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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 05-08-2015 16:24
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The second stage in Qatar was a team time - trial. Etixx were not able to repeat Dubai's feast and finished only 4th, which resulted in Mark Renshaw losing the leader's jersey.
Ian Stannard will be the new leader of the race as it was Sky who took home the bacon. It will be very hard for Sky to keep the take the overall win in the end as they didn't brought any real sprinter here.
Stage | 1 |  | Team Sky | 17'25 | | 2 |  | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 13 | | 3 |  | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 17 | | 4 |  | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 5 | | Team Katusha | + 35 |
General Classification | 1 | | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | 3h10'37 | | 2 |  | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Team Sky | s.t. | | 3 | | Vasil Kiryienka | Team Sky | s.t. | | 4 | | Peter Kennaugh | Team Sky | s.t. | | 5 | | Andrew Fenn | Team Sky | s.t. |
Spoiler Stage
| 1 | Team Sky | 17'25 | | 2 | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 13 | | 3 | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 17 | | 4 | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 5 | Team Katusha | + 35 | | 6 | FDJ | s.t. | | 7 | MTN-Qhubeka | + 40 | | 8 | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | + 42 | | 9 | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 10 | Bora - Argon 18 | + 47 | | 11 | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 12 | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 1'01 | | 13 | Drapac Professional Cycling | s.t. | | 14 | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | s.t. | | 15 | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | + 1'11 | | 16 | An Post - Chainreaction | s.t. | | 17 | Sky Dive Dubai Pro Cycling Team - Al Ahli Club | + 1'15 | | 18 | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | 3h10'37 | | 2 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Team Sky | s.t. | | 3 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team Sky | s.t. | | 4 | Peter Kennaugh | Team Sky | s.t. | | 5 | Andrew Fenn | Team Sky | s.t. | | 6 | Salvatore Puccio | Team Sky | s.t. | | 7 | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | s.t. | | 8 | Bradley Wiggins | Team Sky | s.t. | | 9 | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | + 8 | | 10 | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | + 12 | | 11 | Sérgio Paulinho | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 13 | | 12 | Matti Breschel | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 13 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 14 | Michael Valgren | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 15 | Sebastian Langeveld | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 18 | | 16 | Jack Bauer | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 17 | Moreno Moser | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 18 | Nathan Haas | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 19 | Rubén Zepuntke | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 20 | Lasse Norman Hansen | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. |
Points
| 1 | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | 25 | | 2 | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | 20 | | 3 | Tyler Farrar | MTN-Qhubeka | 16 |
U25
| 1 | Andrew Fenn | Team Sky | 3h10'37 | | 2 | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | + 0 | | 3 | Michael Valgren | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 13 |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 05-08-2015 16:48
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After the team time - trial, we are back to the regular flat stages filled with strong wind. Still, it was not enough to break the pack today, which means we are in for a mass sprint finish.
This was of course another opportunity for Etixx to show their strength as they controlled the pack going into the final kilometers.
Stybar leading the Etixx train, in front of Terpstra
But, the LottoNL train put up a very strong fight and it was impossible to get a big advantage over them. Still, as Boonen was leading the pack with 3 kilometers to go, Cavendish seemd to be in a slightly better position than Moreno Hofland.
Under the flamme rouge, both trains were caught by surprise by an amazing acceleration by Daniele Bennati. The old Italian dog still has it in him.
Despite a very strong finish from Hofland and Farrar, Bennati was able to hold on and grab the stage win. Cavendish missed out on the podium, finishing fourth, while Marcel Kittel, his biggest rival, was no where to be seen.
