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| sutty68 |
Posted on 28-02-2012 18:15
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A hat-trick for Andy Schleck, i don't think i have seen this in a story before
And Congratulations for a brilliant all round performance in Poland, Well Done |
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| Neillster |
Posted on 28-02-2012 18:20
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Just wondering, what are the chances of both Gesink and Andy riding in the Vuelta? Andy seems to be in good shape, and Gesink will be coming into peak fitness, so I'm wondering if there is any chance of them riding together. |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 28-02-2012 18:35
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@ sutty 68: thank you!
@ Neillster: 0%. Gesink will ride the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, the two Canadian WT-races and goes for the Lombardia. I don't feel like getting these 2 in one race.
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| Batista15 |
Posted on 28-02-2012 18:54
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Great triple by Andy + the overall win..great!
Also think Gesink should go for the classics, as I´m really looking forward to that. Good luck for that and of course in Spain with Andy. |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 29-02-2012 16:47
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Next stop: The Eneco Tour, a 7 stage World Tour race in the Netherlands and Belgium. It's only the 8th edition, so a short history. Spanish José Iván Gutiérrez is the only one who won the race twice, and in the previous editions, there has never been a winner from the Netherlands or Belgium!
Last year's edition was won by Fabian Cancellara. Two wins in the prologue and the ITT brought him the win, beating Philippe Gilbert and Lars Boom.
The route
The Eneco Tour kicks off with a flat 5.7km prologue in Amersfoort. The next 2 stages are for the sprinters, with flat routes towards Sint Willebrord and Ardooie. In stage 3 we have entered Belgium.
Stage 4 to Ardenne (with lots of hills in it) and stage 5, a 14.7km ITT in Roermond, will be decisive for the GC.
The last 2 stages to Genk and Sittard-Geleen contains some hills, but probably aren't difficult enough to give some GC-changes.
Startlist
Spoiler Sony Ericsson
1. E.Boasson Hagen
2. S.Bewley
3. N.Keinath
4. K.Kriit
5. S.Masciarelli
6. R.Quaade
7. T.Roe
8. R.Taaramäe
Omega Pharma
11. T.Farrar
12. I.Abakoumov
13. B.Grabsch
14. N.Maes
15. G.Omloop
16. G.Steegmans
17. T.Stubbe
18. K.Vandewalle
Rabobank
21. H.Haussler
22. L.Boom
23. R.Flens
24. T.Leezer
25. M.Renshaw
26. M.Tjallingii
27. J.Vissers
28. M.Wynants
Sky
31. G.Thomas
32. B.Eisel
33. C.Froome
34. K.Kirchen
35. C.Knees
36. T.Löfkvist
37. B.Swift
38. R.Urán
Garmin
41. S.Chavanel
42. A.Bajadali
43. A.Castro
44. J.Engoulvent
45. R.Hunter
46. D.Martin
47. G.Rasch
48. P.Stetina
Lotto
51. L.Bak
52. K.Dehaes
53. J.Kuyckx
54. M.Neyens
55. S.Scheirlinckx
56. M.Sieberg
57. K.Van Impe
58. J.Wallays
Saxo Bank
61. G.Larsson
62. J.Bellis
63. V.Gustov
64. J.J.Haedo
65. A.Lund
66. B.Noval
67. N.Nuyens
68. N.Sørensen
Monster Energy - Ford
71. L.Westra
72. T.Bos
73. F.De Greef
74. T.Dekker
75. J.Posthuma
76. N.Terpstra
77. C.Vermeltfoort
78. D.van Dongen
Katusha
81. F.Pozzato
82. D.Galimzyanov
