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welker3257
Tour of the Basque Country Stage 1

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The first stage of this year's Tour of the Basque Country is a hilly route of slightly over 150 km. The toughest part of the stage is the middle section of three climbs. I expect a sprinter who can climb, or the breakaway will take the stage.

The Race


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A three man group got away about 5 km into the race. It included: Pires of Saxo Bank, Haas of Garmin, and Mourey of FDJ. They were later joined by Ulissi of Lampre.
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On the 1st category climb, Jurgen Van Den Broeck and Sammy Sanchez put in the first attacks of the race. They got a large lead, but were brought back on the flat section before the last climb. The breakaway still lead by a large margin, and one of the four leaders would likely win the stage.
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With about 15 km to go, Ulissi put in a big move and dropped the rest of his breakaway companions.
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Ulissi took the win by 3 minutes. He was so tired he didn't celebrate. In the sprint for second place, Favilli made it a Lampre 1-2 to open the Spanish race. Henao gets a very solid third place. I finish 29th.


Stage Results

1Diego UlissiLampre - Merida4h02'41
2Elia FavilliLampre - Merida+ 3'05
3Sergio HenaoSky Procyclings.t.
4Daniele BennatiTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
5Bart De ClercqLotto Belisols.t.
6Jurgen Van den BroeckLotto Belisols.t.
7Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharps.t.
8Cayetano SarmientoCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
9Peter KennaughSky Procyclings.t.
10Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Teams.t. ...
29Ian BoswellSky Procyclings.t.



GC Standings

Same as stage results; no time bonuses in this race.


Points

1Diego UlissiLampre - Merida3131
2Elia FavilliLampre - Merida2020
3Sergio HenaoSky Procycling1616
4Daniele BennatiTeam Saxo - Tinkoff1414
5Bart De ClercqLotto Belisol1212



KOM

1Bruno PiresTeam Saxo - Tinkoff2525
2Diego UlissiLampre - Merida2121
3Nathan HaasGarmin - Sharp1616
4Francis MoureyFDJ.fr1414
5Cayetano SarmientoCannondale Pro Cycling22



U25

1Diego UlissiLampre - Merida4h02'414h02'41 (1)
2Elia FavilliLampre - Merida+ 3'05+ 3'05 (2)
3Peter KennaughSky Procyclings.t.+ 3'05 (3)
4Joshua EdmonsonSky Procyclings.t.+ 3'05 (4)
5Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.+ 3'05 (5)
6Rafal MajkaTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.+ 3'05 (6)
7Egor SilinAstana Pro Teams.t.+ 3'05 (7)
8Moreno MoserCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.+ 3'05 (8)
9Ian BoswellSky Procyclings.t.+ 3'05 (9)
10Wilco KeldermanBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.+ 3'05 (10)



Post Race Comments- Not much to say. There wasn't enough teams chasing to bring the breakaway back, and they took the win. I had a very easy day. Tomorrow is the "flat" stage. Maybe someone on the team will try something.

See you then- Ian
Gig 'em Aggies

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sutty68
A Good start from Ian in Spain Wink
 
welker3257
sutty68; Yes it was.

Sorry about the lack of updates, lots of tests happening at school. Should have a stage tomorrow
Edited by welker3257 on 29-08-2013 00:42
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sutty68
Concentrate on your school work first and then on Ian Smile
 
baia
That U25 ranking doesn´t look good in case Ian was to fight for it.
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Safely Safely does the trick for Ian. Nice and consistent, can't ask for much more.

Good 21st place in previous race! The team are doing well and Boswell is doing his part; lets hope he can have his chance to truly shine some point soon.

As sutty said Welker...things outside of the this game so concentrate on that first. I await the next few updates! Keep up the good work.
 
welker3257
sutty68 and owen10ozzy: Thanks for understanding
baia: The line up is very impressive in this race for the U25.

Next stage up in a few minutes
Edited by welker3257 on 30-08-2013 22:10
Gig 'em Aggies

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welker3257
Tour of the Basque Country Stage 2

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Today's stage is short, "flat" route, The break or a late attacker should take the win today.

