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Caleb Ewan | Prodigy

The Hobbit

#61

Posted on 18-02-2014 17:05

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It lives!
Unlucky here, hopefully results will improve.

sutty68

#62

Posted on 18-02-2014 17:52

Tour de France Champion

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Glad to see that you have some motivation back

And a Good team time trial from the guys

cunego59

#63

Posted on 19-02-2014 09:35

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Thanks guys. I can't promise anything, but at the moment, I have some motivation again and I've finished the Tour of Qatar, so for the next few days, updates are ensured.

cunego59

#64

Posted on 19-02-2014 09:40

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<- Stage 2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Stage 4 ->

Tour of Qatar - Stage 3
Race Preview

Pre-Race Tactics

As a team, we wanted to trying to improve Matthew's third place from stage one today. With Brett Lancaster failing to participate in the lead out back then, I got my chance to ride for Matthew in the final today, thus I didn't have to do any work before. I'm still not in top shape, but I hoped I would do a good job.

Favourites

The Race

Km 10 of 140

We showed our colours in the early phase of the break in person of Adam Yates, but his attack didn't make it.

Km 43 of 140

Protected by Mitch Docker, I sat in the first third of the pack. Meanwhile, a four men break had established itself in front, with a solid advantage.

Km 111 of 140

But at the last intermediate sprint, the advantage had decreased to under two minutes. The expected mass sprint seemed inevitable.

Km 135 of 140

And so it was. With 5 kilometers to go, I sat in third position of our sprint train, behind me Jens Keukeleire and Matty Goss. Lampre, Trek and MTN were also going strong while Cavendish was quite a bit behind.

Km 137 of 140

This time, Brett delivered perfectly. Now, it was my turn to shine.

Km 138 of 140

But I failed. The others were simply faster than me, it felt like I was going backwards. I've let the team down.

Km 139 of 140

However, Matt was amazing, he had a high speed and slipped between the riders in front of him. On the home strech, he was suddenly in a great position.

Km 140 of 140

And he did it! Heinrich Haussler again only runner up, Cavendish way behind on six. A fantastic result for us! I closely miss the Top 20.

Stage Result

1	Matthew Goss	Orica GreenEdge	2h53'22
2	Heinrich Haussler	IAM Cycling	s.t.
3	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
4	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
5	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
6	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step	s.t.
7	Raymond Kreder	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
8	Mark Renshaw	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step	s.t.
9	Ariel Maximiliano Richeze	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
10	Yauheni Hutarovich	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.

Spoiler

11	Jens Keukeleire	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
12	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
13	Fabio Silvestre	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
14	Steele Von Hoff	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
15	Gert Steegmans	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
16	Andrea Palini	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
17	Matti Breschel	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
18	Maxime Daniel	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
19	Francesco Chicchi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
20	Blel Kadri	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
21	Adam Phelan	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
22	Fumiyuki Beppu	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
23	Caleb Ewan	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
24	Kristof Goddaert	IAM Cycling	s.t.
25	Andreas Stauff	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
26	Peter Velits	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
27	Yannick Eijssen	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
28	Michel Kreder	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
29	Sébastien Hinault	IAM Cycling	s.t.
30	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
31	Davy Commeyne	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
32	Michael Schär	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
33	Travis Meyer	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
34	Alessandro Ballan	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
35	Christian Meier	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
36	Nick Nuyens	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
37	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
38	Markel Irizar	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
39	Pieter Weening	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
40	Dylan van Baarle	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
41	Wouter Wippert	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
42	Brent Bookwalter	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
43	Manuele Boaro	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
44	Mitchell Docker	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
45	Fabio Taborre	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
46	Adrien Petit	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
47	Brett Lancaster	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
48	Dominik Nerz	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
49	Simone Ponzi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
50	Sebastian Langeveld	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
51	Kristijan Durasek	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
52	Manuel Quinziato	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
53	Matteo Tosatto	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
54	Matthias Frank	IAM Cycling	s.t.
55	Malcom Rudolph	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
56	Laurens De Vreese	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
57	Frederique Robert	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
58	Robbie Hucker	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
59	Thomas Löfkvist	IAM Cycling	s.t.
60	William Clarke	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
61	Tim De Troyer	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
62	Michael Mørkøv	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
63	Marko Kump	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
64	Riccardo Zoidl	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
65	Jonathan Fumeaux	IAM Cycling	s.t.
66	Floris Goesinnen	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
67	Enrico Battaglin	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
68	Jay Thomson	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
69	Kevin Van Melsen	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
70	Mirko Selvaggi	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
71	Francesco Reda	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
72	Stefano Pirazzi	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
73	Sébastien Reichenbach	IAM Cycling	s.t.
74	Phillip Gaimon	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
75	Larry Warbasse	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
76	Stijn Vandenbergh	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
77	Takashi Miyazawa	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
78	Tom Slagter	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
79	Andrea Pasqualon	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
80	Benjamin Johnson	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
81	Romain Bardet	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
82	Laurent Didier	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
83	Diego Ulissi	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
84	Omar Bertazzo	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
85	Karsten Kroon	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
86	Marco Frapporti	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
87	Ben King	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
88	Angelo Pagani	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
89	Davide Appollonio	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
90	Rafael Andriato	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
91	Louis Verhelst	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
92	Nicki Sørensen	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
93	Andrea Zordan	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
94	Romain Lemarchand	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
95	Patrick Schelling	IAM Cycling	s.t.
96	Julien Vermote	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
97	Kristof Vandewalle	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
98	Andrea Piechele	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
99	Francesco Failli	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
100	Filippo Fortin	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
101	Andrea Manfredi	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
102	Johann Van Zyl	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
103	Clément Venturini	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
104	Winner Anacona	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
105	Matthew Busche	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
106	Luigi Miletta	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
107	Yoann Bagot	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
108	José Serpa	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
109	Julian Kern	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
110	Adrien Niyonshuti	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
111	Antonino Parrinello	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
112	Mauro Finetto	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
113	Johnny Hoogerland	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
114	Nico Sijmens	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
115	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
116	Julien Bérard	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
117	Andrea Di Corrado	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
118	Edwig Cammaerts	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
119	Matteo Montaguti	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
120	Gianfranco Zilioli	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
121	Guillaume Levarlet	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
122	Nicola Testi	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
123	Matteo Bono	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
124	Songezo Jim	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
125	Stefano Borchi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
126	Petr Vakoč	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
127	Martin Reimer	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
128	Pieter Serry	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.

