Stage 2
With no GC hopes i quick simmed.
Gasparotto and Dekker won clear, with Rojas leading a big group in 26" later.
Stage 3 Lotto were all over the lead out with 10km to go.
Then there was the bump.....
Every single other main sprinter passe our train by...
So Boeckmans sprinted from 1100m... and straight into Vangenachten and Boonen...
A clear blocking tactic from OmegaPharma-Quickstep, which we did refer to the Commissars.
Greipel came though to win ahead of Degenkolb and Bos.
Boeckmans got clear space with 300m, and again peaked at 75km/h
Stage 4 Arashiro was part of the 3 man break, taking the KoMs and first IS sprint.
Caught with 3km to go, to was agonizing to watch...
Fortunatly the lead out was going well, giving Boeckmans a full 100m lead over Degenkolb, and 200m over Greipel.
Boeckmans kicked... and appeared to stall... his peak speed was 61km/h.
Comparison, Chavanel's peak speed at 3rd man was 66km/h.....
Degenkolb came close, but Greipel was in another league, over 10km/h faster in the finish to win.
Comments; Stage 2 - nothing much to say, just saving energy
Stage 3 - Things were looking so good until the bump. Then OPQ blocked us. Boeckmans looked good but fell far short as a result, 7/10
Stage 4 - Fantastic ride by Arashiro! So unlucky, the break started mucking about for the finish too soon. The lead out was amazing today, fully sorted and organized. On the one day we get Boeckmans in position he (the game) lets us down. A win should have been easy, but 2nd is ok, 7/10 again.
first heres a new jersey
the current jersey is for Lotto-Belisol, and thats not the team
i dont have one for Lotto-Eurosport so i'm using a different one altogether
credit to aidanvan
i know the sponsors are wrong, but its an amazing jersey
Edited by TheManxMissile on 01-09-2012 14:44
Stage 5
Alabsini won a 6 man sprint atop Willunga hill.
Ponzi took the GC lead.
Stage 6 I tried to play this stage twice, it crashed twice, so i quick simmed
Greipel was quick again, ahead of Rojas and Guardini. Boeckmans was down in 12th.
GC Top 3
Ponzi KazMunayGas 19h53'53
Dekker Garmin-Sharp @1"
Albasini KazMunayGas @3"
Comment; A decent start. Showing some good talent. Frankly should have got a win so not happy. Final Rating; 5/10
(there will be more detail and focus on classics and other small tours)
Next Race; Tour Mediterranean 9/02-12/02
Other News
Coca-Cola are going to leave cycling at the end of the season. Having sponsored for a few years they dont see a future for them for now. Apple and Microsoft have been linked with a takeover of the team.
Edited by TheManxMissile on 02-09-2012 15:09
Other News
Movistar will no longer sponsor a cycling team. Movistar have been part of the sport since 2011, but not for 2016. The team changed a lot this year, as is a real powerhouse. Santander have been linked with the position
Leader; Walczak is our main GC hope. A strong puncher he can do well
Free-Role; Ladagnous, Sicard. Both aiming for breaks.
Other; Thurau, Jerome, Gaudin, Vial , Petit
Aim; Try and take the GC win with Walczak. Sicard can target the KoM. But were here for our sponsors and maybe a stage if we're realistic.
Stage 1 Ladagnous got in the break, picking up many KoM points.
1st Appollonio
2nd Hutarovich
3rd Belletti
Stage 2 Sicard was in the break, picking up KoM points.
1st Belletti
2nd Hutarovich
3rd Appollonio
Stage 3
1st Appollonio
2nd Belletti
3rd Simon
Stage 4
1st Marczynski
2nd Anza
3rd Bernaudeau
Top 3 GC
1st Marczynski
2nd Anza
3rd Bernaudeau
Next Race; Omloop Het Neiuwsblad 25/02
Edited by TheManxMissile on 02-09-2012 20:13
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Team; The team will be mostly the same for the two races.
Leader; Van Kiersbulck will lead both cobbled races.
Sprinter; Boeckmans will only ride KBK, as lead sprinter
Team Mates; Ladagnous, Balck, Petit, Gaudin, Veilleux, Rathe ... with Chavanel for Omloop only
(Hincapie would be in the team, but for some reason, when i go to selection screen he doesnt appear, no other races, no injuries he's not there, everyone else is... any ideas?)
