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Fant. Neutral Story [Ronde 2018]
sutty68
A Great battle in the high mountains, and Andy Schleck comes out on top Smile
Now he must defend his four second lead on the GC Wink
 
Forever the Best
ANDYBanana
And,mpardo still Andy fans are left.
 
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And,mpardo still Andy fans are left.
 
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mpardo
@sutty68: I think he will be fine unless he crashes. I don't think his rivals will get any bonus seconds.

@The Schleck Fan: Glad there are still fans out there. He needs the support. Smile
 
sutty68
Lets hope he avoids those pile ups then Wink
 
mpardo
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www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/cn.png Tour of Beijing

Stage 5: Tiananmen Square - Bird's Nest

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The season draws to an end inside the huge metropolis that is Beijing. The last stage starts in front of the Forbidden Palace and will finish in a circuit around the Olympic venues where the 2008 Games where celebrated. The stage is really easy and short so a mass sprint is the most likely outcome by far. That would mean that Andy Schleck would win the race, as it is difficult to think that any of his rivals can get enough bonus points.

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No break had been allowed to go away before the second intermediate sprint of the day as Lampre made a good work to bring everyone back. Marcel Kittel easily won the maximum points ahead of Yauheni Hutarovich and Andre Greipel, what brings him a bit closer to winning the points competition. Only 7 laps (55 kilometers) were left from that point to the finish.

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A trio of riders were hopeful enough to try a late attack in the stage: Anthony Roux (Astana), Jos van Emden (Saxo Bank) and Nick Nuyens (Garmin). 10 kilometers from home they still are 50 seconds ahead as they are good rouleurs. However, Radioshack seems to have everything under control especially because Fabian Cancellara is imposing a high pace.

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Discovery was quicker than Radioshack to set up their sprint train as soon as the break was reeled back in. As usual Mark Renshaw will be the lead-out man for Marcel Kittel, while Jose Joaquin Rojas and Yauheni Hutarovich are in the wheel of the German. In Radioshack, Daniele Bennati will be the last man for Andre Greipel with Grega Bole behind. The main bunch is much stretched as there is quite a bit of wind in Beijing today.

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Marcel Kittel emerged very soon from Mark Renshaw's wheel, with more than 1 kilometer to go. It seems that the German might be sprinting a bit too early. His main rivals at this point are Jose Joaquin Rojas, who has already proven how dangerous he is, Yauheni Hutarovich and Ben Swift. Andre Greipel is quite a few meters back, as Radioshack could not manage to make his train work as well as it should again.

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All of Marcel Kittel's rivals are starting to gain with still more than 500 meters to go. If the German does not have another gear he will find it difficult to win today. Ben Swift and Yauheni Hutarovich are specially threatening on the right hand side of the road, while Jose Joaquin Rojas seems to be losing gas as well. The fifth on the road is Tyler Farrar, still ahead of Andre Greipel.

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Ben Swift wins in Beijing! The British rider was the fastest of the sprint surprising the favorites by coming close to the fences in the right hand side of the road. He might not be the quickest in a pure sprint but will be the sprinter with the highest number of points of the World Tour this season narrowly ahead of Marcel Kittel. The second place in the stage was for Tyler Farrar after a very strong finish, he would have needed 200 more meters to win the stage. The top 5 was completed by Yauheni Hutarovich, Marcel Kittel and Jose Joaquin Rojas.

The season finally comes to an end with the win in the GC in Beijing for Andy Schleck, surrounded in the podium by Laurens Ten Dam and Andrew Talansky. During the Tour de France we mentioned that Andy had never won a stage race in the story and, even though this is an HC race, this could mark an inflection point in his career. It is still unknown whether Quickstep will sign another stage racer or renew Menchov but probably Schleck will have a bigger role to play in the team next year.

Today's Winner

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Stage Results

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/gb.pngBen SwiftSky Procycling2h33'37
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngTyler FarrarTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/by.pngYauheni HutarovichLampre - Meridas.t.
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/de.pngMarcel KittelDiscovery Channels.t.
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngJosé Joaquín RojasHTC - Highroads.t.
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/de.pngAndré GreipelRadioShack - Leopards.t.
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngKenny Van HummelBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/au.pngMichael MatthewsGarmin - Sharps.t.
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngTom BoonenTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngLuca PaoliniOmega Pharma - Quick·Steps.t.


