Le Samyn (formerly known as Fayt-Le-Franc) is a 189km race in Belgium, near the French border. It is a cobbled race, although there are less than 5km cobbles in this entire race.
Last year the race was won by Dutch Roy Curvers (Skil - Shimano). Theo Bos finished in 3rd place.
Startlist
Spoiler
Monster Energy - Ford
1. N.Terpstra
2. T.Dupont
3. J.Keukeleire
4. M.Maaskant
5. S.Rosseler
6. S.Vanmarcke
7. C.Vermeltfoort
8. L.Westra
The favourites ***Niki Terpstra, Tom Veelers (M&M's), Staf Scheirlinckx (Lotto) ** Roy Curvers, Martijn Maaskant, Kristof Goddaert (Lotto) * Bert Scheirlinckx (Landbouwkrediet), Kevin Hulsmans (Cofidis), Jens Keukeleire
Our goal
Top 3.
We worked our asses off to get one rider in the BOTD, and after unsuccesful attempts by Rosseler & Vanmarcke, it is Martijn Maaskant who is part of the BOTD. Together with Yann Huguet (M&M's) and Jonathan Dufrasne (Wallonie) he gets a maximum lead of 7'30.
Maaskant's tactic is to ride away in the 2nd lap of the final circuit (4 laps in total), but already on the first cobbled section, he creates a gap and continues on his own. That is the sign for M&M's (as Huguet isn't longer in the lead) and Lotto - Ridley to start a chase. With 2 laps to go, 38 kilometres, the lead is 3'04.
In the next 18 kilometres, the gap between Maaskant and the peloton decreases. Starting the last cobbled section, 10 kilometres remaining, the gap is under a minute.
But Maaskant's powers are fading, and the peloton is closing him in. This is the sign for Niki Terpstra to attack. Can he hold om for the next 3500 metres to the finish?
He creates a gap of 20 seconds, but when the riders in the peloton start to sprint, it decreases rapidly. Kristof Goddaert (Lotto) and Kenny van Hummel (M&M's) are the first ones to close the gap.
And then my angry feeling about the game is showing up again. Terpstra gets caught and only Bert Scheirlinckx (Landbouwkrediet) is sprinting on full speed. Behind him is a pile of cyclists, and no one is getting through it. The entire teams of M&M's and Lotto are sprinting, and our 2 riders for the sprint (Keukeleire & Westra) can't make up places. For a moment I'm thinking about quitting this game and simulating it......
So Bert Scheirlinckx wins this year's Le Samyn, followed by Kevin Hulsmans (Cofidis) and Staf Scheirlinckx (Lotto). Best placed rider from our team is Terpstra, in place 18. Keukeleire has to settle with place 37...........
Results
1
Bert Scheirlinckx
Landbouwkrediet
4h42'44
2
Kevin Hulsmans
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
3
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Ridley
s.t.
4
Tom Veelers
M&M's
s.t.
5
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Ridley
s.t.
6
Gorik Gardeyn
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Olivier Pardini
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
8
Kenny Van Hummel
M&M's
s.t.
9
Roy Curvers
M&M's
s.t.
10
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Frederique Robert
Lotto - Ridley
s.t.
12
Yann Huguet
M&M's
s.t.
13
Nico Eeckhout
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
14
Tom Stamsnijder
M&M's
s.t.
15
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
16
Jef Peeters
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
17
Simon Geschke
M&M's
s.t.
18
Niki Terpstra
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
19
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
s.t.
20
Maarten Neyens
Lotto - Ridley
s.t.
21
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
s.t.
22
Dominique Rollin
FDJ
s.t.
23
Martin Reimer
M&M's
s.t.
24
Preben Van Hecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
25
Derk Abel Beckeringh
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
26
Kevin Van Impe
Lotto - Ridley
s.t.
27
Koen Barbé
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
28
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
29
Leonardo Duque
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
30
Bert De Backer
M&M's
s.t.
31
Reinier Honig
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
32
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
33
Jan Bakelants
Lotto - Ridley
s.t.
34
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
35
Jetse Bol
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
36
James Vanlandschoot
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
37
Jens Keukeleire
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
38
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
39
Wim De Vocht
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
40
Sandy Casar
FDJ
s.t.
41
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
42
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
43
Jérôme Baugnies
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
44
Kevin Peeters
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
45
Frederik Willems
Lotto - Ridley
s.t.
46
Arnoud Van Groen
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
47
Bram Schmitz
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
48
Ian Stannard
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
49
Vicente Reynès
Lotto - Ridley
s.t.
50
Joeri Stallaert
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
51
Steven Van Vooren
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
52
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
53
Arnold Jeanneson
FDJ
s.t.
54
Kenny De Ketele
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
55
Coen Vermeltfoort
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
56
William Bonnet
FDJ
s.t.
57
Wouter Van Mechelen
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
58
Sébastien Rosseler
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
59
Philip Lavery
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
60
Stijn Neirynck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
61
Sep Vanmarcke
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
62
Pieter Serry
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
63
Kim Borry
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
64
Blazej Janiaczyk
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 1'13
65
Yohan Offredo
FDJ
s.t.
66
Jurgen Van Goolen
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
67
Bart Dockx
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
68
Sjef De Wilde
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
69
Mickaël Delage
FDJ
s.t.
70
Maxim Debusschere
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
71
Edwig Cammaerts
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
72
Andrew Fenn
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
73
Martijn Maaskant
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
74
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'20
75
Mariusz Witecki
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
76
Pieter Ghyllebert
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
77
Jonathan Dufrasne
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
+ 2'47
78
Matthew Wilson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 3'53
79
Mateusz Komar
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
80
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
+ 4'23
81
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'42
82
Kjell Carlström
Donckers Koffie - Livestrong
+ 6'12
83
Hubert Schwab
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
84
Huub Duyn
Donckers Koffie - Livestrong
s.t.