Goals; Both races we aim to win. But as its most riders first race i'm just looking for good performances.
Litteraly ever major cobbles rider was here; Boonen, Cancellara, Flecha, Boom, Gilbert, Terpstra, Vanmarcke, Langeveld, Ballan, Pozzato and many more...
And they have all got more race days...
On with the racing.
Lots of early attacks flew, taking up the first 20-30km of racing.
OmegaPharma-Quickstep were keeping a close hold of most riders.
Eventually 4 riders got clear.
Wyss(SWA), Martens(CC), Schumacher(KAT), Dumoulin(ARG) were the lucky ones
A short while later a second group of 4 got away, eventually making the junction to form an 8 man break
The 4 were, Downing(GRS), Renders(VCT), Eijessen(LAN) and Serrano(MOV).
With 92km to go Haussler(SKT) and Durant(ACC) attacked, reaching the break a short time later. Making 10 up front.
With 60km to go Nuyens(B&O) attacked, taking Gatto(FER), van Lerberghe(JVC) and Waeytens(TSV) with him.
So that made a 13 man break. OPQ continued to make the pace, aided by Coca-Cola, Rabobank and Lotto-Eurosport
The break was caught with about 25km to go.
It all kicked off on the final cobblestones.
Boonen and Cancellara worked together to get away. This forced Van Kiersbulck to attack to try and bridge. Vansumeren(SWA) and Terpstra(RAB) went with him.
So with 15km to go things were like this; E1 Boonen and Cancellara, @29"E2 Terpstra, Vansummeren and Van Kiersbulck @1'00E3 a group of 14 including the rest of the favorites and Ladagnous
Van Keirsbulck had to do most of the chasing, but he just didn't have the power to pull back the leading duo, but it kept the E3 group at bay.
With 1km to go it was Cancellara leading out Boonen, and behind Van Keirsbulck was leading the chase.
Boonen cruised past Spartacus with 500m to go and take the win!
Both Terpstra and Vansumeren sprinted round Van Keirsbulck demoting him to 5th. Needless to say we were not happy, as they did not help the chase just to steal the placings at the finish. Swatch and Rabobank made no friends today...
Comment; The team worked well together, staying out of trouble and keeping well positioned. Balck, Petit and Veilleux were the stars doing a lot of protection and pacemaking throughout the day. Van Kiersbulck showed strong spirit, but he struggled for fitness in the final stages. A good day still, 7/10 (which is becoming normal).
Results
1 Tom Boonen Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team 4h47'06
2 Fabian Cancellara Coca Cola s.t.
3 Niki Terpstra Rabobank Cycling Team + 35
4 Johan Vansummeren Swatch s.t.
5 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck Lotto - Eurosport s.t.
