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Nordic Cycling | Final Farewell
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-10-2012 21:44
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The team gains another champion, great  |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 29-10-2012 23:42
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Great end to the season for Carlstrom |
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 30-10-2012 05:11
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All: Thanks for the support. Very happy that Kjell could remain in the champions jersey. It got very close with Veikkanen winning Tour of Beijing (30-40 pts)
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 30-10-2012 05:12
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So when does the new season start?
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 30-10-2012 05:46
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Season Summary - World Tour
The cobble season was dominated by Belgian Tom Boonen, who not only won three of the four cobble classics, but now also holds the record for most victories in Harelbeke, Gent – Wevelgem (shared) and Paris – Roubaix (shared).
In the Ardennes classics no rider took more than one victory, and only Cunego more than one podium (though no win).
The Giro d’Italia turned into a huge disappointment for Igor Antón, who won three stages and wore the pink jersey for 13 days, only to lose it to Scarponi on the last time trial.
In the Tour de France Andy Schleck won his second victory after some great riding winning three stages. Cadel Evans got his second GT-third of the season.
Alberto Contador made his comeback as late as Clásica San Sebastian, but the short season didn’t stop him making it a great one winning both the Vuelta a España and Il Lombardia.
Most of the season the American teams held the world tour lead, but In the end the amazing season finish by Philippe Gilbert got BMC the win
 Tom Boonen: Paris – Roubaix, Gent-Wevelgem, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen – recordholder in all three. Belgian Champion, several other podiums and victories
 Fabian Cancellara: Ronde van Vlaanderen, Kuurne – Bruxelles – Kurne, Amstel Gold Race, 2 TdF stages.
 Mark Cavendish: Tdf: 5 stages+PJ, VaE: 4 stages+PJ, most wins throughout the year
 Alberto Contador: Vuelta + Il Lombardia
 Damiano Cunego: Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, good secondary positions
 Cadel Evans: Winner of the World Tour ranking, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Tour de Suisse and podium in both the Giro end the Tour
Philippe Gilbert: Eneco, GP Oust France, Canadian Classics, World Champion
Michele Scarponi: Giro-winner and several good secondary positions.
 Andy Schleck: Tour-winner and good secondary positions.
Samuel Sanchez: V al Pais Vasco, V a Mallorca, National ITT-champion and good secondary positions throughout the season.
Velo d'Or Winner
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 30-10-2012 05:47
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Jakstar: I'll just round of 2012 today and tomorrow I will post team presentations etc. for the coming season
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 30-10-2012 08:21
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A nice overview of WT races. Next season we won't need it, as the team will battle in it  |
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 30-10-2012 09:05
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Nation ranking
The number of riders for next years world championships have been decided based on the Nations CQ-ranking,
These are the results:
| RR | TT | | 1. Spain | 9 | 4 | | 2. Belgium | 9 | 4 | | 3. Italy | 9 | 4 | 4.  Germany | 9 | 4 | | 5. Great Britain | 9 | 4 | | 6. Australia | 9 | 4 | 7.  France | 9 | 4 | 8.  Denmark | 9 | 4 | 9.  Netherlands | 7 | 3 | | 10. Switzerland | 7 | 3 | 11.  Columbia | 7 | 3 | 12.  USA | 7 | 3 | 13.  Norway | 7 | 3 | | 14. Luxembourg | 6 | 2 | 15.  Russia | 6 | 2 | 16.  Portugal | 6 | 2 | 17.  Poland | 5 | 2 | 18.  Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 19.  Canada | 5 | 2 | 20.  Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 21.  Sweden | 4 | 1 | 22.  Kazakhstan | 4 | 1 | 23.  Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 24.  Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 25.  Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 26.  New Zealand | 2 | 1 |
This is very good new for the three Scandinavian countries!
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 30-10-2012 09:16
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Good news indeed
A strong team will be sent! |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 30-10-2012 11:53
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Good news. Can't wait for the next season.
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 30-10-2012 17:48
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Before the new season begins we will just have a quick look on the most important transfers of the season.
As Falcon - STARK already have announced new riders this will focus on our competitors.