85
Steve Schets
Donckers Koffie - Livestrong
s.t.
86
Jonas Ljungblad
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
87
Klaas Lodewyck
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
88
Christian Poos
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
89
Ingmar De Poortere
Donckers Koffie - Livestrong
s.t.
90
Cyrille Heymans
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
91
Markus Eibegger
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
92
Stijn Steels
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
93
Denys Kostyuk
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
94
Murilo Fischer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
95
Joeri Calleeuw
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
96
Frank Dressler
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
97
Iljo Keisse
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
98
Morten Knudsen
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
99
Jonas Vangenechten
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
100
Nico Sijmens
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
101
Michael Vanderaerden
Donckers Koffie - Livestrong
s.t.
102
Michael Tronborg
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
103
James Spragg
Donckers Koffie - Livestrong
s.t.
104
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
105
Manuel Medina
Donckers Koffie - Livestrong
s.t.
106
Benjamin Verraes
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
107
Sander Helven
Donckers Koffie - Livestrong
s.t.
108
Pieter Jacobs
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
109
Damien Monier
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
110
Fabio Polazzi
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
111
Nikolas Maes
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
112
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
113
Job Vissers
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
114
Jeremy Hunt
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
115
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
116
David Millar
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
117
Barry Markus
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
118
Robert Hunter
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
119
Aurélien Passeron
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
120
Jos Pronk
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
121
Christophe Riblon
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
122
Gaetan Bille
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
123
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
124
Simone Masciarelli
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
125
Tom Slagter
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
126
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
127
Mirko Selvaggi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
128
Michel Kreder
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
129
Kalle Kriit
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
130
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
131
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
132
Rafal Ratajczyk
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
133
Robert Kiserlovski
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
134
Jonathan Bertrand
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
135
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
136
Bjorn Brems
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
137
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
138
Niels Albert
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
139
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
140
Anthony Colby
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
141
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
142
Marco Bandiera
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
143
Gerrit-Jan Soepenberg
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
144
Serge Pauwels
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
145
Thomas Rabou
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
146
Marc Goos
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
147
Nicolas Vogondy
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
148
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
149
Christophe Premont
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
150
Grischa Niermann
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
151
Nick Van der Lijke
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
152
Mateusz Taciak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
153
Sam Bennett
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
154
Laurens De Vreese
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
155
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
156
Adrian Honkisz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
157
Rémy Di Gregorio
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
158
Dario Cioni
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
159
Simon Zahner
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
160
Timothy Roe
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
161
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
162
Christophe Le Mével
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
163
Nico Keinath
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
164
Pavel Brutt
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
165
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
166
Stephen Cummings
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
167
Dario Cataldo
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
168
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
169
Gediminas Bagdonas
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
170
Tomasz Marczynski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
171
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'55
172
Szymon Banach
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 9'35
173
Thibault Dupont
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 10'27
174
Jens Mulder
Rabobank Continental Team
+ 16'00
Today's winner
Word from the DS
What to say????? I think the tactic was good, to be in the BOTD, and after that to set up a new attack. In the peloton Westra and Keukeleire were on the wheel (->S) of Van Hummel, but in 200 metres time, they lost the wheel and go dropped from the first row of the peloton to the last. This thing in PCM 11 really annoys me, just as the fact that all riders from 2 teams join the sprint..........
The favourites ***Thomas Dekker, Daniele Callegarin (Team Type 1), Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) ** Enrico Gasparotto (Lampre), Wilco Kelderman, Jure Kocjan (Team Type 1) * Fabio Felline (Nespresso), Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha), Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre)
Our goal
Getting another win wil be difficult, so we will be happy with a top 3.
We start our report with the 2nd to last climb of the day, 40 kilometres before the finish. In the first part of the race, there were some breakaways (including Thomas De Gendt), but none succeeded. But an attack of Paolo Longo Borghini (Liquigas) has shaken things up. He has a lead of '59 to Jack Bauer (Bank BGZ) and Tejay van Garderen (Colnago). A group of 4 with Peter Sagan and Sergiy Firsanov (Itera) in it follows at 1'43 and the peloton is 3'42 behind.
Longo Borghini starts the last lap and things look very well for him! Bauer and Van Garderen follow at 1'28 and the peloton at 2'44.
In the next 6 kilometres to the foot of the last climb, Longo Borghini looses only '35 to the peloton. This is the sign for many attacks, the first is by Xavier Florencio (Nespresso). 10 kilometres to go.
Longo Borghini has made it to the summit of the climb and can start the 7km-long downhill. The chasing peloton has passed Bauer and Van Garderen and follows at 1'12.
Paolo Longo Borghini can cruise to the win in the Giro del Friuli, and finally gives his Liquigas something to cheer for.
Florencio wins the sprint for the 2nd place, followed by Jure Kocjan. Wilco Kelderman finishes in 5th position, Thomas Dekker in 8th.
Results
1
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
4h25'01
2
Xavier Florencio
Nespresso
+ 45
3
Jure Kocjan
Team Type 1
s.t.
4
Daniele Callegarin
Team Type 1
s.t.
5
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
6
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
7
Daniele Pietropolli
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
9
Egor Silin
Katusha Team
s.t.
10
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
s.t.
12
Mikel Nieve
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
13
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
14
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
15
Massimiliano Gentili
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
16
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
17
Oscar Gatto
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
18
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
19
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
20
Ruggero Marzoli
Acqua & Sapone
+ 2'14
21
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 2'39
22
Giuseppe Palumbo
Nespresso
s.t.
23
Jack Bauer
Bank BGZ
s.t.
