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| baia |
Posted on 16-12-2011 16:22
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dienblad wrote:
Oooohhh common....you have to admit it..
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| dienblad |
Posted on 16-12-2011 16:27
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baia wrote:
dienblad wrote:
Oooohhh common....you have to admit it..
Then vote for me and my story at the PCM.daily awards!! 
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 16-12-2011 16:40
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Good results in both races  Both Maaskant and Terpstra performed well.
Dominant Boonen, should be fun P-R and Ronde then 
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| dienblad |
Posted on 16-12-2011 16:48
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Gent - Wevelgem, the 74th edition of the famous race in the Western part of Belgium. The most difficult part of the race is the 2 laps containing the Scherpenberg, Mont des Chats, Mont Noir and the Kemmelberg, all of them have to be climbed twice. The last 35 kilometres are flat to the finish in Wevelgem.
The race was won 47 times by a Belgian rider. Last year, Fabian Cancellara became the 2nd Swiss winner (besides Rolf Graf in1954), completing a great weekend with wins in the E3 and Gent-Wevelgem.
 
Startlist
Spoiler Nissan Shack
1. F.Cancellara
2. M.Busche
3. B.Hermans
4. M.Irizar
5. G.Lequatre
6. N.Oliveira
7. G.Rast
8. J.Sergent
Omega Pharma
11. T.Boonen
12. G.Ciolek
13. D.Devenyns
14. T.Farrar
15. G.Steegmans
16. T.Stubbe
17. J.Tratnik
18. J.Vermote
BMC
21. A.Ballan
22. Y.Eijssen
23. M.Elmiger
24. K.Kroon
25. B.Leukemans
26. S.Morabito
27. M.Quinziato
28. M.Santambrogio
Sky
31. J.A.Flecha
32. M.Cavendish
33. B.Eisel
34. M.Hayman
35. D.Millar
36. I.Stannard
37. B.Swift
38. G.Thomas
Garmin
41. S.Chavanel
42. A.Colby
43. L.Esposito
44. M.Fischer
45. R.Kiserlovski
46. M.Kreder
47. J.J.Rojas
48. J.Vansummeren
Rabobank
51. M.Breschel
52. L.Boom
53. H.Haussler
54. S.Kruijswijk
55. B.Mollema
56. M.Tjallingii
57. D.Van Winden
58. M.Wynants
Monster Energy - Ford
61. N.Terpstra
62. T.Dupont
63. J.Keukeleire
64. M.Maaskant
65. J.Posthuma
66. S.Rosseler
67. S.Vanmarcke
68. L.Westra
Saxo Bank
71. N.Nuyens
72. V.Gustov
73. J.J.Haedo
74. G.Larsson
75. A.Lund
76. R.Majka
77. S.Paulinho
78. C.A.Sørensen
Qantas
81. S.Langeveld
82. S.Clarke
83. B.Cooke
84. A.Davis
85. M.Goss
86. S.O'Grady
87. W.Sulzberger
88. T.Vaitkus
Lotto
91. L.Bak
92. J.Claveran
93. J.Kuyckx
94. M.Neyens
95. S.Scheirlinckx
96. W.Van Huffel
97. S.Vandousselaere
98. F.Willems
Rabobank CT
101. J.Bol
102. D.Beckeringh
103. J.Bovenhuis
104. M.Goos
105. M.Hofland
106. B.Markus
107. J.Pronk
108. O.Riesebeek
Nespresso
111. F.Felline
112. T.Alberio
113. F.Bortolotti
114. N.Gianetti
115. D.Kozontchuk
116. A.La Cruz
117. A.Rasmussen
Vacansoleil
121. S.Devolder
122. R.Feillu
123. G.Gardeyn
124. S.Lagutin
125. M.Marcato
126. M.Mortensen
127. R.Pidgornyy
128. F.Veuchelen
Katusha
131. L.Hoste
132. A.Botcharov
133. D.Di Luca
134. V.Karpets
135. A.Kuschynski
136. N.Trussov
137. S.Vandenbergh
138. M.Vantomme
Sony Ericsson
141. E.Boasson Hagen
142. C.Barton
143. S.Bewley
144. L.Duque
145. A.Greipel
146. S.Minard
147. T.Roe
148. A.Saramotins
Euskaltel
151. D.Bennati
152. J.Aramendia
153. P.Bilbao
154. J.Castroviejo
155. M.García
156. I.Izagirre
157. E.Martínez
