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Yukihiro Doi at the Tour de France
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Posted on 19-05-2008 21:25
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Posted on 20-05-2008 18:52
Paris-Nice Final Stage

Today's stage means that the final classifications of Paris-Nice will be fought out until that final finish banner.

Every mistake will be magnified, exposed and subsequently taken cruelly apart.

No mistakes.

No excuses.

A hilly/mountainous stage today with 3 climbs including the legendary Col d'Eze.


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The early break went but it was no danger in the GC so I paid no attention.


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With the first inclines of the Col d'Eze in our legs and most of the break back in the arms of the peloton, a hail of attacks were launched, headed by Quickstep's Carrera.


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Clement and I followed in their wake.


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I felt like I could have attacked to the top of the col, but Clement was not feeling that good. I waited for him and began to drive the group.


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I pulled them back over the top of the climb and I led the 10-strong led group down the descent. With a group containing 5th and 4th place about a minute behind and with a chance to move Clement up the classification I gave it everything I had.

With 4k to go, I began to wind up the sprint.

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Matteo Carrara jumped away and I just couldn't find the strength to pull him back.


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However, I found the strength to catapult Clement into 2nd on the stage, 4th on GC and into the points jersey. I told you I'd make the top 10 didn't I? With that 3rd place I finished 9th overall.

A great day and tour for the team! With Milan-San Remo just round the corner everything is shaping up nicely. I have also got a place in the team!

Stage Results:
Rank Name Team Time
1 Matteo Carrara Quick·Step 3h48'21
2 Clément Lhotellerie Skil - Shimano s.t.
3 Yukihiro Doi Skil - Shimano s.t.
4 Thomas Dekker Rabobank s.t.
5 Josep Jufré Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
6 Sandy Casar Française des Jeux s.t.
7 Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner s.t.
8 Christophe Moreau Agritubel s.t.
9 Andrea Noè Liquigas s.t.
10 Fränk Schleck Team CSC s.t.
11 Pablo Lastras Caisse d'Epargne + 1'00
12 Jens Voigt Team CSC s.t.
13 Bradley McGee Team CSC s.t.
14 Leonardo Bertagnolli Liquigas s.t.
15 Johann Tschopp Bouygues Télécom s.t.
16 Igor Antón Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
17 Mauricio Ardila Rabobank s.t.
18 John Gadret AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
19 Joaquim Rodríguez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
20 John Devine Team High Road s.t.
21 Wim Van Huffel Silence - Lotto s.t.
22 David Moncoutié Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
23 Bram Tankink Rabobank s.t.
24 Christophe Brandt Silence - Lotto s.t.
25 Philippe Gilbert Française des Jeux s.t.
26 Laurent Lefèvre Bouygues Télécom s.t.
27 Simon Spilak Lampre s.t.
28 Thierry Hupond Skil - Shimano s.t.
29 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas s.t.
30 Dario Cioni Silence - Lotto s.t.
31 Marzio Bruseghin Lampre s.t.
32 Amets Txurruka Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
33 Kanstantsin Siutsou Team High Road s.t.
34 Christophe Rinero Agritubel s.t.
35 Laurens Ten Dam Rabobank s.t.
36 Yoann Le Boulanger Française des Jeux s.t.
37 Xavier Zandio Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
38 Sergio Ghisalberti Team Milram s.t.
39 Maarten Tjallingii Silence - Lotto + 2'04
40 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
41 Rubén Lobato Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
42 Francis De Greef Silence - Lotto s.t.
43 Staf Scheirlinckx Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
44 Alexandr Kolobnev Team CSC s.t.
45 Benoit Vaugrenard Française des Jeux s.t.
46 Julien El Fares Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
47 Olivier Bonnaire Bouygues Télécom s.t.
48 Alexandre Blain Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
49 Beñat Intxausti Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
50 Hubert Dupont AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
51 Benoit Salmon Agritubel s.t.
52 Vladimir Bileka Silence - Lotto s.t.
53 Maxime Monfort Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
54 Baoqing Song Skil - Shimano s.t.
55 Volodymyr Gustov Team CSC s.t.
56 Sylvester Szmyd Lampre s.t.
57 Nicolas Vogondy Agritubel s.t.
58 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team CSC s.t.
59 Guillaume Levarlet Française des Jeux s.t.
60 Mauro Facci Quick·Step s.t.
61 Pieter Weening Rabobank s.t.
62 Tadej Valjavec AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
63 Philip Deignan AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
64 Jussi Veikkanen Française des Jeux s.t.
65 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux s.t.
66 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
67 Arkaitz Durán Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
68 Fabian Cancellara Team CSC s.t.
69 André Steensen Team CSC s.t.
70 Manuel Quinziato Liquigas s.t.
71 Paolo Bettini Quick·Step s.t.
72 Hubert Schwab Quick·Step s.t.
73 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank s.t.
74 Stéphane Goubert AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
75 Frantisek Rabon Team High Road s.t.
76 José Luis Arrieta AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
77 Gorka Verdugo Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
78 Francesco De Bonis Gerolsteiner s.t.
79 Iván Velasco Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
80 Jürgen Van de Walle Quick·Step s.t.
81 Christophe Laurent Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
82 Juanma Gárate Quick·Step s.t.
83 Robert Wagner Skil - Shimano s.t.
84 Andriy Grivko Team Milram s.t.
85 Maarten Den Bakker Skil - Shimano + 3'22
86 Manuele Mori Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
87 David Loosli Lampre s.t.
88 Damien Monier Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
89 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole s.t.
90 Nicolas Crosbie Bouygues Télécom s.t.
91 Sébastien Minard Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
92 Oliver Zaugg Gerolsteiner s.t.
93 Sylvain Calzati AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
94 Tom Boonen Quick·Step s.t.
95 Nicolas Portal Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
96 Alberto Benítez Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
97 Markel Irizar Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
98 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas s.t.
99 Danny Pate Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
100 Anthony Charteau Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
101 William Bonnet Crédit Agricole s.t.
102 Martijn Maaskant Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 4'50
103 Christophe Edaleine AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
104 Dries Devenyns Silence - Lotto s.t.
105 Luboš Pelánek Lampre + 5'54
106 Alessandro Petacchi Team Milram + 6'18
107 Enrico Poitschke Team Milram s.t.
108 Juan José Oroz Euskaltel - Euskadi + 6'42
109 Kilian Patour Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
110 Bram De Groot Rabobank s.t.
111 Tristan Valentin Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
112 Bernhard Eisel Team High Road s.t.
113 Frederic Guesdon Française des Jeux s.t.
114 Vicente Reynès Team High Road s.t.
115 Nicolas Jalabert Agritubel s.t.
116 Alexandre Pichot Bouygues Télécom + 8'02
117 Kevyn Ista Agritubel s.t.
118 Sébastien Rosseler Quick·Step s.t.
119 Andrea Moletta Gerolsteiner s.t.
120 Fabian Wegmann Gerolsteiner s.t.
121 Steven Cozza Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
122 Bernhard Kohl Gerolsteiner s.t.
123 Tim Klinger Gerolsteiner s.t.
124 Markus Zberg Gerolsteiner s.t.
125 Michael Barry Team High Road s.t.
126 Benoit Sinner Agritubel + 9'22
127 Kenny Van Hummel Skil - Shimano s.t.
128 Tom Veelers Skil - Shimano s.t.
129 Lander Aperribay Euskaltel - Euskadi + 10'10
130 Francesco Chicchi Liquigas s.t.
131 Nick Gates Silence - Lotto + 11'22
132 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne + 11'46
133 Fabien Patanchon Caisse d'Epargne + 12'26
134 Saïd Haddou Bouygues Télécom s.t.
135 Roberto Longo Lampre s.t.
136 André Greipel Team High Road s.t.
137 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole s.t.
138 Aurélien Clerc Bouygues Télécom s.t.
139 Enrico Franzoï Liquigas s.t.
140 Nicolas Roche Crédit Agricole s.t.
141 Michael Friedman Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
142 Cédric Hervé Agritubel + 13'14
143 Julien Simon Crédit Agricole s.t.
144 Michiel Elijzen Rabobank + 14'34
145 Denis Flahaut Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
146 Rony Martias Bouygues Télécom s.t.
147 Niki Terpstra Team Milram + 16'50
148 Magnus Bäckstedt Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 17'46
149 Martin Müller Team Milram s.t.
150 Julian Dean Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
151 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road s.t.
152 Fabio Baldato Lampre s.t.
153 Marco Bandiera Lampre s.t.
154 Mark Renshaw Crédit Agricole + 22'34
155 Yannick Talabardon Crédit Agricole s.t.
156 Artur Gajek Team Milram s.t.
157 Volodymyr Dyudya Team Milram + 24'10