Classifications

1	Heinrich Haussler	IAM Cycling	6h14'19
2	Alessandro Ballan	BMC Racing Team	+ 8
3	Brent Bookwalter	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
4	Michael Schär	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
5	Peter Velits	BMC Racing Team	s.t.

Spoiler

6	Manuel Quinziato	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
7	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing	+ 12
8	Fabio Silvestre	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
9	Fumiyuki Beppu	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
10	Markel Irizar	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
11	Riccardo Zoidl	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
12	Laurent Didier	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
13	Kristof Vandewalle	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
14	Matthew Busche	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
15	Matthew Goss	Orica GreenEdge	+ 21
16	Raymond Kreder	Garmin Sharp	+ 24
17	Sébastien Hinault	IAM Cycling	s.t.
18	Steele Von Hoff	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
19	Kristof Goddaert	IAM Cycling	s.t.
20	Nick Nuyens	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
21	Dylan van Baarle	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
22	Matthias Frank	IAM Cycling	s.t.
23	Thomas Löfkvist	IAM Cycling	s.t.
24	Sébastien Reichenbach	IAM Cycling	s.t.
25	Jonathan Fumeaux	IAM Cycling	s.t.
26	Sebastian Langeveld	Garmin Sharp	+ 34
27	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	+ 39
28	Matti Breschel	Team Saxo Bank	+ 49
29	Jens Keukeleire	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
30	Brett Lancaster	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
31	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
32	Manuele Boaro	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
33	Matteo Tosatto	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
34	Nicki Sørensen	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
35	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre - Merida	+ 51
36	Gert Steegmans	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	+ 59
37	Mark Renshaw	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
38	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
39	Andrea Palini	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
40	Julien Vermote	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
41	Pieter Serry	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
42	Petr Vakoč	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
43	Adam Phelan	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 1'03
44	Maxime Daniel	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 1'07
45	Stijn Vandenbergh	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	+ 1'08
46	Travis Meyer	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 1'11
47	Adrien Petit	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
48	Francesco Chicchi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	+ 1'19
49	Yauheni Hutarovich	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
50	Fabio Taborre	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
51	Simone Ponzi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
52	Rafael Andriato	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
53	Michel Kreder	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 1'31
54	Davy Commeyne	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
55	Enrico Battaglin	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
56	Laurens De Vreese	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
57	Stefano Pirazzi	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
58	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1'39
59	Johnny Hoogerland	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
60	Marco Frapporti	Androni Giocattoli	+ 1'42
61	Phillip Gaimon	Garmin Sharp	+ 2'32
62	Caleb Ewan	Orica GreenEdge	+ 2'57
63	Mitchell Docker	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
64	Michael Mørkøv	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
65	Yannick Eijssen	BMC Racing Team	+ 3'16
66	Dominik Nerz	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
67	Larry Warbasse	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
68	Mauro Finetto	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	+ 3'27
69	Tom Slagter	Garmin Sharp	+ 3'32
70	Ben King	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
71	Christian Meier	Orica GreenEdge	+ 3'57
72	Marko Kump	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
73	Karsten Kroon	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
74	Takashi Miyazawa	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
75	Ariel Maximiliano Richeze	Lampre - Merida	+ 4'07
76	Diego Ulissi	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
77	Benjamin Johnson	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 4'15
78	Matteo Montaguti	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 4'17
79	Wouter Wippert	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 4'19
80	Floris Goesinnen	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
81	William Clarke	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
82	Louis Verhelst	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
83	Edwig Cammaerts	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
84	Davide Appollonio	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 4'27
85	Romain Bardet	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
86	Nico Sijmens	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 4'29
87	Frederique Robert	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 4'39
88	Angelo Pagani	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
89	Filippo Fortin	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
90	Mirko Selvaggi	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 4'44
91	Jay Thomson	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 4'47
92	Francesco Reda	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
93	Omar Bertazzo	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
94	Antonino Parrinello	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
95	Pieter Weening	Orica GreenEdge	+ 4'56
96	Patrick Schelling	IAM Cycling	+ 5'47
97	Francesco Failli	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	+ 6'18
98	Kristijan Durasek	Lampre - Merida	+ 6'22
99	José Serpa	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
100	Winner Anacona	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
101	Matteo Bono	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
102	Andrea Pasqualon	Bardiani - CSF	+ 6'30
103	Robbie Hucker	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 6'34
104	Malcom Rudolph	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
105	Romain Lemarchand	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
106	Yoann Bagot	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
107	Clément Venturini	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
108	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
109	Guillaume Levarlet	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	+ 6'36
110	Gianfranco Zilioli	Androni Giocattoli	+ 6'38
111	Blel Kadri	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 6'42
112	Julian Kern	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
113	Luigi Miletta	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
114	Stefano Borchi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
115	Julien Bérard	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 6'49
116	Tim De Troyer	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 6'54
117	Kevin Van Melsen	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
118	Andrea Piechele	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
119	Andrea Manfredi	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
120	Andrea Di Corrado	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
121	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 7'02
122	Andreas Stauff	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
123	Andrea Zordan	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
124	Johann Van Zyl	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
125	Adrien Niyonshuti	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
126	Martin Reimer	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
127	Songezo Jim	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
128	Nicola Testi	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.

1	Matthew Goss	Orica GreenEdge	45
2	Heinrich Haussler	IAM Cycling	40
3	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step	35

1	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing	6h14'31
2	Fabio Silvestre	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
3	Raymond Kreder	Garmin Sharp	+ 12

Résumé

Above all, I'm very happy about the stage win today, it is a team sport after all, and if the team succeeds, you succeed.

But still. The win is almost exclusively Matty's achievement. I couldn't help the team quite the way I wanted to and probably got set back in the team hierarchy. But oh well. We're having a little party down at the bar, so that's where I'm heading now.

Yours,

Edited by cunego59 on 20-02-2014 10:06

admirschleck

#65

Posted on 19-02-2014 09:43

Team Leader

Posts: 6690
Joined: 11-10-2010
PCM$: 200.00

Great result for Goss and absolutely great layout of this story. But, if you could only change your graphic settings a bit, it's really hard to make difference between teams/riders at your current settings and it's somehow too bright.

