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Diego Ulissi: The next Italian climber
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Posted on 18-10-2011 00:31
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I read in the paper this morning that the team Katusha has pucblicly declared that they're top priority for next year was the sprinter/cobblestone specialist Tpm Boonen. His contract has not been renewed, and we'll see if he's interested in joining with other strong cobblestone rider such as Fillipo Pozzato.
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Posted on 18-10-2011 01:40
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Tirreno-Adriatico
It wasn't a good stage for Scarponi once again. He finished 3'56" behind the winner. Now the GC victory is far out of reach for him.
Stage Results
Spoiler 1. Frank Schleck Leopard-Trek 6h51'10"
2. Joaquim Rodriguez Katusha +0'35"
3. Luca Mazzanti Farnese-Vini +1'02"
4. George Hincapie BMC Racing s.t.
5. Stefano Garzelli Anna Savon s.t.
General Classification
Spoiler 1. Joaquimg Rodriguez Katusha 22h26'14"
2. Frank Schleck Leopard-Trek +0'07"
3. Phillipe Gilbert Omega-Pharma Lotto +1'40"
4. Geraint Thonas Sky Pro Cycling +2'20"
5. Stefano Garzelli Anna Savon +2'26"
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Posted on 18-10-2011 03:34
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Tirreno-Adriatico Stages 6 & 7
Stage 6
Not surprisingly it was Phillipe Gilbert who pulled out the victory in the small hilly stage. Another bad day for Scarponi, almost 2 minutes back of the winner.
Stage Results
Spoiler 1. Phillipe Gilbert Omega-Pharma Lotto 4h23'10"
2. Oscar Freire Rabobank +0'16"
3. Juan Antonio Flecha Sky Pro Cycling s.t.
4. Joaquim Rodriguez Katusha +0'31"
5. Giovanni Visconti Farnese-Vini s.t.
General Classification
Spoiler 1. Joaquim Rodriguez Katusha 26h49'55"
2. Phillipe Gilbert Omega-Pharma Lotto +0'59"
3. Frank Schleck Leopard-Trek +1'08"
4. Geraint Thonas Sky Pro Cycling +2'20"
5. Giovanni Visconti Farnese-Vini +2'32
Stage 7
Spoiler 1. Thor Huschovd Garmin-Cervelo 10'44"
2. Fabian Cancellara Leopard-Trek +0'04"
3. George Hincapie BMC Racing +0'07"
4. Marzio Bruseghin Movistar +0'08"
5. Tyler Farrar Garmin-Cervelo +0'10"
General Classification
Spoiler 1. Joaquim Rodriguez Katusha 27h01'09"
2. Phillipe Gilbert Omega-Pharma Lotto +0'47"
3. Frank Schleck Leopard-Trek +1'10"
4. Geraint Thonas Sky Pro Cycling +2'01"
5. Juan Antonia Flecha Sky Pro Cyclng +2'29"
So Lampre had a pretty bad Tour, but it was alright, because Scarponi was in bad form. Rodriguez did a great job in winning the overall, and Gilbert won a few stages, and was only a few seconds off of the overall victory.
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Posted on 19-10-2011 22:26
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I simulated the Milan San Remo. I will post the report in a few minutes
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Posted on 19-10-2011 22:33
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Milan-San Remo
None of the climbing ended up affecting anyone, and it all ended up in one big peloton mass sprint. Petacchi was in there for Lampre, however it was the duo of Heinrich Haussler and Tyler Farrar who got first and second, with Petacchi closing for third ahead of Cavendish.
Stage Results
Spoiler 1. Heinrich Haussler Garmin-Cervelo 7h33'35"
2. Tyler Farrar Garmin-Cervelo s.t.
3. Alessandro Petacchi Lampre-ISD s.t.
4. Mark Cavendish HTC-Highroad s.t.
5. Allan Davis Astana s.t.
The goal for this race was to win it, and although Petacchi didn't achieve that, he came close, and it was still a pretty good result for him.