83. L.Hoste
84. S.Ivanov
85. A.Ovechkin
86. S.Vandenbergh
87. M.Vantomme
88. E.Vorganov
Qantas
91. S.Langeveld
92. B.Cooke
93. A.Davis
94. M.Goss
95. R.McEwen
96. J.Mouris
97. S.O'Grady
98. W.Sulzberger
Euskaltel
101. D.Bennati
102. J.Azanza
103. P.Bilbao
104. I.Izagirre
105. J.J.Oroz
106. A.Peña
107. I.Velasco
Astana
111. Y.Trofimov
112. M.Gourov
113. A.Grivko
114. D.Muravyev
115. E.Petrov
116. K.Seeldraeyers
117. G.Stangelj
118. P.Tiralongo
BMC
121. M.Scarponi
122. C.Beyer
123. Y.Eijssen
124. K.Kroon
125. B.Leukemans
126. M.Pinotti
127. D.Wyss
128. S.Zahner
Nespresso
131. A.Rasmussen
132. D.Blanco
133. F.Bortolotti
134. M.Corti
135. F.Duarte
136. X.Florencio
137. M.Kump
138. M.Wyss
Lampre
141. E.Gasparotto
142. G.Bole
143. G.Bosisio
144. D.Hondo
145. A.Kashechkin
146. A.Malori
147. A.Moletta
148. B.Szeghalmi
Landbouwkrediet
151. B.Traksel
152. K.Barbé
153. D.Commeyne
154. B.Dockx
155. S.Nys
156. J.Peeters
157. B.Planckaert
158. B.Scheirlinckx
The Shack
161. J.Fuglsang
162. B.Hermans
163. M.Irizar
164. G.Nizzolo
165. G.Rast
166. H.Roulston
167. B.Selander
168. R.Wagner
Vacansoleil
171. M.Mortensen
172. M.Carrara
173. G.Gardeyn
174. M.Golas
175. M.Keizer
176. W.Mol
177. P.Rooijakkers
178. F.Veuchelen
Movistar
181. F.J.Ventoso
182. D.Arroyo
183. I.Erviti
184. I.Konovalovas
185. J.Montaña
186. S.Pardilla
187. F.Pérez
188. J.M.Soler
Europcar
191. D.Veilleux
192. D.Gaudin
193. J.Á.Gómez Marchante
194. S.Haddou
195. R.Lallement
196. D.Malacarne
197. A.Petit
198. M.Sprick
Veranda's Willems
201. J.Van Goolen
202. K.Borry
203. J.Debusschere
204. G.Habeaux
205. S.Renders
206. B.Schmitz
207. W.Van Mechelen
208. J.Vanlandschoot
Androni Giocattoli
211. M.Lorenzetto
212. D.Cannone
213. A.Grendene
214. C.J.Ochoa
215. J.Rujano
216. A.Santoro
217. L.Solari
218. E.Zen
Our team
The favourites
*** Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sony Ericsson), Lars Boom (Rabobank), Geraint Thomas (Sky)
** Gustav Larsson (Saxo), Tyler Farrar (Omega Pharma), Niki Terpstra
* Thomas Dekker, Adriano Malori (Lampre), Sylvain Chavanel (Garmin), Alex Rasmussen (Nespresso)
Our goals
- Stage win
- Top 5 in the GC (and we realize that both goals are difficult to achieve).
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 29-02-2012 17:12
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Haha, I used that picture for a banner Andy222c once made for me 
But good luck in your home race!
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| dienblad |
Posted on 29-02-2012 17:59
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The first stage of the Eneco Tour is a 5.7 kilometre long flat prologue in the suburbs of Amersfoort, in the centre of the Netherlands.
The first rider to set a time that can be good enough to win, is the Italian TT-champion Adriano Malori. He finishes in 7'23.
Niki Terpstra is 5 seconds slower. With the 8th overall time, he's the best of our team today.
New best time, set by one of the GC-favourites. Lars Boom, who was 3rd last year, rides a time of 7'19. Is it enugh for the win?
Gustav Erik Larsson comes very, very close. He is only a few tenths of a second slower than Boom, 2nd time so far.
The last rider to start is the overall winner of 2009 and because of his sprint abilities, probably the biggest favourite to win the GC. Edvald Boasson Hagen rides a strong prologue, finishing in 3rd place, also within a second of Boom.
