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A.Louveille (2017) | Tour de France (Rest Day #01)
tpinot
Tour de France


The last French winner of this race was Bernard Hinault in 1985, today, Thibaut Pinot ( FDJ) made the history by finally offering a new victory to France.
Concerning the Team, they did very well, they won 5 stages, they won all the classifications except "best team" and they show a great potential for the future years concerning the GC.

General Ranking


1Thibaut PinotÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.fr72h36'03
2Thomas De GendtTelenet Pro Cycling Team+ 2'58
3Alejandro Valverde BelmonteMovistar Team+ 3'24
4Alberto Contador VelascoPepsi Pro Cycling+ 6'30
5Warren BarguilTeam Giant - Allianz+ 7'05
6Nairo Alexander Quintana RojasMovistar Team+ 7'36
7Rein TaaramaePepsi Pro Cycling+ 9'13
8Ryder HesjedalGarmin-Sharp+ 12'12
9Bart De ClercqLotto - Belisol+ 14'22
10Chad HagaPepsi Pro Cycling+ 17'30


Points Ranking


John Degenkolb | Team Giant - Allianz


Mountain Ranking

Tom Dumoulin | Team Giant - Allianz


Young Ranking

Warren Barguil | Team Giant - Allianz


Team Ranking

Pepsi Pro Cycling


Tomorrow I'm taking the plane to Poland, the team will bring 3 out of their 4 National Champion (Degenkolb won't be there).

Anthony Louveille.
 
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Ian Butler
Wow for Pinot.

And nice for Giant to take all those jerseys Smile
 
SSJ2Luigi
THIBAUT Banana
 
tpinot
@Ian Butler: All the objectives of the team where realized, the sponsors wanted a top 5 and the Points Classification Grin

@SSJ2Luigi: it's always great to see my friend and former team mate at the top of such a race.

Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian


1Thibaut PinotÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.fr5h41'46
2Sergio Luis Henao MontoyaSky ProCycling+ 30
3Warren BarguilTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
4Alberto Contador VelascoPepsi Pro Cycling+ 56
5Romain BardetAg2r - La Mondiale+ 1'25
6Chad HagaPepsi Pro Cycling+ 1'48
7Bart De ClercqLotto - Belisols.t.
8Ryder HesjedalGarmin-Sharps.t.
9Arnold JeannessonÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.frs.t.
10Wout PoelsTelenet Pro Cycling Team+ 2'10


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Tour de Pologne


The Squad:

Jakub FOLTYN
Silvio HERKLOTZ
Wilco KELDERMAN
Anthony LOUVEILLE
Luca MEZGEC
Georg PREIDLER
Rick ZABEL

Sum Up:

Since I had troubles with my internet connection in Poland, I will give you the results all at once. I know this is not the best lay-out but I need this to be done.

This is also a good occasion to show my new jersey Grin and the jersey of Luca. Jonas should have been here but he got ill two days before the race so he did not started it.

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The first stage was won by Alexey Lutsenko ( AST), the profile was quite hilly but a sprint was the final outcome. I took an interesting 7th position in that stage.

The second stage was a flat stage, and a sprint was inevitable. Heinrich Haussler ( IAM) was the fastest and in the mean time in was taking the leader jersey out of the shoulders of Alexey Lutsenko ( AST).

The third stage was again flat but the finish was more difficult as there was some uphill section that blew up the legs of the sprinters. Edvald Boasson Hagen ( SKY) won this stage quite easily while I was taking the 9th position. We lost Georg in that stage, he crashed badly and he had to withdrew from the race.

Another flat stage for the 4th time, this time it was Matthew Harley Goss ( OGE) who was the fastest. Luka Mezgec ( GIA) ended at the 11th position.

The fifth stage was with the sixth one the main stage of the race, everything for the GC happened in those two stages.

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During Stage 5, I was feeling good, I asked my team mates to keep the breakaway not to far as I knew the stage could be mine. In the last kilometers I asked Wilco (who is getting ready for the Vuelta) to ride behind Zdenek Stybar ( TEL). In the last kilometers I used Sagan's splitstream ( PEP) and I won my first stage with the French Champion Jersey \o/.

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I was then in the top 3 and Heinrich Haussler ( IAM) was not supposed to survive Stage 6. I accelerated in the last hill but Alejandro Valverde Belmonte ( MOV) was way stronger than me. I ended up in a chasing group with Daniel Martin ( GRS), Jelle Vanendert ( LTB) and Philippe Gilbert ( BMC).
I ended at the last position of the group.

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And finally, I was second in the GC and leader of the young classification.
I just had to survive the last flat stage which was won by Edvald Boasson Hagen ( SKY).

General Ranking


1Alejandro Valverde BelmonteMovistar Team30h32'34
2Anthony LouveilleTeam Giant - Allianz+ 25
3Daniel MartinGarmin-Sharp+ 29
4Philippe GilbertBMC Racing Team+ 31
5Jelle VanendertLotto - Belisols.t.
6Edvald Boasson HagenSky ProCycling+ 39
7Matej MohoricPepsi Pro Cycling+ 59
8Jésus Herrada LopezMovistar Teams.t.
9Nathan EarleSky ProCyclings.t.
10Lars Petter NordhaugBelkin Pro Cycling+ 1'20

