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| lennybernstein |
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@Ian Butler - thanks, I was rather pleased with the shot myself 
@TheManxMissile - glad you like it!
@sutty68 - yes, very unlucky, hopefully he'll be back strongly later on in the season
22.03 - 25.03 Volta ao Alentejo
Preview
This four-stage Portuguese race has been going since the 1980s. Perhaps the most famous winner of the event was Miguel Indurain in 1996. In more recent times it's attracted a less illustrious field however.
With four reasonably flat stages, this edition looks set to be another stage race to be decided by the bonus seconds available to the stage winners.
The field is a large one and is full of sprinters looking for success, including Mandri, Dean Downing, Brown, Caldeira, Pinto, Kern and Bagdonas.
Our main sprinter Briggs is still coming into form, so we may need to look to Sulzberger for our own sprint success. In-form youngster Townshend will be given his chance in the breakaways and look to repeat his King of the Mountain success in South Africa.
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i expect nothing less than a GC win here
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-10-2012 09:39
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I hope for nothing less, but I expect a little less 
Good luck, though! |
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| lennybernstein |
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@TheManxMissile EXPECT?! Yikes, I think you're going to be disappointed...
@Ian Butler Yes, i think hoping is a little more realistic given my team's current GC form!
Volta ao Alentejo
Race Report
On Stage 1, Townshend got into the breakaway and picked up a number of KOM points. His breakaway companion Simon Pellaud (Atlas Personal) did enough however to earn the polka dot jersey on the day.
Townshend sets off on another breakaway
Inevitably, the bunch brought back the break and Rene Mandri from Endura won the ensuing sprint, beating home favourite Caldeira (Carmim) and Kern (Leopard - Trek Continental), and taking the overall lead. Raleigh's best man was Sulzberger in 10th.
Mandri celebrates his Stage 1 victory
Stage 2 followed the predictable formula of breakaway followed by bunch sprint. Raleigh's Sparling made the escape...
Sparling shows off the Raleigh jersey on Stage 2
...and Kern took the win, moving him into the overall lead. Sulzberger managed another 10th.
Kern wins Stage 2
Another sprint finish followed on Stage 3. Sulzberger and Briggs were well placed in the lead up to the finish but then lost their wheel and finished way down. At the finish, the home crowd were delighted to see a Portuguese rider take the victory, with Edgar Pinto (LA - Antarte) crossing the line first and taking yellow in the process.
Pinto delights the home crowd
The fourth and final stage was a wet and windy affair. With a lot of mountain points on offer, Townshend joined the breakaway, along with polka dot jersey wearer Pellaud.
Pellaud leads the break, Townshend at the rear
The two fought out a captivating battle on the cols, Townshend managing to get the better of his rival on each occasion. Townshend's battling performance saw him steal the KOM overall win from his rival.
The battle for the King of the Mountains
With the KOM competition over, Townshend and his breakaway companions were caught with 20km to go, setting up yet another sprint finish. Kern wrestled back the overall victory with another sprint win, beating Mandri and Brown. Yet again, Sulzberger and Briggs failed to make an impression.
Kern (right) takes Stage 4 and the overall classification
Raleigh could be happy with another King of the Mountains win through young Brennan Townshend.
Townshend wins his second polka dot jersey of the season
| 1 | Julian Kern | Leopard - Trek Continental Team | 15h22'31 | | 2 | René Mandri | Endura Racing | + 16 | | 3 | Edgar Pinto | LA - Antarte | s.t. | | 4 | Samuel Caldeira | Carmim - Prio | + 28 | | 5 | Tino Thömel | Team NSP - Ghost | + 36 | | 6 | Jesse Anthony | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 7 | Arran Brown | MTN - Qhubeka | + 40 | | 8 | Marcin Bialoblocki | Node 4 - Giordana Racing Team | + 42 | | 9 | João Cabreira | Onda | s.t. | | 10 | Pascual Orengo | Burgos BH - Castilla y León | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Dylan Teuns | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | + 44 | | 12 | Frederik Wilmann | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 13 | Michael Creed | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 46 | | 14 | Bernard Sulzberger | Team Raleigh - GAC | + 48 | | 15 | Martin Pedersen | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 16 | Dean Downing | Rapha Condor - Sharp | s.t. | | 17 | Hugo Sabido | LA - Antarte | s.t. | | 18 | Jonathon McEvoy | Endura Racing | s.t. | | 19 | Matt Cronshaw | Node 4 - Giordana Racing Team | s.t. | | 20 | Steve Schets | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | s.t. | | 21 | Sam Bennett | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 22 | Bruno Lima | Onda | s.t. | | 23 | Daniel Mestre | Carmim - Prio | s.t. | | 24 | Alex Candelario | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 25 | Graham Briggs | Team Raleigh - GAC | s.t. | | 26 | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke | Endura Racing | s.t. | | 27 | Giorgio Brambilla | Leopard - Trek Continental Team | s.t. | | 28 | Filipe Cardoso | Efapel - Glassdrive | s.t. | | 29 | Chris Opie | UK Youth Cycling | s.t. | | 30 | Stefan Schäfer | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 31 | Ingmar De Poortere | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | s.t. | | 32 | Hélder Oliveira | Onda | s.t. | | 33 | Jimmi Sørensen | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 34 | Michael Kurth | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | s.t. | | 35 | Roy Jans | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 36 | AnÃbal Borrajo | Jamis - Sutter Home | s.t. | | 37 | Michael Rasmussen | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 38 | Dan Craven | Team IG - Sigma Sport | s.t. | | 39 | Bob Jungels | Leopard - Trek Continental Team | s.t. | | 40 | Stefan Schumacher | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 41 | Michael Sherer | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 42 | Luke Grivell-Mellor | Rapha Condor - Sharp | s.t. | | 43 | Scott Thwaites | Endura Racing | s.t. | | 44 | Jonathan Bellis | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 45 | Marc Goos | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 46 | Valter Pereira | Carmim - Prio | s.t. | | 47 | Petrus Lotto | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 48 | Christophe Premont | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 49 | Martin Wesemann | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 50 | Jose Mendes | LA - Antarte | s.t. | | 51 | Fabio Silvestre | Leopard - Trek Continental Team | s.t. | | 52 | Freqalsi Debesay | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 53 | Kevin Thome | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 54 | René Hooghiemster | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 55 | Niels Wytinck | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 56 | Philip Lavery | Node 4 - Giordana Racing Team | s.t. | | 57 | James Moss | Node 4 - Giordana Racing Team | s.t. | | 58 | Carlos Barbero | Orbea Continental | s.t. | | 59 | Meron Russom | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 60 | Wouter Sybrandy | Team IG - Sigma Sport | s.t. | | 61 | Benjamin Verraes | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | s.t. | | 62 | Sérgio