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aCross the road: Mud, Sweat & Gears

Shonak

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Posted on 17-06-2014 23:40

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The Last Days of Racing, 2015

Ahead of the World Championships, Citigroup - Cannondale's finest were racing in Great Britain with much success. Stage wins for Oscar Gatto, Tejay Van Garderen and Elia Viviani (3!) at the Tour of Britain were a great success; and on top of that, Gatto even accomplished the feat of winning the overall! Certainly great signs for the team and the upcoming World Championships.

World Championships - Berne - Time Trial

The Time Trial was won by Tony Martin. The German, who was injured last year, took back his jersey with a stunning performance in his homecountry Germany.

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Tony Martin	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	45'22
2	Rohan Dennis	Garmin Sharp	+ 32
3	Fabian Cancellara	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
4	Stef Clement	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 46
5	Bradley Wiggins	Team Sky	+ 47
6	Taylor Phinney	BMC Racing Team	+ 54
7	Tom Dumoulin	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 57
8	Dmitriy Gruzdev	Astana Pro Team	+ 1'03
9	Geraint Thomas	Team Sky	+ 1'20
10	Andrew Talansky	Garmin Sharp	+ 1'31

Spoiler

11	Lieuwe Westra	Astana Pro Team	+ 1'38
12	Tejay Van Garderen	Citigroup - Cannondale	+ 1'39
13	Alex Dowsett	Movistar Team	+ 1'53
14	Simon Spilak	Team Katusha	+ 1'54
15	Jonathan Castroviejo	Movistar Team	+ 1'59
16	Luke Durbridge	Orica GreenEdge	+ 2'07
17	Jérémy Roy	FDJ.fr	+ 2'15
18	Anton Vorobyev	Team Katusha	+ 2'19
19	Luis León Sánchez	Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	+ 2'31
20	Michal Kwiatkowski	Lampre - Merida	+ 2'32
21	Jan Barta	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
22	Adriano Malori	Movistar Team	+ 2'34
23	Dario Cataldo	Team Sky	+ 2'46
24	Maxime Monfort	Lotto Belisol	+ 2'50
25	Maciej Bodnar	Citigroup - Cannondale	+ 2'51
26	Andreas Hofer	Team Vorarlberg	+ 3'03
27	Johan Le Bon	FDJ.fr	+ 3'14
28	Cadel Evans	BMC Racing Team	+ 3'22
29	Janez Brajkovič	Astana Pro Team	+ 3'30
30	Peter Velits	BMC Racing Team	+ 3'38
31	Julien Vermote	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	+ 3'46
32	Svein Tuft	Orica GreenEdge	+ 3'49
33	Jakob Fuglsang	Astana Pro Team	+ 3'59
34	Kristjan Koren	Citigroup - Cannondale	+ 4'08
35	Tobias Ludvigsson	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 4'09
36	Patrick Gretsch	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 4'17
37	Ion Izagirre	Movistar Team	+ 4'22
38	Mikhail Ignatiev	Team Katusha	+ 4'36
39	Rasmus Quaade	Team TreFor - Blue Water	+ 4'48
40	Damien Howson	Orica GreenEdge	+ 4'52
41	Thomas De Gendt	Citigroup - Cannondale	+ 5'04
42	Nelson Oliveira	Lampre - Merida	+ 5'05
43	José Serpa	Lampre - Merida	+ 5'08
44	Wilco Kelderman	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 5'17
45	Mateusz Taciak	CCC Polsat Polkowice	+ 5'22
46	Yoann Paillot	Team La Pomme Marseille	+ 5'26
47	Sergio Henao	Team Sky	+ 5'29
48	Daryl Impey	Orica GreenEdge	+ 5'31
49	Matteo Montaguti	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 5'34
50	Leopold König	Team NetApp - Endura	+ 5'35
51	Matthias Brändle	IAM Cycling	+ 5'38
52	Roman Kreuziger	Movistar Team	+ 5'42
53	Tony Gallopin	Lotto Belisol	+ 5'52
54	Matthias Frank	IAM Cycling	+ 5'56
55	Rui Costa	Team Katusha	+ 6'05
56	Beñat Intxausti	Movistar Team	+ 6'06
57	Fredrik Kessiakoff	Astana Pro Team	+ 6'12
58	Christian Meier	Orica GreenEdge	+ 6'22
59	Alexey Lutsenko	Astana Pro Team	+ 6'26
60	Bob Jungels	Trek Factory Racing	+ 6'33
61	Nicolas Roche	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 6'42
62	Martin Elmiger	IAM Cycling	+ 6'49
63	Marcel Wyss	IAM Cycling	+ 6'56
64	Carlos Betancur	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 6'59
65	Riccardo Zoidl	Trek Factory Racing	+ 7'04
66	Manuele Boaro	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 7'08
67	Martin Velits	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	+ 7'11
68	Tomasz Marczynski	CCC Polsat Polkowice	+ 7'15
69	Vegard Stake Laengen	Bretagne - Séché Environnement	+ 7'27
70	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 7'29
71	Hugo Houle	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 7'34
72	Ryan Mullen	An Post - Chain Reaction	s.t.
73	Olav Olstad	Team Øster Hus - Ridley	+ 7'36
74	Pit Schlechter	Leopard Development Team	+ 7'48
75	Michael Hutchinson	-	+ 7'58
76	Jaime Suaza	-	+ 8'10
77	Martin Mahdar	-	+ 8'14

World Championships - Berne - Road Race

A parcour with the chance of a breakaway win, but also overwhelming odds for the sprinters. In particular, Germany was eager to make a bunch sprint happen. Unfortunately a legend of cycling decided to get another one of those rainbow stripped jerseys...

Which Belgian may that be who attacks
5 kilometers from the finish?!

It's Tommeke who takes the solo win in Berne!

Visconti: “Congratulations to Tom Boonen, what a stunning finish. It will be exciting to ride against the World Champion next year in Flanders.”

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Tom Boonen	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	6h17'06
2	Peter Sagan	Team Sky	s.t.
3	Marcel Kittel	Team Giant - Shimano	s.t.
4	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	s.t.
5	Alexander Kristoff	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
6	Matthew Goss	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
7	Giacomo Nizzolo	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
8	Matteo Trentin	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	s.t.
9	John Degenkolb	Team Giant - Shimano	s.t.
10	Philippe Gilbert	BMC Racing Team	s.t.

