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| roturn |
Posted on 09-10-2010 22:28
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After reading lots of stories I want to give it a try and write also about my Garmin career.
Database: A.S.O. with little individual changes
Patch: 1.0.4.1
Difficulty : Extreme (in 2012 season), hard (in 2011 season)
I`ll start in 2011 after a very successful season for me in 2010.
At first I give you a short summary of the year 2010.
Giro d`Italia
Cunego and Ricco were in their own world. 7 and 5 min to the 3rd.
There after a great fight Vandevelde reached the podium a few secs in front of Nibali and Scarponi. Farrar with just one stage win took the sprinter jersey.
Tour de France
Menchov totally dominated here. He didn`t won many stages but never lost contact to the first group and won the ITT clearly. A.Schleck felt back from 2nd to 6th in the final ITT.
Unfortunately I had no chance for a top10 here and had to live with Hesjedal`s 19th.
Therefore Danielson won the KoM jersey.
Vuelta Espana
Spanish domination. First 7 all for them. Contador with just one day in red after a great win in the final ITT.
Hesjedal`s 8th place finished a great season for him with top10 in all big hilly classics and MSR. Hushovd with a great shape and 6 stage wins 
Classics
Cancellara with a triple. Simoni very surprising. He was the last one out of a big break and survived with 1 min ahead.
World Championships
ITT
Surprisingly no Cancellara on the start. So his team-mate Richie Porte won. Contador and Martin had to be happy with the podium.
Road
After a good attack 20km to the finish the next rainbow jersey for Saxobank. Wegmann`s attack was little to late, so he came in 2nd. Samuel Sanchez won the sprint of the 30 men group.
Most important transfers 2010/2011:
AG2R -> Menchov
Garmin -> LL Sanchez, Rojas Gil, Boom
Lampre -> Basso, Ballan, Napolitano
Liquigas -> Gilbert, Nuyens
Omega -> Petacchi
Rabobank -> Leukemanns, Rogers
Katusha -> Evans, Sastre
The Shack -> Hushovd (after Vacansoleil had no PT license)
Just as a funny addition.
Tirreno winner and 2nd at the Giro Riccardo Ricco left Ceramica for joining Skil-Shimano
Edited by roturn on 27-03-2012 09:34
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 09-10-2010 22:32
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i will follow this intently. good idea starting the story after the first year
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Posted on 09-10-2010 22:33
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Good luck.  |
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Posted on 09-10-2010 22:36
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Schleck won WC, Wegmann second and Samu Sanchez third?
Edit: Apart from a little unclear WC-winner, I find this story interesting for now. Good start.
Edited by Christer on 09-10-2010 22:37
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| kirosha |
Posted on 09-10-2010 22:40
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Great start.
Very interesting, will follow |
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| roturn |
Posted on 09-10-2010 23:04
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Team presentation 2011
Leaders
Hesjedal will be our leader in the Ardennes and for the Tour. After a disappointing 19th last year he hopes for a top 10 in 2011. Also he dreams of a big win this year in one of the classics after 5th in MSR, 10th LBL, 4th AGR, 4th Lombardia and 8th Fleche,
Also he had the honor to be in the choice of the rider of the year. But except of 5pts from an Canadian newspaper he had no chance against the others.
Tyler Farrar was the most successful rider on the amount of wins in 2010. But Cavendish would probably say "I don`t give a shit on funfair races".
After a good February with 6 stage wins in Oman and Qatar and 5 wins plus overall in the Tour of Britain he had bigger victories at the Giro d`Italia with 1 stage win and the sprinter jersey. HE was also successful in Paris-Tours and the Scheldeprijs. Unfortunately he looked quite tired in the Tour.
But this year he don`t participate in the Giro and will be in a great shape in France.
Cobbles:
After a 2nd in RVV and Gent Wevelgem Maaskant want`s his first win in a big race this year.
Vansummeren was the lucky guy in Gent-Wevelgem where we had a great double.
Boom will have some freedom in most races, but in the cobbled classics he will help. Last year Maaskant and Vansummeren were quite alone after the half of the race
We also hope for some breakaway and ITT victories with all 3 of them.
Smaller races:
With Luis Leon Sanchez we have a great rider for 1 week races. Last year he won Paris Nizza and this is one of his goals for this year, too.
He will also lead our team in the Vuelta for another Top10 result there.