Sousa | Efapel - Glassdrive | s.t. | | 63 | Robert Partridge | Endura Racing | s.t. | | 64 | Markus Fothen | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 65 | Célio Sousa | Onda | s.t. | | 66 | Andrew Tennant | Rapha Condor - Sharp | s.t. | | 67 | Calvin Beneke | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 68 | Iker Camaño | Endura Racing | s.t. | | 69 | Daniel Foder | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 70 | Steven Lampier | Team IG - Sigma Sport | s.t. | | 71 | David Gutiérrez Gutiérrez | Onda | s.t. | | 72 | Alexander Kamp | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 73 | Illart Zuazubiskar | Orbea Continental | s.t. | | 74 | James Driscoll | Jamis - Sutter Home | s.t. | | 75 | Yannick Mayer | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 76 | Efren Carazo | Burgos BH - Castilla y León | s.t. | | 77 | Christopher Jennings | Rapha Condor - Sharp | s.t. | | 78 | Jacob Fiedler | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 79 | Christopher Parrish | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 2'54 | | 80 | Simon Holt | Team Raleigh - GAC | + 2'56 | | 81 | Alejandro Borrajo | Jamis - Sutter Home | + 3'02 | | 82 | Ken Hanson | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 83 | Tom Last | Team IG - Sigma Sport | s.t. | | 84 | Bert Van Lerberghe | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | s.t. | | 85 | Olivier Chevalier | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 86 | James Sampson | Node 4 - Giordana Racing Team | s.t. | | 87 | Jack Anderson | Endura Racing | s.t. | | 88 | Christofer Stevenson | UK Youth Cycling | s.t. | | 89 | Luis Silva | Carmim - Prio | s.t. | | 90 | Chad Haga | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 91 | Christian Patron | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 92 | Aritz Bagües | Orbea Continental | s.t. | | 93 | VergÃlio Santos | LA - Antarte | s.t. | | 94 | Bradley Potgieter | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 95 | James Lowsley-Williams | UK Youth Cycling | s.t. | | 96 | Daniel Freitas | Efapel - Glassdrive | s.t. | | 97 | Songezo Jim | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 98 | Michaël Baer | Atlas Personal - Jakroo | + 3'40 | | 99 | Marcel Aregger | Atlas Personal - Jakroo | + 3'42 | | 100 | Brian Megens | Rabobank Continental Team | + 3'46 | | 101 | Patrick Bercz | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | s.t. | | 102 | Robert Retschke | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | s.t. | | 103 | Moreno Hofland | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 104 | Oscar Riesebeek | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 105 | Nick Van der Lijke | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 106 | Bruno Silva | LA - Antarte | + 4'08 | | 107 | Hugo Sancho | LA - Antarte | s.t. | | 108 | Lluis Guillermo Mas | Burgos BH - Castilla y León | + 4'57 | | 109 | José Gonçalves | Onda | + 5'01 | | 110 | Ben Grenda | Rapha Condor - Sharp | + 5'07 | | 111 | Magnus Bäckstedt | UK Youth Cycling | s.t. | | 112 | Simon Gaywood | Team IG - Sigma Sport | s.t. | | 113 | José Fernando Antogna | Jamis - Sutter Home | s.t. | | 114 | Francisco Manuel Antón | Burgos BH - Castilla y León | s.t. | | 115 | Peter Hawkins | Team IG - Sigma Sport | s.t. | | 116 | Brennan Townshend | Team Raleigh - GAC | s.t. | | 117 | Joaquim Durant | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | s.t. | | 118 | Richard Tanguy | UK Youth Cycling | s.t. | | 119 | Jóni Brandão | Burgos BH - Castilla y León | s.t. | | 120 | Ruben Jimenez | Burgos BH - Castilla y León | s.t. | | 121 | Cesar Fonte | Efapel - Glassdrive | s.t. | | 122 | Laurent Evrard | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 123 | Tom Dernies | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 124 | Daniel Henggeler | Atlas Personal - Jakroo | + 6'00 | | 125 | Florian Salzinger | Atlas Personal - Jakroo | s.t. | | 126 | Melvin Boskamp | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 127 | Jonas Schmeiser | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 128 | Simon Pellaud | Atlas Personal - Jakroo | + 7'00 | | 129 | Oliver Hofstetter | Leopard - Trek Continental Team | + 7'25 | | 130 | Alex Kirsch | Leopard - Trek Continental Team | s.t. | | 131 | Nicolas Winter | Atlas Personal - Jakroo | + 8'05 | | 132 | Thomas Schneider | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | s.t. | | 133 | Nicolas Baldo | Atlas Personal - Jakroo | s.t. | | 134 | Ruben Zepuntke | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 135 | Gediminas Bagdonas | An Post - Sean Kelly | + 8'07 | | 136 | Kristian Sobota | Christina Watches - Onfone | + 8'09 | | 137 | Carson Miller | Jamis - Sutter Home | + 8'13 | | 138 | Stijn Ennekens | An Post - Sean Kelly | + 8'15 | | 139 | Ronan McLaughlin | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 140 | Connor McConvey | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 141 | Michael Northey | Node 4 - Giordana Racing Team | s.t. | | 142 | Felix English | Rapha Condor - Sharp | s.t. | | 143 | Cheyne Hoag | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 144 | Antonio Filipe Oliveira Amorim | Efapel - Glassdrive | s.t. | | 145 | Andoni Blázquez | Orbea Continental | s.t. | | 146 | Fredrik Johansson | UK Youth Cycling | s.t. | | 147 | Sandro Pinto | Efapel - Glassdrive | + 8'48 | | 148 | David Livramento | Carmim - Prio | + 9'39 | | 149 | Michael Cuming | Rapha Condor - Sharp | + 10'10 | | 150 | Raphael Addy | Atlas Personal - Jakroo | + 11'13 | | 151 | Daniel Westmattelmann | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | s.t. | | 152 | Richard Handley | Rapha Condor - Sharp | s.t. | | 153 | Matthew Holmes | Team Raleigh - GAC | + 11'37 | | 154 | Igor Merino | Orbea Continental | + 13'01 | | 155 | Jamie Sparling | Team Raleigh - GAC | + 19'16 | | 156 | Julian Hellmann | Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland | + 23'54 | | 157 | Jonathan Dewitte | Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | 158 | Jeroen Janssen | Team Raleigh - GAC | + 28'16 | | 159 | Garrit Broeders | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | + 31'11 | | 160 | Henrique Casimiro | Carmim - Prio | + 31'50 |
| 1 | René Mandri | Endura Racing | 71 | | 2 | Julian Kern | Leopard - Trek Continental Team | 70 | | 3 | Edgar Pinto | LA - Antarte | 55 | | 4 | Tino Thömel | Team NSP - Ghost | 51 | | 5 | Samuel Caldeira | Carmim - Prio | 47 |
| 1 | Brennan Townshend | Team Raleigh - GAC | 52 | | 2 | Oscar Riesebeek | Rabobank Continental Team | 44 | | 3 | Simon Pellaud | Atlas Personal - Jakroo | 40 | | 4 | Jesse Anthony | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 18 | | 5 | José Gonçalves | Onda | 14 |
| 1 | Julian Kern | Leopard - Trek Continental Team |
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Posted on 09-10-2012 10:09
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KoM is a very nice jersey to take home well done! |
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Posted on 09-10-2012 12:16
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Townshend is going to be a marked man in future  |
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30.03 - 02.04 Le Triptyque des Monts et Chateaux
Preview
Stage 2 profile missing - will include later - essentially it's a short TT
This race will be interesting from a GC perspective. With three flat stages, the sprinters will once again fancy their chances of competing for the GC win by picking up bonus seconds. But the short TT will give the contre-la-montre specialists something to aim for. And Stage 4 is particularly lumpy, so could produce something far less straightforward than a bunch sprint. Should make for interesting racing!
