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Well, here we are at the final stage of this race. I am kind of glad that it will be over, as I enjoy mountains in the races at least a little. It felt like we were riding on a track or something, but I just want to get success today. The overall goal from Sunkist was a good finish, but it quickly turned into completing a sprint train successfully, and I think 4 riders is what we want in that train.
Well, here is the start of the race, with Roosevelt chatting with superman Laurence Morales before the race.
At this point in the race, I feel like I have been watching the same stage every day except the TTT. Not just because we had the same winner almost every stage, but also the break... Today, YET AGAIN, Barker from Mobistar launched an attack, the THIRD day in a row.
For the first time in a while, the peloton is balanced at the front, with riders just not focusing on the attack, which is 3:50 with 50km left.
Not much action to report during this stage. Roosevelt finished 2nd in both sprints just so he could improve a little in the standings, he had nothing to lose. The peloton knew, Specialized would catch if they wanted to win bad enough, but they weren't trying just to have Laurence Morales win another stage.
We get down to 20km left, and he has a 1:45 lead still, this is the most he had every stage of the race so far, down to 10km, and he still has a 1:15 lead. I know from experience that this could work, because Ramiro French had a 1:25 lead with 10km left at Mardi Gras, and won the stage by a single second.
You know when the leader of a race can't sprint at the end, he really is tired, and that was the case today. Specialized set up the perfect sprint train again, and Morales surged ahead, could he catch Barker from a lacking Mobistar team that could only win by a break. Sunkist on the other hand, had a 2 man sprint train, not good, but the rest of the team got stuck in the middle. Randall Fuller led out Roosevelt Grant, and Grant finished decent again!
Who will win!? In the last 5 seconds it will be.....
Barker ends the streak and lasts in the break to outlast Laurence Morales!
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Happy Valentines Day guys! Its Feb. 14th! I am happy to get the young guys out to Wyoming for the Rookies Only challenge... Even though almost every rider is eligible, we are taking the youngest guys out!
Race For Rookies Preview
The race will take place in Wyoming!
Here are the 2 stages along with the elevation profiles.
Spoiler
I am excited for this 2 day race that will present a big challenge to these guys, this will show me who belongs on the upper squad for the rest of the year! See you guys soon when the race kicks off!
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Here we are for the start of this race! We have Philip Brady, Aaron Lawson, and T. Griffin here today who are our best on the team, and they all competed in Mardi Gras! The best Mountain Climber in the league, Perry Moss, is here as well!
3 Men launched an attack as soon as the race started, and one of them was us! Thats right, W. Guzman of Sunkist was part of the group that quickly got out to a 3:00 lead with 140km remaining.
Here we are at the first sprint of the day, and Guzman was the worst sprinter out of the 3, but managed a 2nd place finish.
For some odd reason, the rider from Citigroup had enough of the break, and at the first sprint he gave up, and drastically slowed down to allow the peloton to catch up. It was now just these 2 riders left, they held a 7:00 lead with 95km left, things were starting look in favor of them.
The break now has a 6:30 lead with 75km left, the peloton are going to have to speed up now if they want to catch the break. They managed to drop the lead down to 4:30 with 50km left.
Over the first mountain climb we go, and I swear, Sunkist is going to have a reputation of going after the polka dot jersey, as Guzman takes the win uncontested.
Citigroup has taken charge at the front of the group to reel in the break. It is a 3:30 lead with 40km left, and a 3:00 lead with 30km left.
The other rider riding with Guzman in the break launched an attack just before the last climb, but he looked like a fool as it was too soon, Guzman passed him just before the peak, meaning he will wear the mountain jersey tomorrow. Although on the downhill he actually did break from Guzman, and the peloton knew it wasn't going to work out, the race favorites began attacking.
Bunch of attacks from everyone, here we are at the front of the group, you can see Moss from Walmart in 2nd, and Philips from Sunkist right behind.
Perry Moss, the race favorite catches the Citigroup rider just in time, and brings home the victory! Sunkist had 3rd & 4th place though, I was very happy!
STAGE RESULTS
POSITION
NAME
TEAM
TIME
1
Perry Moss
Team Walmart Cycling
3:52:35
2
Chris Burgess
Citigroup - Cannondale Cycling
+ 0:00
3
Philip Brady
Team Sunkist
+ 0:40
4
Tommy Griffin
Team Sunkist
+ 0:49
5
Joseph Raman
Lamborghini Cycling Team
+ 0:59
6
Chance Miles
Lamborghini Cycling Team
+ 0:59
7
Aaron Lawson
Team Sunkist
+ 0:59
8
Jim Pratt
Mobistar Cycling Team
+ 0:59
9
Ray Corbel
Team Discovery Channel
+ 0:59
10
Gordon Rivera
IBM Diabetes Cycling
+ 0:59
Spoiler
11
Lee McGee
Lamborghini Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Drew Armstrong
Phillips Cycling
s.t.
13
Saul Rice
Phillips Cycling
s.t.
14
Darrin Cole
IBM Diabetes Cycling
s.t.
15
Jerome Lucas
Phillips Cycling
s.t.
