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Posted on 19-12-2010 19:27
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Paris – Camembert Lepetit
Another hilly French race and back to Jon Dayus’ old stamping grounds.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Anthony Geslin Bouygues Télécom 4h42'14
2 Sylvain Chavanel Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
3 Cyril Dessel AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
4 Christophe Moreau Agritubel s.t.
5 Sandy Casar Française des Jeux + 27
6 Danny Pate Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
7 Ignas Konovalovas Crédit Agricole s.t.
8 Sébastien Joly Française des Jeux s.t.
9 Steve Zampieri Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
10 Alberto Losada Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
Jon was in 34th.
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Posted on 19-12-2010 19:28
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GP de Denain – Porte du Hainaut
This race is still in France but much flatter.
Rank Name Team Time
1 David Kopp Cycle Collstrop 3h50'43
2 Anthony Geslin Bouygues Télécom s.t.
3 Janek Tombak Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
4 Lloyd Mondory AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
5 Romain Feillu Agritubel s.t.
6 Enrico Gasparotto LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
7 Guennadi Mikhailov Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
8 Tom Veelers Skil - Shimano s.t.
9 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road s.t.
10 Magnus Bäckstedt Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
The results were much more disappointing, with Adam our highest finisher 94th. Our next race is important for us as we take to the Shay Elliot Memorial across Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains.
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Posted on 19-12-2010 19:31
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Shay Elliot Memorial
This Irish one day starts and finishes in Bray, south of Dublin. It has two tough climbs near the end of the race alongside many smaller rises.
Tom Southam was raring to go as he builds form for his season goal, the Chas Messenger, and made his escape from the bunch early on.
Still, he couldn’t make enough headway and a stalemate ensued. But we weren’t going to miss the break after the disaster at the Reservoir so when Peter Williams jumped away, Hamish Haynes was on his tail. Their lead peaked at over 7 minutes but was dropping severly as they hit the first of the two climbs.
Hamish dropped Williams on the second ascent but was caught by the splitting bunch at the other side. We were very well-represented in the front group by then.
On a small rise with not long left, the attacks started to go and Jon Dayus responded.
However, there were still enough teams up front to pull them back. Then, as we reached 3km to go, Dave Clarke was sent on the offensive.
He was caught by another rider but by the start of the sprint they were being caught themselves.
In the sprint Tom Southam led our teams move down the left. Could we avenge the Reservoir?
Oh yes we could as Tom Southam led Jon Dayus home, while the rest of our riders packed the top ten.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Tom Southam Litespeed Racing Team 4h15'56
2 Jonathan Dayus Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
3 Philip Thuaux Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
4 Tomas Swift-Metcalfe Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
5 Evan Oliphant Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
6 Simone Bruson A-Style - Somn s.t.
7 Hichem Chabane Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
8 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
9 Daniel Braunsteins Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
10 Dave Clarke Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
11 Hamish Haynes Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
12 Robin Sharman Litespeed Racing Team + 24
13 Peter McDonald Drapac Porsche Development Program + 43
14 Stuart Shaw Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
15 Mitchell Docker Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
True redemption and our season picks back up. We’re in Britain next week for the East Midlands Cicle Classic, England’s answer to Paris – Roubaix, where Hamish Haynes will lead.
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Posted on 19-12-2010 19:35
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East Midlands Cicle Classic
The course criss-crosses the lanes and dirt farm tracks around Melton Mowbray and Oakham in Leicestershire and Rutland. We are unsure how our riders will go over the rough surfaces of this race but Robin Sharman won in 2006 (although it was a lesser race back then).
Jon Dayus was our man for the break and attacked 3 times to get away from the bunch.
He finally made it away into a 10-man group with lots of teams represented – it could well stay clear.
With 25km of the race left Mark Cassidy of the An Post team attacked the group and Jon, who’d been having a sneaky rest, followed.
He went straight past a blowing Cassidy to take a strong solo lead.
Behind, Hamish had followed Dan Lloyd, Dean Downing, Keiran Page and a Norwegian to link up with the chasing group. Hamish was able to sit on as Jon held his large gap to the line for a great win!