Spoiler | Bernardo Colex | Amore & Vita | | Eugenio Bani | Amore & Vita | | Niv Libner | Amore & Vita | | Anton Kaniuk | Amore & Vita | | Anton Storchous | Amore & Vita | | Viesturs Luksevics | Amore & Vita | | Uri Martins | Amore & Vita | | Jaroslaw Dabrowski | Amore & Vita | | Weston Luzadder | Bissell Cycling | | Eric Young | Bissell Cycling | | Frank Pipp | Bissell Cycling | | Patrick Bevin | Bissell Cycling | | Andrew Dahlheim | Bissell Cycling | | Jeremy Vennell | Bissell Cycling | | Mac Brennan | Bissell Cycling | | Chase Pinkham | Bissell Cycling | | Jasper De Buyst | Bontrager - Livestrong Team | | Jasper Stuyven | Bontrager - Livestrong Team | | Ryan Eastman | Bontrager - Livestrong Team | | Joshua Atkins | Bontrager - Livestrong Team | | Nathan Brown | Bontrager - Livestrong Team | | Connor O'Leary | Bontrager - Livestrong Team | | Alejandro Marque Porto | Carmim - Prio | | Amaro Antunes | Carmim - Prio | | Diogo Nunes | Carmim - Prio | | Luis Silva | Carmim - Prio | | Samuel Caldeira | Carmim - Prio | | David Livramento | Carmim - Prio | | Jeroen Boelen | Cyclingteam De Rijke | | Bob Schoonbroodt | Cyclingteam De Rijke | | Yoeri Havik | Cyclingteam De Rijke | | Sebastiaan Pot | Cyclingteam De Rijke | | Sjoerd Kouwenhoven | Cyclingteam De Rijke | | Ike Groen | Cyclingteam De Rijke | | Niek Boom | Cyclingteam De Rijke | | Rune Van der Meijden | Cyclingteam De Rijke | | Sjors Roosen | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | | Maurits Lammertink | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | | Wouter Haan | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | | Bram Nolten | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | | Geert Van der Weijst | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | | Sven Van Luijk | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | | Bram De Kort | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | | Pim De Beer | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | | Michael Valgren Andersen | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | | Lasse Bøchman | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | | Rasmus Sterebo | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | | André Steensen | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | | Kasper Linde Jørgensen | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | | Mathias Gade Jacobsen | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | | Igor Frolov | Itera - 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5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | | Paul Mach | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | | Andy Jacques-Maynes | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | | Phillip Gaimon | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | | Stephen Housley | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | | Isaac Howe | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | | Chad Hartley | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | | Robert Sweeting | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | | Bruno Silva | LA - Antarte | | Hugo Sabido | LA - Antarte | | Márcio Barbosa | LA - Antarte | | Bruno Sancho | LA - Antarte | | Hugo Sancho | LA - Antarte | | Enrique Salgueiro | LA - Antarte | | Meron Russom | MTN - Qhubeka | | Johannes Christofel Nel | MTN - Qhubeka | | Jacques Janse Van Rensburg | MTN - Qhubeka | | Tsgabu Grmay | MTN - Qhubeka | | Jacobus Venter | MTN - Qhubeka | | Jani Tewelde Weldegaber | MTN - Qhubeka | | Bradley Potgieter | MTN - Qhubeka | | Songezo Jim | MTN - Qhubeka | | Nick Van der Lijke | Rabobank Continental Team | | Moreno Hofland | Rabobank Continental Team | | Oscar Riesebeek | Rabobank Continental Team | | Ruben Zepuntke | Rabobank Continental Team | | Melvin Boskamp | Rabobank Continental Team | | Brian Megens | Rabobank Continental Team | | Marc Goos | Rabobank Continental Team | | Luca Dodi | Team Idea | | Aristide Ratti | Team Idea | | Ruslan Karimov | Team Idea | | Simone Boifava | Team Idea | | Andrew Griffiths | Team IG - Sigma Sport | | Steven Lampier | Team IG - Sigma Sport | | Simon Richardson | Team IG - Sigma Sport | | Steven Burke | Team IG - Sigma Sport | | Daniel Lloyd | Team IG - Sigma Sport | | Tom Last | Team IG - Sigma Sport | | Tino Thömel | Team NSP - Ghost | | Markus Fothen | Team NSP - Ghost | | Stefan Schäfer | Team NSP - Ghost | | Jacob Fiedler | Team NSP - Ghost | | René Hooghiemster | Team NSP - Ghost | | Jonas Schmeiser | Team NSP - Ghost | | Yannick Mayer | Team NSP - Ghost | | Alex Candelario | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | | Jesse Anthony | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | | Ken Hanson | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | | Colton Barrett | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | | Christopher Parrish | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | | Sebastian Salas | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | | Cheyne Hoag | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | | Chad Haga | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | | Brennan Townshend | Team Raleigh - GAC | | Bernard Sulzberger | Team Raleigh - GAC | | Graham Briggs | Team Raleigh - GAC | | Tobyn Horton | Team Raleigh - GAC | | Simon Holt | Team Raleigh - GAC | | Jamie Sparling | Team Raleigh - GAC | | Jeroen Janssen | Team Raleigh - GAC | | Josef Benetseder | Team Vorarlberg | | Guillaume Bourgeois | Team Vorarlberg | | Remo Schuler | Team Vorarlberg | | Tobias Jenny | Team Vorarlberg | | Dennis Wauch | Team Vorarlberg | | Diego Tamayo | Team WIT | | Tyron Giorgieri | Team WIT | | Marcel Barth | Thüringer Energie Team | | Ralf Matzka | Thüringer Energie Team | | Kevin Predatsch | Thüringer Energie Team | | Fabian Thiel | Thüringer Energie Team | | Jakob Steigmiller | Thüringer Energie Team | | Bastian Bürgel | Thüringer Energie Team | | Michael Van Staeyen | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | | Tom Van Asbroeck | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | | Pieter Vanspeybroeck | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | | Preben Van Hecke | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | | Steven Van Vooren | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | | Tim Declercq | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | | Matej Jurco | Whirlpool - Author | | Frantisek Padour | Whirlpool - Author | | David Dvorsky | Whirlpool - Author | | Jakub Vecera | Whirlpool - Author | | Jiri Hudecek | Whirlpool - Author |
The field is probably one of the weakest we've raced against so far this season. With the unpredictable course, it's equally difficult to pick out a particular favourite. None of the really strong riders from recent races seem to be here. Could this open up opportunities for Raleigh to get our first win since January?
With an assault on the general classification probably out of our reach given our lack of time trial expertise, we'll be looking for stage win opportunities through breakaways and sprints. Sulzberger is probably our best bet for results given his fitness, and Townshend will no doubt be going for another KOM jersey! But Briggs is also slowly coming into fitness so maybe he can shine against this weaker field.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 10-10-2012 00:20
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Lets hope that Townshend can keep up his current Good form |
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Posted on 10-10-2012 04:55
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Loving this story so far, some really great result too! |
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Posted on 10-10-2012 08:47
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Good luck in the next race |
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@all Thank you
30.03 - 02.04 Le Triptyque des Monts et Chateaux
Race Report
The first stage was notable for a massive 16-rider breakaway, the biggest break we'd so far this season. Our regular breakaway specialist Brennan Townshend once again got in the move.
The sixteen man break punctuated the first stage
The hills and cobbles on the route caused the peloton to split into several pieces. Suzlberger and Briggs made the front group. The reduced size of the peloton was clearly making it difficult to control the break and with 55km to go, Townshend and co had a healthy lead of 6 minutes.
