I'll try to start working on Poland tomorrow, but unfortunately I can't guarantee anything. If anyone can send me the race profiles, PCM13 version and if possible jpeg and cropped as well, I might get to work in the train tomorrow.
Deadline is tomorrow 11:20AM CET, but if possible please earlier
Edited by Selwink on 21-09-2014 15:25
Eneco Tour has recently build itself up to a little highlight of the season. As a dutch and Belgian race, it harbors all of the characteristics one would demand. True eyecatching stages are certainly number 6 and 7. With some infamous, short cobblestone passages around Geraardsbergen and quite a bunch of vicious hills on the way to Aywaille, the race presents itself as a reminder to the spring classics – both Flanders and Ardennes. However, we could already see some nice GC on stage 2. A 13km long Time Trial as stage 5 presents meanwhile a further mix-up for the later part of the race.
Three sprinter stages early on, which impress certainly with their consequent showing of utter pancake-flat landscape and… nothingness, present themselves as probably the most flat thing you’ll see this side of the season since Oman. Still, they give enough incentive to maybe draw a few big name sprinters in.
Favourites
Who is favourite? It depends largely on how the race will be contested. But generally, guys who have TT skills, good legs for time bonuses and can hold their ground in the spring classics, are the ones to look at. This basically means that Fabian Cancellara is your guy you should make a safe bet on.
Vanmarcke and Boom (both Belkin) as well as Van Avermaet and Gilbert (both BMC) make each for a dangerous duo in the fight for overall classification though. Especially since each team landed one of the big Monument wins ( Ronde, Paris-Roubaix), whilst Cancellara was largely on its own. Since Tom Boonen and Peter Sagan are missing though, only John Degenkolb and Boasson Hagen remain as the guys who get enough time bonus to eventually survive the hilly/cobble onslaught
For the flat stages meanwhile, André Greipel seems to be the big contender next to Degenkolb. The German will look to get in as many stage wins for Lotto-Belisol in their home race.
EPIC Youngsters
A whole bunch of known EPIC youngster showed up. Rudy Verboven will look to challenge for some overall points, however with his ridiculous, critical lack of any TT skills at all (55 in TT and PR), he will likely have quite a lot of catching up to do when the race comes to his region. Erik McDermott, who just signed with Garmin-Sharp, might be able to give his DS a nice parting gift. With his fast legs, he might get some crucial bonus seconds, similar to DegenStache. Might be something for Sithembile too.
Two men who have caused some hype this season are Willem Brouwer and Adrien Hanzen. The season-long rivalry might get to a new height, especially since both of them have signed big new deals with World Tour teams (GRS respectively BMC), and will want to warrant that to the doubtful, cynical cycling world.
Some riders that may try something on the hilly stage are Hintermüller, Kakhi or De Vries. A welcome return to cycling makes super awesome Archduke of breakaways, Richard Löwenherz will want to get some surprise points in a stage. Meanwhile, Maxim Oget is here too: However with the lack of proper cobbled mountain summits at around 2.000 meter sea level, he’s likely just gonna do nothing.
Startlist
Spoiler
Stage 1
Lots of flat and the Rode"berg" in between. Not sure if the word "Berg" is appropiate though.
The first thing to report on would be a puncture by Cappelle, but instead we focus on Potgieter’s attack. He is soon followed by Löwenherz (no kidding), who must enjoy his Krist-off-time (get it?). Soon enough Ion Aberasturi completes the breakaway and they get a lead of over 2 minutes. Löwenherz takes the intermediate sprint contested ahead of Potgieter and Aberasturi. 6, 4 and 2 points respectively.
With almost 7 minutes lead, the three hit Pode”berg”. Löwenherz is the first to accelerate, looking for an easy KoM jersey on this first day. However, Jon Aberasturi is just that bit smarter as he outsprints the other two in the last turn and grabs the points ahead of Löwenherz and Potgieter.
The boys are on a circuit now. With the finish line ahead, but it only being important in 30 kilometers, the breakaway is set to get caught. Roughly 3 minutes won’t be enough despite Löwenherz’ unbreakable fighting spirit and comradery.
A farewell present to the guys, as Aberasturi wins the second intermediate sprint ahead of Löwenherz. Potgieter third. The peloton cruising in and building itself up, where Belkin, Argos and Lotto lead the chase.
10 kilometers left, this time it counts. De Vries, one of EPIC’s youngest, hunts down another one. Great performance by the young Dutch, who has recently signed a contract with Vacansoleil. Behind him Argos has reached its final sprint form already.
