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A New Beginning: Rabobank 2010
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 09-09-2010 20:07
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Paris - Nice: Prologue
The Race to the Sun will start with an 8 kilometers prologue, which includes a intermediate sprint where bonification seconds will be given!
Kloden was the first from the favorites to start but he had a rather disappointing result, losing 27 seconds to the French Champion, Nicolas Vogondy, who was the current leader
Lars Boom had a great day and he finished the 8 kilometers with a time that was one second better than Vogondy's. It was enough though to take the provisional lead
But the former Dutch champion couldn't enjoy his lead for too long as Gerdemann beat his time. The German rider finished with the same time as Boom but he became the new leader
Zabriskie had a very strong ride, finishing 1 seconds behind Gerdemann and Boom, same time as Vogondy. Geraint Thomas also had a good ride, losing just 4 seconds to the first two riders
Luis Leon Sanchez started his race quite well, with a decent time, 12 seconds behind the current leader of the prologue
On paper, Contador shouldn't have had any problems to beat Gerdemann's time, but the German was just too strong today and El Pistolero finished 2 seconds behind him
The general classification after the prologue isn't exactly the same as the results at the finish, some riders getting a few bonus seconds thanks to the unusual intermediate sprint. The podium is the same though, but Zabriskie is on the second place and not Boom.
Results
| 1. | Linus Gerdemann | Team Milram | 12'03 | | 2. | Lars Boom | Rabobank | s.t. | | 3. | David Zabriskie | Garmin - Transitions | + 1 | | 4. | Nicolas Vogondy | Bbox Bouygues Télécom | s.t. | | 5. | Alberto Contador | Astana | + 2 | | 6. | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 5 | | 7. | Jens Voigt | Team Saxo Bank | + 8 | | 8. | Rubén Plaza | Caisse d'Epargne | + 9 | | 9. | Levi Leipheimer | Team RadioShack | + 10 | | 10. | Johan Van Summeren | Garmin - Transitions | s.t. | | 11. | Luis León Sánchez | Caisse d'Epargne | + 12 | | 12. | David Le Lay | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 13. | David Millar | Garmin - Transitions | + 13 | | 14. | Mark Cavendish | Team HTC - Columbia | s.t. | | 15. | Christophe Moreau | Caisse d'Epargne | + 14 |
Edited by alexkr00 on 09-09-2010 20:10
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| purepasd |
Posted on 09-09-2010 20:18
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Strong ride by Boom! Unlucky that Gerdemann came with the best time :/ |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 09-09-2010 20:22
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Crazy, Gerdemann won a prologue.  |
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| DJP19 |
Posted on 09-09-2010 22:03
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great to see your back writing! |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 10-09-2010 01:01
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Paris - Nice: Stage 1
A long flat stage, perfect for a mass sprint. With Canvendish and Goss riding here, we already know who is the main favorite to take the stage win
There were 9 riders in the breakaway but none of them was strong enough to hold on in front of the pack today
In the second half of the race the rain started, making the upcoming mass sprint more interesting but also more dangerous
Three kilometers before the finish, Goss was leading an unorganized pack, but Cavendish was caught way too far behind and it was impossible for him to find his team - mate's wheel
Before the last kilometer was reached, Dumoulin and Blot found their way to the front of the pack. Leezer fastely moved behind the Cofidis riders, using their slipstream
In the last corner, Leezer was in the lead, followed by Dean and Hammond, while neither of the Cofidis riders was strong enough to take the final step
No one was able to stop Leezer, the Dutch being just too strong in the final meters and he took the most important win of his career!
A group of 4 riders lost more than 15 minutes to the pack today, due to the weather conditions. They were all very strong climbers: Kruijswijk, Arroyo, Danielson and Dessel.
The yellow jersey wearer also changed, Zabriskie being now the leader of the race, even though Gerdemann didn't lost time today.
Stage
| 1. | Tom Leezer | Rabobank | 4h26'48 | | 2. | Roger Hammond | Cervélo Test Team | s.t. | | 3. | Samuel Dumoulin | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 4. | Julian Dean | Garmin - Transitions | s.t. | | 5. | Aitor Galdos | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 6. | Guillaume Blot | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 7. | William Bonnet | Bbox Bouygues Télécom | s.t. | | 8. | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 9. | Blel Kadri | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 10. | Sébastien Hinault | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 11. | Marcel Sieberg | Team HTC - Columbia | s.t. | | 12. | Dominique Rollin | Cervélo Test Team | s.t. | | 13. | Matthew Goss | Team HTC - Columbia | s.t. | | 14. | Gorka Izagirre | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 15. | Bert Grabsch | Team HTC - Columbia | s.t. |
Overall
| 1. | David Zabriskie | Garmin - Transitions | 4h38'49 | | 2. | Linus Gerdemann | Team Milram | s.t. | | 3. | Lars Boom | Rabobank | + 2 | | 4. | Nicolas Vogondy | Bbox Bouygues Télécom | + 3 | | 5. | Alberto Contador | Astana | s.t. | | 6. | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 7 | | 7. | Jens Voigt | Team Saxo Bank | + 10 | | 8. | Rubén Plaza | Caisse d'Epargne | + 11 | | 9. | Johan Van Summeren | Garmin - Transitions | + 12 | | 10. | Levi Leipheimer | Team RadioShack | s.t. | | 11. | David Le Lay | AG2R La Mondiale | + 14 | | 12. | Luis León Sánchez | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t. | | 13. | David Millar | Garmin - Transitions | + 15 | | 14. | Mark Cavendish | Team HTC - Columbia | s.t. | | 15. | Christophe Moreau | Caisse d'Epargne | + 16 |
Edited by alexkr00 on 10-09-2010 01:02
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 10-09-2010 06:36
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Nice win  |
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Posted on 24-11-2024 18:56
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| Tuco the Ugly |
Posted on 10-09-2010 21:59
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Seems like a weird sprint but good result nonetheless! |
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| geisterhome |
Posted on 24-09-2010 21:46
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and dead it is!
