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Nordic Cycling | Final Farewell
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 16-11-2012 09:37
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Thanks for all the bananas. IT really was a relief to finally beat Boonen
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 16-11-2012 10:15
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Hushovd must hate Boonen by now  |
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 18-11-2012 09:50
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Exclusive Interview – Jakob Fuglsang
This month we have met Jakob Fuglsang (RadioShack - Nissan) for a chat about the season so far and his expectations for the future.
Jakob, you have ridden 16 days this far, but we haven’t seen much of you in the finals
That’s right. I have mainly been used as a domestique for riders like Chris Horner. I had hoped to be able to go for my own chance, but I guess its logic. Chris is looking good and is one of the only Americans on this American team so the sponsors want him to be captain in every race.
What about the rest of the season?
As it is now I expect to race in the Ardennes and a GT. Probably either Le Tour or La Vuelta, but nothing is really decided yet – except that I can’t expect much captaincy this year with riders like the Schlecks, Gesink and Hesjedal on the team. And then I expect to ride the WC aiming for a good result for Denmark.
You don’t seem to pleased about being a Super-domestique…
I’m not. I believe I have the potential to lead a team in a Grand Tour, but Bruynell doesn’t think so and doesn’t really give me good conditions for developing into a stronger rider. My contract is ending this season, so I think I will be looking for a World Tour team, that will make me captain in a GT.
Could that team be the rising stars in Nordic Cyling Falcon – STARK
It could be a lot of teams. I’m not ruling anything out at the moment. If the management of Falcon – STARK approaches me when the transfer season opens I will surely hear what they have to say. The team seems to have a very good atmosphere between the riders in the peloton.
Thanks for your time. We hope to see more of you over the season.
Who should The Rear Wheel interview next month, and what should we ask him?
Rider of the month:  Thor Hushovd, Falcon – STARK. Victory in Paris – Nice and Gent – Wevelgem and a bunch of good secondary positions make this a well deserved award.
Young rider of the month, February:  Dmitry Mokrov, Itera - Katusha. Dmitry had some solid performances in the last part of Tour de Langkawi.
Nordic rider of the month, February:  Jesper Hansen, Falcon – STARK. Hushovd would have been the obvious choice, and Boasson Hagen have also done well, but Jesper Hansen is the Nordic rider who have surprised the most in the last month with KOM in T-A as well as GC-third and youth jersey in Catalunya.
World tour ranking:
1. Thor Hushovd, Falcon - STARK
2. Edvald Boasson Hagen, Sky
3.  Tom Boonen, Rabobank
1. Falcon - STARK
2.  Movistar
3.  Rabobank
13. Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank
CQ-ranking:
1. Thor Hushovd, Falcon - STARK
2. Tom Boonen, Rabobank
3.  Alessandro Petacchi, Lampre – ISD
21. Jesper Hansen, Falcon - STARK
68.  Kjell Carlström, Falcon - STARK
185.  Christofer Stevenson, Falcon - STARK
1. Falcon – STARK (WT)
2. Movistar (WT)
3. Rabobank (WT)
7.  AG2R La Mondiale (CNT)
9. Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s (CNT)
30. Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank
50. Christina Watches – Onfone
66. Joker Merida
NA. Blue Water
NA. Concordia Forsikring
NA. Glud & Marstrand
NA. Svenska Cyklister
NA. Øster Hus
U23 races
The U23 season has begun with Grand Prix de Portugal. 21-year old Dane Brian Steen Matzen won all three stages and obviously the GC.
Reactions:
I’m very honoured to be named Rider of the Month. It was a big thing for me winning my first WT-stage race, but I have seen enough of Tommekes rear wheel to know he’s in great shape as well. And Edvald won a brilliant win in Milano – San Remo
- Thor Hushovd
We had a target of 400 pts, which should be sufficient to survive on the WT. Thanks to amazing performances by Hushovd we have already achieved that target! But you shouldn’t expect to still see us at the top of the ranking by the end of the season
- Allan Grønborg[/b]
Bjarne Riis: How do you feel about your team not being the best in Scandinavia at the moment?
