sgdanny - Thanks a lot Really hope you stick around and see Christian turn into a valuable rider!
As you all may notice, this is nowhere near my usual speed of stories. For me that's a plus. I hope it helps me to run this story better on the long term. The lower pace and lower amount of followers/posters leads to a lot less pressure so that's something new for me as a writer here hope you enjoy the story, though!
Edited by Ian Butler on 31-01-2015 16:41
Another exciting race for me on the calendar. My first classic. This is closer to what I've been doing these last few years. A stage race among the amateurs is pretty much unheard of, so I'm getting into more familiar racing.
Preview
Profile: I don't know the area too well. The Ardèche is more than 600 kilometers from my house, so I never came out this far to race with the amateurs. However, the terrain seems all the more familiar. It's got a nice punch and it offers chances to riders willing to gamble.
Behind the Scenes: It was a long drive here. Maybe I shouldn't have gone home after Tour Med, but staying here for a week to wait for a race was a bit much for me. With the weather good enough at home, I prefer to train there while I can.
I arrived about three hours before the race and got all the official stuff over with as quickly as I could. Luckily the press isn't very interested in me so everything was handled quickly. I tried to find George when he found me first. "Chris, we've been looking for you."
A minute before the start, I was quite nervous. I wanted to do well. My team order was once again: attack. I needed to get into the break of the day, show the sponsor.
The Race
I started at the front and I've picked up a few things when I was racing in Tour Med. I'm getting better at reading the peloton. Suddenly I thought: now is the time to attack!
I had to fight hard for it but luckily I was joined by Alexis Guerin, who became my companion for the next few hours.
We were in for a rough day with only the two of us. If we'd only gotten three more riders along with us, it'd be a more comfortable ride. When you're relaying with two man, it's your turn rather quickly.
But we were out here so it was best to make a good situation out of it. The peloton was never too far so there were no illusions about our ride. It wouldn never last to the finish.
When the peloton came within 20 seconds, Guerin placed a well-timed attack. At that time, my heart was already pounding a million times a minute, so I was pretty much dead. Following was no option.
I still made it over the hill before the peloton did and so I was able to catch my breath going downhill. Not much later, the peloton caught me nevertheless. Yet I didn't look behind me until the first man overtook me. My race was over.
In the end, the race was for Simon Geschke, who had placed an amazing acceleration two kilometers from the finish. Way to beat the sprinters' teams!
José Mendes was better placed after the hill and so he was the first of our team, at a 17th place. Neither Thwaites nor Bennett could really place the sprint they wanted to. I finished the race more than 3 minutes down, on a 82th place.
Result
1
Simon Geschke
Team Giant - Shimano
4h52'22
2
Tony Gallopin
Lotto Belisol
+ 22
3
Jens Keukeleire
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
4
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
5
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
6
Brice Feillu
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
7
Fabio Taborre
Neri Sottoli
s.t.
8
Davide Malacarne
Team Europcar
s.t.
9
Stéphane Rossetto
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
10
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
(...)
82
Christian Schultze
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 3'33
Spoiler
11
Alexis Vuillermoz
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
12
Francesco Bongiorno
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
13
Ivan Santaromita
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
14
Adam Hansen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
15
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
16
Jarlinson Pantano
Colombia
s.t.
17
José Mendes
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
18
Jérémy Roy
FDJ.fr
s.t.
19
Daan Olivier
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
20
Eduardo Sepulveda
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
21
Lucas Euser
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
22
Esteban Chaves
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
23
Pim Ligthart
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
24
Simon Yates
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
25
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
26
Nick van der Lijke
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Sam Bennett
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
28
Scott Thwaites
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
29
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ.fr
s.t.
30
Warren Barguil
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
31
Ilnur Zakarin
RusVelo
s.t.
32
Anthony Roux
FDJ.fr
s.t.
33
Thomas Damuseau
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
34
Dan Craven
Team Europcar
s.t.
35
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
36
Paul Voss
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
37
Matthias Brändle
IAM Cycling
s.t.
38
Damien Howson
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
39
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
40
Florian Senechal
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
41
Bartosz Huzarski
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
42
Nikias Arndt
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
43
Cameron Meyer
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
44
Mauro Finetto
Neri Sottoli
s.t.
45
Albert Timmer
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
46
Murilo Fischer
FDJ.fr
s.t.
47
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
48
Frantisek Padour
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
49
Simon Clarke
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
50
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
51
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
52
Maarten Wynants
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'00
53
Jos van Emden
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
54
Florian Guillou
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
55
Kirill Pozdnyakov
RusVelo
s.t.
56
Thierry Hupond
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
57
Julien Duval
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
58
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
59
Jan Hirt
Etixx
s.t.
60
Stig Broeckx
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
61
Jonathan Paredes
Colombia
s.t.
62
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
63
Sea Keong Loh
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
64
Philip Deignan
Team Sky
s.t.
65
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
66
Alexis Guerin
Etixx
s.t.
67
Arnold Jeannesson
FDJ.fr
s.t.
68
Erick Rowsell
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
69
Fabio Duarte
Colombia
s.t.
70
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
71
Matteo Rabottini
Neri Sottoli
s.t.
72
Diego Milán
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
73
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
74
Bernhard Eisel
Team Sky
s.t.
75
Danny Pate
Team Sky
s.t.
76
Gustav Erik Larsson
IAM Cycling
s.t.
77
Stéphane Poulhiès
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
78
Sebastian Henao
Team Sky
s.t.
79
Thomas Vaubourzeix
Team La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
80
Rémy di Gregorio
Team La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
81
Johann Tschopp
IAM Cycling
s.t.
82
Christian Schultze
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 3'33
83
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
84
Marco Coledan
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
85
Angelo Pagani
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
86
Antoine Duchesne
Team Europcar
+ 4'52
87
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
88
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
s.t.
89
José Gonçalves
Team La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
90
Łukasz Wisniowski
Etixx
s.t.
91
Vegard Stake Laengen
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
92
Roman Maikin
RusVelo
s.t.
93
Bryan Nauleau
Team Europcar
s.t.
94
David Tanner
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
+ 6'01
95
Quentin Jauregui
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
96
Rafael Andriato
Neri Sottoli
s.t.
97
Juan Esteban Arango
Colombia
s.t.
98
Gennadiy Tatarinov
RusVelo
s.t.
99
Luke Rowe
Team Sky
s.t.
100
Edwin Ávila
Colombia
s.t.
101
Isaac Bolívar
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Karel Hník
Etixx
s.t.
