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Petronas - Monster Energy; The end of an era
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 31-03-2013 09:51
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Kittel finally able to sprint for the win  |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 31-03-2013 12:57
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Marcel finally showing us what he is capable of |
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 31-03-2013 18:49
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Marcel with back to back victories, finally.... |
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 31-03-2013 18:51
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Finally
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| dienblad |
Posted on 02-04-2013 21:39
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@ all: I was surprised to see 2 mass sprints as well. Maybe, with the Vuelta coming up, all hope isn't lost! ANd Kittel did great, but the others must be dramatic 
Tomorrow (wednesday) report of stage 4 and 5 coming up.
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| dienblad |
Posted on 03-04-2013 09:49
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Stage 4
Stage 4 should be a decisive stage in this Eneco Tour, since it features some Ardennes-climbs.
With a sprinter in the GC-lead, we decide to keep the pace low during the climbs, and chase the 3-men breakaway on the flat. Consequently, we can't catch the BOTD and surprising winner Maksat Izbasarov doesn't only take the stage win, but also the GC-lead. He has dropped Yann Huguet (M&M's) and Grega Bole (Vacansoleil), 2 way better hilly riders, on the final hill. The peloton finishes at 1'08, with Marcel Kittel beating Edvald Boasson Hagen and Fabian Cancellara for the 4th place.
Results
| 1 |  Maksat Izbasarov | Pro Team Astana | 4h34'07 | | 2 |  Yann Huguet | M&M's | + 28 | | 3 |  Grega Bole | Lampre - Alitalia | s.t. | | 4 |  Marcel Kittel | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 1'08 | | 5 |  Edvald Boasson Hagen | Dexia | s.t. | | 6 |  Fabian Cancellara | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 7 |  Giovanni Visconti | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 8 |  Gianni Meersman | FDJ | s.t. | | 9 | Greg Van Avermaet | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 10 | Kristof Vandewalle | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. |
Today's Winner
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Stage 5
After yesterday's hills, today a flat 14.7km ITT awaits, with start and finish in the city of Roermond.
The best time so far is set by Edvald Boasson Hagen, but that gets beaten by our Dutch champ Thomas Dekker. He is 5 seconds faster than EBH and the new time to beat is 20'49.
Lieuwe Westra was 1 second slower than his team mate, but the next rider to finish looks to be faster. Disguised as Captain America, Garmin's Tejay van Garderen is 1 second faster! New best time: 20'48.
All the team's hopes in winning the GC can be thrown away when Spartacus is hammering down the route. He completely destroys the opposition and sets the new limit at 20'20. Yes, Fabian Cancellara is 28 seconds faster than TvG in less than 15 kilometres..... Truelly amazing.
All Marcel Kittel now has to do is to limit his loss. He started the ITT with a 4-second margin, and when he can win the 2 final stages (40 bonus seconds), he must loose less than 44 seconds. But he can't make it, 13th time at '56. And as we fins out that Cancellara also gets 20 bonus seconds (for a ITT, why?????), the GC-win is gone.
And for those who are curious what can Maksat Izbasarov do after yesterday's win, with a TT-stat of 61? 132nd position at 1'53.
Results
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara | Sky ProCycling | 20'20 | | 2 |  Tejay Van Garderen | Garmin - Barracuda | + 28 | | 3 |  Thomas Dekker | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 29 | | 4 | Lieuwe Westra | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 30 | | 5 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Dexia | + 34 | | 6 |  Rui Costa | Movistar Team | + 42 | | 7 | Stef Clement | M&M's | + 43 | | 8 |  Ignatas Konovalovas | Movistar Team | + 50 | | 9 |  Michael Rogers | Sky ProCycling | + 52 | | 10 | Rick Flens | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 54 |
GC
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara | Sky ProCycling | 13h15'09 | | 2 | Tejay Van Garderen | Garmin - Barracuda | + 39 | | 3 | Thomas Dekker | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 53 | | 4 | Lieuwe Westra | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 59 | | 5 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Dexia | + 1'09 | | 6 | Rui Costa | Movistar Team | + 1'10 | | 7 | Marcel Kittel | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 1'12 | | 8 | Maksat Izbasarov | Pro Team Astana | + 1'31 | | 9 | Stijn Devolder | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 1'32 | | 10 |  Beñat Intxausti | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 1'34 |
Today's Winner
Word from the DS
Oh well, Cancellara is too strong in the ITT. Now the goal is to keep the 3rd place in the GC.
