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One Healthy Story...UnitedHealthCare 2013
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| dienblad |
Posted on 08-06-2012 10:45
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Pretty dull Tirreno.... 25 riders within 16 seconds, the race being won because of bonus seconds, no decisive stages... Could be the Volta a Catalunya 
But baia, you did a good job, with the KOTM-jersey and 7th in the GC!
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 08-06-2012 11:06
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dienblad wrote:
Pretty dull Tirreno.... 25 riders within 16 seconds, the race being won because of bonus seconds, no decisive stages... Could be the Volta a Catalunya
But baia, you did a good job, with the KOTM-jersey and 7th in the GC!
It's because that variant is way too easy. No stages where gaps can appear.
And agreed - nice job baia!
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| TomC |
Posted on 08-06-2012 11:24
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Good ride in Italy and KoM jersey for Barton, well done  |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 08-06-2012 12:58
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7th place overall for Finetto
And the Mountains Classification for Barton
It was a good race for the UHC boys then |
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| baia |
Posted on 08-06-2012 15:16
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Thank you dienblad, Pellizotti2, TomC and sutty68
Indeed strange and somehow boring Tirreno ... we tried to do something good here, UnitedHealthCare is happy...
STARTLIST
Spoiler | Sky | | 1. T.Farrar | | 2. E.Boasson Hagen | | 3. M.Cavendish | | 4. C.Froome | | 5. S.Gerrans | | 6. R.Taaramäe | | 7. G.Thomas | | 8. R.Urán | | Garmin | | 11. H.Haussler | | 12. P.Fédrigo | | 13. M.Maaskant | | 14. D.Millar | | 15. P.Sagan | | 16. C.Vande Velde | | 17. S.Vanmarcke | | 18. J.Vansummeren | | GreenEdge | | 21. M.Goss | | 22. F.Beppu | | 23. A.Davis | | 24. N.Haas | | 25. S.Langeveld | | 26. S.O'Grady | | 27. M.Rogers | | 28. T.Vaitkus | | Lotto | | 31. A.Greipel | | 32. J.Ghyselinck | | 33. G.Henderson | | 34. S.Pauwels | | 35. V.Reynès | | 36. K.Siutsou | | 37. J.Vanendert | | 38. D.Vanendert | | Lampre | | 41. A.Petacchi | | 42. G.Bole | | 43. D.Cunego | | 44. D.Napolitano | | 45. D.Pietropolli | | 46. M.Possoni | | 47. D.Righi | | 48. S.Stortoni | | BMC | | 51. T.Hushovd | | 52. A.Ballan | | 53. B.Bookwalter | | 54. C.Evans | | 55. P.Gilbert | | 56. G.Hincapie | | 57. B.Leukemans | | 58. T.Van Garderen | | Omega Pharma | | 61. G.Steegmans | | 62. M.Bandiera | | 63. C.Betancourt | | 64. S.Chavanel | | 65. T.Martin | | 66. N.Terpstra | | 67. M.Trentin | | 68. A.Valverde | | Katusha | | 71. D.Galimzyanov | | 72. J.A.Flecha | | 73. Ó.Freire | | 74. V.Gusev | | 75. A.Kuschynski | | 76. D.Menchov | | 77. L.Paolini | | 78. J.Rodríguez | | RadioShack | | 81. F.Cancellara | | 82. L.Bak | | 83. J.Fuglsang | | 84. L.Gerdemann | | 85. C.Horner | | 86. M.Monfort | | 87. Y.Popovych | | 88. F.Schleck | | Movistar | | 91. F.J.Ventoso | | 92. M.Bruseghin | | 93. R.Costa | | 94. A.Galdos | | 95. J.Herrada | | 96. V.Karpets | | 97. I.Konovalovas | | 98. G.Visconti | | Rabobank | | 101. T.Bos | | 102. L.Boom | | 103. R.Gesink | | 104. P.Martens | | 105. L.L.Sánchez | | 106. L.Ten Dam | | 107. M.Tjallingii | | 108. M.Wynants | | Acqua & Sapone | | 111. G.Nizzolo | | 112. D.Bonuccelli | | 113. L.Celli | | 114. P.Ciavatta | | 115. F.Gilioli | | 116. V.Miholjevic | | 117. A.Proni | | 118. F.Taborre | | Liquigas | | 121. E.Viviani | | 122. V.Agnoli | | 123. F.Canuti | | 124. M.Da Dalto | | 125. R.Hesjedal | | 126. P.Longo Borghini | | 127. V.Nibali | | 128. A.Vanotti | | Astana | | 131. M.Cardoso | | 132. E.Gasparotto | | 133. F.Gavazzi | | 134. J.Guarnieri | | 135. A.Kolobnev | | 136. T.Machado | | 137. F.Masciarelli | | 138. S.Ponzi | | UnitedHealthcare | | 141. M.Belletti | | 142. M.Finetto | | 143. C.B.Huff | | 144. J.Keough | | 145. F.Rodriguez | | 146. N.Sanderson | | 147. W.Stroetinga | | 148. B.Van Poppel | | AG2R La Mondiale | | 151. S.Hinault | | 152. J.Bérard | | 153. M.Chérel | | 154. M.Elmiger | | 155. L.Mondory | | 156. M.Montaguti | | 157. N.Roche | | 158. B.Shpilevsky | | Saxo Bank | | 161. N.Nuyens | | 162. M.Boaro | | 163. P.Clausen | | 164. A.Contador | | 165. L.S.Haedo | | 166. D.Navarro | | 167. J.M.Soler | | 168. M.Tosatto | | Euskaltel | | 171. T.Voeckler | | 172. I.Antón | | 173. P.Bilbao | | 174. P.Cazaux | | 175. J.J.Oroz | | 176. R.Pérez | | 177. A.Pérez Arrieta | | 178. R.Sicard | | Accent Jobs | | 181. S.Scheirlinckx | | 182. O.Chuzhda | | 183. T.De Gendt | | 184. B.De Waele | | 185. S.De Wilde | | 186. L.Hoste | | 187. T.Slagter | | 188. J.Vanlandschoot | | Farnese Vini | | 191. L.Mazzanti | | 192. R.Andriato | | 193. L.Ascani | | 194. A.Balloni | | 195. T.Bertolini | | 196. D.Caccia | | 197. R.De Patre | | 198. F.Tizza | | Androni Giocattoli | | 201. G.Ermeti | | 202. R.Chiarini | | 203. A.De Marchi | | 204. T.Gil | | 205. S.Mancuso | | 206. F.J.Moreno | | 207. C.J.Ochoa | | 208. J.Serpa | | Colnago | | 211. A.Pasqualon | | 212. M.Canola | | 213. M.Coledan | | 214. F.Negri | | 215. A.Piechele | | 216. S.Pirazzi | | 217. D.Pozzovivo | | 218. F.Savini |
2012 WINNER
UnitedHealthCare Squad
Race
219kms....  J.Keough goes with the break ( 13 riders )....
Breakaway reach the top of "Passo del Turchino"..... 6´12"gap...
112kms...  W.Stroetinga and  P.Fédrigo attacked... 3´52"gap to peloton, 2´30"gap to escapees....
At the front, "Le Manie" is about to start... peloton is 4´43" behind Stroetinga...
J.Keough is left behind... Fédrigo catched up with the break...
50kms...  F.Schleck leads the 101 riders group wich lost contact with peloton.... 1´31"gap....
The small peloton(50 riders) is 3´12" behind breakaway...
20kms...  P.Sagan leads peloton...
 R.Urán and  A.Ballan are in front.... only "Poggio" to climb now...
The riders start the "Poggio"... anything can happen now... Ballan drops Urán...
Last km... 6 riders will fight for the win...  L.Gerdemann is the last one... then comes G.Visconti,  J.Rodríguez, T.Voeckler,  F.Cancellara and A.Ballan...
Cancellara jumps out from Ballan´s wheel....
...to win Milano SanRemo.... M.Finetto makes 56th place...
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| TomC |
Posted on 08-06-2012 15:19
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Could be better if Finetto was in the first group.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 08-06-2012 15:40
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Great picture of Cancellara celebrating |
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 08-06-2012 15:47
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 Wow after seeing the startlist I thought there was no way Sky was going to lose with Cavendish, Farrar, and EBH ...
Not much more UHC could have done
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| baia |
Posted on 08-06-2012 21:47
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*TomC
Yes... we tried to make it possible but it wasn´t possible...
*sutty68
Agree....
*Mresuperstar
Big fail from SKY...
Comparing teams and goals, we almost did better then SKY...
