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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 23-12-2011 19:06
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... but at least you managed a 4th place in the GC.  Although tied to the third placed rider. |
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| baia |
Posted on 23-12-2011 19:21
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Kom jersey and 4th place its not that bad....
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| dienblad |
Posted on 23-12-2011 20:06
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4th was only because of the bonus seconds, that no other rider was interested in .... I thought it was a bad race, because we had no chance to get a stage win, even is Ligthart is in this field one of the better sprinters...
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Posted on 23-12-2011 20:14
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Not the best race for you, but you go away with nice 4th and KoM jersey, so good job. Gesink doing good in Pais Vasco is also quite nice, let's hope he will regain 6th and end the race on good position
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Last stage in the Vuelta al Pias Vasco, a 20.1km individual time trial. Start and finish are in the town of Orio, and between is a climb to an altitude of about 300 metres.
The best time is set by German Tony Martin, untill Peter Sagan starts his race. A great daily form (+5) helps him to the best time so far, 33'06.
No one breaks that time, untill the last 7 riders have to finish. First of them is, of course, GC's number 7 Robert Gesink. Our Dutch leader sets a pretty weak split time (25th at '25), but is flying in the last part, and finishes in the 2nd time so far (with daily form of 0), '5 behind Sagan.
Gesink has to gain '32 to Damiano Cunego, but won't succeed in it. Cunego rides the 14th time of the day, '30 behind the winner.
Rigoberto Urán sets the fastest split time, even '3 faster than Sagan, but can't keep th epace this high in th elast downhill part. Same time as Gesink, only a few tenths of a second behind.
MOving up to the number 4 of the GC, Chris Horner. Horner recently announced his retirement at the end of the season and is eager to show what a guy in his forties is capable of. He finishes '11 behind Sagan, and knows that this time can bring him to the GC-podium!
Joaquim Rodríguez is possibly the weakest time trialist in the top 7. So he surprsises everyone with the 2nd split time, only '1 behind Urán. But he falls back in the second half, '25 behind our Slovakian friend and also behind Horner in the GC.
The last 2 of the GC have started, and the gap between Igor Antón and Alberto Contador is only 9 seconds. At the split time, at the top of the hill, with a 12km descend remaining, this is the situation:
| 1. Rigoberto Urán 16'19 | | 2. Joaquim Rodríguez +1 | | 3. Peter Sagan +3 | | 4. Chris Horner +4 | | 7. Damiano Cunego +12 | | 8. Alberto Contador +12 | | 14. Igor Antón +16 | | 25. Robert Gesink +25 |
This means that Antón is still in yellow, but has lost almost 50% of his lead!
Contador rides a good 2nd half, climbing 3 places to 5th overall, '11 behind Sagan in 33'17.
So Antón knows he has to finish before the clock hits 33'27. But he won't make it, he is slower. To stay in front of Chris Horner, he has to be faster than 33'41. But again, he doesn't make it: 33'47.
Results
| 1 | Peter Sagan | Monster Energy - Ford | 33'06 | | 2 | Robert Gesink | Monster Energy - Ford | + 5 | | 3 | Rigoberto Urán | Sky ProCycling | + 6 | | 4 | Chris Horner | Lotto - Belisol | + 11 | | 5 | Alberto Contador | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 12 | | 6 | Roman Kreuziger | Pro Team Astana | + 16 | | 7 | Cadel Evans | Katusha Team | + 21 | | 8 | Jakob Fuglsang | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | s.t. | | 9 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 23 | | 10 | Joaquím Rodríguez | Katusha Team | + 26 | | ... | | 14 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre - Generali | + 30 | | ... | | 22 | Igor Antón | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 41 |
Today's winner
GC
So Alberto Contador wins the Vuelta al Pais Vasco for the third time, the same as Sean Kelly and Toony Rominger did in the past. Antón even gets passed by Horner. Gesink finishes in 7th.