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 03-04-2013 09:53
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Nice 3rd for Dekker and 4th for Westra. Hope you keep the 3rd overall.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 03-04-2013 10:17
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If you can keep three riders in the top 10, impressive! |
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| Schleck96 |
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Ian is right, 3 riders in top 10 is a very good result. Good luck for the next 2 stages . |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 03-04-2013 10:57
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I wouldn't give up on grabbing the top spot just yet |
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| baia |
Posted on 03-04-2013 18:38
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Great Tour win
The team is doing great at Eneco... i think it will be hard to maintain 3 riders in top 10 but imo Petronas will take yellow..
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| dienblad |
Posted on 05-04-2013 16:12
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Stage 6
The day after the ITT, the peloton and the GC-contenders take it easy. In the 189km stage with start and finish in Genk, a 14-rider breakaway can fight for the stage win. Omega Pharma's Staf Scheirlinckx has attacked with 15km to go, and the other 13 can't catch him again. So the stage win goes to Scheirlincks, with Steve Chainel (FDJ) and Thomas Berkhout (M&M's) in 2nd and 3rd at 1'09. The peloton finishes at 8'14, no GC-changes.
The Results
| 1 | Staf Scheirlinckx | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | 4h35'34 | | 2 | Steve Chainel | FDJ | + 1'09 | | 3 | Thomas Berkhout | M&M's | s.t. | | 4 | Johan Coenen | Landbouwkrediet - Euphony | s.t. | | 5 | Leigh Howard | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 6 | Grégory Rast | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 7 | Alejandro Marque | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 8 | Sterling Magnell | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 9 | Job Vissers | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 10 | Gorik Gardeyn | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
Today's Winner
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Stage 7
The final stage with start and finish in Sittard-Geleen. 201 kilometres with lots of short steep hills.
8km to go
For the 2nd day in a row, the breakaway gets the blessings from the peloton. Team Sky doesn't need to chase them, and we don't as we have a plan to improve the 3rd position in the GC.
With 8km to go, at the last hill of the day, GC's number 3 Thomas Dekker attacks out of the peloton. He quickly creates a margin of 30 seconds, meaning he can overtake Tejay van Garderen for the 2nd place in the GC.
Finish
Meanwhile, Jarl Salomein wins the sprint of the BOTD, giving his team Landbouwkrediet - Euphony a great win. Steve Chainel finishes in 2nd, just as yesterday, and Eduard Prades (Euskaltel) in 3rd.
Thomas Dekker manages to stay in front of the peloton and finishes at 3'24. The peloton finishes about 15 seconds later, but the question is what will the judges decide, do they give a time gap or not??
The Results
| 1 | Jarl Salomein | Landbouwkrediet - Euphony | 5h14'05 | | 2 | Steve Chainel | FDJ | s.t. | | 3 | Eduard Prades | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 4 | Filippo Pozzato | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 5 |  Kasper Jebjerg | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 6 | Wim De Vocht | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 7 | Saïd Haddou | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 8 | Sterling Magnell | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 9 | Leigh Howard | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 10 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
Today's Winner
GC
It takes the judges almost 15 minutes to make their decision, and finally, it is in our benefit! The peloton finishes '16 behind Dekker, meaning he jumps to the 2nd place in the GC!!
