Thanks a 1000 times guys! One for each reply in this thread!
Reaching that motivated me to give you the MSR preview now, with the report tomorrow morning! Here you go!
The Milano - San Remo is the first of the five monuments on the cycling calendar. La Primavera has historically been a race for the sprinters, but the punchers has started to take over a bit in the recent editions. Most successful rider in the history of the race is Eddy Merckx, with 7 victories, while the last Italian winner was Filippo Pozzato in 2006.
Last year's result:
1
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky ProCycling
7h32'24
2
Fabian Cancellara
Leopard Trek
s.t.
3
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
4
Thor Hushovd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
5
Simon Geschke
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
6
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
7
Kenny Van Hummel
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
8
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
9
Tomas Vaitkus
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
10
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
12
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
13
Jelle Vanendert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
14
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
15
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
16
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
17
Sylvain Chavanel
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
18
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
19
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
s.t.
20
Mitchell Docker
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
21
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
22
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
24
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
25
Jürgen Roelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
26
Wouter Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
28
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
29
Jakob Fuglsang
Leopard Trek
s.t.
30
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
31
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
32
Stuart O'Grady
Leopard Trek
s.t.
33
Martin Elmiger
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
34
Enrico Gasparotto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
35
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
36
Daniel Martin
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
37
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
38
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
39
Gustav Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
40
Cristiano Salerno
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
41
Allan Davis
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
42
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
43
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
44
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Francisco Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
46
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
47
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
48
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
49
Tony Martin
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
50
Linus Gerdemann
Leopard Trek
s.t.
51
José Vicente García Acosta
Movistar Team
s.t.
52
Bernhard Eisel
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
53
Julian Dean
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
54
Eros Capecchi
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
55
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
56
Lars Ytting Bak
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
57
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
58
Dario Cataldo
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
60
Sébastien Hinault
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
61
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'21
62
Vladimir Karpets
Katusha Team
s.t.
63
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
64
David Le Lay
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
65
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
66
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
67
Matthew Hayman
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
68
Iljo Keisse
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Alexandre Geniez
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
70
Branislau Samoilau
Movistar Team
+ 3'10
71
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
72
Jérôme Pineau
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3'42
73
Fränk Schleck
Leopard Trek
s.t.
74
Peter Kennaugh
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
75
Mirco Lorenzetto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
76
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
77
Niki Terpstra
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
79
Mirko Selvaggi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
81
Denis Menchov
Geox - TMC
+ 4'27
82
Grégory Rast
Team RadioShack
s.t.
83
Ben Hermans
Team RadioShack
s.t.
84
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
85
Tejay Van Garderen
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
86
Luca Mazzanti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
87
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
88
Marco Pinotti
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
89
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
90
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
91
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
92
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
93
Fabio Duarte
Geox - TMC
s.t.
94
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 5'18
95
Chris Horner
Team RadioShack
s.t.
96
Janez Brajkovic
Team RadioShack
s.t.
97
Maxime Monfort
Leopard Trek
s.t.
98
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
99
Thomas Bonnin
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
100
Francesco Masciarelli
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
101
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 6'07
102
Gert Dockx
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
103
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
104
Sven Vandousselaere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
105
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
106
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
107
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
108
Martin Velits
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
109
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
+ 6'45
110
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
111
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
112
Edward King
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 7'12
113
Fang Han
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
114
John Degenkolb
HTC - Highroad
+ 8'31
115
Davide Ricci Bitti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
116
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
117
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
s.t.
118
Alessandro De Marchi
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
119
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
120
Robin Chaigneau
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
121
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 9'54
122
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 10'33
123
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
s.t.
124
Leif Hoste
Katusha Team
s.t.
125
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
s.t.
126
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
127
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
128
Francesco Failli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
129
Angel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
130
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
131
Pierpaolo De Negri
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
132
Matteo Tosatto
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
133
Juan José Cobo
Geox - TMC
s.t.
134
Sebastian Langeveld
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
135
Tiago Machado
Team RadioShack
s.t.
136
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
137
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
138
Matteo Bono
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
139
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
140
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
141
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
142
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
s.t.
143
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
144
Andrea Guardini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
145
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
146
Michael Mørkøv
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
147
Daniele Righi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
148
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
149
Matteo Rabottini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
150
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
151
Jürgen Van de Walle
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
152
Alberto Contador
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
153
Igor Anton
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
154
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
155
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
s.t.
156
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
+ 11'48
157
Marcel Wyss
Geox - TMC
s.t.
