2019 is here and after a long family break I am rocked and ready for the season ahead. The cycling landscape has changed, probably more than ever, new nations are emerging, new races are forecast whilst established races have either changed or changed date. An example being the Tour of Qatar has no TTT.
This is the last chance we have for meeting our goal of winning a classic by 2019, it is a case of achieving this goal or bust. The Sheik has sorted out his international image and the team has made huge reinforcements, Let the season begin!
We have the same basis of coaches as last season with 2 changes. We say goodbye to Gardeyn, who is off to become a D.S. and farewell to Oscar Freire, who is off to run a tapas bar in the pacific!
We welcome in Denis Flahaut as our sprinter coach and Chris Horner, having just retired, as our new stage racing coach. A great set up certainly!
The squad is certainly very exciting, some young riders mixed in with strong renown experienced riders as well as the odd workhorse, everything a good team should be. There are many new additions to the squad:
Gallopin:
Spoiler
This Frenchman is a great rider on all terrain, he is yet to win a 'monument' but no doubt has the ability, with him on our team race organisers may prefer us over others when it comes to invites.
Hoffmann:
Spoiler
This young German will be valuable support in multiple terrains.
Roche:
Spoiler
Having finished the 2018 Giro in 5th and on the 2018 Dauphine podium I really needn't say more...
Gilbert:
Spoiler
Certainly the biggest name we have signed at Qatar Optics, Phil-Gil has the ability to win against the best and is one of the top personalities in the sport in the world, last season winning 2 TDF stages.
Van den Broeck:
Spoiler
Maybe his GT podium days are behind him but we are confident V.D.B can produce some spectacular performances in the races he targets.
Al Mukhtar:
Spoiler
A rider picked up from our cycling centre network in Qatar.
Cziraki:
Spoiler
He showed really well for Panathinaikos 2 seasons ago, a really strong rider, great for the team.
Castro:
Spoiler
This Uruguayan is an unknown quantity but goes well on the flat, a man for the northern races, I am really enjoying working with him.
Feillu, B:
Spoiler
Brice is a French favourite, great for the continental races, extrapolation suggests he will pick up multiple points whilst working for the team as well.
Feillu, R:
Spoiler
Roman is a real scrapper, perhaps he hasn't lived up to his ambitions, but that can all change this year with plenty of miles in the desert.
Bruyere:
Spoiler
Picked up from France to justify our stance that we want to become a fixture on the French calendar this year this man fits the bill. But having seen Roger he is so much more, this guy is special.
Felline:
Spoiler
[center]REUNITED AT LAST. After we won Milan-San Remo in truly epic fashion back in 2016 Felline is back albeit we aren't together at an American sponsor. He is one of the, if not the strongest rider in the peloton, capable of winning classics and tough GT stages. He is our lynchpin.
Well that's the squad, its up to me to lead these guys into a great season ahead at full steam and to keep it that way throughout.[/center]
Edited by The Rider on 29-07-2013 23:02
I've highlighted five teams and their respective leaders which are deemed to be our biggest challengers in this division.
Volvo
FL
MO
HILL
TT
PRL
COB
SP
ACC
DH
FTR
STA
RES
REC
AVG
Romain Bardet
76
75
79
67
67
58
66
84
73
67
80
79
65
79
Mikel Landa
68
82
74
64
66
55
63
79
74
70
72
72
77
77
Giovanni Visconti
74
71
77
74
74
68
75
77
66
77
78
76
73
76
Benat Inxausti
67
77
77
77
75
59
62
71
66
72
71
75
74
76
Juan Martin Bermudez
70
71
77
58
69
61
64
73
69
67
77
73
63
75
Surely the strongest team has to be Volvo formerly Iberia formerly Movistar, under the guidance of D.S Valverde last year they suffered the embarrassment of relegation. However, they have signed Vuelta podium men Bardet and Landa, who has five or so GT podium finishes to his name, which should make them favourites for promotion.
Colnago
FL
MO
HILL
TT
PRL
COB
SP
ACC
DH
FTR
STA
RES
REC
AVG
Peter Kennaugh
71
80
75
67
70
59
67
78
72
67
72
76
78
77
Gianluca Brambilla
66
78
77
62
61
58
66
75
66
75
72
70
73
76
Fillipo Baggio
72
63
69
64
70
69
80
77
69
63
75
76
75
76
Luca Dodi
71
73
75
70
69
62
63
78
69
68
73
73
64
75
Morris Possoni
65
77
73
63
65
53
65
70
69
65
69
68
74
74
They narrowly missed promotion last year and have the Isle of man rider looking for stage race glories added to the roster which makes Colnago a formidable team.
Alstom
FL
MO
HILL
TT
PRL
COB
SP
ACC
DH
FTR
STA
RES
REC
AVG
Lionel Pere
64
70
83
63
64
62
63
76
64
60
81
78
62
80
Patrice Pion
70
67
80
63
64
64
66
77
69
58
84
72
58
78
Remy Di Gregorio
65
75
73
66
64
58
64
77
72
78
71
70
69
73
Alexandre Aulas
69
58
63
59
65
70
76
80
70
64
71
69
68
73
Laurent Pichon
73
64
68
60
65
60
75
75
67
67
70
68
68
72
In Pere and Pion, Alstom formerly Oasis-Alstom have two of the best young French puncheurs in the world. However, little in depth means promotion may not come this year around.
Dual Temp
FL
MO
HILL
TT
PRL
COB
SP
ACC
DH
FTR
STA
RES
REC
AVG
Lawson Craddock
77
74
75
84
84
60
65
68
65
65
73
79
74
75
Simone Ponzi
77
69
75
60
67
65
78
79
66
71
71
69
66
75
Guillaume Bonnafond
69
77
74
77
71
58
67
68
72
70
70
70
72
75
Christopher Sutton
75
59
68
65
71
68
76
78
76
70
74
68
65
74
Esteban Plaza
68
77
73
72
70
55
66
72
73
71
70
70
71
74
Dual Temp will certainly be there or thereabouts if last season is anything to go by. Strength in depth in this squad is an understatement, Craddock if he holds in the mountains and hills will be a shoe in for any stage race with a TT.
