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Petronas - Monster Energy; The end of an era
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 12-10-2012 22:04
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Have fun and dont worry! |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 12-10-2012 22:38
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Enjoy your break! And hope to see Breschel in the top spot of the podium.  |
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| Maddrengen |
Posted on 12-10-2012 22:40
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Have a nice vacation! And when you're back, there'll be equips and accesories in you're mailbox  (Hopefully  )
Edited by Maddrengen on 12-10-2012 22:41
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 13-10-2012 07:59
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Enjoy the ardennes! |
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| Daggen |
Posted on 13-10-2012 15:02
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Break some records on your road bike  |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 13-10-2012 15:13
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Have a great holiday!
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 13-10-2012 20:34
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Fijne vakantie (Happy hollidays) |
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| Daggen |
Posted on 15-10-2012 17:28
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Dienblad is gone....... |
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Posted on 15-10-2012 17:41
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Free WIFI in the holiday house 
But don't expect reports, maybe when it's raining a lot.
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| Daggen |
Posted on 15-10-2012 21:59
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Dienblad is back (at least half back ) |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 15-10-2012 22:02
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Actually he never really was gone
but I think we'll have to wait for a report until he's back at home |
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| Daggen |
Posted on 15-10-2012 22:06
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| dienblad |
Posted on 19-10-2012 23:16
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I'm back home from the holiday in the German Eifel (in the town of Ellenz-Poltersdorf, near Cochem) and in the Belgian Ardennes (between Sougné-Remouchamps and Theux). I played only the first stage of the Tour de Langkawi, and will play the next stage of the Tour Down Under this weekend (and the report of course).
Holiday was fun, but really different when you have a baby with you (some will know, some have really not a single idea as the are way to young to even have a baby ). So I had only 3 short bike rides. 1 in the Eifel (pretty bad weather) with 1 climb (3km at 7% average between the wine fields, so nice) and 2 in the Ardennes. 1 punctured during the first one, while ascending the Maquisard and then then reserve tube kind of exploded back in the holiday home  ). The 2nd one was 45km, with 4 climbs and 800 height metres, including the Maquisard again, the Cote de Louveigne, the Jevoumont and of course the Cote de la Redoute. What a horrible climb that last one is for a not very trained (and a bit overweighed) cyclist like me. 1600m at 9.5%, with a max gradient of 20%, and above 10% for more than 1000 metres..... Horrible, still feel my legs. But.... I experieced that my new bike (the Cube GTC Agree Pro) is very stable while descending with 75km/h 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 20-10-2012 09:18
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Glad you enjoyed it. And I'm even more glad that the story can continue now |
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Posted on 20-10-2012 11:30
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Stage 5
I really don't know why, but stage 5 is classified as flat. It features 2 ascends of the Old Willunga Hill, and the finish is at the summit of the 2nd ascend.
25km to go
4 riders form the BOTD and they are already ascending the Old Willunga Hill for the first time. William Bonnet (Garmin), Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha), Laurent Beuret (Red Bull) and Jonathan Clarke (UnitedHealthcare) lead the peloton by 1'58, and that margin is decreasing rapidly.
2500m to go
The 4 get caught when they arrive at the foot of the final ascend. Matti Breschel starts the climb in a great position, in the wheel of 3 team mates. His biggest opponent Filippo Pozzato has fund the wheel of the Danish GC-leader.
1500m to go
With about 1500 metres to go, Bernie Eisel is the first to start his sprint. Pozato immediately reacts and jumps in the back wheel of the Austrian. Breschel knows that he has to hang on now, and follows Pozzato, with Tom Boonen in his wheel.
800m to go
EIsel starts to stall a bit and Pozzato takes over. The Italian is incredibly strong and leaves his opponents behind. Breschel gives all he has to stay in the wheel of the BMC-rider, but Pozzato is too strong!
Finish
What a display of power! Filippo Pozzato wins at the Old Willunga Hill and takes his 2nd stage win in this Tour Down Under. 14 seconds behind him, Matti Breschel crosses the finish line in 2nd place. This is enough to stay in the GC-lead, but it has costed him a lot of energy...
