Right, so now I guess I know what sgdanny meant. Since I select a Giro route (I guess), one or two teams are cut out and arn't featured despite being in the startlist. How exactly do I change that? In STA_race_rules, I have added Giro d'Italia (Teams 25, Min riders 6, max 8) but no luck so far.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
Shonak wrote:
Right, so now I guess I know what sgdanny meant. Since I select a Giro route (I guess), one or two teams are cut out and arn't featured despite being in the startlist. How exactly do I change that? In STA_race_rules, I have added Giro d'Italia (Teams 25, Min riders 6, max 8) but no luck so far.
Send me a pm and I'll help you , give me the database and perhaps even the stage file
- Sky, Saxo and BMC deliver the most riders for the worlds elites.
- The small Belgian teams (Topsport, Wanty and Crelan) deliver no riders, nor do Bretagne and Sojasun in France.
- The small italian team combine for 3 riders (Bardiani 2, Androni 1 and Vini 0)
- CCC also has to do it with 1 rider
- Russia not making it means no riders from RusVelo either, and only 4 from Katusha
- No one selected Novo Nordisk riders either, despite 7 available nations and a great season. The Irish manager even prefed to leave 3 spots open rather then select Clancy.
Ollfardh wrote:
Some fun facts, as we all love fun facts.
- Sky, Saxo and BMC deliver the most riders for the worlds elites.
- The small Belgian teams (Topsport, Wanty and Crelan) deliver no riders, nor do Bretagne and Sojasun in France.
- The small italian team combine for 3 riders (Bardiani 2, Androni 1 and Vini 0)
- CCC also has to do it with 1 rider
- Russia not making it means no riders from RusVelo either, and only 4 from Katusha
- No one selected Novo Nordisk riders either, despite 7 available nations and a great season. The Irish manager even prefed to leave 3 spots open rather then select Clancy.
False. I selected him for the U23 races, hoping he might make the break or something, and at least not get dropped after 20km.
CCC Polsat Polkowice
Tomasz Kiendys
Adrian Kurek
Jaroslaw Marycz
Nikolay Mihaylov
Mateusz Nowak
Mateusz Taciak
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
Zachary Bell
Chad Beyer
Gregor Gazvoda
Rajesh Kakhi
Ryan Roth
Kin San Wu
MTN - Qhubeka
Gerald Ciolek
Josef Hintermüller
Ignatas Konovalovas
Meron Russom
Marouane Shaqif
Jay Thomson
Team Colombia
John Darwin Atapuma
Julio Camacho
Esteban Chaves
Marco Corti
Fabio Duarte
Leonardo Duque
Team Europcar
Damien Gaudin
Christophe Kern
Po-Ding Kim
Johann Nokkvason
Christian Schröder
Thomas Voeckler
Welcome to the World Championships. For real. We kick off the week of competition with the Team Time Trial. Oddly enough, it won’t be featured in Firenze but around Cuneo. A nice uphill descent throughout the 31,50 kilometer long route should favor a bit the likes of Team SKY and Movistar, but one never can underestimate teams like Orica GreenEdge, BMC, Belkin or Omega Pharma… but wait, Omega Pharma isn’t here. Some mix-up. Instead, Team Tirol gets the honours and is at the startlist for them.
All stars and stripes for T.J. and BMC in this race? They are handled as one of the favourites and certainly are in this race for a podium. But brewers’ boys are infamous for mostly disappointing and upsetting their manager. It’ll be interesting to see if they are kind to him today; for now it looks good. They set up a decent first intermediate time as the first team to pass the checkpoint.
Featuring Netherland’s biggest TT talent at the moment, Team Argos-Shimano is around 5 seconds down on BMC on the first intermediate. Tom Dumoulin might help the team when push comes to shovel but overall the Time Trial quantity in form of various specialists just isn’t in this team.
Garmin-Sharp’s manager has declared the podium as their goal. A bold one considering the lack of real outstanding specialists, but the team has the enough talent and the right chemistry to really make something happen. Former World Champion David Millar isn’t at his prior top level, whilst Rohan Dennis is on his way to reach the top level. Talansky & Hesjedal are meanwhile talented GC TT riders, but no specialists. 5 seconds down on BMC at the first intermediate.