Spoiler

11	Edvald Boasson Hagen	Team Sky	s.t.
12	Arnaud Demare	FDJ.fr	s.t.
13	Sep Vanmarcke	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
14	Jürgen Roelandts	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
15	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
16	Taylor Phinney	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
17	Matthieu Ladagnous	FDJ.fr	s.t.
18	Michael Mørkøv	Tinkoff - Saxo	s.t.
19	Zdenek Stybar	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	s.t.
20	Yohan Offredo	FDJ.fr	s.t.
21	Niki Terpstra	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	s.t.
22	Gianni Meersman	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
23	Mark Renshaw	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	s.t.
24	Bryan Coquard	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
25	Moreno Moser	Citigroup - Cannondale	s.t.
26	Michal Kwiatkowski	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
27	Matti Breschel	Tinkoff - Saxo	s.t.
28	Luis León Sánchez	Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	s.t.
29	Diego Ulissi	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
30	José Joaquín Rojas	Movistar Team	s.t.
31	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar Team	s.t.
32	Lars Boom	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
33	Geraint Thomas	Team Sky	s.t.
34	Rui Costa	Team Katusha	s.t.
35	Sébastien Turgot	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
36	Scott Thwaites	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
37	Sebastian Langeveld	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
38	Jonathan Hivert	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
39	Theo Bos	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
40	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
41	Julien Simon	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
42	Simon Gerrans	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
43	Julian Arredondo	Team Alonso - Ferrari	s.t.
44	Ion Izagirre	Movistar Team	s.t.
45	Bob Jungels	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
46	David Millar	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
47	Fredrik Kessiakoff	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
48	Daniel Martin	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
49	Jan Barta	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
50	Kenny Dehaes	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
51	Luka Mezgec	Team Giant - Shimano	s.t.
52	Lars Ytting Bak	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
53	Filippo Pozzato	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
54	Ramon Sinkeldam	Team Giant - Shimano	s.t.
55	André Greipel	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
56	Roman Kreuziger	Movistar Team	s.t.
57	Matthias Brändle	IAM Cycling	s.t.
58	Tony Gallopin	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
59	Peter Velits	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
60	Francisco José Ventoso	Movistar Team	s.t.
61	Jonathan Castroviejo	Movistar Team	s.t.
62	Daniel Moreno	Team Alonso - Ferrari	s.t.
63	Thor Hushovd	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
64	Jonas Aaen Jørgensen	Riwal Cycling Team	s.t.
65	Grégory Rast	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
66	Paul Martens	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
67	Maciej Bodnar	Citigroup - Cannondale	s.t.
68	Adriano Malori	Movistar Team	s.t.
69	Alexandr Kolobnev	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
70	Michael Albasini	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
71	Tyler Farrar	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
72	Matthias Frank	IAM Cycling	s.t.
73	Kristjan Koren	Citigroup - Cannondale	s.t.
74	Svein Tuft	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
75	Giovanni Visconti	Movistar Team	s.t.
76	Tom Slagter	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
77	Fabian Cancellara	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
78	Marek Rutkiewicz	CCC Polsat Polkowice	s.t.
79	Martin Elmiger	IAM Cycling	s.t.
80	Danny Van Poppel	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
81	Kiel Reijnen	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
82	Tom Veelers	Team Giant - Shimano	s.t.
83	Luke Rowe	Team Sky	s.t.
84	Jakob Rathe	Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis	s.t.
85	Michael Schär	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
86	Adam Blythe	NFTO	s.t.
87	Lukas Pöstlberger	Tirol Cycling Team	s.t.
88	Michal Golas	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	s.t.
89	Danilo Wyss	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
90	Ben Swift	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
91	Matej Mohorič	Citigroup - Cannondale	s.t.
92	Heinrich Haussler	IAM Cycling	s.t.
93	Edwin Ávila	Colombia	s.t.
94	John Darwin Atapuma	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
95	Jarlinson Pantano	Colombia	s.t.
96	Miguel Rubiano	Colombia	s.t.
97	Daryl Impey	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
98	Christopher Sutton	Team Sky	s.t.
99	Sébastien Reichenbach	IAM Cycling	s.t.
100	Ian Stannard	Team Sky	s.t.
101	Egoitz García	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
102	Martin Kohler	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
103	Sean Downey	An Post - Chain Reaction	s.t.
104	Grega Bole	-	s.t.
105	Leonardo Duque	Colombia	s.t.
106	Ken Hanson	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 4'01
107	Valentin Iglinskiy	Astana Pro Team	+ 5'07
108	Borut Božic	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
109	Tomasz Marczynski	CCC Polsat Polkowice	s.t.
110	Christian Meier	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
111	Petr Vakoč	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	s.t.
112	Jake Keough	5-Hour Energy	s.t.
113	Juan José Lobato	Movistar Team	s.t.
114	Jonathan Cantwell	Drapac Pro Cycling	s.t.
115	Arman Kamyshev	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
116	Tomáš Bucháček	Bauknecht - Author	s.t.
117	Brent Bookwalter	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
118	Robert Wagner	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
119	Dario Cataldo	Team Sky	s.t.
120	Stefan Denifl	IAM Cycling	+ 5'55
121	George Preidler	Team Giant - Shimano	s.t.
122	Michael Matthews	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
123	Jonas Ahlstrand	Team Giant - Shimano	s.t.
124	Alexey Tsatevitch	Team Katusha	s.t.
125	Guillaume Boivin	Citigroup - Cannondale	s.t.
126	Bernhard Eisel	Team Sky	s.t.
127	Ryan Anderson	Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
128	Ruslan Tleubayev	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
129	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg	Team Giant - Shimano	s.t.
130	Sam Bennett	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
131	Fabio Silvestre	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
132	Joel Zangerle	Leopard Development Team	s.t.
133	Thomas Löfkvist	IAM Cycling	s.t.
134	Juraj Sagan	Team Sky	s.t.
135	Cayetano Sarmiento	Team Alonso - Ferrari	s.t.
136	Diego Ochoa	4-72 - Colombia	s.t.
137	Louis Meintjes	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
138	Dominique Rollin	-	s.t.
139	Hugo Houle	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
140	Zakkari Dempster	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
141	Marko Kump	Tinkoff - Saxo	s.t.
142	Matthew Brammeier	Synergy Baku Cycling Project	s.t.
143	Leigh Howard	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
144	Martin Velits	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	s.t.
145	Daniel Schorn	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
146	Philip Lavery	Synergy Baku Cycling Project	s.t.
147	Jempy Drucker	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
148	Bartlomiej Matysiak	CCC Polsat Polkowice	+ 7'32
149	Jeffry Romero	Colombia	s.t.
150	Marcin Bialoblocki	Velosure - Giordana Racing Team	s.t.
151	Alexander Porsev	Team Katusha	s.t.
152	Frantisek Padour	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
153	Pawel Poljanski	Tinkoff - Saxo	s.t.
154	Michael Kolar	Tinkoff - Saxo	s.t.
155	Mateusz Nowak	CCC Polsat Polkowice	+ 8'21
156	Filipe Cardoso	Efapel - Glassdrive	s.t.
157	Martin Hunal	Bauknecht - Author	s.t.
158	Erik Baska	-	s.t.
159	Ryan Mullen	An Post - Chain Reaction	+ 15'03
160	Fabio Sabatini	Citigroup - Cannondale	s.t.