Walmart
FL
MO
HILL
TT
PRL
COB
SP
ACC
DH
FTR
STA
RES
REC
AVG
Geraint Thomas
78
71
75
79
81
79
76
77
69
69
76
73
74
76
Joseph Dombrowski
64
79
77
64
63
56
65
76
68
73
72
78
74
76
Andrew Fenn
73
66
69
61
68
67
77
76
71
67
73
69
67
74
Alexander Kristoff
74
57
65
68
70
71
77
78
70
55
74
72
70
74
Thomas Peterson
68
73
72
76
73
55
60
69
64
67
70
71
72
73
The final real challengers comes in the form of Walmart, formerly Garmin, it may not have a squad jam packed with stars but the American based team is certainly very strong and competitive, but will the riders rise to the occasion.
Jan: Chrono des Nations Kritskiy 1st
: Japan Cup Clarke 2nd
: Tour Down Under Rojas 3rd
: GP Tunis Sulimani 10th
Feb: Etoile des Besseges - R.Feillu 6th
Univest GP: Clarke 6th
Tour of Qatar: Gallopin 8th
Tour of the Med: R Feillu 11th + 1 stage win
Tour of Oman: Gallopin 14th
Vuelta a Algarve: I Izagirre 9th + 1 Feillu stage
Omloop het Nieuswblad: T Gallopin 14th
Tour of Langkawi: Cziraki 23rd + Yildiz 3 stages
Les Boucles du sud Ardeche: R Feillu 1st
Mar: Paris Nice: Gallopin 14th
Seis Dias de Marco: Izagirre 3rd
Milan - San Remo: Felline 1st
E3 Harelbeke: Neirynck 14th
Gent - Wevelgem: Gallopin 12th
Criterium International: Roche 4th + 1 Feillu stage
4 days of de Panne: Gallopin 7th
GP Miguel Indurain: I Izagirre 8th
Apr: Tour of Flanders: Gallopin 4th
Route de Vitre: R Feillu 5th
Paris Roubaix: Gallopin 8th
Ruund um Koln: Yildiz 1st
Brabantse Prij: Gilbert 4th
Amstel Gold: Gilbert 20th
Fleche Wallone: Gallopin 5th
Criterium Hainleite: C.S.Long 13th
Liege Bastogne Liege: Gilbert 20th
Tour du Romandie: Bakelants 4th + 1 Felline stage
Tour of Turkey: C.S.Long 3rd
M May: 4 Jours de Dunkerque: Bekelants 12th
Tour of the Czech Republic: Al Ghanim 9th
Giro d'Italia: Felline 27th + 3 stage wins June:
Dauphine Libere: Van den Broek 9th
Tour de Slovenie: Gallopin 18th
Tour of South China: C.S.Long 21st
Tour de Haut Var: Izagirre 22nd July:
Tour of Qinhai Lake: C.S.Long 18th
Tour de France: Van den Broek 2rd + 1 Gallopin Stage
La Poly Normandie: Gallopin 4th
August: Paris Correze: R Feillu 5th
Tour de l'Ain: Gallopin 9th
Classic de San Sebastian: Bakelants 14th
Tro Bro Leon: Roche 6th
Race in Uppsala: Al Muwalid 26th
Classic de Plouay: Bakelants 13th
Vuelta a Espana: Izagirre 2nd + 2 stage wins September:
Conseil General: Bakelants 8th
Van Steenbergen: Bakelants 5th
GP de Fourmies: Gallopin 7th
Tour of Britain: C.S.Long 21st
Il Lombardie: Bakelants 8th October:
Frank Vandenbroucke: Yildiz 8th
Munsterland Giro: Yildiz 1st
Paris Bourges: Yildiz 9th
Paris Tours: Felline 33rd
Tour de Vendee: Gallopin 13th
Grand Prix de Plumelec Morbihan: Gilbert 2nd
Tour of Beijing: Bakelants 5th
The sponsors at our team have issues their goals for the team to complete this season, they all look attainable for my eyes, a few challenging ones but I am confident we can meet most.
The 13th of January, Al Zaid had just retained his NC and the team will race its first race for the season in France at the TT, Chrono des Nations, which had been a fixture at the end of season for many years.
We have the big race favourite in former Russian champ Kritskiy but no one is in great shape so a win is hard to forecast although we expect a top 10 at the very least.
The new season signifies many new teams, here we see Armarvia (an Armenian team), Thierry representing the team. The stage was temperate with sporadic showers and high winds.
Boisson(Kenda) put in a great early time of 1'11'32 and no one came close to challenging his time as only 20 riders were left to go.
All the riders were off the ramp. Kritskiy was fastest at the first checkpoint by '1 over Dowsett and Frenchman Boisson, but at the second checkpoint he was '24 down on the Frenchman a surprise was in the offing as the rain came down.
But Timofey is one resistant bugger he would not give up and.... would finish the race '1 second over the Frenchman denying a very popular win, if I wasn't bias I might have shed a tear.
The only tears in our camp, however, were tears of joy winning the first race of the season, surely a great motivator for all the teams especially Rojas and co. who will be off to the TDU and giving it all for the win.
RESULTS:
1
Timofey Kritskiy
Qatar Optics
1h11'31
2
Nicolas Boisson
Kenda
+ 1
3
Alex Dowsett
O2
+ 8
4
Thomas Bonnin
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 13
5
Brian Bulgac
Spyker Cars
+ 23
6
Michel Koch
SRAM
+ 47
7
Kenny De Ketele
Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's
+ 52
8
Ian Bibby
O2
+ 54
9
Florian Hoffmann
Qatar Optics
+ 1'02
10
Jarl Salomein
Kenda
+ 1'06
Spoiler
11
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'14
12
Joaquín Torres
Cantabria Infinita
+ 1'16
13
Johnny Hoogerland
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'17
14
Ed Clancy
Walmart
+ 1'21
15
Tim Declercq
Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's
+ 1'23
16
Dominik Roels
SRAM
+ 1'24
17
Adrien Petit
Dyson - GDE
s.t.