The peloton continued to struggle to control the break, and although the gap came down, before long it was clear that the break would stay clear. As the finish line neared, Marcel Barth (Thüringer Energie Team) led out the sprint. Townshend was poorly positioned and had a lot of work to do to put himself in contention.
Barth leads out the sprint, Townshend on the far side in the second wave of riders
Barth was able to hold on for a great breakaway victory and secure the leader's jersey. Townshend finish in a decent 6th. Meanwhile the bunch rolled in 48 seconds later, containing Sulzberger and Briggs.
Barth was the strongest today
Stage 2 was a short time trial stage, and with no TT specialists we didn't great expectations. Nevertheless, the Raleigh team were up for it and the results showed. Holt finished an expected 6th, Briggs went one better for 5th and Sulzberger came 2nd, just five seconds down on winner Sabido (LA-Antarte).
Sulzberger sets of on his stunning time trial performance
Sabido was unbeatable
Meanwhile, yesterday's breakaway riders fought it out for the general classification. De Buyst (Bontrager) put in a solid ride to take the lead from Barth. Townshend is also impressed with his ride to move the youngster up to third overall!
Barth couldn't keep yellow today
To the relief of the sprinters, the thrid stage was a lot less eventful and came down to a bunch finish. Van Staeyen (Topsport Vlaanderen) took the win. The Raleigh train couldn't get organised and Sulzberger finished 10th. The GC remained unchanged.
Van Staeyen makes the most of the sprint opportunity
Stage 4 was a tough lumpy stage, potentially an opportunity for Townshend to stake a claim for the overall win. An 13 riders escaped into a breakaway early on.
As on stage 4, the combination of cobbles and hills tore the peloton to shreds.
It was a tough gloomy day on the cobbles and hills
Townshend made the front split, along with GC rivals Barth and De Buyst. Sensing an opportunity over the last col, Townshend then attacked in a bid to take the overall!
Townshend attacks his GC rivals
He pulled out an impressively quick gap, bridging to, and then passing, the tired breakaway group. He had a 55 second lead at 7.5km, but as the peloton organised themselves the lead came back down again. With 5km to go, the lead was just a precarious 20 seconds.
Townshend clings on, Hoogheimster in pursuit
It was not to be for the youngster. The peloton caught him in the final kilometres. Boelen took the final sprint. The 20 bonus seconds were enough to also win him the overall classification.
Boelen wins the stage and yellow
In fact, because of other time bonuses, Townshend slipped down the 5th overall, a perverse reward for such a brave ride. Nonetheless, an impressive result nonetheless for a youngster that seems to be going from strength to strength this season.
| 1 | Jeroen Boelen | Cyclingteam De Rijke | 10h41'49 | | 2 | Jasper De Buyst | Bontrager - Livestrong Team | + 7 | | 3 | Nick Van der Lijke | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 4 | Marcel Barth | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | | 5 | Brennan Townshend | Team Raleigh - GAC | + 13 | | 6 | Igor Frolov | Itera - Katusha | + 14 | | 7 | Sjors Roosen | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 8 | Hugo Sabido | LA - Antarte | + 25 | | 9 | Diego Tamayo | Team WIT | + 26 | | 10 | Weston Luzadder | Bissell Cycling | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Bert Van Lerberghe | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | + 27 | | 12 | Christiaan Kriek | Jelly Belly Cycling | + 29 | | 13 | Bernard Sulzberger | Team Raleigh - GAC | + 42 | | 14 | Stefan Schäfer | Team NSP - Ghost | + 43 | | 15 | Graham Briggs | Team Raleigh - GAC | + 45 | | 16 | Simon Holt | Team Raleigh - GAC | + 51 | | 17 | Moreno Hofland | Rabobank Continental Team | + 53 | | 18 | Markus Fothen | Team NSP - Ghost | + 54 | | 19 | Meron Russom | MTN - Qhubeka | + 56 | | 20 | Benjamin Verraes | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | + 57 | | 21 | Lasse Bøchman | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | + 58 | | 22 | Jacques Janse Van Rensburg | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 23 | Melvin Boskamp | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 24 | Anton Vorobyev | Itera - Katusha | + 59 | | 25 | Michael Valgren Andersen | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | s.t. | | 26 | Oscar Riesebeek | Rabobank Continental Team | + 1'00 | | 27 | René Hooghiemster | Team NSP - Ghost | + 1'03 | | 28 | Bernardo Colex | Amore & Vita | + 1'05 | | 29 | Francesco Van Coppernolle | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | s.t. | | 30 | Sergei Pomoshnikov | Itera - Katusha | s.t. | | 31 | Frantisek Padour | Whirlpool - Author | + 1'06 | | 32 | Christer Rake | Joker Merida | + 1'11 | | 33 | Maurits Lammertink | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 34 | Tsgabu Grmay | MTN - Qhubeka | + 1'12 | | 35 | Bradley Potgieter | MTN - Qhubeka | + 1'16 | | 36 | Tobyn Horton | Team Raleigh - GAC | + 1'17 | | 37 | Márcio Barbosa | LA - Antarte | + 5'08 | | 38 | Jamie Sparling | Team Raleigh - GAC | + 5'14 | | 39 | Tino Thömel | Team NSP - Ghost | + 5'58 | | 40 | Luca Dodi | Team Idea | + 6'13 | | 41 | Josef Benetseder | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 42 | Audun Flotten | Joker Merida | + 6'16 | | 43 | Ingmar De Poortere | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | + 6'19 | | 44 | Andrew Griffiths | Team IG - Sigma Sport | + 6'25 | | 45 | Brian Megens | Rabobank Continental Team | + 6'36 | | 46 | Alejandro Marque Porto | Carmim - Prio | + 6'48 | | 47 | Johannes Christofel Nel | MTN - Qhubeka | + 6'49 | | 48 | Jasper Stuyven | Bontrager - Livestrong Team | s.t. | | 49 | Jakub Vecera | Whirlpool - Author | + 6'51 | | 50 | Dmitry Kosyakov | Itera - Katusha | s.t. | | 51 | Ruben Zepuntke | Rabobank Continental Team | + 6'52 | | 52 | Jiri Hudecek | Whirlpool - Author | + 6'53 | | 53 | Matej Jurco | Whirlpool - Author | + 6'59 | | 54 | Rasmus Sterebo | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | s.t. | | 55 | Eugenio Bani | Amore & Vita | s.t. | | 56 | Yannick Mayer | Team NSP - Ghost | + 7'00 | | 57 | David Dvorsky | Whirlpool - Author | + 7'03 | | 58 | Sergey Chernetskiy | Itera - Katusha | + 7'04 | | 59 | Jacob Fiedler | Team NSP - Ghost | + 7'06 | | 60 | Jani Tewelde Weldegaber | MTN - Qhubeka | + 7'07 | | 61 | Diogo Nunes | Carmim - Prio | + 7'15 | | 62 | Jeroen Janssen | Team Raleigh - GAC | + 7'19 | | 63 | Eric Young | Bissell Cycling | + 9'15 | | 64 | Steve Schets | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | + 9'16 | | 65 | Jonas Schmeiser | Team NSP - Ghost | + 10'02 | | 66 | Anton Storchous | Amore & Vita | + 10'06 | | 67 | Songezo Jim | MTN - Qhubeka | + 10'17 | | 68 | Jacobus Venter | MTN - Qhubeka | + 10'47 | | 69 | Samuel Caldeira | Carmim - Prio | + 11'36 | | 70 | Michael Van Staeyen | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | + 11'37 | | 71 | Reidar Borgersen | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 72 | Joaquim Durant | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | + 11'38 | | 73 | Ralf Matzka | Thüringer Energie Team | + 11'39 | | 74 | Wouter Haan | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 75 | Nathan Brown | Bontrager - Livestrong Team | + 11'40 | | 76 | Simon Richardson | Team IG - Sigma Sport | + 11'41 | | 77 | Pieter Vanspeybroeck | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | + 11'42 | | 78 | Marc Goos | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 79 | Jeremy Vennell | Bissell Cycling | + 11'45 | | 80 | Ryan Eastman | Bontrager - Livestrong Team | + 11'47 | | 81 | Steven Van Vooren | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | + 11'48 | | 82 | Sjoerd Kouwenhoven | Cyclingteam De Rijke | + 11'49 | | 83 | Menso De Jongh | Jelly Belly Cycling | + 11'51 | | 84 | Sven Van Luijk | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | + 11'54 | | 85 | Adrian Gjølberg | Joker Merida | + 12'02 | | 86 | Ike Groen | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 87 | Garrit Broeders | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | + 12'28 | | 88 | Anton Kaniuk | Amore & Vita | + 12'49 | | 89 | Amaro Antunes | Carmim - Prio | + 13'04 | | 90 | Bob Schoonbroodt | Cyclingteam De Rijke | + 15'21 | | 91 | Hugo Sancho | LA - Antarte | + 15'35 | | 92 | Stephen Housley | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | + 15'53 | | 93 | Simone Boifava | Team Idea | + 16'04 | | 94 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | + 16'18 | | 95 | Niv Libner | Amore & Vita | + 16'44 | | 96 | Ruslan Karimov | Team Idea | + 16'49 | | 97 | Preben Van Hecke | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | + 16'51 | | 98 | Bruno Sancho | LA - Antarte | + 16'55 | | 99 | Shawn Milne | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | + 16'56 | | 100 | Tim Declercq | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | + 17'15 | | 101 | Viesturs Luksevics | Amore & Vita | + 17'31 | | 102 | Jesse Anthony | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 17'33 | | 103 | Ken Hanson | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 17'34 | | 104 | André Steensen | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | s.t. | | 105 | Alex Candelario | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 17'35 | | 106 | Joshua Atkins | Bontrager - Livestrong Team | + 17'38 | | 107 | Kevin Predatsch | Thüringer Energie Team | + 17'39 | | 108 | Fabian Thiel | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | | 109 | Mac Brennan | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 110 | Sean Mazich | Jelly Belly Cycling | + 17'41 | | 111 | Alexander Prishpetniy | Itera - Katusha | + 17'43 | | 112 | Bram Nolten | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 113 | Frank Pipp | Bissell Cycling | + 17'44 | | 114 | Christopher Parrish | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 17'45 | | 115 | Tyron Giorgieri | Team WIT | s.t. | | 116 | Sebastian Salas | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 117 | Tom Last | Team IG - Sigma Sport | + 17'47 | | 118 | Andrew Dahlheim | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 119 | Kasper Linde Jørgensen | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | + 17'48 | | 120 | Mats Lohne | Joker Merida | + 17'49 | | 121 | Mathias Gade Jacobsen | Glud & Marstrand - LRØ | s.t. | | 122 | Sebastiaan Pot | Cyclingteam De Rijke | + 17'51 | | 123 | Daniel Lloyd | Team IG - Sigma Sport | s.t. | | 124 | Geert Van der Weijst | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 125 | David Livramento | Carmim - Prio | s.t. | | 126 | Niek Boom | Cyclingteam De Rijke | + 17'54 | | 127 | Aristide Ratti | Team Idea | + 17'57 | | 128 | Tobias Jenny | Team Vorarlberg | + 18'03 | | 129 | Bruno Silva | LA - Antarte | + 18'35 | | 130 | Dennis Wauch | Team Vorarlberg | + 19'17 | | 131 | Uri Martins | Amore & Vita | + 19'46 | | 132 | Chad Haga | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 19'51 | | 133 | Christer Jensen | Joker Merida | + 19'55 | | 134 | Colton Barrett | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 19'56 | | 135 | Scott Stewart | Jelly Belly Cycling | s.t. | | 136 | Patrick Bevin | Bissell Cycling | + 20'00 | | 137 | Cheyne Hoag | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 20'04 | | 138 | Jaroslaw Dabrowski | Amore & Vita | + 20'08 | | 139 | Connor O'Leary | Bontrager - Livestrong Team | + 20'25 | | 140 | Rune Van der Meijden | Cyclingteam De Rijke | + 20'41 | | 141 | Bastian Bürgel | Thüringer Energie Team | + 20'45 | | 142 | Jakob Steigmiller | Thüringer Energie Team | + 20'46 | | 143 | Vegard Bugge | Joker Merida | + 20'47 | | 144 | Bram De Kort | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | + 20'50 | | 145 | Enrique Salgueiro | LA - Antarte | + 21'08 | | 146 | Chase Pinkham | Bissell Cycling | + 21'28 | | 147 | Kirill Baranov | Itera - Katusha | + 21'39 | | 148 | Emerson Oronte | Jelly Belly Cycling | + 21'41 | | 149 | Steven Lampier | Team IG - Sigma Sport | + 22'58 | | 150 | Pim De Beer | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | + 23'07 | | 151 | Luis Silva | Carmim - Prio | + 23'22 | | 152 | Yoeri Havik | Cyclingteam De Rijke | + 23'23 | | 153 | Kevin Verwaest | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | + 23'32 | | 154 | Robert Sweeting | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | + 23'47 | | 155 | Alex Hagman | Jelly Belly Cycling | + 23'53 | | 156 | Chad Hartley | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | + 23'54 | | 157 | Guillaume Bourgeois | Team Vorarlberg | + 24'02 | | 158 | Phillip Gaimon | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | + 24'05 | | 159 | Steven Burke | Team IG - Sigma Sport | + 25'11 | | 160 | Andy Jacques-Maynes | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | + 25'24 | | 161 | Paul Mach | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | + 25'38 | | 162 | Daniel Gomnes | Joker Merida | + 26'42 | | 163 | Isaac Howe | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | + 27'37 | | 164 | Alexander Rybakov | Itera - Katusha | + 29'06 | | 165 | Remo Schuler | Team Vorarlberg | + 29'12 |
| 1 | Hugo Sabido | LA - Antarte | 52 | | 2 | Jeroen Boelen | Cyclingteam De Rijke | 49 | | 3 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 32 | | 4 | Stefan Schäfer | Team NSP - Ghost | 28 | | 5 | Marcel Barth | Thüringer Energie Team | 27 |
| 1 | Jacques Janse Van Rensburg | MTN - Qhubeka | 19 | | 2 | Enrique Salgueiro | LA - Antarte | 19 | | 3 | Wouter Haan | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | 18 | | 4 | Joaquim Durant | Jong Vlaanderen Cycling Team | 18 | | 5 | Jeremy Vennell | Bissell Cycling | 16 |
| 1 | Jasper De Buyst | Bontrager - Livestrong Team | 10h41'56 |
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| sutty68 |
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Great riding from Townshend ending with a well deserved fifth place on the Final GC |
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| lennybernstein |
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@sutty68 Yes, he's doing very well for his relatively limited capabilities. I hope we can afford some coaching staff at some point so we can begin to realise some more of his potential.