The most remarkable transfers:
| From | To | | Philippe Gilbert | BMC | OmegaPharma - Quickstep | | Thor Hushovd | BMC | Falcon - STARK | | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC | Acqua & Sapone | | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin - Sharp | Radioshack - Nissan | | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar | Christina Watches - Onfone | | Tom Boonen | OmegaPharma - Quickstep | Rabobank | | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | | Robert Gesink | Rabobank | Radioshack - Nissan | | Luis Leon Sánchez | Rabobank | Movistar | | Haimar Zubeldia | Radioshack - Nissan | Euskaltel - Euskadi | | Nick Nuyens | Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | OmegaPharma - Quickstep |  Rein Taaramäe | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | | Thomas Voeckler | Europcar | Garmin - Sharp | | Roman Feillu | Vacansoleil - DCM | Garmin - Sharp | | Wout Poels | Vacansoleil - DCM | Euskaltel - Euskadi | | Björn Leukemans | Vacansoleil - DCM | Orica - GreenEdge | | Sylvain Chavanel | OmegaPharma - Quickstep | Lotto - Belisol | | Marcel Kittel | Argos - Shimano | ? | | Filippo Pozzato | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | ? | | David Zabriskie | Garmin - Sharp | ? |
Transfers involving Nordic Teams:
Spoiler Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank
In:
Pavel Brutt, Katusha
Rein Taaramäe, Cofidis
Out:
Christopher Juul-Jensen, Falcon - STARK
Sergio Paulinho, RusVelo
Daniel Navaro, Euskaltel – Euskadi
Juan Jose Haedo, Bank BGZ
David Tanner,
Jaroslaw Marycz,
Takashi Miyazawa
Blue Water Cycling
In:
Jesper Mørkøv, Falcon – STARK
Out:
Thomas Nybo Riis, Falcon - STARK
Cristian Jersild Jensen
Frederik Thalund
Jacob Nielsen
Christina Watches – Onfone
In:
Beñat Intxausti, Movistar
A.M. Richeze, Nippo
Out:
Daniel Foder, Glud & Marstrand – LRØ
Stefan Schumacher, Argos - Shimano
Kenneth Hansen
Martin Lind
Glud & Marstrand – LRØ
In:
M. Kohler, BMC
Kristjan Koren, Liquigas – Cannondale
Danail Petrov, Caja Rural
Daniel Foder, Christina Watches - Onfone
Out:
Jesper Hansen, Falcon – STARK
Lasse Bøchman, Falcon – STARK
Rasmus Sterebo,
Joker Merida
In:
R. Sinkeldam, Argos – Shimano
M. De Maar, UnitedHealthcare
R. Valls, Vacansoleil
Out:
A. Flotten
A. Gjølberg
C. Jensen
M. Lohne
R. Borgersen
S. E. Vold
S. Sörtveit
Concordia Forsikring – Himmerland
In:
M. Rubiano, Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
Out:
Magnus Cort, Falcon – STARK
Casper von Volsach,
Lars Andersson
Øster Hus – Ridley
In:
IT G. Brambilla, Leopard – Trek Continental
CA G. Boivin, SpiderTech powered by C10
Out:
K. Dyrnes
Announcement from the Swedish Government
The Swedish government have decided to fund small Swedish team after being ridiculed following the Swedish roadrace championships earlier this summer (you remember - when three low-profile riders beat the favourites by an hour because no one bothered to work in the peloton.) The team will be using the Swedish National Team's kit and race under the name Svenska Cyklister.
It is an embarrassment for us that we don't have any Swedish Continental team for our young riders. Up until now they either have had to be among the very best or not be riding at all. That is not the Swedish way!
Lena Liljeroth, Swedish Minister of Culture and Sports
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 30-10-2012 17:50
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Great signing in the form of Hushovd!!
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| Daggen |
Posted on 30-10-2012 18:06
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nice to hear about the Svenska Cyklister team. Great signing with Hushovd |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 30-10-2012 18:32
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Gilbert and Nuyens to OPQS, strong team! |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 30-10-2012 20:21
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A lot of good transfers
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 31-10-2012 07:19
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We are very happy that you have come for the introduction of a new World Tour team. As you all know Norheim are no longer sponsoring the team. Instead we have made a very good deal with STARK. But that left us in a position, where we needed a new team jersey.