103
Laurent Evrard
Wallonie - Bruxelles
+ 6'52
104
Gert Dockx
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
105
Jack Bobridge
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
106
Luca Chirico
MG.Kvis - Trevigiani
s.t.
107
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
108
Dominic Klemme
IAM Cycling
s.t.
109
Julien El Fares
Team La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
110
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 7'45
111
Benjamin Giraud
Team La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
112
Théo Vimpere
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
113
Yoann Paillot
Team La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
114
Corrado Lampa
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
115
Dimitri Le Boulch
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
116
Robert Wagner
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Anthony Delaplace
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
118
Johan Coenen
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
119
Timothy Dupont
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
120
Ben Day
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
121
Jetse Bol
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
122
Maxime Méderel
Team Europcar
s.t.
123
Mirko Tedeschi
Neri Sottoli
s.t.
124
Rudy Kowalski
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
125
Artem Ovechkin
RusVelo
s.t.
126
Serguei Klimov
RusVelo
s.t.
127
Igor Boev
RusVelo
s.t.
128
Flavien Dassonville
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
129
Romain Sicard
Team Europcar
s.t.
130
Robinson Chalapud
Colombia
s.t.
131
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
132
Christophe Premont
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
133
Donato de Ieso
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
134
Artur Ershov
RusVelo
+ 9'41
135
Ricardo Creel
MG.Kvis - Trevigiani
s.t.
136
Nick Wynants
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
137
Pirmin Lang
IAM Cycling
s.t.
138
Yannis Yssaad
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
139
Thomas Rostollan
Team La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
140
Roberto de Patre
Neri Sottoli
s.t.
141
Maxime Anciaux
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
142
Alvaro Cuadros
Etixx
s.t.
143
Matthew Hayman
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
144
Luke Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
145
Antoine Lavieu
Team La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
146
Quentin Bertholet
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
147
Emilien Viennet
FDJ.fr
s.t.
148
Jeff Louder
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
149
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
150
Jimmy Turgis
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
151
Josip Rumac
Etixx
s.t.
152
Jean-Lou Paiani
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
153
Paolo Colonna
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
154
Clément Venturini
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
155
Liam Bertazzo
MG.Kvis - Trevigiani
s.t.
156
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ.fr
s.t.
157
Robin Stenuit
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
158
Giuseppe Fonzi
Neri Sottoli
s.t.
159
Janis Dakteris
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
160
Rodolfo Torres
Colombia
s.t.
161
Matteo Busato
MG.Kvis - Trevigiani
s.t.
162
Rino Gasparrini
MG.Kvis - Trevigiani
s.t.
163
Darwin Pantoja
Colombia
s.t.
164
Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier
FDJ.fr
s.t.
165
Juan Ignacio Curuchet
MG.Kvis - Trevigiani
s.t.
166
Florent Mottet
Wallonie - Bruxelles
+ 11'26
167
Kevin Hulsmans
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
168
Lorenzo Rota
MG.Kvis - Trevigiani
s.t.
169
Benjamin Le Montagner
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 12'34
170
Daniele Aldegheri
MG.Kvis - Trevigiani
+ 14'11
171
Boris Dron
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
172
Maxime Renault
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
173
Luboš Pelánek
Team Differdange - Losch
+ 14'48
174
Titte van Laer
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
175
Kevin Van Staeyen
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
176
Hilton Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
177
Sebastiano Frassetto
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
178
Gianni Bellini
Neri Sottoli
s.t.
179
Sam Lennertz
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
180
Jens Adams
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
181
Max Losch
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
182
Damien Garcia
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
183
Kurt Geysen
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
+ 16'36
184
Alexander Cools
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
Analysis
All in all it was a good day for me. I'm only 6 race days far in my career and already I've been in the daily break twice. George told me that shows I have a real talent for those things. "Getting into a breakaway is an art," he says: "and you seem to pick it up extremely fast. Good job."
In the end, our result was not so great, but at least I think the guys are getting in form a bit more. In a few more races, I'm certain we can start aiming for the top 10 and higher.
A nice day in the break once again for Christian, George is right, he does have a knack for it .
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Welcome once again in France. My fourth race for NetApp and it's my third in France. I don't mind, I like racing in this nation filled with cycling history. Critérium International is a three-day stage race; one flat stage, one time trial and one mountain stage. I'm ready to do my best once again, starting with the flat stage.
I said my fourth race. I raced in the Three Days of West-Vlaanderen two weeks ago. I must admit I rode an anonymous race there, so I didn't think it was necessary to blog about it.
Preview
Profile: Short and fast, that about sums it up for today. The main thing is staying with the peloton, for most of us.
Behind the Scenes: Today, the DS made it very clear: everything is for Sam Bennett here. I had water bottle duties today, but with only 72 kilometers to race, I wouldn't have too much work, so it was all right. Besides that, I was here to make sure König wouldn't lose any time.
The Race
The pace was furiously fast. Even more so than expected.
When we got into the final 20 kilometers, Leopold (König) took my wheel to get out of the wind.
But a split occured. Sam Bennett was positioned at the front and got in the right group, we got caught behind a bit, so I took relays together with some other domestiques from other teams to limit our time loss.
The winner stayed clear of the peloton, quite an achievement on this fast profile! Bérard did it, though.
We rolled in A minute and 36 seconds down. Not many GC contenders were in the first group, so this loss wasn't dramatic, but it wasn't a good start, either.
Result - Stage 1
1
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
1h40'50
2
Daniele Bennati
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 17
3
Michael Mørkøv
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
4
Alberto Bettiol
Cannondale
s.t.
5
Koen de Kort
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
6
Sam Bennett
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
7
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ.fr
s.t.
8
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
9
Yauheni Hutarovich
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
10
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
s.t.
(...)
66
Christian Schultze
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 1'36
Spoiler
11
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
12
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
13
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
14
Simon Geschke
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
15
Oliver Zaugg
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
16
Nicola Ruffoni
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
17
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
s.t.
18
Bartosz Huzarski
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
19
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
20
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
+ 1'05
21
Andrea Piechele
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
22
Grzegorz Stepniak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
23
Jérémy Bescond
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
24
Ivan Rovny
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
25
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'36
26
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
s.t.
27
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
28
Kris Boeckmans
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
29
Christophe Laborie
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
30
Tim Wellens
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
31
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
s.t.
32
Tiago Machado
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
33
Paul Voss
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
34
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
s.t.
35
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
36
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
37
Ivan Basso
Cannondale
s.t.
38
Leopold König
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
39
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
40
Fabio Felline
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
41
Sérgio Paulinho
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
42
Alex Dowsett
Movistar Team
s.t.
