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| Michal4444 |
Posted on 06-05-2009 05:43
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Personnaly, I take a quiet january month and three big month in line: February, March and April.
I agree with you that this method is very good and I played it many times before.
However - I´m trying to write story from position of relatively inexperienced guy who was thrown into the river.  And because he survived, everything will return to normal where he will go only to some races - Don´t expect all Pro Tour races in March. I will go to some races but propably not all these major ones. I have my own methods how to simulate random (more exactly propability). (dices strikes back!)
Major classics and Tours I would like to participate - Paris-Nice, all april classics, Romandie, Dauphine, TdF, San Sebastian, Pologne, Eneco and Vuelta - it is extremely unrealistic to make it to all so I will use random and see what races I will be chosen. I want this story to be somehow different and still on the move to be readable. |
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Posted on 06-05-2009 06:27
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20th of January
So we are here finally. Sunny and beautiful Australia. Because Tom isn´t fit to be main sprinter here I decided to take young Theo Bos as our main sprinter in place of him
So Rabobank line-up will be:
Leader : Sebastian Langeveld
Sprinter: Theo Bos
Lead-out: Graeme Brown
Lieutenant: Nick Nuyens
Team mates:
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Posted on 06-05-2009 15:06
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Tour down Under 2010
past winners
* 1999: Stuart O'Grady Australia, Credit Agricole
* 2000: Gilles Maignan France, Ag2r Prévoyance
* 2001: Stuart O'Grady Australia, Credit Agricole
* 2002: Michael Rogers Australia, Australian Institute of Sport
* 2003: Mikel Astarloza Spain, Ag2r
* 2004: Patrick Jonker Australia, UniSA
* 2005: Luis León Sánchez Spain, Liberty Seguros Team
* 2006 Simon Gerrans Australia, Ag2r
* 2007: Martin Elmiger Switzerland, Ag2r
* 2008: Andre Greipel Germany, High Road
* 2009: Yuri Trofimov Russia, Bbox Bouygues Telecom
last year detailed standings
Best Rabobank rider last year - Freire - 4th overall
So Tour down Under is here. Langeveld is in really good form after his win in Amissa so we hoped at least in podium overall. But when I saw other participants I didn´t believe my own eyes - Boonen? Pozzato? Hagen? - Ufff. It will be hard.
startlist 2010
Quick·Step
1. T.Boonen
2. V.Agnoli
3. D.Devenyns
4. M.Tosatto
5. K.Van Impe
6. M.Velo
7. W.Weylandt
8. M.Wynants
Katusha
11. F.Pozzato
12. P.Brutt
13. B.Eisel
14. T.Hushovd
15. T.Kritskiy
16. J.Marycz
17. T.Vaitkus
18. M.Vantomme
Team Columbia
21. E.Boasson Hagen
22. M.Cavendish
23. M.Gavazzi
24. A.Hansen
25. G.Hincapie
26. M.Monfort
27. M.Renshaw
28. P.Sinkewitz
Caisse d'Epargne
31. J.Gutiérrez
32. A.Coyot
33. M.Drujon
34. J.Gomis
35. A.Jeanneson
36. M.Perget
37. M.Pérez
38. J.Rojas
Lampre
41. M.Breschel
42. A.Ballan
43. K.De Haes
44. D.Klemme
45. Man.Mori
46. F.Polazzi
47. E.Rizza
48. M.Santambrogio
Astana
51. A.Shchebelin
52. M.Fothen
53. R.Kireyev
54. B.Kupeshov
55. L.Leipheimer
56. A.Mizourov
57. D.Muravyev
58. M.Schär
AG2R
61. N.Roche
62. A.Clerc
63. E.Girardi
64. T.Kangert
65. C.Pineau
66. S.Poulhiès
67. J.Pronk
68. N.Rousseau
Silence - Lotto
71. J.Van Summeren
72. B.Dockx
73. J.Ghyselinck
74. L.Hoste
75. S.Lang
76. Max.Richeze