A rested Hamish couldn’t beat Dean Downing to the line but still managed to take the bottom step of the podium as our other riders followed in.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Jonathan Dayus Litespeed Racing Team 4h34'53
2 Dean Downing Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk + 2'02
3 Hamish Haynes Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
4 Joachim Bohler Joker - Bianchi s.t.
5 Daniel Lloyd An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
6 Mark Cassidy An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
7 Christer Rake Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
8 Kieran Page Pezula Racing s.t.
9 Alex Coutts Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
10 Tom Southam Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
11 Adam Blythe Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
12 James Jackson Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
13 Tomas Swift-Metcalfe Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
14 Juan Pablo Wilches Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
15 William Connolly Pezula Racing s.t.
16 Derek Burke Pezula Racing s.t.
17 Robin Sharman Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
18 Luke Rowe Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
19 Chia Hung Shih Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
20 Morgan Fox Pezula Racing s.t.
21 Ciarán Power Pezula Racing s.t.
22 Rui Long Lin Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
23 Dave Clarke Litespeed Racing Team + 3'59
24 Malcolm Elliott Pinarello Racing Team + 4'44
25 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
Now is the point that I checked that I hadn’t made the mistake I always do and changed one too many down but of course I had so after this point it’s all on Hard. Maybe one day I’ll learn.
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Posted on 19-12-2010 22:57
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Rund um den Henninger Turm
This German hilly classic is a bit high profile for us but hopefully Jon Dayus could get us a result. He wasn’t disappointing, taking 28th place behind some top-class riders.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Fabian Wegmann Gerolsteiner 4h35'18
2 Jens Voigt Team CSC s.t.
3 Bauke Mollema Rabobank s.t.
4 Lars Ytting Bak Team CSC + 35
5 André Steensen Team CSC s.t.
6 Martijn Maaskant Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 1'07
7 Nico Sijmens Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner s.t.
8 Pieter Jacobs Silence - Lotto s.t.
9 Tom Criel Cycle Collstrop + 1'42
10 Ruslan Pidgornyy LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
11 Rafaele Ferrara LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
12 David Kopp Cycle Collstrop + 2'12
13 Gerben Löwik Rabobank s.t.
14 Julio Alberto Pérez Cuapio CSF Group - Navigare s.t.
15 Wim Van Huffel Silence - Lotto s.t.
16 Jan Kuyckx Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner s.t.
17 Domenico Pozzovivo CSF Group - Navigare s.t.
18 Andrea Moletta Gerolsteiner + 2'39
19 Ryder Hesjedal Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
20 Steven Kleynen Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner s.t.
21 Claudio Corioni Liquigas + 3'05
22 Andreas Dietziker Team Volksbank s.t.
23 Alessandro Spezialetti LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
24 Tim Klinger Gerolsteiner s.t.
25 Gerhard Trampusch ELK Haus - Simplon s.t.
26 Christopher Sutton Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 3'45
27 Peter Wrölich Gerolsteiner s.t.
28 Jonathan Dayus Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
29 Luis Felipe Laverde CSF Group - Navigare s.t.
30 Christophe Laurent Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 4'31
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Posted on 20-12-2010 12:50
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Chas Messenger 2-Day
This stage race takes in a prologue and an easy road stage on the first day followed by a slightly more rolling stage on the second day. Tom Southam has peaked for this race and Hamish Haynes is also in a glut of form, ready for the Lincoln Grand Prix.
Stage 1
The prologue finishes on top of a minor climb and could well decide the outcome of the race, even though it’s only 5km long. (I whacked it up to extreme just for this – the rest is on hard).
Tom should have done very well but he didn’t have the best time of things, coming in 15th. Hamish Haynes was our highest finisher in 6th. But we were pretty sure from the start who would win the stage.
Sean Kelly’s German TT star Christian Muller was a shoe-in and duly delivered.