24
Sergey Firsanov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
25
Héctor Guerra
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
26
Tejay Van Garderen
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
27
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
28
Francesco De Bonis
Amore & Vita
s.t.
29
Danilo Di Luca
Katusha Team
+ 6'29
30
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
31
Enrico Rossi
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
32
Michele Gaia
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
33
Luca Ascani
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
34
Antonio D'Aniello
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
35
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
36
Miguel Rubiano
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
37
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
38
Claudio Corioni
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
39
Fabio Duarte
Nespresso
s.t.
40
Marco Corti
Nespresso
s.t.
41
Matteo Pelucchi
Nespresso
s.t.
42
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
43
Daniele Colli
Nespresso
s.t.
44
Francesco Reda
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
45
Dmitriy Fofonov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
46
Sacha Modolo
Team Type 1
s.t.
47
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
48
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
49
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
50
Henry Frusto
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 7'27
51
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 7'51
52
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Amore & Vita
s.t.
53
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
54
Kristjan Koren
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
55
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
56
Dario Cataldo
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
57
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
58
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
59
Andrea Tonti
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
60
Fabio Gilioli
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
61
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
62
Mikhail Ignatiev
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
63
Constantino Zaballa
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
64
David Loosli
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
65
Kristjan Fajt
Adria Mobil
s.t.
66
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
67
Uros Murn
Adria Mobil
s.t.
68
Pawel Cieslik
Bank BGZ
s.t.
69
Matej Gnezda
Adria Mobil
+ 9'17
70
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
71
Pavel Zitta
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
72
Giuseppe Muraglia
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
73
Stefan Schumacher
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
74
Alessandro Bisolti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
75
Jack Bobridge
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
76
Bernardo Riccio
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
77
Manuel Belletti
Team Type 1
+ 10'31
78
Alessandro Bazzana
Team Type 1
s.t.
79
Andrey Kashechkin
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
80
Pavel Kochetkov
Itera - Katusha
+ 11'44
81
Tomasz Smolen
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
82
Cristiano Benenati
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
83
Thomas Peterson
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
84
Dimitry Ignatiev
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
85
Andrey Klyuev
Amore & Vita
s.t.
86
Frantisek Padour
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
87
Mirco Lorenzetto
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
88
Nikita Novikov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
89
Matteo Rabottini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 12'31
90
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Nikolas Maes
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
92
Sergio Marinangeli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
93
René Jørgensen
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
94
Elia Rigotto
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
95
Marco Marzano
ISD - Lampre Continental
s.t.
96
Artur Detko
Bank BGZ
s.t.
97
Alan Marangoni
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
98
Michael Reihs
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
99
Roger Beuchat
Atlas Personal
s.t.
100
Paolo Bailetti
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
101
Vitaliy Popkov
ISD - Lampre Continental
s.t.
102
Yuriy Agarkov
ISD - Lampre Continental
s.t.
103
Rémy Cusin
Atlas Personal
s.t.
104
Valery Kobzarenko
ISD - Lampre Continental
s.t.
105
Davide Torosantucci
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
106
Ramunas Navardauskas
ISD - Lampre Continental
s.t.
107
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
108
Volodymyr Bileka
Amore & Vita
+ 13'45
109
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
110
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
111
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
112
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
s.t.
113
Marco Frapporti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
114
Massimo Giunti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
115
Vincenzo Garofalo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
116
Robert Radosz
Bank BGZ
s.t.
117
Tomasz Nose
Adria Mobil
s.t.
118
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
119
Enrico Franzoï
Adria Mobil
s.t.
120
Vladimir Efimkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
121
Roberto De Patre
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 14'32
122
Giuseppe De Maria
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
123
Martin Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
124
Marco Bandiera
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 15'27
125
Tomáš Bucháček
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
126
Vladislav Borisov
Amore & Vita
s.t.
127
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
128
Matthias Brändle
Nespresso
+ 16'07
129
Paolo Locatelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
130
Walter Proch
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
131
Francesco Chicchi
Katusha Team
s.t.
132
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
133
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
+ 16'35
134
William Dugan
Team Type 1
+ 17'24
135
Joe Eldridge
Team Type 1
s.t.
136
Alfredo Balloni
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
137
Matthew Brammeier
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
138
Manuel Fedele
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
139
Andrea Guardini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
140
Antonio Natali
Katusha Team
s.t.
141
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
142
Giorgio Brambilla
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 19'32
143
Primoz Segina
Adria Mobil
s.t.
144
Jesper Odgaard
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
145
Adam Wadecki
PSK Whirlpool - Author
s.t.
146
Cristiano Fumagalli
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
147
Pelle Clapp
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
148
Krzysztof Jeżowski
Bank BGZ
s.t.
149
Sergey Kolesnikov
Amore & Vita
s.t.
150
Giuseppe Di Salvo
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
s.t.
151
Filippo Baggio
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
152
Jacopo Guarnieri
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
153
Anton Vorobyev
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
154
Yuri Metlushenko
ISD - Lampre Continental
s.t.
155
Oleksandr Sheydyk
ISD - Lampre Continental
s.t.
156
Vitaliy Buts
ISD - Lampre Continental
s.t.
157
Martin Pedersen
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
158
Pirmin Lang
Atlas Personal
s.t.
159
Mirco Saggiorato
Atlas Personal
s.t.
160
David Rosch
Atlas Personal
s.t.
161
Piotr Kieblesz
Bank BGZ
s.t.
162
Sergio Laganà
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
163
Stefano Borchi
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
+ 20'48
164
Josef Hosek
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 21'40
165
Viktor Shmalko
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
166
Jakob Madsen
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
167
Lilian Pommier
Atlas Personal
s.t.