43
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
44
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
45
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
46
Bart de Clercq
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
47
Brice Feillu
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
48
Albert Timmer
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
49
Alessandro de Marchi
Cannondale
s.t.
50
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
51
Bruno Pires
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
52
Maxime Monfort
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
53
Anthony Roux
FDJ.fr
s.t.
54
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
55
Eduard Beltran
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
56
Marco Canola
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
57
Cristiano Salerno
Cannondale
s.t.
58
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ.fr
s.t.
59
Laurent Pichon
FDJ.fr
s.t.
60
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
61
Eduardo Sepulveda
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
62
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
63
Donato de Ieso
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
64
Fabio Silvestre
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
65
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
66
Christian Schultze
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
67
Hugo Houle
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
68
Branislau Samoilau
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
69
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
70
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale
s.t.
71
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
72
Jesse Sergent
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
73
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
74
Florian Guillou
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
75
Iker Camaño
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
76
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
77
Matthias Brändle
IAM Cycling
s.t.
78
Maciej Paterski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
79
Yaroslav Popovych
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
80
Cheng Ji
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
81
Aleksejs Saramotins
IAM Cycling
s.t.
82
Patrick Schelling
IAM Cycling
s.t.
83
Marco Coledan
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
84
Sébastien Hinault
IAM Cycling
s.t.
85
Michel Koch
Cannondale
s.t.
86
Dominic Klemme
IAM Cycling
s.t.
87
Thierry Hupond
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
88
Cesare Benedetti
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
89
Jérôme Pineau
IAM Cycling
s.t.
90
Nicola Boem
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
91
Gert Dockx
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
92
Armindo Fonseca
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
93
Vegard Stake Laengen
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
94
Mathieu Sprick
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
95
Antoine Duchesne
Team Europcar
s.t.
96
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
97
Sea Keong Loh
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
98
Cédric Pineau
FDJ.fr
s.t.
99
Calvin Watson
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
100
Hayden Roulston
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
101
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
103
Jarosław Marycz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
104
Yohan Offredo
FDJ.fr
s.t.
105
Matthias Krizek
Cannondale
s.t.
106
Jacek Morajko
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
107
Vicente Reynès
IAM Cycling
s.t.
108
Kiel Reijnen
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
109
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
110
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ.fr
s.t.
111
Murilo Fischer
FDJ.fr
s.t.
112
Nikolay Mihaylov
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
113
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
114
Ken Hanson
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Jean-Marc Marino
Cannondale
s.t.
116
John Murphy
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Stig Broeckx
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
118
Luke Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
119
Bradley White
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
120
Bryan Nauleau
Team Europcar
s.t.
121
Piotr Gawroński
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
122
Adrian Honkisz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
123
Morgan Lamoisson
Team Europcar
s.t.
General Classification
1
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
1h40'26
2
Daniele Bennati
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 29
3
Michael Mørkøv
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 33
4
Alberto Bettiol
Cannondale
+ 39
5
Koen de Kort
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 41
6
Sam Bennett
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
7
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ.fr
s.t.
8
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
9
Yauheni Hutarovich
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
10
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
s.t.
(...)
66
Christian Schultze
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 2'00
Spoiler
11
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
12
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
13
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
14
Simon Geschke
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
15
Oliver Zaugg
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
16
Nicola Ruffoni
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
17
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
s.t.
18
Bartosz Huzarski
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
19
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
20
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
+ 1'23
21
Andrea Piechele
Bardiani CSF
+ 1'29
22
Grzegorz Stepniak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
23
Jérémy Bescond
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
24
Ivan Rovny
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
25
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'00
26
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
s.t.
27
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
28
Kris Boeckmans
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
29
Christophe Laborie
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
30
Tim Wellens
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
31
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
s.t.
32
Tiago Machado
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
33
Paul Voss
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
34
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
s.t.
35
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
36
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
37
Ivan Basso
Cannondale
s.t.
38
Leopold König
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
39
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
40
Fabio Felline
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
41
Sérgio Paulinho
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
42
Alex Dowsett
Movistar Team
s.t.
43
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
44
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
45
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
46
Bart de Clercq
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
47
Brice Feillu
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
48
Albert Timmer
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
49
Alessandro de Marchi
Cannondale
s.t.
50
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
51
Bruno Pires
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
52
Maxime Monfort
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
53
Anthony Roux
FDJ.fr
s.t.
54
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
55
Eduard Beltran
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
56
Marco Canola
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
57
Cristiano Salerno
Cannondale
s.t.
58
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ.fr
s.t.
59
Laurent Pichon
FDJ.fr
s.t.
60
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
61
Eduardo Sepulveda
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
62
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
63
Donato de Ieso
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
64
Fabio Silvestre
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
65
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
66
Christian Schultze
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
67
Hugo Houle
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
68
Branislau Samoilau
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
69
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
70
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale
s.t.
71
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
72
Jesse Sergent
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
73
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
74
Florian Guillou
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
75
Iker Camaño
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
76
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
77
Matthias Brändle
IAM Cycling
s.t.
78
Maciej Paterski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
79
Yaroslav Popovych
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
80
Cheng Ji
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
81
Aleksejs Saramotins
IAM Cycling
s.t.
82
Patrick Schelling
IAM Cycling
s.t.
83
Marco Coledan
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
84
Sébastien Hinault
IAM Cycling
s.t.
85
Michel Koch
Cannondale
s.t.
86
Dominic Klemme
IAM Cycling
s.t.
87
Thierry Hupond
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
88
Cesare Benedetti
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
89
Jérôme Pineau
IAM Cycling
s.t.
90
Nicola Boem
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
91
Gert Dockx
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
92
Armindo Fonseca
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
93
Vegard Stake Laengen
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
94
Mathieu Sprick
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
95
Antoine Duchesne
Team Europcar
s.t.
96
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
97
Sea Keong Loh
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
98
Cédric Pineau
FDJ.fr
s.t.
99
Calvin Watson
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
100
Hayden Roulston
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
101
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
103
Jarosław Marycz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
104
Yohan Offredo
FDJ.fr
s.t.
105
Matthias Krizek
Cannondale
s.t.
106
Jacek Morajko
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
107
Vicente Reynès
IAM Cycling
s.t.
108
Kiel Reijnen
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
109
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
110
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ.fr
s.t.
111
Murilo Fischer
FDJ.fr
s.t.
112
Nikolay Mihaylov
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
113
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
114
Ken Hanson
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Jean-Marc Marino
Cannondale
s.t.
116
John Murphy
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Stig Broeckx
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
118
Luke Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
119
Bradley White
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
120
Bryan Nauleau
Team Europcar
s.t.