I still think we have the best team. Falcon – STARK has more points than us right now, that is all. We’re lacking a bit in the cobbles after Nick left us, but I promise you that Contador and Taaramäe will take us right to the top before the season is over.
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 18-11-2012 16:29
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Ronde van Vlaanderen
No doubt Boonen will be top-motivated for the biggest Cobble-classic in Belgium, but all the best cobblers are here and Tommeke will not get anything for free on this grey and rainy day.
A break with 11 riders with next to no cobble-skill get going early in the race, but is caught as soon as the peloton hit the cobbles. Bak is covering the subsequent breaks, but Accent Jobs keep pulling them in.
With 70 km to go RadioShack and Rabobank take over in leading the 32-rider peloton.
30 km to go and 19 riders left. 11 km and 15 riders left. But then Vansummeren crash taking five other riders with him leaving 9 riders in the battle.
With 5 km to go Ballan attacks and Boonen follows. Hushovd stays on Boonens wheel while Bak is working to keep up the speed to catch Ballan, But the Italian is just too strong today.
1. Alessandro Ballan, BMC Racing Team
2. Thor Hushovd, Falcon - STARK
3.  Fabian Cancellara, RadioShack - Nissan
7. Lars Ytting Bak, Falcon - STARK
Spoiler | 1 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | 6h31'44 | | 2 | Thor Hushovd | Falcon - STARK | s.t. | | 3 | Fabian Cancellara | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 4 | Tom Boonen | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Nick Nuyens | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1'02 | | 6 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 7 | Lars Ytting Bak | Falcon - STARK | s.t. | | 8 | Johan Vansummeren | Garmin - Sharp | + 2'41 | | 9 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 10 | Maarten Tjallingii | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 11 | Björn Leukemans | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 4'45 | | 12 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 13 | Matthieu Ladagnous | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 14 | Yohan Offredo | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 15 | Staf Scheirlinckx | Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | s.t. | | 16 | Lars Boom | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 17 | Martijn Maaskant | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 18 | Sylvain Chavanel | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 19 | Sebastian Langeveld | Orica - GreenEdge | + 5'55 | | 20 | Leif Hoste | Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | + 6'57 | | 21 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 22 | Dries Devenyns | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 23 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Procycling | + 8'27 | | 24 | Luca Paolini | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 25 | Sep Vanmarcke | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 26 | Svein Tuft | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 27 | Stijn Devolder | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 28 | Bernhard Eisel | Astana Pro Team | + 9'02 | | 29 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 30 | Stijn Joseph | Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | s.t. | | 31 | Jens Erik Madsen | Falcon - STARK | + 10'55 | | 32 | Wim De Vocht | Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | s.t. | | 33 | Jan Bakelants | RadioShack - Nissan | + 12'15 | | 34 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | + 13'14 | | 35 | Allan Davis | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 36 | Yauheni Hutarovich | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 37 | Philippe Gilbert | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 38 | Lloyd Mondory | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 39 | Kristof Goddaert | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 40 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 41 | Heinrich Haussler | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 42 | Tony Gallopin | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 43 | Greg Van Avermaet | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 44 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 45 | Andreas Klier | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 46 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 47 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 48 | Fabio Sabatini | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 49 | Jesse Sergent | RadioShack - Nissan | + 14'26 | | 50 | Hayden Roulston | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 51 | Jens Keukeleire | Orica - GreenEdge | + 16'02 | | 52 | Jos Van Emden | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 16'53 | | 53 | Zdenek Stybar | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 54 | Óscar Freire | Katusha Team | + 17'09 | | 55 | Bert De Backer | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 56 | Johnny Hoogerland | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 57 | Matteo Tosatto | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | s.t. | | 58 | Gianni Meersman | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 59 | Anthony Ravard | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 60 | Sergueï Ivanov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 61 | Gustav Erik Larsson | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 62 | Thomas Degand | Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | + 17'56 | | 63 | Sibrecht Pieters | Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | s.t. | | 64 | Sébastien Hinault | AG2R La Mondiale | + 18'52 | | 65 | José Joaquín Rojas | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 66 | Bert Grabsch | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 67 | Gabriel Rasch | FDJ - BigMat | + 21'41 | | 68 | Karsten Kroon | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | s.t. | | 69 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 70 | Kris Boeckmans | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 71 | Murilo Fischer | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 72 | Vincent Jérôme | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 73 | Michael Schär | BMC Racing Team | + 23'19 | | 74 | Borut Božic | Astana Pro Team | + 23'34 | | 75 | Steven Caethoven | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 76 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 77 | Kenny Dehaes | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 78 | Matthew Goss | Orica - GreenEdge | + 24'10 | | 79 | Michael Mørkøv | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | s.t. | | 80 | David Boucher | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 81 | Michael Hepburn | Orica - GreenEdge | + 25'08 | | 82 | Nathan Haas | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 83 | Ben Hermans | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 84 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | + 25'42 | | 85 | Lieuwe Westra | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 86 | Sjef De Wilde | Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's | + 26'36 | | 87 | Andrew Talansky | Garmin - Sharp | + 27'42 | | 88 | Laurens Ten Dam | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 28'02 | | 89 | Paul Martens | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 90 | Wout Poels | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 91 | Thomas Löfkvist | Sky Procycling | + 29'03 | | 92 | Francis De Greef | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 93 | Bart De Clercq | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 94 | Gerald Ciolek | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 95 | Carlo Scognamiglio | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 96 | Tom Stamsnijder | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 97 | Denys Kostyuk | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 98 | Yury Trofimov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 99 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 100 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 101 | Magnus Bäckstedt | Falcon - STARK | s.t. | | 102 | Tom Slagter | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 30'17 |
Lars did extremely well today, but unfortunately Alessandro was just too strong. Still I'm very happy to finally beat Boonen in a straight sprint. Now I just have to keep the form for another week and then I will be very hard to beat in Roubaix!
- Thor Hushovd
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 18-11-2012 16:49
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The Rankings make good reading for the team 
And another Great performance from Thor in Belgium |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 18-11-2012 21:58
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Nice Ronde. Hushovd will smash Paris-Roubaix |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 18-11-2012 22:36
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Great Ronde! Time to rip it up at P-R
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.: My Awards :.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 19-11-2012 08:24
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Hushovd 2nd in the Ronde, brilliant!
He's really an excellent rider in the team, bringing in lots of points! |
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Posted on 19-11-2012 09:50
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sutty: Sure does. We should be very close to ensure another year on the WT.
Jakstar and hoyle: Lets hope so.
Ian Butler: That's what we signed him for... without him we wouldn't stand a chance on the WT
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 19-11-2012 10:04
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Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
We are not expecting to be able to match riders like Contador, Basso, Valverde or S. Sanchez, and the race is more to build fitness than anything else for us. But as in every other race we will keep our eyes open for opportunities…
Stage 1
Kjell Carlström find his way to the very large BOTD.
Kjell is struggling on the climbs all day and as Valverde, Purito, Vanendert and Roche come up from behind on the last climb the Finn has to give up. In the final there is plenty of attacking by the favourites with Roche and Vanendert being the most active and Valverde the strongest by far.
Results:
1. Alejandro Valverde, Movistar
2. Wout Poels, Euskaltel - Euskadi
3. Alberto Contador, Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank
26. Kjell Carlström, Falcon – STARK
Stage 2
Philip Lindau tried to join the break, but just wasn’t strong enough to keep up with Basso, Casar and Taaramäe on the hills. Thor Hushovd was placed well in the finish as Valverde attacked. Hushovd goes after him but gets a puncture at the most unlucky time and since all other Falcon rides were too far behind in the peloton we won’t see the team play a role in the finish. Magnus Cort lost contact early on the stage and ended up finishing outside the time limit.