1 Christian Müller An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team 5'26
2 Kjetil Ingvaldsen Team Sparebanken Vest + 4
3 Chris Newton Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk + 6
4 Kieran Page Pezula Racing + 7
5 Christoff Van Heerden Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub + 9
6 Hamish Haynes Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
7 Joachim Bohler Joker - Bianchi + 10
8 Evan Oliphant Plowman Craven Racing Team + 11
9 Andrew Roche Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
10 Simone Bruson A-Style - Somn s.t.
11 Svein Erik Vold Joker - Bianchi s.t.
12 Simon Richardson Plowman Craven Racing Team + 12
13 Marios Athanasiades A-Style - Somn s.t.
14 Stephen Gallagher An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
15 Tom Southam Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
16 Robin Sharman Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
17 Evgeni Sladkov A-Style - Somn s.t.
18 Tomas Swift-Metcalfe Litespeed Racing Team + 13
19 Daniel Lloyd An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
20 Mitchell Docker Drapac Porsche Development Program + 14
21 Cameron Jennings Pezula Racing s.t.
22 Tom Barras Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
23 Daniel Fleeman An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
24 Dave Clarke Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
25 Ronan McLaughlin An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team + 15
26 Matthew Rowe Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
27 Stian Remme Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
28 James Millard Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
29 Stuart Shaw Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
30 James Jackson Plowman Craven Racing Team + 16
31 Alberto Di Lorenzo A-Style - Somn s.t.
32 Martyn Irvine Pezula Racing + 17
33 Grant Irwin Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
34 Neil Coleman Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
35 Adam Blythe Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
36 Aristide Ratti A-Style - Somn s.t.
37 Nikolas Cotret A-Style - Somn + 18
38 Diego Genovesi A-Style - Somn + 19
39 Dean Windsor Drapac Porsche Development Program + 20
40 Lee Davis Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
41 Dale Appleby Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
42 Ken Sebastian Vassdal Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
43 Jonathan Dayus Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
44 Simon Gaywood Plowman Craven Racing Team + 21
45 Paul Brousse A-Style - Somn s.t.
46 Angus Morton Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
47 Tamas Lengyel Team Sparebanken Vest + 22
48 Frederik Wilmann Joker - Bianchi s.t.
49 Juan Pablo Wilches Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
50 Stefan Löffler Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
51 Christer Rake Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
52 Benjamin Price Pinarello Racing Team + 23
53 Isaac Speirs An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team + 24
54 Preben Kristensen Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
55 Alex Coutts Litespeed Racing Team + 25
56 Lea Jacob Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
57 Anders Lund Team Sparebanken Vest + 26
58 Yen Lin Huang Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
59 William Connolly Pezula Racing s.t.
60 Norberto Wilches Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub + 27
61 Graham Briggs Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk + 32
62 Malcolm Elliott Pinarello Racing Team + 34
63 Mark Cassidy An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
64 Rhys Lloyd Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
65 Tom Diggle Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
66 Adam Armstrong Pezula Racing + 36
67 Ciarán Power Pezula Racing s.t.
68 Luke Rowe Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
69 Dennis Dunworth An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team + 37
70 Paul Healion Pezula Racing s.t.
71 Matthew Kipling Pinarello Racing Team + 39
72 Peter Williams Pinarello Racing Team + 40
73 Tom-André Enaes Team Sparebanken Vest + 41
74 Alex Higham Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
75 Thomas Murray Pinarello Racing Team + 42
76 Kuei Shiang Peng Giant Asia Racing Team + 45
77 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team + 49
78 Kristian House Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
79 Morgan Fox Pezula Racing + 51
Stage 2
This stage has some very minor bumps and seems likely to come down to a sprint finish. Haynes is our man for the finish.
Dave Clarke covered the break, slipping away with Athanasiades and Muller’s team-mate Cassidy.
Cassidy wouldn’t work with the other two so Clarke gave up midway through the stage and dropped back to the bunch. It was a good call as the others were already dropped by the time the sprint started.
Haynes wasn’t brilliantly placed but picked his way through to an encouraging 3rd position behind winner Ciaran Power.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Ciarán Power Pezula Racing 3h00'16
2 Simon Gaywood Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
3 Hamish Haynes Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
4 Grant Irwin Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
5 Nikolas Cotret A-Style - Somn s.t.
6 Malcolm Elliott Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
7 Chris Newton Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
8 Neil Coleman Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
9 Stefan Löffler Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
10 Daniel Lloyd An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
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Posted on 20-12-2010 12:51
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Stage 3
There were a couple of little climbs each lap which could potentially act as a springboard for an attack. Tom Southam would be one of those attacking, needing to make up time after a disappointing start.
The break didn’t even go so on the climb on the final lap, with 13km left, Southam launched himself away from the peloton.
He made it away solo and it looked like he could stay ahead of the pack, although it would be touch-and-go up until the line. As the sprint began he didn’t have a huge gap.
And sadly he got overhauled by the dominant Ciaran Power with the line in sight. The Irishman went on to cross the line first.
Hamish Haynes was our best rider at 6th in GC but it wasn’t a wholly successful tour for us. Hopefully things will pick up at the Lincoln GP next.