158. I.Velasco
Landbouwkrediet
161. F.Amorison
162. M.Astruc
163. K.Barbé
164. J.Breyne
165. D.Commeyne
166. B.Dockx
167. M.Helminen
168. G.Verheyen
Lampre
171. D.Hondo
172. M.Bono
173. E.Gasparotto
174. A.Kashechkin
175. A.Malori
176. A.Moletta
177. A.Spezialetti
178. D.Ulissi
Veranda's Willems
181. W.De Vocht
182. S.Caethoven
183. T.Degand
184. J.Ghyselinck
185. S.Van Dijk
186. J.Van Goolen
187. A.Van Groen
188. J.Venter
Astana
191. A.Grivko
192. A.Dyachenko
193. D.Fofonov
194. V.Iglinskiy
195. M.Lloyd
196. K.Seeldraeyers
197. G.Stangelj
198. Y.Trofimov
Androni Giocattoli
201. M.Lorenzetto
202. A.Bertolini
203. A.Furlan
204. J.Monsalve
205. M.Montaguti
206. A.Novembrini
207. L.Solari
208. Á.Vicioso
Movistar
211. R.Plaza
212. A.Amador
213. E.Gonzalo
214. J.Iriarte
215. D.López
216. J.Montaña
217. C.Oyarzun
218. E.Sanz
Our team
The favourites
*** Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma), Alessandro Ballan (BMC), Matti Breschel (Rabobank)
** Juan Antonio Flecha (Sky), Fabian Cancellara (Nissan), Johan Vansummeren (Garmin)
* Martijn Maaskant, Sylvain Chavanel (Garmin), Stijn Devolder (Vacansoleil)
Our goal
Again, a top 10. But it will be difficult, as mostly a larger group sprints for the win here.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 16-12-2011 17:04
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Good Luck with this race |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 16-12-2011 17:55
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We kick the race off with a 10-man BOTD, still 97 kilometres before the finish. Lagutin (Vacansoleil), Davis (Qantas), Kozontchuk (Nespresso), Stangelj (Astana), Izagirre (Euskaltel), López (Movistar), Goos (Rabo CT), Helminen (Landbouwkrediet), Gustov (Saxo) and Bono (Lampre) have a lead of 2'10 to the peloton.
7 riders have closed the gap in the kilometres before the first ascend of the Kemmelberg. Kasechkin (Lampre), Vandenbergh (Katusha), Devolder (Vacansoleil), Willems (Lotto), Barbé (Landbouwkrediet), Felline (Nespresso) and Quinziato (BMC) and the other 10 lead the peloton by 4 minutes.
After the summit of the Kemmelberg doesn't happen a lot, except that there is a shift in the leading group. So a group of 7 is in the lead while ascending the Kemmel for the 2nd time: Willems, Barbé, Devolder, Felline, Vandenbergh, Quinziato and Davis. But the peloton is only 1'32 behind with 37km to go.
In the flat part towards the finish in Wevelgem, a group of 27 riders come together. Most notable riders missing are Matthew Hayman (Sky), Heinrich Haussler (Garmin), Gert Steegmans (Omega Pharma) and Martijn Maaskant who were too far behind in the peloton in the 2nd climb of the Kemmel.
This time, the riders don't wanna wait untill the finish to get outsprinted by Tommeke. Matti Breschel attacks, and Juan Antonio Flecha goes in the counter attack. But Flecha is stronger today and is able to pass the Danish rider. Will it be enough for the win?
Yes it is! 4 years after Oscar Freire, the crowd in Wevelgem sees an other Spanish win. A great attack by Flecha. Breschel manages to stay in 2nd place, just beating Cancellara and Boonen. And what about our riders? Well, Niki Terpstra was the only one that managed to stay in the leading group. He chose the wheel of Tyler Farrar to start the sprint, but Farrar didn't participate in the sprint. Ouch...... So an embarrassing 23rd place was the result....
