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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 27-09-2012 18:43
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An unfortunate crash, but that happens in these races  |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 27-09-2012 20:28
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@sutty68: Very happy with 7th all things considering. Gossy also had much better form/fitness with more races under his belt.
@IanButler: Luckily Cav only has Scheldeprijs for any other cobbled classics, so hopefully no more crashes 
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Posted on 27-09-2012 20:38
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Cavendish given all clear after Kuurne crash
Cyclingnews.com can confirm that Mark Cavedish has been given the all clear following his crash during the early Spring Classic 'Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne'. The HTC rider came down hard on one of the final cobbled sections, but was able to pick himself up and finished the race in 7th place.
'Cav has been checked over by one of the medics at the race, as well as one of the HTC doctors, and all is well' explained a HTC spokesperson. 'It was nothing more than a bit of road rash. He will race as planned in the Paris - Nice.'
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Posted on 27-09-2012 20:39
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Let's hope for a win in Paris - Nice! Maybe even Green. |
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Posted on 27-09-2012 20:42
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Ian Butler wrote:
Let's hope for a win in Paris - Nice! Maybe even Green.
That's the plan!!
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Posted on 28-09-2012 15:01
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 Tour of Qatar
| m | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Ignatas Konovalovas | Movistar Team | 15h03'56 | | 2 | Alessandro Petacchi | Lampre - ISD | + 33 | | 3 | Martin Elminger | AG2R La Mondiale | + 44 | | . | | Points | Alessandro Petacchi | Lampre - ISD | | Under 25 | Mathew Harley Goss | HTC - Highroad | | Team | Movistar Team |
We headed to the Tour of Qatar with a team aiming for stage victories and the Overall Victory at the end. We picked a stage win the Prologue, thanks to a great ride from Alex Rasmussen. In the sprints, the team worked hard for Goss, but just like in Australia, he just couldn't get the victory. He came away with two 2nd place finishes, a 3rd place and a 4th place. He ended up 4th on GC, and walked away with the Under 25 Leader's Jersey.
 Volta ao Algarve
| m | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Jure Kocjan | Team Type 1 | 15h59'50 | | 2 | Gorka Izagirre | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 53 | | 3 | Jurgen Van Goolen | Veranda's Willems - Accent | + 1'00 | | . | | KoM | Ricardo Mestre | Tavira - Prio | | Points | Jonathan Castroviejo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | | Under 25 | Gorka Izagirre | Euskaltel - Euskadi | | Team | Euskaltel - Euskadi |
Again, we went to the Volta ao Algarve with stage victories in mind, and yet again, it was Alex Rasmussen who delivered the goods on stage 5. Patrick Gretsch came 3rd in the final ITT, whilst Tony Martin completed his first race of the season 8th on GC.
 Vuelta a Andalucía
| m | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 15h54'26 | | 2 | Mikel Nieve | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 2'06 | | 3 | Álex Cano Ardila | Colombia es Pasión | + 2'26 | | . | | KoM | Pieter Vanspeybroeck | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | | Points | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel - Euskadi | | Under 25 | Tejay Van Garderen | HTC - Highroad | | Team | Euskaltel - Euskadi |
Tejay Van Garderen led the team at the Vuelta a Andalucía, finishing 6th on GC, and winning the Under 25 Classification in the process. He also took a great victory in the opening prologue, finishing just ahead of Danny Pate, for a superb HTC 1-2! The team worked for John Degenkolb in the Sprints, where he picked up a couple of great results, finishing on the podium twice.
 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
| m | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Tom Boonen | Quick·Step Cycling Team | 4h48'28 | | 2 | Thor Hushovd | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 3 | Philippe Gilbert | Omega Pharma - Lotto | + 18 |
The Omloop signified the first cobble classics of the season, and Lars Bak led the team. He finished the race in 9th place, 1'05" down on the winner Boonen. Gossy won the sprint in what remained of the peleton, finishing 10th.
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| Date | Race | Country | | 5th | Strada Bianchi |  Italy | | 6th - 13th | Paris - Nice |  France | | 9th - 15th | Tirreno - Adriatico | Italy | | 19th | Milano - San Remo | Italy | | 21st - 27th | Vuelta Ciclista a Catalunya | Spain | | 25th - 27th | Critérium International | France | | 27th | Gent - Wevelgem | Belgium |
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Posted on 28-09-2012 15:37
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A busy March for the team |
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Posted on 28-09-2012 15:58
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sutty68 wrote:
A busy March for the team
A busy month, with the hope of lots of victories!
