@SSJ2Luigi: Thanks, and I had to do it like that, at list to get noticed
@sutty68: That's a shame I already had that one , seriously every win is good to take and I hope this will continue.
Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
The Squad:
Koen DE KORT John DEGENKOLB Johan LE BON Anthony LOUVEILLE Ramon SINKELDAM Tom STAMSNIJDER Tom VEELERS Rick ZABEL
The race went quite well, we had to control it by ourselves as we were here with John but that was not a problem, our squad was strong and we managed to get the victory in the end thanks toJohn.
Race Ranking:
1
John Degenkolb
Team Giant - Allianz
4h36'51
2
Wesley Kreder
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
3
Anthony Roux
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
4
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
5
Gert Dockx
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
6
Kristian Sbaragli
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
7
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
8
Jonathan McEvoy
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
9
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
10
Tom Veelers
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
GP Ouest France - Plouay
The Squad:
Warren BARGUIL John DEGENKOLB Simon GESCHKE Johan LE BON Anthony LOUVEILLE Luca MEZGEC Adam YATES Simon YATES
Pre-Race:
Last year thanks to a "weak" starting field, I was able to get the victory. But this year things are different, the main favorite for the final victory is no one but Peter Sagan ( PEP), he has a great team to support him and I think he will be hard to beat when it'll come to the finish. John seems to have good legs today and he could be our only chance to beat Sagan today, this is why in the finish I will lead him out.
Race Report:
Pepsi Pro Cycling really wanted to control the race and as soon as the start was given, they were all at the front deciding who could and who could not be in the breakaway. This mean that we rode at an average of 45 km/h during the first 30 kilometers.
Only Julien Bérard ( ALM), Patrick Schelling ( IAM), Arnaud Courteille ( FDJ) and Kevin Seeldraeyers ( AJW) were allowed to go at the front.
When i told you that Sagan had a great team around him, I was not kidding. The world Champion himself for doing the job at the front of the pack. Alberto Contador ( PEP) was leading the pack with Moreno Moser ( PEP), Oscar Gatto ( PEP) and Rein Taaramae ( PEP).
With 40 kilometers some riders started to attack. The firsts one to get clear off the bunch were Pavel Brutt ( KAT), Edvald Boasson Hagen ( SKY) and Tom Boonen ( TEL).They managed to joined the breakaway before being brought pack in the pack by Sagan's Team Mates.
Another dangerous acceleration came from Kevin De Weert ( TEL) who attacked 15 kilometers from the finish line. He was soon countered by Tom Boonen ( TEL), Simon Geschke ( GIA), Taylor Phinney ( BMC), Sébastien Turgot ( ALM) and Geraint Thomas ( SKY).
As soon as this small group was back in the pack, Johan started to accelerate with Luca in his wheel. I was following them as their were supposed to brought me toward the last kilometers so I could launched the sprint for John.
I did what I had to do, John was launched perfectly but so was Sagan who was right behind Daryl Impey ( OGE). Sagan with his explosiveness left no chances to any body and he took for the second time a victory in Plouay. John grabbed the second position and I took the 4th right in front of Simon who ended 5th.
Race Ranking
Peter Sagan | Pepsi Pro Cycling John Degenkolb | Team Giant - Allianz Daryl Impey | Orica - GreenEDGE
1
Peter Sagan
Pepsi Pro Cycling
5h54'54
2
John Degenkolb
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
3
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
4
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
5
Simon Geschke
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
6
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
7
Nikita Umerbekov
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
8
Matti Breschel
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
9
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
10
Benoit Vaugrenard
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Luka Mezgec
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
12
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
s.t.
13
Warren Barguil
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
14
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
15
Marko Kump
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
16
Johan Le Bon
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
17
Rui Alberto Faria Costa
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
18
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
19
Jésus Herrada Lopez
Movistar Team
s.t.
20
Alexis Vuillermoz
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
21
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
22
Lasse Norman Hansen
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
23
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
24
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
25
Thomas De Gendt
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Kevin De Weert
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Kenny Elissonde
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
28
Winner Andrew Anacona Gomez
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
29
Sébastien Turgot
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
30
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
31
Riccardo Zoidl
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
32
Daniel Martin
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
33
Rohan Dennis
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
34
Steve Bekaert
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
35
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1'22
36
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
37
Moreno Moser
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
38
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
39
Stijn Vandenbergh
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Stefan Denifl
IAM Cycling
s.t.
41
Tsgabu Gebremariam Grmay
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
42
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
43
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
44
Brice Feillu
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
45
Yoann Paillot
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
46
Niki Terpstra
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
47
Jonathan Hivert
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
48
Kirill Sveshnikov
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
49
Tom Boonen
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
50
Yauheni Hutarovich
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
51
Alberto Contador Velasco
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
52
Tanner Putt
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
53
Roy Jans
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
54
Ruslan Tleubayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
55
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
56
Tom Jelte Slagter
Garmin-Sharp
+ 2'24
57
Romain Bardet
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
58
Jean-Christophe Péraud
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
59
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
60
Angel Madrazo Ruiz
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
61
Dayer Quintana Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
62
Anton Vorobyev
Katusha Team
s.t.
63
André Fernando S.Martins Cardoso
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
64
Maxime Bouet
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
65
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
66
Björn Leukemans
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
67
Anthony Delaplace
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
68
Francis De Greef
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
69
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
s.t.
70
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Katusha Team
s.t.
71
Pavel Kochetkov
Katusha Team
s.t.
72
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
73
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
74
Argiro Alonso Ospina Hernandez
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
75
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
76
Aleksandr Rybakov
Katusha Team
s.t.
77
Andrew Talansky
Garmin-Sharp
+ 3'11
78
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
s.t.
79
Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
80
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
81
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
82
Janez Brajkovic
IAM Cycling
+ 4'42
83
Jos Van Emden
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
84
Andy Schleck
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
85
Kevyn Ista
IAM Cycling
s.t.
86
Chris Anker Sørensen
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
87
Mathias Krizek
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
88
Sander Armée
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
89
Matteo Trentin
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
90
Christophe Laborie
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
91
Oscar Gatto
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
92
José Isidro Maciel Gonçalves
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
93
Julien Simon
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
94
Pablo Torres Muiño
Movistar Team
s.t.
95
Julien Bérard
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
96
Nikolai Trussov
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
97
Carlos Barbero Cuesta
Movistar Team
s.t.
98
Cyril Lemoine
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
99
Bram Tankink
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
100
Calvin Watson
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
101
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
102
Rein Taaramae
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
103
Matej Mohoric
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
104
Jasper Stuyven
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
105
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
106
David Tanner
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
107
Julien Antomarchi
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
108
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
109
Arnaud Courteille
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
110
Jan Ghyselinck
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
111
Clément Koretzky
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
112
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
113
Tosh Van Der Sande
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
114
Laurent Didier
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
115
David Arroyo Duran
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
116
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
117
Pim Ligthart
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
118
Boris Vallée
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
119
Ricardo Augusto Afonso Vilela
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
120
Arman Kamyshev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
121
José Rodolfo Serpa Perez
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
122
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
123
Victor Fobert
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
124
Lawson Craddock
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
125
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
126
Damien Howson
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
127
Patrick Schelling
IAM Cycling
s.t.
128
Ramon Domene Reyes
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
129
Ryan Eastman
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
130
Andrey Zeits
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
131
José Iván Gutierrez Palacios
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
132
Joshua Edmondson
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
133
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
134
Jens Mouris
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
135
Robin Chaigneau
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
136
Nikolas Maes
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
137
Luis Guillermo Mas Bonet
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
138
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
139
Dominic Klemme
IAM Cycling
s.t.
140
Björn Thurau
Team Europcar
s.t.
141
Benjamin Le Montagner
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
142
Adam Yates
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
143
Jean-Marc Bideau
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
144
Armindo Fonseca
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
145
Igor Boev
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
146
Evaldas Siskevicius
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
147
Simon Yates
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
148
José Joaquin Rojas Gil
Movistar Team
s.t.
149
Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
150
Jérôme Gilbert
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
151
Viacheslav Kuznetsov
Katusha Team
s.t.