158
Fumiyuki Beppu
Team RadioShack
s.t.
159
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 12'26
160
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 12'48
161
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 15'40
162
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
s.t.
163
Kasper Klostergaard
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
164
Roberto De Patre
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 16'29
165
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
166
Giampaolo Cheula
Geox - TMC
s.t.
167
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Geox - TMC
s.t.
168
Matthew Busche
Team RadioShack
s.t.
169
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 16'50
170
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
171
Nikolas Maes
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
172
Robbie McEwen
Team RadioShack
+ 18'54
173
Marko Kump
Geox - TMC
s.t.
174
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
+ 22'24
175
Jonathan Bellis
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
176
Antonio Santoro
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
Johan Vansummeren's attack just before the Poggio spoiled the party for the sprinters, with the Belgian sneaking away together with Fabian Cancellara and Juan Antonio Flecha. The latter then outgunned his two companions for victory. Geschke in 5th and Van Hummel in 7th also made it a great day for us.
The course:
Not much of a difference from other years. The major climbs on the route are the Turchino, Le Manie, the Capos, Cipressa and finally the famous Poggio di San Remo. They're all small and short, but they're all brutal on a day with 300 kilometres in the saddle. Mass sprint or late attack? That's the eternal question.
Project squad:
We'll be prepared for any type of race. In a harder race with the punchers being favoured, we'll have a Fuglsang in top shape, who hopefully will stay near the front. And for an easier race and a mass sprint, we've also got another option in either Bozic or Kluge. A Top 10 should definitely be achievable.
OPQS will be the team to beat here, with Gert Steegmans and Philippe Gilbert being the two biggest favourites. The main sprinter challengers are British champion Mark Cavendish, last year's real life winenr Matthew Goss and recent Tirreno stage winner Daniele Bennati. To name a few punchers, we've got names such as Tirreno champion Cadel Evans, Joaquim Rodriguez and Andy Schleck, although the latter is unlikely to do anything at all. Also deserving a mention is defending champion, Juan Antonio Flecha.
Teddy The Creator wrote:
MSR should be a great race for Project! I wouldn't be suprised if Boziz or Fuglsang won it, but I don't care as long as it's not Cavendish.
I'm guessing Cancellara or Greipel. BTW What are Steegman's sprint stats?
I hope so, but a victory will be incredibly hard.
Cancellara would definitely be a good bet, but I'm unsure about whether Greipel can survive the hills or not. We'll just have to wait and see.
After a hundred kilometres without a breakaway, a group finally created a decent gap. Some really strong names among the thirteen riders, with Franco Pellizotti, Rein Taaramae or Spanish champion Joaquim Rodriguez being the most prominent. Also of course one of our riders in there, in the shape of Thierry Hupond.
They steadily increased their advantage during the next kilometres, stretching it out to just over seven minutes at the top of the Turchino. Rodriguez and Rein Taaramae had so far been the most active in the group, doing more work than anyone else in there.
Back in the peloton nothing important happened until one of the pre-race favourites, Cadel Evans somehow managed to hit the ground going up (!) Le Manie. Luckily no one else went down with him.
The crash did affect the race though, as it created a quite big split in the middle of the field. About 80 riders made it through, while the rest got caught two minutes behind and never made it back. One of those left behind was unfortunately Joost Posthuma.
The fun then started as rolled down on the flat just before the Cipressa. Sep Vanmarcke was the one kicking off the attacks, directly joined by Fabian Cancellara and Björn Leukemans.
Leukemans then jumped around the other two, creating a decent gap up the Cipressa. Vanmarcke and Cancellara around twenty seconds behind, with the peloton not far away either.
Let's not forget the front however. Rodriguez was now solo after bursting up the Cipressa, leading the closest follower, Taaramae, by approximately half a minute, and the main field by almost three minutes!
Down on the big road towards the Poggio, Cancellara had bridged across to Leukemans, Pellizotti and Antonio D'Aniello. The four of them immediately started to cooperate, in order to hunt down the Spanish champion at the front. Peloton about half a minute behind these.
Speaking of the Spanish champion, here he is, starting the Poggio with a, still, very good buffer over the four chasers, and an even bigger one over the pack. But a big question in whether he has much green bar left.
With five men in front of the peloton, we decided to throw our joker, Lars Boom, in pursuit after them at the first metres of the Poggio. A great opportunity was slipping away here, with both Boom and Bozic having a top day today (+5).
But maybe it was already too late! Rodriguez passed under the five-kilometres-to-go-banner with a lead of one and a half minute! Unless his green bar was completely empty, more than enough to hold on!