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sutty68

#66

Posted on 19-02-2014 10:01

Tour de France Champion

Posts: 34654
Joined: 22-08-2010
PCM$: 200.00

Great win for Gossy and the team

, Caleb will get it right soon and show us all what he is made of

Adamb

#67

Posted on 19-02-2014 10:04

Domestique

Posts: 642
Joined: 22-08-2013
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Great results hopefully Matt goss can get a few time bunuses to contend the GC

cunego59

#68

Posted on 20-02-2014 10:00

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@ admir: Thanks for the feedback. The screenshots are indeed very bright, you'll have to cope with that for Qatar, it'll change when get out of there

@ sutty: I sure hope so!

@ Adamb: That's the plan!

cunego59

#69

Posted on 20-02-2014 10:05

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<- Stage 3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Stage 5 ->

Tour of Qatar - Stage 4
Race Preview

Pre-Race Tactics

I proved yesterday that I might not be ready yet to be an essential part in the lead out. However, and I can't thank him enough for that, the DS worshipped my couraged performanced and thus gave me a free role for today. That means: I had no duties whatsoever during the main part of the race and in the sprint, I could try and take a shot for myself. The DS said he wanted to see how I'd do on my own.

Favourites

The Race

Km 4 of 150

Just like yesterday, Adam Yates tried his luck within the first kilometers.

Km 42 of 150

And this time, he succeeded. Joining a group of five, they reached a maximum advance of 5'30.

Km 139 of 150

Fast forward, the last escapee was caught with 11kms to go. Our sprint train for Matty was already in a good position on the left while I found myself on the wheel of Mark Cavendish.

Km 145 of 150

Our train was going great and took the front quite early. I, however, had lost Cavendish's wheel who was also going forward quickly. Now, I had to move!

Km 147 of 150

MTN came out of nowhere to bring Gerald Ciolek to the front. Overall leader Heinrich Haussler was in their slipstream while I was amongst the Top 10 now, but already quite exhausted.

Km 148 of 150

Lancaster was pushing hard to bring Goss in a better position, but Haussler and Cavendish were also going great. I was trying my best to hold on.

Km 149 of 150

Curiously enough, Cavendish lost the wheel of his lead out man Renshaw, who was leading in the final meters. But Gossy and the MTN men on the other side of the road seemed faster.

Km 150 of 150

And he did it again! Matthew Goss with a back to back stage win and advances to second place overall!

Km 150 of 150

I cross the line in 20th, but at that moment, I didn't care too much. I was just happy!

Stage Result

1	Matthew Goss	Orica GreenEdge	3h07'53
2	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step	s.t.
3	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
4	Heinrich Haussler	IAM Cycling	s.t.
5	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
6	Mark Renshaw	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step	s.t.
7	Brett Lancaster	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
8	Yauheni Hutarovich	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
9	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
10	Sébastien Hinault	IAM Cycling	s.t.

Spoiler

11	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
12	Francesco Chicchi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
13	Adrien Petit	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
14	Gert Steegmans	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
15	Andrea Palini	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
16	Matti Breschel	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
17	Jens Keukeleire	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
18	Fumiyuki Beppu	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
19	Fabio Silvestre	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
20	Caleb Ewan	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
21	Andreas Stauff	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
22	Michael Schär	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
23	Michael Mørkøv	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
24	Nick Nuyens	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
25	Raymond Kreder	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
26	Dominik Nerz	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
27	Steele Von Hoff	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
28	Peter Velits	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
29	Maxime Daniel	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
30	Michel Kreder	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
31	Kristof Goddaert	IAM Cycling	s.t.
32	Davy Commeyne	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
33	Dylan van Baarle	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
34	Stijn Vandenbergh	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
35	Riccardo Zoidl	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
36	Simone Ponzi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
37	Jay Thomson	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
38	Johann Van Zyl	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
39	Matthew Busche	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
40	Adrien Niyonshuti	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
41	Adam Phelan	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
42	Francesco Reda	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
43	Christian Meier	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
44	Alessandro Ballan	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
45	Manuel Quinziato	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
46	Marco Frapporti	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
47	Johnny Hoogerland	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
48	Pieter Serry	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
49	Sebastian Langeveld	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
50	Julien Vermote	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
51	Brent Bookwalter	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
52	Nicki Sørensen	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
53	Matteo Tosatto	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
54	Manuele Boaro	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
55	Benjamin Johnson	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
56	Tom Slagter	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
57	Takashi Miyazawa	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
58	William Clarke	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
59	Yannick Eijssen	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
60	Petr Vakoč	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
61	Malcom Rudolph	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
62	Markel Irizar	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
63	Marko Kump	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
64	Kristof Vandewalle	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
65	Larry Warbasse	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
66	Rafael Andriato	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
67	Laurent Didier	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
68	Floris Goesinnen	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
69	Blel Kadri	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
70	Matthias Frank	IAM Cycling	s.t.
71	Davide Appollonio	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
72	Phillip Gaimon	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
73	Robbie Hucker	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
74	Karsten Kroon	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
75	Pieter Weening	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
76	Omar Bertazzo	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
77	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
78	Ben King	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
79	Frederique Robert	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
80	Martin Reimer	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
81	Clément Venturini	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
82	Songezo Jim	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
83	Diego Ulissi	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
84	Enrico Battaglin	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
85	Fabio Taborre	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
86	Sébastien Reichenbach	IAM Cycling	s.t.
87	Antonino Parrinello	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
88	Tim De Troyer	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
89	Gianfranco Zilioli	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
90	Andrea Zordan	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
91	Laurens De Vreese	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
92	Nicola Testi	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
93	Romain Bardet	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
94	Filippo Fortin	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
95	Andrea Manfredi	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
96	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
97	Andrea Di Corrado	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
98	Nico Sijmens	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
99	Yoann Bagot	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
100	Stefano Pirazzi	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
101	Mirko Selvaggi	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
102	Andrea Pasqualon	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
103	Kevin Van Melsen	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
104	Angelo Pagani	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
105	Andrea Piechele	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
106	Travis Meyer	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
107	Edwig Cammaerts	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
108	Jonathan Fumeaux	IAM Cycling	s.t.
109	Patrick Schelling	IAM Cycling	s.t.
110	Thomas Löfkvist	IAM Cycling	s.t.
111	Guillaume Levarlet	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	+ 3'15
112	Matteo Bono	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
113	Romain Lemarchand	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
114	Ariel Maximiliano Richeze	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
115	Francesco Failli	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
116	Matteo Montaguti	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
117	Stefano Borchi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
118	Louis Verhelst	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
119	Mauro Finetto	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
120	Wouter Wippert	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
121	Julian Kern	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
122	Winner Anacona	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
123	Julien Bérard	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
124	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
125	Kristijan Durasek	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
126	Luigi Miletta	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
127	José Serpa	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
128	Mitchell Docker	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.

