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[C2] Tour de Pologne Discussion
Crommy
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Posted on 18-08-2013 11:55
One week of undulating terrain greet the riders in the much maligned Tour de Pologne, with the stage set for a mix of sprinters and puncheurs to take the limelight in Poland. The looped circuit of stage 6 looks like it will be a tough day and could provide the GC winner.

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Race History
In 2007, the first season of management game racing, the Tour de Pologne was a ProTour race. Allan Davis (Discovery Channel) and Stuart O'Grady (Francaise des Jeux) had a battle of the Australians, as they took two sprint stages apiece, but the race hotted up on stage 6, with Josep Jufre (Predictor - Lotto) taking a stunning solo stage win and Michael Boogerd (Crédit Agricole) taking over the yellow jersey after distancing the peloton.

However, stage 7 saw Paolo Savoldelli (Liquigas) ride solo and take a tremendous victory, winning the GC by 29 seconds. Stuart O'Grady won the Points classification by 3 points over Allan Davis, Josep Jufre was rewarded for his solo heroics with the KOM, Jelle Vanendert (Liquigas) was best young rider and Predictor - Lotto the best team.

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Spoiler
1Paolo SavoldelliLIQUIGAS30h20'40
2Michael BoogerdCRÉDIT AGRICOLE+ 29
3Josep JufrePREDICTOR - LOTTO+ 1'00
4Gilberto SimoniCAISSE D'EPARGNE+ 1'17
5Vladimir KarpetsASTANÁs.t.
6Matthias KesslerUNIBET.COMs.t.
7Cristian MoreniCOFIDIS, LE CRÉDIT PAR TÉLÉPHONEs.t.
8Constantino ZaballaCAISSE D'EPARGNE+ 1'41
9David De la FuenteSAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIRs.t.
10Markus FothenPREDICTOR - LOTTOs.t.
11Luca MazzantiAG2R PRÉVOYANCEs.t.
12Jelle VanendertLIQUIGASs.t.
13Alberto ContadorAG2R PRÉVOYANCEs.t.
14Rubén PlazaBOUYGUES TELECOMs.t.
15Sylvain ChavanelCOFIDIS, LE CRÉDIT PAR TÉLÉPHONEs.t.
16Chris HornerPREDICTOR - LOTTOs.t.
17Vincenzo NibaliLIQUIGASs.t.
18David ZabriskieQUICK STEP - INNERGETICs.t.
19Óscar Pereiro SioCAISSE D'EPARGNEs.t.
20Jérôme PineauBOUYGUES TELECOMs.t.
21Johan VansummerenPREDICTOR - LOTTO+ 2'39
22Leonardo BertagnolliLIQUIGASs.t.
23José Ivan Gutiérrez PalaciosCAISSE D'EPARGNEs.t.
24Sylvain CalzatiAG2R PRÉVOYANCEs.t.
25Maxime MonfortCOFIDIS, LE CRÉDIT PAR TÉLÉPHONEs.t.
26Tom DanielsonDISCOVERY CHANNEL PRO CYCLING TEAMs.t.
27Xavier FlorencioBOUYGUES TELECOMs.t.
28Maxim IglinskiASTANÁ+ 3'41
29Carlos BarredoQUICK STEP - INNERGETICs.t.
30Dmitri FofonovCRÉDIT AGRICOLE+ 4'17
31Andreas KlödenUNIBET.COM+ 4'29
32Jaroslav PopovychPREDICTOR - LOTTOs.t.
33Marco FertonaniCAISSE D'EPARGNE+ 4'33
34Alessandro ProniQUICK STEP - INNERGETIC+ 4'41
35Ruben Elvira LobatoSAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR+ 5'21
36Pierrick FédrigoBOUYGUES TELECOMs.t.
37Mirko CelestinoTEAM MILRAM+ 5'27
38Guido TrentinSAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR+ 5'29
39Thomas VoecklerBOUYGUES TELECOM+ 5'37
40Frantisek RabonT-MOBILE TEAM+ 5'45
41Simon GerransAG2R PRÉVOYANCE+ 6'49
42Addy EngelsQUICK STEP - INNERGETICs.t.
43Laurens Ten DamUNIBET.COM+ 6'57
44Stef ClementBOUYGUES TELECOMs.t.
45Steffen WesemannCRÉDIT AGRICOLEs.t.
46Andrei MizourovASTANÁ+ 7'39
47Luis PasamontesUNIBET.COM+ 8'10
48Eric BerthouCAISSE D'EPARGNE+ 8'18
49Kurt-Asle ArvesenTEAM CSC+ 8'33
50Bram TankinkQUICK STEP - INNERGETICs.t.
51Allan DavisDISCOVERY CHANNEL PRO CYCLING TEAM+ 8'41
52Francisco VentosoSAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR+ 8'55
53Laurent LefèvreBOUYGUES TELECOM+ 9'09
54Konstantin SiutsouDISCOVERY CHANNEL PRO CYCLING TEAM+ 11'37
55Iker CamañoSAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR+ 11'45
56Carl NaiboAG2R PRÉVOYANCE+ 11'46
57Pierre RollandCRÉDIT AGRICOLE+ 11'57
58René MandriAG2R PRÉVOYANCE+ 12'42
59Dmitri MuravjevASTANÁ+ 12'50
60Mauro FacciQUICK STEP - INNERGETICs.t.
61Gonzalo RabuñalCRÉDIT AGRICOLE+ 13'25
62Sébastien JolyFRANÇAISE DES JEUX+ 13'53
63Bart WellensBOUYGUES TELECOM+ 13'54
64Tom CrielUNIBET.COM+ 14'25
65Rémi PauriolCRÉDIT AGRICOLE+ 14'37
66Andreas KlierCAISSE D'EPARGNEs.t.
67Stuart O'GradyFRANÇAISE DES JEUX+ 14'54
68Aleksandr KolobnevTEAM CSC+ 14'59
69Alessandro SpezialettiLIQUIGAS+ 15'09
