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Ronald Gale's blog 2013 (Criterium d Dauphiné Libéré)
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| laidbackmarc |
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I had a look in the editor and found that Gale have 13 in the colummn fittness_forme_handicap. All my other riders have 0 and I know that this is what makes him finish second last and so on. Do I gonna change it or does it changes by itself after a while? Somebody who knows?
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I guess that means he's riding, but injured.. not sure though.
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The sun
The race to sun? There wasn't any sun on the last stage so thats a bad name I belive.
The race was pretty calm. Kreder was in a solo break as we had decided to do everything to beat the unbeatable LL Sanchez.
My team did everthing we could do. Breschel and Löfkvist attacked and attacked. Löfkvist was very strong, he attacked 3 times at the last hill but never got any gap bigger tha 20 secs. Euskaltel chased him in and the stage finished in a big bunch sprint. LL Sanchez won. I was very upset and forgot to take screens and export results 
Stage
GC
I was one of the few who dropped on he last stage and finshed 168th, 16 minutes behind the bunch. In the GC I finished 160th 1h 37min and 39 secs behind LL Sanchez.
Now I will take some easy days before Criterium International. I was supposed to ride Volta a Catalunya but after a closer look at he profiles Peiper changed his mind, If I am healthy I will lead the team. 
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CRITÉRIUM INTERNATIONAL 2013
Stage 1: A mountain stage which seems to fit me great. My injury is over so I will have no problems with following the bunch. With good legs I aiming at victory in Youth Clasifications and maybe a stage victory?
Stage 2: A flat stage only 72 kms long. No big hills so there will be no problems for me?
Stage 3: A short time trail. Fits me good if it is a time trail. Is it a prologue I am not sure over were I stands.
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In real life that's now two years in a row that the last stage has a bad weather...
Team Europcar !!
RIP Wouter
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Ronald Gale .vs. Contador
Startlist for Criterium:
Spoiler Saxo Bank
1. A.Contador
2. M.Boaro
3. M.Christensen
4. V.Gustov
5. R.Majka
6. P.Sagmoen
7. D.Tanner
8. J.Veikkanen
H&M Team
11. A.Schleck
12. A.Bongartz
13. L.Didier
14. R.Gale
15. A.Linden
16. M.Matthews
17. A.Schier
18. V.Sergienko
Euskaltel
21. S.Sánchez
22. A.Colom
23. R.García
24. I.Isasi
25. J.Mella
26. A.Pérez
27. J.Rovira
28. L.L.Sánchez
Leopard
31. F.Schleck
32. F.Cárdenas
33. M.Monfort
34. M.Mortensen
35. T.Nishitani
36. S.O'Grady
37. T.Rohregger
38. F.Wegmann
Rabobank
41. R.Gesink
42. J.Gullit
43. S.Gül
44. T.Leezer
45. J.Pronk
46. V.Toet
47. K.Van Roy
48. A.Veldhoen
Lampre - ISD
51. M.Scarponi
Saur - Sojasun
61. J.Coppel
62. M.Ardila
63. A.Aulas
64. M.Halleguen
65. J.Hivert
66. S.Joly
67. L.Mangel
68. A.Ravard
Garmin
71. C.Le Mével
72. M.Fischer
73. S.Milne
74. R.Navardauskas
Astana
81. F.Masciarelli
82. Y.Nepomnyachshiy
83. M.Polyakov
84. V.Sobkovski
85. S.Tabanov
Cofidis
91. K.Kirchen
92. R.Cusin
93. T.Gallopin
94. C.Lhotellerie
95. L.Á.Maté
96. D.Monier
97. R.Pauriol
98. N.Vogondy
AG2R
101. J.Gadret
102. M.Bouet
103. J.Bérard
104. E.Chiari
105. C.Dessel
106. B.Feillu
107. S.Minard
108. J.L.Paiani
Europcar
111. M.Rubiano
112. V.Jérôme
113. A.Passeron
114. J.Serpa
115. G.Toudert
116. F.Vachon
117. D.Veilleux
118. T.Voeckler
Bretagne
121. S.Casar
122. M.Collot
123. A.Coyot
124. N.Hartmann
125. C.Laurent
126. L.Lefèvre
127. G.Malacarne
128. J.Peraud
Movistar
131. M.Bruseghin
132. A.Amador
133. J.López Granados
134. A.Maceda
135. A.Martínez Acosta
136. E.Mata
137. L.Puente
138. E.Sanz
Endura
141. I.Camaño
142. J.Bauer
143. N.Coleman
144. J.Hunt
145. L.McGeown
146. T.S.Metcalfe
147. J.Moss
148. P.Voss
Auber 93
151. M.Méderel
152. F.Dassonville
153. G.Faucon
154. R.Hammond
155. J.Mazet
156. A.Molmy
157. N.Rousseau
158. J.Thiré
Landbouwkrediet
161. K.Ista
162. R.Honig
163. I.Keisse
164. N.Maes
165. M.Neyens
166. O.Pardini
167. B.Planckaert
168. N.Sijmens
Liquigas
171. F.Sabatini
172. D.Cimolai
173. G.Rusca
Quick·Step
181. F.Robert
182. M.Sorrintano
Vacansoleil
191. R.McEwen
192. J.Ariesen
193. G.Casavola
194. G.Figini
The big favourites to win this race is LL Sanchez (who else) and Alberto Contador . You should add Ronald Gale to the names too.
