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The Columbia sprint train
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 02-02-2009 18:54
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you know what I mean: winning sprints and achiving a top10 or top5 which are your specialities
but with Rogers there you can do better than you think 
anyway you're much more successful than I so you dont need that much of luck
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| issoisso |
Posted on 02-02-2009 21:37
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alexkr00 wrote:
Only the new Giro was presented. I will post the profiles in a few minutes
Cyanide thankfully gets a lot of inspiration from past Grand Tours for race routes.
That's the route of the 1993 Tour's queen stage, except it's the Agnello instead of the Izoard 
Rominger hammered the pack on that stage, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't drop Induráin, although he made Induráin suffer like a dog. Still, even though he couldn't drop Induráin, the rest of the peloton was being thrashed day after day by Rominger.
Anyway, history lesson over. Back to the story 
The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 03-02-2009 11:36
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Tour of Qatar Stage 5
Again a lot of wind and the pack was split
But this time we were aware of that and all our rider are in the front group
With 10km to go Hincapie attacks
Only Pollack and Contrini have the power to go with him
They caught the last escape...
Not a good position for Hincapie in the final sprint
So Pollack gets the stage win
Hincapie is third but at the end of the day he will recive the leader jersey
Stage
1. Olaf Pollack Lampre 3h54'36
2. Daniele Contrini Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
3. George Hincapie Team Columbia s.t.
4. Jan Hruska Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli + 49
5. Nicolas Crosbie Bouygues Télécom + 1'30
6. Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux + 2'08
7. Maarten Tjallingii Silence - Lotto s.t.
8. Rick Flens Rabobank s.t.
9. Denys Kostyuk Cycle Collstrop s.t.
10. Bas Giling Cycle Collstrop s.t.
Overall
1. George Hincapie Team Columbia 13h24'34
2. Olaf Pollack Lampre + 10
3. Daniele Contrini Tinkoff Credit Systems + 12
4. Cândido Barbosa Rabobank + 1'58
5. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia + 2'04
6. Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux + 2'10
7. Carlos Torrent Bouygues Télécom + 2'17
8. Sébastien Turgot Bouygues Télécom s.t.
9. Rick Flens Rabobank + 2'18
10. Bram De Groot Rabobank s.t.
Points
1. Olaf Pollack Lampre 76
2. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia 46
3. Murilo Fischer Liquigas 39 |
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| Wiggo |
Posted on 03-02-2009 11:40
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WOOHOO! |
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Posted on 03-02-2009 12:15
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Tour of Qatar Final Stage
Hincapie is leading the sprint
Pollack is behind, which means that he has very small chances to get into top 3 this stage. So Hincapie will win the overall rankings
Hagen sprint awfull there and the others are in better position than Cavendish
Kopp gets the win
While Hincapie wins Tour of Qatar!
Stage
1. David Kopp Cycle Collstrop 2h39'35
2. Cândido Barbosa Rabobank s.t.
3. Fred Rodriguez Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli s.t.
4. Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux s.t.
5. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia s.t.
6. Alberto Loddo Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
7. Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia s.t.
8. Manuel Belletti Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli s.t.
9. Murilo Fischer Liquigas s.t.
10. Carlos Torrent Bouygues Télécom s.t.
Overall
1. George Hincapie Team Columbia 16h04'09
2. Olaf Pollack Lampre + 10
3. Daniele Contrini Tinkoff Credit Systems + 12
4. Cândido Barbosa Rabobank + 1'46
5. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia + 2'04
6. Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux + 2'10
7. Carlos Torrent Bouygues Télécom + 2'17
8. Sébastien Turgot Bouygues Télécom s.t.
9. Bram De Groot Rabobank + 2'18
10. Rick Flens Rabobank s.t.
Points: Olaf Pollack Lampre
Young: Mark Cavendish Team Columbia
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| Halvor |
Posted on 03-02-2009 12:22
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Let's hope it was bad form that made Cavendish get decent results. Which race is the next?
Congratulations with the win! |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 03-02-2009 12:23
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let me post the calendar.
and thanks |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 03-02-2009 12:28
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So here it is the February Calendar
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 03-02-2009 13:17
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Grand Prix Cycliste La Marseillaise
A big breakaway group. Reynes is there
Hincapie attacks on Col de la Gineste
He is first on the downhill
Boom attacks too...
He catches Hincapie
Oh no! Hincapie crashed
Has anyone the power to catch Boom?
The answer is no. Boom gets his first win of the season
Hincapie finished behind the pack, but at least he wasn't injured
Results
1. Lars Boom Team Columbia 3h21'06
2. Jimmy Engoulvent Crédit Agricole s.t.
3. Mikaël Chérel Française des Jeux s.t.
4. Anthony Geslin Bouygues Télécom s.t.
5. John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
6. William Bonnet Crédit Agricole s.t.
7. Clément Lhotellerie Skil - Shimano s.t.
8. Florian Vachon Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
9. Stefan Van Dijk Française des Jeux s.t.
10. Sylvain Chavanel Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
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Posted on 03-02-2009 13:28
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Great with Boom, unlucky with Hincapie |
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Posted on 03-02-2009 13:33
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Wow, many frenchies!
Nice win by Boom |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 03-02-2009 14:46
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Tour de Langkawi Stage 1
Ignatiev attacks on the last hill
He is in front
But the pack is coming
Though he was caught with only a few metres to go
And Zanotti takes the win
Stage
1. Marco Zanotti Preti Mangimi - Prisma Stufe 3h54'16
2. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Columbia s.t.
