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| Alakagom |
Posted on 16-01-2012 16:45
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Ste, I've done an URL for your story. Just quote my post and you can copy it. You can change the name after that 
Also, nice result in Andalucia. Obviously with the prologue, but nice 2nd stage too for the team. not best, but not bad. Hopefully Voeckler will move up in next stages and fight for Points Jersey
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 16-01-2012 18:31
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Alakagom wrote:
Ste, I've done an URL for your story. Just quote my post and you can copy it. You can change the name after that
Also, nice result in Andalucia. Obviously with the prologue, but nice 2nd stage too for the team. not best, but not bad. Hopefully Voeckler will move up in next stages and fight for Points Jersey
Thank you mate, really appreciate it, sorted and added  , we still have one hilly stage left to at least get a podium place, I remain confident we can make it difficult for our rivals 
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 16-01-2012 23:36
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Come on Matey, grab that podium |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 17-01-2012 06:37
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Nice win at Tou de Med, good luck for the final stage in Andalucia with Voeckler
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 21-01-2012 15:35
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Stage 3
Today's stage is the last chance the GC contenders have to take time out of each other, before the final 2 flat stages of this years tour.
Today's break featured sprinter's Tyler Farrar and Koldo Fernandez, Fernandez was a threat for GC but as we never had the leader's jersey we hoped that others will bring them back.
3 chasers but unfortunatley they never made contact with the break.
Onto the uphill finish and at the bottom of the climb realising this break isnt coming back, Voeckler attacks, no one follows him.
A win for Koldo Fernandez but has he taken enough time out of Voeckler to all but clinch this race.
Result
| 1 | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 4h22'08 | | 2 | Tyler Farrar | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 21 | | 3 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | + 45 | | 4 | Rony Martias | Saur - Sojasun | + 56 | | 5 | Baptiste Planckaert | Landbouwkrediet | + 1'01 | | 6 | Christophe Le Mével | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 7 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 1'24 | | 8 | Mikel Nieve | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 1'28 | | 9 | Cyril Bessy | Saur - Sojasun | + 1'41 | | 10 | Javier Moreno | Caja Rural | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 9h13'01 | | 2 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | + 26 | | 3 | Rubén Reig | Caja Rural | + 37 | | 4 | Jose Mendes | CCC Polsat Polkowice | + 51 | | 5 | Christophe Le Mével | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 1'21 | | 6 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 1'36 | | 7 | Christophe Kern | Team Europcar | + 1'57 | | 8 | Mikel Nieve | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 9 | Cyril Bessy | Saur - Sojasun | + 2'01 | | 10 | Ramunas Navardauskas | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 2'05 |
Points
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | 16 | 50 | | 2 | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 29 | 33 | | 3 | Tyler Farrar | Team Garmin - Cervélo | 26 | 30 | | 4 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 9 | 28 | | 5 | David Belda | Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León | 0 | 27 |
KOM
| 1 | David Belda | Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León | 0 | 32 | | 2 | Rubén Reig | Caja Rural | 0 | 28 | | 3 | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 28 | 28 | | 4 | Sander Armee | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0 | 24 | | 5 | Jose Mendes | CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0 | 22 |
Edited by Ste117 on 21-01-2012 15:37
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 21-01-2012 20:32
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Stage 4
Today's stage is made perfectly for the sprinter's, Farrar. Fernandez and Chavanel.
Today's 8 man break could be a threat to take the win away from the sprinter's.
Europcar look like a team in business as they work hard at the front of the peleton to pull this break back.
Euskaltel look to lead out Fernandez with Farrar on his wheel, Veilleux leading out Chavanel.
Farrar was the fatest today and takes a comfortable win ahead of Chavanel and Fernandez
Result
| 1 | Tyler Farrar | Team Garmin - Cervélo | 4h14'40 | | 2 | Sébastien Chavanel | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 3 | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 4 | René Obst | Team NSP | s.t. | | 5 | Claudio Corioni | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 6 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 7 | JoaquÃn Sobrino | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 8 | Ramunas Navardauskas | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 9 | Daniel Lloyd | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 10 | Marek Rutkiewicz | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. |
Points
| 1 | Tyler Farrar | Team Garmin - Cervélo | 25 | 55 | | 2 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | 0 | 50 | | 3 | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 16 | 49 | | 4 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 10 | 38 | | 5 | David Belda | Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León | 0 | 27 |
KOM
| 1 | David Belda | Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León | 0 | 32 | | 2 | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0 | 28 | | 3 | Rubén Reig | Caja Rural | 0 | 28 | | 4 | Sander Armee | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0 | 24 |
Final Stage
Today is the final stage of this year's Vuelta a Andalucia. A slight uphill finish may suit Voeckler but Farrar and Fernandez who are looking strong can't be ruled out.
