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| G_Larsson |
Posted on 19-07-2009 22:06
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2013  Nice 
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 19-07-2009 22:22
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I think its pretty nice to see a PCM07 story in the first place
THE THOMAS VOECKLER PROPHET OF PCM DAILY
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| SeoulYank |
Posted on 19-07-2009 22:37
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Stage 4: Willunga-Willunga
Critical stage today as the overall race will likely be won on the final climb of the day. Discovery Channel plan is to send whomever looks most fit on the final climb to try and secure a top 5 spot.
We did not send anyone in the days break as Beppu's KOM jersey looked secure. 7 riders ultimately got away and reached a 6'10" lead with 100 km to go before Predictor-Lotto began realing them in.
The days break
The break was caught by the time the peloton hit the final climb. Our best hope on the climb, Jason Donald, was not looking up to it still with early season fitness issues. Markus Reich, on the other hand, told the team car he was feeling very good today and wanted to take a crack. When the break started, we gave Markus the greenlight to go as well as Beppu who was looking to secure the moutain points. Unfortunately, neither had the legs to get up the climb and were easily caught. 4 riders did get away, however, led by Eros Capecchi who was looking like a man of destiny. In there as well was Sebastien Joly, young Jonay Pereiro and Simon Spilak.
Capecchi is first over the mountain top
The four managed to buid a 1'40" lead as they reached the finish line. Joly looked most fit after the climb and took the stage with Capecchi nailing down the overall lead. Discovery Channel riders were nowhere to be seen. Somehow the race photographer fell asleep and no photo was taken at the line (call it growing pains in my story).
Results
1 Sébastien Joly AG2R PRÉVOYANCE 3h28'06
2 Simon Spilak SOUTHAUSTRALIA s.t.
3 Eros Capecchi PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
4 Jonay Pereiro TEAM CSC s.t.
5 Evgeni Petrov TEAM CSC + 1'40
6 Gennarino Carruezzo TEAM MILRAM + 1'54
7 Emilien-Benoît Bergès AG2R PRÉVOYANCE s.t.
8 Gert Steegmans TEAM MILRAM s.t.
9 Adam Blythe AG2R PRÉVOYANCE s.t.
10 Martin Mares SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM s.t.
11 Emanuele Rizza UNIBET.COM s.t.
12 Rémy Di Gregorio AG2R PRÉVOYANCE s.t.
13 William Ford SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM s.t.
14 Aidis Kruopis BOUYGUES TÉLÉCOM s.t.
15 Preben Van Hecke PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
16 Juan David Torres BOUYGUES TÉLÉCOM s.t.
17 Gorka Amuriza BOUYGUES TÉLÉCOM s.t.
18 Ben Gastauer UNIBET.COM s.t.
19 Alberto Moriette AGRITUBEL s.t.
20 Dimitry Kozontchuk CHOCOLADE JACQUES s.t.
21 John Murphy HEALTH NET s.t.
22 Shaun Lewis CHOCOLADE JACQUES s.t.
23 Alberto Fernández BARLOWORLD s.t.
24 Kevin De Weert UNIBET.COM s.t.
25 Floris Goesinnen CHOCOLADE JACQUES s.t.
33 Markus Reich DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
34 Fumiyuki Beppu DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
GC
1 Eros Capecchi PREDICTOR - LOTTO 14h12'35
2 Sébastien Joly AG2R PRÉVOYANCE + 8
3 Simon Spilak SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM + 10
4 Jonay Pereiro TEAM CSC + 12
5 Evgeni Petrov TEAM CSC + 1'54
23 Mark Cavendish DISCOVERY CHANNEL 2'08
Points
1 Eros Capecchi PREDICTOR - LOTTO 4 20
2 Aidis Kruopis BOUYGUES TÉLÉCOM 0 14
3 Frank Sutton SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM 0 12
4 Dean Windsor DRAPAC PORSCHE 0 12
5 Jonathan Patrick McCarty BARLOWORLD 0 8
Mountain
1 Fumiyuki Beppu DISCOVERY CHANNEL 0 60
2 Abdelkader Belmokhtar TEAM CSC 0 34
3 Rémy Di Gregorio AG2R PRÉVOYANCE 0 32
4 Jonathan Patrick McCarty BARLOWORLD 0 32
5 Jakub Dancik AGRITUBEL 0 32 |
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| SeoulYank |
Posted on 19-07-2009 23:11
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Stage 5: Adelaide City Council Circuit
The final stage is short and flat and perfect for sprinters. We decided to send Markus Reich in the early break to let him stretch his legs a bit. After a couple of separate breaks, ultimately 10 riders got away. On such a short stage, 10 riders could be very dangerous. The race was made more interesting when 4th placed Jonay Pereiro went down. However, no teams looked to take advantage and his teammates got him back to the pack.