This month definitely finished on a high after a slow start. Average results in our first three races, combined with the injury to Russell Hampton meant morale was quite low in the middle of the month. But Holohan's 3rd place at San Giuseppe lifted the mood, and Sulzberger impressed with an unexpectedly strong time trial performing to take 2nd on stage 2 in the Triptyque.
Young Brennan Townshend was undoubtedly the star of the month. He picked up his second King of the Mountains prize at Alentejo and then bagged 5th overall at the Triptyque with some gutsy attacking riding. This boy could go a long way.
Brennan Townshend, rider of the month for March
| Le Tour de Langkawi |  | Johnny Hoogerland | | Driedaagse van West-Flaanderen |  | Koen Barbe | | Strade Bianche |  | Thor Hushovd | | De Vlaamse Pijl - Stannah | | Nico Eeckhout | | Vuelta a la Region de Murcia |  | Jimmy Engoulvent | | Trofeo Zssdi |  | Franco Pellizotti | | GP Ville de Lilliers | | Angelo Furlan | | Paris - Nice |  | Vasil Kiryienka | | Tirreno - Adriatico |  | Ion Izaguirre | | Ronde de Drenthe |  | Ben Swift | | Tour de Taiwan | | Danilo Di Luca | | Trofej Porec |  | Josef Benetseder | | Paris - Troyes | | Denis Flahaut | | Katteboers | | Nico Eeckhout | | Dorpenomloop | | Angelo Furlan | | Nokere Koerse | | Leif Hoste | | Istrian Spring Trophy |  | Michael Reihs | | Handzame Classic | | Wouter Mol | | Milan San Remo | | Mark Cavendish | | Classic Loire Atlantique | | Kris Boeckmans | | Cholet - Pays De Loire | | Ion Izaguirre | | GP San Giuseppe | | David Blanco | | Tour de Normandie | | Matteo Pelucchi | | Volta Ciclista a Catalunya | | Chris Anker Sorenson | | Settimana Coppi e Bartali |  | Miguel Rubiano | | Dwars door Vlaanderen |  | Taylor Phinney | | Volta ao Alentejo |  | Julian Kern | | E3 Prijs Vlaanderen - Harelbeke | | Tom Boonen | | Criterium International | | Romain Hardy | | Gent - Wevelgem | | Tom Boonen | | KBC - Driedaagse De Panne - Koksijde | | Nick Nuyens | | Route Adelie de Vitre |  | Leigh Howard | | Le Triptyque des Monts et Chateaux | | Jeroen Boelen | | Volta Limburg Classic |  | Valentin Iglinsky | | Gran Premio Miguel Indurain | | Mikel Astarloza |
Continental Rankings - Individual
| 1 | Dennis Flahaut | Roubaix Lille Metropole | 222 | | 2 | Jan Barta | Matteo Pelucchi | 182 | | 3 | Nico Eeckhout | An Post - Sean Kelly | 166 | | 4 | Davy Commeyne | Landbouwkrediet - Euphony | 158 | | 5 | Danilo Di Luca | Acqua & Sapone | 142 | | … | | | | 50 | Daniel Holloway | Team Raleigh - GAC | 40 |
Holloway remains Raleigh's best placed rider, slipping down from 20th to 50th in the rankings.
Continental Rankings - Team
| 1 | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | | 462 | | 2 | Landbouwkrediet - Euphony | | 461 | | 3 | Acqua & Sapone | | 358 | | 4 | Team Europcar | | 343 | | 5 | Saur - Sojasun | | 322 | | … | | | | 21 | Team Raleigh - GAC | | 133 |
Raleigh slip down from 9th to 21st in the rankings. We'll be hoping things pick up next month.
| 1 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma - Quickstep | 1121 | | 2 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Procycling | 817 | | 3 | Cameron Meyer | Orica - GreenEdge | 282 | | 4 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | 675 | | 5 | Nick Nuyens | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 633 |
| 1 | Omega Pharma - Quickstep | | 2702 | | 2 | BMC Racing Team | | 2364 | | 3 | Sky Procycling | | 2235 | | 4 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | | 1902 | | 5 | Orica - GreenEdge | | 1690 |
April will be one of our busiest months in the racing calendar. Key races for the sponsors will be the Tour of the Battenkill and the Rutland - Melton Classic. The team will be hoping they can convert their recent promising performances into their first win since January. Holloway's victory in New Zealand seems like a long time ago now!
| 04.04 - 08.04 |  | 2.2 | Grand Prix of Sochi | | 15.04 | | 1.2 | Tour of the Battenkill | | 15.04 | | 1.2 | Zellik - Galmaarden | | 21.04 | | 1.2 | Arno Wallaard Memorial | | 22.04 | | 1.2 | Ronde van Noord-Holland | | 26.04 - 29.04 | | 2.2 | Joe Martin Stage Race | | 29.04 | | 1.2 | Rutland - Melton Classic |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 10-10-2012 16:41
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Am I mistaken or is Townshend not that big? In that picture he seems really petite  |
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Posted on 10-10-2012 17:22
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^ Yes, he's tiny in real life. He's only 18 but looks like he's 15. Could be well suited as a climber in the future with that physique.
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Definitely. |
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| lennybernstein |
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04.04 - 08.04 Grand Prix of Sochi
Preview
This Russian stage race has been going since 2005. Stages 3 and 4 are likely to be decisive in terms of GC with their hilly parcours, while stages 1, 2 and 5 should offer opportunities for the sprinters.
It's hard to say who the GC favourites are but expect riders like Rogriguez, Bagdonas and Bajadili to be in the mix.
Our team are now close to top fitness so we're hoping to make a mark here. Once again Sulzberger and Briggs will be hunting sprint success, Sparling should be the strongest in the hills. And don't be surprised to see Townshend in the thick of the action once again!
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| lennybernstein |
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Grand Prix of Sochi
Race Report
Stage 1 was an uneventful affair. The bunch let a break go, but they were brought back comfortably. Team NSP-Ghost put together an impressive lead out train for Obst, and Sulzberger and Briggs managed to find his wheel.
Sulzberger and Briggs were well positioned on the Team NSP-Ghost train
But Obst foiled their plans by deciding not to compete in the sprint! The Raleigh boys were swamped while Markov (RusVelo) benefitted from the confusion to take the stage victory.
Markov takes stage 1
On the next stage Raleigh decided to take matters into their hands by forming their own sprint train once the break had been reeled in.
The Raleigh train hits the front on Stage 2
The train set up Briggs well, who finished in a fine third position - much better from the Raleigh sprinters. Jezowski (Bank BGZ) took the stage win and with it back the new yellow jersey wearer.
Jezowski won stage 2, Briggs came a fine 3rd
The race hit the hills on stage 3. Townshend tried to join the break to set himself up for another KOM victory, but his efforts were in vain. The peloton split up over the hills and Briggs was just dropped. But Sulzberger and Sparling managed to stay in the front group. The stage came down to sprint finish between a group of around 60.
Pinto (LA - Antarte) led out the sprint and immediately opened up a small gap. Sparling was well positioned in 5th.
Pinto goes for glory
Pinto held on for an impressive victory. Sparling didn't have the kick in the end and slipped down to 12th, Sulzberger finishing one place behind. However, this was enough to move Sulzberger up to 8th on GC. Jezowski held on to yellow by 4 seconds over Bagdonas.
Pinto put on an unbeatable display of power to win Stage 3
Stage 4 was undoubtedly the Queen Stage of the race. At 245km long, over a very hilly route and a tough uphill finish, this was certain to shake up the GC. Townshend finally made it into the break, joining nine other riders.