Giro di Lombardia

The Race of Fallen Leaves was a tough fight but once again the Spaniards prevailed, even without Vuelta winner Purito around. Contador and Valverde set themselves apart over the final climb, and Contador distanced his rival in the descent. This year's Tour de France winner adds thus his first monument to his impressive list of victories.

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador	Tinkoff - Saxo	6h41'37
2	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar Team	s.t.
3	Daniel Martin	Garmin Sharp	+ 58
4	Moreno Moser	Citigroup - Cannondale	s.t.
5	Philippe Gilbert	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
6	Luis León Sánchez	Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	s.t.
7	Carlos Betancur	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
8	Jelle Vanendert	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
9	Michal Kwiatkowski	Lampre - Merida	+ 1'48
10	Wilco Kelderman	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	s.t.

Spoiler

11	Simon Spilak	Team Katusha	s.t.
12	Chris Froome	Team Sky	s.t.
13	Vincenzo Nibali	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
14	Diego Ulissi	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
15	Julian Arredondo	Team Alonso - Ferrari	s.t.
16	Dario Cataldo	Team Sky	s.t.
17	Damiano Cunego	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
18	Simon Gerrans	Orica GreenEdge	+ 3'10
19	Cadel Evans	BMC Racing Team	+ 4'42
20	Roman Kreuziger	Movistar Team	s.t.
21	Rui Costa	Team Katusha	+ 5'04
22	Daniel Moreno	Team Alonso - Ferrari	+ 6'44
23	Rinaldo Nocentini	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
24	Eros Capecchi	Movistar Team	s.t.
25	Nicolas Roche	Tinkoff - Saxo	s.t.
26	Robert Kiserlovski	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
27	Sergio Henao	Team Sky	s.t.
28	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
29	Janez Brajkovič	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
30	Beñat Intxausti	Movistar Team	s.t.
31	Michele Scarponi	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	s.t.
32	Jesús Hernández	Tinkoff - Saxo	s.t.
33	Mikel Nieve	Movistar Team	s.t.
34	Javier Moreno	Movistar Team	s.t.
35	Laurens Ten Dam	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
36	Rigoberto Urán	Team Katusha	s.t.
37	Jurgen Van den Broeck	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
38	Simon Clarke	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
39	Tanel Kangert	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
40	Ivan Rovny	Tinkoff - Saxo	s.t.
41	Alberto Losada	Team Katusha	s.t.
42	Haimar Zubeldia	Team Alonso - Ferrari	s.t.
43	Maxime Monfort	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
44	Domenico Pozzovivo	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
45	Pieter Weening	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
46	Chris Horner	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
47	Rafal Majka	Tinkoff - Saxo	s.t.
48	Bradley Wiggins	Team Sky	s.t.
49	Stef Clement	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
50	Rohan Dennis	Garmin Sharp	+ 7'42
51	Michael Albasini	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
52	Franco Pellizotti	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
53	Ramunas Navardauskas	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
54	Matteo Montaguti	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
55	Michal Golas	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	s.t.
56	Ben Hermans	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
57	Thomas Voeckler	Team Europcar	s.t.
58	Samuel Sánchez	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
59	Andy Schleck	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
60	Tim Wellens	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
61	Rubén Plaza	Movistar Team	s.t.
62	Cristiano Salerno	Citigroup - Cannondale	s.t.
63	Alexis Vuillermoz	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
64	Rory Sutherland	Tinkoff - Saxo	s.t.
65	Bart De Clercq	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
66	Fränk Schleck	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
67	Davide Villella	Team Alonso - Ferrari	s.t.
68	Tom Danielson	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
69	Maxim Belkov	Team Katusha	s.t.
70	Jean-Christophe Peraud	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
71	Simon Yates	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
72	Tejay Van Garderen	Citigroup - Cannondale	s.t.
73	Chris Anker Sørensen	Tinkoff - Saxo	s.t.
74	Mikaël Chérel	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
75	Ivan Santaromita	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
76	Daryl Impey	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
77	Stefano Locatelli	Bardiani CSF	s.t.
78	Sylwester Szmyd	Movistar Team	s.t.
79	Matthias Frank	IAM Cycling	s.t.
80	Andrew Talansky	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
81	Davide Malacarne	Team Europcar	s.t.
82	Jonathan Hivert	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
83	Davide Rebellin	CCC Polsat Polkowice	s.t.
84	Branislau Samoilau	CCC Polsat Polkowice	s.t.
85	Steven Kruijswijk	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
86	David Arroyo	Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	s.t.
87	Robert Gesink	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
88	Francesco Bongiorno	Bardiani CSF	s.t.
89	Przemyslaw Niemiec	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
90	Janier Acevedo	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
91	Marco Marcato	Citigroup - Cannondale	s.t.
92	Mattia Cattaneo	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
93	Cyril Gautier	Team Europcar	s.t.
94	Kanstantsin Siutsou	Team Sky	s.t.
95	Yannick Eijssen	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
