@ all: Thank you guys. Andy was by far the best rider in the Canadian races, and the fiels was pretty weak. Still, he needed his team mates to work very, very hard for him. And of course he bought them a nice bottle of bubbly!
GP de Wallonie. 196.6 kilometres form Chadfontaine to Namur through the Belgian province of Wallonie. In the first part of the race are a few climbs, as well as in the last 25km. The finish is uphill, the Citadeller de Namur. So a good race for the puncheurs!
In 2010 the race was won by German Paul Martens, who outsprinted Riccardo Ricco and Cadel Evans.
An Post
211. K.Heytens
212. G.Bagdonas
213. M.Cassidy
214. M.Debusschere
215. P.Ghyllebert
216. R.McLaughlin
217. K.Terweduwe
Our team:
Favourites: ***Jelle Vanendert, Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step), Brice Feillu (Leopard) ** Kevin de Weert (Quick Step), Rein Taaramäe (Cofidis), Sebastian Langeveld (Rabobank) * Joost van Leijen (Vacansoleil), Kristof Vandewalle (Quick Step), Peter Kennaugh (Sky)
Our goal:
We want to get Jelle Vanendert to win this one, but we would be satisfied with a top 3.
The race kicks off with a BOTD consisiting of 14 riders. Most known names are T. Meyer (Garmin), M. Wynants (Rabbank), N. Sijmens (Cofidis), G. Nizzolo (Leopard) and our stagair Maxim Lefevre. They get a maximum lead of about 5 minutes.
The peloton is coming closer as the riders face the last 3 hills of the day. The first one is the Cote de Lustin (2.7km at 5.7%). 20 km before the finish, the leaders have a gap of 1'28.
Still in the ascend, 18.5km before the finish, we see the first attack out of the peloton. Brice Feillu (Leopard), Rein Taaramäe (Cofidis) and Kevin de Weert (Quick Step) try to close the gap to the leading group and go for the win.
But in the descend and in the flat part to the penultimate climb, the Tienne aux Pierres (2.9km at 5.4%), the peloton led by Rabobank and Sky reels them in. In the ascend, Sebastian Langeveld (Rabobank) is the next one to attack with 12km to go. Again, we decide to wait.
Langeveld is joined by again Taaramäe, Feillu and De Weert. With 8km to go, they have a '31 lead, so we send Zingle, Rosseler, Vanmarcke and Lefevre to the front of the peloton to chase them. De Greef & Vanendert save themselves for the final climb.
Before the climb of the Citadelle de Namur (1.9km at 5.8%) starts, the 4 leaders get caught. Immediately De Greef takes the lead to be the leadout for Vanendert. With one kilometre to go, the Quick Step trio De Weert, Kristof Vandewalle and Sylvain Chavanel take the lead.
300 metres before the finish, Vandewalle is still in the lead, but he has overestimated the climb and looses speed. Jelle Vanendert has started an impressive sprint 600 metres before the finish and is looking to pass his opponents.
And he does! Vanendert takes his 2nd win of the season (Copa Agostoni). Dutch Joost van Leijen (Vacansoleil) sprints in the wheel of Vanendert to the 2nd place and Vandewalle hangs on to the 3rd place.
Results:
1
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
5h10'35
2
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
4
Sérgio Paulinho
Team RadioShack
s.t.
5
Kevin De Weert
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Pieter Vanspeybroeck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
7
Jacobus Venter
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
8
Brice Feillu
Leopard Trek
s.t.
9
Sylvain Chavanel
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Dimitriy Muravyev
Team RadioShack
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Sebastian Langeveld
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Peter Kennaugh
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
13
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
14
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
15
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
16
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Dominique Cornu
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
18
Philip Deignan
Team RadioShack
s.t.
19
Marek Rutkiewicz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
20
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
21
Stephen Cummings
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
22
Tom Slagter
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
24
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
25
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Serge Pauwels
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
27
Morris Possoni
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
28
Dries Devenyns
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
29
Nico Sijmens
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
30
Stefan Denifl
Leopard Trek
s.t.
31
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
32
Sep Vanmarcke
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
33
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
34
Jurgen Van Goolen
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
35
Markel Irizar
Team RadioShack
s.t.
