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Project squad:
Once again, our hope stands to mainly two riders. This time it's a quite fit Coppel who's aiming for the overall, while Bozic will look for something in the sprints. Boom and Bagdonas might be able to surprise as well.
Top favourite is of course Denis Menchov, together with his equally strong team mate Przemyslaw Niemiec. Main threat to them will be Androni's Marco Marzano, but I'm also warning for Fabio Duarte.
Tour of Oman - Stage 1
The race of the desert begins with, surprise, surprise, a flat stage. A mass sprint is highly likely, with the main favourites being Galimzyanov, Modolo and Rojas.
Rojas profited from his team mates' perfect leadout in the best possible way, by bursting clear of the rest, taking an easy victory. Modolo crossed the line as clear second, with Bozic grabbing the last bonus seconds in a photo finish against Förster.
Result:
1
José Joaquín Rojas
Caisse d'Epargne
3h25'23
2
Sacha Modolo
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
3
Borut Božic
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
4
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
5
Matthew Goss
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
6
Francisco Ventoso
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
7
Andrea Guardini
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
8
Denis Galimzyanov
Team Katusha
s.t.
9
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
10
Pablo Urtasun
Caja Rural
s.t.
Tour of Oman - Stage 2
Unsurprisingly, day two is another piece of flat ground. Another opportunity for the sprinters, with the favourites being the same as yesterday.
After finishing second yesterday, Modolo proved his strength once again by edging out Bozic for the victory at the line. The latter once again with the margins on his side, beating the young rider's jersey of Andrea Guardini by a centimeter or two.
Result:
1
Sacha Modolo
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
2h55'28
2
Borut Božic
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
3
Andrea Guardini
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
4
Matthew Goss
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
5
José Joaquín Rojas
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
6
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
7
Maxime Vantomme
Team Katusha
s.t.
8
Gorik Gardeyn
Champion System
s.t.
9
Manuel Belletti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
10
Óscar Sevilla
Champion System
s.t.
Tour of Oman - Stage 3
Last chance for the sprinters in a little while, with two decisive general classification stages lying ahead in the next days. Rojas and Modolo has so far been the strongest, so they'll go as favourites once again.
Back to back wins for Modolo, who by this extended his overall lead even more after gunning out Guardini and Matthew Goss in the finale. Bozic unfortunately got blocked at a crucial moment and therefore had to use to much energy to be able to fight back to the top positions. Bad luck for us, as he had a strong daily form.
Result:
1
Sacha Modolo
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
3h17'00
2
Andrea Guardini
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
3
Matthew Goss
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
4
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
5
Leigh Howard
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
6
José Joaquín Rojas
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
7
Borut Božic
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
8
Jimmy Engoulvent
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
9
Joaquín Sobrino
Caja Rural
s.t.
10
Manuel Belletti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
Tour of Oman - Stage 4
Featuring for the second consecutive year here in Oman is the hard mountain top finish on Jabal al Akhdar. It's of course the main factor when deciding the overall, as it gives the climbers a chance to bounce back into contention.
After the crazy stage on this climb last year, with Hushovd finishing second, the madness hit another level this year. Rojas first attacked in the early kilometres of the climb and when he then got company from Coppel and Christophe Riblon, he jumped again and left the other two in the dust. Incredibly surprising winner, but at least a strong third place for us.
Result:
1
José Joaquín Rojas
Caisse d'Epargne
4h01'36
2
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 36
3
Jérôme Coppel
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 43
4
Massimiliano Gentili
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
+ 1'04
5
Luis Felipe Laverde
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
6
Óscar Sevilla
Champion System
s.t.
7
Josep Jufré Pou
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 1'16
8
Vladimir Gusev
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
9
Marco Marzano
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
+ 1'45
10
Pablo Urtasun
Caja Rural
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Saur - Sojasun
+ 2'03
12
Sacha Modolo
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
13
Rui Costa
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
14
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Team Katusha
+ 2'17
15
Giampaolo Cheula
Champion System
+ 2'25
16
David Boily
ContiTeam SpiderTech
s.t.
17
Denis Menchov
Team Katusha
s.t.
18
Fabio Duarte
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
19
Leonardo Giordani
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 2'41
20
Sergey Firsanov
Itera - Katusha
+ 2'56
21
Jack Bobridge
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
+ 3'01
22
Kristjan Koren
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
+ 3'11
23
Freddy Montaña
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
24
David Veilleux
ContiTeam SpiderTech
s.t.