Classifications

1	Heinrich Haussler	IAM Cycling	9h22'12
2	Matthew Goss	Orica GreenEdge	+ 1
3	Michael Schär	BMC Racing Team	+ 8
4	Peter Velits	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
5	Alessandro Ballan	BMC Racing Team	s.t.

Spoiler

6	Brent Bookwalter	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
7	Manuel Quinziato	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
8	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing	+ 12
9	Fabio Silvestre	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
10	Fumiyuki Beppu	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
11	Markel Irizar	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
12	Riccardo Zoidl	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
13	Laurent Didier	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
14	Matthew Busche	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
15	Kristof Vandewalle	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
16	Sébastien Hinault	IAM Cycling	+ 24
17	Raymond Kreder	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
18	Steele Von Hoff	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
19	Kristof Goddaert	IAM Cycling	s.t.
20	Nick Nuyens	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
21	Dylan van Baarle	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
22	Matthias Frank	IAM Cycling	s.t.
23	Sébastien Reichenbach	IAM Cycling	s.t.
24	Thomas Löfkvist	IAM Cycling	s.t.
25	Jonathan Fumeaux	IAM Cycling	s.t.
26	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	+ 27
27	Sebastian Langeveld	Garmin Sharp	+ 34
28	Matti Breschel	Team Saxo Bank	+ 49
29	Jens Keukeleire	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
30	Brett Lancaster	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
31	Manuele Boaro	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
32	Matteo Tosatto	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
33	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
34	Nicki Sørensen	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
35	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre - Merida	+ 51
36	Mark Renshaw	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	+ 59
37	Gert Steegmans	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
38	Andrea Palini	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
39	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
40	Julien Vermote	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
41	Pieter Serry	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
42	Petr Vakoč	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
43	Adam Phelan	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 1'03
44	Travis Meyer	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 1'05
45	Maxime Daniel	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 1'07
46	Fabio Taborre	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
47	Stijn Vandenbergh	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	+ 1'08
48	Adrien Petit	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	+ 1'11
49	Francesco Chicchi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	+ 1'19
50	Yauheni Hutarovich	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
51	Simone Ponzi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
52	Rafael Andriato	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
53	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1'31
54	Michel Kreder	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
55	Davy Commeyne	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
56	Enrico Battaglin	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
57	Laurens De Vreese	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
58	Stefano Pirazzi	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
59	Johnny Hoogerland	Androni Giocattoli	+ 1'39
60	Marco Frapporti	Androni Giocattoli	+ 1'42
61	Phillip Gaimon	Garmin Sharp	+ 2'32
62	Caleb Ewan	Orica GreenEdge	+ 2'57
63	Michael Mørkøv	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
64	Dominik Nerz	BMC Racing Team	+ 3'16
65	Yannick Eijssen	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
66	Larry Warbasse	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
67	Tom Slagter	Garmin Sharp	+ 3'32
68	Ben King	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
69	Christian Meier	Orica GreenEdge	+ 3'57
70	Marko Kump	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
71	Takashi Miyazawa	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
72	Karsten Kroon	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
73	Diego Ulissi	Lampre - Merida	+ 4'07
74	Benjamin Johnson	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 4'15
75	William Clarke	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 4'19
76	Floris Goesinnen	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
77	Edwig Cammaerts	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
78	Davide Appollonio	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 4'27
79	Romain Bardet	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
80	Nico Sijmens	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 4'29
81	Frederique Robert	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 4'39
82	Filippo Fortin	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
83	Angelo Pagani	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
84	Mirko Selvaggi	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 4'44
85	Jay Thomson	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 4'47
86	Francesco Reda	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
87	Omar Bertazzo	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
88	Antonino Parrinello	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
89	Pieter Weening	Orica GreenEdge	+ 4'56
90	Patrick Schelling	IAM Cycling	+ 5'47
91	Mitchell Docker	Orica GreenEdge	+ 6'12
92	Andrea Pasqualon	Bardiani - CSF	+ 6'24
93	Malcom Rudolph	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 6'34
94	Robbie Hucker	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
95	Yoann Bagot	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
96	Clément Venturini	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
97	Gianfranco Zilioli	Androni Giocattoli	+ 6'38
98	Blel Kadri	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 6'42
99	Mauro Finetto	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
100	Tim De Troyer	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 6'54
101	Kevin Van Melsen	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
102	Andrea Manfredi	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
103	Andrea Piechele	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
104	Andrea Di Corrado	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
105	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 7'02
106	Andreas Stauff	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
107	Johann Van Zyl	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
108	Adrien Niyonshuti	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
109	Andrea Zordan	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
110	Martin Reimer	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
111	Songezo Jim	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
112	Nicola Testi	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
113	Ariel Maximiliano Richeze	Lampre - Merida	+ 7'22
114	Matteo Montaguti	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 7'32
115	Wouter Wippert	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 7'34
116	Louis Verhelst	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
117	Francesco Failli	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	+ 9'33
118	Kristijan Durasek	Lampre - Merida	+ 9'37
119	Winner Anacona	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
120	Matteo Bono	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
121	José Serpa	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
122	Romain Lemarchand	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	+ 9'49
123	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
124	Guillaume Levarlet	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	+ 9'51
125	Julian Kern	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 9'57
126	Stefano Borchi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
127	Luigi Miletta	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
128	Julien Bérard	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 10'04

1	Matthew Goss	Orica GreenEdge	70
2	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step	55
3	Heinrich Haussler	IAM Cycling	54

1	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing	9h22'24
2	Fabio Silvestre	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
3	Raymond Kreder	Garmin Sharp	+ 12

Résumé

In contrary to yesterday, I can enjoy Matthew's stage win without restrictions. Sure, the 20th place wasn't exactly what I had hoped for, but I know my faults and this is an important learning experience.

Two stages left, I hope I'll get another chance to prove myself.

Until then,

Edited by cunego59 on 23-02-2014 21:04

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Great racing from Gossy

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Quite some Goss dominance in Qatar.

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Another brilliant stage win for Goss, but a mediocre ride today from Ewan, hopefully next time he will be able to hold a good wheel.

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Another great show of sprinting from Gossy

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Another great win, hopefully he can take the GC

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Thanks guys. Goss is indeed just great at the moment, let's hope it stays that way.

