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Fant. Neutral Story [Ronde 2018]
mpardo
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The World Championship this year takes place in Mendrisio, Switzerland. The riders haven't had a competition day, but they need to face this and Il Lombardia before the season ends.

The circuit is one of the toughest lately in the World's, with a total of 4,655 m of climbing on the 262.2 kilometres. The circuit has two climbs, both with gradients around 12%, and the second one doesn't have a descent before the finish line.

The favourites have to be the riders from th teams with 9 riders: Spain, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands; especially if we see a tactical race.

Startlist
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SPAIN
1. A.Contador
2. O.Freire
3. B.Intxausti
4. D.López
5. M.Nieve
6. J.Rojas
7. S.Sánchez
8. X.Tondo
9. F.Ventoso

ITALY
11. A.Ballan
12. I.Basso
13. D.Cunego
14. M.Marcato
15. V.Nibali
16. M.Pinotti
17. S.Ponzi
18. F.Pozzato
19. M.Scarponi

NETHERLANDS
21. R.Gesink
22. S.Kruijswijk
23. S.Langeveld
24. B.Mollema
25. W.Poels
26. L.Ten Dam
27. J.Van Emden
28. J.Van Leijen
29. P.Weening

BELGIUM
31. T.Boonen
32. D.Devenyns
33. P.Gilbert
34. B.Leukemans
35. N.Nuyens
36. G.Van Avermaet
37. J.Van Summeren
38. J.Van den Broeck
39. J.Vanendert

FRANCE
41. S.Chavanel
42. H.Dupont
43. J.Gadret
44. L.Mondory
45. J.Peraud

USA
51. T.Danielson
52. T.Farrar
53. G.Hincapie
54. C.Horner
55. L.Leipheimer
56. T.Phinney

GERMANY
61. G.Ciolek
62. A.Greipel
63. A.Klöden
64. T.Martin

NORWAY
71. E.Boasson Hagen
72. T.Hushovd

PORTUGAL
81. T.Machado

LUXEMBOURG
91. A.Schleck
92. F.Schleck

SWITZERLAND
101. F.Cancellara
102. M.Frank
103. G.Rast

DENMARK
111. L.Bak
112. J.Fuglsang
113. C.Sørensen

AUSTRALIA
121. C.Evans
122. S.Gerrans
123. M.Goss
124. M.Matthews
125. C.Meyer

AUSTRIA
131. B.Eisel

CZECH REP
141. R.Kreuziger

BELARUS
151. K.Sivtsov

COLOMBIA
161. R.Uran

GREAT BRITAIN
171. M.Cavendish
172. P.Kennaugh
173. D.Millar
174. B.Swift
175. B.Wiggins

IRELAND
181. D.Martin

KAZAKHSTAN
191. A.Vinokourov

SLOVENIA
201. G.Bole
202. B.Bozic
203. J.Brajkovic

SLOVAKIA
211. P.Sagan

 
mpardo
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Mendrisio - Mendrisio

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The World Championship circuit is a 19 lap race over the circuit in Mendrisio. It is one of the toughest lately, especially the following two in Melbourne and Copenhaguen.

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The first break was a big one, with 12 riders in it: Michele Scarponi, Daniel Martin, Edvald Boasson Hagen, Tom Danielson, Andy Schleck, David Millar, Chris Anker Sorensen, Andy Greipel, Peter Sagan, David López, Wouter Poels and Borut Bozic. Halfway through the race they had built a gap of 3' 40'' on the pack.

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Belgium took the responsibility to chase the break, as they were the only big team without anyone in front. They only received ocassional help from Switzerland. With 3 laps left, Poels, Bozic and Schleck had lost contact with the break, which was now down to 9 riders. The peloton was 1' 25'' behind.

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Tom Danielson decided to go on his own with 2 laps to go. The American launched an attack who only Boasson Hagen and Greipel could follow; however, the other members of the break were back in the peloton. At that time, no team wanted to take the responsibility for the chase and the difference had grown to 1' 39''.

