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Petronas - Monster Energy; The end of an era
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| dienblad |
Posted on 30-12-2012 18:48
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Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn - Frankfurt
The first race for the team in May, and the last before the Giro starts, is the Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn - Frankfurt. The race used to called Rund um den Henninger Thurm of Grösser Preis von Frankfurt, is traditionally raced at the 1st of May, at the German Tag der Arbeit (Labour Day).
Last year, when we weren't present, the race was won by Maxim Iglinskiy.
The Route
The route of 189 kilometres features 2 sets of hills with a flat part in between. Then after another flat part, the final hill awaits, with the summit about 25km before the finish in Frankfurt.
Startlist
Spoiler Petronas
1. M.Kittel
2. J.Audet
3. J.Babbel
4. J.Bobridge
5. M.Lefèvre
6. J.Mulder
7. P.Reiter
8. C.Veldkamp
Qantas Airways
11. S.Lagutin
12. D.J.Crawford
13. R.Dennis
14. D.Lapthorne
15. A.McDaniel
16. L.Rowe
17. P.Stetina
18. P.Weening
Saxo Bank
21. J.Sørensen
22. T.Farnham
23. P.Femal
24. L.S.Haedo
25. K.Jebjerg
26. O.Kem
27. D.Kreutzfeldt
28. J.Veikkanen
Glud & Marstrand
31. M.Ignatiev
32. M.Andersen
33. A.Frisch
34. C.Juul-Jensen
35. T.V.Kvist
36. M.Mugerli
37. J.Nielsen
38. T.R.Vinther
PSK Whirlpool
41. M.Fothen
42. P.Cieslik
43. A.Detko
44. B.Huzarski
45. M.Kwiatkowski
46. L.Modzelewski
47. F.Padour
48. K.Szczawinski
Rabobank CT
51. S.Van Winden
52. D.Beckeringh
53. G.Boivin
54. W.Kreder
55. J.Lootens
56. T.Mulder
57. B.Smit
58. N.Van der Lijke
Nutrixxion
61. D.Klemme
62. T.Barkshact
63. I.Dassler
64. R.Eckmann
65. S.May
66. M.Schweizer
67. M.Sieberg
68. C.Westphal
Atlas
71. S.Morabito
72. S.Bovay
73. P.Erdin
74. S.Geschke
75. M.Kohler
76. L.Roux
77. M.Saggiorato
78. N.Schnyder
Laško
81. G.Svab
82. B.Cujnik
83. G.Gazvoda
84. M.Gnezda
85. A.Ilesic
86. P.Segina
Vorarlberg
91. R.Hollenstein
92. C.Klinger
93. C.Sokoll
94. M.Strgar
95. G.Trampusch
96. R.Weissinger
TDC
101. S.Lander
102. N.Bouhanni
103. M.Christensen
104. M.Høberg
105. M.Lind
106. J.J.Lobato
Onfone
111. A.Lund
112. J.Bering
113. G.Brenes
114. P.Nielsen
115. M.Pedersen
116. R.Quaade
117. M.Steen
118. D.Vestergaard
LKT
121. G.M.Bates
122. J.Kahra
123. J.Kühn
124. K.Pfeffer
125. J.Rammler
126. R.Retschke
127. A.Schulze
128. J.Tolles
NetApp
131. L.König
132. D.Claeys
133. S.Cozza
134. A.Gottfried
135. P.Gretsch
136. M.Kessler
137. M.Ruß
138. R.Wagner
CCC Polsat
141. R.Cusin
142. M.Bialoblocki
143. J.Marycz
144. B.Matysiak
145. J.Mendes
146. A.Sznitko
147. Pa.Sztobryn
148. P.Zielinski
Joker
151. L.P.Nordhaug
152. H.Blikra
153. S.Henriksen
154. A.Kristoff
155. M.Lohne
156. L.Pasamontes
157. C.Rake
158. S.Sörtveit
Concordia Forsikring
161. N.Aistrup
162. M.Christiansen
163. R.Jørgensen
164. J.E.Madsen
165. M.Sohrabi
166. M.Tronborg
Trilux
171. D.Zabriskie
172. S.Berg
173. W.Jöckel
174. P.Klein
175. S.Krauss
176. R.Obst
177. D.Roels
178. D.Rosch
Rothaus
181. M.Belka
182. T.Bontenackels
183. M.Eichler
184. M.Garrido
185. M.Hock
186. R.Kluge
187. C.Reuter
188. B.Thurau
Østerhus
191. C.J.Ochoa
192. O.Haavardsholm
193. R.Hegreberg
194. H.Nybö
195. S.Remme
196. F.Wilmann
Bank BGZ
201. A.Krol
202. M.Golas
203. S.Janiszewski
204. L.Owsian
205. R.Radosz
206. A.M.Richeze
207. D.Rudnicki
208. A.Wadecki
Eddy Merckx
211. S.Forberger
212. S.Frey
213. T.Fricke
214. M.Kurth
215. S.Löffler
216. S.Nuber
217. D.Pohl
218. J.Schlüter
Our Team
The Race
First the outcome, then the story: Marcel Kittel finishes in 4th place in the sprint, and gets beaten by Great Britains Luke Rowe, with a sprint stat of 68 (17 lower).