Stage | 1 |  | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | 2h45'47 | | 2 |  | Moreno Hofland | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 3 | | Tyler Farrar | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 4 | | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 5 |  | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. |
General Classification | 1 | | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | 5h56'24 | | 2 | | Andrew Fenn | Team Sky | s.t. | | 3 | | Vasil Kiryienka | Team Sky | s.t. | | 4 | | Salvatore Puccio | Team Sky | s.t. | | 5 | | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | s.t. |
Spoiler Stage
| 1 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | 2h45'47 | | 2 | Moreno Hofland | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 3 | Tyler Farrar | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 4 | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 5 | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 6 | Sep Vanmarcke | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 7 | Tom Boonen | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 8 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ | s.t. | | 9 | John Degenkolb | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 10 | Fabian Cancellara | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 11 | Marcel Kittel | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 12 | Anthony Roux | FDJ | s.t. | | 13 | Raymond Kreder | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | s.t. | | 14 | Danny Van Poppel | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 15 | Matthew Goss | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 16 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | s.t. | | 17 | Paul Martens | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 18 | Julian Arredondo | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 19 | Jasper Stuyven | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 20 | Kristian Sbaragli | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | 5h56'24 | | 2 | Andrew Fenn | Team Sky | s.t. | | 3 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team Sky | s.t. | | 4 | Salvatore Puccio | Team Sky | s.t. | | 5 | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | s.t. | | 6 | Peter Kennaugh | Team Sky | s.t. | | 7 | Bradley Wiggins | Team Sky | s.t. | | 8 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Team Sky | s.t. | | 9 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 3 | | 10 | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | + 8 | | 11 | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | + 12 | | 12 | Matti Breschel | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 13 | | 13 | Michael Valgren | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 14 | Sérgio Paulinho | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 15 | Tom Boonen | Etixx - Quick-step | + 18 | | 16 | Moreno Moser | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 17 | Sebastian Langeveld | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 18 | Zdenek Stybar | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 19 | Niki Terpstra | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 20 | Nathan Haas | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. |
Points
| 1 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | 39 | | 2 | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | 37 | | 3 | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | 34 |
U25
| 1 | Andrew Fenn | Team Sky | 5h56'24 | | 2 | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | + 0 | | 3 | Michael Valgren | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 13 |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 06-08-2015 13:48
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We are back in Qatar for yet another flat windy stage. Mark Cavendish will be looking to finally get his stage win, while his rival, Marcel Kittel will probably just be happy to get involved in the final sprint.
Just like in the first stage, the wind was very strong allowing the Etixx train led by Stybar to open up a gap to the rest of the pack. And this time no one else was able to take the wheel of Cavendish!
Stybar timed his effort to perfection
With no one there to put in danger Etixx' stage win, Mark Cavendish and Mark Renshaw were let to battle out for the stage win, one on one.
Following Renshaw's win from the opening stage, you'd think Cavendish would take this one, but Renshaw clearly had other plans.
Cavendish can't match Renshaw's speed
And it's another stage win for Renshaw and this time without any gifts from Cavendish. Renshaw's victory also puts him back into the leader's jersey, with the pack losing 46 seconds today. Also, it should be noted that less than 50 riders were in that pack.
Not celebrating seems to be Renshaw's way of celebrating
Stage | 1 | | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | 3h00'52 | | 2 | | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 3 |  | Zdenek Stybar | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 4 | | Tom Boonen | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 5 |  | Marcel Kittel | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 46 |
General Classification | 1 | | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | 8h57'14 | | 2 | | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | + 8 | | 3 | | Zdenek Stybar | Etixx - Quick-step | + 16 | | 4 | | Tom Boonen | Etixx - Quick-step | + 20 | | 5 | | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | + 48 |
Spoiler Stage
| 1 | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | 3h00'52 | | 2 | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 3 | Zdenek Stybar | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 4 | Tom Boonen | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 5 | Marcel Kittel | Team Giant-Alpecin | + 46 | | 6 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ | s.t. | | 7 | Matthew Goss | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 8 | Kristian Sbaragli | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 9 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 10 | Danny Van Poppel | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 11 | Tyler Farrar | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 12 | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | s.t. | | 13 | Fabian Cancellara | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 14 | Moreno Hofland | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 15 | Matti Breschel | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 16 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 17 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 18 | Sebastian Langeveld | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 19 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team Sky | s.t. | | 20 | Raymond Kreder | Team Roompot-Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | 8h57'14 | | 2 | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | + 8 | | 3 | Zdenek Stybar | Etixx - Quick-step | + 16 | | 4 | Tom Boonen | Etixx - Quick-step | + 