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
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
Shonak wrote:
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
You can just let Raphael race a few of the Bpost Bank Trofee races but not all. That way he doesn't go for the overall trofee and you can just make an overall classification at the end of the season, just inventing some stuff Just say: this guy won, with this much time difference on that guy... etc etc
@sutty68: They rode over him like he was some poor crash dummy.
@Ian: I'm shocked you expect such laziness from me. (I'll probably do something along those lines. I'll also reduce World Cup points in future season because taking care of 50 riders is just too much^^).
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
GP Costa degli Etruschi Daniel Oss and David Millar snatch victory away from Cannondale
Daniel Oss wins in Donoratico after a brave attack in the final lap. His push on the hill, alongside David Millar (GRS), was too much for the favourites teams of Peter Sagan (CAN), Steegmans (OPQ) and Rojas (MOV). Especially Cannondale and Omega Pharma were hard at work during the entire race but were also missing the few extra percentages in the final kilometers of the race.
I was nominated for the race alongside our captain Peter Sagan. Marco Marcato was his lead-out man, while Guillaume Boivin was a potentially second one. George Bennett and Davide Formolo were here to help me with much of the chasing.
Daniel Oss (BMC) and David Millar (GRS) clearly outplayed us on the final lap of GP Costa degli Etruschi. Throughout the day I was working hard, getting bottles, doing relay work, at times even looking out for Peter. Not much time to enjoy the wonderful scenery, but you can still catch many shots of course in the Impressios section.
It was our fault that eventually Oss and Millar attacked at the last climb and got away. I didn’t have anything left to give but managed to hang on the front of the peloton. I saw how we didn’t have the juice anymore and Marcato came in too late for help. Sagan came close in the final sprint towards Oss and Millar but at that point there was no way of catching Oss ever. My fellow Italian Oss truly deserved this win though as his attack was just incredibly strong, while a 3rd place isn’t too shabby. However, Sagan was the clear-cut favourite and not winning here can only be described as failure…
We may think that this is a result of missing race practice for many, but truthfully, we powered ourselves out too early to keep control over the peloton. This left us without the necessary punch in the final lap. We have thus failed to complete our first sponsor goal and didn’t take our first win of the season. There are surely worse things to happen. But it doesn’t feel good either. While I’m sure we will have success later on, I’d have liked to celebrate a victory by my teammate Sagan in my first official road race.
Of course this season will be mostly about learning the ropes and so forth. And Sagan surely is bit of an inspiration to him. There'll be some great Sagan/Raphael-Moments along the way, I can promise you that.
Also, I know I might be going quite fast at times with this story but I'll like to keep it going because too much waiting... well, it kills the fun and momentum of stories. Since the updates are rather short and compact I think it should be easy to catch up any time, or am I wrong with that presumption? Edited by Shonak on 18-03-2014 16:20
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
The Preparations: Report Vuelta a Mallorca, Volta ao Algarve & Trofeo Laiguelia
A quick heads-up of some preparations races that Cannondale took part in. I didn't watch any of them but read up the articles on the websites and Gazzetta.
Vuelta a Mallorca
Maarten Tjallinigi (BEL) took the leader’s jersey after winning the first stage out of a 3-men breakaway 29 seconds ahead of the peloton, leaded by Mark Cavendish (OPQ).
The Manx Missile took stage 2 ahead of Greipel though.
Belkin kept the leader’s jersey on the third day as well, but it wasn’t the same man: Sep Vanmarcke won the hilly route from Deia to Lluc and thereby also claimed the leader’s jersey with quite some margin on second placed Michal Kwiatkowski (OPQ). So far it was truly a duel between dutch team Belkin and Belgian team Omega Pharma. Valverde came in third.
The last stage was again won by Mark Cavendish and thus apparently both teams drew 2-2 in terms of wins.
Cannondale’s riders were Davide Villella as captain, young supertalent Matej Mohoric and Sagan’s brother Juraj. Also featured where George Bennett and Alberto Bettiol. Jean-Marc Marino withdrew on the last stage.
Stage
Name
Team
Leader’s Jersey
1, FL
Maarten Tjallinigi
Belkin
Maarten Tjallinigi
2, FL
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma
Maarten Tjallingi
3, HL
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin
Sep Vanmarcke
4, FL
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma
Sep Vanmarcke
Vuelta a Mallorca Final Classification
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
12h22'05
2
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 55
3
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
+ 1'32
Spoiler
4
Andrew Talansky
Garmin Sharp
+ 1'40
5
Maxime Monfort
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
6
Richie Porte
Team Sky
s.t.