Arndt and Eisel gave each other a true head mash-up as both fight to keep their captains ahead. Greipel took Hanzen’s wheel, though soon switches to Degenkolb. Nizzolo, Guardini, Ciolek are all well positioned. Verboven gets into some sprint action too.
Not before the last turn, far less than a 1 km to go, the sprint opens up. And when it does, its Greipel who comes bursting through. His acceleration goes basically unanswered as Degenkolb tries his own luck, coming out of Arndt’s draft.
Greipel wins, Degenkolb takes crucial bonus seconds. Farrar comes third. As the entire peloton is already in the bus or under tents, it is reported that Gregor Mühlberger from Team Tirol crashed…
Worth nothing: As a reward for his day out in the breakaway and the bonus seconds, Löwenherz takes the best young rider for the day ahead of Degenkolb and Hanzen. Greipel meanwhile takes, non surprisingly, the leader's jersey at the same time with Löwenherz and two seconds ahead of Aberasturi.
Stage 1, Results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
3h49'36
2
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
3
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
4
Gerald Ciolek
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
5
Adrien Hanzen
Sky Procycling
s.t.
6
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
7
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
8
Yauheni Hutarovich
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
9
Willem Brouwer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Rudy Verboven
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Leigh Howard
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
12
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
13
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
14
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
15
Nikias Arndt
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
16
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
17
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
s.t.
18
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
19
Fabian Cancellara
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
20
Alessandro Petacchi
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
21
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
22
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
23
Grégory Rast
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
24
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
25
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
26
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
28
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
29
Andrea Palini
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
30
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
31
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
32
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
33
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
34
Matthew Hayman
Sky Procycling
s.t.
35
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
36
Bob Jungels
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
37
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
38
Rajesh Kakhi
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
39
Bobbie Traksel
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
41
Steve Chainel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
42
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
43
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
44
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
45
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
46
Erik McDermott
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
47
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
48
Josef Hintermuller
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
49
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
s.t.
50
Luke Durbridge
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
51
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
52
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
53
Maciej Bodnar
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
54
Dirk Bellemakers
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
55
Albert Timmer
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
56
Thabo Jango Sithembile
Sky Procycling
s.t.
57
Alexey Tsatevitch
Katusha Team
s.t.
58
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
59
Gert Dockx
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
60
Baptiste Planckaert
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
61
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
62
Cheng Ji
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
63
Anton Vorobyev
Katusha Team
s.t.
64
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
65
Thierry Hupond
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
66
Silvio Pennarossa
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
67
Bradley Potgieter
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
68
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
69
Hugo Houle
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
70
Winner Anacona
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
71
Gregor Gazvoda
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
72
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
73
Ryan Roth
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Matthias Krizek
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
75
Pieter De Vries
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
76
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
77
Nikolas Maes
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
79
Jan Polanc
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
80
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov
Katusha Team
s.t.
81
Michael Mørkøv
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
82
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
83
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
84
Stijn Devolder
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
85
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
86
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
87
Nelson Oliveira
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
88
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
s.t.
89
Nick Nuyens
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
90
Jure Kocjan
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
91
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
92
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
s.t.
93
Johan Le Bon
FDJ.fr
s.t.
94
Mathieu Sprick
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
95
Christian Meier
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
96
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
97
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ.fr
s.t.
98
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
99
Yohan Offredo
FDJ.fr
s.t.
100
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
101
Steven Caethoven
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
102
Valerio Agnoli
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
103
Francis Mourey
FDJ.fr
s.t.
104
Danilo Hondo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
105
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
106
Jacobus Venter
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
107
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
108
Axel Domont
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
109
Richard Löwenherz
Katusha Team
s.t.
110
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
111
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
112
Maxime Oget
Movistar Team
s.t.
113
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
114
Jani Tewelde
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
115
Yann Huguet
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
116
Sébastien Delfosse
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
117
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
118
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
119
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
120
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
121
Dominique Rollin
FDJ.fr
s.t.
122
Willem Wauters
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
123
Nariyuki Masuda
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
124
Marek Rutkiewicz
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
125
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
126
Maarten Wynants
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
127
Mickaël Delage
FDJ.fr
s.t.
128
Chan Jae Jang
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
129
Gang Xu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
130
Kin San Wu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
131
William Bonnet
FDJ.fr
s.t.