25
Ludovic Turpin
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
26
Guillaume Bonnafond
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'25
27
Jonathan Castroviejo
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 3'33
28
Davy Commeyne
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
+ 3'46
29
Michael Albasini
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
30
Borut Božic
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 3'55
31
Vladimir Efimkin
Team Katusha
s.t.
32
Francisco Ventoso
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
33
Thierry Hupond
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
34
Antonio Piedra
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
35
Yannick Talabardon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
36
Alexandre Geniez
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
37
Daniele Callegarin
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
38
Juan Antonio Flecha
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
39
Walter Pedraza
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 4'12
40
Aitor Galdos
Caja Rural
+ 4'27
41
Sébastien Hinault
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
42
Javier Moreno Bazan
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
43
Dimitri Muravyev
Team Katusha
s.t.
44
Jackson Rodríguez
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
45
Diego Milán
Caja Rural
s.t.
46
Víctor Hugo Peña
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 4'47
47
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
+ 4'53
48
Gediminas Bagdonas
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 5'09
49
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
+ 5'45
50
Christian Poos
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
51
José Luis Roldán
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
52
Imanol Erviti
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
53
Sheldon Deeny
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
54
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
55
Cameron Meyer
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
56
Denis Galimzyanov
Team Katusha
s.t.
57
Sébastien Delfosse
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
58
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
59
José Vicente Toribio
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
60
Juan Pablo Forero
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
61
Maxime Vantomme
Team Katusha
s.t.
62
Guillermo Lana
Caja Rural
s.t.
63
Walter Proch
Champion System
s.t.
64
Dmitry Mokrov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
65
Mauricio Alberto Ardila
Champion System
s.t.
66
Juan Villegas
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
67
Laszló Bodrogi
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
68
Félix Cárdenas
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
69
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
70
Javier Ramírez Abeja
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
71
Francisco José Pacheco
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
72
François Parisien
ContiTeam SpiderTech
s.t.
73
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Team Katusha
s.t.
74
Pierpaolo De Negri
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
75
Christian Murro
Champion System
s.t.
76
Eloy Ruiz
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
77
Matthew Goss
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
78
Paul Poux
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
79
Koen Barbé
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
80
David De la Fuente
Champion System
s.t.
81
Mathieu Perget
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
82
Manuel Belletti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
83
Garikoitz Bravo
Caja Rural
s.t.
84
Martin Elmiger
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
85
Alexander Prishpetniy
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
86
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
87
Ryan Roth
ContiTeam SpiderTech
s.t.
88
Joeri Stallaert
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
89
Bert Scheirlinckx
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
90
Jimmy Engoulvent
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
91
Alexey Shmidt
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
92
Manuel Ortega
Andalucía - Orbea
+ 6'48
93
Joaquín Sobrino
Caja Rural
s.t.
94
Antonio Santoro
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
95
Richard England
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
96
Alex Meenhorst
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
97
Brett Lancaster
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
+ 6'58
98
Gorik Gardeyn
Champion System
s.t.
99
Bart Dockx
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
100
Dmitry Kosyakov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
101
Rudy Lesschaeve
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
+ 7'11
102
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 7'44
103
Luca Mazzanti
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
104
Oleksandr Adamovich
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
105
Alexander Porsev
Team Katusha
s.t.
106
Andrea Guardini
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
107
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
108
Takashi Miyazawa
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
109
Tom Veelers
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
110
Leigh Howard
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
111
Vincenzo Garofalo
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
112
Alex Candelario
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
113
Nicholas Walker
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
114
Mikhail Antonov
Itera - Katusha
+ 11'26
115
Alessandro Bazzana
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
116
Chad Gerlach
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
117
Michael Tronborg
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
118
Arnaud Coyot
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
119
Bert De Backer
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
120
Kevin Neirynck
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
121
Anuar Manam
Champion System
s.t.
122
Stéphane Poulhiès
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
123
Nico Schneider
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
124
José Luis Cano
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
125
Andrea Grendene
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
126
Andrew Pinfold
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
127
Robbie McEwen
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
128
Danilo Andrenacci
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
129
Lars Boom
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
130
Alexandre Lemair
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
131
Christophe Laborie
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
132
Kirill Baranov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
133
Michael Hepburn
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
134
Julián Ignacio Torres Alonso
Caja Rural
s.t.
135
Zachary Bell
ContiTeam SpiderTech
s.t.
136
Joe Eldridge
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
137
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
138
Hilton Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
139
Alexis Bédard
ContiTeam SpiderTech
s.t.
140
Lucas Canale
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
141
Lorenzo Innocenti
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 15'12
Tour of Oman - Stage 5
The second of the two crucial stages is the time trial in Al Jissah. Unlike a normal time trial it favours the climbers over the pure timetriallists however. Seeing Rojas won a mountain top finish, I guess a TT win is far from impossible.