Results:
1. Alejandro Valverde, Movistar
2. Joaquím Rodriguez, Katusha
3. Luis León Sánchez, Movistar
19. Thor Hushovd, Falcon – STARK
Stage 3
Today Lasse Bøchman is covering the break for Falcon – STARK and he has a lot more success than Lindau had yesterday. Among the other seven breakers are Koldo Fernandez and Canadian Champion Svein Tuft. But Bøchman doesn’t have the legs to follow the break all way through either.
Results:
1. Francesco Ginanni, Acqua & Sapone
2. Koldo Fernandez, Garmin - Sharp
3. Gianni Meersman, Lotto Belisol
8. Thor Hushovd, Falcon – STARK
Provisional Standings:
1. Alejandro Valverde, Movistar Team
2. Joaquím Rodríguez, Katusha Team
3. Jelle Vanendert, Lotto Belisol Team
26. Thor Hushovd, Falcon - STARK
Spoiler | 1 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | 14h39'15 | | 2 | Joaquím Rodríguez | Katusha Team | + 34 | | 3 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 4 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | s.t. | | 5 | Wout Poels | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 1'17 | | 6 | Carlos Betancur | Acqua & Sapone | + 1'28 | | 7 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 8 | Leonardo Bertagnolli | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 9 | Matteo Rabottini | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 10 | Nicolas Roche | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1'43 | | 11 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 2'11 | | 12 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 13 | Luis Ángel Maté | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 14 | Jean-Christophe Peraud | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 15 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 16 | Chris Horner | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 17 | Davide Rebellin | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 18 | Luis León Sánchez | Movistar Team | + 2'49 | | 19 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 20 | Rui Costa | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 21 | Matthew Lloyd | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 22 | Robert Kiserlovski | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 23 | Koldo Fernández | Garmin - Sharp | + 3'01 | | 24 | Jakob Fuglsang | RadioShack - Nissan | + 3'32 | | 25 | Thomas Voeckler | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 26 | Thor Hushovd | Falcon - STARK | s.t. | | 27 | Fränk Schleck | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 28 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 29 | Carlos Barredo | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 30 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 31 | Danilo Di Luca | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 32 | Igor Antón | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 33 | Ryder Hesjedal | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 34 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 35 | Mauro Santambrogio | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 36 | Alexandr Kolobnev | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 37 | Anthony Roux | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 38 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 39 | Ion Izagirre | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 40 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 41 | Carlo Scognamiglio | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 42 | Jussi Veikkanen | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 43 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 44 | Ángel Vicioso | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 45 | Luca Ascani | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 46 | Maxime Bouet | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 47 | Bram Tankink | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 48 | Peter Kennaugh | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 49 | Pavel Brutt | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | s.t. | | 50 | Wesley Sulzberger | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 51 | Denis Menchov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 52 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 53 | Vladimir Karpets | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 54 | Luca Mazzanti | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 55 | Romain Feillu | Garmin - Sharp | + 4'56 | | 56 | David Arroyo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 57 | Sergueï Ivanov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 58 | Bert Grabsch | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 5'23 | | 59 | Jesús Hernández | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | s.t. | | 60 | Damiano Caruso | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 6'10 | | 61 | José Alberto Benítez | Andalucía | s.t. | | 