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A New Beginning: Rabobank 2010
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| hellboy |
Posted on 10-08-2010 07:58
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Unlucky that Nuyens got caught, this year it is tougher for Rabo without Flecha. Great story
Go Roman!
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 10-08-2010 15:02
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Thanks. I'll do my best best to get some good results even without Flecha in the team
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| mowinckel91 |
Posted on 10-08-2010 15:13
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Might start a Rabobank career thanks to you  |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 10-08-2010 15:27
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mowinckel91 wrote:
Might start a Rabobank career thanks to you
It's good to hear that
It's a great team to play with except maybe for the northern classics. But don't get your hopes too high for the sprints either. Brown isn't capable of winning and Freire isn't what he used to be.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 10-08-2010 17:56
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Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne
 Lars Boom
 Graeme Brown
Rick Flens
Sebastian Langeveld
 Nick Nuyens
Tom Stamsnijder
Bram Tankink
Maarten Tjallingii
The route isn't as hard as the one in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad but it still should be an exciting ride. The race also marks Fabian Cancellara's first race of the 2010 season
Tom Stamsnjider and Rick Flens both tried to break away from the pack but none of the attacks got a bigger gap than 2 minutes in front of the pack.
On the last cobbled section of the day, Lars Boom attacked and managed to get away in a solo ride. He had a maximum advantage of 1 minute and 40 seconds before being caught with only 20 kilometers to go.
Lars Boom attacking the cobbles
10 kilometers before the finish, Vansummeren, Flecha and Leukemans attacked the pack but they were caught 4 kilometers later. With 5 kilometers to go, Devolder and Nuyens tried their luck but they stayed in front for less than one kilometer.
The race ended in a mass sprint, with Haussler doing a perfect job for Hushovd leading almost the entire sprint. But with a just a few meters before the finish line, Breschel jumped from the Cervelo wheels and took the victory.
Breschel defeating the Cervelo duo
It wasn't the best race for Rabobank, the best rider being Langeveld on 54. Nuyens finished 57th, one place in front of Brown.
Results
| 1. | Matti Breschel | Team Saxo Bank | 4h45'31 | | 2. | Thor Hushovd | Cervélo Test Team | s.t. | | 3. | Heinrich Haussler | Cervélo Test Team | s.t. | | 4. | Allan Davis | Astana | s.t. | | 5. | Tom Boonen | Quick·Step | s.t. | | 6. | Mark Cavendish | Team HTC - Columbia | s.t. | | 7. | Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Transitions | s.t. | | 8. | Frédéric Amorison | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 9. | Matthew Goss | Team HTC - Columbia | s.t. | | 10. | Tom Veelers | Skil - Shimano | s.t. | | 11. | Bobbie Traksel | Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 12. | Filippo Pozzato | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 13. | Philippe Gilbert | Omega Pharma - Lotto | s.t. | | 14. | Fabian Cancellara | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | 15. | Nico Eeckhout | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 10-08-2010 18:07
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GP di Lugano
 Mauricio Ardila
Stef Clement
 Juan Manuel Garate
Robert Gesink
Koos Moerenhout
 Grischa Niermann
Laurens Ten Dam
Same time with Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne and Clasica de Almeria, the GP di Lugano is held, a hilly race that will mark the Schleck's debut in this season
The escapes had no chance against the pack even though some important names such as David Millar and Richie Porte were there. They were caught before the last lap.
There were a lot of attacks at the top of the last climb but neither of them was good enough to make any big gaps so the race was going to be decided on the downhill, which is not the best terrain for Gesink to ride on.
Efimkin was the strongest and he won after beating Lopez in the final sprint. Karpets led the pack 55 seconds behind the AG2R rider, while Gesink was the Rabobank rider, finishing 21st.