36
Thomas Peterson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
37
Dario Cioni
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
38
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
39
Maxim Lefèvre
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
40
Preben Van Hecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
41
Bauke Mollema
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
42
Yann Huguet
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
43
Sébastien Rosseler
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
44
Daniel Lloyd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
45
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
46
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
s.t.
47
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
48
Jeff Louder
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
49
Sven Nys
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
50
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
51
Peter Stetina
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
52
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
53
Fumiyuki Beppu
Team RadioShack
s.t.
54
Olivier Pardini
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
+ 1'39
55
Steven De Neef
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
56
Gediminas Bagdonas
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
57
Thomas Damuseau
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
58
Nick Van der Lijke
Rabobank Continental Team
+ 1'58
59
Vytautas Kaupas
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
60
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
61
Thomas Degand
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
62
Mitchell Docker
Skil - Shimano
+ 2'39
63
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
64
Jérôme Baugnies
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
65
Gaetan Bille
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
66
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Pieter Weening
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Fabio Polazzi
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
69
John-Lee Augustyn
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
70
Julien Vermote
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
72
Huub Duyn
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
73
Matthew Busche
Team RadioShack
s.t.
74
Kris Boeckmans
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
75
Ricardo Van der Velde
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
76
Mariusz Witecki
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
77
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
79
Nikolas Maes
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Cameron Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
81
Alexandre Geniez
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
82
Edwig Cammaerts
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
83
Mathieu Sprick
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
84
Geert Verheyen
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
85
Mateusz Taciak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
86
Kevin Hulsmans
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
87
Alexander Schmitt
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
+ 4'01
88
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'37
89
Davide Malacarne
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
90
Geoffroy Lequatre
Team RadioShack
+ 5'23
91
Sébastien Delfosse
Landbouwkrediet
+ 7'05
92
Jetse Bol
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
93
Tom Stamsnijder
Leopard Trek
s.t.
94
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
95
Aidis Kruopis
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
96
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
97
Jean-Eudes Demaret
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
98
Jonas Ljungblad
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
99
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
s.t.
100
Marc Goos
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
101
Marc Lootens
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
102
Maxim Belkov
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
103
Sibrecht Pieters
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
104
Grischa Niermann
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Pieter Ghyllebert
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
106
Bartlomiej Matysiak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
107
Dominic Klemme
Leopard Trek
s.t.
108
Jonas Vangenechten
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
109
Juan Manuel Gárate
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
110
Roy Curvers
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
111
Bjorn De Decker
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
112
Nelson Oliveira
Team RadioShack
s.t.
113
Stijn Steels
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
114
Rudy Lesschaeve
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
115
Simon Zahner
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
116
Kenny Terweduwe
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
117
Tim Mertens
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
118
Dariusz Batek
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
119
Kamil Zielinski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
120
Joel Zangerle
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
121
Grégory Joseph
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
122
Alex Dowsett
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
123
Anders Lund
Leopard Trek
+ 8'55
124
Grégory Habeaux
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
125
William Clarke
Leopard Trek
s.t.
126
Koen Barbé
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
127
Thibault Dupont
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
128
Kurt Hovelynck
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
129
James Vanlandschoot
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
130
Sjef De Wilde
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
131
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
132
Gert-Jan Van Immerseel
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
133
Kess Heytens
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
134
Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
135
Michael Tronborg
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
136
Maxim Debusschere
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
137
Julien Fouchard
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
138
Mark Cassidy
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
139
Oscar Riesebeek
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
140
Christian Patron
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
141
Yukihiro Doi
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
142
Benjamin Verraes
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
143
Nicky Cocquyt
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
144
Johannes Fröhlinger
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
145
Joop De Gans
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
146
Ronan McLaughlin
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
147
Rudy Rouet
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
148
Tom Thill
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
149
Louis Esposito
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
150
Alex Meenhorst
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
151
Joaquim Durant
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
152
Maurice Astruc
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
153
David Kemp
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
154
Dylan Van Baarle
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
155
Ludovic Mottet
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
156
Daniel Westmattelmann
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
157
Jonathan Dewitte
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
158
Gilles Devillers
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
159
Jesper Asselman
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
160
Kevin Verwaest
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
161
Matthias Van Mechelen
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
162
Sven Van den Houte
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
163
Krzysztof Maslowski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
164
Jonathan Breyne
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
165
Florent Barle
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
166
Robert Roland
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
167
Tom Da Mota
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
+ 11'55
168
Leon Smit
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
169
Sander Helven
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
170
Julius Kohlmann
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
171
Stefan Ganser
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
172
Rohan Dennis
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
173
Yann Mery
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 12'55
174
Marcel Meisen
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
+ 21'41
The winner:
Word from the DS: The fully Belgian team did an excellent job on Belgian soil. It was very good to see stagair Maxim Lefevre in the BOTD, and even finishing inside the peloton after a tough last part of the race! Vanendert waited long at the last climb, but when he started his jump, no one could follow him!
