Hi everyone, here is my second story here in pcmdaily, i want to introduced my team, it is a mixed of French and Belgian riders, with a weak attributes, let see:
Custom team: Soft.Computing-Ixina Team
Level: Hard
Maillot:
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Main Sponsor:
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Soft.computing (Internet)
Co-Sponsor:
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Ixina (Trade)
Secundary Sponsors:
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ANEVIA (Telecommunications)
TWC (Internet)
Anset (Insurance)
KREFEL (Shop)
Oresys (Consultancy)
Synton (Software)
Roster:
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Objectives:
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I don't expect to achieve them all. Because my priority are french and belgian races.
04/05/2012 - 08/05/2012 4 Jours de Dunkerque / Tour du Nord-pas-de-Calais (2.HC)
11/05/2012 - 13/05/2012 Tour de Picardie (2.1)
26/05/2012 GP de Plumelec-Morbihan (1.1)
27/05/2012 Boucles de l'Aulne (1.1)
First of all, i must advise you that my way of playing with these weak teams, is to be aggressive, attack a lot and put my riders in the breakaways, is very difficult to get good results, just waiting until the end of the stage and try to beat the stronger cyclists.
So, I hope you enjoy my story and find it funny.
I focus my priorities in continental races, mostly by French and Belgian territory. So, thanks to all, for your comments and sorry if my english isn't good, i'm from colombia.
17/01/2012 - 23/01/2012 Tour de San Luis (2.1)
Stage 1
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Petit got his first top ten in a sprint stage. Not bad to start.
Stage 2
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The profile of the stage was interesting to the breakaway, so, i put my young and unknown french, Thiebaut. At five kms to the finish, the head of the race had a good gap.
Behind them, Movistar was working in the peloton .
At the beggning of "El Trapiche" , Van der sande attacks!!
Quintana follow him.
But, he could not follow them. Van der sande was strong, but...
...he let his teammate to achieve the victory for the great effort made on the stage. Thiebaut got the first victory to our team. Great!!!
Stage 3
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Another day for the sprinters, but Petit couldn't follow a good wheel
Stage 4
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The I.T.T. was so bad for our leader, Van der sande couldn't do well and lose much time. Ghyselinck made the 2nd time, not bad!!!
Stage 5
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Another day for the breakaway, this time was Vichot. But, in the final climb, Trofimov was stronger than our rider. Anyway, another 2nd place, was really good for us.
Stage 6
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The queen stage, Quintana was the strongest of all. We lose a lot of time, but we preserve the top 10th in GC.
Stage 7
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Final day, sprinters day and another top 10th in the stage for Vichot.
General classification
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Three riders in the top 10th, nice!!!
Mountain classification
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Thiebaut got the mountain jearsey plus one stage...what a way to start!!!
29/01/2012 GP d'Ouverture La Marseillaise (1.1)
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Vichot tried to surprise the favourites, but, Dumoulin and ravard were stronger than our rider. Dumoulin won and Vichot was 3rd. Not bad in a classic with a lot of strong riders.
Good riding in Argentina and France, strong results for the team without much experience, good luck in the next one. Edited by Avin Wargunnson on 17-04-2012 08:03
Petit to the wheel of Dumoulin and got the 2nd place. Samuel was so strong.
Stage 2
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Well, in a first step, i did not think to put Petit in the breakaway of the day, but, I.A. was so stupid and let him to got a lot of gap. Although it seemed as if they were to capture at five kms to the finish line.
But that didn't happen, Again, i didn't know what was thinking the peloton. Chtiuoi and Petit define the victory.
Peloton was slept.
Chtioui surprised Petit, and got the victory.
The fight for GC would be only for these two.
Stage 3
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Another day for breakaway, Mondory, Pichon and our young french, Thiebaut, had a good gap.
Behind of them, the peloton was trying to reach us.
But it was too late, Mondory won and Thiebaut was 2nd.
Vichot won the sprint of the peloton.
And thanks to that, Thiebaut was into the podium.
Stage 4
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Sprinters day, so, Dumoulin won without problems. Petit tried to discount the difference from Chtioui, but he failed.
Stage 5
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Final stage and Petit did not well, so, Vichot felt better and won the stage.
We lost the GC, for only four seconds, but, he doesn't matter, it was a really good race.
First stage was a quiet day, but at the end, Kroon and Andy attacks, so, i put Van der sande to his wheel.
They stopped, so, van der sande continued attacking.
And got the victory!!!
Stage 2
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The end of this stage was hard, Andy attacks, nobody could follow him, so, he got the victory and Van der sande lost the jearsey leader. To shame, but he finished at the podium. Not bad looking the participation. Also, our Delaplace got the KOM jearsey.
19/02/2012 - 23/02/2012 Vuelta a Andalucia - Ruta del Sol (2.1)
Stage 1
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The race starts with a 6kms prologue. Ghyselinkx did te best provisional time
Castroviejo, the favorite for the win today, did a worse time, and our rider got the victory.
Stage 2
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Second day, a hard profile, with two difficult climbs, Elissonde attacks at 25 kms to the finish.
At 5 kms to the finish, he kept the gap, about 20 seconds.
Nobody could catch him and got te victory and the jearsey leader too.
Stage 3
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Sprinters day, so, Vichot was the fastest and got another victory for my team.
Stage 4
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Breakaway day, I let the break came. So, nothing changed in GC.
The peloton arrived 2 minutes later.
Stage 5
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Final day, so i have controlled the entire race. 5 kms at the finished i built the sprint-train
D. Schorn, a the right side, began to sprint.
Vichot launched Petit
Petit sprinted and Photofinish!!! he got the victory!!!
GC
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Sponsor ask me for top 10 in GC, well, i hope he fell happy with the victory
A cobbled-classic with important participation, at the finals 20 kms, my co-leaders were in the main group.
Nobody attacked, so, the victory was decided to sprint.
Boonen was faster, Haussler 2nd and Our leader, Ghyselinkx 9th, a great result for us.
26/02/2012 Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne (1.1)
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A secondary race, but with important participation, M. Cavendish, Cancellara, Haussler, Breschel... this last one, was strongest than Ghyselinkx and got the victory, but, 2nd and 4th places for us were GREAT!!!
26/02/2012 Boucles du Sud Ardèche - Souvenir Francis Delpech (1.1)
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a minor french classic, but with important participation, in the last kilometers, A. Vichot was stronger and got the victory, another for our team!!