7
Xabier Zandio
Team Sky
s.t.
8
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
+ 1'54
9
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
10
Roman Kreuziger
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
11
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'04
12
Sergio Henao
Team Sky
s.t.
13
Matthew Busche
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
14
Marcos García
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
15
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
16
Dario Cataldo
Team Sky
+ 2'17
17
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
18
Michael Rogers
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
19
Alberto Losada
Team Katusha
s.t.
20
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin Sharp
+ 2'34
21
Sebastian Langeveld
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
22
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
23
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Chris Froome
Team Sky
s.t.
25
Joaquím Rodríguez
Team Katusha
s.t.
26
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
27
Joshua Edmondson
Team Sky
s.t.
28
Stefan Denifl
IAM Cycling
s.t.
29
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
30
Rui Sousa
Rádio Popular - Onda
s.t.
31
Ben Hermans
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'07
32
Davide Villella
Cannondale
s.t.
33
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3'22
34
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
+ 3'28
35
Yury Trofimov
Team Katusha
s.t.
36
Matthias Brändle
IAM Cycling
+ 3'48
37
Fabio Felline
Trek Factory Racing
+ 3'57
38
Romain Hardy
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
39
Serge Pauwels
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 4'12
40
André Cardoso
Garmin Sharp
+ 4'47
41
Antonio Piedra
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 4'53
42
Eduard Vorganov
Team Katusha
+ 8'33
43
Toms Skujins
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
+ 8'53
44
Jérôme Baugnies
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
45
Gorka Izagirre
Movistar Team
+ 9'15
46
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
s.t.
47
Juan José Lobato
Movistar Team
+ 9'29
48
Michael Valgren
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
49
Sebastian Henao
Team Sky
s.t.
50
Juan Manuel Gárate
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
51
Rubén Fernández
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 9'40
52
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 9'51
53
Joey Rosskopf
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
+ 10'10
54
Carlos Barbero
Euskadi
+ 10'18
55
Koldo Fernández
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
56
Pello Bilbao
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
57
Alexander Foliforov
Itera - Katusha
+ 10'59
58
Rohan Dennis
Garmin Sharp
+ 12'05
59
Michele Scarponi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
60
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 12'22
61
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 12'38
62
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
+ 12'44
63
Igor Antón
Movistar Team
s.t.
64
Andrey Zeits
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
65
Jesús Hernández
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
66
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
+ 13'02
67
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
68
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
69
Kristof Vandewalle
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
70
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
71
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek Factory Racing
+ 13'14
72
Robert Wagner
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 13'30
73
Mikhail Ignatiev
Team Katusha
s.t.
74
Rory Sutherland
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
75
Yaroslav Popovych
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
76
Oliver Zaugg
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
77
David Belda
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
s.t.
78
Jackson Rodríguez
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
79
Chris Anker Sørensen
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
80
Johnny Hoogerland
Androni Giocattoli
+ 13'34
81
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 13'38
82
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
83
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
+ 13'41
84
Kevyn Ista
IAM Cycling
s.t.
85
Cyril Lemoine
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
86
Maciej Paterski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
87
Edwig Cammaerts
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
88
Jonathan Fumeaux
IAM Cycling
s.t.
89
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
90
Mikel Landa
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
91
Robert Kiserlovski
Trek Factory Racing
+ 13'50
92
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 13'53
93
Bartlomiej Matysiak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
94
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
95
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
96
Larry Warbasse
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
97
Christopher Butler
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
98
Haritz Orbe
Euskadi
+ 14'19
99
Tomasz Kiendyś
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
100
Miguel Mínguez
Euskadi
+ 14'24
101
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 14'26
102
Adam Hansen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
103
Frederik Veuchelen
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
104
Tomás Gil
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
105
Frederik Willems
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
106
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
107
Alexey Tsatevitch
Team Katusha
+ 14'41
108
Maxim Pokidov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
109
Joseph Lewis
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
110
Pablo Lechuga
Euskadi
s.t.
111
Laurens De Vreese
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
112
Marcel Aregger
IAM Cycling
s.t.
113
Pirmin Lang
IAM Cycling
s.t.
114
Dimitry Ignatiev
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
115
Tosh Van der Sande
Lotto Belisol
+ 14'51
116
Ibai Salas
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
s.t.
