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Michal Kwiatowski- A Polish Superstar?
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| cavfan8 |
Posted on 04-09-2011 03:11
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After reading single rider stories I have decided to begin my own with Radioshack rider Michal Kwiatowski from Poland. |
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Posted on 04-09-2011 03:18
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Michal Kwiatowski is a 20 year old rider from Poland. He is currently with the Radioshack team. Michal is a former Under 23 ITT World Champion. He won the European championship in Road Race in 2007 and Time Trial in 2008. He has also won the Polish Under 23 ITT championships. Obviously a strong time triallist already he is also a decent sprinter.
His main goals for the season will be at the Tour of Britain and Tour of Beijing. |
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| cavfan8 |
Posted on 04-09-2011 03:27
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Hey guys, Michal here.
Can't wait to get my season started but unfortunately I'll have to wait until at least February to begin. I will update you after every race I'm in and my agent Oscar will inform you on the major races not involving me. |
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| cavfan8 |
Posted on 04-09-2011 03:33
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Hi guys, this is Oscar.
Just a quick update from Australia where Michael Matthews has won the road race and Cadel Evans has taken out the time trial championship.
Michal and team-mate Sam Bewely have also been sent on a training camp by Radioshack for 10 days to improve their fitness. |
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| cavfan8 |
Posted on 04-09-2011 03:50
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Hey, the Santos Tour Down Under has been run and won and here is a short overview of what happened,
Stage 1
Tyler Farrar takes it in a bunch sprint from Alessandro Petacchi and Theo Bos.
Satge 2
Another mass sprint but this time Petacchi got the better of Farrar and Bos again came in 3rd.
Stage 3
The 'queen stage' of this early season race was won by Ruben Perez of Euskatel-Euskadi and Sebastien Rosseler of Radioshack finished second in the same time and took hold of the ochre jersey.
Stage 4
Again the expected bunch sprint happened with Farrar edging out Petacchi on the line.
Stage 5
Willunga Hill was promised to shake up the GC but Rosseler and the boys from The Shack kept every attack under control and the whole field came to the line together where Farrar took his 3rd stage win.
Stage 6
The final stage saw Tyler Farrar of Garmin-Cervelo take line honours for the 4th time in 6 days and Rosseler take out the overall for Radioshack
Edited by cavfan8 on 04-09-2011 04:30
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| cavfan8 |
Posted on 04-09-2011 03:57
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Wow! What a great result for the guys down in Australia. My training camp was a huge success and Johann (Bruyneel) has informed me that I will lead the team at the Tour of Britain later in the year and if I do well maybe even lead the team at the Tour of Beijing! I can't wait for that time to roll around but first I will ride the Etoile de Besseges and look for a top 10 place on a stage. |
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| baia |
Posted on 04-09-2011 10:34
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We want screens...
Good luck.
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| Tooom3k |
Posted on 04-09-2011 10:36
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Good luck! I'll follow  |
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| cavfan8 |
Posted on 04-09-2011 10:39
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Fantastic! I was getting worried no-one was following. Etoile de Besseges up soon! |
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Posted on 04-09-2011 10:47
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a lot of people will be following if you make interesting story, including pictures
good luck!
Manager of Polar in Man-Game
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| cavfan8 |
Posted on 04-09-2011 11:44
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Johan Bruyneel- The Etoile de Besseges is a race around Southern France and has perviously been won by big name riders like Robbie Mcewen, Thomas Voeckler and Nick Nuyens. In this race the guys from The Shack will be looking for the GC win with Popovych as he prepares for the Giro.
Michal -
As I said before I'm looking for a top 10 finish in a sprint in this French race.
My first race of the season and I was so excited! Couldn't wait to finally race after a few months of rest.
[img-l]https://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff469/George_ODonovan/PCM0022.png[/img-l]
As a 2 man break got clear and built up a gap of about 6:30 I was safely nestled in the peloton behind Murayev
The break was caught with 25km remaining and then on a wet bend riders started to tumble
Despite Murayev, Busche and Irazir caught up in the crash our train was still decent with Rosseler, Popovych and then myself in perfect position with 5km to go
Unfortunately Yaroslav couldn't deliver me perfectly but I fought back to claim a very satisfying 8th place as Sebastien Turgot claimed the stage which puts me 8th on GC and 2nd in Young Riders
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| baia |
Posted on 04-09-2011 12:03
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First race and top10...good start....nasty crash there..
