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| dienblad |
Posted on 07-02-2013 18:55
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One of the 2 World Tour races in Switzerland is the Tour de Suisse, a stage race with 9 stages, consisting of a lot of time trialling and climbing. Last year, Jurgen Van den Broeck took the GC-win.
The Route
It's the same route as in 2010, won by Fabian Cancellara, meaning it has no decisive climbs. The Tour de Suisse starts with a 7.0 kilometre prologue in Lugano, including a climb to the Via S. Giorgio. In the 2nd stage, the riders reach an altitude of over 2000 metres above sea level (Simplonpass), but the summit is more than 80km before the finish. The 3rd stage to Schwarzenburg has a hilly final.
The 4th stage to Wettingen could be for the sprinters, whereas the hills in the final part of stage 5 towards Frutigen are probably too difficult for them. Stage 6 is the queen's stage, with the Sustenpass and Oberalppass in the first half of the stage, and the summit of the Albulapass (13.8km at 6.8%) about 10 kilometres before the finish in La Punt.
Stage 7 to Wetzikon is hilly again, and could give some GC-changes. Th epenultimate stage to Liestal is relatively flat, so the GC-contenders can rest before the final 27km ITT in Liestal.
Startlist
Spoiler Movistar
1. A.Contador
2. A.Amador
3. C.Barredo
4. H.Guerra
5. J.Herrada
6. R.Kreuziger
7. J.J.Rojas
8. R.Valls
Sky
11. A.Schleck
12. C.Barbosa
13. F.Cancellara
14. M.Cavendish
15. K.Dehaes
16. M.Kreder
17. R.Partridge
18. I.Stannard
Petronas
21. R.Gesink
22. F.De Greef
23. T.Dekker
24. M.Kittel
25. J.Posthuma
26. R.Ruijgh
27. J.Vanendert
28. C.Vermeltfoort
RadioShack
31. T.De Gendt
32. L.Duque
33. C.Froome
34. H.Haussler
35. D.Holloway
36. S.Magnell
37. N.Roche
38. E.Silin
Saxo Bank
41. R.Hesjedal
42. L.Boom
43. T.Farnham
44. P.Femal
45. R.Guldhammer
46. K.Jebjerg
47. M.Scarponi
48. J.Veikkanen
Astana
51. V.Kiryienka
52. A.Bazayev
53. B.Hermans
54. L.Howard
55. Y.Hutarovich
56. R.Kiserlovski
57. M.Lloyd
58. C.Sutton
Dexia
61. B.Wiggins
62. E.Boasson Hagen
63. S.Caethoven
64. K.Fernández
65. M.Goss
66. T.Hushovd
67. A.Valverde
68. R.Zingle
Red Bull
71. T.Martin
72. M.Albasini
73. M.Burghardt
74. M.Frank
75. L.Gerdemann
76. D.Nerz
77. M.Schär
78. M.Wyss
Sony Ericsson
81. M.Monfort
82. M.Fischer
83. K.Kirchen
84. T.Lowe
85. D.Pate
86. S.Radochla
87. C.Schmidt
88. G.Van Avermaet
Omega Pharma
91. P.Rolland
92. T.Bos
93. D.Cataldo
94. W.De Vocht
95. R.Feillu
96. J.Roelandts
97. J.Vermote
98. M.Wynants
Katusha
101. G.Visconti
102. T.Boonen
103. P.Brutt
104. G.Caruso
105. L.Hoste
106. S.Kolesnikov
107. J.Rodríguez
108. S.Vandenbergh
Euskaltel
111. B.Intxausti
112. J.A.Flecha
113. J.Á.Gómez Marchante
114. E.Martínez
115. D.Moreno
116. J.J.Oroz
117. R.Pérez
118. S.Sánchez
BMC
121. B.Mollema
122. A.Ballan
123. M.Mahoric
124. J.Murphy
125. F.Pozzato
126. M.Quinziato
127. C.A.Sørensen
128. J.Tschopp
Garmin
131. T.Van Garderen
132. T.Danielson
133. S.Deeny
134. T.Farrar
135. S.Hernandez
136. C.B.Huff
137. S.Milne
138. K.Wamsley
Qantas Airways
141. G.Thomas
142. S.Bell
143. I.Bibby
144. C.Chapman
145. A.Greipel
146. J.J.Haedo
147. S.Langeveld
148. M.Matthews
Europcar
151. A.Jeanneson
152. Y.Arashiro
153. A.Courteille
154. J.Demaret
155. Y.Gène
156. A.Pichot
157. G.Rast
158. S.Turgot
Vacansoleil
161. T.Voeckler
162. J.Bol
163. I.Keisse
164. P.Rooijakkers
165. M.Rutkiewicz
166. J.Van Leijen
167. B.Van Poppel
168. T.Veelers
Alitalia
171. P.Niemiec
172. M.Docker
173. L.Grande
174. J.Guarnieri
175. E.Magazzini
176. L.Pinizzotto
177. F.Reda
178. F.Tizza
Lampre
181. F.Pellizotti
182. M.Bruseghin
183. G.Mirenda
184. G.Nizzolo
185. A.Pasqualon
186. S.Pirazzi
187. F.Piscopiello
188. M.Tosatto
Colombia es Pasión
191. J.Atapuma
192. F.Montaña
193. J.Pantano
194. E.Parra
195. W.Pedraza
196. A.Ramírez
197. D.Tamayo
198. J.Villegas
FDJ
201. R.Pauriol
202. S.Casar
203. S.Chainel
204. M.Drujon
205. J.Galland
206. R.Hardy
207. N.Joyeux
208. M.Ladagnous
Rabobank
211. F.Gavazzi
212. R.Flens
213. L.Hagenaars
214. R.Honig
215. J.Keukeleire
216. M.Renshaw
217. I.Tamouridis
218. R.Van Zandbeek
Our Team
The Favourites
*** Alberto Contador (Movistar), Robert Gesink, Andy Schleck (Sky).
** Chris Froome (Radio Shack), Tony Martin (Red Bull), Bradley Wiggins (Dexia).
* Fabian Cancellara (Sky), Thomas De Gendt (Radio Shack), Ryder Hesjedal (Saxo Bank).
