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| sutty68 |
Posted on 24-09-2012 23:25
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The pictures certainly look a lot better 
And Velits now in second place, can he go that one place further |
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Posted on 24-09-2012 23:30
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sutty68 wrote:
The pictures certainly look a lot better
And Velits now in second place, can he go that one place further
I'm really happy with the graphics improvement. Glad that one of my followers does too!
Well Moreno isn't the best at TT, and Velits holds a nice 19" lead over Contador, so could easily take leaders jersey. Only worry would be Coppel at 4" back...
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Posted on 25-09-2012 06:53
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Velits did well. Let's hope Cav gets in a better shape soon! |
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Posted on 25-09-2012 17:01
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 19th February 2011 - Tour of Oman Stage 5 ITT
(Al Jissah - Al Jissah)
Stage 5 is a hilly Time Trial against the clock. I don't have much chance here, but Peter will be aiming from the Overall Lead.
0km: On the start ramp, I was feeling quite good. With the climb 5km into the stage, it was going to be a difficult day.
5km: At the first checkpoint, things were looking good. I hit the climb hard, coming over the top just 4" down on the provisional leader Sébastian Joly (Saur - Sojasun).
11km: Second checkpoint, and I was still feeling good. Just 8km left, and I was just 4" behind the quickest rider Rui Costa (Movistar)
19km: Crossing the line, I had nothing left. The slight climb a couple km from the end really took it out of me. I finished 41" behind Costa.
19km: With my ride over, all team focus was on Peter. Starting 27" down on Moreno, and just 4" ahead of Coppel, it was going to be tight race. Sadly Peter wasn't feeling good after his effort yesterday, coming across the line 45" slower than the stage winner Coppel, losing time to all the GC rivals, ending the day in 5th overall. He was clearly disappointed, but looking back 5th on GC is a great result!
| 1 | Jérôme Coppel | Saur - Sojasun | 30'25 | | 2 | Filippo Pozzato | Katusha Team | + 1 | | 3 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 4 | | 4 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Pro Team Astana | + 7 | | 5 | Richie Porte | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 11 | | ... | | 90 | Mark Cavendish | HTC - Highroad | + 1'18 |
| 1 | Jérôme Coppel | Saur - Sojasun | 14h02'20 | | 2 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | + 14 | | 3 | Alberto Contador | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 31 | | 4 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Pro Team Astana | + 32 | | 5 | Peter Velits | HTC - Highroad | + 41 | | ... | | 60 | Mark Cavendish | HTC - Highroad | + 5'23 |
| 1 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | 68 | | 2 | Filippo Pozzato | Katusha Team | 66 | | 3 | Alessandro Petacchi | Lampre - ISD | 65 | | 4 | Mark Cavendish | HTC - Highroad | 51 | | 5 | Jérôme Coppel | Saur - Sojasun | 42 |
| 1 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | 20 | | 2 | Peter Velits | HTC - Highroad | 14 | | 3 | Jérôme Coppel | Saur - Sojasun | 12 | | 4 | Alberto Contador | Saxo Bank SunGard | 10 | | 5 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Pro Team Astana | 8 |
| 1 | Jérôme Coppel | Saur - Sojasun | 14h02'20 | | 2 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 1'03 | | 3 | Geraint Thomas | Sky ProCycling | + 1'57 | | 4 | Andrey Zeits | Pro Team Astana | + 2'26 | | 5 | Pablo Lechuga | AndalucÃa Caja Granada | + 3'27 |
| 1 | Movistar Team | 42h11'22 | | 2 | Pro Team Astana | + 41 | | 3 | HTC - Highroad | + 1'10 | | 4 | Sky ProCycling | + 2'21 | | 5 | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 2'40 |
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Posted on 25-09-2012 19:29
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5th GC pretty good  |
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Posted on 25-09-2012 19:38
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Ian Butler wrote:
5th GC pretty good
It is a good result, but disappointed that Velits struggled in the TT.
Stage 6 report should be up in the next 30 mins or so
EDIT: make that slightly longer than 30 mins
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Posted on 25-09-2012 23:27
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Velits still looking good for a podium place |
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Posted on 25-09-2012 23:54
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sutty68 wrote:
Velits still looking good for a podium place
you'll just have to wait and see!