Closest chase was still the group with Cancellara, Leukemans and Vanmarcke, now also including Boom. Also these had a pretty good advantage over the peloton.
Back in the main field, we launched Kluge early, in one last, desperate try to bring it all back for Bozic. Not a lot of sprinters near the front end of the main field, but instead many strong punchers.
But it was far too late. Joaquim Rodriguez was already at the finish, with plenty of time to celebrate a very unexpected victory. A very deserved win after a long day of hard racing. Impressive show!
Another surprise today, Vanmarcke, won the sprint for second, ahead of Leukemans, an empty Boom and Cancellara. All of these, apart from the latter, must be satisfied.
A few seconds later, Bozic easily took the mass sprint for a minot 6th place. Kessler, Scheirlinckx, Visconti and Steegmans completed the Top 10 in this spectacular monument. A good day for us too, as we improved our two Top 10 spots by one on both, from last year's 5th and 7th!
Great result. Team Project (sounds weird to call it like this ) continue their regularity in the first months of racing... And am I the only one who thinks the Caisse jerseys aren't something special?
@ valverde - I don't see it as copying at least. I like the jerseys too, so it's just nice to see them.
@ freitas - Might be because it isn't a team, it's a project!
Oh, and yes, I think you're the only one who's not a fan of the Caisse jerseys!
fyi, the reason I haven't updated a lot in the recent days is that I haven't been feeling on top. A hurting throat and a slight cold have been keeping me away from the computer quite a lot.
I hope to have the next report up some time this weekend, but we'll see.
Thanks guys. Feeling a bit better now, but still coughing a lot. Oh well, here's a report at last!
Project squad:
Boom as one of the biggest favourites to lead us, aiming for a top result with great form. Support mainly from De Kort and Posthuma, both also pretty decent cobblers.
Top favourite is Fabian Cancellara for sure. His main rivals will be among others, Björn Leukemans and the back to his best Leif Hoste, also the current CT ranking leader after a great season start.
Dwars Door Vlaanderen
Another one of the easier cobbled classics. Most steep climbs are un-cobbled, while most cobbled sections aren't uphill. Creating gaps can be hard, but it's far from impossible. Reduced group mass sprint I'd say.
A heartbreaking end. Posthuma got caught under the Flamme Rouge after being at the front solo all day. Gert Steegmans then went on to win the race, edging out Hoste and Boom at the line. Our brave escapee fell all the way down to 8th, completely exhausted.
Result:
1
Gert Steegmans
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
5h19'16
2
Leif Hoste
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
3
Lars Boom
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
4
Sep Vanmarcke
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
5
Sylvain Chavanel
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
6
Björn Leukemans
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
7
Fabian Cancellara
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
8
Joost Posthuma
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
9
John Degenkolb
The Bose Project
+ 1'14
10
Staf Scheirlinckx
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Grégory Rast
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
12
Nick Nuyens
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
13
Michael Schär
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
14
Hayden Roulston
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
15
Gerald Ciolek
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
16
Koen De Kort
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
17
James Vanlandschoot
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
18
Murilo Fischer
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
19
Kevin Van Impe
Vacansoleil - DCM
+ 2'01
20
Sébastien Rosseler
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 4'24
21
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
22
Wim De Vocht
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
23
Frédéric Amorison
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
+ 4'51
24
Dominique Rollin
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
25
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
26
Geraint Thomas
Team Radioshack - Nissan
+ 6'23
27
Kevin Peeters
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
28
Tosh Van der Sande
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
29
Kevin Hulsmans
Donckers Koffie - Kenda
s.t.
30
Olivier Pardini
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
31
Preben Van Hecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
32
Elia Rigotto
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
33
Stefan Van Dijk
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
34
Yohan Offredo
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
35
Sébastien Delfosse
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
36
Kim Borry
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
37
Maxim Debusschere
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
38
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
39
Johan Coenen
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
40
Floris Goesinnen
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
41
Jérôme Baugnies
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
42
Jos Van Emden
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 7'07
43
Kurt Hovelynck
Donckers Koffie - Kenda
+ 8'46
44
Philip Lavery
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
45
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 9'04
46
Christian Poos
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
47
Robert Radosz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 10'22
48
John Gadret
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 10'39
49
Benoît Sinner
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
50
Wouter Van Mechelen
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
51
Geert Omloop
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
52
Alexandre Pliuschin
The Bose Project
s.t.