117
Jesse Sergent
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
118
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
119
Adrian Kurek
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
120
Ildar Arslanov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
121
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
+ 14'52
122
Igor Silva
Banco BIC - Carmim
s.t.
123
Matej Mohorič
Cannondale
+ 14'54
124
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli
+ 15'02
125
Egoitz García
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 15'06
126
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
+ 15'07
127
Sean De Bie
Lotto Belisol
+ 15'08
128
Alexander Ray
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
129
Carlos Verona
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
130
Steven Kruijswijk
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
131
Rick Flens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
132
Peter Stetina
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
133
Edson Calderon
4-72 - Colombia
+ 15'17
134
Pablo Torres
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
+ 15'19
135
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
+ 15'20
136
Kenny Van Hummel
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
137
Roy Jans
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
138
Michael Kolar
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
139
César Fonte
Rádio Popular - Onda
s.t.
140
Mirko Selvaggi
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
141
Igor Frolov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
142
Daniel Silva
Rádio Popular - Onda
s.t.
143
George Bennett
Cannondale
s.t.
144
David Livramento
Banco BIC - Carmim
+ 15'27
145
Ángel Vicioso
Team Katusha
+ 15'36
146
Jasper Stuyven
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
147
Alberto Bettiol
Cannondale
s.t.
148
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale
s.t.
149
Matteo Di Serafino
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
150
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
+ 15'55
151
Fábio Mansilhas
Rádio Popular - Onda
+ 15'58
152
Mateusz Nowak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 15'59
153
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
154
Anton Vorobyev
Team Katusha
s.t.
155
Tim De Troyer
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
156
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
157
Diego Ochoa
4-72 - Colombia
s.t.
158
Ramón Domene
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
159
Jon Larrinaga
Euskadi
s.t.
160
Dmitry Kosyakov
Itera - Katusha
+ 16'01
161
Davide Viganò
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 16'14
162
Juan Quintero
4-72 - Colombia
s.t.
163
João Benta
Rádio Popular - Onda
s.t.
164
Víctor Martín
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
+ 16'15
165
Frederico Figueiredo
Rádio Popular - Onda
+ 16'17
166
Vicente Reynès
IAM Cycling
+ 16'37
167
Daniel Mestre
Banco BIC - Carmim
+ 16'40
168
Mikel Iturria
Euskadi
+ 16'53
169
Robin Carpenter
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
+ 17'01
170
Pawel Charucki
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 17'06
171
Yors Santofimio
4-72 - Colombia
+ 17'19
172
Valter Pereira
Banco BIC - Carmim
+ 17'25
173
Camilo Suárez
4-72 - Colombia
s.t.
174
Piotr Gawroński
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 17'42
175
Hernán Aguirre
4-72 - Colombia
+ 17'43
176
Nikolay Mihaylov
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 18'48
177
Henrique Casimiro
Banco BIC - Carmim
+ 18'51
178
Roman Katyrin
Itera - Katusha
+ 18'59
179
Juan Carlos Riutort
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
+ 19'08
180
Jan Ghyselinck
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
+ 19'15
181
Carlos Uran
4-72 - Colombia
+ 20'05
182
Artur Kovsh
Itera - Katusha
+ 20'42
183
Jose Cruz
Banco BIC - Carmim
+ 20'44
184
Jacob King
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
+ 20'54
185
Bernardo Suaza
4-72 - Colombia
+ 22'07
186
Dario Antonio
Banco BIC - Carmim
+ 22'27
187
Marco Bandiera
Androni Giocattoli
+ 22'30
188
Federico Butto
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
+ 23'01
Volta ao Algarve
We sent in our Jack of All Trades into this race: Peter Sagan. Hopes lay not so much on stage wins but more on building up some form for Tirreno-Adriatico, Mailand San Remo and the Flanders races. Alongside him were featured his brother Juraj as well as Fabio Sabatini as his lead-out man. Krizek, Bettiol and Mohoric were the men for breakaways or occasional relay work.
While Mark Cavendish profited from some great lead-out duties by Tom Boonen on stage 1 and took a clear win, Marco Bandiera in turn was the lucky rider in the breakaway on stage 2 as he took the stage win as well as the leader’s jersey. His team Androni couldn’t hold on it for long though.
Peter Sagan showed that his form is slowly coming together and seemingly easy impressed at Stage 3 of Volta ao Algarve. His win put him at quite an advantage to the other guys. Who but Sagan should have provided our first win of the season anyway?