20 | | 5 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | + 48 | | 6 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team Sky | s.t. | | 7 | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | s.t. | | 8 | Andrew Fenn | Team Sky | s.t. | | 9 | Bradley Wiggins | Team Sky | s.t. | | 10 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 51 | | 11 | Matti Breschel | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 1'01 | | 12 | Sebastian Langeveld | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 1'06 | | 13 | Moreno Moser | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 14 | Nathan Haas | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 15 | Lasse Norman Hansen | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 16 | Jack Bauer | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 17 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Etixx - Quick-step | + 1'12 | | 18 | Tyler Farrar | MTN-Qhubeka | + 1'20 | | 19 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ | + 1'23 | | 20 | Sven Erik Bystrøm | Team Katusha | s.t. |
Points
| 1 | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | 62 | | 2 | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | 54 | | 3 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | 39 |
U25
| 1 | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | 8h58'02 | | 2 | Andrew Fenn | Team Sky | + 0 | | 3 | Moreno Moser | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 18 |
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Posted on 06-08-2015 13:57
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Holy shit 
That's very impressive. Etixx has some great riders for an action like that, but still, taking 46 secs with 4 guys is huge!
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 06-08-2015 14:06
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you would think they wouldn't let that happen again after the first time 
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Posted on 06-08-2015 14:14
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It looked to me like the pack just stopped ridding when I got away.
The Etixx train seems OP most of the time here. And Tony Martin is not even riding!
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 06-08-2015 14:34
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Two stages left of the Tour of Qatar, meaning only two opportunities left for Mark Cavendish and Marcel Kittel to put their names on the winners list this year.
But it might not happen today either as with 5 kilometers to go the breakaway still had an important advantage left in front of the pack. It was at that point, when feeling that his fellow escapes were getting tired, Julien Simon decided to take the race on his own.
Julien Simon rides away from the other escapes
The pack managed to catch the remains of the breakaway group under the flamme rouge, but Julien Simon was still in front, looking very strong.
Etixx were not as strong today, with the two Mark fighting for positions
And Simon held on to his lead to grab the stage win. Behind him, Mark Cavendish got himself another second place, but now he is only two seconds behind Renshaw and the overall win.
Stage | 1 |  | Julien Simon | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | 2h59'18 | | 2 | | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 3 | | Giacomo Nizzolo | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 4 | | Marcel Kittel | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 5 | | John Degenkolb | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. |
General Classification | 1 | | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | 11h56'32 | | 2 | | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | + 2 | | 3 | | Zdenek Stybar | Etixx - Quick-step | + 16 | | 4 | | Tom Boonen | Etixx - Quick-step | + 20 | | 5 | | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | + 48 |
Spoiler Stage
| 1 | Julien Simon | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | 2h59'18 | | 2 | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 3 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 4 | Marcel Kittel | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 5 | John Degenkolb | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 6 | Tyler Farrar | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 7 | Moreno Hofland | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 8 | Danny Van Poppel | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 9 | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 10 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 11 | Jonas Ahlstrand | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 12 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 13 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ | s.t. | | 14 | Kristian Sbaragli | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 15 | Tom Boonen | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 16 | Matthew Goss | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 17 | Martin Kohler | Drapac Professional Cycling | s.t. | | 18 | Malcom Rudolph | Drapac Professional Cycling | s.t. | | 19 | Peter Kennaugh | Team Sky | s.t. | | 20 | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | 11h56'32 | | 2 | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | + 2 | | 3 | Zdenek Stybar | Etixx - Quick-step | + 16 | | 4 | Tom Boonen | Etixx - Quick-step | + 20 | | 5 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | + 48 | | 6 | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | s.t. | | 7 | Andrew Fenn | Team Sky | s.t. | | 8 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team Sky | s.t. | | 9 | Bradley Wiggins | Team Sky | s.t. | | 10 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 51 | | 11 | Matti Breschel | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 1'01 | | 12 | Sebastian Langeveld | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 1'06 | | 13 | Moreno Moser | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 14 | Nathan Haas | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 15 | Lasse Norman Hansen | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 16 | Jack Bauer | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 17 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Etixx - Quick-step | + 1'12 | | 18 | Tyler Farrar | MTN-Qhubeka | + 1'20 | | 19 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ | + 1'23 | | 20 | Anthony Roux | FDJ | s.t. |
Points
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | 74 | | 2 | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | 69 | | 3 | Tyler Farrar | MTN-Qhubeka | 47 |
U25
| 1 | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | 11h57'20 | | 2 | Andrew Fenn | Team Sky | + 0 | | 3 | Moreno Moser | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 18 |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 06-08-2015 15:52
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Last day in Qatar. The overall win seems to be in Etixx' pocket, but the question is which Mark will take it. Cavendish or Renshaw? Cavendish starts the day 2 seconds behind the Aussie rider.
