Greg Henderson (LTB) wins, with Rowe 12th and Hammarling 100th
Comment (not Karl or Mikel)
Getting there in terms of fitness, but without Matty the chances of a win soon have taken a big hit. Can't use Scotty as a lead-out at this stage of the season, he is too busy prepping for cobbled races, leaving Luke basically solo.
Comment (Not Karl or Mikel)
Start with good news, Michal is now the 6th best TT'er in the world, and 5th best PLG. Also the form is starting to build so an outside result at the VDK is possible, if unlikely. Should be exactly where i want form for Maldon Dengie as well
Comment (Not Karl or Mikel)
VDK didn't go as well as hoped. Just not enough form, but we are now at a point where we can challenge in the UK. Vitre did not go as well as hoped either, but again we got form for the UK.
Also Cronshaw is back much earlier than predicted, and will be popping up at the Tour Doon Hame.
Coming up: Maldon Dengie Tour
Life in PCT may not be going well but there is always light at the end of the tunnel.
And for god sake Lavery get them legs moving!
Allez Allez Aleez!!!
Lavery finished 2nd in both 2012 and 2013 for Node4. He enters this race as outright favorite to win. He is the best cobbler and has the best team. Could it be third time lucky?
Lots of plot lines to this race. Lavery hunting the win, Node4 chasing any good result and the early return of Cronshaw. The weather is terrible again, wet, windy and cold. It took a long time for a break to form but eventually a move went away.
Farnham(HSD), Othman(CSS), Aleman(JSH), Downing(MGT), Dzhus(ISD) and Lovelock-Fay(CWO) made the move. We pick up with 50km to go.
50km to go - The break holds 3'10, with MTN and Node4 making the chase. Cronshaw abandons unseen by the cameras.
39km - On the penultimate cobbled section the break holds 2'45 as Node4 up the pace of the chase
25km - The gap has plummeted down to 1'28
19km - On the final cobbled section the break was caught, but Downing attacked. Konovlovas (MTN) set off in chase.
E1 Downing - 10" - E2 Konovlovas - 6" - Peloton
15km - Bialoblocki pulls the head of the race together. There are about 25 riders in this lead group
12km - And Lavery attacks!
5km - Lavery holds a slim 21" advantage. The group behind is shredding as various riders chase him down.
3km - Lavery still holds 20" but the riders are kicking behind. There are only 11 riders left in this lead group, including Thwaites and Hammarling
1500m - Not again! Lavery is caught by the chasers!
1000m - But Hammarling pulls Thwaites clear of the group!
600m - Thwaites comes around...
FINISH - Scott Thwaites wins!!! Hammarling takes second. And Lavery somehow holds onto 3rd place as well!
1
Scott Thwaites
Node 4 - Rexona
4h08'08
2
Karl Hammarling
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
3
Philip Lavery
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
4
Ignatas Konovalovas
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
5
Ian Wilkinson
Team UK Youth
s.t.
6
Shawn Milne
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
7
Peter Hawkins
Team IG - Sigma Sport
s.t.
8
Roger Hammond
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
9
Simon Bigum
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
10
Frantisek Padour
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Jeremy Powers
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
12
Ian Bibby
Madison Genesis
s.t.
13
Jesús Del Nero
Team UK Youth
s.t.
14
Yanto Barker
Node 4 - Rexona
+ 53
15
Jos Van Emden
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
16
Daan Olivier
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
s.t.
17
Martijn Verschoor
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
18
Nolan Hoffman
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
19
Marcin Bialoblocki
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
20
Mark Christian
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
21
Tim Farnham
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
22
Thomas Moses
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
23
Dean Downing
Madison Genesis
s.t.
24
Volodymyr Dzhus
ISD Continental Team
s.t.
25
Johann Van Zyl
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 2'12
26
Muhamad Othman
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Demis Aleman
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
28
Mitchell Lovelock-Fay
Christina Watches - Onfone
+ 2'57
29
Morten Høberg
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
30
David Dvorsky
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
31
Andrew Tennant
Madison Genesis
s.t.
32
Liam Holohan
Madison Genesis
s.t.
33
Jiri Hudecek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
34
Nick Van der Lijke
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
35
Johim Ariesen
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
36
Jonathan Mould
Team UK Youth
s.t.