Spoiler
11Wilco KeldermanTeam Giant - Allianz+ 1'33
12Grega BoleRusVelo+ 2'12
13Gianni MeersmanTelenet Pro Cycling Team+ 2'16
14Lars BoomBelkin Pro Cyclings.t.
15Sebastian LangeveldGarmin-Sharps.t.
16Alexandr KolobnevKatusha Teams.t.
17Sergey FirsanovRusVelo+ 2'30
18Cristofaro GrittiBardiani Valvole - CSF Inoxs.t.
19Heinrich HausslerIAM Cycling+ 3'12
20Rohan DennisGarmin-Sharp+ 3'16
21Filippo PozzatoLampre - Colombia+ 3'20
22Peter SaganPepsi Pro Cycling+ 3'35
23Michael Valgren AndersenTinkoff Credits System+ 3'36
24José Luis ArribasMovistar Team+ 4'50
25Zdenek StybarTelenet Pro Cycling Team+ 5'21
26Brent BookwalterBMC Racing Team+ 5'56
27Jasper StuyvenTrek Factory Racing+ 6'50
28Matthieu LadagnousÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.fr+ 6'53
29Rubén Plaza MolinaMovistar Teams.t.
30Tyler WilliamsGarmin-Sharp+ 8'25
31Gerald CiolekMTN - Qhubeka+ 8'30
32Sep VanmarckeBelkin Pro Cycling+ 8'36
33Juan Pablo Valencia GonzalezLampre - Colombias.t.
34Mikael ChérelAg2r - La Mondiale+ 9'11
35Dylan Van BaarleGarmin-Sharp+ 9'13
36Maxim IglinskiyAstana Pro Team+ 10'04
37Linus GerdemannMTN - Qhubeka+ 10'19
38Silvio HerklotzTeam Giant - Allianz+ 10'31
39Reinardt Janse Van RensburgMTN - Qhubeka+ 10'40
40Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Team+ 10'46
41Michal GolasCCC Polsat - Polkowice+ 10'53
42Eduard VorganovKatusha Team+ 10'54
43Carlos Barbero CuestaMovistar Team+ 10'56
44Fabian WegmannGarmin-Sharps.t.
45Kanstantsin SiutsouSky ProCycling+ 10'58
46Yoann OffredoÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.fr+ 11'47
47Jan BakelantsTelenet Pro Cycling Team+ 12'19
48Moreno MoserPepsi Pro Cycling+ 13'17
49Paweł PoljańskiTinkoff Credits System+ 14'00
50Martin KohlerBMC Racing Team+ 18'06
51Sylvain ChavanelIAM Cycling+ 19'39
52Jakub FoltynTeam Giant - Allianz+ 22'22
53Stig BroeckxLotto - Belisol+ 22'27
54Jaroslaw MaryczCCC Polsat - Polkowice+ 22'41
55Peter KennaughSky ProCycling+ 23'30
56Gediminas BagdonasAg2r - La Mondiale+ 23'45
57José Joaquin Rojas GilMovistar Team+ 25'04
58Luka MezgecTeam Giant - Allianz+ 25'10
59Moreno HoflandBelkin Pro Cycling+ 26'43
60Matthias BrandleIAM Cycling+ 27'11
61Simon ClarkeOrica - GreenEDGE+ 27'22
62Dmitriy GruzdevAstana Pro Team+ 27'27
63Alexander Kamp EgestedBMC Racing Team+ 27'38
64Michael Mørkøv ChristensenTinkoff Credits System+ 28'16
65Louis MeintjesMTN - Qhubeka+ 28'47
66Kevyn IstaIAM Cycling+ 28'58
67Geoffrey SoupeÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.fr+ 29'12
68Pablo Torres MuiñoMovistar Team+ 29'36
69Stijn VandenberghTelenet Pro Cycling Team+ 30'49
70Artem OvechkinRusVelo+ 32'47
71Maximiliano Ariel Richeze AraquistainLampre - Colombia+ 33'00
72Maciej PaterskiCCC Polsat - Polkowice+ 33'50
73Kristof VandewalleTrek Factory Racing+ 34'04
74Cédric PineauÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.fr+ 34'12
75Klaas LodewyckBMC Racing Team+ 34'14
76Nick NuyensGarmin-Sharp+ 34'45
77Enrico BarbinPepsi Pro Cycling+ 35'25
78Sebastian LanderBMC Racing Team+ 35'32
79Daniel OssBMC Racing Teams.t.
80Arman KamyshevAstana Pro Team+ 35'47
81Juan Esteban Arango CarvajalLampre - Colombia+ 36'14
82Marek RutkiewiczCCC Polsat - Polkowice+ 36'50
83Ruslan TleubayevAstana Pro Team+ 37'06
84Davide VillellaAg2r - La Mondiales.t.
85Lloyd MondoryAg2r - La Mondiales.t.
86Gatis SmukulisKatusha Teams.t.
87Mikhail IgnatievKatusha Team+ 37'53
88Roberto FerrariLampre - Colombia+ 38'16
89Jeffry Johan Romero CorredorLampre - Colombias.t.
90Elia FavilliLampre - Colombias.t.
91Marco ColedanBardiani Valvole - CSF Inox+ 38'37
92Andrea PiecheleBardiani Valvole - CSF Inox+ 39'12
93Tom BoonenTelenet Pro Cycling Team+ 39'32
94Rick ZabelTeam Giant - Allianz+ 39'38
95Luca DodiBardiani Valvole - CSF Inox+ 40'27
96Aleksejs SaramotinsIAM Cycling+ 40'31
97Alexander SerovRusVelo+ 41'30
98Nikolai TrussovTinkoff Credits System+ 41'43
99Nikolay MihaylovCCC Polsat - Polkowice+ 41'46
100Maxime DanielAg2r - La Mondiale+ 41'47
101Alexander GrigorievRusVelo+ 41'51
102Paolo ColonnaBardiani Valvole - CSF Inox+ 42'46
103Michael MatthewsOrica - GreenEDGE+ 42'52
104Roberto GiacobazziBardiani Valvole - CSF Inox+ 42'58
105Karol Andrzej DomagalskiCCC Polsat - Polkowice+ 43'05
106Francisco José Ventoso AlberdiMovistar Team+ 43'53
107Yoeri HavikBelkin Pro Cyclings.t.
108Matthew Harley GossOrica - GreenEDGE+ 45'53
109Mitchell DockerOrica - GreenEDGE+ 46'07
110Arnaud DémareÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.fr+ 46'08
111Giacomo NizzoloTrek Factory Racing+ 46'43
112Andrea GuardiniAstana Pro Team+ 46'45
113Igor BoevTinkoff Credits System+ 47'03
114Davide AppollonioAg2r - La Mondiales.t.
115Tanner PuttOrica - GreenEDGEs.t.
116Daniele BennatiTinkoff Credits Systems.t.
117Danny Van PoppelTrek Factory Racings.t.
118Jay Robert ThomsonMTN - Qhubekas.t.
119Roman MaikinRusVelos.t.
120Christian KneesSky ProCyclings.t.
121Jaco VenterMTN - Qhubekas.t.
122Andrew FennTelenet Pro Cycling Teams.t.
123Leigh HowardOrica - GreenEDGE+ 47'28
124Pim LigthartLotto - Belisol+ 47'45
125Arthur ErshovRusVelo+ 48'00
126Elia VivianiPepsi Pro Cycling+ 48'10
127Jacek MorajkoCCC Polsat - Polkowice+ 48'21
128Zico WaeytensLotto - Belisol+ 48'43
129Tom LeezerBelkin Pro Cycling+ 48'44
130Ramunas NavardauskasGarmin-Sharp+ 49'37
131Dominique RollinÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.fr+ 50'09
132Alex DowsettTrek Factory Racing+ 51'01
133Luke RoweSky ProCycling+ 51'10
134Laurent PichonÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.fr+ 51'34
135Bartłomiej MatysiakCCC Polsat - Polkowice+ 52'09
136Dominic KlemmeIAM Cycling+ 52'34
137Theo BosBelkin Pro Cycling+ 52'36
138Pavel KochetkovKatusha Teams.t.
139Kristian SbaragliMTN - Qhubeka+ 53'44
140Kris BoeckmansLotto - Belisol+ 54'49
141Yauheni HutarovichAg2r - La Mondiale+ 54'53
142Jack BeckinsaleOrica - GreenEDGEs.t.
143Alexei TsatevichKatusha Teams.t.
144Alberto BettiolPepsi Pro Cyclings.t.
145Niccolò BonifazioLampre - Colombias.t.
146Alex WohlerOrica - GreenEDGEs.t.
147Marcel SiebergLotto - Belisols.t.
148Vladimir IsaychevKatusha Teams.t.
149Michel KochPepsi Pro Cycling+ 55'10
150Ignazio MoserBardiani Valvole - CSF Inox+ 56'07
151Leonid KrasnovRusVelo+ 56'47
152Christopher SuttonSky ProCyclings.t.
153Jesper HansenTinkoff Credits Systems.t.
154Marcel AreggerIAM Cycling+ 58'37
155Valentin IglinskiyAstana Pro Team+ 59'57
156Nicola BoemBardiani Valvole - CSF Inox+ 1h01'02
157Barry MarkusBelkin Pro Cycling+ 1h01'53
158Kenny DehaesLotto - Belisol+ 1h02'21
159Alexander PorsevKatusha Team+ 1h02'39
160Denis GalimzyanovTinkoff Credits System+ 1h03'19
161Boy Van PoppelTrek Factory Racings.t.
162Nikolas MaesTelenet Pro Cycling Teams.t.
163Andreas StauffMTN - Qhubekas.t.
164Stijn DevolderTrek Factory Racings.t.
165Mickael DelageÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.fr+ 1h04'21
166Jacopo GuarnieriAstana Pro Team+ 1h06'32
167Jake KeoughBMC Racing Team+ 1h07'01
168Boris ValléeLotto - Belisol+ 1h08'08
169Iljo KeisseTelenet Pro Cycling Team+ 1h09'03
170Maciej BodnarPepsi Pro Cycling+ 1h09'07
171Fumiyuki BeppuTrek Factory Racing+ 1h10'33
172Adam BlytheSky ProCycling+ 1h12'42
173Roger KlugeIAM Cycling+ 1h43'48