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| cavfan8 |
Posted on 04-09-2011 12:05
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@all do you like the coloured writing. Red for Michal, blue for Johan, black for Oscar and green when it's just me talking? |
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| cavfan8 |
Posted on 04-09-2011 12:13
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After achieving my goals on Stage 1 I was very happy and now just getting through these tough hilly stages were priority.
We got Bjorn Selander into the break allowing us to not have to chase but after a split mid way through the stage Johan pushed Jason McCartney, Sebastien Rosseler and Irazir to the front to enlarge the gap between myself and Michael Matthews in the fight for the white jersey. Unfortunately this meant killing Selander's chances for a stage but that was looking unlikely anyway.
When we got to the finish I had prime position on Turgot's wheel which was fantastic and meant I could sprint to a fantastic 5th and I will wear the white jersey tomorrow! Hinault took the stage ahead of a Saur-Sojasun rider and GC holder Turgot. Taaramae, Matthews and many others lost 5'25
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| cavfan8 |
Posted on 05-09-2011 11:24
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This stage is tough! Well maybe not for other riders but I really don't like hills! If I could get over the last climb in the lead group I will almost definitely win the Young Riders Classification! A very big goal to work for but for today just staying safe and not suffering too much is the aim.
We got my room-mate Matthew Busche into the breakaway and he dropped his companions over the rolling hills of Southern France. It was going to be a LONG day for him.
I safely got over the days first climb and was about to start the descent. Over the radio Johan told the team Matthew had a lead of 8"30 with 120km's to go.
And with 100km to go Cofidis and Saur-Sojasun began to chase for Taaramae and Lemoine
Over the top of the final climb and Busche had a lead of 5"20 while I was suffering like a dog but still in the peloton
Under the 5km's to go banner I was in the peloton with only Popovych with me and Busche had a 1"30 gap but was telling us he was knackered!
Again a crash marred the final but at the front Busche was just ahead as Popovych, Van Hecke (Topsport) and Mombaerts (Big Mat) were sprinting ferociously (after they put in a late attack and distanced themselves), the rest of us were out of it.
Amazingly my good friend Matthew Busche held off the charge and Popovych took a strong second and I was so overcome with excitement after the 1-2 I had a little celebration as I crossed the line.
