Good job with your story. Really enjoy reading it. Like the kind of writing with lots of pictures and short text.
Great ride in Andalucia and good luck in future.
@ Beagle
Its a good question. I don't know, I don't want have to much race days on my riders
@ Roturn
Thank you, or should I say "Danke " My english is not too good so I take more images in it Your words motivates me a lot! Thank you!
Depart in Kuurne.
And thats the breakaway! Just as yesterday with Rubén Perez, one other well-known rider is Rinaldo Nocentini.
The pack 100km before the finish. The break is with 6'00" in front.
José Vicente Garcia Acosta gives up with a broken arm, he will be injured until May.
Niki Terpstra, leader of the Milram-Equipe, attacks.
The breakaway still in front.
+ 2'15" Niki Terpstra and Bert De Waele
+ 4'02" Peloton
SaxoBank and Sky work hard to catch the rider before us.
- 2'49" Niki Terpstra and Bert De Waele
- 3'22" Break
Only 20 km before the finish, all is clear. The break has no chance, probably a masssprint (or a determined attacker).
And here we go! The top favourites attack! Boonen, Cancellara and Flecha accelerates! But short after that, Colombia and RadioShack work together to catch them.
And... The pack catched them!
A last try from the three favourites, but they had not a chance to get away. And after attacking, they are to tired to get a good position.
The sprint begins! Rast positioned Vaitkus and Steegmans very well, so we had a chance for the victory!
The other good sprinters were to far back in the pack, and the other does not seem to be as good as my Trio!
YES! The double for the Shack after an amazing sprint!
The result:
Other race results:
Spoiler
GP di Lugano
1.) Ruslan Pidgornyy (ISD) 4h13'51"
2.) Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) +0"
3.) Christophe Moreau (Caisse D'Epargne) +36"
Clasica de Almeria
1.) Candido Barbosa (Palmeiras) 4h28'56"
2.) Ángel Vicioso (Andalucia) +0"
3.) Juan Manuel Garate (Rabobank) +0"
Classica Sarda Olbia-Pantogia
1.) Daniele Callegarin (CDC-Cavalière) 4h36'11"
2.) Luca Ascani (CDC-Cavalière) +0"
3.) David Le Lay (AG2R) +25"
beagle wrote:
A+ for your style (pictures, photos and news from another races)
C- for low difficulty which brings too many unrealistic results
looking forward next updates
Thank you
I play sprint stage on hard, cobble, hilly and mountain stages on normal. Im not very skilled, but when then there is a masssprint in a cobble classic (so on normal), it could be a bit unrealistic. Maybe I should switch to hard...
Edited by janne_837 on 01-10-2010 21:43
beagle wrote:
A+ for your style (pictures, photos and news from another races)
C- for low difficulty which brings too many unrealistic results
looking forward next updates
Thank you
I play sprint stage on hard, cobble, hilly and mountain stages on normal. Im not very skilled, but when then there is a masssprint in a cobble classic (so on normal), it could be a bit unrealistic. Maybe I should switch to hard...
don´t underestimate youself, I think everyone will forgive you, when you won´t dominate in most of races
Le Tour de Langkawi
Stage 1:
1.) Steve Chainel (Bbox) 4h55'08"
2.) Kenny Van Hummel (Skil) +0"
3.) Bernardo Riccio (CDC-Cavalière) +0"
The magazin "Cycling Bloc" announces the favourites for Paris - Nice: Cadel Evans, Joaquin Rodríguez and Tom Boonen.
The race calendar for RadioShack in March:
07/03 - 14/03 Paris - Nice
10/03 - 16/03 Tirreno - Adriatico
20/03 Milano - San Remo
22/03 - 28/03 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
27/03 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen - Harelbeke
28/03 Gent - Wevelgem
Driver of the month: Gert Steegmans (1 race, 2 stage wins)
U25-Driver of the month: Matthias Brändle (1 2nd stage result)
2. March
Race results:
Spoiler
Le Tour de Langkawi
Stage 2:
1.) Pierrick Fédrigo (Bbox) 3h37'06"
2.) Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma) +0"
3.) Daniele Callegarin (CDC-Cavalière) +0"
Astana will try all to sign Carlos Sastre.
