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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 23-01-2013 22:14
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yesj thank you 
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 23-01-2013 23:06
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Nice riding from Alex and Luc in France  |
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| kadtagenero |
Posted on 23-01-2013 23:12
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hahaha I guess if Diego can learn with him, he'll understand everybody there.. anyway, as far as he rides well and the victories come... maybe instead of learning english, he starts teaching spanish
Can't wait to see him racing again... good luck to everybody in the next race!
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| brewers90 |
Posted on 24-01-2013 00:04
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Race Report
 Kattekoers
There were many attacks at the start today and the pace was very high as the peloton fought for control. Eventually, nine riders did get away and established themselves at the head of the race. Unfortunately, despite a big effort by Jones to get away, Sky couldn't get anyone in the break and the whole team settled down in the peloton.
The two big local teams, Landbouwkrediet and Accent Jobs had almost all of their riders on the front as they began to pull the escapees back. As the first cobbled climb approached, the leaders were still four minutes ahead. There weren't many issues in the peloton today, as most riders stayed upright. Oget did, however, puncture just after the first climb, but it didn't cost him much.
As you can see, the pavé was located on a tough climb at over 10% gradients. Most of Sky's riders were keeping out of trouble at the front but Bracco wasn't enjoying himself on these tough roads. He was dreaming about going back to Italy and getting some sunshine! Having said that the conditions weren't too bad with it staying dry all day but it certainly wasn't warm! With 15km to go, Gilbert tried to get away from the peloton with an attack but it wasn't to be as the peloton reeled him in.
As the final member of the breakaway, Rusli, was caught, Traksel of Landbouwkrediet went on the attack. There were only four kilometres left at this point so it seemed as if it would be too late to successfully attack. He was eventually followed by Scheirlinckx of Accent Jobs, but the peloton was still right behind them. Hammarling was well placed on Huigsloot's wheel with Oget leading them both into Ieper.
Amazingly, Traksel managed to sprint for over two kilometres and the only person who could beat him in the end was his team mate Commeyne. A 1-2 for the Belgian team. Vandousselaere was third, ahead of Franzoi and Hammarling, who clinched another top five finish with a really strong finish. Again, the leadout man held on for a top ten as Huigsloot finished in tenth. The team's performances really have been good so far.
| 1 | Davy Commeyne | Landbouwkrediet - Euphony | 4h10'26 | | 2 |  Bobbie Traksel | Landbouwkrediet - Euphony | s.t. | | 3 | Sven Vandousselaere | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 4 |  Enrico Franzoï | Miche - Guerciotti | s.t. | | 5 |  Johan Hammarling | Sky Development Squad | s.t. | | 6 |  Kristian Sobota | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 7 | Kenneth Vanbilsen | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 8 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 9 | Roy Jans | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 10 | Abel Huigsloot | Sky Development Squad | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Stijn Ennekens | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 12 | Staf Scheirlinckx | Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | s.t. | | 13 | Kevyn Ista | Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | s.t. | | 14 | Floris Goesinnen | Drapac Professional Cycling | s.t. | | 15 | Freqalsi Debesay | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 16 | Michael Reihs | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 17 | Kurt Hovelynck | Landbouwkrediet - Euphony | s.t. | | 18 | Jurgen Van Goolen | Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | s.t. | | 19 | Lluis Guillermo Mas | Burgos BH - Castilla y León | s.t. | | 20 | Ingmar De Poortere | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | s.t. | | 21 | Wim De Vocht | Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | s.t. | | 22 | Leif Hoste | Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | s.t. | | 23 | Baptiste Planckaert | Landbouwkrediet - Euphony | s.t. | | 24 | Sander Armee | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 25 | James Vanlandschoot | Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | s.t. | | 26 | Gediminas Bagdonas | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 27 | Anton Vorobyev | Itera - Katusha | s.t. | | 28 | Ruben Zepuntke | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 29 | Nico