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| The Rider |
Posted on 17-03-2014 20:59
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Pedro Nicácio signs for Bonsucro!
Today we are very pleased to announce the signing of Pedro Nicácio , from Prio Porto, who is the current Brazilian TT champion. It took a large fee and much negotiating but we were thrilled when we got our man confirmed to us late last night.
Last season, when competing against some of the top GC stage racers in the world, he still managed many high placings. So it is safe to presume Pedro will be one of the most rounded stage racers in the 2014 continental mash up.
Within the last half hour we have also confirmed the signing of Sérgio
Paulinho. The Portuguese rider is an accomplished stage racer, although perhaps coming to the end of his career, he would make an excellent addition to any continental team and we are thrilled to have him.
And finally. .... on a loan deal with 80,000 coming our way we also managed to sign Rafael Silva from CSC - Orbea. He will be a valued teammate and is our seventh confirmed signing so far, all of which are Portuguese speakers. Yes, by the looks of it, few teams will be more closely knit than our bunch.
Summary (Signings) in the last 24 hours:
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 Pedro Nicácio (MO: 75, TT: 75) Fee: 300,000 (Wage: 60,000)
Rafael Silva (HILL: 68, SPR: 71) + 80,000 (Wage: 50,000)
Sérgio Paulinho (MO: 74, HILL: 73) (Wage: 85,000)
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| The Rider |
Posted on 26-03-2014 23:32
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The transfer period has came and gone and, in truth, we are very happy with what we have managed to achieve. We had two main goals going into the transfer window, they were: to not have any big egos in the team which could potentially overshadow the Bonsucro name and to have a close knit bunch of riders. We have signed 20 riders, all of whom meet the above criteria.
Our squad is inclusively made up of Spanish and Portuguese speakers, many who speak both and all our riders are used to fulfilling the teammate role with the majority of our riders being domestiques last season.
For Bonsucro it will be all for one and one for all in 2014.
Stats:
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| | Flat | Mountain | Hill | TT | Stamina | Resistance | Recovery | Cobbles | Sprint | Acceleration | Fighter | Downhill | Prologue | Nationality | | Txurruka | Amets | 70 | 76 | 73 | 60 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 51 | 60 | 73 | 82 | 62 | 60 | ESP | | Nicácio | Pedro | 69 | 75 | 70 | 75 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 52 | 56 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 75 | BRA | | Paulinho | Sérgio | 70 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 51 | 56 | 69 | 68 | 64 | 71 | POR | | Godoy | Sergio | 68 | 74 | 75 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 56 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 64 | 66 | ARG | | Manarelli | Carlos Alexandre | 72 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 71 | 65 | 73 | 61 | 79 | 79 | 57 | 66 | 57 | BRA | | Borges | Bruno | 68 | 68 | 73 | 59 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 54 | 69 | 77 | 72 | 64 | 59 | POR | | Losada | Alberto | 70 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 53 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 64 | ESP | | Melo | Rodrigo | 67 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 62 | 69 | 54 | 62 | 74 | 75 | 69 | 66 | BRA | | Camargo | Jonathan | 70 | 75 | 70 | 64 | 66 | 73 | 70 | 51 | 60 | 65 | 60 | 63 | 64 | VEN | | Broco | Hernâni | 71 | 72 | 69 | 72 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 78 | 61 | 72 | POR | | Aguilar | Héctor Fabian | 70 | 58 | 61 | 57 | 69 | 66 | 77 | 61 | 77 | 76 | 62 | 73 | 65 | URU | | Rodrigues | Jose Eriberto | 66 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 57 | 56 | 67 | 70 | 65 | 67 | BRA | | Oyakaua | Patrick | 67 | 58 | 62 | 74 | 66 | 69 | 64 | 50 | 59 | 70 | 63 | 56 | 74 | BRA | | Soto Pereira | Jorge Adelbo | 68 | 71 | 70 | 74 | 68 | 70 | 67 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 78 | 57 | URU | | Araujo | Willian | 73 | 61 | 67 | 54 | 67 | 67 | 72 | 61 | 73 | 73 | 57 | 63 | 54 | BRA | | Oyarzun | Carlos | 67 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 64 | 59 | 60 | CHL | | (Loaned In) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gaspar | João | 69 | 66 | 69 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 55 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 62 | BRA | | Silva | Rafael | 65 | 62 | 68 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 73 | 62 | 63 | 60 | POR | | Mas | Lluis | 70 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 62 | 66 | 57 | 56 | 66 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 65 | ESP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Chiarello | William | 68 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 55 | 57 | 62 | 66 | 63 | 62 | BRA |
Rest assured the majority of our riders will have their own opportunities in the coming season, but we are counting on three riders in particular to pull of some great results for the team.
1) Pedro Nicácio (300,000 from Prio - Porto)
It took some negotiating with Prio - Porto to acquire Nicácio but we were thrilled when we acquired the Brazilian TT champion. In more adept competition last season he frequently finished highly in stage races. In 2014, supported by a fiery passion of representing Brazil, he will be looking for victory in stage races with varying terrain.
2) Carlos Manarelli (140,000 from La Vie)
From the word go we were after Manarelli. He proved to be an excellent lead-out man last season and the young Brazilian will be after a hat full of victories for us as our lead sprinter, a role in which he may have with us for a very long time.
3) Amets Txurruka ( From Free Agency)
If there is one thing we respect in a rider it is a hunger to win, pulling out all the stops. Few riders are more aggressive then Amets Txurruka, the Spaniard who will look to light up the mountains. We are a team where sponsor exposure is a necessity, having a combative rider like Amets in our midst means we are a shoe in to be well visible in the many mountains we will traverse.
The above three riders may well be our most 'talked about' but we are fortunate to have a quality in depth squad. We have Segio Godoy to lead us in those races with short steep leg breakers of climbs, Serge Paulinho to guide us with his experience in stage races, Hector Aguilar as a respectable sprinter in his own right, Jonathon Camargo as a quality climber.