Another fantastic day for the Etixx train with Boonen leading the pack with 3 kilometers to go. It wasn't all good news for Etixx though as the breakaway was yet to be caught!
Most of the breakaway riders were reeled in in the closing kilometers of the stage, but 3 riders still held on in front of the pack, with Bora's Jan Barta being the strongest to take the stage win.
Barta showing off his muscles
No bonus seconds for Cavendish today, which means that Mark Renshaw wins this year's Tour of Qatar! It's another impressive result for Etixx following the Dubai Tour, this time with only the first four places in the GC accounted by the team though.
Two stage wins and a huge overal victory for Mark Renshaw
Stage | 1 | | Jan Barta | Bora - Argon 18 | 2h05'43 | | 2 | | Salvatore Puccio | Team Sky | s.t. | | 3 | | Pavel Brutt | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 4 | | Marcel Kittel | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 5 | | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. |
General Classification | 1 | | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | 14h02'15 | | 2 | | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | + 2 | | 3 | | Zdenek Stybar | Etixx - Quick-step | + 16 | | 4 | | Tom Boonen | Etixx - Quick-step | + 20 | | 5 | | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | + 48 |
Spoiler Stage
| 1 | Jan Barta | Bora - Argon 18 | 2h05'43 | | 2 | Salvatore Puccio | Team Sky | s.t. | | 3 | Pavel Brutt | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 4 | Marcel Kittel | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 5 | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 6 | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 7 | Moreno Hofland | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 8 | John Degenkolb | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 9 | Martin Kohler | Drapac Professional Cycling | s.t. | | 10 | Bert-Jan Lindeman | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 11 | Francisco Mancebo | Sky Dive Dubai Pro Cycling Team - Al Ahli Club | s.t. | | 12 | Johann Van Zyl | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 13 | Tom Boonen | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 14 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ | s.t. | | 15 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 16 | Eugenio Alafaci | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 17 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 18 | Tom Veelers | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 19 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 20 | Mickaël Delage | FDJ | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | 14h02'15 | | 2 | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | + 2 | | 3 | Zdenek Stybar | Etixx - Quick-step | + 16 | | 4 | Tom Boonen | Etixx - Quick-step | + 20 | | 5 | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | + 48 | | 6 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | s.t. | | 7 | Andrew Fenn | Team Sky | s.t. | | 8 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team Sky | s.t. | | 9 | Bradley Wiggins | Team Sky | s.t. | | 10 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 51 | | 11 | Matti Breschel | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 1'01 | | 12 | Sebastian Langeveld | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 1'06 | | 13 | Moreno Moser | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 14 | Nathan Haas | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 15 | Lasse Norman Hansen | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 16 | Jack Bauer | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 17 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Etixx - Quick-step | + 1'12 | | 18 | Tyler Farrar | MTN-Qhubeka | + 1'20 | | 19 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ | + 1'23 | | 20 | Anthony Roux | FDJ | s.t. |
Points
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | 86 | | 2 | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | 79 | | 3 | Moreno Hofland | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | 52 |
U25
| 1 | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | 14h03'03 | | 2 | Andrew Fenn | Team Sky | + 0 | | 3 | Moreno Moser | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 18 |
Teams
| 1 | Etixx - Quick-step | 41h32'21 | | 2 | Team Sky | + 2'00 | | 3 | Team Cannondale - Garmin | + 2'18 |
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Posted on 06-08-2015 15:55
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and for good measure, Kittel beats Cavendish. he might be so pissed that he leaves the team immediatly 
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Posted on 06-08-2015 15:57
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Rumor has it Cavendish will renew only if Renshaw is gone
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Posted on 06-08-2015 19:09