General Classification:
Rank Name Team Time
1 Thomas Dekker Rabobank 31h40'30
2 Christophe Moreau Agritubel + 4'03
3 Fränk Schleck Team CSC + 5'21
4 Clément Lhotellerie Skil - Shimano + 7'11
5 Joaquim Rodríguez Caisse d'Epargne + 7'44
6 John Gadret AG2R - La Mondiale + 7'45
7 Sandy Casar Française des Jeux + 7'53
8 Matteo Carrara Quick·Step + 9'02
9 Yukihiro Doi Skil - Shimano + 9'38
10 Josep Jufré Saunier Duval - Scott + 9'51
11 Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner + 9'55
12 Laurent Lefèvre Bouygues Télécom + 10'05
13 Kanstantsin Siutsou Team High Road + 10'13
14 Wim Van Huffel Silence - Lotto + 10'16
15 David Moncoutié Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 10'20
16 Pablo Lastras Caisse d'Epargne + 10'55
17 Jens Voigt Team CSC + 11'15
18 Igor Antón Euskaltel - Euskadi + 11'17
19 John Devine Team High Road + 11'23
20 Christophe Brandt Silence - Lotto + 11'30
21 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 11'59
22 Dario Cioni Silence - Lotto + 12'18
23 Philippe Gilbert Française des Jeux + 12'32
24 Mauricio Ardila Rabobank + 12'41
25 Amets Txurruka Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
26 Johann Tschopp Bouygues Télécom + 12'43
27 Gorka Verdugo Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
28 Xavier Zandio Caisse d'Epargne + 12'46
29 Bram Tankink Rabobank + 12'48
30 Laurens Ten Dam Rabobank + 12'57
31 Simon Spilak Lampre + 13'16
32 Andrea Noè Liquigas + 13'17
33 Staf Scheirlinckx Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 13'56
34 Alexandr Kolobnev Team CSC + 14'24
35 Francesco De Bonis Gerolsteiner + 14'48
36 Maarten Tjallingii Silence - Lotto + 14'50
37 Beñat Intxausti Saunier Duval - Scott + 14'57
38 Juanma Gárate Quick·Step + 15'04
39 Bradley McGee Team CSC + 15'08
40 Leonardo Bertagnolli Liquigas + 15'27
41 Christophe Laurent Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 15'48
42 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 15'51
43 Sylvester Szmyd Lampre + 16'03
44 Yoann Le Boulanger Française des Jeux + 16'06
45 Fabian Cancellara Team CSC + 16'12
46 Anthony Charteau Caisse d'Epargne + 16'33
47 Volodymyr Gustov Team CSC + 16'43
48 Rubén Lobato Saunier Duval - Scott + 17'16
49 Alberto Benítez Saunier Duval - Scott + 17'23
50 Hubert Dupont AG2R - La Mondiale + 17'29
51 Guillaume Levarlet Française des Jeux + 17'36
52 Stéphane Goubert AG2R - La Mondiale + 17'37
53 Hubert Schwab Quick·Step + 17'39
54 Marzio Bruseghin Lampre + 17'49
55 Danny Pate Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 18'19
56 Thierry Hupond Skil - Shimano + 18'34
57 Benoit Salmon Agritubel + 18'37
58 Nicolas Vogondy Agritubel + 19'25
59 Christophe Rinero Agritubel + 19'32
60 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole + 19'35
61 José Luis Arrieta AG2R - La Mondiale + 19'37
62 Oliver Zaugg Gerolsteiner + 20'21
63 Julien El Fares Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 20'56
64 André Steensen Team CSC + 21'00
65 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team CSC + 21'22
66 Baoqing Song Skil - Shimano + 21'24
67 David Loosli Lampre + 21'32
68 Sébastien Minard Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 21'45
69 Pieter Weening Rabobank + 22'05
70 Alexandre Blain Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 22'21
71 Maxime Monfort Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 22'31
72 Olivier Bonnaire Bouygues Télécom + 22'52
73 Nicolas Crosbie Bouygues Télécom + 23'41
74 Jürgen Van de Walle Quick·Step + 24'11
75 Andriy Grivko Team Milram + 25'00
76 Michael Barry Team High Road + 26'03
77 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank + 26'05
78 Sergio Ghisalberti Team Milram + 26'24
79 Manuel Quinziato Liquigas + 26'45
80 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole + 27'25
81 Francis De Greef Silence - Lotto + 27'59
82 Philip Deignan AG2R - La Mondiale + 28'10
83 Jussi Veikkanen Française des Jeux + 28'15
84 Fabian Wegmann Gerolsteiner + 28'31
85 Julien Simon Crédit Agricole + 28'48
86 Frantisek Rabon Team High Road + 30'18
87 Markus Zberg Gerolsteiner + 31'43
88 Maarten Den Bakker Skil - Shimano + 32'09
89 Paolo Bettini Quick·Step + 32'32
90 Sylvain Calzati AG2R - La Mondiale + 34'15
91 Bernhard Kohl Gerolsteiner + 34'28
92 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux + 34'45
93 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne + 35'37
94 Vicente Reynès Team High Road + 36'02
95 Manuele Mori Saunier Duval - Scott + 36'27
96 Alessandro Petacchi Team Milram + 36'28
97 Bram De Groot Rabobank + 36'50
98 Nicolas Jalabert Agritubel s.t.
99 Tadej Valjavec AG2R - La Mondiale + 37'11
100 Kilian Patour Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 37'39
101 Enrico Poitschke Team Milram + 38'01
102 Martijn Maaskant Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 38'54
103 Iván Velasco Euskaltel - Euskadi + 39'52
104 Mauro Facci Quick·Step + 40'12
105 Kevyn Ista Agritubel + 40'27
106 Robert Wagner Skil - Shimano + 41'03
107 Tom Boonen Quick·Step + 41'27
108 Vladimir Bileka Silence - Lotto + 41'48
109 Damien Monier Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 44'06
110 William Bonnet Crédit Agricole + 44'07
111 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas + 45'14
112 Nicolas Portal Caisse d'Epargne + 45'47
113 Christophe Edaleine AG2R - La Mondiale + 46'58
114 Bernhard Eisel Team High Road + 47'14
115 Benoit Vaugrenard Française des Jeux + 47'33
116 Yannick Talabardon Crédit Agricole + 48'31
117 Kenny Van Hummel Skil - Shimano + 48'39
118 Tim Klinger Gerolsteiner + 48'45
119 Alexandre Pichot Bouygues Télécom + 49'03
120 Arkaitz Durán Saunier Duval - Scott + 49'30
121 Sébastien Rosseler Quick·Step + 50'27
122 Juan José Oroz Euskaltel - Euskadi + 50'46
123 Dries Devenyns Silence - Lotto + 52'58
124 Nicolas Roche Crédit Agricole + 53'31
125 Tristan Valentin Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 54'27
126 Andrea Moletta Gerolsteiner + 54'50
127 Niki Terpstra Team Milram + 56'47
128 Frederic Guesdon Française des Jeux + 57'10
129 Benoit Sinner Agritubel + 58'04
130 Luboš Pelánek Lampre + 58'11
131 Tom Veelers Skil - Shimano + 59'51
132 Steven Cozza Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 1h02'50
133 André Greipel Team High Road + 1h04'03
134 Enrico Franzoï Liquigas + 1h05'03
135 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne + 1h07'34
136 Mark Renshaw Crédit Agricole + 1h08'22
137 Aurélien Clerc Bouygues Télécom + 1h08'59
138 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road + 1h09'38
139 Martin Müller Team Milram + 1h09'55
140 Cédric Hervé Agritubel + 1h12'26
141 Julian Dean Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 1h12'37
142 Fabio Baldato Lampre + 1h12'54
143 Saïd Haddou Bouygues Télécom + 1h12'58
144 Michael Friedman Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 1h13'07
145 Roberto Longo Lampre + 1h15'04
146 Markel Irizar Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1h15'45
147 Rony Martias Bouygues Télécom + 1h18'23
148 Michiel Elijzen Rabobank + 1h20'26
149 Marco Bandiera Lampre + 1h20'48
150 Denis Flahaut Saunier Duval - Scott + 1h22'17
151 Francesco Chicchi Liquigas + 1h22'24
152 Fabien Patanchon Caisse d'Epargne + 1h26'58
153 Magnus Bäckstedt Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 1h28'32
154 Nick Gates Silence - Lotto + 1h31'27
155 Lander Aperribay Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1h39'19
156 Artur Gajek Team Milram + 1h39'20
157 Volodymyr Dyudya Team Milram + 2h02'26

