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Petronas - Monster Energy; The end of an era
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Posted on 09-11-2012 16:42
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Posted on 09-11-2012 16:58
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February review
Summary
Again, a month with a few wins. Marcel Kittel won a stage in Qatar, Breschel in the Tour de Méditerranéen and Breschel again winning Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne.
Media awards
Tom Boonen wins the rider of the month award. And when you win 5 stages in the Tour of Qatar and the Tour of Oman, as well as the GC in both stage races, that is fully deserved!
Rankings
World Tour
No changes in the World Tour rankings, as there were no WT-races in February.
Continental Tour riders
Anthony Roux has lost the lead to his team mate Gianni Meersman. The 3rd place is for Stefan Schumacher.
Continental Tour teams
Team Type 1 has a great start of the season and leads the CT teams-ranking, followed by La Française Des Jeux and Saur - Sojasun.
CQ riders
The 3 big favourites for the cobbled races lead the CQ ranking, with Breschel in front of Boonen and Pozzato.
CQ teams
Petronas - Monster Energy is in the lead, followed by Conti-teams FDJ and Team Type 1.
Wins riders
Tom Boonen is the most succesful riders so far with 7 wins, followed by Breschel and Kittel with 4.
Wins teams
And Katusha is the most succesful team so far with 9 wins. Petronas - Monster Energy and M&M's follow with 8.
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Posted on 09-11-2012 17:01
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March preview
March is an interesting month, with stage races, cobbled races, La Primavera, etcetera.
Monthly goals
- Win of the cobbled classics (DDV, E3 or Gent-Wevelgem)
- Stage win in Paris - Nice
- GC top 3 in the Tirreno Adriatico (Gesink)
- Top 3 in Milano - San Remo (Breschel)
- GC Top 3 in Volta a Catalunya (Kelderman)
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Posted on 09-11-2012 17:04
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Boonen has taken a great start, that's for sure.
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Posted on 10-11-2012 15:37
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Giro del Friuli
The route towards the Tirreno Adriatico starts with the Giro del Friuli. Last year, the race was won by Team Type 1's Daniele Callegarin.
The route
A long flat part, before the 6 laps at the local circuit begin, including 1 climb with a maximum gradient of 11%.
Startlist
Spoiler Petronas
1. R.Gesink
2. J.Babbel
3. T.Dekker
4. M.Lefèvre
5. M.Lootens
6. J.Mulder
7. C.Veldkamp
8. C.Vermeltfoort
Astana
11. M.Nieve
12. A.Bazayev
13. F.Duarte
14. M.Gourov
15. M.Izbasarov
16. M.Lloyd
17. Y.Nepomnyachshiy
18. Y.Trofimov
Katusha
21. F.Felline
22. M.Belkov
23. G.Caruso
24. S.Firsanov
25. L.Hoste
26. R.Klimov
27. A.Markov
28. A.Natali
Omega Pharma
31. D.Pietropolli
32. M.Bandiera
33. K.Boeckmans
34. D.Cataldo
35. J.El Fares
36. A.Geslin
37. F.Rabon
38. J.Vermote
Type 1
41. D.Callegarin
42. M.Biondo
43. F.Failli
44. M.Friedman
45. J.Keough
46. J.P.McCarty
47. S.Modolo
48. R.la Rosa
Vacansoleil
51. J.Baugnies
52. G.Gardeyn
53. M.Marcato
54. F.J.Pacheco
55. M.Pavarin
56. M.Selvaggi
57. T.Smolen
58. W.Van Huffel
Acqua & Sapone
61. C.Sarmiento
62. D.D'Angelo
63. M.Facci
64. M.Lorenzetto
65. G.Maggiore
66. A.Martinelli
67. A.Masciarelli
68. F.Taborre
Liquigas
71. G.Bosisio
72. F.Canuti
73. S.Locatelli
74. P.Longo Borghini
75. D.Malacarne
76. D.Peluso
77. S.Ponzi
78. D.Williams
Colnago
81. D.Pozzovivo
82. G.Bravi
83. A.Donati
84. M.Frapporti
85. P.Grillo
86. C.Scognamiglio
87. S.Stortoni
88. D.Viganò
Lampre
91. F.Pellizotti
92. A.Balloni
93. M.Bruseghin
94. D.Loosli
95. M.Mori
96. L.Paolini
97. L.Solari
98. M.Tosatto
Farnese Vini
101. O.Gatto
102. F.Bellotti
103. A.Bisolti
104. M.Corti
105. C.D'Amore
106. D.Krivtsov
107. M.Rabottini
108. D.di Girolamo
Androni
111. A.Proni
112. D.Cimolai
113. R.Ferrari
114. A.Grendene