18
Sergej Fuchs
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 1'36
19
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Maxime Bouet
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
21
Olivier Perron
Armavia - Provamel
+ 1'46
22
Juan José Lobato
Cantabria Infinita
+ 1'59
23
Anthony Delaplace
Dyson - GDE
+ 2'00
24
Olivier Kaisen
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
+ 2'02
25
Tom Stamsnijder
Spyker Cars
+ 2'03
26
Nacer Bouhanni
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 2'05
27
Tom Van Asbroeck
TEAM Dexia - Telenor
+ 2'08
28
Albert Timmer
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
29
Morgan Kneisky
Eurosport
s.t.
30
Arnau Contador
Cantabria Infinita
+ 2'11
31
Angelo Tulik
Saur - Sojasun
+ 2'13
32
Svein Erik Vold
Ridley
+ 2'18
33
Andrea Piechele
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
34
Blake Caldwell
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
35
Fabio Sabatini
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 2'19
36
Yoann Barbas
Eurosport
+ 2'20
37
Chan Siu Long
Qatar Optics
+ 2'21
38
Alessandro De Marchi
Bianchi - Venchi
+ 2'22
39
Cyril Bessy
Alstom
s.t.
40
Olivier Pardini
Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's
+ 2'23
41
Dieter Cappelle
TEAM Dexia - Telenor
+ 2'24
42
Rune Van der Meijden
Spyker Cars
+ 2'25
43
Jakob Rathe
Walmart
+ 2'26
44
Mikaël Chérel
HIG
+ 2'27
45
Romain Lemarchand
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 2'28
46
Dries Devenyns
Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's
+ 2'31
47
Jean-Marc Bideau
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
48
Matteo Fedi
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 2'32
49
Nicolas Bonnet
Kenda
+ 2'33
50
Alexander Kristoff
Walmart
+ 2'37
51
Benoît Vaugrenard
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 2'39
52
Robin Stenuit
TEAM Dexia - Telenor
+ 2'42
53
Alex Bowden
Walmart
+ 2'44
54
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Ridley
s.t.
55
Ricardo Vilela
O2
+ 2'45
56
Pim Ligthart
Armavia - Provamel
+ 2'47
57
Florian Vachon
Dyson - GDE
+ 2'49
58
Rick Zabel
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 2'50
59
Frederique Robert
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
+ 2'51
60
Edwig Cammaerts
TEAM Dexia - Telenor
s.t.
61
Franz Schiewer
SRAM
s.t.
62
Stijn Ennekens
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
+ 2'52
63
Enrico Gasparotto
Bianchi - Venchi
s.t.
64
Lode Van Impe
TEAM Dexia - Telenor
+ 2'53
65
Ahmed Al Ghanim
Qatar Optics
s.t.
66
Léo Christophe
HIG
+ 2'54
67
Wim Stroetinga
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Kevin Denis
Kenda
s.t.
69
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2'55
70
Arnaud Molmy
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
71
Kenneth Vanbilsen
Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's
+ 2'56
72
Klaas Lodewyck
Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
73
Davide Ricci Bitti
Bianchi - Venchi
+ 2'57
74
Chad Beyer
Walmart
+ 2'58
75
Arnaud Courteille
Alstom
s.t.
76
Sheldon Deeny
Walmart
s.t.
77
Steven Van Vooren
Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's
+ 2'59
78
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Ridley
s.t.
79
Sander Cordeel
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 3'01
80
Oscar Gatto
Bianchi - Venchi
s.t.
81
Julian Ullrich
SRAM
+ 3'02
82
John Murphy
Walmart
+ 3'03
83
Enrique Sanz
Cantabria Infinita
+ 3'06
84
Sebastiaan Kamphuis
Spyker Cars
s.t.
85
Julien Simon
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
86
Erik Mohs
SRAM
+ 3'10
87
Sébastien Turgot
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 3'11
88
Fabio Polazzi
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
+ 3'13
89
Enzo Rosi
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 3'14
90
Logan Hunn
Ridley
s.t.
91
Nairo Quintana
O2
+ 3'15
92
Kai Reus
Spyker Cars
+ 3'16
93
Jurgen Francois
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
94
Julien Guay
HIG
+ 3'17
95
Udo Schulz
SRAM
+ 3'18
96
Rémy Di Gregorio
Alstom
s.t.
97
Bersvenn Støen
Ridley
s.t.
98
Behnam Khalili Khosroshani
Saur - Sojasun
+ 3'19
99
Logan Chaix
Alstom
s.t.
100
Ben Gastauer
Spuerkeess - Sprite
s.t.
101
Barry Markus
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 3'21
102
Guillaume Blot
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
103
Laurent Pichon
Alstom
+ 3'22
104
Julien Bérard
HIG
s.t.
105
Egoitz García
Kenda
+ 3'24
106
Stephan Spies
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 3'26
107
Joaquim Durant
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
+ 3'28
108
Marco Marcato
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
109
Marco Brus
Spyker Cars
+ 3'31
110
Arnaud Gérard
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
111
Lorenzo Thierry
Armavia - Provamel
+ 3'32
112
Patrick Bevin
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
113
Gil Suray
TEAM Dexia - Telenor
s.t.
114
Joeri Stallaert
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
+ 3'35
115
Jean-Charles Sénac
Dyson - GDE
+ 3'40
116
Alexandre Aulas
Alstom
s.t.
117
Vincent Jérôme
Dyson - GDE
s.t.