General Classification

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/lu.pngAndy SchleckOmega Pharma - Quick·Step20h01'32
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngLaurens Ten DamCannondale Pro Cycling+ 4
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngAndrew TalanskyHTC - Highroad+ 10
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngJohan VansummerenOmega Pharma - Quick·Steps.t.
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngBart De ClercqLampre - Meridas.t.
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngHubert DupontBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngJuan José CoboSky Procyclings.t.
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngStefano GarzelliLampre - Meridas.t.
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/au.pngSimon GerransRadioShack - Leopards.t.
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/si.pngJanez BrajkovičOmega Pharma - Quick·Steps.t.


Points

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/de.pngMarcel KittelDiscovery Channel181
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/de.pngAndré GreipelRadioShack - Leopard173
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/gb.pngBen SwiftSky Procycling157
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/by.pngYauheni HutarovichLampre - Merida150
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngTyler FarrarTeam Saxo - Tinkoff122


Mountain

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngAnthony RouxAstana Pro Team59
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngEnrico GasparottoAstana Pro Team52
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngNick NuyensGarmin - Sharp50
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngThomas VoecklerGarmin - Sharp48
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngJos Van EmdenTeam Saxo - Tinkoff28


Young

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngAndrew TalanskyHTC - Highroad20h01'42
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngGianni MeersmanTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 1'28
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/au.pngMark RenshawDiscovery Channel+ 1'30
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/co.pngNairo QuintanaSky Procyclings.t.
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngDiego UlissiLampre - Meridas.t.


Teams

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngBelkin Pro Cycling Team60h05'06
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngOmega Pharma - Quick·Steps.t.
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/lu.pngRadioShack - Leopard+ 1'17
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngHTC - Highroads.t.
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/gb.pngSky Procycling+ 1'30

 
Forever the Best
Andy still in lead
 
sutty68
Swifty nicks it at the line Smile
 
mpardo
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UCI World Tour rankings riders (final standings)

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngPeter StetinaBMC647.53
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngDavid LopezEuskaltel611.1
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngTejay Van GarderenBMC610.58
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngBauke MollemaVacansoleil577.48
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngRob RuijghBelkin481.31
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngBjörn LeukemansLotto423.17
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngLaurens Ten DamCannondale410.85
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngMikel NieveDiscovery373.42
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngJelle VanendertLotto344.09
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/au.pngSimon GerransRadioshack299.05
11www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngHubert DupontBelkin295.95
12www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/gb.pngBen SwiftSky294.1
13www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/de.pngMarcel KittelDiscovery290.05
14www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngJose Joaquin RojasHTC248.01
15www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/lu.pngFränk SchleckRadioshack242.8


UCI World Tour rankings teams (final standings)

1www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngBMC Racing Team1784.15
2www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngBelkin Pro Cycling Team1255.05
3www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngLotto - Belisol1031.05
4www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngOmega Pharma - Quickstep949
5www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngEuskaltel - Euskadi935.3
6www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/lu.pngRadioshack - Leopard931.4
7www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngVacansoleil - DMC876.35
8www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngDiscovery Channel851.6
9www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/dk.pngTeam Saxo - Tinkoff649.3
10www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/gb.pngSky Procycling603.5

 
sutty68
Nice to see the Americans doing well Wink
 
SSJ2Luigi
BMC wins by a landslide, there's enough room to park the GreenEDGE bus Pfft
 
Forever the Best
Andy wins the overallBananaBananaBananaBanana
 
maxime86
wow andy
 
mpardo
Transfer market update 3

Omega Pharma - Quickstep has been very active in the market lately. Their most important signing this season has been Frank Schleck, as the Belgian team will reunite the two brothers in the same team. It is difficult to separate the two of them in terms of performance this season, so it will be interesting to see who takes the leading role. They have also hired a good helper in the mountains and good time-trialist, Marco Pinotti. Their latest recent signing was the Dutch sprinter Theo Bos.