62 | Peter Velits | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 6'44 | | 63 | Andy Schleck | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 64 | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 65 | Dimitriy Muravyev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 66 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 67 | Kjell Carlström | Falcon - STARK | s.t. | | 68 | Janez Brajkovič | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 69 | Simone Ponzi | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 70 | Fabio Taborre | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 71 | Michael Albasini | Orica - GreenEdge | + 6'51 | | 72 | Rein Taaramäe | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | s.t. | | 73 | Richie Porte | Sky Procycling | + 7'09 | | 74 | Gianni Meersman | Lotto Belisol Team | + 7'12 | | 75 | Diego Milán | Caja Rural | + 7'34 | | 76 | Moreno Moser | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 77 | Sandy Casar | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 78 | Aitor Galdos | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 79 | Michael Schär | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 80 | Jesús Rosendo | Andalucía | s.t. | | 81 | Egoi Martínez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 82 | Iván Velasco | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 83 | Ramunas Navardauskas | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 84 | Benoît Vaugrenard | FDJ - BigMat | + 8'08 | | 85 | Levi Leipheimer | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 86 | Andreas Klöden | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 87 | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | s.t. | | 88 | Francesco Ginanni | Acqua & Sapone | + 8'23 | | 89 | Juan Manuel Gárate | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 9'04 | | 90 | José Luis Roldán | Andalucía | + 10'03 | | 91 | Constantino Zaballa | Caja Rural | + 10'07 | | 92 | Joan Horrach | Katusha Team | + 10'12 | | 93 | Lasse Bøchman | Falcon - STARK | + 10'27 | | 94 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | + 10'34 | | 95 | Jeppe Lykke Hartvig Nielsen | Falcon - STARK | s.t. | | 96 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto Belisol Team | + 10'37 | | 97 | Kris Boeckmans | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 98 | Stephen Cummings | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 99 | Eros Capecchi | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 10'46 | | 100 | Frantisek Rabon | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 101 | Ivan Basso | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 102 | Michel Kreder | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 103 | Andrew Fenn | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 104 | Luca Solari | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 105 | Andriy Grivko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 106 | Michael Barry | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 107 | Mitchell Docker | Orica - GreenEdge | + 11'43 | | 108 | Joost Van Leijen | Lotto Belisol Team | + 12'50 | | 109 | Francisco José Pacheco | Caja Rural | + 13'06 | | 110 | Thomas Dekker | Garmin - Sharp | + 13'12 | | 111 | Haimar Zubeldia | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 112 | Sergio Mantecón | Andalucía | s.t. | | 113 | Thomas Nybo Riis | Falcon - STARK | + 13'34 | | 114 | Coen Vermeltfoort | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 13'49 | | 115 | Daniel Kreutzfeldt | Falcon - STARK | s.t. | | 116 | Nicki Sørensen | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | s.t. | | 117 | Maxime Vantomme | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 118 | Luke Rowe | Sky Procycling | + 14'09 | | 119 | Oscar Gatto | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | + 14'21 | | 120 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 121 | Maxim Belkov | Katusha Team | + 14'33 | | 122 | John Gadret | AG2R La Mondiale | + 14'57 | | 123 | Robert Gesink | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 124 | Guillaume Bonnafond | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 125 | Michal Golas | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 15'16 | | 126 | Gabriel Rasch | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 127 | Mahdi Sohrabi | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 128 | Karsten Kroon | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | + 16'15 | | 129 | Jack Bobridge | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 130 | Svein Tuft | Orica - GreenEdge | + 16'34 | | 131 | Zdenek Stybar | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 18'16 | | 132 | Winner Anacona | Lampre - ISD | + 18'36 | | 133 | Fabio Sabatini | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 134 | Andrew Talansky | Garmin - Sharp | + 18'59 | | 135 | Xabier Zandio | Sky