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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 08-12-2012 16:00
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@Ian & Sutty: Well top 10 with Tejay was the target, and we got it! Just a shame we missed out on white. Gesink came from nowhere to take it. His aggressive riding in the Alps paid off
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Posted on 08-12-2012 17:15
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 24th July 2011 - Le Tour de France
(Créteil - Paris Champs-Élysées)
The final stage has arrived. After 20 days and 3,335km of riding, the peleton heads to Paris.
The opening parts of the stage is normally a slow procession, as the winners sip champagne and take in what has happened over the last 3 weeks. But as soon as we hit Paris, the racing will recommence, and end with the big finish on the Champs-Élysées.
Today is going to be defined by two words: Green and Victory! I have a 32 point lead going into this final stage, so it would take a huge disaster for me not to win the Maillot Vert now.
We will be without Renshaw for this final stage. It is a huge shame that he missed the time limit on Alpe d'Huez, but Bernie is really motivated to work at lead out man, so let's hope I can finish the Tour with a win in Paris.
32km: After 30km of slow riding, the action got under way with a number of hard attacks.
43km: A few teams set themselves up at the front of the pack, and the chase back was started.
58km: The break was brought back with 4km to the Intermediate Sprint, so the maximum 20 points was on offer. I just took the sprint, in one of tightest sprints so far. Was this a preview to how the race with end?
60km: Nicki Sørensen (SaxoBank) was the next to attack, and he built a hefty lead over the peleton.
76km: Puncture for Schleck! The Maillot Jaune suffers a mechanical, and has to get a new wheel. He is safely brought back to the peleton by his Leopard team, but he is luck that this happened today and not in the Alps...
89km: Approaching the final KoM sprint of this year's Tour, Sylvain Chavanel attacks, looking to bridge the 3'46" gap to Sørensen.
105km: Crossing the Seine, the lead riders have the Champs-Élysées in sight, and their lead peaks at 5'32".
108km: There are no words to describe this moment. The peleton hits the Champs-Élysées at full gas, but it was amazing to feel those cobbles under my wheel.
110km: An amazing shot by the French Television broadcasters. The Maillot Vert going around the hairpin at the top, with the Arc de Triomphe in the background.
131km: With 30km to go, the break's adavantage was down to just 53", and Geraint Thomas (Sky) attacked off the front to join them.
145km: The three riders never extended their lead, and with 15km to go, everything was brought back together. Time for the sprinter's to take charge now...
152km: With the lead outs trains in full motion, no team could tke complete control. With Renshaw missing, we had to rearrange the lead out sightly, and it was decided that Bernie would be the man to drop me off in the best place.
160km: As the sprint began, I was in the perfect position. Bernie was fantastic, using all his experience and knowledge to know exactly what to do.
161km: Victory in Green!! For the third year running, I win on the Champs-Élysées! It was a magnificent moment for me and the team, and I become the first British rider to win the Maillot Vert in the Tour de France.
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | HTC - Highroad | 3h51'21 | | 2 | Óscar Freire | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 3 | Tyler Farrar | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 4 | William Bonnet | FDJ | s.t. | | 5 | Bernard Eisel | HTC - Highroad | s.t. |
| 1 | Andy Schleck | Leopard Trek | 86h06'23 | | 2 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 1'25 | | 3 | Ivan Basso | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 7'28 | | 4 | Chris Horner | Team RadioShack | + 8'17 | | 5 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 8'38 | | ... | | 116 | Mark Cavendish | HTC - Highroad | + 4h12'48 |
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | HTC - Highroad | 366 | | 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky ProCycling | 304 | | 3 | Óscar Freire | Rabobank Cycling Team | 255 | | 4 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas - Cannondale | 235 | | 5 | Tyler Farrar | Team Garmin - Cervélo | 233 |
| 1 | Andy Schleck | Leopard Trek | 124 | | 2 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | 113 | | 3 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas - Cannondale | 99 | | 4 | Robert Gesink | Rabobank Cycling Team | 94 | | 5 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 90 |
| 1 | Robert Gesink | Rabobank Cycling Team | 86h15'28 | | 2 | Tejay van Garderen | HTC - Highroad | + 56 | | 3 | Pierre Rolland | Team Europcar | + 1'16 | | 4 | Roman Kreuziger | Pro Team Astana | + 1'53 | | 5 | Jérôme Coppel | Saur - Sojasun | + 24'21 |
| 1 | Leopard Trek | 258h01'32 | | 2 | Team RadioShack | + 6'52 | | 3 | Team Europcar | + 18'04 | | 4 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 40'20 | | 5 | HTC - Highroad | + 45'07 |
HTC - Highroad Classification Overview
| + 19 |  | 9 | + 19Tejay van Garderen | + 10'01 | | + 19 |  | 1 | + 19Mark Cavendish | 366pts | | + 19 |  | 12 | + 19Tejay Van Garderen | 24pts | | + 19 |  | 2 | + 19Tejay Van Garderen | + 56 |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 08-12-2012 17:29
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Congrats on this beautiful win  |
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Posted on 08-12-2012 17:40
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Woo!