The favourites: ***Marcel Kittel, Darryl Impey (NettAPP), Kenny van Hummel (Skil) ** Jimmy Casper (Saur), Peter Sagan, Jurgen Roelandts (Omega Pharma) * Denis Flahaut (Bretagne), B. Traksel (Ladbouwkrediet), L. Mondory (AG2R)
Our goal:
The win with Kittel.
The BOTD is formed by 7 riders: Saïd Haddou (Europcar), Justin Jules (La Pomme), Ludovic Mottet (Wallonie), Rafal Ratajczyk (CCC), Geoffrey Soupe (FDJ), Steven Tronet (Roubaix) and Florian Vachon (Bretagne). The 7 get a maximum lead of 7'30. With 20km to go, it's still 2'10.
But the pace drops down in the peloton. There's no team that wants to do it, and we can't do it. We have 3 stagaires in the team who are pretty exhausted and can only send one men in the chase, not to mess up the sprint train. That's why that with 10 kilometres to go, the leading group still has a lead of 2'09. FDJ's Geoffrey Soupe tried to attack, but gets caught quickly.
The breakaway is going to win today. With 1 kilometre to go, the peloton is '42 behind. Ratajczyk starts the sprint.
But the best sprinter in the BOTD who wins. Roubaix Lille Métropole's Steven Tronet takes his first win of the season, the biggest in his career so far. Vachon gets 2nd, Haddou 3rd. Marcel Kittel wins the sprint of the peloton, 27 seconds behind.
Results:
1
Steven Tronet
Roubaix Lille Métropole
4h49'22
2
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
3
Saïd Haddou
Team Europcar
s.t.
4
Justin Jules
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
5
Rafal Ratajczyk
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
6
Ludovic Mottet
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
7
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ
+ 27
8
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
9
Kris Boeckmans
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
10
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Daryl Impey
Team NetApp
s.t.
12
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
13
Kenny Van Hummel
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
14
Steve Chainel
FDJ
s.t.
15
Yann Huguet
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
16
Michael Van Staeyen
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
17
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
18
Jürgen Roelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
19
Aidis Kruopis
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
20
René Obst
Team NSP
s.t.
21
Jimmy Casper
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
22
André Schulze
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
23
Guillaume Bonnafond
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
24
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
25
Koen Barbé
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
26
David Boucher
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
27
Jimmy Engoulvent
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
28
Dominique Rollin
FDJ
s.t.
29
Mickaël Delage
FDJ
s.t.
30
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
31
Yohan Offredo
FDJ
s.t.
32
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
33
Mario Aerts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
34
Sandy Casar
FDJ
s.t.
35
Adam Blythe
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
36
Robert Retschke
Team NetApp
s.t.
37
Mariusz Witecki
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
38
Jesús Del Nero
Team NetApp
s.t.
39
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
40
Jérôme Baugnies
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
41
Geert Verheyen
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
42
Dominique Cornu
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
43
Romain Lemarchand
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
44
Edwig Cammaerts
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
45
Sebastian Lang
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
46
Mathieu Sprick
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
47
Thierry Hupond
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
48
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
49
Tino Thömel
Team NSP
s.t.
50
Guillaume Levarlet
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
51
Alexandre Geniez
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
52
Sep Vanmarcke
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
53
Matti Helminen
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
54
Stijn Neirynck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
55
Christophe Laborie
Saur - Sojasun
+ 1'40
56
Thomas Damuseau
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
57
Adam Hansen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
58
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ
s.t.
59
Jens Mulder
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
60
Marc Lootens
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
61
Cees Veldkamp
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
62
Alexander Gottfried
Team NetApp
+ 3'13
63
Max Jenkins
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
64
Manuele Caddeo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
65
Jarlinson Pantano
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
s.t.