Results & GC
| 1 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | 7'19 | | 2 | Gustav Erik Larsson | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 4 | Adriano Malori | Lampre - Generali | + 4 | | 5 | Geraint Thomas | Sky ProCycling | + 7 | | 6 | Jimmy Engoulvent | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 9 | | 7 | Chris Froome | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 8 | Niki Terpstra | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 9 | Sebastian Langeveld | Team Qantas | + 10 | | 10 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 11 |
Spoiler | 11 | Jens Mouris | Team Qantas | + 12 | | 12 | Piet Rooijakkers | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 13 | Thomas Dekker | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 14 | Jakob Fuglsang | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 15 | Thomas Löfkvist | Sky ProCycling | + 13 | | 16 | Rasmus Quaade | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 17 | Christian Knees | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 18 | Ignatas Konovalovas | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 19 | Joost Posthuma | Monster Energy - Ford | + 14 | | 20 | Alex Rasmussen | Nespresso | s.t. | | 21 | Artem Ovechkin | Katusha Team | + 15 | | 22 | Markel Irizar | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 23 | Tyler Farrar | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 24 | Leif Hoste | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 25 | Grégory Rast | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 16 | | 26 | Francis De Greef | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 27 | Bert Grabsch | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 28 | Daniele Bennati | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 29 | Lars Ytting Bak | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 30 | Heinrich Haussler | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 31 | Sam Bewley | Sony Ericsson | + 17 | | 32 | Lieuwe Westra | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 33 | Sylvain Chavanel | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 34 | Andriy Grivko | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 35 | Rick Flens | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 18 | | 36 | Martin Mortensen | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 37 | Bobbie Traksel | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 38 | Kristof Vandewalle | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 19 | | 39 | Robert Hunter | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 40 | Ion Izagirre | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 41 | Tom Stubbe | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 20 | | 42 | Karsten Kroon | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 43 | Damien Gaudin | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 44 | David Veilleux | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 45 | Filippo Pozzato | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 46 | Stuart O'Grady | Team Qantas | + 21 | | 47 | Marco Pinotti | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 48 | Martijn Keizer | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 49 | Andrey Kashechkin | Lampre - Generali | s.t. | | 50 | Baden Cooke | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 51 | Yury Trofimov | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 52 | Nick Nuyens | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 22 | | 53 | Maarten Tjallingii | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 54 | Evgeni Petrov | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 55 | Jens Debusschere | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 56 | Imanol Erviti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 57 | Kim Borry | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 58 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 59 | Marcel Wyss | Nespresso | s.t. | | 60 | Davide Malacarne | Team Europcar | + 23 | | 61 | Mark Renshaw | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 62 | Grega Bole | Lampre - Generali | s.t. | | 63 | Kenny Dehaes | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 64 | Jurgen Van Goolen | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 65 | Marcel Sieberg | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 66 | Eduard Vorganov | Katusha Team | + 24 | | 67 | Rein Taaramäe | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 68 | Iván Velasco | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 69 | Coen Vermeltfoort | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 70 | Sergio Pardilla | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 71 | Juan José Oroz | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 72 | Staf Scheirlinckx | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 73 | Maarten Neyens | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 74 | Hayden Roulston | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 25 | | 75 | Xavier Florencio | Nespresso | s.t. | | 76 | Gorik Gardeyn | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 77 | Enrico Gasparotto | Lampre - Generali | s.t. | | 78 | Michele Scarponi | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 79 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 80 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 81 | Adrien Petit | Team Europcar | + 26 | | 82 | Fabio Duarte | Nespresso | s.t. | | 83 | Dimitriy Muravyev | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 84 | Ben Hermans | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 85 | David Blanco | Nespresso | s.t. | | 86 | Chad Beyer | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 87 | Benjamín Noval | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 88 | Rigoberto Urán | Sky ProCycling | + 27 | | 89 | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 90 | Geert Omloop | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 91 | Peter Stetina | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 28 | | 92 | Maarten Wynants | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 93 | Francisco Pérez | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 94 | Tom Leezer | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 95 | Robert Wagner | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 96 | José Rujano | Androni Giocattoli | + 29 | | 97 | Matteo Carrara | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 98 | Theo Bos | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 99 | Kim Kirchen | Sky ProCycling | + 30 | | 100 | Jorge Azanza | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 101 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 102 | Mathieu Sprick | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 103 | Wesley Sulzberger | Team Qantas | + 31 | | 104 | Frederik Veuchelen | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 105 | Danilo Wyss | BMC Racing Team | + 32 | | 106 | Maxime Vantomme | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 107 | Matthew Goss | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 108 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 109 | David Arroyo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 110 | Juan Mauricio Soler | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 111 | Paolo Tiralongo | Pro Team Astana | + 33 | | 112 | Nicki Sørensen | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 113 | Robbie McEwen | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 114 | Volodymir Gustov | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 115 | Jonathan Bellis | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 116 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 117 | Bjorn Selander | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 34 | | 118 | Gabriel Rasch | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 119 | Antonio Santoro | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 120 | Bram Schmitz | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 121 | Wouter Mol | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 122 | Juan José Haedo | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 123 | Wouter Van Mechelen | Veranda's Willems - Accent | + 35 | | 124 | Koen Barbé | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 125 | Denis Galimzyanov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 126 | Mirco Lorenzetto | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 127 | Ben Swift | Sky ProCycling | + 36 | | 128 | Saïd Haddou | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 129 | Allan Davis | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 130 | Bert Scheirlinckx | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 131 | Aketza Peña | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 37 | | 132 | Jorge Montaña | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 133 | Sven Nys | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 134 | Anders Lund | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 135 | Danilo Hondo | Lampre - Generali | s.t. | | 136 | Gabriele Bosisio | Lampre - Generali | s.t. | | 137 | Balint Szeghalmi | Lampre - Generali | s.t. | | 138 | Kevin Van Impe | Lotto - Belisol | + 38 | | 139 | Job Vissers | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 140 | James Vanlandschoot | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 141 | Marko Kump | Nespresso | + 39 | | 142 | Jan Kuyckx | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 143 | Nico Keinath | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 144 | Maxim Gourov | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 145 | Simon Zahner | BMC Racing Team | + 40 | | 146 | Baptiste Planckaert | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 147 | Sven Renders | Veranda's Willems - Accent | s.t. | | 148 | Donato Cannone | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 149 | Timothy Roe | Sony Ericsson | + 41 | | 150 | Björn Leukemans | BMC Racing Team | + 42 | | 151 | Carlos José Ochoa | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 152 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 153 | Bart Dockx | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 154 | Andrea Grendene | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 155 | Andrew Bajadali | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 156 | Igor Abakoumov | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 157 | Enrico Zen | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 158 | Gorazd Stangelj | Pro Team Astana | + 43 | | 159 | Réginald Lallement | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 160 | Alexandre Castro | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 161 | Grégory Habeaux | Veranda's Willems - Accent | + 44 | | 162 | Marco Corti | Nespresso | + 45 | | 163 | Sergueï Ivanov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 164 | Dirk van Dongen | Monster Energy - Ford | + 46 | | 165 | Andrea Moletta | Lampre - Generali | s.t. | | 166 | Jef Peeters | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 167 | Michal Golas | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 168 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 169 | Kalle Kriit | Sony Ericsson | + 47 | | 170 | Filippo Bortolotti | Nespresso | s.t. | | 171 | Jelle Wallays | Lotto - Belisol | + 48 | | 172 | Pello Bilbao | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 51 | | 173 | Luca Solari | Androni Giocattoli | + 52 | | 174 | Simone Masciarelli | Sony Ericsson | + 56 | | 175 | Davy Commeyne | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. |
Today's winner
Word from the DS
I think this was a good start for us. Terpstra, Dekker and Posthuma within the top 20, not bad.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 29-02-2012 18:16
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A nice steady start for Terpstra |
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Posted on 29-02-2012 19:24
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The first real stage is in the province of Noord-Brabant between Oosterhout and Sint Willebrord. It's 189 kilometres long and almost completely flat.