168
Vojtěch Dlouhý
PSK Whirlpool - Author
+ 23'53
169
Nicolas Sanderson
Amore & Vita
+ 24'48
170
Peter Erdin
Atlas Personal
s.t.
171
Michele Merlo
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
s.t.
172
Elia Viviani
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
173
Philip Nielsen
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
174
Davide Cimolai
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
175
Volodymyr Kogut
Amore & Vita
s.t.
176
Christian Schneeberger
Atlas Personal
s.t.
177
Mads Moltke Steen
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
178
Alessandro Stella
Team Type 1
+ 26'16
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Not a bad race for us. Sagan was in the breakaway, but still lacks form. Then again the peloton mistimed the chase. We are satisfied with 5th place and are looking forward to Paris - Nice and the Tirreno.
Back to Belgium for the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen. It's a 3 stage race near the Belgian coast, consisting of one 7km prologue and 2 flat stages with some cobbles in it.
Last year, Theo Bos was close to winning the race last year, but got beaten in the last sprint and the GC by Jonas Vangenechten (Wallonie).
Startlist
Spoiler
Monster Energy - Ford
1. N.Terpstra
2. J.Keukeleire
3. M.Maaskant
4. S.Rosseler
5. S.Vanmarcke
6. C.Veldkamp
7. C.Vermeltfoort
8. L.Westra
Our goals
The usual, a stage win and Top 3 in the GC.
Stage 1
Sébastien Rosseler is our best rider in the Prologue near the coastline in Middelkerke. He finishes in a time of 9'46 and nearly misses the win (2nd place).
The win goes to Dutch Tom Stamsnijder (M&M's). He is only a few hundreds of a second faster than Rosseler.
Results & GC
1
Tom Stamsnijder
M&M's
9'46
2
Sébastien Rosseler
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
3
Tom Veelers
M&M's
+ 1
4
Niki Terpstra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 5
5
Damien Monier
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 7
6
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
7
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
8
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 9
9
Martijn Maaskant
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 10
10
David Millar
Sky ProCycling
+ 11
Stage 2
A group of 21 riders form today's BOTD in the stage from Brugge to Bellegem and they get a maximum lead of 13'30!! We have failed to get a rider in it, and start the chase to let. But disaster happens when GC's number 2 Sébastien Rosseler crashes 14 kilometres before the finish. He can get back on his bike but will loose 5'05 today.
The leading group breaks in some pieces, but in the end 14 riders sprint for the win. Topsport Vlaanderen's Jérome Baugnies takes the win, followed by Fabio Bolazzi (Wallonie) and Thomas Bonnin (M&M's). The peloton finishes 2'24 behind the leading group.
Results
1
Jérôme Baugnies
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
4h29'58
2
Fabio Polazzi
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
3
Thomas Bonnin
M&M's
s.t.
4
Vytautas Kaupas
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
5
Nikolas Maes
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Wilfried Cretskens
Donckers Koffie - Livestrong
s.t.
7
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
8
Arnold Jeanneson
FDJ
s.t.
9
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Kasper Klostergaard
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
...
31
Jens Keukeleire
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'24
GC
1
Jérôme Baugnies
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
4h39'55
2
Barry Markus
Rabobank Continental Team
+ 6
3
Thomas Bonnin
M&M's
+ 9
4
Mateusz Taciak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 10
5
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 11
6
Kevin Claeys
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
7
Fabio Polazzi
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
8
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
9
Vytautas Kaupas
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
+ 19
10
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
+ 20
...
16
Niki Terpstra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'18
Stage 3
The last stage from Nieuwpoort to Ichtegem brings us another big BOTD. 18 riders get a maximum lead of 9'30 and in it is our Sébastien Rosseler, who is leading the group on the Kemmelberg. Other BOTD-members are Taylor Phinney (BMC), Ben Hermans (Nissan - Radio Shack) and Gianni Meersman (FDJ). Best placed rider in the GC in this BOTD is.... Rosseler at 4'54!
Rosseler is the strongest rider in the BOTD and he attacks at the last ascending cobbled section. With 10 kilometres to go, he has a lead of '25 to the chasing group. The peloton is almost 5 minutes behind, so it's even going to be close for the GC.
3 kilometres to go and a lead of '25, 2 kilometres to go and a lead of '20, 1 kilometre to go and already passed by 4 riders..... Need I say more?
Ben Hermans (Nissan - Radio Shack) wins the sprint and the stage, followed by Meersman and Kamil Zielinski (CCC). Rosseler finishes in 12th place. The peloton finishes 4'45 behind (and those how can calculate know enough)
Results
1
Ben Hermans
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
4h46'28
2
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
s.t.
3
Kamil Zielinski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
4
Huub Duyn
Donckers Koffie - Livestrong
s.t.
5
Kim Borry
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
6
Ian Stannard
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
7
Steve Schets
Donckers Koffie - Livestrong
s.t.
8
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
9
Pieter Ghyllebert
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
10
Maxim Debusschere
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
...
12
Sébastien Rosseler
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
GC
Baugnies stays in the lead and takes the GC-win. Barry Markus (Rabobank CT) take sthe 2nd place at '6, Sébastien Rosseler jumps to 3rd at '9.
1
Jérôme Baugnies
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
9h31'08
2
Barry Markus
Rabobank Continental Team
+ 6
3
Sébastien Rosseler
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 9
4
Thomas Bonnin
M&M's
s.t.