121
Piotr Gawroński
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
122
Adrian Honkisz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
123
Morgan Lamoisson
Team Europcar
s.t.
Analysis
2 minutes down on the GC. We're aiming for a podium place here with Leopold for the overall classification. Tomorrow he'll have to make up time in the time trial, but let's face it, that final day with a mountain finish will be all decisive.
As for myself, I hope to do better than my last time trial tomorrow. I don't want to be last or second-to-last. All other places would be fine for now!
Respectfully yours,
Christian Reinhard Schultze
Edited by Ian Butler on 01-02-2015 17:37
Day 2 of the Critérium International. Hope we can do even better than yesterday!
Preview
Profile: It's a time trial, so I don't expect much from myself. Tomorrow is the stage finish on Col d'Ospedale, but that won't stop us ffrom doing our best today. Luckily it's only 7 kilometers, prologue distance.
Behind the Scenes: I had a good night's rest, which always helps. In my first race, Tour Med, I sometimes couldn't sleep so well because I just kept running the race in my head. But you get used to the life surprisingly easily. Today I won't get any television coverage, and I'm not riding for the GC here, but I'll try to put in a decent performance nonetheless.
Result - Stage 2
1
Alex Dowsett
Movistar Team
8'46
2
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
3
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 2
4
Tiago Machado
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 4
5
Daniele Bennati
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 5
6
Aleksejs Saramotins
IAM Cycling
+ 7
7
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
+ 10
8
Michael Mørkøv
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 11
9
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
+ 12
10
Ivan Basso
Cannondale
+ 13
(...)
109
Christian Schultze
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 39
Spoiler
11
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ.fr
+ 14
12
Anthony Roux
FDJ.fr
s.t.
13
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
14
Yohan Offredo
FDJ.fr
+ 15
15
Jesse Sergent
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
16
Koen de Kort
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
17
Matthias Brändle
IAM Cycling
+ 16
18
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
19
John Murphy
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
21
Bruno Pires
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 17
22
Simon Geschke
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
23
Yaroslav Popovych
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
24
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
25
Fabio Felline
Trek Factory Racing
+ 18
26
Iker Camaño
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
27
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ.fr
s.t.
28
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale
s.t.
29
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 19
30
Christophe Laborie
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
31
Jarosław Marycz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
32
Paul Voss
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
33
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
34
Eduardo Sepulveda
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 20
35
Maxime Monfort
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
36
Hayden Roulston
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
37
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
38
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
+ 21
39
Sérgio Paulinho
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
40
Laurent Pichon
FDJ.fr
s.t.
41
Bartosz Huzarski
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
42
Nikolay Mihaylov
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 22
43
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
s.t.
44
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ.fr
s.t.
45
Oliver Zaugg
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
46
Kiel Reijnen
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 23
47
Patrick Schelling
IAM Cycling
s.t.
48
Cristiano Salerno
Cannondale
s.t.
49
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
50
Michel Koch
Cannondale
s.t.
51
Thierry Hupond
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 24
52
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
53
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
54
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
55
Hugo Houle
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
56
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
+ 25
57
Marco Canola
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
58
Sam Bennett
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
59
Ivan Rovny
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 26
60
Marco Coledan
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
61
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
62
Mathieu Sprick
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
63
Tim Wellens
Lotto Belisol
+ 27
64
Alberto Bettiol
Cannondale
s.t.
65
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
66
Albert Timmer
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
67
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani CSF
+ 28
68
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Nicola Ruffoni
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
70
Fabio Silvestre
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
71
Stig Broeckx
Lotto Belisol
+ 29
72
Brice Feillu
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
73
Calvin Watson
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
74
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 30
75
Branislau Samoilau
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
76
Cédric Pineau
FDJ.fr
s.t.
77
Morgan Lamoisson
Team Europcar
s.t.
78
Bart de Clercq
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
79
Gert Dockx
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
80
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani CSF
+ 31
81
Florian Guillou
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
82
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
83
Jérôme Pineau
IAM Cycling
s.t.
84
Alessandro de Marchi
Cannondale
+ 32
85
Ken Hanson
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
86
Leopold König
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
87
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
+ 33
88
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
89
Maciej Paterski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
90
Bradley White
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 34
91
Dominic Klemme
IAM Cycling
s.t.
92
Jacek Morajko
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
93
Vicente Reynès
IAM Cycling
+ 35
94
Eduard Beltran
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
95
Grzegorz Stepniak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
96
Cesare Benedetti
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 36
97
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
98
Vegard Stake Laengen
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
99
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
100
Kris Boeckmans
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
101
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 37
102
Yauheni Hutarovich
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
103
Sébastien Hinault
IAM Cycling
s.t.
104
Matthias Krizek
Cannondale
+ 38
105
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
s.t.
106
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
107
Cheng Ji
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
108
Bryan Nauleau
Team Europcar
s.t.
109
Christian Schultze
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 39
110
Murilo Fischer
FDJ.fr
s.t.
111
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
112
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
+ 40
113
Adrian Honkisz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
114
Piotr Gawroński
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
115
Andrea Piechele
Bardiani CSF
+ 41
116
Donato de Ieso
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
117
Nicola Boem
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
118
Luke Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
119
Armindo Fonseca
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
120
Antoine Duchesne
Team Europcar
s.t.
121
Jérémy Bescond
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
122
Sea Keong Loh
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 42
123
Jean-Marc Marino
Cannondale
s.t.
General Classification
1
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
1h49'43
2
Daniele Bennati
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 3
3
Michael Mørkøv
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 13
4
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ.fr
+ 24
5
Koen de Kort
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 25
6
Simon Geschke
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 27
7
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
+ 31
8
Bartosz Huzarski
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
9
Oliver Zaugg
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 32
10
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 34
(...)
112
Christian Schultze
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 2'08
Spoiler
11
Sam Bennett
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 35
12
Alberto Bettiol
Cannondale
s.t.
13
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 37
14
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani CSF
+ 38
15
Nicola Ruffoni
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
16
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
+ 46
17
Yauheni Hutarovich
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 47
18
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
+ 48
19
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
+ 50
20
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
+ 1'17
21
Ivan Rovny
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 1'24
22
Alex Dowsett
Movistar Team
+ 1'29
23
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
24
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 1'31
25
Tiago Machado
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 1'33
26
Grzegorz Stepniak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
27
Aleksejs Saramotins
IAM Cycling
+ 1'36
28
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
+ 1'39
29
Andrea Piechele
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
30
Jérémy Bescond
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
31
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
+ 1'41
32
Ivan Basso
Cannondale
+ 1'42
33
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1'43
34
Anthony Roux
FDJ.fr
s.t.