152
Justin Jules
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
153
Jan Polanc
Movistar Team
s.t.
154
Stéphane Walter
Team Europcar
s.t.
155
Ivan Santaromita
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
156
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
157
Yannick Martinez
Team Europcar
+ 6'26
158
Fabricio Ferrari Barcelo
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
159
Tom Van Asbroeck
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
160
Christophe Laporte
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
161
Leigh Howard
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
162
Christian Di Sarno
Astana Pro Team
+ 7'06
163
Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga
Movistar Team
+ 7'50
164
Florian Senechal
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
165
Yannick Talabardon
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
166
Ever Alexander Rivera Guerrero
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
167
Niccolò Bonifazio
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
168
Vicente Reynès Mimo
IAM Cycling
s.t.
169
Ismail Al Jadeedi
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
170
Alexandre Geniez
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
171
Jesse Sergent
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
172
Robert Bush
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
173
Jérôme Kerf
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
174
Enrique Sanz Unzue
Movistar Team
s.t.
175
Angelo Tulik
Team Europcar
s.t.
176
Jérôme Pineau
IAM Cycling
s.t.
177
Alex Wohler
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
178
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
+ 9'49
179
Jérôme Mainard
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
180
Sebastien Reichenbach
IAM Cycling
s.t.
181
Frederik Willems
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
+ 10'37
182
Marco Minnaard
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
183
Valérien Vigneau
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
184
Jan Hirt
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
185
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
+ 11'27
186
Chaswe Colley
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
187
Pierre Henri Lecuisinier
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 15'29
188
Christoph Josse
Lampre - Colombia
+ 17'38
189
Yves Feuillet
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 18'33
We can't always be successful, can we? We did what we had to do here but there was better than us. Sagan rode extremely well and we can't contest his victory.
On another Topic, I'm currently leading the World Tour Individual Ranking which is quite impressive for a young rider of 22 years old.
My next race races are Paris - Bruxelles and the GP de Fourmies - La Voix du Nord before going to the Tour of Britain.
John DEGENKOLB Simon GESCHKE Marcel KITTEL Johan LE BON Anthony LOUVEILLE Ramon SINKELDAM Simon YATES Rick ZABEL
This day we were all working for a mass sprint finish, John and Marcel had good sensation so the whole team worked for them.
I was the last one to do the job as I was supposed to lead out Marcel who had John in his wheel.
I made the perfect lead out and then it was up to them for the victory. Marcel was the faster and he brought another victory home. John who never left Marcel's wheel took the second position in front of Mark Cavendish ( TEL)
Race Ranking:
1
John Degenkolb
Team Giant - Allianz
5h18'20
2
Marcel Kittel
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
3
Mark Cavendish
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
4
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
5
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
6
Michel Kreder
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
7
Matthew Harley Goss
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
8
Sacha Modolo
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
9
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
10
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
11
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
GP de Fourmies - La Voix du Nord
The Squad:
John DEGENKOLB Simon GESCHKE Marcel KITTEL Johan LE BON Anthony LOUVEILLE Ramon SINKELDAM Simon YATES Rick ZABEL
The squad was the same, the plan was the same and we were hoping for the same result. But things did not went who we wanted them to go, I lost John and Marcel few kilometers before the line and as we did not have earphones, I was still going on without knowing that my leaders were not there any more.
When I realized I had lost them, it was too late. I told Ramon, who was supposed to brought every one to the front, that I would do the sprint and he play his role of lead out man perfectly.
In the end it the British rider Ben Swift ( SKY) who won the race. I ended at a satisfying 4th position.
Race Ranking:
1
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
4h56'32
2
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
3
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
4
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
5
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
6
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
s.t.
7
Anthony Giacoppo
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
8
Matti Breschel
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
9
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
10
Sacha Modolo
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
I felt sorry for my leaders after the GP de Fourmies, but they assured me that I have not to worry about that and that they were happy about my 4th position.
Now I'm going for 8 days in Britain, before going to the World Championships which are held in Qatar.
Anthony Louveille.Edited by tpinot on 02-05-2014 15:05
Mountain Ranking: Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez | Ag2r - La Mondiale
Young Ranking:Wilco Kelderman | Team Giant - Allianz
Team Ranking: Movistar Team
Tour of Britain
The Squad:
Koen DE KORT Marcel KITTEL Johan LE BON Anthony LOUVEILLE Ramon SINKELDAM Tom STAMSNIJDER Simon YATES Adam YATES
Pre-Race:
For the first time in its history, the race will be part of the World Tour, this mean that all the best team will be there. It is a good way to prepare for the World Championships as the stage are quite long and mostly flat. The World Championships will end in a sprint and many top sprinters will be here to test themselves.
We are mostly here to take stage wins with Marcel Kittel but if the Yates' brothers want to show something on their land they won't be any problem.
Stage 1
The first stage was a good warm up as their was no difficulties except some wind in few location. We rode steadily with a breakaway at the front. We (Sky, Lampre and us) brought them back few kilometers before the line and we prepare for the sprint.
Sacha Modolo ( ITA) was the fastest there and he also took the leadership of the race. Marcel who did a good sprint took the second position. The third to arrive was Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ).
I ended at a good 7th position.
Stage Ranking:
1
Sacha Modolo
Lampre - Colombia
4h42'18
2
Marcel Kittel
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
3
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
4
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
s.t.
5
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
s.t.
6
Guillaume Boivin
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
7
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
8
Ruslan Tleubayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
9
Yauheni Hutarovich
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
10
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
Stage 2
The second stage was a bit harder in its middle but nothing to worry about as the race was still long. and no team wanted to scarifies rider so early.
This time we let Lampre do the job (of course we helped them in the finish but the goal was to tired them as much as possible).
We were the only team to do a sprint train and the power of Johan put many sprinters out off the competition.
I was the last one to go before Marcel and once again after I launched him, no one was able to take him back except perhaps Swift if there were 20 meters more.
Stage Ranking:
1
Marcel Kittel
Team Giant - Allianz
5h06'26
2
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
3
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
s.t.
4
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
5
Yauheni Hutarovich
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
6
Matthew Harley Goss
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
7
Manuel Belletti
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
8
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
9
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
10
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
s.t.
The first two stages went well for the team, and Marcel is now the new leader of the race. We will have to control the race now but we have a strong squad so this should not be a big problem.
Another flat stage to our program. Since we had the Leader Jersey, it was our job to protect it. Koen De Kort did a great part of the job during the stage and when we had few kilometers left, some of the other sprinters team came to help us.
We had no troubles of bringing back the escapes and we were getting ready for the sprint.
Once again I was the last man to do the job and it paid off as Marcel won for the second time here in England.
Stage Ranking:
1
Marcel Kittel
Team Giant - Allianz
3h44'34
2
Matthew Harley Goss
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
3
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
4
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
s.t.
5
Mark Cavendish
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Manuel Belletti
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
7
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
8
Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi
Movistar Team
s.t.
9
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
10
Sacha Modolo
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
Stage 4
And without any surprise here, the fourth stage was also a flat stage. The main difference with the three last ones was the wind. It was blowing quite hard and it was playing in our favor.
Once again Koen De Kort was the one who controlled the breakaway with this time Tom Stamsnijder to ride a bit faster so we could reduce the numbers of riders in the main group.
As we did the whole stage at the front of the pack we did not have to worry about being caught in a break or so and we managed, without many problems, to get a third stage victory.
Stage Ranking:
1
Marcel Kittel
Team Giant - Allianz
3h26'53
2
Sacha Modolo
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
3
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
4
Matthew Harley Goss
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
5
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
s.t.
6
Manuel Belletti
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
7
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
s.t.
8
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
9
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
10
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
The race is going quite well for us at the moment, Marcel is having some great finishes and he had a consistent lead in the GC thanks to the time bonuses.
The next stages are meant to be a little harder but we will fight to keep the Leader Jersey in the team.