Not forgetting strong men against the clock in, Uruguayan champ, Soto Pereira and the Chilean RR champ Carlos Oyarzun. We have an aggressive rider, the epitome of the team, in Hernani Broco and we have Brazilian riders for the future in Joao Gaspar and William Chiarello.
We have a goal of promotion for the coming season, but that is not the be all and end all. As long as the team tries its upmost and the good word of Bonsucro spreads then we will be satisfied.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 26-03-2014 23:56
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Wish you good luck for the upcoming season. With that squad I think you should have a great season. You might not have the very best riders for every terrain but you've gathered a solid and all-rounded group of riders which should give you lots of top10s and a steady stream of points.
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| welker3257 |
Posted on 26-03-2014 23:58
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You have tough goals, but I think your very strong squad can achieve them 
Gig 'em Aggies
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| Firefly21 |
Posted on 27-03-2014 00:50
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It's a very nice team with a nice regional focus
Sprinters might be a little lacking, but you should have a good season I think.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 27-03-2014 12:58
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This is a very nice team with a great flavour. Certainly will be one of the teams I am rooting for during the season.
Manarelli is an old Red Bull-ite and has been a career I have followed with interest. It is great for him that he has a chance of wins in the CTour - could be his breakthrough year. Txurruka and Paulinho were certainly on my shortlist and Nicacao is a very good signing also.
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| The Rider |
Posted on 28-03-2014 23:12
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No we aren't entering a GT any time soon, however, our wildcards have been accepted to some quality races for 2014. Here they are:
HC:  Interlagos GP
This new one day race to the MAN GAME is hosted in Brazil. It is billed as a sprinters classic and we have no qualms stating that Carlos Alexandre Manarelli will lead us there. Being a HC race and as we are Brazilian based this race is arguably our most important.
C1:  Monterrey Team Time Trial
We would say our team has some strength in depth when it comes to TTs and TTTs. Buoyed on by our mesmerising time trial gear we will look to put in a solid showing out in Mexico.
C1:  Cartago - Irazu
This mountainous circuit race is really one for the mountain goats. With our fighting spirit expect to see some of our climbers appear regularly on the coverage in this race.
C1:  Tour of America
The Tour of America, this is our GT, our TDF! Contested over 21 stages there is terrain which suits all types of riders. Expect us to show our livery in the break on a consistent basis. A stage win is our goal here, to achieve this would be a big moment for the team. In our squad we have Pedro Nicácio, who finished 7th here last year, although it is undecided if he will race here again.
C1:  GP Onda-Boavista
This hilly classic favours the brave. The undulating terrain is conducive to throw up some surprises. Last year a small elite group contested the finish, it will be interesting to see if a Bonsucro rider will make the final selection this time around.
A step up in competition awaits us in the above races, meaning results will be more difficult to come by. However, to do well here is like striking gold as, the ranking points offer plenty to those chasing promotion.
@ Gustavovskiy - We do have some capable riders in all of the terrains we are competing in. Better to have it that way than to have one 'big-ego' leader with no one else to challenge. ---- Also it was great doing transfer dealings with you, and all of the others for that matter. Will be interesting to see how your loan-ees perform.
@ welker2357 - We aren't one of those faceless corporation types, so goals aren't everything. However, it is great you think we can achieve those goals. As I have no idea on a few of them!
@ Firefly21 - I don't know. It is up in the air on how Manarelli will perform and Aguilar is a decent '2nd' sprinter with good recovery.
@ Smowz - Great use of 'flavour' there! 
Interesting to know we were gunning for the same targets. We paid a big wage (191,000) for Txurruka, so he needs to deliver. Not too many have been talking about Nicácio, which is their problem, as he will surely do very well in C2HC stage races with mountains/ TTs.
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| The Rider |
Posted on 10-04-2014 22:54
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Start list:
81. S. Godoy 
82. B. Borges
83. H. Broco
84. J. Gaspar
85. C. Oyarzun 
86. R. Silva
87. J. Soto Pereira 
Our first ever race is almost upon us and we can hardly wait. It is in Cuba that Bonsucro will, for the first time, enter the lions den which is the Man Game. With the advantages of plenty of training in South America over the winter months we start the season with many riders in good shape. One such rider, Sergio Godoy, will lead us in our first ever race. The hilly stage, which is up and down all day, really suits Sergio who has set himself a target of a top 5 finish on the day. We have 6 able riders to support Sergio in Cuba for this huge moment for the team. Best of luck to them all.
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| The Rider |
Posted on 24-04-2014 22:09
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January Review
The Aggressive Gaimon takes an unexpected win in Cuba.
Sergio Godoy was our best finisher in the augural race for Bonsucro. His 16 th place finish was not what he was hoping for, however, it is a good platform on which to build. The aggressive hilly puncheurs were the winners in this hilly classic, we left the race with our eyes opened about the style of racing which is successful in such terrain. Bruno Borges finishing at 20 th, at the same time as Godoy, which bodes well for the future races. | 1 | Phillip Gaimon | In-n-Out Racing | 5h18'19 | | 2 | Aleksandr Kolobnev | Grupo Nutresa | + 34 | | 3 | Marcel Wyss | Team Vontobel | + 41 | | 16 | Sergio Godoy | Bonsucro | + 1'24 | | 20 | Bruno Borges | Bonsucro | + 1'24 | | 83 | Carlos Oyarzun | Bonsucro | + 10'23 | | 92 | Jorge Adelbo Soto Pereira | Bonsucro | + 10'23 | | 99 | Hernâni Broco | Bonsucro | + 10'23 | | 118 | Rafael Silva | Bonsucro | + 11'30 |
STAGE 1
Stage Favourite, Ian Stannard, wins comfortably in the opening stage TT.