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 08-12-2012 17:59
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@Ian & TMM: Thanks guys! 
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Posted on 08-12-2012 18:00
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Totally superb sprint from Mark, Well Done on the Green jersey achievement |
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Posted on 08-12-2012 18:06
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Thanks a lot Sutty!
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Posted on 08-12-2012 18:10
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Nicely replicated!
Was a fun fight for yellow as well, strange seeing such a two-horse race in the TdF GC!
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Posted on 08-12-2012 18:11
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Well of course Cav won in Paris
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Posted on 08-12-2012 18:17
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@Baggie: It was a good fight for yellow, but Schleck never put a foot wrong. There was no breaking him, and Leopard did a Team Sky and took full control of the peleton in the Mountains.
@Atlantius: Well, I had disappointed the followers not winning enough, so there was no way they would disappointed again with the finish in Paris
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Posted on 08-12-2012 18:32
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HTC add more riders to 2012 roster
During the post-Tour party at the Ritz Hotel in Paris, HTC - Highroad's Directeur Sportif Phil Hoyle thought it would be the opportune moment to announce two further signing in the team, in the form of Garmin - Cervélo's Daniel Martin and FDJ's Thibaut Pinot.
Irish rider Martin has signed a 2 year contract, and will comes to the team as Protected Team-mate. He will be in a similar role to fellow new recruit Janez Brajkovic, aiding the team's leaders in the Grand Tours, and being given a leadership role in the smaller stage races.
Frenchmen Pinot showed the world what he is capable of during the Tour de France, where he worn the KoM Polka Dot Jersey for many days in the early parts of the race. He has signed a 3 year contract, and will look to continue his development with HTC. He will given a free role in the team, and should the opportunities arise, look for stage wins and high GC positions in stage races.
Hoyle went on to confirm that there will be no further signings, in terms of current Professional riders, but they are in discussion with a few Under 23 riders, who could be joining the team as Strategires at the begninning of August, with the option of turning professional next season.
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Posted on 08-12-2012 19:17
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 Clásica San Sebastián
| m | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 5h37'09 | | 2 | Philippe Gilbert | Omega Pharma - Lotto | + 19 | | 3 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 34 |
We headed to Spain with a team that was looking to build fitness ahead of the Vuelta a España, and Michael Albasini led the team. He finished well in 31st place, in a peleton dominated by riders coming off the back of a Tour de France.