@welker3257: Thanks, the team is really having good results
Tour of Britain
Stage 5
The stage was quite short (154km) comparing to the previous ones. As we still had the race leader, the weight of the race was on our shoulders. Koen De Kort, again was the guy who worked the most today and as the breakaway resisted well, Simon Yates decided to take the thing in his hands. He accelerated on a steep climb and with Sacha Modolo ( LAM) we were the only one who managed to follow him. There was still 25 kilometers, the breakaway was still 1'57 ahead of us.
As soon as we had brought back the breakaway, Simon and I re-accelerated. This time, Sacha Modolo ( LAM) did not managed to get us back.
We were working fine together and the pack was struggling to get seconds on us. Simon was starting to crack but I wanted to go as far as possible with him.
When I realized that the stage was for us, I told Simon to take it. We know each other since we are 15 and he deserved that win, He worked hard for the team the whole season and it was time for him to be rewarded. And one more win for me was not necessary as it was a friend who was taking it.
Stage Ranking:
1
Simon Yates
Team Giant - Allianz
3h54'33
2
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
3
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 27
4
Mark Cavendish
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
5
Marko Kump
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
6
Sacha Modolo
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
7
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
8
Guillaume Boivin
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
9
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
s.t.
10
Matthew Harley Goss
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
Stage 6
The 6th stage was the queen stage of the race, after our show in the fifth stage, the whole pack was waiting for us to do something. Tom Stamsnijder did the work today, on the flat part before being replaced by Johan Le Bon. The breakaway was not a big problem for us as they were not as strong as they could have been.
Like in stage 5, Simon accelerated on a steep climb, no one followed him and neither did I as I wanted to control and abort any attempts from our opponents.
Once Simon was at the front, only Jan Bakelants ( TEL) and Jan Barta ( NET) managed to follow his pace but not for a long time.
In our group behind Simon, no one really wanted to ride and this was not me who shall do it as I had my team mate at the front.
Thanks to that, Simon was able to win his second stage here and in the meantime taking the leadership of the race.
Stage Ranking:
1
Simon Yates
Team Giant - Allianz
4h47'06
2
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 23
3
Sacha Modolo
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
4
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
5
Ian Boswell
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
6
Nikita Umerbekov
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
7
Lasse Norman Hansen
Garmin-Sharp
+ 1'23
8
Petr Vakoc
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
9
Jérémy Roy
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
10
Jussi Veikkanen
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
The race is going on perfectly for us, 5 stage win out of 6. My friend Simon Yates is currently leading the race and I'm sitting third in the GC. Marcel Kittel is still the possessor of the Points Jersey so this mean that 3 of us will wear a distinctive jersey in the next stage.
@Ian Butler: Well, the results are almost too perfect, I just hop this will last
@sutty68: Kelderman was really expecting something in the Vuelta since his disappointment in the spring classics, I guess he did well
Tour of Britain
Stage 7
This stage was really painful for all of us and as the riders in the breakaway were not dangerous we decided not too chase too hard. As a matter of fact, they did managed to fight for the victory and in the group, Tyler Williams ( GRS) was the fastest.
Stage Ranking:
1
Tyler Williams
Garmin-Sharp
4h27'06
2
Kevyn Ista
IAM Cycling
s.t.
3
Roberto Giacobazzi
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
4
Bram Tankink
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
5
Laurent Didier
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
6
Juraj Sagan
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
7
Jens Mouris
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
8
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
9
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 3'44
10
Marcel Kittel
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
---
13
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
Stage 8
The last stage was all flat but the last kilometer was going uphill, the sprinters did not have any troubles getting there and after a thought battle, Mark Cavendish ( TEL) get crowed for his only victory in the race. Marcel had a rough day and only managed to get a 9th position.
Stage Ranking:
1
Mark Cavendish
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
3h25'01
2
Sacha Modolo
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
3
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
4
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
5
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
s.t.
6
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
7
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
s.t.
8
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
9
Marcel Kittel
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
10
Manuel Belletti
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
---
13
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
General Ranking
1
Simon Yates
Team Giant - Allianz
33h37'01
2
Sacha Modolo
Lampre - Colombia
+ 38
3
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Allianz
+ 51
4
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 1'02
5
Marcel Kittel
Team Giant - Allianz
+ 1'18
6
Nikita Umerbekov
Astana Pro Team
+ 1'30
7
Ian Boswell
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
8
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 2'02
9
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
+ 2'22
10
Andrew Fenn
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'30
Spoiler
11
Guillaume Boivin
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
12
Marko Kump
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
13
Johan Le Bon
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
14
Daniele Ratto
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
15
Jan Bakelants
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
16
Jérémy Roy
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
17
Adam Yates
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
18
Lasse Norman Hansen
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
19
Jussi Veikkanen
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
20
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
21
Philip Deignan
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
22
Joshua Edmondson
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
23
Tyler Williams
Garmin-Sharp
+ 3'07
24
Samuel Dumoulin
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 4'21
25
Mark Cavendish
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'23
26
Matthew Harley Goss
Orica - GreenEDGE
+ 4'31
27
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 4'38
28
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
+ 4'41
29
Laurent Didier
Trek Factory Racing
+ 4'46
30
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
+ 4'49
31
Manuel Belletti
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
32
Carlos Barbero Cuesta
Movistar Team
s.t.
33
Filippo Fortin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
34
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
35
William Bonnet
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
36
Pieter Serry
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'54
37
Romain Bardet
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
38
Jan Barta
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
39
Petr Vakoc
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
s.t.
41
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
s.t.
42
Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
43
Chris Barton
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
44
José Rodolfo Serpa Perez
Lampre - Colombia
+ 5'08
45
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
+ 5'43
46
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
+ 6'13
47
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
+ 6'21
48
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
49
Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas
Movistar Team
+ 6'55
50
Kevyn Ista
IAM Cycling
+ 7'02
51
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
+ 7'09
52
Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi
Movistar Team
+ 7'13
53
Stefan Küng
IAM Cycling
s.t.
54
Pim Ligthart
Lotto - Belisol
+ 8'32
55
Tanner Putt
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
56
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Belisol
+ 8'36
57
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
58
Ruslan Tleubayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
59
Mark Renshaw
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
61
Rüdiger Selig
Katusha Team
s.t.
62
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
s.t.
63
Dominique Rollin
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
64
Michael Mørkøv Christensen
Tinkoff Credits System
+ 9'37
65
Damien Howson
Orica - GreenEDGE
+ 9'39
66
Stefano Pirazzi
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 9'51
67
Rubén Plaza Molina
Movistar Team
s.t.
68
Zico Waeytens
Lotto - Belisol
+ 10'18
69
Bram Tankink
Belkin Pro Cycling
+ 10'21
70
Aldo Ino Ilesic
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 11'00
71
Patrick Schelling
IAM Cycling
s.t.
72
Anthony Roux
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
73
Cédric Pineau
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
74
David Cimolai
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
75
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 11'05
76
Marc De Maar
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 11'13
77
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff Credits System
+ 11'14
78
Leigh Howard
Orica - GreenEDGE
+ 11'17
79
Boris Vallée
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
80
Roberto Giacobazzi
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 11'46
81
Jasper Stuyven
Trek Factory Racing
+ 12'03
82
Mathias Krizek
Pepsi Pro Cycling
+ 12'43
83
Jens Mouris
Orica - GreenEDGE
+ 12'44
84
Yauheni Hutarovich
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 12'57
85
Davide Appollonio
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
86
Reto Hollenstein
IAM Cycling
+ 13'15
87
Danny Van Poppel
Trek Factory Racing
+ 13'41
88
Erick Rowsell
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
89
Luke Rowe
Sky ProCycling
+ 14'06
90
Nikolas Maes
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
+ 14'07
91
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Colombia
+ 14'15
92
Leonardo Fabio Duque
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
93
Adriano Malori
Movistar Team
+ 15'02
94
Sébastien Turgot
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 15'21
95
Michel Koch
Pepsi Pro Cycling
+ 16'16
96
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
+ 16'19
97
Elias Schmäh
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
98
Karsten Kroon
Tinkoff Credits System
+ 16'23
99
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
+ 16'29
100
John Murphy
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 16'30
101
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEDGE
+ 16'47
102
Ben Day
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 17'53
103
Viacheslav Kuznetsov
Katusha Team
+ 18'12
104
Niccolò Bonifazio
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
105
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Giant - Allianz
+ 18'33
106
Dylan Van Baarle
Garmin-Sharp
+ 18'39
107
Andrea Piechele
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 19'00
108
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
109
Andreas Schillinger
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 19'08
110
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
111
Juan Esteban Arango Carvajal
Lampre - Colombia
+ 19'09
112
Pavel Kochetkov
Katusha Team
+ 19'11
113
Sam Bennett
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
114
Mikael Chérel
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
115
Marcel Aregger
IAM Cycling
s.t.