As many people predicted Ian Stannard ended up victorious after stage 1, the first of five stages, in New Zealand. With a healthy time gap it looked like he may hold on for the overall GC win, with the terrain in the remaining stages not being too difficult. Patrick Oyakua, surprised many, but not us on his way to finishing 11 th on the day. Our TT specialist was just '1 off a top 10 placing. | 1 | Ian Stannard | Team ASDA-Savers | 27'04 | | 2 | Michael Schär | Team Vontobel | + 24 | | 3 | Michiel Elijzen | Team TomTom | + 30 | | 11 | Patrick Oyakaua | Bonsucro | + 40 | | 48 | Jorge Adelbo Soto Pereira | Bonsucro | + 1'34 | | 56 | Carlos Oyarzun | Bonsucro | + 1'44 | | 88 | Lluis Mas | Bonsucro | + 2'11 | | 109 | Bruno Borges | Bonsucro | + 2'33 | | 115 | Carlos Alexandre Manarelli | Bonsucro | + 2'41 | | 118 | Willian Araujo | Bonsucro | + 2'48 |
STAGE 2
Earle solos to victory for Eddie Stobart.
Stage 2 in New Zealand was a really deflating day for the team. After a break, which we weren't part of, went on to contest the finish, the majority of our riders were dropped on the hills in the middle of the stage. For the second straight day Oyakaua was our shining light, he managed to stay with the main favourites although loses one place in the GC. The team are struggling in New Zealand.
| 1 | Nathan Earle | Eddie Stobart Pro Cycling | 3h27'49 | | 2 | Cameron Meyer | Fletcher - Garneau | + 50 | | 3 | Aleksandr Serebriakov | Team Ameriabank-Novatek | s.t. | | 69 | Patrick Oyakaua | Bonsucro | s.t. | | 89 | Willian Araujo | Bonsucro | + 16'04 | | 92 | Jorge Adelbo Soto Pereira | Bonsucro | s.t. | | 96 | Carlos Alexandre Manarelli | Bonsucro | s.t. | | 105 | Lluis Mas | Bonsucro | s.t. | | 109 | Carlos Oyarzun | Bonsucro | s.t. | | 127 | Bruno Borges | Bonsucro | s.t. |
STAGE 3
L Mas is our first rider to make a successful break.
Our Spanish loanee, Luis Mas, made 'small' history for the team today, being our first rider to get into a breakaway. Unlike stage 2 the break never stood a chance of contesting the win but we were pleased Mas got us a heap of exposure. In the mass sprint our main sprinters Carlos Alexandre Manarelli would lead us ..... he would finish 7 th on the stage. He showed well mixing it up with the other sprinters in his first mass sprint for us, although he will be slightly worried he didn't get the better of some of the riders who finished ahead of him. A good day for the team.
| 1 | Cameron Meyer | Fletcher - Garneau | 3h48'13 | | 2 | Juan Pablo Forero | Alpina - Avianca | s.t. | | 3 | Michael Vingerling | Team TomTom | s.t. | | 7 | Carlos Alexandre Manarelli | Bonsucro | s.t. | | 30 | Lluis Mas | Bonsucro | s.t. | | 50 | Willian Araujo | Bonsucro | s.t. | | 74 | Patrick Oyakaua | Bonsucro | s.t. | | 80 | Jorge Adelbo Soto Pereira | Bonsucro | s.t. | | 88 | Carlos Oyarzun | Bonsucro | s.t. | | 96 | Bruno Borges | Bonsucro | s.t. |
STAGE 4
Buoyed by Mas' performance yesterday, Bruno Borges makes the break for us today.
Deep into the stage it seems there is no full-on chase by the sprint trains, so the 6 man break would fight out the finish.....
After a late attack by Lindau comes to nothing Pranata and Wu distance the rest of the break. With only a few hundred meters to go Bruno Borges looks well out of it .... but he doesn't lose his will ......
Bruno Borges takes our first win!
Bruno may not have had the ideal position as the break entered the last few hundred meters, but he didn't need to. His show of strength, will and resilience earns us our first win ever win, a valiant win which shall never be forgotten.
| 1 | Bruno Borges | Bonsucro | 2h29'38 | | 2 | Kin-San Wu | Compal-Merida | s.t. | | 3 | Jimmy Pranata | Sauber Petronas Racing | s.t. | | 12 | Carlos Alexandre Manarelli | Bonsucro | + 5'24 | | 61 | Willian Araujo | Bonsucro | s.t. | | 74 | Carlos Oyarzun | Bonsucro | s.t. | | 83 | Jorge Adelbo Soto Pereira | Bonsucro | s.t. | | 88 | Patrick Oyakaua | Bonsucro | s.t. | | 107 | Lluis Mas | Bonsucro | s.t. |
STAGE 5
Soto Pereira leads the break towards the finish.
In stark similarity to stage 4 the break, which we were apart of, would fight out the finish once again. The time we had the Uruguayan Jorge Adelbo Soto Pereira representing us in the break. For the second stage in a row it looked as if we had the strongest man in the break ..... but it was not to be this time. Soto Pereira started his final effort too early to hold off the eventual stage winner Edmondson and Veilleux. Nevertheless another podium finish is a great result to wrap up things for us in New Zealand. Some riders getting into difficulty meant Patrick Oyakaua moved up to 10 th in the final GC, the cherry on the top of cake.