Results
| 1 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky ProCycling | 5h18'03 | | 2 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 3 | Fabian Cancellara | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | s.t. | | 4 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 5 | Geraint Thomas | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 6 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 7 | Sebastian Langeveld | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 8 | Johan Vansummeren | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 9 | Nick Nuyens | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 10 | Stijn Devolder | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Allan Davis | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 12 | Staf Scheirlinckx | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 13 | Tyler Farrar | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 14 | Fabio Felline | Nespresso | s.t. | | 15 | Sylvain Chavanel | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 16 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 17 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 18 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 19 | Koen Barbé | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 20 | Lars Ytting Bak | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 21 | Björn Leukemans | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 22 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 23 | Niki Terpstra | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 24 | Frederik Willems | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 25 | Lieuwe Westra | Monster Energy - Ford | + 1'16 | | 26 | Sep Vanmarcke | Monster Energy - Ford | + 1'38 | | 27 | Matthew Goss | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 28 | Martijn Maaskant | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 29 | Gerald Ciolek | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 3'32 | | 30 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 4'07 | | 31 | Heinrich Haussler | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 4'33 | | 32 | Matthew Hayman | Sky ProCycling | + 5'18 | | 33 | Sébastien Rosseler | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 34 | Ben Swift | Sky ProCycling | + 7'15 | | 35 | Sergey Lagutin | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 7'40 | | 36 | Mark Cavendish | Sky ProCycling | + 8'06 | | 37 | Leif Hoste | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 38 | Maarten Neyens | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 39 | Dennis Van Winden | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 40 | Martin Elmiger | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 41 | José Joaquín Rojas | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 42 | Dries Devenyns | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 43 | Grégory Rast | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | s.t. | | 44 | Daniele Bennati | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 45 | André Greipel | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 46 | Leonardo Duque | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 47 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 48 | Enrico Gasparotto | Lampre - Generali | s.t. | | 49 | Aleksandr Kuschynski | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 50 | Tom Stubbe | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 51 | Ben Hermans | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | s.t. | | 52 | Maarten Wynants | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 53 | Aleksejs Saramotins | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 54 | Ian Stannard | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 55 | Steven Kruijswijk | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 56 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 9'52 | | 57 | David Millar | Sky ProCycling | + 10'16 | | 58 | Jens Keukeleire | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 59 | Juan José Haedo | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 11'27 | | 60 | Volodymir Gustov | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 12'04 | | 61 | David López | Movistar Team | + 12'33 | | 62 | Andrey Kashechkin | Lampre - Generali | s.t. | | 63 | Matteo Bono | Lampre - Generali | s.t. | | 64 | Ion Izagirre | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 65 | Gorazd Stangelj | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 66 | Joost Posthuma | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 67 | Dimitry Kozontchuk | Nespresso | s.t. | | 68 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sony Ericsson | + 14'01 | | 69 | Tomas Vaitkus | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 70 | Davy Commeyne | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 71 | Maarten Tjallingii | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 72 | Stuart O'Grady | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 73 | Baden Cooke | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 74 | Wim De Vocht | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 75 | Alexsandr Dyachenko | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 76 | Pello Bilbao | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 77 | Yury Trofimov | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 78 | Jetse Bol | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 79 | Sébastien Minard | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 80 | Steve Morabito | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 81 | Marc Goos | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 82 | Danilo Hondo | Lampre - Generali | s.t. | | 83 | Frederik Veuchelen | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 84 | Mirco Lorenzetto | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 85 | Jan Ghyselinck | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 86 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 87 | Jurgen Van Goolen | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 88 | Luca Solari | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 89 | Wesley Sulzberger | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 90 | Carlos Oyarzun | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 91 | Andriy Grivko | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 92 | Ángel Vicioso | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 93 | Javier Francisco Aramendia | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 94 | Egoi Martínez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 16'03 | | 95 | Nelson Oliveira | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | s.t. | | 96 | Derk Abel Beckeringh | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 97 | Matti Helminen | Landbouwkrediet | + 17'26 | | 98 | Alessandro Bertolini | Androni Giocattoli | + 18'07 | | 99 | Matteo Montaguti | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 100 | Gorik Gardeyn | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 101 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 102 | Stefan Van Dijk | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 103 | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 104 | Martin Mortensen | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 105 | Andrea Moletta | Lampre - Generali | s.t. | | 106 | Marco Marcato | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 107 | Sam Bewley | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 108 | Dmitriy Fofonov | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 109 | Michel Kreder | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 110 | Jacobus Venter | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 111 | Alex Rasmussen | Nespresso | s.t. | | 112 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - Generali | s.t. | | 113 | Timothy Roe | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 114 | Barry Markus | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 115 | Enrique Sanz | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 116 | Angelo Furlan | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 117 | Sven Vandousselaere | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 118 | Murilo Fischer | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 119 | Americo Novembrini | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 120 | Robert Kiserlovski | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 121 | Markel Irizar | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | s.t. | | 122 | Oscar Riesebeek | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 123 | Matthew Lloyd | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 124 | Adriano Malori | Lampre - Generali | s.t. | | 125 | Anthony Colby | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 19'19 | | 126 | Matthew Busche | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | + 19'49 | | 127 | Frédéric Amorison | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 128 | Karsten Kroon | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 129 | Wim Van Huffel | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 130 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 131 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 132 | Marcos García | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 133 | Jos Pronk | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 134 | Vladimir Karpets | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 135 | Steven Caethoven | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 136 | Bart Dockx | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 137 | Mauro Santambrogio | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 138 | Gustav Erik Larsson | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 139 | Chris Barton | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 140 | Geoffroy Lequatre | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | + 20'37 | | 141 | Arnoud Van Groen | Veranda's Willems - Accent | + 20'52 | | 142 | Jonathan Breyne | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 143 | Nikolai Trussov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 144 | Iván Velasco | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 145 | Javier Iriarte | Movistar Team | + 21'39 | | 146 | Jasper Bovenhuis | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 147 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | + 22'13 | | 148 | Jesse Sergent | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | s.t. | | 149 | Ruslan Pidgornyy | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 150 | Jonathan Monsalve | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 151 | Thomas Degand | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 152 | Moreno Hofland | Rabobank Continental Team | + 22'57 | | 153 | Geert Verheyen | Landbouwkrediet | + 23'12 | | 154 | Sérgio Paulinho | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 155 | Danilo Di Luca | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 156 | Alessandro Spezialetti | Lampre - Generali | + 23'44 | | 157 | Anders Lund | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 24'36 | | 158 | Jan Kuyckx | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 159 | Tomas Alberio | Nespresso | s.t. | | 160 | Louis Esposito | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 161 | Alexandre Botcharov | Katusha Team | + 25'13 | | 162 | Valentin Iglinskiy | Pro Team Astana | + 25'37 | | 163 | Maxime Vantomme | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 164 | Simon Clarke | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 165 | Maurice Astruc | Landbouwkrediet | + 26'20 | | 166 | Jorge Montaña | Movistar Team | + 27'15 | | 167 | Jan Tratnik | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 168 | Alvaro La Cruz | Nespresso | + 28'27 | | 169 | Joaquin Claveran | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 170 | Eduardo Gonzalo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 171 | Noe Gianetti | Nespresso | s.t. | | 172 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 173 | Filippo Bortolotti | Nespresso | + 28'49 | | 174 | Rafal Majka | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. |
Today's winner
Flecha's first win of the season, after getting 2nd in Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, 3rd in Dwars Door Vlaanderen and 2nd in Milano - San Remo, nice results (jealous)!
Word from the DS
We simply don't learn how to sprint in a group..... At least the form level of the riders is very good one week before the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Next stop is the 3Daagse De Panne - Koksijde, to reach a ultimate form.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 16-12-2011 17:58
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A good ride by Terpstra to stay with the leading group
But then let himself down by choosing the wrong wheel to follow in the sprint |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 16-12-2011 18:32
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When the cobblers are enjoying themselves in Belgium, and the more hilly oriented riders are riding in Catalunya, another part of the peloton shows up on the isle of Corse, to take part in the 81st edition of the Critérium International. The 3 stage 2.HC classified race is a perfect mix, with one mountain stage (finish at the summit the Col de l'Ospedal)), one short flat stage and one flat time trial.
