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Posted on 12-04-2015 17:53
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The first stage is a flat one, and we wanted Castaneto to fight for the stage, so our team was engaged in getting the breakaway back ... we did succeed but it was close.
In the sprint Castaneto was good but not good enough ... 5th. A block i the sprint and too late release were the reasons probably.
Stage Result
| 1 | Kristian Haugaard Jensen | Giant-Shimano Development Team | 4h15'56 | | 2 | Sondre Holst Enger | Team Sparebanken Sor | s.t. | | 3 | Carlos Alberto Uran Arroyave | 4-72 - Colombia | s.t. |
Spoiler | 4 | Martin Weiss | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Juan Castañeto | Bancolombia | s.t. | | 6 | Roberto Silva Pinheiro | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | s.t. | | 7 | Kevin Peeters | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | s.t. | | 8 | Christian Bertilsson | Giant-Shimano Development Team | s.t. | | 9 | Jaime Alberto Castañeda Ortega | EPM - Une | s.t. | | 10 | Petter Schmidt | Team Sparebanken Sor | s.t. |
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Posted on 12-04-2015 19:49
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This looks like maybe the hardest stage. We plan to attack here with Rujano
Unfortunately although our team did make a great amount of work, we were not allowed to send Lature on his way and Rujano was not able to crack the other riders either. All in all although we had lots of riders up in the first group this was a disapointing stage.
Haugaard Jensen again won this stage and looks like a strong opponent.
Stage Result
| 1 | Kristian Haugaard Jensen | Giant-Shimano Development Team | 4h07'00 | | 2 | Sondre Holst Enger | Team Sparebanken Sor | s.t. | | 3 | Alphonse Vermote | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | s.t. |
Spoiler | 4 | José Rujano | Bancolombia | s.t. | | 5 | Roberto Silva Pinheiro | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | s.t. | | 6 | César Andre Lima Fonte | Rádio Popular - Onda | s.t. | | 7 | Daniel Alexander Jaramillo Diez | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 8 | Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubido | EPM - Une | s.t. | | 9 | Leandro Carlos Messineo | San Luis Somos Todos | s.t. | | 10 | Jaime Alberto Castañeda Ortega | EPM - Une | s.t. |
General Classement
| 1 | Kristian Haugaard Jensen | Giant-Shimano Development Team | 8h22'35 | | 2 | Sondre Holst Enger | Team Sparebanken Sor | + 9 | | 3 | Alphonse Vermote | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | + 17 |
Spoiler | 4 | Eduin Becerra | Bancolombia | + 18 | | 5 | César Augusto Lature | Bancolombia | + 20 | | 6 | Roberto Silva Pinheiro | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | + 21 | | 7 | Jaime Alberto Castañeda Ortega | EPM - Une | s.t. | | 8 | Alex Cano Ardila | Bancolombia | s.t. | | 9 | Leandro Carlos Messineo | San Luis Somos Todos | s.t. | | 10 | Arnold Alcolea | Bancolombia | s.t. |
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Posted on 12-04-2015 20:19
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another hilly stage
Well we achieved sending Lature in the breakaway this time he did not make it to the end though. Rujano tried everything but it is more and more clear he is not made for the Vuelta Mexico, i should have sent a greater hilly specialist. He was able to stay within the top group of 9 riders so Top 10 is almost asured, but that has not been our goal. Lature took over KOM jersey from Rujano.
Fonte was able to go away a little in the end and win it.
Stage Result
| 1 | César Andre Lima Fonte | Rádio Popular - Onda | 4h04'28 | | 2 | Sondre Holst Enger | Team Sparebanken Sor | s.t. | | 3 | Kristian Haugaard Jensen | Giant-Shimano Development Team | s.t. |
Spoiler | 4 | Leandro Carlos Messineo | San Luis Somos Todos | s.t. | | 5 | Eloy Teruel Rovira | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 6 | Alphonse Vermote | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | s.t. | | 7 | Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola | EPM - Une | s.t. | | 8 | Pedro Autran Dourado Dutra Nicacio | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | s.t. | | 9 | José Rujano | Bancolombia | s.t. | | 10 | Jair Meléndez | Bancolombia | + 6'24 | | 11 | Maxim Razumov | Itera - Katusha | + 6'55 |
General Classement
| 1 | Kristian Haugaard Jensen | Giant-Shimano Development Team | 12h26'59 | | 2 | Sondre Holst Enger | Team Sparebanken Sor | + 7 | | 3 | César Andre Lima Fonte | Rádio Popular - Onda | + 15 |
Spoiler | 4 | Alphonse Vermote | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | + 18 | | 5 | Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola | EPM - Une | + 23 | | 6 | Leandro Carlos Messineo | San Luis Somos Todos | + 25 | | 7 | Eloy Teruel Rovira | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 8 | José Rujano | Bancolombia | s.t. | | 9 | Pedro Autran Dourado Dutra Nicacio | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | + 1'43 | | 10 | César Augusto Lature | Bancolombia | + 7'15 |
After the 9th there is a large gap. The first 8 are very close together. Everything still possible for Rujano. |
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Posted on 12-04-2015 20:49
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Another flat stage, but the steep uphill finish is not made for sprinters.