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| Race |  Vuelta a Murcia | | Category | 1.1 | | Info | Once a stage race, the Vuelta a Murcia is now only a hilly one day race. Looking at the startlist for who could win this year's edition one name stands out more than any other - Alejandro Valverde. Kwiatkowski and Alaphilippe lead Etixx in an attempt to do the impossible - beat Valverde on home soil. | | Etixx | 11.  Michal Kwiatkowski | | 12. Julian Alaphilippe | | 13. David De La Cruz | | 14. Iljo Keisse | | 15. Pieter Serry | | 16. Petr Vakov | | 17.  Martin Velits | | 18. Carlos Verona |
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Posted on 06-08-2015 21:02
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Some fantastic racing! I'm loving the story 
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Stage 4 in Qatar is the kind of sprint train I would expect from an alexkr story, nice job!
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Posted on 07-08-2015 10:20
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Valverde and Barguil were feeling great on the longest climb of the day and they decided to attack the rest of the pack despite the big amount of kilometers still left to ride!
They put up a very strong fight on the downhill too, but the pack organized the chase very well behind them and brought them back just as we hit the last flat section of the race.
Valverde leading Barguil on the downhill
Even though no team was able to control the pack on the last climb, there was a very high pace and Valverde was struggling to keep up with the strongest guys in the pack. That early attack might have ruined his chances today!
Kwiatek and Alaphilippe well positioned for their final efforts
A lot of riders were empty on the final climb, but not Laurens Ten Dam as the Dutch rider put it a very strong acceleration with 1 kilometer to go, an acceleration that no one could match, despite the Etixx riders best efforts.
And Ten Dam claimed the victory, with Alaphilippe and Kwiatkowski leading the pack behind him to claim the second and third places on the podium.
Ten Dam doesn't win much, but when he does, he does it in style
Results | 1 | | Laurens Ten Dam | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | 4h17'43 | | 2 | | Julian Alaphilippe | Etixx - Quick-step | + 17 | | 3 | | Michał Kwiatkowski | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 4 | | Ivan Basso | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 5 | | Peter Kennaugh | Team Sky | s.t. |
Spoiler | 1 | Laurens Ten Dam | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | 4h17'43 | | 2 | Julian Alaphilippe | Etixx - Quick-step | + 17 | | 3 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 4 | Ivan Basso | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 5 | Peter Kennaugh | Team Sky | s.t. | | 6 | Sergey Chernetskiy | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 7 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 8 | Christian Knees | Team Sky | s.t. | | 9 | Robert Kiserlovski | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 10 | Dominik Nerz | Bora - Argon 18 | s.t. | | 11 | Luis Ángel Maté | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 12 | Daniel Navarro | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 13 | Gorka Izagirre | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 14 | José Herrada | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 15 | Tiago Machado | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 16 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team Sky | s.t. | | 17 | Franco Pellizotti | Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | s.t. | | 18 | Tim Wellens | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 19 | Mikel Nieve | Team Sky | s.t. | | 20 | Giampaolo Caruso | Team Katusha | s.t. |
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 07-08-2015 12:29
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would be his first victory since his Criterium International 2008 stage win
2nd and 3rd for the team is also nice
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 07-08-2015 13:43
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| Race | Clasica de Almeria | | Category | 1.1 | | Info | Despite a few climbs along the way, the race is made for sprinters. Still, not a lot of them have showed up for this year's edition with Sam Bennet probably being the fastest guy here. Navardaskas is also here and he will be looking for another success following his win in GP Marseillaise, while Trentin will be leading the Etixx set up. | | Etixx | 31. Matteo Trentin | | 32. Michal Golas | | 33. Iljo Keisse | | 34. Fabio Sabatini | | 35. Pieter Serry | | 36. Stijn Vandenbergh | | 37. Martin Velits | | 38. Carlos Verona |
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Posted on 07-08-2015 16:43
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One of the biggest favorites of today, Matteo Trentin wasn't feeling very well on the last climb of the day and he was dropped from the pack, while his team - mate, Michal Golas was setting up the pace!