66
Thomas Vaubourzeix
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
67
James Moss
Endura Racing
s.t.
68
Rony Martias
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
69
Luis Felipe Laverde
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
s.t.
70
Jon Pardo
Onda
s.t.
71
Christian Meier
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
72
Sylwester Janiszewski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
73
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
74
Juan Forero
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
s.t.
75
Stefano Pirazzi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
76
Nicolas Bazin
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
77
Guillaume Faucon
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
78
Björn Thurau
Team NSP
s.t.
79
Rudy Rouet
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
80
Jean-Marc Bideau
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
81
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
82
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'22
83
Martin Reimer
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
84
Eric Baumann
Team NetApp
s.t.
85
Aleksandrs Kurbatskis
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
86
Bert De Backer
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
87
Tim Mertens
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
88
Denis Flahaut
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
89
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
s.t.
90
Arnaud Coyot
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
91
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
92
David Hesselbarth
Team NetApp
s.t.
93
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
94
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
95
Gaetan Bille
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
96
Kamil Zielinski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
97
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
98
Alejandro Marque
Onda
s.t.
99
Rory Sutherland
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
100
Frédéric Guesdon
FDJ
s.t.
101
Florian Guillou
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
102
Julien Antomarchi
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
103
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
104
Steven Van Vooren
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
105
Stijn Joseph
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
106
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
107
Ian Wilkinson
Endura Racing
s.t.
108
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
109
Bartlomiej Matysiak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
110
Stéphane Bonsergent
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
111
Mathieu Drujon
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
112
Sven Vandousselaere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
113
Alexandre Blain
Endura Racing
s.t.
114
Jonathan Hivert
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
115
Jonas Vangenechten
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
116
Fabien Bacquet
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
117
Ronan Racault
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
118
Markus Fothen
Team NSP
s.t.
119
Filippo Savini
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
120
Jack Bauer
Endura Racing
s.t.
121
Renaud Dion
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
122
Egidijus Juodvalkis
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
123
Matthieu Halleguen
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
124
Paolo Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
125
Blazej Janiaczyk
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
126
Daniel Schorn
Team NetApp
s.t.
127
Nicolas Rousseau
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
128
Thomas Fothen
Team NSP
s.t.
129
Jonathan Bertrand
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
130
Gaël Malacarne
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
131
Evan Oliphant
Endura Racing
s.t.
132
Johan Le Bon
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
133
Maarten De Jonge
Endura Racing
s.t.
134
Angelo Pagani
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
135
Simone Stortoni
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
136
Thibault Dupont
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
137
Ricardo Vilela
Onda
s.t.
138
Alexander Wetterhall
Endura Racing
s.t.
139
Loïc Desriac
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
140
Brian Takacs
Team NSP
s.t.
141
Toms Skujins
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
142
Florian Le Corre
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
143
Célio Sousa
Onda
s.t.
144
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
145
João Cabreira
Onda
s.t.
146
Morgan Kneisky
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
147
Bobbie Traksel
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
148
Bruno Manuel Sepulveda Borges
Onda
s.t.
149
Michael Schwarzmann
Team NetApp
s.t.
150
Yanis Mourier
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
151
Dalivier Ospina
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
s.t.
152
Anthony Colin
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
153
Jerome Giaux
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
154
Hector Paez
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
s.t.
155
Hugo Salazar
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
s.t.
156
Wilmar Perez
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
s.t.
157
Yohan Cauquil
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
158
Janis Stonis
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
159
Jack Anderson
Endura Racing
s.t.
160
Julien Simon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
161
John Martinez
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
s.t.
162
Sebastien Baldauf
Team NSP
s.t.
163
Pawel Charucki
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
164
Jérôme Cousin
Team Europcar
s.t.
165
Léo Menville
Team NSP
s.t.
166
Scott Zwizanski
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
167
Adrian Hegyvari
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
168
Davy Van den Camp
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
169
Alexandre Jacquet
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
170
Robin Steenuit
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
+ 6'23
Today's surprising winner:
Word from the DS: We couldn't, the other teams didn't want to.... Well, then can win a breakaway.
The 2011 UCI Road Cycling World Championships are in the Danish capitol of Copenhagen.