Edited by wackojackohighcliffe on 20-12-2010 12:52
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Posted on 20-12-2010 14:03
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Lincoln Grand Prix
This is one of Britain’s most popular races as many Lincoln-ians line the steep cobbled climb (pink due to my stage editing skills) of Michaelgate through the old town.
Hamish Haynes is in absolute flying form for this and was our outright leader (although Adam Blythe also had a protected role). Tom Southam covered the break.
Despite it being a large and evenly represented group it didn’t make much headway and with 3 laps left they were back in the fold. Things were getting edgy as they approached the penultimate ascent of Michaelgate. Russel Downing took off up the hill and Hamish Haynes followed.
The two got away with Dan Lloyd and worked well together.
Hamish dropped to the back with a couple of km left as it became apparent that they would stay clear. As Dan Lloyd began to lead the group to the left-hand side of the road, Hamish attacked hard down the right.
He got a gap from the two and was hurtling along as he hit the cobbles. He could have bonked as the slopes steepened but thankfully his legs held out and he took a great victory.
This is by far Hamish’s biggest victory since winning the Nationals in 2006 and was compounded by high placings from the rest of our team.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Hamish Haynes Litespeed Racing Team 4h24'22
2 Daniel Lloyd An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
3 Malcolm Elliott Pinarello Racing Team + 29
4 Jonathan Dayus Litespeed Racing Team + 1'22
5 Adam Blythe Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
6 Matthew Rowe Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
7 Robin Sharman Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
8 Morgan Fox Pezula Racing s.t.
9 Ben Greenwood Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
10 Kieran Page Pezula Racing s.t.
11 Graham Briggs Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
12 Evan Oliphant Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
13 Adam Armstrong Pezula Racing s.t.
14 Tom Southam Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
15 Dave Clarke Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
16 Philip Thuaux Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
17 Simon Richardson Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
18 Martyn Irvine Pezula Racing s.t.
19 David O'Loughlin Pezula Racing s.t.
20 Kristian House Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
21 Simon Gaywood Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
22 Tom Diggle Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
23 Derek Burke Pezula Racing s.t.
24 Chris Newton Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
25 Dean Downing Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
26 Peter McDonald Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
27 Cameron Jennings Pezula Racing s.t.
28 Matthew Kipling Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
29 Daniel Braunsteins Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
30 Grant Irwin Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
31 Adam Bonser Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
32 Casey Munro Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
33 Alex Higham Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
34 Neil Coleman Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
35 Mitchell Docker Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
36 Christian Müller An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
37 Daniel Fleeman An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
38 Peter Williams Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
39 Isaac Speirs An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team + 2'25
40 Mark Cassidy An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
41 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
42 Tom Barras Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
43 Benny De Schrooder An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
44 Stefan Löffler Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
45 Andrew Roche Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
46 James Jackson Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
47 Alex Coutts Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
48 Angus Morton Drapac Porsche Development Program + 3'13
49 Ferdi Van Kuik An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team + 3'37
50 Robbie Williams Drapac Porsche Development Program + 4'17
51 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team + 4'41
52 Matt Rice Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
53 Thomas Murray Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
54 Scott Tietzel Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
55 Bernard Van Ulden Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
56 Aristide Ratti A-Style - Somn s.t.
57 Tomas Swift-Metcalfe Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
58 Aaron Tuckerman Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
59 David McCann Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
60 Paul Griffin Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
61 Kuei Shiang Peng Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
62 Nikolas Cotret A-Style - Somn s.t.
63 Stian Sommerseth Joker - Bianchi s.t.
64 Stephen Gallagher An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
65 Dennis Van Niekerk Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
66 Nick Reistad Jelly Belly Cycling Team + 5'29
67 Juan Pablo Wilches Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub + 6'17
68 Fan Hsin Chu Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
69 Durwan Benjamin Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub + 6'49
70 Timotheos Skettos A-Style - Somn s.t.
71 George Fattas A-Style - Somn s.t.
72 Hichem Chabane Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
73 Vasilis Adamou A-Style - Somn s.t.
74 Michael Cody Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
75 Herman Fouché Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
76 Bryce Mead Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
77 Pieter Botha Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
78 Michael Lange Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
79 Diego Genovesi A-Style - Somn s.t.