132
Karsten Kroon
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
133
Davy Commeye
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
134
Jetse Bol
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
135
Borut Božic
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
136
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
137
Tomasz Kiendyś
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
138
Robert Wagner
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
139
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
140
Tom Leezer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
141
Staf Scheirlinckx
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
142
Matthew Lloyd
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
143
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
144
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
145
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
146
Jempy Drucker
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
147
Mateusz Taciak
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
148
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
149
Egidijus Juodvalkis
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
150
Mart Ojavee
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
151
Sven Nys
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
152
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
153
Marko Kump
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
154
Kurt Hovelynck
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
155
Jakub Krizan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
156
Tarik Chaoufi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
157
Kevin Peeters
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
158
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
159
James Vanlandschoot
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
160
Sylwester Janiszewski
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
161
Jesús Del Pino
Movistar Team
s.t.
162
Stefan Van Dijk
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
163
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
164
Garikoitz Bravo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
165
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
166
Jacek Morajko
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
167
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
168
Łukasz Owsian
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
169
Jens Keukeleire
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
170
Joost Van Leijen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
171
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
172
Adrian Honkisz
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
173
Brian Bulgac
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
174
Andreas Stauff
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
175
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
176
Marouane Shaqif
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
177
Sander Cordeel
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
178
Travis Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
179
Kristian Sbaragli
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
180
Andy Cappelle
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
181
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
182
Robert Andrews
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
183
Grzegorz Stepniak
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
184
Martijn Maaskant
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
185
Federico Canuti
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
186
Anders Lund
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
187
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
188
Jon Aberasturi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
189
Frédéric Amorison
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
190
Koen Barbé
Crelan - Euphony
+ 5'33
191
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 8'55
192
Benjamin Verraes
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
193
Jure Golcer
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
194
Patrick Bosman
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 9'42
195
Hannes Kapeller
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 11'50
GC
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
3h49'26
2
Richard Löwenherz
Katusha Team
s.t.
3
Jon Aberasturi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2
4
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 4
5
Bradley Potgieter
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
Spoiler
6
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
+ 6
7
Gerald Ciolek
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 10
8
Adrien Hanzen
Sky Procycling
s.t.
9
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
10
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
11
Yauheni Hutarovich
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
12
Willem Brouwer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Rudy Verboven
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
14
Leigh Howard
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
15
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
16
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
17
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
18
Nikias Arndt
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
19
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
20
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
s.t.
21
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
22
Fabian Cancellara
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
23
Alessandro Petacchi
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
25
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
26
Grégory Rast
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
27
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
28
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
29
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
30
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
31
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
32
Andrea Palini
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
33
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
34
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
35
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
36
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Matthew Hayman
Sky Procycling
s.t.
38
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
39
Bob Jungels
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
40
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
41
Rajesh Kakhi
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
42
Bobbie Traksel
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
43
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
44
Steve Chainel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
45
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
46
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
47
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
48
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
49
Erik McDermott
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
50
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
51
Josef Hintermuller
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
52
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
s.t.
53
Luke Durbridge
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
54
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
55
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
56
Maciej Bodnar
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
57
Dirk Bellemakers
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
58
Albert Timmer
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
59
Thabo Jango Sithembile
Sky Procycling
s.t.
60
Alexey Tsatevitch
Katusha Team
s.t.
61
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
62
Gert Dockx
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
63
Baptiste Planckaert
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
64
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
65
Cheng Ji
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
66
Anton Vorobyev
Katusha Team
s.t.
67
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
68
Thierry Hupond
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
69
Silvio Pennarossa
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
70
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
71
Hugo Houle
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
72
Winner Anacona
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
73
Gregor Gazvoda
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
75
Ryan Roth
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
76
Matthias Krizek
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
77
Pieter De Vries
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
78
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Nikolas Maes
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
81
Jan Polanc
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
82
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov
Katusha Team
s.t.
83
Michael Mørkøv
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
84
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
85
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
86
Stijn Devolder
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
87
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
88
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
89
Nelson Oliveira
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
90
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
s.t.
91
Nick Nuyens
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
92
Jure Kocjan
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
93
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
94
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
s.t.
95
Johan Le Bon
FDJ.fr
s.t.
96
Mathieu Sprick
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
97
Christian Meier
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
98
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
99
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ.fr
s.t.
100
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
101
Yohan Offredo
FDJ.fr
s.t.
102
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
103
Steven Caethoven
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
104
Valerio Agnoli
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
105
Francis Mourey
FDJ.fr
s.t.
106
Danilo Hondo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
107
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
108
Jacobus Venter
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
109
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
110
Axel Domont
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
111
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
112
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
113
Maxime Oget
Movistar Team
s.t.
114
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Jani Tewelde
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
116
Yann Huguet
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
117
Sébastien Delfosse
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
118
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
119
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
120
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
121
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
122
Dominique Rollin
FDJ.fr
s.t.
