Our goal was to end 3rd here, but beforehand we already knew that that would be very difficult. With Baumann (72 SP) being our best sprinter a top 10 spot would be more realistic. Early on there is quite a big break with Campbell in there for Livestrong
The break of today with Cody Campbell somewhat in the back
Bourgas plays it smart, they send a 2nd rider who then decides to go solo with 25 kms to go
Cauquil goes solo with 25 kms to go and a 3 minute gap
But with eight kilometres to go the Frenchman is caught, in the sprint Baumann decides to follow the big ISD train while Phinney follows a different sprint train.
The ISD train crashes and Baumann's chances are gone!
Baumann manages to avoid crashing but does loses speed, in the other train Phinney simply lacks the sprinters legs to keep up. In the end it's Team Type 1 who sneak away with the win here, it isnt teamleader Anthony who wins but his Slovenian companion Ilesic!
Ilesic wins in front of Dyudya and Anthony!
Result:
01. Aldo Ino Ilesic Team Type 1 2h05'11
02. Volodymyr Dyudya ISD s.t.
03. Jesse Anthony Team Type 1 s.t.
04. Stefan Hristov Cycling Club Bourgas s.t.
05. Stephen Gallagher An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
06. Frank Pipp Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
07. Zak Dempster Cycling Club Bourgas s.t.
08. Shane Kline Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t. 09. Taylor Phinney Trek Livestrong s.t.
10. Igor Abakoumov ISD s.t.
11 Ryan Baumann Trek Livestrong s.t.
12 Tyler Wren Colavita / Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light s.t.
13 Ken Hanson Team Type 1 s.t.
14 Kirk O'Bee Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
15 Dimitri Krivtsov ISD s.t.
16 Ian Bibby Team Halfords s.t.
17 Ricardo Escuela Team Type 1 s.t.
18 Guido Palma Colavita / Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light s.t.
19 Tim Reinhart Colavita / Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light s.t.
20 Vladimir Koev Cycling Club Bourgas s.t.
21 Bartosz Huzarski ISD s.t.
22 Ole Haavardsholm Joker Bianchi s.t.
23 Morgan Schmitt Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
24 Cheyne Hoag Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
25 Nigel Kelly An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
26 David Veilleux Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
27 Scott Zwizanski Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
28 Andrew Bajadali Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
29 Luca Damiani Colavita / Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light s.t.
30 Luis Alberto Romero Colavita / Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light s.t.
31 Ian Stannard ISD s.t.
32 Darren Lill Team Type 1 s.t.
33 Svein Erik Vold Joker Bianchi s.t.
34 Michael Friedman Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
35 Aaron Olson Colavita / Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light s.t.
36 Paidi O'Brien An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
37 Ian MacGregor Team Type 1 s.t.
38 Tom Zirbel Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
39 Cody O'Reilly Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
40 Daniel Vaillancourt Colavita / Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light s.t.
41 Dale Appleby Candi TV - Pinarello RT s.t.
42 Fabio Calabria Team Type 1 s.t.
43 Reid Mumford Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t. 44 Cody Campbell Trek Livestrong s.t.
45 Sheldon Deeny Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
46 Burke Swindlehurst Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
47 Alessandro Proni ISD s.t.
48 Giovanni Visconti ISD s.t.
49 Evgeni Panayotov Cycling Club Bourgas s.t.
50 Leonardo Scarselli ISD s.t.
Dwight K. Schrute: 'I'm not a hero. Im just a mere defender of the office. You know who is a hero? Hiro from Heroes. That's a hero. And Bono'.
Also in this American classic the sponsors expect us to get something done, however yet again it would be one hell of a task to do well here. Early on we have a sole attacker who tries to get it done on his own
Team Type 1 rider Calabria goes solo
However this attempt from the Aussie would go nowhere, In the sprint Phinney has to get Baumann, but he fails to do this and since the sprint is total chaos both youngsters end up way in the back. Up front Katusha comes up with an impressive train and their leader Mikhailov does what he is expected to do
Mikhailov wins the Lehigh Valley classic in front of Farrar!