77. G.Van Avermaet
78. J.Van den Broeck
Garmin - Slipstream
81. J.RodrÃguez
82. J.Dean
83. W.Frischkorn
84. T.Lowe
85. C.Meyer
86. C.Sutton
87. R.Van der Velde
88. D.Zabriskie
Rabobank
91. J.Posthuma
92. T.Bos
93. G.Brown
94. R.Joachim
95. S.Langeveld
96. N.Nuyens
97. D.Van Winden
Fuji - Servetto
101. R.Serrano
102. G.Bravo
103. E.Capelli
104. H.Clarke
105. J.Del Nero
106. V.Iglinskiy
107. D.Viganò
108. W.Walker
Euskaltel
111. I.Landaluze
112. J.AramendÃa
113. V.Celis
114. M.Irizar
115. A.Lafuente
116. E.MartÃnez
117. P.Urtasun
118. S.Vanthourenhout
Team Milram
121. G.Ciolek
122. L.Barla
123. T.Fothen
124. V.Gomes
125. D.Napolitano
126. L.Pagliarini
127. B.Schröder
128. P.Voss
LPR Brakes
131. G.Bosisio
132. R.Ferrari
133. O.Melehs
134. M.Montaguti
135. F.Negri
136. A.Ongarato
137. A.Petacchi
138. D.Pietropolli
Liquigas
141. A.Davis
142. A.Bertuola
143. M.Bodnar
144. G.Coletta
145. J.Guarnieri
146. D.Oss
147. M.Quinziato
148. F.Sabatini
Française des Jeux
151. S.Casar
152. Seb.Chavanel
153. M.Chérel
154. S.De Wilde
155. T.Gudsell
156. G.Levarlet
157. G.Meersman
158. J.Veikkanen
Saxo Bank
161. C.Zaballa
162. J.Bellis
163. J.Landström
164. S.O'Grady
165. A.Rasmussen
166. R.Sentjens
167. Y.Sobal
168. J.Voigt
Cervélo
171. R.Feillu
172. S.Gerrans
173. R.Hammond
174. E.King
175. B.Lancaster
176. T.Miyazawa
177. G.Rasch
178. D.Rollin
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Posted on 06-05-2009 16:30
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Tour down Under - 1st stage - 20 of January
After I saw profil of the race I knew that I will have to wait until sprint finish and hope for Brown perfect lead out and Theo big acceleration in last few hundreds meters....
But for start I decided to do something nice for my Young gun René and send him to break - to carry mountain jersey in first Pro tour race in lafe isn´t is it?
But FdJ wants this jersey too and cherel is coming extremely fast
Joachim made it only just , he secured next day mountain jersey
After securing our points we decided to slow down and return to pack. Cherel continues and soon small breakaway is around him
But they couldn´t make it. Too many sprinters here boys
Pozzato and Boonen - 2 main favourites
Brown is in train just behind Davis. On the right is Boonen, on the left Cavendish
Sprint has begun. Boonen looks strong.
ANd Boonen wins, Pozzato second - Brown is third and Theo fourth... Not bad at all...
Stage results
1 Tom Boonen Quick·Step 2h58'49
2 Filippo Pozzato Team Katusha s.t.
3 Graeme Brown Rabobank s.t.
4 Theo Bos Rabobank s.t.
5 Allan Davis Liquigas s.t.
6 Greg Van Avermaet Silence - Lotto s.t.
7 Gerald Ciolek Team Milram s.t.
8 Mark Cavendish Team Columbia - High Road s.t.
9 Matti Breschel Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
10 Danilo Napolitano Team Milram s.t.
24 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank s.t.
65 Joost Posthuma Rabobank s.t.
77 Nick Nuyens Rabobank s.t.
114 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank s.t.
137 René Joachim Rabobank + 2'37
overall standings
1 Tom Boonen Quick·Step 2h58'43
2 Filippo Pozzato Team Katusha + 2
3 Jan Ghyselinck Silence - Lotto + 3
4 Graeme Brown Rabobank + 4
5 Theo Bos Rabobank + 6
6 Allan Davis Liquigas s.t.
7 Greg Van Avermaet Silence - Lotto s.t.
8 Gerald Ciolek Team Milram s.t.
9 Mark Cavendish Team Columbia - High Road s.t.
10 Matti Breschel Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
25 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank s.t.
