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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-02-2014 21:05
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Having seen the squad i will socio Alexander Serebryakov seeing that he is a star in my story  |
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| Selwink |
Posted on 01-02-2014 21:05
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But convicted for dope..
Typo
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-02-2014 21:06
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Not in my story..........no.................never............. |
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Posted on 22-11-2024 12:31
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| Selwink |
Posted on 01-02-2014 21:07
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But he is here and IRL
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-02-2014 21:17
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I will stand by him then  |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 02-02-2014 04:21
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Yeah, I'm just too lazy to edit him out of the game. He's convicted doper in story, game and in IRL and thereby dismissed from Euskaltel - Euskadi. No socio can sponsor him since he doesn't belong to the team anymore. Sorry sutty.
Edited by Shonak on 02-02-2014 04:21
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 02-02-2014 15:09
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Damn  , I will socio Kocjan then  |
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 03-02-2014 22:56
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Is "soccioing" still possible? Since i want to soccio Ricardo Garcia with +1 HI.
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| Shonak |
Posted on 04-02-2014 10:09
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Of course, welcome aboad.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 04-02-2014 12:31
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What about me and Kocjan then, are we compatible |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 04-02-2014 12:32
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Of course, yes. Sorry, I oversaw it before.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 04-02-2014 12:45
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Yay, Now to kick him into shape |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 05-02-2014 12:52
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Vuelta a España, August 2013
So there we go. We took our best to collect all our remaining energy after a tough campaign so far. We will need it. This year’s edition of the Vuelta is promising once more to be an exciting battle to be fought out.
The race of Spain is obviously important, regardless of Euskaltel – Euskadi’s proud independent spirit. Countless stage wins and precious memories have been made during the years since Euskaltel – Euskadi and Vuelta a Espana belong together. The team is eager to once more cause celebrations along the road when the orange crush punches up the infamous climbs.
The Vuelta has been founded 1935 and is generally considered to be the third most important stage race of the year. Regardless of the fact that it may stand here and there in the shadows of le Tour and the Giro, the Vuelta has been one of the most enjoyable races in the past centuries to watch. While it may suffered a bit of an identity problem at some point, the trend to short, punchy and incredible bumpy roads causes massive fan interest and praise from the viewers. Besides that, we believe it brings out the identity of Spain even better.
Although the race isn’t particularly suited for sprinters, the line-up sees surprisingly the finest that there are: Mark Cavendish, Andre Greipel, Marcel Kittel and Peter Sagan are ready to fight it out for the few stages that are possible for bunch sprints. Since there are so few it’s even more surprising that the world-class of sprinters decided to start here, however it will make the bunch sprints just that more fought out.
For the General Classification, the list of big names continues. Chris Froome (SKY), winner of this year’s Tour de France, aims for the double with assistance from Sergio Henao, who might get a free-role. Alejandro Valverde (MOV), 4th at le Tour and 2nd at the World Tour rankings right now, will be one of his toughest opponents alongside Carlos Betancur (ALM), Daniel Moreno (KAT), Diego Ulissi (LAM) and Euskaltel – Euskadi trio Mikel Nieve, Samu Sánchez and Igor Antón.
Alongside our three captains, who all go into this race with different preparations so far, is youngster Mikel Landa, Giro’s King of the Mountain Gorka Verdugo, Jorge Azanza, who impressed at le Tour, Egoi MartÃnez (third at this year’s Tirreno – Adriatico), Ruben Pérez and J.J. Oroz. So it’s quite a mixed line-up, some of them already have ridden a Grand Tour this year. Still, we come into this race to celebrate victories and thus the guys are prepared, equipped and ready for great things to happen.
Stage 1
The first stage sees a 27 kilometers Team Time Trial. The race goes by as expected. Or no, wait it doesn’t. Although Team SKY takes a clear win ahead of Garmin-Sharp and Movistar, a real surprise comes in 5th. Euskaltel – Euskadi is only 22 seconds behind. Good start for us, for once!