Androni has the honours at the start. There were some issues about Pellizotti’s non-selection for the World Championships squad but he’s here now and the team looks for a solid final ride to close the season. At the first intermediate, they are already way down; 14 seconds on BMC.
Astana consists almost exclusively of great GC riders who just happen to be great at Time Trials too. Nibali, Fuglsang & Johnson lead the team to a new best time, equal time as BMC though.
And there’s already the big favourite. SKY Procycling is on its way and set a remarkable new best time. 7 seconds ahead of Astana and BMC. It’s easier to spot a national jersey in this phalanx than the normal team jersey. No less than 4 Champions ride here today for the British Team.
From some of the best, probably to the worst time trialists here today. Team Colombia must be here for the giggles and tv time. 36 seconds down on Team SKY is a new low.
As Belkin comes to intermediate, it starts to rain. Will the dutch team specificially mind? With Boom they have a great rider for such weather. Kelderman, Mollema, L.L.S. surely don’t mind either. But what about Gesink? Belkin is about 8 seconds down on SKY on the first intermediate. Taking 4th for now.
Katusha has 3 national champions too here today. But unfortunately for the Russian team, they don’t really equal the quality of SKY in that discipline. 16 seconds onto Team SKY, 7th for now.
It may turn out to be a great day for the podium fights, as RadioShack is 8 seconds down on Team SKY. Cancellara looks comfortable so far, leading his team with ease. But they will need to turn up the pace if they want to become World Champions here today.
Team Sagan performs… and Peter Sagan is of course in it too. With about 12 seconds down, they are in real contention here for a podium spot. But let’s see what happens the longer the race gets.
Self-proclaimed best Time Trial Team in the World, Orica GreenEdge, hit the intermediate checkpoint. 9 seconds down on SKY. Tuft & Co. will need to increase their efforts if they want to get another medal here today. Their biggest card to play is surely their almost perfect team chemistry.
News from the road: At the second checkpoint, BMC is currently leading ahead of SKY and Astana. Seems like the british team has hit the road a bit too fast, whilst BMC have really flewn over the last part.
Po-Ding Kim is almost double the size of Nokkavson. Of course North Korea’s currently brightest red star does some major work for his team, although he will leave them at the end of the season. So far the french outlet, which really had a fantastic season, is ranked 10th, 15 seconds down on SKY at the 1st intermediate.
Under frenetic cheers, BMC rushes up the last bits of road and looks to set a definite best time. But how long will it hold?
As BMC have already finished the race, lots of teams still have a long way to go. So do Lotto-Belisol. The Belgian Team looks for a solid ride with evergreen Adam Hansen in front. 18 seconds down speaks a clear language though.
Caught right in the relegation battle, Euskaltel – Euskadi look for some late points. They have a solid group here, but none of them is an extraordinary specialists. Still, they rank 7th for now, 12 seconds down. Decent enough for the basque fan favourite!
Oh, Edvald Boasson Hagen can't hold the pace anymore and he has to let go. Will this allow SKY to go even faster now or is this a way to lose the race? At a distance of roughly 32 kilometers, it may not matter too much in the end.
After a fantastic Vuelta, the South African Team MTN are proud to be here too. However, little chance do they stand against the World Tour competition. But once again, they do Africa proud to be able to perform here. 26 seconds down on SKY.
One of the favourites for the bookkeepers, maybe a bit surprisingly: Movistar. They are 5th for now, 8 seconds down. But their terrain is still to come and SKY didn’t exactly impress on the second part.
Holy shit! Astana come forward, with their talented GC riders they have a great depth here today. With some insane pace they fight for every second. They rush and rush. Clocks ticks down. And when it stops, they are just a few miliseconds ahead of BMC. 0 seconds. But it’s enough for the first spot for now!
And there comes the SKY train. Boasson Hagen hasn’t been able to help much in the closing kilometers but how did the others perform? They look to ride in perfect manner like a machine. We snatch a close up there of Froome. It’s easily a new best time, 22 seconds ahead of Astana and BMC!
CCC is another team proud to be here. 20 seconds down is quite a margin already though for the polish team.
With all but certain relegation, FDJ’s riders know they need to impress TMM to keep themselves in the french team. So far, they do what’s expected of them. 17 seconds down on SKY at the first intermediate.