Result:
01. Guennadi Mikhailov Team Katusha 2h56'59
02. Tyler Farrar Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
03. Aldo Ino Ilesic Team Type 1 s.t.
04. Dean Downing Rapha Condor s.t.
05. Jimmy Casper Besson Chaussures - Sojasun s.t.
06. Chris Newton Rapha Condor s.t.
07. Greg Henderson Team Columbia - High Road s.t.
08. Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
09. Ricardo Escuela Team Type 1 s.t.
10. Jesse Anthony Team Type 1 s.t.
It's a busy month for us, after dissapointing results at the Lehigh Valley classic and the CSC Invitational race we want to achieve a good result here today at the Reading Classic with Phinney and Baumann being our leaders. Bjorn Selander is the one who went into the break for us today, a group of 11 would be formed.
Mumford and Selander leading the break of 11
With 25 kms to go the gap is still over 3 minutes! And so the riders are starting to get nervous, several riders attack but there is only one rider who gets away, ironically its the rider who didnt cooperate at all troughout the race.
Ian Stannard didn't do any relays, but he does attack!
The remaining riders work hard to get him back but they simply don't have the power to do so, after the last climb only Henderson, Mumford and Selander are left over and later on they are joined by Suarez, Ramirez and Danielson who got away from the pack.
Suarez leads the chasers as they try to get Stannard back
But even with Suarez, Ramirez and Danielson helping they dont get him back, and so Stannard wins. Selander does a great job and still ends 7th while Baumann and Phinney end 9th and 10th.
Ian Stannard takes an impressive win!
Result:
01. Ian Stannard ISD 3h34'16
02. Alejandro Ramirez Colombia es Pasion Coldeportes + 28
03. Tom Danielson Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
04. Reid Mumford Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
05. Greg Henderson Team Columbia - High Road s.t.
06. Camillo Suárez Colombia es Pasion Coldeportes s.t. 07. Bjorn Selander Trek Livestrong s.t.
08. Sheldon Deeny Bissell Pro Cycling s.t. 09. Ryan Baumann Trek Livestrong s.t.
10. Taylor Phinney Trek Livestrong s.t.
11 Aldo Ino Ilesic Team Type 1 s.t.
12 Mark Renshaw Team Columbia - High Road s.t.
13 Frantisek Rabon Team Columbia - High Road s.t.
14 Freddy Cruz Rock Racing s.t.
15 Jonathon Clarke Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
16 Tim Farnham Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
17 Alexander Boyd Rock Racing s.t.
18 Andrew Bajadali Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
19 Jose Enrique Gutierrez Cataluña Rock Racing s.t.
20 Ryder Hesjedal Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
21 Francisco Mancebo Rock Racing + 1'50
22 Andriy Grivko ISD s.t.
23 David Veilleux Kelly Benefit Strategies + 2'25
24 William Frischkorn Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
25 Tyler Farrar Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
26 Scott Zwizanski Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
27 David Millar Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
28 Kirk O'Bee Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
29 Marco Pinotti Team Columbia - High Road s.t.
30 Michael Friedman Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
31 Cameron Meyer Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
32 Ricardo Escuela Team Type 1 s.t.
33 Jesse Anthony Team Type 1 s.t.
34 Óscar Sevilla Rock Racing s.t.
35 Jacob Erker Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
36 Oscar Gatto ISD s.t.
37 Justin Williams Rock Racing s.t.
38 Morris Possoni Team Columbia - High Road s.t.
39 Fabio Gordillo Colombia es Pasion Coldeportes s.t.
40 Camilo Moyano Colombia es Pasion Coldeportes s.t.
41 Jason Donald Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
42 Graham Howard Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
43 Volodymyr Dyudya ISD s.t.
44 Burke Swindlehurst Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
45 Igor Abakoumov ISD s.t.
46 Fabio Calabria Team Type 1 s.t.
47 Sergio Hernandez Rock Racing s.t.
48 Dmytro Grabovskyy ISD s.t.
49 Jarlinson Pantano Colombia es Pasion Coldeportes s.t.
50 Tyler Hamilton Rock Racing s.t.
Dwight K. Schrute: 'I'm not a hero. Im just a mere defender of the office. You know who is a hero? Hiro from Heroes. That's a hero. And Bono'.