35
Jesse Sergent
Trek Factory Racing
+ 1'44
36
Yohan Offredo
FDJ.fr
s.t.
37
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1'45
38
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
39
Matthias Brändle
IAM Cycling
s.t.
40
John Murphy
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
41
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'46
42
Bruno Pires
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
43
Yaroslav Popovych
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
44
Fabio Felline
Trek Factory Racing
+ 1'47
45
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ.fr
s.t.
46
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale
s.t.
47
Iker Camaño
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
48
Christophe Laborie
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 1'48
49
Paul Voss
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
50
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
51
Jarosław Marycz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
52
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
53
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'49
54
Maxime Monfort
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
55
Eduardo Sepulveda
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
56
Hayden Roulston
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
57
Sérgio Paulinho
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 1'50
58
Laurent Pichon
FDJ.fr
s.t.
59
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
+ 1'51
60
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ.fr
s.t.
61
Nikolay Mihaylov
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
62
Cristiano Salerno
Cannondale
+ 1'52
63
Patrick Schelling
IAM Cycling
s.t.
64
Michel Koch
Cannondale
s.t.
65
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Kiel Reijnen
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1'53
68
Hugo Houle
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
69
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
70
Thierry Hupond
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
71
Marco Canola
Bardiani CSF
+ 1'54
72
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 1'55
73
Marco Coledan
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
74
Mathieu Sprick
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
75
Tim Wellens
Lotto Belisol
+ 1'56
76
Albert Timmer
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
77
Fabio Silvestre
Trek Factory Racing
+ 1'57
78
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Brice Feillu
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 1'58
80
Calvin Watson
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
81
Stig Broeckx
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
82
Bart de Clercq
Lotto Belisol
+ 1'59
83
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
84
Branislau Samoilau
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
85
Gert Dockx
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
86
Cédric Pineau
FDJ.fr
s.t.
87
Morgan Lamoisson
Team Europcar
s.t.
88
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani CSF
+ 2'00
89
Florian Guillou
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
90
Jérôme Pineau
IAM Cycling
s.t.
91
Leopold König
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 2'01
92
Alessandro de Marchi
Cannondale
s.t.
93
Ken Hanson
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
94
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 2'02
95
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
96
Maciej Paterski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
97
Dominic Klemme
IAM Cycling
+ 2'03
98
Jacek Morajko
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
99
Bradley White
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
100
Eduard Beltran
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 2'04
101
Vicente Reynès
IAM Cycling
s.t.
102
Kris Boeckmans
Lotto Belisol
+ 2'05
103
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
104
Cesare Benedetti
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
105
Vegard Stake Laengen
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
106
Sébastien Hinault
IAM Cycling
+ 2'06
107
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
+ 2'07
109
Cheng Ji
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
110
Matthias Krizek
Cannondale
s.t.
111
Bryan Nauleau
Team Europcar
s.t.
112
Christian Schultze
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 2'08
113
Murilo Fischer
FDJ.fr
s.t.
114
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
115
Piotr Gawroński
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 2'09
116
Adrian Honkisz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
117
Donato de Ieso
Bardiani CSF
+ 2'10
118
Nicola Boem
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
119
Armindo Fonseca
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
120
Antoine Duchesne
Team Europcar
s.t.
121
Luke Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
122
Sea Keong Loh
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 2'11
123
Jean-Marc Marino
Cannondale
s.t.
Analysis
Well, I wasn't last or second-to-last today, so that's an improvement! However, being 3 seconds off the final place, I shouldn't cheer so loudly. Maybe I could start doing some training on the time trial bike.
The coach said I shouldn't bother too much with that, though. Better to train on my strenghts for the moment, I don't need to time trial well anyway, I'm no GC contender.
Still, I'd like to keep my options open for the future, you never know. I'll ask my trainer about a decent training schedule including the time trial bike when I get back.
See you tomorrow!
Christian
Edited by Ian Butler on 01-02-2015 17:37
*sees Christian only lost 39 seconds* That wasn't so bad!
*sees it was basically a prologue* Ah well he still has a long way to go (but limit only 59 imh)!
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jandal7 wrote:
*sees Christian only lost 39 seconds* That wasn't so bad!
*sees it was basically a prologue* Ah well he still has a long way to go (but limit only 59 imh)!
I'm afraid TT is just not a priority right now On that distance, 39 seconds is too much, though
Well, In my career I'm already at the national championships, so I'll post another update now
Time for the final stage of this Critérium International. Everything is still on the table for today, so let's give it 100% today!
Preview
Profile: My first real mountain stage as a professional rider. These types of terrain were my favorite in the amateur category. I love the mountains so I'd say: bring on this profile!
Behind the Scenes: Today the DS decided to finally give me a bigger role in the team. I was very excited and nervous to hear what place I'd have in the team plans today. At the tactical meeting two hours before the race I found out:
"Today, we attack. Leopold (König), there are some dangerous guys here, like Moreno. So if you have the legs, try to go early, surprise them. Chris, today I've got an important part for you. I'm counting on you to stay with Leopold all day long and launch him on the Col d'Ospedale. Do you think you're up for that?" And of course I was!
The Race
The first part of the race went good. I was feeling better by the minute.
The breakaway of the day consisted of 9 riders. If you had to choose between those 9, De Clercq was definitely the best bet for the victory of the day.
Meanwhile, I stayed close to Leopold König, who was right behind me. I had Huzarski and Machado before me, we were at the front of the race. We wouldn't take any risks here.
We reached the foot of the climb and I looked at Leopold. He nodded his head and that was all I needed to know. We moved to the front and I stepped on the pedals.
I kept the pace high and we were happy to see we were taking a nice gap on the peloton. Luckily no Sky train here today!
But then I had to let Leopold go. My job was done, but I still had a rather large gap on the peloton, where the teams were really watching each other. So I decided to catch my breath and keep a steady pace, see where I'd end up.
Unfortunately, Navarro caught up with me and went straight to Leopold. In the end, we had to be happy with a second place.
In the final kilometer, I started dreaming of a top 10 place. The peloton was still not in sight and so I might have a chance at hanging on.
I crossed the finish line just when the peloton came around the corner. 6th here today!
For me, this is a fantastic result. Despite my weak time trial, I even ended up in the top 10 of the General Classification.
Result - Stage 3
1
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
4h42'18
2
Leopold König
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 10
3
Bart de Clercq
Lotto Belisol
+ 21
4
Ivan Basso
Cannondale
+ 1'25
5
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 2'54
6
Christian Schultze
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 4'15
7
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
+ 4'51
8
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
s.t.