Stage 1
Important stage today and also my key stage as the last stage is a prologue, not a tt.
It was a pretty soft day until we reached the last climb. LL Sanchez attacked immediately but we manged to catch him after a hard pace by SaxoBank.
Contador attacked as fast as Sanchez was caught. I could follow him for a while but then I dropped back to another group with Gesink and Scarponi.
Gesink and Scarponi couldn't follow me and I couldn't follow Contador either. Unluckly I was caugt with 1.2 kms to go and had no powers left to sprint. Instead Andy Schleck won the sprint and finished 2nd. I was 9th which means I won the Youth Clasifications! 
Yeah finally I recieved a kiss by the girls!
Stage:
Spoiler 1 Alberto Contador Saxo Bank SunGard 5h04'07
2 Andy Schleck H&M Racing Team + 48
3 Luis León Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
4 Jonathan Hivert Saur - Sojasun s.t.
5 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
6 Francesco Masciarelli Pro Team Astana s.t.
7 Miguel Rubiano Team Europcar s.t.
8 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek s.t.
9 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team s.t.
10 Michele Scarponi Lampre - ISD s.t.
11 Robert Gesink Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
12 Adrian Bongartz H&M Racing Team s.t.
13 Damien Monier Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
14 José Serpa Team Europcar + 1'20
15 Fränk Schleck Leopard Trek s.t.
GC:
Spoiler 1 Alberto Contador Saxo Bank SunGard 5h03'47
2 Andy Schleck H&M Racing Team + 56
3 Luis León Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1'00
4 Jonathan Hivert Saur - Sojasun + 1'08
5 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
6 Francesco Masciarelli Pro Team Astana s.t.
7 Miguel Rubiano Team Europcar s.t.
8 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek s.t.
9 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team s.t.
10 Michele Scarponi Lampre - ISD s.t.
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Spoiler 1 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team 5h04'55
2 Adrian Bongartz H&M Racing Team s.t.
3 Enrique Sanz Movistar Team + 3'49
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Milano- San Remo and Gent Wevelgem
Milano:
Gent:
Yes, it is pretty easy to win races with Edvald in this shape but I haven't touched his stats and I rather have him in my team than compete against him.  However I also played smart at Gent and all my rider had 90 pts+ in fitness. I saved my riders until 10 kms to go when Cancellara and Boonen attacked. Then I took my whole team of 6 riders up in the front and chased them down. I catched Cancellara with 6kms to go and immediately started the lead out. Breschel was 2nd and Boonen 3rd.
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72 kms in full speed
Very nice stage today and riding in the white jersey was fantastic. A lot of riders talked with me today. On of them was the unbeatable LL Sanchez, what an nice fellow!
There was some breaks, mostly french riders. SaxoBank catched them all and it became a bunch sprint. LL Sanchez won, Matthews were 4th.
My team mate Adrian Bongratz finished higher tha me today and took the white jersey. However we are on the same time and I am the best time-trailer.
Stage:
Spoiler 1 Luis León Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 1h40'02
2 Maarten Neyens Landbouwkrediet s.t.
3 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek s.t.