92km to go
The story of the day: a group of 10 riders form the BOTD, among them Stuart O'Grady (Qantas), Björn Leukemans (BMC) and Mirco Lorenzetto (Androni). They get a maximum lead of 6'30, but are caught with less than 10km to go.
Finish
As the form of our riders was retty weak, we decided not to form a train, but suck the wheel of another sprinter. Theo Bos manages to take the wheel of Tyler Farrar, but knows that the sprint will be tough for him, with a fitness of only 77.
The 5-stage winner of Le Tour takes the win here. Tyler Farrar beats Bernhard Eisel and Matthew Goss, while Bos finishes in a good 6th position, one place behind Edvald Boasson Hagen, whom takes over the lead in the GC.
Results
| 1 | Tyler Farrar | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | 4h13'06 | | 2 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 3 | Matthew Goss | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 4 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 5 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 6 | Theo Bos | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 7 | Heinrich Haussler | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | Bobbie Traksel | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 9 | Filippo Pozzato | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 10 | Alex Rasmussen | Nespresso | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sony Ericsson | 4h20'25 | | 2 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 3 | Gustav Erik Larsson | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 4 | Adriano Malori | Lampre - Generali | + 4 | | 5 | Tyler Farrar | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 5 | | 6 | Geraint Thomas | Sky ProCycling | + 7 | | 7 | Niki Terpstra | Monster Energy - Ford | + 9 | | 8 | Chris Froome | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 9 | Jimmy Engoulvent | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 10 | Sebastian Langeveld | Team Qantas | + 10 |
Points
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sony Ericsson | 16 | 36 | | 2 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | 5 | 30 | | 3 | Tyler Farrar | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | 25 | 25 | | 4 | Gustav Erik Larsson | Saxo Bank SunGard | 0 | 22 | | 5 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky ProCycling | 22 | 22 |
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Considering his fitness, a 6th place is a good result for Bos, against those strong sprinters.
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| dienblad |
Posted on 29-02-2012 21:08
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Stage 3 from Aalter to Ardooie over 173 kilometres. We're in Belgium now, and the route includes a cobbled section of a total of about 1 full kilometre.... This should scare all the cobble-haters!
3km to go
Nothing special has happened in the stage. 3 riders formed the breakaway, dont remember the names. So it turns out in a mass sprint again. But that sprint is very, very messy. With 2km to go, Gorik Gardeyn is in the lead, followed by Gert Steegmans and the world-class sprinter Fabio Duarte..... What the heck is he doing here on a flat road, with some cobbles, sprinting for the stage win in a mass sprint??? Must be cya-logic  .
Theo Bos tries to hang on to the wheel of Boasson Hagen, and is in 9th place at this moment.
Finish
And where Bos gets blocked a bit by Pozzato and Dehaes, Edvald Boasson Hagen has found a nice way to pull an impressive sprint. The 2009 Eneco Tour-winner wins the mass sprint, followed by Francisco Ventoso and Alex Rasmussen. Bos (fitness 78, daily form +5) has to settle with the 7th place.
Surprisingly, the peloton has split in two pieces, with Nick Nuyens, Bjorn Leukemans and especially prologue winner Lars Boom has the most important victims, loosing 2 minutes!