80 William Connolly Pezula Racing + 7'37
81 Lee Davis Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
82 Yen Lin Huang Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
83 Li Wei Chen Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
84 Christoff Van Heerden Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
85 Travis Allen Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
86 Benjamin Price Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
87 Chon Te Chiang Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
88 Christer Rake Team Sparebanken Vest + 12'01
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Posted on 20-12-2010 15:18
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Profronde Van Fryslan
A flat race around Leeuwarden in Holland. Hamish Haynes was our best finisher in 31st with Adam Blythe a spot behind.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Tom Leezer Rabobank 4h07'05
2 Stefan Van Dijk Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
3 Nico Sijmens Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner s.t.
4 Reinier Honig P3Transfer - Batavus s.t.
5 Hans Dekkers Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
6 Jurgen Roelandts Silence - Lotto s.t.
7 Jan Boven Rabobank s.t.
8 Wilfried Cretskens Quick•Step s.t.
9 Steven Cozza Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
10 Christopher Sutton Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
11 Joachim Tolles Team Kuota - Senges s.t.
12 Kenny De Ketele Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
13 Greg Henderson Team High Road s.t.
14 Sjef De Wilde Willems Veranda's Continental Team s.t.
15 Arnoud Van Groen P3Transfer - Batavus s.t.
16 Vladimir Bileka Silence - Lotto s.t.
17 Geert Omloop Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
18 Tom Steels Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner s.t.
19 Pedro Horrillo Rabobank s.t.
20 Marc De Maar Rabobank s.t.
21 Aart Vierhouten P3Transfer - Batavus s.t.
22 Brett Lancaster Team Milram s.t.
23 Bram De Groot Rabobank s.t.
24 Björn Schröder Team Milram s.t.
25 Vytautas Kaupas Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
26 Guennadi Mikhailov Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
27 Peter Velits Team Milram s.t.
28 Nikolas Maes Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
29 Maarten Neyens Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
30 Glenn D'Hollander Silence - Lotto s.t.
31 Hamish Haynes Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
32 Adam Blythe Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
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FBD Insurance Ras
This 8-day race is steeped in tradition, with stories of the ‘men of the Ras’. Hamish Haynes is for the sprints and still in good form while Jon Dayus is gunning for the overall.
Stage 1
It opens with a flat stage to Ballinamore.
It came down to a sprint and Russel Downing was first across the line with Hamish in 2nd.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team 2h59'45
2 Hamish Haynes Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
3 Hichem Chabane Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
4 Paul Griffin Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
5 Mark Cassidy An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
6 Benny De Schrooder An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
7 Michael Cody Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
8 Stephen Gallagher An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
9 Kuei Shiang Peng Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
10 Nick Reistad Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
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Posted on 20-12-2010 18:04
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Really great results so far, but what's up with the cobbles in Lincoln  |
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 20-12-2010 18:06
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my editing skills. they work like cobbles but they look like a bubblegum carpet.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 20-12-2010 21:58
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Stage 2
Another flat stage followed, Claremorris its destination.
In an aggressive chase of the breakaway by Pinarello the bunch split up and a Konica Minolta led a move away in the last 5km. Two held off the bunch and Hichem Chabane won.
Hamish Haynes came in 6th.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Hichem Chabane Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub 4h12'02
2 Peter McDonald Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
3 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
4 Stefan Löffler Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
5 Nick Reistad Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
6 Hamish Haynes Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
7 Michael Cody Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
8 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
9 Benny De Schrooder An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
10 Malcolm Elliott Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 20-12-2010 22:11
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Stage 3
Stage 3 heads into the hills and a couple of climbs near the end could be the launchpad for a successful attack.
And it was there that Jon Dayus tried to break free.
He got a small gap but couldn’t make it stick and it was another sprint finish, Hamish picking up a handy 3rd behind Irishman David O’Loughlin.
Rank Name Team Time
1 David O'Loughlin Pezula Racing 3h57'58
2 Stephen Gallagher An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
3 Hamish Haynes Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
4 Aaron Tuckerman Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
5 Hichem Chabane Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
6 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
7 Peter McDonald Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
8 David McCann Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
9 Anders Lund Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
10 Paul Griffin Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 20-12-2010 22:12
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Stage 4
More hills were on the agenda for this stage from Corofin to Tralee.