With 60 km to go, Predictor-Lotto took up the chase, catching them with 20 km to the finish line. It would be a mass sprint. It looked like Eros Capecchi was going to stay out of this one for safety sake. His form had been so good that Cavendish stood no chance in a sprint with him, so things were looking up. Cavendish again struggled to catch a wheel, however, and was pretty drained by the time the sprint started.
Eric Baumann would put up a good performance and take the stage. Cavendish finished 5th.
Baumann wins the sprint
We did not get our top 10 finish but that was not a total surprise given poor overall team fitness. However we did manage to come away with the KOM jersey for Beppu, so the race was not a total loss. Eros Capecchi took away a well deserved overall first.
Results
1 Eric Baumann CRÉDIT AGRICOLE 2h06'57
2 Anthony Ravard NAVIGATORS INSURANCE s.t.
3 Stéphane Vrillard CRÉDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
4 Boy Van Poppel UNIBET.COM s.t.
5 Mark Cavendish DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
6 William Bonnet CHOCOLADE JACQUES s.t.
7 Andrei Klyuev PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
8 Jure Kocjan AGRITUBEL s.t.
9 Gert Steegmans TEAM MILRAM s.t.
10 Gennarino Carruezzo TEAM MILRAM s.t.
11 Eros Capecchi PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
12 Robert Förster UNIBET.COM s.t.
13 Emanuele Rizza UNIBET.COM s.t.
14 Stefan Radochla UNIBET.COM s.t.
15 Maxim Rudenko TEAM MILRAM s.t.
16 Koen De Kort CHOCOLADE JACQUES s.t.
17 Lluis Guillermo Mas TEAM MILRAM s.t.
18 Jonathan Hivert CRÉDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
19 Kari Hokkanen PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
20 Floris Goesinnen CHOCOLADE JACQUES s.t.
21 Juan Van Heerden DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
22 Anuar Manan TEAM MILRAM s.t.
23 André Greipel CRÉDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
24 Anthony Roux AGRITUBEL s.t.
25 Tyler Farrar DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
GC
1 Eros Capecchi PREDICTOR - LOTTO 16h19'32
2 Sébastien Joly AG2R PRÉVOYANCE + 8
3 Simon Spilak SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM + 10
4 Jonay Pereiro TEAM CSC + 12
5 Evgeni Petrov TEAM CSC + 1'54
6 Aidis Kruopis BOUYGUES TÉLÉCOM + 1'58
7 Stéphane Vrillard CRÉDIT AGRICOLE + 2'02
8 Anthony Ravard NAVIGATORS INSURANCE + 2'04
9 Boy Van Poppel UNIBET.COM s.t.
10 Jure Kocjan AGRITUBEL s.t.
17 Mark Cavendish DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
24 Juan Van Heerden DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
25 Tyler Farrar DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
39 Jason Donald DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
44 Brian Vandborg DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
70 Fumiyuki Beppu DISCOVERY CHANNEL + 6'41
85 Markus Reich DISCOVERY CHANNEL + 8'50
119 Oier García Viveros DISCOVERY CHANNEL + 52'20
Points
1 Eros Capecchi PREDICTOR - LOTTO 0 20
2 Eric Baumann CRÉDIT AGRICOLE 8 16
3 Aidis Kruopis BOUYGUES TÉLÉCOM 0 14
4 Frank Sutton SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM 0 12
5 Dean Windsor DRAPAC PORSCHE 0 12
Mountain
1 Fumiyuki Beppu DISCOVERY CHANNEL 60
2 Abdelkader Belmokhtar TEAM CSC 34
3 Rémy Di Gregorio AG2R PRÉVOYANCE 32
4 Jonathan Patrick McCarty BARLOWORLD 32
5 Jakub Dancik AGRITUBEL 32 |