I finished in the top 10 in Paris-Nice, the third biggest stage race in France! And I'm going to be riding a monument!

I'm over the moon!


Doi
 
wackojackohighcliffe
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Posted on 20-05-2008 19:18
Milan-San Remo Preview

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The first classic of the year. 'La Primavera' is a big date on the cycling calendar and means a lot to the Italians and their tifosi.

Their are hills along the course to try and break the sprinters rythmn and give a chance for an opportunist to take the victory. The first climb is the Turchino but it is neither steep enough or close enough to the finish to make a noticeable effect. The climbs that do make a difference are the Capi climbs towards the finish.There is a new climb added due to roadworks that may shake the sprinters up a bit. The Cippressa is a steep enough climb but is not very close to the chequered flag. The Poggio is a relatively shallow gradient but provides an opportunity for attack and gaps can be opened down the descent, where the brave bounce of the greenhouses of San Remo.

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The finish is not on the Via Roma as in tradition but a kilometre further on, due to roadworks. This means that if the lead-out trains have used up their strength catching attacks on the Capi then their may be opportunity for a Cancellara, a Gilbert or a Pozzato to break away.

Favourites this year are:
Sprinters such as Allesandro Pettachi, Tom Boonen, Oscar Freire and Daniele Bennati.
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Opportunists such as Ricardo Ricco, Paolo Bettini and Phillipe Gilbert.
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Late attackers such as Fabian Cancellara and Fillipo Pozzato.
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I think there is a chance for a guy like Burghardt or Voigt attacking from a long way out, working well and holding the gap till the finish.
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I will again be protecting Clement for a late attack, but there is a possibility that I may be allowed to attack for myself on the Cipressa. Kenny Van Hummel is our other option in the sprint.

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See you in San Remo after climbs, views and frenetic bike racing!


Doi
Edited by wackojackohighcliffe on 20-05-2008 19:19
 
wackojackohighcliffe
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Posted on 21-05-2008 18:35
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Milan-San Remo


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This is Milan-San Remo!

Oh My God!

The break went away, 10 strong, containing riders such as Haedo and Richeze, not the move of a rider who knew their own strengths, I thought.


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The newly added climb of La Manie shook everything up, numerous riders sent reeling by a punishing pace set by the lazy pack as they fought to reel in a break that had been given far too much time. This was not for the faint-hearted and I was forced to get stuck in, helping Clement over the gruelling gradients.


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The group was jumpy, riders moving away and being reeled in, the pace going up and down like the stock market.

The cobbled classics riders were out of hiding and coming out to play. A ferocious attack was sparked by the ever-energetic Fabian Cancellara, which was countered by three classy riders: Allesandro Ballan, Heorge Hincapie and Lief Hoste. These guys didn't want to leave it down to the sprinters and they were taken things into their own, very capable, hands.


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The defining break had been undoubtedly formed, but Cancellara's boundless energy had proved to be a lie, his frivolous attacking threw away his chance of making this move.


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The gap was rising, despite the peloton's relentless pace and I had no idea how they could be doing it up front.
My legs were burning and over the top of the Cipressa I had to let go, leaving an already struggling Clement defenceless.
His vulnerability showed on the Poggio, when the group was shaved from 57 to 31, sending copious amounts of able riders out the back, Clement blowing in the process.


Up front, Ballan wemt it alone and took a superb victory over such a tough course, leaving everyone else scratching their heads, bemused as to what tactics they could have implemented to outwit that amazing feat of power and strength.