He showed last year that you can count on him when the mountains begin.
He was Vandevelde`s biggest help to reach the podium in the Grio and had also some great results in the Criterium International (4th), Pologne Tour (2nd), Austrian Tour (2nd).
After a 20th in GC Giro as a helper he will try his luck in this year`s version with more freedom to get a good result again and some stage wins.
U23:
With Baris Dao from Denmark we have a real jewel in our team. He was 2nd in U23 last year and will become one of the best sprinters in the next years. So we build him up slowly and give him the chance to improve best. |
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| roturn |
Posted on 09-10-2010 23:07
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Thanks.
@Christer
I rode Germany, so Wegmann`s result might be strange.
Schleck had just good luck with his attack. And Sanchez won the uphill sprint against Hushovd. Last one seemed to be quite tired after all the hills.
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| kirosha |
Posted on 09-10-2010 23:21
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where is vande velde? |
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| roturn |
Posted on 10-10-2010 00:06
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He transferred to Ceramica Flamina.
He lost lots of stats during the season. He started the Giro with 77mo and finished it with 76. In the end of the season he had 74mo, 75hi, 76itt, so I couldn`t use him very much in the knowledge that he will become more weaker during the season.
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Posted on 10-10-2010 01:52
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Our race schedule in January is very simple.
With 5 Australians in our Squad we have very good chances in the championships this year.
In the ITT championship especially Jack Bobridge and Cameron Meyer, which improved a lot in last season, have good chances for a good result.
In the roadrace there is also Trent Lowe, but normally there is a successful break.
For the Santos Tour Down Under Robert Hunter and Johan Vansummeren will join up with them to fight for stage wins and the overall.
Edited by roturn on 10-10-2010 19:27
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Posted on 10-10-2010 02:10
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Australian Championship TT
Favourites: Porte, Rogers, Meyer, Bobridge, Evans
But it`s more a question of fitness than skill in that early days of the year.
Cameron Meyer starts with a quite good shape and he wants to repeat his victory from last year.
Cadel Evans with his new Katusha jersey.
Also Rogers for his new Rabobank team. But obviously he is totally out of shape.
He was probably the biggest surprise last year. After a 10th in the Vuelta he won the ITT World Championship and can wear the rainbow jersey for one year now. He is just 10 sec behind Meyer at the first checkpoint.
But he felt back during the stage and so Garmin can celebrate a double victory with Cameron Meyer repeating his last year coup.
Result
1 Cameron Meyer Garmin - Transitions 55'34
2 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions + 20
3 Adam Hansen Team HTC - Columbia + 45
4 Richard Porte Team Saxo Bank + 46
5 Brett Lancaster Cervélo Test Team + 1'00
6 Luke Roberts Drapac Porsche Cycling + 1'02
7 Rory Sutherland UnitedHealthcare + 1'09
8 Cadel Evans Team Katusha + 1'15
9 Trent Lowe Garmin - Transitions + 1'26
10 Matthew Goss Team HTC - Columbia + 1'30
Edited by roturn on 12-10-2010 11:33
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Posted on 10-10-2010 02:36
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Australian Road Championship
Favourites: Gerrans, Haussler, Evans
But as we have seen in the ITT, Evans seems to be out of shape.
46 riders waiting for the start. Biggest contingent Drapac Porsche with the maximum of 9 riders. Then HTC-Columbia with 7 riders and Garmin with 5 riders.
After about one lap Graeme Brown attacks and Cameron Meyer follows him. Lowe and Bobridge will wait in the pack.
The first attack is also the break of the day. G.Brown, C.Meyer, C.Wurf, T.Roe and R.Pollock. The group works pretty well, so that they create a 12min gap and it`s obvious that they will have success.
On the second last descent C.Wurf attacks and it looks like he could win.
Cameron Meyer attacks on the flat part and brings the whole group together.
Because Brown is by far the best sprinter in this group and we are half way of the climb, C.Meyer sets a very high pace and creates together with C.Wurf a gap to G.Brown.
Although C.Meyer was in first position he also wins the road race and can now wear a national jersey in every race. C.Wurf was out of power in the end and wasn`t able to sprint.
The group with most favourites attacked out of the pack, but there the winner was already sure. Bobridge and Lowe can also stay in this group.
