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An Post SKT - EXTREME: story is over
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| beagle |
Posted on 07-05-2009 18:22
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ursul wrote:
Beacause if he win, it is surely not one of yours rider that will win.
I hope time will come for my riders too  |
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Posted on 08-05-2009 12:38
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Beverbeek classic
21. N.Eeckhout
22. M.Cassidy
23. J.Ghyselinck
24. K.Lisabeth
25. R.McLaughlin
26. D.O'Loughlin
27. S.Van Vooren
28. S.Vanmarcke
The Day D is coming! Today we are going to participate in one day race named Beverbeek Classic. It´s classified as cobble race, but I can swear there is no cobbles in the race, just flat, flat and flat...Sponsors want to see my riders in podium places here, it´s first season objective. But after quick view on startlist, we are stunned. Hushovd, Haussler, Hammond, Cooke, Casper...it will be hard, very hard...hope I´ve prepared my riders well.
Race is 168km long, tempo is really slow (you can check it in result) and no one (!!) has attacked more then 3 hours of riding...really boring, it will be decide in bunch sprint? I hope not, some action is needed very soon.
And here it is! 30km to go and we can see first attack, Roesems, Maes attack, I send Van Vooren to join them, whilst Cervelo team controls front of peloton.
16km to go, gap is small, Van Vorren attacks again! Target is clear, I want to avoid bunch sprint by provoking of some attacks.
and my tactics works, the biggest favorite of race Thor Hushovd doesn´t hold his nerves (or just making his own strategy) and attacks peloton! It´s time for Nico Eeckhout, this could be decisive moment!
But Nico failed, he is not able to keep with Thor...I feel we missed our chance to succeed...
Thor´s attack has not let peloton calm, group of strong riders formed behind him, including 4 of my riders, Van Vooren, Eeckhout, Ghyselinck and Vanmarcke. 6km to go...
Although I have still 3 riders in front (Van Vooren has already dropped), it doesn´t look good fo me...Thor is still ahead and here are other exceptional sprinters, Cooke and Casper.
Cooke sets murderous pace in pursuit to catch Hushovd, only Vanmarcke holds him, there is gap between them and Casper!
Last kilometer, Hammond is coming from nowhere, will Vanmarcke hold his place?
Thor Husvovd proves his dominance and takes another (I think 5th) season win.
Cooke is second and Sep Vanmarcke keeps his podium place! First objective is reached!!!!
1 Thor Hushovd Cervélo Test Team 4h16'49
2 Baden Cooke Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
3 Sep Vanmarcke An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
4 Roger Hammond Cervélo Test Team s.t.
5 Jimmy Casper Besson Chaussures - Sojasun s.t.
6 Jan Ghyselinck An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
7 Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
8 Martin Mortensen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
9 Kevyn Ista Agritubel s.t.
10 Nikolas Maes Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
11 Bert Roesems Cinelli - Down Under s.t.
12 Steven Van Vooren An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
13 Heinrich Haussler Cervélo Test Team + 1'01
14 Lieuwe Westra Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
15 Nicolas Jalabert Agritubel s.t.
16 Jos Van Emden Rabobank s.t.
17 Aart Vierhouten Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
18 Marco Marcato Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
19 James Vanlandschoot Verandas Willems s.t.
20 Anthony Ravard Agritubel s.t.
84 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
90 Ronan McLaughlin An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
110 Kenny Lisabeth An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
116 David O'Loughlin An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
Next race will be Le Samyn, another one day Belgian classic.
Edited by beagle on 08-05-2009 12:47
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| Michal4444 |
Posted on 08-05-2009 12:43
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really great - keep it up! |
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Posted on 08-05-2009 12:44
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thanks  |
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Posted on 08-05-2009 16:38
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51. N.Eeckhout
52. M.Cassidy
53. J.Ghyselinck
54. K.Lisabeth
55. R.McLaughlin
56. D.O'Loughlin
57. S.Van Vooren
58. S.Vanmarcke
Well, I totally failed here, missing decisive attack of huge group...bad mistake. Maryan Hary jumped away from leading group few kilometres before finish and took nice victory.
