prominent team with a deep depth of riders.

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Colbrelli will definitely be a leader in the upcoming World Championships, since he's on some amazing late-season form. He took the win in Agostoni after a late, powerful attack. I finished 6th myself, which is definitely good news!

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In Bernocchi I myself did 10 places worse, still a creditable 16th spot. But Colbrelli proved he can finish any way he can. Late attack or demolishing sprint, it doesn't matter. The competition wasn't even close here!

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Coppa Agostoni
1Sonny ColbrelliCattelan Italia5h02'41
2Diego UlissiLampre-Merida+ 43
3Mikel LandaAstana Pro Teams.t.
4Giampaolo CarusoTeam Katusha+ 1'10
5Alessandro De MarchiCattelan Italias.t.
6Antonio AndoliniCattelan Italias.t.
7Jan BartaCattelan Italia+ 1'44
8Alexis VuillermozAg2r La Mondiales.t.
9Jarlinson PantanoIAM Cyclings.t.
10Fabio AruAstana Pro Teams.t.
11Adam YatesOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
12Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Teams.t.
13Hubert DupontAg2r La Mondiales.t.
14Gianfranco ZilioliAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
15Laurens De PlusCattelan Italias.t.
16Nathan HaasTeam Cannondale - Garmins.t.
17Leopold KönigTeam Skys.t.
18Alexandr KolobnevTeam Katushas.t.
19Peter KennaughTeam Skys.t.
20Franco PellizottiAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.


Coppa Bernocchi
1Sonny ColbrelliCattelan Italia4h29'49
2Fabio FellineTrek Factory Racings.t.
3Adam YatesOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
4Manuele BoaroTinkoff-Saxos.t.
5Dylan TeunsBMC Racing Teams.t.
6Giampaolo CarusoTeam Katushas.t.
7Manuel SenniBMC Racing Teams.t.
8Rafael VallsLampre-Meridas.t.
9Loïc VliegenBMC Racing Teams.t.
10Michael RogersTinkoff-Saxos.t.
11Ben HermansBMC Racing Teams.t.
12Alessandro De MarchiCattelan Italias.t.
13Valerio AgnoliAstana Pro Teams.t.
14Enrico BarbinBardiani CSFs.t.
15Darwin AtapumaBMC Racing Teams.t.
16Antonio AndoliniCattelan Italias.t.
17Cayetano Jose SarmientoColombias.t.
18Reinardt Janse Van RensburgMTN-Qhubekas.t.
19Sébastien ReichenbachIAM Cyclings.t.
20Peter StetinaBMC Racing Teams.t.


And so we head towards the World Championships. My next race is the Individual Time Trial. I can't wait!
Colbrelli's form and my own result are really good news. Colbrelli might just be Italy's leader. My own form and the fact that I'm Colbrelli's team mate only plays into my hands. I might just make the start in the USA for my first World Championships road race, too!

See you in the US!

Ciao
Antonio
 
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Hello

In the United States. Today our team participates in Tre Valli Varesine. Obviously I won't be able to make it. I was at the WC yesterday, riding for Italy. With my home race only a day later and on a different continent, I opted to ride the WC rather than the Tre Valli, no matter how badly I wanted to be there.

How did my first Worlds go? Well, read it here!

World Championships - Individual Time Trial
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Pre-Race

Not sure what to expect. I've trained a lot on the time trial bike this season and I've won a time trial in the Tour of Britain. Just ride as hard as I can and I'll end up on the right spot.

The Race
I had good legs and I kept a steady pace all throughout the race. Finishing, I was a provisional second, behind Castroviejo.

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As the race progressed, it was actually looking as if I'd finish in the top 10. I was praying hard. The fight for the win was incredibly close, just one second separating the two titans over a course of over 50 km, amazing!

I did very well myself, as did Malori. We finished 7th and 5th respectively. For me, this is a result I can take to the future and hope for more one day!