Race leader Rojas did surprisingly well, but at least he didn't battle for the top places. Instead it was Jack Bobridge who more or less saved GreenEDGE's race after Goss' many disappointing results. Coppel as fourth today didn't gain enough on Riblon for us to move up to second place overall.
Result:
1
Jack Bobridge
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
29'38
2
Rui Costa
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 9
3
Vladimir Gusev
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
+ 16
4
Jérôme Coppel
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 23
5
Cameron Meyer
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
+ 24
6
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 25
7
Marco Marzano
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
+ 30
8
Denis Menchov
Team Katusha
+ 31
9
Josep Jufré Pou
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
10
Paul Poux
Saur - Sojasun
+ 33
Spoiler
11
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Team Katusha
s.t.
12
Kristjan Koren
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
13
Sergey Firsanov
Itera - Katusha
+ 38
14
José Joaquín Rojas
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 41
15
Víctor Hugo Peña
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 42
16
Lars Boom
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 43
17
Jimmy Engoulvent
Saur - Sojasun
+ 44
18
Zachary Bell
ContiTeam SpiderTech
s.t.
19
Juan Antonio Flecha
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 46
20
Gediminas Bagdonas
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 49
21
Sébastien Delfosse
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
+ 50
22
Michael Hepburn
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
+ 51
23
David Veilleux
ContiTeam SpiderTech
s.t.
24
Luis Felipe Laverde
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
25
David Boily
ContiTeam SpiderTech
+ 53
26
Freddy Montaña
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 54
27
Jonathan Castroviejo
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 55
28
Daniele Callegarin
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
29
Laszló Bodrogi
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
+ 56
30
Javier Moreno Bazan
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 57
31
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Saur - Sojasun
+ 59
32
Óscar Sevilla
Champion System
s.t.
33
Borut Božic
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 1'00
34
Imanol Erviti
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 1'02
35
Dimitri Muravyev
Team Katusha
+ 1'03
36
Matthew Goss
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
37
Sacha Modolo
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
38
Massimiliano Gentili
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
+ 1'04
39
Juan Villegas
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 1'08
40
Brett Lancaster
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
41
Francisco José Pacheco
Andalucía - Orbea
+ 1'09
42
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'10
43
Vladimir Efimkin
Team Katusha
s.t.
44
Alexandre Geniez
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 1'11
45
Arnaud Coyot
Saur - Sojasun
+ 1'12
46
Tom Veelers
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 1'13
47
Félix Cárdenas
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
48
François Parisien
ContiTeam SpiderTech
+ 1'14
49
Dmitry Kosyakov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
50
Michael Albasini
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
+ 1'15
51
Thierry Hupond
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
52
Christian Poos
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
+ 1'16
53
Richard England
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
54
Alexander Prishpetniy
Itera - Katusha
+ 1'17
55
Diego Milán
Caja Rural
s.t.
56
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
+ 1'18
57
Alexey Shmidt
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
58
Gorik Gardeyn
Champion System
+ 1'19
59
Fabio Duarte
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 1'20
60
Guillermo Lana
Caja Rural
+ 1'21
61
Juan Pablo Forero
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 1'22
62
José Luis Roldán
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
63
Denis Galimzyanov
Team Katusha
+ 1'23
64
Maxime Vantomme
Team Katusha
+ 1'24
65
Antonio Piedra
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
66
Javier Ramírez Abeja
Andalucía - Orbea
+ 1'25
67
Oleksandr Adamovich
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
68
Sheldon Deeny
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 1'26
69
Leonardo Giordani
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
70
Michael Tronborg
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
+ 1'27
71
Vincenzo Garofalo
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
72
Guillaume Bonnafond
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
73
Francisco Ventoso
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
74
Pablo Urtasun
Caja Rural
s.t.
75
Robbie McEwen
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
76
Ryan Roth
ContiTeam SpiderTech
+ 1'29
77
Garikoitz Bravo
Caja Rural
+ 1'31
78
Mauricio Alberto Ardila
Champion System
s.t.
79
Dmitry Mokrov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
80
José Luis Cano
Andalucía - Orbea
+ 1'33
81
Rudy Lesschaeve
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
82
Martin Elmiger
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
83
Mathieu Perget
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
84
Christian Murro
Champion System
s.t.