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara | Sky ProCycling | 23h16'42 | | 2 | Thomas Dekker | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 37 | | 3 | Tejay Van Garderen | Garmin - Barracuda | + 39 | | 4 | Lieuwe Westra | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 59 | | 5 | Marcel Kittel | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 1'06 | | 6 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Dexia | + 1'09 | | 7 | Rui Costa | Movistar Team | + 1'10 | | 8 | Maksat Izbasarov | Pro Team Astana | + 1'31 | | 9 | Stijn Devolder | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 1'32 | | 10 | Beñat Intxausti | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 1'34 |
Points
| 1 | Marcel Kittel | Petronas - Monster Energy | 87 | | 2 | Fabian Cancellara | Sky ProCycling | 76 | | 3 | Lieuwe Westra | Petronas - Monster Energy | 57 | | 4 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Dexia | 52 | | 5 | Steve Chainel | FDJ | 50 |
Overall winner
Word from the DS
2 stage wins, and in the end a 2nd place in the GC, and 3 in the top 5. Very happy with this!!
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 05-04-2013 16:14
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Wow, lucky the jury is on your side for once! Excellent race and three riders in the top 5, amazing! Only thing missing is the GC win, maybe next year |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 06-04-2013 12:19
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@ Ian: it surprised me too they gave this time gap. Still happy about it. ANd when Cancellara is riding here, it's impossible to beat him for the GC, too much ITT-kilometres.
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| dienblad |
Posted on 06-04-2013 12:37
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Tour de l'Ain
Next stop, and the final preparation race for the Vuelta, is the Tour de l'Ain, a 5-stage race in the French departement of the Ain. With the final stage ending at the summit of the Grand Colombier, the race is one for climbers. Last year, Domenico Pozzovivo took the win here.