Full Result
1Tony Martin1h10'27
2Fabian Cancellara+ 1
3Jonathan Castroviejo+ 56
4Rohan Denniss.t.
5Adriano Malori+ 1'04
6Taylor Phinney+ 1'20
7Antonio Andolini+ 1'34
8Lawson Craddock+ 1'42
9Tejay Van Garderen+ 1'53
10Michal Kwiatkowski+ 1'56
Spoiler
11Luke Durbridge+ 2'06
12Lars Booms.t.
13Richie Porte+ 2'11
14Ion Izagirres.t.
15Vincenzo Nibali+ 2'15
16Anton Vorobyev+ 2'17
17Edvald Boasson Hagen+ 2'18
18Victor Campenaerts+ 2'25
19Luis León Sánchezs.t.
20Alexander Serov+ 2'28
21Peter Velits+ 2'29
22Alex Dowsett+ 2'35
23Stephen Cummings+ 2'37
24Tobias Ludvigsson+ 2'42
25Ramunas Navardauskas+ 2'45
26Rasmus Christian Quaade+ 2'47
27Patrick Gretsch+ 2'48
28Bob Jungels+ 2'51
29Stef Clement+ 3'09
30Lennard Kämna+ 3'12
31Matthias Brandle+ 3'17
32Stefan Küng+ 3'18
33Tiago Machado+ 3'20
34Kristof Vandewalles.t.
35Rafal Majka+ 3'25
36Sergio Luis Henao+ 3'27
37Jean-Christophe Péraud+ 3'29
38Riccardo Zoidls.t.
39Alberto Contador+ 3'30
40Mattia Cattaneo+ 3'32
41Yves Lampaert+ 3'33
42Wilco Kelderman+ 3'48
43Kristijan Koren+ 4'00
44Sylvain Chavanel+ 4'06
45Sergey Chernetckii+ 4'10
46Jack Bobridge+ 4'11
47Jasha Sütterlin+ 4'17
48Maciej Bodnar+ 4'19
49Rick Flens+ 4'28
50Alexey Lutsenko+ 4'43
51Alexsandr Dyachenko+ 4'47
52Mikhail Ignatiev+ 4'53
53Daryl Impey+ 5'09
54Johan Le Bon+ 5'12
55Rafael Reis+ 5'13
56Jérémy Roy+ 5'31
57Hugo Houles.t.
58Andriy Grivko+ 5'46
59Stijn Devolder+ 5'55
60Janez Brajkovic+ 6'01
61Alex Rasmussen+ 6'10
62Marko Kump+ 6'20
63Fabio Duarte+ 6'21
64Yaroslav Popovych+ 6'25
65Fernando Gaviria+ 7'15
66Vitaliy Buts+ 7'37


World Championships - Road Race
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Pre-Race

It's amazing to be at the start line here. I want to support our multi-strong squad. There's Oss, Colbrelli, Paolini, Pozzato. Italy has no clear leader here, but a lot of capable men. Myself included. The distance shouldn't be an issue, as San Remo is the longest race on the calendar and I've won it! After the time trial, I'm more than anxious to test my legs here!

The Race
The atmosphere was fantastic. A lot of fans showed up for this WC in the USA.

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But there wasn't any time to enjoy it. This race was one of those races people'll still talk about in decades. It was a war, from start to finish, not a moment's rest. After 30 km, half the peloton was already out of the race, it's unbelievable. What a start of the race, full throttle from the word go!

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Unfortunately for us, more than half our team was already out of the running. Oss, Paolini, Colbrelli. It was a disaster.

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After a futile chase of 50 km, they knew how it was. Race over before it even started.

But the Belgians weren't happy. They needed to drop the sprinters and the fast man like Démare, Degenkolb... They kept the race a complete hell, together with some other nations every now and then. With 77 km to go, the peloton was only 35 men large. Me and Pozzato were the only Italians present.

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And still it wasn't good enough. I kept my nose out of the wind and was surprised to still be within the peloton. We were going towards the finale and I hadn't been dropped yet. On the other hand, it had been such a devastating race already that it was hard to believe the finale was only coming. 35 km to go. Only 25 people left.

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Some groups attacked, others were dropped. It was a carnage. I kept my nose out of the wind and went from wheel to wheel. Unfortunately, the pace was too high and with only 15 km left, I was left behind!

