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| alex valceanu |
Posted on 16-09-2012 09:04
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Ok so the next race is Tour Mediteranean .
Line-up
Venoso
Rojas
Rui Costa
Kiryenka
Castroviejo
Samoilau
Rui Costa is here to prepare for Vuelta Algarve where
he will be our leader , while Castroviejo is trying to get in shape for Vuelta Andalucia . Rojas is not yet in his best shape so again Ventoso will be our man. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 16-09-2012 09:10
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Nice squad for the race, top 5 should be very, very possible  |
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| alex valceanu |
Posted on 16-09-2012 09:18
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Stage 1 - a flat stage for the sprinters. With Kiryenka , Castroviejo and Rojas we definitly had the strongest sprint train for Ventoso and he did not disapponit.
Stage 1 Results
1.Francisco Ventoso
2.Matteo trentin
3.Scott Thwaites
4.Micheal Delage
5.Coen Vermelfoort
Stage 2-Another one for Ventoso
Satge 2 Results
1.Francisco Ventoso
2.Samuel Doumulin
3.Dominique Rollin
3.Michael Delage
5.Teo Bos
Stage 3 - Another flat stage .
1.Samuel Doumulin
2.Matteo Trentin
3.Francisco Ventoso
4.Michael Delage
5.Jacopo Guarnieri
So we had a 46 sec lead over the climbers , while tomorrow it will be a hilly stage with an uphill finish . It will be difficult to mentain the leader's jersey .
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 16-09-2012 09:22
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Ventose doing excellently! |
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| alex valceanu |
Posted on 16-09-2012 09:32
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Thanks Ian . We will try to keep our jersey in the uphill finish . It will be difficult but with Rui Costa and Kiryenka working for Ventoso anything is possible.
So here are the results
Stage 4 results
1.T.Machado
2.J.Gadret +22s
3.S.Pauwels +31s
4.Z.Stybar +46s
5.A.Jeansson +46s
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16.Rui Costa +1 : 06
17.Kiryenka +1 : 06
31.Francisco Ventoso +1:34
GC
1.T.Machado
2.J.Gadret +30s
3.S.Doumulin +34s
4.S.Pauwels +43s
5.A.Geniez +1 :04
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14.Rui Costa +1 :06
15.Kiryenka +1 :06
Points
1.Francisco Ventoso 66p
2.S.Doumulin 60p
3.M.Delage 42p
KOM
1.Bello Bilbao 30p
Young
1.A.Geniez
So we lost the jersey . But we remained with 2 stage wins , the Ponts Jersey and 2 riders in the top 15 in the GC. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 16-09-2012 09:52
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Not a bad tour for the team |
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| alex valceanu |
Posted on 16-09-2012 12:11
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The next race : Vuelta Algarve
As you can see our team is build around Rui Costa who is aiming for the GC win in his home tour. With an uphill finish and an ITT the profile suits him .
He is also in good shape.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 16-09-2012 12:18
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Ventoso showing some Great early season form |
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| alex valceanu |
Posted on 16-09-2012 12:24
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sutty68 Yea he had aroung 85 fitness which is very good in February. Also pettachi and Bos were not in good shape , like Doumulin for example
Stage 1- without Rojas or Ventoso we had no chance for the sprints
Stage Results
1.Luca Paolini
2.Tom Boonen
3.Daniel Moreno
4.Maxime Monfort
5.Daniele Benatti
Stage 2 - Aother one for the sprinters
Stage results
1.Luca Paolini
2.Tony Gallopin
3.Tom Boonen
4.Daniel Moreno
5.Gerald Ciolek
Paolini showed he is in super form but stage 3 will be an uphill sprint where Rui Costa has a chance to take the leader's jersey. |
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| alex valceanu |
Posted on 16-09-2012 12:37
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Stage 3 - an uphill sprint
Purito attacked with 10 km to go and when the last climb started he had a 1 minute lead over the peloton . But Kiryenka did an amazing job at the front of the chasing group and we came close .Rui Costa then remembered that he won on Willunga Hill
and had an amazing sprint. He finished 2nd.
