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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 06-04-2013 15:51
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Nice race to win in your home town 
And Jelle did great, only 16 seconds between him and Cobo, not bad! |
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 06-04-2013 15:51
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YEEEAAAAHHHH!!!!
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 06-04-2013 22:48
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A big win there. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 06-04-2013 23:57
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Kittel seems to be enjoying himself at the moment  |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 07-04-2013 11:05
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@ Ian: Well, it was a personal goal.
@ Marcovdw: this was the kind of reaction I expected from you.
@ Freitas & sutty: Kittel is on fire at the moment!
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 07-04-2013 11:17
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Great win for Kittel. That Smit guy looks talented. |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 07-04-2013 17:43
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Vattenfall Cyclassics
While the Vuelta is starting in Benidorm, the Vattenfall Cyclassics is raced in the North of Germany, with the finish in Hamburg. Last year, we missed the win here with Theo Bos finishing in 2nd behind Tom Boonen.
The Route
219 kilometres with start and finish in Hamburg. Most difficult obstacle is the Waseberg, 700 metres at an average gradient of 11%.
Startlist
Spoiler Petronas
1. M.Kittel
2. T.Dekker
3. A.Jamal
4. M.Lefèvre
5. P.Ligthart
6. J.Mulder
7. P.Reiter
8. C.Vermeltfoort
Garmin
11. T.Farrar
12. W.Bonnet
13. S.Chavanel
14. S.Deeny
15. D.Gaudin
16. C.Riblon
17. A.Talansky
18. T.Van Garderen
Katusha
21. T.Boonen
22. V.Efimkin
23. F.Felline
24. S.Firsanov
25. D.Galimzyanov
26. E.Gasparotto
27. A.Liguori
28. G.Visconti
BMC
31. F.Pozzato
32. A.Ballan
33. S.Borchi
34. A.Dietziker
35. R.Jeanne
36. A.Kruopis
37. A.Moinard
38. L.Smit
Astana
41. A.Guardini
42. F.Duarte
43. D.Gruzdev
44. B.Hermans
45. L.Howard
46. M.Izbasarov
47. Y.Nepomnyachshiy
48. C.Sutton
Vacansoleil
51. J.Bol
52. J.Baugnies
53. R.Mandri
54. F.J.Pacheco
55. T.Smolen
56. G-J.Soepenberg
57. W.Van Huffel
58. T.Voeckler
Sony Ericsson
61. J.Degenkolb
62. M.Fischer
63. M.Koch
64. C.Kux
65. B.Leukemans
66. M.Monfort
67. M.Reimer
68. G.Van Avermaet
Qantas Airways
71. M.Matthews
72. C.Chapman
73. E.Clancy
74. R.Downing
75. R.England
76. T.Faiers
77. S.Langeveld
78. G.Thomas
Sky
81. B.Swift
82. C.Barbosa
83. G.Briggs
84. F.Cancellara
85. K.Dehaes
86. L.Holohan
87. C.Knees
88. M.Rogers
Euskaltel
91. F.J.Ventoso
92. P.Cazaux
93. J.A.Flecha
94. J.Á.Gómez Marchante
95. D.López
96. D.Moreno
97. R.Pérez
98. J.Villa
Omega Pharma
101. J.Roelandts
102. M.Bandiera
103. M.Dufosse
104. J.El Fares
105. S.Scheirlinckx
106. P.Serry
107. Z.Stybar
108. M.Wynants
Rabobank
111. M.Kump
112. G.Brown
113. R.Flens
114. Y.Havik
115. W.Poels
116. M.Renshaw
117. L.Smit
118. J.Vansummeren
RadioShack
121. B.Traksel
122. M.Busche
123. D.Cunego
124. R.Escuela
125. C.Froome
126. J.Fuglsang
127. R.García
128. N.Oliveira
Europcar
131. S.Turgot
132. G.Bernaudeau
133. J.Casper
134. S.Haddou
135. S.Joly
136. R.Lerouge
137. G.Rast
138. F.Vachon
Dexia
141. K.Fernández
142. S.Clarke
143. J.Claveran
144. T.Hushovd
145. S.Joseph
146. N.Maes
147. T.Stubbe
148. R.Zingle
Movistar
151. E.Sanz
152. L.Barkaitzea
153. I.Gutiérrez
154. G.Izagirre
155. R.Kreuziger
156. J.L.Roldán
157. P.Salazar
158. E.Salgueiro
Saxo Bank
161. N.Nuyens
162. R.Bauman
163. J.Hernández
164. V.Karpets
165. M.Kragh
166. M.Reihs
167. B.Selander
168. J.Sørensen
Lampre
171. A.Pasqualon
172. A.Balloni
173. T.Benz
174. M.Mori
175. L.Paolini
176. S.Pirazzi
177. L.Solari
178. A.de Bella
Liquigas
181. D.Colli
182. G.Brambilla
183. M.Da Dalto
184. R.Marzoli
185. M.Paterski
186. I.Santaromita
187. L.Sestili
188. A.Vanotti
Red Bull
191. M.Wyss
192. M.Brändle
193. M.Couderc
194. M.Frank
195. V.Martin
196. D.Nerz
197. O.Zaugg
Saur
201. C.Laborie
202. J.Bauer
203. J.Cabreira
204. B.Feillu
205. Y.Girardot
206. J.Le Bon
207. D.Le Lay
208. M.Rieu
Caja Rural
211. I.Romero
212. E.Puyol
213. G.Rabuñal
214. I.Velasco
Our Team
The Favourites