85
Eloy Ruiz
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
86
Giampaolo Cheula
Champion System
+ 1'34
87
Luca Mazzanti
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
88
Walter Proch
Champion System
+ 1'35
89
Pierpaolo De Negri
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
90
Yannick Talabardon
Saur - Sojasun
+ 1'36
91
Christophe Laborie
Saur - Sojasun
+ 1'37
92
Stéphane Poulhiès
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
93
Aitor Galdos
Caja Rural
s.t.
94
Koen Barbé
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
95
Manuel Ortega
Andalucía - Orbea
+ 1'38
96
Sébastien Hinault
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
97
Leigh Howard
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
+ 1'39
98
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
99
Takashi Miyazawa
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
100
Andrea Grendene
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
+ 1'40
101
Bart Dockx
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
102
Joeri Stallaert
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
+ 1'41
103
Andrew Pinfold
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
104
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Team Katusha
s.t.
105
Alexander Porsev
Team Katusha
s.t.
106
Andrea Guardini
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
107
Alexandre Lemair
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'42
108
Joaquín Sobrino
Caja Rural
s.t.
109
José Vicente Toribio
Andalucía - Orbea
+ 1'43
110
Antonio Santoro
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
111
Hilton Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 1'44
112
Davy Commeyne
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
113
Kevin Neirynck
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
+ 1'45
114
Joe Eldridge
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
115
Ludovic Turpin
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
116
Anuar Manam
Champion System
+ 1'46
117
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
118
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
119
Alessandro Bazzana
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
+ 1'48
120
Alex Meenhorst
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
121
Nicholas Walker
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 1'49
122
Manuel Belletti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
123
Bert Scheirlinckx
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
+ 1'50
124
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
+ 1'51
125
Danilo Andrenacci
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 1'52
126
Mikhail Antonov
Itera - Katusha
+ 1'53
127
David De la Fuente
Champion System
s.t.
128
Bert De Backer
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 1'54
129
Walter Pedraza
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
130
Jackson Rodríguez
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
+ 1'55
131
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 1'56
132
Nico Schneider
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
+ 2'04
133
Kirill Baranov
Itera - Katusha
+ 2'05
134
Julián Ignacio Torres Alonso
Caja Rural
s.t.
135
Alex Candelario
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
136
Alexis Bédard
ContiTeam SpiderTech
+ 2'09
137
Chad Gerlach
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
+ 2'11
138
Lucas Canale
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 2'13
139
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 2'19
140
Lorenzo Innocenti
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
141
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
Tour of Oman - Stage 6
Last day in the desert, riding from the start in Qurayyat to finish on a circuit in Mattrah Seafront. With the overall already more or less sealed, it's up to the sprinters to provide some last action. Anybody willing to bet on Rojas?
It wouldn't have given much money in return betting on him anyway. Rojas easily took it in the slightly uphill mass sprint, keeping Denis Galimzyanov and Goss behind him after hitting the front early. Bozic tried to fight back, but had to settle for fourth place.
Yeah. Sure...
That`s real PCM stuff.
All about form that early in the season. Crazy results. At least Coppel delivered a podium spot and Bozic some nice stage results.
Thanks guys! And a special thank you to valverde for the dedicated post number! Just because of all the nice comments, you get an extra report!
Project squad:
Remember last year's triple here? Well, to say the least, we don't expect to repeat that. However, we are confident that Boom has the capacity of delivering a decent result even though his shape isn't on top right now.
Lots of big names starting their season here. Tom Boonen has to be named as the main favourite because of the flat finish, with Thor Hushovd being his main rival. Also Fabian Cancellara, Björn Leukemans and a reborn Leif Hoste deserves a mention.
Omloop Het Nieuwsblaad - Report
One of the easier cobbled classics. Not a lot of paved sections on the route, and those present features a long way out from the finish line. Therefore a mass sprint from a reduced peloton is the most likely scenario.
One attack spoiled the party for the sprinters. Dimitri Muravyev's move just as we entered the final five kilometres seemed not to mind the bigger names, who all made a big mistake letting the Ukrainian go. Sep Vanmarcke and Leif Hoste completed the day's podium, while Boom got blocked in the finale and missed a split, thus finishing 17th.
Result:
1
Dimitri Muravyev
Team Katusha
5h01'12
2
Sep Vanmarcke
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 16
3
Leif Hoste
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
4
Juan Antonio Flecha
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
5
Bobbie Traksel
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
6
Tom Boonen
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
7
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
8
Sylvain Chavanel
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
9
Maarten Neyens
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
10
Sebastian Langeveld
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Nick Nuyens
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
12
José Joaquín Rojas
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
13
Lars Bak
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
14
Fabian Cancellara
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
15
Björn Leukemans
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
16
Maxim Iglinski
The Bose Project
+ 56
17
Lars Boom
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
18
Sébastien Rosseler
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
19
Karsten Kroon
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
20
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
21
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
22
Geraint Thomas
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
23
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
24
George Hincapie
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
25
Michal Golas
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
+ 1'27
26
James Vanlandschoot
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
27
Robbie McEwen
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
28
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Team Katusha
s.t.