9
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
+ 4'59
10
Michael Mørkøv
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Tiago Machado
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
12
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
13
Tim Wellens
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
14
Maxime Monfort
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
15
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
16
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 5'20
17
Paul Voss
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 5'27
18
Brice Feillu
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
19
Donato de Ieso
Bardiani CSF
+ 5'36
20
Eduard Beltran
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
21
Alessandro de Marchi
Cannondale
s.t.
22
Oliver Zaugg
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
23
Eduardo Sepulveda
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
24
Fabio Felline
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
25
Anthony Roux
FDJ.fr
s.t.
26
Bartosz Huzarski
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 6'00
27
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
28
Sérgio Paulinho
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
29
Bruno Pires
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
30
Daniele Bennati
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 6'21
31
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 7'24
32
Albert Timmer
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
33
Marco Canola
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
34
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
35
Branislau Samoilau
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
36
Thierry Hupond
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
37
Ivan Rovny
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
38
Simon Geschke
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
39
Patrick Schelling
IAM Cycling
s.t.
40
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ.fr
s.t.
41
Cédric Pineau
FDJ.fr
s.t.
42
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
43
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ.fr
s.t.
44
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
45
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
46
Jesse Sergent
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
47
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
48
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
s.t.
49
Nicola Boem
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
50
Jérôme Pineau
IAM Cycling
s.t.
51
Aleksejs Saramotins
IAM Cycling
s.t.
52
Florian Guillou
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 9'19
53
Cristiano Salerno
Cannondale
s.t.
54
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
55
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
s.t.
56
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 10'15
57
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
58
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
59
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
60
Hugo Houle
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
61
Iker Camaño
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
62
Murilo Fischer
FDJ.fr
s.t.
63
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
64
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
65
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
66
Antoine Duchesne
Team Europcar
s.t.
67
Cesare Benedetti
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 12'12
68
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale
+ 13'57
69
Sea Keong Loh
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
70
Matthias Brändle
IAM Cycling
s.t.
71
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
72
Koen de Kort
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
73
Alberto Bettiol
Cannondale
s.t.
74
Alex Dowsett
Movistar Team
s.t.
75
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
+ 16'46
76
Nicola Ruffoni
Bardiani CSF
+ 17'11
77
Laurent Pichon
FDJ.fr
s.t.
78
Yaroslav Popovych
Trek Factory Racing
+ 18'56
79
Armindo Fonseca
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 19'49
80
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
81
Fabio Silvestre
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
82
Matthias Krizek
Cannondale
+ 21'37
83
Maciej Paterski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 22'26
84
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
+ 23'23
85
Vegard Stake Laengen
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 23'48
86
Jacek Morajko
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
87
Kiel Reijnen
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
88
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Jean-Marc Marino
Cannondale
s.t.
90
Mathieu Sprick
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
91
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
92
Jarosław Marycz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
93
Sébastien Hinault
IAM Cycling
s.t.
94
Yauheni Hutarovich
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 25'02
95
Luke Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
96
Calvin Watson
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
97
Marco Coledan
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
98
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
99
Vicente Reynès
IAM Cycling
s.t.
100
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
101
Gert Dockx
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
102
Sam Bennett
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
103
Jérémy Bescond
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
104
John Murphy
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Yohan Offredo
FDJ.fr
s.t.
106
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
+ 25'43
107
Hayden Roulston
Trek Factory Racing
+ 26'49
108
Kris Boeckmans
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
109
Ken Hanson
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
110
Bryan Nauleau
Team Europcar
s.t.
111
Nikolay Mihaylov
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
112
Cheng Ji
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
113
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ.fr
s.t.
114
Christophe Laborie
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
115
Andrea Piechele
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
116
Morgan Lamoisson
Team Europcar
s.t.
117
Dominic Klemme
IAM Cycling
s.t.
118
Piotr Gawroński
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
119
Michel Koch
Cannondale
s.t.
120
Adrian Honkisz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
121
Stig Broeckx
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
122
Bradley White
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
123
Grzegorz Stepniak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
General Classification
1
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
6h32'18
2
Leopold König
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 1'42
3
Bart de Clercq
Lotto Belisol
+ 1'49
4
Ivan Basso
Cannondale
+ 2'50
5
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 4'38
6
Michael Mørkøv
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 4'55
7
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
+ 5'13
8
Oliver Zaugg
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 5'51
9
Christian Schultze
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 6'06
10
Daniele Bennati
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 6'07
Spoiler
11
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
+ 6'13
12
Bartosz Huzarski
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 6'14
13
Tiago Machado
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 6'15
14
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
+ 6'23
15
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 6'25
16
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
s.t.
17
Maxime Monfort
Lotto Belisol
+ 6'31
18
Tim Wellens
Lotto Belisol
+ 6'38
19
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 6'56
20
Paul Voss
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 6'58
21
Anthony Roux
FDJ.fr
+ 7'02
22
Fabio Felline
Trek Factory Racing
+ 7'06
23
Eduardo Sepulveda
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 7'08
24
Brice Feillu
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
25
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 7'14
26
Alessandro de Marchi
Cannondale
+ 7'20
27
Eduard Beltran
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 7'23
28
Donato de Ieso
Bardiani CSF
+ 7'27
29
Bruno Pires
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 7'29
30
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ.fr
+ 7'31
31
Sérgio Paulinho
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 7'33
32
Simon Geschke
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 7'34
33
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani CSF
+ 7'45
34
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
+ 8'24
35
Ivan Rovny
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 8'31
36
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 8'36
37
Aleksejs Saramotins
IAM Cycling
+ 8'43
38
Jesse Sergent
Trek Factory Racing
+ 8'51
39
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ.fr
+ 8'54
40
Thierry Hupond
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
41
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 8'56
42
Patrick Schelling
IAM Cycling
+ 8'59
43
Marco Canola
Bardiani CSF
+ 9'01
44
Albert Timmer
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 9'03
45
Jérôme Pineau
IAM Cycling
+ 9'05
46
Branislau Samoilau
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 9'06
47
Cédric Pineau
FDJ.fr
s.t.