Eeckhout | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 30 | Sam Bennett | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 31 | Koen Barbé | Landbouwkrediet - Euphony | s.t. | | 32 | Dion Beukeboom | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 33 | Sergej Fuchs | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 34 | Filip Eidsheim | Team Øster Hus - Ridley | s.t. | | 35 | Maxime Oget | Sky Development Squad | s.t. | | 36 | Thomas Degand | Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | s.t. | | 37 | Gavin Mannion | Bontrager - Livestrong Team | s.t. | | 38 | Kevin De Jonghe | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 39 | Mark McNally | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 40 | Timothy Jones | Sky Development Squad | s.t. | | 41 | Evert Verbist | Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | s.t. | | 42 | Matti Helminen | Landbouwkrediet - Euphony | s.t. | | 43 | Enrico Peruffo | Miche - Guerciotti | s.t. | | 44 | Amir Rusli | Drapac Professional Cycling | s.t. | | 45 | Jey Gilbert | Sky Development Squad | s.t. | | 46 | Wesley Hoogenboom | Sky Development Squad | s.t. | | 47 | Giuseppe Di Salvo | Miche - Guerciotti | s.t. | | 48 | Mitch Thompson | Sky Development Squad | + 1'46 | | 49 | Reinier Honig | Landbouwkrediet - Euphony | s.t. | | 50 | Joren Segers | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 51 | Gilles Devillers | Landbouwkrediet - Euphony | s.t. | | 52 | Stefan Schumacher | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 53 | Huub Duyn | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 54 | Sebastian Forke | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 55 | Markus Fothen | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 56 | Marc Goos | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 57 | Maxim Pokidov | Itera - Katusha | s.t. | | 58 | Daan Olivier | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 59 | Nikola Aistrup | Team Concordia Forsikring – Himmerland | s.t. | | 60 | Kenny De Ketele | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 61 | Daniel Foder | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 62 | René Obst | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 63 | Michael Friedman | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 64 | Dylan Teuns | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | s.t. | | 65 | Jacobus Venter | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 66 | Jani Tewelde Weldegaber | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 67 | Rick Ottema | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 68 | Pieter Serry | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 69 | Adrien Niyonshuti | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 70 | Jasper Hamelink | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 71 | Rhys Pollock | Drapac Professional Cycling | s.t. | | 72 | Bas Stamsnijder | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 73 | Marc Hester | Team Concordia Forsikring – Himmerland | s.t. | | 74 | Sven Jodts | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 75 | Sebastian Balck | Team Concordia Forsikring – Himmerland | s.t. | | 76 | Kersten Thiele | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 77 | Jasper De Buyst | Bontrager - Livestrong Team | s.t. | | 78 | Johannes Christofel Nel | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 79 | Angelo Furlan | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 80 | Meron Russom | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 81 | Ricardo Bracco | Sky Development Squad | + 3'21 | | 82 | Jasper Stuyven | Bontrager - Livestrong Team | s.t. | | 83 | Malcom Rudolph | Drapac Professional Cycling | s.t. | | 84 | Danny Van Poppel | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 85 | Benjamin Verraes | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | s.t. | | 86 | Niek Boom | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 87 | Igor Boev | Itera - Katusha | s.t. | | 88 | Maurits Lammertink | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 89 | Sjoerd Kouwenhoven | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 90 | Michael Van Staeyen | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 91 | Yoeri Havik | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 92 | Pim De Beer | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 93 | Ryan Eastman | Bontrager - Livestrong Team | s.t. | | 94 | Jasper Bovenhuis | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 95 | Yuriy Agarkov | ISD - Lampre Continental | s.t. | | 96 | Sebastian Salas | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 97 | Niki Byrgesen | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 98 | Dmitry Kosyakov | Itera - Katusha | s.t. | | 99 | Sierk-Jan De Haan | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 100 | Michel Koch | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 101 | Mark Schreurs | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 102 | Sander Oostlander | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 103 | Martin Lind | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 104 | Jenning Huizenga | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 105 | Daniel Jarstø | Team Øster Hus - Ridley | s.t. | | 106 | Kenneth Hansen | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 107 | Martin Ole Ølmheim | Team Øster Hus - Ridley | s.t. | | 108 | Jaroslaw Dabrowski | Amore & Vita | s.t. | | 109 | Nathan Brown | Bontrager - Livestrong Team | s.t. | | 110 | Bram Nolten | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 111 | Jens Vandenbogaerde | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | s.t. | | 112 | Niels Vandyck | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | s.t. | | 113 | Lucas Persson | Team Concordia Forsikring – Himmerland | s.t. | | 114 | Bram De Kort | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 115 | Christoph Pfingsten | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 116 | Pieter Van Herck | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | s.t. | | 117 | Magnus Cort | Team Concordia Forsikring – Himmerland | + 6'22 | | 118 | Joseph Dombrowski | Bontrager - Livestrong Team | s.t. | | 119 | Kaspar Larsen | Team Concordia Forsikring – Himmerland | s.t. | | 120 | Martijn Tusveld | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 121 | Sven Erik Bystrøm | Team Øster Hus - Ridley | s.t. | | 122 | Scott Zwizanski | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 123 | Lachlan Norris | Drapac Professional Cycling | s.t. | | 124 | Calvin Beneke | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 125 | Frans-Leonard Markaskard | Team Øster Hus - Ridley | s.t. | | 126 | Vladislav Borisov | Amore & Vita | s.t. | | 127 | Eugenio Bani | Amore & Vita | s.t. | | 128 | Oleksandr Martynenko | ISD - Lampre Continental | s.t. | | 129 | Kirill Baranov | Itera - Katusha | s.t. | | 130 | Michael Stevenson | Team Concordia Forsikring – Himmerland | s.t. | | 131 | Uri Martins | Amore & Vita | s.t. | | 132 | Francisco Manuel Antón | Burgos BH - Castilla y León | s.t. | | 133 | Franz Schiewer | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 134 | Gianluca Randazzo | Miche - Guerciotti | s.t. | | 135 | Patrik Moren | Amore & Vita | s.t. | | 136 | Nicholas Francesconi | Amore & Vita | s.t. | | 137 | Pascual Orengo | Burgos BH - Castilla y León | s.t. | | 138 | Nico Hesslich | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 139 | Walt De Winter | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | s.t. | | 140 | Marsh Cooper | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 141 | Anatoliy Pakthusov | ISD - Lampre Continental | s.t. | | 142 | Yovcho Yovchev | Amore & Vita | s.t. | | 143 | Volodymyr Dzhus | ISD - Lampre Continental | s.t. | | 144 | Vladyslav Bakumenko | ISD - Lampre Continental | s.t. | | 145 | Daniel Dominguez | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 146 | Songezo Jim | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 147 | Lars Andersson | Team Concordia Forsikring – Himmerland | s.t. | | 148 | Oscar Riesebeek | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 149 | Alexander Foliforov | Itera - Katusha | s.t. | | 150 | Andrey Solomennikov | Itera - Katusha | s.t. | | 151 | Alessandro Malaguti | Miche - Guerciotti | s.t. | | 152 | David Belda | Burgos BH - Castilla y León | s.t. | | 153 | Anton Kaniuk | Amore & Vita | s.t. | | 154 | Yuriy Vasyliv | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 155 | Sergei Pomoshnikov | Itera - Katusha | s.t. | | 156 | Chad Haga | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 157 | Michael Creed | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 158 | Jóni Brandão | Burgos BH - Castilla y León | s.t. | | 159 | Bastian Menzel | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 160 | Felix Donath | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 161 | Damien Branaa | Burgos BH - Castilla y León | s.t. | | 162 | Cheyne Hoag | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 163 | Nicola Dal Santo | Miche - Guerciotti | s.t. | | 164 | Christopher Parrish | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 165 | Fredrik Galta | Team Øster Hus - Ridley | s.t. | | 166 | Louis Vervaeke | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | s.t. | | 167 | Thomas Palmer | Drapac Professional Cycling | s.t. | | 168 | Denys Karnulin | ISD - Lampre Continental | s.t. |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 24-01-2013 02:16
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5th is good for the team.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 24-01-2013 02:42
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Two more top ten finishes, that BIG win is going to come very soon |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 24-01-2013 07:09
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Indeed Sutty, we accomplished quite much already, and a win is lurking
Great that Wesley(NOT WELSEY  ) could finish in the front group...