37
Simon Richardson
Team IG - Sigma Sport
s.t.
38
Christiaan Kriek
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
39
Michael Cuming
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
40
Jasper Hamelink
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
41
Kristian House
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
42
Jonas Ljungblad
Team UK Youth
s.t.
43
Hilton Clarke
ISD Continental Team
s.t.
44
Havard Nybö
Norheim - Merida CT
s.t.
45
Chun Feng
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
46
Brian Bulgac
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
47
Adrian Gjølberg
Norheim - Merida CT
s.t.
48
Valter Pereira
Carmim - Tavira
s.t.
49
James Sampson
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
50
Kirill Egorov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
51
Francisco Mancebo
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
52
Ryan Mullen
Team IG - Sigma Sport
s.t.
53
Tomas Kalojiros
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
54
François Parisien
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
55
Yuriy Agarkov
ISD Continental Team
s.t.
56
Ruslan Pidgornyy
ISD Continental Team
s.t.
57
Richard Handley
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
58
Cody O'Reilly
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
59
Wouter Sybrandy
Team IG - Sigma Sport
s.t.
60
Efren Carazo
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
s.t.
61
Daniel Holt
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
62
Andzs Flaksis
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
63
Dale Appleby
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
64
Corney Collier
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
65
Alberto Losada
Carmim - Tavira
s.t.
66
Evgeny Zverkov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
67
Frederik Wilmann
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
68
Sterling Magnell
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
69
Freqalsi Debesay
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 4'57
70
Carson Miller
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
71
Daniele Aldegheri
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
72
Rafal Majka
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
73
Alex Peters
Madison Genesis
s.t.
74
Robert Partridge
Team UK Youth
s.t.
75
Luis Ángel Maté
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
s.t.
76
Stian Remme
Norheim - Merida CT
s.t.
77
Reidar Borgersen
Norheim - Merida CT
s.t.
78
Justin Morris
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
79
Antoine Duchesne
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Stanislav Kozúbek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
81
Joe Eldridge
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
82
Nathan Brown
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
83
Tom Vermeer
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
84
Viktor Shmalko
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
85
David Lozano
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
86
Robbert De Greef
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
87
Robert Sweeting
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
88
Guido Palma
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
89
Hossein Nateghi
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
90
Alexandre Darville
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Denys Karnulin
ISD Continental Team
s.t.
92
Joshua Hunt
Team UK Youth
s.t.
93
Sean Mazich
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
94
Nathan Wilson
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
95
Alex Hagman
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
96
Yonatan Gebru
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
97
Max Jenkins
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
98
Bruno Sancho
Carmim - Tavira
s.t.
99
Calvin Watson
Norheim - Merida CT
s.t.
100
Dominic Cronje
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
101
Joseph Perrett
Team IG - Sigma Sport
s.t.
102
Igor Frolov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
103
Josef Hosek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
104
Emerson Oronte
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
105
Kyle Wamsley
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
106
Pablo Torres
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
s.t.
107
Luis Silva
Carmim - Tavira
s.t.
108
Francesco Reda
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
109
Ángel Vicioso
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
s.t.
110
Alexander Berezkin
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
111
Vladyslav Bakumenko
ISD Continental Team
s.t.
112
Josef Maňousek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
113
Oskar Svendsen
Norheim - Merida CT
s.t.
114
Brennan Townshend
Madison Genesis
s.t.
115
Federico Butto
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
s.t.
116
Joseph Lewis
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
117
Rens Te Stroet
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
118
Tomas Swift Metcalfe
Carmim - Tavira
s.t.
119
Maksim Razumov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
120
Benjamin Wolfe
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
121
James Stemper
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
122
Robin Carpenter
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
+ 7'38
123
Michael Klitgaard
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
124
David Livramento
Carmim - Tavira
s.t.
125
Yevgeni Smirnov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
126
Luis Valdez
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
127
Mads Johannesen
Christina Watches - Onfone
+ 10'14
128
Thomas Melzer
Team IG - Sigma Sport
s.t.
129
Eduardo López Hernández
Burgos BH - Castilla y León
s.t.
Comment
Yes!! Oh god yes! yes yes yesyesyesyes YES!!!