They weren’t enough to split the bunch up and it was a bunch dash to the line, won by Aaron Tuckerman with Hamish in 3rd.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Aaron Tuckerman Jelly Belly Cycling Team 3h32'16
2 Peter McDonald Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
3 Hamish Haynes Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
4 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
5 David O'Loughlin Pezula Racing s.t.
6 Bernard Van Ulden Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
7 Grant Irwin Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
8 Kjetil Ingvaldsen Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
9 Morgan Fox Pezula Racing s.t.
10 Tamas Lengyel Team Sparebanken Vest s.t.
The time bonus was enough to give Hamish the leaders jersey (on the same time as Hichem Chabane).
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 20-12-2010 22:17
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This story is like one of those illegally downloaded movies you get and you press play and find out that its being played in x1.7 speed instead of the regular x1 and that you will just have to end up buying the movie afterall like a good citizen would.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 20-12-2010 22:46
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Stage 5
The last of this bunch of hilly stages has just one major climb but it is close to the finish.
After the break was caught on the footslopes of the climb, Kristian House was amongst the attackers.
He got a good gap and managed to just hold off the charging bunch.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Kristian House Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk 4h17'16
2 Malcolm Elliott Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
3 Casey Munro Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
4 Angus Morton Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
5 Andrew Roche Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
6 Nick Reistad Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
7 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
8 Diego Genovesi A-Style - Somn s.t.
9 Hamish Haynes Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
10 Paidi O'Brien An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
Hamish extended his gap on GC by 4 seconds.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 20-12-2010 22:47
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Stage 6
An easier, shorter, flatter day out to Clonmel would surely be another bunch sprint.
And it was, as Peter McDonald crossed the line ahead of Hamish in 3rd.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Peter McDonald Drapac Porsche Development Program 2h01'02
2 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven Racing Team s.t.
3 Hamish Haynes Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
4 Hichem Chabane Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
5 Stefan Löffler Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
6 Kenny Lisabeth An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
7 Graham Briggs Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
8 Michael Cody Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
9 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
10 Kuei Shiang Peng Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
Sadly Hamish lost the leaders jersey by 4 seconds to McDonald.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 20-12-2010 22:48
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Stage 7
Another flat jaunt to Roundwood where Hamish would look for a time bonuse to reclaim the leader’s jersey.
The sprint was rather boisterous and Hamish had no far, going shoulder-to-shoulder with Kristian House all the way to the line, losing out on 3rd by less than a wheel while Michael Cody won the stage.
Rank Name Team Time
1 Michael Cody Jelly Belly Cycling Team 3h53'29
2 Mark Cassidy An Post - M. Donnelly - Grant Thornton - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
3 Kristian House Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
4 Hamish Haynes Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
5 Peter McDonald Drapac Porsche Development Program s.t.
6 Hichem Chabane Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
7 Paul Griffin Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
8 Nick Reistad Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
9 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
10 Martyn Irvine Pezula Racing s.t.
Sadly Jon Dayus crashed quite badly in with 4km left the finishing straight and lost nearly 3 minutes.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 21-12-2010 15:05
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Stage 8
The final stage headed to Skerries before taking a couple of loops through the Black Hills. Hamish was going all-out for the sprint while (with Jon Dayus demoted) Tom Southam might follow any serious moves.
It became apparent quite soon that Jon Dayus’ injuries were too serious for him to continue and as he was dropped he got into the broomwagon.
As we hit the hills around Skerries the peloton was peppered with attacks. None seemed too serious but they were causing some serious changes of pace. Thankfully, Hamish was dealing well with these but yellow jersey Peter McDonald was not and was hanging around at the back of the group on the final run-in to Skerries.
The finishing straight was very undulating and David O’Loughlin got a good run at it on the downhill section. He was clear and Hamish was following, needing to finish on the podium to take the overall on top of the points jersey he already had. O’Loughlin took his second stage but where was Hamish?
There, in 2nd! And with McDonald not even in the top 10 it was the overall honours for Hamish.
Rank Name Team Time
1 David O'Loughlin Pezula Racing 3h38'03
2 Hamish Haynes Litespeed Racing Team s.t.
3 Russel Downing Pinarello Racing Team s.t.
4 Hichem Chabane Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
5 Aaron Tuckerman Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
6 Ben Greenwood Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk s.t.
7 Adam Armstrong Pezula Racing s.t.
8 Vasilis Adamou A-Style - Somn s.t.
9 Pieter Botha Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub s.t.
10 Matt Rice Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
The GC went our way alongside the points jersey as Hamish continued on his great run of form. This result may prove the merits of consistency over brilliance we don’t really care. Victory!
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