The Philadelphia International championship is an important race, we failed fullfilling our first 2 goals, doing well in the CSC Invitational and the Lehigh Classic. Now the sponsors want us to end in the top 10 here in this 1.HC Race, a difficult, but not an impossible task, we try to play the breakaway card and so we send Baumann into the break.
The break of the day, with Baumann and Kristensen up front
The gap grows, 8 minutes, 9, 10, 11....12!! But then it decreases, and suddenly with 60 kms to go it increases to 10 minutes again! It looks like the break could actually make it! And with 20 kilometres to go and a 4.30 minute gap it makes riders nervous. A Japanese riders gets away
Mashushito Nakakura on his way to winning this race?!?
But then, while some of the chasers are closing in and are now only 1 minute behind, Nakakura is caught. Baumann is the 2nd best sprinter after Borrajo but the youngster is tired after 245 kms of riding in the break. And so it seems to come down to who is not the less wasted of all riders.
It's down to Nakakura, Kristensen, Borrajo, Baumann, Bryce and Bergseth
So who has still got some energy left?
It seems to be Borrajo, the best sprinter in the group easily gets away!
Meanwhile the others all desperately try to follow the Argentinian, but they don't even get close, Baumann just manages to end 4th and is wasted...but atleast we completed an objective!
Borrajo is the surprising, but deserved winner of the Philly International Classic!
11 Adam Semple Team AIS s.t.
12 Ryder Hesjedal Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
13 Niklas Axelsson Team Corratec s.t.
14 Andrew Bajadali Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
15 Mikkel Lund Team Energi Fyn s.t.
16 Manuel Medina Gobernación del Zulia s.t.
17 Marek Konwa Team Corratec s.t.
18 Fabio Calabria Team Type 1 s.t.
19 Jay Thompson MTN Cycling s.t.
20 Jeroen Janssen Plowman Craven - Madison s.t.
21 Alex Candelario Kelly Benefit Strategies + 2'43
22 Miyataka Shimizu EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design + 3'07
23 Shinichi Fukushima EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design s.t.
24 Gregor Gazvoda EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design s.t.
25 Morris Possoni Team Columbia - High Road s.t.
26 Marco Pinotti Team Columbia - High Road s.t.
27 Lucas Haedo Colavita / Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light + 4'03
28 Matt Rice Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
29 Kirk O'Bee Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
30 Juan Van Heerden MTN Cycling s.t.
31 Ed Clancy Team Halfords s.t.
32 Christoff Van Heerden MTN Cycling s.t.
33 Andrew Tennant Team Halfords s.t.
34 Phil Southerland Team Type 1 s.t.
35 Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
36 Matt Crane Jelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.
37 Tom Zirbel Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
38 Cameron Meyer Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
39 Frank Pipp Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
40 Shinri Suzuki Shimano Racing Team s.t.
41 AnÃbal Borrajo Colavita / Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light s.t.
42 Tyler Farrar Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
43 Leigh Howard Team AIS s.t.
44 Jack Bobridge Team AIS s.t.
45 Darren Lill Team Type 1 s.t.
46 Yoshinori Iino Shimano Racing Team s.t.
47 Dan Bowman Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
48 Jef Peeters An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
49 Martin Lollesgaard Team Energi Fyn s.t.
50 Kenny Lisabeth An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
Dwight K. Schrute: 'I'm not a hero. Im just a mere defender of the office. You know who is a hero? Hiro from Heroes. That's a hero. And Bono'.
Squad: Phinney, East, Bewley, Sergent, Selander, King
The Tour of Beauce is a small Canadian stage race in which Phinney will be our sole leader. This first stage is already quite a difficult one in which Phinney could do well if his legs are feeling well. Early on we have a break of 6 with no Livestrong riders in it.
Wamsley and Van Ulden leading the break of 6
The pack comes in action too late, and so when the break starts the final climb they still hold a 2 minute lead. There the break shatters and 2 are left over at the front.
It's down to Borisov and the Dane Kreutzfeldt!
In the pack it's also time for action, Kobzarenko is the first fav to attack and Phinney decides to counter and go after them
Phinney attacking and going after the others
Phinney joins the group of favourites, but he is feeling amazing today and decides to attack yet again on a flat part of the final kms
There goes Phinney yet again!
Up front Borisov has been left behind by Kreutzfeldt, can Phinney still make a miracle happen and take a dramatic win?