His form didn’t let the team down in the Time Trial either, which was featured as stage 4. Though Bradley Wiggins took the victory, Peter Sagan came in 17 seconds later. His lead was all too comfortable at that point that he could make a wheelie as he crossed the finish line of the Time Trial as last rider, and as the winner.
Stage
Name
Team
Leader’s Jersey
1, FL
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma
Mark Cavendish
2, FL
Marco Bandiera
Androni
Marco Bandiera
3, HL
Peter Sagan
Cannondale
Peter Sagan
4, TT – FL
Bradley Wiggins
SKY
Peter Sagan
Volta ao Algarve Final Classification
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Peter Sagan
Cannondale
13h43'47
2
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 55
3
Chris Froome
Team Sky
+ 1'03
4
Rigoberto Urán
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'04
5
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
+ 1'57
6
Bradley Wiggins
Team Sky
+ 2'07
7
Tony Gallopin
Lotto Belisol
+ 2'09
8
Esteban Chaves
Orica GreenEdge
+ 2'43
9
Dario Cataldo
Team Sky
+ 2'46
10
Richie Porte
Team Sky
+ 2'51
Spoiler
11
Peter Velits
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'55
12
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
+ 2'56
13
Francesco Bongiorno
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
14
Ilnur Zakarin
RusVelo
+ 3'01
15
Rui Costa
Lampre - Merida
+ 3'10
16
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3'18
17
Hugo Sabido
LA Alumínios - Antarte
+ 4'02
18
Kristijan Durasek
Lampre - Merida
+ 4'08
19
Guillaume Bonnafond
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'13
20
Sergey Firsanov
RusVelo
+ 4'32
21
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 4'53
22
Robert Kiserlovski
Trek Factory Racing
+ 4'59
23
Riccardo Zoidl
Trek Factory Racing
+ 5'10
24
Adam Yates
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
25
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 5'14
26
Marcos García
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 5'19
27
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 5'39
28
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ.fr
+ 6'03
29
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 6'17
30
Andrea Palini
Lampre - Merida
+ 6'31
31
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'05
32
Julian Kern
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 7'48
33
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale
+ 8'20
34
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Team Sky
+ 8'29
35
Sacha Modolo
Lampre - Merida
+ 8'38
36
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 9'00
37
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
+ 9'16
38
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 9'26
39
Jérémy Roy
FDJ.fr
+ 9'38
40
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 9'45
41
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ.fr
+ 10'00
42
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
+ 10'08
43
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto Belisol
+ 10'14
44
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
45
Christian Knees
Team Sky
+ 10'16
46
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek Factory Racing
+ 10'20
47
Eduardo Sepulveda
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 10'23
48
Daryl Impey
Orica GreenEdge
+ 10'42
49
Arthur Vichot
FDJ.fr
+ 10'45
50
Artem Ovechkin
RusVelo
+ 10'48
51
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
52
Gijs Van Hoecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 10'49
53
Hayden Roulston
Trek Factory Racing
+ 10'52
54
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 10'54
55
José Serpa
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
56
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
57
Yves Lampaert
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 11'00
58
Mario Costa
OFM - Quinta da Lixa
+ 11'04
59
Julian Arredondo
Trek Factory Racing
+ 11'08
60
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 11'18
61
Rafael Reis
Banco BIC - Carmim
+ 11'21
62
Sander Armee
Lotto Belisol
+ 11'34
63
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 11'53
64
Víctor De la Parte
Efapel - Glassdrive
+ 12'02
65
Karol Domagalski
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 12'06
66
Sébastien Turgot
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 12'09
67
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
+ 12'11
68
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 12'15
69
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 12'16
70
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
71
Sergey Lagutin
RusVelo
+ 12'23
72
Romain Sicard
Team Europcar
+ 12'24
73
Fränk Schleck
Trek Factory Racing
+ 12'36
74
César Fonte
Rádio Popular - Onda
+ 12'48
75
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
+ 12'51
76
Marco Coledan
Bardiani CSF
+ 12'52
77
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
+ 13'01
78
Amaro Antunes
Banco BIC - Carmim
+ 13'03
79
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 13'07
80
Frederik Willems
Lotto Belisol
+ 13'11
81
Jarl Salomein
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 13'12
82
António Carvalho
LA Alumínios - Antarte
+ 13'14
83
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 13'17
84
Ricardo Vilela
OFM - Quinta da Lixa
+ 13'19
85
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 13'21
86
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 13'24
87
Pieter Vanspeybrouck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 13'26
88
Célio Sousa
Rádio Popular - Onda
s.t.