Results
| Rank | Team | Time | | 1 | Sky Procycling | 28'57 | | 2 | Garmin - Sharp | + 10 | | 3 | Movistar Team | + 20 | | 4 | BMC Racing Team | + 22 | | 5 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 6 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 24 | | 7 | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 25 | | 8 | Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team | + 28 | | 9 | Astana Pro Team | + 35 | | 10 | Caja Rural | + 36 | | 11 | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 44 | | 12 | RadioShack - Leopard | + 53 | | 13 | Lotto Belisol | + 1'01 | | 14 | Team Argos - Shimano | + 1'07 | | 15 | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 16 | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1'12 | | 17 | Lampre - Merida | + 1'14 | | 18 | FDJ | + 1'16 | | 19 | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 1'24 | | 20 | Team Europcar | + 1'28 | | 21 | Orica - GreenEdge | + 1'29 | | 22 | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. |
Stage 2
The second stage is nothing for the likes of Cavendish, as we already tackle the mountains. This is not the Tour de France, this is the Vuelta. And god damn it, we are motivated to make it worth it. The climb up to Alto Do Monte Da Groba is the first of many ahead of us.
The Vuelta is never known for making its stages easy to begin with. Here we can see Landa trying his luck early on, while the peloton has still not decided what do really. But alas his attempt is fruitless as the peloton draws him in quick.
Later on, Landa tries it once more at the Alto de San Cosme. We know he has good legs and he has shown his fighting spirit quite often. The entire campaign this year has been plastered with attacks by this young rider and clearly he shows, why should the Vuelta be any different? On the climb he later drops De Greef and Clarke and makes ready to join Brambilla (OPQ) and Dyachenko (AST). Still, the gap is merely seconds to the peloton.
Up on top, Luis Leon Sánchez gets the points by a late attack. Landa is happy to let him take them, and instead wants to catch with him again. Back in the peloton, things are still not getting calm as Morkov (TST) attacks.
Without the help of Sánchez (BEL), Landa doesn’t stand once more much chance against the peloton. I tell Katu that it’s probably best to just let it rest for now, and the team manager agrees. Even the basque fans, who are already waving the ikurrinas at this rather small climb, are any help here. However as if the peloton wants to completely mess with our heads a group of Ulissi (LAM), Sánchez (BEL), Albasini (OGE), Ballan (BMC), Pondi (VIN), Piedra (CJR) and Fränk Schleck(!), who returns out from his suspension to racing, forms itself and easily gets a lead on the peloton… So thanks a lot once more, peloton.
This is not the peloton being paced by FDJ. No, this is a huge second group. Roughly 120 (and thus 2/3 of the peloton) are at a disadvantage when a seemingly vital split in the peloton occurs over one of the many hills. And the peloton isn’t ready to drop the pace over the many curves and ups-and-downs of the route. This is pure Vuelta as we have come to know and appreciate it.
The pace doesn’t decrease over the next kilometers and even here are getting riders dropped when their actual duty is just to get some bottles up their team captains. Clearly the form isn’t right for many riders, because there’s hardly any wind. Except for Oroz, all Euskaltel – Euskadi riders are in the peloton, although Egoi MartÃnez struggled for quite a bit.
It’s a day where the breakaway never really stood any chance. 30 kilometers are still left to race and they are caught. The mountain hasn’t even started yet…
The peloton is packed as they head into the final climb of today, roughly 11 kilometers to the top. The orange boys are gearing up in the first rows and loading through for their attacks.
Igor Antón is one of the first to attack, while World Champion Gilbert (BMC) is alone upfront after having dropped Losada (KAT) earlier on.
Daniel Moreno’s attack is followed by... no one. Movistar paces while our boys sit in the back.
Henao works for his captain and drastically increases the pace when the climb hits the 10 %. In a matter of seconds the group falls apart, Nieve and Sánchez just manage to hang in there.
Antón and Sánchez prove that their form isn’t there best yet with many races already in their legs and not doing enough in the build-up. Mikel Nieve who skipped large parts of the early season can now prove his talent once more by being the only Euskaltel rider who may be able to hang on. We also see that Froome (#11 on the back) struggles.
Sagan and Valverde push to reel in Gilbert, but the World Champion just rides his own race upfront. With only 3 kilometers left, it’s looks certain that he takes the stage win. Or maybe not? Antón and Sánchez profit from the decreased speed afterwards and get back into the group for good.
Gilbert loses large amounts of time when the guys start to sprint. Valverde and Betancur look particularly dangerous. And Betancur looks like Gilbert with that jersey, except he isn’t.
Gilbert takes the stage win as Valverde, Henao and Betancur started hard and fast but couldn’t keep their sprint. Still, they gain much time on their rivals. Nieve is the best Euskaltel – Euskadi rider coming in 8th.