Phinney is going fast and has the leaders in his sight!
He catches Borisov but...
He is too late to catch Kreutzfeldt...
Result:
01. Daniel Kreutzfeldt Team Capinordic 4h22'45 02. Taylor Phinney Trek Livestrong + 27
03. Vladislav Borisov Amore & Vita - McDonald's s.t.
04. Miha Svab Adria Mobil s.t.
05. Valery Kobzarenko Team Type 1 s.t.
06. Lucas Persson Team Capinordic s.t.
07. Christian Müller Amore & Vita - McDonald's s.t.
08. Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team s.t.
09. Floyd Landis OUCH presented by Maxxis s.t.
10. Mark O'Brien Drapac Porsche Cycling s.t.
Stage 2/7:
After yesterday's hectic stage its time for an easy stage, there arent any breakaways today and so we get a sprint. Phinney is our best sprinter but since he lacks the power he has to be in an excellent position if he wants to do well!
Phinney is positioned just fine, up front he sits in the wheel of Damiani!
And for a moment it seems as if Taylor Phinney may pull of a stunt, if it weren't for the Canadian Andrew Pinfold.
Andrew Pinfold beats Phinney and takes the win!
Result:
01. Andrew Pinfold OUCH presented by Maxxis 3h45'45 02. Taylor Phinney Trek Livestrong s.t.
03. Alex Candelario Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
04. Frank Pipp Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
05. Yuri Metlushenko Amore & Vita - McDonald's s.t.
06. Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team s.t.
07. Aldo Ino Ilesic Team Type 1 s.t.
08. Tomasz Kiendyś CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
09. Aleksejs Saramotins Team Designa Køkken s.t.
10. Daniel Kreutzfeldt Team Capinordic s.t.
01. Daniel Kreutzfeldt Team Capinordic 8h08'10 02. Taylor Phinney Trek Livestrong + 23
03. Bernard Van Ulden Jelly Belly Cycling Team + 37
01. Taylor Phinney Trek Livestrong 40
01. Daniel Kreutzfeldt Team Capinordic 26
Dwight K. Schrute: 'I'm not a hero. Im just a mere defender of the office. You know who is a hero? Hiro from Heroes. That's a hero. And Bono'.
Squad: Phinney, East, Bewley, Sergent, Selander, King
Today is the stage which will likely decide the final outcome of this race, early on many riders try to get away. But eventually with half of the race to go Tom Zirbel is given the ok and builds up a nice lead.
Tom Zirbel still holds a nice lead when he starts the final climb!
Behind Zirbel a group of favourites is formed, with 5 kilometres to go the situation looks like this
Zirbel still up front but the gap is decreasing!
In the back, Phinney is having difficulties to keep up with the likes of Landis, Sevilla and Kobzarenko.
Phinney, Persson and Sinkewitz are not looking good
And while Zirbel is still up front, it's Landis who wants to go after him himself
Landis attacks, Sevilla and Kobzarenko respond!
Kobzarenko however, has met the man with the hammer and so it's down to Sevilla and Landis who are going after Zirbel. With the finishline in sight Zirbel looks to make it but there come Sevilla and Landis!
Will Tom Zirbel make it or will Sevilla and/or Landis catch him?
Zirbel looks behind and gives it everything he's got, is it enough?
No! Sevilla takes a dramatic win in front of Zirbel and Landis!
Result:
01. Óscar Sevilla Rock Racing 3h52'20
02. Tom Zirbel Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
03. Floyd Landis OUCH presented by Maxxis s.t.
04. Valery Kobzarenko Team Type 1 + 43
05. Miha Svab Adria Mobil s.t.
06. Andrew Bajadali Kelly Benefit Strategies + 1'10
07. Anthony Colby Colavita / Sutter Home + 1'26
08. Tomasz Kiendyś CCC Polsat Polkowice + 1'46
09. Jacob Erker Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
10. Lucas Persson Team Capinordic s.t.
16. Taylor Phinney Trek Livestrong +2'24
01. Floyd Landis OUCH presented by Maxxis 12h01'09
02. Miha Svab Adria Mobil + 51
03. Valery Kobzarenko Team Type 1 s.t.
09. Taylor Phinney Trek Livestrong + 2'02
01. Taylor Phinney Trek Livestrong 46
01. Daniel Kreutzfeldt Team Capinordic 26
Dwight K. Schrute: 'I'm not a hero. Im just a mere defender of the office. You know who is a hero? Hiro from Heroes. That's a hero. And Bono'.