29
Geert Verheyen
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
30
Tom Veelers
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
31
Nicolas Roche
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
32
Grégory Rast
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
33
Tejay Van Garderen
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
34
Frederik Willems
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2'12
35
Wim De Vocht
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
36
Gert Steegmans
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
+ 5'47
37
André Greipel
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
38
Rui Costa
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
39
Sébastien Delfosse
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
40
Hayden Roulston
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
41
Romain Feillu
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
42
Joost Posthuma
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
43
Bert De Backer
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 6'34
44
Thor Hushovd
The Bose Project
s.t.
45
Igor Abakoumov
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
46
Michael Albasini
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
47
Greg Henderson
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
48
Aidis Kruopis
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
49
Arnoud Van Groen
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
50
Joost Van Leijen
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
51
Vytautas Kaupas
The Bose Project
s.t.
52
Stijn Neirynck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
53
Steven Van Vooren
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
54
Jempy Drucker
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
55
Wilfried Cretskens
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
56
Angel Madrazo
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
57
Mitchell Docker
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 7'57
58
Roy Curvers
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
59
Koen De Kort
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
60
Sven Nys
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
+ 8'58
61
Kristjan Koren
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
62
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
63
Michael Schär
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
64
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 11'45
65
Kevin Hulsmans
Donckers Koffie - Kenda
+ 12'18
66
Tosh Van der Sande
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
67
Maarten Wynants
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Kurt Hovelynck
Donckers Koffie - Kenda
s.t.
69
Niki Terpstra
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
70
Johnny Hoogerland
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Maarten Tjallingii
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
72
Steven Kruijswijk
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
73
Stijn Vandenbergh
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
74
Francis De Greef
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
75
Elia Rigotto
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
76
Laurens Ten Dam
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
77
Dieter Cappelle
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
78
Ignatas Konovalovas
The Bose Project
+ 13'16
79
Kamil Zielinski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
80
Kevin De Weert
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
81
Darijus Dzervus
The Bose Project
s.t.
82
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
83
Americo Novembrini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
84
Francis Mourey
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
85
Mateusz Taciak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
86
Teddy Wassenaar
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
87
Maciej Bodnar
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 15'24
88
Grégory Habeaux
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
+ 16'48
89
David Kemp
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
90
Ricardo Van der Velde
Donckers Koffie - Kenda
s.t.
91
Sven Jodts
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
92
Derk Abel Beckeringh
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
93
Tadej Valjavec
Astana Pro Team
+ 18'11
94
Patrick Facchini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
95
Huub Duyn
Donckers Koffie - Kenda
s.t.
96
Matthias Van Mechelen
Donckers Koffie - Kenda
s.t.
97
Joris Cornet
Donckers Koffie - Kenda
s.t.
98
Beñat Intxausti
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
99
Marc Goos
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
100
Mariusz Witecki
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
101
Wilco Kelderman
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Gediminas Kaupas
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
103
Joel Zangerle
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
104
Rick Flens
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Oliver Zaugg
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
106
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
107
Kenneth Vanbilsen
Donckers Koffie - Kenda
s.t.
108
Tom Jelte Slagter
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
109
Jesper Asselman
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
110
Arne Van Snick
Donckers Koffie - Kenda
s.t.
111
Martijn van Leeuwen
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
+ 19'26
112
Yohan Offredo
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
113
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
114
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
115
Tomasz Kiendyś
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
116
Arnold Jeanneson
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
117
Stefan Van Dijk
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
118
William Bonnet
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
119
Dominique Rollin
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
120
Robert Radosz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
121
Frédéric Guesdon
FDJ - BigMat
s.t.
122
Pavel Brutt
Team Katusha
s.t.
123
André Schulze
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
124
Tomasz Smolen
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
125
Jure Kocjan
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
126
Rodrigo García
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
127
Ramon Sinkeldam
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
128
Sylwester Szmyd
Team Katusha
s.t.
