Kritzo wrote:
How can yo use your own logo in the game?
Btw: Great update! And nice for De Gendt. Just hold the jersey, I'm pretty sure you're able to win this!
You mean in the screenshot from the winner of the stage (eg De Gendt)?? I really don't know anymore......
Kritzo wrote:
How can yo use your own logo in the game?
Btw: Great update! And nice for De Gendt. Just hold the jersey, I'm pretty sure you're able to win this!
You mean in the screenshot from the winner of the stage (eg De Gendt)?? I really don't know anymore......
I've been sitting back all the time but i wanted to read the whole story before commenting. This is THE story to match if you want to write one. You deserve a MONSTER.
Welcome to Spain's only World Tour-classic, and also one of the youngest World Tour races, the Clasica San Sebastian. It's the 33rd edition, with Mariano Lejarreta being the record winner with 3 wins. Last year, Cadel Evans took the win, as some kind of revenge for his 2nd place in Le Tour.
The route
The route with start and finish in the Basque harbour city San Sebastian is 234 kilometres long and features 6 categorized climbs (not counting the numerous short, non-categorized ones). The famous Alto de Jaizkibel (8.7m at 5.3%) has to be climbed twice, with the last summit less than 50km before the finish. The last climb is the Alto de Arkale (2.3km at 7.4%), with the summit about 15km before the finish.
The favourites Philippe Gilbert (Lotto), Vincenzo Nibali (Radio Shack), Andy Schleck. Igor Antón (Euskaltel), Alberto Contador (Movistar), Fränk Schleck (Omega Pharma). Joaquím Rodríguez (Katusha), Simon Gerrans (Qantas), Peter Sagan.
Our goal
After messing up this race 2 years in a row, we'll be very happy with a top 5...
95km to go
The race starts very nervous, as numerous riders try to form a breakaway, but the peloton never let's them. After 100 kilometres of terribly fast cycling, the peloton decides that the pace must drop, as too many riders are gasping for some air.
Consequently, the BOTD is formed, and it is probably stronger than the teams of the favourites hope for: Paul Martens (Rabobank), Julien El Fares (Omega Pharma), Fabio Duarte (Astana), Stefan Denifl (Red Bull), Andrey Kascheckin (Lampre), Rémi Pauriol (FDJ), Óscar García-Casarrubios (Andalucía), Danny Pate (Sony Ericsson), Stéphane Poulhies (Garmin), Davide Bonucelli (Nespresso) and Rubén Martínez (Caja Rural). Especially Martens and Duarte are outsiders for the win today.
1'20 behind them rides Saxo's Jésus Hernández, who is in the counter attack. The peloton follows at 4 minutes during the first ascend of the Jaizkibel.
48km to go
During the 2nd ascend of the Jaizkibel, the leading group breaks into many smaller groups, as only the best climbers can stay in the lead. Martens, Duarte, El Fares and Hernández, who has closed the gap to the BOTD, form the new leading group. The peloton is 3'34 behind.
29km to go
29 kilometres before the finish, with the leading 4 having a margin of 1'48 to the peloton, the race really starts. Reason for that is Lotto's Philippe Gilbert, who attacks out of the peloton. Many riders (F. Schleck, Contador, Nibali, Visconti, De Weert, Antón, Basso and Rodríguez) counter, and the pace drops a bit. Andy Schleck is patiently, and joins them again. Unfortunately, his team mates mis the cut, so he is isolated pretty early.
17km to go
When the Alto de Arkale has to be climbed, the leading 4 have been caught and Fränk Schleck attacks. Andy immediately reacts, showing that he hasn't forgotten the fact that Fränks attack at the Col de Lombarde almost costed him the win in the Tour de France.
Where many followers think that the 2 will work together to stay out of reach of the chasing group, the cameras manage to hear Andy saying to his older brother "this ones for the Lombarde, you're not gonna win this one!".