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17 kilometres to the finish and four riders decided to try to chase themselves: the Australians Matthews and Gerrans, Vanendert and Cancellara.

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10 kilometres and 2 climbs to go, Tom Danielson is starting to look good. He has 1 minute on Greipel and Boasson Hagen and 1' 23'' on the group of four that jumped from the peloton.

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In the last climb, it is clear that Danielson is going to be World Champion. A group of 6 riders will fight for the silver medal, as both following groups join.

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Tom Danielson is the new World Champion! A great ride by the American, who has been in a break for almost 200 kilometres.

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Vanenedert wins the sprint for silver, as Belgium gets a reward for their long effort during the race. Edvald Boasson Hagen gets the bronze.

Results

1Tom DanielsonUSA NATIONAL TEAM8h12'39
2Jelle VanendertBELGIUM NATIONAL TEAM+ 58
3Edvald Boasson HagenNORWAY NATIONAL TEAMs.t.
4André GreipelGERMANY NATIONAL TEAMs.t.
5Simon GerransAUSTRALIA NATIONAL TEAMs.t.
6Fabian CancellaraSWITZERLAND NATIONAL TEAMs.t.
7Michael MatthewsAUSTRALIA NATIONAL TEAMs.t.
8Greg Van AvermaetBELGIUM NATIONAL TEAM+ 1'52
9Gerald CiolekGERMANY NATIONAL TEAM+ 2'10
10Grégory RastSWITZERLAND NATIONAL TEAM+ 2'21

 
mpardo
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UCI World Tour rankings riders (after Road World Championships)

1Hubert DupontSaxo Bank473.33
2Lloyd MondoryLiquigas314.77
3Jelle VanendertOmega242.22
4Alexandre VinokourovGarmin222.89
5Janez BrajkovicRadioshack209.33
6George HincapieBMC187.11
7Rigoberto UranSky171.12
8Xavier TondoRadioshack163.33
9Oscar FreireSaxo Bank161.33
10Pieter WeeningLiquigas158.77
11Jean-Christophe PeraudLeopard157.55
12Jakob FuglsangLeopard154.55
13Filippo PozzatoLampre150.79
14Thor HushovdGarmin149.88
15Fränk SchleckLeopard144.55


UCI World Tour rankings teams (after Tour de France)

1SAXO BANK SUNGARD1010
2LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE859
3LEOPARD TREK708
4TEAM RADIOSHACK647
5OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO624
6TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO611
7BMC RACING TEAM573
8SKY PROCYCLING552
9LAMPRE - ISD483
10HTC-HIGHROAD438


Teams earnings (in euros)

1SAXO BANK SUNGARD 3,636,000
2LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 3,092,400
3LEOPARD TREK 2,548,800
4TEAM RADIOSHACK 2,329,200
5OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO 2,246,400
6TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO 2,199,600
7BMC RACING TEAM 2,062,800
8SKY PROCYCLING 1,987,200
9LAMPRE - ISD 1,738,800
10HTC-HIGHROAD 1,576,800

 
mpardo
Transfer market update 2

The winner of the Mountain jersey in the Tour de Suisse and 8th in the World Tour rankings, Xavi Tondo, will be the leader of the new Euskaltel team. The catalan has signed a contract worth 900.000 euros per year.

The Dutch Pieter Weening will be moving to HTC - Highroad as team leader. He was 4th overall in the last Tour de France, but instead of going for the Vuelta next year, it has been rumored that the Tour de Romandie will be his main target.

Tom Danielson, who only won the rainbow jersey a couple of days ago, has decided to leave Garmin and head to Italy to join Liquigas.

Janez Brajkovic and Radioshack are very advanced on the negotiations to renew the contract of the Slovenian. It looks like the wages could add up to 820.000 euros per year.
 
mpardo
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The Giro di Lombardia is the last of the monuments. It takes place at the closing of the season, in the month of October. The race runs through the region of Lombardia, which capital is Milano. The route has changed a lot in the history of Lombardia. This year the race ends in Como, after the climb to Madonna del Ghisallo.
 