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Greg Van Avemaet finished off the team work from Belgium with an amazing victory. A game well played from a nation, behind a strong leader. Bravo.

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As for me, without really showing myself, I finished 9th, inside the top 10! It had taken so much energy I actually collapsed after finishing, but I couldn't believe my eyes. This is a great result for me, I really achieved the impossible today. In a madhouse race, I survived!

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Full Result
1Greg Van Avermaet6h14'27
2Alexander Kristoffs.t.
3Fabian Cancellara+ 19
4Peter Sagans.t.
5Geraint Thomass.t.
6John Degenkolbs.t.
7Sep Vanmarcke+ 1'17
8Tiesj Benoot+ 1'27
9Antonio Andolini+ 2'14
10Arnaud Démare+ 2'26
Spoiler
11Tim Wellens+ 2'36
12Niki Terpstra+ 3'05
13Jens Debusscheres.t.
14Jürgen Roelandts+ 3'29
15Tom Jelte Slagter+ 3'40
16Gianni Meersman+ 4'49
17Filippo Pozzato+ 5'05
18Philippe Gilbert+ 6'34
19Lars Boom+ 7'02
20Pim Ligthart+ 8'06
21Simon Yates+ 8'18
22Michael Albasinis.t.
23Ian Stannard+ 8'31
24Danny Van Poppel+ 8'59
25Francisco Ventoso+ 9'09
26Nacer Bouhanni+ 9'26
27Simon Clarke+ 9'50
28Michael Matthews+ 10'08
29Fabio Felline+ 10'22
30Ramunas Navardauskass.t.
31Simon Geschke+ 10'34
32Reinardt Janse Van Rensburgs.t.
33Taylor Phinney+ 11'10
34Julian Alaphilippes.t.
35Tom Boonens.t.
36Silvan Dilliers.t.
37Simon Gerranss.t.
38Jempy Drucker+ 11'39
39Rui Costa+ 11'50
40Juan Jose Lobatos.t.
41Edvald Boasson Hagens.t.
42Lars Ytting Bak+ 12'09
43Gerald Ciolek+ 14'19
44Ben Swifts.t.
45Alexandr Kolobnevs.t.
46Paul Martenss.t.
47José Joaquin Rojas+ 16'32
48Heinrich Haussler+ 16'50
49Mark Cavendishs.t.
50André Greipels.t.
51Alejandro Valverdes.t.
52Matthias Brandles.t.
53Geoffrey Soupe+ 17'07
54Bryan Coquards.t.
55Sergio Luis Henaos.t.
56Samuel Sánchezs.t.
57Jan Polancs.t.
58Daryl Impey+ 17'33
59Nikolai Trusov+ 18'04
60Peter Velits+ 18'49
61Sven Erik Bystrøms.t.
62Sébastien Turgots.t.
63Luis León Sánchez+ 19'59
64Julian Arredondo+ 20'25
65Adam Blythe+ 20'49
66Sergey Chernetckiis.t.
67Nathan Haas+ 21'04
68Moreno Hoflands.t.
69Aidis Kruopiss.t.
70Luke Keoughs.t.
71Alexey Lutsenko+ 21'38
72Michael Mørkøvs.t.
73Manuel Cardosos.t.
74Florian Vachons.t.
75Leigh Howard+ 22'02
76Kamil Gradek+ 22'23
77Luka Mezgecs.t.
78Jarlinson Pantanos.t.
79Borut Bozics.t.
80Riccardo Zoidls.t.
81Magnus Cort Nielsens.t.
82Ruben Zepunktes.t.
83Pello Bilbaos.t.
84Bernhard Eisels.t.
85Mathew Haymans.t.
86Nikias Arndts.t.
87Matthew Gosss.t.
88Marcus Burghardts.t.
89Alexei Tsatevichs.t.
90Michel Kreders.t.
91Mark Renshaws.t.
92Tyler Farrars.t.
93Marko Kumps.t.
94Edgar Pintos.t.
95Matti Breschels.t.
96Kristijan Koren+ 23'18
97Michael Valgrens.t.
98Theo Boss.t.
99Marco Hallers.t.
100Fränk Schlecks.t.
101Alexander Porsevs.t.
102Gustav Larssons.t.
103Leonardo Duques.t.
104Andrey Zeits+ 23'43
105Tiago Machados.t.
106Maxim Belkovs.t.
107Bob Jungelss.t.
108Fernando Gavirias.t.
109Alexsandr Dyachenko+ 24'11
110Bartosz Huzarskis.t.
111Pawel Bernass.t.
112Andriy Grivkos.t.
113Igor Anton+ 25'09
114Yury Trofimovs.t.
115Maciej Paterskis.t.
116Tobias Ludvigsson+ 26'03
117Ruslan Tleubayevs.t.
118William Bonnets.t.
119Pawel Poljanski+ 26'51
120Daniel Schorn+ 27'25
121Jure Kocjan+ 27'50
122Sebastian Molano+ 28'30
123Igor Kriulins.t.
124Grega Bole+ 29'02
125José Gonçalvess.t.
126Fabio Duartes.t.
127John Murphys.t.
128Elia Vivianis.t.
129Egidijus Juodvalkiss.t.
130Reto Hollenstein+ 30'26
131Michal Golass.t.
132Erik Baskas.t.
133Ramon Sinkeldams.t.
134Yaroslav Popovych+ 30'55
135Samuel Caldeiras.t.
136Sergey Firsanov+ 31'25
137Tomasz Marczynskis.t.
138Edvin Wilson+ 31'51
139Arman Kamyshevs.t.
140Maksym Averins.t.
141Ryan Anderson+ 33'53
142Jonas Ahlstrands.t.
143Kiel Reijnen+ 34'10
144Oleksandr Polivoda+ 34'38
145Daniele Bennatis.t.
146Oscar Gattos.t.
147Sonny Colbrellis.t.