| 1 | Joshua Edmondson | Eddie Stobart Pro Cycling | 2h25'38 | | 2 | David Veilleux | Azteca - NBCSN | s.t. | | 3 | Jorge Adelbo Soto Pereira | Bonsucro | s.t. | | 36 | Patrick Oyakaua | Bonsucro | + 1'00 | | 66 | Bruno Borges | Bonsucro | s.t. | | 88 | Lluis Mas | Bonsucro | + 3'22 | | 98 | Willian Araujo | Bonsucro | | | 107 | Carlos Alexandre Manarelli | Bonsucro | s.t. | | 116 | Carlos Oyarzun | Bonsucro | s.t. |
FINAL GC:
| 1 | Ian Stannard | Team ASDA-Savers | 12h45'36 | | 2 | Cameron Meyer | Fletcher - Garneau | + '15 | | 3 | Michael Schär | Team Vontobel | + '24 | | 4 | Michiel Elijzen | Team TomTom | + '30 | | 5 | Marios Athanasiades | Privatbank - Nemiroff Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 6 | Gert Joeaar | Evonik - Signal Iduna | + '34 | | 7 | Timothy Gudsell | Bank of Ireland - Irish Cycling | + '35 | | 8 | Viktor Renäng | Team Live Nation | + '37 | | 9 | King Lok Cheung | Compal-Merida | + '40 | | 10 | Patrick Oyakaua | Bonsucro | s.t. | | 83 | Bruno Borges | Bonsucro | + 12'13 | | 86 | Jorge Adelbo Soto Pereira | Bonsucro | + 15'44 | | 98 | Carlos Oyarzun | Bonsucro | + 19'20 | | 104 | Lluis Mas | Bonsucro | + 19'46 | | 110 | Carlos Alexandre Manarelli | Bonsucro | + 20'17 | | 111 | Willian Araujo | Bonsucro | + 20'24 |
That rounds off our first month of racing. We expected to put up some good performances and did! We didn't expect to be the type of team to take victories from breakaways, but we are thrilled to have riders capable of doing so. We did have higher expectations of Manarelli, but he can't be judged after just one mass sprint under his belt.
February will see us tackle more races which are both more numerous and higher ranked than our January races. What can we do ... remains to be seen. Be assured for Bonsucro the riders will give it their best shot.
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| The Rider |
Posted on 30-04-2014 18:59
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Team:
- Pedro Nicácio
- Sergio Paulinho
 - Alberto Losada
- Jose Eriberto Rodrigues
- Willian Araujo
- Carlos Oyarzun
- João Gaspar
We are entering but one race in February, but it is an important one. The tour of the middle east may only be C2 ranked but this years edition has attracted many of the finest GC riders in the continental division. Pedro Nicácio will be Bonsucro's outright leader and is a candidate for the GC podium as he is one of the top riders who can both climb and time trial.
After Bruno Borges' stage win in New Zealand the pressure is off, however, some notable results are expected in the middle east.
Race Goals:
***** Top 3 in GC
*** 1 Stage win
* 3 Top ten stage rankings
Stats:
Spoiler | CyclistID | Last name | First name | Flat | Mountain | Hill | TT | Stamina | Resistance | Recovery | Cobbles | Sprint | Acceleration | Fighter | Downhill | Prologue | | 5581 | Nicácio | Pedro | 69 | 75 | 70 | 75 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 52 | 56 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 75 | | 313 | Paulinho | Sérgio | 70 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 51 | 56 | 69 | 68 | 64 | 71 | | 950 | Losada | Alberto | 70 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 53 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 64 | | 3247 | Rodrigues | Jose Eriberto | 66 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 57 | 56 | 67 | 70 | 65 | 67 | | 3337 | Araujo | Willian | 73 | 61 | 67 | 54 | 67 | 67 | 72 | 61 | 73 | 73 | 57 | 63 | 54 | | 6135 | Oyarzun | Carlos | 67 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 64 | 59 | 60 | | 5205 | Gaspar | João | 69 | 66 | 69 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 55 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 62 |
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| 547984 |
Posted on 30-04-2014 23:47
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Indeed you are sending a strong team to the Middle East, look forward to doing battle there with you.
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 30-04-2014 23:58
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Nicácio is indeed a strong time trialists, but there are loads of better climbers so he has to hang in on the mountains to have a chance for a top result. A lot will depend on the selectiveness of the climbs, I guess.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-05-2014 08:59
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Good Luck in the Middle East, hope it goes well for you |
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| The Rider |
Posted on 01-05-2014 19:17
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@ 547984: With a load of the continental GC big guns set to fire in the middle east we are looking to be right in the scrap, along with Saul Raisin no doubt.
@ cunego59: Who is to say what will happen? There have been some strange-ish results so far so who knows? With the amount of big names in the Middle east lets hope for an entertaining race at the very least.
@ sutty68: Thanks sutty. No doubt if Eddie Stobart were taking part you would pick up at least 3 breakaway wins. |
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| The Rider |
Posted on 18-05-2014 12:55
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With the tour of the Middle East postponed to a later date, March is already upon us. Races for March:
C2 America: Tour de San Luis (Mar 1st - 6th)
C2HC Asia: Tour de Langkawi (Mar 2nd - 11th)
C2HC Europe: Volta ao Algarve (Mar 18th - 21st)
C2 America: Tour de Beauce (Mar 20th - 25th)
Review:
Bonsucro win the GC at the Tour de San Luis.
Our very own Pedro Nicácio takes home the orange leaders jersey at the end of the Tour de San Luis after a worthy and consistent display from the all-rounder which saw him finish 1st in the GC.
Left: Nicácio on the stage 4 TT. Right: Nicácio putting in the pivotal attack with Beltran in the wheel on the penultimate stage.
Pedro Nicácio wins one of the most exciting week long stage races you are likely to see, despite not even finishing above 8th on a stage and not figuring in the top 10 of either the points of mountain classifications. Carlos Castaño (ONCE) looked the odds on favourite for victory going into the penultimate stage but dissention in the ONCE ranks in the form of Kulhavy and brave attacking from Nicácio ensured our Brazilian would lead the GC at the end of the last GC deciding stage.
We were tipped for success before the race begun and are thrilled that we were able to deliver by winning the GC. The team supported each other really well and the likes of Godoy (8th) and Paulinho were crucial for the overall win. This win is a crucial step towards achieving our target of finishing in the top 10 of the America tour standings.
Well done Pedro!