89
Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 13'28
90
Matthew Hayman
Orica GreenEdge
+ 13'42
91
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 13'49
92
Pierre-Luc Périchon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 13'53
93
Mitchell Docker
Orica GreenEdge
+ 14'00
94
Benoit Jarrier
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 14'01
95
Timofey Kritskiy
RusVelo
+ 14'08
96
Stéphane Poulhiès
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 14'19
97
Jóni Brandão
Efapel - Glassdrive
s.t.
98
Laurent Pichon
FDJ.fr
+ 14'32
99
Zico Waeytens
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
100
Matej Mohorič
Cannondale
+ 14'33
101
Pello Bilbao
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 14'35
102
John Darwin Atapuma
BMC Racing Team
+ 14'36
103
Edwig Cammaerts
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 14'37
104
Jesús Rosendo
OFM - Quinta da Lixa
+ 14'40
105
Garikoitz Bravo
Efapel - Glassdrive
+ 14'42
106
Leigh Howard
Orica GreenEdge
+ 14'43
107
Christophe Laborie
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 14'56
108
Angelo Tulik
Team Europcar
+ 14'58
109
Fabio Silvestre
Trek Factory Racing
+ 15'00
110
Manuel Belletti
Androni Giocattoli
+ 15'06
111
Andrea Manfredi
Bardiani CSF
+ 15'17
112
Alberto Bettiol
Cannondale
+ 15'19
113
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ.fr
+ 15'20
114
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale
+ 15'26
115
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Team Europcar
+ 15'31
116
Tosh Van der Sande
Lotto Belisol
+ 15'32
117
Christopher Sutton
Team Sky
+ 15'34
118
Eduard Prades
OFM - Quinta da Lixa
+ 15'35
119
Matthew Goss
Orica GreenEdge
+ 15'38
120
Kris Boeckmans
Lotto Belisol
+ 15'39
121
Kirill Pozdnyakov
RusVelo
s.t.
122
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 15'47
123
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
+ 15'53
124
Filippo Fortin
Bardiani CSF
+ 16'00
125
Valerio Conti
Lampre - Merida
+ 16'15
126
Anthony Delaplace
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 16'19
127
Heiner Parra
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 16'24
128
Tomás Gil
Androni Giocattoli
+ 16'33
129
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 16'34
130
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli
+ 16'36
131
Romain Hardy
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 16'37
132
Andrea Zordan
Androni Giocattoli
+ 16'51
133
Samuel Caldeira
OFM - Quinta da Lixa
+ 16'52
134
Eugenio Alafaci
Trek Factory Racing
+ 16'56
135
Filipe Cardoso
Efapel - Glassdrive
+ 16'58
136
Hélder Oliveira
OFM - Quinta da Lixa
+ 17'03
137
Sérgio Sousa
Efapel - Glassdrive
+ 17'04
138
Jens Keukeleire
Orica GreenEdge
+ 17'10
139
Niccolo Bonifazio
Lampre - Merida
+ 17'13
140
Luke Rowe
Team Sky
+ 17'19
141
Eliot Lietaer
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 17'20
142
Andrea Piechele
Bardiani CSF
+ 17'25
143
Paolo Colonna
Bardiani CSF
+ 17'39
144
Maxime Méderel
Team Europcar
+ 17'42
145
Antoine Duchesne
Team Europcar
+ 17'45
146
Igor Silva
Banco BIC - Carmim
+ 17'49
147
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
+ 17'51
148
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 18'00
149
Nicola Testi
Androni Giocattoli
+ 18'08
150
Michael Woods
Amore & Vita - Selle SMP
s.t.
151
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Amore & Vita - Selle SMP
+ 18'17
152
Luis Filipe Afonso
LA Alumínios - Antarte
+ 18'28
153
Gert Dockx
Lotto Belisol
+ 18'31
154
Matthias Krizek
Cannondale
+ 18'36
155
Kenny De Ketele
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 18'39
156
Roman Maikin
RusVelo
+ 18'48
157
Vergílio Santos
Rádio Popular - Onda
+ 19'08
158
Donato De Ieso
Bardiani CSF
+ 19'13
159
Bryan Nauleau
Team Europcar
s.t.
