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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 16-04-2014 23:06
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@faillu: Thanks. All have been targets since the start of the season, so delighted with them  The team is top of the Conti Rankings, but 4th best Conti team in CQ Rankings. Promotion may have to wait for another season.
@admir: Glad you like the signings. I am big fan of the two riders as well
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| mvhoogdalem |
Posted on 17-04-2014 09:12
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Transfers are finally here. Capecchi is a nice addition to the GC team, while Colbrelli is a great sprinter for the tougher stages.
Looking forward to see Moser on the team. He'll be a sure points scorer in the hilly classics and short stage races.
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| Faillu |
Posted on 17-04-2014 09:14
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Even though the team is only 4th in the CQ rankings, you might still be able to get promotion. Or not, if you decide it's not time for it.  |
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Posted on 17-04-2014 12:50
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@mvh: glad you like the signings your comments about them all are my thoughts exactly. Target is a total of 7/8 new additions ahead of the new season. Should make it a team of 27/28 riders for 2014. Italians are prefered but difficult with who is available plus wage structure. More additions to be revealed tonight if I have time. All additions boost the team in the areas required for Wildcard entries and with hope, promotion next season.
@faillu: only the top 2 gain promotion so it will be difficult without Wildcard entries and WT races. Europcar and Bardiani lead the way at the moment.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 17-04-2014 12:56
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Great ride from Adam at the Beaumont Trophy
Nice to see Rapha-Bianchi still topping the Rankings
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Posted on 17-04-2014 15:35
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@sutty: another second for Adam sadly  topping the Conti rankings but I think we will miss out on promotion through the CQ. Moser is a fantastic signing for us so happy with it.
Two more signings (a TT specialist and a Pure Climber) to be announced late tonight plus TdF coverage up until the first rest day
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Posted on 17-04-2014 16:07
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TT specialist -> Flakemore maybe, unless it isn't a young rider.
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Posted on 17-04-2014 16:18
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Hmmm, TT specialist - Its Wiggo  |
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Posted on 17-04-2014 17:07
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@mvh: who is Flakemore? Should I know him?
@sutty: now he would be one hell of a signing!
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Posted on 17-04-2014 17:10
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My guess is Howson for TTs
Climber: Pirazzi (?)
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Posted on 17-04-2014 17:11
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the_hoyle wrote:
@mvh: who is Flakemore? Should I know him?
https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider....?id=137591
it isn't him then.
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Posted on 17-04-2014 17:47
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@selwink: Howson is already on the team Pirazzi was a target but resigned with Bardiani
@mvh: erm... Nope not him
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Posted on 17-04-2014 19:12
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My bad, looked over him in the team overview.
Malori and Aru are going to be the next guesses in that case.
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Posted on 17-04-2014 20:36
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@selwink: all will be revealed
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Posted on 17-04-2014 23:53
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 Stockton Velo29-Altura Grand Prix
7th July 2013
It may only be Round 5 of the Premier Calendar, but it looks like we could have the Team Classification all sewn up. Either way, there are 4 rounds left, and it continues at the Stockton GP.
A flat stage, it will most likely end in a bunch sprint, where Jonny Bellis will be our man. Owain Doull and Simon Yates will help him in the lead out, whilst Rasmus Quaade and Linus Gerdemann will work as pilots as everything is being organised at the finish.
Trent Lowe and Dan Lloyd will work domestiques on the stage, with Fredrik Ludvigsson riding in a free role.
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Rapha-Bianchi became the nearly men of the Premier Calendar again in Stockton, as Sam Bennent (SKT) took the stage win ahead of Jonny Bellis, with Eric Young (OPM) rounding off the podium.
The result was yet another podium finish for the Anglo-Italian team, who are slowly running out of opportunities to take a win on British soil.