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I struggled in 89th to finish the longest classic on the calendar, but the team were thoroughly dissapointed with the days results.
We failed to place a rider in the top 50 and hadn't been even active enough to show the sponsors name on the telly.

I get to take a short break after a rather hectic race schedule but I will return with reports at the Vuelta al Pais Vasco where there is a possibility of team leadership for myself, but in all probability that position will be filled by the more capable cleats of Clement while I will keep my position as his Lieutenant and right hand man.

On that note, I am able to announce that the team has also recieved wildcards to the Ronde and Gent-Wevelgem. One of my team-mates may fill in the reporting for those races. You may be blessed with the tongue of the eloquent Floris Goessinen, our joint leader for the cobbled classics. Far more entertaining than me, I am sad to concede.

See you in the Basque Country


Doi
Edited by wackojackohighcliffe on 21-05-2008 19:50
 
wackojackohighcliffe
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Posted on 21-05-2008 19:49
March Round-Up

This is where my season really clicked into gear.

Two of cyclings biggest races enabled me to test my abilities to the extreme and, despite finding myself in among the best cyclists in the world, I felt that I put in my optimum performance.

Paris-Nice was spent supporting Clement and I helped him to 4th on GC. Although this limited my own performances, I managed 9th on GC, a result which, coupled with my podium in Langkawi, may have interested a few Protour teams.

Milan-San Remo was much the same in term of my team role but was directly contrasting in terms of outcomes. The team couldn't even manage a top 50, nor even get our faces on TV, but I'm certain that it provided great experience to ride such a big race against nearly every good road rider out there.

The only thing I'm missing is a big defining win, but I'll attempt to change that later on, especially with my endeavour to triumph in the Japanese semi-classic the Japan Cup. I will try to peak for those late classics and prevail, taking home my first victory of the year.

It could come earlier though, you never know.

April is a big month for both me and the team. I go to Vuelta al Pais Vasco hoping to secure a place in the team for the Fleche and LBL. The hilly stages aren't my favourite but I could figure on some of the longer climbs and help Clement to another high position. It will be tough racing, less tactical with such an attritional parcours, but I think I can emerge a better rider for my troubles.

The rest of the squad are based around the three cobbled classics, all of which we have managed to gain entry to. Maarten den Bakker and Floris Goessinen will be leaders and I will possibly get one of my team-mates to report on them.

It's been an amazing season so far.

Let the pain continue!


Doi
Edited by wackojackohighcliffe on 22-05-2008 07:45
 
wackojackohighcliffe
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Posted on 24-05-2008 17:33
Vuelta al Pais Vasco Stage 1

Another good race for me, I hope for more success. However, I won't be given a free run at the title as I am team-mate for Clement again.

A strong breakaway went away and worked well for the first 50k, but their co-operation stagnated into the cat-and-mouse tactics only employable in the very latter stages of the race.


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They were drawn back in with a good 40k to go and, 20km further on, Joaquim Rodriguez flashed off the front and ignited a series of tough attacks, putting pressure on me to keep Clement in contention.


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5 got away, with an elite group of 3 stampeding, hell for leather, towards the summit at the finish. I knew I had to do something about this and emptied the tank to keep them within reach.


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As the domineering final climb loomed into view Clement dashed off the front like a whippet, leaving the group behind and me with a lot less work to do.


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But up front the story had been well and truly told. The strength of Frank Schleck had been too much for Kim Kirchen at the finish, while Joaquim Rodriguez, the original instigator of that winning move, was well and truly spent, limping over the line in their wake.


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Clement took 6th on the stage while I came away with 9th, another good result considering all the work I've done.

Tommorow is the only flat stage of the tour but that doesn't mean it will be inactive. Far from it. The opportunists will be going all out for a stage win in more accepting terrain and so will the sprinters, which will mean a fast pace all day.

You can't just take a stage on face-value.