A great season is behind Champion Systems with some solid scoring. With the immediate arrival of Po-Ding Kim, they look for even bigger things. But for now, they have to deal without the North Korean Red Star. That shows, 21 seconds down on SKY at the intermediate.
Well, that’s some motivation: Belkin see Team Colombia upfront and surely that’s something special in a TTT. They were 5th at the second intermediate, but we have seen with SKY just what’s possible with a perfect third part in the race. Unfortunately Belkin ain’t SKY, and they take the 4th place for now.
Vacansoleil see Team Tirol upfront already. The jokers of Tirol stand little opposition against the dutch team. Yet Vacansoleil isn’t really impressing so far, 17 seconds down places them outside of Top 10, on 14th.
The last time to hit the first intermediate checkpoint is Lampre-Merida. A solid ride from them and a bit later the second intermediate isn’t too far off either.
Now we know that neither BMC nor Astana managed to hold up to SKY in the closing parts of the race. But this race ain’t over yet. At the second intermediate checkpoint we see some solid time margins. RadioShack is about to finish the race for good now, 7 seconds down on SKY so far. Movistar, bookkeepers’ favourites, have put in a fantastic second part and are time equal to SKY. Lampre-Merida is ahead of OGE at the second intermediate, whilst Euskaltel – Euskadi look to finish within Top 10.
Of course Cancellara pulls for almost all the way home. None of his companions match his excellency in Time Trials. With such a powerhorse at the forefront, they have a good pace going on. But unfortunately for them, they just miss out on the podium. 29 seconds down on SKY, 4th.
Good ride by the Aussies, they get a 5th place for now. Surely team manager had hoped for more but maybe the form just wasn’t there today.
There comes Movistar. They have MTN in sight but they also are riding for gold now. Although they don’t quite manage to catch the South Africans, they can be proud of their ride. It’s not enough to beat SKY, but the slightly uphill course puts them into second place. Silver for the Spaniards!
Without any teams left to get onto the podium, we close with Team Tirol making it to the finish just ahead of getting caught by Lampre-Merida. Phew! Getting caught by Vacansoleil was lesson enough today, no need for another beating.
That’s it then! BMC lose in heart-wrenching manner as close as possible the bronze medal and come 4th. Astana landed bit of a surprise there meanwhile. Some close competition with a really, really unfortunate starting schedule (all the favourites at the start). But alas, it wouldn’t be the first weird stunt pulled off by the UCI.
(screenshot is from the previous race; unfortunately the print key didn't do his job...grrr)
Up top! Team SKY are the new Team Time Trial champions. Gold for Brailsford, Great Britain and The Queen. Silver goes to Spain in the form of Movistar. Bronze to Astana, Kazahkstan. BMC, RadioShack and OGE follow, whilst Belkin, Katusha, Garmin-Sharp and Euskaltel – Euskadi complete the Top 10. Vacansoleil gets honours of being the worst placed World Tour team, whilst Colombia gets laterne rouge for today.
Rank
Team
Time
General Time
Sky Procycling
43'14
43'14 (1)
Movistar Team
+ 19
+ 19 (2)
Astana Pro Team
+ 23
+ 23 (3)
4
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
+ 24 (4)
5
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 29
+ 29 (5)
6
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 32
+ 32 (6)
7
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 44
+ 44 (7)
8
Katusha Team
+ 51
+ 51 (8)
9
Garmin - Sharp
+ 53
+ 53 (9)
10
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 58
+ 58 (10)
11
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1'02
+ 1'02 (11)
12
Lampre - Merida
+ 1'04
+ 1'04 (12)
13
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
+ 1'04 (13)
14
FDJ.fr
+ 1'08
+ 1'08 (14)
15
Team Europcar
+ 1'12
+ 1'12 (15)
16
Lotto Belisol
+ 1'18
+ 1'18 (16)
17
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'21
+ 1'21 (17)
18
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'40
+ 1'40 (18)
19
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 1'41
+ 1'41 (19)
20
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 1'51
+ 1'51 (20)
21
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 1'53
+ 1'53 (21)
22
Colombia
+ 2'32
+ 2'32 (22)
23
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 5'22
+ 5'22 (23)
Spoiler
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
43'14
2
Bradley Wiggins
Sky Procycling
s.t.
3
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
s.t.
4
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
5
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
s.t.