116
Jonathan McEvoy
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
117
Juan José Lobato Del Valle
Movistar Team
s.t.
118
Juraj Sagan
Pepsi Pro Cycling
+ 19'16
119
Jetse Bol
Belkin Pro Cycling
+ 19'35
120
Koldo Fernandez De Larrea
Garmin-Sharp
+ 20'03
121
Sebastian Henao Marin
Sky ProCycling
+ 20'31
122
Kris Boeckmans
Lotto - Belisol
+ 20'32
123
Tom Van Asbroeck
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
124
Jérôme Kerf
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
125
Marco Marcato
Pepsi Pro Cycling
+ 20'50
126
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Colombia
+ 20'51
127
Pablo Torres Muiño
Movistar Team
+ 21'09
128
Aleksejs Saramotins
IAM Cycling
+ 21'47
129
Daniele Bennati
Tinkoff Credits System
+ 21'49
130
Denis Galimzyanov
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
131
Luke Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
132
Michael Hepburn
Orica - GreenEDGE
+ 22'11
133
Alexei Tsatevich
Katusha Team
+ 22'55
134
Robin Chaigneau
Belkin Pro Cycling
+ 23'10
135
Mickael Delage
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 23'21
136
Thomas Dekker
Garmin-Sharp
+ 23'27
137
Jos Van Emden
Belkin Pro Cycling
+ 23'29
138
Alex Dowsett
Trek Factory Racing
+ 25'44
139
Koen De Kort
Team Giant - Allianz
+ 26'47
140
Raymond Kreder
Garmin-Sharp
+ 27'53
141
Zakkari Dempster
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 27'57
142
Michael Schwarzmann
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
143
Karl Menzies
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 28'07
144
Fumiyuki Beppu
Trek Factory Racing
+ 28'25
145
Stijn Devolder
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
146
Evgueni Petrov
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
147
Kristof Vandewalle
Trek Factory Racing
+ 28'55
148
Sébastien Minard
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 29'03
149
Christian Di Sarno
Astana Pro Team
+ 29'26
150
Dmitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
+ 32'07
151
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
+ 32'14
152
Thomas Peterson
BMC Racing Team
+ 32'42
153
Brian Bach Vandborg
Pepsi Pro Cycling
+ 34'33
154
Boy Van Poppel
Trek Factory Racing
+ 34'41
155
Konrad Strzelczyk
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 35'37
156
Nicola Ruffoni
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 37'00
157
Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 37'19
158
Barry Markus
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
159
Sondre Holst Enger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
160
Robert Wagner
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
161
Patrick Gretsch
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 38'26
162
Graeme Brown
Belkin Pro Cycling
+ 40'17
163
Nick Nuyens
Garmin-Sharp
+ 41'13
164
Jack Beckinsale
Orica - GreenEDGE
+ 41'58
165
Jérôme Pineau
IAM Cycling
+ 43'55
166
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
167
Danilo Augenti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
168
Blaz Jarc
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 44'17
Points Ranking:Marcel Kittel | Team Giant - Allianz
Mountain Ranking: Michael Schär | BMC Racing Team
Young Ranking:Simon Yates | Team Giant - Allianz
Team Ranking:Team Giant - Allianz
This races went perfect for us, we could not have hoped better.
It was also a good way to prepare for the World Championships even if these are not part of my objectives. The race is too flat for me and sprinters should not have troubles getting crown World Champion.
With the absence of Mark Cavendish ( TEL), André Greipel ( LTB), John Degenkolb ( GIA) and Marcel Kittel ( GIA), the race was ours to control as Nacer Bouhanni ( FDJ) and Arnaud Démare ( FDJ) were the main favorites.
We let a group of five riders composed of Pieter Serry ( TEL), Maxim Iglinskiy ( AST), Vegard Breen ( LTB), Michael Valgren Andersen ( TCS) and Juan Pablo Valencia Gonzalez ( LAM) going at the front as the race was very long.
Only two teams were riding behind the breakaway and it was Slovenia and France. Geoffrey Soupe ( FDJ) did most of the work in this race allowing to keep the escapes at a reasonable distance.
With 36 kilometers left, it was Johan Le Bon's turn ( GIA), his goal was too bring the breakaway back to the pack or if it was not possible, bring them closer so another one could finish he work.
The next one to chase was Matthieu Ladagnous ( FDJ). He is the one who brought back the attackers of the day and he is also the one who block any attempts of late attack. We had the squad to finish in a mass sprint so we wanted to go to a sprint.
Of course other teams did not saw the race with the same eyes as us and with 8 kilometers left, Luis León Sánchez Gil ( SAN) was getting off the pack. The team reacted well and quickly so he was no threat to our plans. Seeing we had the race under control, no other teams tried to attack.
The finish was now getting closer and it was time for us to make our sprint train. It was led by Yoann Offredo ( FDJ), I was in second position in front of Adrien Petit ( COF), who was leading out Nacer Bouhanni ( FDJ) and Arnaud Démare ( FDJ).
And with such a strong squad the victory could only be ours. Nacer ended the work we all do today to give France another World Title after the one of Jérôme Coppel in the Time Trial. Arnaud Démare is a successful second and Luca Mezgec ( GIA) took the third position.
Race Ranking
Nacer Bouhanni | France Arnaud Démare | France Luka Mezgec | Slovenia
1
Nacer Bouhanni
France
5h33'40
2
Arnaud Démare
France
s.t.
3
Luka Mezgec
Slovenia
s.t.
4
Jonas Ahlstrand
Sweden
s.t.
5
Guillaume Boivin
Canada
s.t.
6
Nikita Umerbekov
Kazakhstan
s.t.
7
Alexander Serebryakov
Russia
s.t.
8
Andrew Fenn
United Kingdom
s.t.
9
Eugenio Alafaci
Italy
s.t.
10
Adrien Petit
France
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Anthony Louveille
France
s.t.
12
Leonid Krasnov
Russia
s.t.
13
Gianni Meersman
Belgium
s.t.
14
Ruslan Tleubayev
Kazakhstan
s.t.
15
Jake Keough
United States of America
s.t.
16
Daryl Impey
South Africa
s.t.
17
Glen Mortimore
United Kingdom
s.t.
18
Alexey Lutsenko
Kazakhstan
s.t.
19
Nikias Arndt
Germany
s.t.
20
Simon Yates
United Kingdom
s.t.
21
Rui Alberto Faria Costa
Portugal
s.t.
22
Mikhail Ignatiev
Russia
s.t.
23
Matthieu Ladagnous
France
s.t.
24
Igor Boev
Russia
s.t.
25
Philippe Gilbert
Belgium
s.t.
26
Peter Velits
Slovak Republic
s.t.
27
Yoann Offredo
France
s.t.
28
William Bonnet
France
s.t.
29
Enrico Battaglin
Italy
s.t.
30
Moreno Moser
Italy
s.t.
31
Alexandr Kolobnev
Russia
s.t.
32
Kristian Sbaragli
Italy
s.t.
33
Jonas Vangenechten
Belgium
s.t.
34
Wilco Kelderman
Netherlands
s.t.
35
Oscar Gatto
Italy
s.t.
36
Rüdiger Selig
Germany
s.t.
37
António Ferreira Carvalho
Portugal
s.t.
38
Pieter Jacobs
Belgium
s.t.
39
Tony Martin
Germany
s.t.
40
John Murphy
United States of America
s.t.