118
Vincent Coudray
Eurosport
+ 3'41
119
Rik Kavsek
Spyker Cars
+ 3'42
120
Laurent Amiel
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
121
Giorgio Sette
Bianchi - Venchi
+ 3'44
122
Filippo Pozzato
Spyker Cars
s.t.
123
Sebastien Heyman
Alstom
+ 3'46
124
Nicolas Rousseau
HIG
s.t.
125
Benjamin De Bruyne
Ridley
s.t.
126
Imtiyaz Sulimani
Qatar Optics
+ 3'47
127
Victor Monnier
Kenda
s.t.
128
Dale Appleby
O2
+ 3'50
129
Florent Barle
Armavia - Provamel
s.t.
130
Jonathan Bertrand
TEAM Dexia - Telenor
+ 3'53
131
Alessandro Mazzi
Bianchi - Venchi
+ 3'54
132
Jonathon Mozley
O2
s.t.
133
Mattéo Crespin
HIG
s.t.
134
Benoît Sinner
Armavia - Provamel
+ 3'56
135
Tom Last
O2
s.t.
136
Julien Fouchard
Kenda
+ 3'57
137
Pedro Merino
Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
138
Alex Kirsch
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 4'00
139
Mathieu Perget
Eurosport
s.t.
140
Edoardo Costanzi
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 4'01
141
Stéphane Grenier
Dyson - GDE
+ 4'04
142
Matthieu Halleguen
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
143
Stefan Stamm
Qatar Optics
+ 4'05
144
Fabien Bacquet
Dyson - GDE
+ 4'08
145
Max Michaelis
SRAM
s.t.
146
Nicolas Fernandez
Cantabria Infinita
+ 4'09
147
Boy Van Poppel
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 4'10
148
Enrico Montanari
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
149
Stéphane Poulhiès
Dyson - GDE
+ 4'12
150
Haakon Pettersen
Ridley
s.t.
151
Yannick Albertini
Kenda
+ 4'13
152
Dorian Moisan
Eurosport
+ 4'15
153
Valentin Delamare
Alstom
+ 4'16
154
Andrew Fenn
Walmart
s.t.
155
Diego Milán
TEAM Dexia - Telenor
+ 4'17
156
Aurélien Passeron
Armavia - Provamel
+ 4'18
157
Mattia Gavazzi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
158
Vincent Baestaens
Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's
+ 4'19
159
Rudolphe Peyre
Armavia - Provamel
+ 4'20
160
Jules Lemarchand
Eurosport
s.t.
161
Eugenio Alafaci
Spuerkeess - Sprite
+ 4'21
162
Damiano Margutti
Bianchi - Venchi
+ 4'23
163
Cédric Pineau
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 4'27
164
Eloi Navarro Martínez
Cantabria Infinita
+ 4'28
165
Theo Bos
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
166
Odin Helgesen
Ridley
+ 4'30
167
Juan Miguel Abelairas
Cantabria Infinita
+ 4'37
168
Will McMahon
O2
s.t.
169
Eugenio Bani
Bianchi - Venchi
+ 4'45
170
Sebastian Forke
SRAM
+ 4'55
@ MrUFO - excellent then. Be assured some obscure countries may pop up.
On my way over from France to Australia for the TDU I was called by my new agent Frederic van Flobhoper' who persuaded me to do a TV stunt in Qatar.
The programme was good morning Doha, Qatar's number one breakfast programme, me and Abdulatif Al Zaid (who is quite the celebrity in Qatar) were on air. We talked a bit about cycling in Qatar, but the 15 minutes on air will be remembered for me beating Abdulatif in a cook off and Abdulatif chasing me around the studio for not knowing a lot about the history of Qatar!
It was a really surreal experience! All the shenanigans meant I couldn't make it to Japan in time for the Japan cup, really......
Meanwhile in Japan....
At the Japan cup I wasn't missed. Andreu and Van Heylen oversaw Clarke and a really impressive performance. Apparently our Aussie was one of the strongest looking riders on show and perhaps would have got the win if he attacked late on with the race winner. Clarke gets second ahead of the TDU a great sign and a great result especially with others in the team struggling.
This IS one of our 'big three' goals set by the sponsors, the goal is to when overall. We will be gunning for J.J.Rojas, who has performed well here in the past.
Stage 1 is for the sprinters, on paper Cavendish and Kittel look to be in a league of their own.
Early on many riders tried to break clear including Aussie champ Bobridge for Dual Temp, a ten man break including Ewan and Ravard (who would lead the points classification after taking both intermediate sprints) got away.
Much of the race through the barren unyielding and mind-numbing terrain Katusha and American Express were on the front we minimally helped out at the start of the race with Zadinskyi.
We had for most of the day Neirynck and Clarke protecting Rojas, who wasn't feeling great. The big sprinter teams Euskaltel and Youtube would bring back the break with 10 kilometres to go and a sprint was on the cards. Euskaltel had the best train but riders could move up, Rojas and Clarke were just given free range by us.
The big two clashed and the German prevailed, Kittel beating Cavendish by a wheel's length. Rojas finished in the top 5 everyone finished upright, which is always a bonus.
This is one of the defining hilly stages in the TDU with the second half of the race taking in four laps of the hills around Stirling.
Early on we tried to get into the break, Gilbert audaciously attacked but he was never going to be allowed to get away. Neirycnk briefly escaped and claimed max points at the first checkpoint, a rarity for the team. At the second checkpoint only Sulzberger was out in front, Rojas won the sprint for second ahead of Fumagali and took some precious bonus seconds.
With 80 kilometres to go Bermudez(Volvo) attacks to join Sulzberger for the break of the day officially.
The break were mainly in control thanks to Euskaltel and a bit of help from Bakelants and others along the way they were caught with 8 kilometres to go. We send Clarke to sacrifice himself bringing back the numerous attacks at the front of the peloton to great success.
With just over 1 kilometre to go Rowe (American Express) breaks free..