With the others in Canada, the 5 remaining riders had been send to Wales and in this Abergavenny criterium our hopes were set on Baumann. The break was already caught with 20 kms to go and the attacks in the final kilometres didn't go anywhere. In the sprint Baumann couldn't surrpise but still did well ending 8th. Up front Bodrogi was looking to surprise but in the end he was caught by one of the sprinters present...
And it's Oscar Gatto who wins the sprint in Abergavenny!
Result:
01. Oscar Gatto ISD 1h01'29
02. Laszló Bodrogi Team Katusha s.t.
03. Paidi O'Brien An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
04. Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
05. Jef Peeters An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
06. Antonio Colom Team Katusha s.t.
07. Jarlinson Pantano Colombia es Pasion Coldeportes s.t. 08. Ryan Baumann Trek Livestrong s.t.
09. Stephen Gallagher An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
10. Ian Stannard ISD s.t.
Up next, the results from the timetrial in the Tour de Beauce and the 5th stage.
Dwight K. Schrute: 'I'm not a hero. Im just a mere defender of the office. You know who is a hero? Hiro from Heroes. That's a hero. And Bono'.
Squad: Phinney, East, Bewley, Sergent, Selander, King
The timetrial which could shake some things up in the GC. Phinney did a fine job ending 8th, 24 seconds slower than Floyd Landis who strengthened his lead. Phinney moves up to the 5th place and is now 2,26 behind Landis while he is only less than a minute behind the numbers 2, 3 and 4. (Svab, Kobzarenko and Zirbel)
Result:
01. Floyd Landis OUCH presented by Maxxis 27'21
02. Jose Enrique Gutierrez Cataluña Rock Racing + 17
03. Tom Zirbel Bissell Pro Cycling + 22
04. Lukasz Bodnar CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
06. Casper Jørgensen Team Capinordic s.t.
07. Christian Müller Amore & Vita - McDonald's + 23 08. Taylor Phinney Trek Livestrong + 24
09. Daniel Kreutzfeldt Team Capinordic s.t.
10. Mads Christensen Team Designa Køkken + 30
Stage 5/7:
A very short stage in which it seemed impossible for Phinney to gain time on the guys above him in the GC. But even though it seems to come down to a bunchpsprint something happens which shakes up the GC.
Number 4 in the GC, Tom Zirbel, goes down hard!
But there are more victims, one rider even abandons!
It's the number 3 in the GC, Valery Kobzarenko who abandons!
And since Phinney is able to stay on his bike he rises up to the 3rd spot in the GC, up front the sprint is the American Alex Candelario.
Alex Candelario wins the sprint in Saint Georges!
Result:
01. Alex Candelario Kelly Benefit Strategies 1h10'03
02. Frank Pipp Bissell Pro Cycling s.t.
03. Andrew Pinfold OUCH presented by Maxxis s.t. 04. Taylor Phinney Trek Livestrong s.t.
05. AnÃbal Borrajo Colavita / Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light s.t.
06. Tomasz Kiendys CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
07. Kim Nielsen Team Designa Køkken s.t.
08. Yuri Metlushenko Amore & Vita - McDonald's s.t.
09. Krzysztof Jezowski CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
10. Aleksejs Saramotins Team Designa Køkken s.t.
01. Floyd Landis OUCH presented by Maxxis 13h38'33
02. Miha Svab Adria Mobil + 1'30 03. Taylor Phinney Trek Livestrong + 2'26
04. Óscar Sevilla Rock Racing + 2'27
05. Lucas Persson Team Capinordic + 2'37
01. Taylor Phinney Trek Livestrong 69
01. Daniel Kreutzfeldt Team Capinordic 26
Dwight K. Schrute: 'I'm not a hero. Im just a mere defender of the office. You know who is a hero? Hiro from Heroes. That's a hero. And Bono'.