6 Sep Vanmarcke Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team + 1'13
7 Philippe Gilbert Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
8 Marko Kump Landbouwkrediet - Euphony s.t.
9 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
10 Gert Steegmans Landbouwkrediet - Euphony s.t.
Spoiler
11 Taylor Phinney Coca Cola s.t.
12 Yohan Offredo TEAM Air France - Alstom s.t.
13 Sebastian Lander Landbouwkrediet - Euphony s.t.
14 Matti Breschel Coca Cola s.t.
15 Heinrich Haussler An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
16 Matthieu Ladagnous Lotto - Eurosport s.t.
17 Juan Antonio Flecha Swatch s.t.
18 Sébastien Rosseler Garmin - Sharp s.t.
19 Staf Scheirlinckx Dexia - Belisol s.t.
20 Filippo Pozzato Cantina Tollo - Selle Italia s.t.
21 Vladimir Gusev Katusha Team s.t.
22 Lars Boom Team Argos - Shimano s.t.
23 Jan Ghyselinck Vacansoleil - Telenet s.t.
24 Alessandro Ballan Vacansoleil - Telenet s.t.
25 Geraint Thomas Sky Procycling + 2'19
26 Sylvain Chavanel FDJ - BigMat s.t.
27 Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly + 2'57
28 Nick Nuyens B&O - Tinkoff Bank + 3'37
29 Oscar Gatto Ferrari - ISD s.t.
30 Bert Van Lerberghe De Koninck - Baguet Bicycle Center s.t.
31 Joaquim Durant Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's s.t.
32 Zico Waeytens Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Litubel s.t.
33 Greg Van Avermaet Sky Procycling + 5'39
34 Fabio Sabatini Katusha Team s.t.
35 Jacopo Guarnieri Swatch s.t.
36 Maarten Neyens Landbouwkrediet - Euphony s.t.
37 Kristof Goddaert Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
38 Michael Reihs B&O - Tinkoff Bank s.t.
39 Michael Mørkøv B&O - Tinkoff Bank s.t.
40 Danilo Wyss Swatch s.t.
41 Paul Martens Coca Cola s.t.
42 Stefan Schumacher Katusha Team s.t.
43 Ronan Van Zandbeek Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
44 Damien Gaudin Lotto - Eurosport s.t.
45 Mark McNally Sky Procycling s.t.
46 Joost Posthuma Team Argos - Shimano s.t.
47 Andrew Talansky Coca Cola s.t.
48 Johnny Hoogerland KazMunayGas s.t.
49 Adrien Petit Lotto - Eurosport s.t.
50 Giorgio Brambilla Cantina Tollo - Selle Italia s.t.
51 Björn Leukemans Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
52 Tom Dumoulin Team Argos - Shimano s.t.
53 Sven Renders Vacansoleil - Telenet s.t.
54 Rik Michiels Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
55 David Veilleux Lotto - Eurosport s.t.
56 Thomas Voeckler KazMunayGas s.t.
57 Rafael Serrano Movistar Team s.t.
58 Danilo Hondo Ferrari - ISD s.t.
59 Mark Cavendish Sky Procycling s.t.
60 Marcus Burghardt FDJ - BigMat s.t.
61 Robert Wagner Coca Cola s.t.
62 Kenny Van Hummel KazMunayGas s.t.
63 Kevin Peeters Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's s.t.
64 Mikhail Ignatiev B&O - Tinkoff Bank s.t.
65 Andrew Fenn Garmin - Sharp s.t.
66 Jürgen Roelandts Vacansoleil - Telenet s.t.
67 Jonas Vangenechten Dexia - Belisol s.t.
68 Julien Vermote Dexia - Belisol s.t.
69 Jakob Rathe Lotto - Eurosport s.t.
70 Jérôme Baugnies Dexia - Belisol s.t.
71 Sander Cordeel Landbouwkrediet - Euphony s.t.
72 Gil Suray Dexia - Belisol s.t.
73 Romain Zingle TEAM Lafarge - Vinci s.t.
74 Sébastien Chavanel Lotto - Eurosport s.t.
75 Tom Veelers Vacansoleil - Telenet s.t.
76 Laurens De Vreese De Koninck - Baguet Bicycle Center s.t.
77 Sébastien Minard TEAM Air France - Alstom s.t.
78 Koen Barbé Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's s.t.
79 Ben King Coca Cola s.t.
80 Kenneth Vanbilsen Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's s.t.
81 Koldo Fernández Garmin - Sharp s.t.
82 Ángel Vicioso Coca Cola s.t.