Caleb still has room to improve, but he's young and every stage is just another step towards greatness, so stay patient

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<- Stage 4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,??? ->

Tour of Qatar - Stage 5
Race Preview

Pre-Race Tactics

We wanted to approach today the same way as yesterday. Ideally put someone into the break, set Matt up for the sprint. I was given a free role for the sprint once again - at least that was the plan ...

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The Race

Km 2 of 145

At the start of the race, I was at front with Matthew. The first attacks came before our other team mates could catch up with us, and suddenly I heard "Go, Caleb!", from the team radio. I needed a few seconds to process, but then I went!

Km 21 of 145

The next kilometers were hectic, more attacks kept coming and I wasn't quite sure how to handle the situation. But eventually, I managed to be part of the 5 men break of the day, along with Parinello (Androni), Cammaerts (Cofidis), Montaguti (Ag2r) and Goesinnen (Drapac).

Km 60 of 145

At the first intermediate sprint, I tested my legs a little. Of course I was easily the fastest in the group, but the acceleration hurt more than it should have. That couldn't be a good sign.

Km 104 of 145

After the second intermediate sprint, my work was done. Our advance was being reduced anyway, so I sat back.

Km 122 of 145

A little later, my companions accelerated in a last attempt to stay clear, but after a quick chat with the DS, I decided to fall back into the peloton. No use in wasting my energy.

Km 137 of 145

It came down to another bunch sprint and the team was doing yet another fantastic lead out. Meanwhile, I caught Cavendish's wheel a couple of rows behind.

Km 142 of 145

As the sprint was about to start, I was still rather far back. Omega Pharma really weren't on top of their game here. More importantly, though, my team mates were doing great up front.

Km 2 of 145

Eventually, I came from too far behind and I lacked the power after my efforts to improve yesterday's result. But my result doesn't matter anyway, since Matty celebrated another dominant win, thus taking over the overall lead.

Stage Result

1	Matthew Goss	Orica GreenEdge	3h01'05
2	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
3	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
4	Heinrich Haussler	IAM Cycling	s.t.
5	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
6	Ariel Maximiliano Richeze	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
7	Mark Renshaw	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step	s.t.
8	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step	s.t.
9	Adrien Petit	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
10	Raymond Kreder	Garmin Sharp	s.t.

Spoiler

11	Steele Von Hoff	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
12	Matti Breschel	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
13	Yauheni Hutarovich	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
14	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
15	Brett Lancaster	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
16	Fumiyuki Beppu	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
17	Francesco Chicchi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
18	Fabio Silvestre	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
19	Andrea Palini	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
20	Jens Keukeleire	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
21	Michel Kreder	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
22	Andreas Stauff	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
23	Gert Steegmans	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
24	Sébastien Hinault	IAM Cycling	s.t.
25	Caleb Ewan	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
26	Jay Thomson	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
27	Matteo Montaguti	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
28	Peter Velits	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
29	Floris Goesinnen	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
30	Matteo Tosatto	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
31	Alessandro Ballan	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
32	Rafael Andriato	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
33	Kristijan Durasek	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
34	Riccardo Zoidl	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
35	Julien Vermote	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
36	Brent Bookwalter	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
37	Simone Ponzi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
38	Kristof Goddaert	IAM Cycling	s.t.
39	Davide Appollonio	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
40	Manuel Quinziato	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
41	Karsten Kroon	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
42	Pieter Weening	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
43	Yannick Eijssen	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
44	Marko Kump	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
45	Michael Schär	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
46	Stijn Vandenbergh	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
47	Sebastian Langeveld	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
48	Diego Ulissi	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
49	Edwig Cammaerts	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
50	Michael Mørkøv	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
51	Antonino Parrinello	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
52	Ben King	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
53	Takashi Miyazawa	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
54	Markel Irizar	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
55	Sébastien Reichenbach	IAM Cycling	s.t.
56	Jonathan Fumeaux	IAM Cycling	s.t.
57	Nicki Sørensen	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
58	Winner Anacona	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
59	Mitchell Docker	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
60	Maxime Daniel	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
61	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
62	Thomas Löfkvist	IAM Cycling	s.t.
63	Matthew Busche	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
64	José Serpa	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
65	Pieter Serry	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
66	Louis Verhelst	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
67	Tom Slagter	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
68	Johann Van Zyl	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
69	Laurent Didier	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
70	Guillaume Levarlet	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
71	Kristof Vandewalle	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
72	Christian Meier	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
73	Julian Kern	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
74	Francesco Failli	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
75	Blel Kadri	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
76	Mauro Finetto	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
77	Julien Bérard	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
78	Adrien Niyonshuti	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
79	Songezo Jim	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
80	Petr Vakoč	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
81	Stefano Borchi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
82	Patrick Schelling	IAM Cycling	s.t.
83	Nick Nuyens	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
84	Romain Lemarchand	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
85	Dominik Nerz	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
86	Matteo Bono	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
87	Martin Reimer	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
88	Adam Phelan	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
89	Wouter Wippert	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
90	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
91	Luigi Miletta	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
92	Kevin Van Melsen	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
93	Nico Sijmens	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
94	Phillip Gaimon	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
95	Enrico Battaglin	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
96	Davy Commeyne	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
97	Travis Meyer	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
98	Larry Warbasse	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
99	Marco Frapporti	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
100	Frederique Robert	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
101	Laurens De Vreese	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
102	Andrea Di Corrado	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
103	Francesco Reda	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
104	Omar Bertazzo	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
105	Matthias Frank	IAM Cycling	s.t.
106	William Clarke	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
107	Johnny Hoogerland	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
108	Manuele Boaro	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
109	Clément Venturini	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
110	Dylan van Baarle	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
111	Yoann Bagot	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
112	Robbie Hucker	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
113	Fabio Taborre	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
114	Andrea Zordan	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
115	Andrea Manfredi	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
116	Romain Bardet	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
117	Mirko Selvaggi	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
118	Andrea Piechele	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
119	Gianfranco Zilioli	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
120	Nicola Testi	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
121	Filippo Fortin	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
122	Malcom Rudolph	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
123	Stefano Pirazzi	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
124	Angelo Pagani	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
125	Tim De Troyer	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
126	Benjamin Johnson	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
127	Andrea Pasqualon	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
128	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.

Classifications

1	Matthew Goss	Orica GreenEdge	12h22'58
2	Heinrich Haussler	IAM Cycling	+ 19
3	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
4	Peter Velits	BMC Racing Team	+ 27
5	Alessandro Ballan	BMC Racing Team	s.t.