Now the story of the race: Kittel got dropped during the 2nd section of climbs, and returned in the first peloton thanks to Maxim Lefèvre. Then on the last hill, he got dropped again, arrived at the summit 1 minute behind a leading group of 34, with Qantas doing the pace. He managed to close the gap all by himself in about 20 kilometres, had a little of energy left when he started the sprint in 10th position, and managed to finish in 4th. Not a bad race by a gut with a fitness of 74 on a hilly race, not??
Results
| 1 |  Luke Rowe | Qantas Airways | 5h11'28 | | 2 |  Sergey Lagutin | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 3 |  Martin Pedersen | Onfone | s.t. | | 4 |  Marcel Kittel | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 5 | Thomas Vedel Kvist | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | s.t. | | 6 | Alexander Gottfried | Team NetApp | s.t. | | 7 | Troels Ronning Vinther | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | s.t. | | 8 |  Mikhail Ignatiev | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | s.t. | | 9 | Thomas Bontenackels | Rothaus - Jack Wolfskin | s.t. | | 10 |  Jack Bobridge | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. |
The Winner
Word from the DS
Considering the way the race developed, a 4th place is a good result.
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 30-12-2012 18:49
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Luke Rowe's stats are crazy  |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 30-12-2012 18:51
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A 4th isn't bad. |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 30-12-2012 18:52
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When did Rowe become a climber?!
Really well done with Kittel, considering how tough the race was for him. Also, I believe I haven't congratulated you on reaching 200 pages yet! Superb work! 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 30-12-2012 18:53
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I'm even surprised Kittel finished the race with those hills, great job  |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 30-12-2012 18:57
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
When did Rowe become a climber?!
Really well done with Kittel, considering how tough the race was for him. Also, I believe I haven't congratulated you on reaching 200 pages yet! Superb work!
In games pre-2012, he will always become a top climber. |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 30-12-2012 18:59
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@ FroomeDog99: Only his climbing stat is 
@ Miguel98: I know.
@ Pellizotti2: I don't know, just noticed it last season. He hasn't got a contract for next season, so I'm thinking of signing him (looking at his TT-abilities, he'll be a great domestique in the mountains for my GC-riders). And thanks about the 200 (better late than never )
@ Ian Butler: well, he has 73 in Hills, he's even more a beast in my savegame, than irl.
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 30-12-2012 19:36
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Luke Rowe's stats... WTF!!
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 30-12-2012 19:52
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Luke Rowe's going to be a beast... didn't know about his climbing ability. |
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| lokytrew |
Posted on 30-12-2012 20:00
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Those unnoticed beasts are quite normal Hiding at a bad team and then BANG they have 80 MO. Congratulations with your 200 btw. I'm still following, I just don't post alot in stories. Keep up the good work!
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 31-12-2012 00:42
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Didn't expect Kittel to lose out to Luke Rowe  |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 31-12-2012 06:35
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So guys, no more reports from me coming........... in 2012 (well, that's only 16 hours to go this year).
Have a great new year, with lots of inspiration for great stories / stages / jerseys / etcetera, and of course all the luck irl.
Keep away from firework!!!
Edited by dienblad on 31-12-2012 06:36
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| maxime86 |
Posted on 31-12-2012 07:08
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dude you scared me for a second |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 31-12-2012 08:42
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Enjoy the transition to 2013 and come back with 200 new pages |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 31-12-2012 08:50
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All the Best for the New Year dienblad and lets hope you keep this Great story going (Please)  |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 31-12-2012 10:06
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Had to make anothe rpost here, as it is my 3000th one 
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| maxime86 |
Posted on 31-12-2012 10:11
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congrats I just hit 666 myself |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 31-12-2012 11:32
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3000 posts, well done |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 31-12-2012 11:33
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Congrats
2500 of them in this story? |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 31-12-2012 11:52
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Congrats on 3000 posts. And a happy new year for you dienblad. |
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