83 Sebastian Balck Lotto - Eurosport s.t.
84 Jérémie Galland Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
85 Job Vissers Rabobank Cycling Team + 7'51
86 Manuel Quinziato Swatch s.t.
87 Floris Goesinnen Rabobank Cycling Team + 8'23
88 Dan Lenaerts Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
89 Dean Downing Garmin - Sharp s.t.
90 Yannick Eijssen Landbouwkrediet - Euphony s.t.
91 Stefan U. Adler Team Argos - Shimano + 8'51
92 Maxim Debusschere Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Litubel s.t.
93 Stijn Joseph Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's s.t.
94 Wim De Vocht Dexia - Belisol s.t.
95 Dylan Houben An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
96 Kim Borry De Koninck - Baguet Bicycle Center s.t.
97 Jussi Veikkanen FDJ - BigMat s.t.
98 Yury Trofimov B&O - Tinkoff Bank s.t.
99 Bob Jungels Leopard - Trek Continental Team s.t.
100 Jonathan Hivert FDJ - BigMat s.t.
101 Jérémy Roy FDJ - BigMat s.t.
102 Ben Hermans Dexia - Belisol s.t.
103 Nolan Combe FDJ - BigMat s.t.
104 Arnaud Coyot TEAM Air France - Alstom s.t.
105 Christophe Riblon FDJ - BigMat s.t.
106 Bert-Jan Lindeman Vacansoleil - Telenet s.t.
107 Luca Solari Ferrari - ISD s.t.
108 Tiziano Dall'Antonia Swatch s.t.
109 Ivar Slik Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
110 Alexandre Alfaro Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
111 Luca Zanasca Swatch s.t.
112 Nicolas Roche TEAM Air France - Alstom + 10'12
113 Aurélien Passeron TEAM Lafarge - Vinci s.t.
114 Tom Stamsnijder Team Argos - Shimano s.t.
115 Zdenek Stybar Leopard - Trek Continental Team s.t.
116 Chad Beyer Garmin - Sharp s.t.
117 Carlo Scognamiglio Ferrari - ISD s.t.
118 Klaas Lodewyck Landbouwkrediet - Euphony s.t.
119 Samuel Dumoulin TEAM Lafarge - Vinci s.t.
120 Pavel Brutt Katusha Team s.t.
121 Saïd Haddou TEAM Air France - Alstom s.t.
122 Olivier Pardini An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
123 Julien Fouchard TEAM Lafarge - Vinci s.t.
124 Assan Bazayev KazMunayGas s.t.
125 Baptiste Planckaert Landbouwkrediet - Euphony s.t.
126 Koen De Kort Team Argos - Shimano s.t.
127 Eric Munoz Garmin - Sharp s.t.
128 Philip Lavery An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
129 Tristan Valentin TEAM Air France - Alstom s.t.
130 Niels Wytinck De Koninck - Baguet Bicycle Center s.t.
131 Stephen Cummings Sky Procycling s.t.
132 Pieter Jacobs Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Litubel s.t.
133 Thomas Bertolini Cantina Tollo - Selle Italia s.t.
134 Jarl Salomein Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Litubel s.t.
135 Clément Lhotellerie TEAM Lafarge - Vinci s.t.
136 Sven de Bos Team Argos - Shimano s.t.
137 Jean-Christophe Peraud TEAM Air France - Alstom s.t.
138 Ted Seymour Sky Procycling s.t.
139 Donato Cannone Cantina Tollo - Selle Italia s.t.
140 Rémi Pauriol Vacansoleil - Telenet s.t.
141 Ricardo Vilela Sky Procycling s.t.
142 Dennis Vanendert Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Litubel s.t.
143 Jan Barta Sky Procycling s.t.
144 Giorgio Borelli Cantina Tollo - Selle Italia s.t.
145 Stefano Garzelli Cantina Tollo - Selle Italia s.t.
146 Valerio Agnoli Katusha Team + 12'20
147 Antonio Olmo Movistar Team s.t.
148 Peter Stetina Garmin - Sharp s.t.
149 Nicolas Edet TEAM Lafarge - Vinci s.t.
150 Dimitri Champion TEAM Lafarge - Vinci s.t.
151 Manuele Boaro B&O - Tinkoff Bank s.t.
152 Dimitri Le Boulch FDJ - BigMat s.t.
153 Vladimir Karpets Movistar Team s.t.
154 Kevin De Weert Dexia - Belisol s.t.
155 Enrique Sanz Movistar Team s.t.
156 Alexey Tsatevitch Katusha Team s.t.
157 Martin Peeters De Koninck - Baguet Bicycle Center s.t.
158 Brice Feillu TEAM Lafarge - Vinci s.t.
159 Vladimir Isaychev Katusha Team s.t.
160 Alexsandr Dyachenko KazMunayGas s.t.
161 Kristian House Garmin - Sharp s.t.
162 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Argos - Shimano s.t.