Result
1 Cameron Meyer Garmin - Transitions 5h21`19``
2 Cameron Wurf Androni Giocattoli +0``
3 Graeme Brown Rabobank +0``
4 Rhys Pollock Drapac Porsche +1`13``
5 Timothy Roe Trek Livestrong +1`13``
6 Matthew Goss HTC-Columbia +9`59``
7 Matthew Lloyd Omega-Lotto +9`59``
8 Cadel Evans Team Katusha +9`59``
9 Simon Gerrans ISD-Neri +9`59``
10 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions +9`59``
11 Trent Lowe Garmin - Transitions +9`59``
But to be honest. Next races won`t be that easy
Edited by roturn on 12-10-2010 11:39
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 10-10-2010 03:27
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So Cameron's the double Aussie champ. No pressure. 
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Posted on 10-10-2010 08:46
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This is looking really nice. I will follow it.
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Posted on 10-10-2010 10:52
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well done with aussie champs! there have been some wierd transfers... gerrans to isd, rogers to rabobank, and htc have 7 aussies in the team?
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Posted on 10-10-2010 10:55
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Nice start. Gerrans at ISD is strange. |
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Posted on 10-10-2010 11:33
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Indeed. Some transfers are quite weird. (Ricco -> Skil)
HTC Aussies: Renshaw,, Goss, Hansen, Howard, Clarke (United Healthcare), Drapac, Palmer (both Drapac Cycling) |
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Posted on 10-10-2010 16:04
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The first real race this year is also a Pro Tour race. Normally it`s a race for sprinters. But there will be attacks on the Willunga Hill on day 5 for sure.
It`s also a question of shape. Most sprinters have their first peak in March for Milano San Remo and later in the GT`s.
Results in 2010:
1. A. Vinokourov (Astana)
2. K. Kroon (BMC)
3. S. Chavanel (Quickstep)
S: M. Cavendish (HTC-Columbia)
M: J. Bobridge (Garmin)
U25: R. Kreuziger (Liquigas)
Team presentation:
Robert Hunter will be our sprinter. He has a good shape and got the nod over Farrar to participate in Down Under.
Vansummeren will try to get the first group on day 5 when the Willunga Hill must be riden twice. But he also has to help Hunter in the Sprints. His peak will be in March/April in the cobbled classics.
J. Bobridge will try to get the mountain jersey the second time in a row.
Full team list:
Spoiler Ag2r La Mondiale
Arnaud Gérard
Saïd Haddou
Frank Høj
Lloyd Mondory
Christophe Riblon
Kristof Goddaert
José Arrieta
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
Cameron Wurf
Rubens Bertogliati
Alessandro Bertolini
Alberto Loddo
Luis Ángel Maté
Fabrice Piemontesi
Andrea Piechele
Astana
Allan Davis
Mirko Selvaggi
Roman Kireyev
Maxim Gourov
Dmitriy Fofonov
Rifat Shishelov
Bolat Raimbekov
Bbox Bouygues Telecom
Sébastien Turgot
Perrig Quemeneur
Romain Feillu
Anthony Charteau
Vincent Jérôme
Anthony Ravard
Caisse d'Epargne
Arnaud Coyot
Vasil Kiryienka
Enrique Mata
Christophe Moreau
Arnold Jeannesson
Andrey Amador
Mathieu Claude
Cervélo Test Team
Heinrich Haussler
Roger Hammond
Davide Appollonio
Michael Schär
Brett Lancaster
Theo Bos
Martin Reimer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
Rubén Pérez Moreno
Amets Txurruka
Iñaki Isasi
Jonathan Castroviejo
Pablo Urtasun
Koldo Fernández
Artem Ovechkin
FDJ
Sébastien Chavanel
Wesley Sulzberger
Yauheni Hutarovich
Thimoty Gudsell
Frédéric Guesdon
Anthony Geslin
Garmin - Transitions
Robert Hunter
Cameron Meyer
Johan Vansummeren
Matthew Wilson
Trent Lowe
Jack Bobridge
Brent Rowe
ISD - Neri
Dmytro Krivtsov
Patrik Sinkewitz
Bartosz Huzarski
Carlo Scognamiglio
Giovanni Visconti
Oscar Gatto
Francesco Tomei
Lampre-Farnese Vini