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| Daggen |
Posted on 24-01-2013 07:33
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Jesleyh wrote:
Indeed Sutty, we accomplished quite much already, and a win is lurking
Great that Wesley(NOT WELSEY ) could finish in the front group...
Great result Welsey |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 24-01-2013 07:36
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Too bad, we're getting closer and closer to that win!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 24-01-2013 08:25
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Ricardo Bracco's Blog
Uh, the Kattenkoers. A debut in Belgium in cold weather conditions. My legs weren't quite bad, so I start dreaming about a great season. Hope to return to Italy fast, though. I'm way too used to the nice temperature! I have lots of respect for riders on our team who are able to do this, it takes a lot of mental and physical strength. Johan and Abel really outdid themselves today! I finished in a big group three minutes behind, organizing a little friendly sprint with Jasper Stuyven, Malcolm Rudolph and Danny Van Poppel. The good news is, I won! So I've had a bit of a victory today. All in all, I've been happy to have been here, even though I'm longing for my kind of races already.
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| Abelbaba |
Posted on 24-01-2013 11:28
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good to see another top 10 finish |
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| brewers90 |
Posted on 24-01-2013 15:14
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Thanks everyone.
And I hope that victory is coming soon, we all want it. The only problem we have is that our sprinters aren't quite quick enough in the last few hundred metres because, in this race you have Huigsloot and Hammarling who are both 68 SP. So when the sprinter comes past the leadout man there isn't a massive acceleration. If one of our sprinters can get up to 70 SP, I think we'll be celebrating!
And thanks Ian, that was pretty much exactly what happened!  Are you watching me? Let's hope for better for Ricardo in Croatia |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 24-01-2013 15:16
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I'm watching all the time...
Croatia will be more to Ricardo's liking. Let him help the team first in these races, and then he can go his own race |
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| brewers90 |
Posted on 24-01-2013 16:03
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Race Preview
 Istrian Spring Trophy
This race may only last four days but it should cause problems for some legs. The race starts with a very short prologue that will do nothing but provide us with a race leader. The road stages are a different matter with the first two being very tough indeed. Both of them contain copious aounts of climbing which should reduce the peloton and tire legs before a final uphill assault to decide the GC. The final stage should just be a procession after the two before, with the sprint finish looking certain.
Again, the team has no leader at the start but all bases should be covered. If the climbs prove too tough for Fischer, then the likes of Bracco and Zabala could take over. The final stage will be a chance for Jaquin to ignite the burners and test his speed. As for the prologue, it's unlikely that we will get a top result but Johansson and Kim will go for it, albeit with poor shape at this early part of the season. |
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| ste_18 |
Posted on 24-01-2013 16:05
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The team is doing great! Two Top5 and a Top10 in the last 2 stages! |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 24-01-2013 16:06
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We're missing a prologue beast in Croatia
Fischer can do this(He even developed his hill skill already  )
That brings me to a question: Do we have good trainers? I hope we have
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| brewers90 |
Posted on 24-01-2013 16:09
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Of course we do Jesley, marginal gains!
Sky are paying for all the same training and sport science as the big boys! |
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| mvhoogdalem |
Posted on 24-01-2013 16:10
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Yay hill 69
Luckily the prologue is only 3.7 kms, otherwise our GC contenders would lose lots of time |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 24-01-2013 16:17
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I hope Ricardo can help Alex Fisher to a great GC spot here. He wouldn't mind spending the entire race protecting him in the hills! |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 24-01-2013 16:20
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Yoo-suk wants protection as well
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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