66 Joost Posthuma Rabobank s.t.
78 Nick Nuyens Rabobank s.t.
114 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank s.t.
137 René Joachim Rabobank + 2'43
points ranking
1 Tom Boonen Quick·Step 25 25
2 Filippo Pozzato Team Katusha 22 22
3 Graeme Brown Rabobank 20 20
4 Theo Bos Rabobank 18 18
5 Allan Davis Liquigas 16 16
6 Greg Van Avermaet Silence - Lotto 15 15
7 Gerald Ciolek Team Milram 14 14
8 Mark Cavendish Team Columbia - High Road 13 13
9 Matti Breschel Lampre - N.G.C 12 12
10 Danilo Napolitano Team Milram 11 11
mountain ranking
1 René Joachim Rabobank 4 4
2 Mikaël Chérel Française des Jeux 2 2
3 Sven Vanthourenhout Euskaltel - Euskadi 1 1 |
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Posted on 06-05-2009 16:43
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It is late evening and I have my head full of my first Pro tour stage. Should I do something better? Were guys prepared as well as they could? Wasn´t my idea of spoiling Joachim bad? I really don´t know what to do sometimes. Maybe it would be better to let it go and hope that something good will happen but I just can´t stop thinking that I made mistake somewhere. Maybe I was too excited after Amissa and now I am only little bit shocked of competition here. I have to make some plan how to overcome duo Boonen Pozzato... I have to sleep if I want to be in form tomorrow to help my boys.... |
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Posted on 07-05-2009 18:14
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Tour down Under 2010 - stage 2
So. Here we are. On the start of 2nd stage if TdU - yesterday it didn´t go so well as I hoped so I prepared small surprise to my opponents today. I Hope that my late studying of stage profile and possible tactics will pay off.
First break of the day - nothing unusual so far
another try - this time by Jens Voigt, but he is getting old and isn´t great flat machine anymore
After many other tries - Big break is formed from 13 riders - Katusha and Quick Step are chasing them
Hagen is going to join breakawy - no way! we can´t let it happened. Luckily for us he let it be after just few seconds - maybe only false signal?
And my surprise is here - on very small hill 12 km before finish Nuyens attacks! This is his chance to go to lead...
9 km to go. I feel excited. It looks like he can possibly make it.
6 and half kilometres until finish and it is just 40 seconds - If he will make it ot will be only just. But chance is still here.
less than 3 km it only 15 seconds. Bad luck. Bos and Brown are prepared in trains however
Breschel goes - what a powerful effort...
And he wins as true king Breschel the Mighty
I forgot to export results so here they are in screenshots.
stage ranking
overall ranking
points ranking
mountain ranking
My tactics failed. Only thing what I can hope now is good 5th stage. Tomorrow I will try to take it easy. |
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Posted on 07-05-2009 22:57
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Tour down Under 2010 - stage 3
Very strong wind is today. I hoped for calm race but in this winf everything can happened and we must be really sharp.
First break of the day and French sprinter Drujon in it.
One of many occasions when was pack shredded to pieces by strong wing
I get the idea to exploit problems of the pack and let Dutch Champion Joost Posthuma attack
Posthuma wins mountain sprint but pack started to chase him down
Posthuma break is over. Doesn´t matter - we know that pack is ready to move if anything happens
After problems in the pack we are extremely horrifieed that Pozzato was able to slip out and is quite far in front...
9km to go and Pozzato has quite a distance between himself and the pack
Really desperate attempt from our side by Langeveld woke up the pack. Finally they started to move and Pippo is going to crack...
And in very disorganized sprint Hushovd took the spoils of victory
stage results:
1 Thor Hushovd Team Katusha 3h01'51
2 Takashi Miyazawa Cervélo Test Team s.t.
3 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia - High Road s.t.
4 Maciej Bodnar Liquigas s.t.
5 Gianluca Coletta Liquigas s.t.
6 Allan Davis Liquigas s.t.
7 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank s.t.