Startlist
Spoiler Dexia
1. J.J.Cobo
2. R.Charton
3. S.Clarke
4. J.Claveran
5. J.De Schepper
6. J.Herrada
7. I.Mora
8. M.Thevenin
Petronas
11. J.Vanendert
12. G.Bernard
13. M.Breschel
14. M.De Maar
15. A.Jamal
16. M.Lefèvre
17. M.Lootens
18. J.Posthuma
Cofidis
21. A.Geniez
22. S.Dumoulin
23. A.Lemair
24. G.Lequatre
25. J.Mazet
26. Y.Mery
27. R.Millot
28. F.Savoye
FDJ
31. R.Bardet
32. A.Balland
33. A.Blain
34. R.Boutin
35. S.Casar
36. A.Charteau
37. N.Edet
38. N.Joyeux
Europcar
41. C.Le Mével
42. Y.Arashiro
43. B.Billet
44. R.Lallement
45. R.Lerouge
46. J.Loubet
47. A.Morice
48. M.Sprick
AG2R
51. B.Kadri
52. Y.Barbas
53. P.Bartoli
54. M.Bouet
55. M.Chedhomme
56. M.Chérel
57. M.Claude
58. J.Peraud
MX3 Nutrition
61. D.Devenyns
62. P.Brousse
63. R.Charpentier
64. D.R.DÃaz
65. A.George
66. J.Jules
67. Y.Marié
68. Y.Martinez
Saur
71. J.Cabreira
72. E.Cosson
73. J.Engoulvent
74. Y.Girardot
75. F.Jeandesboz
76. Y.Le Boulanger
77. M.Mollard
78. M.Rieu
Roubaix Lille Métropole
81. R.Sutherland
82. M.Allaire
83. S.Coudert
84. S.Gonthier
85. J.Guiot
86. G.Larsson
87. L.Lefèvre
88. J.Marino
Caja Rural
91. E.Mosquera
92. Ó.Freire
93. D.Navarro
94. E.Puyol
95. G.Rabuñal
96. I.Romero
97. I.Velasco
Nespresso
101. F.Kessiakoff
102. N.Bauer
103. D.Bonuccelli
104. F.Bortolotti
105. N.Brun
106. A.La Cruz
107. E.Plaza
UnitedHealthcare
111. A.Dyachenko
112. C.Beyer
113. C.Butler
114. K.Petty
115. T.Roe
116. A.Semple
117. J.Walker
118. N.Walker
Rabobank
121. L.Ten Dam
122. D.Bellemakers
123. S.Botter
124. L.Bouma
125. L.Hagenaars
126. K.Kroon
127. T.Slagter
128. R.Wielinga
Big Mat
131. K.Elissonde
132. L.Deshayes
133. A.Molmy
134. J.Mombaerts
135. F.Mourey
136. R.Racault
Bretagne
141. M.Polo
142. N.Bazin
143. S.Calzati
144. A.Delaplace
145. A.Fonseca
146. N.Le Guillou
147. C.Monnerais
148. R.Monnier
Wallonie Bruxelles
151. F.Polazzi
152. S.Delfosse
153. P.Desmet
154. J.Ghyselinck
155. S.Schets
156. G.Steurs
157. D.Tuytens
158. S.Vanthourenhout
M&M's
161. A.Engels
162. M.Bos
163. A.King
Liquigas
171. D.Colli
172. G.Brambilla
173. B.Brewer
174. C.Foti
175. R.Marzoli
176. D.Peluso
Landbouwkrediet
181. K.Van Impe
Qantas Airways
191. C.O'Reilly
Startlist
The Favourites
*** Juan José Cobo (Dexia), Christophe Le Mével (Europcar), Jele Vanendert.
** Alexandre Geniez (Cofidis), Fredrik Kessiakoff (Nespresso), Ezequeil Mosquera (Caja Rural).
* Dries Devenyns (MX3 nutrition), Alexandr Dyachenko (United Healthcare), Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank).
Our Goal
A stage win and a top 3 in the GC.
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Posted on 06-04-2013 13:01
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Stage 1
For those who wonder where Gustav Erik Larsson has been this season: he's riding for Roubaix Lille Métropole and has been pretty invisible. But he wins the 3.7km prologue in Bourg-en-Bresse, 1 second faster than Andy Casar and 2 than Geoffrey Lequatre. Best from our team is Joost Posthuma in 17th position at '11.
| 1 |  Gustav Erik Larsson | Roubaix Lille Métropole | 5'02 | | 2 | Sandy Casar | FDJ | + 1 | | 3 | Geoffroy Lequatre | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 2 | | 4 | Blel Kadri | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4 | | 5 | Sébastien Delfosse | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | + 5 |
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Stage 2
The only flat stage of the Tour de l'Ain, with the finish in Saint Vulbas, brings another win to Samuel Dumoulin, already his 12th this season! Matti Breschel finishes in 2nd and with the other sprinters totally disappointing here, Gregory Bernard takes the 3rd place.
| 1 | Samuel Dumoulin | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | 3h09'20 | | 2 | Matti Breschel | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 3 |  Gregory Bernard | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 4 | Blel Kadri | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 5 | Daniele Colli | Liquigas - Microsoft | s.t. |
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Stage 3
Stage 3 to Bellignat is the first of 2 hilly stages. 6km before the finish awaits the summit of the Cote de Cessiat (3.6km at 6.3%), that should crack the sprinters.
Dexia's Juan José Cobo attacks at the foot of the climb. And he gets chased down by 2 of our riders, Gregory Bernard and Jelle Vanendert. The young Luxembourg riders sacrifices his chances for the win, and brings Vanendert to Cobo, with just 2km to go. Jelle Vanendert profits fully from this, and he outsprints Cobo for the stage win, and also takes over the GC-lead, with Cobo just 1 second behind him. A 2nd group finishes at 1'08, meaning the battle for the GC-win will be between these 2.
| 1 | Jelle Vanendert | Petronas - Monster Energy | 3h14'27 | | 2 | Juan José Cobo | Dexia | s.t. | | 3 | Gregory Bernard | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 18 | | 4 | Samuel Dumoulin | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 1'08 | | 5 | Matti Breschel | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. |
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Stage 4
Stage 4 from Nantua to Lélex is only 129 kilometres but is stacked with climbs. The total amount of height metres is 2945.