Points Ranking : Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky ProCycling

Mountain Ranking : Jan Bakelants | Telenet Pro Cycling Team

Young Ranking : Anthony Louveille | Team Giant - Allianz

Team Ranking : Movistar Team



That's another race that is over for me. I will now focus on the Eneco Tour and with two time trials, keeping my victory will be a tough work.

Anthony Louveille
 
sutty68
Good ride from Barguil in San Sebastian Smile

And Anthony rode a Great race in Poland too Grin
 
SSJ2Luigi
Pinot keeps winning Banana
the proprobly the only classic I actually like as a bonus.

Anthony keeps the French victory ball rolling Pfft
 
tpinot
@sutty68: Thanks Grin

@SSJ2Luigi: Pinot was in strong shape lately, and I'm sure that if he took part in the Vuelta he could achieve something too.

And of course I am really happy to win so quickly with that French Champion Jersey Grin

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Eneco Tour


The Squad:

Koen DE KORT
John DEGENKOLB
Dries DEVENYNS
Marcel KITTEL
Johan LE BON
Anthony LOUVEILLE
Ramon SINKELDAM
Tom STAMSNIJDER

Pre-Race:

Last season I was the winner here, I have good feelings about the race but the time trials and the lack of stage for attacks might be a problem to defend my title.
The first prologue shouldn't be a problem as we will climb the Kemmelberg. Then it will mostly be sprint stages where I will have to work for John or Marcel.

Stage 1


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I started the stage early, the weather was really bad and the road wasn't good either.
I gave all I had in the Kemmelberg which gave me the best time at the intermediate time check.

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I was not going as fast as I wanted in the downhill and in the end I failed at a temporary second positon, 5" behind the specialist Tony Martin ( IAM).

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The French Champion, Johan Le Bon ( GIA) made the same time as me at the intermediate time check, we were both first at that time.
But he is better than me in time trials and he managed to take 7" on Tony Martin ( IAM). This pushed me to the third position.

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In the end, no one managed to beat Johan and only Fabian Cancellara ( TFR), Luke Durbridge ( OGE) and Edvald Boasson Hagen ( SKY) managed to do a better time than me.

Stage Ranking:

1Johan Le BonTeam Giant - Allianz9'00
2Tony MartinIAM Cycling+ 7
3Edvald Boasson HagenSky ProCycling+ 8
4Luke DurbridgeOrica - GreenEDGE+ 11
5Fabian CancellaraTrek Factory Racings.t.
6Anthony LouveilleTeam Giant - Allianz+ 13
7Guillaume Van KeirsbulckTelenet Pro Cycling Team+ 15
8Lars BoomBelkin Pro Cyclings.t.
9Taylor PhinneyBMC Racing Team+ 16
10Sylvain ChavanelIAM Cycling+ 17


Stage 2


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The plan then was to keep the leader jersey of Johan and bring John and Marcel to the sprint in the best conditions.

Our plan was quickly harder than we expected as a group of 13 riders got off the pack. Riders like Niki Terpstra ( TEL), Matti Breschel ( TCS), Sébastien Turgot ( ALM), Nick Nuyens ( GRS) and Marcus Burghardt ( BMC) worked hard to make this breakaway successful and behind them we were struggling to keep them to an acceptable distance.

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Thanks to the help of Team Sky, we managed to bring them back in the pack and we were getting ready for the sprint.
I was supposed to lead out Marcel but as he was not feeling that good I led the German Champion John Degenkolb.

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And despite the strength of John, he failed to the second position behind an impressive Heinrich Haussler ( IAM). Marcel ended at the 4th position and I took the 7th.

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Stage Ranking:

1Heinrich HausslerIAM Cycling4h48'08
2John DegenkolbTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
3Arnaud DémareÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.frs.t.
4Marcel KittelTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
5Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Belisols.t.
6Giacomo NizzoloTrek Factory Racings.t.
7Anthony LouveilleTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
8Edvald Boasson HagenSky ProCyclings.t.
9Filippo PozzatoLampre - Colombias.t.
10Guillaume Van KeirsbulckTelenet Pro Cycling Teams.t.




The race started well for the team, we are already in possession of the leader jersey and we are on top of the team ranking. I'm not far from the top of Young classification and I'm second in the points classification too.
The next stages will be importants because if Heinrich Haussler keeps winning he will take the jersey off Johan.


Anthony Louveille.
Edited by tpinot on 30-04-2014 09:54
 
Ian Butler
Would be cool if Anthony could take the points jersey here Smile
 
tpinot
@Ian Butler: It would be great but with John and Marcel in the team, it will be their aim Wink

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Eneco Tour


Stage 3


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Anonther flat stage we had to control. The breakaway was not as dangerous as the one of the second stage but there was still Matti Breschel ( TCS) in it and he took all the maximum time bonuses in the intermediates sprints. This time, we had the help of Astana and FDJ to bring them back.
AS in the second stage there was only one sprint train and it was ours.

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This time, no one managed to beat our team, Marcel took a great victory away from John and I completed the podium, that was the triple for the team.

