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[CT] Kenya Airways - Barclays
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| DubbelDekker |
Posted on 31-01-2013 20:21
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Haha! Every time I think I've seen every last bit of crazy Cya-logic, a new gem pops up. They truly are slightly retarded. But I still love them for making this game.
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 01-02-2013 19:42
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Vuelta al Tachira Roundup
After a very successful first six days in Venezuela, we hoped of carrying on that success into the second half. Not much to report on however as we didn't have one stage top 10 and we lost all our jerseys. However, in the end we managed to take 7th in the GC with Zakayo Ndbri and 11th with stage 5 winner Iker Camano.
Overall we enjoyed our first C1 race with the particular highlight being Iker Camano's stage win.
The highlight of our race, Iker Camano's stage win
So here is a quick roundup of our results:
Stage 7: 16th Zakayo Ndbri
Stage 8: 16th Riadh Ghdamsi
Stage 9: 11th Iker Camano
Stage 10: 16th Iker Camano
Stage 11: 18th Zakayo Ndbri
Stage 12: 31st Iker Camano
GC: 7th Zakayo Ndbri, 11th Iker Camano |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 01-02-2013 21:29
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You can be really proud of that result.
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 01-02-2013 21:33
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CountArach wrote:
You can be really proud of that result.
Thanks. Was a nice way to start the season  |
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 15-02-2013 18:04
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 The Emerald Race
We sent a strong squad to Australia, hoping or a good result. Unfortunately, we thought the race would fit the puncheurs better but in the end it turned out to be a finish for the sprinters.
We wanted to attack with Tarik Chaoufi but in the end Matthew Brammeier was deemed to have a better chance in a sprint.
Mobil's explosive sprinter Tiziano Dall'Antonia took the race in dominant fashion by eight seconds and Matthew Brammeier finished eighth. Behnam Khalilikhosroshani and Tarik Chaoufi both also scored points for us, finishing 15th and 18th respectively.
Mobil's Tiziano Dall'Antonia powers away for the win with Matthew sprinting behind
Result:
| 1 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia | Mobil - Castrol Cycling | 5h37'00 | | 2 | Blaise Sonnery | Evian-MIAT | + 8 | | 3 | Arnaud Demare | Magna-Ryanair | s.t. | | 4 | Manuel Belletti | Magna-Ryanair | s.t. | | 5 | Leonardo Duque | Die Berg Komt Er | s.t. | | 6 | Christopher Sutton | Risa - Ergon Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Emanuele Rizza | Die Berg Komt Er | s.t. | | 8 | Matthew Brammeier | Kenya Airways - Barclays | s.t. | | 9 | Manuel Ortega | Japanese - Korean Cycling Project | s.t. | | 10 | Juan Mora | Mobil - Castrol Cycling | s.t. |
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| 15 | Behnam Khalilikhosroshani | Kenya Airways - Barclays | s.t. | | 18 | Tarik Chaoufi | Kenya Airways - Barclays | s.t. |
 Bahir Dar
A terrible race for us. We picked it hoping for a surprise result because it was The Africa tour but we were not seen all day. Our riders fell of the back of the peloton very fast due to the lack of cobbling ability proving this was a terrible race selection.
BPost's Pieter Vanspeybrouck won the stage with a powerful sprint finish while the best result we could manage was a terrible 50th from Tarik Chaoufi.
This race proved to be a disastrous one which brought no points, and left us wondering why we even came. We will look to move on from this fast.
BPost's Pieter Vanspeybrouck celebrating after winning the sprint for 1st
Result:
| 1 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck | Team BPost | 4h26'03 | | 2 | Marcel Sieberg | VolksWagen-Mapei | s.t. | | 3 | Nikolas Maes | Allianz-BMW Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | Bernhard Eisel | AMEX Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 5 | Jérôme Baugnies | HTC Nieuwsblad | s.t. | | 6 | Damien Gaudin | VolksWagen-Mapei | s.t. | | 7 | Pieter Jacobs | Bouygues Telecom | s.t. | | 8 | Niels Albert | Team BPost | + 1'10 | | 9 | Gert Steegmans | Banco Nacional de Costa Rica | + 1'56 | | 10 | Johan Vansummeren | Team BPost | + 3'16 |
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| 50 | Tarik Chaoufi | Kenya Airways - Barclays | s.t. |
Edited by FroomeDog99 on 15-02-2013 18:10
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 24-02-2013 17:15
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 Tour of The Middle East 
We sent a full strength squad to this race hoping to win it overall. We return with 2nd and 9th overall, 1 stage win and 3 podiums.
