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An Post SKT - EXTREME: story is over
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| beagle |
Posted on 12-05-2009 11:25
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I´m back with reports of remaining stages of Tour de Taiwan. And I´m proud I can say that Mark Cassidy achieved it!! but one by one...
Stage 6
Another flat stage with mass sprint in finish. Robert Hayles took his second win here. Mark Cassidy finished as 2nd just before Nico Eeckhout. Due to another bonus seconds, Mark gained yellow jersey after stage 6!!!
1 Robert Hayles Team Halfords 2h48'38
2 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
3 Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
4 Chris Newton Rapha Condor s.t.
5 Peter McDonald Drapac Porsche Cycling s.t.
GC
1 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly Team 15h32'19
2 Gregor Gazvoda EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design + 6
3 Eric Drower Subway - Avanti Cycling Team + 10
4 Tomoya Kano Shimano Racing Team + 38
5 Darren Lapthorne Rapha Condor + 54
Stage 7
Short circuit stage, main goal was to avoid any troubles. But things went completely differently...it was first time, when my mini train fully worked! Nico opened sprint with Mark on his tail.
And yellow jersey celebrates his first stage victory and confirms his leading in general classification! Only bad luck or bad tactics in last stage could take away yellow jersey from Mark´s hand.
1 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly Team 1h04'03
2 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven - Madison s.t.
3 Russel Downing Candi TV - Pinarello RT s.t.
4 Yoshinori Iino Shimano Racing Team s.t.
5 Ed Clancy Team Halfords s.t.
Stage 8
We controlled situation whole time without no significant effort to win last stage. Russell Downing was the fastest in bunch sprint, ahead of Oliphant and McCauley. Mark Cassidy is the winner of Tour de Taiwan!!!
1 Russel Downing Candi TV - Pinarello RT 1h03'40
2 Evan Oliphant Plowman Craven - Madison s.t.
3 Gordon McCauley Subway - Avanti Cycling Team s.t.
4 Taiji Nishitani Aisan Racing Team s.t.
5 Chris Newton Rapha Condor s.t.
6 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
7 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven - Madison s.t.
8 Gregor Gazvoda EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design s.t.
9 Robert Hayles Team Halfords s.t.
10 Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
GC
1 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly Team 17h39'42
2 Gregor Gazvoda EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design + 26
3 Eric Drower Subway - Avanti Cycling Team + 30
4 Tomoya Kano Shimano Racing Team + 58
5 Darren Lapthorne Rapha Condor + 1'14
6 Russel Downing Candi TV - Pinarello RT + 1'22
7 Taiji Nishitani Aisan Racing Team s.t.
8 Ed Clancy Team Halfords + 1'26
9 Stephen Adams Plowman Craven - Madison + 1'40
10 Evan Oliphant Plowman Craven - Madison + 2'02
11 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven - Madison s.t.
12 Gordon McCauley Subway - Avanti Cycling Team + 2'06
13 Yasuharu Nakajima EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design s.t.
14 Jack Bobridge Team AIS s.t.
15 Daishi Tajiri Aisan Racing Team s.t.
16 Lee Davis Candi TV - Pinarello RT + 2'08
17 Sung Park EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design s.t.
18 Chris Newton Rapha Condor + 2'14
19 Peter McDonald Drapac Porsche Cycling s.t.
20 Yoshinori Iino Shimano Racing Team s.t.
35 Sep Vanmarcke An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
41 Steven Van Vooren An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
44 Jan Ghyselinck An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
53 Ronan McLaughlin An Post - Sean Kelly Team + 3'33
54 Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly Team + 3'34
62 David O'Loughlin An Post - Sean Kelly Team + 4'40
67 Kenny Lisabeth An Post - Sean Kelly Team + 5'21
Points
1 Taiji Nishitani Aisan Racing Team 110
2 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly Team 105
3 Russel Downing Candi TV - Pinarello RT 100
4 Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly Team 85
5 Gregor Gazvoda EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design 83
KOM
1 Eric Drower Subway - Avanti Cycling Team 16
2 Gregor Gazvoda EQA - Meitan Hompo - Graphite Design 12
3 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly Team 10
4 Tomoya Kano Shimano Racing Team 8
5 Masahiro Shinagawa Aisan Racing Team 6
U25
1 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly Team
We are flying back to Belgium where we´ll try to reach another objective, TOP5 place in one day classic Nokere-Koerse...