| 1 | Alberto Contador | Saxo Bank SunGard | 23h23'46 | | 2 | Chris Horner | Lotto - Belisol | + 14 | | 3 | Igor Antón | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 20 | | 4 | Joaquím Rodríguez | Katusha Team | + 29 | | 5 | Rigoberto Urán | Sky ProCycling | + 1'06 | | 6 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre - Generali | + 2'05 | | 7 | Robert Gesink | Monster Energy - Ford | + 2'12 | | 8 | Roman Kreuziger | Pro Team Astana | + 3'12 | | 9 | Jakob Fuglsang | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | + 3'39 | | 10 | Cadel Evans | Katusha Team | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Carlos Barredo | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 3'55 | | 12 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 4'01 | | 13 | Mikel Astarloza | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 4'03 | | 14 | Peter Sagan | Monster Energy - Ford | + 4'28 | | 15 | Javier Moreno | Caja Rural | + 5'35 | | 16 | Richie Porte | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 5'49 | | 17 | Alexandre Vinokourov | Pro Team Astana | + 5'57 | | 18 | Wilco Kelderman | Monster Energy - Ford | + 6'00 | | 19 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | + 6'25 | | 20 | Alessandro Bertolini | Androni Giocattoli | + 6'27 | | 21 | Emanuele Sella | Lampre - Generali | + 6'52 | | 22 | Matthias Frank | BMC Racing Team | + 7'10 | | 23 | Andreas Klöden | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | + 7'53 | | 24 | Jelle Vanendert | Monster Energy - Ford | + 8'05 | | 25 | Levi Leipheimer | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 9'00 | | 26 | Ivan Basso | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 9'18 | | 27 | Wout Poels | Monster Energy - Ford | + 10'07 | | 28 | Iban Mayoz | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 10'38 | | 29 | Vincenzo Nibali | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | + 10'57 | | 30 | Julián Sánchez Pimienta | Caja Rural | + 12'32 | | 31 | Vladimir Efimkin | Katusha Team | + 12'50 | | 32 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto - Belisol | + 12'55 | | 33 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Sky ProCycling | + 13'02 | | 34 | Fränk Schleck | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | + 13'10 | | 35 | Jan Bakelants | Lotto - Belisol | + 13'26 | | 36 | Daniel Navarro | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 13'27 | | 37 | Gorka Izagirre | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 38 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | + 13'46 | | 39 | Simon Gerrans | Team Qantas | + 13'55 | | 40 | Michael Albasini | Team Qantas | + 14'01 | | 41 | Denis Menchov | Sony Ericsson | + 15'00 | | 42 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky ProCycling | + 15'05 | | 43 | Alberto Losada | Katusha Team | + 15'22 | | 44 | Maxime Monfort | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | + 15'54 | | 45 | Franco Pellizotti | Lampre - Generali | + 16'03 | | 46 | Michel Kreder | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 16'30 | | 47 | Linus Gerdemann | Katusha Team | + 16'39 | | 48 | Rafael Valls | Nespresso | + 16'40 | | 49 | Tadej Valjavec | Pro Team Astana | + 16'48 | | 50 | Francesco Ginanni | Androni Giocattoli | + 17'41 | | 51 | Óscar Sevilla | Movistar Team | + 18'09 | | 52 | Vasil Kiryienka | Pro Team Astana | + 18'22 | | 53 | Rui Costa | Movistar Team | + 18'35 | | 54 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 19'40 | | 55 | Aleksandr Kuschynski | Katusha Team | + 19'44 | | 56 | Bram Tankink | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 19'49 | | 57 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | + 19'58 | | 58 | Arkaitz Durán | Nespresso | + 20'00 | | 59 | Przemyslaw Niemiec | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 21'28 | | 60 | Anthony Colby | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 21'38 | | 61 | Pierre Rolland | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 22'33 | | 62 | Andrey Zeits | Pro Team Astana | + 22'51 | | 63 | Xavier Florencio | Nespresso | + 22'56 | | 64 | Íñigo Cuesta | Caja Rural | + 23'18 | | 65 | Thomas Rohregger | Sony Ericsson | + 23'44 | | 66 | Juan