4 Michael Matthews H&M Racing Team s.t.
5 Nikolas Maes Landbouwkrediet s.t.
6 Tom Leezer Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
7 Fabio Sabatini Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
8 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
9 Murilo Fischer Team Garmin s.t.
10 Manuele Boaro Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
49 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team s.t.
GC:
Spoiler 1 Alberto Contador Saxo Bank SunGard 6h43'49
2 Luis León Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 40
3 Andy Schleck H&M Racing Team + 56
4 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek + 1'00
5 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale + 1'08
6 Michele Scarponi Lampre - ISD s.t.
7 Miguel Rubiano Team Europcar s.t.
8 Damien Monier Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
9 Jonathan Hivert Saur - Sojasun s.t.
10 Francesco Masciarelli Pro Team Astana s.t.
11 Robert Gesink Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
12 Adrian Bongartz H&M Racing Team s.t.
13 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team s.t.
14 Thomas Voeckler Team Europcar + 1'40
15 Brice Feillu AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
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Spoiler 1 Michael Matthews H&M Racing Team 1h40'02 + 12'37 (9)
2 Andreas Linden H&M Racing Team s.t. + 9'09 (6)
3 Adrian Bongartz H&M Racing Team s.t. 6h44'57 (1)
4 Davide Cimolai Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. + 13'33 (10)
5 Matthieu Halleguen Saur - Sojasun s.t. + 14'53 (15)
6 Rafal Majka Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. + 5'01 (4)
7 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team s.t. + 0 (2)
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Sensation White?
Will I take the white jersey or not? Read and find out!
Pretty nervous in the start. 7 kms is not a long distance so 100 % from start and no misstakes is what it takes to win.
And of we go! Good legs today maybe top 30th on stage?
High speed in the finish bu no great result on the stage. The impotant is to beat Bongratz.
Andy Schleck didn't have any good day today. Anyway his luxemburgian champion shirt was very good looking.
Stage:
Spoiler 1 Luis León Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 11'33
2 Sébastien Minard AG2R La Mondiale + 10
3 Alberto Contador Saxo Bank SunGard + 16
4 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek + 17
5 Sandy Casar Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
6 Damien Monier Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 18
7 Jérôme Coppel Saur - Sojasun s.t.
8 Sébastien Joly Saur - Sojasun + 20
9 Kevyn Ista Landbouwkrediet s.t.
10 Paul Voss Endura Racing + 22
11 Jean-Christophe Peraud Bretagne - Schuller + 23
12 Martin Mortensen Leopard Trek + 26
13 Tony Gallopin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
14 Rémy Cusin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
15 Nicolas Vogondy Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
57 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team + 44
GC:
Spoiler 1 Alberto Contador Saxo Bank SunGard 6h55'38
2 Luis León Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 24
3 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek + 1'01
4 Damien Monier Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 1'10
5 Michele Scarponi Lampre - ISD + 1'21
6 Andy Schleck H&M Racing Team s.t.
7 Miguel Rubiano Team Europcar + 1'24
8 Robert Gesink Rabobank Cycling Team + 1'26
9 Francesco Masciarelli Pro Team Astana + 1'27
10 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team + 1'36
11 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale + 1'40
12 Adrian Bongartz H&M Racing Team + 1'42
13 Sébastien Joly Saur - Sojasun + 1'44
14 Jonathan Hivert Saur - Sojasun + 1'52
15 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1'56
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Spoiler 10 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team + 18 6h57'14 (1)
Yes I won the youth classifications!
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Subject: Programme April-May
Your Paris-Nice wasn't much to be happy over but that crashed ruined a lot. Your Criterium was better, I am happy with your win in the youth's, but you could have manged a higher GC though.
This is your programme for April and May. You will go home to USA for two months two meet your family and race.
April-May
Spoiler
18/04 Tour of Battenkill
24/04 Athens Twilight
28/04-02/05 SRAM Tour of the Gila
16-23/05 Amgen Tour of California
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Tour of the Battenkill
Hilly races with garvel roads doesn't suits me very well. Anyway I enjoyed this race with nice surroundings and me in the break of the day.
I was the strongest in the break manged to get away solo.However I was caught in the last hill with around 7 kms to go when Tejay van Garderen attacked.