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Stage Ranking:

1Marcel KittelTeam Giant - Allianz5h00'19
2John DegenkolbTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
3Anthony LouveilleTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
4Elia VivianiPepsi Pro Cyclings.t.
5Tyler FarrarGarmin-Sharps.t.
6Edvald Boasson HagenSky ProCyclings.t.
7Sacha ModoloLampre - Colombias.t.
8Andrew FennTelenet Pro Cycling Teams.t.
9Johan Le BonTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
10Giacomo NizzoloTrek Factory Racings.t.


Stage 4


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Another flat stage where we were the center of attention, everyone was waiting for us to move, nobody worked with us today and luckily for us, the breakaway did not fought that hard.

We were again the only sprint train in the final of the race and the power of Tom Stamsnijder created small gaps and many groups were now chasing our main group.

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As Marcel was the one in really good shape we led him out and he rewarded us with another victory. John took the third position and I ended at the fifth position. This is my 4th top 10 in 4 stages.

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Stage Ranking:

1Marcel KittelTeam Giant - Allianz4h37'24
2Giacomo NizzoloTrek Factory Racings.t.
3John DegenkolbTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
4Wesley KrederAccent.Jobs - Wantys.t.
5Anthony LouveilleTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
6Sacha ModoloLampre - Colombias.t.
7Heinrich HausslerIAM Cyclings.t.
8Andrew FennTelenet Pro Cycling Teams.t.
9Tyler FarrarGarmin-Sharps.t.
10Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Belisols.t.




I could not resist posting the top 10 after these 4 stages, the top 3 is full of Giant - Allianz and I'm 9" from the leadership.

1Johan Le BonTeam Giant - Allianz14h34'51
2Marcel KittelTeam Giant - Allianz+ 2
3John DegenkolbTeam Giant - Allianz+ 6
4Tony MartinIAM Cycling+ 7
5Edvald Boasson HagenSky ProCycling+ 8
6Matti BreschelTinkoff Credits Systems.t.
7Anthony LouveilleTeam Giant - Allianz+ 9
8Fabian CancellaraTrek Factory Racing+ 11
9Maarten WynantsBelkin Pro Cycling+ 13
10Heinrich HausslerIAM Cycling+ 14


The points Ranking is also led by Giant - Allianz with Marcel at the top.

1Marcel KittelTeam Giant - Allianz73
2John DegenkolbTeam Giant - Allianz68
3Anthony LouveilleTeam Giant - Allianz65


And finally I'm currently leading the Young Classification which means that all jerseys are in the team right now.

Anthony Louveille.
 
Ian Butler
Holy smokes Shock What results for the team here!
Dominance!
 
SSJ2Luigi
Giant leading everything Shock
what is the diffuculty?
 
tpinot
@Ian Butler: The field here is not the best we could have as opponents, but this is still a WT race so every points are welcomed Grin

@SSJ2Luigi: I'm playing on easy "joke". The game difficulty is on extreme, but my riders are all in perfect shape Wink

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Eneco Tour


Stage 5


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The fifth stage was the Queen Stage, a hilly profile and a finish on top of the Cauberg in Valkenburg. The team goal here was to bring Johan in the best condition so he could keep the jersey and defend it in the time trial of tomorrow.

Unwisely, we let a group of 9 riders including Niki Terpstra ( TEL), Yoann Offredo ( FDJ) and Andrey Amador Bikkazakova ( MOV) at the front and we had to do the chase all by ourselves.

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Thanks to the help of Sky and IAM, we had brought back the breakaway to a reasonable distance when Alexandr Kolobnev ( KAT) attacked. There was still 28 kilometers to go but considering the rider we could not let him go.

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Many other riders tried to attack after the acceleration of Kolobnev but none really managed to leave the group. All they managed to do was to bring the breakaway in the group quicker than expected.

But when we hit the 18 kilometers to go, two riders decided to unite their strength. Edvald Boasson Hagen ( SKY) and Robert Gesink ( BEL) gave us a really hard time. And on top of that came the flat tire of Johan in the last climb, he was in the middle of the pack, we Ramon Sinkeldam, Dries Devenyns and Tom Stamsnijder to bring him back while I was staying at the front with John and Marcel.

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With 12 kilometers left I had the authorization of going away, Johan's group would make it and we had to play another card. I accelerated as soon as I saw a decrease of the pace in our group and thanks to my team mates I managed to create a small gap quickly.

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I had good legs and I did not do too much efforts during the stage. The entente in the chasing group was not at its best and this led to a great victory for me, the fourth of this season. And since 2014 I won at list one stage of the Eneco Tour.

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Stage Ranking:

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What's not good is that Tony Martin ( IAM) took the second position of the stage in front of John a,d Marcel. He is still second in the GC and with a time trial left, keeping the leadership I've just took will be a very hard job.

1Anthony LouveilleTeam Giant - Allianz4h54'28
2Tony MartinIAM Cycling+ 33
3John DegenkolbTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
4Marcel KittelTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
5Mikhail IgnatievKatusha Teams.t.
6Alexandr KolobnevKatusha Teams.t.
7Lars BoomBelkin Pro Cyclings.t.
8Robert GesinkBelkin Pro Cycling+ 53
9Edvald Boasson HagenSky ProCyclings.t.
10Zdenek StybarTelenet Pro Cycling Teams.t.


General Ranking after Stage 5:

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1Anthony LouveilleTeam Giant - Allianz19h29'18
2Tony MartinIAM Cycling+ 35
3Marcel KittelTeam Giant - Allianz+ 36
4John DegenkolbTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
5Lars BoomBelkin Pro Cycling+ 49
6Mikhail IgnatievKatusha Team+ 53
7Edvald Boasson HagenSky ProCycling+ 1'02
8Fabian CancellaraTrek Factory Racing+ 1'05
9Alexandr KolobnevKatusha Team+ 1'06
10Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Belisol+ 1'11




As I said, keeping the jersey will be very hard against a guy like Tony Martin, but the last stage which includes difficult cobbled sections might my last chance to keep the trophy at home.

I'm sorry for Johan who could have keep his jersey if he had not a flat tire but that's cycling and things like that happened every time.


Anthony Louveille.
 
sutty68
Great stage win from Anthony and nice to see him in the Overall lead Grin, hope he can hold on to it in the last stage Wink
 
SSJ2Luigi
good luck against martin Wink
 
tpinot
@sutty68: Thanks, and if I had to lose the jersey after the time trial, you can be sure that the team would do everything to get it back Wink

@SSJ2Luigi: Thanks Grin

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Eneco Tour


Stage 6


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The sixth stage was a 16 kilometer Time Trial with a cobbled section at the end, I was well determined to keep my jersey and this to any cost.

But first lets talk of Johan's performance. After taking the second best time at the intermediate time check, the man was the temporary leader of the stage classification.

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Concerning myself, I was the last to get off and at the intermediate time check I was 11th 23" behind Tony Martin ( IAM) who had signed the best time.
I fought hard on the cobblestones to lose the less time possible but in the end I was finishing 41" late, I still took the 10 th position of the stage while Johan was 4th but I had lost the jersey for 6".