He holds on for the win with a gap as well, Rojas gets blocked in but finishes well. An exciting looking leaderboard is the result of two hot days in Australia.
The organisers at the Tour of Qatar have paid us a considerable sum of money to ensure Ahmed Al Ghanim will ride the race. We weren't originally going to choose Ahmed for the squad, for the five flat stage tour, but after the organisers have offered such a lucrative proposal we will be now.
@ Sutty - It was a veryyy close one, lets hope we can move up the leaderboards.
A mainly flat stage is definitely one for the sprinters.
A 12 man brake got away including Ewan and Vermelfoot (KLM) (who looked the most dangerous).
Despite looking very capable the break only had 1:00 with 22 kilometres to go, so 6 riders including Beuret attacked their fellow escapees.
It looked a good move as with15 kilometres to go there is a big crash....KITTEL, the big German is caught up and he would retire at the end of the stage we have three riders in the remains of the peloton (Rojas, Clarke and Neirynck). American Express are on the front of the peloton with 9 kilometres to go the break has 40, but it isn't coming down, we put Clarke on the front and the break gets caught with 5 kilometres to go.
Into the sprint Cavendish is near the front on the wheel of Clarke, but Cavendish has no teammates, Rojas is on the wheel of young American Beck who is on the wheel of Cavendish.
But the big names all get swamped and by the time the 'faster men' launch their sprints Trentin wins for Farnese Vini in a blanket finish ahead of Italian champ Colbrelli, repaying the faith in the team is his first stage race with his new team.
With 23 kilometres to go the peloton will have to tackle the 2 kilometre 7% climb of Menglers Hill which may well break up the race.
It was all about the Aussies today, Orica put a number of riders into early breaks while Renshaw (American Express) spent more time riding on the front than any other rider.
A 7 man break including Turgot did establish on the day, with 70 kilometres to go Belarrusian Kvotchinski (Katusha) and Meissner (Argos) and Steenson(ISS) would break across from the peloton. All riders were over 2:00 down on the GC, Seeldraeyers all tried but couldn't bridge the gap.
With 50 kilometres to go the break have 5:30 American Express don't want to go for the stage win, we send Zadinskiy and Bakelants to the front to help out with the chase with a potential win in mind with Rojas feeling great. With 30 kilometre to go the break have 3:45.
With 21 kilometres to go the break have about 2:00 as the peloton splits up. BIG NAMES ARE DROPPED. Cavendish, Gilbert and Cancellara are the first to be dropped then along the top of the climb on the flat a large group including our man Clarke is dropped. Neirynck struggles to stay in contact with the peloton, it is downhill to the line.
Just inside 1 kilometre to go the original break have '9 over the depleted peloton. Rojas takes up the chase by himself and catches the break and puts in a great sprint, but he runs out of road and can't catch three of the original escapees. Australian Travis Meyer takes a popular win for Dual Temp, we now have 2 men in the top 5 with two stages left.
sutty68 wrote:
The guys are looking Good on the GC and ready to grab the Overall win
Yeah the team have showed really well so far, Rojas should get up in the places in the remaining two stages and get onto the podium, but which step of the podium remains to be seen.
The stage takes in ol' Wilunga hill two times summiting at 40 kilometres and 20 kilometres to go, if they are raced hard the sprinters may not make it to the front of the peloton despite the last 20 kilometres being flat/downhill.
Thirteen men were out in front when Barton attacked, he would summit both climbs first and move into the KOM lead.
The peloton were well in control of the break today, no one in the break troubled the GC with van Staeyen the best placed at 3:50 down. The first time up Wilunga hill no riders were dropped from the peloton.
But with 25 kilometres to go... NOO.. our man Rojas gets a puncture. Fortunately Gilbert is towards the rear of the peloton and helps Rojas get towards the front of the peloton by the time Wilunga hill is reached for the second time albeit a bit demoralised and slightly tired. We had to briefly call Bakelants off the front of the peloton.
There was little attacks. We take up the chase big time with only three kilometres to go, Barton has a narrow advantage out front. Neirynck peels off and Clarke sets a blistering pace only Rojas and Trentin can follow. The faster men well behind.
Trentin surprises Rojas with a long sprint but then Rojas comes out of Clarke's wheel and sprints....but the longer effort by Trentin was expertly timed....
The Farnese Vini man takes his second stage win and moves into the GC lead. Rojas is now in third but unless strange events unfold Trentin will win the TDU.
Barton again got into the break and like yesterday took all the KOM points on offer. But the seven man break never got much leeway.
Dennis (Orica) was the last man to be caught, by the train of Dyson, who were showing a lot of effort today and showing they don't just work for Gautier, when he's racing.
Entering the expected sprint Rojas is on the wheel of young American Beck.
But Rojas doesn't have enough confidence to go early enough which would have seen him in a better position to challenge for the win.. Cavendish takes the final stage honours, made much easier thanks to the big German withdrawing. Trentin stays upright and wins.
Rojas finished 3rd and Neirynck finished 5th, great results, but the sponsors were bit unhappy stating 'they expect objectives to be met' , you can't win them all was my response, but I am confident we will make up for this in other races down the line. A different make up of riders will be racing the GP Tunis next up, the team is not racing San Luis this year.
STAGE RESULTS:
1
Mark Cavendish
YouTube
2h05'01
2
Felix Kummer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
3
Johnnie Walker
Dual Temp - NaturalShrimp
s.t.
4
Paul Beck
American Express
s.t.
5
José Joaquín Rojas
Qatar Optics
s.t.
6
Sonny Colbrelli
John Deere - Electronic Arts
s.t.
7
Matteo Trentin
TEAM Farnese Vini - Martini
s.t.
8
Matthew Goss
Dyson - GDE
s.t.
9
Michel Kreder
TEAM KLM - AB InBev
s.t.