The Race

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Josh Edmonson represented the team in the breakaway along with: Schar of BMC, Kern of Ag2r, and Martinez of Euskatel.
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Nothing exciting happened for the next 150 kms, and after taking the first four KOM sprints, Edmonson and Martinez were the last riders caught at the 15 km mark.
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The pace dropped after the catch, and so I put in an attack. i got a big gap!
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My dreams of glory were shattered though, by Peter Sagan. He caught and passed be with 1 km to go on the climb. I swallowed up by the bunch in the descent.
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Sagan went on to take the win! He was given a large gap, and moves into second place on the GC.
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Sergio Henao led the bunch in taking second place on the stage. Valverde was third, with the Saxo pair of Bennati and Contador.


Stage Results

1Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling4h07'10
2Sergio HenaoSky Procycling+ 40
3Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Teams.t.
4Daniele BennatiTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
5Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
6Diego UlissiLampre - Meridas.t.
7Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Teams.t.
8Joaquím RodríguezKatusha Teams.t.
9Tom VeelersTeam Argos - Shimanos.t.
10Pieter WeeningOrica - GreenEdges.t. ...
22Ian BoswellSky Procyclings.t.



GC Standings

1Diego UlissiLampre - Merida8h10'31
2Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling+ 2'25
3Sergio HenaoSky Procycling+ 3'05
4Daniele BennatiTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
5Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Teams.t.
6Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Teams.t.
7Przemyslaw NiemiecLampre - Meridas.t.
8Rigoberto UránSky Procyclings.t.
9Joaquím RodríguezKatusha Teams.t.
10Jonathan Tiernan-LockeSky Procyclings.t.



Points

1Diego UlissiLampre - Merida1041
2Sergio HenaoSky Procycling2036
3Daniele BennatiTeam Saxo - Tinkoff1428
4Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling2525
5Elia FavilliLampre - Merida020



KOM

1Bruno PiresTeam Saxo - Tinkoff025
2Diego UlissiLampre - Merida021
3Nathan HaasGarmin - Sharp016
4Francis MoureyFDJ.fr014
5Joshua EdmonsonSky Procycling1313



U25

1Diego UlissiLampre - Merida8h10'31 (1)
2Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling+ 2'25 (2)
3Rafal MajkaTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 3'05 (3)



Post Race Comments- Another day, another rider on the podium for the team. I felt good while attacking, hope I can keep up this form for the Ardennes and the Giro. Tomorrow's stage is another hilly stage, and should be a major GC day.

See You Then- Ian
Gig 'em Aggies

Fast N' Loud Cycling Project - ICL
 
sutty68
Nice to see Ian go on the attack Wink
 
Ian Butler
Good to see him attacking, you don't win if you don't try Wink
 
welker3257
sutty68: Definitely
Ian Butler: Very True

Next stage up in 5-10 minutes.
Gig 'em Aggies

Fast N' Loud Cycling Project - ICL
 
welker3257
Tour of the Basque Country Stage 3

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Today's stage is the first of two summit finishes in this year's race. We should see a major contender taking the stage win. I want to finish in the top 25 today.

The Race


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The day's five man breakaway consisted of: Fedrigo of FDJ, Landa of Euskatel, Ruijgh of Vaconsoleil, Vorganov of Katusha, and Millar of Garmin.
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With 40 km to go, Horner opened up the attacks with a strong move. He got a gap, but was hauled back with about 15 km to go along with the early break.
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At the foot of the penultimate climb, Purito put in a move, I was the front at this time, and I kept his gap relatively small. However, after I peeled off, his lead grew and it was a 30 second gap over the summit of the climb.
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With 5 km to go, the final climb has started, and Van Den Broeck has bridged up to Rodriguez and they have 20 sec over the 40 man bunch.
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With 1 km to go, Nibali has replaced the Belgian at the front of the race, and they lead a group of five including Sagan, Henao, and Uran by 15 seconds.
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With 300 m to go Nibali and Rodriguez are running out of gas, and Uran and Henao are coming up to them. I'm in the large group about 45 seconds back. Who will take the win?
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Nibali takes it! The Italian held off the Colombians in the closing meters and he took a deserving win! Uran is second, Purtio third, with Henao fourth. I finish 1 14 down in 16th place.