5
Mateusz Taciak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 10
6
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 11
7
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Kevin Claeys
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
9
Fabio Polazzi
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
10
Ben Hermans
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 14
Spoiler
11
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
12
Ian Stannard
Sky ProCycling
+ 15
13
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
+ 18
14
Vytautas Kaupas
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
+ 19
15
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
+ 20
16
Kasper Klostergaard
An Post - Sean Kelly
+ 24
17
Nikolas Maes
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 25
18
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
+ 27
19
Kamil Zielinski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 29
20
Wilfried Cretskens
Donckers Koffie - Livestrong
s.t.
21
Kim Borry
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 30
22
Oscar Riesebeek
Rabobank Continental Team
+ 38
23
Michael Vanderaerden
Donckers Koffie - Livestrong
+ 44
24
Steve Schets
Donckers Koffie - Livestrong
+ 45
25
Maxim Debusschere
An Post - Sean Kelly
+ 48
26
Remco Broers
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
27
Floris Goesinnen
Rabobank Continental Team
+ 53
28
Pieter Ghyllebert
An Post - Sean Kelly
+ 59
29
Markel Irizar
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 1'15
30
Wim De Vocht
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 1'35
31
Jef Peeters
Landbouwkrediet
+ 1'55
32
Niki Terpstra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'18
33
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2'20
34
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'22
35
Martijn Maaskant
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'23
36
Jan Ghyselinck
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 2'24
37
Bert De Waele
Landbouwkrediet
+ 2'32
38
Jens Keukeleire
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'36
39
Daniel Lloyd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2'46
40
Aurélien Passeron
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 2'47
41
Huub Duyn
Donckers Koffie - Livestrong
+ 2'53
42
Preben Van Hecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
+ 2'55
43
Pieter Serry
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
+ 3'03
44
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3'10
45
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'14
46
Coen Vermeltfoort
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 3'20
47
Stijn Joseph
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
+ 3'21
48
Bart Dockx
Landbouwkrediet
+ 3'35
49
Gediminas Kaupas
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
+ 4'06
50
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 4'12
51
Arnold Jeanneson
FDJ
+ 4'47
52
Damien Monier
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 5'01
53
David Millar
Sky ProCycling
+ 5'05
54
Kenny De Ketele
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
+ 5'18
55
Frank Dressler
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
+ 5'22
56
Gaetan Bille
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
+ 5'25
57
Kevin Hulsmans
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 5'26
58
Julien El Fares
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 5'32
59
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
60
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 5'36
61
Marc Lootens
Rabobank Continental Team
+ 7'05
62
James Vanlandschoot
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 7'17
63
Thomas Damuseau
M&M's
+ 7'20
64
Juan Manuel Gárate
Donckers Koffie - Livestrong
+ 7'42
65
Bjorn Brems
An Post - Sean Kelly
+ 7'56
66
Geert Steurs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
+ 7'59
67
Patrick Gretsch
M&M's
+ 8'00
68
Mickaël Delage
FDJ
+ 8'06
69
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky ProCycling
+ 8'09
70
Fabian Wegmann
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 8'26
71
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
+ 9'07
72
Joeri Stallaert
Landbouwkrediet
+ 9'09
73
Thomas Vernaeckt
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 9'11
74
Dariusz Batek
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 9'20
75
Jesse Sergent
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 9'24
76
Andrew Talansky
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 9'33
77
Jetse Bol
Rabobank Continental Team
+ 9'36
78
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 9'37
79
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 9'38
80
Olivier Pardini
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
+ 9'40
81
Fang Han
M&M's
+ 10'12
82
Tom Veelers
M&M's
+ 10'40
83
Jacobus Venter
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 10'49
84
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 10'52
85
Tiago Machado
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 10'58
86
Mateusz Komar
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 11'00
87
Nico Sijmens
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 11'01
88
Haimar Zubeldia
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
89
Iljo Keisse
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
+ 11'05
90
Tom Stubbe
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Jonas Vangenechten
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
+ 11'06
92
André Schulze
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 11'09
93
Jos Pronk
Rabobank Continental Team
+ 11'11
94
Nico Eeckhout
An Post - Sean Kelly
+ 11'12
95
Kalle Kriit
Sony Ericsson
+ 11'18
96
Stefan Van Dijk
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 11'19
97
Arnaud Gérard
FDJ
+ 11'28
98
Tom Stamsnijder
M&M's
+ 12'32
99
Robert Hunter
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 12'47
100
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 12'50
101
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 12'51
102
Jonas Ljungblad
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
+ 12'55
103
Kevin Peeters
Landbouwkrediet
+ 12'57
104
Kenny Van Hummel
M&M's
+ 12'58
105
Frédéric Amorison
Landbouwkrediet
+ 13'03
106
Wouter Van Mechelen
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 13'04
107
Blazej Janiaczyk
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 13'05
108
Murilo Fischer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 13'06
109
Tosh Van der Sande
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
110
Andreas Stauff
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 13'07
111
Frédéric Guesdon
FDJ
+ 13'08
112
Melvin Boskamp
Rabobank Continental Team
+ 13'16
113
Sylwester Janiszewski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
114
Jonathan Breyne
Landbouwkrediet
+ 13'32
115
Sibrecht Pieters
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
+ 13'38
116
Alex Meenhorst
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
+ 13'42
117
Anthony Colby
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 13'50
118
Cees Veldkamp
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 13'57
119
Dario Cioni
Sky ProCycling
+ 14'02
120
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