163 Andrey Zeits KazMunayGas s.t.
164 Gavin Mannion Leopard - Trek Continental Team s.t.
165 David De la Cruz Movistar Team s.t.
166 Jurgen Van Goolen Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's s.t.
167 Rik Wouters An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
168 Paolo Tiralongo KazMunayGas s.t.
169 Emanuele Vona Cantina Tollo - Selle Italia s.t.
170 Marzio Bruseghin Movistar Team s.t.
171 Jürgen Van de Walle An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
172 Sven Jodts Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Litubel s.t.
173 Olivier Kaisen An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
174 Jef Peeters Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Litubel s.t.
175 David Arroyo Movistar Team s.t.
176 Matthias Frank Swatch s.t.
177 Walter Michiels Leopard - Trek Continental Team s.t.
178 Thibault Auffret TEAM Air France - Alstom s.t.
179 Hans Dekkers Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
180 Francesco Bellotti Cantina Tollo - Selle Italia s.t.
181 Vitaliy Buts Ferrari - ISD + 14'33
182 Kevin Neirynck De Koninck - Baguet Bicycle Center s.t.
183 Roy Jans Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's s.t.
184 Egor Silin KazMunayGas s.t.
185 Benny De Schrooder Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Litubel s.t.
186 Kenny De Ketele Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's s.t.
187 Maxim Belkov Katusha Team s.t.
188 Martin Pedersen B&O - Tinkoff Bank s.t.
189 Alessandro Vanotti Ferrari - ISD s.t.
190 Fabio Silvestre Leopard - Trek Continental Team s.t.
191 Nik Verbeke De Koninck - Baguet Bicycle Center s.t.
192 Patxi Vila Movistar Team s.t.
193 Luke Roberts B&O - Tinkoff Bank s.t.
194 Andrei Kunitski De Koninck - Baguet Bicycle Center s.t.
195 Remo di Pasquale Ferrari - ISD s.t.
196 Mario Gallo Ferrari - ISD s.t.
197 Valentin Derock Leopard - Trek Continental Team s.t.
198 Nikita Novikov Vacansoleil - Telenet + 17'39
Team News; Boeckmans replaces Chavanel as planned.
Balck, who is in his first Pro year cant handle the two back-to-back and is replaced by Jerome
Again every major cobble rider was here, along with Veelers and Cavendish as the main sprint threats.
Toady's break went away quickly, inside 10km.
Honig(CJP), de Kort(ARG), van Hoecke(JVC), Ghyllebert(WBC), Lavery(SKT), Wilkinson(SKY) made the 6 man move.
The race ran smoothly until we reached the Oude Kwaremont...
The race exploded on the cobbled hill!
There were ten's of splits, several attacks, a few punctures and a crash!! all in 10seconds and in 1km of racing...
As we came over the top i noticed we had 5 riders in a front group of 19, without Boonen or Cavendish.
I made the snap decision in the team car, i was screaming to push hard now!
GOGOGOGOGOGO PUUUUUUUUUUUUUSH NOW!!!!!!!! NO BOONEN, YOU HAVE TO GO!!!
Rathe, Petit, Van Kiersbulck, Boeckmans and Veilleux all hit the front, nearly shattering the front group. Ladagnous, Gaudin and Jerome were behind in the peloton.
This was me trying to show the chaos...
With 60km to go Kump(LAN), Lander(LAN) and Hoogerland(KAZ) attacked.
At 55km to go the break was swallowed up by the leading group.
It was a fast race from the climb, the might of 5 Lottos vs. a chasing peloton...
We never stopped shouting in the car, willing the lads on, hoping we could force the surprise.
It was the final cobbles that killed us... Sapped the energy out of everyone except van Keirsbulck. At this point the peloton was only 1'00 down, so i called a halt to the pace.
So with 22km to go it was all back together (mostly)
Van Kiersbulck attacked with 20km to go!
OmegaPharma-Quickstep chased hard to pull him back in only 3km later...
Then Cancellara attacked... and OPQ let him go!!!
This forced us back on the chase, finally killing us as Ladagnous ran out of juice. But we got Cancellara!
Bang!! Boonen launches a move!
Cancellara, Boom, Terpstra, Gusev, Ghyselinck, Ballan, Vansumere, Thomas and van Kiersbulck all tagged along...
I've got to say, OPQ are really pissing us off! Coca-Cola help us, and even Rabobank chipped in today, but not OPQ!
This move got clear with 8km to go..