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Stage Ranking:

1Tony MartinIAM Cycling21'00
2Taylor PhinneyBMC Racing Team+ 6
3Edvald Boasson HagenSky ProCycling+ 21
4Johan Le BonTeam Giant - Allianz+ 22
5Fabian CancellaraTrek Factory Racings.t.
6Luke DurbridgeOrica - GreenEDGE+ 26
7Lars BoomBelkin Pro Cycling+ 32
8Jos Van EmdenBelkin Pro Cycling+ 40
9Rohan DennisGarmin-Sharp+ 41
10Anthony LouveilleTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.


General Ranking after Stage 6:

1Tony MartinIAM Cycling19h50'53
2Anthony LouveilleTeam Giant - Allianz+ 6
3Lars BoomBelkin Pro Cycling+ 46
4Edvald Boasson HagenSky ProCycling+ 48
5Fabian CancellaraTrek Factory Racing+ 52
6Marcel KittelTeam Giant - Allianz+ 1'09
7Mikhail IgnatievKatusha Team+ 1'21
8Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Belisol+ 1'25
9Rohan DennisGarmin-Sharps.t.
10John DegenkolbTeam Giant - Allianz+ 1'26




Well I wore the leader jersey only for one stage, 6" is nothing if I look well at the profile of tomorrow but again, Tony Martin seems strong and I will need a whole team to defeat him.
In other news, I'm leading the Points Classification and the Young Classification too.


Anthony Louveille
Edited by tpinot on 30-04-2014 18:14
 
SSJ2Luigi
get those seconds back, you can do it
 
sutty68
Lets hope Tony Martin has a bad day tomorrow Wink
 
tpinot
@SSJ2Luigi: I know I can do it and if you have trust too it's great Grin

@sutty68: I will just have to push him to his limits on cobblestones.

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Eneco Tour


Stage 7


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This was my last chance, last year I used the last stage to get the GC victory, this time going in the breakaway would be ruining my chances. This is why I had the whole team dedicated to me.
The plan was to impose a fast pace during the whole race so we would avoid a mass sprint finish.

We let a group of 14 riders going at the front. Koen De Kort and Dries Devenyns was helping in the chase the IAM riders. They were already imposing a strong pace and with 150 kilometers to go the pack was reduced to 90 riders.

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Tom Stamsnijder was the one who imposed a very fast pace in the first lap. And in the second lap, the acceleration of Ramon Sinkeldam blew up the pack. There was still five of us in the group and Tony Martin ( IAM) was still hanging on.

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Johan Le Bon was the last one to put an acceleration on the cobblestones, no one was at the front and no one had the strength to attack. When I realized that Tony Martin was beginning to crack, I accelerate myself, it was the last cobblestones and I had to test his limits.

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In the last flat part, Johan was leading a group of 8 riders where Tony Martin wasn't. I still had John with me so it was three Giant - Allianz for a group of 8 riders. We started to consider the stage win too as the GC was almost mine.

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Johan did an amazing work to keep us at the front and with John we decided to fight for the victory. I used Edvald Boasson Hagen ( SKY) split stream while John was leading with Sep Vanmarcke ( BEL) in his wheel.

I pulled a last acceleration on an uphill section and I was going for a second stage win.

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I was the strongest in the group and I my second stage win here. Jürgen Roelandts ( LTB) took the second position and John Degenkolb ( GIA) took the third position.
Tony Martin ( IAM) arrived 2'08 after me which mean that I won the General Classification \o/.

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Stage Ranking:

1Anthony LouveilleTeam Giant - Allianz4h54'00
2Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Belisol+ 13
3John DegenkolbTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
4Edvald Boasson HagenSky ProCyclings.t.
5Sebastian LangeveldGarmin-Sharps.t.
6Lars BoomBelkin Pro Cyclings.t.
7Sébastien TurgotAg2r - La Mondiales.t.
8Johan Le BonTeam Giant - Allianz+ 40
9Fabian CancellaraTrek Factory Racing+ 1'26
10Marcel KittelTeam Giant - Allianz+ 2'08


General Ranking
1Anthony LouveilleTeam Giant - Allianz24h44'49
2Lars BoomBelkin Pro Cycling+ 1'03
3Edvald Boasson HagenSky ProCycling+ 1'05
4Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Belisol+ 1'36
5John DegenkolbTeam Giant - Allianz+ 1'39
6Sebastian LangeveldGarmin-Sharp+ 1'53
7Tony MartinIAM Cycling+ 2'12
8Fabian CancellaraTrek Factory Racing+ 2'22
9Marcel KittelTeam Giant - Allianz+ 3'21
10Mikhail IgnatievKatusha Team+ 3'33