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Posted on 28-09-2012 16:00
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Really enjoying this. Cav is looking good, been unlcuky with the sickness and fall, but did well enough. Should be excting month ahaed.
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Posted on 28-09-2012 16:02
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A big month...
MSR and GW should be great to watch
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Posted on 28-09-2012 16:09
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@Alakagom: Glad you enjoying it! Yes an exciting month ahead! There a lot of races that have sponsor goals, like msr and p-n
@TheManxMissile: Looking forward to MSR. Should be an exciting race. Cav isn't participating in G-W, but I may report it anyway
P.S. I am going to be doing the Q&A with Cav later on, so if you have any questions, make sure to pm them to me
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Posted on 28-09-2012 16:39
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Ciolek to leave Quickstep?
It may only be the start of March, but the early season transfer rumour mill has started to turn.
Quickstep's Gerald Ciolek, whose contract expired at the end of the season, has been linked with a number of teams in the last few days, in particular AG2R La Mondiale, Vacancsoleil - DCM and HTC - Highroad. No one was available from any of the teams to comment on the rumours, and as of today, nothing has come out of the Ciolek camp either to clarify on the situation.
Another rumour being heard around the cycling community is Belgian Champion Stijn Devolver leaving Vacancsoleil - DCM at the end of 2011, with Leopard - Trek and HTC - Highroad keeping a close eye on the rider's future.
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Posted on 28-09-2012 18:42
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For the March Issue of ProCycling, Mark Cavendish has agreed to a small Q&A session to discuss the up and coming Milano - San Remo, how he thinks the season is going so far, as well as answering a few questions from the story followers.
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ProCycling: Mark, first of all, welcome! How are you?
Mark: I'm really good. Thanks for having me here, it's a pleasure.
PC: So let's start at looking at your season so far. You started off in Oman, picking up a few stage wins in the process. Were you happy with that?
MC: Oman was really good. It's a really nice race to ride. Very similar to Qatar in the way the race is run, and its great to see so many fans out there getting into cycling, and coming to watch the races.
PC: So after Oman, you headed to Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne. Sadly you didn't get the result you wanted!
MC: Kuurne was a hard race. I fell ill a couple of days before the race, and I had to stay off the bike and recuperate. My body didn't like the change from the heat of Oman to the cold drizzle of the Isle of Man. I was given the all clear to race, but I wasn't carrying the same fitness from Oman into the race.
PC: You also took a heavy tumble as well on the one cobble sections?
MC: Yeah... I was completely my fault. he cobbles were wet and greasy from the rain, and I misjudged the amount of space around, touched wheels with Gossy, I think, and down I went! Luckily no one else went down with me.
PC: Looking ahead, you have Paris - Nice in the next week or so, and then after that, the big one. Milano - San Remo! What are your thoughts on the two races?
MC: Well this year is a slight change to the norm. I usually head to Tirreno - Adriatico as build up to San Remo, but this year I am off to Paris - Nice. I am looking forward to it. Tony [Martin] and Tejay [Van Garderen] will be the leading the team and aiming for the GC, whilst I am looking at the Green jersey.
PC: And your expectations for San Remo?
MC: We are going their with a two horned attack! It's gonna be me or Gossy! He is looking good in recent races, just missing that bit of luck in the sprints, but he was strong at Kuurne. I will just have to see how I am over the Poggio, and decide from there really.
PC: Well we have had a few questions from your followers?
MC: Sounds good. Fire away!
PC: Well this first question has been asked by a few people, in particular Sutty86 and IanButler. What are you main aims for this season? With all the talk circulating around the press about 'Project Rainbow Jersey', is the World Championships your main aim?
MC: The World Championships in Denmark are one of my season goals. It's a tailor made course for a sprinter, and wearing the Rainbow Stripes would be a great honour! But I will also be aiming for the Green Jersey at the Tour de France. I have said for the past few years that I want to win the jersey, and this year is no different. There has been a slight change in the way the points are won at the Intermediate Sprints, and I have to confess that that suits me nicely!
PC: Also, IanButler would like to know, is the Rainbow Jersey more important than the Green Jersey this year?
MC: In an ideal world, I would love to win both! But there are some great riders out there who have the same aims as me, so it's gonna be tough. To answer Ian, I think the World Championship do take a slight preference, but only because this kind of course in Copenhagen come about once every blue moon. If I miss out on the Green Jersey this year, I have a shot next year, but if I miss out on the Rainbow Jersey, I have no idea when I may next have a chance!