Stage 2, Results
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | 4h15'46 | | 2 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 22 | | 3 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 4 | Sergio Henao | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 5 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 56 | | 6 | Amets Txurruka | Caja Rural | + 1'10 | | 7 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 8 | Mikel Nieve | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 9 | Luis León Sánchez | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 10 | Marcos GarcÃa | Caja Rural | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Chris Froome | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 12 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | + 1'26 | | 13 | Igor Antón | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 14 | Alberto Losada | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 15 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 16 | Iván Velasco | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 17 | Oliver Zaugg | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 2'50 | | 18 | Dries Devenyns | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 2'59 | | 19 | Yury Trofimov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 20 | Haimar Zubeldia | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 21 | Javier Moreno | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 22 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - Merida | + 3'58 | | 23 | André Cardoso | Caja Rural | + 4'10 | | 24 | Cameron Meyer | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 25 | Steve Morabito | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 26 | Ivan Santaromita | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 27 | Valerio Agnoli | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 28 | David Arroyo | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 29 | Maxime Bouet | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 30 | Hubert Dupont | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 31 | Peter Velits | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 32 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 33 | Dominik Nerz | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 34 | Antonio Piedra | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 35 | Michael Albasini | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 36 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 37 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 38 | Christian Knees | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 39 | Gorka Verdugo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 40 | Amaël Moinard | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 41 | David López | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 42 | Mikel Landa | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 43 | Danail Petrov | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 44 | Eros Capecchi | Movistar Team | + 5'40 | | 45 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 46 | Pablo Lastras | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 47 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | + 6'03 | | 48 | Gediminas Bagdonas | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 49 | Mikaël Chérel | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 50 | José Herrada | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 51 | Jorge Azanza | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 52 | Ben Gastauer | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 53 | Fränk Schleck | RadioShack - Leopard | + 6'47 | | 54 | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke | Sky Procycling | + 7'16 | | 55 | Sérgio Paulinho | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 56 | Evgeni Petrov | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 57 | Jesús Hernández | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 58 | Paolo Tiralongo | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 59 | Alessandro Proni | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | + 7'32 | | 60 | Egoi MartÃnez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 61 | Xavier Florencio | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 62 | José Rujano | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 63 | Michael Mørkøv | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 7'45 | | 64 | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | + 8'04 | | 65 | Maxim Belkov | Katusha Team | + 10'42 | | 66 | Steve Chainel | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 67 | Stefano Agostini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 11'51 | | 68 | Ian Stannard | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 69 | Cristiano Salerno | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 12'04 | | 70 | Rubén Pérez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 71 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 72 | Luca Paolini | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 73 | Julian Kern | AG2R La Mondiale | + 12'38 | | 74 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | + 16'33 | | 75 | Thomas Dekker | Garmin - Sharp | + 19'00 | | 76 | Paul Martens | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 77 | Elia Favilli | Lampre - Merida | + 19'37 | | 78 | Matthieu Ladagnous | FDJ | s.t. | | 79 | John Degenkolb | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 80 | Matteo Trentin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 81 | Sandy Casar | FDJ | s.t. | | 82 | Nathan Haas | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 83 | Juan José Oroz | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 84 | Grega Bole | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 85 | Anthony Roux | FDJ | s.t. | | 86 | Luca Dodi | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 87 | Borut Božic | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 88 | Tom Leezer | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 89 | Michal Golas | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 90 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 91 | Andriy Grivko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 92 | Andrew Fenn | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 93 | Vicente Reynès | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 94 | Pieter Weening | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 95 | Tom Veelers | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 96 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 97 | Oscar Gatto | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 98 | Danilo Hondo | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 99 | Jack Bauer | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 100 | Robert Wagner | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 101 | Ben Hermans | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 102 | Alexandre Pichot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 103 | David Veilleux | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 104 | Anthony Geslin | FDJ | s.t. | | 105 | Adriano Malori | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 106 | Pim Ligthart | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 