Today's break of 9 rider's were kept under control by both Europcar and Euskaltel. Not once did the break reach over the magical minute per 10 km.
Europcar prominent on the front of the peleton, hoping to go away from here with 2 stage wins.
Farrar was the strongest in the final km again today, to take home the sprinter's jersey and two stage wins.
Result
| 1 | Tyler Farrar | Team Garmin - Cervélo | 3h59'02 | | 2 | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 3 | René Obst | Team NSP | s.t. | | 4 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 5 | Sébastien Chavanel | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 6 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 7 | Ramunas Navardauskas | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 8 | Daniel Lloyd | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | 9 | Claudio Corioni | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 10 | Romain Matheou | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. |
Final GC
| 1 | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 17h26'23 | | 2 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | + 46 | | 3 | Rubén Reig | Caja Rural | + 57 | | 4 | Jose Mendes | CCC Polsat Polkowice | + 1'11 | | 5 | Christophe Le Mével | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 1'41 | | 6 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 1'56 | | 7 | Christophe Kern | Team Europcar | + 2'17 | | 8 | Mikel Nieve | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 9 | Cyril Bessy | Saur - Sojasun | + 2'21 | | 10 | Tyler Farrar | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 2'25 |
Points
| 1 | Tyler Farrar | Team Garmin - Cervélo | 25 | 80 | | 2 | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 20 | 69 | | 3 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | 14 | 64 | | 4 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 10 | 48 | | 5 | Sébastien Chavanel | Team Europcar | 12 | 37 |
Spoiler | 6 | René Obst | Team NSP | 16 | 30 | | 7 | David Belda | Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León | 0 | 27 | | 8 | Alessandro Proni | Acqua & Sapone | 0 | 26 | | 9 | Jose Mendes | CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0 | 24 | | 10 | Ramunas Navardauskas | Team Garmin - Cervélo | 9 | 22 | | 11 | David Veilleux | Team Europcar | 0 | 21 | | 12 | Rubén Reig | Caja Rural | 0 | 19 | | 13 | Cyril Bessy | Saur - Sojasun | 5 | 19 | | 14 | Claudio Corioni | Acqua & Sapone | 7 | 19 | | 15 | Christophe Le Mével | Team Garmin - Cervélo | 0 | 18 |
KOM
| 1 | David Belda | Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León | 0 | 32 | | 2 | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0 | 28 | | 3 | Rubén Reig | Caja Rural | 0 | 28 | | 4 | Sander Armee | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0 | 24 | | 5 | Jose Mendes | CCC Polsat Polkowice | 0 | 22 |
Spoiler | 6 | Alessandro Proni | Acqua & Sapone | 0 | 18 | | 7 | Christophe Le Mével | Team Garmin - Cervélo | 0 | 14 | | 8 | Xabier Zabalo | Orbea Continental | 0 | 12 | | 9 | Tyler Farrar | Team Garmin - Cervélo | 0 | 10 | | 10 | Timon Seubert | Team NetApp | 0 | 9 | | 11 | Mikel Bizkarra | Orbea Continental | 0 | 8 | | 12 | Baptiste Planckaert | Landbouwkrediet | 0 | 8 | | 13 | Rony Martias | Saur - Sojasun | 0 | 6 | | 14 | Kamil Zielinski | CCC Polsat Polkowice | 6 | 6 | | 15 | Christophe Laborie | Saur - Sojasun | 0 | 4 |
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 21-01-2012 21:11
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A bit unlucky that Fernandez "stole" you the win in the breakaway but second is still very good. Also a nice second place with Chavanel!
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| baia |
Posted on 21-01-2012 22:47
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Very good result in Andalucia.....
What comes next?
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 21-01-2012 22:49
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Thanks
We have a few classic races, 1 in France and the Lugano classics I think, then Veulta a Murcia and Paris Nice
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 22-01-2012 10:01
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GP dell'Insubria Lugano
Team:
Europcar
1. T.Voeckler
2. A.Charteau
3. Sé.Chavanel
4. C.Gautier
5. V.Jérôme
6. A.Pichot
7. S.Turgot
8. D.Veilleux
Today our team travel to Switzerland and Lugano, today the course is a hilly circuit that the riders will complete.