Townshend looks back to check the lead over the bunch as the break of the day moves clear
Townshend failed to make a dent on the KOM competition however and the break was swept up with 20km to go. A front group of 29 riders - including Sparling and Townshend - hit the final climb to the finish.
The leaders battle it out on the narrow finishing slopes
At the top of the climb, Pinto once again took the stage, arriving with a select group of 10 riders, including Bagdonas, Rodriguez, Bajadili and Frapporti. Sparling was Raleigh's best place man finishing in 11th 24 seconds down.
Pinto takes win number two and claims the yellow jersey on Stage 4
Pinto's win moved him into the race lead, 4 seconds ahead of Bagdonas. Sparling moved up to 12th overall, with Sulzberger dropping out of the top 10.
The final, flat, stage looked set to be decisive in the battle for bonus seconds between Pinto and Badgonas. Predictably it come down to another bbunch sprint and once again Raleigh put its improving train into action.
Raleigh formed another impressive sprint train on Stage 5
Once again, however, the train wasn't enough to deliver Raleigh a victory. Bagdonas took the stage win and with it the overall classification. Briggs finished 5th and Sulzberger 7th.
Bagdonas pips Jezowski to the line to win the fifth and final stage
So, only one result on note for Raleigh - Briggs' 3rd on stage 2 - but there were encouraging signs that Raleigh are beginning to get their sprint tactics and sharpess right.
| 1 | Gediminas Bagdonas | An Post - Sean Kelly | 23h08'22 | | 2 | Edgar Pinto | LA - Antarte | + 16 | | 3 | Fred Rodriguez | Team Exergy | + 40 | | 4 | Marco Frapporti | Team Idea | + 48 | | 5 | Tomasz Kiendyś | CCC Polsat - Polkowice | + 56 | | 6 | Andrew Bajadali | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 7 | Sergey Rudaskov | Itera - Katusha | s.t. | | 8 | Kristijan Durasek | Adria Mobil | s.t. | | 9 | Huub Duyn | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 10 | David Blanco | Efapel - Glassdrive | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Krzysztof Jeżowski | Bank BGZ | + 1'04 | | 12 | Jamie Sparling | Team Raleigh - GAC | + 1'20 | | 13 | Robert Vrecer | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 14 | Michael Reihs | Christina Watches - Onfone | + 1'44 | | 15 | Alessandro Bisolti | Team Idea | s.t. | | 16 | Jose Mendes | LA - Antarte | s.t. | | 17 | David Gutiérrez Gutiérrez | Onda | + 1'50 | | 18 | VergÃlio Santos | LA - Antarte | + 1'58 | | 19 | René Weissinger | Team Vorarlberg | + 2'09 | | 20 | Vladislav Borisov | Amore & Vita | s.t. | | 21 | Mark Christian | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 22 | Sergej Fuchs | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 23 | Ricardo Mestre | Carmim - Prio | s.t. | | 24 | Martin Pedersen | Christina Watches - Onfone | + 3'28 | | 25 | Kristian Sobota | Christina Watches - Onfone | + 3'35 | | 26 | Nicola Dal Santo | Miche - Guerciotti | s.t. | | 27 | Ricardo Vilela | Efapel - Glassdrive | + 4'09 | | 28 | Enrico Peruffo | Miche - Guerciotti | + 4'17 | | 29 | Marko Kump | Adria Mobil | + 4'21 | | 30 | Andreas Frisch | Blue Water Cycling | s.t. | | 31 | Sérgio Sousa | Efapel - Glassdrive | s.t. | | 32 | Mariusz Witecki | Bank BGZ | + 4'41 | | 33 | Andrey Solomennikov | Itera - Katusha | s.t. | | 34 | Mats Boeve | Cyclingteam De Rijke | + 4'45 | | 35 | Cristian Cominelli | Team Idea | + 4'47 | | 36 | Michael Creed | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 4'49 | | 37 | Pavel Kochetkov | Itera - Katusha | + 4'51 | | 38 | Stijn Ennekens | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 39 | Stanislav Kozúbek | Whirlpool - Author | s.t. | | 40 | Sven Forberger | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 41 | Roy Jans | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 42 | Tomasz Smolen | Bank BGZ | s.t. | | 43 | Dylan Groenewegen | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 44 | Mark Cassidy | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | 45 | Hélder Oliveira | Onda | + 5'02 | | 46 | Sam Bennett | An Post - Sean Kelly | + 6'35 | | 47 | Jonathan Bellis | An Post - Sean Kelly | + 6'42 | | 48 | Brennan Townshend | Team Raleigh - GAC | + 7'42 | | 49 | Ivan Rovny | RusVelo | + 7'53 | | 50 | Graham Briggs | Team Raleigh - GAC | + 9'10 | | 51 | Mateusz Taciak | CCC Polsat - Polkowice | + 9'18 | | 52 | Ronan McLaughlin | An Post - Sean Kelly | + 9'29 | | 53 | Reid Mumford | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 9'41 | | 54 | Kirk Carlsen | Team Exergy | + 10'12 | | 55 | Alexander Khatuntsev | RusVelo | + 10'39 | | 56 | Ilnur Zakarin | Itera - Katusha | + 10'51 | | 57 | Bartlomiej Matysiak | CCC Polsat - Polkowice | + 10'57 | | 58 | Bernard Sulzberger | Team Raleigh - GAC | + 11'28 | | 59 | Tobyn Horton | Team Raleigh - GAC | s.t. | | 60 | Simon Holt | Team Raleigh - GAC | s.t. | | 61 | Jakub DanačÃk | Whirlpool - Author | s.t. | | 62 | Kamil Zielinski | CCC Polsat - Polkowice | + 11'43 | | 63 | Jimmi Sørensen | Christina Watches - Onfone | + 11'59 | | 64 | Lucas Schädlich | Team NSP - Ghost | + 13'47 | | 65 | Igor Boev | Itera - Katusha | + 14'24 | | 66 | Dion Beukeboom | Cyclingteam De Rijke | + 14'26 | | 67 | Dmitry Mokrov | Itera - Katusha | s.t. | | 68 | Christoph Pfingsten | Cyclingteam De Rijke | + 15'01 | | 69 | Michael Friedman | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 15'55 | | 70 | James Stemper | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | + 16'07 | | 71 | René Obst | Team NSP - Ghost | + 17'20 | | 72 | Daniel Mestre | Carmim - Prio | + 17'47 | | 73 | Tomáš Bucháček | Whirlpool - Author | + 18'27 | | 74 | Enrico Franzoï | Miche - Guerciotti | + 18'30 | | 75 | Giuseppe Di Salvo | Miche - Guerciotti | s.t. | | 76 | Delio Fernández | Onda | + 18'58 | | 77 | Maksym Averin | Amore & Vita | + 19'07 | | 78 | Carter Jones | Bissell Cycling | + 20'14 | | 79 | Cristiano Fumagalli | Miche - Guerciotti | + 20'21 | | 80 | Andreas Hofer | Team Vorarlberg | + 21'32 | | 81 | Michael Sherer | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 21'34 | | 82 | Frederik Wilmann | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 83 | Yovcho Yovchev | Amore & Vita | + 22'09 | | 84 | Daniel Silva | Onda | + 22'33 | | 85 | Patrik Moren | Amore & Vita | + 23'15 | | 86 | Maxim Pokidov | Itera - Katusha | s.t. | | 87 | Aljaz Hocevar | Adria Mobil | + 23'21 | | 88 | Kristjan