We try tocontrol the race as long as possible, but when Juan José CObo attacks with 10km to go, it's up to GC-leader Jelle Vanendert to stay with him. And he manages to do so, but Cobo is too strong in the sprint for the win. So stage win for the Spaniard, and he also takes over the GC-lead by 7 seconds.
| 1 | Juan José Cobo | Dexia | 3h40'38 | | 2 | Jelle Vanendert | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 3 | Alexsandr Dyachenko | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | + 27 | | 4 | Iván Velasco | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 5 | João Cabreira | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. |
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Stage 5
The Tour de l'Ain traditionally finishes at the summit of the Grand Colombier, 18.6km at 6.7% with max gradients of up to 15%. The peloton quickly thins out when this climb starts. Cobo attacks halfway, but Vanendert can counter. And with 2.5km to go, Vanendert attacks himself, and creates a 20-second gap. But then Juan José Cobo does a Purito in the final 1500 metres, making a long climbing sprint. He not only closes the gap to the Belgian, but also drops him in the last 100 metres, securing a 2nd stage win and the GC-win.
| 1 | Juan José Cobo | Dexia | 3h28'46 | | 2 | Jelle Vanendert | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 7 | | 3 | Alexsandr Dyachenko | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | + 40 | | 4 | Alexandre Geniez | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 5 | Iván Velasco | Caja Rural | + 1'29 |
GC
| 1 | Juan José Cobo | Dexia | 13h37'28 | | 2 | Jelle Vanendert | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 16 | | 3 | Alexsandr Dyachenko | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | + 2'57 | | 4 | Alexandre Geniez | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 3'09 | | 5 | João Cabreira | Saur - Sojasun | + 4'00 | | 6 | Iván Velasco | Caja Rural | + 4'04 | | 7 | Dries Devenyns | TEAM MX3 Nutrition | + 4'27 | | 8 | Blel Kadri | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4'37 | | 9 | José Herrada | Dexia | + 6'31 | | 10 | Christophe Le Mével | Team Europcar | + 9'01 |
GC-winner
Word from the DS
All goals achieved. CObo was simply too strong for Vanendert.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 06-04-2013 13:43
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Nice to see three riders finish in the top five at the Eneco Tour
Vanendert did well in The Tour de l'Ain, so preparation seems to be going well for the Vuelta |
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| MrUfo87 |
Posted on 06-04-2013 13:49
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Nice results! Too bad that Vanendert lost the GC, but still a very good job!
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Posted on 06-04-2013 15:11
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@ sutty: Thanks. Think we're ready for the Vuelta!
@ MrUfo87 AGree!
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Posted on 06-04-2013 15:40
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Dutch Food Valley Classic
As every year, the team participates in my hometown event, the Dutch Food Valley Classic, formerly known as Veenendaal - Veenendaal. And last year we managed to win here, thanks to Theo Bos.
The Route
While the real route features a lot of small hills (max. elevation of 60 metres, gradients up to 10%), the PCM-version is flat.
Startlist
Spoiler Petronas
1. M.Kittel
2. N.Bose
3. T.Dekker
4. M.Lefèvre
5. P.Ligthart
6. J.Mulder
7. C.Vermeltfoort
8. T.van Vliet
Sky
11. K.Dehaes
12. D.Appleby
13. D.Appollonio
14. C.Barbosa
15. D.Green
16. L.Holohan
17. C.Knees
18. N.MacLeod
Cofidis
21. S.Dumoulin
22. A.Geniez
23. A.Lemair
24. G.Lequatre
25. J.Mazet
26. Y.Mery
27. R.Millot
Omega Pharma