You have no idea how much we needed that as a team. We need good results in the UK and this is a perfect start. James and Matt did great work selecting the break early on. James and Thomas did great work in chasing the break. Marcin pulled it all back together late on. And Scotty just polished it all off. Only downside is that Phil couldn't get the win. 3 years, 3 podiums, 0 wins. What does he have to do!
The other bad news is that Matty fell and has now broken his arm. No idea yet when he'll be back, but we hope its by the start of the Tour Series.
Anyway, off to party!
Stage 1
Alexander Serebryakov (EUS) wins, with Rowe 19th. English was in the break
Stage 2
Steven Tronnet (BIG) wins from a break, with Rowe 12th
Stage 3
Michal Kwiatkowski wins the Time Trial
Stage 4
Alexander Kolobnev (SOJ) wins, with Kwiatkowski 28th
Comment
Michal delivered the win we wanted so thats good. Rowe... confusing. He has the speed, i guess he is just lacking that bit of winning form and confidence. Overall an average race.
Andre Greipel (LTB) wins, with Thwaites 49th and Hammarling 106th
Comment
Holy crap this race was tough! The quality is soooo much higher than i am used to. Just can't compete with these big guns yet. But i am feeling good about the upcoming Tour Doon Hame
A whole load of early attacks kept firing today. MTN pulled them all back, trying to pick out the break they wanted. Eventually a group of 4 were allowed away. Koretzky(BSE), Wilson(TJM), Kovalev(RVL) and Godrie(RB3) were the move. We pick up with 41km to go, over the top of Tairlaw Summit. It is pretty much downhill all the way from here.
41km to go - Over the top of climb the break holds 3'10, with Node4 making the chase
25km - MTN have taken over and the gap is down to 1'30
20km - BIG push the pace and the gap is 1'00
10km - Node4 reel in the break, and take charge of the lead-out
3km - Hammarling leads the line with Node4 in full control
1000m - There are a couple of early jumpers on the right, but Rowe is winding it up now...
FINISH - But Andriato wins for UKY!!! Rowe is second and Abakoumov 3rd
1
Rafael de Mattos Andriato
Team UK Youth
2h53'59
2
Luke Rowe
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
3
Igor Abakoumov
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
4
Scott Thwaites
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
5
Graham Briggs
Team Raleigh
s.t.
6
Matthew Brammeier
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Shawn Milne
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
8
Ross Edgar
Team UK Youth
s.t.
9
David Williams
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
10
Corney Collier
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
37
Karl Hammarling
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
_________________
Stage 2: Moffat - Annan
Stage 2, you all know whats coming...
Lots of early action, which resulted in Hammarling attacking to win the early IS. As the race left the opening circuit the break went away. Stuyven(BLS), Berthou(TIK), Kaupas(CCD), Rossetto(BIG), Van der Velde(JBC), Driscoll(JSH) and Wielinga(RB3) made the 7 man escape. UKY were really out to defend Andriato setting a high pace all day, never letting the break get more than 2'00. We pick up with 30km to go
30km to go - UKY still leading, and the gap is only 40"
20km - Finally someone comes to the aid of UKY, and its Node4 and MTN. The gap is still 40"
10km - Barely 10" separate the chase from the break. Node4 are taking no prisoners today, and the race is tearing behind them
8km - And there is the catch!
3km - Hammarling punches the front, leaving many other teams scrambling for position!
1000m - Thwaites releases Rowe who has clear road ahead
FINISH - Easy as you like for Luke Rowe! Comfortable win ahead of Milne and Thwaites
1
Luke Rowe
Node 4 - Rexona
4h11'31
2
Shawn Milne
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
3
Scott Thwaites
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
4
Benoit Drujon
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
5
Andreas Stauff
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
6
Arran Brown
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
7
Igor Abakoumov
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
8
René Mandri
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
9
Cyrille Heymans
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
10
Graham Briggs
Team Raleigh
s.t.