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| SeoulYank |
Posted on 19-07-2009 23:21
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February Schedule
We start to step things up a bit in February:
11/02-15/02: Challenge Vuelta a Mallorca
18/02-25/02: Tour of California
27/02-03/03: Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
Our main goal for the month is to get a result on our home turf at the Tour of California. Jason Donald will be our main man there with Tyler Farrar looking for the points jersey. Secondary goal for the month is preparation for the cobblestone season and warm-up for our first sponsor goal of the season: Paris-Nice. |
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| SeoulYank |
Posted on 20-07-2009 00:01
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Not 2009, but the above logo is the best I could do!
Past Winners
2007: Inigo Landaluze (Euskatel)
2008: Samuel Sanchez (Euskatel)
2009: Stijn Devolder (Caisse d'Epargne)
2010: Diego Milan (Caisse d'Epargne)
2011: Vladimir Efmkin (Saunier Duval)
2012: Jaume Rovira (QuickStep)
There are a number of great riders here this year. Caisse d'Epargne has to be considered the favorites, bringing a very strong team led by Humberto Amilcar and strong support from Maxim Belkov and Gomez Marchante. This kind of race could be perfect for a rider like Di Luca or Boasson Hagen, meanwhile Nibali will try and steal it for Milram. Tough spritner competition here from the likes of Boonen and Boasson Hagen.
Discovery Channel will not be looking for a win here, rather further preparation for the Tour of California. We expect Cavendish to compete well in the sprints with more fitness under his belt. Ardila could go for the KOM jersey.
Start List
Team Milram
1. V.Nibali
2. J.Benítez
3. G.Ciccolini
4. �.Japón
5. M.Lema
6. L.Mas
7. R.Nocentini
8. R.Rodríguez
9. G.Steegmans
QuickStep
11. D.Di Luca
12. T.Boonen
13. J.Degenkolb
14. K.Hulsmans
15. N.Ingels
16. T.Kannemeyer
17. O.Sánchez
18. C.Sørensen
19. W.Weylandt
Rabobank
21. E.Boasson Hagen
22. J.J.Abril
23. D.Claeys
24. J.Del Nero
25. S.Higgerson
26. M.Ruß
27. A.Sokolovski
28. A.Vicioso
29. G.Visconti
Liquigas
31. M.Wyss
32. H.Bartelsen
33. K.De Zutter
34. M.Elmiger
35. A.Frisch
36. A.Hassink
37. A.Klier
38. I.Mayoz
39. A.Vanotti
Team Astana
41. S.Sánchez
42. J.F.Agudelo
43. O.Giesecke
44. I.Landaluze
45. I.Leanizbarrutia
46. E.Orozco
47. A.Towers
48. E.Winheim
49. S.Yakovlev
Caisse d'Epargne
51. H.Amílcar
52. A.Antuña
53. M.Astarloza
54. M.Belkov
55. S.Devolder
56. J.A.Gómez Marchante
57. M.Hahn
58. D.Martín
59. L.R.Álvarez
Discovery Channel
61. H.Haussler
62. M.Ardila
63. F.Beppu
64. M.Cavendish
65. J.Donald
66. T.Farrar
67. O.García Viveros
68. M.Reich
69. J.Van Heerden
Euskaltel
71. A.Pliuschin
72. J.A.Baños
73. F.Bonnet
74. S.Forke
75. P.Grillo
76. R.Kiserlovski
77. S.Raisin
78. R.Schuth
79. H.Zubeldia
Nicolás Mateos
81. Sy.Chavanel
82. V.Acedo
83. O.García-Casarrubios
84. H.González
85. M.Lloret
86. J.Ruiz
87. E.Teruel
88. A.Van Katwijk
89. D.Zolt
Viña Magna - Cropu
91. T.Colom
92. J.Aberasturi
93. D.Etxániz
94. D.Gallego
95. M.Jaén
96. G.Lasa
97. J.Luque
98. D.Navarro
99. B.Sinner
T-Mobile Team
101. A.Rodríguez
102. M.Knight
103. P.Koch
104. Y.Kusters
105. J.Pardo Del Burgo
106. O.Roba
107. R.Sentjens
108. A.Ureña
109. P.Vanspeybrouck
Extremadura
111. M.Fothen
112. D.Abal
113. S.Astarloa
114. G.Delporte