160
Anatoliy Sosnitskiy
Amore & Vita - Selle SMP
+ 19'36
161
Yonder Godoy
Androni Giocattoli
+ 19'38
162
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
+ 19'47
163
Edgar Pinto
LA Alumínios - Antarte
+ 19'50
164
Antonio Piedra
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 20'00
165
Oleksandr Grygorenko
Amore & Vita - Selle SMP
+ 20'01
166
João Pereira
Efapel - Glassdrive
+ 20'09
167
Arnaud Gérard
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 20'35
168
Valter Pereira
Banco BIC - Carmim
+ 20'48
169
Ramón Domene
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 20'50
170
Erwann Corbel
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 20'58
171
Diogo Nunes
Banco BIC - Carmim
+ 21'06
172
Marco Bandiera
Androni Giocattoli
+ 21'24
173
Lluis Guillermo Mas
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 21'39
174
Uri Martins
Amore & Vita - Selle SMP
s.t.
175
Kenny Van Hummel
Androni Giocattoli
+ 21'43
176
Ivan Balykin
RusVelo
+ 22'05
177
Ricardo Vale
Rádio Popular - Onda
+ 22'06
178
Bruno Sancho
Banco BIC - Carmim
+ 22'36
179
André Mourato
LA Alumínios - Antarte
+ 22'54
180
Logan Loader
Amore & Vita - Selle SMP
+ 24'30
181
Pedro Paulinho
LA Alumínios - Antarte
+ 26'21
182
Niv Libner
Amore & Vita - Selle SMP
+ 27'07
183
Dario Antonio
Banco BIC - Carmim
+ 27'59
184
Antonio Di Battista
Amore & Vita - Selle SMP
+ 28'09
185
Marco Canola
Bardiani CSF
+ 29'20
186
João Pedro Rodrigues
Banco BIC - Carmim
+ 29'37
187
Carlos Carneiro
Rádio Popular - Onda
+ 30'58
188
Gonçalo Amado
Rádio Popular - Onda
+ 32'04
Trofeo Laiguelia
Ivan Basso returned to racing for this season at Trofeo Laiguelia but couldn’t impress. The winner Jan Bakelants put in quite some time into our Italian Superstar in the last climbs. Too much to compete for the win but this is a typical build-up race for Basso obviously. He came into the finish, ranked 14th, with a group consisting of such riders as Diego Ulissi, Matthias Frank, Bart de Clerq or Austrian Georg Preidler.
What i meant with seing Visconti in 2014 was is debut..
Bad crash, hope Visconti´s rips are ok..
Maybe Visconti will have the chance to shine in small classics, who knows.
@baia: It's the typical race schedule for a young rider. Aim for small races, helper duties in big classics. Unfortunately, with Gatto, Marcato and on top of all Sagan, there are plenty of riders ahead of him in the ranking order. Ribs are molto bene though.
@YvesStevens: Wiggins only gained 17 seconds on Sagan. You have to bring a bit more to the table for winning a stage race than a decent TT performance. Well, except if you're Tony Martin I guess.
I'll post Omloop later on. Spring classics ftw!
I'm currently playing a bit Giro d'Italia here and there. Startlist is out of this world: Froome, Contador, Wiggins, Nibali, Uran, Purito, Betancur... and Basso the Assassin Who's left for TdF? Edited by Shonak on 18-03-2014 19:04
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
Fabian Cancellara wins the opening classic of the Belgian spring season ahead of Tom Boonen. Both of them showed an impeccable early form and dueled each other throughout the race. Eventually Spartacus had much more left in the final sprint and – maybe a bit surprisingly – outsprinted Tom Boonen. Peter Sagan finished way beyond.
Omloop Het Niuewsblad is the opening classic for the Belgian spring season. This also means the start signal for some of the most exciting races I will attend this year. For today’s stage I’ll protect Peter Sagan from wind, crashes and other misfortunate incidents. With us are also Kristja Koren, Oscar Gatto, Marco Marcato and Fabio Sabatini. A fantastic squad, however many of us either lacking form or are bit exhausted. Our tactic was to try to keep the race together so that Peter may have easy game in the final meters. It has failed.
In the early part of the race I had some time to talk to Peter. He’s a truly fun guy and we shared a few laughs. He also gave me some tips on how to move up the team hierarchy. You know, right now, I’m protecting him, getting bottles… all that stuff. Obviously I want to have more in the future. But for now, looking out for our captain, it’s alright.
I can tell you though: It’s something entirely different from riding on your own in a good old race of Cyclo Cross.
Pure hectic in the finale!