3. March
Race results:
Spoiler
Le Tour de Langkawi
Stage 3:
1.) Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) 3h46'18"
2.) Pierrick Fédrigo (Bbox) +20"
3.) Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma) +20"
Le Samyn
1.) Oscar Gatto (ISD) 4h05'55"
2.) Robert Wagner (Skil) +0"
3.) Maarten Neyens (Topsport V.) +0"
Vuelta a la Región de Murcia
Stage 1:
1.) William Bonnet (Bbox) 3h51'51"
2.) Candido Barbosa (Palmeiras) +0"
3.) Pablo Urtasun (Euskaltel) +0"
4. March
Race results:
Spoiler
Le Tour de Langkawi
Stage 4:
1.) Uros Murn (Adria Mobil) 3h45'50"
2.) Miguel Ángel Candil (Rota dos Móveis) +2'27"
3.) Igor Abakoumov (ISD CT) +2'27"
Vuelta a la Región de Murcia
Stage 2:
1.) William Bonnet (Bbox) 3h17'00"
2.) Roger Hammond (Cervélo) +0"
3.) Pablo Urtasun (Euskaltel) +0"
5. March
Race results:
Spoiler
Le Tour de Langkawi
Stage 5:
1.) Jelle Vanendert (Omega Pharma) 4h37'49"
2.) Ruslan Pidgornyy (ISD) +17"
3.) Steve Chainel (Bbox) +22"
Vuelta a la Región de Murcia
Stage 3:
1.) Benat Intxausti (Euskaltel) 4h51'49"
2.) Alberto Contador (Astana) +0"
3.) Juan Manuel Gárate (Rabobank) +34"
Paris - Nice
Paris–Nice, "the race to the sun", is a professional cycling stage race held each March.
The first Paris–Nice was in 1933 when the winner was Alfons Schepers from Belgium. The most successful cyclist in Paris–Nice was Sean Kelly from Ireland. He won seven consecutive titles (1982–1988).
Although the name is Paris–Nice, the race does not always start in Paris. It often starts in towns near or south of Paris. The last stage finishes every year on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. The last or penultimate stage often passes the Col d'Eze, a mountain pass close to Nice.
During the 2003 race, Kazakhstan's Andrei Kivilev died due to head injury sustained in an accident. His death prompted the UCI to mandate the use of helmets in all competition, except for the last part of a race with an uphill finish. Subsequently, the rule was changed to require helmets at all times.
Paris–Nice is organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). ASO also organizes other cycling races like the Tour de France and Paris–Roubaix and other sport events like Paris-Dakar and the Paris Marathon.
Paris–Nice has changed hands several times. It was run by the French cycling journalist Jean Leulliot and then, when he died, by his family. It was then taken over by the Tour de France winner, Laurent Fignon before it was passed to ASO. Since 2009, it has been one of the 24 races on the UCI's World Calendar, contributing towards the UCI World Ranking. (wikipedia.com)
The Shack: Captain is Levi Leipheimer, but because he is not in shape, I have with Janez Brajkovic and Yaroslav Popovych two other strong rider which could lead my squad if Levi fails. Ivan Rovny will be the most important helper for the hilly/mountain stages. Daryl Impey will be our sprinter, but has to help in all non-flat stages. Geoffrey Lequatre, Jason McCartney and Gregory Rast help Daryl in the sprints, but will also be helper for Levi.
The oppositon: With Samuel Sánchez, Cadel Evans, Frank Schleck and Vincenzo Nibali, there are four strong Overall-rider which would be able to win a GT. Other strong opponents should be Christian Vande Velde, Joaquin Rodríguez, Luis León Sánchez and Jurgen Van Den Broeck.