Spoiler

6	Michael Schär	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
7	Brent Bookwalter	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
8	Manuel Quinziato	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
9	Fabio Silvestre	Trek Factory Racing	+ 31
10	Fumiyuki Beppu	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
11	Riccardo Zoidl	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
12	Markel Irizar	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
13	Laurent Didier	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
14	Matthew Busche	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
15	Kristof Vandewalle	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
16	Raymond Kreder	Garmin Sharp	+ 43
17	Sébastien Hinault	IAM Cycling	s.t.
18	Steele Von Hoff	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
19	Kristof Goddaert	IAM Cycling	s.t.
20	Nick Nuyens	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
21	Dylan van Baarle	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
22	Sébastien Reichenbach	IAM Cycling	s.t.
23	Matthias Frank	IAM Cycling	s.t.
24	Jonathan Fumeaux	IAM Cycling	s.t.
25	Thomas Löfkvist	IAM Cycling	s.t.
26	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	+ 46
27	Sebastian Langeveld	Garmin Sharp	+ 53
28	Matti Breschel	Team Saxo Bank	+ 1'08
29	Jens Keukeleire	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
30	Brett Lancaster	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
31	Matteo Tosatto	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
32	Manuele Boaro	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
33	Nicki Sørensen	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
34	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
35	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre - Merida	+ 1'10
36	Mark Renshaw	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	+ 1'18
37	Gert Steegmans	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
38	Andrea Palini	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
39	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
40	Julien Vermote	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
41	Pieter Serry	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
42	Petr Vakoč	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
43	Adam Phelan	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 1'22
44	Travis Meyer	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 1'24
45	Maxime Daniel	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 1'26
46	Fabio Taborre	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
47	Stijn Vandenbergh	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	+ 1'27
48	Adrien Petit	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	+ 1'30
49	Francesco Chicchi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	+ 1'38
50	Yauheni Hutarovich	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
51	Simone Ponzi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
52	Rafael Andriato	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
53	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1'42
54	Michel Kreder	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 1'50
55	Davy Commeyne	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
56	Enrico Battaglin	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
57	Laurens De Vreese	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
58	Stefano Pirazzi	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
59	Johnny Hoogerland	Androni Giocattoli	+ 1'58
60	Marco Frapporti	Androni Giocattoli	+ 2'01
61	Phillip Gaimon	Garmin Sharp	+ 2'51
62	Caleb Ewan	Orica GreenEdge	+ 3'08
63	Michael Mørkøv	Team Saxo Bank	+ 3'16
64	Yannick Eijssen	BMC Racing Team	+ 3'35
65	Dominik Nerz	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
66	Larry Warbasse	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
67	Tom Slagter	Garmin Sharp	+ 3'51
68	Ben King	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
69	Christian Meier	Orica GreenEdge	+ 4'16
70	Marko Kump	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
71	Takashi Miyazawa	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
72	Karsten Kroon	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
73	Diego Ulissi	Lampre - Merida	+ 4'26
74	Edwig Cammaerts	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	+ 4'32
75	Benjamin Johnson	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 4'34
76	Floris Goesinnen	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 4'38
77	William Clarke	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
78	Davide Appollonio	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 4'46
79	Romain Bardet	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
80	Nico Sijmens	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 4'48
81	Frederique Robert	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 4'58
82	Filippo Fortin	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
83	Angelo Pagani	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
84	Mirko Selvaggi	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 5'03
85	Jay Thomson	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 5'06
86	Francesco Reda	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
87	Antonino Parrinello	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
88	Omar Bertazzo	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
89	Pieter Weening	Orica GreenEdge	+ 5'15
90	Patrick Schelling	IAM Cycling	+ 6'06
91	Mitchell Docker	Orica GreenEdge	+ 6'31
92	Andrea Pasqualon	Bardiani - CSF	+ 6'43
93	Malcom Rudolph	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 6'53
94	Robbie Hucker	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
95	Yoann Bagot	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
96	Clément Venturini	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
97	Gianfranco Zilioli	Androni Giocattoli	+ 6'57
98	Blel Kadri	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 7'01
99	Mauro Finetto	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
100	Kevin Van Melsen	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 7'13
101	Tim De Troyer	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
102	Andrea Manfredi	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
103	Andrea Piechele	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
104	Andrea Di Corrado	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
105	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 7'21
106	Andreas Stauff	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
107	Johann Van Zyl	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
108	Adrien Niyonshuti	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
109	Martin Reimer	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
110	Songezo Jim	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
111	Andrea Zordan	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
112	Nicola Testi	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
113	Ariel Maximiliano Richeze	Lampre - Merida	+ 7'41
114	Matteo Montaguti	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
115	Wouter Wippert	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 7'53
116	Louis Verhelst	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
117	Francesco Failli	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	+ 9'52
118	Kristijan Durasek	Lampre - Merida	+ 9'56
119	Winner Anacona	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
120	José Serpa	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
121	Matteo Bono	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
122	Romain Lemarchand	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	+ 10'08
123	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
124	Guillaume Levarlet	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	+ 10'10
125	Julian Kern	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 10'16
126	Stefano Borchi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
127	Luigi Miletta	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
128	Julien Bérard	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 10'23

1	Matthew Goss	Orica GreenEdge	95
2	Heinrich Haussler	IAM Cycling	68
3	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step	63

1	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing	12h23'17
2	Fabio Silvestre	Trek Factory Racing	+ 12
3	Raymond Kreder	Garmin Sharp	+ 24

Résumé

My goodness, we're doing well! Our sprint train runs perfect (now that I'm out ... but no hard feelings there!) and Matt is in great shape - or at least in much better shape than all the others. Plus, it's amazing how Omega Pharma keeps on ruining their lead outs.

The DS had a quick talk with me, saying that he appreciated my efforts today and how it was a difficult task for an unexperienced rider like me to get into the break. These words are really important to me: Since I'm still lacking the ultimate punch in the sprint, it's great to know that I can help the team nevertheless.

There's only one stage left to go now and Matty's in yellow. Let's bring it home, boys!

Edited by cunego59 on 23-02-2014 21:05

Adamb

#77

Posted on 23-02-2014 21:54

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Your bossing Qatar well done

sutty68

#78

Posted on 24-02-2014 08:20

Tour de France Champion

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Three in a row for Super Matty Goss

cunego59

#79

Posted on 25-02-2014 11:02

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Tour of Qatar - Stage 6
Race Preview

Pre-Race Tactics

Having the leader's jersey, the plan was plain and simple: Keep it! Ideally, we wanted to put a rider in the break again, if that didn't work out, the whole team would have to work hard. In the finale, we'd try to bring it home with our standard sprint train, and I wanted to try to improve my personal best, which so far was a 20th place.