PC: Ok, well that is about everything. Many thanks for stopping by for the chat, and best of luck for Paris - Nice and San Remo.
MC: Thanks for having me, and thanks a lot! Hopefully we can do this again in the future.
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Posted on 28-09-2012 18:53
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Nicely written interview, It was fun to read, hopefully you'll do it again sometime
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Posted on 28-09-2012 23:40
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Ian Butler wrote:
Nicely written interview, It was fun to read, hopefully you'll do it again sometime
Glad to see his priorities are right!
glad you liked it! There may be another feature some time in the future!
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Posted on 29-09-2012 12:54
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6th - 13th March 2011 - Paris-Nice
HTC head to the Paris -Nice with 2 distinct groups of riders; one aiming for the GC, and another aiming for victories in the Sprints.
Tony Martin will lead the team in the fight for GC, where he will be supported by Tejay Van Garderen and Michael Albasini.
I will be the man gunning for stage wins and the Green Points Jersey, aided by Alex Rasmussen, Bernie Eisel and Bert Grabsch, who will make up the lead-out train.
Gatis Smukulis will be given more of a free role, getting in the day's breakaways, as well as working as a domestique.
Spoiler Saxo Bank
1. A.Contador
2. M.Christensen
3. L.S.Haedo
4. K.Klostergaard
5. J.Marycz
6. M.Mørkøv
7. D.Tanner
8. B.Vandborg
Astana
11. R.Kreuziger
12. A.Bazayev
13. M.Gourov
14. A.Grivko
15. V.Iglinskiy
16. M.Lorenzetto
17. E.Petrov
18. T.Vaitkus
Geox
21. D.Menchov
22. D.Colli
23. D.De la Fuente
24. F.Duarte
25. D.Kozontchuk
26. C.Sastre
27. R.Valls
28. M.Wyss
Liquigas
31. I.Basso
32. E.Capecchi
33. M.Da Dalto
34. T.Dall'Antonia
35. J.Guarnieri
36. A.Marangoni
37. J.Sagan
38. S.Szmyd
Garmin
41. R.Hesjedal
42. M.Fischer
43. R.Hammond
44. A.Klier
45. C.Meyer
46. D.Millar
47. A.Talansky
48. D.Zabriskie
Sky
51. R.Urán
52. D.Appollonio
53. S.Cummings
54. J.A.Flecha
55. S.Gerrans
56. M.Hayman
57. C.Knees
58. L.P.Nordhaug
AG2R
61. J.Peraud
62. D.Champion
63. M.Chérel
64. H.Dupont
65. J.Loubet
66. S.Minard
67. L.Mondory
68. A.Ravard
Cofidis
71. R.Taaramäe
72. M.Buffaz
73. L.Duque
74. J.El Fares
75. T.Gallopin
76. K.Ista
77. D.Moncoutié
78. R.Zingle
HTC
81. T.Martin
82. M.Albasini
83. M.Cavendish
84. B.Eisel
85. B.Grabsch
86. A.Rasmussen
87. G.Smukulis
88. T.Van Garderen
Rabobank
91. C.Barredo
92. L.Boom
93. M.Breschel
94. G.Brown
95. B.Mollema
96. B.Tankink
97. J.Van Emden
98. M.Wynants
Leopard
101. M.Monfort
102. D.Bennati
103. S.Denifl
104. J.Fuglsang
105. L.Gerdemann
106. G.Nizzolo
107. M.Pedersen
108. J.Voigt
Europcar
111. P.Rolland
112. Y.Arashiro
113. M.Claude
114. S.Haddou
115. T.Hurel
116. G.Le Floch
117. P.Quemeneur
118. S.Turgot
Movistar
121. M.Bruseghin
122. R.Costa
123. I.Erviti
124. I.Gutiérrez
125. I.Konovalovas
126. C.Oyarzun
127. F.Pérez
128. J.M.Soler
Katusha
131. V.Karpets
132. A.Arguelyes
133. D.Di Luca
134. V.Gusev
135. A.Mironov
136. A.Ovechkin
137. A.Pliuschin
138. S.Vandenbergh
Vacansoleil
141. T.De Gendt
142. M.Carrara
143. R.Feillu
144. S.Lagutin
145. P.Ligthart
146. M.Selvaggi
147. J.Van Leijen
148. L.Westra
Quick·Step
151. S.Chavanel
152. D.Cataldo
153. F.Chicchi
154. G.Ciolek
155. D.Devenyns
156. N.Maes
157. K.Seeldraeyers
158. G.Steegmans
Lampre
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162. G.Bole
163. D.Hondo
164. D.Kostyuk
165. A.Kvachuk
166. A.Malori
167. A.Pérez Arrieta
168. S.Spilak
Omega Pharma
171. J.Vanendert
172. J.Bakelants
173. A.Blythe
174. D.Boucher
175. J.Debusschere
176. S.Lang
177. M.Neyens
178. F.Willems
Euskaltel
181. E.Martínez
182. J.Aramendia
183. P.Bilbao
184. P.Cazaux
185. G.Izagirre
186. J.J.Oroz
187. R.Sicard
188. P.Urtasun
The Shack
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192. M.Cardoso
193. P.Deignan
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195. M.Kwiatkowski
196. G.Lequatre
197. J.McCartney
198. G.Rast
Saur - Sojasun
201. J.Hivert
202. C.Bessy
203. A.Coyot
204. J.Engoulvent