Stage Results
Spoiler Rank Name Team Time
1 Matthew Busche Team RadioShack 4h19'51
2 Yaroslav Popovych Team RadioShack s.t.
3 Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
4 Johan Mombaerts Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
5 Preben Van Hecke Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
6 Davy Commeyne Landbouwkrediet s.t.
7 Jacek Morajko CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
8 Bert Scheirlinckx Landbouwkrediet s.t.
9 Florian Guillou Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
10 Rory Sutherland UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
11 Cyril Lemoine Saur - Sojasun s.t.
12 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
13 Kevin Peeters Landbouwkrediet s.t.
14 Tomasz Kiendyś CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
15 Bert De Waele Landbouwkrediet s.t.
16 Jack Bauer Endura Racing s.t.
17 Geert Verheyen Landbouwkrediet s.t.
18 Staf Scheirlinckx Veranda's Willems - Accent s.t.
19 Sébastien Joly Saur - Sojasun s.t.
20 Grischa Niermann Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
21 Sébastien Turgot Team Europcar s.t.
22 René Mandri Endura Racing s.t.
23 Julien Antomarchi Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
24 Vladimir Miholjevic Acqua & Sapone s.t.
25 Rafaâ Chtioui Acqua & Sapone s.t.
26 Karl Menzies UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
27 Davide Frattini UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
28 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
29 Henry Frusto D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo s.t.
30 Michal Kwiatkowski Team RadioShack s.t.
31 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
32 Michael Matthews Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
33 Edgar Pinto LA - Antarte s.t.
34 Fortunato Baliani D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo s.t.
35 Julien El Fares Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
36 Blazej Janiaczyk CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
37 Marek Rutkiewicz CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
38 Guillaume Bonnafond AG2R La Mondiale + 1'51
39 Yohann Gène Team Europcar s.t.
40 Tristan Valentin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 2'18
41 Christopher Jones UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
42 Hugo Sabido LA - Antarte s.t.
43 Jean-Eudes Demaret Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
44 Gaetan Bille Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
45 Luca Ascani D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo s.t.
46 Frédéric Amorison Landbouwkrediet s.t.
47 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
48 Steve Houanard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
49 Cyril Gautier Team Europcar s.t.
50 Juan Manuel Gárate Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
51 Stefano Garzelli Acqua & Sapone s.t.
52 Mickaël Buffaz Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
53 Tom Leezer Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
54 Carlos Betancourt Acqua & Sapone s.t.
55 Yukiya Arashiro Team Europcar s.t.
56 Jonas Vangenechten Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
57 Alexander Wetterhall Endura Racing s.t.
58 Laurent Mangel Saur - Sojasun s.t.
59 Scott Zwizanski UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
60 Nicolas Vogondy Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 3'37
61 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
62 Edwig Cammaerts Landbouwkrediet + 5'39
63 Sébastien Chavanel Team Europcar s.t.
64 James Vanlandschoot Veranda's Willems - Accent s.t.
65 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
66 Justin Jules Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
67 Giuseppe Muraglia D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo s.t.
68 Jean-Luc Delpech Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
69 Stefan Van Dijk Veranda's Willems - Accent s.t.
70 Sander Armee Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
71 Łukasz Bodnar CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
72 André Schulze CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
73 James Moss Endura Racing s.t.
74 Michael Van Staeyen Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
75 Mathieu Drujon Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
76 Toms Skujins Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
77 Florian Le Corre Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
78 Alexandre Blain Endura Racing s.t.
79 Robert Förster UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
80 Jean-Marc Bideau Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
81 Jimmy Engoulvent Saur - Sojasun s.t.
82 Robert Hayles Endura Racing s.t.
83 Sylvain Georges Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
84 Fabien Bacquet Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
85 Steven Caethoven Veranda's Willems - Accent s.t.
86 Steven Tronet Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
87 Arnoud Van Groen Veranda's Willems - Accent s.t.
88 Claudio Corioni Acqua & Sapone s.t.
89 Saïd Haddou Team Europcar s.t.
90 Bram Schmitz Veranda's Willems - Accent s.t.
91 Guillaume Blot Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
92 Olivier Pardini Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
93 Jos Van Emden Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
94 Alexandre Pichot Team Europcar s.t.
95 Kris Boeckmans Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
96 Arnaud Coyot Saur - Sojasun s.t.
97 Rony Martias Saur - Sojasun s.t.
98 Florian Vachon Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
99 Johan Le Bon Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
100 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
101 Bartlomiej Matysiak CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
102 Egidijus Juodvalkis Landbouwkrediet s.t.
103 Bruno Silva LA - Antarte s.t.
104 Boy Van Poppel UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
105 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
106 Julien Fouchard Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
107 Cayetano Sarmiento Acqua & Sapone s.t.
108 Benjamin Giraud Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
109 Mathieu Claude Team Europcar s.t.
110 Simone Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t.
111 Nicolas Bazin Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
112 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t.
113 Sébastien Rosseler Team RadioShack s.t.
114 Renaud Dion Bretagne - Schuller + 9'35
115 Ariel Maximiliano Richeze D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo s.t.
116 Adrian Honkisz CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
117 Dieter Cappelle Veranda's Willems - Accent s.t.
118 Scott Thwaites Endura Racing s.t.
119 Sjef De Wilde Veranda's Willems - Accent s.t.
120 Morgan Kneisky Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
121 Bernardo Riccio D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo s.t.
122 Christophe Laborie Saur - Sojasun s.t.
123 Jarl Salomein Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
124 Francesco Di Paolo Acqua & Sapone s.t.
125 Grégory Joseph Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
126 Alexander Zdanov D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo s.t.
127 Jerome Giaux Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
128 Rick Flens Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
129 Hernâni Brôco LA - Antarte s.t.
130 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack s.t.
131 Markel Irizar Team RadioShack s.t.
132 Romain Matheou Saur - Sojasun + 11'23
133 Christophe Premont Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
134 Bruno Sancho LA - Antarte + 16'10
135 Aleksandrs Kurbatskis Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
136 Andrew Pinfold UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
137 Loïc Desriac Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
138 Masaaki Kikuchi D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo s.t.
139 Rui Vinhas LA - Antarte s.t.
140 Denis Flahaut Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
141 Henrijs Vimba Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
142 Matthieu Boulo Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
143 Ludovic Mottet Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
144 Jason McCartney Team RadioShack s.t.
145 Toms Flaksis Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille + 18'14
146 Laurens De Vreese Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
147 Matthieu Halleguen Bretagne - Schuller + 21'00
148 Justin Van Hoecke Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
149 Thomas Vaubourzeix Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
150 Olivier Chevalier Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
So I retain the white jersey over the race's hardest stages, Chtioui (Aqua & Sapone) is my only competitor and he is at same time as me so I will have to be careful there. I'm pretty tired now so I will play it safe (certainly won't be attacking) so I win the U25 catagory in my first race with a Pro Tour team.
Apologies for the small 2nd picture not sure what went on. |
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Posted on 05-09-2011 11:54
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nice result |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 05-09-2011 12:26
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Could you please use .jpg screenshots instead of .png? It decreases the loading time a lot!
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