Last year's edition was won by Europcar's Christophe Kern
 
Startlist
Spoiler Monster Energy - Ford
1. R.Gesink
2. J.Bobridge
3. M.De Maar
4. W.Kelderman
5. M.Lefèvre
6. W.Poels
7. P.Sagan
8. J.Vanendert
FDJ
11. S.Casar
12. W.Bonnet
13. A.Geslin
14. S.Hinault
15. A.Jeanneson
16. D.Rollin
17. B.Vaugrenard
18. A.Vichot
Caja Rural
21. J.Moreno
22. M.Cardoso
23. H.Fernández
24. F.Ferrari
25. S.Mantecón
26. J.Sobrino
27. J.Sanchez Pimienta
28. E.Teruel
Roubaix Lille Métropole
31. V.Gusev
32. N.Bonnet
33. L.Desriac
34. D.Flahaut
35. J.Guiot
36. M.Kneisky
37. K.Lalouette
38. F.Le Corre
Rabobank
41. P.Brutt
42. G.Brown
43. P.Martens
44. M.Renshaw
45. T.Slagter
46. G-J.Soepenberg
47. J.Van Emden
48. J.Vissers
BMC
51. J.Tschopp
52. C.Beyer
53. B.Bookwalter
54. C.Butler
55. R.Jeanne
56. J.Louder
57. T.Phinney
Lotto
61. J.Bakelants
62. D.Boucher
63. D.Cornu
64. K.Goddaert
65. A.Hansen
66. A.Kemps
67. J.Van de Walle
68. J.Veikkanen
Pisanellastoria
71. S.Schumacher
72. M.Biondo
73. R.Cesaro
74. M.Gaia
75. E.Ratti
76. D.Rebellin
77. F.Tizza
78. C.la Porta
Liquigas
81. K.Koren
82. F.Bellotti
83. M.Bodnar
84. E.Capecchi
85. J.Guarnieri
86. P.Longo Borghini
87. C.Moreni
88. F.Sabatini
Saur
91. S.Joly
92. A.Coyot
93. B.Feillu
94. J.Galland
95. C.Lemoine
96. R.Martias
97. J.Pineau
98. J.Simon
Cofidis
101. N.Vogondy
102. S.Dumoulin
103. J.El Fares
104. T.Gallopin
105. C.Lhotellerie
106. D.Monier
107. A.Passeron
108. N.Sijmens
Acqua & Sapone
111. C.Betancourt
112. C.Larosa
113. A.Martinelli
114. A.Masciarelli
115. V.Miholjevic
116. D.Napolitano
117. A.Proni
118. F.Taborre
Qantas
121. M.Albasini
122. F.Beppu
123. L.Howard
124. A.Kruopis
125. C.Meier
126. C.Meyer
127. J.Mouris
128. S.Tuft
AG2R La Mondiale
131. A.Charteau
132. G.Bonnafond
133. J.Bérard
134. Sé.Chavanel
135. M.Chérel
136. C.Dessel
137. D.Le Lay
138. A.Ravard
Big Mat
141. J.Mombaerts
142. F.Bacquet
143. K.Elissonde
144. G.Faucon
145. A.Molmy
146. S.Poulhiès
147. R.Racault
148. J.Thiré
Europcar
151. M.Sprick
152. Y.Arashiro
153. G.Bernaudeau
154. J.Cousin
155. V.Jérôme
156. D.Malacarne
157. A.Pichot
158. D.Veilleux
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
161. M.Aerts
162. J.Antomarchi
163. Y.Cauquil
164. T.Flaksis
165. J.Jules
166. N.Lasis
167. E.Siskevicius
168. G.Smukulis
Bretagne
171. L.Pichon
172. R.Bongiorno
173. N.Brouzes
174. F.Charrier
175. J.Delpech
176. R.Dion
177. M.Halleguen
178. J.Mazet
Wallonie Bruxelles
181. O.Pardini
182. J.Bertrand
183. J.Giaux
184. P.Legrand
185. F.Polazzi
186. R.Steenuit
187. J.Van Hoecke
188. J.Vangenechten
Landbouwkrediet
191. B.De Waele
192. D.Bellemakers
193. E.Cammaerts
194. R.Honig
195. E.Juodvalkis
196. S.Nys
197. K.Peeters
198. B.Scheirlinckx
Our team
Our goals
Difficult to say. It's the first race of the season for Robert Gesink, so we don't expect that much from him. Wilco Kelderman is the leader for the GC, but his form is declining. So, top 3 in a stage and in the GC...
First stage: Porto Vecchio to the Col de l'Ospedale, 198 very tough kilometres.
Story of the stage: a group of 8 riders ride away and the peloton falls asleep. Their maximum lead is over 15 minutes! So we decide to start the chase, but it'll probably to late for the stage win. Best riders in this group are Arnold Jeanneson (FDJ), Reinier Honig (Landbouwkrediet), David Veilleux Europcar), Cyril Dessel (AG2R) and Fabio Polazzi (Wallonie).
