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Petronas - Monster Energy; The end of an era
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| HaRe |
Posted on 09-10-2012 11:55
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love the shirt! cant wait for TdU |
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| Daggen |
Posted on 09-10-2012 11:57
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Wonderful shirt. One of the best shirts i've ever seen! Great job Maddrengen!!
You deserve these:  |
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| Abelbaba |
Posted on 09-10-2012 12:02
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very nice shirt indeed,
hope your season will go well |
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 09-10-2012 12:25
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Nice shirt!!!
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 09-10-2012 15:31
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Wow very nice shirt man, almost flawless I'd say! |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 09-10-2012 19:09
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Our 2014 season kicks off with the 16th edition of the Tour Down Under. Close to the home of our new main sponsor Petronas, we are eager to show ourselves. Last year, we took the GC-win here with Matti Breschel.
The route
The race features 6 stages, none of them very difficult. But the wind and small hills, in combination with the time of the year and the low fitness for many riders, the race can still be tough. The GC will probably decided in the 2nd stage to Stirling, with a very hilly finish, and the 5th stage with the finish at the summit of Old Willunga Hill.
Startlist
Spoiler Petronas
1. M.Breschel
2. J.Audet
3. J.Bobridge
4. M.Lefèvre
5. M.Lootens
6. P.Reiter
7. S.Vanmarcke
Garmin
11. T.Farrar
12. W.Bonnet
13. S.Chavanel
14. T.Gallopin
15. S.Poulhiès
16. C.Riblon
17. J.Roy
Katusha
21. T.Boonen
22. A.Bazhenov
23. F.Felline
24. D.Galimzyanov
25. A.Porsev
26. S.Vandenbergh
27. M.Vantomme
Sky
31. M.Cavendish
32. G.Briggs
33. K.Dehaes
34. M.Pearson
35. M.Rogers
36. I.Stannard
37. B.Swift
BMC
41. F.Pozzato
42. M.Belletti
43. S.Borchi
44. A.Dietziker
45. J.Murphy
46. M.Quinziato
47. C.A.Sørensen
Omega Pharma
51. R.Feillu
52. M.Mondragon
53. J.Roelandts
54. Z.Stybar
55. S.Van Vooren
56. T.Van der Sande
57. M.Wynants
Euskaltel
61. B.Intxausti
62. A.Durán
63. J.A.Flecha
64. D.López
65. D.Moreno
66. F.J.Ventoso
67. G.Verdugo
Red Bull
71. M.Albasini
72. L.Beuret
73. M.Brändle
74. V.Martin
75. M.Schär
76. A.Stauff
77. M.Wyss
Vacansoleil
81. B.Eisel
82. J.Bol
83. N.Eeckhout
84. K.Goddaert
85. I.Keisse
86. J.Van Leijen
87. J.Wallays
Sony Ericsson
91. A.Klöden
92. A.Boyd
93. N.Collins
94. J.Degenkolb
95. B.Leukemans
96. S.Radochla
97. M.Reimer
Caja Rural
101. J.Moreno
102. D.De la Cruz
103. A.Hernández
104. D.Navarro
105. R.Reig
106. I.Romero
107. Á.Vicioso
Dexia
111. K.Fernández
112. S.Clarke
113. N.Gregoor
114. S.Joseph
115. Y.Offredo
116. V.Reynès
117. R.Zingle
Qantas Airways
121. S.Langeveld
122. D.J.Crawford
123. R.Dennis
124. A.Gray
125. D.Lapthorne
126. C.O'Reilly
127. D.Tanner
RadioShack
131. J.Voigt
132. R.Escuela
133. D.Holloway
134. S.Magnell
135. E.Silin
136. C.Stone
137. B.Traksel
Europcar
141. Y.Arashiro
142. G.Bernaudeau
143. J.Casper
144. M.Delage
145. S.Haddou
146. R.Senechal
147. F.Vachon
Movistar
151. R.Costa
152. R.Ajuntas
153. I.Konovalovas
154. J.Ortega
155. P.Salazar
156. U.Salazar
157. E.Sanz
Saxo Bank
161. J.Sørensen
162. R.Bauman
163. T.Farnham
164. K.Jebjerg
165. O.Kem
166. D.Kreutzfeldt
167. A.Steensen
Lampre
171. D.Loosli
172. A.Balloni
173. M.Mori
174. L.Paolini
175. A.Pasqualon
176. M.Tosatto
177. A.de Bella
Astana
181. M.Lloyd
182. A.Bazayev
183. Y.Hutarovich
184. V.Iglinskiy
185. R.Kireyev
186. A.Rakov
187. C.Sutton
Rabobank
191. M.Kump
192. G.Brown
193. R.Flens
194. R.Honig
195. J.Keukeleire
196. J.Mouris
197. I.Tamouridis
Liquigas
201. M.Paterski
202. J.Anthony
203. D.Cannone
204. D.Colli
205. A.Contoli
206. M.Da Dalto
207. C.Moreni
UnitedHealthcare
211. C.Butler
212. J.Clarke
213. J.Green
214. T.Herbert
215. V.Koch
216. K.Petty
217. B.White
Our team
The favourites
*** Matti Breschel, Filippo Pozzato (BMC), Tom Boonen (Katusha).
** Tyler Farrar (Garmin), Mark Cavendish (Sky), Romain Feillu (Omega Pharma).
* Bernhard Eisel (Vacansoleil), Koldo Fernández (Dexia), John Degenkolb (Sony Ericsson).