24
Karl Hammarling
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
Points
1
Luke Rowe
Node 4 - Rexona
45
2
Scott Thwaites
Node 4 - Rexona
30
3
Shawn Milne
5-Hour Energy
29
4
Rafael de Mattos Andriato
Team UK Youth
25
5
Igor Abakoumov
Wallonie - Bruxelles
25
KoM
1
Remmert Wielinga
Rabobank Development Team
18
2
Constantino Zaballa
Christina Watches - Onfone
14
3
Ricardo Van der Velde
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
12
4
Stan Godrie
Rabobank Development Team
10
5
Karl Hammarling
Node 4 - Rexona
10
Youth
1
Luke Rowe
Node 4 - Rexona
7h04'58 (1)
2
Scott Thwaites
Node 4 - Rexona
+ 24 (2)
3
Stan Godrie
Rabobank Development Team
+ 24 (3)
Team
1
Node 4 - Rexona
21h16'30 (1)
2
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 0 (2)
3
Team Differdange - Losch
+ 0 (3)
General Classification
1
Luke Rowe
Node 4 - Rexona
7h04'58
2
Shawn Milne
5-Hour Energy
+ 20
3
Scott Thwaites
Node 4 - Rexona
+ 24
4
Igor Abakoumov
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
5
Stan Godrie
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
6
Karl Hammarling
Node 4 - Rexona
+ 26
7
Jasper Stuyven
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Ivan Kovalev
RusVelo
s.t.
9
Stéphane Rossetto
BigMat - Auber 93
+ 28
10
Graham Briggs
Team Raleigh
+ 32
Spoiler
11
Matthew Brammeier
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Ryan Anderson
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Benoit Drujon
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
14
Patrick Bevin
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
15
Larry Warbasse
Team Raleigh
s.t.
16
Cyrille Heymans
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
17
René Mandri
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
18
Justin Williams
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
19
Stefan Denifl
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
20
David Williams
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
21
Fabian Schnaidt
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
22
Seon Ho Park
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
23
Mathieu Drujon
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
24
Benoît Sinner
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
25
Ross Edgar
Team UK Youth
s.t.
26
Robert Partridge
Team UK Youth
s.t.
27
Morten Høberg
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
28
Arran Brown
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
29
Kun Jiang
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
30
Juan Van Heerden
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
31
Rahsaan Bahati
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
32
Fabio Polazzi
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
33
Bartlomiej Matysiak
Norheim - Merida CT
s.t.
34
Marcin Bialoblocki
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
35
James Stemper
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
36
François Parisien
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Clinton Avery
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
38
Jesús Del Nero
Team UK Youth
s.t.
39
Eduard Prades
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
40
Andrew Magnier
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
41
Peter Kennaugh
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
42
David Zabriskie
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
43
Nolan Hoffman
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
44
Martin Reimer
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
45
Ignatas Konovalovas
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
46
Mac Brennan
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
47
Peter Williams
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
48
David Clarke
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
49
Simon Gaywood
Madison Genesis
s.t.
50
Philip Mooney
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
51
Frank Dressler
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
52
Ben Jacques-Maynes
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
53
Johan Coenen
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
54
Andreas Stauff
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
55
Dennis Van Niekerk
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
56
Davide Malacarne
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
57
Matej Mugerli
Adria Mobil
s.t.
58
Hans Dekkers
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
59
Daniel Fleeman
Team IG - Sigma Sport
s.t.
60
Joshua Edmonson
Team Raleigh
s.t.
61
Maxime Anciaux
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
62
Kristijan Durasek
Team Raleigh
s.t.
63
Yohan Offredo
Team IG - Sigma Sport
s.t.
64
Pavel Gorenc
Adria Mobil
s.t.
65
Tom Dernies
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
66
Jeremy Powers
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
67
Christopher Baldwin
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
68
Matthew Holmes
Team Raleigh
s.t.
69
Roger Hammond
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
70
Andrew Tennant
Madison Genesis
s.t.
71
Freqalsi Debesay
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
72
Michael Cuming
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
73
Julien Stassen
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
74
Eugert Zhupa
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
75
Ruben Zepuntke
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
76
Jonathan Patrick McCarty
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
77
Eric Berthou
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
78
Sean Mazich
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
79
Artur Ershov
RusVelo
s.t.
80
Kirill Egorov
Itera - Katusha
+ 3'15
81
Jake Hales
Team IG - Sigma Sport
s.t.