This was such an experience. What a race, what a tempo. But that result doesn't lie.
My first season is almost over and I've already done things I never would've imagined possible. The future is looking bright and I can't wait to see how I can improve myself this winter and try to do even better next season.

Ciao
Antonio
 
sutty68
Great ride by the whole team at Coppa Agostoni Smile

And two top ten placings at the Worlds was a brilliant showing Smile
 
jandal7
COBBLES TOP 10 WORLDS IT'S HAPPENING Banana

Seriously nice showings in the first two Lombardia races and simply amazing rides in both World Championships. Bring on the Giro de Lombardia (?)
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."

[ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] i.imgur.com/c85NSl6.png Xero Racing

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Ripley
Crazy WC race! Another great result, Andolini is on a roll.
 
Ollfardh
Great racing, total carnage and an excellent result for Tony!

I think I'll just have a guess at his stats after the season and you can tell me if I'm close or not? Pfft
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
 
Tamijo
Still making solid results - Andolini is very consistent.
Smile
 
Ian Butler
sutty68 - Yes indeed, cheers!

jandal7 - Lombardia is next indeed Wink

Ripley - He sure is. Consistent fellow!

Ollfardh - Okay, good idea! Tony sure made it exciting Grin

Tamijo - That he is. Maybe his biggest strength so far this season Smile
 
Ian Butler
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Il Lombardia
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Pre-Race

Very happy to be back in Italy after an amazing World Championship campaign for me. I'm really making a name for myself in the cycling peloton and I think I've had one of the best debut seasons in history. Of course, I have my history as a track rider, so I didn't start from scratch (pun intented).

I have a few more races to make my debut season even better and the first is in one of my absolute favorite races (if not my absolute favorite!), Il Lombardia. The race of the falling leaves. Coppi's masterpiece. There's a lot of climbing involved so it'll be tough to hang on until the end. But I've grown a lot this season and I want to see where I can finish. I have nothing to lose, ever since I won San Remo my season had been a huge success already. I can only add to that.

The Race
It was a nice weather to ride in. I stayed near the end of the pack in the beginning of the race, taking it easy.