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Andy Schleck (Leopard - Trek)
| Name | From | To |  Lars Boom | Rabobank | BMC |  Gerald Ciolek | Quick-Step | Miche | | Jesús Del Nero | Geox | Movistar |  Vasil Kiryienka | Movistar | Astana |  Robert Kiserlovski | Astana | Radioshack |  Levi Leipheimer | Radioshack | Movistar |  Richie Porte | Saxobank | Radioshack | | Jérémy Roy | FDJ | Cofidis | | Luis León Sánchez | Rabobank | Liquigas |  Sylvester Szmyd | Liquigas | Vacansoleil |  Greg Van Avermaet | BMC | Vacansoleil | | Jelle Vanendert | OmegaPharma | Quick-Step | | Jens Voigt | Leopard | Radioshack |
| Name | From | To |  Matt Brammeier | HTC - Highroad | Re-signed | | Leigh Howard | HTC - Highroad | UnitedHealthcare | | Craig Lewis | HTC - Highroad | UnitedHealthcare | | Danny Pate | HTC - Highroad | Re-signed |  Frantisek Rabon | HTC - Highroad | Re-signed |
| Date | Race | Country | | 1st - 7th | Tour de Pologne | Poland | | 2nd - 7th | Post Danmark Rundt |  Denmark | | 8th - 14th | Eneco Tour | Belgium | | 19th | Dutch Food Valley Classic | Netherlands | | 20th - 11th Sept | Vuelta a España | Spain | | 21st | Vattenfall Cyclassics | Germany | | 22nd - 28th | USA Pro Cycling Challenge | United States | | 28th | GP Ouest France - Plouay | France |
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Posted on 08-12-2012 20:28
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HTC Announce 2011 Strategires
HTC - Highroad have today announced the signing of two strategire rider, who will join the team until the end of the 2011 season, with the view of signing Professional next season.
Isaac Côté is a Canadian Classics rider, who has caught the eyes of our scouts with some impressive displays in the Under 23 races. He has victories at the Ronde van Vlaanderen Espoirs, La Côte Picardie and the ZLM Tour to name a few, as well finishing on the podium in the Overall Classification at Ronde de l'Isard and Grand Prix de Portugal.
Luis Reilly comes from the United States, and has shown great promise to our scouts during the Under 23 races. He is a Prologue/Time Trial speicalist and worked tirelessly for his USA team-mates, helping them to a number of Top 10 finishes throughout the Under 23 season.
Both riders will look to participate and impress in a number of race before the season is out, but no details have yet been given of when they will appear for HTC.
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| maxime86 |
Posted on 08-12-2012 20:39
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great win by cav and great youngies for the team |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 08-12-2012 21:37
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maxime86 wrote:
great win by cav and great youngies for the team
thanks max!
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Posted on 08-12-2012 23:56
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19th August 2011 - Dutch Food Valley Classic
The preparation for next month's World Championships, in Denmark, begins in the Netherlands, as I head to the Dutch Food Valley Classic.
The race is a flat route, based around the Veluwe National Park, starting and ending in Veenendaal.
I will lead the team in the sprints, aided by Mark Renshaw, Matt Brammeier and Tony Martin in the lead-out. Patrick Gretsch and Frantisek Rabon will provide the support during the stage, and will look to help control things should it be needed.
Isaac Côté is given his first chance to shine in a HTC jersey, and will be given a free role during the race, looking to get into the day's break.
The line up is completed by John Degenkolb, who is fine tuning his programme ahead of the Vuelta a España. He will be Plan B in the sprints should I have any problems, but may also lend a hand in the lead out if needed.