6km to go
So when the battle of the brothers is done, the next one to attack is Alberto Contador. Already in the streets of San Sebastian, EL Pistolero has taken a small lead to a group of 4, with Fränk Schleck, Nibali, Gilbert and Gerrans. The 2nd group follows at '28. Andy realizes that he has almost missed the cut, and attacks out of the 2nd group, to close the gap by himself.
3km to go
Being a bit lucky, because of a small decrease of pace of the leading group when the 4 catch Contador, Andy closes the gap to them. He settles himself in the wheel of the best sprinter of them, Philippe Gilbert, and tries to recover a bit, before the final sprint begins.
1km to go
He for sure has chosen the right wheel, as when Gilbert starts to sprint, they are overtaking the 4 others. But is Andy Schleck fresh enough to beat worlds best puncheur in the sprint?
Finish
The answer is no. Although Gilbert has to get it out of his toes, he manages to beat the Tour de France-winner by a wheel's distance. This must taste as some sweet revenge for Liège-Bastogne-Liège, where Schleck did beat Gilbert in the sprint.
Simon Gerrans takes the 3rd place, just in front of Contador and Fränk.
Results
1
Philippe Gilbert
Lotto - Belisol
5h59'06
2
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
3
Simon Gerrans
Qantas Airways
s.t.
4
Alberto Contador
Movistar Team
s.t.
5
Fränk Schleck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
6
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
7
Carlos Barredo
Movistar Team
s.t.
8
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
9
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Steven Kruijswijk
Qantas Airways
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
12
Giovanni Visconti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
13
Ben Hermans
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
14
Kevin De Weert
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
15
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
16
Andreas Klöden
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
17
Ivan Basso
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
18
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
19
Julien El Fares
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
20
Jesús Hernández
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
21
Fabio Duarte
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
22
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 2'21
23
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 2'46
24
Stefan Schumacher
Sony Ericsson
+ 3'11
25
Tiago Machado
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
26
Vladimir Efimkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
27
Pieter Weening
Qantas Airways
s.t.
28
Michel Kreder
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
29
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
30
Luca Solari
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
31
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 3'54
32
Damiano Cunego
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
33
Tanel Kangert
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
34
Anders Lund
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
35
Xavier Florencio
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
36
Mikel Nieve
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
37
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
38
Fabian Wegmann
FDJ
s.t.
39
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
40
Anthony Roux
FDJ
s.t.
41
Vladimir Karpets
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
42
Chris Anker Sørensen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
43
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
44
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
45
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
46
Amets Txurruka
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
47
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
48
Rodrigo García
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
49
Mauricio Alberto Ardila
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
50
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
51
Gorka Izagirre
Movistar Team
s.t.
52
Andrea Moletta
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
53
Rafael Valls
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
54
Sandy Casar
FDJ
s.t.
55
Sergey Firsanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
56
Emanuele Sella
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
57
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
58
Alessandro Bertolini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
59
Sérgio Paulinho
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
60
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
61
Cristiano Salerno
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
62
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
s.t.
63
José Herrada
Caja Rural
s.t.
64
Matti Breschel
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
65
Matthias Frank
Red Bull - Cervélo
s.t.
66
Wout Poels
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Robert Kiserlovski
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
68
Tom Stubbe
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
69
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 5'06
70
Giairo Ermeti
Androni Giocattoli
+ 7'37
71
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
72
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
73
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
s.t.
74
Roman Klimov
Katusha Team
s.t.
75
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
76
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
77
Matthew Lloyd
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
78
Alexei Shchebelin
Katusha Team
s.t.
79
Markel Irizar
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
80
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
81
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
82
Dominique Cornu
Lotto - Belisol
+ 8'27
83
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
84
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
85
Marco Pinotti
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
86
Samuel Sánchez
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
87
Wim Van Huffel
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
88
Laurent Lefèvre
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
89
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
90
Andrey Kashechkin
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
91
Luis Pasamontes
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
92
Danny Pate
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
93
Rémi Pauriol
FDJ
s.t.