Spoiler
11Sylvain ChavanelIAM Cycling+ 7'41
12Matthieu LadagnousÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.fr+ 7'42
13Zdenek StybarTelenet Pro Cycling Team+ 8'04
14Alexandr KolobnevKatusha Teams.t.
15Taylor PhinneyBMC Racing Team+ 8'20
16Rohan DennisGarmin-Sharp+ 8'22
17Geraint ThomasSky ProCycling+ 8'35
18Guillaume Van KeirsbulckTelenet Pro Cycling Team+ 8'56
19Gediminas BagdonasAg2r - La Mondiale+ 9'18
20Niki TerpstraTelenet Pro Cycling Team+ 9'32
21Filippo PozzatoLampre - Colombia+ 9'38
22Tom BoonenTelenet Pro Cycling Team+ 9'46
23Thomas LöfkvistIAM Cyclings.t.
24Gatis SmukulisKatusha Team+ 9'50
25Hugo HouleAg2r - La Mondiale+ 10'11
26Brent BookwalterBMC Racing Team+ 10'26
27Fabio FellineTrek Factory Racing+ 12'01
28Johan Le BonTeam Giant - Allianz+ 12'15
29Robert GesinkBelkin Pro Cycling+ 13'43
30Anthony DelaplaceBretagne - Séché Environnement+ 13'56
31Kevin SeeldraeyersAccent.Jobs - Wanty+ 14'13
32Sébastien TurgotAg2r - La Mondiale+ 14'19
33Arnold JeannessonÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.frs.t.
34Lachlan MortonGarmin-Sharp+ 14'47
35Yoann OffredoÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.fr+ 15'52
36Arnaud DémareÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.fr+ 16'19
37Sep VanmarckeBelkin Pro Cycling+ 16'44
38Marcus BurghardtBMC Racing Team+ 16'45
39Petr IgnatenkoKatusha Team+ 17'19
40Moreno MoserPepsi Pro Cycling+ 18'02
41Ivan SantaromitaOrica - GreenEDGEs.t.
42Antoine DemoitiéTelenet Pro Cycling Team+ 18'44
43Ramon SinkeldamTeam Giant - Allianz+ 18'58
44Kilian FrankinyIAM Cycling+ 19'08
45Matti BreschelTinkoff Credits System+ 19'12
46Philip DeignanSky ProCycling+ 19'25
47Giacomo NizzoloTrek Factory Racing+ 19'59
48Tom StamsnijderTeam Giant - Allianz+ 20'48
49Nick NuyensGarmin-Sharp+ 21'05
50Andrey Amador BikkazakovaMovistar Team+ 21'21
51Tosh Van Der SandeLotto - Belisol+ 21'37
52Stijn VandenberghTelenet Pro Cycling Team+ 21'55
53José Herrada LopezMovistar Team+ 22'04
54Aleksejs SaramotinsIAM Cycling+ 22'13
55Maarten WynantsBelkin Pro Cycling+ 22'45
56Francis De GreefAccent.Jobs - Wanty+ 22'46
57Luke DurbridgeOrica - GreenEDGE+ 22'48
58Heinrich HausslerIAM Cycling+ 22'50
59Ruslan TleubayevAstana Pro Team+ 23'06
60Martin KohlerBMC Racing Team+ 23'18
61Andrew FennTelenet Pro Cycling Team+ 23'23
62Preben Van HeckeTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloise+ 23'35
63Axel DomontAg2r - La Mondiale+ 23'49
64Joshua EdmondsonSky ProCycling+ 23'57
65Michael Mørkøv ChristensenTinkoff Credits System+ 24'11
66Tom Jelte SlagterGarmin-Sharp+ 24'38
67Pavel KochetkovKatusha Team+ 25'02
68Ian BoswellSky ProCycling+ 25'12
69Ivan RovnyTinkoff Credits System+ 25'27
70Dries DevenynsTeam Giant - Allianz+ 25'33
71Fabio Andres Duarte ArevaloLampre - Colombia+ 25'38
72Elia VivianiPepsi Pro Cycling+ 25'43
73Natnael Berhane TeweldemedhinTeam Europcar+ 25'49
74Tyler FarrarGarmin-Sharp+ 25'50
75Brett LancasterOrica - GreenEDGEs.t.
76Jean-Christophe PéraudAg2r - La Mondiale+ 25'58
77Manuele BoaroTinkoff Credits System+ 26'04
78Julian David Arredondo MorenoTrek Factory Racing+ 26'05
79Jonathan Tiernan-LockeSky ProCycling+ 26'06
80Nathan EarleSky ProCycling+ 26'15
81Sacha ModoloLampre - Colombia+ 26'29
82Jesús Ezquerra MuelaMovistar Team+ 26'31
83Florian VachonBretagne - Séché Environnement+ 26'35
84Kevin Van MelsenAccent.Jobs - Wanty+ 26'43
85Maxime MonfortLotto - Belisol+ 26'46
86Johan VansummerenGarmin-Sharp+ 26'49
87Elroy ElpersLotto - Belisol+ 26'55
88Kristof VandewalleTrek Factory Racing+ 27'02
89Ricardo Augusto Afonso VilelaSky ProCycling+ 27'20
90Olivier KaisenLotto - Belisol+ 27'32
91Jack BauerGarmin-Sharp+ 27'42
92Edward TheunsTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloise+ 27'51
93Ilia KoshevoyLampre - Colombia+ 27'56
94Sander HelvenTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloise+ 27'58
95Alex WohlerOrica - GreenEDGE+ 27'59
96Lieuwe WestraAstana Pro Team+ 28'05
97Marc GoosBelkin Pro Cyclings.t.
98Winner Andrew Anacona GomezLampre - Colombias.t.
99Michael HepburnOrica - GreenEDGE+ 28'07
100Gregory DanielOrica - GreenEDGE+ 28'13
101Wesley KrederAccent.Jobs - Wanty+ 28'28
102Klaas LodewyckBMC Racing Teams.t.
103Benoit VaugrenardÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.fr+ 28'30
104Andrea GuardiniAstana Pro Team+ 28'39
105Lloyd MondoryAg2r - La Mondiales.t.
106Enrico BarbinPepsi Pro Cycling+ 28'43
107Jonas VangenechtenLotto - Belisols.t.
108William BonnetÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.fr+ 28'47
109Alberto Losada AlguacilKatusha Team+ 29'20
110Dimitry KozontchukKatusha Team+ 29'25
111Matthew BuscheTrek Factory Racing+ 29'26
112Michael Valgren AndersenTinkoff Credits System+ 29'29
113Jésus Herrada LopezMovistar Team+ 29'33
114Kirill SveshnikovTinkoff Credits System+ 29'37
115Roman KreuzigerTinkoff Credits System+ 29'42
116Brice FeilluBretagne - Séché Environnement+ 29'47
117Mathias FrankIAM Cycling+ 29'50
118Daniel Moreno FernandezKatusha Team+ 29'53
119Sander ArméeLotto - Belisol+ 30'12
120Kristijan DurasekLampre - Colombia+ 30'18
121Yves LampaertTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloise+ 30'33
122Cayetano Jose Sarmiento TunarrosaPepsi Pro Cycling+ 30'40
123Matteo PelucchiIAM Cycling+ 30'53
124Ben HermansBMC Racing Team+ 30'54
125Dario Hernandez IllanaMovistar Team+ 31'01
126Giovanni BernaudeauTeam Europcar+ 31'10
127Robrecht MolnarTelenet Pro Cycling Team+ 31'16
128Christian MeierOrica - GreenEDGE+ 31'19
129Thomas SprengersTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloise+ 31'24
130Vincent JérômeTeam Europcar+ 31'25
131Koen De KortTeam Giant - Allianz+ 31'29
132Jasper StuyvenTrek Factory Racings.t.
133Benoît JarrierBretagne - Séché Environnement+ 31'34
134Yoeri HavikBelkin Pro Cycling+ 31'35
135Pablo Torres MuiñoMovistar Team+ 31'42
136Jasper De BuystTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloise+ 31'44
137Grégory HabeauxAccent.Jobs - Wanty+ 31'48
138Edward DiazÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.fr+ 32'01
139Perrig QuemeneurBretagne - Séché Environnement+ 32'18
140Amir Kolahdouz HaghPepsi Pro Cycling+ 32'27
141José Rodolfo Serpa PerezLampre - Colombia+ 32'38
142Davide MalacarneTeam Europcar+ 32'44
143Enrico GasparottoAstana Pro Team+ 32'48
144Fabrice JeandesbozTeam Europcar+ 32'59
145Rafael Valls FerriLampre - Colombia+ 33'00
146Juan Ernesto Chamorro ChitanTrek Factory Racing+ 33'04
147Frederik BackaertAccent.Jobs - Wanty+ 33'13
148Shalkar ShirshovAstana Pro Team+ 33'15
149Yannick EijssenBMC Racing Team+ 33'24
150Jérôme GilbertAccent.Jobs - Wanty+ 33'26
151Mikel Landa MeanaAstana Pro Team+ 33'27
152Guillaume BonnafondAg2r - La Mondiale+ 33'28
153Clément KoretzkyBretagne - Séché Environnement+ 33'32
154Craig BarkerPepsi Pro Cycling+ 33'38
155Zico WaeytensLotto - Belisols.t.
156Fabio AruAstana Pro Team+ 35'14
157Eduardo SepulvedaBretagne - Séché Environnement+ 35'47
158Valentin BaillifardBMC Racing Team+ 36'11
159Dominique RollinÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.fr+ 36'57
160Christophe LaborieBretagne - Séché Environnement+ 36'58
161Jens KeukeleireOrica - GreenEDGE+ 38'28
162Frederik WillemsAccent.Jobs - Wanty+ 39'08
163Eliot LietaerTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloise+ 39'27
164Andrei StrelkovTinkoff Credits System+ 39'30
165Jos Van EmdenBelkin Pro Cycling+ 40'56
166Kevin De JongheTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloise+ 43'08
167Robert WagnerBelkin Pro Cycling+ 43'43
168Cyril GautierTeam Europcar+ 44'49
169Stéphane WalterTeam Europcar+ 49'38
170Yohann GèneTeam Europcar+ 53'42
171Giovanni ViscontiMovistar Team+ 56'37
172Paolo TiralongoAstana Pro Team+ 58'04
173Eros CapecchiMovistar Team+ 1h02'16
174Julien BérardAg2r - La Mondiale+ 1h10'33
Points Ranking