Stage Results

1Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Team4h14'05
2Rigoberto UránSky Procyclings.t.
3Joaquím RodríguezKatusha Teams.t.
4Sergio HenaoSky Procyclings.t.
5Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling+ 39
6Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Teams.t.
7Jurgen Van den BroeckLotto Belisols.t.
8Michał KwiatkowskiOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 1'00
9Bauke MollemaBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
10Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t. ...
16Ian BoswellSky Procycling+ 1'14



GC Standings

1Diego Uliss Lampre - Merida12h25'50
2Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling+ 1'50
3Sergio HenaoSky Procycling+ 1'51
4Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Teams.t.
5Rigoberto UránSky Procyclings.t.
6Joaquím RodríguezKatusha Teams.t.
7Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team+ 2'30
8Jurgen Van den BroeckLotto Belisols.t.
9Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 2'51
10Michał KwiatkowskiOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
13Ian BoswellSky Procycling+ 3'05



Points

1Sergio HenaoSky Procycling1450
2Diego UlissiLampre - Merida243
3Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Team2540
4Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling1237
5Daniele BennatiTeam Saxo - Tinkoff028



KOM

1Bruno PiresTeam Saxo - Tinkoff025
2Diego UlissiLampre - Merida021
3Nathan HaasGarmin - Sharp016



U25

1Diego UlissiLampre - Merida12h25'50 (1)
2Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling+ 1'50 (2)
3Michał KwiatkowskiOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 2'51 (3)
4Ian BoswellSky Procycling+ 3'05 (4)

Gig 'em Aggies

Fast N' Loud Cycling Project - ICL
 
welker3257
Tour of the Basque Country Stage 4

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Today's stage is the queen stage of this year's race, and should supply huge time gaps. There are 3 cat 2 climbs, and 2 cat 1 climbs on the parcours. I would be happy to stay in the top 15 in GC today.

The Race

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An eight man group got away from the gun. It included: Machado of Radioshack, Gusev of Katusha, Anton of Euskatel, Sanchez of Belkin, Amador of Movistar, De Clerq of Lotto, Piedra of Caja Rujal, and Peraud of AG2R.
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On the first Cat 1 climb, the team came to the front and split the field down to a 33 man group. Missing was Nibali, Valverde, Contador, and Pinot. The break was hauled back in the descent of the climb.
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The front group lead the Contador, Nibali, Valverde group by one minute as the leaders hit the final climb of the day. Purito opened up the attacks, and only Van Den Broeck and Sagan even attempted to follow.
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At the 5 km to go mark, Henao put in a strong move, and got away from the now 15 man peloton. Rodriguez's lead was only 15 seconds.
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At around the 1.5 km mark, Henao made contact with the Spainard, and the two would fight for stage honors and the leader's jersey.
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Henao took the win and the leader's jersey! He and Rodriguez are now tied on time heading into the last two stages! Van Den Broeck takes third, with Mollema finishing alongside Uran.
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Hey! Looks who's finishing alongside Nibali and Valverde! That guy must be some great talent to do that in his first season. Great result for me finishing in 9th place and moving up in the GC!


Stage Results

1Sergio HenaoSky Procycling3h55'20
2Joaquím RodríguezKatusha Teams.t.
3Jurgen Van den BroeckLotto Belisol+ 44
4Bauke MollemaBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 1'15
5Rigoberto UránSky Procyclings.t.
6Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 2'13
7Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Team+ 2'24
8Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Teams.t.
9Ian BoswellSky Procyclings.t.
10Luis León SánchezBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 2'50



GC Standings

1Sergio HenaoSky Procycling16h23'01
2Joaquím RodríguezKatusha Teams.t.
3Diego UlissiLampre - Merida+ 59
4Rigoberto UránSky Procycling+ 1'15
5Jurgen Van den BroeckLotto Belisol+ 1'23
6Bauke MollemaBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 2'15
7Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Team+ 2'24
8Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling+ 2'49
9Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team+ 3'03
10Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 3'13
11Ian BoswellSky Procycling+ 3'38



Points

1Sergio HenaoSky Procycling2575
2Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Team949
3Joaquím RodríguezKatusha Team2147
4Diego UlissiLampre - Merida043
5Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling239



KOM

1Bruno PiresTeam Saxo - Tinkoff025
2Bart De ClercqLotto Belisol2323
3Diego UlissiLampre - Merida021
4Nathan HaasGarmin - Sharp016
5Francis MoureyFDJ.fr014



U25

1Diego UlissiLampre - Merida16h24'00 (1)
2Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling+ 1'50 (2)
3Ian BoswellSky Procycling+ 2'39 (3)



Post Race Comments- I will remember this day for a long time. How often can a young neo-pro say that in his second WT race, he finished along side Nibali and Valverde on a summit finish. Also, great win for Henao, we will defend his lead tomorrow, then it will be up to him in the TT to take the GC win!