We tried to make something happen with Ardila Cano .. but it didn't work, none of our riders had great daily form either, at least Rujano did not lose time as there was a late split and he was in the first group
A great sprint by Pinheiro noone was abel to compete with him.
Stage Result
| 1 | Roberto Silva Pinheiro | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | 3h41'43 | | 2 | Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubido | EPM - Une | s.t. | | 3 | Sondre Holst Enger | Team Sparebanken Sor | s.t. |
Spoiler | 4 | Juan Pablo Suarez Suarez | EPM - Une | s.t. | | 5 | Pedro Autran Dourado Dutra Nicacio | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | s.t. | | 6 | Kristian Haugaard Jensen | Giant-Shimano Development Team | s.t. | | 7 | Celio Christiano Alves Sousa | Rádio Popular - Onda | s.t. | | 8 | Kirill Yatsevitch | Itera - Katusha | s.t. | | 9 | Martin Weiss | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. | | 10 | César Andre Lima Fonte | Rádio Popular - Onda | s.t. |
General Classement
| 1 | Kristian Haugaard Jensen | Giant-Shimano Development Team | 16h08'42 | | 2 | Sondre Holst Enger | Team Sparebanken Sor | + 3 | | 3 | César Andre Lima Fonte | Rádio Popular - Onda | + 15 |
Spoiler | 4 | Alphonse Vermote | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | + 18 | | 5 | Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola | EPM - Une | + 23 | | 6 | Leandro Carlos Messineo | San Luis Somos Todos | + 25 | | 7 | Eloy Teruel Rovira | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 8 | José Rujano | Bancolombia | s.t. | | 9 | Pedro Autran Dourado Dutra Nicacio | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | + 1'43 | | 10 | Roberto Silva Pinheiro | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | + 7'10 |
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Posted on 12-04-2015 21:13
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A flat Stage - let's see if we can position our sprinter here.
No we were not able to ... The last of the breakaway won the stage - Castaneda spent too much energy working his way to the front as he constantly got blocked.
Stage Result
| 1 | José Carlos Ragonessi Guzman | Team Ecuador | 2h04'40 | | 2 | Sondre Holst Enger | Team Sparebanken Sor | s.t. | | 3 | Roberto Silva Pinheiro | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | s.t. |
Spoiler | 4 | Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubido | EPM - Une | s.t. | | 5 | César Andre Lima Fonte | Rádio Popular - Onda | s.t. | | 6 | Maxim Razumov | Itera - Katusha | s.t. | | 7 | Jaime Alberto Castañeda Ortega | EPM - Une | s.t. | | 8 | Martin Weiss | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. | | 9 | Leandro Carlos Messineo | San Luis Somos Todos | s.t. | | 10 | Kristian Haugaard Jensen | Giant-Shimano Development Team | s.t. |
General Classement
| 1 | Sondre Holst Enger | Team Sparebanken Sor | 18h13'19 | | 2 | Kristian Haugaard Jensen | Giant-Shimano Development Team | + 3 | | 3 | César Andre Lima Fonte | Rádio Popular - Onda | + 18 |
Spoiler | 4 | Alphonse Vermote | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | + 21 | | 5 | Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola | EPM - Une | + 26 | | 6 | Leandro Carlos Messineo | San Luis Somos Todos | + 28 | | 7 | Eloy Teruel Rovira | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 8 | José Rujano | Bancolombia | s.t. | | 9 | Pedro Autran Dourado Dutra Nicacio | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | + 1'46 | | 10 | Roberto Silva Pinheiro | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | + 7'09 |
And we have a new leader in the GC thanks to the bonus seconds in the last stages. Lature still in KOM jersey |
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Posted on 12-04-2015 21:35
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Another flat stage for the sprinters. Four mountains may be something for the KOM jersey.