70Bradley WigginsCOFIDIS, LE CRÉDIT PAR TÉLÉPHONE+ 15'32
71Alex Ardila CanoT-MOBILE TEAM+ 17'35
72Brian VandborgDISCOVERY CHANNEL PRO CYCLING TEAM+ 17'57
73Benoît PoilvetCRÉDIT AGRICOLE+ 18'04
74Marco VeloTEAM MILRAM+ 18'13
75Gerrit GlomserTEAM CSC+ 18'34
76Uros MurnDISCOVERY CHANNEL PRO CYCLING TEAM+ 18'37
77Christian KneesTEAM MILRAM+ 18'59
78Evgeni SladkovASTANÁ+ 20'09
79Hubert DupontAG2R PRÉVOYANCE+ 20'44
80Michiel ElijzenCOFIDIS, LE CRÉDIT PAR TÉLÉPHONE+ 21'36
81Francesco GavazziLAMPRE - FONDITAL+ 22'21
82Enrico GasparottoLIQUIGAS+ 22'45
83Wladimir GustovTEAM CSC+ 23'05
84Michael SchärASTANÁ+ 23'09
85Kevin Van ImpeQUICK STEP - INNERGETICs.t.
86Benoît VaugrenardFRANÇAISE DES JEUX+ 23'25
87Fabio SacchiTEAM MILRAM+ 23'39
88Sergio Luis Henao MontoyaT-MOBILE TEAM+ 24'04
89Aleksandr KuchinskiLIQUIGAS+ 24'53
90Matteo BonoLAMPRE - FONDITAL+ 25'12
91Markus EichlerUNIBET.COM+ 25'17
92Anthony GeslinBOUYGUES TELECOM+ 25'36
93Leonardo PiepoliSAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR+ 26'09
94Leif HosteLAMPRE - FONDITAL+ 26'29
95Steven De JonghQUICK STEP - INNERGETIC+ 26'53
96Martin MüllerTEAM MILRAM+ 27'16
97Maximiliano RichezeCAISSE D'EPARGNE+ 28'39
98Martin ElmigerAG2R PRÉVOYANCE+ 28'53
99Michael BlaudzunTEAM CSCs.t.
100Sébastien MinardCOFIDIS, LE CRÉDIT PAR TÉLÉPHONE+ 30'21
101Mauro Da DaltoLIQUIGAS+ 30'36
102Juan José HaedoTEAM CSC+ 30'57
103Erwin ThijsUNIBET.COM+ 33'17
104Niki TerpstraTEAM MILRAM+ 33'46
105Bert RoesemsPREDICTOR - LOTTO+ 34'05
106Massimilliano MoriLAMPRE - FONDITAL+ 35'46
107Matthew WhiteDISCOVERY CHANNEL PRO CYCLING TEAM+ 36'20
108Enrico PoitschkeTEAM MILRAM+ 37'24
109Frédéric GuesdonFRANÇAISE DES JEUX+ 37'41
110Aleksandr KhatuntsevUNIBET.COM+ 37'56
111Olaf PollackCRÉDIT AGRICOLE+ 38'07
112Bert GrabschT-MOBILE TEAM+ 38'44
113Fred RodriguezPREDICTOR - LOTTO+ 39'25
114Jason McCartneyDISCOVERY CHANNEL PRO CYCLING TEAM+ 39'48
115Christophe MenginFRANÇAISE DES JEUXs.t.
116Koen De KortASTANÁ+ 40'32
117Ludovic AugerFRANÇAISE DES JEUX+ 40'44
118Koldo GilSAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR+ 41'45
119Julian RammlerTEAM PZ - RACING AACHEN+ 42'52
120Allan JohansenTEAM CSC+ 43'09
121Fumiyuki BeppuDISCOVERY CHANNEL PRO CYCLING TEAM+ 45'08
122Alberto BenitezSAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR+ 45'12
123Carlo WestphalT-MOBILE TEAM+ 45'32
124Tyler FarrarCOFIDIS, LE CRÉDIT PAR TÉLÉPHONEs.t.
125Lloyd MondoryAG2R PRÉVOYANCE+ 45'34
126Piotr MazurSAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR+ 46'28
127Stefano ZaniniPREDICTOR - LOTTO+ 47'00
128Christophe DetillouxFRANÇAISE DES JEUX+ 47'08
129Paolo BossoniLAMPRE - FONDITAL+ 49'22
130Dennis HaueisenTEAM MILRAM+ 49'24
131Evert VerbistLIQUIGAS+ 50'19
132Romain FeilluTEAM CSC+ 54'17
133Roger HammondT-MOBILE TEAM+ 54'20
134Kazuhiro MoriAISAN RACING TEAM+ 54'25
135Moris PossoniLAMPRE - FONDITAL+ 54'41
136Kasper KlostergaardTEAM CSC+ 57'13
137Gerald CiolekT-MOBILE TEAM+ 58'28
138Chris LintamanTEAM PZ - RACING AACHEN+ 58'57
139Roy SentjensPREDICTOR - LOTTO+ 59'32
140Thomas ZieglerT-MOBILE TEAM+ 1h01'08
141René HaselbacherASTANÁ+ 1h01'48
142Gorik GardeynUNIBET.COM+ 1h04'28
143Hervé Duclos-LassalleCOFIDIS, LE CRÉDIT PAR TÉLÉPHONE+ 1h05'51
144Eric BaumannT-MOBILE TEAM+ 1h06'52
145Wilfried CretskensQUICK STEP - INNERGETIC+ 1h08'04
146Enrico FranzoiLAMPRE - FONDITAL+ 1h09'09
147Elia RigottoTEAM MILRAM+ 1h09'24
148Mark SolbergTEAM PZ - RACING AACHEN+ 1h12'12
149Sébastien ChavanelFRANÇAISE DES JEUX+ 1h15'56
150Alex RasmussenCAISSE D'EPARGNEs.t.
151Thomas BontenackelsTEAM PZ - RACING AACHEN+ 1h16'21
152Takeaki AyabeAISAN RACING TEAM+ 1h18'52
153Timothy GudsellFRANÇAISE DES JEUX+ 1h19'40
154Jaime Alberto CastañedaLAMPRE - FONDITAL+ 1h20'36
155Christophe KernCRÉDIT AGRICOLE+ 1h21'37
156Aleksei KolessovASTANÁ+ 1h22'31
157Tjarco CuppensTEAM PZ - RACING AACHEN+ 1h26'22
158Taiji NishitaniAISAN RACING TEAM+ 1h29'24
159Juan Francisco MourónKARPIN GALICIA+ 1h29'48
160Marc HabetsTEAM PZ - RACING AACHEN+ 1h30'28
161Michael SchweizerTEAM PZ - RACING AACHEN+ 1h32'36
162Hideya AkiyamaAISAN RACING TEAM+ 1h38'56
163Tetsuya IshidaAISAN RACING TEAM+ 1h39'08
164Christian GertzTEAM PZ - RACING AACHEN+ 1h45'33
165Takumi BeppuAISAN RACING TEAM+ 1h48'23
166Satoshi HiroseAISAN RACING TEAM+ 1h49'45
167Kenichi SuzukiAISAN RACING TEAM+ 1h54'48