STARTLIST
Spoiler | UnitedHealthcare | | 1. P.Velits | | 2. M.Busche | | 3. K.Carlström | | 4. P.Deignan | | 5. R.Förster | | 6. J.Ryan | | 7. W.Stroetinga | | 8. M.Vazquez | | BMC | | 11. C.Evans | | 12. B.Bookwalter | | 13. S.Cummings | | 14. M.Frank | | 15. M.Marcato | | 16. S.Morabito | | 17. R.Riccò | | 18. J.Tschopp | | RadioShack | | 21. C.Horner | | 22. D.Bennati | | 23. L.Gerdemann | | 24. M.Irizar | | 25. A.Klöden | | 26. Y.Popovych | | 27. C.Rose | | 28. H.Zubeldia | | Sky | | 31. C.Froome | | 32. M.Cronshaw | | 33. S.Henao | | 34. D.Pate | | 35. R.Porte | | 36. C.Sutton | | 37. R.Urán | | 38. X.Zandio | | Rabobank | | 41. B.Mollema | | 42. W.Demaere | | 43. F.Goesinnen | | 44. T.Leezer | | 45. M.Matthews | | 46. G.Niermann | | 47. G-J.Soepenberg | | 48. B.Tankink | | Movistar | | 51. J.J.Cobo | | 52. M.Bruseghin | | 53. A.Galdos | | 54. J.Herrada | | 55. V.Karpets | | 56. S.Pardilla | | 57. R.Plaza | | 58. Ó.Sevilla | | GreenEdge | | 61. J.Peraud | | 62. F.Beppu | | 63. J.Bobridge | | 64. J.Cantwell | | 65. L.Durbridge | | 66. L.Howard | | 67. T.Meyer | | 68. M.Wilson | | AG2R La Mondiale | | 71. J.Gadret | | 72. R.Bardet | | 73. M.Chérel | | 74. A.Geslin | | 75. J.Hivert | | 76. B.Kadri | | 77. A.Ravard | | 78. B.Shpilevsky | | Garmin | | 81. D.Martin | | 82. A.Bajadali | | 83. J.Bauer | | 84. T.Danielson | | 85. K.Fernández | | 86. D.Millar | | 87. P.Stetina | | 88. D.Zabriskie | | Astana | | 91. J.Brajkovic | | 92. B.Božic | | 93. F.Gavazzi | | 94. J.Guarnieri | | 95. V.Iglinskiy | | 96. T.Machado | | 97. S.Ponzi | | 98. K.Seeldraeyers | | Katusha | | 101. E.Vorganov | | 102. X.Florencio | | 103. V.Gusev | | 104. P.Ignatenko | | 105. V.Isaychev | | 106. A.Kristoff | | 107. T.Kritskiy | | 108. Á.Vicioso | | Caja Rural | | 111. M.García | | 112. J.A.Benítez | | 113. A.Cardoso | | 114. D.De la Fuente | | 115. K.Domagalski | | 116. R.García | | 117. I.Romero | | 118. J.Sanchez Pimienta | | Androni Giocattoli | | 121. J.Serpa | | 122. A.De Marchi | | 123. G.Ermeti | | 124. S.Mancuso | | 125. F.J.Moreno | | 126. C.J.Ochoa | | 127. W.Proch | | 128. A.Santoro | | Omega Pharma | | 131. D.Devenyns | | 132. F.Chicchi | | 133. I.Keisse | | 134. M.Kwiatkowski | | 135. J.Pineau | | 136. M.Trentin | | 137. G.Van Keirsbulck | | 138. M.Velits | | Liquigas | | 141. E.Capecchi | | 142. F.Canuti | | 143. T.Duggan | | 144. E.King | | 145. D.Rebellin | | 146. F.Sabatini | | 147. M.Santambrogio | | 148. A.Vanotti | | Andalucía | | 151. G.César Veloso | | 152. J.Aguilar | | 153. A.Cabello | | 154. A.Colom | | 155. J.J.Lobato | | 156. J.Ramírez Abeja | | 157. J.Rosendo | | 158. E.Ruiz | | Vacansoleil | | 161. T.Dekker | | 162. K.Boeckmans | | 163. G.Larsson | | 164. P.Ligthart | | 165. W.Mol | | 166. R.Ruijgh | | 167. R.Valls | | 168. F.Veuchelen | | Saxo Bank | | 171. A.Lund | | 172. J.J.Haedo | | 173. L.S.Haedo | | 174. J.Hernández | | 175. J.A.Jørgensen | | 176. P.Nielsen | | 177. B.Noval | | 178. M.Tosatto | | Euskaltel | | 181. I.Mayoz | | 182. P.Bilbao | | 183. V.Cabedo | | 184. E.García | | 185. M.Landa | | 186. R.Pérez | | 187. A.Sáez de Arregi | | 188. P.Urtasun | | Lampre | | 191. M.Possoni | | 192. W.Anacona | | 193. V.Buts | | 194. D.Cimolai | | 195. Y.Krivtsov | | 196. M.Lloyd | | 197. D.Righi | | 198. S.Stortoni | | Lotto | | 201. G.Meersman | | 202. G.Bille | | 203. S.Cordeel | | 204. G.Dockx | | 205. J.Ghyselinck | | 206. F.Robert | | 207. M.Sieberg | | 208. R.Zingle | | Accent Jobs | | 211. O.Chuzhda | | 212. I.Abakoumov | | 213. A.Cappelle | | 214. B.De Waele | | 215. J.Drucker | | 216. O.Kaisen | | 217. S.Van Dijk | | 218. A.Van Groen |
UnitedHealthCare Squad
2012 Winner
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| baia |
Posted on 08-06-2012 21:59
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oops..