96	Warren Barguil	Team Giant - Shimano	s.t.
97	Arnold Jeannesson	FDJ.fr	s.t.
98	Serge Pauwels	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	s.t.
99	Peter Velits	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
100	Salvatore Puccio	Team Sky	s.t.
101	Tiago Machado	Team Alonso - Ferrari	s.t.
102	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	s.t.
103	Matteo Rabottini	YellowFluo	s.t.
104	Tomasz Marczynski	CCC Polsat Polkowice	s.t.
105	Lachlan Morton	Garmin Sharp	s.t.
106	Kenny Elissonde	FDJ.fr	s.t.
107	Enrico Battaglin	Bardiani CSF	s.t.
108	Joseph Dombrowski	Team Sky	s.t.
109	Mikel Landa	Team Alonso - Ferrari	s.t.
110	Valerio Agnoli	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
111	Stefan Denifl	IAM Cycling	s.t.
112	John Gadret	FDJ.fr	s.t.
113	Hubert Dupont	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
114	Rafael Valls	Team Alonso - Ferrari	s.t.
115	Stefano Pirazzi	Bardiani CSF	s.t.
116	Andrey Zeits	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
117	Eduard Vorganov	Team Katusha	s.t.
118	Tobias Ludvigsson	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 9'35
119	Alexandre Geniez	FDJ.fr	s.t.
120	Daan Olivier	Team Giant - Shimano	s.t.
121	Matthias Brändle	IAM Cycling	s.t.
122	Pieter Serry	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	s.t.
123	Manuele Mori	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
124	Matteo Trentin	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	s.t.
125	Angelo Pagani	Bardiani CSF	s.t.
126	Tony Martin	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	s.t.
127	Maxim Iglinskiy	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
128	Edoardo Zardini	Bardiani CSF	s.t.
129	Anthony Roux	FDJ.fr	+ 10'06
130	Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg	Team Giant - Shimano	s.t.
131	Sean De Bie	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
132	Marcos García	Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	s.t.
133	Mario Carella	Lampre - Merida	+ 10'37
134	Riccardo Zoidl	Trek Factory Racing	+ 11'21
135	Rubén Fernández	Team Alonso - Ferrari	s.t.
136	Koen De Kort	Team Giant - Shimano	s.t.
137	Francesco Gavazzi	Astana Pro Team	+ 11'55
138	Andrea Manfredi	Bardiani CSF	s.t.
139	Jonathan Fumeaux	IAM Cycling	s.t.
140	Diego Rosa	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
141	Gatis Smukulis	Team Katusha	+ 12'32
142	Manuele Boaro	Tinkoff - Saxo	s.t.
143	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
144	Adam Hansen	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
145	Johannes Fröhlinger	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 13'18
146	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	+ 13'48
147	Andrea Zordan	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
148	Antonio Piedra	Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	+ 14'20
149	Dennis Vanendert	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
150	Alessandro Vanotti	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
151	Juan Manuel Gárate	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
152	Kristjan Koren	Citigroup - Cannondale	s.t.
153	Manuel Quinziato	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
154	Thierry Hupond	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 14'57
155	Reto Hollenstein	IAM Cycling	s.t.
156	Calvin Watson	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
157	Patrick Schelling	IAM Cycling	s.t.
158	Chad Haga	Team Giant - Shimano	s.t.
159	Natnael Berhane	Team Europcar	s.t.
160	Oscar Gatto	Citigroup - Cannondale	s.t.
161	Jonathan Monsalve	YellowFluo	+ 15'37
162	Maciej Paterski	CCC Polsat Polkowice	+ 16'39
163	Gianfranco Zilioli	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
164	Tomás Gil	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
165	Fabio Silvestre	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
166	Fumiyuki Beppu	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
167	Perrig Quemeneur	Team Europcar	s.t.
168	Łukasz Owsian	CCC Polsat Polkowice	s.t.
169	Dominic Klemme	IAM Cycling	s.t.
170	Björn Thurau	Team Europcar	+ 17'28
171	Marco Canola	Bardiani CSF	s.t.
172	Francesco Lasca	Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	s.t.
173	Robert Andrews	Trek Factory Racing	s.t.
174	Nick Van der Lijke	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
175	Yukiya Arashiro	Team Europcar	s.t.
176	Gianni Bellini	YellowFluo	s.t.
177	Vincenzo Fabris	Team Sky	s.t.
178	Mirko Tedeschi	YellowFluo	s.t.
179	Fabio Sabatini	Citigroup - Cannondale	s.t.
180	Jean-Marc Marino	Citigroup - Cannondale	s.t.
181	Emilien Viennet	FDJ.fr	+ 18'51
182	Giorgio Cecchinel	YellowFluo	+ 19'27
183	Jussi Veikkanen	FDJ.fr	s.t.
184	Luigi Miletta	YellowFluo	s.t.
185	Iván Velasco	Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	s.t.
186	Nicola Testi	Androni Giocattoli	+ 21'07
187	David Boucher	FDJ.fr	s.t.
188	Josef Cerny	CCC Polsat Polkowice	s.t.
189	Davide Viganò	Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	s.t.
190	Samuele Conti	YellowFluo	s.t.
191	Paolo Longo Borghini	Androni Giocattoli	+ 22'29
192	Yonder Godoy	Androni Giocattoli	s.t.
193	Pasquale Beltrami	Team Katusha	+ 24'19
194	Romain Guillemois	Team Europcar	s.t.
195	Adrian Honkisz	CCC Polsat Polkowice	+ 25'14
196	Lluis Guillermo Mas	Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	s.t.
197	Rick Flens	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 25'53
198	Andrea Dal Col	YellowFluo	+ 29'10
199	Waldemar Maciejewski	CCC Polsat Polkowice	+ 33'01

Tour of Beijing

The Chinese Race is being defuncted by Brian Cookson at the end of the year. Citigroup's Tejay Van Garderen put in a solid ride for this last time, whilst Benat Intxausti repeated his win from 2013 and is now the sole record holder, for now and probably for a very long time. In Beijing, Daniele Ratto also took the last win for the team on stage 4.