Results
| 1 |  Filippo Pozzato | BMC Racing Team | 3h36'19 | | 2 |  Matti Breschel | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 14 | | 3 |  Bernhard Eisel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 |  Tom Boonen | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 5 |  Sebastian Langeveld | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 6 |  Francisco José Ventoso | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 7 |  Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 8 |  John Degenkolb | Sony Ericsson | + 39 | | 9 |  Marko Kump | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 10 |  Michael Albasini | Red Bull - Cervélo | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Matti Breschel | Petronas - Monster Energy | 17h22'45 | | 2 | Filippo Pozzato | BMC Racing Team | + 13 | | 3 | Bernhard Eisel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 51 | | 4 | Francisco José Ventoso | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 53 | | 5 | Sebastian Langeveld | Qantas Airways | + 1'07 | | 6 | Tom Boonen | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 7 | David López | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 1'22 | | 8 | Tosh Van der Sande | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 1'26 | | 9 |  Ignatas Konovalovas | Movistar Team | + 1'27 | | 10 | John Degenkolb | Sony Ericsson | + 1'28 |
Points
| 1 | Matti Breschel | Petronas - Monster Energy | 22 | | 2 |  Mark Cavendish | Sky ProCycling | 16 | | 3 | Filippo Pozzato | BMC Racing Team | 16 | | 4 | Bernhard Eisel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 16 | | 5 | Francisco José Ventoso | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 14 |
KOTM
| 1 |  Yukiya Arashiro | Team Europcar | 32 | | 2 |  Ioannis Tamouridis | Rabobank Cycling Team | 24 | | 3 | Filippo Pozzato | BMC Racing Team | 16 | | 4 | Ian Stannard | Sky ProCycling | 16 | | 5 | Alberto Contoli | Liquigas - Microsoft | 16 |
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Wow, Pozzato was strong here! But Breschel did a great job and the GC-win looks certain!
Edited by dienblad on 20-10-2012 11:31
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 20-10-2012 11:32
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Good result, Breschel should win the race if nothing wrong happens. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 20-10-2012 11:38
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A good result, Pozzato seemed unstoppable anyway, so 2nd is very nice. GC win is in the pocket now, normally |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 20-10-2012 11:52
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GC all but wrapped up! nicely done!
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| dienblad |
Posted on 20-10-2012 14:04
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Stage 6
The final stage in the 2014 Tour Down Under is a 90 kilometre criterium in the streets of Adelaide.
28km to go
The final stage means the final chance for our Aussie Jack Bobridge to win a stage. Therefore, he is in the BOTD, together with Matteo Tosatto (Lampre) and Stijn Vandenbergh (Katusha). The 3 create a maximum margin of 2 minutes, as the sprinter teams are determined to let the stage end in a mass sprint.
Finish
And just as the 2 other mass sprints, noone can beat Mark Cavendish. The Manx Missile takes his 3rd stage win, and also the points jersey. So it's a great start of the season for him! John Degenkolb shows why he left the M&M's team and joined Sony Ericsson, willing to ride the World Tour races, and takes the 2nd place, with Tom Boonen in 3rd.
Matti Breschel rode a bad sprint, due to bad positioning, and finishes in 14th place. But more important, he wins the Santos Tour Down Under for the 2nd year in a row!!
Results
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | Sky ProCycling | 2h02'46 | | 2 | John Degenkolb | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 3 | Tom Boonen | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 4 | Francisco José Ventoso | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 5 |  Romain Feillu | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 6 | Bernhard Eisel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Bobbie Traksel | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 8 | Filippo Pozzato | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 9 |  Assan Bazayev | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 10 |  Christopher Sutton | Pro Team Astana | s.t. |
Today's winner
GC
| 1 | Matti Breschel | Petronas - Monster Energy | 19h25'31 | | 2 | Filippo Pozzato | BMC Racing Team | + 13 | | 3 | Bernhard Eisel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 51 | | 4 | Francisco José Ventoso | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 53 | | 5 | Tom Boonen | Katusha Team | + 1'03 | | 6 | Sebastian Langeveld | Qantas Airways | + 1'07 | | 7 | John Degenkolb | Sony Ericsson | + 1'22 | | 8 | Tosh Van der Sande | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 1'26 | | 9 | Ignatas Konovalovas | Movistar Team | + 1'27 | | 10 | Michael Schär | Red Bull - Cervélo | + 1'30 |
Points
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | Sky ProCycling | 24 | | 2 | Matti Breschel | Petronas - Monster Energy | 22 | | 3 | Filippo Pozzato | BMC Racing Team | 16 | | 4 | Bernhard Eisel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 16 | | 5 | Francisco José Ventoso | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 14 |
KOTM
| 1 | Yukiya Arashiro | Team Europcar | 32 | | 2 | Ioannis Tamouridis | Rabobank Cycling Team | 24 | | 3 | Filippo Pozzato | BMC Racing Team | 16 | | 4 | Ian Stannard | Sky ProCycling | 16 | | 5 | Alberto Contoli | Liquigas - Microsoft | 16 |
U25
| 1 | John Degenkolb | Sony Ericsson | 19h26'53 | | 2 | Tosh Van der Sande | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 4 | | 3 | Jimmi Sørensen | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 10 | | 4 | Fabio Felline | Katusha Team | + 10 | | 5 | Jack Bobridge | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 2'38 |
Teams
| 1 | BMC Racing Team | 58h21'05 | | 2 | Sky ProCycling | + 4 | | 3 | Red Bull - Cervélo | + 4 | | 4 | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 4 | | 5 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 24 |
Overall winner
Word from the DS
For the 2nd year in a row, the cycling season starts great for the team with winning the Tour Down Under. All credits to Matti Breschel!!
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| tovhol |
Posted on 20-10-2012 14:09
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Good ride by Breschel!
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