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The climbs here are really big and I quickly found that I was in trouble. As I wanted to move up the pack, I discovered I really couldn't. The pace was high enough as it was.

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A group of about 30 riders got caught behind. I was among them. Things were getting a bit more nervous as we tried to catch up with the peloton before the next big climb. We were making fast pace on the downhill and the flat. And then...

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I don't quite remember exactly what happened. Someone went down and then things escalated very quickly.

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The team manager said I lost consciousness for about a minute and that it looked very scary. I don't remember, which makes sense.

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In the fight for the victory, Astana couldn't play out their numeral adventage. Instead, Porte beat Wellens by a mere inch.

Full Result
1Richie PorteTeam Sky6h30'46
2Tim WellensLotto Soudals.t.
3Fabio AruAstana Pro Teams.t.
4Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Teams.t.
5Julian ArredondoTrek Factory Racing+ 1'15
6Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Teams.t.
7Rigoberto UranEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
8Mathias FrankIAM Cyclings.t.
9Wilco KeldermanTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 1'54
10Alexandre GeniezFDJs.t.
Spoiler
11Julian AlaphilippeEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
12Rui CostaLampre-Meridas.t.
13Domenico PozzovivoAg2r La Mondiales.t.
14Adam YatesOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
15Warren BarguilTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
16Mikel LandaAstana Pro Teams.t.
17Tejay Van GarderenBMC Racing Teams.t.
18Joaquim RodriguezTeam Katushas.t.
19Tom Jelte SlagterTeam Cannondale - Garmin+ 2'31
20Marcel WyssIAM Cyclings.t.
21Miguel Angel LopezAstana Pro Teams.t.
22Tony MartinEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
23Davide MalacarneAstana Pro Teams.t.
24Natnael BerhaneMTN-Qhubekas.t.
25Wout PoelsTeam Skys.t.
26Daniel MartinTeam Cannondale - Garmins.t.
27Simon YatesOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
28Tanel KangertAstana Pro Teams.t.
29Louis MeintjesMTN-Qhubekas.t.
30Leopold KönigTeam Skys.t.
31Damiano CarusoBMC Racing Team+ 3'03
32Matthew BuscheTrek Factory Racings.t.
33Thomas De GendtLotto Soudal+ 4'09
34Samuel SánchezBMC Racing Teams.t.
35Michal KwiatkowskiEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
36Gianluca BrambillaEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
37Simon GeschkeTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
38Jesper HansenTinkoff-Saxos.t.
39Edoardo ZardiniBardiani CSFs.t.
40Peter KennaughTeam Skys.t.
41Merhawi KudusMTN-Qhubekas.t.
42Bart De ClercqLotto Soudals.t.
43Ryder HesjedalTeam Cannondale - Garmins.t.
44Johannes FröhlingerTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
45Tom DumoulinTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
46Jérôme CoppelIAM Cyclings.t.
47Simon SpilakTeam Katusha+ 5'09
48Simon GerransOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
49Cameron MeyerOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
50Carlos Alberto BetancurMovistar Teams.t.
51George BennettTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
52Daan OlivierTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
53Jan BakelantsAg2r La Mondiales.t.
54Carlos GalvizAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
55Sylvester SzmydCCC Sprandi Polkowices.t.
56Giampaolo CarusoTeam Katushas.t.
57Laurens De PlusCattelan Italias.t.
58Ilnur ZakarinTeam Katusha+ 6'03
59Robert GesinkTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
60Simon ClarkeOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
61Rubén PlazaLampre-Meridas.t.
62Jurgen Van den BroeckLotto Soudals.t.
63Haimar ZubeldiaTrek Factory Racings.t.
64Gorka IzagirreMovistar Teams.t.
65Andrey AmadorMovistar Teams.t.
66Steven KruijswijkTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
67Gianfranco ZilioliAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
68Pierre-Roger LatourAg2r La Mondiales.t.
69Karel HnikCattelan Italias.t.
70Janier AcevedoTeam Cannondale - Garmins.t.
71Davide FormoloTeam Cannondale - Garmins.t.
72David De la CruzEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
73Fabio FellineTrek Factory Racing+ 8'40
74Jan PolancLampre-Meridas.t.
75Ruben FernandezMovistar Teams.t.
76Jelle VanendertLotto Soudals.t.
77Nathan EarleTeam Skys.t.
78Ivan SantaromitaOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
79Alessandro De MarchiCattelan Italias.t.