Another of the riders that should make good performances in the mountains also changed teams in the last few days, as Juanjo Cobo has agreed to move to HTC - Highroad. The Spaniard was in the podium in the Volta a Catalunya and will be looking to improve next season. The American team has also signed Jonathan Tiernan-Locke from Ag2r, although the Britishman season was unimpressive.

Discovery Channel has also announced a few new contracts including the climber Jean-Christophe Peraud, who will be the most important helper for Mikel Nieve in the mountains. They have also signed a couple of Spaniards: Luis Leon Sanchez, who has had a very solid season with Movistar, and Pablo Lastras.

Another surprising signing has been the new agreement between Oscar Freire and Lampre - Merida. The Spaniard can be in the top 10 in any cobbled race and will also be important for Yauheni Hutarovich, as Freire can be a very good lead-out man for the Belarusian.
 
dienblad
Wow, are you still doing this story? Respect for your dedication!!!
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Forever the Best
Schlecks in the same teamBanana
The user formerly known as 'The Schleck Fan'
Gracias Alberto.
 
mpardo
@dienblad: Yes, I take it easy and only play the story slowly. I think that helps me not losing interest.

@The Schleck Fan: I knew you'd be happy about that but was a completely random event, I did not force it. Smile
 
sutty68
The Schlecks together at Omega Pharma Smile
 
mpardo
Transfer market update 4

One of the riders that comes back home is Denis Menchov, who will return to Team Katusha on a 2 year contract. The Russian rider has been largely wasteful this year, but will probably still be the man for the Grand Tours in Katusha. The Russian had won Tirreno - Adriatico and a stage in the Vuelta last year has been nowhere as good in 2014.

Cannondale is taking advantage of the new funding that has come from their sponsor after the good performances of Laurens Ten Dam to improve their climbers. They have signed Jurgen van den Broeck from Lotto - Belisol. The Belgian was in the shadow of Jelle Vanendert and Robert Kiserlovski and will enjoy more freedom in the Italian team.

Movistar Team has decided to change their sprinters, as Denis Galymzyanov is leaving the team and Matthew Goss is joining from Lotto. The Australian is a rider that is able to fight for sprints in hilly stages and, even though the Spanish team will probably have no chances in the flat stages, it is a style that suits better the profile of the team.

The last highlight of the new movements is Bart de Clercq, who will move from Lampre to Sky Procycling. The Belgian has not had a great season and Chris Froome will probably be the main climber in the team. However, de Clercq is a very versatile rider that can shine or help in lots of places.
 
mpardo
2014 End of Season

RaceCategoryWinner
www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngParis - Nice2.WTwww.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngPeter Stetina
www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngTirreno-Adriatico2.WTwww.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngBauke Mollema
www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngMilano - Sanremo1.WTwww.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngSimone Ponzi
www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngVolta a Catalunya2.HCwww.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngDavid Lopez
www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngGent - Wevelgem1.WTwww.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngTom Boonen
www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngRonde van Vlaanderen1.WTwww.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngJohan Vansummeren
www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngAmstel Gold Race1.WTwww.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/au.pngSimon Gerrans
www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngLiege - Bastogne - Liege1.WTwww.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/au.pngSimon Gerrans
www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngCriterium du Dauhpine2.WTwww.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngTejay van Garderen
www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngTour de FranceGT.WTwww.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngTejay van Garderen
www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngClasica de San Sebastian1.WTwww.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngPieter Weening
www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/pl.pngTour de Pologne2.HCwww.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/au.pngSimon Gerrans
www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/nl.pngEneco Tour2.WTwww.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/de.pngMarcel Kittel
www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngVuelta a EspañaGT.WTwww.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/us.pngPeter Stetina
www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/fr.pngGP Ouest France - Plouay1.WTwww.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/it.pngAlessandro Ballan
www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/ca.pngGrand Prix Cycliste de Montreal1.HCwww.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngBjorn Leukemans
www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/es.pngRoad World ChampionshipWCwww.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/be.pngBjorn Leukemans
www.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/cn.pngTour of Beijing2.HCwww.footiegame.net/images/Banderas/24/lu.pngAndy Schleck

 
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