Van Garderen was catched by my team and Boasson could easily win the sprint. I satyed with the bunch and finishe 32nd
Results:
Spoiler 1 Edvald Boasson Hagen H&M Racing Team 4h56'30
2 Sébastien Rosseler Team RadioShack s.t.
3 Geraint Thomas H&M Racing Team s.t.
4 Michael Rogers Team RadioShack s.t.
5 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack s.t.
6 Adrian Bongartz H&M Racing Team s.t.
7 Aleksandr Kuschynski Team RadioShack s.t.
8 Frantisek Rabon HTC - Highroad s.t.
9 Jens Voigt Team RadioShack s.t.
10 Peter Velits HTC - Highroad s.t.
32 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team s.t.
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Athens Twilight
I was I little bit confused by the name of the race. I wasn't in Greece and there were no vampiers either.
I was a team mate to our leader Boasson Hagen today. Talansky was in the break and in the hunt of the break the bunch were divided in two parts. Yhe bunch lapped the gruppetto and it was rider everywere.
After the break was caught my team took over the pace and Boasson Hagen could simply win the sprint while I finished 44th.
Results:
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SRAM Tour of the Gila Stage 1
The squad for the race:
The profile of the first hilly stage. I have climbed the last hill before and it is short but steep.
This race wre going to be between my team H&M and HTC. We were fighting about the posistions already from the start.
HTC paced hatd in the beginning of the last hill. I was starting to get tired.
Sergienko tried an attack in the middle of the hill but he was catched bi Siutso and van Garderen. In the end Topp and Siutso got a gap while I dropped the first group. Siutso won the sprint in front of Topp.
Stage:
Spoiler 1 Kanstantsin Siutsou HTC - Highroad 3h50'04
[b]2 Jim Topp H&M Racing Team s.t.
3 Vyacheslav Sergienko H&M Racing Team + 30[/b]
4 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad + 40
5 Daniel Martin Team Garmin s.t.
6 Michael Rogers Team RadioShack s.t.
7 Adrian Bongartz H&M Racing Team + 2'10
8 Daniele Pietropolli HTC - Highroad s.t.
9 Amaël Moinard BMC Racing Team s.t.
10 Murilo Fischer Team Garmin + 2'18
11 Andrew Talansky H&M Racing Team + 2'26
12 René Mandri Endura Racing + 3'06
13 Paul Voss Endura Racing + 3'14
14 Aleksandr Kuschynski Team RadioShack + 3'25
15 Danny Pate Kelly Benefit Strategies - Optum Health s.t.
16 Gatis Smukulis HTC - Highroad + 3'39
17 Lars Boom H&M Racing Team s.t.
18 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team s.t.
19 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
20 Patrick Gretsch HTC - Highroad + 3'56
GC:
Spoiler 1 Kanstantsin Siutsou HTC - Highroad 3h49'44
2 Jim Topp H&M Racing Team + 8
3 Vyacheslav Sergienko H&M Racing Team + 42
4 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad + 1'00
5 Daniel Martin Team Garmin s.t.
6 Michael Rogers Team RadioShack s.t.
7 Adrian Bongartz H&M Racing Team + 2'30
8 Daniele Pietropolli HTC - Highroad s.t.
9 Amaël Moinard BMC Racing Team s.t.
10 Murilo Fischer Team Garmin + 2'38
18 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team + 3'59
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Spoiler 1 Jim Topp H&M Racing Team 3h50'04 3h49'52 (1)
2 Vyacheslav Sergienko H&M Racing Team + 30 + 34 (2)
3 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad + 40 + 52 (3)
4 Adrian Bongartz H&M Racing Team + 2'10 + 2'22 (4)
5 Andrew Talansky H&M Racing Team + 2'26 + 2'38 (5)
6 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team + 3'39 + 3'51 (6)
7 Jack Bobridge Team Garmin + 4'36 + 4'48 (7)
8 Cameron Meyer Team Garmin + 5'18 + 5'30 (8)
9 Jesse Sergent Team RadioShack s.t. + 5'30 (9)
10 Travis Meyer Team Garmin + 5'30 + 5'42 (10)
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Topp didn't reached the top
Hilly stage today again so my plan was to stay with the bunch.