Note: I simulate the world, as to my opinion I'm a team DS, not a national coach.
Individual Time Trial:
The Individual Time Trial is on a 43 kilometre, almost flat route, what makes German Tony Martin and the defending World champ Fabian Cancellara the biggest contenders for the gold medal. Our riders are Lieuwe Westra, Jos van Emden, Niki Terpstra and Thomas Dekekr (back from his doping ban).
So Fabian Cancellara takes his 5th ITT world title. The margin to his opponents are very small: Martin gets 2nd at '7 and LL Sánchez 3rd at '17. The best Monster Energy-rider is Sébastien Rosseler, who manages to get the 7th place. Best Dutch rider is Thomas Dekker in 10th place.
Road Race:
The road race is 264.6 kilometres long and has a few small climb in it every lap, but the prediction is that it will be a mass sprint. So we have some sprinters in our team (Bos, Van Hummel, Ligthart, none of them with a form over 80) and some guys that can try to attack (Kroon, Terpstra).
But the prediction comes out. Mark Cavendish won only a few races this year, but he wins the most important win. He edges out German André Greipel and USA's Tyler Farrar. Best Monster rider is Peter Sagan in 5th place. Best Dutch rider is Theo Bos in 27th place....
sutty68 wrote:
i know it's a bit late but what a great result you had in Wallonie
Thanks! This was the first or one of the first times that I won an uphill sprint (also rundum Köln, but the competition was weak there). The field wasn't very strong, but still some good puncheurs (Taaramäe, Chavanel, De Weert) in it.
September was a great month for us, with 3 World Tour wins (Andy Schleck with the Canadian double and Robert Gesink winning the Vuelta a Espana).
UCI World Tour Riders
Joaquim Rodríguez jumps to the first place, and Robert Gesink to 2nd. Although winning the Tour de Romandie, the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a Espana, Purito collected more points in the early season. Philippe Gilbert is the number 3 and Andy Schleck closes the top 10.
Teams
After Garmin - Cervélo was leading the World Tour teams ranking for months, our fantastic month made us pass them. Katusha is in 3rd place, mostly thanks to Purito.
Continental Tour Riders
Team NetAPP's Daryl Impey is the surprising leader of the Continental Tour. He has collected mant podium places and a few wins this years to be in th elead. Andy Schleck is our best placed rider in 2nd place, with Pim Ligthart in 8th.
Teams
It;s no surprise that we also lead the Continental Teams ranking. Skil - Shimano is in a great 2nd place, followed by Cofidis.
CQ ranking Riders Robert Gesink leads the CQ-ranking with over 1500 points to Alberto Contador. Joaquim Rodríguez is in 3rd and Andy Schleck is in 7th.
Teams Monster Energy - Ford has over 10.000 points, 3500 more than Garmin - Cervélo and Team Sky. Androni Giocatolli and Cofidis battle it out for the promotion to the World Tour, while Liquigas (!), Vacansoleil and AG2R are in danger to relegate.
A busy month for us in October: 7 Italian autumn classics, a few stages in the Tour de Wallonie - Picarde, 2 French races and the Sparkassen Münsterland Giro. I have to cancel the Japan Cup, don't feel like taking the plane
The Memorial Marco Pantani. The 8th edition in the region of Cesenatico, the birth place of the Italian cycling legend Marco Pantani. Il Elefantino was one of the best climbers the world has ever known, winning many mountain stages and the Tour and Giro in '98.
The Memorial Marco Pantani is a hilly 190km race from Cesena to Cesenatico. It's the 8th edition and there are some famous former winners, as Damiano Cunego, Gilberto Simoni and Franco Pellizotti. In 2010 the race was won by Elia Viviani.
The favourites ***Andy Schleck, Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone), Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago) ** Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre), Stefan Schumacher (Miche), Enrico Gasparotto (Astana) * Simon Spilak (Lampre), Jure Kocjan (Team Type I), Pim Ligthart
4 riders ride away from the peloton and form the BOTD.: Alessandro Bisolti (Farnese Vini), Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha), Claudio Corioni (Acqua & Sapone) & Guillaume Levarlet (Saur).
With 50 kilometres to go, the lead has increased to 7'07. None of the teams want to do the chase, so we decide to send our stagaires to the front of the peloton.