We sent Lature on the breakaway to secure his KOM jersey. No other rider wanted to go with him so he was all alone. That might have decided the outcome as he was not able to hold on to a 12 minute lead and was caught with 8 kilmotres to go
Kevin Peters won the sprint. Pinheiro had his wheel for the whole sprint but just couldn't even try to overtake. With his third place Haugaard Jensen took back the GC lead by 1 ssecond. Castaneto with his best sprint so far finising 4th.
Stage Result
| 1 | Kevin Peeters | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | 3h32'49 | | 2 | Roberto Silva Pinheiro | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | s.t. | | 3 | Kristian Haugaard Jensen | Giant-Shimano Development Team | s.t. |
Spoiler | 4 | Juan Castañeto | Bancolombia | s.t. | | 5 | Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubido | EPM - Une | s.t. | | 6 | Francisco Ramón Chamorro Piva | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | s.t. | | 7 | Sondre Holst Enger | Team Sparebanken Sor | s.t. | | 8 | Christian Bertilsson | Giant-Shimano Development Team | s.t. | | 9 | Maxim Razumov | Itera - Katusha | s.t. | | 10 | César Andre Lima Fonte | Rádio Popular - Onda | s.t. |
General Classement
| 1 | Kristian Haugaard Jensen | Giant-Shimano Development Team | 21h46'07 | | 2 | Sondre Holst Enger | Team Sparebanken Sor | + 1 | | 3 | César Andre Lima Fonte | Rádio Popular - Onda | + 19 |
Spoiler | 4 | Alphonse Vermote | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | + 22 | | 5 | Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola | EPM - Une | + 27 | | 6 | Leandro Carlos Messineo | San Luis Somos Todos | + 29 | | 7 | Eloy Teruel Rovira | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 8 | José Rujano | Bancolombia | s.t. | | 9 | Pedro Autran Dourado Dutra Nicacio | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | + 1'47 | | 10 | Roberto Silva Pinheiro | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | + 7'04 |
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Posted on 12-04-2015 21:48
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It is time for the Time Trial. Our luck is that no great Time Trialists are taking part in the Vuelta Mexico. Still we had some serious concerns. What shall i say .. we did a great TT for our standards finishing 5th, 6th, 7th ... and one of those has been Jose Rujano. Sondre Holst Enger did take himself out of the GC race as he had great problems with his bicycle and lost over 6 minutes.
Stage Result
| 1 | Leandro Carlos Messineo | San Luis Somos Todos | 38'25 | | 2 | Pedro Autran Dourado Dutra Nicacio | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | + 1 | | 3 | Roman Katyrin | Itera - Katusha | + 9 |
Spoiler | 4 | Eloy Teruel Rovira | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 10 | | 5 | José Rujano | Bancolombia | + 18 | | 6 | Jair Meléndez | Bancolombia | + 23 | | 7 | Alex Cano Ardila | Bancolombia | + 26 | | 8 | Jaime Alberto Castañeda Ortega | EPM - Une | + 36 | | 9 | César Andre Lima Fonte | Rádio Popular - Onda | + 42 | | 10 | Alphonse Vermote | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | + 44 |
General Classement
| 1 | Leandro Carlos Messineo | San Luis Somos Todos | 22h25'01 | | 2 | Eloy Teruel Rovira | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 10 | | 3 | José Rujano | Bancolombia | + 18 |
Spoiler | 4 | César Andre Lima Fonte | Rádio Popular - Onda | + 32 | | 5 | Kristian Haugaard Jensen | Giant-Shimano Development Team | + 33 | | 6 | Alphonse Vermote | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | + 37 | | 7 | Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola | EPM - Une | + 1'14 | | 8 | Pedro Autran Dourado Dutra Nicacio | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | + 1'19 | | 9 | Sondre Holst Enger | Team Sparebanken Sor | + 5'33 | | 10 | Jaime Alberto Castañeda Ortega | EPM - Une | + 7'31 |
Rujano moved up to 3rd with this TT and only has 18 seconds deficit. He may try to get those seconds tomorrow in the last stage. For Enger the TT is really a shame, he has been so good the whole tour and now this. |
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Posted on 12-04-2015 21:52
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good luck on the final stage  hope Rujano delivers the goods 
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Posted on 12-04-2015 22:29
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final stage ... is Rujano able to do something?