*** Tom Boonen (Katusha), Tyler Farrar (Garmin), Marcel Kittel.
** John Degenkolb (Sony Ericsson), Andrea Guardini (Astana), Michael Matthews (Qantas).
* Fabian Cancellara (Sky), Filippo Pozzato (BMC), Jurgen Roelandts (Omega Pharma).
Our Goal
After last year's 2nd place and having the fastest sprinter here, we'll aim for the win here!
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 07-04-2013 18:16
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Lets hope Kittel continues with his current form |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 07-04-2013 18:34
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Try to beat that Boonen in the sprint |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 07-04-2013 19:49
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The Race
140km to go
Quickly in the race, the BOTD is formed. 7 riders, Briggs (Sky), Bandiera (OPQ), Paterski (Liq), Haddou (Eur), Romero (Caja Rural), Gruzdev (Ast) and Mori (Lam) create a maximum margin of 8'30.
60km to go
With 60km to go, when the margin to the BOTD is less than 4 minutes, 2 very dangerous riders attack out of the peloton. Fabian Cancellara and Geraint Thomas try to bridge the gap to the peloton.
40km to go
Even before we start to chase Cancellara and Thomas, the domestiques of Astana and Radio Shack have taken over control of the peloton. We really don't know what we see, because it has become very rare that we don't have to do the chase. And with 40km to go, the adventure of Cancellara and Thomas is over. Still 2'20 behind the BOTD.
25km to go
Astana is leading the peloton in the final ascend of the steep Waseberg. Marcel Kittel has made sure to be climbing among the first riders, so he doesn't get behind when the peloton splits into more groups.
19km to go
With 19km to go Greg Van Avermaet attacks out of the peloton, getting countered by Sky's Ben Swift. This is the signal for us to increase the pace.
10km to go
Van Avermaet and Swift bridge the gap to the BOTD, but thanks to our hard chasing work, they all get caught with 10km to go. The Astana-boys have disappeared, as their pace was too high for their sprinter Andrea Guardini, who got dropped!
7km to go
We know that there'll be attacks in the final 10km. And Radio Shacks Bobbie Traksel is the first to do so. The Dutch rider gets countered by Alessandro Ballan, Sebastian Langeveld, Greg Van Avermaet and Sylvain Chavanel. For a moment, we believe that we are racing a cobbled race here.
3km to go
With Sylvain Chavanel and Sebastian Langeveld doing one final desperate attempt, Thomas Dekker keeps the pace of the peloton that high, that they can't create a gap. Final lead out man Coen Vermeltfoort is behind him, with Marcel Kittel in his wheel.
1500m to go
Only 24 riders are able to stay in the first group, and with the other sprinters being without their train our can't find Kittels wheel, the situation looks great for us. Especially with Jerome Baugnies (Vacansoleil) as the only one that can keep the wheel of the German champion.
700m to go
Marcel Kittel has been launched perfectly and is cruising towards the win in Hamburg. Baugnies is in the race for the 2nd place, while Tom Boonen has found a gap and tries 1 desperate attempt to win the race as last year.
Finish
But what a domination this is by Marcel Kittel, taking his 10th win of the season, and the 4th in August! Jérome Baugnies surprises with the 2nd place, Boonen takes the 3rd and even our final lead out man Coen Vermeltfoort finishes before the other sprinters in 4th.
Results
| 1 |  Marcel Kittel | Petronas - Monster Energy | 5h15'41 | | 2 |  Jérôme Baugnies | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 3 | Tom Boonen | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 4 |  Coen Vermeltfoort | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 5 | Bobbie Traksel | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 6 |  Francisco José Ventoso | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 7 |  Giovanni Visconti | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 8 |  Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 9 |  Jakob Fuglsang | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 10 | Enrico Gasparotto | Katusha Team | s.t. |
The Winner
Word from the DS
We know that he field in the Vattenfall Cyclassics was very weak (when you're wondering were all the fast sprinters are, just wait for the Vuelta preview ), but still the race has to be done. The team did a great job, with Marcel Kittel finishing it off perfectly!