José Cobo | Nespresso | + 24'29 | | 67 | Sergio Pardilla | Movistar Team | + 25'15 | | 68 | Christian Vande Velde | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 26'28 | | 69 | Stephen Cummings | Sky ProCycling | + 27'12 | | 70 | Simon Spilak | Lampre - Generali | + 27'18 | | 71 | Ángel Vicioso | Androni Giocattoli | + 27'20 | | 72 | Davide Malacarne | Team Europcar | + 27'23 | | 73 | Kristof Vandewalle | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 27'28 | | 74 | Amaël Moinard | BMC Racing Team | + 27'42 | | 75 | Roberto Ferrari | Androni Giocattoli | + 27'48 | | 76 | Wim Van Huffel | Lotto - Belisol | + 27'51 | | 77 | Karsten Kroon | BMC Racing Team | + 28'52 | | 78 | Kim Kirchen | Sky ProCycling | + 28'54 | | 79 | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 29'09 | | 80 | Gianni Meersman | FDJ | + 29'13 | | 81 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 29'32 | | 82 | Gustavo César Veloso | Movistar Team | + 29'54 | | 83 | Sébastien Minard | Sony Ericsson | + 29'58 | | 84 | Alexandre Botcharov | Katusha Team | + 31'05 | | 85 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 31'51 | | 86 | Janez Brajkovič | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | + 31'58 | | 87 | Fumiyuki Beppu | Team Qantas | + 32'37 | | 88 | Jens Voigt | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | + 32'53 | | 89 | Kevin De Weert | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | + 32'59 | | 90 | Romain Zingle | Monster Energy - Ford | + 33'01 | | 91 | Leonardo Duque | Sony Ericsson | + 34'17 | | 92 | Pavel Brutt | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 34'24 | | 93 | Nuno Ribeiro | Pro Team Astana | + 34'39 | | 94 | Leonardo Moser | Androni Giocattoli | + 36'05 | | 95 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | + 36'37 | | 96 | Anthony Roux | FDJ | + 36'57 | | 97 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky ProCycling | + 37'21 | | 98 | Arthur Vichot | FDJ | + 37'40 | | 99 | Luis León Sánchez | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 38'39 | | 100 | Frederik Willems | Lotto - Belisol | + 39'34 | | 101 | Óscar Pujol | Lotto - Belisol | + 39'38 | | 102 | Aitor Pérez Arrieta | Lampre - Generali | + 40'35 | | 103 | Sergey Lagutin | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 41'29 | | 104 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | Team Europcar | + 42'34 | | 105 | Peter Velits | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 43'51 | | 106 | Javier Francisco Aramendia | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 47'08 | | 107 | Steve Morabito | BMC Racing Team | + 48'28 | | 108 | Maarten Wynants | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 48'43 | | 109 | Carlos José Ochoa | Androni Giocattoli | + 50'13 | | 110 | Remmert Wielinga | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 50'20 | | 111 | Dennis Van Winden | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 50'21 | | 112 | Iñaki Isasi | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 50'24 | | 113 | Chris Froome | Sky ProCycling | + 50'33 | | 114 | Gustav Erik Larsson | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 50'38 | | 115 | Ignatas Konovalovas | Movistar Team | + 51'02 | | 116 | Carlos Oyarzun | Movistar Team | + 51'33 | | 117 | Jack Bobridge | Monster Energy - Ford | + 52'02 | | 118 | Dominique Rollin | FDJ | + 52'08 | | 119 | Luis Pasamontes | Movistar Team | + 53'13 | | 120 | Matthieu Ladagnous | FDJ | + 53'29 | | 121 | Simone Masciarelli | Sony Ericsson | + 54'05 | | 122 | Yohan Offredo | FDJ | + 54'28 | | 123 | Vicente Reynès | Lotto - Belisol | + 55'08 | | 124 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 56'04 | | 125 | Mathieu Sprick | Team Europcar | + 58'45 | | 126 | Daniel Teklehaimanot | Team Qantas | + 1h00'17 | | 127 | Gabriele Bosisio | Lampre - Generali | + 1h00'21 | | 128 | Matteo Tosatto | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 1h02'04 | | 129 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen | Sky ProCycling | + 1h02'40 | | 130 | Rubén Martínez | Caja Rural | + 1h03'05 | | 131 | Mirco Lorenzetto | Androni Giocattoli | + 1h03'32 | | 132 | Pablo Urtasun | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 