115. I.Flores
116. I.Gascón
117. O.Gatto
118. S.Siedler
119. J.Vansummeren
Agritubel
121. V.Gustov
122. P.Camussa
123. M.Chaves
124. R.Foudil
125. J.Kocjan
126. Ce.Pinho
127. G.Rey
128. E.Sladkov
129. C.Vandevelde
Andalucía - Cajasur
131. C.Castaño
132. U.Artola
133. G.Domínguez
134. S.Gil
135. M.Mata
136. S.Pristl
137. O.Pujol
138. J.Rosendo
139. X.Zandio
Saunier Duval
141. D.Cannone
142. M.Bono
143. J.Ceballos
144. M.Dueñas
145. V.Efimkin
146. M.Facci
147. L.Gloor
148. V.Karpets
149. F.Marti
Orbea - Oreka
151. R.Reig
152. R.Chabert
153. D.Craven
154. F.Ginanni
155. L.Maté
156. J.Milla
157. E.Pedrosa
158. T.Tolleson
159. A.Villegas
Gerolsteiner
161. D.Impey
162. L.Bak
163. B.Dockx
164. J.Díaz Ruiz
165. D.Klemme
166. D.Summerhill
167. J.Tschopp
168. E.Verbist
169. O.Zamora
Karpin Galicia
171. E.Jiménez
172. A.Antunes
173. F.Casal
174. A.Cervilla
175. N.Luengo
176. H.Olea
177. R.Rogina
178. C.Vermeltfoort
179. A.Vázquez
Fuerteventura
181. A.Efimkin
182. X.Ferrería
183. V.Gomes
184. H.Granados
185. C.Irún
186. G.Niermann
187. E.Sella
188. G.Trentin
189. M.Verdugo
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| stuartmcstuart |
Posted on 20-07-2009 01:41
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I'm ashamed I've never really made it into a 7th season, not even by simming. Enjoying the read, keep it going |
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| SeoulYank |
Posted on 20-07-2009 05:48
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Thanks. Definitely planning to keep this going for the long-term (although I suppose everybody plans it that way at the beginning). I'm finding it easy enough to do, the only thing I find frustrating is that when I copy and paste the export results I get huge gaps so I need to go line-by-line to clean it up. Anybody have a solution for this?
One side note on the Tour Down Under this year which I found interesting. For anybody who has played with PCM Spain they know that starting from 2008 (I think) each season you get a crash in the 4th stage (believe it is the 4th) and only way to get around it is to bypass the stage. For some reason that did not happen this season and I was able to race the TDU all the way through for the first time since my first season. |
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| matt493 |
Posted on 20-07-2009 05:55
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Deadpool wrote:
SeoulYank wrote:
Thanks for the kind words. Hopefully I can keep it interesting.
I don't think that'll be a problem, the fact that its 2013 makes it interesting enough...
Completely agree.
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| SeoulYank |
Posted on 20-07-2009 11:42
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Stage 1: Palma de Mallorca
A 7-man break goes early, followed immediately by 5 more.
With today's stage lasting only 100 km, 12 men in the break could prove dangerous. Discovery Channel moves forward to reel the break back in.
Shortly after the break is caught (with 68 km to go), Geert Steegmans goes down taking 7 riders with him including Fothen, Jimenez and most notably Liquigas team leader Marcel Wyss.
Several teams, including Caisse d'Epargne, seek to take advantage of Wyss' fall and take the head of the peloton.
However, helped by the bulk of the Liquigas team, Wyss and company are soon back in the Peloton.