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Strange winner of the Worlds :S
 
mpardo
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Mendrisio - Como

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A rainy day awaits the riders in Mendrisio for the start of the Lombardia. They will face a long day, with 246 kilometres. The first part has two big climbs separated by long flat sections. It’s not until the last 50 kilometres that the race will start getting really tough, with the climbs to the Madonna de Ghisallo, Civiglio and S. Fermo della Battaglia.

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The early break had 8 riders: Mark Cavendish (HTC), Janez Brajkovic (Radioshack), Nick Nuyens (Saxo Bank), Borut Bozic (Sky), Joost van Leijen (Lampre), Taylor Phinney (BMC), Mikel Nieve (Omega) and Peter Sagan (Liquigas). In the second climb of the day, Premana, they were riding 8’ 50’’ ahead of the peloton.

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Leopard took the lead of the pack from Premana, and they were able to cut the difference in the difficult terrain after the climb. By the time they reached the foot of the Madonna de Ghisallo, the gap had shrinked to 2’ 20’’. It had been a difficult race, as several riders had taken tumbles, such as Wiggins, Pinotti, Barredo or Cancellara.

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The break managed to keep a difference in the climb to the Ghisallo, but the attacks started among them as soon as the Civiglio started. None of them was very successful. The gap to the peloton was decreasing and was 1’ 15’’ with 26 kilometres to the finish.

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Jakob Fuglsang attacks in the last slopes of the Civiglio and quickly leaves the peloton behind. He is followed by Kloden, Farrar and Petacchi. The pack had slowed down, as the Leopard riders seem to be burnt out.

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The four of them bridge the gap to the break in the climb to San Fermo. A little later, they are joined by Nocentini, Frank and Marcato.

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A group of 20 riders finally gets together that will fight for the victory in Como. Nieve leads the small group ahead of Van Leijen and Petacchi.

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Tyler Farrar wins the Giro di Lombardia! Joost van Leijen led Alessandro Petacchi for the sprint and the American followed the Italian wheel. Farrar then opened to his left and got past easily. No other rider seemed able to follow the pair in front.

Hubert Dupont and Saxo Bank have been proclaimed winners of the World Tour in Como after the Giro di Lombardia. Tyler Farrar was able to jump to fourth overall, as he added the win in Lombardia to the third position in Switzerland and the fourth in the Ronde. Fuglsang was also able to advance to seventh overall after his third today.

Results

1Tyler FarrarTEAM GARMIN-CERVELO7h11'21
2Alessandro PetacchiLAMPRE - ISDs.t.
3Jakob FuglsangLEOPARD TREKs.t.
4Marco MarcatoLIQUIGAS - CANNONDALEs.t.
5Andreas KlödenTEAM RADIOSHACKs.t.
6Rigoberto UranSKY PROCYCLINGs.t.
7Joost Van LeijenLAMPRE - ISDs.t.
8Fränk SchleckLEOPARD TREKs.t.
9Hubert DupontSAXO BANK SUNGARDs.t.
10Mikel NieveOMEGA PHARMA-LOTTOs.t.

 
sutty68
Nice win for FarrarSmile
 
mpardo
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UCI World Tour rankings riders (final standings)

1Hubert DupontSaxo Bank478.33
2Lloyd MondoryLiquigas314.77
3Jelle VanendertOmega242.22
4Tyler FarrarGarmin223.89
5Alexandre VinokourovGarmin222.89
6Janez BrajkovicRadioshack209.33
7Jakob FuglsangLeopard204.55
8Rigoberto UranSky191.12
9George HincapieBMC187.11
10Xavier TondoRadioshack163.33
11Oscar FreireSaxo Bank161.33
12Pieter WeeningLiquigas158.77
13Jean-Christophe PeraudLeopard157.55
14Fränk SchleckLeopard154.55
15Filippo PozzatoLampre150.79


UCI World Tour rankings teams (final standings)