Results
| 1. | Vladimir Efimkin | AG2R La Mondiale | 5h06'20 | | 2. | David López | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t. | | 3. | Vladimir Karpets | Team Katusha | + 55 | | 4. | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin - Transitions | s.t. | | 5. | Carlos Barredo | Quick·Step | s.t. | | 6. | John Gadret | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 7. | Lorenzo Bernucci | Lampre - Farnese Vini | s.t. | | 8. | Aitor Galdos | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 9. | Jelle Vanendert | Omega Pharma - Lotto | s.t. | | 10. | Roman Kreuziger | Liquigas - Doimo | s.t. | | 11. | Daniel Moreno | Omega Pharma - Lotto | s.t. | | 12. | Andy Schleck | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | 13. | Rui Costa | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t. | | 14. | Tiago Machado | Team RadioShack | s.t. | | 15. | Sérgio Paulinho | Team RadioShack | s.t. |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 10-08-2010 18:42
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This story is great |
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| beagle |
Posted on 10-08-2010 19:38
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
This story is great
+1
I don´t like too much stories, when "my" riders win anywhere they start...this is much more enjoyable reading for me
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 10-08-2010 19:44
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beagle wrote:
Pellizotti2 wrote:
This story is great
+1
I don´t like too much stories, when "my" riders win anywhere they start...this is much more enjoyable reading for me
We'll have to start getting some wins soon though. The sponsors aren't getting any happier with every race that passes
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| beagle |
Posted on 10-08-2010 19:54
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alexkr00 wrote:
beagle wrote:
Pellizotti2 wrote:
This story is great
+1
I don´t like too much stories, when "my" riders win anywhere they start...this is much more enjoyable reading for me
We'll have to start getting some wins soon though. The sponsors aren't getting any happier with every race that passes
sure, riders like Menchov, Gesink or Freire just MUST collect wins I´ve talked about e.g. "unnamed" story when average rider Santo Anza has won almost all stages in team´s season debut I understand ppl are happy when they could beat big stars and collect win after win, but for me, as average user of pcmdaily, it becomes a bit boring after one or two pages...
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 12-08-2010 22:40
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Clasica de Almeria
 Dimitry Kozontchuck
Oscar Freire
Steven Kruijswijk
Tom Leezer
Paul Martens
Joost Posthuma
Kai Reus
Denis Van Winden
A hilly race in Spain, where everyone sees Freire as the main favorite to take the victory, at least on paper
There were a lot of attacks at the start of the race, everyone wanting to be in the breakaway but it was Antuna and Reus who made the best move and got away from the pack on the first climb of the day.
Kai Reus forcing the pace
They put in a very good ride, Reus being the last one to be caught with less than 20 kilometers before the finishing line. With a bit of luck they would have definitely been able to make it to the finish.
On the last uphill sections, Martens tried to get away with a few attacks but he didn't manage to get a gap. It was Iglinski who got one in the last 5 kilometers.
He was caught inside the last kilometer and lost the first two places to Petrov and Pacheco, but hanged on to the last place on the podium. The start of the season isn't a great one for Freire who barely made it into the top 10 today.
Results
| 1. | Danail Petrov | Madeinox - Boavista | 5h02'52 | | 2. | Francisco José Pacheco | Xacobeo - Galicia | s.t. | | 3. | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana | s.t. | | 4. | Hugo Sabido | LA Rota dos Móveis | s.t. | | 5. | Xavier Florencio | Cervélo Test Team | s.t. | | 6. | Sérgio Ribeiro | Barbot - Siper | s.t. | | 7. | Cândido Barbosa | Palmeiras Resort - Prio | s.t. | | 8. | Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy | Astana | s.t. | | 9. | David Blanco | Palmeiras Resort - Prio | s.t. | | 10. | Óscar Freire | Rabobank | s.t. | | 11. | David GarcÃa Dapena | Xacobeo - Galicia | s.t. | | 12. | Andriy Grivko | Astana | s.t. | | 13. | Constantino Zaballa | Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano | s.t. | | 14. | Maarten Neyens | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | 15. | Daniele Callegarin | CDC - Cavaliere | s.t. |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 12-08-2010 23:26
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February review:
 | Giro della Calabria | 2.1 | Michele Gaia |  | Etoile de Besseges | 2.1 | Thomas Voeckler | | GP la Marseillaise | 1.1 | Mikael Cherel | | GP Costa degli Etruschi | 1.1 | Daniele Bennati | | Vuelta a Mallorca | 2.1 | Candido Barbosa |  | Tour of Qatar | 2.1 | Mark Cavendish | | Tour Mediterraneen | 2.1 | Christophe Le Mevel |  | Tour of Oman | 2.1 | George Hincapie |  | Volta ao Algarve | 2.1 | Thomas Lofkvist | | Tour du Haut Var | 2.1 | Thomas Voeckler | | Trofeo Laigueglia | 1.1 | Ruslan Pidgornyy | | Vuelta a Andalucia | 2.1 | Alexandre Vinokourov | | Giro di Sardegna | 2.1 | Mirco Lorenzetto |  | GP dell'Insubria - Lugano | 1.1 | Matteo Carrara | | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | 1.HC | Tom Boonen | | Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne | 1.1 | Matti Breschel | | GP di Lugano | 1.1 | Vladimir Efimkin | | Clasica de Almeria | 1.1 | Danail Petrov | | Classica Sarda Olbia - Pantogia | 1.1 | Thomas Voeckler |
CQ Rankings
Marc Cavendish' great performance in February have put his team, HTC - Columbia, in the lead of the rankings. Voeckler's good month also moved Bbox up to third, while the leaders after January, Footon - Servetto, are now only 9th, with Francaise des Jeux keeping their second place.
