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| Shonak |
Posted on 29-04-2014 16:43
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Thank sutty. It really was a long waiting time for it. 
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| Shonak |
Posted on 29-04-2014 17:55
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Bpost Essen, World Cup Namur & World Cup Heusden – Zolder
After my win in Gieten and the great results in Koksijde and Roubaix, I thought I had finally made it. But cycling can change quickly, and Cylo-Cross is in that even more brutal. I don’t know what changed, but I seem to slowly lose my form. I was more tired, more worried and slightly bunked in for large parts of the next three CX races.
In Essen, I achieved a 9th rank, coming in as one of the last riders in the sprint. The race was won by Tom Meeusen. I made two attacks at crucial points but overall the pace was too high. I put it down to bad luck.
Bpost Bank Trofee Essen, Results
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Tom Meeusen | Telenet - Fidea | 2h08'05 | | 2 | Sven Nys | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 3 | Niels Albert | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. |
Spoiler | 4 | Bart Aernouts | AA Drink - Leontien.nl | s.t. | | 5 | Rob Peeters | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 6 | Thijs Van Amerongen | AA Drink - Leontien.nl | s.t. | | 7 | Bart Wellens | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 8 | Sven Vanthourenhout | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 9 | Raphael Visconti | Cannondale Cyclocross World | s.t. | | 10 | Quinten Bertholet | Belgium | s.t. | | 11 | Jiri Polnicky | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 12 | Johannes Sickmueller | Feenstra - Stevens | s.t. | | 13 | Jelle Cant | Melbotech Cycling Team | + 1'06 | | 14 | Martin Zlamalik | Crelan- Euphony | + 1'47 | | 15 | Wietse Bosmans | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 16 | Kevin Pauwels | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 17 | Klaas Vantornout | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 18 | Eddy Van Ijzerdoorn | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 19 | Dieter Vanthourenhout | BKCP - Powerplus | + 2'44 | | 20 | Gianni Vermeersch | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 21 | Michael Vanthourenhout | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 22 | Wout Van Aert | Enertherm - BKCP | s.t. | | 23 | Gerben De Knegt | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 24 | Joeri Adams | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 25 | Gianni Denolf | Baboco | + 3'56 | | 26 | Micki Van Empel | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 27 | Thijs Al | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 28 | Sven Beelen | Melbotech Cycling Team | s.t. | | 29 | Joeri Hofman | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 30 | Angelo De Clerq | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | + 5'10 | | 31 | Kristof Cop | Belgium | s.t. | | 32 | Kevin Cant | Melbotech Cycling Team | s.t. | | 33 | Mathieu Boulo | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 34 | Kenneth Van Compernolle | Style & Concept | s.t. | | 35 | Patrick Van Leeuwen | Orange Babies | + 6'01 | | 36 | Stef Boden | Melbotech Cycling Team | s.t. | | 37 | Sascha Weber | Stevens Racing Team | s.t. | | 38 | Bjorn Rondelez | Belgium | s.t. | | 39 | Ben Berden | Belgium | s.t. |
However, things went worse when I came to France and raced in Namur. The World Cup is always a bit more contested than the Bpost Bank Trophy or the Superprestige, and I honestly struggled throughout the race to keep my position, and when I lost it, I kept losing places… I had the hardest time imaginable getting back up. Heck, I was trying to ride when others were carrying their bikes. Just to get a few centimeters more. I think the will was there, but my legs kept getting heavier and at the end, they were a pumping stew, unable to keep me on my feet. I finished 11th, quite some time behind winner Philipp Walsleben.