129
Evgeni Petrov
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
130
Laurent Didier
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
131
Rafael Valls
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
132
Andrea Moletta
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
133
Jonathan Bertrand
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
134
Ezequiel Mosquera
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
135
Cayetano Sarmiento
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
136
Kenny De Ketele
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
137
Christian Poos
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
138
Pieter Vanspeybroeck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
139
Sander Armee
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
140
Rudy Lesschaeve
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
141
Jens Keukeleire
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
142
Alexei Shchebelin
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
143
Pierrick André
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
144
Stijn Hoornaert
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
145
Heinrich Haussler
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
146
Johan Coenen
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
147
Wouter Van Mechelen
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
148
Benny De Schrooder
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
149
Kenny Lisabeth
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
150
Kim Borry
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
151
Brett Lancaster
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
152
Michael Hepburn
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
153
Pieter Weening
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
154
Stijn Steels
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
155
Danilo Wyss
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
156
Volodymir Gustov
Team Katusha
s.t.
157
Alexandre Pliuschin
The Bose Project
s.t.
158
Lars Petter Nordhaug
The Bose Project
s.t.
159
Josep Jufré Pou
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
160
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
161
Joe Majerus
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
162
Jan Bakelants
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
163
Rafal Ratajczyk
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
164
John Degenkolb
The Bose Project
s.t.
165
Maxime Vantomme
Team Katusha
s.t.
166
Yaroslav Popovych
Team Katusha
s.t.
167
Alan Marangoni
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
168
Nikolai Trussov
Team Katusha
s.t.
169
Tom Danielson
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
170
Federico Canuti
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
171
Valentin Iglinski
Astana Pro Team
+ 23'14
172
Baurzhan Tazhibaiuly
Astana Pro Team
+ 23'34
Project squad:
Remember last year's quadruple here? Well, to say the least, we don't expect to repeat that. As you might have noticed, it's more or less the same here. The squad too. Boom still the leader, but with Bozic joining the squad to boost our chances in an eventual mass sprint finish.
Startlist and favourites:
Spoiler
Unfortunately I forgot to export the startlist.
A 6th place in Het Nieuwsblaad after launching from far behind proved that Tom Boonen is fit enough to once again be mentioned as main favourite. This time however, his main competition will come from pure sprinters rather than cobbled specialists. José Joaquin Rojas and Koldo Fernández have both been in great shape lately, so I'll flag for them.
Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne - Report
As I've already mentioned, even though this is a cobbled classic, it's more favourable to sprinters than the cobbled specialists themselves. That's because of the small amount of pavé, and mainly the long, uncobbled flat run-in towards the finish.
Much better outcome for us here than yesterday. Unfortunately neither Boom or Bozic could respond when Jurgen Roelandts jumped into the lead, and not when Tom Boonen tried to close his countryman down. However, a third and a fourth place is far better than expected.
Jakob Fuglsang starts his season by taking the leader's role here. Together with Sergey Lagutin he'll be trying something on stage two, and then try to limit his losses in stage three's time trial. Also Kluge might score us some points, but with all the squad in weak shape, it's mostly up to luck.
Biggest name taking part here is obviously ex-doper Alejandro Valverde, who starts his first race of the season after making his comeback with the Garmin squad. Apart from him, the only other real big name participating here is another Spaniard, Igor Anton. I'd say it's between them.
Vuelta a la Región de Murcia - Stage 1
The three-day event kicks off with the easiest of the three parts. Some smaller climbs on the route to the finish on this relatively flat day of racing. However, the small hills and the descent leading down to the finish favours a late punchy attack from an Ardennes specialist. Valverde already?
With Lagutin making his season debut, I want to use the moment to thank Sykkel_Freak for his awesome new Uzbekian champion's jersey. Everyone on the team really likes it.
Just as I suspected, a late move succeeded. Euskaltel's Xavier Florencio was the one who made reality out of the clever tactic, allowing him to solo down the final descent to a stage win on home ground. Arnaud Coyot from the early breakaway held on to second, with Robert Förster nipping the sprint for third.
Result:
1
Xavier Florencio
Euskaltel - Orbea
4h29'41
2
Arnaud Coyot
Saur - Sojasun
+ 17
3
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 42
4
Yauheni Hutarovich
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
5
Pablo Urtasun
Caja Rural
s.t.
6
Hans Dekkers
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
7
Alejandro Valverde
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
8
Enrique Mata
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León
s.t.
9
Jakob Fuglsang
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
10
Oleg Chuzhda
Caja Rural
s.t.
Vuelta a la Región de Murcia - Stage 2
The queen stage of the race is day number two, featuring the hard Alto de Bermejo, which is separated from the finish line by just a short descent. The race is expected to be decided up the slopes of the Bermejo, with the pre-race favourites trying to shake off race leader Florencio.