After some rather mediocre results in the second month of racing, Rabobank lost a few places in the CQ rankings and we are now on the 15th spot.
| 1. |  | Team HTC - Columbia | 826 | PT | | 2. | | Francaise des Jeux | 772 | PT | | 3. | | Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 725 | CT | | 4. |  | Astana | 661 | PT | | 5. |  | Team Saxo Bank | 658 | PT | | • | | 15. | | Rabobank | 406 | PT |
February was definitely Cav's month, who won the overall and 5 stages in Qatar, 4 stages in Oman and some other good performances in the cobbled classics, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne.
Geslin keeps his second place got after January, with Voeckler climbing to third, while the previous leader and the winner of the only Pro Tour of the season race so far, Manuel Cardoso, is now 6th.
Rabobank's best rider is still Paul Martens, but he is now 19th in the individual rankings.
| 1. |  | Mark Cavendish | Team HTC - Columbia | 420 | | 2. | | Anthony Geslin | Francaise des Jeux | 382 | | 3. | | Thomas Voeckler | Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 368 | | 4. | | Mirco Lorenzetto | Lampre - Farnese Vini | 363 | | 5. | | Tom Boonen | Quick·Step | 346 |
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| purepasd |
Posted on 12-08-2010 23:41
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Really nice updates there  keep em coming |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 12-08-2010 23:45
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purepasd wrote:
Really nice updates there keep em coming
Thanks.
One question: Can you guys see the flags? I kinda deleted the photobucket album that contained the flags.
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| Tuco the Ugly |
Posted on 12-08-2010 23:48
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alexkr00 wrote:
One question: Can you guys see the flags? I kinda deleted the photobucket album that contained the flags.
Other than the Kazakh flag, I can see them all. |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 12-08-2010 23:52
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Tuco the Ugly wrote:
alexkr00 wrote:
One question: Can you guys see the flags? I kinda deleted the photobucket album that contained the flags.
Other than the Kazakh flag, I can see them all.
Thanks for the info. I can see all of them including the Kazakh one.
I found the site from where I took the original pictures and now I'm converting and uploading them again to an album with the same address as the previous.
I guess the other work since I've already uploaded them again (had a folder with them on my computer), which means that I won't have to edit all of my posts since the flags will get their old address.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 13-08-2010 18:07
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March Racing Calendar:
| Le Samyn | 1.1 | | Vuelta a Murcia | 2.1 | | Strade Bianche | 1.1 | | Paris - Nice | UPT | | Tirreno - Adriatico | UPT | | Nokere - Koerse | 1.1 | | Milano - SanRemo | UPT | | Volta Ciclista a Catalunya | UPT | | Dwars door Vlaanderen | 1.1 | | E3 Prijs | 1.HC | | Gent - Wevelgem | UPT | | KBC - Driedaagse De Panne | 2.HC |
March will start with Denis Menchov trying to defend his title in Vuelta a Murcia, while the trio Nuyens - Boom - Langeveld will lead the team in Le Samyn and Strade Bianche.
Then the Pro Tour season will continue with Paris - Nice and Tirreno - Adriatico, followed by Milano - SanRemo and Catalunya, with a 1.1 race, Nokere - Koerse, in between.
The month will end with some races over the cobbled stones, Dwars door Vlaanderen, E3 Prijs, Gent - Wevelgem and De Panne.
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| hellboy |
Posted on 13-08-2010 19:24
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good luck for March,especially with Freire at MSR
Go Roman!
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 13-08-2010 19:31
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hellboy wrote:
good luck for March,especially with Freire at MSR
oh yeah, we have to win that one and with Freire results so far it's going to be really hard. Maybe Martens or someone else can pull something out.
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| Daeni12 |
Posted on 13-08-2010 23:31
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Very good story!Please updated it tomorrow!I cant wait!
In your races,the breakway often passed the end before the peloton! |
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