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aCross the road: Mud, Sweat & Gears
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| Shonak |
Posted on 01-05-2014 00:23
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Was in a hurry and mixed up german - english there. Resultat means result.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-05-2014 08:45
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OK, I will let you off  |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 01-05-2014 16:41
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World Cup Rome
Home races & Visconti
After my exceptional race in the atmospheric scenic Diegem (check it out!), the CX circus sees some Italian sun for once. You know me, I wasn’t too successful in Italy last Autumn. Here I was hoping for a change in the new year, 2015. It all stayed the same. I showed myself, I was active, I failed eventually. Despite the great, huge crowds here in Rome, I couldn’t perform in the crucial moments. Van der Haar won the race, I came in 8th.
Walsleben made a move early on. He is really in some great shape this year and always so eager to animate and take control of a race from the start. However, he wasn’t willing to ride with me and the other guys, and so I ended up alone half-way through. I decide that I prefer to ride alone in front of the tivsoi and their cheering is enough to grant me wings.
But I don’t make the mistake of Diegem again. I save my energy, keep a steady pace. My hopes are that the time lead will be enough if I play it smart and that if it comes to a sprint, I can make a difference by having some fresher legs.
Regardless, my tactic failed. I underestimated the competition today, who were working together to get me back. And I didn’t listen to myself: I fought instead of just admitting defeat. While the crowd loved that, I threw away my chances for winning. The more they came closer, the more I wanted to stay ahead of them. It was a futile attempt but all that I could do at that point… and ultimately, I didn’t stand a chance in the sprint.
For what’s next after the Rome race: I stay in Italy for the National Championships, afterwards I’ll head to Hoogerheide for a last preparation towards the CX World Championships.
Impressions
World Cup Rome, Results
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Lars Van Der Haar | Argos Shimano | 3h01'41 | | 2 | Kevin Pauwels | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 3 | Sven Nys | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 4 | Francis Mourey | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 5 | Tom Meeusen | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 6 | Niels Albert | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 7 | Klaas Vantornout | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 8 | Raphael Visconti | Cannondale Cyclocross World | s.t. | | 9 | Philipp Walsleben | BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | + 1'28 | | 10 | Bart Wellens | Telenet - Fidea | + 2'00 |
Spoiler | 11 | Bart Aernouts | AA Drink - Leontien.nl | + 3'11 | | 12 | Sven Vanthourenhout | Crelan- Euphony | + 3'45 | | 13 | Thijs Van Amerongen | AA Drink - Leontien.nl | s.t. | | 14 | Rob Peeters | Telenet - Fidea | + 5'28 | | 15 | Martin Zlamalik | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 16 | Wout Van Aert | Enertherm - BKCP | s.t. | | 17 | Dieter Vanthourenhout | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 18 | Radomir Simunek | Kwadro - Stannah | s.t. | | 19 | Wietse Bosmans | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 20 | Julien Alaphilppe | Omega Pharma | + 7'58 | | 21 | Rafael Visinelli | Selle Italia - Guercotti | s.t. | | 22 | Mathieu Boulo | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 23 | Martin Bina | Cycklo Team Tabor | s.t. | | 24 | Enrico Franzoi | Selle Italia - Guercotti | s.t. | | 25 | Ian Field | Hargroves | s.t. | | 26 | Mathieu Van Der Poel | Rabobank Giant Offroad | + 8'49 | | 27 | Julien Taramarcz | BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | s.t. |
World Cup Top 25 Classification, 7 out of 8 Races
| Rank | Rider | WC Points | | 1 | Niels Albert | 425 | | 2 | Sven Nys | 405 | | 3 | Lars Van Der Haar | 330 | | 4 | Philipp Walsleben | 314 | | 5 | Kevin Pauwels | 265 | | 6 | Tom Meeusen | 205 | | 7 | Francis Mourey | 184 | | 8 | Raphael Visconti | 175 | | 9 | Zdenek Stybar | 130 | | 10 | Klaas Vantornout | 127 |
Spoiler | 11 | Bart Aernouts | 118 | | 12 | Bart Wellens | 95 | | 13 | Sven Vanthourenhout | 45 | | 14 | Mathieu Van Der Poel | 36 | | 15 | Thijs Van Amerongen | 34 | | 16 | Julien Alaphilippe | 26 | | 17 | Rob Peeters | 26 | | 18 | Mariusz Gil | 23 | | 19 | Martin Zlamalik | 19 | | 20 | Michael Vanthourenhout | 18 | | 21 | Dieter Vanthourenhout | 17 | | 22 | Wout Van Aert | 17 | | 23 | Niels Wubben | 16 | | 24 | Mathieu Van Der Poel | 15 | | 25 | Jonathan Page | 13 |
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-05-2014 16:57
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Raphael has to be one of the most consistent riders this season with his regular top ten finishes  |
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| Vali |
Posted on 01-05-2014 17:42
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Solid 8th place, it could have been a bit more, but at least he did a great show for the tifosi |
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 01-05-2014 17:49
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sutty68 wrote:
Shonak wrote :
@sutty68: Raphael likes the fog, maybe the fog helped him achieve this resulltat
Does this word even exsist 
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| krisa |
Posted on 01-05-2014 17:56
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@SSJ2Luigi does this really matter.