+ 14'08
121
Thibault Dupont
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
+ 15'04
122
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 15'20
123
Dominique Rollin
FDJ
+ 15'30
124
Sep Vanmarcke
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
125
Bert De Backer
M&M's
+ 15'37
126
Serge Pauwels
Sky ProCycling
+ 15'39
127
Matthew Busche
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 15'40
128
Daniele Pietropolli
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 15'43
129
Jonathan Dufrasne
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
+ 15'44
130
Robert Wagner
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 15'45
131
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
+ 15'46
132
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 15'49
133
Morris Possoni
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
134
Chris Barton
Sony Ericsson
+ 15'50
135
Matthew Wilson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 15'53
136
Nico Keinath
Sony Ericsson
+ 15'54
137
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ
+ 15'58
138
Davy Commeyne
Landbouwkrediet
+ 16'04
139
Michel Kreder
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 17'08
140
Christopher Butler
BMC Racing Team
+ 17'40
141
Rudy Lesschaeve
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
+ 18'13
142
Oliver Zaugg
Sony Ericsson
+ 18'15
143
Luca Bouma
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 18'26
144
Joris Cornet
Donckers Koffie - Livestrong
+ 19'12
145
Jeff Louder
BMC Racing Team
+ 20'04
146
Gediminas Bagdonas
An Post - Sean Kelly
+ 20'09
147
Jasper Bovenhuis
Rabobank Continental Team
+ 20'17
148
Tom Da Mota
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
+ 20'40
149
Jonathan Dewitte
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
+ 21'45
150
Hendrik Van den Bossche
Donckers Koffie - Livestrong
+ 21'47
151
Timothy Roe
Sony Ericsson
+ 22'17
152
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
+ 22'20
153
Xabier Zandio
Sky ProCycling
+ 22'21
154
Jonathan Bertrand
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
+ 22'24
155
Sébastien Hinault
FDJ
+ 22'32
156
Pawel Charucki
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 22'35
157
Rasmus Quaade
Sony Ericsson
+ 25'38
158
Steven Kruijswijk
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 25'43
159
Robert Roland
Donckers Koffie - Livestrong
+ 27'28
Points
1
Jérôme Baugnies
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
0
29
2
Tom Stamsnijder
M&M's
0
25
3
Ben Hermans
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
25
25
4
Sébastien Rosseler
Monster Energy - Ford
4
24
5
Fabio Polazzi
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
0
20
KOTM Rosseler accidentaly wins the KOTM-jersey. Being the first at the summit of the Kemmelberg was enough to achieve it.
1
Sébastien Rosseler
Monster Energy - Ford
5
2
Ian Stannard
Sky ProCycling
5
3
Kamil Zielinski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
4
4
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
3
5
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
1
The overall winner
Word from the DS
What a Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen for Rosseler. First he nearly misses the win in the GC, than the crash one day after, and in the last stage nearly winning the stage win and the GC-win.
@ all: Thank you guys. Playing on extreme still has al lot of strange difficulties for me....
Coming up tomorrow: A short report of the Vuelta de Murcia and the preview of Paris - Nice (and maybe the first stage), with some serious strong participants!!
The riders that will start in the Tirreno - Adriatico ride the Vuelta a la Région de Murcia. It's a 3 stage race, and divided into one hilly stage, one mountain stage and one ITT. So the winner has to be a real allrounder.
In 2010 the race was won by Staf Scheirlinckx (Veranda's Willems), beating Basque Jonathan Castroviejo.
The favourites ***Thomas Dekker, Wilco Kelderman, Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel) ** Jérome Coppel (Veranda's), Benat Intxausti (Movistar), Iván Gutiérrez (Andalucia)
Our goal
Again, a stage win and the Top 3 in the GC.
Stage 1
The Vuelta a la Région de Murcia start with a 175km hilly stage from San Pedro del Pinatar to Alhama de Murcia. A group of 10 riders form the BOTD and 7 of them manage to stay in front of the peloton. Caja Rurals Fabricio Ferrari wins the sprint of the leading group, in front of Ricardo García (Orbea) and Javier Megías (Team Type 1). The peloton, with our 3 leaders in front of it, finishes at 1'14.
Results
1
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural
4h07'56
2
Ricardo García
Orbea Continental
s.t.
3
Javier Megías
Team Type 1
s.t.
4
Jarosław Marycz
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
5
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
6
Eloy Ruiz
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
7
Marlón Pérez
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
8
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1'14
9
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
10
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
Stage 2
Stage 2 from Estrella de Levante to Sierra Espuna, 179km with 2 climbs in the last part. And again a breakaway stays out of reach for the peloton. Well, not the entire 9-man BOTD, but 2 remaining members of it. David López (Movistar) wins the sprint-a-deux, in front of Brice Feillu (Saur). Feillu gets rewarded with the KOTM-jersey.
In the beginning of the last climb, Veranda's Willems Jérome Coppel has attacked. Our duo in form, Thomas Dekker and Wilco Kelderman chase him in the last kilometres of the climb and in the descend, reach him, but can pass him. So Coppel takes the 3rd place at '56, the peloton follows at 1'30.
Results
1
David López
Movistar Team
4h32'25
2
Brice Feillu
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
3
Jérôme Coppel
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 56
4
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
5
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
6
Cândido Barbosa
LA - Antarte
+ 1'30
7
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
8
Jaume Rovira
Tavira - Prio
s.t.
9
Jurgen Van Goolen
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
10
José Antonio De Segovia
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León
s.t.
GC
Coppel, Kelderman & Dekker pass the member of the breakaway in stage one, so Coppel is the new leader in the GC. All 3 are good time trialists (stats 75-77) so they are gonna fight for the GC-win.
1
Jérôme Coppel
Veranda's Willems - Accent
8h42'23
2
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 8
3
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
4
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural
+ 18
5
Javier Megías
Team Type 1
+ 24
6
Ricardo García
Orbea Continental
+ 26
7
Eloy Ruiz
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 34
8
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 36
9
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 42
10
Cândido Barbosa
LA - Antarte
s.t.
Stage 3
The final stage is a 12.3 kilometres almost flat Individual Time Trial in the streets of Murcia. Best time is set by Andalucia's Iván Gutiérrez (Andalucia), in a time of 16'21.