There was a rather large breakaway up front. About 11 riders, amongst them riders such as Devolder, Bak, Schär or Veelers. That’s why we couldn’t take it easy all the time. When we hit the cobbles I was on familiar terrain and I felt like I was doing well. The pace was quite high but doable throughout. Peter and I kept ourselves always upfront. Unfortunately many of our teammates weren’t as aware as they missed crucial splits. Only Marco Marcato managed to get back eventually. No sign of Gatto though.
When Boonen and Spartacus attacked, that’s when things really took shape. Of course Peter wanted to follow them. That was for me the command to pace a bit but only for some seconds. Peter may have thought that they were getting away too far. He put me besides and thus I felt like I could call it day. Rest a bit for the remaining stage. Sagan attacked and with him some other riders. I was just sitting back and enjoying the show.
However, despite his victory at Volta ao Algarve, Sagan wasn’t in his best shape yet. He finished a bit behind as he couldn’t hold onto the intense racing upfront and then he even lost ground in the sprint. At least Marcato helped him along the way as I wasn't worth much once the finale was picking up its pace. Thus I finished way behind. My legs hurting from the cobbles. I am missing some endurance yet but I feel how it gets better. These races really improve you in that regard.
Impressions
Spoiler
If you don't know what to do exactly in your first spring classic: Well, just keep at Sagan's side. That's what they told me.
The breakaway.
Race getting more and more intense.
Sagan tried to go with Boonen there. Cancellara is behind him.
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Fabian Cancellara
Trek Factory Racing
4h37'36
2
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
4
Tom Veelers
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
5
Sylvain Chavanel
IAM Cycling
s.t.
6
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
7
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
8
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
9
Heinrich Haussler
IAM Cycling
s.t.
10
Luca Paolini
Team Katusha
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
13
Peter Sagan
Cannondale
s.t.
14
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
15
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
16
Marco Marcato
Cannondale
s.t.
17
Damien Gaudin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
18
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
19
Sébastien Turgot
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
20
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
21
Yohan Offredo
FDJ.fr
s.t.
22
Stijn Devolder
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
23
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
+ 2'46
24
John Degenkolb
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
25
Sebastian Langeveld
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
26
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
27
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
28
Borut Božic
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
29
Matthew Hayman
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
30
Maarten Wynants
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
32
Björn Leukemans
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
33
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Team Sky
s.t.
34
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
35
Steve Chainel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
36
Hayden Roulston
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
37
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
38
Nick Nuyens
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
39
Jens Keukeleire
Orica GreenEdge
+ 3'28
40
Raphael Visconti
Cannondale
s.t.
41
Arthur Vichot
FDJ.fr
+ 4'59
42
Joeri Stallaert
Veranclassic - Doltcini
s.t.
43
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
44
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
45
Joren Segers
Team 3M
s.t.
46
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
47
Jan Ghyselinck
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
+ 5'45
48
Stijn Steels
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
49
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 6'41
50
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
+ 7'14
51
Matthew Goss
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
52
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
53
Mikhail Ignatiev
Team Katusha
s.t.
54
Mickaël Delage
FDJ.fr
s.t.
55
Markel Irizar
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
56
Jack Bauer
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
57
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 8'52
58
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 10'09
59
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
+ 11'26
60
Daniele Bennati
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
61
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
62
Gerald Ciolek
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
63
Dominic Klemme
IAM Cycling
s.t.
64
Dylan van Baarle
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
65
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Vicente Reynès
IAM Cycling
s.t.
67
Jonathan Hivert
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
69
Mitchell Docker
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
70
Pieter Serry
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Martin Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
72
Martin Elmiger
IAM Cycling
s.t.
73
Pieter Vanspeybrouck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
74
Lieuwe Westra
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
75
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
76
Frédéric Amorison
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
77
Cyril Lemoine
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
78
Lasse Norman Hansen
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
79
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Luke Durbridge
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
81
Yury Trofimov
Team Katusha
s.t.
82
Patrick Gretsch
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
83
Mirko Selvaggi
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
+ 13'58
84
Gabriel Rasch
Team Sky
s.t.
85
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
86
Dries Devenyns
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
87
Vladimir Gusev
Team Katusha
s.t.
88
Karsten Kroon
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
89
Egoitz García
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
90
Frederik Veuchelen
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
91
Kevyn Ista
IAM Cycling
s.t.
92
Petr Vakoč
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
93
David Boucher
FDJ.fr
s.t.