The break today with Talansky and Bewley from RadioSchack
Sergienko tried an attack today but he didn't caught the break. Instead he was catche by the bunch while the break's gap continued to grow.
I dropped on the last hill.
The bunch caught the break in the last corner and only Bewley survived. Jim Topp finished 2nd and the bonus gave him the leader's jersey. Talansky was 5th.
I was 49th 2'03 behind Bewley. Will this might give me room for a breakaway?
Stage:
Spoiler 1 Sam Bewley Team RadioShack 3h07'21
2 Jim Topp H&M Racing Team s.t.
3 Alex Dowsett Motorpoint s.t.
4 Lars Boom H&M Racing Team s.t.
5 Andrew Talansky H&M Racing Team s.t.
6 Mauro Santambrogio BMC Racing Team s.t.
7 Floyd Landis Kelly Benefit Strategies - Optum Health s.t.
8 Martin Pedersen Glud & Marstrand - LRØ s.t.
9 Daniel Martin Team Garmin s.t.
10 Michael Rogers Team RadioShack s.t.
49 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team + 2'03
GC:
Spoiler 1 Jim Topp H&M Racing Team 6h57'01
2 Kanstantsin Siutsou HTC - Highroad + 4
3 Vyacheslav Sergienko H&M Racing Team + 46
4 Daniel Martin Team Garmin + 1'04
5 Michael Rogers Team RadioShack s.t.
6 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad s.t.
7 Daniele Pietropolli HTC - Highroad + 2'34
8 Adrian Bongartz H&M Racing Team s.t.
9 Amaël Moinard BMC Racing Team s.t.
10 Murilo Fischer Team Garmin + 2'42
11 Andrew Talansky H&M Racing Team + 2'50
29 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team + 6'06
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Snowy time trail
27 km long and hilly time trail. I should be able to make a top 10 finish but I wasn't sure because of the hills.
Hmm the start was pretty weird an it snowed!
I survived the start and sailed away.
I passed the intermediate time as 2nd
I took the lead in the finish? Would it last for long?
No it didn't. Sadly Topp and Sergienko lost a lot of time today.
Stage:
Spoiler 1 Jack Bobridge Team Garmin 40'33
2 Lars Boom H&M Racing Team + 4
3 Michael Rogers Team RadioShack + 20
4 Kanstantsin Siutsou HTC - Highroad + 32
5 Cameron Meyer Team Garmin + 48
6 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad s.t.
7 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 59
8 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team s.t.
9 Daniel Martin Team Garmin s.t.
10 Amaël Moinard BMC Racing Team + 1'07
11 Patrick Gretsch HTC - Highroad + 1'12
12 Jesse Sergent Team RadioShack + 1'17
13 Bert Grabsch HTC - Highroad + 1'20
14 Vyacheslav Sergienko H&M Racing Team + 1'32
15 Jack Bauer Endura Racing s.t.
GC:
Spoiler 1 Kanstantsin Siutsou HTC - Highroad 7h38'10
2 Michael Rogers Team RadioShack + 48
3 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad + 1'16
4 Daniel Martin Team Garmin + 1'27
5 Jim Topp H&M Racing Team + 1'32
6 Vyacheslav Sergienko H&M Racing Team + 1'42
7 Amaël Moinard BMC Racing Team + 3'05
8 Lars Boom H&M Racing Team + 3'31
9 Andrew Talansky H&M Racing Team + 3'46
10 Adrian Bongartz H&M Racing Team + 4'06
-25:
Spoiler 1 Jack Bobridge Team Garmin 40'33 + 3'08 (6)
2 Cameron Meyer Team Garmin + 48 + 4'38 (7)
3 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad s.t. 7h39'26 (1)
4 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team + 59 + 5'13 (9)
5 Jesse Sergent Team RadioShack + 1'17 + 5'07 (8)
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Put your hands up for Ronald Gale
Todays course:
Short and flat Criterium. There was a chance to lap the bunch. I knew this and launched an attack from the start.
I lapped the peleton and passed HTC
With 30kms to go I had 3'35 minutes down to the peleton. HTC had started to chase and I lost contact with the bunch, who I had lapped.
With 10kms to go it was 1'30. With 3km 54 secs and on the final straight I could hear Bates breath behind me but he didn't passed me and I took my first victory of the year!