Our goals
Winning the GC again will be difficult, so we'll aim for a top 5.
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| dienblad |
Posted on 09-10-2012 19:29
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Stage 1
The first stage of the Tour Down Under is 149 kilometres long and is from Geeps Cross and Clare. The route is pretty flat.
107km to go
As the team with last year's winner in the squad, we feel obliged to do some work in chasing the BOTD. This is also a chance to show our new jersey.
17km to go
With 17km to go, 2 riders have attacked out of the BOTD. Lampres Alfredo Balloni and Liquigas Mauro Da Dalto have a small gap to the 11 others, but the peloton is about to catch them all. Mass sprint time!
Finish
The World Tour season starts the same way as the 2013 World Tour season ended: Mark Cavendish winning the mass sprint. Having a great lead out train with Ben Swift and Kenny Dehaes, he is launched perfectly and takes the stage win.
His old buddy Bernhard Eisel, now riding for Vacansoleil, takes the 2nd place, with Francisco Ventoso (Euskaltel) finishing in 3rd. Our start of the season is pretty bad, as Matti Breschel takes the 16th place.
Results
| 1 |  Mark Cavendish | Sky ProCycling | 3h27'38 | | 2 |  Bernhard Eisel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 3 |  Francisco José Ventoso | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 4 |  Filippo Pozzato | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 5 |  Tom Boonen | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 6 |  John Degenkolb | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 7 |  Christopher Sutton | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 8 |  Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 9 | Kenny Dehaes | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 10 | Koldo Fernández | Dexia | s.t. | | ... | | 16 |  Matti Breschel | Petronas | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | Sky ProCycling | 3h27'28 | | 2 | Bernhard Eisel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 4 | | 3 | Francisco José Ventoso | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 6 | | 4 | Enrique Sanz | Movistar Team | + 7 | | 5 |  Ricardo Escuela | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 6 |  Michael Schär | Red Bull - Cervélo | + 8 | | 7 | Alfredo Balloni | Lampre - Alitalia | s.t. | | 8 |  Valentin Iglinskiy | Pro Team Astana | + 9 | | 9 | David De la Cruz | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 10 | Filippo Pozzato | BMC Racing Team | + 10 |
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Not a good start of the season. But as Breschel isn't the best sprinter, we have to wait for the 2 uphill finishes to go for the stage win.
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 09-10-2012 19:36
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Breschel doesn't start with the best as last year. |
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| francopell |
Posted on 09-10-2012 19:43
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Nice to see the Petronas-Monster jersey at the front |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-10-2012 20:10
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Cavendish is good in form early on. He'll be the man to beat in the sprinting stages  |
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 09-10-2012 20:19
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Indeed The Cav is a beast! Goodluck! |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 09-10-2012 21:58
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Cav with a really great season start. Breschel seems to be in shape, in comparison with the other riders, so I think he can grab a win in a hilly finish. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 09-10-2012 23:45
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Not the start the Team wanted, but things will definantly get better |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 10-10-2012 19:52
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Stage 2
The 2nd stage is one of the hardest to control by a team. It is 147 kilometres long from Lobethal to Stirling, with 4 laps at a hilly circuit in Stirling. The last 7 kilometres are ascending, except for some short downhill part. This one will be for the puncheurs!