Breakdown of stages:
| Stage: | Best Result: | Best Placed in GC: | | Stage 1 (flat) | Sérgio Paulinho (10) | Sérgio Paulinho (13) | | Stage 2 (flat) | Sérgio Paulinho (21) | Sérgio Paulinho (15) | | Stage 3 (hilly) | Sergio Godoy (7) | Sergio Godoy (6) | | Stage 4 (flat/TT) | Pedro Nicácio (10) | Pedro Nicácio (10) | | Stage 5 (mountain) | Pedro Nicácio (8) | Pedro Nicácio (2) | | Stage 6 (hilly) | Pedro Nicácio (10) | Pedro Nicácio (1) | | Stage 7 (flat) | J.A. Soto Pereira (24) | Pedro Nicácio (1) |
Final GC:
| 1 Pedro Nicácio Bonsucro 23h07'49 | | 2 Eduard Alexander Beltran Grupo Nutresa + 9 | | 3 Carlos Castaño ONCE-Eroski Cycling Team + 44 | | 4 Francis De Greef Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo Cycling Team + 1'33 | | 5 Sergey Rudaskov Wounded Warrior Racing + 1'38 | | 6 Julián Rodas In-n-Out Racing Powered by Auchan + 1'43 | | 7 Vassilis Adamou Euskaltel-Bavaria Continental Team + 1'45 | | 8 Sergio Godoy Bonsucro + 1'57 | | 9 Connor McConvey Bank of Ireland - Irish Cycling + 2'08 | | 10 Mauricio Ardila Azteca - NBCSN + 2'41 |
Spoiler | 11 Mustafa Sayar Siam Cement - Lenovo + 2'43 | | 12 Saeid Safarzadeh Wounded Warrior Racing + 2'58 | | 13 Joey Rosskopf Dell - 361° Racing + 3'03 | | 14 Gabor Kasa Team Nordeus + 3'13 | | 15 Rémy Di Gregorio In-n-Out Racing Powered by Auchan + 3'26 | | 16 Esad Hasanovic Team Nordeus + 5'24 | | 17 Jaroslav Kulhavy ONCE-Eroski Cycling Team + 5'26 | | 18 Denis Menchov Euskaltel-Bavaria Continental Team + 5'31 | | 19 Arnold Jeannesson Euskaltel-Bavaria Continental Team + 5'53 | | 20 Stefano Pirazzi Mobil - Aeropostal Ciclismo + 6'13 | | 21 Andris Vosekalns Evonik - Signal Iduna + 6'26 | | 22 Manuel Fumic Maloja Mountain Nomads + 6'48 | | 23 Andrew Bajadali Wounded Warrior Racing + 7'07 | | 24 Fabio Montenegro Team Chiquita - Universal + 9'20 | | 25 Daniele Dall'Oste Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo Cycling Team + 9'25 | | 26 Carlos Alberto Ospina Dell - 361° Racing + 9'30 | | 27 Moises Dueñas Euskaltel-Bavaria Continental Team + 9'40 | | 28 Ruben Ibanez Grupo Nutresa + 9'54 | | 29 Juan Pablo Valencia Grupo Nutresa + 9'57 | | 30 Fredy Piamonte Team Chiquita - Universal + 10'14 | | 31 Nazar Jumabekov ONCE-Eroski Cycling Team + 10'43 | | 32 Florian Bissinger Evonik - Signal Iduna + 10'45 | | 33 Sérgio Paulinho Bonsucro + 10'46 | | 34 Hubert Schwab Maloja Mountain Nomads + 10'47 | | 35 Fabricio Ferrari Mobil - Aeropostal Ciclismo + 10'49 | | 36 Jorge Adelbo Soto Pereira Bonsucro + 11'26 | | 37 Gennadiy Tatarinov Grupo Nutresa + 11'33 | | 38 Julian David Arredondo Euskaltel-Bavaria Continental Team + 11'38 | | 39 Juan Sebastian Tamayo Martinez Euskaltel-Bavaria Continental Team + 11'43 | | 40 VÃctor Hugo Orozco Alpina - Avianca + 12'07 | | 41 Robinson Chalapud Alpina - Avianca + 12'09 | | 42 Fan Hsin Chu Dell - 361° Racing + 13'03 | | 43 Murilo Affonso Alpina - Avianca + 13'12 | | 44 François Parisien Azteca - NBCSN + 13'13 | | 45 Juan Pablo Magallanes Azteca - NBCSN + 13'43 | | 46 Mark Galedo Siam Cement - Lenovo + 14'01 | | 47 Pedro Sequera Mobil - Aeropostal Ciclismo + 14'13 | | 48 Victor Hugo Tarqui Azteca - NBCSN + 14'19 | | 49 Richard Antonio Carapaz ONCE-Eroski Cycling Team + 14'28 | | 50 Wilmer Vasquez Mobil - Aeropostal Ciclismo + 14'31 | | 51 Carlos Oyarzun Bonsucro + 14'56 | | 52 Miguel Angel Benito ONCE-Eroski Cycling Team + 15'56 | | 53 Stefan Schafer Maloja Mountain Nomads + 16'00 | | 54 Maurits Lammertink Wounded Warrior Racing + 16'16 | | 55 Michal Golas Grupo Nutresa + 16'34 | | 56 Ryan Mullen Bank of Ireland - Irish Cycling + 16'40 | | 57 Francisco Colorado Euskaltel-Bavaria Continental Team + 16'43 | | 58 Tormod Jacobsen Bank of Ireland - Irish Cycling s.t. | | 59 Josef Cerny Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo Cycling Team s.t. | | 60 Luis Enrique Lemus Davila Mobil - Aeropostal Ciclismo + 16'44 | | 61 Sam Harrison Bank of Ireland - Irish Cycling + 16'53 | | 62 John Devine Wounded Warrior Racing + 17'05 | | 63 Blaz Bogataj Team Nordeus + 17'06 | | 64 Juan José Haedo Azteca - NBCSN + 17'17 | | 65 Nicolas Rousseau In-n-Out Racing Powered by Auchan + 17'35 | | 66 Nikita Umerbekov Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo Cycling Team + 17'55 | | 67 Phucong Sai-Udomsin Siam Cement - Lenovo + 17'59 | | 68 Manuel Senni Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo Cycling Team + 18'01 | | 69 Chad Haga Team Chiquita - Universal + 18'06 | | 70 Maximillian Schachmann ONCE-Eroski Cycling Team + 18'14 | | 71 Roniel Campos Grupo Nutresa + 