Earlier, seven riders had managed to get away but as the peloton closed in, Karpets and Rus inexplicably decided to attack despite on flat ground and despite the quick pace of the pack. They were quickly caught.
It would be mass sprint finish. Cavendish initially followed Van Heerden but ended up on Boasson Hagen's wheel.
Cavendish stayed on Boasson Hagen's wheel as he changed trains while Haussler found the wheel of Boonen.
As the sprint started, Cavendish looked well positioned, continuing on Boasson Hagen's wheel while Haussler stays tight on Boonen.
Boasson Hagen appears to be in poor fitness and was doing little to help Cavendish so Cav makes his move, leaving Edvald in his dust.
As the finish line nears, Cavendish has moved into second while Haussler has passed Boonen, but is it too late for the win?
Cavendish made a good go of it but it looks like Eloy Teruel is just going to hang on.
Teruel celebrates a surprise win. Cavendish takes second with Haussler in 5th - a good result in his first stage of the season.
At the finish line we learn that Markus Fothen crashed once again down the stretch and had to withdraw from the race. Tough day for Markus.
Results
1 Eloy Teruel GRUPO NICOLÁS MATEOS 2h13'04
2 Mark Cavendish DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
3 Víctor Manuel Gomes FUERTEVENTURA - CANARIAS TEAM s.t.
4 Daryl Impey GEROLSTEINER s.t.
5 Heinrich Haussler DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
6 Javier Benítez TEAM MILRAM s.t.
7 Jure Kocjan AGRITUBEL s.t.
8 Tom Boonen QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
9 Edvald Boasson Hagen RABOBANK s.t.
10 Jesús Del Nero RABOBANK s.t.
11 Rafael Rodríguez TEAM MILRAM s.t.
12 Florent Bonnet EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
13 Luis Ángel Maté ORBEA - OREKA S.D.A. s.t.
14 Sebastian Siedler EXTREMADURA - SPIUK s.t.
15 Gert Steegmans TEAM MILRAM s.t.
16 Óscar Gatto EXTREMADURA - SPIUK s.t.
17 Bart Dockx GEROLSTEINER s.t.
18 Taylor Tolleson ORBEA - OREKA S.D.A. s.t.
19 Lars Ytting Bak GEROLSTEINER s.t.
20 Paride Grillo EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
21 Coen Vermeltfoort KARPIN GALICIA s.t.
22 Nick Ingels QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
23 Francesco Ginanni ORBEA - OREKA S.D.A. s.t.
24 Sebastian Forke EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
25 Juan Van Heerden DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t. |
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| SeoulYank |
Posted on 20-07-2009 11:45
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Strange, these last batch of screenshots came out looking pretty bad. Tough to read the names, etc. Anyone have any advice?
EDIT: I should note that my computer is fairly old and being held together with duct tape (tough to find an English language computer in Korea) so the graphics are not as sharp to begin with. Still, when I am editing the screenshots they look much better than when posted here.
Edited by SeoulYank on 20-07-2009 11:53
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 20-07-2009 13:24
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Great story so far, just caught up after being out of town yesterday... |
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| SeoulYank |
Posted on 21-07-2009 02:20
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Stage 2: Cala Maillor - Cala Bona
Eight riders go in the early break.
The lead gets to 6'30" with 110 km when Discovery and Team Nicolas Mateos (defending yellow) go forward to begin the chase.
For the second day in a row with the peloton going at full speed on flat ground, a big name tries to attack. This time it is Samuel Sanchez along with 5 others. What is he thinking? Needless to say he is easily caught and the break is caught 20km from the line.
11.5km forom the line, Verdugo goes down and takes a large number of riders with him. No big names though.
With 7km to go, Cavendish's position in the sprint train is not looking good thanks to Van Heerden who struggles to bring him forward. Haussler and Farrar look much better off.
Van Heerden makes a move to put Cavendish in better position, just behind Farrar and Haussler, but both lose a lot of energy in the process.
Cavendish starts his sprint but it looks a lost cause. He doesn't have it today and positioning was poor. Farrar looks the strongest of the 4.
In the end, Rodriguez takes first followed by Geert Steegmans. It is a bad day for Discovery Channel with Farrar finishing the best at 8th place.