Here are the results
Purio also took the overall lead with Rui Costa second only 12 sec behind , because he won an intermediate sprint in stage 2 and stage 3.
*I also added a screenshot with Ventoso's win in Tour Mediteranean . |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 16-09-2012 13:00
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Great sprint from Costa and its looking Good on the GC |
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| alex valceanu |
Posted on 16-09-2012 13:47
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Stage 4 - Flat Stage
Stage Results
1.Vaitkus
2.Bruno Lima
3.S.Ribeiro
4.J.EL Fares
5.Hugo Sabido
The break-away succeded and Vaitkus won the sprint . The peloton came after only 46 seconds , so the GC remained unchanged , except Ghyselink who entered the TOP 10 after
he was in the BOTD.
Only 9 seconds.Rui is a specialist in winning with small margins .
Stage 5 - a 25 km ITT
Normally no problem to beat Purito for 12 seconds , but we had to protect a 39 second lead over Cance . That will be a diificult job.
The results :
Cancellara showed his power and won.
After winning STDU , another tour won by Rui Costa .
He showed he is in great shape before Paris-Nice , where he confirmed his participation.
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| alex valceanu |
Posted on 16-09-2012 14:14
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Its time for Veulta Andalucia
Line-up
Jonathan Castroviejo
Ruben Plaza
Jose Herada
Jesus Herada
Pablo Lastras
Angel Madrazo
Our leader will be Castroviejo. |
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| alex valceanu |
Posted on 16-09-2012 15:47
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Stage 1 - a prologue
Super performance by Catroviejo beating Millar and taking the leader's jersey.
Stage 2 - a flat stage
Stage results
1.Mark Cavendish
2.Oscar Freire
3.Paul Martens
4.J.Cantwell
5.Alexandr Kristoff
Cavendish takes the leader's jersey.
Stage 3 - a hilly stage
Satge results
1.C.Knees
2.K.siutsou
3.A.Kushynscki
4.R.Porte
5..J.H.Blasquez
Stage 4 - a flat stage
Stage results
1.Mark Cavendish
2.Theo Bos
3.R.Hunter
4.Porsev
5.David Millar
Stage 5 - an uphill finish
Stage results
1.D.Millar
2.C.Knees +8s
3.A.Grivko +8s
4.P.Rolland +8s
5.G.verdugo +28s
GC
1.C.Knees
2.D.Millar +15s
3.N.Vogondy +1 : 36
4.Luis Angel Mate +2 : 03
5.A.Klier +2 : 37
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12.J.Castroviejo +4 : 54 |
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| alex valceanu |
Posted on 16-09-2012 16:10
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CQ Rankings
Individual
1.Tony Gallopin
2.Rui Costa
3.Michael Matthews
Teams
1.Radio-Shack
2.OmegaPharma - Quickstep
3.Rabobank
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10.Movistar
Wth no WT races in February the WT Rankings remain unchanged. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 16-09-2012 16:13
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Costa looking good in the rankings |
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| alex valceanu |
Posted on 16-09-2012 16:20
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Other races
*Mathhew Goss won 5 STAGES and the GC in Tour of Qatar.
*Cancellara won Omloop Het
*Boonen won Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuune
*LL.Sanchez won the queen stage from Tour Of Oman and the GC.
*Boasson Hagen won Trofeo Laigueglia
*Lofkvist won Tor of Langkawi.
*Chichi won Strade Bianche
*Moreno Moser won Etoile de Besseges
*Sagan won both stages from Giro del Callabria and of course the GC. |
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| alexanderlens |
Posted on 16-09-2012 16:25
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wow, you're going pretty fast! Keep it up |
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| alex valceanu |
Posted on 16-09-2012 17:15
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Here it is : Paris-Nice - the first "big"race of the season
Our team :
Our leader is , as you can see , Rui Costa . After winning STDU for 2 seconds and after beating with 9 seconds Cancellara in Algarve it is time for Paris-Nice . It is a tough competition but we are hoping that he can achieve our goal : winning a stage . Also a Top 10 in the GC can be achieved.
Edited by alex valceanu on 16-09-2012 17:16
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 16-09-2012 17:17
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Good thing to pick up those early UCI points
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