3. Mirko Allegrini Preti Mangimi - Prisma Stufe s.t.
4. Grega Bole Adria Mobil s.t.
5. Olivier Pardini Extremadura - Ciclismo Soldario s.t.
6. Johan Coenen Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
7. Jure Kocjan Perutnina Ptuj s.t.
8. Steve Schets Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
9. Stefano Usai Miche - Silver Cross s.t.
10. John Degenkolb Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
Overall
1. Marco Zanotti Preti Mangimi - Prisma Stufe 3h53'56
2. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Columbia + 8
3. Mirko Allegrini Preti Mangimi - Prisma Stufe + 12
4. Steven Cozza Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 s.t.
5. Michele Gobbi Preti Mangimi - Prisma Stufe + 14
6. Matthias Brändle Team Volksbank + 16
7. Andoni Aranaga Adria Mobil s.t.
8. Nikolas Maes Topsport Vlaanderen + 18
9. Grega Bole Adria Mobil + 20
10. Olivier Pardini Extremadura - Ciclismo Soldario s.t.
Points
1. Marco Zanotti Preti Mangimi - Prisma Stufe 25
2. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Columbia 20
3. Mirko Allegrini Preti Mangimi - Prisma Stufe 16
Mountain
1. Luca Solari Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 28
2. Stefan Denifl ELK Haus - Simplon 16
3. Michele Gobbi Preti Mangimi - Prisma Stufe 12 |
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| Il Gladiatore |
Posted on 03-02-2009 15:20
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eeww that was close |
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Posted on 03-02-2009 16:10
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Tour de Langkawi Stage 2
Ignatiev brought us in front once more
Van Heerden is in front of the pack at his first sprint for Columbia
1km to go and good news for Team Columbia, Ciolek is leading
Hunter is coming from right very fast, just like a real hunter
Cavendish accelerates...
It's going to be very close...
But it seems that Cavendish was the really hunter and he takes the stage win
Stage
1. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia 3h36'29
2. Robert Hunter Barloworld s.t.
3. Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia s.t.
4. Marco Zanotti Preti Mangimi - Prisma Stufe s.t.
5. John Degenkolb Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
6. Mikhaylo Khalilov Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 s.t.
7. Steve Schets Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
8. Luca Paolini Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo s.t.
9. André Schulze Team Volksbank s.t.
10. Juan Van Heerden Team Columbia s.t.
Overall
1. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia 7h30'25
2. Marco Zanotti Preti Mangimi - Prisma Stufe s.t.
3. Robert Hunter Barloworld + 8
4. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Columbia s.t.
5. Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia + 12
6. Steven Cozza Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 s.t.
7. Mirko Allegrini Preti Mangimi - Prisma Stufe s.t.
8. Andoni Aranaga Adria Mobil + 16
9. Matthias Brändle Team Volksbank s.t.
10. Nikolas Maes Topsport Vlaanderen + 18
Points
1. Marco Zanotti Preti Mangimi - Prisma Stufe 39
2. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia 25
3. Robert Hunter Barloworld 23 |
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| Halvor |
Posted on 03-02-2009 16:52
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yeah, nice win! That's how to do it!
Doin' your train trick with Quickstep ATM, works almost every time! |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 03-02-2009 17:02
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and from what I saw the last sprinter should have a very good acceleration so he can took over his team-mates quickly and then sprint for the victory |
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| Halvor |
Posted on 03-02-2009 17:03
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yeah, like now last stage
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 03-02-2009 17:05
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yep. I think that if Cav had less acceleration he couldn't win today. And of course stamina, resistence or flat count a lot too. |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 03-02-2009 18:28
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Tour de Langkawi Stage 3
We are there as always
Just that in a corner Ignatiev loses some speed and we are a little bit behind
So Cavendish decides to leave Ciolek's wheel and to follow Hunter
Bad idea! An Barloworld rider is leading the sprint but it's not Hunter, it's Sabido
And another reason is that Ignatiev was finally faster than Hunter so Ciolek is now our hope for victory
They caught Sabido. Ciolek and Ignatiev are in good positions but Paolini is the fastest
And he takes the win. 2nd and 3rd for Columbia but at least we kept the leader jersey.
An another good news is that because of the dangerous corners in the last kilometres of the race the pack was split into 2 groups and a lot of big names were caught in the second group for now we know that Luis Leon Sanchez, the new AG2R rider and the big favourite, and Zanotti, the green jersey, lost time. While our leaders were in the first group, of course we are talking about Ignatiev, 3rd in the stage, and Michael Roger, that now become the big favourite to win in Malaisya. The second group lost 1 minute and 10 seconds
Stage
1. Luca Paolini Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo 4h45'04
2. Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia s.t.
3. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Columbia s.t.
4. Steve Schets Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
5. Hugo Sabido Barloworld s.t.
6. Juan Van Heerden Team Columbia s.t.
7. Robert Hunter Barloworld s.t.
8. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia s.t.
9. Jochen Summer ELK Haus - Simplon s.t.
10. Kurt Hovelynck Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
Overall
1. Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia 12h15'29
2. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Columbia s.t.
3. Luca Paolini Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo s.t.
4. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia s.t.
5. Robert Hunter Barloworld + 8
6. Steven Cozza Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 + 12
7. Mirko Allegrini Preti Mangimi - Prisma Stufe s.t.
8. Nikolas Maes Topsport Vlaanderen + 18
9. Steve Schets Topsport Vlaanderen + 20
10. John Degenkolb Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
Points
1. Marco Zanotti Preti Mangimi - Prisma Stufe 39
2. Luca Paolini Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo 37
3. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Columbia 36
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| Halvor |
Posted on 03-02-2009 18:34
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Wow, narrow roads! Great by Ciolek
Now a question:
How do you manage to keep your motivation that good ? I mean, I managed to do two months, you've done more than a season!? |
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