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aCross the road: Mud, Sweat & Gears
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| Shonak |
Posted on 16-03-2014 16:54
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@Ian Butler: That'd be awesome. 
@krisa: Thanks!
@sutty68: It's only one more rank he needs to improve. But the CX season 2013/2014 will be a short one.
@baia: Thank you very much. 
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Shonak |
Posted on 16-03-2014 17:02
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World Cup Nommay
Cannondale: Visconti
Temperature: 3°
After Rome I felt like I was already back again. Riding up there with the best. It felt like the missed races in the first half of the season didn’t do much harm in Rome. But I won’t get carried away. My goal were to ride some CX races, take part in the World Championships and then concentrate on my Road Season Debut for Cannondale in 2014. I still hold on to that. A 2nd place in Rome does not change that, but it surely felt good nonetheless.
The World Cup in Nommay is a first being raced. It looked like a solid race on the pre-runs I did and yes, it was fun. It didn’t suit me as good as in Rome I thought, but I was rather surprised by my own performance here eventually.
Tom Meeusen took the win in Nommay. His teammate Wellens as well as Bart Aeronauts broke loose very early on, and nearly would have made it. But Meeusen caught up to them ahead of the beginning of the final lap and together the two riders from Telenet-Fidea had Aeronauts very well in control. For the 25 year old Meeusen it’s the second World Cup victory.
When Meeusen increased the pace I tried to follow him but it didn’t quite work. I was somewhere between no man’s land caught for a while until Nys and Co. caught up to me. While I did manage to hold up with them for the most part, I had some tough legs at the beginning of the second half of the race. They felt heavy and instead of fighting already, I decided to not overdo it here in Nommay yet.
I lost them out of sight, but eventually I saw them again when I was riding a steady, solid place. They were playing a bit of tactical games and not minding the other riders. Albert, Nys, Mourey, Van der Haar… looking out for points or biding their time to make a move? In any case, when I came from behind, they didn’t realize it at first. I wasn’t even resting for some slipstream. The finish line wasn’t too far off. I got a second wind. I felt great. They were riding on the right, I was coming on the left. And thus just took them over. These few vital seconds of surprise were enough to get away.
I don’t know what they thought when I just stormed passed them. I didn't catch a breath in between catching up to them and attacking. I wanted to treasure the momentum I felt. Keep going.
I know what I though: Just keep breathing, keep riding.
When I looked back, I saw that they still didn’t react. I knew I caught the lucky moment, and came in 4th eventually.
World Cup Nommay, Results
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Tom Meeusen | Telenet - Fidea | 3h50'54 | | 2 | Bart Aernouts | AA Drink - Leontien.nl | s.t. | | 3 | Bart Wellens | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 4 | Raphael Visconti | Cannondale Cyclocross World | + 2'53 | | 5 | Francis Mourey | FDJ - BigMat | + 3'54 | | 6 | Kevin Pauwels | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 7 | Lars Van Der Haar | Rabobank Giant Offroad | s.t. | | 8 | Klaas Vantornout | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 9 | Sven Nys | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 10 | Niels Albert | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Philipp Walsleben | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 12 | Rob Peeters | Telenet - Fidea | + 9'09 | | 13 | Thijs Van Amerongen | AA Drink - Leontien.nl | s.t. | | 14 | Sven Vanthourenhout | Crelan- Euphony | + 9'42 | | 15 | Martin Zlamalik | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 16 | Mariusz Gil | Kwadro - Stannah | s.t. | | 17 | Angelo De Clerq | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 18 | Marco Aurelio Fontana | Selle Italia - Guercotti | s.t. | | 19 | Martin Bina | Cycklo Team Tabor | s.t. | | 20 | Julien Taramarcz | BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | s.t. | | 21 | Gianni Vermeersch | BKCP - Powerplus | + 11'36 | | 22 | Aurélien Duval | UV Aube | s.t. | | 23 | Vladimir Kyzivat | Czech | s.t. | | 24 | Enrico Franzoi | Selle Italia - Guercotti | s.t. | | 25 | Radomir Simunek | Kwadro - Stannah | + 12'09 | | 26 | Marcel Meisen | Kwadro - Stannah | s.t. | | 27 | Arnold Jeannesson | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 28 | Paul Voss | Stevens Racing Team | s.t. | | 29 | Gerben De Knegt | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 30 | Dimitri Champion | Ag2r - La Mondiale | s.t. | | 31 | Xandro Meurisse | Baboco | + 13'04 | | 32 | Dieter Vanthourenhout | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 33 | Joeri Adams | Telenet - Fidea | + 14'27 | | 34 | Vincent Baestaens | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 35 | Bart Verschueren | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 36 | Thijs Al | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 37 | Jiri Polnicky | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 38 | Steve Chainel | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 39 | Wietse Bosmans | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 40 | Niels Wubben | Rabobank Giant Offroad | s.t. | | 41 | Eddy Van Ijzerdoorn | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 42 | Gert-Jan Bosman | Rabobank Giant Offroad | s.t. | | 43 | Ian Field | Hargroves | s.t. | | 44 | Tom Van Den Bosch | Hargroves | + 16'10 | | 45 | Patrick Van Leeuwen | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 46 | Roy Van Heeswijk | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 47 | Stijn Huys | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 48 | Tomas Novy | Cycklo Team Tabor | s.t. | | 49 | David Van Der Poel | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 50 | Jemer Jubbega | Rabobank Giant Offroad | s.t. | | 51 | Arnaud Jouffroy | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 52 | Mike Teunissen | Rabobank Giant Offroad | + 17'12 | | 53 | Rafael Visinelli | Selle Italia - Guercotti | s.t. | | 54 | Davy Commeyne | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 55 | Micki Van Empel | Crelan- Euphony | + 17'39 | | 56 | Daan Soete | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 57 | Tijmen Eising | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 58 | Sascha Weber | Stevens Racing Team | s.t. | | 59 | Lubomir Petrus | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 60 | Tomas Paprstka | Czech | s.t. | | 61 | Vinnie Braet | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 62 | Arnaud Grand | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 63 | Henk Jaap Moorlsag | Rabobank Giant Offroad | s.t. |
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Posted on 16-03-2014 17:53
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4 th is another nice result
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Posted on 16-03-2014 18:58
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At least Raphael is consistent  |
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| baia |
Posted on 16-03-2014 20:20
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Lots of top3´s and 5´s, well done. Will be interesting to see Visconti in 2014.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 16-03-2014 21:15
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@krisa: Indeed. Must be the new small sponsor on his jersey.
@sutty68: Haha, you show some consistency with that comment too. Thanks mate.
@baia: Thanks. It's actually already 2014. Raphael really did mostly just slack around in 2013. 
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Shonak |
Posted on 17-03-2014 01:10
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No rest for the wicked, eh?
World Championship Hoogerheide
The World Championships return to Europe as they take part in Hoogerheide (NED) this year. Zdenek Stybar hopes to defend his title and snatch a fourth victory, while Niels Albert and Sven Nys are inclined to profit from their late form. Lars Van der Haar, dominator of the first half of the season, may hope to come into form now for the last big race of the season 2013/2014. Further favourites include Mourey, Pauwels, Meeusen and Vantornaut. I myself was looking to impress once again after two great appearances in Rome and Nommay.
Regardless of any intention, it turned out to be a horrible race for me. I wasn’t used so much the rain and the mud. Oh, the dangerous mud. It was so deep and my bike forsake me any real confidence in my abilities. I was feeling like I was riding on a thin rope and when I fell from it…
Still, I managed to stay with the favourites throughout the course. There was lots of hectic right from the start and the pace quite horrendous. Many attempts by the usual suspects such as Mourey (infamous for his head-starts or Meeusen). But none of them came particularly far. It was raining cats and dogs, the ground was shaky at best… Then I crashed. Once more.