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| viking90 |
Posted on 12-05-2009 11:31
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Nice stage win and overall win 
good luck in belgium !
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| beagle |
Posted on 12-05-2009 11:36
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viking90 wrote:
Nice stage win and overall win
good luck in belgium !
Thanks, I will need it!  |
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 12-05-2009 16:39
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awesome racing
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| ursul |
Posted on 12-05-2009 17:00
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Wow! Nice win by Cassidy. You look very good. Do you think taht cassdiy'S charateristic will be ameliorated soon? Also good luck in belgium. |
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| beagle |
Posted on 12-05-2009 18:16
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thanks to both
ursul wrote:
Do you think taht cassdiy'S charateristic will be ameliorated soon?
I don´t think so, his potential is very very limited
I´m afraid Taiwan was his best result forever |
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| beagle |
Posted on 12-05-2009 19:04
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151. J.Ghyselinck
152. M.Cassidy
153. N.Eeckhout
154. K.Lisabeth
155. R.McLaughlin
156. D.O'Loughlin
157. S.Van Vooren
158. S.Vanmarcke
We are back in Belgium, aiming at second sponsor´s goal. They want to see some of my riders in TOP5. Although my team is on fitness peak, it is pretty tough task as starting list is full of well known strong riders....e.g. Albasini, Boom, Garzelli, Aerts, Barredo and many others. Our starting numbers are really high, noone (except of that damn sponsors) can´t wait anything big from my team.
Circuit race with short hill before end of each lap.
Winner of Tour de Taiwan Mark Cassidy is back in his obvious team role, protecting Nico Eeckhout during the race.
First serious attack, Belloti, Konovalovas, Ermeti and Milan are there, but with no chance to stay away of pack.
30km to go and one of the biggest favorites Carlos Barredo looses his nerves and attacks! Sep Vanmarcke is one of followers. Luckily it is only effort of Spaniard during the race, he´ll fall in down during decisive moments.
Barredo was first but definitely not last...one of many attacks is launched by Caucchioli with Van Vooren and Ghyselinck on his tail.
Ten Dam and Albasini attack in hill.
13km to go, strong group is forming in front - De Greef, Jacobs, Garzelli, Caucchioli, Gustov, Leukemans and two of my riders Vanmarcke and Ghyselinck are here.
Bertogliati, Ten Dam and Albasini join them just few moments later.
6km to go and Caucchioli launches crushing attack! Only Jacobs, Vanmarcke, Albasini, Ghyselinck, Ten Dam and Gustov are able to follow!
Gustov drops out of leading group.
Finish is close, Garzelli tries to catch leaders, but it is too late for him.
Caucchioli opens the sprint in last hill, Vanmarcke and Jacobs can´t reply. Only four riders have now chance for great victory...
...And Jan Ghyselinck is one of them, he moves forward!!!
But Pietro Caucchioli holds his position and celebrates fully deserved win. He was without doubt the strongest man today. Ghyselinck takes amazing 2nd place, whilst Vanmarcke finishes as 5th. Great performance of my riders means that second objective is reached!!
