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| CountArach |
Posted on 24-05-2014 11:21
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Vervaeke is easily exceeding my expectations for him. I wonder if he could start to outdo Wellens as the next big Belgian climber.
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 24-05-2014 11:26
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Wellens was never a climber though. Micheal Matthews got 8th place at Avenir in the year that Quintana won 
He's definitely more of a puncheur and will develop that way. Next year could be his break through year hopefully.
Vervaeke however is a climber. How he will do in future? Who knows. It's promising though. Although I have most faith in Benoot to make it to the top out of all these riders.
Edited by Alakagom on 24-05-2014 11:28
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| jph27 |
Posted on 24-05-2014 11:31
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Any idea what's going on with Latour? Was expecting him to be up there after his showings last season but he's down in 19th overall. |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 24-05-2014 16:24
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No idea, out of form I guess.
 Ronde de l'Isard (2.2U)
Stage 3b (TTT)
Anyway, it wasn't ITT, but a TTT. Quite weird, considering the first two stages were MTF's. This meant one team started this TTT with 3 riders and still managed to beat few teams 
No big surprises. Queen stage to finish the race with 3 cols.
Edited by Alakagom on 24-05-2014 16:24
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 25-05-2014 16:45
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Ronde de l'Isard (2.2U)
Stage 4
Very tough stage to control ( Lotto was down to 5 riders ), but they did in great fashion. Has to be said thanks to Benoot and Latour who did amazing amount of work to catch him, and funnily enough these two were also by far the quickest.
Ronde de l'Isard (2.2U)
GC
Well, Verveake wins very easily, but Benoot stole the show for me, he finished Top 10 in all stages and 3rd in GC while domestiquing for him
( and with Lotto having only 5 riders in the race - it was a massive job ).
Kudos. What a rider he is going to be. Right now he is Valverde of U23, great climbing, even better puncheur and very good sprint.
Bit disappointing by the Colombians, not a good show considering the 2 MTF's in first two stages. Lavandier showing good potential too.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 25-05-2014 18:56
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Great result for Maxime Le Lavandier. I've been following he and his brother for a couple of years now (thanks to the MG ) and this is huge for his chances of a future career.
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| Wilier |
Posted on 29-05-2014 16:34
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First stage of this u23 race is a 1-2 by Jo Piels. Looks like Reinders broke away with his teammate Hoekstra.
 Tour de Berlin, Stage 1: Rund in Birkenwerder (151 km) (2.2U)
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| Shonak |
Posted on 29-05-2014 16:39
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Thanks for your reports Alak, they are always enjoyable to read and it's great to see what's the up- and coming talent of thefuture. That Benoot sure sounds like someone to keep an eye out. I take it you're already a bit of a fan of him?
Edited by Shonak on 29-05-2014 16:42
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| Wilier |
Posted on 30-05-2014 12:21
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With so many races going on, it's pretty obvious that the field this year is not so strong (Stölting and LKT Brandenburg sent their strongest squads to the Bayern-Rundfahrt). Domination by Jo Piels in this morning's TT. Hoekstra was impressive though, with almost 50 km/h average. He was already pretty good in the Carpathia Couriers Tour, where he won a stage in a stronger field.
Tour de Berlin, Stage 2: Baruth - Baruth I.T.T. (21,4 km) (2.2U)
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 30-05-2014 12:25
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Not very smart to have those two races at the same time. Too easy for Jo Piels 
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 30-05-2014 12:27
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It seems a bit odd that they would schedule the Tour de Berlin at the same time as Bayern Rundfahrt. There isn't exactly a huge amount of German stage races around these days.
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| Rin |
Posted on 30-05-2014 13:00
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Comparing both races, the Bayern Rundfahrt is a race that is hard for U23 teams I would say.
The Tour of Berlin.. Well when you look around whats in Brandenburg, something you won't see are mountains or hard hills unless you ride to Sachsen.
And TV wise nothing is on TV not even the Bayern Rundfahrt.
Edited by Rin on 30-05-2014 13:01
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 30-05-2014 14:41
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Shonak wrote:
Thanks for your reports Alak, they are always enjoyable to read and it's great to see what's the up- and coming talent of thefuture. That Benoot sure sounds like someone to keep an eye out. I take it you're already a bit of a fan of him?
Cheers. I am indeed, probably because he has great English so I communicate through him on twitter.
He really is at U23 what Valverde is in the pros. He's a level headed guy, studies Economics at Uni so preety smart too, I believe he has a big future and could be one of bigger stars of cycling.
About Tour of Berlin. The field is poor not only due to Bayern going on, but also to Fleche de Sud.
Best thing about this, both Tour de Berlin and Tour de Berlin end on the 1st of June. Any guesses what race is on 1st of June?
Paris - Roubaix U23's Talk of great calendar management.
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| Wilier |
Posted on 30-05-2014 18:50
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Oh, and then there's another u23 race taking place at this moment. Kasperkiewicz is another name that popped up at the Carpathia Couriers Tour already. Luka Pibernik who joins Lampre next year finished 4th.
 Course de la Paix U23, Stage 1: Jesenik - Rymarov (122 km) (2.2U)
No 3 in a row for Jo Piels in Berlin.
Tour de Berlin, Stage 3: Rund um Baruth (111 km) (2.2U)
Edited by Wilier on 30-05-2014 20:56
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| anderspcm |
Posted on 30-05-2014 19:18
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Denmark: U23 TT Championship
1. Søren Kragh Andersen
2. Emil Wang +0.25
3. Mads Pedersen (2nd in Junior WC RR) +42
Edited by anderspcm on 30-05-2014 19:23
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 30-05-2014 19:23
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Edit: Wrong thread though Cort it U23
Spoiler 7th win of the year for Cort, who also takes the GC lead. Guess he'll have some pretty decent offers for next year...
Tour des Fjords (2.1), Stage 3 » Hjelmeland - Forsand (163k/101.3m)
Edited by Atlantius on 30-05-2014 19:27
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 30-05-2014 20:17
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Atlantius wrote:
Edit: Wrong thread though Cort it U23
Spoiler 7th win of the year for Cort, who also takes the GC lead. Guess he'll have some pretty decent offers for next year...
Tour des Fjords (2.1), Stage 3 » Hjelmeland - Forsand (163k/101.3m)
I haven't visited the Other Races thread for that same reason, I keep getting spoiled (Eurosport airs the highlights every night)
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| Wilier |
Posted on 31-05-2014 15:15
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Spokes wins the 2nd stage, which was a mountain stage.
Course de la Paix U23, Stage 2: Glucholazy - Praded (93 km) (2.2U)
Edited by Wilier on 31-05-2014 15:15
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| Wilier |
Posted on 31-05-2014 19:11
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Tour de Berlin, Stage 4: Rund um Rudow (146 km) (2.2U)
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| jph27 |
Posted on 31-05-2014 19:17
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Asian Championships U23 RR
Asian Championships U23 TT
Edited by jph27 on 31-05-2014 19:18
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