The 8 riders start the last climb with a lead of 6'46. Robert Gesink settles himself in front of the peloton, trying to get Wilco Kelderman as close to the leaders as possible. But apparently, Gesink's basic form is that high, that nobody in the peloton can follow his pace. 2 kilometres before the finish, he has joined Honig and Polazzi and is only 1 minute behind leader Jeanneson.
It's not enough to close the gap, so Jeanneson takes his first win of the season. Gesink finishes 2nd at '33, Kelderman 5th at 1'33.
Results & GC
| 1 | Arnold Jeanneson | FDJ | 5h56'06 | | 2 | Robert Gesink | Monster Energy - Ford | + 47 | | 3 | Reinier Honig | Landbouwkrediet | + 1'10 | | 4 | Fabio Polazzi | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | + 1'45 | | 5 | Wilco Kelderman | Monster Energy - Ford | + 1'59 | | 6 | Sébastien Joly | Saur - Sojasun | + 2'11 | | 7 | Jussi Veikkanen | Lotto - Belisol | + 3'03 | | 8 | Cyril Dessel | AG2R La Mondiale | + 3'05 | | 9 | David Veilleux | Team Europcar | + 3'07 | | 10 | Brice Feillu | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. |
Today's winner
Word from the DS
That was a big mistake by the peloton. At least we tried to make the most of it. Gesink did great, but I don't know if he can make up 47 seconds...
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Posted on 16-12-2011 18:39
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dienblad wrote:
baia wrote:
dienblad wrote:
Oooohhh common....you have to admit it..
Then vote for me and my story at the PCM.daily awards!!
Well,your story is nice but my vote is going for other longer story..
GW is hard to win...but Gesink did great in Criterium Int....maybe he can get those 47"...
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Posted on 16-12-2011 18:55
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Unfortunaly of the mistake of the peloton but good result by gesink
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Posted on 16-12-2011 19:36
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Nice riding by Gesink
Pity he just missed out on the win |
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Posted on 16-12-2011 19:39
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It will be very hard to get the win now... but at least, you can get two riders in the top-5 and probrably Kelderman will jump a place. Or two. |
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Posted on 16-12-2011 20:46
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Stage 2, a 75km short stage with start and finish in Porto Vecchio. It's pretty flat, so we'll expect a mass sprint.
And yes, it'll be a mass sprint. A group of 14, including N. Sijmens (Cofidis), J. Vangenechten (Wallonie), S. Poulhies (Big Mat), J. Jules (La Pomme) and M. Chérel (AG2R), gets a maximum advantage of 3 minutes. But as we have set our cards at Peter Sagan for the stage win, we chase them with succes.
In the preparation for the sprint, everything is working well, with Sagan taking the lead 800 metres before the finish. The celebration is about to begin, when William Bonnet comes with an incredible jump to take the 2nd consecutive FDJ-win. Sagan takes the 2nd place, Danilo Napolitano the 3rd.
Results
| 1 | William Bonnet | FDJ | 1h42'08 | | 2 | Peter Sagan | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 3 | Danilo Napolitano | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 4 | Fabio Sabatini | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 5 | Mark Renshaw | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 6 | Tony Gallopin | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 7 | Sébastien Chavanel | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 8 | Kristof Goddaert | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 9 | Reinier Honig | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 10 | Wilco Kelderman | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. |
GC
No changes.
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Almost....
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Posted on 16-12-2011 20:47
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So close for Sagan |
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Posted on 16-12-2011 21:14
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Close but very good result....
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Posted on 16-12-2011 21:19
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The 3rd and last stage is a 7.8 kilometre time trial. Almost flat, only a small hill in the first half of the race.
First we show you today's winner. Dominique Cornu (Lotto) sets the best time and that can't be beaten: 10'21.
Wilco Kelderman rides the best time trial of our team. He ends up in 4th place, '7 behind Cornu. He jumps to the 4th place in the GC.
GC's number 2 Robert Gesink starts very fast, but he finds the man with the hammer at the summit of the small hill. He looses time in the 2nd half, and is 40 seconds slower than Cornu, 90th place....