World Cup Namur, Results
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Philipp Walsleben | BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | 3h42'28 | | 2 | Zdenek Stybar | Omega Pharma | + 22 | | 3 | Sven Nys | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. |
Spoiler | 4 | Lars Van Der Haar | Argos Shimano | + 34 | | 5 | Niels Albert | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 6 | Kevin Pauwels | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | + 1'31 | | 7 | Francis Mourey | FDJ - BigMat | + 2'34 | | 8 | Klaas Vantornout | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | + 3'00 | | 9 | Mathieu Van Der Poel | Rabobank Giant Offroad | s.t. | | 10 | Tom Meeusen | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 11 | Raphael Visconti | Cannondale Cyclocross World | + 3'10 | | 12 | Bart Wellens | Telenet - Fidea | + 3'21 | | 13 | Bart Aernouts | AA Drink - Leontien.nl | + 4'00 | | 14 | Julien Alaphilppe | Omega Pharma | + 8'24 | | 15 | Tomas Novy | Cycklo Team Tabor | + 9'11 | | 16 | Wout Van Aert | Enertherm - BKCP | s.t. | | 17 | Jose Antonio Hermida | Espagna | s.t. | | 18 | Thijs Van Amerongen | AA Drink - Leontien.nl | + 9'50 | | 19 | Rob Peeters | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 20 | Dieter Vanthourenhout | BKCP - Powerplus | + 10'09 | | 21 | Sven Vanthourenhout | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 22 | Martin Zlamalik | Crelan- Euphony | + 11'06 | | 23 | Gert-Jan Bosman | Rabobank Giant Offroad | + 11'46 | | 24 | Micki Van Empel | Crelan- Euphony | + 12'08 | | 25 | Radomir Simunek | Kwadro - Stannah | + 12'34 | | 26 | Michael Vanthourenhout | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 27 | Rafael Visinelli | Selle Italia - Guercotti | s.t. | | 28 | Martin Bina | Cycklo Team Tabor | s.t. | | 29 | Vladimir Kyzivat | Czech | s.t. | | 30 | Marcel Meisen | Kwadro - Stannah | s.t. | | 31 | Ian Field | Hargroves | s.t. | | 32 | Mariusz Gil | Kwadro - Stannah | s.t. | | 33 | Julien Taramarcz | BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | s.t. | | 34 | Wietse Bosmans | BKCP - Powerplus | + 13'32 | | 35 | Steve Chainel | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 36 | Jiri Polnicky | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 37 | Robert Gavenda | Argos Shimano | s.t. | | 38 | Enrico Franzoi | Selle Italia - Guercotti | s.t. | | 39 | Joeri Hofman | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 40 | Gianni Vermeersch | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 41 | Arnold Jeannesson | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 42 | Joeri Adams | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 43 | Gerben De Knegt | Orange Babies | + 14'38 | | 44 | Patrick Van Leeuwen | Orange Babies | + 15'00 | | 45 | Niels Wubben | Rabobank Giant Offroad | + 15'22 | | 46 | Angelo De Clerq | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | + 15'35 | | 47 | Thijs Al | Telenet - Fidea | + 15'56 | | 48 | Tom Van Den Bosch | Hargroves | + 16'09 | | 49 | Roy Van Heeswijk | Orange Babies | + 16'23 | | 50 | Eddy Van Ijzerdoorn | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 51 | Jonathan Page | Planet Bike | + 16'38 | | 52 | Kenneth Van Compernolle | Style & Concept | + 16'48 | | 53 | Mathieu Boulo | Roubaix Lille Métropole | + 17'31 | | 54 | Maxim Debusschere | Style & Concept | + 17'58 | | 55 | Boris Zimine | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 56 | Filip Eberl | Czech | + 18'07 |
Things went similar in Heusden-Zolder, where I was dropped early on and couldn’t even get a decent enough start. I rode my own pace as I did so often by now and kept the favourites for a long time in my sight, but it was all the same eventually, when I finished 11th. Pauwels and Nys made some great attacks, but they were meaningsless as it came to a sprint of 6 riders, which was won by Niels Albert. With this win Albert further increases his lead in the World Cup rankings.