On the podium.
Stage:
Spoiler 1 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team 1h41'02
2 Gene Michael Bates V Australia s.t.
3 Russell Downing PureBlack Racing s.t.
4 Daniele Pietropolli HTC - Highroad s.t.
5 Cameron Gosling H&M Racing Team s.t.
6 Mauro Abel Richeze RealCyclist.com Cycling Team s.t.
7 Kirk O'Bee Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
8 Thomas Vedel Kvist Glud & Marstrand - LRØ s.t.
9 Juan Van Heerden Team RadioShack s.t.
10 René Mandri Endura Racing s.t.
GC:
Spoiler 1 Kanstantsin Siutsou HTC - Highroad 9h19'12
2 Michael Rogers Team RadioShack + 48
3 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad + 1'16
4 Daniel Martin Team Garmin + 1'27
5 Jim Topp H&M Racing Team + 1'32
6 Vyacheslav Sergienko H&M Racing Team + 1'42
7 Amaël Moinard BMC Racing Team + 3'05
8 Lars Boom H&M Racing Team + 3'31
9 Andrew Talansky H&M Racing Team + 3'46
10 Adrian Bongartz H&M Racing Team + 4'06
22 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team + 6'09
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| laidbackmarc |
Posted on 10-04-2011 20:42
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Gale strikes again!
Stage 5 is the queen- and las stage of Tour of the Gila. We were told that it was a hilly stage but for some reason it was a mountain stage
We rode hard in the front as we thought it was a hilly stage. We wanted to make it hard for HTC and the other teams so Topp and Sergienko could climb in the GC.
Topp and Serkienko dropped an we realised that this was a mountain stage as I, Bongratz and Talansky stayed in the front. I was tyhe strongest while Talansky who was the best of us in the GC had to long up to Siutsou. So we aimed at the stage win. Dan Martin attacked at the last mountain sprint.
Talansky and Bongratz caught him. The team was driving for me.
Talansky lead out the sprint and the I just had to pass him. 2 wins in a row, Gale strikes again!
I won the Points because of my two stage wins.
Stage:
Spoiler 1 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team 4h32'46
2 Andrew Talansky H&M Racing Team s.t.
3 Adrian Bongartz H&M Racing Team + 16
4 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad s.t.
5 Kanstantsin Siutsou HTC - Highroad s.t.
6 Daniel Martin Team Garmin s.t.
7 Michael Rogers Team RadioShack s.t.
8 Amaël Moinard BMC Racing Team + 2'10
9 Daniele Pietropolli HTC - Highroad + 5'30
10 Danny Pate Kelly Benefit Strategies - Optum Health + 5'38
GC:
Spoiler 1 Kanstantsin Siutsou HTC - Highroad 13h52'14
2 Michael Rogers Team RadioShack + 48
3 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad + 1'16
4 Daniel Martin Team Garmin + 1'27
5 Andrew Talansky H&M Racing Team + 3'18
6 Adrian Bongartz H&M Racing Team + 3'58
7 Amaël Moinard BMC Racing Team + 4'59
8 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team + 5'33
9 Daniele Pietropolli HTC - Highroad + 9'46
10 Danny Pate Kelly Benefit Strategies - Optum Health + 10'08
Points:
Spoiler 1 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team 25 58
2 Kanstantsin Siutsou HTC - Highroad 12 51
Mountain:
Spoiler 1 Andrew Talansky H&M Racing Team 5 31
2 Kanstantsin Siutsou HTC - Highroad 10 26
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Spoiler 1 Ronald Gale H&M Racing Team 4h32'46 + 4'17 (4)
2 Andrew Talansky H&M Racing Team s.t. + 2'02 (2)
3 Adrian Bongartz H&M Racing Team + 16 + 2'42 (3)
4 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad s.t. 13h53'30 (1)
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| laidbackmarc |
Posted on 10-04-2011 20:47
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May
Now I will go on an high altitude training camp at my parents place in Aspen before Tour the California. I will have no acess to internet so there will be one week without any updates.
Here is the squad for California:
See you in a week/ Ronald
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| AndySchleck |
Posted on 10-04-2011 22:01
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| Kami |
Posted on 10-04-2011 22:17
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Yea, good performances and some great screenshots.
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