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Breaking the Curse
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-12-2012 18:26
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Let's hope the team will contain a rainbow jersey, huh Mark  |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 09-12-2012 20:42
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Ian Butler wrote:
Let's hope the team will contain a rainbow jersey, huh Mark
That's the plan! 
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 09-12-2012 21:27
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 19th August 2011 - Dutch Food Valley Classic
As the Cycling World prepares for the Vuelta a España to kick off, I head to the Netherlands, to begin my World Championships preparations.
It is a nice flat stage, so the focus of the team will be setting me up for the victory.
Isaac will be given a chance to impress and will look to breakaway at the beginning.
12km: The day's break formed very early on in the stage, with some of the Dutch Domestic teams wanting to show what they can do to the race organisers and the spectators.
21km: We managed to get Isaac into the day's break, and following many other attacks, the group grew to 14 riders.
44km: That was deemed to dangerous by the peleton, and soon Garmin, Sky and OmegaPharma began to push on the front.
56km: Everything was slow brought back together, but the attacking soon resumed, as more riders wanted to get away.
66km: A smaller seven man group formed, and was given some freedom to roam by the peleton, building a gap 8'34" at one point.
95km: Crash! Rabon is brought down after a touch of wheels. Luckily no one is brought down, and he gets up with only a few cuts.
101km: After the crash, we take full control, slowing it down to let Rabon get back on. With him back at the front, the pace is upped to reel in this breakaway!
169km: With around 20km to go, the break still had 1'45" over the peleton, and some riders thought it was their time have a go off the front.
175km: The attacks cause some disorganisation and panic in the break, and soon enough they were caught by the peleton.
187km: All is brought together until the peleton enters back into Veenendaal. Stijn Joseph (Topsport) and Tomasz Marczynski (CCC - Polsat) try their luck off the front but behind, the sprints were getting organised.
193km: The two men are brought back soon enough, and it was all set for a sprint finish. Tony Martin hit the front, with Brammeier in his wheel, whilst I sat behind Renshaw.
197km: However, as the sprint began, I made a quick decision and took the wheel of Julian Dean. The Garmin lead out was looking strong, and Renshaw has tiring fast. Would this gamble pay off...
198km: Show me the money!! With 250m to go, I burst out from behind Dean, and blast past to take victory number 11 of the season! Great start to my Worlds preparations.
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | HTC - Highroad | 4h30'08 | | 2 | Pim Ligthart | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 3 | Julian Dean | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 4 | Marco Bandiera | Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Adam Blythe | Omega Pharma - Lotto | s.t. |
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| Pinktay3 |
Posted on 09-12-2012 21:50
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See, Dean is the best lead out man in the world |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 09-12-2012 22:18
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 20th August - 11th September 2011 - La Vuelta a España
As with the Giro d'Italia back in May, I am not taking part in this year's Vuelta a España, however, I will still be reporting on the stages to give you all an insight to what is happening at the final Grand Tour of the year.
The HTC - Highroad team come to Spain, with two distinct groups in mind.
Leading in the race for GC will be Peter Velits. The Slovakian finished on the podium last year with a great ride, and will look to emulate that again. He will be aided by his brother Martin, and the Americans Craig Lewis and Caleb Fairly.
In the sprints, we go with a two horned attack, in the form of John Degenkolb and Alex Rasmussen. John is taking part in his first Grand Tour so will look to learn from this experience, whilst Alex is in some great form after a magnificent Post Danmark Rundt. Both riders will have great support, in the form of New Zealand Champion Hayden Roulston and the Australian sprinter Leigh Howard.
The line up is completed by Jan Ghyselinck, who will work as a domestique, and be given a free role during some stages.