10
Heinrich Haussler
Dual Temp - NaturalShrimp
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Jérémie Blot
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
12
Caleb Ewan
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
13
Nikolay Zhurkin
ISS
s.t.
14
Mitchell Docker
Dual Temp - NaturalShrimp
s.t.
15
Davide Appollonio
John Deere - Electronic Arts
s.t.
16
Dennis Van Winden
TEAM KLM - AB InBev
s.t.
17
Matteo Pelucchi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
18
Nikolas Maes
ExxonMobil
s.t.
19
Simon Clarke
Qatar Optics
s.t.
20
Yukiya Arashiro
ExxonMobil
s.t.
21
Coen Vermeltfoort
TEAM KLM - AB InBev
s.t.
22
Jonathan Thiré
Dyson - GDE
s.t.
23
Wesley Sulzberger
Dual Temp - NaturalShrimp
s.t.
24
Elia Favilli
TEAM Farnese Vini - Martini
s.t.
25
Kristof Goddaert
YouTube
s.t.
26
Bernardo Riccio
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
27
Jack Bobridge
Dual Temp - NaturalShrimp
s.t.
28
Sébastien Turgot
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
29
Stijn Neirynck
Qatar Optics
s.t.
30
Francisco Javier Moreno
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
31
Dean Windsor
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
32
Fabien Bacquet
Dyson - GDE
s.t.
33
Barry Markus
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
34
Noel Martín
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
35
Stijn Vandenbergh
YouTube
s.t.
36
Rohan Dennis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
37
Mateusz Komar
TEAM KLM - AB InBev
s.t.
38
Zakkari Dempster
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
39
Timmy De Wit
YouTube
s.t.
40
Chris Barton
John Deere - Electronic Arts
s.t.
41
Kasper Jebjerg
ISS
s.t.
42
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
43
Adrien Petit
Dyson - GDE
s.t.
44
Sebastiaan Maas
TEAM KLM - AB InBev
s.t.
45
Axel Sylvestre
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
46
Kevyn Ista
YouTube
s.t.
47
Adam Blythe
Gazprom
s.t.
48
Cristiano Fumagalli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
49
Jan Bakelants
Qatar Optics
s.t.
50
Damien Gaudin
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
51
Vincent Jérôme
Dyson - GDE
s.t.
52
Aurélien Duval
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
53
Philippe Gilbert
Qatar Optics
s.t.
54
David Gutiérrez Palacios
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
55
Steven Tronet
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
56
Nikolai Trussov
Katusha Team
s.t.
57
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
John Deere - Electronic Arts
s.t.
58
Luke Durbridge
American Express
s.t.
59
Michael Fitzgerald
American Express
s.t.
60
Valentin De Ridder
YouTube
s.t.
61
Rik Tillens
YouTube
s.t.
62
Tony Martin
Katusha Team
s.t.
63
Vincenzo Nibali
Gazprom
s.t.
64
Marcello Pavarin
TEAM Farnese Vini - Martini
s.t.
65
Aidis Kruopis
TEAM Apple
s.t.
66
Enrico Rossi
John Deere - Electronic Arts
s.t.
67
Fabian Cancellara
Gazprom
s.t.
68
Mark Renshaw
American Express
s.t.
69
Ramon Sinkeldam
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
70
Jakob Fuglsang
ISS
s.t.
71
Denis Stoichkov
American Express
s.t.
72
Tom Veelers
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
73
Mauro Finetto
TEAM Farnese Vini - Martini
s.t.
74
Julien Simon
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
75
Giorgio Frau
TEAM Farnese Vini - Martini
s.t.
76
Joel Zangerle
ExxonMobil
s.t.
77
Gill Russell
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
78
Dimitri Krivtsov
TEAM Farnese Vini - Martini
s.t.
79
Jorge Torres Rodriguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
80
Steven Kruijswijk
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
81
Simone Stortoni
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
82
Gianluigi Palazzo
John Deere - Electronic Arts
s.t.
83
Michael Van Staeyen
RIM
s.t.
84
Job Vissers
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
85
Pierre Rolland
ExxonMobil
s.t.
86
Theo Bos
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
87
Zdenek Stybar
RIM
s.t.
88
Jean-Marc Marino
RIM
s.t.
89
Jan Meissner
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
90
Paul Martens
RIM
s.t.
91
Ryan Eastman
John Deere - Electronic Arts
s.t.
92
Sebastian Lander
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
93
Luke Rowe
American Express
s.t.
94
Martijn Maaskant
TEAM Apple
s.t.
95
Vitali Kondrut
TEAM Farnese Vini - Martini
s.t.
96
Martin Velits
RIM
s.t.
97
Marco Bandiera
RIM
s.t.
98
Romain Zingle
RIM
s.t.
99
Danilo Wyss
TEAM Apple
s.t.
100
Romain Lemarchand
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
101
Kenneth Hansen
ISS
s.t.
102
Reto Hollenstein
TEAM Apple
s.t.
103
Jan Barta
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
104
Omar Lombardi
TEAM Apple
s.t.
105
Manuel Belletti
Katusha Team
s.t.
106
Laurent Beuret
TEAM Apple
s.t.
107
Thomas Berkhout
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Istvan Cziraki
Qatar Optics
s.t.
109
Nicolas Sanderson
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
110
Anthony Ravard
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
111
Vincent Pernet
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
112
Ben Hermans
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
113
Gaël Malacarne
Dyson - GDE
s.t.
114
Vincenzo Peri
Katusha Team
s.t.
115
Jon Aberasturi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
116
Juan Abalos
Volvo
s.t.
117
Miguel Ángel Lucena
Volvo
s.t.
118
Jake Keough
ExxonMobil
s.t.
119
Julian Kern
ExxonMobil
s.t.
120
Cristiano Monguzzi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
121
Christopher Sutton
Dual Temp - NaturalShrimp
s.t.
122
Ian Stannard
Gazprom
s.t.