Results
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sony Ericsson | 3h55'39 | | 2 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 3 | Alex Rasmussen | Nespresso | s.t. | | 4 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 5 | Filippo Pozzato | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 6 | Kenny Dehaes | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 7 | Theo Bos | Monster Energy - Ford | s.t. | | 8 | Tyler Farrar | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 9 | Igor Abakoumov | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 10 | Gorik Gardeyn | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sony Ericsson | 8h15'54 | | 2 | Gustav Erik Larsson | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 10 | | 3 | Adriano Malori | Lampre - Generali | + 14 | | 4 | Tyler Farrar | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 15 | | 5 | Geraint Thomas | Sky ProCycling | + 17 | | 6 | Niki Terpstra | Monster Energy - Ford | + 19 | | 7 | Chris Froome | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 8 | Alex Rasmussen | Nespresso | + 20 | | 9 | Sebastian Langeveld | Team Qantas | s.t. | | 10 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 21 |
Points
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sony Ericsson | 25 | 61 | | 2 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | 22 | 40 | | 3 | Tyler Farrar | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | 13 | 38 | | 4 | Alex Rasmussen | Nespresso | 20 | 32 | | 5 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | 0 | 30 |
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Bos probably wouldn't have taken a top 3, but we believe he could have get a better result than 7th. But you can't ride through people, so this was just bad luck.
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 29-02-2012 21:34
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So many updates.  So far, a nice start with Terpstra. |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 29-02-2012 21:45
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FreitasPCM wrote:
So many updates. So far, a nice start with Terpstra.
Well, no updates tomorrow. Long day of work, and after that I'll go to a Snow Patrol-concert in Rotterdam. Looking forward to it, saw them 2 years ago with a concert in Amsterdam, that was great!
About Terpstra: hope he can hang on in the Ardennes-stage (or Dekker), and get a good result in the ITT. Think EBH is the man to beat now!
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 01-03-2012 06:08
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Good start at Eneco with three top 10's for Monster, good luck for the next ones
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-03-2012 12:03
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A couple of good placings by Theo Bos
But it looks like it is going to be hard to beat Boasson-Hagen, but Good Luck anyway |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 02-03-2012 15:06
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Transfer news
Two of our riders will leave the team after this year, after they refused to sign a new contract.
First Jens Keukeleire, the winner of a stage in the Tour de Wallonie. As that was, besides a Top 3 in a stage in the Tour Down Under, the only good result from him, we decided not to offer him more wage, which he requested. Keukeleire goes to Italy, as he has signed a contract with Amore & Vita.
Secondly, Wout Poels. The winner of the KOTM-jersey in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco and the Tour de Suisse, as well as the winner of the U25-rankings in Le Tour, decided to switch to a team were he could be a team's leader. Surprisingky, he choose for the Onda-team!
Note: I'll probably change this transfers after the season, as they are to strange to my opinion. I'll give you the choice, what teams they will go to?
Keukeleire: a Belgium CT-team (Landbouwkrediet), to France (AG2R) or a Dutch (M&M's).
Poels: a Dutch (Rabobank, as Mollema & Kruijswijk will leave them), an Italian (Liquigas), or something else?
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| alexanderlens |
Posted on 02-03-2012 15:10
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Keukeleire: Landbouwkrediet, but remember that Landboukrediet doesn't have many Pro-Tour races...
Poels: Rabobank, 'cause he's dutch.
Guess who's back?
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| Batista15 |
Posted on 02-03-2012 15:15
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Poels to Rabobank and Keukeleire maybe to Omega or Landbouwkrediet. |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 02-03-2012 15:20
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Poels to Rabobank and Keukeleire to M&M |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 02-03-2012 16:53
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Than Poels will go to Rabobank and Keukeleire to Landbouwkrediet (not Omega Pharma, as they already have Boonen, Ciolek, Steegmans and Farrar...).
There is something strange going on with Rabobank:
Riders out: Breschel (Monster), Langeveld (Landbouwkrediet), Tankink (M&M's), Mollema (BMC), Kruijswijk (?)
Riders in: Marko Kump and Dirk Bellemakers.....
Think they wanna get relegated in 2013!
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| Batista15 |
Posted on 02-03-2012 16:57
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I think Rabobank requires Poels desperately! |
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