48
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani CSF
+ 9'07
49
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 9'09
50
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
51
Nicola Boem
Bardiani CSF
+ 9'17
52
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 9'36
53
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
+ 9'52
54
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 9'58
55
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
+ 10'44
56
Cristiano Salerno
Cannondale
+ 10'54
57
Florian Guillou
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 11'02
58
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 11'44
59
Iker Camaño
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 11'45
60
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 11'46
61
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 11'47
62
Hugo Houle
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 11'51
63
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 11'53
64
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 11'57
65
Murilo Fischer
FDJ.fr
+ 12'06
66
Antoine Duchesne
Team Europcar
+ 12'08
67
Cesare Benedetti
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 14'00
68
Koen de Kort
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 14'05
69
Alberto Bettiol
Cannondale
+ 14'15
70
Alex Dowsett
Movistar Team
+ 15'09
71
Matthias Brändle
IAM Cycling
+ 15'25
72
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale
+ 15'27
73
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 15'32
74
Sea Keong Loh
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 15'51
75
Nicola Ruffoni
Bardiani CSF
+ 17'32
76
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
+ 18'36
77
Laurent Pichon
FDJ.fr
+ 18'44
78
Yaroslav Popovych
Trek Factory Racing
+ 20'25
79
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 21'20
80
Fabio Silvestre
Trek Factory Racing
+ 21'29
81
Armindo Fonseca
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 21'42
82
Matthias Krizek
Cannondale
+ 23'27
83
Maciej Paterski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 24'11
84
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
+ 25'14
85
Jarosław Marycz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 25'19
86
Sam Bennett
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 25'20
87
Kiel Reijnen
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 25'23
88
Mathieu Sprick
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 25'26
89
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 25'28
90
Yauheni Hutarovich
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 25'32
91
Jacek Morajko
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 25'34
92
Vegard Stake Laengen
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 25'36
93
Sébastien Hinault
IAM Cycling
+ 25'37
94
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
95
Jean-Marc Marino
Cannondale
+ 25'42
96
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
+ 26'14
97
Jérémy Bescond
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 26'24
98
Yohan Offredo
FDJ.fr
+ 26'29
99
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 26'30
100
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
101
John Murphy
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Marco Coledan
Bardiani CSF
+ 26'40
103
Calvin Watson
Trek Factory Racing
+ 26'43
104
Gert Dockx
Lotto Belisol
+ 26'44
105
Vicente Reynès
IAM Cycling
+ 26'49
106
Luke Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 26'55
107
Grzegorz Stepniak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 28'05
108
Andrea Piechele
Bardiani CSF
+ 28'11
109
Christophe Laborie
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 28'20
110
Hayden Roulston
Trek Factory Racing
+ 28'21
111
Nikolay Mihaylov
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 28'23
112
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ.fr
s.t.
113
Michel Koch
Cannondale
+ 28'24
114
Stig Broeckx
Lotto Belisol
+ 28'30
115
Morgan Lamoisson
Team Europcar
+ 28'31
116
Ken Hanson
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 28'33
117
Dominic Klemme
IAM Cycling
+ 28'35
118
Bradley White
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
119
Kris Boeckmans
Lotto Belisol
+ 28'37
120
Cheng Ji
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 28'39
121
Bryan Nauleau
Team Europcar
s.t.
122
Piotr Gawroński
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 28'41
123
Adrian Honkisz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
Analysis
What an amazing day for me. After a successful attack with Leopold, I managed to hang on for a personal result and it's amazing to see it work out. Critérium International is not just any race, this counts. I believe this is the start of my international career. I finish 9th in the General Classification and on top of it all, I return home with the Young Jersey.
I'm extremely happy and I'm already looking forward to more of this riding!
Amazing riding from Christian, he must be pretty happy with that!
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant." [ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] Xero Racing
the_hoyle - Yeah, that result is a welcome one! Domestiques sometimes can get in trouble when they need a new contract because they're pretty invisible. They do a lot of work for the team but nobody sees that. This way at least Christian is getting noticed more than once
I think there won't be an update today, too busy a day. Tomorrow, maybe
I was shocked to realize this is the first time I've ever been to the Netherlands. Oh well, I'm here now, aren't I? The Volta Classic Limburg was next on the program!
Preview
Profile: The course is considered flat, but there is a lot of up-and-down along the way. A mass sprint finish is more than imaginable, though. We're here with Scott Thwaites to contend for the top 10.
Behind the Scenes: I haven't had much time to enjoy the Netherlands, but that would all change with today's race. This time, the DS has briefed me on my role days beforehand. If I could, another breakaway. I'm very happy to learn I'm building a name for myself. Christian Reinhard Schultze - breakaway specialist. Sounds good for now.
The Race
Not wanting to disappoint the management, I waited for the perfect time to breakaway. Today I felt how earlier how better, so I went as soon as the flag was down!
Me and the merry-band were in for a day of pain. The peloton gave us 6 minutes at the maximum. Smeyers, Helven and Gate were my companions for the next few hours.
The peloton reduced the gap quickly, though. We felt their breath as they turned on the heat.
For the honor, we fought to be the last remaining breakaway member. I won today's struggle and the peloton caught me going into the finale.
Rast and Offredo managed to avoid a mass sprint and contest for the victory of the day!
We didn't even get in the top 40 today.
Result
1
Grégory Rast
Trek Factory Racing
4h44'57
2
Yohan Offredo
FDJ.fr
s.t.
3
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 46
4
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
5
Bernhard Eisel
Team Sky
s.t.
6
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
7
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ.fr
s.t.
8
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
9
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
10
Borut Božic
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
(...)
58
Christian Schultze
Team NetApp - Endura
Spoiler
11
Yves Lampaert
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
12
Kenneth Vanbilsen
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
13
Wesley Kreder
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
14
Lieuwe Westra
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
15
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
16
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Moreno Hofland
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
18
Koen de Kort
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
19
Paul Martens
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
21
Bob Jungels
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
22
Yaroslav Popovych
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
23
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
24
Laurens de Vreese
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
25
Michał Golas
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Iljo Keisse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
s.t.
28
Maxime Méderel
Team Europcar
s.t.
29
Cheng Ji
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
30
Anthony Geslin
FDJ.fr
s.t.
31
Arnold Jeannesson
FDJ.fr
s.t.
32
Jarl Salomein
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
33
Johan Le Bon
FDJ.fr
s.t.
34
Floris Smeyers
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
35
Fabio Felline
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
36
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Team Sky
s.t.
37
Jempy Drucker
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
38
Vegard Breen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
39
Alessandro Vanotti
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
40
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
41
Sander Helven
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
42
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
43
Nathan Earle
Team Sky
s.t.
44
Danny Pate
Team Sky
s.t.