123
Willem Wauters
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
124
Nariyuki Masuda
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
125
Marek Rutkiewicz
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
126
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
127
Maarten Wynants
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
128
Mickaël Delage
FDJ.fr
s.t.
129
Chan Jae Jang
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
130
Gang Xu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
131
Kin San Wu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
132
William Bonnet
FDJ.fr
s.t.
133
Karsten Kroon
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
134
Davy Commeye
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
135
Jetse Bol
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
136
Borut Božic
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
137
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
138
Tomasz Kiendyś
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
139
Robert Wagner
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
140
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
141
Tom Leezer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
142
Staf Scheirlinckx
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
143
Matthew Lloyd
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
144
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
145
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
146
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
147
Jempy Drucker
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
148
Mateusz Taciak
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
149
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
150
Egidijus Juodvalkis
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
151
Mart Ojavee
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
152
Sven Nys
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
153
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
154
Marko Kump
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
155
Kurt Hovelynck
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
156
Jakub Krizan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
157
Tarik Chaoufi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
158
Kevin Peeters
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
159
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
160
James Vanlandschoot
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
161
Sylwester Janiszewski
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
162
Jesús Del Pino
Movistar Team
s.t.
163
Stefan Van Dijk
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
164
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
165
Garikoitz Bravo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
166
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
167
Jacek Morajko
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
168
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
169
Łukasz Owsian
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
170
Jens Keukeleire
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
171
Joost Van Leijen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
172
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
173
Adrian Honkisz
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
174
Brian Bulgac
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
175
Andreas Stauff
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
176
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
177
Marouane Shaqif
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
178
Sander Cordeel
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
179
Travis Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
180
Kristian Sbaragli
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
181
Andy Cappelle
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
182
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
183
Robert Andrews
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
184
Grzegorz Stepniak
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
185
Martijn Maaskant
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
186
Federico Canuti
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
187
Anders Lund
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
188
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
189
Frédéric Amorison
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
190
Koen Barbé
Crelan - Euphony
+ 5'43
191
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 9'05
192
Benjamin Verraes
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
193
Jure Golcer
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
194
Patrick Bosman
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 9'52
195
Hannes Kapeller
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 12'00
Points
Spoiler
Rank
Name
Team
Points
General
1
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
25
25
2
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
22
22
3
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
20
20
4
Gerald Ciolek
MTN - Qhubeka
18
18
5
Adrien Hanzen
Sky Procycling
16
16
6
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
15
15
7
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
14
14
8
Yauheni Hutarovich
AG2R La Mondiale
13
13
9
Willem Brouwer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
12
12
10
Rudy Verboven
Euskaltel - Euskadi
11
11
11
Richard Löwenherz
Katusha Team
10
10
12
Leigh Howard
Orica - GreenEdge
10
10
13
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
9
9
14
Jon Aberasturi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
8
8
15
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
8
8
16
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
7
7
17
Bradley Potgieter
MTN - Qhubeka
6
6
18
Nikias Arndt
Team Argos - Shimano
6
6
19
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
5
5
20
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
4
4
21
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
3
3
22
Fabian Cancellara
RadioShack - Leopard
2
2
23
Alessandro Petacchi
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
1
1
KoM
Spoiler
Rank
Name
Team
Mountain
General
1
Jon Aberasturi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
5
5
2
Richard Löwenherz
Katusha Team
3
3
3
Bradley Potgieter
MTN - Qhubeka
1
1
Young Rider - but I di d not watch the ceremony, damn
I wasn't expecting the Eneco to start for a while but great. Hanzen can't come soon enough. Though Gilbert did finish 14th in a sprint, so it's not all bad.
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Quite some challenges from Ardooie to Vorst. With cobblestones around Mont Saint Laurent, there may be some danger to crashes, however the passages are too far from the finish to play a role. Depending on how the finish will be ridden, there be may chance for a late attack, but expect a bunch sprint today. One to watch out for is certainly Hanzen for today.
On a far sunnier day than yesterday, Jon Aberasturi shows himself eraly again. This time around in the polka dot jersey of the best “climber”. He shows clearly that he is motivated to help his team stay in the World Tour by trying it hard.
And Aberasturi gets a companion in the form of… Richard Löwenherz. Both of them are clearly in the form and especially want to show off their jersey. A solid breakaway yesterday is supposed to become a successful one today?
Additional riders join the front duo: Chainel, Hovelynck, Potgieter, Le Bon all make into the break, gaining quickly a solid lead of 3 minutes.