Arnold Jeanneson isn't a great time trialist (TT 65), but knows that he has a great chance of succesfully defending his jersey. And he does! Althugh being one second slower than Gesink, it's more than enough to win the Critérium International!
Results
| 1 | Dominique Cornu | Lotto - Belisol | 10'21 | | 2 | Maurizio Biondo | Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti | + 1 | | 3 | Cameron Meyer | Team Qantas | + 2 | | 4 | Wilco Kelderman | Monster Energy - Ford | + 7 | | 5 | Maciej Bodnar | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 8 | | 6 | Stefan Schumacher | Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti | + 10 | | 7 | Paul Martens | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | Damien Monier | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 9 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | + 11 | | 10 | Nicolas Vogondy | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 13 |
GC
| 1 | Arnold Jeanneson | FDJ | 7h49'16 | | 2 | Robert Gesink | Monster Energy - Ford | + 46 | | 3 | Reinier Honig | Landbouwkrediet | + 1'08 | | 4 | Wilco Kelderman | Monster Energy - Ford | + 1'25 | | 5 | Fabio Polazzi | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | + 1'45 | | 6 | Sébastien Joly | Saur - Sojasun | + 1'48 | | 7 | Damien Monier | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 2'54 | | 8 | Jussi Veikkanen | Lotto - Belisol | + 2'59 | | 9 | Sandy Casar | FDJ | + 3'00 | | 10 | David Veilleux | Team Europcar | s.t. |
Points
| 1 | Reinier Honig | Landbouwkrediet | 0 | 39 | | 2 | Wilco Kelderman | Monster Energy - Ford | 14 | 32 | | 3 | Arnold Jeanneson | FDJ | 0 | 31 | | 4 | William Bonnet | FDJ | 3 | 28 | | 5 | Dominique Cornu | Lotto - Belisol | 25 | 25 |
KOTM
| 1 | Cyril Dessel | AG2R La Mondiale | 0 | 50 | | 2 | Julien Antomarchi | Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille | 0 | 34 | | 3 | Reinier Honig | Landbouwkrediet | 0 | 33 | | 4 | David Veilleux | Team Europcar | 0 | 27 | | 5 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | 0 | 25 |
U25
| 1 | Wilco Kelderman | Monster Energy - Ford | 7h50'41 | | 2 | David Veilleux | Team Europcar | + 1'35 | | 3 | Wout Poels | Monster Energy - Ford | + 3'23 |
Teams
| 1 | Monster Energy - Ford | 23h33'10 | | 2 | Saur - Sojasun | + 2'26 | | 3 | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 6'32 |
Overall winner
Word from the DS
We can look back pretty satisfied to the Critérium International. Although we missed the stage win twice with only a small margin, we got 2nd and 4th in the GC. Now back to Belgium for the cobbles!
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Posted on 16-12-2011 21:28
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So unlucky for Gesink to miss out by 46s
Still the Best Young Rider was Kelderman
And also the Best Team
So overall a pretty decent Criterium International |
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Posted on 16-12-2011 22:17
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sutty68 wrote:
So unlucky for Gesink to miss out by 46s
Still the Best Young Rider was Kelderman
And also the Best Team
So overall a pretty decent Criterium International
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Posted on 16-12-2011 22:22
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Almost just 46 secs for Gesink also a good ride for Kelderman
Good luck for the Cobbles season
Edited by FuglsangxTH3 on 16-12-2011 22:24
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Posted on 16-12-2011 22:58
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The final preparation for the most important race on Belgian soil is the Drieedaagse De Panne - Koksijde. 4 stages in 3 days, with cobbles, wind and an individual time trail, so it's for an allrounder to win it!
Last year, one of the world's best allrounders won it: Thor Hushovd, the Norwegian thunder, took the win and it was the setup for his Flanders-Rouaix double.
