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aCross the road: Mud, Sweat & Gears
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 30-04-2014 23:40
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Shonak wrote :
@sutty68: Raphael likes the fog, maybe the fog helped him achieve this resulltat
Does this word even exsist  |
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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.
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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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| admirschleck |
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
And now he is also better recognizable in the peleton |
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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
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