Nice top ten
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| Shonak |
Posted on 01-05-2014 19:20
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Thanks guys. It's always nice to race in front of home crowds, especially when it's CX and Raphael's one of their few riders.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| baia |
Posted on 02-05-2014 16:18
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Not a bad result after a nice try.. sometimes works, sometimes don´t.. but you´ll only know if you try..
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| Shonak |
Posted on 02-05-2014 17:14
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National Championships
Visconti new Italian Champion!
On a parcour in my home region Alto Adige/Südtirol, I was very happy to have finally claimed my first national jersey. 3 years as pro in CX ranks and 2015 is the year for it. There were quite some people at the parcous, but of course you can’t compare it with the CX events in Belgium, Netherlands or Czech Republic. They still cheered and it was great talking with them after the race.
The race itself was a bit weird, since everybody looked at me most of the time. My competition knew that I was the strongest rider in the pack and thus it became quickly a situation of them versus solely me. I still prevailed with some luck.
Later on, some of the Italian riders complained about me and it seems they don’t like a kid scoring such big results, but nevermind them: It’s just another stepping stone, where I feel Italy doesn’t accept me.
| | National Championships | Name | | 2015 |  | Belgium Championship: | Sven Nys | | 2015 |  | British Championships: | Ian Field | | 2015 |  | Czech Championships: | Zdenek Stybar | | 2015 |  | Danish Championships: | Kenneth Hansen | | 2015 |  | Dutch Championships: | Lars Van der Haar | | 2015 |  | French Championships: | Francis Mourey | | 2015 |  | German Championships: | Philipp Walsleben | | 2015 |  | Italian Championships: | Raphael Visconti | | 2015 |  | Luxembourg Championship: | Gusty Bausch | | 2015 |  | Polish Championships: | Mariusz Gil | | 2015 |  | Spanish Championships: | Isaac Fernandez | | 2015 |  | Swiss Championships: | Julien Taramarcz | | 2015 |  | US Championship: | Jeremy Powers |
With the National Championship raced, I now travel to Hoogerheide for the last preparation race ahead of the World Championships in Tabor. At Hoogerheide, you'll see me then already in my national jersey, big thanks once again to Grupetto Azzurri designer krisa!
Depending on my results there, I either continue to attend at some more CX events or I’ll be gearing up for road season.
Edited by Shonak on 02-05-2014 17:22
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 02-05-2014 17:35
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Raphael Visconti National Champion has a nice ring to it  |
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Posted on 02-05-2014 17:35
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Finally a great result! Congratulation, Rapha. 
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| Vali |
Posted on 02-05-2014 17:42
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Another great win for Raphael
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 02-05-2014 18:56
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hopefully it looks better then the (bland) Cannondale Cyclocross jersey 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 02-05-2014 20:36
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Worthy Champion now for the double (on the road)! |
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| 24sebaf1 |
Posted on 02-05-2014 21:08
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Wow!!!!, National champion!!!, Great result for Raphael!! |
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| baia |
Posted on 03-05-2014 00:47
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Well done Raphael..