There are not so much good sprinters, but I think we can count on Tyler Farrar, Koldo Fernández, Yauheni Hutarovich, Tom Boonen,Graeme Brown, Juan José Haedo and of course Thor Hushovd.
Stage 1: Montfort-l’Amaury - Montfort-l’Amaury, 8 km ITT
Team mission
-Two/Three rider in the Top 10 (Leipheimer, Brajkovic, Popovych)
Favourites: Thor Hushovd, Tom Boonen, David Millar, Geraint Thomas, Alexandre Vinokourov, Peter Sagan, Cadel Evans, Brent Bookwalter. And of course Fabian Cancellara. My tip: In real life, Lars Boom wins here. I think he would a good hint here.
Report followEdited by janne_837 on 02-10-2010 14:04
I played with the prologue which is contained in the pcm.daily expansion pack V2, is that yours?
The first good time is set by the star of the Ruta del Sol 2010, Nicolas Vogondy. And he is still in shape, with a 6th place (+16")
The former TDF-TT winner David Zabriskie makes another good time trial, ends today as second. (+8")
Peter Sagan, another good prologue rider, showed his strength and takes the 3rd place (+10")
The french oldstar Moreau, today not so good as expected, ends 14th (+27")
The start of a disastrous prologue for us, Yaroslav disappointed with just a 50th place (+39")
The scottish time trial specialist David Millar shows an good performance, he ends 4th (+11")
Gilbert makes a nice performance, getting the 8th place (+21")
One of the favourites today, Tyler Farrar. But it seems that he do not like that prologue much, just a 15th place today (+27")
The top favourite today, the probably best time trialer of the world, Fabian Cancellara! And a time of 10'46" suffice for the victory! (-8" to the second)
My personal favourite, Lars Boom. But he wasn't able to beat Cancellara&Co. and ends 5th (+12")
The winner of the "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad", Tom Boonen. Today place 10. (+24")
Janez Brajkovic, the winner of the Tour of Oman. A Top 10 was his goal, and with a 12th, he was not such bad as Yaroslav (+25")
"Tykke Thor" was another favourite, so he can not be happy with a 17th place (+27")
Vincenzo Nibali, one of the favourites for the overall, ends on a nice 7th place (+21")
Our Leader Levi Leipheimer. He was not in shape (54 pt.), but with a daily form of +5, he should be angry of his 31th place (+33")
Cadel Evans, his first race in his new jersey! But he was even more worse than Levi, just 45th. (+38")
The top favourite for Paris-Nice, Samuel Sánchez! But I can not understand this, just like Levi or Cadel a really bad time. He finishes as 59th! (+40")
The result:
1.) Fabian Cancellara (SaxoBank) 10'46"
2.) David Zabriskie (Garmin) +8"
3.) Peter Sagan (Liquigas) +10"
4.) David Millar (Garmin) +11"
5.) Lars Boom (Rabobank) +12"
6.) Nicolas Vogondy (Bbox) +16"
7.) Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) +21"
8.) Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma) s.t.
9.) Benoît Vaugrenard (FDJ) +23"
10.) Tom Boonen (QuickStep) +24"
...
12.) Janez Brajkovic (The Shack) +25"
14.) Christophe Moreau (Caisse D'Epargne) +27"
19.) Linus Gerdemann (Milram) +28"
24.) Luis León Sánchez (Caisse D'Epargne) +31"
31.) Levi Leipheimer (The Shack) +33"
44.) Grégory Rast (The Shack) +38"
45.) Cadel Evans (BMC) s.t.
50.) Yaroslav Popovych (The Shack) +39"
59.) Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel) +40"
64.) Ivan Rovny (The Shack) +41"
65.) Christian Vande Velde (Garmin) s.t.
66.) Igor Antón (Euskaltel) s.t.