1SAXO BANK SUNGARD1015
2LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE899
3LEOPARD TREK768
4TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO691
5TEAM RADIOSHACK677
6OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO626
7BMC RACING TEAM573
8SKY PROCYCLING572
9LAMPRE - ISD558
10HTC-HIGHROAD438


Teams earnings (in euros)

1SAXO BANK SUNGARD 3,654,000
2LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 3,236,400
3LEOPARD TREK 2,764,800
4TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO 2,487,600
5TEAM RADIOSHACK 2,437,200
6OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO 2,253,600
7BMC RACING TEAM 2,062,800
8SKY PROCYCLING 2,059,200
9LAMPRE - ISD 2,008,800
10HTC-HIGHROAD 1,576,800

 
mpardo
Transfer market update 3

The Spaniard Oscar Freire has agreed a new contract with the new Rabobank team. Freire's best result of the season may feel that the Saxo Bank team is getting too crowded with stars. It seems that the main goal for the season will be the Eneco Tour.

Mikel Nieve has just announced that he will leave the Omega Pharma Lotto structure to join BMC Racing. The Spanish will be a good asset to help George Hincapie his target of wining the Vuelta.

The Italian Alessandro Petacchi will be heading towards BMC Racing too. The second in the Giro di Lombardia has signed a 1 year contract worth 375.000 euros.

Another Italian, Giovanni Visconti will be the replacement of Petacchi at Lampre. The rookie will be making 125.000 euros on his first year as professional
 
sutty68
Never thought i'd see Dupont as number one in the World RankingsFrown
 
mpardo
sutty68 wrote:
Never thought i'd see Dupont as number one in the World RankingsFrown


Well, not in reality but with equal stats... And been first in the rankings comes with the bonus that he has gained more stats points than any of the other riders.
 
sutty68
A nicely written and interesting first seasonSmile
roll on season twoWink
 
mpardo
sutty68 wrote:
A nicely written and interesting first seasonSmile
roll on season twoWink


I only need a bit of time to update the DB with the transfers and stats changes. I think next week I will start with the TDU.
 
sutty68
Bring it on, Good LuckSmile
 
mpardo
2009 Season Recap

Paris - Nice01/03/2009 - 08/03/2009Hubert Dupont
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya23/03/2009 - 29/03/2009Thor Hushovd
Ronde van Vlaanderen05/04/2009Peter Kennaugh
Paris - Roubaix12/04/2009Borut Bozic
Amstel Gold Race19/04/2009Alberto Contador
Tour de Suisse06/06/2009 - 14/06/2009Frank Schleck
Tour de France04/07/2009 - 26/07/2009Hubert Dupont
Road World Championship27/09/2009Tom Danielson
Giro di Lombardia17/10/2009Tyler Farrar

 
mpardo
2010 Calendar

Santos Tour Down Under19/01/2010 - 24/01/2010
Tirreno-Adriatico10/03/2010 - 16/03/2010
Milano-Sanremo20/03/2010
Liege-Bastogne-Liege25/04/2010
Tour de Romandie27/04/2010 - 02/05/2010
Tour de Pologne01/08/2010 - 07/08/2010
Eneco Tour09/08/2010 - 15/08/2010
Vattenfall Cyclassics21/08/2010
Gp Ouest France - Plouay24/08/2010
Vuelta a España28/08/2010 - 19/09/2010
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal22/09/2010
Road World Championship26/09/2009

Edited by mpardo on 23-02-2012 15:34
 
sutty68
Can't waitWink
 
mpardo
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2010 squads

BMC Racing Team
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Euskaltel - Euskadi
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HTC - High Road
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Lampre - ISD
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Leopard Trek
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Liquigas - Cannondale
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Omega Pharma Lotto
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Quickstep
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Rabobank
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Saxo Bank Sungard
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Sky Procycling
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Team Garmin-Cervelo
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Team Radioshack
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sutty68
Wow, it's really interesting to see how the stats have changed after just one seasonSmile
Only 4 riders have managed to make it into the 60'sFrown

Freire - 61
Farrar - 61
Hincapie - 60
Dupont - 60

Will be nice to see how they get on in season twoWink
 
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