Stage:
Rank Name Team Time
1 Fränk Schleck Team CSC 3h54'52
2 Kim Kirchen Team High Road s.t.
3 Joaquim Rodríguez Caisse d'Epargne + 26
4 Thomas Dekker Rabobank + 1'14
5 Juanjo Cobo Saunier Duval - Scott + 1'40
6 Clément Lhotellerie Skil - Shimano + 2'32
7 Jens Voigt Team CSC + 2'54
8 Leonardo Bertagnolli Liquigas + 3'05
9 Yukihiro Doi Skil - Shimano s.t.
10 Carlos Barredo Quick·Step s.t.
11 Alexandr Kolobnev Team CSC s.t.
12 Matthew Lloyd Silence - Lotto s.t.
13 Josep Jufré Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
14 Dario Cioni Silence - Lotto s.t.
15 Dani Moreno Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
16 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom s.t.
17 Paolo Tiralongo Lampre s.t.
18 Manuel Beltrán Liquigas s.t.
19 Sandy Casar Française des Jeux s.t.
20 Alberto Contador Team Astana s.t.
21 Sergei Ivanov Team Astana s.t.
22 Levi Leipheimer Team Astana s.t.
23 Patxi Vila Lampre s.t.
24 Carlos Castaño Karpin Galicia s.t.
25 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas s.t.
26 Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner s.t.
27 David Moncoutié Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
28 Xavi Florencio Bouygues Télécom s.t.
29 Rigoberto Urán Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
30 Charles Wegelius Liquigas s.t.
31 Toni Colom Team Astana s.t.
32 Damiano Cunego Lampre s.t.
33 Xavier Zandio Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
34 Leonardo Duque Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
35 Juanma Gárate Quick·Step s.t.
36 Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
37 Denis Menchov Rabobank s.t.
38 Kanstantsin Siutsou Team High Road s.t.
39 Tadej Valjavec AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
40 Wladimir Miholjevic Liquigas s.t.
41 Bingen Fernández Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
42 Christophe Brandt Silence - Lotto s.t.
43 Fabian Wegmann Gerolsteiner s.t.
44 Andreas Klöden Team Astana s.t.
45 Igor Antón Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
46 Mario Aerts Silence - Lotto s.t.
47 Yuri Trofimov Bouygues Télécom s.t.
48 Stéphane Goubert AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
49 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
50 Sergio Ghisalberti Team Milram s.t.
51 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
52 Maxime Monfort Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
53 René Mandri AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
54 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole s.t.
55 Dimitri Fofonov Crédit Agricole s.t.
56 Hubert Schwab Quick·Step s.t.
57 David Loosli Lampre s.t.
58 Eduard Vorganov Karpin Galicia s.t.
59 Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom s.t.
60 Haimar Zubeldia Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
61 Marzio Bruseghin Lampre s.t.
62 Markus Fothen Gerolsteiner s.t.
63 Bernhard Kohl Gerolsteiner s.t.
64 Vladimir Efimkin AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
65 Benoit Vaugrenard Française des Jeux s.t.
66 Christophe Le Mével Crédit Agricole s.t.
67 Leonardo Piepoli Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
68 Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner s.t.
69 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
70 Peter Velits Team Milram s.t.
71 Alberto Fernández Sainz Karpin Galicia s.t.
72 Iker Camaño Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
73 Alexandre Botcharov Crédit Agricole s.t.
74 Baoqing Song Skil - Shimano s.t.
75 Bradley McGee Team CSC s.t.
76 Joost Posthuma Rabobank s.t.
77 Iñigo Cuesta Team CSC s.t.
78 José Angel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
79 Igor Astarloa Team Milram s.t.
80 Beñat Intxausti Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
81 Carlos Sastre Team CSC s.t.
82 Morris Possoni Team High Road s.t.
83 Pieter Weening Rabobank s.t.
84 Michael Rogers Team High Road s.t.
85 Robert Gesink Rabobank s.t.
86 Theo Eltink Rabobank s.t.
87 Thomas Lövkvist Team High Road s.t.
88 Bobby Julich Team CSC s.t.
89 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
90 Cecilio Gutiérrez Andalucía - CajaSur s.t.
91 Jurgen Van den Broeck Silence - Lotto s.t.
92 David Arroyo Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
93 Andrea Moletta Gerolsteiner s.t.
94 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
95 Fran Ventoso Andalucía - CajaSur s.t.
96 Thierry Hupond Skil - Shimano s.t.
97 Gustavo Domínguez Karpin Galicia s.t.
98 Juan José Oroz Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
99 Olivier Kaisen Silence - Lotto s.t.
100 Alessandro Proni Quick·Step s.t.
101 Mikel Nieve Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
102 Janez Brajkovic Team Astana s.t.
103 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
104 Yann Huguet Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
105 Mickael Buffaz Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
106 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas s.t.
107 Ignas Konovalovas Crédit Agricole s.t.
108 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas s.t.
109 Daniel Sesma Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
110 Vicente Reynès Team High Road s.t.
111 Christophe Kern Crédit Agricole + 6'31
112 Andrei Mizourov Team Astana s.t.
113 Kjell Carlström Liquigas s.t.
114 Dmytro Grabovskyy Quick·Step s.t.
115 Ludovic Turpin AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
116 David Abal Karpin Galicia s.t.
117 Angel 'Litu' Gómez Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
118 Stefan Schreck Gerolsteiner s.t.
119 Alejandro Paleo Karpin Galicia s.t.
120 Francis Mourey Française des Jeux + 7'27
121 Dani Navarro Team Astana s.t.
122 Florent Brard Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 8'15
123 Philip Deignan AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
124 David Martín Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
125 Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel - Euskadi + 8'47
126 Sébastien Turgot Bouygues Télécom + 9'11
127 Pieter Jacobs Silence - Lotto + 9'27
128 Jérôme Coppel Française des Jeux s.t.
129 Juan Olmo Andalucía - CajaSur s.t.
130 Cyrille Monnerais Française des Jeux s.t.
131 Claudio José Casas Andalucía - CajaSur s.t.
132 José Antonio Carrasco Andalucía - CajaSur s.t.
133 Jean-Marc Marino Crédit Agricole s.t.
134 Alexander Efimkin Quick·Step + 10'40
135 Pedro Horrillo Rabobank + 11'12
136 Manuel Ortega Andalucía - CajaSur + 11'28
137 Iván Melero Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
138 Eladio Sánchez Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. + 11'44
139 Robert Wagner Skil - Shimano s.t.
140 Olivier Bonnaire Bouygues Télécom s.t.
141 Enrico Poitschke Team Milram s.t.
142 Aitor Olano Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
143 Nicolas Hartmann Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 12'24
144 Tom Leezer Rabobank + 13'04
145 Luboš Pelánek Lampre + 14'08
146 José Luis Carrasco Andalucía - CajaSur s.t.
147 Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
148 Dominik Roels Team Milram s.t.
149 Leonardo Scarselli Quick·Step s.t.
150 Giovanni Bernaudeau Bouygues Télécom s.t.
151 Roberto Longo Lampre s.t.
152 Yoann Offredo Française des Jeux s.t.
153 Jesús Cobelo Karpin Galicia s.t.
154 Tanel Kangert AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
155 Gorik Gardeyn Silence - Lotto s.t.
156 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road s.t.
157 Alberto Ongarato Team Milram s.t.
158 Piet Rooijakkers Skil - Shimano + 15'20
159 Julien Belgy Bouygues Télécom s.t.
160 Mashahiro Shinagawa Skil - Shimano + 16'08
161 Iban Mayoz Karpin Galicia s.t.
162 Greg Henderson Team High Road + 17'04
163 Martin Velits Team Milram + 17'20
164 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
165 Miguel Mínguez Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
166 Mickael Delage Française des Jeux + 18'16
167 Yoshimasa Hirose Skil - Shimano + 18'32
168 Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole + 20'24
169 Igor Romero Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. + 21'44
170 Thomas Fothen Gerolsteiner s.t.
171 José Antonio López Gil Andalucía - CajaSur + 22'08
172 Paolo Fornaciari Lampre + 22'48
173 Davide Viganò Quick·Step + 23'36
174 Kasper Klostergaard Team CSC + 24'24
175 Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux + 27'04
176 Volodymyr Dyudya Team Milram + 29'36

The GC is the same.

More racing tommorow


Doi
 
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Posted on 24-05-2008 17:38
Someone can spend a db to me where they appear heras and indurainShock
 
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Posted on 25-05-2008 10:32
Vuelta al Pais Vasco Stage 2

A flat final 50k but the first 120 contain 2 tough climbs that could shake up the pack and test the sprinters legs.

No work for me today (probably) so my job is to use as little of my vital energy stores as possible.


A breakaway went away early today, mostly made up of french riders; opportunists searching for that stage win that would make the team's tour worthwhile.


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The peloton let the leash go a bit and spent the two climbs chasing hard to catch the break and pull them back in. This tired our teams sprinters and therefore we looked for other ways to make the most of this stage.

So, off in attack went Clement, up a little bump 13k before the finish.


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His daring never ceases to amaze me; he sees opportunities round every corner and had quite a gap as the sprint started as he pounded away on the pedals.

However, Francisco Ventoso was on great form and jumped away from the leaders of the pack with an explosive sprint. He looked to have used up too much energy to pass Clement, who was still fighting his body to work harder, losing a year in life expectency with every wrenched turned of the pedals. The line was only 100 metres away......


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But alas, no! It was not to be for Clement. No major time gained, no sponsor satisfying stage win.


On the upside, though, Clement grabbed the points jersey to wear in pride on tommorow's demanding third stage.