76.) Jurgen Van den Broeck (Omega Pharma) +43"
117.) Fränk Schleck (SaxoBank) +53"
GC:
1.) Fabian Cancellara (SaxoBank) 10'43"
2.) David Zabriskie (Garmin) +9"
3.) Peter Sagan (Liquigas) +13"
4.) David Millar (Garmin) +14"
5.) Lars Boom (Rabobank) s.t.
6.) Nicolas Vogondy (Bbox) +19"
7.) Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) +24"
8.) Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma) s.t.
9.) Benoît Vaugrenard (FDJ) +26"
10.) Tom Boonen (QuickStep) +27"
...
12.) Janez Brajkovic (The Shack) +28"
14.) Christophe Moreau (Caisse D'Epargne) +30"
19.) Linus Gerdemann (Milram) +31"
24.) Luis León Sánchez (Caisse D'Epargne) +34"
31.) Levi Leipheimer (The Shack) +36"
44.) Grégory Rast (The Shack) +41"
45.) Cadel Evans (BMC) s.t.
50.) Yaroslav Popovych (The Shack) +42"
59.) Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel) +43"
64.) Ivan Rovny (The Shack) +44"
65.) Christian Vande Velde (Garmin) s.t.
66.) Igor Antón (Euskaltel) s.t.
76.) Jurgen Van den Broeck (Omega Pharma) +46"
117.) Fränk Schleck (SaxoBank) +56"
Points:
1.) Fabian Cancellara (SaxoBank) 28
2.) David Zabriskie (Garmin) 24
3.) Peter Sagan (Liquigas) 20
4.) David Millar (Garmin) 18
5.) Lars Boom (Rabobank) 17
U25: Peter Sagan (Liquigas)
Team: Garmin - Transitions
Other race results:
Spoiler
Le Tour de Langkawi
Stage 7:
1.) Pierrick Fédrigo (Bbox) 3h41'25"
2.) Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) +0"
3.) Mairo Aerts (Omega Pharma) +0"
GC:
1.) Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) 28h38'56"
2.) Pierrick Fédrigo (Bbox) +28"
3.) Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma) +1'20"
S: Paolo Tiralongo (Astana)
M: Uros Murn (Adria Mobil)
U25: Jan Bakelandts (Omega Pharma)
Team: Astana
Vuelta a la Región de Murcia
Stage 5:
1.) William Bonnet (Bbox) 2h45'27"
2.) Alberto Loddo (Androni Giocattoli) +0"
3.) Jens Keukelaire (Cofidis) +0"
roturn wrote:
No chance for Leipheimer with 54 pts.
Fitness is very important. So he will probably be beaten by a 80-90 pts. 73mo rider.
Yeah... But just saw yesterday the real startlist of Paris-Nice and so I want that he compete... But Brajkovic is in a better shape, I hope he can get a Top 10.
Edited by janne_837 on 02-10-2010 19:11
Paris - Nice Stage 2: Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines - Contres, 202 km
Team mission
- Get a Top10 with Daryl Impey
- Lost no time with Brajkovic, Leipheimer and Popovych
Favourites: Tyler Farrar, Tom Boonen, Heinrich Haussler, Thor Hushovd, Graeme Brown, Mirco Lorenzetto My tip: Tom Boonen has shown his power in the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and will take today another win.
An add to the last post:
15 PT-Teams (expect AG2R, Fooron and FDJ) confirm their participation at the Giro d'Italia. RCS Sport announce that there will be 5 wildcards. Aspirants for a wildcard are: Acqua & Sapone, Androni Giocattoli, BMC, Cervélo, Cofidis, Colnago-CSF, Miche, Saur-Sojasun and Xacobeo.
The competitors of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya are as followed: All 18 PT-Teams + Andalucía, Bbox, Cervélo and Xacobeo.
Now the report:
Depart in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines.
The first intermediate sprint in Guillonville goes to the breakaway.
Vicente Reynès (Colombia) 3
Marcin Sapa (Lampre) 2
Tom Stamsnijder (Rabobank) 1
Just for all fans of Fabian Cancellara
87 km to go, and the break with 6'45" in front. The pack have to work to catch them.