18'31 | | 72 Christian Mager Evonik - Signal Iduna s.t. | | 73 Marko Stankovic Team Nordeus + 18'32 | | 74 Lucas Sebastian Haedo Grupo Nutresa + 18'42 | | 75 Viatcheslav Dyadichkin Maloja Mountain Nomads + 18'43 | | 76 Ivor Bruin Control Team + 19'03 | | 77 Bonaventure Uwizeyimana Siam Cement - Lenovo + 19'14 | | 78 Jack Haig Maloja Mountain Nomads + 19'19 | | 79 Peter Hawkins Bank of Ireland - Irish Cycling + 19'30 | | 80 Klemen Stimulak Team Nordeus + 19'32 | | 81 Robert Sweeting In-n-Out Racing Powered by Auchan + 19'47 | | 82 Eduardo Sepulveda Mobil - Aeropostal Ciclismo + 20'03 | | 83 Marcos Crespo Azteca - NBCSN + 20'08 | | 84 Edison Bravo Alpina - Avianca + 20'16 | | 85 David Vitoria Maloja Mountain Nomads + 20'20 | | 86 Yohann Gene Azteca - NBCSN + 20'42 | | 87 Marvin Orlando Angarita Alpina - Avianca + 21'28 | | 88 Jason Donald Mobil - Aeropostal Ciclismo + 21'35 | | 89 Conor Dunne Bank of Ireland - Irish Cycling + 22'01 | | 90 Patrick Bercz Maloja Mountain Nomads + 22'02 | | 91 Willian Araujo Bonsucro + 22'39 | | 92 Gert Joeaar Evonik - Signal Iduna + 23'02 | | 93 Aljaz Hocevar Team Nordeus + 23'09 | | 94 Dainius Kairelis Control Team + 23'11 | | 95 Arthur Vanoverberghe Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo Cycling Team + 23'28 | | 96 Nico Schinker Team Nordeus + 23'40 | | 97 Paul Mach Wounded Warrior Racing + 24'17 | | 98 Ajay Pandit Chhetri Siam Cement - Lenovo + 24'37 | | 99 Eric Young Dell - 361° Racing + 25'10 | | 100 Diego Antonio Ochoa Alpina - Avianca s.t. | | 101 Patrick Oyakaua Bonsucro + 25'17 | | 102 Sebastian Henao Alpina - Avianca + 25'35 | | 103 Libin Chen Dell - 361° Racing + 26'08 | | 104 Timothy Dupont Evonik - Signal Iduna + 26'43 | | 105 Tuguldur Tuulhangai Dell - 361° Racing + 26'52 | | 106 Masatoshi Oba Siam Cement - Lenovo + 28'04 | | 107 Gert Rajala Team Chiquita - Universal + 28'49 | | 108 Damion Drapac Bank of Ireland - Irish Cycling + 29'37 | | 109 Sarawut Sirironnachai Siam Cement - Lenovo + 30'26 | | 110 Dominique Mayho Wounded Warrior Racing + 30'38 | | 111 Maksym Vasilyev Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo Cycling Team + 30'51 | | 112 Willi Willwohl Evonik - Signal Iduna + 31'09 | | 113 Freddy Cruz Dell - 361° Racing + 32'20 | | 114 Vincent Butts In-n-Out Racing Powered by Auchan + 32'46 | | 115 Phil Bauhaus Evonik - Signal Iduna + 33'12 | | 116 Marco Bandiera Team Chiquita - Universal + 33'53 | | 117 Mark Griffith Team Chiquita - Universal + 34'24 | | 118 Sébastien Chavanel Team Chiquita - Universal + 34'26 | | 119 Max Walsleben ONCE-Eroski Cycling Team + 34'27 | | 120 Tomasz Zywer Control Team + 35'41 |
When ever a Bonsucro rider wins a race outright they will be rewarded from one of our co-sponsors. For winning the Tour de San Luis, Pedro Nicácio receives a Propel Advanced SL from Giant:
Edited by The Rider on 18-05-2014 12:56
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| The Rider |
Posted on 18-05-2014 19:42
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Review:Manarelli sprints to a stage win on stage 8.
We leave Langkawi with decent spoils after a very competent showing in which Bonsucro managed one stage win, a top 5 place in GC and the honour of winning the KOM classification. Whilst we didn't manage to win the GC, as in San Luis, you could argue the results gained in Langkawi were more impressive than in San Luis due to the quality startlist here which included the likes of Arroyo, Rodrigues and Iglinskiy.
Alberto Losada sprinting for second place on the crucial GC day.
Continuing from where he left off from on stage 2 of the Tour of the Middle East, Alberto Losada showed fantastic form when it mattered in Langkawi. He managed to make the crucial break on stage 3 which set him up for a great GC placing. On the same stage he also managed to attain 30 KOM points, which would be enough to win that classification for us. Although he would lose a few positions on the other mountainous stage the Spaniard would hold on for a 4th place, which we certainly would have taken coming into the race.
Manarelli was a constant face in the sprints and his grit was rewarded with a victory on stage 8, a great win considering we were unable to deliver a leadout once for him in the 8 stages. Héctor Fabian Aguilar never featured in the sprints but he has high hopes for future races.
All in all a very successful race for the team. Buoyed by an excellent start to March we hope to continue this rich vain of form in the Algarve and in Canada at the Tour de Beauce later on in the month.