Images of the crash
And I wasn’t just done yet. Stybar rode into my ribs, fell over me. Lay there too then. It hurt but I was getting up and then Van Leeuwen crashed into me as well when he took the turn. Again, right at me. It knocked me right back down again. But last time when I crashed, back in Hasselt, I just laid there and wanted to forget. This time I wanted to get up and race… I was a bit disorientated when I stood up. I didn’t see my bike but a spectactor was showing it to me. It lay right there next to me. I must have looked like I came from another planet. Planet Mud & Pain.
I told Stybar sorry, then we both raced and went to hunt down the other guys. It was intense, painful hunt for them. Fast and unforgiving. We both took turns and just kept striking our pedals. Maybe I overtook myself or maybe Stybar is just that much stronger than me, but on one of the last times climbing, Stybar managed to actually get into the group again – and stayed there until the finish! What a beast. I myself merely missed the chance by a few meters. When they rolled back down the climb, and I came over it, they were far gone again. I didn’t see any land at that point, but instead wanted to focus on a solid result.
I came in 10th. Honestly, after my showings at Rome and Nommay I had hoped for more, but with a crash in one of the final laps I’m rather satisfied. My muddy face was relieved when crossing the line though. I looked terrible but at least I looked like I was supposed to.
The race was won by Niels Albert who was the strongest in the sprint finish of Hoogerheide. Although there were numerous attacks apparently, none of them managed to get significantly away from the others. This resulted in a bit of a game of Cold War. Kevin Pauwels and Sven Nys once more take 2nd and 3rd, just like last year. Stybar achieved a formidable 5th place after he and I crashed.
Impressions
World Championships Hoogerheide, Results
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Niels Albert | BKCP - Powerplus | 3h04'44 | | 2 | Kevin Pauwels | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 3 | Sven Nys | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 4 | Francis Mourey | France | s.t. | | 5 | Tom Meeusen | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 6 | Zdenek Stybar | Czech | s.t. | | 7 | Lars Van Der Haar | Rabobank Giant Offroad | s.t. | | 8 | Klaas Vantornout | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 9 | Philipp Walsleben | Germany | s.t. | | 10 | Raphael Visconti | Italia | + 3'44 | | 11 | Mariusz Gil | Poland | + 4'47 | | 12 | Xandro Meurisse | Baboco | s.t. | | 13 | Bart Aernouts | AA Drink - Leontien.nl | s.t. | | 14 | Angelo De Clerq | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 15 | Dieter Vanthourenhout | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 16 | Rob Peeters | Telenet - Fidea | + 6'55 | | 17 | Julien Taramarcz | Swiss | s.t. | | 18 | Tom Van Den Bosch | Great Britain | s.t. | | 19 | Patrick Van Leeuwen | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 20 | Bart Verschueren | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 21 | Tim Johnson | Cannondale Cyclocross World | s.t. | | 22 | Bart Wellens | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 23 | Quentin Jauregie | France | s.t. | | 24 | Jiri Polnicky | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 25 | Micki Van Empel | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. |