123
Travis Meyer
Dual Temp - NaturalShrimp
s.t.
124
Dzmitriy Kvotchinski
Katusha Team
s.t.
125
Fabiano Joachim
ExxonMobil
s.t.
126
Alexander Mironov
Katusha Team
s.t.
127
Matthieu Ladagnous
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
128
Gorka Izagirre
Volvo
s.t.
129
Beñat Intxausti
Volvo
s.t.
130
Kevin Seeldraeyers
ISS
s.t.
131
Juan Martín Bermudez
Volvo
s.t.
132
Pietro Esposito
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
133
Derk Abel Beckeringh
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
134
Nik van Noord
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
135
André Steensen
ISS
s.t.
136
Rémi Le Lay
TEAM KLM - AB InBev
s.t.
137
Carlos Barredo
Volvo
s.t.
138
Matt Cronshaw
Gazprom
+ 2'33
139
Damian Alberts
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
140
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
141
Federico Canuti
TEAM Apple
s.t.
142
Declan Green
Gazprom
s.t.
143
Steven Lampier
Gazprom
s.t.
144
Yoeri Havik
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
145
Ricardo Van der Velde
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
146
Robin Michel
American Express
s.t.
147
Noe Papin
TEAM KLM - AB InBev
s.t.
148
Ivan Alarcon
Volvo
s.t.
149
Benoît Vaugrenard
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
150
Serhiy Zadinskyi
Qatar Optics
s.t.
151
Julian Studer
Lampre - ISD
+ 4'08
FINAL GC:
1
Matteo Trentin
TEAM Farnese Vini - Martini
19h11'45
2
Luke Rowe
American Express
+ 2
3
José Joaquín Rojas
Qatar Optics
+ 12
4
Sonny Colbrelli
John Deere - Electronic Arts
+ 14
5
Stijn Neirynck
Qatar Optics
+ 17
Spoiler
6
Michel Kreder
TEAM KLM - AB InBev
+ 20
7
Dennis Van Winden
TEAM KLM - AB InBev
s.t.
8
Nikolas Maes
ExxonMobil
s.t.
9
Paul Martens
RIM
s.t.
10
Mark Renshaw
American Express
s.t.
11
Kevyn Ista
YouTube
s.t.
12
Pierre Rolland
ExxonMobil
s.t.
13
Denis Stoichkov
American Express
s.t.
14
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
15
Reto Hollenstein
TEAM Apple
s.t.
16
Michael Fitzgerald
American Express
s.t.
17
Luke Durbridge
American Express
s.t.
18
Jakob Fuglsang
ISS
s.t.
19
Beñat Intxausti
Volvo
s.t.
20
Johnnie Walker
Dual Temp - NaturalShrimp
+ 1'41
21
Francisco Javier Moreno
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'49
22
Simon Clarke
Qatar Optics
s.t.
23
Kasper Jebjerg
ISS
s.t.
24
Giorgio Frau
TEAM Farnese Vini - Martini
s.t.
25
Fabian Cancellara
Gazprom
s.t.
26
Jon Aberasturi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
27
Ian Stannard
Gazprom
s.t.
28
Kevin Seeldraeyers
ISS
+ 2'14
29
Tony Martin
Katusha Team
+ 2'20
30
Matthieu Ladagnous
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
31
Sébastien Turgot
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 2'43
32
Martijn Maaskant
TEAM Apple
+ 2'50
33
Jan Barta
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 2'53
34
Dzmitriy Kvotchinski
Katusha Team
s.t.
35
Travis Meyer
Dual Temp - NaturalShrimp
+ 3'15
36
Romain Zingle
RIM
+ 3'19
37
Ben Hermans
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 3'21
38
Gianluigi Palazzo
John Deere - Electronic Arts
+ 3'24
39
Elia Favilli
TEAM Farnese Vini - Martini
+ 3'25
40
Zdenek Stybar
RIM
s.t.
41
Jean-Marc Marino
RIM
s.t.
42
Vincenzo Nibali
Gazprom
s.t.
43
Jan Meissner
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
44
André Steensen
ISS
s.t.
45
Gorka Izagirre
Volvo
s.t.
46
Mark Cavendish
YouTube
+ 3'35
47
Felix Kummer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'49
48
Christopher Sutton
Dual Temp - NaturalShrimp
s.t.
49
Paul Beck
American Express
+ 3'51
50
Coen Vermeltfoort
TEAM KLM - AB InBev
+ 3'52
51
Noel Martín
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'53
52
Michael Van Staeyen
RIM
s.t.
53
Steven Tronet
FDJ - BigMat
+ 3'54
54
Jérémie Blot
FDJ - BigMat
+ 3'55
55
David Gutiérrez Palacios
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
56
Stijn Vandenbergh
YouTube
s.t.
57
Kristof Goddaert
YouTube
s.t.
58
Timmy De Wit
YouTube
s.t.
59
Axel Sylvestre
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
60
Enrico Rossi
John Deere - Electronic Arts
s.t.
61
Manuel Belletti
Katusha Team
+ 4'18
62
Matthew Goss
Dyson - GDE
+ 4'22
63
Sebastian Lander
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
64
Chris Barton
John Deere - Electronic Arts
+ 4'49
65
Julian Kern
ExxonMobil
+ 4'54
66
Aurélien Duval
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
67
Juan Martín Bermudez
Volvo
s.t.
68
Thomas Berkhout
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Laurent Beuret
TEAM Apple
+ 6'04
70
Yukiya Arashiro
ExxonMobil
+ 6'09
71
Adam Blythe
Gazprom
+ 6'26
72
Vincent Jérôme
Dyson - GDE
+ 6'28
73
Davide Appollonio
John Deere - Electronic Arts
s.t.
74
Danilo Wyss
TEAM Apple
s.t.
75
Carlos Barredo
Volvo
s.t.
76
Omar Lombardi
TEAM Apple
s.t.