Stage results:
Rank Name Team Time
1 Fran Ventoso Andalucía - CajaSur 3h53'53
2 Clément Lhotellerie Skil - Shimano s.t.
3 Igor Astarloa Team Milram s.t.
4 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
5 Fabian Wegmann Gerolsteiner s.t.
6 Piet Rooijakkers Skil - Shimano s.t.
7 Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
8 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
9 Vicente Reynès Team High Road s.t.
10 Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner s.t.
11 Robert Wagner Skil - Shimano s.t.
12 Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
13 Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner s.t.
14 Xavi Florencio Bouygues Télécom s.t.
15 Juan Olmo Andalucía - CajaSur s.t.
16 Kim Kirchen Team High Road s.t.
17 Leonardo Duque Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
18 Mashahiro Shinagawa Skil - Shimano s.t.
19 Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom s.t.
20 Alberto Ongarato Team Milram s.t.
21 Dani Moreno Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
22 Mickael Buffaz Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
23 Maxime Monfort Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
24 Peter Velits Team Milram s.t.
25 Bradley McGee Team CSC s.t.
26 Fränk Schleck Team CSC s.t.
27 Alessandro Proni Quick·Step s.t.
28 Igor Antón Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
29 Christophe Brandt Silence - Lotto s.t.
30 Stefan Schreck Gerolsteiner s.t.
31 Carlos Barredo Quick·Step s.t.
32 Yuri Trofimov Bouygues Télécom s.t.
33 Gorik Gardeyn Silence - Lotto s.t.
34 Andrea Moletta Gerolsteiner s.t.
35 René Mandri AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
36 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
37 Josep Jufré Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
38 Dmytro Grabovskyy Quick·Step s.t.
39 Bernhard Kohl Gerolsteiner s.t.
40 Enrico Poitschke Team Milram s.t.
41 Joaquim Rodríguez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
42 Mikel Nieve Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
43 Ignas Konovalovas Crédit Agricole s.t.
44 Jurgen Van den Broeck Silence - Lotto s.t.
45 Patxi Vila Lampre s.t.
46 Matthew Lloyd Silence - Lotto s.t.
47 Hubert Schwab Quick·Step s.t.
48 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom s.t.
49 Mario Aerts Silence - Lotto s.t.
50 Alexandr Kolobnev Team CSC s.t.
51 Thierry Hupond Skil - Shimano s.t.
52 Jens Voigt Team CSC s.t.
53 Michael Rogers Team High Road s.t.
54 Bingen Fernández Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
55 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas s.t.
56 David Moncoutié Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
57 Iñigo Cuesta Team CSC s.t.
58 David Abal Karpin Galicia s.t.
59 Damiano Cunego Lampre s.t.
60 Yann Huguet Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
61 Dario Cioni Silence - Lotto s.t.
62 Xavier Zandio Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
63 José Antonio Carrasco Andalucía - CajaSur s.t.
64 Cecilio Gutiérrez Andalucía - CajaSur s.t.
65 Sandy Casar Française des Jeux s.t.
66 Tanel Kangert AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
67 Toni Colom Team Astana s.t.
68 Juanma Gárate Quick·Step s.t.
69 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
70 Alexander Efimkin Quick·Step s.t.
71 Eduard Vorganov Karpin Galicia s.t.
72 Olivier Kaisen Silence - Lotto s.t.
73 Dominik Roels Team Milram s.t.
74 Wladimir Miholjevic Liquigas s.t.
75 Benoit Vaugrenard Française des Jeux s.t.
76 Carlos Castaño Karpin Galicia s.t.
77 Kjell Carlström Liquigas s.t.
78 Manuel Beltrán Liquigas s.t.
79 Kanstantsin Siutsou Team High Road s.t.
80 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
81 Morris Possoni Team High Road s.t.
82 Levi Leipheimer Team Astana s.t.
83 Joost Posthuma Rabobank s.t.
84 Charles Wegelius Liquigas s.t.
85 Thomas Dekker Rabobank s.t.
86 Iban Mayoz Karpin Galicia s.t.
87 Beñat Intxausti Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
88 Stéphane Goubert AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
89 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas s.t.
90 Sergio Ghisalberti Team Milram s.t.
91 Juanjo Cobo Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
92 Tadej Valjavec AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
93 Andreas Klöden Team Astana s.t.
94 Yukihiro Doi Skil - Shimano s.t.
95 Baoqing Song Skil - Shimano s.t.
96 Claudio José Casas Andalucía - CajaSur s.t.
97 Sergei Ivanov Team Astana s.t.
98 Alberto Contador Team Astana s.t.
99 Paolo Tiralongo Lampre s.t.
100 Philip Deignan AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
101 Haimar Zubeldia Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
102 José Angel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
103 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
104 David Arroyo Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
105 Tom Leezer Rabobank s.t.
106 Iván Melero Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
107 Gustavo Domínguez Karpin Galicia s.t.
108 David Loosli Lampre s.t.
109 Marzio Bruseghin Lampre s.t.
110 Alejandro Paleo Karpin Galicia s.t.
111 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
112 Ludovic Turpin AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
113 Daniel Sesma Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
114 Rigoberto Urán Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
115 Sébastien Turgot Bouygues Télécom s.t.
116 Alberto Fernández Sainz Karpin Galicia s.t.
117 Jérôme Coppel Française des Jeux s.t.
118 Thomas Lövkvist Team High Road s.t.
119 David Martín Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
120 Markus Fothen Gerolsteiner s.t.
121 Yoshimasa Hirose Skil - Shimano s.t.
122 Pieter Weening Rabobank s.t.
123 Francis Mourey Française des Jeux s.t.
124 Iker Camaño Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
125 Dani Navarro Team Astana s.t.
126 Leonardo Piepoli Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
127 José Luis Carrasco Andalucía - CajaSur + 3'04
128 Manuel Ortega Andalucía - CajaSur s.t.
129 José Antonio López Gil Andalucía - CajaSur s.t.
130 Aitor Olano Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. + 3'36
131 Olivier Bonnaire Bouygues Télécom s.t.
132 Angel 'Litu' Gómez Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
133 Leonardo Bertagnolli Liquigas + 3'52
134 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road s.t.
135 Denis Menchov Rabobank s.t.
136 Theo Eltink Rabobank s.t.
137 Roberto Longo Lampre s.t.
138 Janez Brajkovic Team Astana s.t.
139 Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
140 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas s.t.
141 Pedro Horrillo Rabobank s.t.
142 Carlos Sastre Team CSC s.t.
143 Robert Gesink Rabobank s.t.
144 Andrei Mizourov Team Astana s.t.
145 Bobby Julich Team CSC s.t.
146 Giovanni Bernaudeau Bouygues Télécom s.t.
147 Cyrille Monnerais Française des Jeux + 5'04
148 Juan José Oroz Euskaltel - Euskadi + 5'20
149 Leonardo Scarselli Quick·Step + 5'52
150 Eladio Sánchez Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
151 Julien Belgy Bouygues Télécom s.t.
152 Davide Viganò Quick·Step s.t.
153 Mickael Delage Française des Jeux s.t.
154 Yoann Offredo Française des Jeux s.t.
155 Nicolas Hartmann Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
156 Igor Romero Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
157 Vladimir Efimkin AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
158 Jean-Marc Marino Crédit Agricole + 6'56
159 Florent Brard Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
160 Pieter Jacobs Silence - Lotto + 9'44
161 Martin Velits Team Milram s.t.
162 Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole s.t.
163 Paolo Fornaciari Lampre s.t.
164 Dimitri Fofonov Crédit Agricole + 10'08
165 Kasper Klostergaard Team CSC + 10'24
166 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole s.t.
167 Alexandre Botcharov Crédit Agricole s.t.
168 Christophe Le Mével Crédit Agricole s.t.
169 Thomas Fothen Gerolsteiner + 10'48
170 Christophe Kern Crédit Agricole + 11'28
171 Luboš Pelánek Lampre + 13'12
172 Miguel Mínguez Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. + 13'52
173 Greg Henderson Team High Road + 14'32
174 Jesús Cobelo Karpin Galicia + 15'44
175 Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux + 19'04

The GC is the same with 7 guys ahead of a main group of about 80 including me and Kim Kirchen leading.