Spoiler | 26 | Mathias Fluckiger | Swiss | s.t. | | 27 | Eddy Van Ijzerdoorn | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 28 | Wietse Bosmans | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 29 | Ian Field | Great Britain | s.t. | | 30 | Martin Zlamalik | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 31 | Sven Vanthourenhout | Crelan- Euphony | + 9'04 | | 32 | Troy Wells | USA | s.t. | | 33 | Thijs Van Amerongen | AA Drink - Leontien.nl | s.t. | | 34 | Enrico Franzoi | Selle Italia - Guercotti | s.t. | | 35 | Jeremy Powers | USA | s.t. | | 36 | Jose Antonio Hermida | Espagna | + 10'59 | | 37 | Marcel Meisen | Germany | s.t. | | 38 | Radomir Simunek | Czech | s.t. | | 39 | Martin Bina | Czech | s.t. | | 40 | Roy Van Heeswijk | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 41 | Gerben De Knegt | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 42 | Vladimir Kyzivat | Czech | s.t. | | 43 | Joeri Adams | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 44 | Arnold Jeannesson | France | s.t. | | 45 | Marcel Wildhaber | Swiss | s.t. | | 46 | Niels Wubben | Rabobank Giant Offroad | s.t. | | 47 | Sandy Casar | France | s.t. | | 48 | Ole Quast | Germany | s.t. | | 49 | Craig Richy | Canada | s.t. | | 50 | Gert-Jan Bosman | Rabobank Giant Offroad | s.t. | | 51 | Mike Teunissen | Rabobank Giant Offroad | s.t. | | 52 | Astushi Maruyama | Japan | s.t. | | 53 | Claude Wolter | Luxembourg | + 13'03 | | 54 | Jonathan Page | USA | + 13'31 | | 55 | Steve Chainel | France | s.t. | | 56 | Nicolas Craig | Great Britain | s.t. | | 57 | Arnaud Jouffroy | France | s.t. | | 58 | Yu Takenouchi | Japan | s.t. | | 59 | Ritchie Denolf | Baboco | s.t. | | 60 | Gianni Vermeersch | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 61 | Paul Oldham | Great Britain | s.t. | | 62 | Javier Ibanez | Espagna | s.t. | | 63 | Rafael Visinelli | Selle Italia - Guercotti | s.t. | | 64 | Pascal Triebel | Luxembourg | s.t. | | 65 | Geoff Kabush | Canada | s.t. | | 66 | Massanori Kosaka | Japan | + 14'32 | | 67 | Christopher Jones | USA | s.t. | | 68 | Tod Wells | USA | s.t. | | 69 | Cris Sheppard | Canada | s.t. | | 70 | Ryan Trebon | Cannondale Cyclocross World | s.t. | | 71 | Floris De Tier | Baboco | s.t. | | 72 | Jon Irastorza | Espagna | s.t. | | 73 | Jamey Driscoll | Cannondale Cyclocross World | + 15'20 | | 74 | Mark Lalonde | USA | s.t. | | 75 | Zachary Mcdonald | USA | s.t. | | 76 | Matt Mcdonald | Great Britain | s.t. | | 77 | Luke Gray | Great Britain | s.t. | | 78 | Geoffrey Cornieau | France | s.t. | | 79 | Alec Donahue | USA | s.t. | | 80 | Lukas Fluckiger | Swiss | + 17'00 |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 17-03-2014 16:46
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CX Review 2013/2014
After the crash at the World Championships in Hoogerheide, it was time for me to call it quits. I had thought about maybe racing in Middelkerke again, but for now, I had enough of CX. I suppose there have been reasons why I lost such large parts of the CX season.
One Journalist wrote:
Two of the biggest talents in Cyclo-Cross have taken different paths this season as of late. One of them rose to greater heights than any time before; the other one was close to a burn-out after a formidable first professional CX season in 2012/2013.
…Lars Van der Haar continued his upraise to the world elite and claimed the World Cup classification. His advisory since the youth days, Raphael Visconti, merely took a long trip to the USA and thus missed out on large parts of the season. With Visconti having already such problems of exhaustion and stress early on in his career, one has to question the demands of young professional athletes these days in general. More particularly though, you’ll have to ask yourself about how much suited Raphael Visconti is for the world of professional cycling.
Only a few people know what the young Italian did there exactly, but his first two results after he came back surely were to be understood as a promise for the future. However, both of them disappointed at the World Championships in Hoogerheide, where the Belgians once more reigned supreme. […] In the future, the question will remain whether young guns like Visconti, Van Aert and Van de Poel can establish themselves in the CX world elite, or if only Van der Haar succeeds in doing so.
CX Classifications 2013/2014
Road Season Debut!