The first of the favourites to start is Thomas Dekker. We don't know what happened last night, but his daily form is disastrous (-5). He looses 19 seconds to the winner of this ITT, taking the 11th place. But he can take place in the hot seat, as he leads the GC with two riders to go.
Young Wilco Kelderman has a better daily form (+2), but things don't look well. Just as his teammate, he rides on dot 65, but where Dekker had some energy left in the last kilometre, Kelderman has no energy left already with 3 kilometres to go!! He finishes in 26th position at '34 and gets passed by Dekker in the GC.
The last rider to start is French Jérome Coppel. He's a very good time trialist and shows his great form. Coppel even is faster than Gutiérrez and wins the stage in a time of 16'18. Of course he also wins the GC, the 2nd year in a row that Veranda's Willems wins the Vuelta a la Région de Murcia!!
Results
1
Jérôme Coppel
Veranda's Willems - Accent
16'18
2
Iván Gutiérrez
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 3
3
Nicolas Vogondy
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 6
4
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 8
5
Laszló Bodrogi
Team Type 1
+ 9
6
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 11
7
José Antonio De Segovia
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León
s.t.
8
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 13
9
Cândido Barbosa
LA - Antarte
+ 14
10
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 17
11
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 19
GC
1
Jérôme Coppel
Veranda's Willems - Accent
8h58'41
2
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 27
3
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 42
4
Iván Gutiérrez
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 45
5
Nicolas Vogondy
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 48
6
José Antonio De Segovia
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León
+ 53
7
Cândido Barbosa
LA - Antarte
+ 56
8
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 59
9
Jurgen Van Goolen
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 1'05
10
Dirk Bellemakers
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Víctor Hugo Peña
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
+ 1'08
12
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1'11
13
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural
+ 1'13
14
Ricardo García
Orbea Continental
+ 1'20
15
Rubén Pérez
Movistar Team
+ 1'22
16
Constantino Zaballa
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 1'23
17
Javier Megías
Team Type 1
+ 1'24
18
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'27
19
Jaume Rovira
Tavira - Prio
+ 1'28
20
Antonio Olmo
Tavira - Prio
s.t.
21
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1'31
22
Eloy Ruiz
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 1'35
23
David López
Movistar Team
+ 2'13
24
Jesús Del Nero
Orbea Continental
+ 2'14
25
Jure Kocjan
Team Type 1
+ 2'16
26
Moisés Dueñas
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León
+ 2'27
27
Tomasz Kiendyś
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 2'29
28
Aitor Galdos
Caja Rural
+ 2'31
29
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
+ 2'38
30
Sven Nys
Landbouwkrediet
+ 2'40
31
Delio Fernández
Onda
+ 2'45
32
Enrico Rossi
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 2'47
33
Silvère Ackermann
Barbot - Efapel
+ 2'48
34
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 2'49
35
Hugo Sabido
LA - Antarte
+ 3'00
36
Aitor Hernández
Orbea Continental
+ 3'03
37
Marlón Pérez
Barbot - Efapel
+ 3'08
38
Francesco Tizza
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 3'15
39
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'21
40
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 3'23
41
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'26
42
Reinier Honig
Landbouwkrediet
+ 3'31
43
Luca Celli
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 3'44
44
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
45
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'45
46
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'46
47
Jacek Morajko
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 4'00
48
Bram Schmitz
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 4'02
49
Félix Cárdenas
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
+ 4'13
50
Mariusz Witecki
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
51
Bert Scheirlinckx
Landbouwkrediet
+ 4'16
52
Adrián Palomares
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 4'17
53
Brice Feillu
Saur - Sojasun
+ 4'23
54
Carlos Sastre
Onda
+ 4'38
55
Rafael Serrano
Barbot - Efapel
+ 5'05
56
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 5'23
57
Laszló Bodrogi
Team Type 1
+ 5'29
58
David Moncoutié
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 5'44
59
Marc De Maar
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 5'46
60
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'58
61
Hélder Oliveira
LA - Antarte
+ 6'06
62
Jose Mendes
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 6'08
63
André Vital
Tavira - Prio
+ 6'09
64
Fabio Negri
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 6'15
65
Koen Barbé
Landbouwkrediet
+ 6'18
66
Sérgio Ribeiro
Barbot - Efapel
+ 6'19
67
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
+ 6'22
68
Jarosław Marycz
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 6'28
69
Enrique Salgueiro
Caja Rural
+ 6'45
70
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 6'54
71
Sven Renders
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 6'56
72
Sergio Mantecón
Caja Rural
+ 7'03
73
Dieter Cappelle
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
74
Yannick Talabardon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
75
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
+ 7'08
76
Piotr Zielinski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 7'11
77
André Steensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 7'12
78
Julien Fouchard
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 7'17
79
Pedro Cardoso
Onda
+ 7'18
80
Walter Pedraza
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
+ 7'22
81
David De la Fuente
LA - Antarte
+ 7'34
82
Juan Forero
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
+ 7'36
83
José Luis Roldán
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 7'55
84
Juan Mauricio Soler
Movistar Team
+ 8'01
85
Francisco Mancebo
Orbea Continental
+ 8'13
86
Sérgio Sousa
LA - Antarte
+ 8'15
87
Jens Debusschere
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 8'19
88
Arnaud Coyot
Saur - Sojasun
+ 8'30
89
Anthony Delaplace
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
90
João Cabreira
Onda
+ 8'33
91
Santiago Pérez
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
92
Luis Felipe Laverde
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
+ 8'34
93
Baptiste Planckaert
Landbouwkrediet
+ 8'41
94
Sergio Carrasco
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 8'47
95
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 9'15
96
Grégory Habeaux
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 9'31
97
Michael Rasmussen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 10'01
98
Hugo Salazar
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
+ 10'14
99
Jesús Hernández
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 10'22
100
Daniel Mestre
Tavira - Prio
+ 10'26
101
Mikel Bizkarra
Orbea Continental
s.t.