94
Stefan Denifl
Red Bull - Cervélo
s.t.
95
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 11'56
96
Sébastien Joly
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 12'58
97
Bauke Mollema
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
98
Chris Barton
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
99
Darren Lapthorne
Qantas Airways
s.t.
100
Arnold Jeanneson
FDJ
s.t.
101
Oliver Zaugg
Red Bull - Cervélo
s.t.
102
Russell Downing
Qantas Airways
s.t.
103
Morris Possoni
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
104
Juan Manuel Gárate
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
105
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
106
Dario Cataldo
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
107
Markus Eibegger
Red Bull - Cervélo
s.t.
108
Marcel Fischer
Red Bull - Cervélo
s.t.
109
Yoann Le Boulanger
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
110
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
111
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
112
Óscar García-Casarrubios
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
113
Davide Bonuccelli
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
114
Pedro Merino
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
115
Simon Geschke
Red Bull - Cervélo
+ 14'57
116
Jussi Veikkanen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
117
Daniel Teklehaimanot
FDJ
s.t.
118
David De la Cruz
Caja Rural
+ 15'56
119
Frederique Robert
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
120
José Luis Roldán
Movistar Team
s.t.
121
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
122
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
123
Tom Slagter
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
124
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
s.t.
125
Ian Stannard
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
126
Peter Stetina
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
127
Reinier Honig
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
128
Gustavo César Veloso
Caja Rural
s.t.
129
Daniel Kreutzfeldt
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
130
Stéphane Poulhiès
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
131
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
132
Cameron Meyer
Qantas Airways
s.t.
133
Garikoitz Bravo
Caja Rural
s.t.
134
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 19'49
135
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
136
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
137
Higinio Fernández
Caja Rural
s.t.
138
Luis Ángel Maté
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
139
David Gutiérrez Gutiérrez
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
140
Balint Szeghalmi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
141
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
142
Jonathon McEvoy
Qantas Airways
s.t.
143
Óscar Pujol
Movistar Team
s.t.
144
Levi Leipheimer
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
145
David Blanco
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
146
Nico Keinath
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
147
Leonardo Piepoli
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
148
Aketza Peña
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
149
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
150
Niki Terpstra
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
151
Haimar Zubeldia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 21'35
152
Vicente Reynès
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
153
Cândido Barbosa
Sky ProCycling
+ 22'35
154
Francisco Pérez
Caja Rural
s.t.
155
Grischa Niermann
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
156
Rubén Martínez
Caja Rural
s.t.
157
Jackson Rodríguez
Androni Giocattoli
+ 23'15
158
Tyler Wren
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 24'14
159
Jasha Sütterlin
Red Bull - Cervélo
+ 25'47
160
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ
s.t.
161
Joan Horrach
Katusha Team
s.t.
162
David Bernabéu
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
163
Miguel Scott
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 26'53
164
Joaquin Claveran
Lotto - Belisol
+ 27'23
165
Jack O'Keefe
Qantas Airways
+ 28'54
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Before the race, we aimed for a top 5. Well, we managed to achieve that. But when you are so close to win the race, you can't help being a bit disappointed. But I must admit, that Andy did great today!
Especially for our German sprinter Marcel Kittel, we participate in the 16th edition of the Sparkassen Giro Bochum. It's a 1.1 race in the West of Germany, with some great names as previous winners: Jan Ullrich, Erik Zabel, Jens Voigt and Mark Cavendish. Last year, the race was won by a fairly unknown Dane, namely Kasper Jebjerg.
The route
Not that difficulty, probably a mass sprint.