Fajt | Adria Mobil | s.t. | | 89 | Nicholas Francesconi | Amore & Vita | + 24'06 | | 90 | Sebastian Forke | Team NSP - Ghost | + 24'30 | | 91 | Volodymyr Kogut | Amore & Vita | s.t. | | 92 | Daniel Freitas | Efapel - Glassdrive | + 24'34 | | 93 | Alexander Kamp | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 94 | Maksim Razumov | Itera - Katusha | + 25'02 | | 95 | Patrick Konrad | Team Vorarlberg | + 25'21 | | 96 | Dimitry Kozontchuk | RusVelo | + 25'36 | | 97 | Léo Menville | Team NSP - Ghost | + 25'50 | | 98 | Bas Stamsnijder | Cyclingteam De Rijke | + 26'08 | | 99 | Giuseppe De Maria | Team Idea | s.t. | | 100 | Simon Pavlin | Adria Mobil | + 27'30 | | 101 | Jesper Schipper | Cyclingteam De Rijke | + 27'35 | | 102 | Luca Barla | Team Idea | + 28'05 | | 103 | Matt Cooke | Team Exergy | s.t. | | 104 | Piotr Sztobryn | Bank BGZ | + 28'41 | | 105 | Philip Lavery | Node 4 - Giordana Racing Team | + 28'50 | | 106 | Chris Barton | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 107 | Sandro Pinto | Efapel - Glassdrive | + 28'58 | | 108 | Jeroen Janssen | Team Raleigh - GAC | + 29'00 | | 109 | Yanto Barker | UK Youth Cycling | + 29'18 | | 110 | Alessandro Malaguti | Miche - Guerciotti | s.t. | | 111 | Chris Opie | UK Youth Cycling | + 29'46 | | 112 | Alexander Serov | RusVelo | s.t. | | 113 | John Murphy | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | s.t. | | 114 | Nikolai Trussov | RusVelo | s.t. | | 115 | Rico Dene Rogers | Node 4 - Giordana Racing Team | s.t. | | 116 | James Moss | Node 4 - Giordana Racing Team | s.t. | | 117 | René Heinze | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 118 | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 119 | Christofer Stevenson | UK Youth Cycling | s.t. | | 120 | Max Korus | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | s.t. | | 121 | Nathaniel English | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | s.t. | | 122 | Florian Bissinger | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 123 | Jesper Nielsen | Blue Water Cycling | s.t. | | 124 | Morten Larsen | Blue Water Cycling | s.t. | | 125 | Thomas Nybo Riis | Blue Water Cycling | s.t. | | 126 | Alexei Markov | RusVelo | + 30'32 | | 127 | Michal Podlaski | Bank BGZ | + 30'46 | | 128 | Bruno Lima | Onda | + 30'52 | | 129 | Angelo Furlan | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 130 | Sam Johnson | Team Exergy | s.t. | | 131 | Ben Chaddock | Team Exergy | s.t. | | 132 | James Sampson | Node 4 - Giordana Racing Team | s.t. | | 133 | Artem Tesler | Amore & Vita | s.t. | | 134 | Andrea Palini | Team Idea | s.t. | | 135 | Valery Kaykov | RusVelo | s.t. | | 136 | Luca Damiani | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | s.t. | | 137 | Domingos Gonçalves | Onda | s.t. | | 138 | Thomas Soladay | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 139 | Joseph Schmalz | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 140 | Pat Lemieux | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | s.t. | | 141 | Lasse Norman Hansen | Blue Water Cycling | s.t. | | 142 | Christopher Baldwin | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 143 | Faustino Alzate | Team Exergy | s.t. | | 144 | Quinn Keogh | Team Exergy | s.t. | | 145 | Mark Sehested | Blue Water Cycling | s.t. | | 146 | David McGowan | UK Youth Cycling | s.t. | | 147 | Florian Gaugl | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 148 | Rolf Nyborg Broge | Blue Water Cycling | + 32'26 | | 149 | Tomas Swift Metcalfe | Carmim - Prio | + 32'48 | | 150 | Logan Loader | Team Exergy | + 33'29 | | 151 | Leonid Krasnov | RusVelo | s.t. | | 152 | Peter Williams | Node 4 - Giordana Racing Team | s.t. | | 153 | Philipp Mamos | Amore & Vita | s.t. | | 154 | Adam Stachowiak | Bank BGZ | + 33'44 | | 155 | Piotr Gawroński | CCC Polsat - Polkowice | + 35'22 | | 156 | Roman Kilun | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | + 36'21 | | 157 | Filipe Cardoso | Efapel - Glassdrive | + 37'46 | | 158 | Valter Pereira | Carmim - Prio | + 37'58 | | 159 | Kenneth Hansen | Christina Watches - Onfone | + 39'01 | | 160 | Remco Te Brake | Cyclingteam De Rijke | + 39'53 | | 161 | Henrique Casimiro | Carmim - Prio | + 40'05 | | 162 | Łukasz Owsian | CCC Polsat - Polkowice | + 40'53 | | 163 | Grzegorz Stepniak | CCC Polsat - Polkowice | + 42'30 | | 164 | Rafal Ratajczyk | CCC Polsat - Polkowice | + 42'35 | | 165 | Marsh Cooper | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 166 | Greg Mansell | UK Youth Cycling | + 43'22 | | 167 | Michael Northey | Node 4 - Giordana Racing Team | s.t. | | 168 | Greg Brandt | Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team | s.t. | | 169 | Claudio Imhof | Team Vorarlberg | + 44'46 | | 170 | Stefan Radochla | Team NSP - Ghost | + 45'12 | | 171 | Jiri Polnicky | Whirlpool - Author | + 45'59 | | 172 | Daniel Rinner | Team Vorarlberg | + 49'00 | | 173 | Julian Kyer | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 174 | Søren Pugdahl | Blue Water Cycling | + 50'59 | | 175 | Cody O'Reilly | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 54'06 | | 176 | Pavel Gorenc | Adria Mobil | + 54'22 | | 177 | João Pereira | Carmim - Prio | + 55'47 | | 178 | Alex Vanias | Bissell Cycling | + 55'49 | | 179 | Joshua Prete | Whirlpool - Author | + 57'37 | | 180 | Gruff Lewis | UK Youth Cycling | + 58'46 | | 181 | Andy Baker | Bissell Cycling | + 59'33 |
| 1 | Gediminas Bagdonas | An Post - Sean Kelly | 90 | | 2 | Krzysztof Jeżowski | Bank BGZ | 70 | | 3 | Edgar Pinto | LA - Antarte | 68 | | 4 | Marco Frapporti | Team Idea | 62 | | 5 | Fred Rodriguez | Team Exergy | 45 |
| 1 | Enrico Peruffo | Miche - Guerciotti | 65 | | 2 | Aljaz Hocevar | Adria Mobil | 42 | | 3 | Daniel Freitas | Efapel - Glassdrive | 34 | | 4 | Kamil Zielinski | CCC Polsat - Polkowice | 24 | | 5 | Kristian Sobota | Christina Watches - Onfone | 22 |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 10-10-2012 23:17
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Tour de France Champion
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A quiet race for the team overall, but Sparling showed up well on the GC |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 11-10-2012 06:47
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Tour de France Champion
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Hope Briggs can sprint a top 10 place |
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