Martin Velits was not able to bring Trentin back into contention
At the end of the last descent, 4 riders went clear of the pack: Sutherland, Eisel, Ligthart and Zaugg. With the final approaching the group split into two with Sutherland and Zaugg being caught by the pack, while Eisel and Ligthart were still in front with 5 kilometers to go.
Eisel sensed Ligthart weaknesses and attacked the Dutchman to take the race on his own. It proved to be a good move as Ligthart was caught by the pack soon after that.
Eisel digging deep with the flamme rouge in his sight
Eisel had no troubles riding alone in the last kilometers and he grabbed the victory, showing he still has some of those left in his tank. Behind him, Colbrelli won the sprint for second, while Sabatini finished the day as the best Etixx rider in 8th.
Yet another win for Team Sky
Results | 1 |  | Bernhard Eisel | Team Sky | 4h16'20 | | 2 | | Sonny Colbrelli | Bardiani CSF | + 32 | | 3 |  | Matti Breschel | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 4 | | Tom Van Asbroeck | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 5 |  | Daryl Impey | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. |
Spoiler | 1 | Bernhard Eisel | Team Sky | 4h16'20 | | 2 | Sonny Colbrelli | Bardiani CSF | + 32 | | 3 | Matti Breschel | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 4 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Team LottoNL - Jumbo | s.t. | | 5 | Daryl Impey | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | 6 | José Joaquín Rojas | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 7 | Sam Bennett | Bora - Argon 18 | s.t. | | 8 | Fabio Sabatini | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 9 | Koen De Kort | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 10 | Alexey Tsatevitch | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 11 | Mathew Hayman | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | 12 | Michael Mørkøv | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 13 | Kenny Dehaes | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 14 | Ramunas Navardauskas | Team Cannondale - Garmin | s.t. | | 15 | Francesco Gavazzi | Southeast | s.t. | | 16 | Pim Ligthart | Lotto Soudal | s.t. | | 17 | Daniele Ratto | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 18 | Leigh Howard | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | 19 | Andrew Fenn | Team Sky | s.t. | | 20 | Tiesj Benoot | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
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Posted on 09-08-2015 10:44
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| Race |  Tour of Oman | | Category | 2.HC | | Info | Some interesting names at the start of the Tour of Oman, but definitely the biggest attraction on the start list has to be Alberto Contador. Kristoff, Sagan, Degenkolb, Wiggins, Konig, Dan Martin and Fuglsang are a few other names to follow. Uran will start his season here, while Cavendish will be looking to take a few stage wins in the sprint. | | Etixx | 1. Mark Cavendish | | 2. Tom Boonen | | 3. Maxime Bouet | | 4. Nikolas Maes | | 5. Mark Renshaw | | 6. Zdenek Stybar | | 7. Niki Terpstra | | 8.  Rigoberto Uran |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 09-08-2015 11:14
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We go uphill in the first half of the race and then it's all downhill until the finish line. The climb is not too hard though and we should see a mass sprint at the finish.
And that was exactly what happened, with Stybar putting the Etixx train in the best position for the final sprint even though Giant were close by as they led John Degenkolb to the finish line.
Boonen took over from Stybar and even though he didn't gain any ground for the two Mark behind him, he managed to keep the lead of the pack, which meant it was job well done by him, once again.