He definetly tried it ... but Messino was able to keep up to him. So nothing really changed in the GC. Rujano at least got on the podium thanks to a surprisingly good TT. All in All a disastrous Tour though we exepcted far more. Part of this is of course my fault as i should have sent a real hill specialist.
The breakaway has won the stage. We had to send Lature with the breakaway as the 3rd of the KOM classement Ockerby was part of it too.
Apart from Rujano podium we also won KOM jersey and the Team result.
Stage Result
| 1 | Jaume Rovira Pous | Team Ecuador | 3h51'49 | | 2 | Fábio Mansilhas | Rádio Popular - Onda | s.t. | | 3 | Luke Ockerby | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | s.t. |
Spoiler | 4 | Juan Tamayo | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | s.t. | | 5 | Patrick Bosman | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. | | 6 | Juan Diego Quintero Gil | 4-72 - Colombia | s.t. | | 7 | César Augusto Lature | Bancolombia | s.t. | | 8 | Sondre Holst Enger | Team Sparebanken Sor | + 1'43 | | 9 | Kristian Haugaard Jensen | Giant-Shimano Development Team | s.t. | | 10 | Jaime Alberto Castañeda Ortega | EPM - Une | s.t. |
General Classement
| 1 | Leandro Carlos Messineo | San Luis Somos Todos | 26h18'33 | | 2 | Eloy Teruel Rovira | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 10 | | 3 | José Rujano | Bancolombia | + 18 |
Spoiler | 4 | César Andre Lima Fonte | Rádio Popular - Onda | + 32 | | 5 | Kristian Haugaard Jensen | Giant-Shimano Development Team | + 33 | | 6 | Alphonse Vermote | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace | + 37 | | 7 | Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola | EPM - Une | + 1'14 | | 8 | Pedro Autran Dourado Dutra Nicacio | Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos | + 1'19 | | 9 | Sondre Holst Enger | Team Sparebanken Sor | + 5'33 | | 10 | Jaime Alberto Castañeda Ortega | EPM - Une | + 7'31 |
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Posted on 12-04-2015 22:47
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This is a 3-day tour with a lot of high mountains. A very nice tour for our taste. Our team here:
Leader: Rujano
Free Element: Melendez
Team Mate: Lature, Cano Ardila, Nino Corredor, Alcolea, Becerra
The fitness of Rujano is decreasing, we hope it is enough for a good result.
We have a far bigger field than in Mexico although not the biggest names here either. Known names include:
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Posted on 12-04-2015 23:07
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The easiest stage, maybe a sprinter can win here if he has the hills in his repertoire. As we didn't bring a sprinter we probably have to attack on the hills.
Hyeong Min Choe has been the breakaway of the day. On the Cat.1 Mountain Lature tried to attack out of the peloton and reach him. He did not achieve it and gave everything to stay in front of the peloton. On the final kilometres Melendez tried to attack too but was caught in the last kilometre same as Lature.
Lature did at least manage to hold on to a podium. The young one is having a nice season so far.
Stage Result
| 1 | Hyeong Min Choe | Geumsan Insam - Cello | 2h54'34 | | 2 | Grega Bole | Vini Fantini - Nippo - De Rosa | + 1'06 | | 3 | César Augusto Lature | Bancolombia | s.t. |
Spoiler | 4 | Mark O'Brien | Avanti Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Jordi Simon | Team Ecuador | s.t. | | 6 | Byron Guama | Team Ecuador | s.t. | | 7 | Russell Downing | NFTO Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 8 | Jan Hirt | Etixx | s.t. | | 9 | Daniel Ricardo Diaz | San Luis Somos Todos | s.t. | | 10 | Jan Sokol | Synergy Baku Cycling | s.t. |
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Posted on 12-04-2015 23:48
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An interesting stage that's for sure. Nothing for flat specialists
Allready on the first mountain Becerra set a pace that dropped everyone save Rujano and his shadow Melendez.
Soon Rujano dropped his companions and at most had 3:30 advantag. But then he ran too soon out of energy and downhill his his weak points. Guama attacked from the peloton and closed the gap further and further, but he ran out of energy too in the end.