41
Michal Kolar
Slovak Republic
s.t.
42
Bauke Mollema
Netherlands
s.t.
43
Sylwester Janiszewski
Poland
s.t.
44
Jacopo Guarnieri
Italy
s.t.
45
Johnny Hoogerland
Netherlands
s.t.
46
Alex Rasmussen
Denmark
s.t.
47
Martin Reimer
Germany
s.t.
48
Ivar Slik
Netherlands
s.t.
49
Daniel Oss
Italy
s.t.
50
Sebastian Körber
Germany
s.t.
51
Ben Hermans
Belgium
s.t.
52
Rick Zabel
Germany
s.t.
53
Dylan Groenewegen
Netherlands
s.t.
54
Danilo Wyss
Switzerland
s.t.
55
Ramon Sinkeldam
Netherlands
s.t.
56
Jasper Bovenhuis
Netherlands
s.t.
57
Enrico Barbin
Italy
s.t.
58
Lasse Norman Hansen
Australia
s.t.
59
Filipe Duarte Sousa Cardoso
Portugal
s.t.
60
Miesko Bulik
Poland
s.t.
61
Greg Van Avermaet
Belgium
s.t.
62
Luis León Sánchez Gil
Spain
s.t.
63
Matej Jurčo
Slovak Republic
s.t.
64
Denis Galimzyanov
Russia
s.t.
65
Fabio Felline
Italy
s.t.
66
Daniel Schorn
Germany
s.t.
67
Simon Gerrans
Australia
s.t.
68
Klaas Lodewyck
Belgium
s.t.
69
Grega Bole
Slovenia
s.t.
70
Michael Torckler
New Zealand
s.t.
71
Michal Kwiatkowski
Poland
s.t.
72
Maksym Vasilyev
Ukraine
s.t.
73
Fabio Andre Tomas Silvestre
Portugal
s.t.
74
Carlos Barbero Cuesta
Spain
s.t.
75
Anthony Giacoppo
Australia
s.t.
76
Nathan Haas
Australia
s.t.
77
Johan Le Bon
France
s.t.
78
Craig Barker
Canada
s.t.
79
Michael Valgren Andersen
Denmark
s.t.
80
Pieter Serry
Belgium
s.t.
81
Maxim Iglinskiy
Katusha Team
s.t.
82
Juan José Lobato Del Valle
Spain
s.t.
83
Matej Mohoric
Slovenia
s.t.
84
Luke Rowe
United Kingdom
s.t.
85
Arman Kamyshev
Kazakhstan
s.t.
86
Sebastian Lander
Denmark
s.t.
87
Dmytro Krivtsov
Ukraine
s.t.
88
Nikolai Trussov
Russia
s.t.
89
Bradley Wiggins
United Kingdom
s.t.
90
Alex Clements
New Zealand
s.t.
91
Paul Voss
Germany
s.t.
92
Simon Spilak
Slovenia
s.t.
93
Jay McCarthy
Australia
s.t.
94
Wesley Sulzberger
Australia
s.t.
95
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
South Africa
s.t.
96
Jan Tratnik
Slovenia
s.t.
97
Oleksandr Surutkovych
Ukraine
s.t.
98
Sean De Bie
Belgium
s.t.
99
Pirmin Lang
Switzerland
s.t.
100
Thomas Löfkvist
Sweden
s.t.
101
Jeffry Johan Romero Corredor
Colombia
s.t.
102
Dmytro Volovod
Ukraine
s.t.
103
Ryszard Balcerzak
Poland
s.t.
104
Anatoliy Pakhtusov
Ukraine
s.t.
105
Simon Geschke
Germany
s.t.
106
José Isidro Maciel Gonçalves
Portugal
s.t.
107
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Norway
s.t.
108
Daniel Moreno Fernandez
Spain
s.t.
109
Bernard Sulzberger
Australia
s.t.
110
Marco Alexandre Ferreira Cunha
Portugal
s.t.
111
Wout Poels
Netherlands
s.t.
112
Bill René Fruergaard
Denmark
s.t.
113
Mikel Nieve Iturralde
Spain
s.t.
114
Vitaliy Buts
Ukraine
s.t.
115
Michal Golas
Poland
s.t.
116
Benjamin Johnson
Australia
s.t.
117
Rohan Dennis
Australia
s.t.
118
Riccardo Zoidl
Austria
s.t.
119
Georg Preidler
Austria
s.t.
120
Chad Haga
United States of America
s.t.
121
Rigoberto Uran Uran
Colombia
s.t.
122
Cameron Meyer
Australia
s.t.
123
Nikita Novikov
Russia
s.t.
124
Larry Warbasse
United States of America
s.t.
125
Ivan Rovny
Russia
s.t.
126
Tom Scully
New Zealand
s.t.
127
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte
Spain
s.t.
128
Silvan Dillier
Switzerland
s.t.
129
Evan Huffman
United States of America
s.t.
130
Jésus Herrada Lopez
Spain
s.t.
131
Fredrik Ludvigsson
Sweden
s.t.
132
Matthew Busche
United States of America
s.t.
133
Chris Froome
United Kingdom
s.t.
134
Ben Gastauer
Luxembourg
s.t.
135
Ilya Davidenok
Kazakhstan
s.t.
136
Tyler Williams
United States of America
s.t.
137
Joël Zangerle
Luxembourg
s.t.
138
Vitaliy Popkov
Ukraine
s.t.
139
Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas
Spain
s.t.
140
Mathias Krizek
Austria
s.t.
141
Argiro Alonso Ospina Hernandez
Colombia
s.t.
142
Paweł Poljański
Poland
s.t.
143
Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas
Colombia
s.t.
144
Bob Jungels
Luxembourg
s.t.
145
Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo
Colombia
s.t.
146
Juan Pablo Valencia Gonzalez
Colombia
s.t.
147
Tobias Ludvigsson
Sweden
s.t.
148
Vegard Breen
Norway
s.t.
149
Aldo Ino Ilesic
Slovenia
s.t.
150
Matej Vysna
Slovak Republic
s.t.
151
Marko Kump
Slovenia
+ 4'44
152
Stefan Denifl
Austria
+ 6'00
153
Julian David Arredondo Moreno
Colombia
s.t.
154
Maciej Paterski
Poland
s.t.
155
Michael Albasini
Switzerland
s.t.
156
Jack Bauer
New Zealand
s.t.
157
Geoffrey Soupe
France
+ 6'57
Finally, since few years now, France is back on top of cycling, after the Tour de France victory by Thibaut Pinot, Jérôme Coppel who won the Vuelta a España and the World ITT Championships and now Nacer Bouhanni who will wear the rainbow jersey for a year. And I did not mention my victory in the Ronde van Vlaanderen.
With one World Tour race left, I'm currently the leader of the UCI World Tour Individual Ranking. I will do all I can to keep that leadership in the last World Tour of the season which is Il Lombardia.
@sutty68: The Tour of Britain was an amazing race and you can be sure that I'll go return there in the future.
In the World Championships, Team Giant - Allianz was the most represented team with 14 riders so I'm happy to see my team mates in top of the classification But I'm much more happy about the French Double
Milano - Torino
The Squad:
Warren BARGUIL Simon GESCHKE Wilco KELDERMAN Anthony LOUVEILLE Fredrik LUDVIGSSON Daan OLIVER Adam YATES Simon YATES
The team was riding for Kelderman and Simon Yates as they were the two riders in good shape lately. I was still an option as my recent result were not bad either but I was slightly tired of all my previous efforts.
As predicted, Simon Yates accelerated in the final climb. He hurt many riders and the selection was made perfectly.
Only one rider managed to hold on to his acceleration and it was Carlos Betancur ( ALM). The Colombian seemed easy and he took the victory away from Simon by putting a last acceleration in the final kilometer.
I took the 7th position in front of Kelderman.