World Cup Heusden - Zolder, Results
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Niels Albert | BKCP - Powerplus | 3h21'55 | | 2 | Sven Nys | Crelan- Euphony | + 11 | | 3 | Lars Van Der Haar | Argos Shimano | s.t. |
Spoiler | 4 | Philipp Walsleben | BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | s.t. | | 5 | Kevin Pauwels | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 6 | Francis Mourey | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 7 | Tom Meeusen | Telenet - Fidea | + 56 | | 8 | Bart Aernouts | AA Drink - Leontien.nl | + 2'12 | | 9 | Bart Wellens | Telenet - Fidea | + 2'24 | | 10 | Mariusz Gil | Kwadro - Stannah | s.t. | | 11 | Raphael Visconti | Cannondale Cyclocross World | s.t. | | 12 | Niels Wubben | Rabobank Giant Offroad | + 3'39 | | 13 | Mathieu Van Der Poel | Rabobank Giant Offroad | + 4'55 | | 14 | Rob Peeters | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 15 | Michael Vanthourenhout | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 16 | Wout Van Aert | Enertherm - BKCP | + 7'35 | | 17 | Dieter Vanthourenhout | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 18 | Julien Alaphilppe | Omega Pharma | s.t. | | 19 | Wietse Bosmans | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 20 | Angelo De Clerq | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | + 10'18 | | 21 | Gianni Vermeersch | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 22 | Martin Zlamalik | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 23 | Sven Vanthourenhout | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 24 | Klaas Vantornout | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | + 10'36 | | 25 | Lukas Fluckiger | BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | + 11'19 | | 26 | Thijs Van Amerongen | AA Drink - Leontien.nl | + 13'33 | | 27 | Arnold Jeannesson | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 28 | Marcel Meisen | Kwadro - Stannah | + 14'16 | | 29 | Radomir Simunek | Kwadro - Stannah | s.t. | | 30 | Thijs Al | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 31 | Joeri Hofman | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 32 | Gerben De Knegt | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 33 | Kenneth Van Compernolle | Style & Concept | s.t. | | 34 | Ian Field | Hargroves | + 15'19 | | 35 | Steve Chainel | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 36 | Martin Bina | Cycklo Team Tabor | s.t. | | 37 | Jose Antonio Hermida | Espagna | + 16'03 | | 38 | Julien Taramarcz | BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | s.t. | | 39 | Joeri Adams | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 40 | Tom Van Den Bosch | Hargroves | + 16'40 | | 41 | Enrico Franzoi | Selle Italia - Guercotti | s.t. | | 42 | Roy Van Heeswijk | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 43 | Mathieu Boulo | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 44 | Robert Gavenda | Argos Shimano | s.t. | | 45 | Vladimir Kyzivat | Czech | s.t. | | 46 | Jonathan Page | Planet Bike | + 17'55 | | 47 | Filip Eberl | Czech | s.t. | | 48 | Jiri Polnicky | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | + 18'10 | | 49 | Patrick Van Leeuwen | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 50 | Eddy Van Ijzerdoorn | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 51 | Marco Aurelio Fontana | Selle Italia - Guercotti | s.t. | | 52 | Tomas Novy | Cycklo Team Tabor | + 18'32 | | 53 | Sascha Weber | Stevens Racing Team | s.t. | | 54 | Gert-Jan Bosman | Rabobank Giant Offroad | s.t. | | 55 | Micki Van Empel | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 56 | Quentin Jauregie | Enertherm - BKCP | s.t. |
I actually wanted to race the Bpost Trophy competitions in Loenhout and Baal, but I think I skip them and focus on the Superprestige race in Diegem. This conlucdes then with a little break and I’ll come back at the World Cup in Rome, hoping to have found my winning legs again.
Top 25 World Cup After 6 out of 8 Races
| Rank | Rider | WC Points | | 1 | Niels Albert | 390 | | 2 | Sven Nys | 355 | | 3 | Philipp Walsleben | 294 |
Spoiler | 4 | Lars Van Der Haar | 250 | | 5 | Tom Meeusen | 205 | | 6 | Kevin Pauwels | 200 | | 7 | Raphael Visconti | 150 | | 8 | Francis Mourey | 139 | | 9 | Zdenek Stybar | 130 | | 10 | Bart Aernouts | 108 | | 11 | Klaas Vantornout | 97 | | 12 | Bart Wellens | 80 | | 13 | Sven Vanthourenhout | 36 | | 14 | Mathieu Van Der Poel | 36 | | 15 | Julien Alaphilippe | 25 | | 16 | Thijs Van Amerongen | 23 | | 17 | Mariusz Gil | 23 | | 18 | Rob Peeters | 19 | | 19 | Michael Vanthourenhout | 18 | | 20 | Niels Wubben | 16 | | 21 | Mathieu Van Der Poel | 15 | | 22 | Martin Zlamalik | 13 | | 24 | Jonathan Page | 13 | | 23 | Dieter Vanthourenhout | 13 | | 25 | Wout Van Aert | 12 |
Edited by Shonak on 29-04-2014 18:22
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 29-04-2014 17:57
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Three races and no more wins................. |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 29-04-2014 18:14
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Guess we're back in "reality"
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 29-04-2014 18:16
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I know that feeling, Team Novo Nordisk are Great at doing ''reality''  |
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| krisa |
Posted on 29-04-2014 18:18
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Nice Gieten race
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| Shonak |
Posted on 30-04-2014 11:08
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Thanks krisa. It was a nice win. 
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 30-04-2014 11:19
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I should really look here more often
Classy reports, and great win in my home region
Feyenoord(football) and Kelderman fanboy
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 30-04-2014 11:22
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Well, you can't win all the time. If I were Raphael, I'd be satisfied with that 7th General World Cup position.