And Rujano wins it and has the yellow jersey on the last stage
Stage Result
| 1 | José Rujano | Bancolombia | 3h53'05 | | 2 | Byron Guama | Team Ecuador | + 1'21 | | 3 | Yamato Shirota | Utsunomiya - Blitzen | s.t. |
Spoiler | 4 | Paolo Ciavatta | Area Zero Pro Team | s.t. | | 5 | Enzo Josue Moyano | San Luis Somos Todos | s.t. | | 6 | Sondre Holst Enger | Team Sparebanken Sor | s.t. | | 7 | Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola | EPM - Une | s.t. | | 8 | Daniel Ricardo Diaz | San Luis Somos Todos | s.t. | | 9 | Maarten De Jonge | Terengganu Cycling Team | s.t. | | 10 | Daniel Whitehouse | Rapha Condor JLT | s.t. |
General Classement
| 1 | José Rujano | Bancolombia | 6h48'32 | | 2 | Grega Bole | Vini Fantini - Nippo - De Rosa | + 1'25 | | 3 | Byron Guama | Team Ecuador | + 1'26 |
Spoiler | 4 | César Augusto Lature | Bancolombia | + 1'28 | | 5 | Yamato Shirota | Utsunomiya - Blitzen | + 1'30 | | 6 | Jair Meléndez | Bancolombia | + 1'33 | | 7 | Daniel Ricardo Diaz | San Luis Somos Todos | + 1'34 | | 8 | Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola | EPM - Une | s.t. | | 9 | Sondre Holst Enger | Team Sparebanken Sor | s.t. | | 10 | Jan Hirt | Etixx | s.t. |
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Posted on 13-04-2015 00:31
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The Queen stage ... only the best climbers can succeed here. Yes i am looking at you Jose Rujano
The whole team is working for Jose. We distanced everyone during the climb. One after the other fell off though until Rujano was alone in the front row
Noone could challenge him today, this was his race. Jose showed his strength on real mountains today. After the disaster in Mexico this has been very important. Rujano winning GC, Points and KOM. Melendez finished 2nd in the youth category and of course we won the team classification
Stage Result
| 1 | José Rujano | Bancolombia | 3h02'21 | | 2 | Daniel Ricardo Diaz | San Luis Somos Todos | + 2'43 | | 3 | Jair Meléndez | Bancolombia | + 3'38 |
Spoiler | 4 | Eduin Becerra | Bancolombia | s.t. | | 5 | Jan Hirt | Etixx | + 4'08 | | 6 | Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola | EPM - Une | + 6'10 | | 7 | Arnold Alcolea | Bancolombia | + 6'21 | | 8 | Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales | EPM - Une | s.t. | | 9 | Hugh Carthy | Rapha Condor JLT | + 6'54 | | 10 | Jordi Simon | Team Ecuador | s.t. |
General Classement
| 1 | José Rujano | Bancolombia | 9h50'43 | | 2 | Daniel Ricardo Diaz | San Luis Somos Todos | + 4'21 | | 3 | Jair Meléndez | Bancolombia | + 5'17 |
Spoiler | 4 | Jan Hirt | Etixx | + 5'52 | | 5 | Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola | EPM - Une | + 7'54 | | 6 | Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales | EPM - Une | + 8'05 | | 7 | Jordi Simon | Team Ecuador | + 8'38 | | 8 | Hugh Carthy | Rapha Condor JLT | s.t. | | 9 | César Augusto Lature | Bancolombia | + 8'52 | | 10 | Daniel Whitehouse | Rapha Condor JLT | + 8'58 |
A great tour, of course not that great opposition and my benefit against Diaz and Guama has been my strong team. All together have done everything they should do |
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Posted on 13-04-2015 08:58
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 Gran Premio San Giuseppe
We take part in this classic with a team without great stars. Our stars are more for the high mountains. And our best hilly specialists are currently not in race shape.
Leader: Cesar Augusto Lature
Free Element: Alex Cano Ardila
Teammates: Montana, Nino Corredor, Becerra, Parra
Yes Cesar Augusto Lature is our leader, her earned that position due to his great rides in the last weeks. We believe it will be hard for him to have a good result but he has the confidence.
This has been an interesting race. We sent Alex Cano Ardila in the breakaway. When it was clear they would be caught Lature tried his attack. He was blocked in three attempts and the peloton did not let him away. Time for Plan C ... Nino Corredor was ordered to attack on the foot of the last Hill. And he did get away.