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Posted on 23-10-2011 18:29
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so my computer's internet has been iffy lately, so that's been the reason for the delay, and I haven't gotten around to fixing it, as I've been very busy with school and sports but the Vulta a Catalunya wil be starting soon
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Posted on 23-10-2011 23:34
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Vuelta ciclista a Catalunya Preview
This year's edition of the Catalunya has three small hilly stage and one big queen stage. It has no time trials, so it will definately favor the climbers.
Last Year's Results
1. Joaquim Rodriguez
2. Xavier Tondo Volpini
3. Rein Taaramae
4. Luis Leon Sanchez
5. Nicolas Roche
Lampre's leader will be Michele Scarponi, who is coming off of a bad Tirreno-Adriatico. He will be supported mostly by Leonardo Bertagnolli.
This year's favorites:
+++: Cadel Evans (BMC), Ivan Basso (LIQ)
++: Michele Scarponi (LAM), Igor Anton (EUS), Alexandre Vinokourov(AST)
+: Luis Leon Sanchez (RAB), Jelle Vanenert (OPL), Nicolas Roche (AG2), Thonas Voeckler (EUR)
So there will be some rough competition for Scarponi.
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Posted on 27-10-2011 21:25
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Volta Catalunya Stage 1
Stage 1 is technically considered a hilly stage, but in reality it isn't very difficult, and will probably end in a mass sprint.
In the end, a breakaway did succeed, and it was the best sprinter in it, Murilo Fischer, the Brazilian from Garmin-Cervelo who took the victory.
Stage Results
Spoiler 1. Murilo Fishcer Garmin-Cervelo 4h14'56"
2. Ludovic Turpin Saur-Sojasun s.t.
3. Thonas Ruhreggar Leopard-Trrek s.t.
4. Arkaitz Buran Geox-TMC s.t.
5. Cadel Evans BMC Racing +1'52"
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33. Michele Scarponi Lampre-ISD s.t.
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Posted on 27-10-2011 21:36
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Volta a Catalunya Stage 2
This stage was flat, and it ended in a mass sprnt finish, taken by Jose Joaquin Rojas.
Stage Result
Spoiler 1. Jose Joaquin Rojas Movistar 3h39'24
2. Graeme Brown Rabobank s.t.
3. Fancisco Ventoso Movistar s.t.
4. Greg Van Avarmaet BMC Racing s.t.
5. Robert Hunter RadioShack s.t.
Today's winner:
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Posted on 02-11-2011 12:57
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Wow, what a week. (This is the real me talking). Here in New England, for the first time in a long time, there was a blizzard, and I guess the trees weren't ready yet, because many fell, and powerlines everywhere were out of place and broken.
This rendered all of New England, including Western Massachusetts, out of power for nearly a week, which has of course made me temporarily stop my reporting. But now the power has finally been restored in my house, and I will begin to play the third stage after breakfast
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Posted on 25-04-2012 23:52
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Vuelta ciclista a Cataluna Stage 3
This stage is a real mountain stage, with one small climb and two leg-busters. Scarponi's fitness has improved, and he'll look to make a move on this stage to climb up the General Classification. His biggest competition will come from Ivan Basso and Cadel Evans,
With this stiff competition and Scarponi's not superb form, we decided to take a risk.
On the second climb, Scarponi attacked, with a ten man breakaway already leading.
It didn't quite work, as they were all caught with 10k to go.
Then the contenders started attacking, but neither Evans nor Basso made any moves, and Bertagnolli actually stuck with them, and took third on the stage behind Voeckler and Marano.
Marano won the sprint, attacking with a kilometer to go and beating Bertagnolli and Voeckler to the line.