Apologies for the delay in the report. Last minute plans got in the way
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Posted on 26-09-2012 00:38
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20th February 2011 - Tour of Oman Stage 6
(Qurayyat - Mattrah Seafront)
The final stage looks like a nice one to finish on! After the early climbing, its going to be a fast finish to the race. However, a closer look at the finishing circuit shows a slight rise in the last 1km, which could prove decisive.
4km: It was an attack from 4 riders early in the stage that got the race going! One of them surprised everyone, as it came from Peter! He had one aim for the stage. Get over the climb first, and gain maximum points in the KoM classification! And that's what he did!
13km: With that task out of the way, Peter sat up and joined back up with the peleton. A further 6 groups of riders went off the front, forming a big break of 17 out in the lead.
36km: Surprisingly, it was UnitedHealthcare who took control of the peleton. They had hardly featured in the race so far, but it was good to have them doing some pace setting.
121km: The break got around 5'03" gap on the peleton, before we stepped up the pace, along with Movistar, and as we started the second circuit around the Mattrah Seafront, they were caught.
129km: With everything back together and the pace settling down, it was time for more attacks. Yet again Flecha made a move, taking with him Nick Nuyens (SaxoBank) and two other riders.
146km: But they didn't get much time on the main group, and with Marco and Peter working hard on the front, they were brought back with 11km to go!
155km: The lead-out was perfect! First Marco, then Bert and finally Lars hit the front hard, putting Renshaw and I in the perfect spot!
157km: BOOM!! Victory Number 2! I finish off the fine work from the HTC guys, taking home my second victory here in Oman!
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | HTC - Highroad | 3h42'08 | | 2 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 3 | Filippo Pozzato | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 4 | Alessandro Petacchi | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 5 | Juan José Haedo | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. |
| 1 | Jérôme Coppel | Saur - Sojasun | 17h44'28 | | 2 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | + 14 | | 3 | Alberto Contador | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 31 | | 4 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Pro Team Astana | + 32 | | 5 | Peter Velits | HTC - Highroad | + 41 | | ... | | 46 | Mark Cavendish | HTC - Highroad | + 5'03 |
| 1 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | 88 | | 2 | Filippo Pozzato | Katusha Team | 82 | | 3 | Alessandro Petacchi | Lampre - ISD | 79 | | 4 | Mark Cavendish | HTC - Highroad | 76 | | 5 | Juan José Haedo | Saxo Bank SunGard | 54 |
| 1 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | 20 | | 2 | Peter Velits | HTC - Highroad | 20 | | 3 | Jérôme Coppel | Saur - Sojasun | 12 | | 4 | Alberto Contador | Saxo Bank SunGard | 10 | | 5 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Pro Team Astana | 8 |
| 1 | Jérôme Coppel | Saur - Sojasun | 17h44'28 | | 2 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 1'03 | | 3 | Geraint Thomas | Sky ProCycling | + 1'57 | | 4 | Andrey Zeits | Pro Team Astana | + 2'26 | | 5 | Pablo Lechuga | AndalucÃa Caja Granada | + 3'27 |
| 1 | Movistar Team | 53h17'46 | | 2 | Pro Team Astana | + 41 | | 3 | HTC - Highroad | + 1'10 | | 4 | Sky ProCycling | + 2'21 | | 5 | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 2'40 |
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Posted on 26-09-2012 00:53
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Cavendish pulls out of training ride through illness
It has been reported that HTC - Highroad's Mark Cavendish had to cut short a team training ride today, with a HTC spokesperson stating it was due to the rider suffering from illness.
There was no official comment Mark to cyclingnews.com, however he did post a tweet on his twitter account saying 'Thanks for the concerned tweets, but it is nothing more than a cold!', closely followed by 'I should be back on the bike again in a few days ready for K-B-K!'
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 26-09-2012 07:03
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Let's give them hell in Kuurne |
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Posted on 26-09-2012 08:51
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A perfect lead out on the last stage in Oman resulting in a Brilliant victory for Mark, Very nice |
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Posted on 26-09-2012 09:55
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@IanButler: Hell is going to be dishes out in Kuurne! Hoping the illness hasn't affected Cav too much
@sutty: Everything was spot on with the lead-out in Oman. Fine way to end the Tour!
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Posted on 26-09-2012 10:29
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ProCycling magazine are going to be running a Q&A session with Mark as part of a Milano - San Remo cover feature in their March issue, and they are wanting some questions from the followers.