More work tommorow, but I love it.


Doi
 
ember
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Posted on 25-05-2008 11:03
Great second place, hope you can continue the good cyclingSmile
 
wackojackohighcliffe
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Posted on 25-05-2008 11:24
Other News
The Pro-Tour Cobbled Classics

In other news Cancellara romped to victory in the Ronde van Vlaanderen but floundered on the following Wednesday, falling short in 19th place in Gent-Wevelgem, behind Sebastien Rosseler.

From the Skil perspective it has been fantastic: Floris Goessinen came 6th in Flanders and 7th on the streets of Wevelgem, while gaining a lot of experience from racing these big classics for the first time.

Next big classic for the team is Paris-Roubaix, before we head to the Netherlands and then the Belgian Ardennes for the three hilly classics. I will probably ride these, but only as fourth best hilly rider on the team with my team-mate and countryman, Fumiyuki Beppu, one of the co-leaderss on the road, behind Clement, after a big experience gain.


Doi
Edited by wackojackohighcliffe on 25-05-2008 11:27
 
wackojackohighcliffe
Top  #93 Print Post
Posted on 25-05-2008 16:22
Vuelta al Pais Vasco Stage 3

A hilly stage today but not as tough I had previously thought it would be.


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A two-up break went away but didn't make it too far, brought back with 50k to go.


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Baoquing Song is a fantastic stage racing talent and he was working very hard with me today to put Clement in a good position. We delivered him back to the group after a crash while attacking and into a good position for the finish.



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In the sprint Clement claimed third and kept the points jersey, while I rolled in 7th, one place behind Song.
But it was Dekker who again proved himself the most consistent stage racer so far this year, winning the stage.


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Stage Results:
Rank Name Team Time
1 Thomas Dekker Rabobank 4h22'54
2 Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner s.t.
3 Clément Lhotellerie Skil - Shimano s.t.
4 Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner s.t.
5 Leonardo Bertagnolli Liquigas s.t.
6 Baoqing Song Skil - Shimano s.t.
7 Yukihiro Doi Skil - Shimano s.t.
8 Carlos Barredo Quick·Step s.t.
9 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
10 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas s.t.
11 Yuri Trofimov Bouygues Télécom s.t.
12 Benoit Vaugrenard Française des Jeux s.t.
13 Jens Voigt Team CSC s.t.
14 Joost Posthuma Rabobank s.t.
15 Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom s.t.
16 Fabian Wegmann Gerolsteiner s.t.
17 Manuel Beltrán Liquigas s.t.
18 José Angel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
19 Damiano Cunego Lampre s.t.
20 Igor Astarloa Team Milram s.t.
21 Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
22 Bradley McGee Team CSC s.t.
23 Fränk Schleck Team CSC s.t.
24 Joaquim Rodríguez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
25 Juanjo Cobo Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
26 Kim Kirchen Team High Road s.t.
27 Alexandr Kolobnev Team CSC s.t.
28 Patxi Vila Lampre s.t.
29 Carlos Castaño Karpin Galicia s.t.
30 Sandy Casar Française des Jeux s.t.
31 Alberto Contador Team Astana s.t.
32 Carlos Sastre Team CSC s.t.
33 Iñigo Cuesta Team CSC s.t.
34 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
35 Juanma Gárate Quick·Step s.t.
36 Kanstantsin Siutsou Team High Road s.t.
37 Marzio Bruseghin Lampre s.t.
38 Michael Rogers Team High Road s.t.
39 Iker Camaño Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
40 Thomas Lövkvist Team High Road s.t.
41 Andrea Moletta Gerolsteiner s.t.
42 David Loosli Lampre s.t.
43 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
44 Juan José Oroz Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
45 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas s.t.
46 Sergei Ivanov Team Astana s.t.
47 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom s.t.
48 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
49 Rigoberto Urán Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
50 Xavier Zandio Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
51 Peter Velits Team Milram s.t.
52 Levi Leipheimer Team Astana s.t.
53 Morris Possoni Team High Road s.t.
54 Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
55 Toni Colom Team Astana s.t.
56 Christophe Kern Crédit Agricole s.t.
57 Thierry Hupond Skil - Shimano s.t.
58 Pieter Weening Rabobank s.t.
59 Igor Antón Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
60 Maxime Monfort Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
61 Alexander Efimkin Quick·Step s.t.
62 Denis Menchov Rabobank s.t.
63 David Arroyo Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
64 Dani Moreno Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
65 Vicente Reynès Team High Road s.t.
66 Beñat Intxausti Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
67 Alexandre Botcharov Crédit Agricole s.t.
68 Josep Jufré Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
69 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole s.t.
70 David Moncoutié Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
71 Andreas Klöden Team Astana s.t.
72 Bobby Julich Team CSC s.t.
73 Leonardo Duque Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
74 Paolo Tiralongo Lampre s.t.
75 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
76 Charles Wegelius Liquigas s.t.
77 Gustavo Domínguez Karpin Galicia s.t.
78 Hubert Schwab Quick·Step s.t.
79 Dani Navarro Team Astana s.t.
80 Sergio Ghisalberti Team Milram s.t.
81 Bernhard Kohl Gerolsteiner s.t.
82 Leonardo Piepoli Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
83 Alberto Fernández Sainz Karpin Galicia s.t.
84 Mario Aerts Silence - Lotto s.t.
85 Christophe Brandt Silence - Lotto s.t.
86 Kjell Carlström Liquigas s.t.
87 Haimar Zubeldia Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
88 Fran Ventoso Andalucía - CajaSur s.t.
89 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road s.t.
90 Dimitri Fofonov Crédit Agricole s.t.
91 Xavi Florencio Bouygues Télécom s.t.
92 Philip Deignan AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
93 René Mandri AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
94 Markus Fothen Gerolsteiner s.t.
95 Cecilio Gutiérrez Andalucía - CajaSur s.t.
96 Theo Eltink Rabobank s.t.
97 Dario Cioni Silence - Lotto s.t.
98 Tadej Valjavec AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
99 Andrei Mizourov Team Astana s.t.
100 Francis Mourey Française des Jeux s.t.
101 Juan Olmo Andalucía - CajaSur s.t.
102 Vladimir Efimkin AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
103 Wladimir Miholjevic Liquigas s.t.
104 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas s.t.
105 Pieter Jacobs Silence - Lotto s.t.
106 Stéphane Goubert AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
107 Jérôme Coppel Française des Jeux s.t.
108 Matthew Lloyd Silence - Lotto s.t.
109 Iban Mayoz Karpin Galicia s.t.
110 Cyrille Monnerais Française des Jeux s.t.
111 Alejandro Paleo Karpin Galicia s.t.
112 Tom Leezer Rabobank s.t.
113 Sébastien Turgot Bouygues Télécom s.t.
114 Janez Brajkovic Team Astana s.t.
115 Mikel Nieve Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
116 Tanel Kangert AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
117 Daniel Sesma Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
118 Yann Huguet Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
119 Bingen Fernández Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
120 David Martín Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
121 Ignas Konovalovas Crédit Agricole s.t.
122 Mickael Buffaz Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
123 Yoann Offredo Française des Jeux s.t.
124 Mashahiro Shinagawa Skil - Shimano s.t.
125 Greg Henderson Team High Road + 3'20
126 Piet Rooijakkers Skil - Shimano s.t.
127 David Abal Karpin Galicia s.t.
128 Aitor Olano Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
129 José Antonio Carrasco Andalucía - CajaSur s.t.
130 Giovanni Bernaudeau Bouygues Télécom s.t.
131 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
132 Iván Melero Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
133 Eduard Vorganov Karpin Galicia s.t.
134 Ludovic Turpin AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
135 Robert Wagner Skil - Shimano s.t.
136 Yoshimasa Hirose Skil - Shimano s.t.
137 Olivier Bonnaire Bouygues Télécom + 4'48
138 Claudio José Casas Andalucía - CajaSur s.t.
139 Robert Gesink Rabobank s.t.
140 Roberto Longo Lampre s.t.
141 Alessandro Proni Quick·Step s.t.
142 Florent Brard Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
143 Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
144 Jesús Cobelo Karpin Galicia s.t.
145 Alberto Ongarato Team Milram s.t.
146 Mickael Delage Française des Jeux s.t.
147 Stefan Schreck Gerolsteiner s.t.
148 Olivier Kaisen Silence - Lotto s.t.
149 Jean-Marc Marino Crédit Agricole + 6'00
150 Luboš Pelánek Lampre s.t.
151 Angel 'Litu' Gómez Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
152 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
153 Gorik Gardeyn Silence - Lotto + 6'32
154 Paolo Fornaciari Lampre + 7'20
155 Jurgen Van den Broeck Silence - Lotto + 8'48
156 Dominik Roels Team Milram s.t.
157 Manuel Ortega Andalucía - CajaSur s.t.
158 Pedro Horrillo Rabobank s.t.
159 Eladio Sánchez Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. + 10'08
160 Julien Belgy Bouygues Télécom s.t.
161 Martin Velits Team Milram + 10'56
162 José Luis Carrasco Andalucía - CajaSur s.t.
163 Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole s.t.
164 Leonardo Scarselli Quick·Step s.t.
165 Miguel Mínguez Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
166 Enrico Poitschke Team Milram + 13'28
167 Nicolas Hartmann Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
168 Dmytro Grabovskyy Quick·Step + 13'52
169 José Antonio López Gil Andalucía - CajaSur + 14'24
170 Kasper Klostergaard Team CSC + 15'28
171 Davide Viganò Quick·Step + 17'04
172 Thomas Fothen Gerolsteiner + 20'24
173 Christophe Le Mével Crédit Agricole s.t.
174 Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux + 22'16
175 Igor Romero Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. + 29'36