Soon after one of the Stars of the race attacked - Emanuelle Sella and caught up easily with Corredor. As soon as he saw Sella going away an allready tired Lature tried one more attack. It seems the peloton and the other teams were totally spent from his former attacks as he finally got away
Emanuele Sella has been the strongest rider today and wins it. Biggest surprise is Nino Corredor acheiving 2nd place. Lature also got a nice position in the end but he is swearing over Team Bardiani Valvole who blocked so many of his attacks.
Stage Result
| 1 | Emanuele Sella | Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela | 3h57'44 | | 2 | Victor Niño Corredor | Bancolombia | + 52 | | 3 | Juan Ignacio Curuchet | Mg.Kvis-Wilier | + 1'11 |
Spoiler | 4 | César Augusto Lature | Bancolombia | s.t. | | 5 | Sonny Colbrelli | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 6 | Fabio Chinello | Area Zero Pro Team | s.t. | | 7 | Grega Bole | Vini Fantini - Nippo - De Rosa | s.t. | | 8 | Stefan Schumacher | Christina Watches-Kuma | s.t. | | 9 | Sebastian Forke | Christina Watches-Kuma | s.t. | | 10 | Antonio Merolese | Nankang - Fondriest | s.t. |
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The Volta ao Alentejo is up next. A few stages for sprinters and two small hill finishes. Let's see if we can achieve a nice result here.
Our team is similar to the GP San Giuseppe - no top stars but a core of solid guys.
Leader: Cesar Augusto Lature
Sprinter: Rivas, Castaneto
Teammates: Cano Ardila, Nino Corredor, Becerra
Lature again gets the honour of leading our team. This time we come with a double sprinter team.
This one is the hardest stage, so we need to give it all here. Lature is the captain and he sent first Becerra in a breakaway, but the peloton did not allow it and even though he went on full cylinders he could not stay up front. Probably his venezuela champion trikot was giving him too much attention.
Soon after Lature sent Nino Corredor in a breakaway, and this breakaway was allowed. But at the summit of the first hill they have been caught.
Cesar Augusto Lature now decided it was time to go. Mannion could stay with him for about 500 metres before falling back. Unfortunately Lature pressed to hard on the downhill before the final climb and wa out of energy the last two kilometres when other favourites attacked out of the peloton
But he held on ... saving 11 seconds to the finish in front of Enger. Becerra was able to stay with the first pursuviants. Lature leads GC, points, KOM, young and with the team also team classement. Great stage for us.
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Posted on 13-04-2015 10:00
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Volta ao Alentejo
Even though there is a little uphill in the end we expect a sprint finish here. With the yellow jersey our team has to work the whole day though.
We had to work a lot indeed to bring back the breakaway, in the sprint Cardoso won in front of Cardoso. Schumacher got some bonus seconds and Rivas finished a strong 4th
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I do not know why, but exporting doesn't seem to work any longer.
Well in Alentejo we had two more sprints. In the first our team did a poor job and Schumache with a 2nd place came really close to Lature.
The 2nd one Castaneda won by going away 1 km in front of the line and he held on against Enger who got also very close to Lature
So for the final stage it is a three-way fight between Enger, Schumacher and Lature |
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The Tour is won by Enger 1 second ahead of Lature and 2 seconds ahead of Schumacher
with exports not working anymore i am a little out of motivation currently though |
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Monthly Leaders March:
World Tour: Fabian Cancellara (197 Points)
Continental Tour: José Rujano (215 Points)
Mondial Points: Marcel Kittel (952 Points)
Victories: Marcel Kittel (16)
U-23: noone
The fight is up now
Our races in april:
Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
Classica Amorebieta
paris-Camembert
Campeonato Colombia (ITT and RR)
Tro-Bro Leon
Le Tour de Filipinas
Gran Premio del Marmo
Tour of the Gila
That's a lot of races, unfortunately most don't suit us too well but are asked by the sponsor. Our weight will be in the colombian championships of course |
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 Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
This stage race is wanted by our sponsor, so we have to participate although we do not think it suits us good. Lots of flat stages, a Time Trial and one hilly stage. The hilly stage is key to winning it together with a good TT.
Our team consists of
Leader: Melendez
Sprinter: Rivas
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