This meant Marano also took the lead in the G.C, with Voeckler 4 seconds behind and Bertagnolli 15 seconds behind. Scarponi was now back 1'19"
Stage Results
Spoiler
1. Daniel Marano Katusha 4h52'59"
2. Thonas Voeckler Europcar s.t.
3. Leonardo Bertagnolli Lampre-ISD +0'9"
4. Linus Gerdemann Leopard-Trek s.t.
5. Luis Leon Sanchez Rabobank +0'23"
General Classification
Spoiler 1. Daniel Marano Katusha 12h49'01"
2. Thonas Voeckler EuropCar +0'04"
3. Leonardo Bertagnolli Lampre-ISD +0'15"
4. Linus Gerddemann Leopard-Trek +0'19"
5. Luis Leon Sanchez Rabobank +0'33"
Daniel Marano was the man of the day
Ok guys, this is the real me talking. No, that wasn't the longest breakfast ever. Rather, my computer crashed while I was playing the stage, and i put off playing it again, day after day, until eventually i forgot about it completely, and have just remembered it this week, and I feel terrible. I just lacked motivation, but I'm back now, and I hope to stay, although I'm very busy with school and sports, but I'll try to get updates as fast as possible
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Posted on 26-04-2012 00:17
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Vuelta Ciclista a Cataluna Stage 4
I simulated this stage, and it was Theo Bos who won the sprint for Rabobank. Grega Bole was the fastest finisher for Lampre, getting 12th.
Stage Results
Spoiler
1. Theo Bos Rabobank
2. Graeme Brown Rabobank
3. Murilo Fischer Garmin-Cervelo
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Posted on 26-04-2012 00:18
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I regret to inform you that my mom will be taking the laptop I have with her to North Carolina this weekend, so I won't be able to play PCM, until probably Monday or Tuesday, so we'll have to wait befreo Ulissi's next race, the Criterium International starts
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Posted on 25-06-2012 23:51
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Vuelta ciclista a Catalunya Stage 5
This stage is hilly, and will probably favor a breakaway. Leonardo Bertagnolli will most likely assume the role of leader in this stage for Lampre, and Scarponi will try and help him defend his high place overall.
Jesus Hernandez of Saxo Bank-Sunguard made the early attack, and he opened up a big lead and stayed away for the rest of the day. No other attackers could escape, so Hernandez won it with quite a cushion over the peloton.
Aitor Perez was Lampre's highest finisher in 6th place.
Stage Results
Spoiler 1. Jesus Hernandez SaxoBank-Sunguard 5h18'52"
2. Edward Verganov Katusha +4'24"
3. Dennis Golimzyanov Katusha s.t.
4. Pavel Britt Katusha s.t.
5. Vladimir Gisev Katusha s.t.
Jesus Hernandez with a big win today.
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Posted on 27-06-2012 02:29
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Criterium International Preview
This year, the Criterium International has three stages, one tough mountain stage, followed by a very short and easy flat stage for the sprinters, and then a 7.9 kilometer time trial to close it out.
Lampre has a three-pronged attack of Simon Spilak, Przemyslaw Niemiec, and Diego Ulissi to be the leaders for this one. All three would want to grab a top 20 place overall if possible.
Vincenzo Nibali of Liquigas-Cannondale is the favorite to win it all. Pierre Rolland and Jerome Coppel will also likely make a run for it.