 
Startlist
Spoiler BMC
1. T.Hushovd
2. A.Ballan
3. Y.Eijssen
4. G.Hincapie
5. K.Kroon
6. B.Leukemans
7. S.Morabito
8. G.Van Avermaet
Nissan Shack
11. F.Cancellara
12. B.Hermans
13. M.Irizar
14. G.Lequatre
15. N.Oliveira
16. G.Rast
17. J.Sergent
18. A.Talansky
Rabobank
21. L.Boom
22. L.Bouma
23. R.Flens
24. S.Kruijswijk
25. B.Mollema
26. L.Smit
27. D.Van Winden
28. M.Wynants
Vacansoleil
31. S.Devolder
32. G.Gardeyn
33. M.Keizer
34. S.Lagutin
35. M.Marcato
36. M.Mortensen
37. M.Pavarin
38. F.Veuchelen
Monster Energy - Ford
41. L.Westra
42. J.Keukeleire
43. M.Lootens
44. M.Maaskant
45. S.Rosseler
46. N.Terpstra
47. S.Vanmarcke
48. C.Vermeltfoort
Lotto
51. J.Roelandts
52. D.De Coninck
53. K.Dehaes
54. J.Kuyckx
55. S.Scheirlinckx
56. S.Vandousselaere
57. J.Wallays
58. F.Willems
M&M's
61. T.Veelers
62. T.Bonnin
63. M.Bos
64. B.De Backer
65. J.Fröhlinger
66. F.Han
67. G.Löwik
68. K.Van Hummel
Garmin
71. J.J.Rojas
72. J.Engoulvent
73. L.Esposito
74. M.Fischer
75. M.Kreder
76. D.Martin
77. P.Stetina
78. M.Wilson
Sony Ericsson
81. L.Duque
82. C.Barton
83. S.Bewley
84. K.Kriit
85. S.Minard
86. T.Roe
87. A.Saramotins
88. O.Zaugg
Sky
91. D.Millar
92. K.Arvesen
93. M.Barry
94. D.Cioni
95. J.Hunt
96. L.P.Nordhaug
97. S.Pauwels
98. I.Stannard
FDJ
101. Y.Offredo
102. S.Chainel
103. A.Courteille
104. F.Guesdon
105. A.Gérard
106. Y.Hutarovich
107. M.Ladagnous
108. G.Meersman
Topsport Vlaanderen
111. S.Joseph
112. N.Albert
113. J.Coenen
114. A.Klier
115. T.Mertens
116. S.Neirynck
117. P.Serry
118. P.Van Hecke
An Post
121. P.Lavery
122. S.Bennett
123. B.Brems
124. M.Cassidy
125. M.Debusschere
126. N.Eeckhout
127. K.Heytens
128. K.Klostergaard
Veranda's Willems
131. J.Ghyselinck
132. S.Caethoven
133. J.Coppel
134. J.Debusschere
135. G.Habeaux
136. J.Van Goolen
137. J.Vanlandschoot
138. T.Vernaeckt
Rabobank CT
141. D.Beckeringh
142. G.Boivin
143. J.Bovenhuis
144. M.Goos
145. J.Lootens
146. B.Markus
147. J.Pronk
148. N.Van der Lijke
Differdange
151. V.Kaupas
152. M.Eibegger
153. G.Kaupas
154. M.Knudsen
155. R.Lesschaeve
156. J.Ljungblad
157. A.Meenhorst
158. C.Poos
Cofidis
161. K.Hulsmans
162. F.Barle
163. N.Edet
164. J.Fouchard
165. A.Labbe
166. A.Lemair
167. D.Moncoutié
168. J.Verhelst
Donckers Koffie
171. R.Van der Velde
172. K.Carlström
173. J.Cornet
174. J.M.Gárate
175. K.Hovelynck
176. S.Schets
177. H.Van den Bossche
178. M.Vanderaerden
Landbouwkrediet
181. J.Stallaert
182. F.Amorison
183. K.Barbé
184. J.Breyne
185. D.Commeyne
186. B.Dockx
187. B.Planckaert
188. G.Verheyen
CCC Polsat
191. M.Taciak
192. A.Honkisz
193. B.Janiaczyk
194. S.Janiszewski
195. K.Maslowski
196. R.Ratajczyk
197. A.Schulze
198. K.Zielinski
Our team
The favourites
*** Thor Hushovd (BMC), Fabian Cancellara (Nissan), Niki Terpstra
** Lars Boom (Rabobank), S. Devolder (Vacansoleil), Lieuwe Westra
* Alessandro Ballan (BMC), J. Roelandts (Lotto), Sébastien Rosseler
Our goal
We'll aim for a top 3 in the GC. And as you can see, the 2 best riders of the previous cobbles-races don't participate. Although Team Sky is present, Juan Antnio Flecha isn't. And the entire Omega Pharma - Quick Step team is absent, including Tom Boonen!
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