1 Pietro Caucchioli Lampre - N.G.C 4h14'39
2 Jan Ghyselinck An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
3 Laurens Ten Dam Rabobank s.t.
4 Michael Albasini Team Columbia - High Road s.t.
5 Sep Vanmarcke An Post - Sean Kelly Team + 13
6 Pieter Jacobs Silence - Lotto s.t.
7 Stefano Garzelli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo s.t.
8 Rubens Bertogliati Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 52
9 Lars Boom Rabobank s.t.
10 Volodymyr Gustov Cervélo Test Team s.t.
11 Ignas Konovalovas Cervélo Test Team s.t.
12 Manuele Mori Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
13 Tony Martin Team Columbia - High Road s.t.
14 Björn Leukemans Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
15 Francis De Greef Silence - Lotto s.t.
16 Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly Team + 1'16
17 Steven Van Vooren An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
18 Preben Van Hecke Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 1'30
19 Massimiliano Gentili Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce s.t.
20 Félix Cárdenas Barloworld s.t.
21 Mario Aerts Silence - Lotto s.t.
22 Carlos Barredo Quick Step s.t.
23 Borut Božic Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 2'54
24 Matthew Hayman Rabobank + 3'10
25 Francesco Bellotti Barloworld + 3'24
26 Andrea Grendene Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
27 Frantisek Rabon Team Columbia - High Road + 3'47
28 Adam Hansen Team Columbia - High Road + 3'55
29 Marc De Maar Rabobank s.t.
30 Bram De Groot Rabobank s.t.
36 Ronan McLaughlin An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
60 David O'Loughlin An Post - Sean Kelly Team + 4'45
61 Kenny Lisabeth An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
110 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
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| Michal4444 |
Posted on 12-05-2009 19:05
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You are great as I expected
Belgium is waiting |
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| beagle |
Posted on 12-05-2009 19:08
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Michal4444 wrote:
Belgium is waiting
You are too slow, Belgium is over  |
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Posted on 12-05-2009 19:17
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ok - my fault to write one sentence 5 minutes 
Anyway- Congratulation to you second fullfilled goal |
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| tonymcf |
Posted on 13-05-2009 01:11
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Well done in Taiwan and Belgium |
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| ursul |
Posted on 13-05-2009 01:22
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2nd place and 2nd goal. Congrulation |
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Posted on 13-05-2009 08:22
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Very good racing in Belgium
Congrats for that 2nd place and goal achievment
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| beagle |
Posted on 13-05-2009 11:07
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thanks to all |
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Posted on 13-05-2009 11:27
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We have carried over 2 month to middle of May 2009. Now we are heading to another Asian race, Tour of Japan. But I have to make short report about some minor races with our participation during last 2 months before start.
East Midlands International Cicle Classic
Terrible weather with heavy rain invited us in England, where we joined one day cobble classic. Although my riders were totally out of shape, Stven Van Vooren was predicted as one of main favorites here. He didn´t fail, finishing 3rd, whilst Team Designa Kokken could celebrate double.
1 Jimmi Sørensen Team Designa Køkken 4h25'15
2 Aleksejs Saramotins Team Designa Køkken s.t.
3 Steven Van Vooren An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
4 Bert Roesems Cinelli - Down Under s.t.
5 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team s.t.
6 Michael Reihs Team Designa Køkken s.t.
7 Kasper Jebjerg Team Designa Køkken s.t.
8 Morten Kruse Brink Team Designa Køkken s.t.
9 Frank Vandenbroucke Cinelli - Down Under s.t.
10 Allan Johansen Team Designa Køkken s.t.
11 Matt Green Cinelli - Down Under s.t.
12 Dean Downing Rapha Condor s.t.
13 Michael Kristensen Team Designa Køkken s.t.
14 Rasmus Guldhammer Team Capinordic s.t.
15 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team s.t.
16 Antonio Cruz BMC Racing Team s.t.
17 Sep Vanmarcke An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
18 Troels Vinther Team Capinordic s.t.
19 Markus Zberg BMC Racing Team s.t.
20 Sondre Sörtveit Joker Bianchi s.t.
Grand Prix Herning
Low temperature, heavy rain and strong wind. Nice conditions for another classic cobble race, now in Denmark. Jimmy Casper won this race, Steven Van vooren took respectable 4th place here.