8 Jacopo Guarnieri Liquigas s.t.
9 Romain Feillu Cervélo Test Team s.t.
10 Aurélien Clerc AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
14 Theo Bos Rabobank s.t.
25 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank s.t.
39 Joost Posthuma Rabobank s.t.
121 Nick Nuyens Rabobank s.t.
131 Graeme Brown Rabobank + 1'45
137 René Joachim Rabobank + 2'40
Overall rankings
1 Filippo Pozzato Team Katusha 9h30'11
2 Thor Hushovd Team Katusha + 2
3 Tom Boonen Quick·Step s.t.
4 Matti Breschel Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
5 Takashi Miyazawa Cervélo Test Team + 4
6 Maximiliano Richeze Silence - Lotto + 5
7 Jan Ghyselinck Silence - Lotto s.t.
8 William Frischkorn Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
9 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
10 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia - High Road + 6
19 Theo Bos Rabobank + 8
30 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank s.t.
64 Joost Posthuma Rabobank s.t.
66 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank s.t.
79 Nick Nuyens Rabobank s.t.
117 Graeme Brown Rabobank + 1'51
138 René Joachim Rabobank + 5'25
points ranking
1 Filippo Pozzato Team Katusha 10 54
2 Allan Davis Liquigas 16 48
3 Tom Boonen Quick·Step 6 44
4 Greg Van Avermaet Silence - Lotto 3 38
5 Matti Breschel Lampre - N.G.C 0 37
7 Graeme Brown Rabobank 0 34
8 Theo Bos Rabobank 7 32
20 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank 14 14
43 Nick Nuyens Rabobank 0 2
mountain ranking
1 Tim Gudsell Française des Jeux 0 4
2 René Joachim Rabobank 0 4
3 Joost Posthuma Rabobank 4 4
4 Mikaël Chérel Française des Jeux 0 2
5 William Frischkorn Garmin - Slipstream 0 2
This race was absolutely opposite than we hoped before start. I just don´t get that Pozzato break - ok nice move that no-one caught it but fact that pack woke up only after Langeveld desperate attack is total nonsense. Luckily for us Pozzato cracked and wasn´t able to make it until finish - otherwise we would have winner of Tour down Under known just now...
Because I got request for save - it is in enclosure - I want to wish good luck with it and maybe someone will make better results - not maybe - I am sure of it...
Edited by Michal4444 on 08-05-2009 14:38
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Posted on 07-05-2009 23:45
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Bah, you have 4 other stage to beet them. |
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Posted on 08-05-2009 08:25
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Breschel is 80 sprint and cobble and riding for Lampre 
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Posted on 08-05-2009 08:45
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alex: I know but still development in 3.2 is best belanced in any PCM08 db.
ursul: I already played 4th stage and you can´t imagone how much you were right  |
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Posted on 08-05-2009 08:47
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that's right about the progress.
And shall we understand that you won the 4th stage?
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Posted on 08-05-2009 13:08
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Tour down Under 2010 - stage 4
Today is even more windy than yesterday. I shaked hands with everyone before start and gives role as usual. LAngeveld leader, Bos sprinter, Nuyens (and possibly Posthuma) attacker. I feel in my bones that something will surely happen today. Hopefully for us it will be nothing terrible
First bigger break and Nuyens is part of it of course. I told him to take both sprint to earn some bonus seconds
He won first one and even parted from his fellow escapees
But he was swallowed by pack soon after winnig second sprint of the day.
It was peaceful race until finish. But not anymore. 10 km until finish and wind completely destroyed front of the pack. Our guys are now in front and nobody from favourites is nearby!
And we made 1-3 from this race. Pure luck for our side. Maybe we shall start praying for wind in every race. Specially Theo and Sebastian likes this...
I forget exports results again 
stage ranking
overall ranking
points ranking
mountain ranking
It wsa great result for my team and I don´t care a little bit that it was unly lucky victory. Moreover during tomorrow decisive stage Nuyens will be in yellow jersey! |
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Posted on 08-05-2009 13:13
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Results from 4th stage are really crazy and I can´t tell how much I was surprised when I prepared all these riders just behind Boonen and he started to slow down. I let myself in front and you see what happened. ANy other sprinter wasn´t nearby in front of the pack at that time...It doesn´t make sense at all..