Today I'm very proud to announce that I'll be part of the Cannondale Road Cycling squad for 2014 for sure. There has been some talks about continuing the CX season, but I wanted to make an impact now on the road. I wanted a change for now. It got tough to breath at some point. Too much pressure on my weak shoulders.
My Season schedule up until May includes following races:
| Country | Cat | Race | Date |  | 1.1 | GP Costa Etruschi | 2. February |  | 1. HC | Omloop | 23. February | | 1.1 | Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne | 24. February | | 1.1 | GP de Camaiore | 28. February | | 1.1 | Strade Bianche | 2. March | | 1.1 | Roma Maxima | 3. March | | WT | Tirreno-Adriatico | 6. - 12. March | | 1.1 | Nokere Koerse | 13. March | | 1. HC | Dwaars door Vlaanderen | 20. March | | WT | E3 Prijs Harelbeke | 22. March | | WT | Gent-Wevelgem | 24. March | | WT | Ronde van Vlaanderen | 31. March | | 1.1 | Gran Prix de Cermai | 4. April |  | WT | Paris-Roubaix | 7. April | | 1. HC | De Brabantse Pijl | 10. April |  | WT | Amstel Gold Race | 14. April | | WT | Fleche Wallone | 17. April | | WT | Liege-Bastogne-Liege | 21. April |
Afterwards I'll be up for a rest and we'll reasses my situation then.
I will be mostly riding and supporting Peter Sagan, Oscar Gatto and Marco Marcato, although I hope to get into a breakaway or two at some point. This season is about learning. I am eager to do so.
See you on the road!
Edited by Shonak on 17-03-2014 16:50
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 17-03-2014 17:58
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Mate, I can't say it enough.
This is another brilliant story.
You, my friend, have been the best addition in story writing since sliced bread.  |
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Posted on 17-03-2014 18:23
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Ian Butler wrote:
Mate, I can't say it enough.
This is another brilliant story.
You, my friend, have been the best addition in story writing since sliced bread.
Sliced bread, that popular story writing tool...
Anyway, I've also really enjoyed this so far, and look forward to the road season, since I'm not much of a cyclocross fan. |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 17-03-2014 20:18
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@Ian Butler: Oh, you are making me blush.  I enjoy writing this story and since lately lots of busy stuff is going on, this is also a way of relaxing for me. It's most fun to write sometimes when you don't have to worry about it too much.
@The Hobbit: Thank you The Hobbit. I'm aware that Cyclo-Cross is certainly not for everybody, but it's a part I really like to share in this story. By the way: Your stage making tutorial helped me a lot with creating my own circuits for racing. So thanks for that too!
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Shonak |
Posted on 17-03-2014 21:08
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World Tour News
Santos Tour Down Under
Some of the guys were kicking off their season in Australia, while large parts of the roster actually wait till February to make any kind of racing. The lucky ones are Cameron Wurf, George Bennett, Jean-Marc Marino, Cristiano Salerno, Davide Villella, Juraj Sagan and Alberto Bettiol.
I'd imagine worse places to race in January than Australia.
In any case: The peloton is moving again. From January onwards we will see lots of such pictures.
Since there’s not much racing going on besides Santos Tour Down Under for Cannondale, I actually could follow their races, although I didn’t watch every stage. I found the Old Willunga Hill stage particularly interesting, where Diego Ulissi attacked at the first time climbing Old Willunga and actually came through to the end. His lead of 39 seconds to some of the competitors wasn’t enough though. Like many other riders, he lost some time on a previous stage, and instead of him Martin Elmiger from BMC took over the jersey and eventually won the race. Still, Diego Ulissi was the man for me that stood out with a great performance as well as Ben Swift with two victories.
| Stage | Name | Team | Leader’s Jersey | | 1, FL | Daryl Impey | Orica Green Edge | Daryl Impey | | 2, FL | Ben Swift | SKY | Ben Swift | | 3, FL | Vicente Reynes | IAM Cycling | Vicente Reynes | | 4, FL | Kris Boekmans | Lotto - Belisol | Vicente Reynes | | 5, HL | | (Old Willung Hill) | Diego Ulissi | Lampre | Martin Elmiger | | 6, FL | Ben Swift | SKY | Martin Elmiger |
As usual, catch below some impressions from cycling journalists from all around the world. Smooth rhythm.