Alberto Contador (Saxobank - Sungard)
Joaquim RodrÃguez (Katusha Team)
 Bradley Wiggins (Sky ProCycling)
 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky ProCycling)
 Andre Greipel (OmegaPharma - Lotto)
Óscar Freire (Rabobank)
Samuel S�nchez (Euskatel - Euskadi)
Juan José Cobo (Geox - TMC)
 Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil - DCM)
Spoiler Saxo Bank
1. A.Contador
2. M.Boaro
3. V.Gustov
4. J.Hernández
5. G.Larsson
6. D.Navarro
7. B.Noval
8. L.Roberts
9. B.Vandborg
Euskaltel
11. S.Sánchez
12. J.Azanza
13. I.Isasi
14. E.MartÃnez
15. R.Pérez
16. A.Pérez
17. D.Sesma
18. R.Sicard
19. P.Urtasun
Katusha
21. J.RodrÃguez
22. A.Arguelyes
23. G.Caruso
24. D.Galimzyanov
25. V.Gusev
26. L.Hoste
27. A.Losada
28. M.Vantomme
29. E.Vorganov
Astana
31. A.Vinokourov
32. S.Clarke
33. A.Dyachenko
34. A.Grivko
35. V.Iglinskiy
36. T.Kangert
37. R.Kiserlovski
38. F.Masciarelli
39. S.Renev
Liquigas
41. I.Basso
42. T.Dall'Antonia
43. M.Finetto
44. P.Longo Borghini
45. D.Oss
46. F.Sabatini
47. P.Sagan
48. J.Sagan
49. S.Szmyd
Vacansoleil
51. E.Mosquera
52. T.De Gendt
53. S.Devolder
54. J.Hoogerland
55. B.Leukemans
56. R.Pidgornyy
57. J.Van Leijen
58. F.Veuchelen
59. S.van Dam
Sky
61. B.Wiggins
62. K.Arvesen
63. E.Boasson Hagen
64. K.Carlström
65. S.Cummings
66. C.Froome
67. T.Löfkvist
68. L.P.Nordhaug
69. B.Swift
Europcar
71. T.Voeckler
72. Y.Arashiro
73. F.Bouyer
74. D.Gaudin
75. Y.Gène
76. S.Haddou
77. V.Jérôme
78. G.Le Floch
79. A.Pichot
Rabobank
81. L.L.Sánchez
82. C.Barredo
83. T.Bos
84. Ó.Freire
85. M.Matthews
86. G.Niermann
87. B.Tankink
88. J.Van Emden
89. M.Wynants
Geox
91. C.Sastre
92. D.Blanco
93. J.J.Cobo
94. D.Colli
95. D.De la Fuente
96. A.Durán
97. F.Felline
98. X.Florencio
99. R.Valls
HTC
101. P.Velits
102. J.Degenkolb
103. C.Fairly
104. J.Ghyselinck
105. L.Howard
106. C.Lewis
107. A.Rasmussen
108. H.Roulston
109. M.Velits
Quick·Step
111. K.De Weert
112. M.Bandiera
113. D.Devenyns
114. I.Keisse
115. N.Maes
116. D.Malacarne
117. J.Pineau
118. G.Van Keirsbulck
119. J.Vermote
Movistar
121. D.López
122. R.Costa
123. I.Erviti
124. I.Gutiérrez
125. P.Lastras
126. Ã.Madrazo
127. C.Oyarzun
128. L.Pasamontes
129. J.J.Rojas
Lampre
131. S.Spilak
132. G.Bole
133. D.Hondo
134. D.Kostyuk
135. A.Kvachuk
136. A.Malori
137. D.Pietropolli
138. A.Pérez Arrieta
139. B.Szeghalmi
The Shack
141. H.Zubeldia
142. F.Beppu
143. B.Hermans
144. M.Irizar
145. M.Kwiatkowski
146. J.McCartney
147. D.Muravyev
148. N.Oliveira
149. B.Selander
AG2R
151. H.Dupont
152. G.Bonnafond
153. J.Bérard
154. D.Champion
155. S.Houanard
156. Y.Krivtsov
157. J.Loubet
158. S.Minard
159. A.Ravard
Leopard
161. T.Rohregger
162. S.Denifl
163. D.Klemme
164. M.Mortensen
165. M.Pedersen
166. B.Pires
167. J.Posthuma
168. D.Viganò
169. F.Wegmann
Caja Rural
171. J.Moreno
172. O.Chuzhda
173. Ã.Cuesta
174. A.Galdos
175. E.GarcÃa
176. J.Herrada
177. D.Milán
178. J.Sobrino
179. J.Sanchez Pimienta
Omega Pharma
181. J.Bakelants
182. M.Aerts
183. S.Asturias
184. A.Greipel
185. A.Hansen
186. O.Kaisen
187. Ó.Pujol
188. M.Sieberg
189. F.Willems
BMC
191. J.Tschopp
192. M.Burghardt
193. A.Kristoff
194. K.Kroon
195. J.Louder
196. J.Murphy
197. M.Schär
198. D.Wyss
199. S.Zahner
AndalucÃa
201. A.Piedra
202. J.A.BenÃtez
203. D.Bernabéu
204. S.Carrasco
205. P.Lechuga
206. M.Ortega
207. A.Palomares
208. J.L.Roldán
209. J.Rosendo
Garmin
211. D.Zabriskie
212. M.Fischer
213. R.Hammond
214. H.Haussler
215. A.Klier
216. D.Lloyd
217. C.Meyer
218. T.Meyer
219. G.Rasch
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 09-12-2012 22:18
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Pinktay3 wrote:
See, Dean is the best lead out man in the world
only when Renshaw is not at full fitness
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 09-12-2012 23:00
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20th August 2011 - La Vuelta a España
(Benidorm TTT)
| + 191 | + 19Movistar Team | 17'34 | | + 192 | + 19Saxo Bank SunGard | + 15 | | + 193 | + 19HTC - Highroad | + 17 |
| + 19 |  | + 19 | Pablo Lastras | Movistar Team | | + 19 |  | + 19 | + 19n/a | + 19n/a | | + 19 |  | + 19 | + 19n/a | + 19n/a | | + 19 |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 09-12-2012 23:41
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Mark doing what he does best in Holland