1h04'35 | | 133 | Daniele Ratto | Nespresso | + 1h05'05 | | 134 | Martijn Keizer | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 1h05'42 | | 135 | Americo Novembrini | Androni Giocattoli | + 1h08'17 | | 136 | Matthias Brändle | Nespresso | + 1h08'25 | | 137 | Peter Stetina | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 1h08'31 | | 138 | William Bonnet | FDJ | + 1h11'01 | | 139 | Travis Meyer | Team Qantas | + 1h11'56 | | 140 | Robert Hunter | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 1h12'45 | | 141 | Marcel Kittel | Monster Energy - Ford | + 1h13'29 | | 142 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 1h13'47 | | 143 | Danilo Hondo | Lampre - Generali | + 1h14'58 | | 144 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | + 1h15'31 | | 145 | Davide Bonuccelli | Nespresso | + 1h18'05 | | 146 | Matteo Pelucchi | Nespresso | + 1h20'42 | | 147 | Simon Clarke | Team Qantas | + 1h20'45 | | 148 | Chad Beyer | BMC Racing Team | + 1h25'03 | | 149 | Jarosław Marycz | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 1h31'48 | | 150 | Marcello Pavarin | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 1h33'50 | | 151 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 1h34'11 | | 152 | Albert Timmer | Sony Ericsson | + 1h36'33 | | 153 | José Herrada | Caja Rural | + 1h41'17 | | 154 | Garikoitz Bravo | Caja Rural | + 1h41'51 | | 155 | Lucas Sebastián Haedo | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 1h42'19 | | 156 | Shawn Milne | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 1h48'24 | | 157 | Roman Kireyev | Pro Team Astana | + 1h50'12 | | 158 | Joaquín Sobrino | Caja Rural | + 1h50'30 | | 159 | Adam Hansen | Lotto - Belisol | + 1h50'45 | | 160 | Vincent Jérôme | Team Europcar | + 2h17'31 |
Points
| 1 | Joaquím Rodríguez | Katusha Team | 1 | 112 | | 2 | Igor Antón | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0 | 89 | | 3 | Alberto Contador | Saxo Bank SunGard | 6 | 82 | | 4 | Chris Horner | Lotto - Belisol | 8 | 73 | | 5 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre - Generali | 0 | 58 |
Points
Yep, 5 out of 5 KOTM-jerseys in a World Tour race!
| 1 | Wout Poels | Monster Energy - Ford | 80 | | 2 | Leonardo Moser | Androni Giocattoli | 21 | | 3 | Igor Antón | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 18 | | 4 | Sébastien Minard | Sony Ericsson | 16 | | 5 | Óscar Sevilla | Movistar Team | 14 |
U25
| 1 | Rigoberto Urán | Sky ProCycling | 23h24'52 | | 2 | Peter Sagan | Monster Energy - Ford | + 3'22 | | 3 | Wilco Kelderman | Monster Energy - Ford | + 4'54 | | 4 | Wout Poels | Monster Energy - Ford | + 9'01 | | 5 | Gorka Izagirre | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 12'21 |
Teams
| 1 | Katusha Team | 70h19'11 | | 2 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 31 | | 3 | Monster Energy - Ford | + 3'59 | | 4 | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 6'53 | | 5 | Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek | + 7'30 |
Overall winner
Word from the DS
Again, we can look back very happy to a World Tour race. We won another World Tour-stage (this time an ITT), won another KOTM-ranking, and took the 7th place in the GC. Of course, we hoped for a Top 5, but we are satisfied with this. And it's funny to see that the best two riders in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco (Rodríguez and Antón) could not win the GC, the ITT was decisive.
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Posted on 23-12-2011 23:29
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A nice 1-2 in the final stage
Congratulations to Sagan |
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Posted on 24-12-2011 08:52
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Great time-trial from both Sagan and Gesink. What are their respective stats? To beat some of the greats is impressive. Deserves a banana  |
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Posted on 24-12-2011 09:14
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Wow nice performance |
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Posted on 24-12-2011 10:21
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Thanks guys!!
