Here starts the real Hell of the North.. "Troisvilles", the 1st cobbled section with 2,1kms, 4 stars level.. A.Geslin is our man in the break, 9´23"gap..

The race went as usual... peloton chased the breakaway down and with 30kms to go, it was time for the action.. F.Cancellara(TFR), T.Boonen(OPQ) and
S.Vanmarcke(BEL) get away.. 47" behind comes L.Boom(BEL) and 1´29" are our riders in a group with 18 riders..

With enought strenght left, M.Ladagnous leaves his group behind.. at this time, Boom was already caught by them..

Ladagnous enters the Velodrome followed by J.Roelandts(LTB).. 4th and 5th for now..

After doing all the work, Cancellara doesn´t have legs to challenge for the win..

It´s going to be a sprint between the 2 Belgians.. Vanmarcke vs Boonen..

S.Vanmarcke wins Paris-Roubaix... M.Ladagnous makes 5th...

A great result for us too in Team Classification.

The peloton doesn´t have the same luck with the weather as in Paris-Roubaix... it´s a cold and rainy day today..

Soon as the rain stops for awhile, J.Roy attacks with 175kms to go.. there are 4 riders at the front with 6´57"gap..

After 45kms solo ride, Roy catches up with the break.. 130kms to ride, 8´19"gap but seems that peloton is upping the pace..

Althought the breakaway is working well together since Roy joined up, their gap keeps droping.. 6´14" with 98kms to go.. Our rider decides to raise his efforts..

79kms.. A.Geniez decides to attack.. 4´46" behind Roy´s group..

With Roy slowing the pace down at the front, Geniez only needed 15kms to catch them up.. 3´52"gap to peloton..

After a brief talk between both, Geniez decides to work for Roy.. 50kms with 3´18"gap.

With 30kms to ride, the pack came close to the break, our young talent K.Elissonde attacks..

10kms were enought to change entire race.. all at the front are caught, R.Costa(LAM), R.Kreuziger(TCS), D.Martin(GRS) and P.Sagan(CAN) try to escape..

FDJ riders were amazing, they brought the favourites back.. when we reach the last 12kms, P.Sagan attacks again, this time
A.Vichot counters..

5kms.. We keep our pace behind Vichot´s group, T.Pinot is here, it seems he´s recovering well from his fall..

2,3kms.. A.Vichot fights really hard to stay with the group..

Last km.. Sagan leads, J.Rodriguez, P.Gilbert, R.Costa.. no one can respond to Sagan´s speed..

Amazingly strong..

P.Sagan wins Amstel Gold Race..

For us was a perfect race.. A.Vichot is 5th and T.Pinot closes top10..

B.Vaugrenard was in the break until he decided to attack with 55kms to the finish line..

It was a brave attempt from him but with 20kms to go, it was over..

The race went fast until the last kms... with 5kms to go, J.Rodriguez leads with World Champion R.Costa, A.Valverde and V.Nibali chasing him down..

We were not far... C.Horner, S.Sánchez and S.Henao are in front..

At the front, Rodriguez was hanging on when they it the last km mark..

A.Valverde is getting close..

What a final... the 2 spanian riders fight for the win..

J.Rodriguez takes the win..

We couldn´t do better then finishing 19th with T.Pinot..

Nice weather at the start, we want at least achieve the same result as B.Vaugrenard achieved last year.. 11th.

The peloton takes it easy after the start.. 5 riders went off.

100kms.. peloton starts to raise the pace.. 6´24" to the breakaway.

Less then 80kms to go, the pace is high in peloton, many riders get droped.. the breakaway is only 2´12" away..

21kms.. we lead the small pack(45) and keep the high pace... some favourites start to attack but we bring them back.. break is caught.

15kms.. more attacks.. this time is J.Rodriguez and
P.Gilbert..

K.Elissonde and F.Vichot manage to stay with the favourites group..

Close to the 10kms mark, A.Valverde and R.Costa attack..

6kms.. Elissonde attacks.. unfortunally he can´t get far..

At the front, Gilbert follows Rodriguez, Costa and Valverde.. 3kms to go... one of them will win Liége - Bastogne - Liége.. P.Sagan comes fast behind and is close to Gilbert..

But there is one guy in this group wich is above the rest..
A.Valverde.

Only 15meters..

A.Valverde wins LBL-.

The 7 men breakaway with J.Roy ride with 4´57" to the peloton...

66kms to go... T.De Gendt(OPQ) GC+3´09",
M.Rabottini(YEL) GC+13´36", S.Sánchez(BMC) GC+1´07", R.Gesink(BEL) GC+4´44" and P.Niemiec(LAM) GC+4´24" try to escape..

At the front, J.Roy attacks with the 1st climb closing in.

The pace in peloton is high, they can get close to all escapees soon as the climb starts..

Roy couldn´t go far alone... his former group catch up with him..

I.Santaromita(OGE) attacks.. Roy tries to stick with the front..

After the top, Santaromita leads with 2´07"gap to peloton.. 14kms to go..

Last kom sprint.. A.Jeannesson is our best placed rider ...

In front, C.Froome(SKY) is the 1st to reach the final km.. V.Nibali, R.Urán and T.Kangert follow behind..

C.Froome wins.

Not the best weather today..

.. but it isn´t bad enought to avoid early attacks.. J.Roy goes once again with the first break together with F.Kessiakoff(AST) and L.P.Nordhaug(BEL)..
behind comes the Italian duo E.Sella(AND) and S.Pirazzi(BAR).. 7kms to Int.sprint.

66kms, Pirazzi & Sella still haven´t catched up with the front, 1st climb approaching.

The pace wasn´t high at the front group, the Italians catch up with the 1st climb getting started..

Behind at the peloton, M.Monfort(LTB) GC+17´58",
D.Cunego(LAM) GC+11´32" and C.A.Sorensen(TCS) GC+19´31" try to get away.. A.Geniez is pushing hard behind.. D.Cataldo(SKY), C.Froome(SKY), M.Rabottini(YEL) and T.De Gendt(OPQ) come with him..

1st kom sprint, Roy misses the points.. R.Urán(OPQ) punctures uphill and looses contact with the group..

One big group stays behind, Omega leads it with high speed downhill, some are really lucky to not crash together with A.Fenn(OPQ)..

2nd kom sprint, A.Geniez keeps pushind hard, probably an inglorious effort trying to get rid of the rest.. Froome and Nibali don´t let go..

10kms to go.. at this time the break was over.. D.Pozzovivo(ALM) GC 4th +4´30" attacks with Froome on his wheel..

6kms, C.Froome could easily drop Pozzovivo, 2nd GC placed V.Nibali(AST) follows the brit..

All had maybe thought Nibali would drop Froome but the british rider is just too strong.. Nibali can´t keep up with him.. only 2,5kms to go..

V.Nibali looses even more time today..

C.Froome takes another win..

The riders are really happy this is over..

It came all to a mass sprint finish..

N.Bouhanni (right side) leaves P.Sagan´s wheel early..

Surprise winner in the person of D.Bennati from Saxo Tinkoff team.