Edited by baia on 08-06-2012 22:23
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| baia |
Posted on 08-06-2012 22:22
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STAGE 1
1st climb.......9 riders in the break... 1´39"gap..
| J.Sanchez Pimienta - 16pts |  K.Carlström - 12pts | | T.Dekker - 10pts |
68kms.... 12kms to 2nd Int.sprint...  B.De Waele and G.Meersman join breakaway.... 4´46"gap....
51kms... while BMC and SKY make the pace,  P.Deignan, P.Bilbao and F.Gavazzi attack... 4´25"gap to front group...
34kms...2nd climb.. De waele leads the race...
| B.De Waele - 16pts | | G.Meersman - 12pts |  J.Bobridge - 10pts |
20kms... peloton ( 73 riders ) is 3´29" behind De Waele....
7kms to go... P.Velits attack... unfortunally he will be caught again...
Front duo reach final km.... B.De Waele leads the sprint... G.Meersman sticks like glue on his wheel....
...now this is one big surprise.... B.De Waele defended his position like a lion and wins 1st stage....even when Meersman is much better sprinter...
STAGE RESULT
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
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| baia |
Posted on 10-06-2012 12:33
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Two questions:
Shall i change race dificulty from extreme to hard?
You think as it is now are the results realistic or in Hard will be more?
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| olabj |
Posted on 10-06-2012 13:11
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I think they're fairly realistic but as always it is up to you, if you think it's to easy then switch to extreme, if not then just keep it because the results are quite realistic
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 10-06-2012 13:25
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To be honest I think the story would be more interesting on hard difficulty. It's usually a nicer read when the team can actually fight for some wins. And, well, that doesn't seem to be the case very much at the moment.
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| baia |
Posted on 10-06-2012 14:49
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Alright, stage 2 was in extreme( report will follow next) but will change to Hard from stage 3... we will see then if it stays in Hard or i come back to Extreme...
Thanks for you opinion
I´ve always played in Extreme, with small teams, this can be really frustrating sometimes when your rider is with 95 fitness and can´t even follow weaker riders...let´s try HARD then..
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| baia |
Posted on 10-06-2012 16:20
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STAGE 2
1st Int.sprint.... 10 riders form the break and they lead with 4´30"gap...
K.Carlström will try to gain some more kom pts...
94kms.... peloton reach 2nd climb... escapees are 7´29" away... we send
M.Vazquez to the front with the intention to break the pack...
49kms... 2nd Int.sprint... escapees still with one good gap, 3´59"....
20kms... M.Sieberg leads but will get caught by peloton..
5kms... with all fugitives caught, we will have a mass sprint finish...
Final sprint starts... P.Velits is in good position..
D.Bennati wins this stage... good result for Velits..
STAGE RESULT
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
KING OF MOUNTAINS
Edited by baia on 10-06-2012 16:21
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| baia |
Posted on 10-06-2012 20:24
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STAGE 3
Queen stage from this year´s Volta a Catalunya, we will witness a new leader change... K.Carlström will fight for any kom points he can get...
Going up in 1st climb, escapees lead with 2´50"gap...
99kms... 2nd climb... peloton is 8´27" behind breakaway....
D.Zabriskie attacked and has 59" to peloton....
49kms.... Zabriskie joins Wilson, droped by breakaway group... peloton is 2´39" behind and the break is 2´04"...
5kms to 3rd climb, 20kms to go... Radioschack and BMC did one great job with the chase... Zabriskie managed to join up with the break but they are only "47 ahead...
Now this is imo too much... this guy was with the break since the start and he can still attack with such stats...  .. strange..
5kms.... no breaks... C.Evans and P.Velits get out from peloton....
M.Bruseghin tries to close the gap...
3,8kms to go... Evans attacks again... Velits responds...
2,2kms... Evans gets extra motivation.... Velits can´t follow...
C.Evans leads in the last km... C.Horner attacked and comes behind...
P.Stetina and P.Velits follow.....
With no need to sprint, C.Evans wins the stage and takes overall....
STAGE RESULT
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
KING OF MOUNTAINS
Seems K.Carlström hard work during this stage wasn´t enought... he will try next stage in the only KOM sprint there is..
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 10-06-2012 23:23
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Great to see Velits up there in 5th place |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 11-06-2012 01:57
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Velits is placed really well, good result.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 11-06-2012 07:51
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Very good Tirreno for UHC, bud bad MSR, it seems like manager of UHC is not the king of season planning 
I think hard is more realistic with smaller teams,as we can see on good but not overwhelming Velits result in Catalunya.
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