Danilo Napolitano
Alessandro Ballan
Mirco Lorenzetto
David Loosli
Francesco Gavazzi
Angelo Furlan
Liquigas-Doimo
Daniele Bennati
Marko Kump
Daniel Oss
Manuel Belletti
Fabio Sabatini
Maciej Paterski
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma-Lotto
Alessandro Petacchi
Olivier Kaisen
Staf Scheirlinckx
Jürgen Van De Walle
Mickaël Delage
Matthew Lloyd
Adam Blythe
Quick Step
Kevin Van Impe
Andrei Kunitski
Davide Malacarne
Marco Velo
Thomas Vedel Kvist
Nikolas Maes
Michael Van Staeyen
Rabobank
Graeme Brown
Lieuwe Westra
Óscar Freire Gómez
Bram Tankink
Björn Leukemans
Skil - Shimano
Koen De Kort
Piet Rooijakkers
David Deroo
Dominique Cornu
Floris Goesinnen
Tom Veelers
Mitchell Docker
Sky Professional Cycling Team
Peter Kennaugh
Ben Swift Sky
Christopher Sutton
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Mathew Hayman
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Gregory Henderson
Team HTC - Columbia
Mark Cavendish
Matthew Harley Goss
Tony Martin
Bernhard Eisel
André Greipel
Hilton Clarke
Maxime Monfort
Team Katusha
Robbie McEwen
Maxime Vantomme
Nikolay Trusov
Denis Galimzyanov
Alexandr Pliuschin
Mikhail Ignatiev
Stijn Vandenbergh
Team Milram
Wim De Vocht
Markus Eichler
Robert Wagner
Roy Sentjens
Markus Fothen
Servais Knaven
Roger Kluge
Team RadioShack
Francisco Ventoso
Gert Steegmans
Grégory Rast
Tom Leezer
Thor Hushovd
Sébastien Rosseler
Geoffroy Lequatre
Team Saxo Bank
Juan José Haedo
Stuart O'Grady
Dominic Klemme
Anders Lund
Matti Breschel
Baden Cooke
Jonathan Bellis
Favourites:
There are lots of big names here this year. But there are no real puncheur like Vinokourov participating in 2011. So we might see a sprinter winning again this year. There especially Boasson Hagen, Freire, Breschel, Haussler and Hushovd might have the best chances, at least in the theory. I think that we will see some more unknown riders in front with a better shape.
Edited by roturn on 10-10-2010 16:05
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Posted on 10-10-2010 16:47
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Tour Down Under Stage 1
Clare - Tanunda
This stage should be won by a sprinter. So the top favorites are Cavendish, Hushovd and Bennati. There is just one real difficulty with the "Menglers Hill Road" 24km before the finish. But still not hard enough to bring a sprinter into problems.
Start in Clare.
After a few kilometres Guesdon attacks and Selvaggi and Henderson are hanging on his wheel. Eichler, Coyot and Veelers will reach this group later and build todays group.
Meanwhile our Team stays in the pack. New Aussi champ Meyer rides next to last years champ Bobridge.
On "Menglers Hill Road" it looks like a mass sprint, but nevertheless Guesdon will wear the mountain jersey tomorrow ahead of Eichler and Veelers.
11km and still 1`33´´. Could the pack make a mistake today? Coyot smells a rat and gives it a try. Nobody can follow his attack.
A very close decision today. Coyot still in front and just 2km to go. Behind him his old companions. But the pack is coming closer and closer.
Great coup. The sprinter teams really failed and so Selvaggi wins out of the breakaway very close in front of McEwen and Hunter. Nobody had him on his list this morning. Good Day for Astana with Davis on 4th. Hunter can be happy with the podium. Obviously most sprinters don`t have a good shape that early.
Result
1 M. Selvaggi Astana
2. R. McEwen Team Katusha s.t.
3. R.Hunter Garmin - Transitions s.t.
4. A. Davis Astana s.t.
5. A. Petacchi Omega Lotto s.t.
6. M. Cavendish HTC-Columbia s.t.
7. D. Napolitano Lampre s.t.
8. JJ Haedo Team Saxobank s.t.
9. G. Brown Rabobank s.t.
10. T.Veelers Skil-Shimano s.t.
So still 2 of the break in the top 10.
Edited by roturn on 12-10-2010 11:41
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Posted on 10-10-2010 17:52
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3rd is a good start.
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