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| Shonak |
Posted on 03-05-2014 08:19
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Thanks everybody. The jersey by krisa looks good on him, hopefully it'll bring in some nice results too.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Shonak |
Posted on 03-05-2014 08:33
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bump
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Shonak |
Posted on 03-05-2014 08:33
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World Cup Hoogerheide
Nys wins race and takes World Cup overall victory!
In a dramatic finish of the World Cup Competition, Sven Nys took matters in his hands, dictated an outstanding pace throughout the race and eventually claimed victory in Hoogerheide. Since Niels Albert finished 3rd, Sven Nys also takes over the World Cup classification and wins it by 10 points! Truly a perfect day for Nys here, while Albert couldn’t believe it at first.
The race started off in some horrible rain and the mud was so deep, I thought I got stuck multiple times with my shoes. In my new jersey, designed by krisa, people were easily recognizing me. Still hardly anybody shouted my name, except for my dad.
With Nys’ high pace, it was a true race of selection, and I think I prevailed good. 20 points were between Nys and Albert before this race, and given the World Cup Points system, it was clear that Nys needed to win, otherwise it might not have been enough in comparison.
The remorseless pace by Nys had its victims. Walsleben, Mourey and former World Cup winner Van der Haar all struggled at certain points. Meanwhile I felt better and kept myself better in the race. Always just some wheels from Nys apart.
In fact, my legs were so good, I was the only guy trying to make it with an attack in one of the last laps. This move of mine exploded the small group upfront in many little pices. Nys hunted me down, Albert and Stybar were right with him. Adams was a surprise performer of the day and I really wondered how he stayed upon until then. Nys was unbeatable today though and my little stunt cost me much needed energy for the last kilometers. But nevermind the rain and the wasted energy, I was there in a finale with Nys, Albert, Pauwels and Stybar, and while I got beaten by three of them, I still made the 4th spot. A good result in my national champion jersey and a hopeful sign for the World Championships.
Impressions
World Cup Hoogerheide, Results
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Sven Nys | Crelan- Euphony | 3h06'18 | | 2 | Kevin Pauwels | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 3 | Niels Albert | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 4 | Raphael Visconti | Cannondale Cyclocross World | s.t. | | 5 | Zdenek Stybar | Omega Pharma | s.t. | | 6 | Joeri Adams | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 7 | Lars Van Der Haar | Argos Shimano | + 1'20 | | 8 | Bart Aernouts | AA Drink - Leontien.nl | + 2'12 | | 9 | Tom Meeusen | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 10 | Klaas Vantornout | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Michael Vanthourenhout | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 12 | Philipp Walsleben | BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | s.t. | | 13 | Niels Wubben | Rabobank Giant Offroad | s.t. | | 14 | Kenneth Van Compernolle | Style & Concept | s.t. | | 15 | Francis Mourey | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 16 | Bart Wellens | Telenet - Fidea | + 3'53 | | 17 | Sven Vanthourenhout | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 18 | Rob Peeters | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 19 | Dieter Vanthourenhout | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 20 | Wout Van Aert | Enertherm - BKCP | s.t. | | 21 | Wietse Bosmans | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 22 | Mathieu Van Der Poel | Rabobank Giant Offroad | s.t. | | 23 | Martin Zlamalik | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 24 | Angelo De Clerq | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | s.t. | | 25 | Joeri Hofman | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 26 | Julien Alaphilppe | Omega Pharma | s.t. | | 27 | Mariusz Gil | Kwadro - Stannah | s.t. | | 28 | Thijs Van Amerongen | AA Drink - Leontien.nl | + 5'51 | | 29 | Martin Bina | Cycklo Team Tabor | s.t. | | 30 | Marcel Meisen | Kwadro - Stannah | s.t. | | 31 | Micki Van Empel | Crelan- Euphony | s.t. | | 32 | Gianni Vermeersch | BKCP - Powerplus | s.t. | | 33 | Roy Van Heeswijk | Orange Babies | + 7'00 | | 34 | Jose Antonio Hermida | Espagna | + 7'30 | | 35 | Ian Field | Hargroves | s.t. | | 36 | Steve Chainel | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 37 | Radomir Simunek | Kwadro - Stannah | s.t. | | 38 | Eddy Van Ijzerdoorn | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 39 | Mathieu Boulo | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 40 | Julien Taramarcz | BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | + 9'00 | | 41 | Gerben De Knegt | Orange Babies | s.t. | | 42 | Arnold Jeannesson | FDJ - BigMat | s.t. | | 43 | Thijs Al | Telenet - Fidea | s.t. | | 44 | Enrico Franzoi | Selle Italia - Guercotti | + 9'42 | | 45 | Rafael Visinelli | Selle Italia - Guercotti | s.t. | | 46 | Jonathan Page | Planet Bike | s.t. | | 47 | Vladimir Kyzivat | Czech | s.t. | | 48 | Jiri Polnicky | Sunweb - Napoleon Games | + 10'31 | | 49 | Robert Gavenda | Argos Shimano | + 10'56 | | 50 | Jon Irastorza | Espagna | s.t. | | 51 | Tom Van Den Bosch | Hargroves | s.t. | | 52 | Filip Eberl | Czech | s.t. | | 53 | Sascha Weber | Stevens Racing Team | s.t. | | 54 | Gert-Jan Bosman | Rabobank Giant Offroad | s.t. | | 55 | Patrick Van Leeuwen | Orange Babies | + 11'41 | | 56 | Tomas Novy | Cycklo Team Tabor | s.t. | | 57 | Nicolas Scheire | Isorex Cycling Team | s.t. | | 58 | Marco Aurelio Fontana | Selle Italia - Guercotti | s.t. | | 59 | Lukas Fluckiger | BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | s.t. | | 60 | Sascha Wagner | Stevens Racing Team | s.t. | | 61 | Boris Zimine | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 62 | Tomas Paprstka | Czech | s.t. | | 63 | Ondrej Bambula | Cycklo Team Tabor | s.t. | | 64 | Maxim Debusschere | Style & Concept | s.t. | | 65 | Quentin Jauregie | Enertherm - BKCP | s.t. | | 66 | Massimo Vanderaerden | DCM - GB Vorselaar | s.t. | | 67 | Timo Van Canegem | Isorex Cycling Team | s.t. | | 68 | Henk Jaap Moorlsag | Rabobank Giant Offroad | s.t. | | 69 | Javier Ibanez | Espagna | s.t. | | 70 | Matt Mcdonald | Hargroves | s.t. | | 71 | Matthias Van Den Keybus | Enertherm - BKCP | s.t. | | 72 | Mark Lalonde | Planet Bike | s.t. | | 73 | Tom Mertens | DCM - GB Vorselaar | s.t. | | 74 | Julien Nys | BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | + 13'45 |
World Cup Top 25, Final Classification
| Rank | Rider | WC Points | | 1 | Sven Nys | 485 | | 2 | Niels Albert | 475 | | 3 | Lars Van Der Haar | 360 | | 4 | Kevin Pauwels | 330 | | 5 | Philipp Walsleben | 323 | | 6 | Tom Meeusen | 225 | | 7 | Raphael Visconti | 220 | | 8 | Francis Mourey | 190 | | 9 | Zdenek Stybar | 170 | | 10 | Bart Aernouts | 143 |
Spoiler | 11 | Klaas Vantornout | 142 | | 12 | Bart Wellens | 100 | | 13 | Sven Vanthourenhout | 49 | | 14 | Mathieu Van Der Poel | 43 | | 15 | Joeri Adams | 35 | | 16 | Thijs Van Amerongen | 34 | | 17 | Rob Peeters | 29 | | 18 | Michael Vanthourenhout | 28 | | 19 | Julien Alaphilippe | 26 | | 20 | Niels Wubben | 24 | | 21 | Mariusz Gil | 23 | | 22 | Martin Zlamalik | 19 | | 23 | Dieter Vanthourenhout | 19 | | 24 | Wout Van Aert | 18 | | 25 | Jonathan Page | 13 |
Edited by Shonak on 03-05-2014 08:37
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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