See You Then- Ian
Edited by welker3257 on 01-09-2013 21:43
Gig 'em Aggies

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sutty68
Ian has definitely been growing in confidence as the race has progressed Smile
 
welker3257
sutty68: He sure has
Well, at about the 10 km to go mark, the stage crashed. Then as I go to rerace the stage, it quick-simmed it and no I have to go in and take screens of the results. Some times I hate this game Sad
I'm just gonna upload the images I have and try to make a report that makes since.



The Race

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The early break had eight riders: Tiernan Locke in the group, They only lasted about 100 km before they were brought back.
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With 75 km to go, the first big split occurred. Left behind were Sagan, Contador, and Nibali.
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With 45 km to go the next split occurred, and none of the main GC guys were caught out.
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On the descent of the next climb, I crashed and it was bad. I spent a long time on the ground, but I continued, and finished the stage. However, I lost 20 minutes and all hope of a high finish are gone.
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On the last climb, Nibali put in a big move and got away. After this point, I couldn't find any pictures of anything else that happened during.


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Post Race Comments- After the stage, I was given X-Rays and nothing is broken, I have a lot of road rash though, and I won't be starting tomorrow. I'll just give the results. I should be fine for Amstel Gold, but I won't start in Paris-Camembert.


See You Then- Ian
Edited by welker3257 on 02-09-2013 20:57
Gig 'em Aggies

Fast N' Loud Cycling Project - ICL
 
welker3257
Amstel Gold Race

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This year's edition of the Dutch Classic should be decided on the Cauberg. The winner will probably be a rider with a fast finish, as the last kilometer is fairly flat. The team wants a top 3 today.

The Race

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An eight man group got away early on. It included: Valls of Vaconsoleil, Kreder of Garmin, Madrazo of Movistar, Pauwels of Omega, Bulgac of Lotto, and Proni of Vini Fantini.
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With 40 km to go the race is nearing the toughest climbs of the race, and the break still has 2 minutes.
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Purito made the first serious move, and the real race had begun.
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Gilbert didn't want to let the Spaniard get away, and so he attacked soon after. He was followed by Sagan and Valverde.
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However, all the attackers were brought back with about 20 km to go.
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On the next climb, Uran put in a big move, and there was no response from the other favorites.
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Sagan soon took matters into his own hands. Behind him a chase group of nine has formed with most of the main favorites.
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At the 10 km to go mark, Uran and Sagan have been brought back by the chase group.
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On the Cauberg, Henao rode away from all the others except for Sagan. Who would win the sprint?
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Sergio Henao takes the the biggest win of his career in the Amstel Gold Race! Sagan paid for his earlier efforts, and Henao surprisingly won the sprint finish! Gilbert rounds out the podium with Rodriguez fourth.
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I cross the finish in a very respectable 18th place right ahead of Ryder Hesjedal.


Stage Results

1Sergio HenaoSky Procycling6h43'07
2Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
3Simon GerransOrica - GreenEdges.t.
4Philippe GilbertBMC Racing Teams.t.
5Joaquím RodríguezKatusha Team+ 14
6Roman KreuzigerTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
7Rui CostaMovistar Teams.t.
8Rinaldo NocentiniAG2R La Mondiale+ 40
9Luis León SánchezBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
10Björn LeukemansVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t. ...
18Ian BoswellSky Procyclings.t.



Post Race Comments- Sergio's great form from the Basque Country obviously carried over to this race as he was definitely was the strongest today. For my part, I think I did very well, finishing in the top 20 in my first WT classic. My next race is Fleche Wallione. I hope to get another top 20 placing.

See You Then- Ian
Gig 'em Aggies

Fast N' Loud Cycling Project - ICL
 
baia
Banana
Great win with Henao, well done.
You are doing great Ian. Wink
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Ian Butler
Nice race for the team and Ian Smile
 
wogsrus
Great performance by the team.
 
MrTeamSky
Welker3257 love the story I'm a massive sky fan and I think one day Boswell could be a leader of a UCI team and he is showing his potential in this Career
Great result in Italy.
 
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