In total 181 points were scored which was the highest number in the race and over 15 points per race day. We are happy with this return even though Magna - Ryanair's Thomas Rohregger won the race ahead of Yasmani Martinez. The highlight of our race was his win atop 'The Marterhorn' on Stage 4.
Martinez celebrating his stage 4 victory
Results:
GC:
2nd GC, Yasmani Martinez
9th GC, Zakayo Ndbri
Points:
1st, Yasmani Martinez
Stages:
1st:
Stage 4, Yasmani Martinez
2nd:
Stage 3, Vahid Ghafari
Stage 8, Yasmani Martinez
Stage 10, Tarik Chaoufi
Stage 11, Yasmani Martinez
Edited by FroomeDog99 on 24-02-2013 17:25
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 24-02-2013 17:34
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Great results there. I fell some kinda of regret of going to Trentino insted of Middle East, cause Vrecer could have been fighting with Martinez and Rohregger. |
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 27-02-2013 18:17
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 Kenya Mountain Classic
Target: Top 15
Evaluation:
The Kenya Mountain Classic is our only home race of the year and we hope to perform very well. The race is classified HC which means it will be highly packed with great climbers so it will be very tough. We hope to use Zakayo Ndbri's home bonus to help him achieve a high finish. We also bring Yasmani Martinez who hopes to earn some points. Our goal is a top 15 which we know will be very hard but we expect a special performance in our home race.
Leader:
Zakayo Ndbri
Free Elements:
 Yasmani Martinez
 Iker Camano
Helpers:
 Henrique Madeira Casimiro
 Yusuf Abrekov
Daniel Njoroge
Suleiman Kangangi
 Yoann Paillot
 Vilinus GP
Target: Top 10
Evaluation:
Vilinus GP could turn out to be one for the sprinters, or a puncheur's race. We are covered on both bases.Tarik Chaoufi is here if the race is too hard for the sprinters, while if it is too easy Trofeo Luis Puig winner Nico Schinker will be our leader. Matthew Brammeier is there if the race is something in between. We are hoping for a top 10 which should be achievable.
Leader:
 Tarik Chaoufi
Free Elements:
 Nico Schinker
 Matthew Brammeier
Helpers:
 Vahid Ghafari
Mujtaba Hussein
 Riadh Ghdamsi
 Daan Rijntjes
 Windhoek ITT
Target: Top 5
Evaluation:
This Africa Tour race is a good chance for us to score some points. The Windhoek ITT is flat so it may favour Daan Rijntjes but if it has too many speedbumps Riadh Ghdamsi and Alejandro Marque will be able to do a job. We expect a top 5 because there are not many good time trialists in the Continental Tour.
Leader:
Daan Rijntjes
Free Elements:
Riadh Ghdamsi
Alejandro Marque
 Kwita Izina
Target: 1st GC
Evaluation:
The Kwita Izina is our win goal, which means we come here with a full strength squad hoping for the win. The mountainous stage 1 should decide the GC, and with climbers like Arroyo and Marzano riding it will not be easy. We bring our two big leaders Zakayo Ndbri and Yasmani Martinez who we hope will work together like in the Tour of The Middle East.
Leader:
Yasmani Martinez
Free Elements:
Zakayo Ndbri
Iker Camano
Helpers:
Yusuf Abrekov
Daniel Njoroge
Henrique Madeira Casimiro
Behnam Khalilikhosroshani
Gran Premio Miguel Indurain
Target: Top 5
Evaluation:
Gran Premio Miguel Indurain is our final race in March. It is a hilly classic which we hope will suit our leader Tarik Chaoufi. He is aiming to take his first big points of the season for us after disappointing in his previous races. We hope ha can achieve a top 5 but the competition will be tough with the top Continental Tour puncheurs attending like Weening, Mehr-Wenige and Rodriguez.