80Franco PellizottiAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
81Robert KiserlovskiTinkoff-Saxos.t.
82Cyril GautierTeam Europcar+ 9'30
83Philippe GilbertBMC Racing Teams.t.
84Patrick KonradBora - Argon 18s.t.
85Rinaldo NocentiniAg2r La Mondiales.t.
86Sergio PaulinhoTinkoff-Saxos.t.
87Enrico BarbinBardiani CSFs.t.
88Maxime BouetEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
89Stefan DeniflIAM Cyclings.t.
90Sebastián HenaoTeam Skys.t.
91Javier MorenoMovistar Teams.t.
92Daniel MorenoTeam Katushas.t.
93Manuel SenniBMC Racing Teams.t.
94Maxime MonfortLotto Soudals.t.
95Przemyslaw NiemiecLampre-Meridas.t.
96Clément ChevrierIAM Cycling+ 10'08
97Dario CataldoAstana Pro Teams.t.
98Lawson CraddockTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
99Damiano CunegoCattelan Italias.t.
100Amaël MoinardBMC Racing Teams.t.
101Francis MoureyFDJ+ 11'57
102Tsgabu GrmayLampre-Meridas.t.
103Davide RebellinCCC Sprandi Polkowice+ 12'30
104Yonnatta MonsalveSoutheast+ 12'52
105Sergey LagutinTeam Katusha+ 13'48
106Mauro FinettoSoutheasts.t.
107Roman KreuzigerTinkoff-Saxos.t.
108Davide VillellaTeam Cannondale - Garmins.t.
109Nathan BrownTeam Cannondale - Garmins.t.
110Luca ChiricoBardiani CSFs.t.
111Ian BoswellTeam Sky+ 15'13
112Loïc VliegenBMC Racing Teams.t.
113Eros CapecchiMovistar Teams.t.
114Stephen CummingsMTN-Qhubekas.t.
115Guillaume BonnafondAg2r La Mondiales.t.
116Milán NagyCCC Sprandi Polkowice+ 15'52
117Gianni MosconCattelan Italias.t.
118Maciej PaterskiCCC Sprandi Polkowice+ 16'18
119Diego UlissiLampre-Meridas.t.
120Matteo BusatoSoutheasts.t.
121Edward BeltranTinkoff-Saxos.t.
122Marc GoosTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
123Eduard VorganovTeam Katushas.t.
124Gert DockxLotto Soudals.t.
125Matteo MontagutiAg2r La Mondiales.t.
126Riccardo ZoidlTrek Factory Racings.t.
127Winner Andrew AnaconaMovistar Team+ 16'57
128Yukiya ArashiroTeam Europcar+ 17'58
129Youcef ReguiguiMTN-Qhubekas.t.
130Jackson RodriguezAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
131Ilya KoshevoyLampre-Meridas.t.
132Cédric PineauFDJs.t.
133Shakhin SirkhaevLampre-Meridas.t.
134Chad HagaTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
135Maxime MéderelTeam Europcars.t.
136André CardosoTeam Cannondale - Garmins.t.
137Alessandro VanottiAstana Pro Teams.t.
138Laurent DidierTrek Factory Racings.t.
139Stefano PirazziBardiani CSFs.t.
140Axel DomontAg2r La Mondiales.t.
141Vincent JérômeTeam Europcar+ 19'26
142Yonder GodoyAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
143Paul VossBora - Argon 18s.t.
144Petr VakocEtixx - Quick-steps.t.
145Laurent PichonFDJs.t.
146Carlos GimenezAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
147Bartosz HuzarskiBora - Argon 18s.t.
148Matteo TosattoTinkoff-Saxos.t.
149Cristiano SalernoBora - Argon 18s.t.
150Michael AlbasiniOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
151Martijn KeizerTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
152Larry WarbasseIAM Cyclings.t.
153Salvatore PuccioTeam Skys.t.
154Stef ClementIAM Cyclings.t.
155Andrea ManfrediBardiani CSFs.t.
156Alessio TalianiAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
157Blel KadriAg2r La Mondiale+ 20'26
158Dominik NerzBora - Argon 18+ 20'59
159Perrig QuemeneurTeam Europcar+ 23'07
160Kristian SbaragliMTN-Qhubekas.t.
161Reto HollensteinIAM Cyclings.t.
162Paul MartensTeam LottoNL - Jumbos.t.
163Murilo FischerFDJs.t.
164Jaroslaw MaryczCCC Sprandi Polkowices.t.
165Dennis VanendertLotto Soudals.t.
166Angelo TulikTeam Europcars.t.
167Andreas SchillingerBora - Argon 18s.t.
168Jakub KaczmarekCCC Sprandi Polkowices.t.
169Joey RosskopfBMC Racing Teams.t.
170Adriano MaloriCattelan Italias.t.
171Jaco VenterMTN-Qhubekas.t.
172Pavel JaraBardiani CSFs.t.
173Pawel PoljanskiTinkoff-Saxos.t.
174Ivan BassoTinkoff-Saxos.t.
175Samuele ContiSoutheast+ 25'50
176John EbsenAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela+ 27'20
177Daniel McConnellTrek Factory Racing+ 28'44
178Maarten WynantsTeam LottoNL - Jumbo+ 29'08
179Reinardt Janse Van RensburgMTN-Qhubekas.t.
180Scott ThwaitesBora - Argon 18+ 30'15
181Pierre-Henri LecuisinierFDJ+ 32'19
182Simone AndreettaBardiani CSFs.t.
183Piotr BrozynaCCC Sprandi Polkowices.t.
184Nikolay MihaylovCCC Sprandi Polkowices.t.
185Alessandro TonelliBardiani CSFs.t.
186Mitchell DockerOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
187Calvin WatsonTrek Factory Racings.t.
188Cesare BenedettiBora - Argon 18+ 38'07
189Romain GuillemoisTeam Europcars.t.
190William BonnetFDJs.t.
191Pier Andrea Gaudio PucciCattelan Italias.t.
192Francesco GavazziSoutheasts.t.
193Carter JonesTeam Giant-Alpecins.t.
194Giuseppe FonziSoutheasts.t.
195Alexandre PichotTeam Europcars.t.
196Liam BertazzoSoutheast+ 40'22
197Ennio GaraffoniSoutheasts.t.
198Egor SilinTeam Katusha+ 47'40