Procycling | + 19'44 | | 136 | Mauro Finetto | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | + 20'16 | | 137 | Aitor Pérez Arrieta | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 21'02 | | 138 | Aleksandr Kuschynski | Katusha Team | + 21'39 | | 139 | Benjamín Noval | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | s.t. | | 140 | Enrique Mata | Andalucía | s.t. | | 141 | José Antonio De Segovia | Caja Rural | + 23'57 | | 142 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 143 | Mikel Landa | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 23'59 | | 144 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 24'10 | | 145 | Ivan Santaromita | BMC Racing Team | + 24'40 | | 146 | Michael Matthews | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 24'56 | | 147 | Ruggero Marzoli | Acqua & Sapone | + 25'25 | | 148 | Kristof Goddaert | AG2R La Mondiale | + 25'52 | | 149 | Ben Gastauer | AG2R La Mondiale | + 26'05 | | 150 | Alessandro Spezialetti | Lampre - ISD | + 27'29 | | 151 | Dennis Van Winden | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 28'56 | | 152 | Jose Aguilar | Andalucía | + 28'58 | | 153 | Alessandro Vanotti | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 29'55 | | 154 | Pierpaolo De Negri | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | + 31'18 | | 155 | Sergio Marinangeli | BMC Racing Team | + 31'42 | | 156 | Aidis Kruopis | Orica - GreenEdge | + 41'48 | | 157 | Alessandro Donati | Acqua & Sapone | + 42'36 | | 158 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Katusha Team | + 46'36 | | 159 | Diego Caccia | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | + 46'42 | | 160 | Daniele Righi | Lampre - ISD | + 48'52 | | 161 | Jos Van Emden | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 49'00 | | 162 | Gregor Gazvoda | AG2R La Mondiale | + 49'27 | | 163 | Sergio Carrasco | Andalucía | + 51'41 | | 164 | Salvatore Puccio | Sky Procycling | + 53'02 | | 165 | Philip Lindau | Falcon - STARK | + 54'21 | | 166 | Jakob Rathe | Garmin - Sharp | + 58'32 | | 167 | David Boucher | FDJ - BigMat | + 1h03'31 | | 168 | Antonio Cabello | Andalucía | + 1h08'00 | | 169 | Igor Romero | Caja Rural | + 1h12'19 | | 170 | Christian Meier | Orica - GreenEdge | + 1h16'08 | | 171 | Alfredo Balloni | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | + 1h20'51 | | 172 | Julian Dean | Orica - GreenEdge | + 1h33'11 | | 173 | Geoffrey Soupe | FDJ - BigMat | + 1h34'12 |
Mountains:  Zdenek Stybar, Omega Pharma - QuickStep
Points: Alejandro Valverde, Movistar Team
Young rider:  Carlos Betancur, Acqua & Sapone
Team: Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank
This race shows our limits. We knew that when the big names got in form we would have a hard time. Still the lads fight hard and I'm happy they have made it to the break every day this far.
- Allan Grønborg
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 19-11-2012 10:41
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Nice job in Pais Vasco. Hushovd doing well. Keep it up  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 19-11-2012 10:50
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A top 10 in a stage, maybe it's the maximum possible at the moment there... |
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 19-11-2012 12:10
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Jakstar: It's hard work, but everyone is really trying their best
Ian Butler: I think it is. We haven't really got any great puncheurs on the team and especially Valverde is looking really strong.
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 19-11-2012 12:19
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Grand Prix Pino Cerami
With Hushovd riding Pais Vasco this is the chance for some of the other cobble riders like Lars Bak and Jens Erik Madsen.
Bäckstedt chase the win through the early break, which after struggling to establish builds a decent lead.
Back in the peloton Accent Jobs work hard to wheel in the break and Falcon – STARK is sitting right behind them as the peloton diminishes to only 34 riders with 48 km to go.
With 5 km to go the front group is 32 riders large and both Bak and Madsen are in there. Since Bak would have no chance of winning a sprint he attacks on the 5 km mark while Madsen stay near the Accent Jobs-train waiting for the sprint.
Bak gets caught right under la flame rouge, but the tactic succeeds as Jens Erik Madsen puts in an amazing sprint.
Results:
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 19-11-2012 13:37
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What a Brilliant victory for Madsen  |
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 20-11-2012 09:52
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Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
Stage 4
This looks to be the GC-deciding stage. That means we shouldn’t expect to see much of Falcon – STARK.