| 1 |  Sam Bennett | An Post - Chainreaction | 3h29'37 | | 2 | Jonathan Bellis | Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team | s.t. | | 3 |  Eric Young | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 4 |  Rick Zabel | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. | | 5 | Ian Wilkinson | Team UK Youth | s.t. | | 6 |  Giorgio Brambilla | Atlas Personal - Jakroo | s.t. | | 7 | Graham Briggs | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 8 |  Juan José Haedo | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 9 |  Carlos Barbero | Euskadi | s.t. | | 10 | Liam Holohan | Madison Genesis | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Simon Yates | Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team | s.t. | | 12 | Fabio Silvestre | Leopard - Trek Continental Team | s.t. | | 13 | Dylan van Baarle | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. | | 14 | Rob Britton | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 15 | Janier Acevedo | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 16 | Owain Doull | Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team | s.t. | | 17 | Mark Christian | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 18 | Tom Zirbel | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 19 | Tino Thömel | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 20 | Ken Hanson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 21 | Chris Snook | Madison Genesis | s.t. | | 22 | Stanislav Kozúbek | Bauknecht - Author | s.t. | | 23 | Enrico Rossi | Meridiana Kamen Team | s.t. | | 24 | Sebastian Salas | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 25 | Diego Milán | Team Differdange - Losch | s.t. | | 26 | Pit Schlechter | Leopard - Trek Continental Team | s.t. | | 27 | Rasmus Quaade | Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team | s.t. | | 28 | Jóni Brandão | Efapel - Glassdrive | s.t. | | 29 | Hugh Carthy | Rapha Condor - JLT | s.t. | | 30 | Christoph Schweizer | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | s.t. | | 31 | Juan Chamorro | 4-72 Colombia | s.t. | | 32 | Dean Downing | Madison Genesis | s.t. | | 33 | Dylan Teuns | Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team | s.t. | | 34 | Mark McNally | An Post - Chainreaction | s.t. | | 35 | Eugenio Alafaci | Leopard - Trek Continental Team | s.t. | | 36 | Lee Davis | Node 4 - Giordana Racing | s.t. | | 37 | Lasse Norman Hansen | Blue Water Cycling | s.t. | | 38 | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 39 | Daniel Foder | Blue Water Cycling | s.t. | | 40 | Simon Holt | Team Differdange - Losch | s.t. | | 41 | Luis Alberto Romero | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 42 | Alex Kirsch | Leopard - Trek Continental Team | s.t. | | 43 | Jiri Polnicky | Bauknecht - Author | s.t. | | 44 | Tomáš Bucháček | Bauknecht - Author | s.t. | | 45 | Ross Edgar | Team IG - Sigma Sport | s.t. | | 46 | Ryan Anderson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 47 | Sérgio Sousa | Efapel - Glassdrive | s.t. | | 48 | Léo Menville | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 49 | Rutger Roelandts | Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team | s.t. | | 50 | Will Stephenson | Rapha Condor - JLT | s.t. | | 51 | Haritz Orbe | Euskadi | s.t. | | 52 | Evan Oliphant | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 53 | Cesar Fonte | Efapel - Glassdrive | s.t. | | 54 | Daniel Barry | Node 4 - Giordana Racing | s.t. | | 55 | Yanto Barker | Team UK Youth | s.t. | | 56 | Jan Hirt | Leopard - Trek Continental Team | s.t. | | 57 | Alex Candelario | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 58 | Piero Baffi | Leopard - Trek Continental Team | s.t. | | 59 | Michael Northey | Node 4 - Giordana Racing | s.t. | | 60 | Josef Hosek | Bauknecht - Author | s.t. | | 61 | James Driscoll | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 62 | Thomas Zechmeister | Bauknecht - Author | s.t. | | 63 | César Bihel | Team Differdange - Losch | s.t. | | 64 | Matt Cooke | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 65 | Maarten van Trijp | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. | | 66 | Alphonse Vermote | An Post - Chainreaction | s.t. | | 67 | Jack Pullar | Madison Genesis | s.t. | | 68 | Diego Ochoa | 4-72 Colombia | s.t. | | 69 | Lennard Hofstede | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. | | 70 | Sean De Bie | Leopard - Trek Continental Team | s.t. | | 71 | Florian Bissinger | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 72 | Michael Sherer | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 73 | Gert-Jan Bosman | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. | | 74 | Sjef De Wilde | Team Differdange - Losch | s.t. | | 