That works pretty well, although they were joined by the other domestiques of our team, as well as the Colnago-boys. With 12 kilometre to go, the lead is 1'50.
Farnese Vini's Alessandro Bisolti decides to try it on his own. With 7 kilometres to go his lead is 1'28 to the peloton.
In the last 10 kilometres, Andy Schleck takes the lead of the chasing group, as being a luxury domestique for Pim Ligthart. With 2km to go, the gap to Bisolti is less than 20 seconds.
Bisolti has been caught, when the leading group starts the last climb of the day. Colnago's Federico Canuti attacks and he creates a gap to Stefan Schumacher (Miche) and Pim Ligthart.
Canuti can hold his lead and wins his first race of the year. Stefano Garzelli sprints to 2nd place, Ligthart gets 3rd.
Results
1
Federico Canuti
Colnago - CSF Inox
5h01'04
2
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
+ 15
3
Pim Ligthart
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
4
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
5
Stefan Schumacher
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
6
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
7
Enrico Gasparotto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
8
Jure Kocjan
Team Type 1
s.t.
9
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
s.t.
10
Cayetano Sarmiento
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Cyril Lemoine
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
12
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
13
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
14
Michael Rasmussen
Christina Watches - Onfone
+ 38
15
Oscar Gatto
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
16
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
17
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
18
Rubens Bertogliati
Team Type 1
s.t.
19
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
20
Guillaume Levarlet
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
21
Ruggero Marzoli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
22
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
s.t.
23
Vitaliy Popkov
ISD - Lampre Continental
s.t.
24
Sacha Modolo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
25
Alessandro Bisolti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 56
26
Claudio Corioni
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1'05
27
Davide Rebellin
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
28
Vladimir Miholjevic
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
29
Manuel Belletti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
30
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
31
Laurent Mangel
Saur - Sojasun
+ 1'27
32
Gianluca Brambilla
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
33
Stanislav Kozúbek
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
34
Alessandro Bazzana
Team Type 1
+ 1'49
35
Michele Gaia
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 2'10
36
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - ISD
+ 2'24
37
Alexander Efimkin
Team Type 1
s.t.
38
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
39
Jérémie Galland
Saur - Sojasun
+ 2'31
40
Simone Stortoni
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 2'39
41
Krzysztof Szczawinski
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
42
Jempy Drucker
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
43
Miguel Rubiano
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
44
Fortunato Baliani
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
45
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
46
Volodymyr Zagorodny
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
47
Matteo Bono
Lampre - ISD
+ 3'01
48
Martijn Maaskant
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
49
Filippo Savini
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 3'39
50
Paolo Bailetti
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 3'44
51
Dmytro Grabovskyy
ISD - Lampre Continental
s.t.
52
Frantisek Padour
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
53
Arnoud Van Groen
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
54
Joan Horrach
Katusha Team
s.t.
55
Pedro Merino
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
56
Paolo Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
57
Paul Poux
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
58
Remmert Wielinga
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
59
Raffaele la Rosa
Team Type 1
s.t.
60
Cristiano Benenati
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
61
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
62
Pelle Clapp
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
63
Laurent Didier
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 4'23
64
Maxim Lefèvre
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 4'33
65
Daniel Vestergaard
Christina Watches - Onfone
+ 5'43
66
René Jørgensen
Christina Watches - Onfone
+ 5'47
67
Andrea Grendene
Team Type 1
s.t.
68
Daniel Malmros
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
69
Sławomir Kohut
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
70
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 5'55
71
Blaz Jarc
Adria Mobil
+ 6'13
72
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
73
Mitja Mahoric
Adria Mobil
+ 6'20
74
Francesco Bellotti
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 6'28
75
Massimo Codol
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
76
Krzysztof Jeżowski
Bank BGZ
s.t.
77
Vladimir Efimkin
Team Type 1
s.t.
78
Tomasz Nose
Adria Mobil
s.t.
79
Marc Lootens
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
80
Giuseppe Muraglia
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
81
Matej Gnezda
Adria Mobil
s.t.
82
Egor Silin
Katusha Team
s.t.
83
Jurgen Van Goolen
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
84
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
85
Alessandro Vanotti
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
86
Jacobus Venter
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
87
Jarosław Rębiewski
Bank BGZ
s.t.
88
Sergey Firsanov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
89
Oleg Opryshko
Amore & Vita
s.t.