The break at Herbault. getting the points of the second intermediate sprint.
Wim de Vocht (Milram) 3
Jonas Ljungblad (Omega Pharma) 2
Johnnie Walker (Footon) 1
20km before the finish, and the break still with a good chance to get the stage win. But they have to fight.
And look, 10000 m before the finish line, they still have a minute.
And now an attack from Frank Hoj! Can he go alone for the win?
No. With 3000m to go, the pack prepares it for the masssprint. But a poor performance from McCartney, he was not able to set my train in the front, so it will be hard with the Top 10!
Thanks to Geoffroy Lequatre and Gregory Rast, they make an amazing acceleration to set Impey, who is able now to fight for place 7-
For the victory, it will be a hard fight between Tom Boonen, Mark Renshaw, Graeme Brown, Yauheni Hutarovich and Tyler Farrar.
At the end, "Tommeke" makes it clear and gets the second win 2010 in front of Yauheni Hutarovich and Mark Renshaw.
The result:
1.) Tom Boonen (QuickStep) 4h26'06"
2.) Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJ) s.t.
3.) Mark Renshaw (Colombia) s.t.
4.) Tyler Farrar (Garmin) s.t.
5.) Graeme Brown (Rabobank) s.t.
6.) Thor Hushovd (Cervélo) s.t.
7.) Grega Bole (Lampre) s.t.
8.) Daryl Impey (The Shack) s.t.
9.) Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) s.t.
10.) Geoffroy Lequatre (The Shack) s.t.
GC:
1.) Fabian Cancellara (SaxoBank) 4h36'49"
2.) David Zabriskie (Garmin) +9"
3.) Peter Sagan (Liquigas) +13"
4.) David Millar (Garmin) +14"
5.) Lars Boom (Rabobank) s.t.
6.) Nicolas Vogondy (Bbox) +19"
7.) Tom Boonen (QuickStep) +21"
8.) Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) +24"
9.) Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma) s.t.
10.) Benoît Vaugrenard (FDJ) +26"
...
11.) Janez Brajkovic (The Shack) +28"
16.) Christophe Moreau (Caisse D'Epargne) +30"
20.) Linus Gerdemann (Milram) +31"
23.) Luis León Sánchez (Caisse D'Epargne) +34"
30.) Levi Leipheimer (The Shack) +36"
34.) Joaquím Rodríguez (Katusha) +37"
45.) Grégory Rast (The Shack) +41"
47.) Cadel Evans (BMC) s.t.
50.) Yaroslav Popovych (The Shack) +42"
63.) Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel) +43"
64.) Christian Vande Velde (Garmin) +44"
65.) Ivan Rovny (The Shack) s.t.
66.) Igor Antón (Euskaltel) s.t.
74.) Jurgen Van den Broeck (Omega Pharma) +46"
117.) Fränk Schleck (SaxoBank) +56"
Yeah, I was also surprised. At the begin, Impey was just in the middle of the peloton, he had showed what he can With a bit luck, he can reach the Top 5.
9. March
Tyler Farrar announces in "Cycling bloc" that he would be angry if he would not win "Milano - San Remo"
Paris - Nice Stage 3: Contres - Limoges, km
Team mission
- Get a Top 10 with Daryl Impey
- Lost no time with Brajkovic, Leipheimer and Popovych
Favourites: Tom Boonen, Yauheni Hutarovich, Mark Renshaw, Tyler Farrar, Graeme Brown, Thor Hushovd. My tip:Tom Boonen showed his strength. I think he is the rider to beat.
Report followEdited by janne_837 on 02-10-2010 23:09
After 15km at the Côte de Saint-Aignan were still no attackers there, so the peloton saved the points.
Grégory Rast (The Shack) 4
Carlos Barredo (QuickStep) 2
David Le Lay (AG2R) 1
But short after the Côte de Saint-Aignan, two guys were strong enough to get away, Ignatas Konovalos and Ludovic Turbin, which gets most of the points at Le Blanc.