In spite of Bøchman putting in a lot of effort no break manage to get a really decisive lead until about 60 km into the stage. Bøchman in in there but with 50 km to go he lose contact with the group, which now has 6’30’’ to the peloton. Guess he used too much energy establishing the break. Now all hopes lie on Hartvig Nielsen, but the young Dane continue his spree of bad form. On the final climb Contador proves to be a level above everyone else.
Results:
1. Alberto Contador, Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank
2. Joaquím Rodriguez, Katusha
3. Alejandro Valverde, Movistar
67. Thor Hushovd, Falcon – STARK
Stage 5
Today a small break lasted all the way, but no Falcons managed to get in there. The favourites were fairly calm today allowing Thor Hushovd a decent finish.
Results:
1. Carlos Barredo, Rabobank
2.  Ben Gastauer, AG2R La Mondiale
3. Sergio Mantecón, Andalucía
7. Thor Hushovd, Falcon – STARK
Stage 6 – TT
In this final stage Lasse Bøchman should be Falcon – STARK’s best bid for a decent result, but the TT might just be short enough for Thor to do something as well.
Kreutzfeldt put in a good time by finishing provisional third.
When Bøchman is off Daniel is still best Falcon at 19th 41’’ after Anthony Roux.
Bøchman get a 10th 31’’ slower than Leipheimer, who is now in the lead.
Hushovd surprise everyone by getting a provisional 2nd
Results:
1. Luis León Sánchez, Movistar
2.  Tejay Van Garderen, BMC
3. Alberto Contador, Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank
6. Thor Hushovd, Falcon – STARK
Final Standing:
23. Thor Hushovd, Falcon – STARK
Mountain: Sandy Casar, FDJ – BigMat
Points: Alejandro Valverde, Movistar
Young rider: Carlos Betancur, Acqua & Sapone
Team: Movistar
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 20-11-2012 10:51
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Great win be Madsen. The team did alright In Pais Vasco as well |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 20-11-2012 10:57
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No Classification jerseys for the Team this time round, but at least they all had a steady ride, What race is up next |
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| Atlantius |
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sutty68 wrote:
No Classification jerseys for the Team this time round, but at least they all had a steady ride, What race is up next
Next up: Paris - Roubaix 
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| Atlantius |
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Paris – Roubaix
Time for Thor to capitalize on his good form and realize his big dream of winning the biggest cobble race of the all. And everyone is ready to support him they best they can.
Invigorated by his recent victory Jens Erik Madsen goes in the early break along with Van Keirsbulck and Van Garderen. With 150 km to go the group has more than 6 minutes to the peloton lead by RadioShack’s Hayden Roulston.
100 km to go and Madsen is now alone in front as the others have lost contact on the cobbles. He has 9 minutes to the peloton.
60 km to go and Jens Erik Madsen is now only rider in front of the favourites with a gap of just under 6 minutes. At the moment Garmin – Sharp is doing all the hard work in the peloton, but the big favourites should start to get worried if the victory is slipping out of their hands. And they do. With 45 km to go Boonen take the front of the 26-rider peloton and soon after Cancellara starts helping out as well.
30 km to go 14 riders are trailing by 1’40’’ as Ballan goes on the attack. Cancellara follows and the two join Madsen ahead.
Bak and Boonen does a lot of work to wheel them back in and with 8 km to go four riders are left in the front group: Boonen, Cancellara, Ballan and Hushovd.
Nuyens and Vansummeren catch up with the four in the velodrome. 6 riders for the sprint. Boonen and Cancellara both open the sprint early and Hushovd is the only rider capable of following them.
With 1 km to go Hushovd starts his sprint and rides to a magnificent win!