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Beñat Intxausti	Movistar Team	16h54'01
2	Tejay Van Garderen	Citigroup - Cannondale	+ 12
3	Robert Gesink	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 16
4	Rinaldo Nocentini	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 1'05
5	Giampaolo Caruso	Team Katusha	+ 1'06

Spoiler

6	Cadel Evans	BMC Racing Team	+ 1'12
7	Geraint Thomas	Team Sky	+ 1'26
8	Yury Trofimov	Team Katusha	s.t.
9	Ivan Rovny	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 1'33
10	Heinrich Haussler	IAM Cycling	+ 1'53
11	Gorka Izagirre	Movistar Team	+ 1'54
12	Matthias Frank	IAM Cycling	+ 2'01
13	Niki Terpstra	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	+ 2'05
14	Sylvain Chavanel	IAM Cycling	+ 2'20
15	Bob Jungels	Trek Factory Racing	+ 2'21
16	José Joaquín Rojas	Movistar Team	+ 2'28
17	Ion Izagirre	Movistar Team	s.t.
18	Richie Porte	Team Sky	s.t.
19	Dario Cataldo	Team Sky	+ 2'40
20	Rohan Dennis	Garmin Sharp	+ 2'41
21	Peter Velits	BMC Racing Team	+ 2'59
22	John Darwin Atapuma	BMC Racing Team	+ 3'19
23	Brent Bookwalter	BMC Racing Team	+ 3'26
24	Yannick Martinez	Team Europcar	+ 3'29
25	Andrea Palini	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
26	Laurent Mangel	FDJ.fr	s.t.
27	Sebastian Langeveld	Garmin Sharp	+ 3'37
28	Rafal Majka	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 3'46
29	Vincent Jérôme	Team Europcar	+ 3'51
30	Aleksejs Saramotins	IAM Cycling	+ 3'58
31	Cédric Pineau	FDJ.fr	s.t.
32	Matteo Trentin	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	+ 5'02
33	Serge Pauwels	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	s.t.
34	George Bennett	Citigroup - Cannondale	+ 5'20
35	Adriano Malori	Movistar Team	+ 5'30
36	Stef Clement	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 5'31
37	Edvald Boasson Hagen	Team Sky	+ 5'41
38	Matthieu Ladagnous	FDJ.fr	+ 5'58
39	Ivan Santaromita	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
40	Bradley Wiggins	Team Sky	+ 6'38
41	Maarten Wynants	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 6'46
42	Jack Bauer	Garmin Sharp	+ 6'55
43	Daryl Impey	Orica GreenEdge	+ 7'00
44	Jesús Herrada	Movistar Team	s.t.
45	Cameron Meyer	Orica GreenEdge	s.t.
46	Matthew Goss	Orica GreenEdge	+ 7'11
47	Tony Gallopin	Lotto Belisol	+ 7'15
48	Stijn Vandenbergh	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	+ 7'19
49	Sep Vanmarcke	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 7'29
50	Patrick Gretsch	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
51	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	+ 7'55
52	Davide Cimolai	Lampre - Merida	+ 8'02
53	Emilien Viennet	FDJ.fr	+ 8'05
54	Ariel Maximiliano Richeze	Lampre - Merida	+ 8'06
55	Christopher Juul-Jensen	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 8'08
56	Sea Keong Loh	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 8'19
57	Brett Lancaster	Orica GreenEdge	+ 8'49
58	Stephen Cummings	BMC Racing Team	+ 9'04
59	Nathan Haas	Garmin Sharp	+ 9'06
60	Samuel Dumoulin	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 9'15
61	Marcel Wyss	IAM Cycling	+ 9'18
62	Michael Mørkøv	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 9'19
63	Daniele Ratto	Citigroup - Cannondale	+ 9'25
64	Romain Sicard	Team Europcar	+ 9'39
65	Björn Thurau	Team Europcar	+ 9'44
66	Tim Wellens	Lotto Belisol	+ 9'55
67	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	+ 10'55
68	Kristjan Koren	Citigroup - Cannondale	+ 11'02
69	Sean De Bie	Lotto Belisol	+ 11'05
70	Laurent Pichon	FDJ.fr	s.t.
71	Julian Kern	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 11'38
72	Jonathan Hivert	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 11'47
73	Alexey Lutsenko	Astana Pro Team	+ 11'49
74	Mickaël Delage	FDJ.fr	+ 12'13
75	Edward King	Citigroup - Cannondale	+ 12'19
76	Jay McCarthy	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 12'42
77	Aleksandr Kuschynski	Team Katusha	+ 12'50
78	Andriy Grivko	Astana Pro Team	+ 12'56
79	Jasha Sütterlin	Movistar Team	+ 13'05
80	Bryan Coquard	Astana Pro Team	+ 13'13
81	Thomas Peterson	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 13'19
82	Warren Barguil	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 13'33
83	Marcel Sieberg	Lotto Belisol	+ 14'02
84	Vicente Reynès	IAM Cycling	+ 14'08
85	Ian Stannard	Team Sky	s.t.
86	Fabio Silvestre	Trek Factory Racing	+ 14'22
87	Fabio Sabatini	Citigroup - Cannondale	+ 14'24
88	Anthony Geslin	FDJ.fr	+ 14'31
89	Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier	FDJ.fr	+ 14'34
90	Luke Rowe	Team Sky	+ 14'38
91	Rüdiger Selig	Team Katusha	+ 14'42
92	Petr Vakoč	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	+ 14'43
93	Raymond Kreder	Garmin Sharp	+ 14'55
94	Marcel Kittel	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 15'11
95	Grégory Rast	Trek Factory Racing	+ 15'33
96	Valentin Iglinskiy	Astana Pro Team	+ 15'51
97	Bert De Backer	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 15'54
98	Ruslan Tleubayev	Astana Pro Team	+ 15'58
99	Lloyd Mondory	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 16'29
100	Hayden Roulston	Trek Factory Racing	+ 17'47
101	Koldo Fernández	Garmin Sharp	+ 18'00
102	Lasse Norman Hansen	Garmin Sharp	+ 18'28
103	Matti Breschel	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 18'54
104	Hugo Houle	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 19'29
105	Gert Dockx	Lotto Belisol	+ 19'52
106	Elia Viviani	Citigroup - Cannondale	+ 20'10
107	Alexey Tsatevitch	Team Katusha	s.t.
108	Steele Von Hoff	Garmin Sharp	+ 20'30
109	Luca Dodi	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
110	Rick Zabel	BMC Racing Team	+ 21'01
111	Óscar Guevarra	Movistar Team	s.t.
112	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre - Merida	+ 21'05
113	Jasper Stuyven	Trek Factory Racing	+ 21'07
114	Martin Kohler	BMC Racing Team	+ 21'27
115	Yauheni Hutarovich	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 21'34
116	Gatis Smukulis	Team Katusha	+ 21'37
117	Jonas Ahlstrand	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 21'38
118	Angelo Tulik	Team Europcar	s.t.
119	Arman Kamyshev	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
120	Tosh Van der Sande	Lotto Belisol	+ 21'48
121	Michal Golas	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	+ 21'49
122	Rick Flens	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 21'50
123	Frederik Willems	Lotto Belisol	+ 21'54
124	Cheng Ji	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 22'17
125	Christopher Sutton	Team Sky	+ 22'18
126	Jesper Hansen	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 22'23
127	Yaroslav Popovych	Trek Factory Racing	+ 22'29
128	Yohann Gène	Team Europcar	+ 22'37
129	Davide Formolo	Citigroup - Cannondale	+ 22'45
130	Leigh Howard	Orica GreenEdge	+ 22'47
131	Greg Henderson	Lotto Belisol	+ 22'57
132	Vladimir Isaychev	Team Katusha	s.t.
133	Danny Van Poppel	Trek Factory Racing	+ 23'03
134	Graeme Brown	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
135	Sebastian Lander	BMC Racing Team	+ 23'09
136	Gang Xu	Lampre - Merida	s.t.
137	Niccolo Bonifazio	Lampre - Merida	+ 23'27
138	Johan Vansummeren	Omega Pharma - Quick·Step	+ 23'34
139	Moreno Hofland	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 23'36
140	Romain Guillemois	Team Europcar	s.t.
141	Mario Carella	Lampre - Merida	+ 23'38
142	Pawel Poljanski	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 23'48
143	Jacopo Guarnieri	Astana Pro Team	+ 23'56
144	Roger Kluge	IAM Cycling	s.t.
145	Evan Huffman	Astana Pro Team	+ 24'15
146	Morgan Lamoisson	Team Europcar	+ 24'32
147	Robert Andrews	Trek Factory Racing	+ 24'44
148	Ramon Sinkeldam	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 25'00
149	Mael Gentil	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 25'51
150	Pasquale Beltrami	Team Katusha	s.t.
151	Ashton Davies	Orica GreenEdge	+ 26'10