90
Petr Benčík
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
91
Marc Reynès
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
92
Jiri Hudecek
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
93
Matteo Fedi
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
94
Sergey Rudaskov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
95
Bernardo Riccio
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
96
Danilo Di Luca
Katusha Team
s.t.
97
Pawel Cieslik
Bank BGZ
s.t.
98
Peter Kusztor
Atlas Personal
s.t.
99
Jean-Marc Marino
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
100
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
101
Evert Verbist
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
102
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
103
Gaspare Boscolo
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
104
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
105
Henry Frusto
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
106
Kristjan Koren
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
107
Angelo Furlan
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
108
Francesco Failli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
109
Emilio Zini
Amore & Vita
s.t.
110
Giorgio Brambilla
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
111
Kristian Sobota
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
112
Sébastien Reichenbach
Atlas Personal
s.t.
113
Carlos Betancourt
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
114
Gianluca Mirenda
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
115
Konrad Czajkowski
Bank BGZ
s.t.
116
Andrea Masciarelli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
117
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
s.t.
118
Dmitriy Fofonov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
119
Radoslav Romanik
Bank BGZ
+ 7'33
120
Vladislav Borisov
Amore & Vita
s.t.
121
Francesco Masciarelli
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
122
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
123
Alexey Shmidt
Team Type 1
s.t.
124
Pirmin Lang
Atlas Personal
s.t.
125
Daniele Righi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
126
Diego Caccia
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
127
Piotr Kieblesz
Bank BGZ
s.t.
128
Giuseppe De Maria
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
129
Kevin Van Melsen
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
130
Stijn Vandenbergh
Katusha Team
s.t.
131
Philipp Mamos
Amore & Vita
s.t.
132
Oleksandr Martynenko
ISD - Lampre Continental
s.t.
133
Rémy Di Gregorio
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
134
Roberto De Patre
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
135
Peter Erdin
Atlas Personal
s.t.
136
Sjef De Wilde
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
137
Christian Schneeberger
Atlas Personal
s.t.
138
Mirco Saggiorato
Atlas Personal
s.t.
139
Andrea Noè
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
140
Volodymyr Kogut
Amore & Vita
s.t.
141
Jonathan Fumeaux
Atlas Personal
s.t.
142
Timothy Duggan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
143
Nicolas Sanderson
Amore & Vita
s.t.
144
Grégory Habeaux
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
145
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
146
Primoz Segina
Adria Mobil
s.t.
147
Patrik Moren
Amore & Vita
s.t.
148
Andrey Klyuev
Amore & Vita
s.t.
149
Cees Veldkamp
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
150
Oleg Berdos
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
151
Kohei Uchima
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 9'15
152
Nikita Novikov
Itera - Katusha
+ 10'29
153
Antonio Manzoni
Adria Mobil
s.t.
154
Guytan Lilholt
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
155
Sergio Laganà
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
156
Artem Topchanyuk
ISD - Lampre Continental
s.t.
157
Evgeniy Kovalev
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
158
Florian Salzinger
Atlas Personal
+ 11'28
159
Jean-Lou Paiani
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
160
Ryohei Komori
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
161
Igor Frolov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
162
Alexander Prishpetniy
Itera - Katusha
+ 11'39
163
Denys Karnulin
ISD - Lampre Continental
s.t.
164
Edoardo Girardi
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
165
Mikolaj Nowak
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 13'17
166
Tom Dumoulin
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 13'24
167
Alexey Tsatevitch
Itera - Katusha
+ 14'26
168
Maksym Vasilyev
ISD - Lampre Continental
+ 15'48
Today's winner:
Word from the DS: None of the teams wanted to catch the breakaway. So we gave it all, and had only 2 fresh men left over for the final. Andy Schleck decided to work for Ligthart and it ended in a 3rd place. Good result, maybe we could have done better when Ligtahrt had worked for Andy, but who knows???
Just caught up with this story. It`s a pretty strong team you have there. I really liked how you started the story with the small introduction.
Good luck in future races.
Also I deleted these spam comments. Haven`t seen them before. You can PM me if it happens again in your story. I always hate these spam bots. especially if they are in my story.
roturn wrote:
Just caught up with this story. It`s a pretty strong team you have there. I really liked how you started the story with the small introduction.