Ludovic Turpin (AG2R) 3
Ignatas Konovalos (Cervélo) 2
Tom Boonen (QuickStep) 1
Still the break in front, the top sprinter try all to get the last point...
Ignatas Konovalos (Cervélo) 3
Ludovic Turpin (AG2R) 2
Tom Boonen (QuickStep) 1
At the Côte de Maison Neuve.
Ludovic Turpin (AG2R) 4
Ignatas Konovalos (Cervélo) 2
Nicolas Vogondy (Bbox) 1
The third intermediate sprint in the forests of Roussac.
Ignatas Konovalos (Cervélo) 3
Ludovic Turpin (AG2R) 2
Tom Boonen (QuickStep) 1
Thanks to QuickStep, Francaise Des Jeux and Colombia, the pack caught Turpin and Konovalos with just 18,6 km to go.
The Côte de Nieul, the last obstacle before the finish.
Gianni Meersman (FDJ) 4
Dries Devenys (QuickStep) 2
Xavier Florencio (Cervélo) 1
An attack 12km before the finish! Matti Breschel tries his luck!
But 10000m before the finish, he is already back in the front group.
3000m before the finish. The sprinter-teams prepares the masssprint, and this time, Daryl is better positioned to compete!
And thanks to Gregory Rast, with an strong acceleration he brings Daryl Impey and himself in front. But Geslin, Hushovd and Boonen comes from behind...
Just 300m before the finish, Impey will not be able to fight for the victory, but maybe he will get in the Top 5 today.
And... OH NO! Masscrash at the end of the peloton!
Tom Boonen gets the second stage in a row, and Impey was able to beat Cancellara in the fight for the 5th place.
3 rider give up, including Cadel Evans!!!
Ricardo Van der Velde (Garmin), fracture, comes back Start of April.
Matthieu Perget (Caisse D'Epargne), fractured thigh, comes back Mid of April.
Cadel Evans (BMC), broken shin bone, comes back Mid of April.
(So Cadel Evans will be not in shape for the important ardennes classics!)
The result:
1.) Tom Boonen (QuickStep) 4h46'49"
2.) Thor Hushovd (Cervélo) s.t.
3.) Aitor Galdos (Euskaltel) s.t.
4.) Anthony Geslin (FDJ) s.t.
5.) Daryl Impey (The Shack) s.t.
6.) Fabian Cancellara (SaxoBank) s.t.
7.) Grégory Rast (The Shack) s.t.
8.) Mauro Finetto (Liquigas) s.t.
9.) Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) s.t.
10.) Leonardo Duque (Cofidis) s.t.
GC:
1.) Fabian Cancellara (SaxoBank) 9h23'38"
2.) David Zabriskie (Garmin) +9"
3.) Tom Boonen (QuickStep) +12"
4.) Peter Sagan (Liquigas) +13"
5.) David Millar (Garmin) +14"
6.) Lars Boom (Rabobank) s.t.
7.) Nicolas Vogondy (Bbox) +19"
8.) Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) +24"
9.) Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma) s.t.
10.) Thor Hushovd (Cervélo) +26"
...
12.) Janez Brajkovic (The Shack) +28"
17.) Christophe Moreau (Caisse D'Epargne) +30"
20.) Linus Gerdemann (Milram) +31"
24.) Luis León Sánchez (Caisse D'Epargne) +34"
31.) Levi Leipheimer (The Shack) +36"
35.) Joaquím Rodríguez (Katusha) +37"
44.) Grégory Rast (The Shack) +41"
51.) Yaroslav Popovych (The Shack) +42"
62.) Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel) +43"
63.) Christian Vande Velde (Garmin) +44"
64.) Ivan Rovny (The Shack) s.t.
67.) Igor Antón (Euskaltel) s.t.
74.) Jurgen Van den Broeck (Omega Pharma) +46"
114.) Fränk Schleck (SaxoBank) +56"
--.) Cadel Evans (BMC) abandoned
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