So if you have any questions, you can pm them to me, with the subject of 'Question for Cav', and they will be put to Mark to answer.
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Posted on 26-09-2012 10:40
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I'll have to think about some questions...  |
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Posted on 26-09-2012 15:44
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 27th February 2011 - Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne
Back on European soil, and I head to my first Cobbled Classics of the Season, Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne.
I am heading here with victory in mind, but following my recent illness, I may be working for Matt Goss if it is a bunch sprint finish.
We head to the race with a bunch sprint and victory in mind. Along with Goss and I, we come with a lead-out train made up of Mark Renshaw, Bernie Eisel, Bert Grabsch and Frantisek Rabon. Bernie might also be given more of a free role, depending on how the race progresses.
Lars Bak will lead the team on the road, and will look for the lone victory if the situation arises. The squad is completed by neo-pro Caleb Fairly, who will be working as a domestique.
Spoiler Garmin
1. T.Hushovd
2. M.Fischer
3. R.Hammond
4. A.Klier
5. M.Maaskant
6. D.Millar
7. S.Vanmarcke
8. J.Vansummeren
Quick·Step
11. T.Boonen
12. M.Bandiera
13. A.Cappelle
14. S.Chavanel
15. G.Ciolek
16. A.Stauff
17. K.Van Impe
Sky
21. J.A.Flecha
22. K.Arvesen
23. K.Carlström
24. M.Hayman
25. G.Henderson
26. L.P.Nordhaug
27. S.Pauwels
28. G.Thomas
BMC
31. A.Ballan
32. C.Barton
33. M.Burghardt
34. Y.Eijssen
35. G.Hincapie
36. J.Louder
37. M.Schär
38. G.Van Avermaet
Omega Pharma
41. P.Gilbert
42. J.Bakelants
43. D.Boucher
44. F.De Greef
45. K.Lodewyck
46. M.Sieberg
47. S.Vandousselaere
48. J.Vanendert
Vacansoleil
51. B.Leukemans
52. B.Božic
53. S.Devolder
54. R.Feillu
55. M.Keizer
56. R.Pidgornyy
57. W.Poels
58. J.Van Leijen
Rabobank
61. M.Breschel
62. C.Barredo
63. L.Boom
64. G.Brown
65. S.Langeveld
66. P.Martens
67. L.Ten Dam
68. M.Tjallingii
HTC
71. L.Bak
72. M.Cavendish
73. B.Eisel
74. C.Fairly
75. M.Goss
76. B.Grabsch
77. F.Rabon
78. M.Renshaw
The Shack
81. G.Rast
82. F.Beppu
83. S.Bewley
84. P.Deignan
85. B.Hermans
86. R.Hunter
87. M.Kwiatkowski
88. J.Sergent
FDJ
91. F.Guesdon
92. W.Bonnet
93. S.Chainel
94. A.Geslin
95. Y.Hutarovich
96. A.Jeanneson
97. G.Meersman
98. Y.Offredo
Landbouwkrediet
101. B.De Waele
102. D.Commeyne
103. B.Dockx
104. B.Gourgue
105. S.Nys
106. K.Peeters
107. B.Scheirlinckx
108. B.Traksel
Cofidis
111. K.Ista
112. F.Barle
113. L.Duque
114. N.Edet
115. J.El Fares
116. T.Gallopin
117. J.Keukeleire
118. D.Monier
An Post
121. N.Eeckhout
122. G.Bagdonas
123. B.Brems
124. K.Claeys
125. M.Debusschere
126. P.Ghyllebert
127. M.McNally
128. K.Terweduwe
Indeland
131. D.Kopp
132. D.Finders
133. L.Hagenaars
134. M.Meisen
135. C.Patron
136. D.Westmattelmann
Skil
141. M.Docker
142. T.Darnuseau
143. B.De Backer
144. F.Han
145. T.Hupond
146. R.Kluge
147. K.Van Hummel
148. R.Van Zandbeek
Rabobank CT
151. J.Bol
152. J.Asselman
153. M.Goos
154. M.Hofland
155. W.Kelderman
156. B.Markus
157. D.Olivier
158. O.Riesebeek
Differdange
161. V.Kaupas
162. S.Cohnen
163. F.Dressler
164. R.Lesschaeve
165. J.Ljungblad
166. A.Meenhorst
167. C.Poos
168. T.Thill
Wallonie
171. O.Pardini
172. J.Bertrand
173. G.Bille
174. O.Chevalier
175. G.Devillers
176. J.Dufrasne
177. R.Steenuit
178. J.Vangenechten
Veranda's
181. J.Vanlandschoot
182. D.Cappelle
183. S.De Wilde
184. J.Drucker
185. J.Van Goolen
186. A.Van Groen
187. J.Venter
188. T.Vernaeckt
Topsport
191. J.Salomein
192. S.Armee
193. K.Boeckmans
194. L.De Vreese
195. P.Jacobs
Jong Vlaanderen
201. S.De Neef
202. J.Calleeuw
203. T.Dupont
204. J.Durant
205. R.Paulissen
206. S.Pieters
207. S.Steels
208. B.Verraes
CCC Polsat
211. K.Zielinski
212. D.Batek
213. P.Charucki
214. T.Kiendys
215. R.Ratajczyk
216. M.Rutkiewicz