Edited by Shonak on 18-06-2014 14:20

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A nice way for Tejay to finish his season

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Tommeke World Champion

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@Ian Butler: I though you'd like that.

@Sutty68: Yup, another nice finish. Of course Citigroup has to show Tejay off in all parts of the world.

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Season Review 2015

Whilst I missed large parts of the second half of the season, I can still look back on a successful second year. At age 23, I have won two classics this year, Brabantse Pijl and Clásica San Sebastian, adding to my Door Vlaanderen victory. At Eneco Tour I have achieved a 2nd place behind my future teammate Philippe Gilbert.

It was going great, but the Italian media attention, the imagined public imagine and my own discrepancies brought me to a quick downfall. I didn’t expect to become suspended but it happened anyway.

I decided to turn my back on my nation for the World Championships, and instead focused on the pit and mud. It was Cyclo-Cross time soon again, and I wanted to be ready.

Road Season 2015

Country	Cat	Race	Result	Detail
	1.HC	Omloop Het Nieuwsblad	29th	CBS
	1.1	Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne	27th	CBS
	1.1	Strade Bianche	2nd	Gravel
	UWT	Paris-Nice	37th	8 stages
	UWT	Milano - San Remo	24th	Monument
	1.HC	Dwars door Vlaanderen	11th	CBS
	UWT	E3 Prijs Harelbeke	4th	CBS
	UWT	Gent-Wevelgem	26th	CBS
	2.HC	Driedsaage de Panne	25th	4 stages / 1 Stage win
	UWT	Ronde van Vlaanderen	10th	Monument
	UWT	Paris-Roubaix	33rd	Monument
	1.HC	De Brabantse Pijl	1st	CBS/Hill
	UWT	Amstel Gold Race	17th	Hill
	UWT	La Fléche Waloone	8th	Hill
	UWT	Liége-Bastogne-Liége	11th	Hill
	2.HC	Amgen Tour of California	11th	8 stages
	2.HC	Bayern-Rundfahrt	27th	5 stages
	UWT	Clasica San Sebastian	1st	Hill
	1.1	Trofeo Matteoti	112th	Flat
	1.1	Ride London	64th	Flat
	2.1	Artic Race of Norway	10th	4 stages
	UWT	Eneco Tour	2nd	7 stages
	UWT	Vattenfall Cyclassics	SUSPENDED	Flat
	1.1	Giro del Veneto	SUSPENDED	Hill
	UWT	GP Ouest-Plouay	SUSPENDED	Hill
	2.HC	Tour of Alberta	SUSPENDED	6 stages
	UWT	Gran Prix Cycliste de Quebec	SUSPENDED	Pseudo-Hilly
	UWT	Gran Prix Cycliste de Montreal	SUSPENDED	Pseudo-Hilly
	1.HC	Milano - Torino	SUSPENDED	MT
	UWT	Giro di Lombardia	SUSPENDED	Monument
	1.1	Coppa Sabatini	SUSPENDED	Flat
	1.1	Giro dell'Emilia	SUSPENDED	Hill

The World Rankings 2015

I finished my season on a great 22nd place overall in the UCI rankings. Thanks to some massive points in San Sebastian and in Belgium I might add. In turn, my CQ ranking placing profited largely from the spring classics, and I ended up on 27 place there with a total of over 1000 points.

The UCI Ranking was leaded by Alberto Contador, winner of le Tour and Il Lombardia. Joaquim Rodriguez, who finally won his long-wanted Grand Tour, came second, whilst last year dominator Alejandro Valverde finished third. Froome and Nibali completed the Top 5.

On the Team perspective, Team Alonso – Ferrari and IAM Cycling managed to get into the UCI World Tour. In return, Europcar and Orica GreenEdge get relegated. Team SKY won the team classification ahead of Team Katusha and BMC.