With as many as 5 cat. 4 climbs, the breakaway will have several duels. Here we are the first climb, as Löwenherz is the first to attack at the bottom of it. Le Bon however hangs on tightly, however no beating Löwenherz’ legs as he takes the KoM jersey momentarily from Aberasturi.
We see Potgieter already struggling a bit behind, he may have problems later in the race due to all the mountain sprints. Further ahead, his breakaway companion Löwenherz yet takes another KoM sprint, certainly this time thanks to the cobbled passage leading up to it. Where is Oget when it’s his time to shine?
Accompanied by weather that can’t decided if it wants to be sunshine or rain, the breakaway heads up Mont Saint Laurent. The cobbles favor Löwenherz, who outsprints Le Bon on the last meters. After those 3 climbs, he leads KoM competition by 11 points to Chainel. With over 7-8 minutes lead, the peloton slowly starts its workday.
Back in the peloton actually, the increased pace causes for some hectic manevours and for a short time, a small group, containing Cancellara, set itself apart. They were quickly reeled in again though.
Hovelynck wins the intermediate sprint ahead of Aberasturi and Chainel. 45 kilometers left, about 3’30 half minutes lead remain. Potgieter dropped critically by now and soon caught by Lotto Belisol, lead by Bulgac and De Vries.
The break continues to fight its way. Aberasturi leading here the way. At least they clearly want to get the two remaining two KoM sprints. However at 30 kilometers and a continously decreasing gap, they still have to work hard and shove tactical child play to the side.
Chainel atop of Alsemberg. He gets some important points as Löwenherz only comes 4th. Did the young Austrian “royal blood” of breakaways power himself too much out in the prior sprints? Le Bon comes second. However, whilst for Chainel the little stint is over, Le Bon continues his attack. He is followed by Löwenherz initially. But Le Bon finally comes off clear. He gets a 15 second lead to his former companions, with 18 kms to go.
Bruine Put sees it all close to the finish. The peloton comes rushing on from behind, as Le Bon struggles up here He just looks to get some last KoM points but Chainel seems to be merciless as he comes up from behind. What a power this late in the race.
Löwenherz was the last of the guys to get over the hill. So far, no peloton in sight though. Safe for now. The peloton seems to be strugging as well over that little climb due to the extremely narrow passage! But lots of pain for Löwenherz today. Alongside Aberasturi, he now may pay the price for yesterday’s efforts, as the other three of the breakaway part ways from the two.
Crazy, what’s going on? With more than a minute down, the peloton needs to work. Instead, Greipel leads the peloton. No support from other teams in the peloton. All his domestiques burned after an intense chase?! Due to the peloton’s confusion, the breakaway gets a gap again in mere kilometers. And fast, the gap is growing fast! You see Greipel shouting at Vacansoleil guys, who are just blocking the view, maybe laughing at him…
Meanwhile, Löwenherz and Aberasturi have found their rhythm again and come closer to the three up ahead, but now enough to close the gap.
It looks like a weird breakaway win. All typical this late in the season? The sprinter teams see that they have no hope for the win anymore, the GC teams don’t want to invest anything this early. It’s the breakaways lucky turn!
Le Bon & the other two are quite significantly ahead. They passed the 10 kilometers, and are now heading into the last 5. One of those three will certainly take the stage win! All of them profit from the confusion and disagreement back in the bunch. Meanwhile, Greipel finally got some support back from his team but it’s too late.
The breakaway up ahead heads into the final kilometers, as Gilbert attacks on this slope. Smart move. Teams seem to be not willing to work for Lotto Belisol and so the pace isn`t as fast as it should be. A perfect attack? No attacks, but Greipel’s sprint legs are filled with fury.
It’s Chainel who takes the win, ahead of Hovelynck, Le Bon. Aberasturi, 4th, and Löwenherz get surprisingly the same time as the winner. But, it gets stranger still when World Champion Gilbert comes into the finish with a solid lead to Greipel, yet the peloton gets the same time too… Common problems….
A crazy stage sees Chainel taking the stage win and the leader’s jersey. Aberasturi and Löwenherz switch their jerseys to each other. All five riders in the breakaway have a spot in the sun for now, but how long will it last? Whilst Chainel remains as the lucky man atop the podium, Greipel spits his fury at the non-cooperation into microphones. Sprinters teams as well as GC teams get their part of the blame.
De Vries looks really good, must still be celebrating his new contract ? And Markus showing some progress, finishing ahead of Hanzen Crelan really have some great results lately ...
Edited by TheHoeke on 21-09-2014 19:42
- but I di d not watch the ceremony, damn 
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Crelan really have some great results lately ...