115. J.Monsalve
116. B.Riccio
117. C.Salerno
118. E.Vona
Amore & Vita
121. A.Grivko
122. O.Chuzhda
123. F.De Bonis
124. K.Forbord
125. P.Mamos
126. N.Sanderson
Bank BGZ
131. S.Paulinho
132. M.Golas
133. L.Owsian
134. S.Pauwels
135. R.Radosz
136. A.M.Richeze
137. M.Taciak
138. A.Wadecki
Onfone
141. Á.Cano Ardila
142. S.Damgaard
143. M.Hester
144. B.Justesen
145. A.Lund
146. M.Mortensen
147. R.Quaade
148. B.Vandborg
Alitalia
151. F.Aru
152. J.Guarnieri
153. E.Magazzini
154. D.Margutti
155. G.Muraglia
156. W.Proch
157. F.Reda
158. E.Rossi
ISD CT
161. R.Navardauskas
162. Y.Agarkov
163. D.Chuzhda
164. V.Dyudya
165. D.Grabovskyy
166. O.Martynenko
167. V.Popkov
168. O.Sheydyk
Itera
171. S.Klimov
172. A.Khatuntsev
173. A.Klyuev
174. P.Kochetkov
175. D.Kostyuk
176. N.Novikov
177. A.Serov
178. A.Shchebelin
D'Angelo & Antenucci
181. G.Boscolo
182. L.Ascani
183. P.De Negri
184. C.Fumagalli
185. M.Kikuchi
186. R.Komori
Laško
191. E.Rigotto
192. R.Bongiorno
193. B.Cujnik
194. E.Franzoï
195. M.Mihelic
196. P.Segina
Atlas
201. E.Schmäh
202. R.Beuchat
203. S.Bovay
204. P.Erdin
205. D.Favre
206. M.Kohler
207. M.A.Richeze
208. N.Schnyder
De Rosa
211. F.Baggio
212. O.Berdos
213. G.Di Salvo
214. S.Mancuso
215. A.Marangoni
216. M.Merlo
217. E.Peruffo
218. F.Terrenzio
Our Team
The Favourites
*** Daniele Callegarin (Team Type 1), Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil), Daniele Pietropolli (Omega Pharma).
** Fabio Felline (Katusha), Marco Frapporti (Colnago), Mikel Nieve (Astana).
* Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini), Robert Gesink, Simone Ponzi (Liquigas).
The race
7km to go
Farnese Vini's Oscar Gatto is leading the race for more than 50 kilometres, but is about to get caught at the summit of the last hill, with only 7km to go. Callegarin, Pietropolli, Scognamiglio and Ascani are the ones that close the gap to him as the first ones.
Thomas Dekker and Robert Gesink are present in this group of 36 riders, but because of a low fitness, they are in the last part of the group. And as the group breaks in 2 smaller groups before the summit, they loose their chance for a good result.
Finish
Gatto and Pietropolli have a small margin to the chasing group of 22 in the descend towards the finish. They get caught 2km before the finish, when last years winner Daniele Callegarin sprints passes them. But Callegarin mistimed his sprint and stalls, and gets passed by 1 rider: Emanuele Vona from Androni Gioccatolli. Probably nobody expected him to win, so it's a huge surprise. Callegarin takes the 2nd place, followed by Pietropolli. Dekker is the best from our team, in 27th place.
Results
| 1 |  Emanuele Vona | Androni Giocattoli | 4h32'38 | | 2 | Daniele Callegarin | Team Type 1 | s.t. | | 3 | Daniele Pietropolli | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 4 | Marco Marcato | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Simone Ponzi | Liquigas - Microsoft | s.t. | | 6 | Carlo Scognamiglio | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 7 | Marco Frapporti | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 8 | Federico Canuti | Liquigas - Microsoft | s.t. | | 9 | Mirco Lorenzetto | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 10 | Luca Ascani | D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo | s.t. |
The winner
Word from the DS
Considering it's the first race of the season for Gesink, you can't expect too much from him. But finishin in 36th ain't good. Oh well, with a weak team, we had no expectations here. Off to the Strade Bianche!
Edited by dienblad on 10-11-2012 15:40
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Posted on 10-11-2012 15:40
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I can't see the pics.  |
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Posted on 10-11-2012 15:40
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Me neither.... Something is wrong with Imageshack, as a lot of my pics are gone, also pics that I posted weeks ago, and of reports that are old (with pics that could have been seen before).....