16
Duston McCoy
Mobistar Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Larry Stone
FIAT - Pearl iZumi Cycling
s.t.
18
Joseph Duncan
Team Discovery Channel
s.t.
19
Clyde Ferguson
Mobistar Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Jeremiah Maxwell
IBM Diabetes Cycling
s.t.
21
Julian Ramos
Team Walmart Cycling
s.t.
22
Wallace Cook
Team Discovery Channel
s.t.
23
Roy Henderson
Lamborghini Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Brian Pearson
Lamborghini Cycling Team
s.t.
25
Roger Dixon
Mobistar Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Christopher Jennings
Citigroup - Cannondale Cycling
s.t.
27
Darrell Farmer
Team Discovery Channel
s.t.
28
Leo Graham
Lamborghini Cycling Team
s.t.
29
Arthur Bush
FIAT - Pearl iZumi Cycling
s.t.
30
Ike Morton
Lamborghini Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Randall Flores
Team Sunkist
s.t.
32
Tomas Owen
Team Sunkist
s.t.
33
Adrian Woodrow
Team Walmart Cycling
s.t.
34
Wade Steele
Team Discovery Channel
s.t.
35
Leo Mathis
Phillips Cycling
s.t.
36
Roy James
Mobistar Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Tracy Flores
FIAT - Pearl iZumi Cycling
s.t.
38
Al Mills
FIAT - Pearl iZumi Cycling
s.t.
39
Peter Somon
Mobistar Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Brad Santos
FIAT - Pearl iZumi Cycling
s.t.
41
Chris Walters
FIAT - Pearl iZumi Cycling
s.t.
42
Jeffrey Kelley
IBM Diabetes Cycling
s.t.
43
Jesse Frazier
FIAT - Pearl iZumi Cycling
s.t.
44
Willie Guzman
Team Sunkist
s.t.
45
Luther Hill
IBM Diabetes Cycling
s.t.
46
Leo Doyle
FIAT - Pearl iZumi Cycling
s.t.
47
Marc Holloway
Phillips Cycling
s.t.
48
Christopher Goodman
Citigroup - Cannondale Cycling
s.t.
49
Archie Wright
Mobistar Cycling Team
s.t.
50
Ronnie Ford
Team Walmart Cycling
s.t.
51
Patrick Drapac
Mobistar Cycling Team
s.t.
52
James Bescond
Phillips Cycling
s.t.
53
Evan Riley
Citigroup - Cannondale Cycling
s.t.
54
Daniel Richardson
Team Discovery Channel
s.t.
55
Sheldon Ward
Lamborghini Cycling Team
s.t.
56
Keith Thompson
IBM Diabetes Cycling
s.t.
57
Curt Thornton
Team Walmart Cycling
s.t.
58
Clifford Hunt
Team Discovery Channel
s.t.
59
Cecil Martinez
Phillips Cycling
s.t.
60
Damon Little
Team Walmart Cycling
+ 2'42
61
Matt Boone
Team Discovery Channel
s.t.
62
Willi Swanson
Citigroup - Cannondale Cycling
s.t.
63
Edward Tucker
Phillips Cycling
s.t.
64
Roberto Santos
IBM Diabetes Cycling
s.t.
65
Gilbert Ruiz
Team Walmart Cycling
s.t.
66
Levi Power
Team Sunkist
+ 3'13
67
Claude Carter
Citigroup - Cannondale Cycling
+ 3'32
68
Rex Arnold
Citigroup - Cannondale Cycling
+ 4'26
69
Cory Frazier
IBM Diabetes Cycling
s.t.
70
Jacob Walker
Team Sunkist
+ 5'12
71
Grant McCarthy
Team Walmart Cycling
+ 12'57
72
Lynn Davidson
Citigroup - Cannondale Cycling
s.t.