205. J.Galland
206. R.Matheou
207. Y.Talabardon
208. L.Turpin
BMC
211. A.Moinard
212. C.Barton
213. B.Bookwalter
214. K.Kroon
215. J.Louder
216. T.Phinney
217. M.Schär
218. G.Van Avermaet
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Posted on 29-09-2012 13:49
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Let's hope the team succeeds in both goals |
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Posted on 29-09-2012 23:05
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Really liked the interview, very nice
Oh and before i forget Good luck in Paris-Nice |
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Posted on 01-10-2012 18:00
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@IanButler & sutty68: glad you liked the interview.
Sorry for a delay in reporting. Busy weekend but should be able to post paris nice stage 1tonight
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6th March 2011 - Paris-Nice
(Houdan - Houdan)
Stage one of Paris - Nice is going to be a fast stage! Not very lumpy, with the prospect of a Mass Sprint at the end. Aim for a stage victory and wearing Yellow tomorrow!
12km: The day began with small group of attacks off the front of the peleton, making a large group of 12 off the front. Mainly riders from smaller teams involved, except the likes of Lars Boom (Rabobank) and Andreas Klier (Garmin). It would be Boom who would take the points at the KoM Sprint.
36km: With the presence of Boom and Klier in the break, SaxoBank took control, not letting the escapees get too far up the road. They got a maximum of 4'34" before the pace was upped, and the gap began to close.
127km: As the gap to the today's break crept down towards the 2'00" mark, an attack from Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne winner Roger Hammond (Garmin) and Spanish National Champion Iván Gutiérrez (Movistar) added further pace into the peleton, as we decided to take control.
144km: We firmly took control of the peleton, and with Hammond and Gutiérrez safely back in the peleton, the break was only 43" up the road. This was looking perfect for the a bunch sprint, as Tony worked hard on the front.
151km: VICTORY! Excellent lead-out from Bert and Bernie, powering hard on the front, making sure no one came around us! As the sprint began, it looked like Daniele Bennati (Radioshack) had the jump on us, but Alex stayed perfectly calm, dropping me off at the place for me to finish it off! I'll be wearing Yellow tomorrow!
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | HTC - Highroad | 3h36'50 | | 2 | Leonardo Duque | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 3 | Robert Hunter | Team RadioShack | s.t. | | 4 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Grega Bole | Lampre - ISD | s.t. |
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | HTC - Highroad | 3h36'44 | | 2 | Kevyn Ista | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 3 | Leonardo Duque | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 2 | | 4 | Robert Hunter | Team RadioShack | + 4 | | 5 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | HTC - Highroad | 25 | | 2 | Leonardo Duque | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | 22 | | 3 | Robert Hunter | Team RadioShack | 20 | | 4 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 18 | | 5 | Grega Bole | Lampre - ISD | 16 |
| 1 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | 4 | | 2 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | 2 | | 3 | Andreas Klier | Team Garmin - Cervélo | 1 |
| 1 | Davide Appollonio | Sky ProCycling | 3h36'48 | | 2 | Javier Francisco Aramendia | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 1 | | 3 | Gerald Ciolek | Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 2 | | 4 | Pim Ligthart | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Jan Bakelants | Omega Pharma - Lotto | s.t. |
| 1 | Lampre - ISD | 10h50'30 | | 2 | HTC - Highroad | s.t. | | 3 | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. | | 4 | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 5 | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. |
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