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 07-04-2013 19:51
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Nice win!
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 07-04-2013 19:52
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Nice win for Marcel
Can't wait for the Vuelta preview 
Edited by Jesleyh on 07-04-2013 19:52
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 07-04-2013 22:39
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Great win |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 08-04-2013 00:15
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Great win.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 08-04-2013 00:17
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Oh Yeah , Kittel is still on fire  |
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 08-04-2013 08:02
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Congratulations
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| dienblad |
Posted on 08-04-2013 17:56
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@ all: Thanks!
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| dienblad |
Posted on 08-04-2013 17:57
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Coming soon:
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| dienblad |
Posted on 08-04-2013 20:30
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It's already time for the final Grand Tour of 2014, the Vuelta ciclista a España. 21 days in the heat, riding Spains steepest climbs. Roberto Heras is the record winner with 4 wins. Last year, Vincenzo Nibali took his 2nd GC-win, after being way too strong for Igor Antón and Andy Schleck.
The Route
3330 kilometres, divided in 1 TTT, 1 ITT (total of 58 TT-kilometres), 5 flat stages, 8 hilly stages, 6 mountain stages and 7 hill/mountain top finishes.
Stage 1-3
The 69th edition of the Vuelta starts in the region Valencia. The first stage is a 16km TTT in the streets of Benidorm, located at the Costa Blanca. The Vuelta-circus stays near the costal line, with the finish in Orihuela in stage 2. The next day, the peloton leaves Valencia and enters the region of Murcia, to finish in Totana. The 3rd category climb Alto de la Santa with the summit 12km before the finish, may disrupt the sprint trains.
Stage 4-6
Already in stage 4 await the mountains. 2 climbs of over 200 metres altitude, first the Sierra de Filabres and the finish at Sierra Nevada at an altitude of 2126 metres, will cause a shift in the GC. We stay in Andalucía for the 5th stage, a undulating route with the finish at a very steep wall in Valdepeñas de Jaén. Stage 6 finishes in the hottest city of Europe Córdoba, for months the temperature is above 35 degrees Celsius. The Alto de San Jerónimo will probably prevent a mass sprint to happen.
Stage 7-9
Finally a flat stage! Stage 7 enters the region of Castilla - La Mancha and finishes in Talavera de la Reina. Another mass sprint? Stage 8 is very difficult again, as it finishes in the historical town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, known for it's Escorial, where 26 Spanish kings are buried. The next day awaits another mountain top finish. The route is pretty easy, untill the final ascend to La Covatilla (19.9km at 5.8%).
Stage 10-12
We travel from the region Madrid to Castilla y León for the only ITT in this Vuelta: 42 kilometres with start and finish in Salamanca. After the first rest day awaits the 3rd mountain top finish, the Estación de Montaña Manzaneda (22km at 6.4%). The GC-contenders can rest the next day with another stage in Galicia, but this one is flat and finishes in Pontevedra.
Stage 13-15
Back into Castilia y León for another difficult stage. But with 2 mountain stages to come, this one can be for a breakaway. And when the riders enter Asturias, they know that trouble awaits them. Stage 14 features 2 horrible climbs in the final 40 kilometres: first the Puerto de San Lorenzo (10,6km at 8.2%) and finally the Lagos de Somiedo (20km at 5.5%). In stage 15 awaits La Gamonal, the Alto de El Angliru. This probably most difficult climb in Europe is 12.5km long and has an average gradient of 10.1%. The steepest part, the Cueñas les Cabres, has a gradient of 23.5%!
Stage 16-18
A fully deserved flat stage in stage 16, with the finish in Haro. If sprintes have survived the mountains, they can sprint for the win here. The last mountain top finish, thus probably the last chance for the GC-contenders to improve their position, is the Peña Cabarga. 6 kilometres at 9.4% average, with a maximum gradient of 18% in the last part of the climb. Stage 18 is hilly, so the GC-contenders should be cautious not to loose time here in Noja.
Stage 19-21
2 stages in Basque country means 2 hilly stages. The first of the 2 finishes in Bilbao and features 2 ascends of the Alto El Vivero in the final 50km. The penultimate stage of this Vuelta finishes in Vitoria-Gasteiz. But as the last summit is is located 46 kilometres before the finish in the capitol of Basque country, no time gaps are expected. The Vuelta ends in Madrid, after a short (96km) and flat stage.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 08-04-2013 21:52
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Well, it's the Vuelta, lots of uphill finishes. Curious to see the startlist! |
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