Startlist
Spoiler
Monster Energy - Ford
1. M.Kittel
2. G.Bernard
3. T.Dumoulin
4. P.Ligthart
5. M.Maaskant
6. J.Mulder
7. S.Vanmarcke
The favourites
Despite being in a low fitness, Marcel Kittel is the biggest favourite. ***Marcel Kittel. ** Francesco Chicchi (Eddy Merckx), Tomasz Smolen (PSK), Maurizio Biondo (Pisanellastoria). * Kasper Jebjerg (Glud), Christian Kux (Red Bull), Alexander Kristoff (Joker).
The race
The race goes by the normal scenario: many breakaways to be formed and catched again, one group succeeds, gets a margin of several minutes, the peloton starts to chase, catches them and prepares for the mass sprint.
We have set up our train (Vanmarcke-Maaskant-Ligthart) with the goal of bringing Marcel Kittel in a perfect position to win this race. And with the absence of other sprint trains, we bring our German sprinter in a perfect position, when he launches his sprint 1200m before the finish. He takes the lead and has built up a safe margin, when someone (yep, me) presses the N-button from the laptop, making Kittel celebrating 200m before the finish. Thus, he looses speed and the others start to close the gap. Luckily for him and me (and the organisation, who can put another great name on the winners list), he wins the race by a very small margin over René Weissinger (Vorarlberg) and Tomasz Smolen (PSK Whirlpool).
Results
1
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Subway
4h44'24
2
René Weissinger
Team Vorarlberg
s.t.
3
Tomasz Smolen
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
4
Björn Schröder
Nutrixxion Sparkasse
s.t.
5
David Kopp
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
6
Stian Remme
Team Østerhus - Ridley
s.t.
7
Christian Kux
Red Bull - Cervélo
s.t.
8
Francesco Chicchi
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
9
Dominik Roels
Team NetApp
s.t.
10
Lasse Norman Hansen
Team Concordia Forsikring – Himmerland
s.t.
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Sigh of relief........ Almost a ...... Well, in this failry weak field, we took the win and did why the organisation asked us to participate.
Our Tour-group stays in Basque country for the Circuito de Getxo, probably the easiest from 3 classics in a week time. Last year, the race ended in a mass sprint, with Sacha Modolo from Team Type 1 as the winner in the mass sprint.
The route
Startlist
Spoiler
Monster Energy - Ford
1. P.Sagan
2. M.Breschel
3. T.Dekker
4. R.Ruijgh
5. A.Schleck
6. N.Terpstra
7. J.Vanendert
8. L.Westra
The favourites ***Peter Sagan, Manuel Belletti (Team Type 1), Aitor Galdos (Caja Rural). ** Daniele Ratto (Nespresso), Mauro Finetto (Liquigas), Andy Schleck. * Fabio Felline (Nespresso), Thomas Löfkvist (Sky), Gorka Izagirre (Movistar).
Our goal
The win, why not?
Race
As expected, the race ends in a mass sprint. We have a nice train formed, with Dekker-Terpstra-Westra-Breschel-Sagan. But Sagan looses the wheel of Breschel with 5km to go, being boxed in a bit. To find the wheel again, he has to use too much energy.
Our Slovakian superstar starts his sprint with 1200m to go, and at the same time at the other side of the road, Manuel Belletti does the same. The Italian has more energy left for this dragrace and takes the win. It's the 2nd win in a row for Team Type 1 in this Circuito de Getxo, as Modolo won it last year. Still, a nice 2nd for Sagan.
Results
1
Manuel Belletti
Team Type 1
4h16'31
2
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
3
Aitor Galdos
Caja Rural
s.t.
4
Steven Caethoven
Accent.Jobs - Veranda's Willems
s.t.
5
Xavier Florencio
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
6
Jonathan Castroviejo
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
7
Alexandre Geniez
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
8
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
9
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
s.t.
10
Matti Breschel
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
The winner
Word from the DS
Unfortunate 2nd place, but we have to say that Belletti was very strong. Congrats to him.
...... Well, in this failry weak field, we took the win and did why the organisation asked us to participate.