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Posted on 24-12-2011 10:33
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Superb performance!! |
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Posted on 24-12-2011 11:52
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FreitasPCM wrote:
Superb performance!!
+1
Guess who's back?
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All cycling loving eyes of the world are fixed on the North of France, for the 110th edition of Paris - Roubaix. The most famous cobbled-classic in the world (the Ronde has hills in it), also known as the Hell of the North.
In the previous 109 edition, the race was won 53 times by a Belgian cyclist, and Roger De Vlaeminck is the record winner, with 4 wins in '72, '74, 75 and '77.
The route is 258 kilometres, with the start in Compiegne and the finish traditionally at the Vélodrome of Roubaix.
The route contains 27 cobbled sections with a total length of more than 50 kilometre, varying from pretty easy to very difficult. The race normally starts at the cobbled section of the Trouée d'Arenberg (Forrest of Wallers), Mons-en-Pévele and the Carrefour de l'Arbre.
The race in 2011 was dominated by Norwegian Thor Hushovd, who was the 11th rider in history winning De Ronde van Vlaanderen - and Paris - Roubaix back to back.
 
Startlist
Spoiler Nissan Shack
1. F.Cancellara
2. B.Hermans
3. M.Irizar
4. G.Lequatre
5. G.Rast
6. H.Roulston
7. J.Sergent
8. A.Talansky
BMC
11. T.Hushovd
12. A.Ballan
13. M.Elmiger
14. G.Hincapie
15. B.Leukemans
16. A.Moinard
17. M.Quinziato
18. G.Van Avermaet
Omega Pharma
21. T.Boonen
22. G.Ciolek
23. D.Devenyns
24. M.Dufosse
25. B.Grabsch
26. M.Kwiatkowski
27. F.Rabon
28. J.Vermote
Katusha
31. F.Pozzato
32. A.Botcharov
33. D.Di Luca
34. V.Efimkin
35. L.Hoste
36. D.Moreno
37. A.Natali
38. S.Vandenbergh
Garmin
41. S.Chavanel
42. J.Engoulvent
43. L.Esposito
44. R.Kiserlovski
45. D.Lloyd
46. F.Rodriguez
47. J.J.Rojas
48. J.Vansummeren
Monster Energy - Ford
51. N.Terpstra
52. J.Keukeleire
53. M.Maaskant
54. J.Posthuma
55. S.Rosseler
56. S.Vanmarcke
57. C.Vermeltfoort
58. L.Westra
Sky
61. J.A.Flecha
62. M.Cavendish
63. B.Eisel
64. M.Hayman
65. J.Hunt
66. S.Pauwels
67. I.Stannard
68. G.Thomas
Rabobank
71. M.Breschel
72. L.Boom
73. R.Flens
74. T.Leezer
75. M.Tjallingii
76. J.Van Emden
77. D.Van Winden
78. M.Wynants
Qantas
81. S.Langeveld
82. S.Clarke
83. B.Cooke
84. J.Mouris
85. S.O'Grady
86. W.Sulzberger
87. S.Tuft
88. T.Vaitkus
Saxo Bank
91. N.Nuyens
92. M.Boaro
93. J.J.Haedo
94. G.Larsson
95. A.Lund
96. M.Rasmussen
97. M.Scott
98. M.Tosatto
Lotto
101. L.Bak
102. J.Bakelants
103. D.Boucher
104. K.Dehaes
105. J.Roelandts
106. S.Scheirlinckx
107. S.Vandousselaere
108. J.Veikkanen
Vacansoleil
111. S.Devolder
112. M.Keizer
113. M.Marcato
114. M.Mortensen
115. P.Niemiec
116. P.Rooijakkers
117. J.Van Leijen
118. F.Veuchelen
Sony Ericsson
121. A.Greipel
122. S.Bewley
123. E.Boasson Hagen
124. R.Di Gregorio
125. L.Duque
126. K.Kriit
127. S.Minard
128. A.Saramotins
FDJ
131. S.Chainel
132. W.Bonnet
133. B.Božic
134. A.Courteille
135. M.Delage
136. F.Guesdon
137. G.Meersman
138. D.Rollin
Euskaltel
141. D.Bennati
142. J.Aramendia
143. J.Castroviejo
144. P.Cazaux
145. M.García
146. G.Izagirre
147. M.Mínguez
148. J.J.Oroz
Lampre
151. G.Bole
152. G.Bosisio
153. D.Hondo
154. A.Moletta
155. M.Mori
156. A.Pérez Arrieta
157. B.Szeghalmi
158. D.Ulissi
Europcar
161. S.Turgot
162. M.Claude
163. S.Haddou
164. V.Jérôme
165. D.Malacarne
166. A.Petit
167. A.Pichot
168. D.Veilleux
Saur
171. J.Casper
172. A.Coyot
173. J.Galland
174. J.Hivert