45
Stig Broeckx
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
46
Rob Ruijgh
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
+ 2'18
47
Scott Thwaites
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
48
Carlos Verona
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
49
Victor Campenaerts
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
50
Iker Camaño
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
51
Daniel Schorn
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
52
Zakkari Dempster
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
53
Michael Van Staeyen
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
54
Jan Denuwelaere
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
55
Jasper de Buyst
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
56
Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier
FDJ.fr
s.t.
57
Paul Voss
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
58
Christian Schultze
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 3'52
59
Aaron Gate
An Post - Chain Reaction
+ 4'43
60
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
61
Dylan van Baarle
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
62
Pieter Vanspeybrouck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
63
Ronan van Zandbeek
Cyclingteam De Rijke
s.t.
64
Nathan Haas
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
65
Tom Leezer
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Wout Poels
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Jos van Emden
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
69
Tim de Troyer
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
70
Julian Arredondo
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
71
Thomas Dekker
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
72
Maxime Monfort
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
73
Erick Rowsell
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
74
David Boucher
FDJ.fr
s.t.
75
Ike Groen
Cyclingteam De Rijke
s.t.
76
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
77
Markel Irizar
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
78
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
79
Danilo Napolitano
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
80
Michael Schwarzmann
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
81
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
82
Boris Vallée
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
83
Steele von Hoff
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
84
Sébastien Chavanel
FDJ.fr
s.t.
85
Dennis van Winden
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
86
Frederique Robert
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
87
Sven Vandousselaere
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
88
Coen Vermeltfoort
Cyclingteam De Rijke
s.t.
89
Jetse Bol
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
90
Mirko Selvaggi
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
91
Ivar Slik
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
92
Christopher Sutton
Team Sky
s.t.
93
Jonas Ahlstrand
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
94
Sean de Bie
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
95
Luke Rowe
Team Sky
s.t.
96
Geert van der Weijst
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
97
Joaquín Sobrino
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
98
Tom Dernies
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
99
Albert Timmer
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
100
Berden de Vries
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
101
Dennis Coenen
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
102
Joel Zangerle
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
103
Michel Kreder
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
104
George Preidler
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
105
Raymond Kreder
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
106
Natnael Berhane
Team Europcar
s.t.
107
Martijn Tusveld
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
108
Jonathan Dufrasne
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
109
Laurent Didier
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
110
Lasse Norman Hansen
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
111
Huub Duyn
Cyclingteam De Rijke
s.t.
112
Joey van Rhee
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
113
Steven Lammertink
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
114
Koen Bouwman
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
115
Maarten van Trijp
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
116
Giorgio Brambilla
Veranclassic - Doltcini
s.t.
117
Stan Godrie
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
118
Kevin Feiereisen
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
119
Ricardo van Dongen
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
120
Maxime Anciaux
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
121
Fabio Silvestre
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
122
Mikel Landa
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
123
Oscar Riesebeek
Metec - TKH
s.t.
124
Stef Krul
Metec - TKH
s.t.
125
Joseph Dombrowski
Team Sky
s.t.
126
Sjoerd Kouwenhoven
Cyclingteam De Rijke
s.t.
127
Laurent Evrard
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
128
Remco Te Brake
Metec - TKH
s.t.
129
Glenn O'Shea
An Post - Chain Reaction
s.t.
130
Nicolas Vereecken
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
131
Shane Archbold
An Post - Chain Reaction
s.t.
132
Timothy Stevens
Team 3M
s.t.
133
Olivier Pardini
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
134
Gilles Devillers
Veranclassic - Doltcini
s.t.
135
Graeme Brown
Belkin-Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
136
Ben King
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
137
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Team Europcar
s.t.
138
Jarno Gmelich
Metec - TKH
s.t.
139
Sébastien Delfosse
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
140
Wout van Aert
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
141
Gerry Druyts
Team 3M
s.t.
142
Sam Lennertz
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
143
Xabier Zandio
Team Sky
s.t.
144
Timo Roosen
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
145
Olivier Chevalier
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
146
Walt de Winter
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
147
Patrick van Leeuwen
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
148
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
149
Robert-Jon McCarthy
An Post - Chain Reaction
+ 8'16
150
Hamish Schreurs
Veranclassic - Doltcini
s.t.
151
Twan Brusselman
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
152
Michael Vingerling
Team 3M
s.t.
153
Emiel Vermeulen
Team 3M
s.t.
154
Sea Keong Loh
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
155
Tom Goovaerts
Veranclassic - Doltcini
s.t.
156
Sebastiaan Pot
Team 3M
s.t.
157
Michael Goolaerts
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
158
Kobus Hereijgers
Cyclingteam De Rijke
s.t.
159
Jens Adams
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
160
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
161
Lennard Hofstede
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
162
Piero Baffi
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
163
Tom Thill
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
164
Caleb Fairly
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
165
Joren Touquet
Vérandas Willems
+ 9'22
166
Damien Garcia
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
167
Kevin Verwaest
Veranclassic - Doltcini
s.t.
168
Joeri Adams
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
169
Dennis Bakker
Metec - TKH
s.t.
170
Jochem Hoekstra
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
171
Dennis Smit
Metec - TKH
s.t.
172
Stef van Zummeren
Team 3M
s.t.
173
Jens Schuermans
Team 3M
s.t.
174
Yu Takenouchi
Veranclassic - Doltcini
s.t.
175
Janis Dakteris
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
176
Robin Stenuit
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
177
Florent Mottet
Wallonie - Bruxelles
s.t.
178
Cameron Karwowski
Veranclassic - Doltcini
s.t.
179
Nicolas Mertz
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
180
Kurt Geysen
Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace
s.t.
181
Martijn Budding
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
182
Matthias Plarre
Leopard Development Team
s.t.
183
Corrado Lampa
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
184
Jack Wilson
An Post - Chain Reaction
s.t.
185
Louis Convens
Vérandas Willems
+ 12'41
186
Sascha Weber
Veranclassic - Doltcini
s.t.
187
Sven Fritsch
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
188
William Guzman
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
189
Sebastiano Frassetto
Team Differdange - Losch
+ 14'27
190
Dylan van Zijl
Team 3M
+ 15'42
191
Christian Helmig
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
192
Jelle Wolsink
Metec - TKH
+ 17'25
Analysis
To be honest, it's been a disappointing day for the team. We totally got caught behind when the finale began. Scott only managed to finish top 50, barely. We were hoping for a top 10 spot, you do the math...
At the end of the day, I'm happy I was able to show the team colors in the breakaway. Every day in the breakaway is a great one, for me!
Good luck and I expect Christian to become a superb rider 
Really hope you stick around and see Christian turn into a valuable rider!
Classic Sud Ardèche 
On that distance, 39 seconds is too much, though 
Volta Classic Limburg 