It was Cavendish who messed up the sprint though as he timed badly his acceleration from Renshaw's wheel, allowing Coquard and Guardini, who were in his wheel under the flamme rouge to take a serious option for the stage win. Viviani and Degenkolb were also in the mix.
It was a very close finish, with Guardini taking the win by only just in front of Coquard. Viviani finished third, while Cavendish failed to get on the podium in fourth.
Guardini confusing Oman with Malaysia
Stage | 1 | | Andrea Guardini | Astana Pro Team | 3h16'58 | | 2 | | Bryan Coquard | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 3 | | Elia Viviani | Team Sky | s.t. | | 4 | | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 5 | | John Degenkolb | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. |
General Classification | 1 | | Andrea Guardini | Astana Pro Team | 3h16'48 | | 2 | | Bryan Coquard | Team Europcar | + 4 | | 3 | | Vincent Jérôme | Team Europcar | + 5 | | 4 | | Elia Viviani | Team Sky | + 6 | | 5 | | Anthony Delaplace | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. |
Spoiler Stage
| 1 | Andrea Guardini | Astana Pro Team | 3h16'58 | | 2 | Bryan Coquard | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 3 | Elia Viviani | Team Sky | s.t. | | 4 | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 5 | John Degenkolb | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 6 | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 7 | Gerald Ciolek | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 8 | Alexander Kristoff | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 9 | Koen De Kort | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 10 | Luca Paolini | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 11 | Tom Boonen | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 12 | Peter Sagan | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 13 | Daniel Oss | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 14 | Matti Breschel | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 15 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 16 | Zdenek Stybar | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 17 | Simon Geschke | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 18 | Bernhard Eisel | Team Sky | s.t. | | 19 | Dominik Nerz | Bora - Argon 18 | s.t. | | 20 | Niki Terpstra | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Andrea Guardini | Astana Pro Team | 3h16'48 | | 2 | Bryan Coquard | Team Europcar | + 4 | | 3 | Vincent Jérôme | Team Europcar | + 5 | | 4 | Elia Viviani | Team Sky | + 6 | | 5 | Anthony Delaplace | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 6 | Edward Diaz | Colombia | + 7 | | 7 | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick-step | + 10 | | 8 | John Degenkolb | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 9 | Mark Renshaw | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 10 | Gerald Ciolek | MTN-Qhubeka | s.t. | | 11 | Alexander Kristoff | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 12 | Koen De Kort | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. | | 13 | Luca Paolini | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 14 | Tom Boonen | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 15 | Peter Sagan | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 16 | Daniel Oss | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 17 | Matti Breschel | Tinkoff-Saxo | s.t. | | 18 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 19 | Zdenek Stybar | Etixx - Quick-step | s.t. | | 20 | Simon Geschke | Team Giant-Alpecin | s.t. |
Points
| 1 | Andrea Guardini | Astana Pro Team | 25 | | 2 | Bryan Coquard | Team Europcar | 20 | | 3 | Elia Viviani | Team Sky | 16 |
KoM
| 1 | Anthony Delaplace | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | 5 | | 2 | Vincent Jérôme | Team Europcar | 3 | | 3 | Edward Diaz | Colombia | 1 |
U25
| 1 | Bryan Coquard | Team Europcar | 3h16'52 | | 2 | Edward Diaz | Colombia | + 3 | | 3 | Peter Sagan | Tinkoff-Saxo | + 6 |
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| Race |  Volta ao Algarve | | Category | 2.1 | | Info | The local fans are going to be delighted with the participation of the World Champion, Rui Costa. The Portuguese rider isn't the biggest name on the startlist though as Chris Froome has chosen this race to be his season opener. Andre Greipel is also back to racing. Given the time - trial from stage 3, Tony Martin is also one of the big favorites to take the overall win. | | Etixx | 1. Tony Martin | | 2. Gianluca Brambilla | | 3. David De La Cruz | | 4. Yves Lampaert | | 5. Gianni Meersman | | 6. Fabio Sabatini | | 7. Matteo Trentin | | 8. Stijn Vandenbergh |
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