Spoiler HTC
1. M.Cavendish
2. M.Brammeier
3. I.Côté
4. J.Degenkolb
5. P.Gretsch
6. T.Martin
7. F.Rabon
8. M.Renshaw
Vacansoleil
11. P.Ligthart
12. S.Anza
13. M.Carrara
14. M.Keizer
15. S.Lagutin
16. W.Mol
17. R.Pidgornyy
18. F.Veuchelen
Cofidis
21. S.Dumoulin
22. R.Cusin
23. J.Demaret
24. T.Gallopin
25. K.Kriit
26. A.Saramotins
27. R.Taaramäe
28. R.Zingle
Landbouwkrediet
31. B.Traksel
32. D.Commeyne
33. B.Gourgue
34. M.Helminen
35. M.Jan
36. B.Jankowski
37. K.Peeters
38. B.Planckaert
Garmin
41. J.Dean
42. M.Fischer
43. M.Kreder
44. D.Lloyd
45. D.Martin
46. C.Meyer
47. T.Peterson
48. M.Wilson
Omega Pharma
51. A.Blythe
52. M.Aerts
53. S.Asturias
54. D.Boucher
55. G.Dockx
56. M.Neyens
57. S.Vandousselaere
58. J.Veikkanen
Sky
61. J.Hunt
62. K.Arvesen
63. J.Augustyn
64. M.Barry
65. P.Kennaugh
66. C.Knees
67. T.Löfkvist
68. L.P.Nordhaug
Differdange
71. J.Ljungblad
72. S.Cohnen
73. C.Heymans
74. V.Kaupas
75. P.Menster
76. C.Poos
77. N.Schneider
78. T.Thill
BMC
81. A.Kristoff
82. C.Beyer
83. M.Kohler
84. J.Louder
85. J.Murphy
86. M.Schär
87. D.Wyss
88. S.Zahner
Quick·Step
91. A.Stauff
92. M.Bandiera
93. A.Cappelle
94. I.Keisse
95. N.Maes
96. F.Reda
97. Z.Stybar
98. G.Van Keirsbulck
Wallonie
101. O.Pardini
102. J.Bertrand
103. G.Bille
104. G.Devillers
105. J.Dufrasne
106. P.Legrand
107. L.Mottet
108. F.Polazzi
FDJ
111. A.Roux
112. G.Meersman
113. Y.Offredo
114. C.Pineau
115. G.Soupe
116. W.Sulzberger
117. B.Vaugrenard
118. A.Vichot
Rabobank CT
121. J.Bol
122. D.Beckeringh
123. R.Dennis
124. T.Dumoulin
125. B.Markus
126. O.Riesebeek
127. R.Sinkeldam
128. N.Van der Lijke
Topsport
131. J.Baugnies
132. D.Cornu
133. P.Jacobs
134. S.Joseph
135. J.Salomein
136. P.Serry
137. G.Steurs
138. J.Wallays
Veranda's
141. A.Van Groen
142. D.Cappelle
143. J.Drucker
144. R.Goris
145. G.Habeaux
146. L.Limburg
147. S.Van den Houte
148. J.Venter
Donckers Koffie
151. K.Hovelynck
152. N.Cocquyt
153. J.Deweer
154. F.Geerts
155. S.Schets
156. A.Van Snick
157. R.Van der Velde
158. A.Van der Velde
CCC Polsat
161. A.Schulze
162. P.Charucki
163. S.Janiszewski
164. T.Marczynski
165. J.Mendes
166. R.Ratajczyk
167. M.Taciak
168. M.Witecki
The Shack
171. D.Muravyev
172. F.Beppu
173. M.Busche
174. M.Irizar
175. M.Kwiatkowski
176. T.Machado
177. J.McCartney
178. B.Selander
Skil
181. R.Chaigneau
182. K.De Kort
183. J.Fröhlinger
184. S.Geschke
185. M.Reimer
186. E.Schoone
187. A.Timmer
188. R.Van Zandbeek
An Post
191. P.Lavery
192. S.Bennett
193. K.Claeys
194. P.Ghyllebert
195. D.Hollanders
196. R.McLaughlin
197. B.Peeters
198. K.Terweduwe
Rabobank
201. B.Mollema
202. J.M.Gárate
203. T.Slagter
204. P.Weening
Indeland
211. M.Bertling
212. S.Ganser
213. L.Hagenaars
214. M.Meisen
215. M.Van Ruitenbeek
216. D.Westmattelmann
Jong Vlaanderen
221. J.Calleeuw
222. R.Baert
223. T.Dupont
224. J.Durant
225. R.Paulissen
226. S.Steels
227. F.Van Coppernolle
228. K.Verwaest
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Posted on 09-12-2012 00:27
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lasy race offical, not on time, tsk tsk |
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Posted on 09-12-2012 08:33
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maxime86 wrote:
lasy race offical, not on time, tsk tsk
they are keeping it secret until the signing on
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Posted on 09-12-2012 13:19
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Some brilliant signings |
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Posted on 09-12-2012 17:52
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Ian Butler wrote:
Some brilliant signings
Thanks Ian. Really happy with the team for 2012 now 
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