6
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
+ 2
7
Alex Dowsett
Movistar Team
+ 19
8
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
s.t.
9
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
10
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
11
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
s.t.
12
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 20
13
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
+ 23
14
Diego Johnson
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
15
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
16
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
17
Janez Brajkovič
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
18
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
19
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
20
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
21
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
22
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
23
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
24
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
+ 26
25
Fabian Cancellara
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 29
26
Jesse Sergent
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
27
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
28
Bob Jungels
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
29
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
30
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 32
31
Luke Durbridge
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
32
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
33
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
34
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
35
Nelson Oliveira
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 33
36
Sebastian Langeveld
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
37
Stef Clement
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 44
38
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
39
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
41
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
42
Luis León Sánchez
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 46
43
Sergey Chernetskiy
Katusha Team
+ 51
44
Simon Spilak
Katusha Team
s.t.
45
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
s.t.
46
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
s.t.
47
Anton Vorobyev
Katusha Team
s.t.
48
Andrew Talansky
Garmin - Sharp
+ 53
49
Rohan Dennis
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
50
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
51
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
52
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
53
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
54
Christian Vande Velde
Garmin - Sharp
+ 55
55
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 58
56
Cristiano De las Campos
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
57
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
58
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
59
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
60
Ioannis Tamouridis
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'00
61
Silvio Pennarossa
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1'02
62
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
63
Maciej Bodnar
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
64
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
65
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
66
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
+ 1'04
67
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
68
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
69
José Serpa
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
70
Ahmed Al Mohney
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
71
Patrick Gretsch
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
72
William Clarke
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
73
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
74
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
75
Nikias Arndt
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
76
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
77
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
78
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
79
Johan Le Bon
FDJ.fr
+ 1'08
80
Jérémy Roy
FDJ.fr
s.t.
81
Yohan Offredo
FDJ.fr
s.t.
82
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ.fr
s.t.
83
Anthony Roux
FDJ.fr
s.t.
84
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
s.t.
85
Po-ding Kim
Team Europcar
+ 1'12
86
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
s.t.
87
Christian Schroder
Team Europcar
s.t.
88
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
s.t.
89
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
90
Johann Nokkvason
Team Europcar
+ 1'13
91
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
+ 1'18
92
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
93
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
94
Adam Hansen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
95
Gaetan Bille
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
96
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
+ 1'19
97
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'21
98
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
99
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
100
Juan Antonio Flecha
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
101
Tomasz Marczynski
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'22
103
Kin San Wu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'40
104
Rajesh Kakhi
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Gregor Gazvoda
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
106
Ryan Roth
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
107
Chad Beyer
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Jarosław Marycz
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 1'41
109
Nikolay Mihaylov
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
110
Mateusz Taciak
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
111
Mateusz Nowak
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
112
Adrian Kurek
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
113
Zachary Bell
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'43
114
Tomasz Kiendyś
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
115
Josef Hintermuller
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 1'51
116
Meron Russom
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
117
Marouane Shaqif
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
118
Gerald Ciolek
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
119
Ignatas Konovalovas
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
120
Jay Thomson
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 1'52
121
Evegeny Shalunov
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
122
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
123
Franco Pellizotti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
124
Miguel Rubiano
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
125
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
126
Fabio Felline
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 1'54
127
Fabio Duarte
Colombia
+ 2'32
128
Esteban Chaves
Colombia
s.t.
129
Marco Corti
Colombia
s.t.
130
John Darwin Atapuma
Colombia
s.t.
131
Leonardo Duque
Colombia
s.t.
132
Julio Camacho
Colombia
+ 2'36
133
Hannes Kapeller
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 5'22
134
Gregor Mühlberger
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
135
Clemens Fankhauser
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
136
Jure Golcer
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
137
Patrick Bosman
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
138
Tobias Derler
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 5'24
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
We beat Europcar, which is something to be proud of. Had hoped to be a little bit higher up around Euskaltel. Still it's all about the "individual" events really
Quite an exciting TTT, looking forward to the rest of the races!
Didn't really think of this until now, but the WC TTT should count for the rankings. I'm thinking of giving it the Paris-Tours ranking (.4, highest CT rating).
Bah, so close, but really a TTT to forget. We could easily have made the Top 5 on our day, but well, our bad luck level hasn't quite reached BMC yet atleast.
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Astana Pro Team