1 Maryan Hary Cofidis, le crédit en ligne 3h15'25
2 José Angel Gómez Marchante Cervélo Test Team + 25
3 Sébastien Joly Française des Jeux s.t.
4 Piotr Noga Team Corratec s.t.
5 Cyril Dessel AG2R La Mondiale + 1'26
6 Geoffroy Lequatre Agritubel s.t.
7 Jan Kuyckx Verandas Willems s.t.
8 Martijn Keizer Rabobank CT s.t.
9 Jelle Vanendert Silence - Lotto s.t.
10 Albert Timmer Skil - Shimano s.t.
11 Pierre Rolland Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
12 Mauricio Ardila Rabobank s.t.
13 Davide Malacarne Quick Step s.t.
14 Nikolas Maes Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
15 Alan Marangoni CSF Group - Navigare s.t.
16 Giampaolo Cheula Barloworld s.t.
17 Christophe Le Mével Française des Jeux s.t.
18 Koen Barbé Landbouwkrediet - Colnago s.t.
19 Pierrick Fédrigo Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
20 Mauricio Soler Barloworld s.t.
64 Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly Team + 2'31
72 Steven Van Vooren An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
73 Sep Vanmarcke An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
74 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
75 Jan Ghyselinck An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
76 David O'Loughlin An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
77 Kenny Lisabeth An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
After this disappointment we are moving to Asia again, where we´ll participate on Tour de Taiwan. It is last preparation before second objective, one day classic Nokere-Koerse.
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| ursul |
Posted on 08-05-2009 17:01
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Bah, you have reached one objectiv. |
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Posted on 08-05-2009 18:17
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ursul wrote:
Bah, you have reached one objectiv.
hope for 3/5 |
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Posted on 09-05-2009 10:00
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Tour de Taiwan
81. S.Vanmarcke
82. M.Cassidy
83. N.Eeckhout
84. J.Ghyselinck
85. K.Lisabeth
86. R.McLaughlin
87. D.O'Loughlin
88. S.Van Vooren
Welcome in Taiwan. We are participating on Tour de Taiwan, part of the UCI Asia Tour. Race is 8 stages long, 7 of them are totally flat. Stage 3 has hilly finish, this could be decisive stage of whole race. Startlist is pretty weak, I hope for some stage wins here.
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Posted on 09-05-2009 10:26
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Stage 1
It looked that early breakaway will succeed for long time, but due to great effort of my riders, they were caught and bunch sprint has to decide about winner. Nico Eeckhout wasn´t in perfect position before sprint, but was fastest and celebrated nice victory! But it was close, he started to celebrate too soon 
1 Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly Team 2h12'52
2 Taiji Nishitani Aisan Racing Team s.t.
3 Gregor Gazvoda EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design s.t.
4 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven - Madison s.t.
5 Shinri Suzuki Shimano Racing Team s.t.
Stage 2
Quit peaceful stage finished in sprint too, my train failed again (will I be succesfull sometimes?). Robert Hayles took the win and yellow jersey for stage 3.
1 Robert Hayles Team Halfords 2h29'09
2 Russel Downing Candi TV - Pinarello RT s.t.
3 Yasuharu Nakajima EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design s.t.
4 Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
5 Chris Newton Rapha Condor s.t.
Stage 3
Only non-flat stage with hilly finish. Climb is not too steep, but will test readiness of all riders.
This could be great day for my young Irish rider Mark Cassidy, he was really very close to his biggest success so far. He participated in early break and was very active.
We moved to last part of stage, only 4km to go. Mark is still ahead with three remaining fellows from break.
3km to go, peloton is getting close, so Mark has decided attack. Although he isn´t top climber (or even decent climber), he looks very strong today.