Spoiler
Impey winning the first stage.
Ulissi placing his attack at Old Willunga Hill.
Eurosport always with us.
Villela attacking. Too late, too little.
Ulissi taking the win at Old Willunga Hill.
So, that was it from Santos Tour Down Under. In case you are wondering; my first race of the season is coming up soon. I’ll attend GP Costa degli Etruschi alongside Peter Sagan and Marco Marcato.
Final Classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Martin Elmiger | IAM Cycling | 17h34'43 | | 2 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - Merida | + 36 | | 3 | Daryl Impey | Orica GreenEdge | + 1'12 | | 4 | Dries Devenyns | Team Giant - Shimano | + 1'18 | | 5 | Tom Slagter | Garmin Sharp | + 1'22 | | 6 | Rinaldo Nocentini | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 7 | Peter Kennaugh | Team Sky | s.t. | | 8 | Giampaolo Caruso | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 9 | Ben Swift | Team Sky | + 1'36 | | 10 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | + 1'50 |
Spoiler | 11 | Vicente Reynès | IAM Cycling | + 1'53 | | 12 | Francesco Gavazzi | Astana Pro Team | + 1'56 | | 13 | Gediminas Bagdonas | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 14 | Jonathan Hivert | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 15 | Jan Bakelants | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 16 | Tom Dumoulin | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 17 | Ion Izagirre | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 18 | Ivan Santaromita | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 19 | Maxime Bouet | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 20 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 21 | Grégory Rast | Trek Factory Racing | + 2'03 | | 22 | Ramunas Navardauskas | Garmin Sharp | + 2'20 | | 23 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | + 2'24 | | 24 | Koen De Kort | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 25 | Anthony Geslin | FDJ.fr | + 2'40 | | 26 | Adriano Malori | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 27 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 28 | Davide Villella | Cannondale | s.t. | | 29 | Pavel Brutt | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 30 | Peter Velits | BMC Racing Team | + 3'00 | | 31 | Lachlan Morton | Garmin Sharp | + 3'13 | | 32 | Yukiya Arashiro | Team Europcar | + 3'14 | | 33 | Tobias Ludvigsson | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 34 | Manuele Boaro | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 3'15 | | 35 | José JoaquÃn Rojas | Movistar Team | + 3'17 | | 36 | Yauheni Hutarovich | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 37 | Matti Breschel | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 38 | Bernhard Eisel | Team Sky | s.t. | | 39 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 40 | Raymond Kreder | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 41 | Fabio Felline | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 42 | Michal Golas | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 43 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 44 | Davide Appollonio | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 45 | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 46 | Anthony Roux | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 47 | Tosh Van der Sande | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 48 | Jens Voigt | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 49 | Salvatore Puccio | Team Sky | s.t. | | 50 | Dylan van Baarle | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 51 | Adam Hansen | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 52 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 53 | Luke Durbridge | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 54 | Egor Silin | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 55 | Yaroslav Popovych | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 56 | Nelson Oliveira | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 57 | Stef Clement | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 58 | Amaël Moinard | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 59 | Steve Morabito | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 60 | Aleksejs Saramotins | IAM Cycling | + 3'26 | | 61 | Rafael Valls | Lampre - Merida | + 3'28 | | 62 | Alexey Lutsenko | Astana Pro Team | + 3'42 | | 63 | Rory Sutherland | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 4'10 | | 64 | Sébastien Reichenbach | IAM Cycling | + 4'14 | | 65 | Dimitriy Muravyev | Astana Pro Team | + 6'30 | | 66 | Kris Boeckmans | Lotto Belisol | + 7'24 | | 67 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 7'28 | | 68 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 69 | Alexander Porsev | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 70 | Jay McCarthy | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 71 | Andrew Fenn | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 7'30 | | 72 | Brett Lancaster | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 