Unfortunately I did not export the results of the race. |
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 21-07-2009 02:41
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Tough luck in the sprint there |
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| SeoulYank |
Posted on 21-07-2009 03:18
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Yeah, I'm hit or miss in sprints. Sometimes great, sometimes just horrible. |
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| ursul |
Posted on 21-07-2009 04:21
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matt493 wrote:
Deadpool wrote:
SeoulYank wrote:
Thanks for the kind words. Hopefully I can keep it interesting.
I don't think that'll be a problem, the fact that its 2013 makes it interesting enough...
Completely agree.
agree too! Keep it like that!
When Nothing goes rigth, go left...
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| SeoulYank |
Posted on 21-07-2009 04:44
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Stage 3: Pellenca - Mirador d'Es Colomer
Should be an interesting stage today with an uphill sprint finish. Perfect for Haussler, although his fitness could be an issue.
Ardila goes with the early breakaway, chasing mountain points. The break ends up consisting of 7.
Ardila is first over the top to grab the initial mountain points of the day.
Once again, Ardila powers over the top first and grabs the maximum mountain points for the day. He'll wear red tomorrow.
The break gets a maximum 6'30" lead with 102 km to go before Fuerteventura begins to do the work for the pack. It is a great effort for the break to try and stay away, but the are finally caught just 19 km from the line.
With 6 km to go, Jason Donald helps Haussler position himself towards the front of the pack for the final climb before falling back. Good effort from Jason.
As the sprint starts, Haussler is near the front along with Chavenel, Landaluze and Nibali.
Nearing the line, Devolder passes Haussler as Heinrich begins to struggle. His fitness just isn't there yet.
Nibali will get the win today but Haussler hangs on for 5th. A great result with such low fitness.