Race Ranking:
1
Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez
Ag2r - La Mondiale
4h36'07
2
Simon Yates
Team Giant - Allianz
+ 9
3
Rigoberto Uran Uran
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
+ 20
4
Rui Alberto Faria Costa
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
5
Daniel Martin
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
6
Tom Jelte Slagter
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
7
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
8
Wilco Kelderman
Team Giant - Allianz
+ 40
9
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
10
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Roman Kreuziger
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
12
Luis León Sánchez Gil
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
13
Peter Sagan
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
14
Oscar Gatto
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
15
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
16
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
17
Daniel Moreno Fernandez
Katusha Team
s.t.
18
Yonnatta Alejandro Monsalve Pertsinidis
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
19
Ben Gastauer
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
20
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
21
Alberto Contador Velasco
Pepsi Pro Cycling
+ 1'18
22
Andrew Talansky
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
23
Simon Spilak
Katusha Team
s.t.
24
Cristofaro Gritti
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
25
Thomas Löfkvist
IAM Cycling
+ 1'41
26
Christophe Riblon
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 1'53
27
Daniele Ratto
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
28
Nicolas Roche
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
29
Moreno Moser
Pepsi Pro Cycling
+ 2'03
30
Rohan Dennis
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
31
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
32
Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver
Katusha Team
s.t.
33
Peter Velits
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'05
34
Warren Barguil
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
35
Chad Haga
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
36
Michal Kwiatkowski
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Lasse Norman Hansen
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
38
Domenico Pozzovivo
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
39
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
40
Janez Brajkovic
IAM Cycling
s.t.
41
Davide Malacarne
Team Europcar
s.t.
42
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
43
Mikel Nieve Iturralde
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
44
Federico Rocchetti
Idea
s.t.
45
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
46
Sergei Chernetskiy
Katusha Team
s.t.
47
Jack Bauer
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
48
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
49
Tiago José Pinto Machado
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
50
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
51
Tony Martin
IAM Cycling
s.t.
52
Thomas De Gendt
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
53
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
54
Paul Voss
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
55
Daan Olivier
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
56
Adam Yates
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
57
Grega Bole
RusVelo
s.t.
58
Simon Geschke
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
59
Stefan Küng
IAM Cycling
s.t.
60
Nikita Umerbekov
Astana Pro Team
+ 3'55
61
Stefan Denifl
IAM Cycling
+ 4'11
62
Marco Marcato
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
63
Luigi Miletta
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
64
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
65
Leopold König
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
66
Wesley Sulzberger
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
67
Pavel Kochetkov
Katusha Team
s.t.
68
Fredrik Ludvigsson
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
69
Jan Barta
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
70
Clément Koretzky
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
71
Ricardo Augusto Afonso Vilela
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
72
Rein Taaramae
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
73
Larry Warbasse
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
74
Gianni Meersman
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
75
Angelo Pagani
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
76
Kristijan Durasek
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
77
Antonio Santoro
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
s.t.
78
Gianluca Brambilla
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Nikita Novikov
RusVelo
s.t.
80
Jay McCarthy
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
81
Remco Broers
CyclingTeam Philips
s.t.
82
Peter Kusztor
Idea
s.t.
83
Matteo Montaguti
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
84
Juan Pablo Valencia Gonzalez
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
85
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
s.t.
86
Sebastian Salas
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
87
Simone Ponzi
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
88
Andrew Fenn
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Sander Helven
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
90
Gianfranco Zilioli
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
s.t.
91
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
92
Antonio Piedra Perez
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
93
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
94
Gavin Mannion
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
95
Thomas Bertolini
Idea
s.t.
96
Bernard Sulzberger
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
97
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
98
Floris Goesinnen
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
99
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
100
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Team Europcar
s.t.
101
Matteo Di Serafino
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
s.t.
102
Huub Duyn
CyclingTeam Philips
s.t.
103
Darren Lapthorne
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
104
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
105
Cesare Benedetti
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
106
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
107
Ismail Al Jadeedi
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
108
Michal Golas
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
109
Edward Theuns
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 5'40
110
Filippo Fortin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
111
Daniele Bennati
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
112
Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle
Garmin-Sharp
s.t.
113
Josef Cerny
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
114
Gianni Bellini
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
115
Mateusz Taciak
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
116
Luca Dodi
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
117
Dylan Groenewegen
CyclingTeam Philips
s.t.
118
Marko Kump
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
119
Andrei Solomennikov
RusVelo
s.t.
120
Piotr Gawronski
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
121
Karol Andrzej Domagalski
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
122
Lieuwe Westra
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
123
Amets Txurruka Ansola
Santander Ciclista
+ 6'09
124
Ike Groen
CyclingTeam Philips
s.t.
125
Jasper Bovenhuis
CyclingTeam Philips
s.t.
126
Bryan Naulleau
Team Europcar
s.t.
127
Eduardo Sepulveda
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
128
Bas Stamsnijder
CyclingTeam Philips
s.t.
129
Artem Ovechkin
RusVelo
s.t.
130
Jordan Kerby
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
131
Travis Meyer
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
132
Gustav Erik Larsson
IAM Cycling
+ 6'34
133
Mateusz Nowak
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
134
Denis Zhuykov
RusVelo
s.t.
135
Antoine Demoitié
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
136
Davide Villella
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
137
Richie Porte
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
138
Maxime Daniel
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
139
Mattia Pozzo
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
140
Gijs Van Hoecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
141
Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamente
Santander Ciclista
+ 7'19
142
Ignazio Moser
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
143
Ian Stannard
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
144
Alexei Tsatevich
Katusha Team
s.t.
145
Sergei Pomoshnikov
RusVelo
s.t.
146
Pirmin Lang
IAM Cycling
s.t.
147
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
s.t.
148
Marco Canola
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
149
Jack Anderson
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
150
Omar Lombardi
Idea
s.t.
151
Omar Bertazzo
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
s.t.
152
Michael Van Staeyen
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
153
Nikolas Maes
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
154
José Iván Gutierrez Palacios
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
155
Mattia Gavazzi
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
156
Jimmy Engoulvent
Team Europcar
s.t.
157
Jasper De Buyst
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
158
Ben Grenda
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
159
Jaroslaw Marycz
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
160
Antonio Andre Pereira Barbio
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
s.t.
161
Benjamin Le Montagner
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
162
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
163
Adam Blythe
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
164
Roy Eefting
CyclingTeam Philips
s.t.
165
Daniel Hoelgaard
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
166
Niccolò Bonifazio
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
167
Marek Rutkiewicz
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
168
Scott Thwaites
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
169
Maximiliano Ariel Richeze Araquistain
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
170
Andrea Dal Col
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
171
Erwann Corbel
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
172
Jonathan McEvoy
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
173
Roger Kluge
IAM Cycling
s.t.
174
Leonardo Fabio Duque
Lampre - Colombia
+ 8'26
175
Jefferson Zambrano
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
176
Joeri Stallaert
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
177
Rafael de Mattos Andriato
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
178
Davide Vigano
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
179
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
180
Cristiano Fumagalli
Idea
s.t.
181
Arnaud Gérard
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
182
Antonino Casimiro Parrinello
CyclingTeam Philips
s.t.
183
Emmanuel Keo
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
184
Francesco Lasca
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
185
Danilo Augenti
BMC Racing Team
+ 9'21
186
Leonid Krasnov
RusVelo
+ 9'40
187
Enrico Peruffo
Idea
s.t.
188
Zakkari Dempster
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
189
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
190
Christian Di Sarno
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
191
Jonas Rickaert
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
192
Pierre Rolland
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
193
Danilo Matracia
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
s.t.
194
Serguei Klimov
RusVelo
s.t.
195
Pierre-Luc Perichon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
196
Nicola Ruffoni
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 11'57
Giro del Piemonte
The Squad:
Warren BARGUIL Simon GESCHKE Wilco KELDERMAN Anthony LOUVEILLE Fredrik LUDVIGSSON Daan OLIVER Adam YATES Simon YATES
The race was meant to end in a sprint and Pepsi Pro Cycling did most of the work for the leader and favorite Peter Sagan ( PEP).
The sprint was inevitably won by Sagan and thanks to my good finishing skills I managed to take the 5th position right behind Simon Geschke.
Race Ranking:
1
Peter Sagan
Pepsi Pro Cycling
4h53'58
2
Gianni Meersman
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Grega Bole
RusVelo
s.t.