Breakdown of stages:
| Stage: | Best Result: | Best Placed in GC: | | Stage 1 (flat) | Amets Txurruka (9) | Amets Txurruka (10) | | Stage 2 (flat) | C.A. Manarelli (3) | C.A. Manarelli (5) | | Stage 3 (mountain) | Alberto Losada (2) | Alberto Losada (2) | | Stage 4 (flat) | C.A. Manarelli (7) | Alberto Losada (2) | | Stage 5 (mountain) | Amets Txurruka (11) | Alberto Losada (4) | | Stage 6 (flat) | C.A. Manarelli (8) | Alberto Losada (4) | | Stage 7 (flat) | C.A. Manarelli (10) | Alberto Losada (4) | | Stage 8 (flat) | C.A. Manarelli (1) | Alberto Losada (4) | | Stage 9(flat) | C.A. Manarelli (15) | Alberto Losada (4) | | Stage 10 (flat) | C.A. Manarelli (5) | Alberto Losada (4) |
FINAL GC:
| 1 Vitor Rodrigues Siam Cement - Lenovo 34h15'10 | | 2 Nariyuki Masuda Grupo Nutresa + 45 | | 3 David Arroyo ONCE-Eroski Cycling Team + 47 | | 4 Alberto Losada Bonsucro + 1'15 | | 5 Diego Gallego Team TomTom + 1'27 | | 6 Maxim Iglinski Maloja Mountain Nomads + 2'06 | | 7 Hossein Alizadeh Sauber Petronas Racing s.t. | | 8 Richard Ochoa Quintero Grupo Nutresa + 2'32 | | 9 Delio Fernandez Euskaltel-Bavaria Continental Team + 2'45 | | 10 Amets Txurruka Bonsucro s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 Alex Diniz Maloja Mountain Nomads s.t. | | 12 Mirco Saggiorato Sauber Petronas Racing s.t. | | 13 Brice Feillu Dell - 361° Racing s.t. | | 14 Dimitri Jiriakov Sauber Petronas Racing s.t. | | 15 Peilun Wu Siam Cement - Lenovo s.t. | | 16 Emanuel Kiserlovski Team Nordeus s.t. | | 17 Gilber Zurita Alpina - Avianca s.t. | | 18 Deiber Esquivel ONCE-Eroski Cycling Team + 5'07 | | 19 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez Alpina - Avianca + 5'36 | | 20 Amaël Moinard Euskaltel-Bavaria Continental Team + 5'44 | | 21 Christophe Kern In-n-Out Racing Powered by Auchan + 6'27 | | 22 Jonathan Camargo Bonsucro s.t. | | 23 Rodrigo Melo Bonsucro + 7'02 | | 24 Mirsamad Poorseyedi Siam Cement - Lenovo s.t. | | 25 Marco Salas ONCE-Eroski Cycling Team s.t. | | 26 Craig Lewis Dell - 361° Racing s.t. | | 27 Daniel Moreno Team TomTom + 7'19 | | 28 César Rojas Villegas ONCE-Eroski Cycling Team + 8'12 | | 29 Hugo Sabido Euskaltel-Bavaria Continental Team + 8'28 | | 30 Bereket Yemane Maloja Mountain Nomads + 8'40 | | 31 Jesús Herrada ONCE-Eroski Cycling Team + 9'34 | | 32 Phillip Gaimon In-n-Out Racing Powered by Auchan + 10'07 | | 33 Pieter Ghyllebert Team TomTom s.t. | | 34 Remo Schuler Team Vontobel s.t. | | 35 Heinrich Berger Maloja Mountain Nomads s.t. | | 36 Dayer Quintana Grupo Nutresa + 10'17 | | 37 Ever Rivera Alpina - Avianca + 11'11 | | 38 Muhamad Adiq Othman Fletcher - Garneau + 11'40 | | 39 Sergey Chernetskiy Grupo Nutresa + 11'48 | | 40 Sylvain Chavanel In-n-Out Racing Powered by Auchan + 11'52 | | 41 Eugenio Alafaci Team Nordeus + 12'13 | | 42 Andrea Manfredi Team Vontobel + 13'17 | | 43 Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez Euskaltel-Bavaria Continental Team + 13'23 | | 44 Sho Hatsuyama Dell - 361° Racing + 16'18 | | 45 Lukas Flückiger Team Vontobel + 16'32 | | 46 Haritz Orbe Euskaltel-Bavaria Continental Team + 17'35 | | 47 Julian Alaphilippe Team Nordeus + 17'36 | | 48 Amir Mustafa Rusli Sauber Petronas Racing + 17'41 | | 49 Bob Schoonbroodt Team TomTom + 18'48 | | 50 Adil Jelloul Maloja Mountain Nomads + 20'16 | | 51 Boris Borisavljevic Team Nordeus + 21'14 | | 52 Lachlan Norris Eddie Stobart Pro Cycling + 21'21 | | 53 Chris Opie Eddie Stobart Pro Cycling + 21'24 | | 54 Pirmin Lang Team Vontobel + 22'30 | | 55 William Germán RodrÃguez Parra Alpina - Avianca + 22'57 | | 56 Marco Haller Fletcher - Garneau + 23'09 | | 57 Cameron Meyer Fletcher - Garneau + 24'50 | | 58 Steven Cummings Eddie Stobart Pro Cycling + 25'24 | | 59 Baasankhuu Myagmarsuren Siam Cement - Lenovo + 25'30 | | 60 Théry Schir Team Vontobel + 26'17 | | 61 Thanawut Sanikwathi Siam Cement - Lenovo + 26'20 | | 62 Dries Beatse In-n-Out Racing Powered by Auchan + 27'07 | | 63 Reto Hollenstein Team Vontobel + 27'32 | | 64 Marco Guillén ONCE-Eroski Cycling Team + 27'35 | | 65 Roman Van Uden Fletcher - Garneau + 28'05 | | 66 Mauro Richeze Grupo Nutresa + 29'05 | | 67 Juan Esteban Arango Alpina - Avianca s.t. | | 68 Cristian Omar Clavero Dell - 361° Racing s.t. | | 69 Jose Luis Cano ONCE-Eroski Cycling Team s.t. | | 70 Zachary Bell Fletcher - Garneau s.t. | | 71 Dan McLay Fletcher - Garneau s.t. | | 72 Pedro Herrera Grupo Nutresa + 29'17 | | 73 Michael Vingerling Team TomTom + 29'21 | | 74 Azizulhasni Awang Sauber Petronas Racing + 29'23 | | 75 Benoît Sinner In-n-Out Racing Powered by Auchan + 29'47 | | 76 Juan Jose Lobato del Valle Euskaltel-Bavaria Continental Team + 29'48 | | 77 Juan Pablo Forero Alpina - Avianca + 29'51 | | 78 Michael Vanderaerden Fletcher - Garneau + 29'55 | | 79 Carlos Henrique Cancellara Alpina - Avianca + 30'15 | | 80 Carlos Alexandre Manarelli Bonsucro + 30'24 | | 81 Mohammed Zamri Salleh Sauber Petronas Racing + 30'32 | | 82 Tiziano Dall'Antonia Team Nordeus + 30'52 | | 83 Artur Gajek Maloja Mountain Nomads s.t. | | 