I had to spend a night in the hospital, checking up for head injuries. Luckily, I should be just fine. My season is over, though, I won't get back on the bike competitively until the start of next season. It's a shame to have to end my neopro season like this, but it could've been a lot worse.

Before I finish the season and go on winter break (from this blog), I'll write up one more post. And then it's on to 2016, with a WT Cattelan Italia!

Ciao
Antonio
 
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Not a great end to the season Frown
Hopefully 2016 will be a great second season Smile
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Tamijo
Bad luck, but after a season like this and no serious damage from the crash, can only be satisfied and look forward to 2016 with optimism.
 
Ian Butler
DiCyc - Let's hope so Smile

Tamijo - Exactly. A good off-season hopefully and then a good program for Antonio!


Anyone else experiencing some problems with Photobucket? Will delay report until photobucket accepts the screenshots...
 
sutty68
Hope Antonio will be ok Sad
 
Ian Butler
Thanks, sutty Smile

Photobucket has finally worked and I've been able to upload my screenshots. So expect the last post of the season within the next 48 hours I guess and then we're off to season 2!

By the way, always open to suggestions/critisicm. If there are things you don't like or whatever, feel free to tell me!
 
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Great first season for you with Antonio! Fantastic read as always by you Ian.
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A bit unfortunate in the season ending there. The mountains may just be a bit too hard then. Next year should already be a better season ending (the early season may be harder to match)
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