Results
1 Vincenzo Nibali TEAM MILRAM 4h09'13
2 Sylvain Chavanel GRUPO NICOLÁS MATEOS s.t.
3 Iñigo Landaluze TEAM ASTANA s.t.
4 Stijn Devolder CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
5 Heinrich Haussler DISCOVERY CHANNEL + 16
6 Diego Gallego VIÑA MAGNA - CROPU s.t.
7 Donato Cannone SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
8 Carlos Castaño ANDALUCÍA - CAJASUR + 24
9 Volodymyr Gustov AGRITUBEL s.t.
10 Rinaldo Nocentini TEAM MILRAM s.t.
11 José Angel Gómez Marchante CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
12 Moisés Dueñas SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
13 Danilo Di Luca QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
14 Edwin Orozco TEAM ASTANA s.t.
15 Chris Sørensen QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
16 Rubén Reig ORBEA - OREKA S.D.A. s.t.
17 Oliver Giesecke TEAM ASTANA s.t.
18 Toni Colom VIÑA MAGNA - CROPU s.t.
19 Eladio Jiménez KARPIN GALICIA s.t.
20 Rafael Rodríguez TEAM MILRAM + 32
21 Jesús Del Nero RABOBANK s.t.
22 Pieter Vanspeybrouck T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
23 John Degenkolb QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
24 Marcel Wyss LIQUIGAS s.t.
25 Aarón Villegas ORBEA - OREKA S.D.A. s.t.
GC
1 Stijn Devolder CAISSE D'EPARGNE 9h57'02
2 Vincenzo Nibali TEAM MILRAM s.t.
3 Iñigo Landaluze TEAM ASTANA s.t.
4 Sylvain Chavanel GRUPO NICOLÁS MATEOS s.t.
5 Heinrich Haussler DISCOVERY CHANNEL + 16
6 Donato Cannone SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
7 Diego Gallego VIÑA MAGNA - CROPU s.t.
8 Rinaldo Nocentini TEAM MILRAM + 24
9 Danilo Di Luca QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
10 Rubén Reig ORBEA - OREKA S.D.A. s.t.
Points
1 Andreas Frisch LIQUIGAS 0 3
2 Igor Gascón EXTREMADURA - SPIUK 0 3
3 Jure Kocjan AGRITUBEL 3 3
4 Eloy Teruel GRUPO NICOLÁS MATEOS 3 3
5 Oliverio Roba T-MOBILE TEAM 0 2
Mountain
1 Mauricio Ardila DISCOVERY CHANNEL 26 26
2 Óscar Pujol ANDALUCÍA - CAJASUR 15 15
3 Matteo Bono SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 14 14
4 Jaime Miguel Pardo Del Burgo T-MOBILE TEAM 13 13
5 Ángel Vázquez KARPIN GALICIA 11 11
Edited by SeoulYank on 21-07-2009 04:46
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Posted on 21-07-2009 23:41
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Stage 4: Soller - Port de Soller
Todays route culminates in a climb followed by a downhill finish. After the effort put in by Haussler yesterday, if his form looks good and the favorites attack on the final hill we will send him as well to try and hold his top 10 spot.
Ardila goes with the early break, which includes Aleksandr Pliuschin, to defend his red jersey.
A number of secondary attacks are made, most of which the peloton brings back in, and ultimately a group of 7 forms with another 4 chasing.
Ardila informs the team car that he is not feeling good today. He struggle to keep up with the tempo of the break and is unable to capture the first set of mountain points. He'll go on to lose his jersey today.
The break reaches a lead of 6'30" with just under 100 km to go when Caisse takes up the chase.
Meanwhile, three of the four chasing the front pack manage to bridge the gap and the break is now ten. The break ups the tempo and with 60km to go, the lead still stands at just over 6'.
The break sees the chance and attacks begin from Rey and Kannemeyer. Knowing that the break has upped the tempo, and seeing that Caisse is struggling to drive the peloton forward; Astana, Milram and QuickStep send troops forward to help.
Finally the peloton does the job and catches the break on the final climb.
The effort of chasing down the break has left the peloton drained and no attacks come over the final peak. It will be a downhill sprint finish and Jason Donald pulls Haussler forward to help position him for the final sprint. Cavendish, Farrar and Van Heerden are too worn out from the last climb to be able to participate.
The sprint starts and Haussler may be too far back to have an impact.
Nevertheless, he gives it his best shot. Saunier Duvals' Donato Cannone, having gotten a great lead out from Mauro Facci, looks like the man to take the stage today.
Indeed, Cannone will take it. Haussler manages to finish 5th. Haussler and Cannone were dead even on time coming into this stage so Cannone will take 5th overall on the basis of finishing position. Still, with tomorrow's stage not offering much in the way of risk, Haussler looks set to take a top 10 in his first race of the season which would be a great result for Discovery Channel.
Results
1 Donato Cannone SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 3h51'16
2 Andrés Antuña CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
3 Lluis Guillermo Mas TEAM MILRAM s.t.
4 Mauro Facci SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
5 Heinrich Haussler DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
6 Óscar Sánchez QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
7 Edwin Orozco TEAM ASTANA s.t.
8 Rinaldo Nocentini TEAM MILRAM s.t.
9 Máximo Lema TEAM MILRAM s.t.
10 José Angel Gómez Marchante CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
11 Shaun Higgerson RABOBANK s.t.
12 Humberto Amílcar CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
13 David Martín CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
14 Ángel Vicioso RABOBANK s.t.
15 Álex Japón TEAM MILRAM s.t.