Being by far the biggest pre-race favourite apparently didn't prevent Alejandro Valverde from making his return on the very top. The Spaniard cracked everyone on the final ascent, and then fended off Florencio, early day escapee Iñigo Cuesta and Fuglsang in the descent.
Result:
1
Alejandro Valverde
Garmin - Barracuda
4h34'13
2
Xavier Florencio
Euskaltel - Orbea
+ 31
3
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
+ 56
4
Jakob Fuglsang
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 1'17
5
Diego Milán
Caja Rural
+ 1'36
6
Hugo Sabido
LA - Antarte
s.t.
7
Rory Sutherland
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
8
Gorka Verdugo
Caja Rural
s.t.
9
Francisco Mancebo
Caja Rural
s.t.
10
Igor Anton
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
Spoiler
11
René Mandri
Endura Racing
s.t.
12
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
13
Winner Anacona
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
14
Sergey Lagutin
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 2'24
15
Alejandro Marque
Onda
+ 2'41
16
Jean-Eudes Demaret
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León
s.t.
17
Jarlinson Pantano
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
18
Javier Iriarte
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
19
Paul Voss
Endura Racing
s.t.
20
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
21
Freddy Montaña
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
22
Pablo Urtasun
Caja Rural
s.t.
23
Haimar Zubeldia
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
24
André Vital
LA - Antarte
s.t.
25
José Antonio De Segovia
Tavira - Prio
s.t.
26
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
27
Kevin Peeters
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
28
Ricardo Vilela
Onda
s.t.
29
Christian Vande Velde
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
30
Ibon Zugasti
Orbea Continental
s.t.
31
Enrique Salgueiro
Tavira - Prio
s.t.
32
Dominic Klemme
Team NSP
s.t.
33
Sérgio Sousa
Pearl - Efapel
s.t.
34
Lluis Guillermo Mas
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León
s.t.
35
Yauheni Sobal
Team NSP
s.t.
36
Andrei Kunitski
Team NSP
s.t.
37
Ricardo García
Orbea Continental
s.t.
38
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
39
Egoi Martínez
Caja Rural
s.t.
40
Maryan Hary
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
41
Aketza Peña
Orbea Continental
s.t.
42
Robinson Chalapud
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
43
Samuel Dumoulin
Team NetApp
+ 3'47
44
Jérémie Galland
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
45
Sheldon Deeny
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
46
Bert Scheirlinckx
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
47
Nico Keinath
Team NetApp
s.t.
48
Cândido Barbosa
Onda
s.t.
49
Jesús Del Nero
Team NetApp
s.t.
50
Ludovic Turpin
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
51
Yoann Le Boulanger
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
52
Christian Meier
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
53
Serguei Klimov
Onda
s.t.
54
Garikoitz Bravo
Caja Rural
s.t.
55
Félix Cárdenas
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
56
Walter Pedraza
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
57
Eduard Prades
Tavira - Prio
s.t.
58
Gustavo César Veloso
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
59
Dainius Kairelis
Team NSP
s.t.
60
Alberto Morrás
Onda
s.t.
61
Esteban Chaves
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
62
Arnaud Coyot
Saur - Sojasun
+ 4'25
63
Jos Pronk
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
64
Yukihiro Doi
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
65
Dieter Cappelle
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
66
Arkaitz Durán
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
67
Iván Velasco
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
68
Mathieu Sprick
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
69
Robert Partridge
Endura Racing
s.t.
70
Vergílio Dos Santos
LA - Antarte
+ 5'25
71
Oleg Chuzhda
Caja Rural
s.t.
72
Víctor Cabedo
Orbea Continental
s.t.
73
Kenny Elissonde
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
74
Jack Bauer
Endura Racing
s.t.
75
Michaël Baer
Team NetApp
s.t.
76
Johannes Fröhlinger
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
77
Javier Etxarri
Tavira - Prio
+ 6'21
78
David Hesselbarth
Team NetApp
s.t.
79
Demy van der Linden
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
80
Daniel Diaz
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
81
Julien Simon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
82
Wilmar Perez
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
83
Diego Gallego
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León
s.t.
84
Stijn Steels
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
85
Hugo Sancho
LA - Antarte
s.t.
86
Bram Schmitz
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
87
Enrique Mata
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León
s.t.
88
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
89
Daniel Mestre
Tavira - Prio
s.t.
90
José Alberto Benítez
Tavira - Prio
s.t.
91
Romain Hardy
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
92
Jan Barta
Team NetApp
s.t.
93
Matteo Pelucchi
Team Europcar
s.t.
94
Adrian Hegyvari
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
95
Jean-Marc Bideau
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
96
Hugo Salazar
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
97
Maarten De Jonge
Endura Racing
s.t.