217. A.Schulze
218. M.Witecki
Donckers Koffie
221. I.De Poortere
222. F.Geerts
223. S.Helven
224. J.Spragg
225. M.Van Mechelen
226. A.Van der Velde
227. K.Vanbilsen
228. M.Vanderaerden
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Posted on 26-09-2012 15:49
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The lead out train looks very strong, i'm sure they will help deliver you to a victory |
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Posted on 26-09-2012 16:09
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sutty68 wrote:
The lead out train looks very strong, i'm sure they will help deliver you to a victory
Well we go there with plan A and plan B! Plan A: Lead out me, Plan B: Lead out Gossy!
Just hoping that the illness hasn't taken too much out of me!
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Posted on 27-09-2012 17:43
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27th February 2011 - Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne
The word of the day for today... Cobbles, cobbles and more cobbles! First race of the season on European soil, and a stern test ahead. Hoping for an easy day out on the route, with a bunch sprint at the end! My only concerns are; 1. my fitness after my illness and a few days off the bike, and 2. the weather! Hoping it will stay dry!
22km: After a few big attacks, it was a group of 4 that managed to get away on the first section of cobbles.
27km: With Jelle Vanendert in the breakaway, OmegaPharma were reluctant to work on the front, leaving the responsibility to Rabobank.
83km: Reaching the halfway mark, the rain began to fall. Nervousness soon spend through the peleton, as news of falls came over Race Radio.
92km: CRASH! On the wet cobbles, down I go! Luckily I don't bring anyone else down with me. The road bottle-necked, and I misjudged the room around me. I was feeling sore as I got up, but nothing broken!
104km: With the peleton not going at full tilt and thanks to the end of Bernie, I was able to make it back to the front of the main group, taking more care as we went over the next section of cobbles!
124km: And thank god I was positioned back at the front. Over the last section of cobbles, the peleton splintered, with only around 60 riders being left at the front.
127km: With 30km to go, there were 3 riders out in front, and wow they were some big names! Greg Van Avermart (BMC), Stijn Devolver (Vacancsoleil) and Roger Hammond (Garmin) held a 3'12" as we hit the outskirts of Kuurne, and on slippery, twisty roads, they held all the cards!
172km: 5km to go, and the break was in sight! Further attacks, from most notably Thor Hushovd (Garmin) and Geraint Thomas (Sky), tried to get away in the closing km, but we stayed calm drilling hard on the front.
176km: As the sprint began, Gossy hit the front, and I just couldn't stay with him. The after effects of the crash, combined with the recovery from illness, meant I could give any more in my sprint.
177km: But the breakaway held on! Hammond has a great turn of speed in the sprint, coming off the wheel of Van Avermart to take the win!
177km: In the sprint for 4th, Gossy did brilliantly, as he just edges out Boonen on the line. I crossed the line a very respectable 7th place, and instantly headed off to the race medics to be checked over!
| 1 | Roger Hammond | Team Garmin - Cervélo | 4h23'03 | | 2 | Stijn Devolder | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 3 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 4 | Matthew Goss | HTC - Highroad | + 30 | | 5 | Tom Boonen | Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | ... | | 7 | Mark Cavendish | HTC - Highroad | s.t. |
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Posted on 27-09-2012 18:23
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7th place was a great result considering you were lying on the cobbles half way through the race |
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