84 Aurélien Passeron Maloja Mountain Nomads + 30'57 | | 85 Bojan Djurdjic Team Nordeus + 31'27 | | 86 Xiaoyong Dong Dell - 361° Racing s.t. | | 87 Bambang Suryadi Siam Cement - Lenovo s.t. | | 88 Ino Ilesic Team Nordeus + 32'37 | | 89 Steven Tronet Team Vontobel + 33'14 | | 90 Robin Stenuit Team TomTom s.t. | | 91 Steven Caethoven Grupo Nutresa s.t. | | 92 Mattia Gavazzi Eddie Stobart Pro Cycling s.t. | | 93 Khayabkhyrvaa Uugunbayar Siam Cement - Lenovo + 33'26 | | 94 Luke Keough Dell - 361° Racing s.t. | | 95 Roy Eefting Team TomTom + 33'43 | | 96 Alexandre Aulas In-n-Out Racing Powered by Auchan + 35'19 | | 97 Héctor Fabian Aguilar Bonsucro + 36'09 | | 98 Zhou Guozhang Dell - 361° Racing + 36'22 | | 99 Lluis Mas Bonsucro + 39'55 | | 100 Tesfay Abraha In-n-Out Racing Powered by Auchan s.t. | | 101 Dainius Kairelis Control Team + 40'45 | | 102 Tomasz Zywer Control Team + 41'05 | | 103 Graham Briggs Eddie Stobart Pro Cycling + 41'42 | | 104 Marco Benfatto Eddie Stobart Pro Cycling s.t. | | 105 Mohamed Harrif Salleh Sauber Petronas Racing s.t. | | 106 Carlos Verona Euskaltel-Bavaria Continental Team + 46'27 | | 107 Owain Doull Eddie Stobart Pro Cycling + 49'04 | | 108 Ivor Bruin Control Team + 49'09 |
1 st Alberto Losada Bonsucro 30
Points: 6 th Carlos Alexandre Manarelli Bonsucro 82
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 20-05-2014 07:59
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Two huge races for your team and that's always good news with so many racedays being spent enjoyed San Luis and Nicacio did really well to avoid any trouble. His move on that final climb appeared to be the crucial then, congrats!
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| The Rider |
Posted on 22-05-2014 19:38
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@ tsmoha - Thanks and well reported. If we do NOTHING else this season at least Bonsucro already have some great moments to reflect on.
With a while to go before our two remaining races in March commence and, buoyed by our recent successes, we will do a small preview for the remaining race in the month.
Preview:
Startlist:
- Pedro Nicácio
- Sergio Paulinho
- Bruno Borges
- Rodrigo Melo
- Hernâni Broco
- Patrick Oyakaua
- Carlos Oyarzun
We bring a quality line-up to this C2HC four day stage race in Portugal. The stage race contains two lumpy sprinter stages and one uphill finish but the deciding stage, GC wise, will be the final stage 34 kilometre TT.
Given the nature of the race a break may succeed on stages one to three and with no sprinter we will be trying our all, once again, to make the successful move. Hernâni Broco, Sergio Paulinho and Bruno Borges, the latter having already won a stage this season, will look to impress on home soil whereas Pedro Nicácio harbours ambitions of winning stage 4 and therefore potentially the GC. However the race unfolds it is safe to expect to see Bonsucro being in the thick of the aggressive action and decisive moments in the race.
Race Goals:
*** Top 5 in GC
** 1 podium finish
* Make 2 breakaways
Preview:
Startlist:
- Sergio Godoy
- Alberto Losada
- Jonathan Camargo
- Héctor Fabian Aguilar
- Jose Eriberto Rodrigues
- Jorge Adelbo Soto Pereira
- João Gaspar
We round off March by racing at the 6 stage C2 classified Tour de Beauce in Canada. It is the teams' goal to set Sergio Godoy up in the best position possible for the ascent finish up Mont Mégantic on stage 3, which may be crucial for the GC.
Alberto Losada has been fantastic in every race for Bonsucro so far this season, so anything he might achieve here can not be underestimated. Héctor Fabian Aguilar has three potential sprint stages to show himself after not showing in the sprints in Langkawi. Jorge Adelbo Soto Pereira could be our top card here in Quebec when it comes to the stage 4 TT and the GC as the Uruguayan TT champion is our best man against the clock that we bring here.
Race Goals:
*** 1 stage win
** Top 5 in GC
* Top 10 in GC
We hope to show well in the upcoming races as we continue further on into our journey to spread the word of Bonsucro.
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 23-05-2014 02:01
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Was hoping to win Algarve but with Nicacio I could have a few problems. He is a very strong rider as he showed in San Luis. Hopefully the GC in Algarve is decided by the time stage 4 comes.
Either way, looking forward to a great race. And will in Canada as well, seems our riders like riding against each other.
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| The Rider |
Posted on 25-05-2014 16:33
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LLS - I hope your weariness of Nicacio is justified for the Algarve. Our teams are going to come up a lot against each other as the season continues. Bonsucro's full calendar is posted in one of the early posts of this thread, so check that out for a full programme of our races. |
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