31. K.Boeckmans
32. M.Bandiera
33. M.Dufosse
34. J.El Fares
35. V.Maurizi
36. J.Monterey
37. S.Van Vooren
38. M.Wynants
BMC
41. M.Belletti
42. R.Jeanne
43. B.Mollema
44. J.Murphy
45. T.Rousselle
46. L.Smit
47. S.Voorhies
48. R.Vrecer
Vacansoleil
51. T.Veelers
52. D.Cornu
53. M.Keizer
54. R.Mandri
55. M.Marcato
56. F.J.Pacheco
57. M.Pavarin
58. G-J.Soepenberg
Rabobank CT
61. B.Smit
62. R.Keister
63. W.Kreder
64. T.Rabou
65. O.Riesebeek
66. B.Schoonbroodt
67. M.Van Blanken
68. D.van der Wal
RadioShack
71. L.Duque
72. D.Holloway
73. R.Justice
74. N.Oliveira
75. M.Rubiano
76. M.Santambrogio
77. C.Stone
78. J.Voigt
Topsport Vlaanderen
81. M.Van Staeyen
82. D.Coppens
83. I.De Poortere
84. S.Renders
85. K.Terweduwe
86. B.Vanheule
87. P.Vanspeybroeck
88. F.Willems
Sony Ericsson
91. M.Reimer
92. B.Bookwalter
93. J.Hoogerland
94. B.Jacques-Maynes
95. G.Mannion
96. D.Pate
97. S.Radochla
98. C.Schmidt
Garmin
101. S.Poulhiès
102. A.Candelario
103. A.Castro
104. G.Eyraud
105. D.Gaudin
106. S.Hernandez
107. C.B.Huff
108. J.Roy
An Post
111. P.Lavery
112. P.Ghyllebert
113. R.Goris
114. K.Koren
115. T.Mertens
116. R.Nagelmaekers
117. C.Sheridan
118. P.Van Hecke
Livestrong
121. B.Shpilevsky
122. J.Cornet
123. S.Cummings
124. J.Deweer
125. H.Duyn
126. S.Helven
127. N.Lasis
128. R.Van der Velde
Differdange
131. C.Heymans
132. R.Broers
133. M.Hebik
134. M.Knudsen
135. A.Reiter
136. T.Thill
137. J.Van Heerden
138. K.Wolter
CCC Polsat
141. M.Komar
142. J.Mendes
143. R.Ratajczyk
144. A.Sznitko
145. Pi.Sztobryn
146. Pa.Sztobryn
147. M.Witecki
148. P.Zielinski
Rabobank
151. A.Van Groen
152. D.Bellemakers
153. S.Botter
154. G.Brown
155. L.Hagenaars
156. J.Mouris
157. L.Smit
158. R.Van Zandbeek
M&M's
161. T.Nishitani
162. J.Ariesen
163. M.Bos
164. H.Dekkers
165. A.Engels
166. A.King
167. K.Mori
Dexia
171. S.Clarke
172. R.Charton
173. J.Claveran
174. J.De Schepper
175. N.Gregoor
176. J.Herrada
177. I.Mora
Wallonie Bruxelles
181. J.Ghyselinck
182. F.De Vos
183. P.Desmet
184. F.Polazzi
185. S.Schets
186. G.Steurs
187. D.Tuytens
188. S.Vanthourenhout
FDJ
191. A.Blain
192. R.Bardet
193. S.Casar
194. A.Charteau
195. N.Edet
Our Team
The Favourites
*** Marcel Kittel
** Kris Boeckmans (Omega Pharma), Kenny Dehaes (Sky), Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis).
* Davide Appolonio (Sky), Manuel Belletti (BMC), Jens Mulder.
Our Goal
Easy: the win.
The Race
All we have to do was to let the race end in a mass sprint. Easy task. And with riders as Samue Dumoulin and Michael Van Staeyen in the BOTD, we know that there are 2 favourites less for the mass sprint. With the help of the Rabobank Continental Team, the BOTD gets caught with 10km to go.
And thanks to Thomas Dekker and Coen Vermeltfoort, Marcel Kittel is perfectly launched with 1500m to go. It's pretty easy for the German to stay in the lead, and he wins the Dutch Food Valley Classic. Young Dutch Bernd Smit(Rabo CT) takes a very surprising 2nd place, with Kris Boeckmans (Omega Pharma) in 3rd.
The Results
| 1 | Marcel Kittel | Petronas - Monster Energy | 4h24'03 | | 2 | Bernd Smit | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 3 | Kris Boeckmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 4 | Marco Marcato | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Martin Reimer | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 6 | Kenny Dehaes | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 7 | Samuel Dumoulin | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 8 |  Leonardo Duque | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 9 | Damien Gaudin | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 10 | Jens Mulder | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. |
The Winner
Word from the DS
A win by the book. Great riding by the team, they still have to do it!
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