4
Simon Geschke
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
5
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
6
Rui Alberto Faria Costa
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
7
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
8
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
9
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
10
Dylan Groenewegen
CyclingTeam Philips
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Oscar Gatto
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
12
Lieuwe Westra
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
13
Warren Barguil
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
14
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
15
Peter Velits
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
16
Moreno Moser
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
17
Daan Olivier
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
18
Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
19
Simon Yates
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
20
Christophe Riblon
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
21
Fredrik Ludvigsson
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
22
Adam Yates
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
23
Luis León Sánchez Gil
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
24
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
25
Marco Minnaard
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
26
Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
27
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
s.t.
28
Edoardo Zardini
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
29
Thomas Löfkvist
IAM Cycling
s.t.
30
Roman Kreuziger
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
31
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
32
Mattia Cattaneo
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
33
Chad Haga
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
34
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
35
Rein Taaramae
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
36
Rigoberto Uran Uran
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Yonnatta Alejandro Monsalve Pertsinidis
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
38
Egor Silin
Katusha Team
s.t.
39
Marco Marcato
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
40
Nicolas Roche
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
41
Johan Esteban Cháves Rubio
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
42
Christoph Pfingsten
CyclingTeam Philips
s.t.
43
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
44
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
45
Ben Hermans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
46
Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
47
Jean-Christophe Péraud
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
48
Daniele Bennati
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
49
Elias Schmäh
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
50
Simon Spilak
Katusha Team
s.t.
51
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
52
Thomas Palmer
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
53
Enrico Barbin
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
54
Travis Meyer
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
55
Martijn Tusveld
CyclingTeam Philips
s.t.
56
Christian Meier
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
57
Gianluca Brambilla
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
58
Melvin Boskamp
CyclingTeam Philips
s.t.
59
Daniel Eduardo Moreira Silva
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
60
Rafal Majka
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
61
Jordan Kerby
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
62
Michael Valgren Andersen
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
63
Alberto Contador Velasco
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
64
Argiro Alonso Ospina Hernandez
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
65
Ilnur Zakarin
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
66
Kristijan Durasek
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
67
Angelo Pagani
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
68
Petr Vakoc
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Thomas De Gendt
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
70
Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver
Katusha Team
s.t.
71
Daniel Navarro Garcia
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
72
Rafael Valls Ferri
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
73
Stefan Denifl
IAM Cycling
s.t.
74
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
75
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
76
Mikel Nieve Iturralde
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
77
Brice Feillu
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
78
Federico Rocchetti
Idea
s.t.
79
Domenico Pozzovivo
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
80
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
81
Dayer Quintana Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
82
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
83
Julien Vermote
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
84
Tony Martin
IAM Cycling
s.t.
85
Wilco Kelderman
Team Giant - Allianz
s.t.
86
Marcos Garcia Fernandez
Santander Ciclista
+ 5'27
87
Ruben Fernandez Andujar
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
88
Amets Txurruka Ansola
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
89
Ramon Domene Reyes
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
90
Mattia Gavazzi
Santander Ciclista
s.t.
91
Julien Simon
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
92
Andrei Solomennikov
RusVelo
s.t.
93
Thomas Bertolini
Idea
s.t.
94
Mauro Finetto
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
95
Cyril Lemoine
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
96
Grzegorz Stepniak
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
97
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
98
Eduardo Sepulveda
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
99
Nicola Boem
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
100
Ike Groen
CyclingTeam Philips
s.t.
101
Anthony Geslin
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
102
Luigi Miletta
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
103
Daniel Moreno Fernandez
Katusha Team
s.t.
104
Antonio Santoro
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
s.t.
105
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
106
Lachlan Norris
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
107
Rick Ottema
CyclingTeam Philips
s.t.
108
Mirko Selvaggi
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
109
Jérôme Baugnies
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
110
William Clarke
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
111
Matteo Montaguti
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
112
Alan Marangoni
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
113
Floris Goesinnen
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
114
Kilian Frankiny
IAM Cycling
s.t.
115
Sebastian Salas
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
116
Matteo Di Serafino
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
s.t.
117
Marek Rutkiewicz
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
118
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
119
Michal Kwiatkowski
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
120
Emanuele Sella
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
121
Sergey Firsanov
RusVelo
s.t.
122
Pierre Paolo Penasa
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
123
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
124
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
s.t.
125
Andrey Amador Bikkazakova
Movistar Team
s.t.
126
Diego Rosa
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
127
Peter Kusztor
Idea
s.t.
128
Maxime Bouet
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
129
Sergei Chernetskiy
Katusha Team
s.t.
130
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
131
Janez Brajkovic
IAM Cycling
s.t.
132
Nathan Earle
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
133
Andrey Zeits
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
134
Vegard Stake Laengen
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
135
Joshua Edmondson
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
136
Luis Angel Mate Mardones
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
137
Andrea Manfredi
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
138
Josef Cerny
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
139
Pavel Karpenkov
RusVelo
s.t.
140
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
141
Francis De Greef
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
142
Przemyslaw Niemiec
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
143
Patrick Schelling
IAM Cycling
s.t.
144
Nikolay Mihaylov
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
145
Alexandre Shushemoin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
146
Mateusz Nowak
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
147
Ricardo Augusto Afonso Vilela
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
148
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
149
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte
Movistar Team
s.t.
150
Alberto Losada Alguacil
Katusha Team
s.t.
151
Malcolm Rudolph
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
152
David Jai Crawford
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
153
Ivan Balykin
RusVelo
s.t.
154
Ivan Santaromita
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
155
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
156
Dario Hernandez Illana
Movistar Team
s.t.
157
Artem Ovechkin
RusVelo
s.t.
158
Denis Zhuykov
RusVelo
s.t.
159
José Herrada Lopez
Movistar Team
s.t.
160
Alex Frame
Orica - GreenEDGE
s.t.
161
Gianfranco Zilioli
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
s.t.
162
Serge Pauwels
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
163
Amaël Moinard
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
164
Richie Porte
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
165
José Rodolfo Serpa Perez
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
166
Sergei Pomoshnikov
RusVelo
s.t.
167
Branislau Samoilau
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
168
Axel Domont
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
169
Shalkar Shirshov
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
170
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
s.t.
171
Perrig Quemeneur
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
172
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
173
Germano Cantaluppi
IAM Cycling
s.t.
174
Thomas Degand
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
+ 7'38
175
Roberto Giacobazzi
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
176
Luca Dodi
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
177
Paweł Charucki
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
178
Sebastien Reichenbach
IAM Cycling
s.t.
179
Valerio Agnoli
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
180
Andrei Strelkov
Tinkoff Credits System
s.t.
181
Jean-Marc Bideau
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
182
Frederik Backaert
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
+ 9'01
183
Antonio Andre Pereira Barbio
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
s.t.
184
Mate Radonics
Idea
s.t.
185
Gianni Bellini
Vini Fantini - Bettini
s.t.
186
Niccolò Bonifazio
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
187
Omar Lombardi
Idea
s.t.
188
Mats Boeve
CyclingTeam Philips
s.t.
189
Michele Viola
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
+ 11'43
190
Enrico Peruffo
Idea
s.t.
191
Pierre Rolland
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
192
Antonino Casimiro Parrinello
CyclingTeam Philips
s.t.
193
Florian Guillou
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
194
Christian Di Sarno
Astana Pro Team
+ 14'24
195
Eladio Guerra
Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest
s.t.
196
Carlos Polvliet
Accent.Jobs - Wanty
+ 15'18
I have only one race left, and it's Il Lombardia. Last year I won it but this time I'm not sure I could do that again.
After the race I will make a break from cycling before taking part in some cyclo cross with the World Championships as a main target.
Warren BARGUIL Simon GESCHKE Wilco KELDERMAN Anthony LOUVEILLE Fredrik LUDVIGSSON Daan OLIVER Adam YATES Simon YATES
Pre-Race:
This is the last race of my season, I'm not here to win this time as the race look really hard with climbs I will not handle.