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The Race

Km 23 of 106

Matthew enjoyed his first day in a leader's jersey this year. Jens and I covered him, while Mitch Docker was in the break. So far, everything went as planned.

Km 95 of 106

Within the last 15 kms, the pace was insane. The last remaining escapees were about to be caught and the sprint trains were starting to form. We were going decent on the right side, while I was once again on Cavendish's wheel, who was looking better today.

Km 98 of 106

Heading first into a curve, Diego Ulissi hit the ground. It was amazing that only two other riders went down with him. The sprint could continue

Km 101 of 106

I tried to jump from wheel to wheel and eventually found myself behind the MTN train. Unfortunately, our own train didn't quite work this time.

Km 103 of 106

However, things changed a bit before the sprint finally started. We did manage to bring Gossy in a good position, but he looked rather exhausted. I found myself a little further behind. Nizzolo and Haussler on the left are the ones who could still be a danger for us.

Km 105 of 106

Closing in on the flamme rouge, I'm suddenly in seventh or eigth position. Goss still sits behind Brett with Cavendish and Haussler going strong.

Km 106 of 106

I eventually outsprint Brett for 16th. But the most important thing was happening up front. Matthew only achieved a fifth place. Haussler was amazingly fast, but this time, when it really mattered, Cav did what he usually does and took the stage, saving Matty's overall win.

Stage Result

1	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step	2h07'41
2	Heinrich Haussler	IAM Cycling	s.t.
3	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
4	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
5	Matthew Goss	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
6	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
7	Sébastien Hinault	IAM Cycling	s.t.
8	Francesco Chicchi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
9	Mark Renshaw	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step	s.t.
10	Steele Von Hoff	Garmin Sharp	s.t.

Spoiler

11	Matti Breschel	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
12	Davy Commeyne	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
13	Ariel Maximiliano Richeze	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
14	Yauheni Hutarovich	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
15	Adrien Petit	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
16	Caleb Ewan	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
17	Brett Lancaster	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
18	Gert Steegmans	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
19	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
20	Alessandro Ballan	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
21	Jens Keukeleire	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
22	Raymond Kreder	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
23	Nick Nuyens	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
24	Peter Velits	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
25	Andrea Palini	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
26	Michael Schär	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
27	Brent Bookwalter	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
28	Simone Ponzi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
29	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
30	Davide Appollonio	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
31	Dylan van Baarle	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
32	Matteo Tosatto	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
33	Manuel Quinziato	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
34	Manuele Boaro	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
35	Markel Irizar	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
36	Kristof Goddaert	IAM Cycling	s.t.
37	Matthias Frank	IAM Cycling	s.t.
38	Larry Warbasse	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
39	Sebastian Langeveld	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
40	Enrico Battaglin	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
41	Johnny Hoogerland	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
42	Travis Meyer	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
43	Andreas Stauff	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
44	Rafael Andriato	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
45	Stefano Pirazzi	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
46	Stijn Vandenbergh	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
47	Wouter Wippert	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
48	Filippo Fortin	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
49	Michael Mørkøv	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
50	Marco Frapporti	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
51	Kristof Vandewalle	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
52	Maxime Daniel	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
53	Mauro Finetto	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
54	Takashi Miyazawa	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
55	Mitchell Docker	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
56	Adam Phelan	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
57	Martin Reimer	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
58	Andrea Pasqualon	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
59	Julien Vermote	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
60	Yannick Eijssen	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
61	Frederique Robert	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
62	Kristijan Durasek	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
63	Francesco Reda	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
64	Adrien Niyonshuti	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
65	Louis Verhelst	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
66	Edwig Cammaerts	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
67	Matteo Bono	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
68	Fumiyuki Beppu	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
69	Blel Kadri	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
70	Dominik Nerz	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
71	Songezo Jim	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
72	Marko Kump	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
73	Andrea Piechele	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
74	Johann Van Zyl	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
75	Nico Sijmens	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
76	Francesco Failli	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
77	Pieter Serry	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
78	Nicki Sørensen	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
79	Floris Goesinnen	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
80	Karsten Kroon	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
81	Michel Kreder	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
82	Julien Bérard	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
83	Riccardo Zoidl	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
84	Jonathan Fumeaux	IAM Cycling	s.t.
85	Fabio Silvestre	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
86	Petr Vakoč	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
87	Kevin Van Melsen	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
88	Tim De Troyer	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
89	Angelo Pagani	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
90	Guillaume Levarlet	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
91	Mirko Selvaggi	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
92	Malcom Rudolph	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
93	Matteo Montaguti	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
94	Luigi Miletta	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
95	Laurens De Vreese	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
96	Tom Slagter	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
97	Andrea Manfredi	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
98	Robbie Hucker	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
99	William Clarke	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
100	Romain Lemarchand	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
101	Julian Kern	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
102	Ben King	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
103	Stefano Borchi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
104	Romain Bardet	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
105	Matthew Busche	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
106	Gianfranco Zilioli	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
107	José Serpa	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
108	Andrea Di Corrado	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
109	Antonino Parrinello	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
110	Laurent Didier	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
111	Omar Bertazzo	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
112	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
113	Nicola Testi	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
114	Fabio Taborre	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
115	Yoann Bagot	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
116	Benjamin Johnson	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
117	Pieter Weening	Orica GreenEdge	+ 3'11
118	Andrea Zordan	Androni Giocattoli	+ 4'08
119	Clément Venturini	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
120	Sébastien Reichenbach	IAM Cycling	s.t.
121	Thomas Löfkvist	IAM Cycling	s.t.
122	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
123	Christian Meier	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
124	Patrick Schelling	IAM Cycling	+ 5'04
125	Phillip Gaimon	Garmin Sharp	+ 10'40
126	Diego Ulissi	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
127	Winner Anacona	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
128	Jay Thomson	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.