Edited by dienblad on 10-11-2012 15:41
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Posted on 10-11-2012 15:42
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Use PHOTOBUCKET!!!
Seriously though it is better |
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Posted on 10-11-2012 15:44
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FroomeDog99 wrote:
Use PHOTOBUCKET!!!
Seriously though it is better
Normally I don't have problems with Imageshack, so I think this will be fixed by the website of Imageshack pretty soon....
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Posted on 10-11-2012 16:05
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Not fixed yet  |
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Posted on 10-11-2012 16:28
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Strade Bianche
Next stop is beautiful Tuscany for the Strade Bianche with the finish at the historical Piazza de Campo. Last year, Oscar Gatto had his moment of Glory and won the race.
The route
190 kilometres between Gaiole in Chianti to Siena over hilly terrain, featuring a lot of the famous white gravel roads (the Strade Bianche) and a lot of short and steep climbs. The finish awaits in Siena, at the Piazza del Campo.
Startlist
Spoiler Katusha
1. J.Rodríguez
2. L.Battistini
3. F.Felline
4. L.Hoste
5. R.Klimov
6. A.Natali
7. N.Trussov
8. G.Visconti
Omega Pharma
11. F.Schleck
12. S.Bailly
13. M.Bandiera
14. W.De Vocht
15. A.Geslin
16. D.Pietropolli
17. P.Rolland
18. J.Vermote
Petronas
21. R.Gesink
22. J.Babbel
23. T.Dekker
24. M.Lefèvre
25. M.Lootens
26. J.Mulder
27. C.Veldkamp
28. C.Vermeltfoort
Farnese Vini
31. C.Gautier
32. A.Bisolti
33. O.Bulgarelli
34. F.Corvaglia
35. C.D'Amore
36. S.Marinangeli
37. A.Pakthusov
38. D.Ricci Bitti
Alitalia
41. L.Pinizzotto
42. F.Aru
43. J.Guarnieri
44. A.Kashechkin
45. E.Magazzini
46. W.Proch
47. D.Rebellin
48. E.Rossi
Acqua & Sapone
51. J.Coppel
52. M.Busato
53. L.Celli
54. D.Di Luca
55. M.Facci
56. A.Martinelli
57. G.Piro
58. B.Rizzi
PSK Whirlpool
61. M.Fothen
62. P.Deignan
63. A.Detko
64. D.Dvorsky
65. J.Hosek
66. B.Huzarski
67. M.Kwiatkowski
68. H.Valencia
Colnago
71. C.Scognamiglio
72. G.Bravi
73. F.Gilioli
74. P.Grillo
75. O.Lombardi
76. D.Loria
77. D.Nardello
78. S.Stortoni
Lampre
81. E.Capecchi
82. V.Agnoli
83. M.Gentili
84. S.Pirazzi
85. F.Piscopiello
86. L.Solari
87. A.Spezialetti
88. M.Tosatto
Amore & Vita
91. A.Grivko
92. O.Chuzhda
93. K.Forbord
94. S.Giudici
95. S.Gretchyn
96. T.Thömel
Liquigas
101. D.Oss
102. J.Anthony
103. D.Cannone
104. D.Caruso
105. M.Da Dalto
106. S.Locatelli
107. M.Paterski
108. L.Zanasca
Bank BGZ
111. S.Paulinho
112. M.Bodnar
113. M.Chmielewski
114. M.Golas
115. A.Krol
116. D.Majchrzak
117. S.Pauwels
118. M.Taciak
Type 1
121. F.Failli
122. R.Bertogliati
123. M.Galeotti
124. B.Gamble
125. K.Reijnen
126. A.Stella
127. J.Williams
128. R.la Rosa
Androni
131. E.Vona
132. A.Bertolini
133. V.Garofalo
134. A.Grendene
135. L.Moser
136. A.Novembrini
137. L.Pierfelici
138. M.Pinotti
Laško
141. P.Gorenc
142. B.Cujnik
143. E.Franzoï
144. G.Gazvoda
145. E.Rigotto
146. M.Svab
Nespresso
151. F.Kessiakoff
152. P.Bailetti
153. D.Bonuccelli
154. F.Bortolotti
155. P.Caucchioli
156. G.Cheula
157. M.Pelucchi
158. A.Rasmussen
ISD CT
161. R.Navardauskas
162. Y.Agarkov
163. C.Bellotti
164. V.Dyudya
165. D.Grabovskyy
166. O.Martynenko
167. V.Popkov
168. D.Rocco
Vacansoleil
171. W.Van Huffel
172. D.Cornu
173. M.Garcia
174. M.Keizer
175. M.Selvaggi
176. S.Szmyd
177. B.Van Poppel
178. T.Veelers
Onfone
181. G.Brenes
182. J.Bering
183. M.Hester
184. B.Justesen
185. J.Klausen
186. M.Mortensen
187. M.Pedersen
188. R.Quaade
Itera
191. S.Klimov
192. P.Bylinkin
193. A.Khatuntsev
194. A.Khvostovsky
195. A.Klyuev
196. D.Kostyuk
197. B.Kozlov
198. S.Rudaskov
D'Angelo & Antenucci
201. G.Boscolo
202. L.Ascani
203. D.Foschi
204. M.Kikuchi
205. D.Napolitano
206. E.Zen
De Rosa
211. O.Berdos
212. E.Bani
213. G.Di Salvo
214. S.Mancuso
215. A.Marangoni
216. M.Merlo
217. F.Rocchetti
218. F.di Franco
Our Team
The favourites
*** Cyril Gautier (Farnese Vini), Joaquím Rodríguez (Katusha), Simone Stortoni (Colnago).
** Eros Capecchi (Liquigas), Daniele Pietropolli (Omega Pharma), Fränk Schleck (Omega Pharma).
* Fabio Felline (Katusha), Robert Gesink, Leonardo Pinizotto (Alitalia).