16 Moisés Dueñas SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
17 Jason Donald DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
18 Volodymyr Gustov AGRITUBEL s.t.
19 Stijn Devolder CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
20 Marcel Wyss LIQUIGAS s.t.
21 Oliver Giesecke TEAM ASTANA s.t.
22 Iñigo Landaluze TEAM ASTANA s.t.
23 Pieter Vanspeybrouck T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
24 Matthias Hahn CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
25 Ghislain Ciccolini TEAM MILRAM s.t.
GC
1 Stijn Devolder CAISSE D'EPARGNE 13h48'18
2 Iñigo Landaluze TEAM ASTANA s.t.
3 Vincenzo Nibali TEAM MILRAM s.t.
4 Sylvain Chavanel GRUPO NICOLÁS MATEOS s.t.
5 Donato Cannone SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR + 16
6 Heinrich Haussler DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
7 Diego Gallego VIÑA MAGNA - CROPU s.t.
8 Rinaldo Nocentini TEAM MILRAM + 24
9 Edwin Orozco TEAM ASTANA s.t.
10 José Angel Gómez Marchante CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
Points
1 Alessandro Vanotti LIQUIGAS 5 5
2 Matteo Bono SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 2 4
3 Julio Alberto Díaz Ruiz GEROLSTEINER 1 3
4 Andreas Frisch LIQUIGAS 0 3
5 Igor Gascón EXTREMADURA - SPIUK 0 3
Mountain
1 Matteo Bono SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 17 31
2 Mauricio Ardila DISCOVERY CHANNEL 1 27
3 Óscar Pujol ANDALUCÍA - CAJASUR 0 15
4 Jaime Miguel Pardo Del Burgo T-MOBILE TEAM 0 13
5 Tiaan Kannemeyer QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC 13 13 |
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Posted on 21-07-2009 23:58
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Good result from Haussler
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Posted on 22-07-2009 00:04
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Stage 5: Magalluf - Palmanova
While there are no dangerous hills or mountains in today's stage, there are a lot of mountain points in play. Therefore, Ardila goes with the early break to try and reclaim his KOM jersey. Matteo Bono does not make it into the break of 6, however, Jaime Miguel Pardo Del Burgo of T-Mobile does. Del Burgo sits on 13 moutain points coming into today while Ardila is on 27 (4 back of Bono). Efmkin, Niermann and Tolleson all launch an attack to try and catch the break.
At the first hill, Del Burgo launches an attack which surprises Ardila who is not able to respond. Del Burgo takes maximum points while Ardila only manages 4th across the line. This puts Ardila only 1 point behind Bono but moves Del Burgo to within 7 of Ardila.
Ardila pushes a higher pace up the second mountain and splits the break in two with Del Burgo in the trailing group. Ardila does not attack across the top and is happy with 2nd which puts him in the virtual KOM jersey.
With 84km to go and the break enjoying an 8' lead, Caisse moves forward to begin the chase.
Meanwhile, the break has come back together plus Efmkin and Tolleson have managed to bridge the gap so the break now stands at 8. Ardila takes 2nd in the third climb. He'll add a 2nd place in the 4th climb for good measure but he's already guaranteed the KOM jersey.
The break gets over the final hill still with a 1 minute lead. It's a good effort but they will ultimately be caught with 8km to go. Before that happens, at the 10 km mark a massive crash occurs which takes out 30+ riders including Farrar, Boasson Hagen and others.
As a result of the crash and many sprinters failing to keep the pace over the final hills, the sprint train is looking pretty ragged. Van Heerden tires to pull Cavendish forward while Haussler looks for a wheel after getting split off from the other Discovery Channel riders.
As the sprint starts, the Discovery Channel sprinters are looking a bit too far back to make an impact.
Both Cavendish and Haussler try and make a move but Cavendish is boxed in and Haussler has a hard time getting through the mess in front of him.
It won't be Discovery Channel's day in the sprint today but it will be Rabobank's. They will manage an impressive 1-2-3 with Claeys taking an unexpected win followed by Vicioso and Del Nero. Great positioning and sprinting by Rabobank.
Heinrich Haussler will hold his 6th place in the overall standings and Ardila takes home the KOM. All-in-all a good result for what was basically warm-up race. Stijn Devolder takes home his second race win in Mallorca - little surprise that Caisse d'Epargne would finish on top with such a strong team here.
Unfortunately I neglected to export the results so here are the final top 10 standings (little changed from stage 4):
1 Stijn Devolder Caisse d'Epargne
2 Inigo Landaluze Astana
3 Vincenzo Nibali Milram
4 Sylvan Chavanel Nicolas Mateos
5 Donato Cannone Saunier Duval
6 Heinrich Haussler Discovery Channel
7 Diego Gallego Vina Magna
8 Rinaldo Nocentini Milram
9 Ruben Reig Orbea-Oreka
10 Carlos Castano Analucia-Cajasur
Edited by SeoulYank on 22-07-2009 00:06
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