53
Anthony Geslin
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
54
Michael Van Staeyen
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
55
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
56
Tomasz Kiendyś
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
57
Stefan Van Winden
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
58
Kristjan Koren
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
59
Jurgen Van Goolen
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
60
Chris Horner
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
61
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
62
Stefan Denifl
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
63
Aleksejs Saramotins
The Bose Project
s.t.
64
Nick Van der Lijke
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
65
Tom Stubbe
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
66
Sven Jodts
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
67
Mickaël Delage
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
68
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
69
Rudy Lesschaeve
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
70
Robert Wagner
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
71
Christian Patron
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
72
Clément Lhotellerie
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
73
Jussi Veikkanen
The Bose Project
s.t.
74
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
75
Evan Bonnet
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
76
Bob Van Der Tholen
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
77
Kevin De Weert
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
78
Niels Van Dyck
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
79
Clement van Vliet
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
80
Simon Zahner
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
81
Sam Bennett
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
82
Gert-Jan Van Immerseel
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
83
Jochen Deweer
Donckers Koffie - Kenda
s.t.
84
Bas Stamsnijder
Cyclingteam De Rijke
s.t.
85
Teddy Wassenaar
Rabobank Continental Team
+ 12'42
86
Gilles Devillers
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
87
Tristan Valentin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 13'22
88
Rafal Ratajczyk
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 14'11
89
Frederique Robert
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
+ 14'54
90
Sven Renders
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
91
Ike Groen
Cyclingteam De Rijke
s.t.
92
Benjamin Verraes
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
93
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
+ 16'28
94
Daniel Diaz
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
95
Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
96
Jeff Louder
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
97
Darijus Dzervus
The Bose Project
s.t.
98
Sven Van den Houte
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
99
Christopher Butler
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
100
Tom Thill
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
101
Nikita Novikov
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
102
Marcel Meisen
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
+ 17'55
103
Dennis Pohl
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
104
David Moncoutié
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
105
Ignatas Konovalovas
The Bose Project
+ 18'12
106
André Schulze
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
107
Derk Abel Beckeringh
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
108
Jelle Wallays
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
109
Tomasz Smolen
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
110
Pieter Vanspeybroeck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
111
Stijn Hoornaert
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
112
Bjorn Brems
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
113
Jerome Giaux
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
114
Bob Schoonbroodt
Cyclingteam De Rijke
s.t.
115
Rune Van der Meijden
Cyclingteam De Rijke
s.t.
116
Marc Goos
Rabobank Continental Team
+ 19'20
117
Bart Vanheule
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
118
Joris Cornet
Donckers Koffie - Kenda
s.t.
119
Yoeri Havik
Cyclingteam De Rijke
+ 20'24
120
Alex Meenhorst
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
121
Garrit Broeders
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
122
Mateusz Taciak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 21'01
123
Rikke Dijkxhoorn
Cyclingteam De Rijke
s.t.
124
Ramon Sinkeldam
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
125
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
126
Dominik Nerz
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
127
Patrick Bercz
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
128
Hendrik Van den Bossche
Donckers Koffie - Kenda
s.t.
Project squad:
Same roles here, except that Boom's support squad gets powered up by the likes of Curvers, De Backer and Docker.
More strong names here than in Dwars Door. Top favourites are again Cancellara, Leukemans and Hoste, who now gets new challengers in the shapes of Langeveld, Flecha and Hushovd.
E3 Prijs Vlaanderen - Harelbeke
Same scenario as in previous race is to be expected. The cobbles and climbs are even further out from the finish here, favouring the sprinters even more. Should be a great opportunity for the God of Thunder.
Déjà-vu. Today it was Docker who got gobbled up in the final kilometer, just missing out on the victory. Staf Scheirlinckx's attack also cracked the only one who tried to follow, Björn Leukemans, who took third ahead of today's unlucky boy. Boom as fourth after crushing the rest of the main field in the 'mass sprint'.
Again, same as above. Cancellara, Leukemans and Hoste as top names, with Chavanel, Steegmans and yesterday's winner Scheirlinckx lurking in the shadows.
Gent - Wevelgem
The double passage of the incredibly difficult Kemmelberg is the only cobbled climb on the route, and it's usually the place where the race is decided, if there are any splits at all. Mass sprint is very possible.
After two days of close misses, we finally hit the jackpot. Docker again joined a mid-race breakaway together with Niki Terpstra, Tomas Vaitkus and Daniel Oss, and then broke clear together with Terpstra and gunned the Dutchman down in the sprint. Boom again won the 'mass sprint', this time for 5th. A great day!