73 | Ariel Maximiliano Richeze | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 74 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | s.t. | | 75 | Jens Debusschere | Lotto Belisol | + 7'34 | | 76 | Borut Božic | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 77 | Christopher Sutton | Team Sky | s.t. | | 78 | Davide Cimolai | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 79 | Sébastien Chavanel | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 80 | Danilo Hondo | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 81 | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | s.t. | | 82 | Pim Ligthart | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 83 | Kevin Reza | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 84 | Mitchell Docker | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 85 | Sébastien Hinault | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 86 | Moreno Hofland | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 87 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 88 | Sebastian Lander | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 89 | Tony Hurel | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 90 | David Tanner | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 91 | Imanol Erviti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 92 | Lasse Norman Hansen | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 93 | Jack Bobridge | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 94 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 95 | Andriy Grivko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 96 | Silvan Dillier | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 97 | Simon Yates | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 98 | Aleksandr Kuschynski | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 99 | Francis Mourey | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 100 | Cristiano Salerno | Cannondale | s.t. | | 101 | Emilien Viennet | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 102 | Jérémy Roy | FDJ.fr | + 7'40 | | 103 | Jimmy Engoulvent | Team Europcar | + 7'51 | | 104 | Alexey Tsatevitch | Team Katusha | + 7'53 | | 105 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 7'56 | | 106 | Evgeni Petrov | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 107 | Sébastien Minard | AG2R La Mondiale | + 7'57 | | 108 | Matteo Tosatto | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 109 | Cameron Wurf | Cannondale | + 7'58 | | 110 | Marcel Sieberg | Lotto Belisol | + 7'59 | | 111 | Petr Ignatenko | Team Katusha | + 8'00 | | 112 | Kevyn Ista | IAM Cycling | + 8'01 | | 113 | Michael Hepburn | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 114 | Reto Hollenstein | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 115 | Evan Huffman | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 116 | Arman Kamyshev | Astana Pro Team | + 8'26 | | 117 | Calvin Watson | Trek Factory Racing | + 8'27 | | 118 | William Bonnet | FDJ.fr | + 8'31 | | 119 | Björn Thurau | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 120 | Jasha Sütterlin | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 121 | Tom Leezer | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 9'11 | | 122 | Luca Wackermann | Lampre - Merida | + 9'44 | | 123 | Juraj Sagan | Cannondale | + 9'53 | | 124 | Kristof Vandewalle | Trek Factory Racing | + 10'03 | | 125 | Gang Xu | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 126 | George Bennett | Cannondale | + 12'10 | | 127 | Bert De Backer | Team Giant - Shimano | + 12'13 | | 128 | Angelo Tulik | Team Europcar | + 12'24 | | 129 | Frederik Willems | Lotto Belisol | + 13'06 | | 130 | Jean-Marc Marino | Cannondale | + 13'35 | | 131 | Jos Van Emden | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 13'46 | | 132 | Alberto Bettiol | Cannondale | + 13'56 | | 133 | Vincent Jérôme | Team Europcar | + 15'08 |
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Posted on 17-03-2014 21:10
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Now who won stage 1, Impey or Gerrans?
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 17-03-2014 21:11
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I guess the cyclo-cross is a part of why this is my favorite story at the moment
But I'm equally excited about seeing Raphael on the road. I wonder if he'll take RvV one day. I certainly hope so.
But he mustn't get out of the field. We need him to be the next Nys |
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Posted on 17-03-2014 21:11
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Selwink wrote:
Now who won stage 1, Impey or Gerrans?
Oh crap, this is too long ago... It was Impey, yeah.
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Posted on 17-03-2014 21:16
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Ian Butler wrote:
I guess the cyclo-cross is a part of why this is my favorite story at the moment
But I'm equally excited about seeing Raphael on the road. I wonder if he'll take RvV one day. I certainly hope so.