Boonen launched the sprint, but was out done today by Thomas (thank god)!!
van Kiersbulck came home in 9th
Comment; Not sure how to deal with this race... We didn't win, so thats bad. We top10'd, so thats good. We were aggressive, so thats good. We were rash and hasty, so thats bad. Van Kiersbulck was the best man today, pulling on the front for well over 30km, then still getting in with the winning move! Two ratings today, team and Kiersbulck. Kiersbulck; 9/10 Team; 6/10
Result
1 Geraint Thomas Sky Procycling 4h21'58
2 Tom Boonen Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
3 Fabian Cancellara Coca Cola s.t.
4 Vladimir Gusev Katusha Team s.t.
5 Lars Boom Team Argos - Shimano s.t.
6 Johan Vansummeren Swatch s.t.
7 Niki Terpstra Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
8 Alessandro Ballan Vacansoleil - Telenet s.t.
9 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck Lotto - Eurosport s.t.
10 Jan Ghyselinck Vacansoleil - Telenet s.t.
Spoiler
11 Sep Vanmarcke Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team + 1'42
12 Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
13 Maarten Wynants Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
14 Gert Steegmans Landbouwkrediet - Euphony s.t.
15 Bobbie Traksel Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
16 William Bonnet FDJ - BigMat s.t.
17 Matti Breschel Coca Cola s.t.
18 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
19 Sebastian Lander Landbouwkrediet - Euphony s.t.
20 Daniel Oss Swatch s.t.
21 Mark Cavendish Sky Procycling s.t.
22 Johnny Hoogerland KazMunayGas s.t.
23 Rik Michiels Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
24 Zico Waeytens Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Litubel s.t.
25 Kris Boeckmans Lotto - Eurosport s.t.
26 Mark McNally Sky Procycling s.t.
27 Juan Antonio Flecha Swatch s.t.
28 Staf Scheirlinckx Dexia - Belisol s.t.
29 Dries Devenyns Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
30 Kevyn Ista Dexia - Belisol s.t.
31 Marcus Burghardt FDJ - BigMat s.t.
32 Fabio Sabatini Katusha Team s.t.
33 Ronan Van Zandbeek Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
34 Matthieu Ladagnous Lotto - Eurosport s.t.
35 Jürgen Roelandts Vacansoleil - Telenet s.t.
36 Björn Leukemans Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
37 Marko Kump Landbouwkrediet - Euphony s.t.
38 Stijn Devolder La Bota - ABN AMRO s.t.
39 Tom Veelers Vacansoleil - Telenet s.t.
40 Damien Gaudin Lotto - Eurosport s.t.
41 Koen De Kort Team Argos - Shimano s.t.
42 Vincent Jérôme Lotto - Eurosport s.t.
43 Davy Commeyne Dexia - Belisol s.t.
44 Julien Vermote Dexia - Belisol s.t.
45 Philip Lavery An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
46 Kristof Vandewalle Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
47 Bert Van Lerberghe De Koninck - Baguet Bicycle Center s.t.
48 Mickaël Delage FDJ - BigMat s.t.
49 Adrien Petit Lotto - Eurosport s.t.
50 Greg Van Avermaet Sky Procycling s.t.
51 David Veilleux Lotto - Eurosport s.t.
52 Jakob Rathe Lotto - Eurosport s.t.
53 Gijs Van Hoecke De Koninck - Baguet Bicycle Center s.t.
54 Reinier Honig Cyclingteam Jo Piels s.t.
55 Pieter Ghyllebert Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
56 Paul Martens Coca Cola + 2'57
57 Steven Cozza Coca Cola s.t.
58 Ian Wilkinson Sky Procycling + 3'25
59 Joost Posthuma Team Argos - Shimano s.t.
60 Valerio Agnoli Katusha Team s.t.
61 Nikolas Maes Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
62 Christophe Riblon FDJ - BigMat s.t.
63 Enrico Battaglin Katusha Team s.t.
64 Tom Slagter Swatch s.t.
65 Stef Clement Vacansoleil - Telenet s.t.
66 Maarten Neyens Landbouwkrediet - Euphony + 5'08
67 Romain Zingle TEAM Lafarge - Vinci s.t.
68 Taylor Phinney Coca Cola s.t.
69 Stefan Schumacher Katusha Team s.t.
70 Vytautas Kaupas Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de s.t.
71 Jussi Veikkanen FDJ - BigMat s.t.
72 Sylvain Chavanel FDJ - BigMat s.t.
73 Jonathan Hivert FDJ - BigMat s.t.
74 Matteo Carrara Vacansoleil - Telenet s.t.
75 Jens Debusschere Landbouwkrediet - Euphony s.t.