Two Britons top the list of victories, Adam Blythe and Mark Cavendish. On third place then follows my teammate Elia Viviani who a stellar season of 15 wins, unfortunately not a Grand Tour stage win included.

List of Team Victories 2015

Spoiler

Next stop: Some bike shop to fix up the bike.

See you in Ruddervoorde for the CX opening!

Edited by Shonak on 21-06-2014 00:12

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The Team victory list looks pretty impressive indeed

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Didn't look like the most animated World champ RR, baring the last 5 KM. I'm sure Raphael might have caused some fireworks if he was there!

It will be good to see him competing against the world champ in the classics ... and even more interesting to see if Raphael can match him or even surpass him on the cobbles and other terrains.

-- Was it just me or were Viviani's victories always shoehorned into small paragraphs! (Though I didn't miss them and it is understandable as he was mainly winning in the smaller races)

Looking forward to the CX races, has Raphael improved there? We shall see. Then we can look forward to 2016 and the team preview, I will be sure to make some predications.

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Ruddervoorde, back in business!

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@sutty68: Yes, a long list but so many small races. Goal for next season is to get some more World Tour wins.

@The Rider: Ha, yes indeed. Is it already a running gag? Elia Viviani's wins really always got mentioned on the side and those were many.

I'm also sure that Raphael would have liked the route. Next time full attack!

I see you have a new thing going on, need to catch up on that.

@Ian Butler: Hehe, I played it yesterday and it was a good race. No time to write report though today.

Edited by Shonak on 21-06-2014 23:05

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I am sure that more World Tour wins will be achieved

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sutty68 wrote:
I am sure that more World Tour wins will be achieved

I agree with sutty here, the time looks right for some real big wins next season. The looming start of 2016 is set to be the most exciting part of this story yet for me.

-- I forgot to say, but maybe it was a harsh getting rid of the Tour of Beijing completely! Having said that I reckon anyone who has a long career removes Beijing from the WT or gets rid of it completely.

-- Not much catching up needed.

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Well guys we'll see. With Gilbert joining the team, Raphael might have to return to domestique duties more than he'd wish. In any case, I hope you guys enjoy it.

Edited by Shonak on 23-06-2014 10:29

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Niels Albert retires

You have probably heard it by now, Niels Albert had to retire from the sport due to heart problems. A truly great champion and one of the best CX riders in the bunch, he will be sorely missed. I’ve come to know him as a fierce, fair and cunning athlete and a great person.

As a reaction, his team BKCP – Powerplus has founded the GP Niels Albert in Bonheiden. Maybe this will also be a place where Albert’s young replacement Wout Van Aert, one of the greatest prospects in the sport, have the chance to lay his claim?

CX 2015- 2016

In any case: Welcome to a new season of Cyclo-Cross. Unused to me, I kick off the season a week earlier in Ruddervoorde.

I have focused my training for the mud and I’m eager to show my talents for good this season. The past seasons have been all about consistency and learning the ropes, I feel it’s time for me to step up my game. Thus my aim is to compete amongst the best of the world for good this season.

Superprestige	Ruddervoorde
Bpost	Ronse
World Cup	Tabor
World Cup	Plzen
Bpost	Koppenberg
Superprestige	Zonhoven
Superprestige	Hamme-Zogge
Bpost	Hasselt
Superprestige	Gavere
World Cup	Koksijde
Superprestige	Gieten
World Cup	Roubaix
Bpost	Essen	-
World Cup	Valkenburg
World Cup	Heusden-Zolder
Bpost	Loenhout
Superprestige	Diegem
Bpost	Baal - GP Sven Nys
World Cup	Rome
National Championship
World Cup	Hoogerheide
World Championship	Namur
Bpost	Bonheiden - GP Albert
Bpost	Lille
Superprestige	Hoogstraten
Superprestige	Middelkerke
Bpost	Oostmalle

This is my raw schedule for the season. Following how my form and my race ambitions develop, I may cut some out. I surely won’t participate in the all Bpost races of the season.

Superprestige Ruddervoorde

When I was finally back at the startline of a race, it felt great to be back. At least for now.

The suspension hasn’t been easy. I felt useless and oftentimes didn’t know why I’d race anymore. I loved cycling and for the time, I felt like people wanted to take it away from me. Getting back in the CX scene, gave me much needed confidence and self-awareness. I cherished those moments at the startline, and maybe I developed a new insight at that point.

There lay some fog early in the morning over the route. We took it surprisingly easy due to the heavy fog. Some crashes still happened. Kevin Pauwels had a terrible one and lostquite some places. Soon thereafter, Walsleben took initivative and spearheaded through the fog. I was catching his wheel and my legs felt great.

Keeping some other riders in check, Walsleben and I had a good thing going on and I felt more and more confident to ride for the victory. At the short cobblestone-section, I attacked then, a few laps out. People were cheering, not caring who I was. But for what I did, they cheered. I was racing.

Unfortunately, my legs didn’t quite held up to their end of the deal. I pretty much gave in on the last two laps, missing still race practice. In return, Walsleben chased me down, followed by Aeronauts. Apparently it was down to me and Walsleben, when the German Natioanl Champion reached me. But oh my – we really did underestimate Bart Aeronauts when he attacked in an idle moment and raced past us. I got nervous and wanted to chase him, Walsleben went past me in the final hairpin. And as I was looking back, I suddenly saw Sven Nys coming from behind. I just made it cross the line ahead of Nys, securing at least my third place in the race. It felt great to be back in racing action, and – boy, what an opening and “comeback” for me. This was just about the right kick of motivation to keep things going.

Superprestige Ruddervoorde, Results

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Bart Aernouts	AA Drink - Leontien.nl	2h34'04
2	Philipp Walsleben	BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	+ 33
3	Raphael Visconti	Cannondale Cyclocross World	s.t.
4	Sven Nys	Crelan- Euphony	s.t.
5	Lars Van Der Haar	Argos Shimano	+ 45
6	Francis Mourey	FDJ - BigMat	s.t.
7	Rob Peeters	Telenet - Fidea	+ 1'45
8	Julien Taramarcz	BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	+ 1'59
9	Wietse Bosmans	BKCP - Powerplus	+ 2'51
10	Sven Vanthourenhout	Crelan- Euphony	s.t.