107 | Simon Clarke | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 108 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 109 | Pierpaolo De Negri | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 110 | Greg Henderson | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 111 | Fabio Taborre | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 112 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 113 | Dennis Van Winden | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 114 | Robert Hunter | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 115 | Francis Mourey | FDJ | s.t. | | 116 | Laurent Pichon | FDJ | s.t. | | 117 | Stuart O'Grady | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 118 | Kenny Dehaes | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 119 | Kris Boeckmans | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 120 | Kenny Van Hummel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 121 | Murilo Fischer | FDJ | s.t. | | 122 | Mirko Selvaggi | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 123 | Frederik Veuchelen | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 124 | Fabricio Ferrari | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 125 | Anders Lund | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 126 | Alex Howes | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 127 | Alexandre Geniez | FDJ | s.t. | | 128 | Tom Stamsnijder | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 129 | Anthony Charteau | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 130 | Brian Vandborg | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 131 | Karsten Kroon | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 132 | Egor Silin | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 133 | Yohann Gène | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 134 | David Zabriskie | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 135 | Alexsandr Dyachenko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 136 | David Tanner | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 137 | Josué Moyano | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 138 | Jonathan Monsalve | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 139 | Kevin Reza | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 140 | Rafael Valls | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 141 | Luca Mazzanti | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 142 | Matthew Lloyd | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 143 | Adam Blythe | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 144 | Kristjan Koren | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 145 | Francis De Greef | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 146 | Jonathan Cantwell | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 147 | Dirk Bellemakers | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 148 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 149 | Joost Van Leijen | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 150 | Manuele Mori | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 151 | Tony Hurel | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 152 | François Parisien | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 153 | Gianluca Brambilla | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 154 | Johan Vansummeren | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 155 | Koldo Fernández | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 156 | Matthew Busche | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 157 | Assan Bazayev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 158 | Christian Vande Velde | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 159 | Grégory Rast | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 160 | Angelo Tulik | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 161 | Lucas Sebastián Haedo | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 162 | Cristiano Monguzzi | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 163 | Brett Lancaster | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 164 | Alexander Porsev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 165 | Iljo Keisse | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 166 | Bert De Backer | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 167 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 168 | Mitchell Docker | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 169 | Sander Cordeel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 170 | Salvatore Puccio | Sky Procycling | + 22'22 | | 171 | Mathieu Sprick | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 172 | Dimitriy Muravyev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 173 | Michael Schär | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 174 | Edward King | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 175 | Guillaume Boivin | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 176 | Stijn Devolder | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 177 | Miguel Ubeto | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 178 | Hayden Roulston | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 179 | Björn Thurau | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 180 | Giovanni Bernaudeau | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 181 | Leonardo Giordani | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 182 | Mickaël Delage | FDJ | s.t. | | 183 | Matteo Tosatto | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 184 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 185 | Graeme Brown | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 186 | Ariel Maximiliano Richeze | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 187 | Christopher Sutton | Sky Procycling | + 30'28 | | 188 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky Procycling | + 32'38 | | 189 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 190 | Marcel Kittel | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 191 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 192 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 193 | Mark Cavendish | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 194 | Matthew Goss | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 195 | Roberto Ferrari | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 196 | Michele Merlo | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | + 33'43 | | 197 | Sep Vanmarcke | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 42'22 |
General Classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | 4h44'44 | | 2 | Sergio Henao | Sky Procycling | + 20 | | 3 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 28 | | 4 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | + 36 | | 5 | Chris Froome | Sky Procycling | + 1'08 | | 6 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 1'19 | | 7 | Mikel Nieve | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 1'30 | | 8 | Amets Txurruka | Caja Rural | + 1'44 | | 9 | Marcos GarcÃa | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 10 | Igor Antón | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 1'46 | | 11 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. |