Also, the best CX riders are the usually older than Raphael is at the moment, so there's big space for some developing here!
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| Shonak |
Posted on 30-04-2014 11:27
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@Jesleyh: Thank you. Yeah, you really, really should.
@admir: Ah well, he's young, no reason to be satisified with what you get. He wants it all! I'm actually starting to think how long Nys will/should stay the best CX rider in the field, hm...
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 30-04-2014 11:28
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Come on Raphael, maybe you can sneak into the top 5 with the final 2 races? Though that will be a tough, tough task! |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 30-04-2014 11:32
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@Ian: We'll see what he can do.
/Check out the Impressions-section guys!
Superprestige Diegem
Pauwels wins unique race in Diegem
In the incredibly shifting weather conditions of Diegem, Kevin Pauwels won the Superprestige Diegem race. From fog to rain to sunshine, this race had everything and it turned a great course into a spectacular festivity. With Pauwels’ win, he also takes over the Superprestige Classement.
I was motivated after the last few races that I skipped, but I suffered a puncture already in the second lap on the pave. Thankfully though, Walsleben and Albert were in a group with me though, and with them as leading charges, I came back fast to the front of the race. I just had to follow their wheels.
With the legs and the willingness to make the race fast, I was riding at the front of the paved hill sections. At some point, I must have been too fast, because when I turned around, the other guys had quite a distance onto me. I decided to keep going and made an attempt on an impressive solo-run.
Unfortunately I must have started my true engine about one or two laps too early because in the fog and rain of Diegem, I got drained by energy towards the finale. When the sun came out, I saw how they were riding behind me. Too fast up those paved hills. I knew Pauwels and Meeusen attacked behind me, and they had a great pace hunting me. It was frustrating to ride against them, knowing that at each turn they made up time. That’s how they reeled me back in. Albert and Nys joined too. In an attempt to stay with them, I was suffering my way through the last lap. I couldn’t hold up at the sprint but I finished a good 5th and I feel like the little break as of late was the right decision.
Impressions
Superprestige Gieten, Results
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Kevin Pauwels | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | 3h09'09 | | 2 | Sven Nys | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 3 | Niels Albert | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 4 | Tom Meeusen | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 5 | Raphael Visconti | Cannondale Cyclocross World | + 25 | | 6 | Francis Mourey | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 7 | Lars Van Der Haar | Argos Shimano | + 4'39 | | 8 | Philipp Walsleben | BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | s.t. | | 9 | Klaas Vantornout | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 10 | Bart Aernouts | AA Drink - Leontien.nl | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Bart Wellens | Telenet - Fidea | + 4'59 | | 12 | Martin Bina | Cycklo Team Tabor | s.t. | | 13 | Julien Taramarcz | BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | s.t. | | 14 | Eddy Van Ijzerdoorn | Orange Babies | + 5'17 | | 15 | Rob Peeters | Telenet - Fidea | + 6'57 | | 16 | Dieter Vanthourenhout | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 17 | Sven Vanthourenhout | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 18 | Steve Chainel | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 19 | Robert Gavenda | Argos Shimano | s.t. | | 20 | Tom Van Den Bosch | Hargroves | s.t. | | 21 | Thijs Van Amerongen | AA Drink - Leontien.nl | s.t. | | 22 | Wout Van Aert | Enertherm - BKCP | s.t. | | 23 | Mathieu Van Der Poel | Rabobank Giant Offroad | + 7'24 | | 24 | Martin Zlamalik | Crelan- Euphony | + 7'51 | | 25 | Wietse Bosmans | BKCP - Powerplus | + 8'07 | | 26 | Kenneth Van Compernolle | Style & Concept | + 9'05 | | 27 | Marcel Meisen | Kwadro - Stannah | s.t. | | 28 | Mariusz Gil | Kwadro - Stannah | s.t. | | 29 | Julien Alaphilppe | Omega Pharma | s.t. | | 30 | Michael Vanthourenhout | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 31 | Radomir Simunek | Kwadro - Stannah | s.t. | | 32 | Micki Van Empel | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 33 | Gerben De Knegt | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 34 | Enrico Franzoi | Selle Italia - Guercotti | s.t. | | 