Spoiler

11	Petr Dlask	Omega Pharma	s.t.
12	Martin Zlamalik	Crelan- Euphony	+ 4'47
13	Steve Chainel	FDJ - BigMat	s.t.
14	Bart Verschueren	Crelan- Euphony	s.t.
15	Wout Van Aert	BKCP - Powerplus	+ 5'50
16	Klaas Vantornout	Sunweb - Napoleon Games	s.t.
17	Bart Wellens	Telenet - Fidea	s.t.
18	Sascha Weber	Stevens Racing Team	+ 6'13
19	Aurélien Duval	Argos Shimano	s.t.
20	Robert Gavenda	Argos Shimano	+ 6'57
21	Paul Voss	Argos Shimano	s.t.
22	Arnold Jeannesson	FDJ - BigMat	s.t.
23	Tom Meeusen	Telenet - Fidea	+ 10'36
24	Thijs Van Amerongen	AA Drink - Leontien.nl	+ 13'48
25	Dieter Vanthourenhout	BKCP - Powerplus	s.t.
26	Mariusz Gil	Kwadro - Stannah	s.t.
27	Mathieu Van Der Poel	Rabobank Giant Offroad	s.t.
28	Julien Alaphilppe	Omega Pharma	s.t.
29	Kevin Pauwels	Sunweb - Napoleon Games	s.t.
30	Radomir Simunek	Kwadro - Stannah	s.t.
31	Eddy Van Ijzerdoorn	Orange Babies	s.t.
32	Marcel Meisen	Kwadro - Stannah	s.t.
33	Kenneth Van Compernolle	Style & Concept	s.t.
34	Ian Field	Hargroves	s.t.
35	Gerben De Knegt	Orange Babies	s.t.
36	Tom Van Den Bosch	Hargroves	s.t.
37	Jonathan Page	Planet Bike	+ 14'37
38	Marco Aurelio Fontana	Selle Italia - Guercotti	+ 14'46
39	Gianni Vermeersch	BKCP - Powerplus	s.t.
40	Tomas Novy	Cycklo Team Tabor	s.t.
41	Vladimir Kyzivat	Czech	s.t.
42	Mathieu Boulo	Roubaix Lille Métropole	+ 15'02
43	Patrick Van Leeuwen	Orange Babies	s.t.
44	Micki Van Empel	Crelan- Euphony	s.t.
45	Michael Vanthourenhout	Sunweb - Napoleon Games	s.t.
46	Rafael Visinelli	Selle Italia - Guercotti	s.t.
47	Mike Teunissen	Rabobank Giant Offroad	s.t.
48	Roy Van Heeswijk	Orange Babies	s.t.
49	Mathias Fluckiger	Omega Pharma	s.t.
50	Ondrej Bambula	Cycklo Team Tabor	s.t.
51	Boris Zimine	Roubaix Lille Métropole	s.t.
52	Quentin Jauregie	Enertherm - BKCP	s.t.
53	Lukas Fluckiger	BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	s.t.
54	Niels Wubben	Rabobank Giant Offroad	s.t.
55	Gert-Jan Bosman	Rabobank Giant Offroad	s.t.
56	Jiri Polnicky	Sunweb - Napoleon Games	s.t.
57	Angelo De Clerq	Sunweb - Napoleon Games	s.t.
58	Martin Bina	Cycklo Team Tabor	+ 16'03
59	Joeri Adams	Telenet - Fidea	s.t.
60	Enrico Franzoi	Selle Italia - Guercotti	+ 16'49
61	Filip Eberl	Czech	s.t.
62	Maxim Debusschere	Style & Concept	+ 17'14
63	Matthias Van Den Keybus	Enertherm - BKCP	s.t.
64	Matt Mcdonald	Hargroves	s.t.
65	Mark Lalonde	Planet Bike	s.t.
66	Sascha Wagner	Stevens Racing Team	s.t.
67	Tomas Paprstka	Czech	s.t.
68	Julien Nys	BMC Mountainbike Racing Team	+ 17'50

Superprestige Classification After 1 out 8 Races

1	Bart Aernouts	15
2	Philipp Walsleben	14
3	Raphael Visconti	13
4	Sven Nys	12
5	Lars Van Der Haar	11
6	Francis Mourey	10
7	Rob Peeters	9
8	Julien Taramarcz	8
9	Wietse Bosmans	7
10	Sven Vanthourenhout	6
11	Petr Dlask	5
12	Martin Zlamalik	4
13	Steve Chainel	3
14	Bart Verschueren	2
15	Wout Van Aert	1

Edited by Shonak on 23-06-2014 10:36

"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V

Ian Butler

#754

Posted on 23-06-2014 11:28

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A strong start from Raphael, but Albert is just so sad

(Well, especially in real life, of course)

sutty68

#755

Posted on 23-06-2014 13:19

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A Great start to the season for Raphael and a nice podium

The Rider

#756

Posted on 25-06-2014 11:57

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Some daunting/epic/ mysterious weather at the start of the CX season. A great start for Raphael, he looks to be helped from Albert's retirement and Nys perhaps not in his stellar form (although he looked good in that race).

Raphael seems to get more luck than most in these types of races, so I would be shocked not to see him pick up one victory.

Shonak

#757

Posted on 01-07-2014 00:36

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Thanks guys, season started off well - and is on hold for now. Can't be bothered to play the game.

"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V

Forever the Best

#758

Posted on 01-07-2014 07:57

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Shonak wrote:
Thanks guys, season started off well - and is on hold for now. Can't be bothered to play the game.

Anorher story dead?

The user formerly known as 'The Schleck Fan'
Gracias Alberto.

sutty68

#759

Posted on 01-07-2014 13:37

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The Schleck Fan wrote:

Shonak wrote:
Thanks guys, season started off well - and is on hold for now. Can't be bothered to play the game.

Anorher story dead?

Just on hold......................for now

Shonak

#760

Posted on 01-07-2014 16:04

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Like I said, it's not dead. It's on hold for now since I havn't updated for more than a week. The post was meant more as an explanation rather than a notification. Might start again soon or later, we'll see.

Edited by Shonak on 01-07-2014 16:04

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