Spoiler | 12 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | + 1'59 | | 13 | Iván Velasco | Caja Rural | + 2'00 | | 14 | Luis León Sánchez | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 2'14 | | 15 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | + 2'16 | | 16 | Alberto Losada | Katusha Team | + 2'32 | | 17 | Javier Moreno | Movistar Team | + 3'17 | | 18 | Dries Devenyns | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 3'25 | | 19 | Oliver Zaugg | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 3'33 | | 20 | Haimar Zubeldia | RadioShack - Leopard | + 3'50 | | 21 | Yury Trofimov | Katusha Team | + 4'05 | | 22 | Christian Knees | Sky Procycling | + 4'08 | | 23 | David López | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 24 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | + 4'28 | | 25 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 26 | Ivan Santaromita | BMC Racing Team | + 4'30 | | 27 | Steve Morabito | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 28 | Dominik Nerz | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 29 | Amaël Moinard | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 30 | Gorka Verdugo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 31 | Mikel Landa | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 32 | Hubert Dupont | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4'32 | | 33 | Maxime Bouet | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 34 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 4'33 | | 35 | Peter Velits | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 4'36 | | 36 | Antonio Piedra | Caja Rural | + 4'40 | | 37 | Valerio Agnoli | Astana Pro Team | + 4'43 | | 38 | André Cardoso | Caja Rural | + 4'44 | | 39 | David Arroyo | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 40 | Danail Petrov | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 41 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - Merida | + 5'10 | | 42 | Cameron Meyer | Orica - GreenEdge | + 5'37 | | 43 | Michael Albasini | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 44 | Pablo Lastras | Movistar Team | + 5'58 | | 45 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 46 | Eros Capecchi | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 47 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | + 6'21 | | 48 | José Herrada | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 49 | Jorge Azanza | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 6'23 | | 50 | Mikaël Chérel | AG2R La Mondiale | + 6'25 | | 51 | Ben Gastauer | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 52 | Gediminas Bagdonas | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 53 | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke | Sky Procycling | + 7'14 | | 54 | Fränk Schleck | RadioShack - Leopard | + 7'38 | | 55 | Paolo Tiralongo | Astana Pro Team | + 7'49 | | 56 | Egoi MartÃnez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 7'52 | | 57 | Evgeni Petrov | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 7'59 | | 58 | Sérgio Paulinho | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 59 | Jesús Hernández | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 60 | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | + 8'26 | | 61 | Michael Mørkøv | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 8'28 | | 62 | Xavier Florencio | Katusha Team | + 8'38 | | 63 | José Rujano | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 8'54 | | 64 | Alessandro Proni | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | + 8'59 | | 65 | Steve Chainel | AG2R La Mondiale | + 11'04 | | 66 | Maxim Belkov | Katusha Team | + 11'48 | | 67 | Ian Stannard | Sky Procycling | + 11'49 | | 68 | Stefano Agostini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 12'14 | | 69 | Rubén Pérez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 12'24 | | 70 | Cristiano Salerno | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 12'27 | | 71 | Julian Kern | AG2R La Mondiale | + 13'00 | | 72 | Luca Paolini | Katusha Team | + 13'10 | | 73 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 74 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | + 16'51 | | 75 | Thomas Dekker | Garmin - Sharp | + 19'09 | | 76 | Nathan Haas | Garmin - Sharp | + 19'46 | | 77 | Jack Bauer | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 78 | Robert Hunter | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 79 | Alex Howes | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 80 | David Zabriskie | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 81 | Koldo Fernández | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 82 | Johan Vansummeren | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 83 | Christian Vande Velde | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 84 | Juan José Oroz | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 19'57 | | 85 | Adam Blythe | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 86 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 87 | Brian Vandborg | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 20'00 | | 88 | Kristjan Koren | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 89 | Lucas Sebastián Haedo | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 90 | Matteo Trentin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 20'03 | | 91 | Michal Golas | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 92 | Andrew Fenn | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 93 | Gianluca Brambilla | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 94 | Iljo Keisse | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 95 | Andriy Grivko | Astana Pro Team | + 20'10 | | 96 | Borut Božic | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 97 | Alexsandr Dyachenko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 98 | Egor Silin | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 99 | Paul Martens | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 100 | Assan Bazayev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 101 | Fabricio Ferrari | Caja Rural | + 20'11 | | 102 | Josué Moyano | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 103 | Anders Lund | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 20'20 | | 104 | Karsten Kroon | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 105 | Jonathan Cantwell | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 106 | Ben Hermans | RadioShack - Leopard | + 20'28 | | 107 | Danilo Hondo | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 108 | Grégory Rast | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 109 | Matthew Busche | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 110 | Vicente Reynès | Lotto Belisol | + 20'37 | | 111 | Greg Henderson | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 112 | Kenny Dehaes | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 113 | Dirk Bellemakers | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 114 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 115 | Francis De Greef | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 116 | Joost Van Leijen | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 117 | Sander Cordeel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 118 | John Degenkolb | Team Argos - Shimano | + 20'42 | | 119 | Tom Veelers | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 120 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 121 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 122 | Tom Stamsnijder | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 123 | François Parisien | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 124 | Bert De Backer | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 125 | Alexander Porsev | Katusha Team | + 20'43 | | 126 | Tom Leezer | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 20'47 | | 127 | Robert Wagner | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 128 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 129 | Dennis Van Winden | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 130 | David Tanner | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 131 | Elia Favilli | Lampre - Merida | + 20'49 | | 132 | Luca Dodi | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 133 | Adriano Malori | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 134 | Matthew Lloyd | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 135 | Manuele Mori | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 136 | Matthieu Ladagnous | FDJ | + 20'51 | | 137 | Sandy Casar | FDJ | s.t. | | 138 | Anthony Roux | FDJ | s.t. | | 139 | Anthony Geslin | FDJ | s.t. | | 140 | Murilo Fischer | FDJ | s.t. | | 141 | Francis Mourey | FDJ | s.t. | | 142 | Laurent Pichon | FDJ | s.t. | | 143 | Alexandre Geniez | FDJ | s.t. | | 144 | Grega Bole | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 20'59 | | 145 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 146 | Pim Ligthart | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 147 | Kenny Van Hummel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 148 | Mirko Selvaggi | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 149 | Kris Boeckmans | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 150 | Frederik Veuchelen | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 151 | Rafael Valls | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 152 | Alexandre Pichot | Team Europcar | + 21'03 | | 153 | David Veilleux | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 154 | Anthony Charteau | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 155 | Yohann Gène | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 156 | Kevin Reza | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 157 | Tony Hurel | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 158 | Angelo Tulik | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 159 | Oscar Gatto | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | + 21'04 | | 160 | Pieter Weening | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 161 | Fabio Taborre | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 162 | Pierpaolo De Negri | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 163 | Simon Clarke | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 164 | Luca Mazzanti | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 165 | Jonathan Monsalve | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 166 | Cristiano Monguzzi | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 167 | Brett Lancaster | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 168 | Mitchell Docker | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 169 | Stuart O'Grady | Orica - GreenEdge | + 21'13 | | 170 | Salvatore Puccio | Sky Procycling | + 22'20 | | 171 | Michael Schär | BMC Racing Team | + 22'42 | | 172 | Edward King | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 22'45 | | 173 | Guillaume Boivin | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 174 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 22'48 | | 175 | Dimitriy Muravyev | Astana Pro Team | + 22'55 | | 176 | Matteo Tosatto | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 23'05 | | 177 | Hayden Roulston | RadioShack - Leopard | + 23'13 | | 178 | Stijn Devolder | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 179 | Mathieu Sprick | Team Argos - Shimano | + 23'27 | | 180 | Graeme Brown | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 23'32 | | 181 | Miguel Ubeto | Lampre - Merida | + 23'34 | | 182 | Ariel Maximiliano Richeze | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 183 | Mickaël Delage | FDJ | + 23'36 | | 184 | Björn Thurau | Team Europcar | + 23'48 | | 185 | Giovanni Bernaudeau | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 186 | Leonardo Giordani | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | + 23'49 | | 187 | Christopher Sutton | Sky Procycling | + 30'26 | | 188 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky Procycling | + 32'36 | | 189 | Mark Cavendish | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 33'04 | | 190 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Leopard | + 33'29 | | 191 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | + 33'38 | | 192 | Marcel Kittel | Team Argos - Shimano | + 33'43 | | 193 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha Team | + 33'44 | | 194 | Roberto Ferrari | Lampre - Merida | + 33'50 | | 195 | Matthew Goss | Orica - GreenEdge | + 34'05 | | 196 | Michele Merlo | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | + 35'10 | | 197 | Sep Vanmarcke | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 43'32 |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 05-02-2014 13:04
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What a strong startlist 
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 05-02-2014 13:11
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The guys rode a good team time trial on stage 1 and Nieve put in a good ride on stage 2 to make the Gc look pretty cool for the boys in Orange |
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| welker3257 |
Posted on 05-02-2014 13:20
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Hopefully the the boys can retain their spots in the top 10
Gig 'em Aggies
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| Shonak |
Posted on 05-02-2014 17:52
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@Ian Butler: Gilbert certainly enjoys a decent season. And he looks to come in great shape for the Worlds.
@sutty: Yeah, so far there's some orange love in the Top 10 to be felt. 
@welker3257: It looks good but we'll see how it comes.
Edited by Shonak on 05-02-2014 17:52
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 05-02-2014 18:10
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Nice start to the Vuelta 
Hopefully some of the strong names will fade over the course of the race
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| 24sebaf1 |
Posted on 05-02-2014 18:48
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Nice start in Spain. Wait a second....your best rider is....my rider!!! . Gora Mikel!!!! |
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| The Rider |
Posted on 05-02-2014 18:56
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A great idea in the socio concept. I would join, but I won't, as I reckon the team may become too overpowered eventually.
I thought the team would have a really good chance of finishing high up in GC at the Vuelta but that is one strong startlist! |
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