1 Jimmy Casper Besson Chaussures - Sojasun 5h30'39
2 Frank Høj Team Saxo Bank + 24
3 Allan Johansen Team Designa Køkken s.t.
4 Steven Van Vooren An Post - Sean Kelly Team + 55
5 Laurent Mangel Besson Chaussures - Sojasun s.t.
6 Markus Zberg BMC Racing Team s.t.
7 Kristoffer Nielsen Team Capinordic s.t.
8 Ignas Konovalovas Cervélo Test Team s.t.
9 Uros Murn Adria Mobil s.t.
10 Jonas Vangenechten Verandas Willems s.t.
11 Jeremy Hunt Cervélo Test Team s.t.
12 Benoit Sinner Besson Chaussures - Sojasun s.t.
13 Bert Roesems Cinelli - Down Under s.t.
14 Michael Kristensen Team Designa Køkken s.t.
15 Bastien Delrot Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
16 Jimmi Sørensen Team Designa Køkken + 4'23
17 Gil Suray Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
18 Kasper Jebjerg Team Designa Køkken s.t.
19 Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank s.t.
20 Yannick Talabardon Besson Chaussures - Sojasun s.t.
24 Sep Vanmarcke An Post - Sean Kelly Team + 5'39
101st Scandinavian Race Uppsala
Our last race in this part of season. My riders missed early breakaway and unfortunately they succeeded. Stefan Ganser won sprint of last three escapees, my best man was Matthew Brammeier, who finished on decent 6th place.
1 Stefan Ganser Team Kuota - Indeland 4h33'01
2 Max Jenkins Glud & Marstrand Horsens s.t.
3 Chris Newton Rapha Condor s.t.
4 Roy Hegreberg Sparebanken Vest - Ridley s.t.
5 Erik Mohs Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
6 Matthew Brammeier An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
7 Florian Harbig Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
8 Jens Erik Madsen Team Capinordic s.t.
9 Sondre Sörtveit Joker Bianchi s.t.
10 Lars Petter Nordhaug Joker Bianchi s.t.
11 Alexander Kristoff Joker Bianchi s.t.
12 Thomas Bontenackels Team Kuota - Indeland s.t.
13 Matthias Brändle ELK Haus s.t.
14 Jonas Aaen Jørgensen Team Capinordic s.t.
15 Eric Baumann Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
16 Geir Berg Sparebanken Vest - Ridley s.t.
17 Marc Perry Plowman Craven - Madison s.t.
18 Jeroen Janssen Plowman Craven - Madison s.t.
19 Joachim Tolles Team Kuota - Indeland s.t.
20 René Obst Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
21 Jochen Summer ELK Haus s.t.
22 Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly Team s.t.
Now we are flying to country of the raising sun, where we want to make some good results. Our sponsors are unsettled, hope we´ll make their mood better....
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 13-05-2009 11:34
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beagle wrote:
thanks to both
ursul wrote:
Do you think taht cassdiy'S charateristic will be ameliorated soon?
I don´t think so, his potential is very very limited
i'm suprised he managed to win anything seeing as he hasn't trained all year
great story and good results. keep it up. |
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| beagle |
Posted on 13-05-2009 11:37
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ringo182 wrote:
beagle wrote:
thanks to both
ursul wrote:
Do you think taht cassdiy'S charateristic will be ameliorated soon?
I don´t think so, his potential is very very limited
i'm suprised he managed to win anything seeing as he hasn't trained all year
great story and good results. keep it up.
this picture was made on end of April, he had 98 fitness during Taiwan tour (middle of March) |
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| Michal4444 |
Posted on 13-05-2009 14:50
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can you show us screen of Continental team rankings? |
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| beagle |
Posted on 13-05-2009 16:18
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Michal4444 wrote:
can you show us screen of Continental team rankings?
Bad news is that my best rider, Van Vooren isn´t interested about new contract  |
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| ursul |
Posted on 13-05-2009 16:36
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beagle wrote:
Bad news is that my best rider, Van Vooren isn´t interested about new contract
Sing another one. Find a young or an experimented good racer. |
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