175. Y.Le Boulanger
176. C.Lemoine
177. R.Martias
178. R.Matheou
Astana
181. A.Grivko
182. A.Bazayev
183. M.Gourov
184. A.Mizourov
185. N.Ribeiro
186. A.Smagulov
187. T.Valjavec
188. A.Zeits
AG2R La Mondiale
191. Sé.Chavanel
192. J.Bérard
193. A.Charteau
194. M.Chérel
195. Y.Krivtsov
196. R.Nocentini
197. J.Peraud
198. T.Pinot
Movistar
201. I.Erviti
202. B.Intxausti
203. J.Montaña
204. C.Oyarzun
205. S.Pardilla
206. E.Sanz
207. Ó.Sevilla
208. J.M.Soler
Androni Giocattoli
211. L.Solari
212. F.Ginanni
213. J.Monsalve
214. M.Montaguti
215. L.Moser
216. C.J.Ochoa
217. Á.Vicioso
218. E.Zen
Our team
The favourites
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Last year's winner Thor Hushovd is the biggest favourites, also because he won the Ronde van Vlaanderen won week ago. His team is probably the strongest, with Ballan, Hincapie, Leukemans, Van Avermaet and Quinziato as very luxury domestiques.
Tom Boonen was the strongest rider in the cobbled classics before the Ronde, winning 4 of them. Boonen has won the race in '05, '08 and '09 and is eager to get his 4th win and to get equal with Roger De Vlaeminck, also known as Monsieur Paris-Roubaix.
Fabian Cancellara did not won a single cobbled race so far this season. Okay, he won the Driedaagse De Panne - Koksijde, but that was in the time trial. The double winner ('06 and '10) is looking for his 3rd win, never count him it!
** Juan Antonio Flecha (Sky), Niki Terpstra, Sylvain Chavanel (Garmin)
* Johan Vansummeren (Garmin), Alessandro Ballan (BMC), Matti Breschel (Rabobank), Sebastian Langeveld (Qantas), Lars Boom (Rabobank)
Our goal
Our sponsor wants a top 5, so that's our goal. But we know it will be very tough to achieve it.
One preview for the race:
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| alexanderlens |
Posted on 24-12-2011 12:51
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Can't wait!
Guess who's back?
Lets see how many friens are still around... |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 24-12-2011 12:56
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alexanderlens wrote:
Can't wait!
You have to! I've played the race, but because I'm going to my family for X-mas, I won't make the report today or tomorrow.
Happy holidays, merry x-mas to all my story-followers (and everyone who doesn't)!
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| baia |
Posted on 24-12-2011 13:05
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Great TT by Sagan and Gesink...
Merry Christmas to you too..
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| alexanderlens |
Posted on 24-12-2011 13:12
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Merry Christmas!
Guess who's back?
Lets see how many friens are still around... |
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| Neillster |
Posted on 24-12-2011 15:54
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looking forward to it! All the best for the Hell of the North! |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 24-12-2011 16:16
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Good Luck on the road to Roubaix |
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 24-12-2011 16:20
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I wish you a Merry Paris-Roubaix!
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| FuglsangxTH3 |
Posted on 24-12-2011 20:06
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First great double on the last stage and a top 10 place for gesink isn't bad also
And a Merry Christmas too
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