Edited by dienblad on 10-11-2012 16:37
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Posted on 10-11-2012 16:37
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So I decided also to use photobucket  Report follows, first dinner!
Edited by dienblad on 10-11-2012 16:38
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Posted on 10-11-2012 16:45
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Looking at the course, I'm gonna bet for a sprint between punchers. |
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Posted on 10-11-2012 16:46
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Not a great first race for Gesink, have a nice dinner, looking forward to the report of Strade Bianche, love that race! |
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Posted on 10-11-2012 17:12
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Ah, Imageshack has been fixed, I see....
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Posted on 10-11-2012 17:43
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The race
56km to go
The BOTD consisting of 7 riders have started another Strade Bianche, with the peloton 3 minutes behind them. Most known riders in it are Leonardo Pinizotto (Alitalia) and Italian champion Danilo Napolitano (D'Angelo).
52km to go
With 52km to go, Robert Gesink wants to test himself and he attacks out of the peloton at one of the steep climbs (15%!). The other favourites are confused"what to do? Joaquím Rodríguez and Fränk Schleck hesitate a bit, and decide not to counter.
12km to go
Gesink closes the gap to the 7 leaders and drops them at one of the steep climbs. But the peloton doesn't let him ride away, so he gets caught. As he knows that he won't stand a chance in the sprint, our Dutch leader attacks again, with 12km to go at the last Strade Bianche.
Finish
2 riders can counter the attack of Gesink: Daniel Oss (Liquigas) and Luca Ascani (D'Angelo). At the next hill, Ascani attacks and Gesink can't follow. The D'Angelo riders must have the day of his life, as he manages to stay out of reach of the chasing group. He enters the historical centre of Siena, and also at the last steep climb, he stays in the lead. It's the biggest win of his career!
Daniele Pietropolli (Omega Pharma) takes the 2nd place, beating Carlo Scognamiglio (Colnago) in the sprint. Gesink finishes in 15th place.
Results
| 1 | Luca Ascani | D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo | 5h10'06 | | 2 | Daniele Pietropolli | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 14 | | 3 | Carlo Scognamiglio | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 4 |  Joaquím Rodríguez | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 5 | Simone Stortoni | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 6 | Daniel Oss | Liquigas - Microsoft | s.t. | | 7 | Giovanni Visconti | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 8 | Emanuele Vona | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 9 |  Cyril Gautier | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 10 | Francesco Failli | Team Type 1 | s.t. |
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Well, at least Gesink tried to make something out of it. But his fitness is increasing towards the Tirreno.
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Posted on 10-11-2012 17:55
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Ascani was in his home country and had an awesome day I guess. Good result for Gesink, showed a lot of fighting spirit! |
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Posted on 10-11-2012 18:00
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Quiet days for the team, but Gesink will be ready in a couple of days, when it really matters  I'm confident about that! |
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Posted on 10-11-2012 18:05
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A quiet day. Still, from the + side, Gesink tried. |
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Posted on 10-11-2012 18:31
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ahh it works. Why was that the last Strade Bianchi? |
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