Leader:
Tarik Chaoufi
Free Elements:
Henrique Madeira Casimiro
Behnam Khalilikhosroshani
Helpers:
Riadh Ghdamsi
Yusuf Abrekov
Suleiman Kangangi
Hillary Kiprotich
Edited by FroomeDog99 on 27-02-2013 18:20
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 27-02-2013 18:19
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In GP Miguel Indurain, isn't supose to be Chaoufi the leader and not Martinez? |
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 27-02-2013 18:20
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Miguel98 wrote:
In GP Miguel Indurain, isn't supose to be Chaoufi the leader and not Martinez?
Yep, Thanks
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 27-02-2013 18:20
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Iberia is looking forward to join you as CT team in Kenya. Beating you will probably be the goal for us there as the startlist will be loaded! 
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 27-02-2013 18:35
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Still, if Vrecer made 13th in Trentino, 100% sure that Ndbri will be able to do top 15, easily.
Edited by Miguel98 on 27-02-2013 18:35
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 27-02-2013 19:19
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Miguel98 wrote:
Still, if Vrecer made 13th in Trentino, 100% sure that Ndbri will be able to do top 15, easily.
Field will be even tougher. Dekker for example will definatly be here and wasn't in Trentino.
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| roturn |
Posted on 27-02-2013 19:22
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I doubt that.
Vueling has no wildcard for the Kenya Classic. |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 27-02-2013 19:29
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roturn wrote:
I doubt that.
Vueling has no wildcard for the Kenya Classic.
 
After seeing team list: Gomez Marchante, Karpets, Kaschekin, Serpa all weren't in Trentino and will probably be in Kenya.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 28-02-2013 06:27
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I only know Popovych will be there for sure.
But top 15 for Ndbri shoud not have been so unreal, luck will play the important role too, so i wish you some good one for whole March. I think you can continue your run for promotion this month.
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 22-03-2013 18:27
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Vilinus GP
We came to lithuania hoping to do well with either Chaoufi or Schinker. In the end The race ended in a bunch sprint, which of course favoured Schinker. He finished a respectable 7th, while Ghafari also picked up a solid 10th. Chaoufi also picked up some points in 19th. Kappa's Lasca won the race on the uphill sprint.
Lasca won the sprint for Kappa
Result:
| 1 | Francisco Lasca | Kappa-ENI | 4h42'07 | | 2 | Aleksei Saramotins | Ekspla-Cision Cycling Team | s.t. | | 3 | Anthony Giacoppo | Risa - Ergon Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | Borut Bozic | Pivovarna Lasko Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Manuel Belletti | Magna-Ryanair | s.t. | | ............... | | 7 | Nico Schinker | Kenya Airways - Barclays | s.t. | | 10 | Vahid Ghafari | Kenya Airways - Barclays | s.t. | | 19 | Tarik Chaoufi | Kenya Airways - Barclays | s.t. |
Kenya Mountain Classic
All of the best Pro Continental climbers came to Kenya, where there was a massive startlist for our home race. Our only HC race of the season went pretty well with Ndbri finishing a great 12th. He was our only points scorer though. The race was won by Bougyes's leader Taaramae.
Ndbri crossing the line
Result:
| 1 | Rein Taaramäe | Bouygues Telecom | 4h59'55 | | 2 | David Abal | Team CSC-Orbea | + 49 | | 3 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Vespa-Aprilia Racing | + 1'04 | | 4 | Jose Alarcon | Team Bintang | s.t. | | 5 | Robert Kiserlovski | Hollister Pro Cycling | + 1'26 | | .............. | | 12 | Zakayo Ndbri | Kenya Airways - Barclays | + 2'20 |
Windhoek ITT
The Windhoek TT was a good opportunity to gain some points. Our best bet for a good result was Daan Rijntjes. Eventually, the Dutchman finished 6th. Marque also did well and finished 8th. Finally Ghdamsi proved he was worth bringing by collecting some points in 17th. Pro Continental visitors Oz got a 1-2 on the day with Ford and Olman.
Daan riding to 6th
Result:
| 1 | Michael Ford | Oz Cycling Project | 56'33 | | 2 | Miles Olman | Oz Cycling Project | + 17 | | 3 | Rick Flens | Die Berg Komt Er | + 36 | | 4 | Lieuwe Westra | Team Gazelle | + 49 | | 5 | Kristof Goddaert | Team Gazelle | + 56 | | .............. | | 6 | Daan Rijntjes | Kenya Airways - Barclays | + 1'03 | | 8 | Alejandro Marque | Kenya Airways - Barclays | + 1'11 | | 17 | Riadh Ghdamsi | Kenya Airways - Barclays | + 1'29 |
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 04-04-2013 21:20
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Kwita Izina
We came into the Kwita Izina hoping for a win, as it was our win goal. On the mountain stage our leaders Martinez and Ndbri finished in a mass peloton, meaning we had to pin our hopes on the hilly stage. Khalilikhosroshani was our best finisher on the day in 15th, which could only gain 9th overall. Very disappointing for the team.