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Tour down Under 2010 - stage 5
Decisive stage of Tour down Under. Only big hill in this Tour- Willalunga is going to seperate punchers from sprinters. I hope that Nuyens will hold his lead after the stage or will be replaced By Sebastian.
Pagliarini fell really hard and ijured himself
Bravo joins break of the day before Willalunga
He can be dangerous so Lampre and Katusha take over work in front of the pack
And here starts suffering... Whole break is going to break apart...
Serrano from Fuji conquered Willalunga
Iglinskyi joins Serrano and they work together in front
But not a chance. Now it is Pozzato with rabo duo in front
Second group is lead by very good talent Roche
Ballans attack is incredibly fast - just 4 km to go. This guy is able to make it! Langeveld can´t catch him.
Ballan is surely winner now. Only fall can stop him...
doesn´t happen and he can celebrate his win.
Pozzato is second and takes back overall lead
stage results
1 Alessandro Ballan Lampre - N.G.C 3h23'22
2 Filippo Pozzato Team Katusha s.t.
3 Simon Gerrans Cervélo Test Team s.t.
4 Jackson RodrÃguez Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
5 Nick Nuyens Rabobank s.t.
6 Ricardo Serrano Fuji - Servetto s.t.
7 Patrik Sinkewitz Team Columbia - High Road s.t.
8 Valentin Iglinskiy Fuji - Servetto s.t.
9 Constantino Zaballa Team Saxo Bank s.t.
10 Gabriele Bosisio LPR Brakes Farnese Vini s.t.
16 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank s.t.
74 Joost Posthuma Rabobank + 54
84 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank s.t.
140 Theo Bos Rabobank + 4'37
141 Graeme Brown Rabobank + 6'21
142 René Joachim Rabobank s.t.
overall ranking
1 Filippo Pozzato Team Katusha 16h08'49
2 Nick Nuyens Rabobank + 4
3 Alessandro Ballan Lampre - N.G.C + 6
4 Tom Boonen Quick·Step s.t.
5 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank + 8
6 Simon Gerrans Cervélo Test Team + 10
7 Jackson RodrÃguez Garmin - Slipstream + 12
8 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
9 Ricardo Serrano Fuji - Servetto s.t.
10 Valentin Iglinskiy Fuji - Servetto s.t.
58 Joost Posthuma Rabobank + 1'06
71 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank s.t.
124 Theo Bos Rabobank + 4'43
134 Graeme Brown Rabobank + 8'16
139 René Joachim Rabobank + 11'50
sprinter ranking
1 Filippo Pozzato Team Katusha 22 76
2 Allan Davis Liquigas 0 60
3 Theo Bos Rabobank 0 57
4 Greg Van Avermaet Silence - Lotto 0 56
5 Tom Boonen Quick·Step 8 52
7 Nick Nuyens Rabobank 16 44
8 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank 5 41
10 Graeme Brown Rabobank 0 34
26 Joost Posthuma Rabobank 0 16
mountain ranking
1 Javier AramendÃa Euskaltel - Euskadi 0 6
2 Tim Gudsell Française des Jeux 0 4
3 René Joachim Rabobank 0 4
4 Joost Posthuma Rabobank 0 4
5 Ricardo Serrano Fuji - Servetto 4 4
I have to admit that Nick suprised in a good way here. However - Overall win seems impossible now if Katusha will not make any big mistake... I will have meeting during evening with Joost Posthuma. Already got a mail from Erik - No Paris - Nice this year for me... I hope that he is not dissapointed by our resluts here. He shouldn´t be - podium is at hand
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Posted on 08-05-2009 16:08
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That was quite an amzing result you pulled off, bravo |
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Posted on 08-05-2009 16:23
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Ballan probably lost his chances for overall win, when he celebrated stage victory |
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Posted on 08-05-2009 16:33
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Ad Ballan: almost surely.  |
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Posted on 08-05-2009 17:05
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In reality my results are not so good as they should be. I should have my riders in better form than anyone else in this part of year (langeveld 81) so they should be able to do much better.