82
Rafael de Mattos Andriato
Team UK Youth
+ 3'28
83
Clément Koretzky
Saur - Séché Environnement
+ 3'38
84
Eduard Vorganov
Itera - Katusha
+ 3'44
85
Kristjan Fajt
Euskadi
+ 3'46
86
James Driscoll
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
87
Jonathan Mould
Team UK Youth
+ 3'48
88
Muhamad Othman
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Mitchell Lovelock-Fay
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
90
Corney Collier
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
91
Constantino Zaballa
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
92
Christian Parrett
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
93
Sam Witmitz
Team Raleigh
s.t.
94
Frederik Wilmann
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
95
Martin Gilbert
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
96
Remmert Wielinga
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
97
Evan Oliphant
Team Raleigh
s.t.
98
Peter Femal
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
99
Sven Fritsch
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
100
Lennard Hofstede
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
101
Christiaan Kriek
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
102
Armindo Fonseca
Saur - Séché Environnement
s.t.
103
Gavin Mannion
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
104
Vytautas Kaupas
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
105
Illart Zuazubiskar
Euskadi
s.t.
106
Dale Appleby
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
107
Wang Yip Tang
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Paolo Cravanzola
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
109
Dean Downing
Madison Genesis
s.t.
110
Ibon Zugasti
Euskadi
s.t.
111
Dimitri Le Boulch
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
112
Ricardo Van der Velde
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
113
Merijn Korevaar
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
114
Mathieu Perget
Saur - Séché Environnement
s.t.
115
Matthew Jones
Team IG - Sigma Sport
s.t.
116
Boris Dron
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
117
Beñat Urain
Euskadi
s.t.
118
Alexander Berezkin
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
119
Liam Holohan
Madison Genesis
s.t.
120
Mark Christian
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
121
Viktor Shmalko
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
122
Chris Snook
Madison Genesis
s.t.
123
Brennan Townshend
Madison Genesis
s.t.
124
Guillaume Faucon
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
125
Janier Acevedo
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
126
Lawson Craddock
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
127
Dean Podgornik
Adria Mobil
s.t.
128
Hugh Carthy
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
129
Vegard Breen
Norheim - Merida CT
s.t.
130
Carlos Barbero
Euskadi
s.t.
131
Wouter Sybrandy
Team IG - Sigma Sport
s.t.
132
Jon Larrinaga
Euskadi
s.t.
133
Thomas Raeymaekers
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
134
Ole Haavardsholm
Norheim - Merida CT
s.t.
135
Niels Wubben
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
136
Gasper Svab
Adria Mobil
s.t.
137
Richard Handley
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
138
Sondre Sörtveit
Norheim - Merida CT
s.t.
139
Emiel Dolfsma
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
140
Cody O'Reilly
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
141
Emerson Oronte
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
142
Andrei Strelkov
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
143
Alexander Mironov
RusVelo
s.t.
144
Tadej Valjavec
Adria Mobil
s.t.
145
Luis Alberto Romero
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
146
Thomas Fothen
Team IG - Sigma Sport
s.t.
147
Serguei Klimov
RusVelo
s.t.
148
Edvin Wilson
Norheim - Merida CT
s.t.
149
Gabe Varela
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
150
Ruben Companioni
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
151
Paavo Paajanen
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
152
Martin Olsen
Norheim - Merida CT
s.t.
153
Joe Eldridge
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
154
Franco Martínez
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
155
Ilnur Zakarin
RusVelo
s.t.
156
Benjamin Wolfe
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
157
Gennadiy Tatarinov
RusVelo
+ 5'25
158
Nathan Wilson
Bontrager Cycling Team
+ 6'47
159
Maksim Razumov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
160
Niklas Gustavsson
Team UK Youth
+ 8'07
161
Alexander Rybakov
RusVelo
+ 8'39
162
Joel Thompson
Team Raleigh
+ 10'36
163
Jordan Kaessens
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
164
Michael Klitgaard
Christina Watches - Onfone
+ 10'58
165
Pasquale Palazzi
Adria Mobil
s.t.
166
Alessio Moretti
Adria Mobil
s.t.
167
Victór Medina
Euskadi
s.t.
168
Diego Bianchi
Adria Mobil
s.t.
169
Yevgeni Smirnov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
170
Mads Johannesen
Christina Watches - Onfone
+ 14'30
Comment
5th, 5th, 6th. I like this race. We have a tactic, it works. And Luke is looking like his 2013 self again, absolutely blowing the field away on Stage 2. I just wish we could be that bit more competitive on the continent, but it's coming now. Onwards towards Rutland, another race i love.