And a nice start from the team at the Vuelta |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 10-12-2012 08:33
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A nice win in the Netherlands |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 10-12-2012 12:05
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@Sutty & Ian: Happy with the win in the Netherlands. Fitness is still quite low, so wasn't expecting much from the race
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Posted on 10-12-2012 12:42
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21st August 2011 - La Vuelta a España
(La Nucia – Playas de Orihuela)
| 1 | André Greipel | Omega Pharma - Lotto | 3h55'37 | | 2 | José JoaquÃn Rojas | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky ProCycling | s.t. |
| + 19 | | + 19 | José JoaquÃn Rojas | Movistar Team | | + 19 | | + 19 | André Greipel | Omega Pharma - Lotto | | + 19 | | + 19 | Julián Sánchez Pimienta | Caja Rural | | + 19 |
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Posted on 10-12-2012 12:44
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22nd August 2011 - La Vuelta a España
(Petrer – Totana)
| 1 | André Greipel | Omega Pharma - Lotto | 3h20'24 | | 2 | José JoaquÃn Rojas | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky ProCycling | s.t. |
| + 19 | | + 19 | José JoaquÃn Rojas | Movistar Team | | + 19 | | + 19 | André Greipel | Omega Pharma - Lotto | | + 19 | | + 19 | Julián Sánchez Pimienta | Caja Rural | | + 19 |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 10-12-2012 12:53
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Greipel off to a flying start! |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 10-12-2012 13:10
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Ian Butler wrote:
Greipel off to a flying start!
Well he did nothing in the Tour, so it was about time he showed what he can do in the sprints.
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Posted on 10-12-2012 13:16
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23rd August 2011 - La Vuelta a España
(Baza – Sierra Nevada)
| 1 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 5h06'47 | | 2 | Ezequiel Mosquera | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 47 | | 3 | JoaquÃm RodrÃguez | Katusha Team | + 1'17 |
| + 19 | | + 19 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | | + 19 | | + 19 | André Greipel | Omega Pharma - Lotto | | + 19 | | + 19 | Julián Sánchez Pimienta | Caja Rural | | + 19 |
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Posted on 10-12-2012 13:18
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24th August 2011 - La Vuelta a España
(Sierra Nevada – Valdepenas de Jaen)
| 1 | JoaquÃm RodrÃguez | Katusha Team | 4h56'05 | | 2 | José JoaquÃn Rojas | Movistar Team | + 18 | | 3 | Alberto Contador | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. |
| + 19 | | + 19 | JoaquÃm RodrÃguez | Katusha Team | | + 19 | | + 19 | José JoaquÃn Rojas | Movistar Team | | + 19 | | + 19 | Julián Sánchez Pimienta | Caja Rural | | + 19 |
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Posted on 10-12-2012 13:20
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25th August 2011 - La Vuelta a España
(Ubeda – Cordoue)
| 1 | André Greipel | Omega Pharma - Lotto | 4h29'48 | | 2 | Ben Swift | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 3 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 40 |
| + 19 | | + 19 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | | + 19 | | + 19 | André Greipel | Omega Pharma - Lotto | | + 19 | | + 19 | JoaquÃm RodrÃguez | Katusha Team | | + 19 |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 10-12-2012 13:23
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If Mark can won on a low fitness level, imagine what he can do when he is fully charged |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 10-12-2012 13:32
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sutty68 wrote:
If Mark can won on a low fitness level, imagine what he can do when he is fully charged
We will find out in Denmark
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Posted on 10-12-2012 13:38
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Bring it on !!! |
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