However - I am only average player of PCM so I am more than happy with these results |
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Posted on 08-05-2009 17:18
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Joost Posthuma
24th of January - late evening
So meeting with Joost is over - he was very satisfied with his designated role as team helper during most races. It was surprising for me because I expected that he - as reigning Dutch RR champion - would want to be leader somewhere. Well maybe he will but but it is still to early say on which minor race. also I am counting on him and his experience during Tour de France...
Last year achievements:
1st Dutch RR championship
2nd Dutch TT championship
This year expectations: TOP 3 dutch TT championship, one TT stage win somewhere... |
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Tour down Under 2010 - stage 6
So last stage of TdU in Adelaide is here. Nothing big is expected however podium laces can still changes thair owners so have to be extra careful today.
Sebastian nearby Pozzato, Boonen and Cavendish. They will surely talk with each other today more often...
Last escape of the day - Ongarato didn´t have a chance
Bos is in Lotto train - it is perfet position.
But Lotto train disbanded as soon as sprint started and Sebastian sneaks out in front.
Meanwhile Posthuma falls - It doesn´t look good
Langeveld in full attack. Goooooo. We can make 2 podium places if he will be 1st or 2nd!
Unbelievable acceleration from Cavendish! Breschel on the right.
And Breschel wins, Cav 2nd and Sebastian 3rd. Only 2 bonus seconds. Will it be enough?
IT IS! Hoooooray! 2nd and 3rd overall place in first Pro Tour race of the season. Ufff. We had more luck than anything else here....
stage results
1 Matti Breschel Lampre - N.G.C 1h51'11
2 Mark Cavendish Team Columbia - High Road s.t.
3 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank s.t.
4 Greg Van Avermaet Silence - Lotto s.t.
5 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step s.t.
6 Maciej Bodnar Liquigas s.t.
7 Allan Davis Liquigas s.t.
8 Emanuele Rizza Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
9 Maxime Monfort Team Columbia - High Road s.t.
10 Tom Boonen Quick·Step s.t.
28 Theo Bos Rabobank s.t.
47 Nick Nuyens Rabobank s.t.
94 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank s.t.
123 Graeme Brown Rabobank + 1'50
125 René Joachim Rabobank s.t.
128 Joost Posthuma Rabobank s.t.
overall standings
1 Filippo Pozzato Team Katusha 18h00'00
2 Nick Nuyens Rabobank + 4
3 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank + 6
4 Tom Boonen Quick·Step s.t.
5 Alessandro Ballan Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
6 Simon Gerrans Cervélo Test Team + 10
7 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale + 12
8 Dimitri Muravyev Astana Cycling Team s.t.
9 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
10 Edoardo Girardi AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
74 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank + 1'06
91 Joost Posthuma Rabobank + 2'56
117 Theo Bos Rabobank + 4'43
137 Graeme Brown Rabobank + 10'06
140 René Joachim Rabobank + 13'40
points ranking
1 Filippo Pozzato Team Katusha 4 80
2 Matti Breschel Lampre - N.G.C 25 77
3 Greg Van Avermaet Silence - Lotto 18 74
4 Allan Davis Liquigas 14 74
5 Tom Boonen Quick·Step 11 63
6 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank 20 61
7 Theo Bos Rabobank 0 57
10 Nick Nuyens Rabobank 0 44
13 Graeme Brown Rabobank 0 34
28 Joost Posthuma Rabobank 0 16
mountain ranking
1 Javier AramendÃa Euskaltel - Euskadi 0 6
2 Tim Gudsell Française des Jeux 0 4
3 René Joachim Rabobank 0 4
4 Joost Posthuma Rabobank 0 4
5 Ricardo Serrano Fuji - Servetto 0 4
youth rider winner: Sebastian Langeveld
Team winner: Francaise de Jeux
Edited by Michal4444 on 08-05-2009 18:19
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