1,5km to go, he is still ahead with small advantage before main contenders.
Damn, he was haunted down just few hundred meters before line.
Eric Drower wins the stage and achieves yellow jersey for tomorrow.
Mark Cassidy lost battle for 2nd on the line...but 3rd place overall is really great, I´m proud for him.
1 Eric Drower Subway - Avanti Cycling Team 2h46'12
2 Gregor Gazvoda EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design + 8
3 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
4 Tomoya Kano Shimano Racing Team s.t.
5 Masahiro Shinagawa Aisan Racing Team + 24
6 Darren Lapthorne Rapha Condor s.t.
7 Ed Clancy Team Halfords + 36
8 Ian Bibby Team Halfords + 44
9 Stephen Adams Plowman Craven - Madison + 52
10 Gene Bates Drapac Porsche Cycling + 1'24
11 Lee Davis Candi TV - Pinarello RT s.t.
12 Sung Park EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design s.t.
13 Yasuharu Nakajima EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design s.t.
14 Florian Guillou Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
15 Chris Newton Rapha Condor s.t.
16 Shinichi Fukushima EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design s.t.
17 Ross Creber Plowman Craven - Madison s.t.
18 Robert Partridge Team Halfords s.t.
19 Tom Barras Plowman Craven - Madison s.t.
20 Rhys Lloyd Rapha Condor s.t.
GC
1 Eric Drower Subway - Avanti Cycling Team 7h27'53
2 Gregor Gazvoda EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design + 8
3 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly Team + 18
4 Tomoya Kano Shimano Racing Team + 28
5 Darren Lapthorne Rapha Condor + 44
6 Masahiro Shinagawa Aisan Racing Team s.t.
7 Ed Clancy Team Halfords + 56
8 Stephen Adams Plowman Craven - Madison + 1'10
9 Russel Downing Candi TV - Pinarello RT + 1'32
10 Taiji Nishitani Aisan Racing Team s.t.
11 Yasuharu Nakajima EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design + 1'36
12 Jack Bobridge Team AIS s.t.
13 Daishi Tajiri Aisan Racing Team s.t.
14 Lee Davis Candi TV - Pinarello RT + 1'38
15 Sung Park EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design s.t.
16 Gene Bates Drapac Porsche Cycling + 1'44
17 Chris Newton Rapha Condor s.t.
18 Shinri Suzuki Shimano Racing Team s.t.
19 Evan Oliphant Plowman Craven - Madison s.t.
20 Tom Barras Plowman Craven - Madison s.t.
29 Sep Vanmarcke An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
34 Jan Ghyselinck An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
Points
1 Gregor Gazvoda EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design 42
2 Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly Team 39
3 Russel Downing Candi TV - Pinarello RT 28
4 Taiji Nishitani Aisan Racing Team 27
5 Robert Hayles Team Halfords 26
KOM
1 Eric Drower Subway - Avanti Cycling Team 16
2 Gregor Gazvoda EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design 12
3 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly Team 10
4 Tomoya Kano Shimano Racing Team 8
5 Masahiro Shinagawa Aisan Racing Team 6
Portion of 5 flat stages will follow today or tomorrow.
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Posted on 09-05-2009 22:45
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A shame that Cassidy wasn't able to hold on to first, but third is still a very good finish.
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Posted on 09-05-2009 23:40
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Wow, Lee Davis climbing in the top 20... What the hell are his stats? He climbs worse than me in RL.
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Posted on 10-05-2009 01:57
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Good reslut for Cassidy |
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Posted on 10-05-2009 02:28
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That's good going I have to say |
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Posted on 11-05-2009 11:30
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rjc_43 wrote:
Wow, Lee Davis climbing in the top 20... What the hell are his stats? He climbs worse than me in RL.