Behnam sprinting on stage three
Result:
| 1 | Markus Eibegger | Magna-Ryanair | 8h35'43 | | 2 | Nazar Jumabekov | Banco Nacional de Costa Rica | + 26 | | 3 | Sylvain Calzati | FC Barcelona - Estrella Damm | + 58 | | 4 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver | Iberia - Communidad Valenciana | + 1'19 | | 5 | Leonardo Duque | Die Berg Komt Er | + 1'21 | | .............. | | 9 | Behnam Khalilikhosroshani | Kenya Airways - Barclays | + 1'27 |
Edited by FroomeDog99 on 04-04-2013 21:21
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 07-04-2013 17:26
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GP Miguel Indurain
The GP Miguel Indurain was Chaoufi's first chance to participate in a hilly classic. All the best C2 puncheurs attended, with Scarponi taking the win for Kappa on the day. We had four finishers in the top 20, but only one in the top 10 after Casimiro won the sprint for tenth. Abrekov, haoufi and Khalilikhosroshani finished fifteenth, seventeenth and nineteenth respectively, with none of them even attempting to attack up to the favorites. A bad day for the team.
Henrique finishing the race in tenth
Result:
| 1 | Michele Scarponi | Kappa-ENI | 4h52'33 | | 2 | Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez | Iberia - Communidad Valenciana | s.t. | | 3 | Pieter Weening | Team Gazelle | s.t. | | 4 | Kim Kirchen | Allianz-BMW Cycling Team | + 17 | | 5 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver | Iberia - Communidad Valenciana | + 1'42 | | .............. | | 10 | Henrique Madeira Casimiro | Kenya Airways - Barclays | + 4'02 | | 15 | Yusuf Abrekov | Kenya Airways - Barclays | s.t. | | 17 | Tarik Chaoufi | Kenya Airways - Barclays | s.t. | | 19 | Behnam Khalilikhosroshani | Kenya Airways - Barclays | s.t. |
Edited by FroomeDog99 on 07-04-2013 18:14
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 07-04-2013 18:14
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Volta ao Alentejo
We don’t really know what to expect going into this race, with there probably being lots of sprinters. Nico showed his capabilities in Puig, but disappointed in the slightly hilly Vilinus GP. We’ll see what he can do against riders like Maksimov. Most of our other riders have ability on the flat or can sprint, but we are not expecting a sprint train. Matthew could also get a top 10 on his day.
Leader:
Nico Schinker
Free Elements:
Matthew Brammeier
Vahid Ghafari
Helpers:
Mujtaba Hussein
Riadh Ghdamsi
Daan Rijntjes
Alejandro Marque
 Tropicale Amissa Bongo
Again, in this race we are going into unknown territory. This is surely a race for the puncheurs, with four hilly stages out of six. We do not know who is traveling to Gabon, but given that the race is C1 the competition should be high. Our best hope is Tarik, who is leading our best hilly squad here. A top 10 overall should be hard to achieve, but we hope that there will be a weaker startlist than the C1 classics due to the high number of race days. That may be wishful thinking though.
Leader:
Tarik Chaoufi
Free Elements:
Behnam Khalilikhosroshani
Yusuf Abrekov
Helpers:
Henrique Madeira Casimiro
Suleiman Kangangi
Daniel Njoroge
Hillary Kiprotich
 Donetsk GP
After Nico’s win in Puig, he will look to repeat his success here in this flat C2 classic. The race is pan-flat with only 2kms of the 241 being climbed. Riders like Maksimov will be hard to beat, especially as his team is on home turf. We think Nico could pull out a surprise again though, along with Matthew who could also pick up a high finish. We’ll see what happens.
Leader:
Nico Schinker
Free Elements:
Matthew Brammeier
Vahid Ghafari
Helpers:
Daan Rijntjes
Alejandro Marque
Riadh Ghdamsi
Yoann Paillot
Edited by FroomeDog99 on 07-04-2013 18:18
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