Once again, thank you. He was born on 31st March 1993. Obviously RvV is one of his big goals, next to becoming Cyclo-Cross World Champion and taking Lombardia at some point.
But he mustn't get out of the field. We need him to be the next Nys
What, you really want an Italian dominating all your fellow belgians? Be careful what you wish for, mate. But honestly, I could imagine him becoming quite popular in Belgium at some point. Similiar to how they admire Stybar. But hey, that's too far in the future.
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Posted on 17-03-2014 21:21
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Shonak wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
I guess the cyclo-cross is a part of why this is my favorite story at the moment
But I'm equally excited about seeing Raphael on the road. I wonder if he'll take RvV one day. I certainly hope so.
Once again, thank you. He was born on 31st March 1993. Obviously RvV is one of his big goals, next to becoming Cyclo-Cross World Champion and taking Lombardia at some point.
But he mustn't get out of the field. We need him to be the next Nys
What, you really want an Italian dominating all your fellow belgians? Be careful what you wish for, mate. But honestly, I could imagine him becoming quite popular in Belgium at some point. Similiar to how they admire Stybar. But hey, that's too far in the future.
Sorry for posting so much here
RvV and Cyclo-Cross WC I can see happening at some point. Lombardia is a nice objective but will be hard, seeing how it is almost a mountain classic nowadays. But he's only 20 so he can develop into it. If the peloton stays together until the final (smaller) hill, he could just do it.
I'm actually not so much of a sport-nationalist. My two favorite crossers are Nys (okay he's Belgian but he just rules) and Van Der Haar and I'm hoping for Stybar to win RvV this year
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Posted on 17-03-2014 21:38
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Ian Butler wrote:
Sorry for posting so much here
Don't be. I apperciate yours and anybody elses comments and interest in the story.
RvV and Cyclo-Cross WC I can see happening at some point. Lombardia is a nice objective but will be hard, seeing how it is almost a mountain classic nowadays. But he's only 20 so he can develop into it. If the peloton stays together until the final (smaller) hill, he could just do it.
Haha, look at us speculating about his future. Just like when Henry was young and at the start of his career.
I don't know what's realistic yet or into what he will develop honestly. I think about redistributing gained statpoints over several seasons, like it often happens IRL, where sprinters become classic riders etc. We'll what I'll come up with. I have sort of the finale goal of him becoming the ultimate monuments man, since I have never achieved that in any PCM.
I'm actually not so much of a sport-nationalist. My two favorite crossers are Nys (okay he's Belgian but he just rules) and Van Der Haar and I'm hoping for Stybar to win RvV this year
But Raphael could very easily become popular in Belgium, especially seeing how he seems to like our races here and participates in the Bpost Bank trofee
What's so special about Bpost Bank Trofee? 
Stybar, Van der Haar and Nys. Those guys are my favourites too, although I don't really root that much for riders in cyclocross. I just like watching those races as it's something quite unique.
(Oh, and a little secret: I'm currently working on a stage for the Winter Olympics 2018 for Cyclo-Cross. So that may end up as a goal for Raphael as well ).
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Posted on 17-03-2014 22:50
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Seeing cross as a winter olympic would be epic, irl and here
Raphael could certainly snatch a medal there!
Bpost Bank isn't very special but an Italian coming all the way out here to race the entire trofee is pretty nice. If we look at Mourey, for example, or Lars Van Der Haar: they ride World Cup and Superprestige, but decide agaist Bpost Bank trofee and ride races in their own country, winning more than they would in the Bpost, though
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I had no idea that was the case. Thanks Ian, I'll consider it in the next season and guys like Mourey and Van der Haar won't participate next season. As for Raphael: I loved reporting some of the Bpost Bank Trofee races so he'll definitely return at least for some if not all races. Calcutating the time gaps is a bit of a hassle though
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