76 Jérémie Galland Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
77 Kim Borry De Koninck - Baguet Bicycle Center s.t.
78 Geoffrey Soupe FDJ - BigMat s.t.
79 Jakob Fuglsang Coca Cola s.t.
80 Stefan Van Winden Cyclingteam Jo Piels s.t.
81 Dan Lenaerts Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
82 Ivan Santaromita Swatch + 6'35
83 Matthias Frank Swatch s.t.
84 Francesco Failli Swatch s.t.
85 Tiziano Dall'Antonia Swatch s.t.
86 Sergey Chernetskiy Katusha Team s.t.
87 Rémi Pauriol Vacansoleil - Telenet s.t.
88 Rick Flens Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
89 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
90 Jonas Vangenechten Dexia - Belisol s.t.
91 Kenny Van Hummel KazMunayGas s.t.
92 Jérôme Baugnies Dexia - Belisol s.t.
93 Kurt Hovelynck Landbouwkrediet - Euphony s.t.
94 Preben Van Hecke Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Litubel s.t.
95 Sebastian Dewitte An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
96 Eliot Lietaer Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's s.t.
97 Dylan Houben An Post - Sean Kelly + 8'21
98 Koen Barbé Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's s.t.
99 Tom Dumoulin Team Argos - Shimano s.t.
100 Tim Declercq Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
101 Stefan U. Adler Team Argos - Shimano s.t.
102 Stijn Joseph Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's s.t.
103 Leonardo Duque Cyclingteam Jo Piels s.t.
104 Wim De Vocht Dexia - Belisol s.t.
105 Ben Hermans Dexia - Belisol s.t.
106 Bob Jungels Leopard - Trek Continental Team s.t.
107 Gaetan Bille Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
108 Steven Caethoven Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Litubel s.t.
109 Ian Stannard Cyclingteam Jo Piels s.t.
110 Patrick Bercz TEAM Trilux - Focus s.t.
111 Evert Verbist Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
112 Jos Van Emden Rabobank Continental Team s.t.
113 Fabio Polazzi Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
114 Ricardo Vilela Sky Procycling s.t.
115 Jarl Salomein Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Litubel s.t.
116 Jan Kuyckx Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's s.t.
117 Clément Lhotellerie TEAM Lafarge - Vinci s.t.
118 Sibrecht Pieters Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's s.t.
119 Maxim Belkov Katusha Team s.t.
120 Kanstantsin Siutsou Coca Cola s.t.
121 Haimar Zubeldia Coca Cola s.t.
122 Fabio Perna Vacansoleil - Telenet + 10'53
123 Yannick Eijssen Landbouwkrediet - Euphony + 11'20
124 Robin Chaigneau Rabobank Continental Team s.t.
125 Paul Poux TEAM Lafarge - Vinci s.t.
126 Olivier Kaisen An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
127 Olivier Pardini An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
128 Yoann Barbas TEAM Lafarge - Vinci s.t.
129 Tom Leezer La Bota - ABN AMRO s.t.
130 Zdenek Stybar Leopard - Trek Continental Team s.t.
131 Michael Schwarzmann TEAM Trilux - Focus s.t.
132 Martin Peeters De Koninck - Baguet Bicycle Center s.t.
133 Nicolas Edet TEAM Lafarge - Vinci s.t.
134 Aymen Ben Hassine KazMunayGas s.t.
135 Johim Ariesen Cyclingteam Jo Piels s.t.
136 Assan Bazayev KazMunayGas s.t.
137 Roy Jans Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's s.t.
138 Steve Schets De Koninck - Baguet Bicycle Center s.t.
139 Jörg Schenk TEAM Trilux - Focus s.t.
140 Markus Eichler TEAM Trilux - Focus s.t.
141 Benny De Schrooder Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Litubel s.t.
142 Tom Stamsnijder Team Argos - Shimano s.t.
143 Gerrit-Jan Soepenberg La Bota - ABN AMRO s.t.
144 Niels Wytinck De Koninck - Baguet Bicycle Center s.t.
145 Yoeri Havik La Bota - ABN AMRO s.t.
146 Ricardo Van der Velde Rabobank Continental Team s.t.
147 Jurgen Van Goolen Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's s.t.
148 Gavin Mannion Leopard - Trek Continental Team s.t.
149 Sean Downey An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
150 Bjorn Brems Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
151 Sven Jodts Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Litubel s.t.