Startlist
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Liquigas
1. V. Nibali
2. T. Dall'Antonia
3. M. Finetto
4. J. Guarnieri
5. C. Salerno
6. S. Szmyd
7. E. Viviani
8. C. Wurf
Saur-Sojasun
11. Jerome Coppel
12. A. Coyot
13. J. Engoulvent
14. J. Hivert
15. C. Lemoine
16. R. Martias
17. R. Matheou
18. Y. Talabardon
Europcar
21. P. Rolland
22. F. Bouyer
23. Se. Chavenel
24. M. Claude
25. S. Haddou
26. V. Jerome
27. P. Quememeur
28. S. Turgot
Ag2r
31. C. Riblon
32. G. Bonnafond
33. M Cherel
34. C Dessel
35. H. Dupont
36. S. Houanard
37. R. Nocentini
38. M. Perget
Lampre
41. S. Spilak
42. A. Balloni
43. V. Buts
44. V. Kondrut
45. A. Kvachuk
46. P. Niemiec
47. B. Szegahlmi
48. D. Ulissi
Cofidis
51. D. Monier
52. J. Demaret
53. S. Dumoulin
54. L. Duque
55. J. El Fares
56. J. Fouchard
57. K. Ista
58. L.A. Mate
Skil
61. A. Geneiz
62. T. Bonnin
63. R. Curvers
64. T. Damuseau
65. K. De Kart
66. M. Docker
67. C. Ji
68. A. Timmer
FDJ
71. Pierrick Fredrigo
72. N. Bauhanni
73. A. Geslan
74. M. Ludignous
75. Y. Offredo
76. D. Rallin
77. A. Raux
78. A. Vachot
Caja Rural
81. I Cuesta
82. G. Bravo O.
83. H Fernandez
84. F. Ferrari
85. A. Galdos
86. J. Moreno B.
87. R. Reig C.
88. J. Sobrino
CCC Popol
91. D. Bitek
92. A. Henkisz
93. S. Joniszewski
94. J. Marajko
95. B. Mutysiak
96. M. Ticiak
97. M. Wotecki
98. K. Zoelinski
Endura Racing
101. P. Voss
102. J. Anderson
103. J. Bauer
104. A. Blain
105. I. Camano
106. M. De J.
107. R. Mandri
108. A. Wetterhall
La Pomme
111. J. Antomarchi
112. M. Delaroziere
113. B Girard
114. E. Gonzalo
115. J. Jules
116. A. Kurbatskis
117. E. Siskevicius
118. T. Vaubourzeix
NetApp
121. A. Dietziker
122. M. Baer
123. D. Hesselbarth
124. B. Huzarski
125. L. Konig
126. A. Schillinger
127. D. Schorn
128. T. Seubert
Bretagne
131. S. Calzati
132. J. Bideau
133. S. Bonsergent
134. J Delpech
135. R. Dion
136. F. Guillou
137. L Pichon
138. F. Vachon
Vorarlberg
141. R. Hollenstein
142. R. Belohvosciks
143. E. Capelli
144. K. Fricke
145. E. Peruffo
146. C. Scognamiglio
147. M. Strgar
148. R. Weissinger
Bigmat
151. S. George
152. R. Bacon
153. N. Bazin
154. M. Drujon
155. D. Le Boutch
156. A. Molmy
157. J. Mombaerts
158. J. Thire
Landbouwkrediet
161. B. De Waele
162. K. Barbe
163. D. Bellemakers
164. D. Commeyne
165. B. Dockx
166. E. Juodvalkis
167. K. Peeters
168. J. Stallaert
Roubaix Lille
171. M. Kneisky
172. N. Bonnet
173. M. Boulo
174. B. Daeninck
175. L. Desriac
176. D. Flahaut
177. K. Lalouette
178. S. Tronet
Veranda's
181. T. Degand
182. D. Cappelle
183. S. De Wilde
184. J. Drucker
185. B. Schmitz
186. J. Vanlandschoot
187. J. Venter
188. E. Verbist
Miche
191. J. Koralewski
192. W. Aranzazu
193. G. Di Salvo
194. S. Kohut
195. G. Randazzo
196. S. Schumacher
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Posted on 27-06-2012 02:39
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lets hope for some results for Ulissi at Crit Inter. I came across this story and Ulissi is a rider I like so I'll follow a little. (If the reports come).
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Posted on 27-06-2012 02:45
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With a fitness of 90, hopefully Ulissi should have a good race  |
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Criterium International Stage 1
Today's stage has several pretty difficult climbs, finishing on the very difficult climb of the Col de l'Ospedale. That climb will most likely sperate the men from the boys. I was nervous heading in for sure. Vincenzo Nibali was the main favorite. Pierre Rolland, Jerome Coppel, and also me and Simon were also picked as outside chances to take the stage, but no one doubted that it would be Nibali winning it.
The first real breakaway established was two men, Inigo Cuesta of Caja Rural and Anthony Geslan of FDJ.
They lead their way over the firsst climb and had a 3 minute lead before the peloton started moving. Alfredo took the challenge of setting a blistering pace, and he began to reel in the breakaway.
The lead was down to 2 minutes over the penultimate climb, and Balloni wasn't letting up. I began to wonder what he ate last night to make him so great today. I just sat a few riders behind him, trying to save my energy for the final ascent.