Our Goals
Well, first of all we must say that the startlist is very strong, with most of the Tour de France-favourites. So we'll aim atr a stage win and a top 3 in the GC.
Edited by dienblad on 07-02-2013 19:32
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 07-02-2013 18:56
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Wait, Romandie is Swiss too? (i guess, could be wrong) 
Edited by Marcovdw on 07-02-2013 18:57
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 07-02-2013 19:00
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Marcovdw wrote:
Wait, Romandie is Swiss too? (i guess, could be wrong)
It is. My god, you didn't know that? |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 07-02-2013 19:01
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Nice looking team you are sending to Switzerland |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 07-02-2013 19:17
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No Wilco  Can't you just send him to every stage-race on the calendar? 
No, seriously, a very strong team. Gesink's form isn't ideal, but I think it's good enough. A top 3 should be realistic.
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| dienblad |
Posted on 07-02-2013 19:32
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Romandie.......... oops 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 07-02-2013 21:18
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Now I know why Wilco won the Dauphiné, everyone's starting here  |
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Posted on 07-02-2013 21:57
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Can Gesink what Wilco can? I hope so 
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
It's difficult not to be happy when you're surrounded by Belgians. - Mark Cavendish
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 07-02-2013 22:48
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If Gesink wants to be good in the Tou,r he'd better not show Wilco's level yet. |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 08-02-2013 10:11
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Don't think Gesink can win the Tour de Suisse. He starts with a fitness off 81, and that is too low to beat Contador and Schleck, and perhaps even De Gendt and WIggins. All he needs to do is to shine in the Tour!
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| dienblad |
Posted on 08-02-2013 16:23
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Stage 1
The first stage of the Tour de Suisse is a 7.0km prologue in Lugano. It's a very hilly prologue, as it contains 140 height metres.
Thomas Dekker rides a very, very fast prologue. He crushes the best time so far set by Roman Kreuziger by 10 seconds. The time to beat is 12'10.
At the summit of the Via S. Giorgio, TT world champion Fabian Cancellara is 4 seconds slower than Dekker. But in the descend back to the Lago di Lugano he takes a massive amount of risk. And it pays off, as he crosses the finish line 1 second faster than Dekker....
Tony Martin won the ITT in the Bayern Rundfahrt, but apparantly isn't in his best form yet. Der Panzerwagen is 2 seconds slower than Cancellara, and ties with Alejandro Valverde in 3rd place.
The GC-favourites have started, and Robert Gesink has the goal of not loosing time. He takes the 11th place, at '10. He is faster than Kreuziger ('1), Froome ('2), Contador ('6) and Wiggins ('12), but slower than De Gendt and .... ANdy Schleck (both '2). Not a bad start at all!
Results
| 1 |  Fabian Cancellara | Sky ProCycling | 12'09 | | 2 |  Thomas Dekker | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 1 | | 3 |  Alejandro Valverde | Dexia | + 2 | | 4 |  Tony Martin | Red Bull - Cervélo | s.t. | | 5 |  Chris Anker Sørensen | BMC Racing Team | + 7 | | 6 |  Franco Pellizotti | Lampre - Alitalia | + 8 | | 7 |  Thomas De Gendt | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 8 |  Andy Schleck | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 9 |  Sandy Casar | FDJ | + 9 | | 10 |  Edvald Boasson Hagen | Dexia | + 10 |
Today's Winner
Word from the DS
Aaaagggghhhhh, so close......... Poor Thomas, I'd thought he had Cancellara in the back at the summit, but Spartacus must have taken some enormous risks in the descend....