152 Sven de Bos Team Argos - Shimano s.t.
153 Pim De Beer Cyclingteam Jo Piels s.t.
154 Petr Ignatenko Katusha Team s.t.
155 Bartosz Huzarski TEAM Trilux - Focus s.t.
156 Jonathan Dufrasne Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
157 Ted Seymour Sky Procycling s.t.
158 Niels Scheuneman Rabobank Continental Team + 14'26
159 Ivan Musabayev KazMunayGas s.t.
160 Chris Barton Leopard - Trek Continental Team s.t.
161 Egor Silin KazMunayGas s.t.
162 Walter Michiels Leopard - Trek Continental Team s.t.
163 Jürgen Van de Walle An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
164 Fabio Silvestre Leopard - Trek Continental Team s.t.
165 Malaya Van Ruitenbeek Team Argos - Shimano s.t.
166 Guillaume Malle TEAM Lafarge - Vinci s.t.
167 Kenny De Ketele Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's s.t.
168 Dominique Cornu Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Litubel s.t.
169 Brian Bulgac Landbouwkrediet - Euphony s.t.
170 Harrison Richardson Sky Procycling s.t.
171 Azamat Fedorchenko KazMunayGas s.t.
172 Jonas Ljungblad Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de s.t.
173 Thijn van Essen Cyclingteam Jo Piels s.t.
174 Pim Mertens La Bota - ABN AMRO + 15'43
175 Michael Kurth TEAM Trilux - Focus s.t.
176 Joeri Clauwaert TEAM Lafarge - Vinci s.t.
177 Thomas Rabou Rabobank Continental Team s.t.
178 Bas Stamsnijder Rabobank Continental Team s.t.
179 Mathieu Sprick TEAM Lafarge - Vinci s.t.
180 Jasper Bovenhuis Rabobank Continental Team s.t.
181 Richard Schulz Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de s.t.
182 Tijn Broeder La Bota - ABN AMRO s.t.
183 Timon Seubert TEAM Trilux - Focus s.t.
184 Fabian Bruno Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de s.t.
185 Nick Van der Lijke La Bota - ABN AMRO s.t.
186 Andreas L. Müller Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de s.t.
187 Sebastian Moons Dirk Grepdon Wanzele - Litubel s.t.
188 Julius Heinze Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de s.t.
189 Stijn De Mevius De Koninck - Baguet Bicycle Center s.t.
190 Justin Aarts Cyclingteam Jo Piels + 16'50
191 Ran Margaliot La Bota - ABN AMRO s.t.
192 Patrick Gretsch TEAM Trilux - Focus s.t.
193 Kevin Neirynck De Koninck - Baguet Bicycle Center s.t.
194 Christophe Premont Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole + 17'35
195 Stijn van Vliet Rabobank Continental Team + 18'29
196 Nils Fischer Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de s.t.
197 Kjell Carlström KazMunayGas + 21'43
198 Jakob Steigmiller Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de + 22'25
Before the season started we had 4 rival teams; Dexia-Belisol, OmegaPharma-Quickstep, Lanboukredit and Rabobank
After 3 races this is no longer true. We have 1 rival team, OmegaPharma-Quickstep... Dexia are only rivals in a sprint, and quite a good bunch of guys. Lanboukredit are a division below. Rabobank have helped us out a bit. OmegaPharma are just out to get us! Forget Boonen vs van Kiersbulck... now its Boonen vs. Lotto-Europcar
I'm thinking of trying something different for the next few races (Dreidgasse, Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico)
Its the reporting style
While the current style is efficient and easy its a bit regular and a lot like other stories
If 2015 and a one-day focus wasn't enough, i'll have a report style to set me apart (and get some more readers/commenters)
The next 3 races, at least, will be done purely through a team car transcript
All the race will be the discussion and radio from the team car!
Un-edited access to the management and emotion of the race!
dont worry you will still know most of what is going and the result of course
Leader; Santos, may seem an odd choice but he has a great time trial, and thats whats needed
Sprinter; Goethals, hope for a top 5
Others; Hincapie, Van der Sande, Stenuit, Rathe
Just the 6 man team
Goals; Hopefully Santos can pull out a good TT and give us a reason to be here. Goethals will hope to grab a top 5. Mostly attacks though, as we are here for our sponsor...
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