35 | Tomas Novy | Cycklo Team Tabor | + 10'03 | | 36 | Jose Antonio Hermida | Espagna | + 10'13 | | 37 | Mathieu Boulo | Roubaix Lille Métropole | + 10'58 | | 38 | Ian Field | Hargroves | s.t. | | 39 | Joeri Adams | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 40 | Arnold Jeannesson | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 41 | Angelo De Clerq | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 42 | Vladimir Kyzivat | Czech | s.t. | | 43 | Jonathan Page | Planet Bike | s.t. | | 44 | Niels Wubben | Rabobank Giant Offroad | + 11'30 | | 45 | Roy Van Heeswijk | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 46 | Jiri Polnicky | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 47 | Patrick Van Leeuwen | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 48 | Thijs Al | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 49 | Joeri Hofman | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 50 | Tomas Paprstka | Czech | + 12'40 | | 51 | Gianni Vermeersch | BKCP - Powerplus | + 13'05 | | 52 | Marco Aurelio Fontana | Selle Italia - Guercotti | + 13'38 | | 53 | Sascha Weber | Stevens Racing Team | s.t. | | 54 | Rafael Visinelli | Selle Italia - Guercotti | s.t. | | 55 | Boris Zimine | Roubaix Lille Métropole | + 14'50 | | 56 | Ondrej Bambula | Cycklo Team Tabor | + 15'01 | | 57 | Timo Van Canegem | Isorex Cycling Team | s.t. | | 58 | Gert-Jan Bosman | Rabobank Giant Offroad | s.t. | | 59 | Henk Jaap Moorlsag | Rabobank Giant Offroad | s.t. | | 60 | Javier Ibanez | Espagna | s.t. | | 61 | Massimo Vanderaerden | DCM - GB Vorselaar | + 15'32 | | 62 | Mark Lalonde | Planet Bike | + 15'56 | | 63 | Jon Irastorza | Espagna | + 17'40 | | 64 | Filip Eberl | Czech | s.t. | | 65 | Tom Mertens | DCM - GB Vorselaar | s.t. | | 66 | Matthias Van Den Keybus | Enertherm - BKCP | + 18'29 | | 67 | Quentin Jauregie | Enertherm - BKCP | s.t. | | 68 | Sascha Wagner | Stevens Racing Team | s.t. | | 69 | Nicolas Scheire | Isorex Cycling Team | s.t. | | 70 | Lukas Fluckiger | BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | s.t. |
Superprestige Classement, 6 of 8 Races
| SP Rank | Name | SP Points | | 1 | Pauwels | 81 | | 2 | Albert | 80 | | 3 | Nys | 77 | | 4 | Meeusen | 72 | | 5 | Van der Haar | 57 | | 6 | Mourey | 52 | | 7 | Visconti | 52 | | 8 | Walsleben | 38 | | 9 | Aernouts | 37 | | 10 | Vantornout | 30 |
Spoiler | 11 | Wellens | 23 | | 12 | Alaphilippe | 13 | | 13 | Stybar | 13 | | 14 | M. Vanthourenhout | 12 | | 15 | Novy | 11 | | 16 | Peeters | 9 | | 17 | W. Van Aert | 6 | | 18 | Van Amerongen | 5 | | 19 | Gil | 4 | | 20 | S. Vanthourenhout | 4 |
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 30-04-2014 11:34
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Jesus that was just a fantastic race.
Raphael showing he likes to ride at the front, too bad he went a bit too early. But those screens, amazing  |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 30-04-2014 11:44
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Thank you Ian. It's hard to believe that the screeshots are all from the same race but it is so and it was really a joy to play and to report on.
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 30-04-2014 12:39
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I caught up 
so I just post everything in a spoiler
Spoiler WTF Martin WC 
that Crelan jersey really looks like Belkin jersey, I thought that suddenly Vanmacke won at Roubaix
sadly the brandwith issue made it less exiting to read than I thought
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| Shonak |
Posted on 30-04-2014 13:59
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Ah, great to see you back here. Yes, Crelan and Belkin jersey look quite similiar. The pictures should return on May 8th though.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 30-04-2014 14:09
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Bandwith  Always giving problems. I'm approaching it myself for Modern Times.
So second account is good to have |
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| Vali |
Posted on 30-04-2014 14:34
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Ah i missed Raphael's first CX win, his attacking finally paid off
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 30-04-2014 15:47
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Another nice result at the Superprestige Diegem despite the fog |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 30-04-2014 23:04
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@Vali: Thanks Vali, the win was a long time coming and the images are easy to take when the game gives you such a scenery.
@sutty68: Raphael likes the fog, maybe the fog helped him achieve this resulltat.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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