A big group of 14 riders formed the break, if this group can work together well they will certainly stay away.
Europcar control the front of the peleton, we have Voeckler and Gautier who could do something today
Bulgarelli of Farnese Vini attacks as we approach the final climb.
He is quickly followed by Peter Sagan.
Szmyd and Pozzovivo make their attack, Voeckle, a race favourite still sits in the peleton
It's a win for Sagan of Liquigas, ahead of Moreno and Europcar's form man Voeckler.
Result
| 1 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas - Cannondale | 4h19'30 | | 2 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 3 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 4 | Diego Milán | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 5 | Guillaume Levarlet | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. | | 6 | Przemyslaw Niemiec | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 7 | Jérôme Coppel | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. | | 8 | Sylwester Szmyd | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 9 | Marco Frapporti | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 10 | Kristjan Koren | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. |
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 22-01-2012 10:19
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cunego59 wrote:
A bit unlucky that Fernandez "stole" you the win in the breakaway but second is still very good. Also a nice second place with Chavanel!
Yeh, that was tactical misjudgement from me , I had hoped the team of the leaders jersey would bring the break back. By the time I realised they weren't going too the break had enough of a gap to stay away lol
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 22-01-2012 10:58
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Voeckler looking comfortable |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 23-01-2012 08:10
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Nice results with Voeckler, pity that Fernandez spoil his victory chances in Andalucia.
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Posted on 24-01-2012 23:04
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Great story!
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| baia |
Posted on 24-01-2012 23:27
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Voeckler is looking great...
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 26-01-2012 12:37
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Thank you for the support
This story is not far of from being my longest story ever on the forums, my longest was my FDJ story last year. Over the years I have been on this forum, I have tried numerous times to commit to a story, mostly ending them on the 2nd page.
Sorry for no updates this week, been training hard and college assignment to complete aswell.
Will update on Saturday, (maybe Friday) as a reward for your support and give yous something to sit down and enjoy after a long hard week of college/work. I know I do with the other amazing stories on here
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 30-01-2012 12:58
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I will be downloading the new 2012 update when available, I will store the save for this story on my laptop somewhere, so I don't lose and continue this story while playing the 2012 DB
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 03-02-2012 16:30
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GP di Lugano
A 2 man break went away, after many attempts it was to be the break of the day and it featured Losada and De Maar.
Mirenda was trying his best to catch the 2 men out front but failed to make contact.
The 2 favourites for today’s win, Voeckler and Sagan battle it out as we come to the finish.
It’s a win for Europcar’s Voeckler ahead of young Sagan and the only man surviving from the break De Maar.
Result
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | 5h18'24 | | 2 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 3 | Marc De Maar | Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 19 | | 4 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 5 | Przemyslaw Niemiec | Lampre - ISD | + 52 | | 6 | Pavel Brutt | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 7 | Vladimir Efimkin | Team Type 1 | s.t. | | 8 | Andrea Noè | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 9 | Sylwester Szmyd | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 1'27 | | 10 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Simon Spilak | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 12 | Simone Ponzi | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 13 | Simon Clarke | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 14 | Sacha Modolo | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 15 | Christophe Kern | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 16 | Evgeni Petrov | Pro Team Astana | + 2'36 | | 17 | Marco Frapporti | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 3'27 | | 18 | David Veilleux | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 19 | Kristjan Koren | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 20 | Gianluca Mirenda | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 21 | Alberto Losada | Katusha Team | + 4'09 | | 22 | Artem Ovechkin | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 23 | Francesco Failli | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 24 | Rubens Bertogliati | Team Type 1 | s.t. | | 25 | Vladimir Gusev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 26 | Anthony Charteau | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 27 | Cayetano Sarmiento | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 28 | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 29 | Federico Canuti | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 7'52 | | 30 | Andriy Grivko | Pro Team Astana | s.t. |
Edited by Ste117 on 03-02-2012 16:32
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| dienblad |
Posted on 03-02-2012 16:33
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Voeckler beats Sagan in a sprint??? How is that possible? Anyway, another great result.
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| Ste117 |
Posted on 03-02-2012 16:36
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dienblad wrote:
Voeckler beats Sagan in a sprint??? How is that possible? Anyway, another great result.
No idea, I was shocked and surprised, fitness peharps, but I would take the surprise win
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