100km to go
6 riders attack immediately when the white flag is dropped by the tour direction. Alberto Contoli (Liquigas), Ignatas Konovalovas (Movistar), ichael Schär (Red Bull), Ángel Vicioxo (Caja Rural), Jelle Wallays (Vacansoleil) and Maarten Wynants (Omega Pharma) get approval by the peloton to form the BOTD.
At the only KOTM-sprint of the day, their margin to the peloton is 4'40. Young Italian Contoli wins the sprint for the KOTM-points, and secures himself of the KOTM-jersey after the stage!
21km to go
In one of the 4 laps at the circuit in Stirling, 2 riders attack out of the peloton and close the gap to the 6 leaders. Egor Silin, winner of last years GP de Montréal, and Jack Bobridge are the ones. Because he's racing in his homeland, Bobridge has been given a free roll in this TDU, and this is 1 of the stages he circled to attack.
With the last lap to begin, and the peloton only 1'50 behind, Bobridge attacks out of the leading group, in his search for glory!
2km to go
He gets joined by Silin and Konovalovas, and when they start the last climb, the 2 drop him. With only 2 (ascending) kilometres to go, Silin and Konovalovas have a margin of 23 seconds to the peloton. This is the sign for Matti Breschel to attack, having already passed his team mate.
600m to go
Breschel manages to close the gap to first Konovalovas, and finally Silin. He passes the Russian with less than 700 metres to go. But the win ain't certain, as he gets followed by 1 Italian cobbled specialist named Filippo Pozzato. And 600m before the finisih, with the road ascending with about 4%, Pozzato has more speed....
Finish
And with that surplus of speed, Pozzato flies by Matti Breschel, and takes the stage win in Stirling, leaving our Dane with the 2nd place. Silin manages to finish in 3rd at '10, followed by David López, and the peloton finishes at '20.
Results
| 1 | Filippo Pozzato | BMC Racing Team | 3h52'55 | | 2 | Matti Breschel | Petronas | s.t. | | 3 |  Egor Silin | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 10 | | 4 | David López | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 5 | Jimmi Sørensen | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 20 | | 6 | Michael Albasini | Red Bull - Cervélo | s.t. | | 7 | Beñat Intxausti | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 8 | Francisco José Ventoso | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 9 |  Yohan Offredo | Dexia | s.t. | | 10 |  Ignatas Konovalovas | Movistar Team | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Filippo Pozzato | BMC Racing Team | 7h20'23 | | 2 | Matti Breschel | Petronas | + 4 | | 3 | Egor Silin | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 16 | | 4 | David López | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 20 | | 5 | Mark Cavendish | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 6 | Bernhard Eisel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 24 | | 7 | Ignatas Konovalovas | Movistar Team | + 25 | | 8 | Maarten Wynants | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 9 | Francisco José Ventoso | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 26 | | 10 | Michael Schär | Red Bull - Cervélo | + 28 |
Points
| 1 | Ignatas Konovalovas | Movistar Team | 10 | | 2 | Maarten Wynants | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | 10 | | 3 | Mark Cavendish | Sky ProCycling | 8 | | 4 | Filippo Pozzato | BMC Racing Team | 8 | | 5 | Bernhard Eisel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 6 |
KOTM
| 1 | Alberto Contoli | Liquigas - Microsoft | 16 | | 2 | Ignatas Konovalovas | Movistar Team | 12 | | 3 | Maarten Wynants | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | 8 | | 4 | Michael Schär | Red Bull - Cervélo | 6 | | 5 | Jelle Wallays | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 4 |
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Pretty disappointing, when Breschel was so close.... But I think the GC will between him and Pozzato, but Pozzato looks very strong.
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 10-10-2012 19:55
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Almost the 1st for the team this season. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 10-10-2012 21:43
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Excellent sprint by Breschel, he should end well in the GC! Everyone's waiting for the first victory |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 10-10-2012 21:44
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Good result, Breschel showing signs that he can fight for the win. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 10-10-2012 23:35
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Great riding from Breschel today
Now to get the Leaders jersey off Pozzato's back |
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| Daggen |
Posted on 11-10-2012 07:49
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Nice riding today from Breschel. You will take him at Wilunga hill |
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| Maddrengen |
Posted on 11-10-2012 12:00
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Oh yeah!
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