Final Classifications

1	Matthew Goss	Orica GreenEdge	14h30'39
2	Heinrich Haussler	IAM Cycling	+ 7
3	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing	+ 11
4	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step	+ 26
5	Peter Velits	BMC Racing Team	+ 27

Spoiler

7	Michael Schär	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
8	Brent Bookwalter	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
9	Manuel Quinziato	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
10	Fumiyuki Beppu	Trek Factory Racing	+ 31
11	Fabio Silvestre	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
12	Markel Irizar	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
13	Riccardo Zoidl	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
14	Kristof Vandewalle	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
15	Matthew Busche	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
16	Laurent Didier	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
17	Sébastien Hinault	IAM Cycling	+ 43
18	Steele Von Hoff	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
19	Raymond Kreder	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
20	Kristof Goddaert	IAM Cycling	s.t.
21	Nick Nuyens	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
22	Dylan van Baarle	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
23	Matthias Frank	IAM Cycling	s.t.
24	Jonathan Fumeaux	IAM Cycling	s.t.
25	Sebastian Langeveld	Garmin Sharp	+ 53
26	Matti Breschel	Team Saxo Bank	+ 1'08
27	Jens Keukeleire	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
28	Brett Lancaster	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
29	Matteo Tosatto	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
30	Manuele Boaro	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
31	Nicki Sørensen	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
32	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre - Merida	+ 1'10
33	Fabio Taborre	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	+ 1'16
34	Mark Renshaw	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	+ 1'18
35	Gert Steegmans	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
36	Andrea Palini	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
37	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
38	Julien Vermote	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
39	Pieter Serry	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
40	Petr Vakoč	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	s.t.
41	Adam Phelan	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 1'22
42	Travis Meyer	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 1'24
43	Maxime Daniel	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 1'26
44	Stijn Vandenbergh	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team	+ 1'27
45	Adrien Petit	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	+ 1'30
46	Francesco Chicchi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	+ 1'38
47	Yauheni Hutarovich	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
48	Simone Ponzi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
49	Rafael Andriato	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
50	Laurens De Vreese	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 1'40
51	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1'42
52	Michel Kreder	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 1'50
53	Davy Commeyne	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
54	Enrico Battaglin	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
55	Stefano Pirazzi	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
56	Johnny Hoogerland	Androni Giocattoli	+ 1'58
57	Marco Frapporti	Androni Giocattoli	+ 2'01
58	Caleb Ewan	Orica GreenEdge	+ 3'08
59	Michael Mørkøv	Team Saxo Bank	+ 3'16
60	Yannick Eijssen	BMC Racing Team	+ 3'35
61	Dominik Nerz	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
62	Larry Warbasse	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
63	Tom Slagter	Garmin Sharp	+ 3'49
64	Ben King	Garmin Sharp	+ 3'51
65	Marko Kump	Team Saxo Bank	+ 4'16
66	Takashi Miyazawa	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
67	Karsten Kroon	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
68	Edwig Cammaerts	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	+ 4'32
69	Benjamin Johnson	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 4'34
70	Floris Goesinnen	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 4'38
71	William Clarke	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
72	Romain Bardet	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 4'44
73	Davide Appollonio	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 4'46
74	Nico Sijmens	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 4'48
75	Sébastien Reichenbach	IAM Cycling	+ 4'51
76	Thomas Löfkvist	IAM Cycling	s.t.
77	Frederique Robert	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 4'58
78	Filippo Fortin	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
79	Angelo Pagani	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
80	Mirko Selvaggi	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 5'03
81	Francesco Reda	Androni Giocattoli	+ 5'06
82	Antonino Parrinello	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
83	Omar Bertazzo	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
84	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEdge	+ 5'16
85	Mitchell Docker	Orica GreenEdge	+ 6'31
86	Andrea Pasqualon	Bardiani - CSF	+ 6'43
87	Malcom Rudolph	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 6'53
88	Robbie Hucker	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
89	Yoann Bagot	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
90	Gianfranco Zilioli	Androni Giocattoli	+ 6'57
91	Blel Kadri	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 7'01
92	Mauro Finetto	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
93	Kevin Van Melsen	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	+ 7'13
94	Tim De Troyer	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
95	Andrea Piechele	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
96	Andrea Manfredi	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
97	Andrea Di Corrado	Bardiani - CSF	s.t.
98	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 7'21
99	Andreas Stauff	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
100	Johann Van Zyl	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
101	Adrien Niyonshuti	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
102	Martin Reimer	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
103	Songezo Jim	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
104	Nicola Testi	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
105	Ariel Maximiliano Richeze	Lampre - Merida	+ 7'41
106	Matteo Montaguti	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
107	Wouter Wippert	Drapac Pro Cycling	+ 7'53
108	Louis Verhelst	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
109	Christian Meier	Orica GreenEdge	+ 8'24
110	Pieter Weening	Orica GreenEdge	+ 8'26
111	Francesco Failli	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	+ 9'52
112	Kristijan Durasek	Lampre - Merida	+ 9'56
113	Matteo Bono	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
114	José Serpa	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
115	Romain Lemarchand	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	+ 10'08
116	Christophe Laporte	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
117	Guillaume Levarlet	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	+ 10'10
118	Julian Kern	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 10'16
119	Stefano Borchi	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
120	Luigi Miletta	YellowFluo - Selle Italia	s.t.
121	Julien Bérard	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 10'23
122	Clément Venturini	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	+ 11'01
123	Patrick Schelling	IAM Cycling	+ 11'10
124	Andrea Zordan	Androni Giocattoli	+ 11'29
125	Phillip Gaimon	Garmin Sharp	+ 13'31
126	Diego Ulissi	Lampre - Merida	+ 15'06
127	Jay Thomson	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 15'46
128	Winner Anacona	Lampre - Merida	+ 20'36

1	Matthew Goss	Orica GreenEdge	107
2	Heinrich Haussler	IAM Cycling	88
3	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma - Quick•Step	88

1	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing	14h30'50
2	Fabio Silvestre	Trek Factory Racing	+ 20
3	Raymond Kreder	Garmin Sharp	+ 32

Final Résumé

What a heartbeat finish. This time we can really thank Cavendish. The whole train didn't work that well today and Matthew didn't have the final punch either, so we got a little lucky. Still, with three stage wins, there's no doubt that Matt is the deserved winner of this race.

As for myself, I think it was a good start to my professional career. It really had everything: Carrying water bottles and falling back, a day in the break, a team time trial and a couple of Top 25 finishes. Not too shabby, I'd say.

The whole squad will stay together and head for the Tour of Oman now, where I'll encounter some more hilly and mountaneous terrain for the first time. But don't worry, there'll be some sprinting to do as well!

I hope you stay tuned, and if you like, don't hesitate to share your opinion on my first racing.

Yours,

sutty68

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Posted on 25-02-2014 11:27

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He may not have won the final stage here but Gossy is the Overall Champion here in Qatar

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