We considered the approach heavily and in the end we decided to go with a young Australian designer who has shown interest in our project right from the start. I give the word to Jakstar22:
We were given this to work with and we did the best we could. We are very proud of what we came up with and so is the Falcon-Stark management
Falcon – STARK will have 29 riders on contract for 2013. Most prominently Thor Hushovd, but also two young riders have been added in the last moment
We were actually quite content with our roster, but at the end of the season we saw that two young talented riders were without a contract. We figured that we had space for an additional two youngsters on the squad and wanted to give them a chance, so we signed them on a one-year contract. Willy Ipsen is turning 23 this month and is therefore too old to continue in the U23. Rasmus Sterebo won a stage in Bayern Rundfahrt last season. We are very surprised to see that none of the Danish Continental teams wanted these two young talents – and equally happy that we are able to give them the chance they deserve.
And in came the 29 riders in alphabetic order:
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 Lars Ytting Bak (32), All-rounder
Geir Berg (33), All-rounder
Morten Kruse Brink (23), TT
Magnus Bäckstedt (37), Flat races
Lasse Bøchman (29), Stage races
Kjell Carlström (36), Hilly races
Michael Færk Christensen (26), TT
Pelle Clapp (21), Talent
Magnus Cort (19), Stage race talent
Gunnar Grönlund (25), All-rounder
Ole Haavardsholm (23), Hilly classics
Jesper Hansen (22), Mountain talent
Jeppe Lykke Hartvig Nielsen (21), Mountain talent
Thor Hushovd (34), Cobble/sprinter
Willy Ipsen (22), Stage race talent
Kasper Jebjerg (27), Sprinter
Christopher Juul-Jensen (23), Stage race talent
Daniel Kreutzfeldt (25), Hilly races
Philip Lindau (21), Classics talent
Tobias Ludvigsson (21), TT-talent
Jens Erik Madsen (31), Cobble classics
Erik Meiniche McDermott (20), Cobble talent
HÃ¥kan Nilsson (32), All-rounder
Søren Nissen (28), TT
Havard Nybö (28), Classics
Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg (25), Cobbles
Thomas Nybo Riis (20), Stage race talent
Rasmus Sterebo (21), Hilly classics
Christofer Stevenson (30), TT
The team has both the current Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish champions as well as former champions from all the countries and a former World Champion in Thor Hushovd. This is slowly beginning to look like the Nordic Powerhouse of Cycling the founders wanted.
It is expected that the team will have to fight hard to avoid relegation, and many are excited to see if Hushovd can find his old self again or if he really just is getting too old, likewise it will be interesting what Lars Bak can achieve when not having to work hard for the team most of the time. Along with the many very young riders it is hard to predict the team’s season. But we know that they will always fight for their chance and that might just get them enough points to survive in the World Tour.
I really missed riding with other Danes, so when Falcon – STARK approached me I instantly went in on it. It’s great for me to be allowed to ride my own chance, and I was very honored that they said I was a must-have rider for a Nordic Super team.
- Lars Bak
Obviously I had offers from more prestigious teams, but I really like the philosophy of the team. Having a few experienced riders to take the pressure of the young and help them find their feet in professional cycling. I really wanted to be team captain again, and seeing this is supposed to become a Nordic super-team they have far too few Norwegians. But I expect we’re hard to get since we actually OWN the cycling world…
- Thor Hushovd
Last season I saw how much the young riders at Falcon – Norheim developed, and since the Argos – Shimano didn’t really show interest in anything but sprinters, I started speaking a lot to the Falcon riders in the peloton and I quickly got really envious on them. So as soon as the transfer season started I contacted Allan Grønborg to be part of the project.
- Tobias Ludvigsson
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 31-10-2012 07:29
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Great 2012 overview. The jersey is pretty amazing isn't it.
Well Good Luck for the next season. 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 31-10-2012 09:22
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WT license, very great. A strong team, I expect a lot
The jersey is very nice |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 31-10-2012 12:18
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The Season Overview was a brilliant read
Now lets get on the bikes and go and kick some butt |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 31-10-2012 13:58
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good luck for the new season!!
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