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| Tuco the Ugly |
Posted on 24-09-2010 21:49
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geisterhome wrote:
and dead it is!
Just because nothing has been posting in 2 weeks doesn't mean its dead.
Although I have no clue. |
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| Kami |
Posted on 24-09-2010 21:50
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alexkr00 wrote:
First of all, not updating a story for two weeks it doesn't mean that it's dead.
Yes, I'm taking a break at the moment for both of the reasons mentioned above by Kami and valverde, but I also lost some of my motivation. It should be back quite soon though.
As a fanatic follower of this story you must have certainly read that?
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 29-10-2010 21:30
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Paris - Nice: Stage 2
A second stage made for sprinters in France. And this one should be even more unpredictable, with a more challenging route
Ten riders broke away from the pack today but they didn't manage to work together at all and they had no chance in front of pack led perfectly by HTC and Garmin
Footon's Marco Corti became the first wearer of the polka dot jersey of the race, after taking part in the breakaway
In the closing kilometers of the stage, Cofidis took control of the pack, with Lampre, Cervelo and HTC trying to follow them, while yesterday's surprise winner, Tom Leezer, was no where to be seen
Even though his team - mates put him in a very good position, Dumoulin wasn't able to take advantage of that, and as the final kilometer was approaching he was in the third position, behind Dean and Hammond
But the final 500 meters of the sprint brought us a closer finish than expected, with 7 riders very close to each other in the front of the pack: Dean, Dumoulin, Mondory, Hammond, Galdos, Bonnet and Cardoso
Dean managed to hang in the lead and took the stage win, followed by three Frenchies, Dumoulin, Mondory and Bonnet, while Hammond took only the fifth place even though he was in a great position with 1km to go
The seconds stage of The race to the sun was a perfect one for Garmin, with Zabriskie keeping the yellow jersey, while Dean took the stage win and became the new leader of the points classification
Stage
| 1. | Julian Dean | Garmin - Transitions | 4h33'52 | | 2. | Samuel Dumoulin | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 3. | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 4. | William Bonnet | Bbox Bouygues Télécom | s.t. | | 5. | Roger Hammond | Cervélo Test Team | s.t. | | 6. | Manuel Cardoso | Footon - Servetto | s.t. | | 7. | Aitor Galdos | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 8. | Dominique Rollin | Cervélo Test Team | s.t. | | 9. | Gorka Izagirre | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 10. | Danilo Hondo | Lampre - Farnese Vini | s.t. | | 11. | Cyril Gautier | Bbox Bouygues Télécom | s.t. | | 12. | Valentin Iglinskiy | Astana | s.t. | | 13. | Jean-Eudes Demaret | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 14. | Matthew Goss | Team HTC - Columbia | s.t. | | 15. | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. |
Overall
| 1. | David Zabriskie | Garmin - Transitions | 9h12'41 | | 2. | Linus Gerdemann | Team Milram | s.t. | | 3. | Lars Boom | Rabobank | + 2 | | 4. | Nicolas Vogondy | Bbox Bouygues Télécom | + 3 | | 5. | Alberto Contador | Astana | s.t. | | 6. | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 7 | | 7. | Jens Voigt | Team Saxo Bank | + 10 | | 8. | Rubén Plaza | Caisse d'Epargne | + 11 | | 9. | Johan Van Summeren | Garmin - Transitions | + 12 | | 10. | Levi Leipheimer | Team RadioShack | s.t. | | 11. | Luis León Sánchez | Caisse d'Epargne | + 14 | | 12. | David Le Lay | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 13. | Mark Cavendish | Team HTC - Columbia | + 15 | | 14. | David Millar | Garmin - Transitions | s.t. | | 15. | Christophe Moreau | Caisse d'Epargne | + 16 |
Edited by alexkr00 on 29-10-2010 21:31
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 30-10-2010 03:57
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Damn, never realized this was updated in the last day. Not exactly the best result.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 30-10-2010 13:42
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So, when I was ready to start writing again, the game started crashing every single time I try to load the save - game. Great, just great 
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| Bosskardo |
Posted on 30-10-2010 13:58
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Why don't you wait for 2011db and start again, would be great with Breschel in your team.
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 30-10-2010 14:03
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And with Luis Leon Sanchez too. 
But still, I hope you can solve that problem. |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 30-10-2010 14:07
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Breschel and LL Sanchez would be great but there will be no Menchov
It's a pity tough because I got my motivation back to continue the story and now it looks like I can't do it.
Edited by alexkr00 on 30-10-2010 14:09
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 30-10-2010 14:09
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Well there is weeklysave still.
But personally, I don't find it the same when I play with the weekly save. I just don't have as much motivation, as I would with the true save.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 30-10-2010 14:14
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Before playing the second stage, I reinstalled the game so there's no weekly save either. I guess a solution would be playing that stage again, using the back-up I've made before the reinstalling...
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| geisterhome |
Posted on 05-11-2010 17:07
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ok do it!
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