Anthony Louveille | Team Giant - Allianz
Young Ranking

Anthony Louveille | Team Giant - Allianz
Team Ranking

Team Giant - Allianz


I made it, I keep the trophy home Grin I had an extremely strong team with me today and I can not thanks them enough for all the job they did in the stage and in the race in general.

Winning the three classification is quite an achievement for me and this show people that I can be good in every fields (Time Trials, Cobbles, Hills,...)

My next race is the German race Vattenfal Cyclassics. Again John and Marcel will be there but if I can make the same as last year (a late attack) I will try to do it.


Anthony Louveille.
 
sutty68
What a Great stage win for Anthony Grin and a Brilliant way to win back the Race Grin
With the Points, Youth and Team Rankings as well it was a Great Team Performance too Grin
 
tpinot
@sutty68: I came to Belgium for that purpose. If I had came back without anything I would Have been disappointed. And I must say that the team played a big part in my victory.

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Vattenfall Cyclassics


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The Squad:

Koen DE KORT
John DEGENKOLB
Marcel KITTEL
Johan LE BON
Anthony LOUVEILLE
Dominic NERZ
Ramon SINKELDAM
Tom STAMSNIJDER

Pre-Race:

After my victory in the Eneco Tour, the team decided to give me the leadership of the team. If I can go away in the last kilometers, I have the authorization. If it comes to a sprint, then Marcel and John will be our main priorities.

Race Report:

A group of 6 good riders escaped from the pack very quickly, and it looked like no team would do the job for us today, we were the main team of the event.
Thor Hushovd ( BMC), Sergey Firsanov ( RUS), Yoann Paillot ( FDJ), Peter Kennaugh ( SKY), Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo ( LAM) and Alexis Vuillermoz ( ALM) had a maximum gap of 14' when there was 100 kilometers to go.

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This is when we launched the machine, Koen De Kort ( GIA) was the first one to lead the chase, he brought the breakaway to 5', 40 kilometers from the finish line. He also hurt many organism as the pack was reduced to 120 people.

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When Johan Le Bon took his turn, the breakaway was getting closer and closer. He did a really good work and it looked like he could do even more.

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Johan was really strong and after a steep climb, he had put the pack in a line. John and I were hanging on but the Telenet rider behind John could not follow the extremely fat pace imposed by my team mate.

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A small gap was created, as we had a lead of 20" on the pack. The breakaway was not far from us and Johan continue to ride really fast. I started to help him as I though we could make it even if there was still 20 kilometers to go.

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We were working well together without worrying about the pack behind us. All that mattered was the riders in front of us who were still resisted to our come back. We were not gaining time on them and neither was the pack.

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After a last effort from myself, we lost Johan but John was still in contact. We finally joined the breakaway when there was only 9 kilometers to go. They had giving up when we arrived and they did not want to cooperate with us.

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When we realized that the pack was coming closer, John told me to go for the victory, no one had the legs to follow my acceleration and the pack was still few meters behind them.

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All I had to do now was to ride for my life, I was alone against a whole pack launched at full gas, Mark Cavendish ( TEL)'s team mates were riding behind me but they were struggling to get meters on me.

I resisted until the end and I won for the second time in a row the Vattenfall Cyclassics. Marcel took the second position and the Italian Sacha Modolo ( LAM) ended at the third position.

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Race Ranking


Anthony Louveille | Team Giant - Allianz
Marcel Kittel | Team Giant - Allianz
Sacha Modolo | Lampre - Colombia


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1Anthony LouveilleTeam Giant - Allianz5h20'52
2Marcel KittelTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
3Sacha ModoloLampre - Colombias.t.
4Matteo PelucchiIAM Cyclings.t.
5John DegenkolbTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
6Lars BoomBelkin Pro Cyclings.t.
7Mark CavendishTelenet Pro Cycling Teams.t.
8Igor BoevTinkoff Credits Systems.t.
9Edwig CammaertsCofidis Solutions Créditss.t.
10Andrea GuardiniAstana Pro Teams.t.