OVERALL STANDINGS
POSITION
NAME
TEAM
TIME
1
Perry Moss
Team Walmart Cycling
3:52:15
2
Chris Burgess
Citigroup - Cannondale Cycling
+ 0:08
3
Philip Brady
Team Sunkist
+ 0:52
4
Ronnie Ford
Team Walmart Cycling
+ 1:07
5
Tommy Griffin
Team Sunkist
+ 1:09
6
Willie Guzman
Team Sunkist
+ 1:11
7
Joseph Raman
Lamborghini Cycling Team
+ 1:19
8
Chance Miles
Lamborghini Cycling Team
+ 1:19
9
Aaron Lawson
Team Sunkist
+ 1:19
10
Jim Pratt
Mobistar Cycling Team
+ 1:19
POINTS STANDINGS
POSITION
NAME
TEAM
POINTS
1
Perry Moss
Team Walmart Cycling
25
2
Chris Burgess
Citigroup - Cannondale Cycling
20
3
Philip Brady
Team Sunkist
16
4
Tommy Griffin
Team Sunkist
14
5
Ronnie Ford
Team Walmart Cycling
12
6
Joseph Roman
Lamborghini Cycling Team
12
7
Chance Miles
Lamborghini Cycling Team
10
8
Aaron Lawson
Team Sunkist
9
9
Willie Guzman
Team Sunkist
8
10
Jim Pratt
Mobistar Cycling Team
8
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS
POSITION
NAME
TEAM
POINTS
1
Willie Guzman
Team Sunkist
20
2
Ronnie Ford
Team Walmart Cycling
16
3
Willi Swanson
Citigroup - Cannondale Cycling
8
4
Christopher Goodman
Citigroup - Cannondale Cycling
6
5
Aaron Lawson
Team Sunkist
4
6
Evan Riley
Citigroup - Cannondale Cycling
4
7
Jacob Walker
Team Sunkist
2
TEAM STANDINGS
POSITION
TEAM
TIME
1
Team Walmart Cycling
11:39:43
2
Citigroup - Cannondale Cycling
+ 0:00
3
Team Sunkist
+ 0:30
4
Lamborghini Cycling Team
+ 0:59
5
Phillips Cycling
+ 0:59
6
Mobistar Cycling Team
+ 0:59
7
IBM Diabetes Cycling
+ 0:59
8
Team Discovery Channel
+ 0:59
9
FIAT - Pearl iZumI Cycling
+ 0:59
USACL YEAR STANDINGS
Spoiler
POSITION
TEAM
POINTS
RACE WINS
1
Specialized Cycling
18
1
2
Team Sunkist
8
0
3
Philips Cycling
7
1
4
Citigroup - Cannondale Cycling
5
0
5
Renfe Cycling
4.5
0
6
Team Walmart Cycling
4
0
7
Giant Cycling
4
0
8
BP Cycling Team
2.5
0
9
Mobistar Cycling Team
2
0
10
Lamborghini Cycling Team
1
0
11
Team Target - AT&T Cycling
0
0
12
IBM Diabetes Cycling
0
0
13
Team TomTom Cycling
0
0
14
Lukoil Cycling
0
0
15
Team Discovery Channel
0
0
16
Team Dodge - Coke Cycling
0
0
17
Team Crankbrothers
0
0
18
T-Mobile Cycling Team
0
0
19
Team Craft
0
0
20
Hummel Cycling Team
0
0
21
FIAT - Pearl iZumi Cycling
0
0
Thats all I got for today guys, I am proud of this team and hope we can make magic tomorrow Edited by jseadog1 on 12-07-2013 04:11
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Well, this short race has no brought Sunkist 2 main goals. Our first goal is for Willie Guzman to win the Mountain Jersey, which would be an excellent start to a not so decent climbers career. Our other goal was to have up and coming star Philip Brady finish with the leaders, contend for a stage win, and keep his Top 3 spot overall in the race.
To kick things off, W. Guzman enjoys the change of attire as he rocks the red jersey today (take note staff, I am liking this color for next year )
As we progress down the road a little, I notice our guys hanging around someone wearing a white jersey, then I remembered its Brady wearing the USACL traditional white jersey belonging to 2nd place. Since 2nd was wearing the points jersey, Brady wore this today being in 3rd.
5 Guys broke early in the race quickly gaining a 3:30 lead with 180km left. After some thought W. Guzman thought it was a bad idea that he didn't attack, as both of these climbs could add up for one rider to win the jersey today.
After thinking it through, he figured better to be late than never, and he attacked. He knew he wouldn't win the race overall, so wasting his energy on something he wanted would still be beneficial to him.
The roads were getting narrow, and Guzman was still trailing the break by a fair margin, he would not make it to break (at least in time for the climb).
The break passes through over 2 minutes ahead of the peloton, but in some good news, the group understood Guzman's efforts and they just followed him across the climb, allowing Willie to finish 6th in the climb for 4 points, he will still lead the classification for now.
There is now a 4:00 gap with 100km left, and Walmart is working very hard at the front to get Perry Moss into position to win the 2 day race. He can also try to be the 2nd rider this year to win at least 2 stages in a row. It is now a 3:00 lead with 80km left thanks to Walmart's efforts.
Things changed quickly in the peloton. Citigroup quickly came up front and started doing the pacing, chasing the 2:45 lead held with 50km left. They took 45 seconds off of that to make it 2:00 with 30km left.
Things were getting harder to keep track of now, we had plenty of riders that could not keep up, and at one point the peloton was 17 riders. As soon as the favorites knew that the break would get away if they didn't move now, several attacked. This includes race leader Moss, points leader Burgess, and Sunkist's Philip Brady. When everything was said and done, we had 11 riders that would come to the line in the lead as the front group settled at 5km to go.
Perry Moss was not only the top climber, but the fastest in the group, I mean we are talking not very fast sprinters here, so Perry Moss sailed to multiple stage wins in a row. Philip Brady picked up the pace and passed the riders in the group for a 5th place finish!
Willie Guzman HELD on to win the Mountain Classification, but I eventually found out it was a tie, so Sunkist will split the points.
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Did you guys actually enjoy this? The I was barely getting 2 posts in between my posts which were 2 days apart. It seemed like the custom database idea wasn't working. I do almost have the db fixed if you really do want it to continue, I wouldn't mind much
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