Jimmy Engoulvent (SOJ) wins in a break, with Rowe 10th
Comment (Not Karl or Mikel)
Finally starting to look alright on the continent. As a result i will start to play more of them. Will be a Karl Blog coming soon as well.
Edited by TheManxMissile on 22-04-2013 13:16
@sutty
we needed it. Raleigh are ahead of us in the rankings!
@Ian
he's on contract through 2015 so Node4 have got him for a while yet.
But Lavery, Cronshaw and Hammarling all run out of contract this season, and they can all move up a level
Been a while since i last blogged. But in fairness, apart from racing its been really quiet. We had one hell of a night out after the Maldon Dengie Tour. We all went out in London, and got absolutely pissed. With hindsight, not the best idea with racing only a few days later, but hell we deserved it. Finally, as well, people are starting to know who we are! Its such an odd feeling having random people come up and tell you about, well, you.
Racing in the UK and racing on the Continent are two totally separate beasts. In the UK we have been considered outright favorites and have been the strongest riders. On the Continent we have been place fillers and also-rans. That is tough. Knowing you have to ride the same race, but have no hope of a result... Its hard, really really hard. But we'll keep working and it will get easier, i know it will.
My current contract runs out at the end of the season. The team want me to renew again for another couple of seasons, but i don't think it's the right choice. I know i am good enough to move on upwards. I know that there will be some interest in me. Probably Sky would like me, and I've heard rumors that OPQ and IAM are interested in me.
Also Matts and Phils contracts run out this season. If i could i want to go somewhere with Phil. Over the last few seasons he's become my best friend, and i would love to continue to race with him. I'll keep you updated on things as the season progresses.
I believe that covers everything for now. As always i will answer questions etc... Yeah you should know the deal by now, i've been doing this long enough. Up next is the Rutland-Melton Classic followed by the Tour of the Reservoir. So i'll write again before Germany, if i can
Todays 206km cobbled classic began in the sun, but the weather rapidly worsened to what you'd expect from the UK. The break did not take too long to form, occurring after the second round of attacks.
Vasyliv(LKT), House(RCS), Amado(BOA), Hunt(UKY), Czajkowski(BGZ) and Romero(JSH) broke away to spend the day being hunted. We will join in the racing with 45km to go, and only 3 cobbled sections to run.
45km to go - The break holds a lead of 3'00. Node4 lead the chase, with some help from IGS
35km - The break are giving it a go today, still holding 2'40
25km - But the final cobbles puts that idea out the way. They hold 4" over Pieters(JVC) who is bridging across, and he has 47" over the chasing peloton
20km - Hunt and Czajkowski have gone clear, and hold 28" over the now much smaller peloton
18km - Barker puts in the effort to pull the head of the race together. With no cobbles left, this is looking like a bunch sprint
14km - Rowe crashes out of the lead group!!! 4 riders have gone down in total, but this changes the whole outlook for Node4
5km - Node4 lead the charge, but are down to three riders. The lead group is constantly shedding more and more riders under the pressure
3km - A couple of riders go early, trying to put Node4 under pressure
1000m - But under the Kite Lavery has pulled Thwaites to the front and they lead the way
500m - Out of the final turn Thwaites unleashes his kick and pulls away
FINISH - Scott Thwaites wins! Offredo is second, and Del Nero third
1
Scott Thwaites
Node 4 - Rexona
5h29'12
2
Yohan Offredo
Team IG - Sigma Sport
s.t.
3
Jesús Del Nero
Team UK Youth
s.t.
4
Philip Lavery
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
5
Pavel Kochetkov
RusVelo
s.t.
6
Mark Christian
Rapha Condor - JLT
s.t.
7
Tom Scully
Team Raleigh
s.t.
8
Grega Bole
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
9
Russell Hampton
Team Raleigh
s.t.
10
Tomasz Smolen
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
12
Karl Hammarling
Node 4 - Rexona
s.t.
Comment
Great race! Phil and Scott finished it off perfectly, after a great team effort to get us into the position to win. If i'm honest i don't like this third man position. Good news is that Luke only has some cuts and bruises, so will be fine to get back racing.
Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
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Ronde van Drenthe
Classic Loire Atlantique
Maldon Dengie Tour
Rund um Koeln