Results:
1. Thor Hushovd, Falcon - STARK
2. Tom Boonen, Rabobank Cycling Team
3. Fabian Cancellara, RadioShack - Nissan
11. Lars Ytting Bak, Falcon - STARK
13. Jens Erik Madsen, Falcon - STARK
Spoiler | 1 | Thor Hushovd | Falcon - STARK | 7h01'05 | | 2 | Tom Boonen | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 19 | | 3 | Fabian Cancellara | RadioShack - Nissan | + 26 | | 4 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | + 44 | | 5 | Nick Nuyens | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1'24 | | 6 | Johan Vansummeren | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 7 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 2'02 | | 8 | Matthieu Ladagnous | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 9 | Lars Boom | BMC Racing Team | + 2'16 | | 10 | Bernhard Eisel | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 11 | Lars Ytting Bak | Falcon - STARK | + 2'43 | | 12 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Procycling | + 3'20 | | 13 | Jens Erik Madsen | Falcon - STARK | + 3'42 | | 14 | Fabio Sabatini | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 5'14 | | 15 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Procycling | + 5'34 | | 16 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Procycling | + 5'45 | | 17 | Sylvain Chavanel | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 18 | Maarten Tjallingii | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 6'54 | | 19 | Sep Vanmarcke | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 20 | Martijn Maaskant | Garmin - Sharp | + 7'06 | | 21 | Yohan Offredo | FDJ - BigMat | + 7'26 | | 22 | Yauheni Hutarovich | FDJ - BigMat | + 8'48 | | 23 | Björn Leukemans | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 9'04 | | 24 | Sergueï Ivanov | Katusha Team | + 9'15 | | 25 | Matteo Tosatto | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | s.t. | | 26 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 27 | Jan Ghyselinck | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 28 | Bert Grabsch | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 9'38 | | 29 | Danilo Hondo | Lampre - ISD | + 11'05 | | 30 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 31 | Kristof Goddaert | AG2R La Mondiale | + 11'48 | | 32 | Karsten Kroon | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | s.t. | | 33 | Andreas Klier | Garmin - Sharp | + 12'23 | | 34 | Ion Izagirre | Astana Pro Team | + 13'16 | | 35 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | + 13'37 | | 36 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 15'56 | | 37 | Gabriel Rasch | FDJ - BigMat | + 16'04 | | 38 | Dries Devenyns | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 39 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | + 16'16 | | 40 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 16'52 | | 41 | Greg Van Avermaet | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 42 | Vincent Jérôme | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 43 | Sebastian Langeveld | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 44 | Svein Tuft | Orica - GreenEdge | + 17'21 | | 45 | Leonardo Duque | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 19'07 | | 46 | Frederik Willems | Lotto Belisol Team | + 19'50 | | 47 | Philip Lindau | Falcon - STARK | + 20'50 | | 48 | Magnus Bäckstedt | Falcon - STARK | + 20'59 | | 49 | Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg | Falcon - STARK | + 21'28 | | 50 | William Bonnet | FDJ - BigMat | + 21'47 | | 51 | Anthony Ravard | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 52 | Grega Bole | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 53 | Luca Paolini | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 54 | Gianni Meersman | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 55 | Sébastien Chavanel | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 56 | Matthew Goss | Orica - GreenEdge | + 22'31 | | 57 | Murilo Fischer | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 58 | Borut Božic | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 59 | David Boucher | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 60 | Allan Davis | Orica - GreenEdge | + 23'00 | | 61 | Kris Boeckmans | Lotto Belisol Team | + 24'41 | | 62 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 26'48 | | 63 | José Joaquín Rojas | Movistar Team | + 27'23 | | 64 | Bart De Clercq | Lotto Belisol Team | + 27'56 | | 65 | Julien Fouchard | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 66 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 67 | Michael Mørkøv | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | + 28'13 |
What a rider! Thor finally got his big dream fulfilled and with Bak and Madsen finishing 11th and 13th it shows everyone on the team worked really well today. I have never been more proud of my team!
- Allan Grønborg
I'm ecstatic over this win. I was feeling good all day but without such a strong effort by Jens Erik forcing the other favourites to the front early and a brilliant effort by Lars making sure no favourites had success with early attacks it would have been hard. This really is a team victory and I hope I can pay these guys back someday.
- Thor Hushovd
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