Finally, we arrived at the bottom of the Col de l'Ospedale, 1'30" back on the two leaders. The climb is 14.4 kilometers long, with an average of 6.0% gradient.
The climb started rather easy, before the gradient started to kick up, and Balloni pulled off the front, allowing Sylvester Szmyd of Liquigas to take the lead.
As the road steepened, more and more riders began to drop off, including Balloni and Niemiec, until me and Simon were the last Lampre riders left in a 10 man group. The breakaway was caught before long, and Szmyd was at the front, chugging away for his leader Nibali.
My legs were hurting at this point, and I looked over at Simon, who looked to be in a lot of trouble.
"How ya feeling?" I asked him. He simply shook his head and responded,
"Bad."
He dropped to the back end of the pack with just under 5 kilometers to go. I tried to stick to the back of Nibali's wheel. I knew he would be the first to make a move.
Finally, with three kilometers to go, he went.
I couldn't match his burst of speed. By this point I realized that Simon had fought his way back to the front of the group and was trying to pull Nibali back in.
With under 2 kilometers to go, Pierre Rolland took off after Nibali. I followed right on his wheel, struggling to keep behind him. No one else could follow us, and soon we had started to close the distance to Nibali, who had under 1 kilometer to go.
As me and Rolland passed under the banner, I realized that I still had some strength left in me, so I pulled around him and launched my final sprint.
I was slowly cutting down the distance to Nibali, but there wasn't enough room left in the stage, and he raised his hands in victory for the stage win.
I was still ecstatic with such a great finish. I beat the likes of Rolland, Coppel, and even Simon. That's some bragging rights for me! He finished in 4th place, 37 seconds back.
As I headed over to the team trailer to get washed up, I was informed that I had the lead in the King of the Mountains competition and the Young Rider competition. That was just icing on the cake for me!
I was honored to be standing on the podium twice, and our team also lead the overall team competition.
Today may not have matched how happy I was after the Paris-Nice, but it was certainly up there.
Nibali did get the best of me today though, and he deserves the glory he got for it.
Stage Results
Spoiler 1. Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas-Cannondale 5h17'19"
2. Diego Ulissi Lampre-ISD s.t.
3. Pierre Rolland Europcar s.t.
4. Simon Spilak Lampre-ISD +0'37"
5. Sylvester Szmyd Liquigas-Cannondale s.t.
6. Jerome Coppel Saur-Sojasun s.t.
7. Alexandre Geniez Skil-Shimano +1'14"
8. Jonathon Hivert Saur-Sojasun s.t.
9. Pierrick Fredrigo FDJ s.t.
10. Hubert Dupont Ag2r La Mondiale +1'58"
Overall Results
Spoiler 1. Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas-Cannondale 5h16'59"
2. Diego Ulissi Lampre-ISD +0'08"
3. Pierre Rolland EuropCar +0'12"
4. Simon Spilak Lampre-ISD +0'57"
5. Sylvester Szmyd Liquigas-Cannondale s.t.
KOtM Competition
Spoiler 1. Diego Ulissi Lampre-ISD 10pts
2. Anthony Geslan FDJ 6 pts
3. Eduardo Gonzalo Velo Club La Pomme Marseille 6 pts
4. Sylvain Calzati Bretagne-Schuller 6 pts
5. Mitchell Docker Skil-Shimano 6 pts
U25 Competition
Spoiler 1. Diego Ulissi Lampre-ISD 5h17'07"
2. Pierre Rolland EuropCar +0'04"
3. Simon Spilak Lampre-ISD +0'49"
4. Jerome Coppel Saur-Sojasun s.t.
5. Alexandre Geniez Skil-Shimano +1'26"
Team Competition
Spoiler 1. Lampre-ISD 15h55'33"
2. Saur-Sojasun +2'33"
3. Liquigas-Cannondale +4'05"
4. Ag2r La Mondiale +4'10"
5. Skil Shimano +5'59"
Edited by Flash127 on 30-06-2012 20:04
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Posted on 30-06-2012 18:56
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Mountain and Young rider Leader, very nice  |
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Posted on 30-06-2012 20:05
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Young Rider will probably be lost in the time trial, but we'll see
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