Great result for our team given the initial list and the little support that had Mehr-Wenige of his colleagues ... To tell the truth expect more action in the race. At one point even thought that victory would be ours still'm pleased to see that when it took our riders were there to work. Rodriguez was the winner as expected and Samuel Sanchez was a disappointment for me.
Great race and great control from Iberia, Purito killed it in the end with his special move. Maybe much more second tier favourites should try an attack with likes of Weening and Mehr-Wenige, they were too alone in their tries. Edited by Avin Wargunnson on 22-01-2013 05:52
Lets fit the rankings updated in before the TDU kicks off:
WWE and Hollister drew blanks in Cuba, with Allianz the best placed of scorers from both races, up to 6th, and maintaining that CT division lead over race winners Iberia.
1
Team WWE
PCT
157
2
AirBaltic - Endura
PCT
115
3
Evian-MIAT
PCT
98
4
Hollister Pro Cycling
PCT
87
5
Meiji - Cannondale
PCT
83
6
Allianz-BMW
CT
83
7
Iberia - Comunidad Valenciana
CT
65
8
Rothaus - Aegon
PCT
61
9
Sram - Riboxx
PCT
58
10
Team Gazelle
CT
39
11
Adira Isq-Project
CT
35
12
Team UPC - Boehringer-Ingelheim
PCT
32
13
Magna-Ryanair
CT
26
14
Mobil - Castrol Cycling
CT
20
15
Risa - Ergon
CT
18
16
Team CSC-Orbea
PCT
17
17
Metinvest-Emirates
PCT
15
18
Futbol Club Barcelona - Estrella Damm
CT
15
19
Boeing-Vivacom
CT
13
20
Oz Cycling Project
PCT
10
21
Banco Nacional de Costa Rica
CT
10
22
Alstom-RBC
PCT
7
23
LukOil-Rostelekom
PCT
5
24
Bouygues Telecom
PCT
0
25
Cisco Cycling Team
PCT
0
26
ING Cycling Project
PCT
0
27
Swedbank-PEAB
PCT
0
Comparing a HC race with a C2 race means that those who performed best in the PCT race take priority. But in terms of the CT standings, Rodriguez takes a joint lead with Dekkers now.
What a well deserved win for Iberia. That was played very very cool, and with a team like that Weening needs to be quick on his marks to beat them in this kinda terrain.
Not often am I that well entertained in these levels of racing. What a start!