77
Federico Canuti
TEAM Apple
+ 6'36
78
Cristiano Fumagalli
Lampre - ISD
+ 6'53
79
Anthony Ravard
FDJ - BigMat
+ 6'54
80
Caleb Ewan
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 6'56
81
Matteo Pelucchi
Lampre - ISD
+ 6'57
82
Wesley Sulzberger
Dual Temp - NaturalShrimp
s.t.
83
Tom Veelers
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
84
Jack Bobridge
Dual Temp - NaturalShrimp
+ 7'00
85
Heinrich Haussler
Dual Temp - NaturalShrimp
s.t.
86
Romain Lemarchand
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
87
Simone Stortoni
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
88
Nikolai Trussov
Katusha Team
s.t.
89
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
John Deere - Electronic Arts
s.t.
90
Mauro Finetto
TEAM Farnese Vini - Martini
s.t.
91
Aidis Kruopis
TEAM Apple
s.t.
92
Martin Velits
RIM
s.t.
93
Damien Gaudin
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
94
Job Vissers
Argos Oil - Wii
s.t.
95
Philippe Gilbert
Qatar Optics
s.t.
96
Marcello Pavarin
TEAM Farnese Vini - Martini
s.t.
97
Marco Bandiera
RIM
s.t.
98
Valentin De Ridder
YouTube
s.t.
99
Cristiano Monguzzi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
100
Miguel Ángel Lucena
Volvo
s.t.
101
Zakkari Dempster
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 7'08
102
Joel Zangerle
ExxonMobil
s.t.
103
Steven Kruijswijk
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 7'22
104
Jan Bakelants
Qatar Optics
s.t.
105
Mateusz Komar
TEAM KLM - AB InBev
+ 7'48
106
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 8'12
107
Ramon Sinkeldam
Argos Oil - Wii
+ 9'14
108
Fabiano Joachim
ExxonMobil
s.t.
109
Nicolas Sanderson
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
110
Julien Simon
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
111
Steven Lampier
Gazprom
+ 9'33
112
Matt Cronshaw
Gazprom
s.t.
113
Nikolay Zhurkin
ISS
+ 10'21
114
Jake Keough
ExxonMobil
+ 10'33
115
Rik Tillens
YouTube
s.t.
116
Mitchell Docker
Dual Temp - NaturalShrimp
+ 10'53
117
Fabien Bacquet
Dyson - GDE
s.t.
118
Adrien Petit
Dyson - GDE
s.t.
119
Vincent Pernet
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
120
Derk Abel Beckeringh
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
121
Kenneth Hansen
ISS
s.t.
122
Vitali Kondrut
TEAM Farnese Vini - Martini
+ 10'55
123
Jonathan Thiré
Dyson - GDE
+ 10'57
124
Istvan Cziraki
Qatar Optics
s.t.
125
Serhiy Zadinskyi
Qatar Optics
+ 12'23
126
Dimitri Krivtsov
TEAM Farnese Vini - Martini
+ 12'33
127
Jorge Torres Rodriguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 13'07
128
Sebastiaan Maas
TEAM KLM - AB InBev
+ 13'38
129
Theo Bos
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
130
Juan Abalos
Volvo
+ 14'22
131
Rohan Dennis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 14'26
132
Alexander Mironov
Katusha Team
+ 14'30
133
Gill Russell
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 15'52
134
Dean Windsor
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
135
Bernardo Riccio
Lampre - ISD
+ 17'31
136
Barry Markus
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
137
Ryan Eastman
John Deere - Electronic Arts
s.t.
138
Nik van Noord
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
139
Gaël Malacarne
Dyson - GDE
+ 18'26
140
Vincenzo Peri
Katusha Team
s.t.
141
Rémi Le Lay
TEAM KLM - AB InBev
+ 19'53
142
Pietro Esposito
Lampre - ISD
+ 20'55
143
Benoît Vaugrenard
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 20'59
144
Noe Papin
TEAM KLM - AB InBev
+ 22'04
145
Declan Green
Gazprom
+ 24'41
146
Robin Michel
American Express
+ 25'23
147
Ricardo Van der Velde
Argos Oil - Wii
+ 25'54
148
Yoeri Havik
Argos Oil - Wii
+ 27'37
149
Damian Alberts
Argos Oil - Wii
+ 31'59
150
Ivan Alarcon
Volvo
+ 32'29
151
Julian Studer
Lampre - ISD
+ 35'17
FINAL POINTS:
Spoiler
1
Mark Cavendish
YouTube
18
2
Matteo Trentin
TEAM Farnese Vini - Martini
16
3
Sébastien Turgot
Bretagne - Schuller
16
4
Cristiano Fumagalli
Lampre - ISD
14
5
Anthony Ravard
FDJ - BigMat
12
6
José Joaquín Rojas
Qatar Optics
10
7
Chris Barton
John Deere - Electronic Arts
10
8
Laurent Beuret
TEAM Apple
10
9
Luke Rowe
American Express
8
10
Travis Meyer
Dual Temp - NaturalShrimp
8
FINAL MOUNTAIN:
Spoiler
1
Chris Barton
John Deere - Electronic Arts
64
2
Yukiya Arashiro
ExxonMobil
24
3
Manuel Belletti
Katusha Team
18
4
Sébastien Turgot
Bretagne - Schuller
16
5
André Steensen
ISS
16
6
Jan Meissner
Argos Oil - Wii
16
7
Coen Vermeltfoort
TEAM KLM - AB InBev
16
8
Noel Martín
Euskaltel - Euskadi
16
9
Cristiano Fumagalli
Lampre - ISD
16
10
Marco Bandiera
RIM
16
WHITE JERSEY: Ewan @ '4 over De Ridder
TEAM CLASSIFICATION:: American Express @ '8 over Qatar Optics
Didn't expect a normal screenshot in your story. No, but this one (or two) is/are better now.