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 08-02-2013 16:25
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Damn, so close to the win
Gesink with a good start, too! |
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| Csabi13 |
Posted on 08-02-2013 16:44
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Who is the Leader on Tour? |
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| baggieboys32 |
Posted on 08-02-2013 16:44
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I think you mean 1405 height feet earlier!
Otherwise the entire prologue would be at a gradient of about 1in5!
Good result for Gesink though, nice ride to start his attack on Suisse
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| dienblad |
Posted on 08-02-2013 18:00
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Stage 2
The 2nd stage in this Tour de Suisse is classified as a mountain stage. Only reason is the Simplonpass (20km at 6.6%, alt 2005m). After the summit, 80 kilometres remain, so even the sprinters can come back in the peloton.
80km to go
The pace of the peloton in the long ascend of the Simplonpass is pretty slow. No attacks occur, and even nobody sprints for the KOTM-points. Consequently, Sky's Michel Kreder takes the points (and the KOTM-jersey) and 153 riders can join him.
14km to go
No attacks occur, untill the hill 14km before the finish. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Alitalia) and Kim Kirchen (Sony Ericsson) are the first ones to attack, and they will be followed by, well, half of the peloton?
Finish
A small group of 7 riders manages to create a margin to the peloton, and will sprint for the win. Surprisingly, all the sprinters in the peloton, such as Boasson Hagen, Cavendish and Kittel all have no energy left to sprint.
Nicholas Roche (Radio Shack) is the fastest of the 7 and wins the 2nd stage, his first win for his new team. Franco Pellizotti takes the 2nd place, and Dario Cataldo the 3rd.
Results
| 1 |  Nicolas Roche | Radio Shack - Nissan | 4h24'42 | | 2 | Franco Pellizotti | Lampre - Alitalia | s.t. | | 3 | Dario Cataldo | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 4 |  Roman Kreuziger | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 5 | Tony Martin | Red Bull - Cervélo | s.t. | | 6 | Sandy Casar | FDJ | s.t. | | 7 | Chris Anker Sørensen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 8 | Fabian Cancellara | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 9 | Linus Gerdemann | Red Bull - Cervélo | s.t. | | 10 |  Marek Rutkiewicz | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara | Sky ProCycling | 4h36'51 | | 2 | Thomas Dekker | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 1 | | 3 | Franco Pellizotti | Lampre - Alitalia | + 2 | | 4 | Tony Martin | Red Bull - Cervélo | s.t. | | 5 | Alejandro Valverde | Dexia | s.t. | | 6 | Dario Cataldo | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 7 | | 7 | Chris Anker Sørensen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 8 | Nicolas Roche | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 8 | | 9 | Andy Schleck | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 10 | Thomas De Gendt | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. |
Points
| 1 | Franco Pellizotti | Lampre - Alitalia | 27 | | 2 | Nicolas Roche | Radio Shack - Nissan | 25 | | 3 | Fabian Cancellara | Sky ProCycling | 23 | | 4 | Tony Martin | Red Bull - Cervélo | 20 | | 5 | Chris Anker Sørensen | BMC Racing Team | 17 |
KOTM
| 1 | Michel Kreder | Sky ProCycling | 12 | | 2 | Francis De Greef | Petronas - Monster Energy | 8 | | 3 | Jelle Vanendert | Petronas - Monster Energy | 6 | | 4 | Przemyslaw Niemiec | Alitalia | 5 | | 5 | Rob Ruijgh | Petronas - Monster Energy | 4 |
Today's Winner
Word from the DS
What a strange stage. First, even all the sprinters arrive at the summit of the Simplonpass in the peloton, without problems. Then, at a small hill, attacks all over the place that none of our riders could counter. And the sprinters suddenly ran out of energy and all finished outside the top 20..... Oh well, never mind.
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| dienblad |
Posted on 08-02-2013 18:02
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@ Csabi13: Gesink will be our leader here, but Dekker will have a protected role by now. And when Gesink can't follow and Dekekr can, Dekker will be the leader.
@ baggieboys32: 140 it is... Mistyped.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 08-02-2013 18:05
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That's odd. Surviving mountains but no speedbumps |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 08-02-2013 18:15
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Too bad that Thomas didn't won the TT.
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 08-02-2013 19:26
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A nice steady start from Thomas  |
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| krisa |
Posted on 08-02-2013 21:26
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do you wan KoM jersey |
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