94
Jasper Stuyven
Trek Factory Racing
+ 14'38
95
Preben Van Hecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
96
Sébastien Rosseler
Veranclassic - Doltcini
s.t.
97
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
+ 15'39
98
Sébastien Delfosse
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
99
Scott Thwaites
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
100
Andreas Stauff
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
101
Kristof Vandewalle
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
102
Louis Verhelst
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 16'10
103
Paul Voss
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
104
Bert De Backer
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
105
Marko Kump
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 16'52
106
Tim Declercq
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
107
Gatis Smukulis
Team Katusha
s.t.
108
Tim Wellens
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
109
Kenny De Ketele
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
110
Sander Armee
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
111
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
112
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ.fr
s.t.
113
Giacomo Nizzolo
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
114
Giorgio Brambilla
Veranclassic - Doltcini
s.t.
115
Fabien Bacquet
Veranclassic - Doltcini
s.t.
116
Roy Jans
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
117
Antoine Demoitie
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
118
Kevin Van Melsen
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
119
Michael Kolar
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
120
Jérôme Baugnies
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
121
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
122
Robin Stenuit
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
123
Arthur Van Overberghe
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
124
Jérôme Cousin
Team Europcar
s.t.
125
Michael Valgren
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
126
Arnold Jeannesson
FDJ.fr
s.t.
127
Edwig Cammaerts
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
128
Edward Theuns
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
129
Warren Barguil
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
130
David De la Cruz
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
131
Nathan Earle
Team Sky
s.t.
132
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
133
Jonathan Fumeaux
IAM Cycling
s.t.
134
Cesare Benedetti
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
135
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale
s.t.
136
Ivan Santaromita
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
137
Oscar Gatto
Cannondale
s.t.
138
Laurent Evrard
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
139
Jonathan Dufrasne
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
140
Kristian Sbaragli
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
141
Francis De Greef
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
142
Florian Senechal
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
143
Adam Yates
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
144
Emilien Viennet
FDJ.fr
s.t.
145
Axel Domont
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
146
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
147
Eduard Vorganov
Team Katusha
s.t.
148
Daan Olivier
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
149
Fränk Schleck
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
150
Alex Howes
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
151
Nicki Sørensen
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
152
Martin Wesemann
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
153
Sam Bewley
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
154
Natnael Berhane
Team Europcar
s.t.
155
Thomas Damuseau
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
156
Vegard Breen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
157
Joshua Edmondson
Team Sky
s.t.
158
Dennis Van Niekerk
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
159
Patrick Schelling
IAM Cycling
s.t.
160
Serge Pauwels
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
161
Jacobus Venter
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
162
Caleb Fairly
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
163
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale
s.t.
164
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Team Sky
s.t.
165
Alberto Losada
Team Katusha
s.t.
166
Gilles Devillers
Veranclassic - Doltcini
s.t.
167
Kevin Van Hoovels
Team 3M
s.t.
168
Frantisek Padour
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
169
Francesco Van Coppernolle
Veranclassic - Doltcini
s.t.
170
Kenny Elissonde
FDJ.fr
s.t.
171
Peter Stetina
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
172
Hamish Schreurs
Veranclassic - Doltcini
s.t.
173
Evgeni Petrov
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
174
Mikel Landa
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
175
Michael Schwarzmann
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
176
Quentin Bertholet
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
177
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
178
Stef Van Zummeren
Team 3M
s.t.
179
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
180
Emiel Vermeulen
Team 3M
s.t.
181
Johann Van Zyl
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
182
Andrey Zeits
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
183
Alexander Rybakov
Team Katusha
s.t.
184
Gregory Franckaert
Team 3M
s.t.
185
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
186
Gertjan De Vos
Team 3M
+ 19'12
187
Christophe Sleurs
Team 3M
s.t.
188
Sergio Pardilla
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 20'05
189
Florent Mottet
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
190
Maxime Méderel
Team Europcar
+ 20'31
191
Daniil Fominykh
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
192
Erick Rowsell
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
193
Jens Schuermans
Team 3M
s.t.
194
Romain Sicard
Team Europcar
s.t.
195
José Mendes
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
196
Sebastian Henao
Team Sky
s.t.
197
Chris Anker Sørensen
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
198
Serge De Wortelaer
Veranclassic - Doltcini
+ 27'40
See you at K-B-K. It’s tomorrow and it’s going to be exciting.
Just say: this guy won, with this much time difference on that guy... etc etc 
but Raphael has to steal with his eyes now, watch Sagan and learn a lot.