GC remains unchanged at the top.

Tommorow we want to shake things up over a relatively similar parcours and that may involve me making an attack.


Doi
 
wackojackohighcliffe
Top  #94 Print Post
Posted on 27-05-2008 09:17
Vuelta al Pais Vasco Stage 4

A stage very similar to yesterdays, but I think there may be some more aggressive racing today.


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An early break of some classy riders went: Gesink, Sammy Sanchez, Moncoutie, Efimkim and Van den Broeck. This would encourage some hard chasing, but I was ready.


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With the break still out front on the penultimate climb, Schleck chose to handle the issue himself. He charged off, hoping to catch them.


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Others set off in pursuit, Clement among them.


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But, unlike some of the others, he couldn't reach one of the groups and fell back to the peloton. With Clement back with us, I began a lengthy period of work to try and catch the leaders.


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I wasted myself trying to close that gap, but I only ate away at some of the time.The attackers stayed out front and Stefan Schumacher won the sprint.


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Clement dropped to 10th in GC but keeps the points jersey. He would like to win tommorow in order to move up in the overall standings and keep his green jersey.


Doi
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wackojackohighcliffe
Top  #95 Print Post
Posted on 27-05-2008 12:03
Its over.

This is so painful.
Put me in the back of the car. Oh somebody's calling an ambulance. OK, then leave me here. Let the paramedics do their job.

"What happened to him?"
"I don't know but he doesn't look good. Do you think it's an illness?"
"I can't tell right now. Let's get him on a stretcher and send him to the hospital. The doctors will be able to tell you what's wrong."
"Piet!"
"Yes?"
"Put his bike on the roof of the car and go with him to the hospital"
"OK"

"It'll be alright now Yuki."
What's the race situation? How's Clement doing. What happened?
"Don't worry Yuki, that's not important right now."

"I'm just going to give you some anaesthetic Mr. Doi. Just relax now."

Oooh, that's soothing. The sweet release of sleep.
 
wackojackohighcliffe
Top  #96 Print Post
Posted on 27-05-2008 13:55
They told me what is wrong.

Broken Neck.

I don't know how long I'll be out for.

This gives me a chance to take stock.

But I won't be reporting for a while.

Sorry guys.


Doi
 
wackojackohighcliffe
Top  #97 Print Post
Posted on 27-05-2008 13:56
I'm returning to Japan to see my family.

I will miss April, May and June definitiely. Not sure about July and onwards though.

Bye


Doi
 
Crommy
Top  #98 Print Post
Posted on 27-05-2008 13:57
wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
They told me what is wrong.

Broken Neck.



You won't be doing anything for a while :lol::lol::lol:

Let me guess - a month out?
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wackojackohighcliffe
Top  #99 Print Post
Posted on 27-05-2008 13:58
at least 3

I need to sort out some issues with the savegame anyway. Its messing up.

Meanwhile, how do you add a poll

I've been talking about broken necks in pcm recently so this is quite ironic
https://www.facebook.com/samjacksonsings

https://soundcloud.com/samjacksonsings

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Smoothie
Top  #100 Print Post
Posted on 27-05-2008 13:59
Unlucky with the broken neck! Hope he recovers ok Wink
 
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