I will work for Warren and Wilco as long as I can but after a whole season at full gas, this will be a hard job to do.
Race Report:
A group of six riders went off quite early, they were no threat at all as there was still many kilometers to go.
The group was formed of great riders as the six men were Alexandr Kolobnev ( KAT), Jérémy Roy ( FDJ), Philippe Gilbert ( BMC), Fabio Felline ( TFR), Elroy Elpers ( LTB) and Marco Minnaard ( AJW).
Ryder Hesjedal ( GRS) was the first favorite to attack, there was still 47 kilometers to go and behind, the pack was not worrying at all, AG2R and Pepsi kept the same pace as the climb was quite difficult.
Few kilometers after Hesjedal's attack ( GRS), it was time for Thomas De Gendt ( TEL) to take his chance. He quickly caught Hesjedal and he did not even wait after him, he was gone solo, the breakaway was already dead.
After that climb, we were stroke with bad luck. we were in a group behind the main one and we had to do the downhill at full gas. I took my responsibilities so Wilco and Warren could get back in the main group.
At the front, the fight was hard and the group was not slowing down, one f the main contestant, Chris Froome ( SKY) attacked with 25 kilometers to go. We were still struggling behind but we were getting closer.
On the last climb of the day, a group of five riders was off the group, Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez ( ALM), Alberto Contador Velasco ( TCS), Jérôme Coppel ( COF), Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas ( MOV) and Bauke Mollema ( NED) were off to fight for victory.
As you will see in the picture below, Wilco and Warren were back at the front thanks my strong work. I was dead now and my job was done. It was up to them.
The Colombian Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (ALM) took one of his greatest victory.
Warren was not able to make a top 10 but he still took the 13th position.
Race Ranking
Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez | AG2R La Mondiale Alberto Contador Velasco | Pepsi Pro Cycling Jérôme Coppel | Cofidis Solutions Crédits
1
Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez
AG2R La Mondiale
8h12'47
2
Alberto Contador Velasco
Pepsi Pro Cycling
s.t.
3
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
4
Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
5
Rui Alberto Faria Costa
Lampre - Colombia
s.t.
6
Edoardo Zardini
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
7
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
8
Thomas Löfkvist
IAM Cycling
s.t.
9
Thomas De Gendt
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
12
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
11
Rigobero Uran Uran
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Warren Barguil
Team Giant Allianz
s.t.
14
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling
s.t.
15
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
---
17
Wilco Kelderman
Team Giant Allianz
s.t.
---
20
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant Allianz
+ 1'22
---
40
Adam Yates
Team Giant Allianz
+ 10'28
---
61
Simon Geschke
Team Giant Allianz
+ 19'00
---
79
Fredrik Ludvigsson
Team Giant Allianz
+ 19'56
---
115
Daan Oliver
Team Giant Allianz
s.t.
---
175
Simon Yates
Team Giant Allianz
+ 21'13
This is it for my final race. A top 20 is not bad at all considering the race it has been. We could perhaps regret missing the right group after the hard climb but that's the race.
About my future, I still don't know in which team I'll ride next year. I'm waiting for a contract from Giant but I have some request non negotiable. As I said, it's up to them to keep me or to lose me. I've got plenty of team waiting after me and I would not have trouble finding a new team.
I will make a small break of 2 weeks in Mauritius with my friends and then I will come back to Cyclo-Cross with the World Championships as a target.
@sutty68: And his brother too even if we did not see much from here as he mainly had a team mate job this season.
2016 is over, my season was the best one I had since I started as I won at the age of 22 the Ronde van Vlaanderen. As I stayed consistent during the whole season, I was elected best rider of the year in front of two other french riders which are Thibaut Pinot ( FDJ) and Nacer Bouhanni ( FDJ).
I had an amazing year too, I won for the first time the French Championships and I confirmed my results of last year. I did well in the monuments as I never did worst than a 20th position. This was also for me the time to discover Liège - Bastogne - Liège.
After 4 season as a pro, I'm now counting 32 victories to my records. My goal for next season is to reach 40.
To give you an idea of what I achieve, I post my results from the moment I started as a pro to now.
Also available in first post
And finally after being elected "Best Rider of the Year", I was told I was the leader of the UCI World Tour Individual Ranking \o/. That is a lot of things in only one year but I guess after being that consistent during the whole season, the price was kind of logical. The gap between me and the second rider is not a cliff either and the fight was hard until the last race of the WT calendar.
UCI World Tour Rider Ranking
Rank
Nat
Rider
Team
Points
1
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Shimano
549
2
Alberto Contador Velasco
Pepsi Pro Cycling
530
3
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
492
UCI World Tour Team Ranking
Rank
Nat
Team
Points
1
Team Giant - Shimano
1736
2
Pepsi Pro Cycling
1382
3
Belkin Pro Cycling
1155
4
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
1038
5
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
994
UCI Continental Rider Ranking
Rank
Nat
Rider
Team
Points
1
Tino Thömel
Team NSP - Ghost
860
2
Michael Van Staeyen
TopSport Vlaanderen - Baloise
786
3
Anthony Giacoppo
Drapac Cycling
735
UCI Continental Team Ranking
Rank
Nat
Team
Points
1
CyclingTeam Philips
2214
2
Cofidis Solutions Crédits
2150
3
Bontrager - Air Berlin
2087
Superprestige Rider Ranking
Rank
Nat
Rider
Team
Points
1
John Degenkolb
Team Giant - Allianz
2643
2
Thibaut Pinot
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
2463
3
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
2653
--
6
Anthony Louveille
Team Giant - Shimano
1791
Superprestige Team Ranking
Rank
Nat
Team
Points
1
Team Giant - Shimano
11193
2
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
8658
3
Telenet Pro Cycling Team
7797
4
Pepsi Pro Cycling
7198
5
Sky ProCycling
7064
The post is almost finish but I had to make a quick preview to 2017. Pepsi Pro Cycling has been rename Fly Emirates, indeed the middle east investor decided to go for a cycling team. The team headquarters will be based in Italy and they will focus their squad on Italian. As a results of this policy, Rein Taaramae signed for Astana while Vicenzo Nibali signed for two years with the Emirates.
Other News, after missing their entire season, Trek Factory Racing has been relegated to Pro Continental Division. It's Cofidis that will replace them in the World Tour. Fabian Cancellara and the Schleck Brothers all signed a one year contract with IAM Cycling.
The Post is now over, I will come back to you after the New Year to start a new season as I was finally renew by Giant - Allianz. they accepted all my request but that's another topic I'll explain you next year.
I'm coming back to the story as the writer, I've been suffering a lack of motivation this past few days and even if I said that Anthony would stay with Giant - Allianz, I feel like I should change team to keep me motivated and to keep enjoying writing this.
Don't worry, I'm not planning to end the story yet and It could wait until at list the first complete DB on PCM14.
Hi everyone, this is Anthony. It's been a while since I last came to this blog but I had much troubles in the past few weeks. It appears that my contract with Giant - Allianz was not maid following the rules of the UCI and it has to be canceled. We are now in 2017 it January 7th and I'm without team. I gave up my hopes on the Cyclo Cross World Championships for this year as I was and I'm still not sure if I will have a team for 2017.
Many teams have completed their squad and it is very hard to impose myself at that time of the season.
I'm currently back against the wall without any opportunities yet. I'd really like to race in World Tour but I'm not closed for smaller team. And, well, for me there are no small and big teams anymore as long as I can race it will be ok.
, seriously every win is good to take and I hope this will continue.
Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen 
Koen DE KORT
John DEGENKOLB
Johan LE BON
Luca MEZGEC
PEP), he has a great team to support him and I think he will be hard to beat when it'll come to the finish.
IAM), Arnaud Courteille (
PEP) was leading the pack with Moreno Moser (
PEP).
SKY) and Tom Boonen (
BMC), Sébastien Turgot (
OGE). Sagan with his explosiveness left no chances to any body and he took for the second time a victory in Plouay. John grabbed the second position and I took the 4th right in front of Simon who ended 5th.
Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 
Road World Championships [ITT] 
ALM) took one of his greatest victory.