75 | Daniel Lloyd | Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team | s.t. | | 76 | Maxwell Durtschi | Leopard - Trek Continental Team | s.t. | | 77 | Linus Gerdemann | Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team | s.t. | | 78 | Lachlan Norris | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 79 | Glenn O'Shea | An Post - Chainreaction | s.t. | | 80 | Michael Schweizer | Team NSP - Ghost | + 2'18 | | 81 | Marco Minnaard | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. | | 82 | Aaron Gate | An Post - Chainreaction | s.t. | | 83 | Steven Lampier | Node 4 - Giordana Racing | s.t. | | 84 | James Williamson | Node 4 - Giordana Racing | s.t. | | 85 | Andrew Tennant | Madison Genesis | s.t. | | 86 | Nathan Edmondson | Node 4 - Giordana Racing | s.t. | | 87 | Francesco Van Coppernolle | Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team | s.t. | | 88 | Marco Cunha | Efapel - Glassdrive | s.t. | | 89 | Luke Grivell-Mellor | Rapha Condor - JLT | s.t. | | 90 | Jack Wilson | An Post - Chainreaction | s.t. | | 91 | Rui Sousa | Efapel - Glassdrive | s.t. | | 92 | Matthew Jones | Team IG - Sigma Sport | s.t. | | 93 | Eric Berthou | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 94 | Andreas Hofer | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 95 | Tom Scully | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 96 | Jacob Fiedler | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 97 | Elliott Porter | Rapha Condor - JLT | s.t. | | 98 | Filipe Cardoso | Efapel - Glassdrive | s.t. | | 99 | Niels Wytinck | An Post - Chainreaction | s.t. | | 100 | Oleksandr Surutkovych | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | s.t. | | 101 | Russell Hampton | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 102 | Illart Zuazubiskar | Euskadi | s.t. | | 103 | Demis Aleman | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 104 | Carson Miller | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 105 | Sebastian Forke | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 106 | Michael Cuming | Rapha Condor - JLT | s.t. | | 107 | Trent Lowe | Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team | s.t. | | 108 | James McCallum | Rapha Condor - JLT | s.t. | | 109 | Greg Mansell | Team UK Youth | s.t. | | 110 | Martijn Tusveld | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. | | 111 | Edson Calderon | 4-72 Colombia | s.t. | | 112 | Wout Franssen | An Post - Chainreaction | s.t. | | 113 | Ryan Mullen | Team IG - Sigma Sport | s.t. | | 114 | Marcin Bialoblocki | Team UK Youth | s.t. | | 115 | Sebastien Baldauf | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 116 | Jake Hales | Team IG - Sigma Sport | s.t. | | 117 | Fredrik Ludvigsson | Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team | s.t. | | 118 | Maarten De Jonge | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 119 | Jonathan Mould | Team UK Youth | s.t. | | 120 | Moritz Schaffner | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | | 121 | Alex Peters | Madison Genesis | s.t. | | 122 | Jack Cummings | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | | 123 | Heiner Parra | 4-72 Colombia | s.t. | | 124 | Sven Fritsch | Team Differdange - Losch | s.t. | | 125 | Chris Opie | Team UK Youth | s.t. | | 126 | Alex Frame | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | | 127 | Aritz Bagües | Euskadi | s.t. | | 128 | Paavo Paajanen | Team Differdange - Losch | s.t. | | 129 | Myron Simpson | Team Differdange - Losch | s.t. | | 130 | Mikel Aristi | Euskadi | s.t. | | 131 | Maximilian Schachmann | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | | 132 | James Moss | Team IG - Sigma Sport | s.t. | | 133 | Tobias Jenny | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 134 | Aske Vorre | Blue Water Cycling | s.t. | | 135 | Jacob Nielsen | Blue Water Cycling | s.t. | | 136 | Ruben Pols | Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team | s.t. | | 137 | Daniel Peeters | Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team | s.t. | | 138 | Marcel Barth | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | | 139 | Max Losch | Team Differdange - Losch | s.t. | | 140 | Remco Broers | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 141 | Brecht Ruyters | Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team | s.t. | | 142 | Fabian Thiel | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | | 143 | Johannes Huseby | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | s.t. | | 144 | Joaquim Durant | Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team | s.t. | | 145 | Elchin Asadov | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | s.t. | | 146 | Massimo Demarin | Meridiana Kamen Team | s.t. | | 147 | Peter Williams | Team IG - Sigma Sport | s.t. | | 148 | Emanuel Kiserlovski | Meridiana Kamen Team | s.t. | | 149 | Mark Sehested | Blue Water Cycling | s.t. | | 150 | Samir Jabrayilov | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | s.t. | | 151 | Diego Ares | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 152 | Fernando Orjuela | 4-72 Colombia | s.t. | | 153 | Dennis Wauch | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 154 | Jesus Castaño | 4-72 Colombia | s.t. | | 155 | Daniel Durango | 4-72 Colombia | s.t. | | 156 | Nicolas Lüthi | Atlas Personal - Jakroo | s.t. | | 157 | Agshin Ismayilov | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | s.t. | | 158 | Emiel Wastyn | Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team | s.t. | | 159 | Maksym Averin | Atlas Personal - Jakroo | s.t. | | 160 | Nicolas Baldo | Atlas Personal - Jakroo | s.t. | | 161 | Yean Rodriguez | 4-72 Colombia | s.t. | | 162 | Marko Herceg | Meridiana Kamen Team | s.t. | | 163 | Oleksandr Polivoda | Atlas Personal - Jakroo | s.t. | | 164 | Alen Ivancec | Meridiana Kamen Team | s.t. | | 165 | Peter Erdin | Atlas Personal - Jakroo | s.t. | | 166 | Jacob Kjeldsen | Blue Water Cycling | s.t. | | 167 | Luka Grubic | Meridiana Kamen Team | s.t. | | 168 | Manuel Stocker | Atlas Personal - Jakroo | s.t. | | 169 | Tizian Rausch | Atlas Personal - Jakroo | s.t. | | 170 | Unai Iparragirre | Euskadi | + 4'52 | | 171 | Jakub Danačík | Bauknecht - Author | s.t. | | 172 | Stan Godrie | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. | | 173 | Ian Moir | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 5'27 |
Premier Calendar Series - After Round 5
| 1 | Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team | 141 | | 2 | Team UK Youth | 43 | | 3 | Team Raleigh | 39 | | 4 | Madison-Genesis | 26 | | 5 | Node4-Giordana Racing | 13 | | 6 | Rapha Condor-JLT | 13 | | 7 | Team IG-SigmaSport | 0 |
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Posted on 17-04-2014 23:57
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Another near miss for the team, this time with Jonathan Bellis |
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Posted on 18-04-2014 00:12
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Bianchi HQ, Milan, Italy
8th July 2013
*** BREAKING NEWS ***
More additions for Rapha-Bianchi
Coming only 3 days after the first announcement of signings, Rapha-Bianchi have confirmed two more riders for the 2014 season.
Swedish rider Tobias Ludvigsson will bolster the team's Time Trial abilities, whilst the Colombian Estaban Chaves will one of the riders to watch when the roads start to head into the high Mountains.
However, whilst signings are announced for 2014, Phil Hoyle was sad to announce squad departures at the end of the season.
Estonian Road Race Champion Rene Mandri has rejected a new contract with Rapha-Bianchi, to sign with Amore & Vita as their new Lead Sprinter. Lead-out man Jonny Bellis has shown a desire to move back to the UK domestic peleton, with a move to Madison Genesis on the card, whilst general team domestique Trent Lowe is close to finalising a move to Champion Systems.
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Posted on 18-04-2014 00:19
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@sutty: We just can't buy a win in the British races...
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Posted on 18-04-2014 00:26
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Two good signings in Ludvigsson and Chaves  , but sad to see Bellis leave  |
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Posted on 18-04-2014 00:37
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 Le Tour de France - Rest Day 1
8th July 2013
2013 is a special year for one of the best Grand Tours in cycling - the 100th edition of Le Tour de France.
After Bradley Wiggins became the first British winner of Le Tour last year, Sky ProCycling will be hoping to make it two out of two with the Kenyan-born Chris Froome. However, with a Mountainous course ahead, there are many different suitors to the Tour de France crown.
As with the Giro d'Italia, we will bring you the stage breakdown on each of the rest days.
| Stage | Type | Winner | Race Leader | | Porto Vecchio-Bastia |  | M. Cavendish | M. Cavendish | | Bastia-Ajaccio |  |  P. Sagan | P. Sagan | | Ajaccio-Calvi | | C. Horner | A. Contador | | Nice-Nice |  | Sky ProCycling | C. Froome | | Cagnes sur Mer-Marseille | | M. Kittel | C. Froome | | Aix en Provence-Montpellier | | M. Kittel | C. Froome | | Montpellier-Albi | | A. Greipel | C. Froome | | Castres-Ax 3 Domaines |  | P. Rolland | A. Contador | | Saint Girons-Bagneres de Bigorre | | C. Horner | A. Contador |
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