Spoiler
11Tom BoonenTelenet Pro Cycling Teams.t.
12Moreno MoserPepsi Pro Cyclings.t.
13Alexander KristoffKatusha Teams.t.
14Niki TerpstraTelenet Pro Cycling Teams.t.
15Grega BoleRusVelos.t.
16Mathias KrizekPepsi Pro Cyclings.t.
17Kris BoeckmansLotto - Belisols.t.
18Tony MartinIAM Cyclings.t.
19Olivier KaisenLotto - Belisols.t.
20Thomas LöfkvistIAM Cyclings.t.
21Lasse Norman HansenGarmin-Sharps.t.
22Fredrik KessiakoffAstana Pro Teams.t.
23Jan BartaTeam NetApp - Enduras.t.
24Sander ArméeLotto - Belisols.t.
25Dominic KlemmeIAM Cyclings.t.
26Marko KumpTinkoff Credits Systems.t.
27Ramon SinkeldamTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
28Alexis VuillermozAg2r - La Mondiales.t.
29Riccardo ZoidlTrek Factory Racings.t.
30Michael SchärBMC Racing Teams.t.
31Tom StamsnijderTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
32Jonathan Castroviejo NicolasMovistar Teams.t.
33Dominik NerzTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
34Daniel Navarro GarciaCofidis Solutions Créditss.t.
35Peter KennaughSky ProCyclings.t.
36Sergey FirsanovRusVelos.t.
37Fabio Andres Duarte ArevaloLampre - Colombias.t.
38Steve BekaertTelenet Pro Cycling Teams.t.
39Yoann PaillotÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.frs.t.
40Nikolai TrussovTinkoff Credits Systems.t.
41Thor HushovdBMC Racing Teams.t.
42Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Teams.t.
43Matteo TrentinTelenet Pro Cycling Teams.t.
44Francesco GavazziAstana Pro Teams.t.
45Johan Le BonTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
46Rüdiger SeligKatusha Teams.t.
47Stijn VandenberghTelenet Pro Cycling Teams.t.
48Cédric PineauÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.frs.t.
49Ruslan TleubayevAstana Pro Teams.t.
50Andrei SolomennikovRusVelos.t.
51Blaz JarcTeam NetApp - Enduras.t.
52Sam BennettTeam NetApp - Enduras.t.
53Sean De BieLotto - Belisols.t.
54Yauheni HutarovichAg2r - La Mondiales.t.
55Nicolas EdetCofidis Solutions Créditss.t.
56Nikolas MaesTelenet Pro Cycling Teams.t.
57Tom LeezerBelkin Pro Cyclings.t.
58Marcel SiebergLotto - Belisols.t.
59Julien SimonCofidis Solutions Créditss.t.
60Florian SenechalCofidis Solutions Crédits+ 3'22
61Jeremy BescondCofidis Solutions Créditss.t.
62Ángel Vicioso ArcosKatusha Teams.t.
63Klaas LodewyckBMC Racing Teams.t.
64Mark RenshawTelenet Pro Cycling Teams.t.
65Koen De KortTeam Giant - Allianzs.t.
66Robert WagnerBelkin Pro Cycling+ 5'53
67Rudy MolardCofidis Solutions Créditss.t.
68Vicente Reynès MimoIAM Cyclings.t.
69Nikita UmerbekovAstana Pro Teams.t.
70Mikhail IgnatievKatusha Teams.t.
71Robin ChaigneauBelkin Pro Cyclings.t.
72Francisco José Ventoso AlberdiMovistar Teams.t.
73Roman MaikinRusVelos.t.
74Guillaume BoivinPepsi Pro Cyclings.t.
75Luke RoweSky ProCyclings.t.
76Zakkari DempsterTeam NetApp - Enduras.t.
77Pavel KochetkovKatusha Teams.t.
78Dimitry KozontchukKatusha Teams.t.
79Jonathan McEvoyTeam NetApp - Enduras.t.
80Christophe LaporteCofidis Solutions Créditss.t.
81Leonardo Fabio DuqueLampre - Colombias.t.
82Jack BeckinsaleOrica - GreenEDGE+ 7'15
83Danny Van PoppelTrek Factory Racings.t.
84Davide VillellaAg2r - La Mondiales.t.
85Juan José Lobato Del ValleMovistar Teams.t.
86Scott ThwaitesTeam NetApp - Enduras.t.
87Michel KochPepsi Pro Cyclings.t.
88Alexander SerovRusVelos.t.
89Kirill SveshnikovTinkoff Credits Systems.t.
90Kevyn IstaIAM Cyclings.t.
91Daniele RattoPepsi Pro Cyclings.t.
92Rohan DennisGarmin-Sharps.t.
93Arthur ErshovRusVelos.t.
94Alexander Kamp EgestedBMC Racing Teams.t.
95Ruben ZepuntkeTeam NetApp - Enduras.t.
96Jack BauerGarmin-Sharps.t.
97Juan Esteban Arango CarvajalLampre - Colombias.t.
98Evan HuffmanAstana Pro Teams.t.
99Tyler WilliamsGarmin-Sharps.t.
100Jésus Herrada LopezMovistar Teams.t.
101Dayer Quintana RojasMovistar Teams.t.
102Jasper StuyvenTrek Factory Racings.t.
103Ian BoswellSky ProCyclings.t.
104Caleb EwanOrica - GreenEDGEs.t.
105Jos Van EmdenBelkin Pro Cyclings.t.
106Daniel HoelgaardTinkoff Credits Systems.t.
107Ryan EastmanTrek Factory Racings.t.
108Stefan DeniflIAM Cyclings.t.
109Michael SchwarzmannTeam NetApp - Enduras.t.
110Valentin BaillifardBMC Racing Teams.t.
111Paul MartensBelkin Pro Cyclings.t.
112Rudy MacDonaldTrek Factory Racings.t.
113Dennis VanendertLotto - Belisols.t.
114Elia FavilliLampre - Colombias.t.
115Kirill PozdnyakovRusVelos.t.
116Roman KreuzigerTinkoff Credits Systems.t.
117Koldo Fernandez De LarreaGarmin-Sharps.t.
118Lawson CraddockPepsi Pro Cyclings.t.
119Stef ClementBelkin Pro Cyclings.t.
120Andrey Amador BikkazakovaMovistar Teams.t.
121Tom Jelte SlagterGarmin-Sharps.t.
122Gavin MannionBMC Racing Teams.t.
123Blel KadriAg2r - La Mondiales.t.
124Manuele BoaroTinkoff Credits Systems.t.
125Axel DomontAg2r - La Mondiales.t.
126Martin KohlerBMC Racing Teams.t.
127Elroy ElpersLotto - Belisols.t.
128André Fernando S.Martins CardosoGarmin-Sharps.t.
129Brent BookwalterBMC Racing Teams.t.
130Jean-Christophe PéraudAg2r - La Mondiales.t.
131Reto HollensteinIAM Cyclings.t.
132Laurent DidierTrek Factory Racings.t.
133Damien HowsonOrica - GreenEDGEs.t.
134Juan Ernesto Chamorro ChitanTrek Factory Racings.t.
135Beñat Intxausti ElorriagaMovistar Teams.t.
136Ilia KoshevoyLampre - Colombias.t.
137Christian KneesSky ProCyclings.t.
138Ivan SantaromitaOrica - GreenEDGEs.t.
139Tanner PuttOrica - GreenEDGEs.t.
140Joshua EdmondsonSky ProCyclings.t.
141Patrick GretschAg2r - La Mondiales.t.
142Artem OvechkinRusVelos.t.
143Nick NuyensGarmin-Sharps.t.
144Kenny ElissondeÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.frs.t.
145Jesse SergentTrek Factory Racings.t.
146Francis MoureyÉquipe Cycliste FDJ.frs.t.
147Winner Andrew Anacona GomezLampre - Colombias.t.
148Alex WohlerOrica - GreenEDGE+ 11'03
149Lieuwe WestraAstana Pro Teams.t.




Anther great victory for me and I can tell you that every time I raise my arms to the sky I enjoy it Grin. I'm starting to enter the books now, I am with Tyler Farrar and Arnaud Demare the owner of the victory records on that race.

Once again the team did a great job to offer me the victory and a special thanks to John who gave me the final motivation boost 8 kilometers from the finish.


Anthony Louveille.
 
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