98
Hernâni Brôco
LA - Antarte
s.t.
99
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
s.t.
100
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
101
Roger Kluge
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
102
Roy Curvers
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 7'42
103
Steven Cozza
Team NetApp
+ 8'04
104
Ian Wilkinson
Endura Racing
+ 9'10
105
Santiago Pérez
Pearl - Efapel
s.t.
106
Joan Andoni Amor
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León
s.t.
107
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León
s.t.
108
Lucas Schädlich
Team NSP
+ 9'41
109
Yannick Mayer
Team NSP
+ 11'03
110
Óscar Vicente Grau
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León
s.t.
111
Benoît Sinner
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
112
Adrián Sáez de Arregi
Orbea Continental
s.t.
113
Armindo Fonseca
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
114
Brian Takacs
Team NSP
s.t.
115
Hélder Oliveira
Onda
s.t.
116
Steve Houanard
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
117
Yauheni Hutarovich
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
+ 11'40
118
Hans Dekkers
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
119
Stijn Minne
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
120
Kenny Van Hummel
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 12'09
121
Mathieu Drujon
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 12'30
122
Egidijus Juodvalkis
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
123
Daniel Silva
Onda
s.t.
124
Cesar Fonte
Pearl - Efapel
s.t.
125
James Moss
Endura Racing
s.t.
126
Eric Baumann
Team NetApp
s.t.
127
Sérgio Ribeiro
Pearl - Efapel
s.t.
128
Rob Goris
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
129
Nuno Marta
Pearl - Efapel
s.t.
130
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
+ 13'47
131
Beñat Urain
Orbea Continental
s.t.
132
Daniel Freitas
Pearl - Efapel
s.t.
133
Arnoud Van Groen
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
134
Romain Matheou
Saur - Sojasun
+ 14'15
135
Alexandre Usov
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
136
Bruno Sancho
LA - Antarte
s.t.
137
Aaron Kemps
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
138
Samuel Caldeira
Tavira - Prio
s.t.
139
Pedro Soeiro
Onda
s.t.
140
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
s.t.
141
Björn Thurau
Team NSP
s.t.
142
David Kemp
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
143
Franck Bouyer
Team Europcar
s.t.
144
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
145
Alexander Wetterhall
Endura Racing
s.t.
146
Alex Rasmussen
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
147
Edwig Cammaerts
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
+ 15'15
148
Cameron Wurf
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 18'05
149
Arthur Capelle
Saur - Sojasun
+ 21'51
150
Aaron Farfan
Tavira - Prio
s.t.
151
Frédéric Amorison
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
+ 23'09
152
Alberto Rivada
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León
s.t.
153
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
Vuelta a la Región de Murcia - Stage 3
To seal up the overall completely, the race organizers has put a shortish time trial as the third and last day of racing. The twelve kilometres might not create huge gaps, but it's surely enough for Valverde to try to claw back the 23 seconds he needs on Florencio.
The returning show continued today, with Valverde showing his strength once again by winning the TT. Florencio fought hard to defend his jersey, but ended up losing it by just six seconds. Fuglsang's bad form reduced his capacity today, unfortunately forcing him to drop from third to fourth overall.
alexanderlens wrote:
4th again. Does Jakob still ride for the U25-GC, or not? I forgot it.
He's born in March '85, so I think not.
I agree with the others, nice result for a season beginning. And I really like the reports. Will they all be that short (don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind) or will you report the bigger races in more detail?
sam1196 wrote:
Very good result. A pitty that Sabido ended on 3 before Fuglsang with just 1 second difference.
Definitely was a bit frustrating. But thanks!
alexanderlens wrote:
4th again. Does Jakob still ride for the U25-GC, or not? I forgot it.
As Cunego said.
Alakagom wrote:
Fuglsang did another good result for the team. All looking great. Paris Nice should be great
I'm looking forward to that too! Should be up tomorrow.
cunego59 wrote:
I agree with the others, nice result for a season beginning. And I really like the reports. Will they all be that short (don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind) or will you report the bigger races in more detail?
Thanks a lot.
And thanks for asking that question! I was just waiting for someone to do that, so that I could tell you about my plans.
What I have planned is to more or less all races like this. The exception will be the Giro and the Vuelta, plus probably also the World Championships.
Pellizotti2 wrote:
What I have planned is to more or less all races like this. The exception will be the Giro and the Vuelta, plus probably also the World Championships.
What about Le Tour?
Anyway, solid race from Fuglsang. Another top-5 from the team, becoming a bigger fan of Project 1t4i.
Love it! 