102
Jimmy Casper
Saur - Sojasun
+ 10'31
103
Tomas Swift Metcalfe
Tavira - Prio
+ 10'33
104
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
105
Vergílio Dos Santos
LA - Antarte
+ 10'36
106
Cristiano Fumagalli
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 10'48
107
Rubén Reig
Caja Rural
+ 11'18
108
Carlos Pinho
LA - Antarte
+ 11'19
109
Marcin Sapa
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 11'29
110
Alexander Efimkin
Team Type 1
+ 11'33
111
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 11'34
112
Jon Pardo
Onda
+ 11'39
113
Tom Dumoulin
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 11'46
114
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
115
Alexandre Lemair
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 11'48
116
João Pereira
Tavira - Prio
+ 11'52
117
Camilo Suárez
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
+ 11'56
118
Edwig Cammaerts
Landbouwkrediet
+ 12'08
119
Raúl Alarcón
Barbot - Efapel
+ 12'30
120
Steven Caethoven
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 13'16
121
Rui Sousa
Barbot - Efapel
+ 13'33
122
David Belda
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León
+ 13'56
123
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
+ 13'58
124
Romain Matheou
Saur - Sojasun
+ 14'08
125
Egidijus Juodvalkis
Landbouwkrediet
+ 14'59
126
Eduard Prades
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 15'02
127
Jesús Rosendo
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 15'11
128
Hugo Sancho
LA - Antarte
+ 15'14
129
Óscar Vicente Grau
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León
+ 15'37
130
Gianluca Randazzo
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 15'51
131
Marc Lootens
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 16'02
132
Lluis Guillermo Mas
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León
+ 16'12
133
Charles Bradley Huff
Team Type 1
s.t.
134
José Vicente Toribio
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 16'24
135
Manuel Belletti
Team Type 1
+ 16'31
136
David Bernabéu
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 16'34
137
Pedro Merino
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 17'08
138
Rafal Ratajczyk
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 17'55
139
Joaquín Sobrino
Caja Rural
+ 18'00
140
Stéphane Bonsergent
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 20'27
141
Justin Williams
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 20'33
142
Noel Martín
Orbea Continental
+ 20'49
143
Hernando Valencia
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
+ 21'17
144
William Dugan
Team Type 1
+ 21'23
145
Ruben Jimenez
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León
+ 22'24
146
Scott Stewart
Team Type 1
+ 22'30
147
Edgar Pinto
Onda
+ 22'54
148
Julien Simon
Saur - Sojasun
+ 23'21
149
Vidal Celis
Tavira - Prio
+ 23'39
150
Szymon Banach
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 24'33
151
Mathias Mollard
Saur - Sojasun
+ 26'19
152
Mads Christensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 26'32
Points
1
Jérôme Coppel
Veranda's Willems - Accent
25
41
2
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural
0
25
3
David López
Movistar Team
0
25
4
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
5
24
5
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
0
22
KOTM
1
Brice Feillu
Saur - Sojasun
0
24
2
David López
Movistar Team
0
16
3
Eloy Ruiz
Andalucía Caja Granada
0
12
4
Jérôme Coppel
Veranda's Willems - Accent
0
10
5
Javier Megías
Team Type 1
0
10
Overall winner
Word from the DS
Pretty good Vuelta for us. Although we didn't get a stage win, and we had no chance in the final ITT, we are happy with 2 riders in the GC-Top 3. Dekker & Kelderman are ready for the Tirreno!
Paris - Nice, the race to the sun, celebrates it's 70th anniversary and as a present to the French crowd, a lot of strong riders show up. The route is the somewhat similar to the route in 2010, with a lot of hilly stages and the Col de Mende as probably the decisive climb / finish in this edition.
Veteran Chris Horner won last year's edition, beating Christophe Kern and our Peter Sagan. Horner is present this year, as a member and luxury domestique of Philippe Gilbert in the Lotto-team.
The stages
A 4.6km prologue in Issy-les-Moulineaux, completely flat.
Stage 2, 186 flat kilometres from Colyes-sur-le-Lor to Buzançais. Think it'll be a mass sprint.
Stage 3 from Vatan to Limoges, a little bit hilly, but probably not enough to prevent a mass sprint.
Stage 4, from Limoges to Maurs la Jolie (215.4) can shake up the GC, no mass sprint, probably a breakaway.
Stage 5 from Maurs la Jolie to Mende is the first real test for the GC-contedners, with the steep Col de Mende before the finish.
The 180km 6th stage from Sorgues to Manosque probably won't break up the GC-contenders, although some will losse time here.
Stage 7 from Brignoles to Cannes is almost 200km long and has a lot of short steep climbs. But the last summit is 20km before the finish, too far away?
The last stage with start and finish in Nice. Can the Col d'Eze decide the 70th Paris - Nice?
The favourites
Always difficult to tell in the beginning of the season, as you don't know much about the fitness level of the other riders. *** Alberto Contador (Saxo), Philippe Gilbert (Lotto), Tony Martin (Quick Step) ** Roman Kreuziger (Astana), Jonathan Castroviejo (Euskaltel), Damiano Cunego (Lampre) * Frank Schleck (Nissan), Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin), Thomas Voeckler (Europcar)
Our goals
We'll aim for a stage win this year. We don't think that Thomas De Gendt is strong enough to get a Top 5 for the GC in this strong field, as he did last year. A top 10 in the GC would be very good for us!
Need I say more?