60MO/65HI
as mentioned before, there is pretty weak startlist in Taiwan, best "climber" is Drower with 69MO... |
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Posted on 11-05-2009 11:32
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I hope I will be able to add another stages within today, Cassidy haven´t said last word so far |
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Posted on 11-05-2009 12:14
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beagle wrote:
I hope I will be able to add another stages within today, Cassidy haven´t said last word so far
we are looking forward to it... |
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Posted on 11-05-2009 13:12
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Michal4444 wrote:
beagle wrote:
I hope I will be able to add another stages within today, Cassidy haven´t said last word so far
we are looking forward to it...
don´t expect anything big |
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Posted on 11-05-2009 13:44
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beagle wrote:
Michal4444 wrote:
beagle wrote:
I hope I will be able to add another stages within today, Cassidy haven´t said last word so far
we are looking forward to it...
don´t expect anything big
You know too well that I always expect big things from youB)
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Posted on 11-05-2009 14:28
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Stage 4 & 5
Both stages were very similar to each other.
Stage 4
Japanese sprinter Taiji Nishitani won stage 4 ahead of Russell Downing and Mark Cassidy (the guy in red shirt). Mark gained 8 bonus second and was only 10s back in GC! Nico Eeckhout joined bad train...
1 Taiji Nishitani Aisan Racing Team 2h12'11
2 Russel Downing Candi TV - Pinarello RT s.t.
3 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
4 Robert Hayles Team Halfords s.t.
5 Shinri Suzuki Shimano Racing Team s.t.
6 Chris Newton Rapha Condor s.t.
7 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven - Madison s.t.
8 Evan Oliphant Plowman Craven - Madison s.t.
9 Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
10 Malcolm Elliott Candi TV - Pinarello RT s.t.
Stage 5
Another bunch sprint and second win in a row for Nishitany! Due to 2nd place today, Gregor Gazvoda took yellow jersey! Mark Cassidy (this time in white for the best young rider) took another 3rd place, his loss decreased to 6sec only! Nico Eeckhout joined bad train again...
1 Taiji Nishitani Aisan Racing Team 3h03'47
2 Gregor Gazvoda EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design s.t.
3 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
4 Darren Lapthorne Rapha Condor s.t.
5 Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
6 Peter McDonald Drapac Porsche Cycling s.t.
7 Gordon McCauley Subway - Avanti Cycling Team s.t.
8 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven - Madison s.t.
9 Evan Oliphant Plowman Craven - Madison s.t.
10 Chris Newton Rapha Condor s.t.
GC
1 Gregor Gazvoda EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design 12h43'47
2 Eric Drower Subway - Avanti Cycling Team + 4
3 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly Team + 6
4 Tomoya Kano Shimano Racing Team + 32
5 Darren Lapthorne Rapha Condor + 48
6 Taiji Nishitani Aisan Racing Team + 56
7 Ed Clancy Team Halfords + 1'00
8 Stephen Adams Plowman Craven - Madison + 1'14
9 Russel Downing Candi TV - Pinarello RT + 1'24
10 Yasuharu Nakajima EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design + 1'40
11 Daishi Tajiri Aisan Racing Team s.t.
12 Jack Bobridge Team AIS s.t.
13 Lee Davis Candi TV - Pinarello RT + 1'42
14 Sung Park EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design s.t.
15 Chris Newton Rapha Condor + 1'48
Points
1 Taiji Nishitani Aisan Racing Team 77
2 Gregor Gazvoda EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design 67
3 Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly Team 58
4 Russel Downing Candi TV - Pinarello RT 51
5 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly Team 50
KOM
1 Eric Drower Subway - Avanti Cycling Team 16
2 Gregor Gazvoda EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design 12
3 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly Team 10
4 Tomoya Kano Shimano Racing Team 8
5 Masahiro Shinagawa Aisan Racing Team 6
Still 3 flat stages are ahead us.
Edited by beagle on 11-05-2009 14:29
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Posted on 11-05-2009 16:45
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damn, I have experienced with March bug in my game |
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