2008 saw the race feature again in the ProTour (and featured management game legend Theo Bos), and opened with a TTT, which was taken by Carlsberg, who received the same time as France Televisions. Stage 2 saw a 9 man BOTD take a 1'34 victory over the peloton, led home by Leonardo Bertagnolli (Domina Vacanze), who immeditely took yellow to replace his zebra stripe outfit.

A series of sprints over the next 3 stages saw Juan Van Heerden take two wins (Ferrari - Guerciotti), and then stage 6 arrived, where Michael Boogerd (Crédit Agricole) won from a selection of 4 riders to take the lead on the penultimate stage for the second year running. This year however, he retained the lead on the final stage to finally win the Tour de Pologne.

Juan Van Heerden took the points jersey, Franco Pellizotti (Telefonica), second overall, took the KOM, Vincenzo Nibali (Domina Vacanze) won the best young rider and Domina Vacanze also were best team

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Spoiler
1 Michael Boogerd CRÉDIT AGRICOLE 25h11'35
2 Sylvain Calzati AG2R PRÉVOYANCE + 1'23
3 Franco Pellizotti TELEFONICA + 1'54
4 Michael Rasmussen CARLSBERG + 2'06
5 Cyril Dessel TEAM FLOGAS + 2'37
6 Vincenzo Nibali DOMINA VACANZE + 3'29
7 Igor Astarloa FED-EX + 3'39
8 Paolo Savoldelli CARLSBERG + 3'50
9 Juan José Cobo CYCLING24 - HONDA + 3'56
10 Kim Kirchen DOMINA VACANZE + 4'01
11 Dario Cataldo DOMINA VACANZE + 4'49
12 Jelle Vanendert DOMINA VACANZE + 4'57
13 George Hincapie AG2R PRÉVOYANCE + 5'03
14 Thomas Lövkvist SATURN + 5'04
15 Jérome Pineau CYCLING24 - HONDA + 5'07
16 Manuel Medina ACCUMALUX + 5'15
17 Ruslan Podgorny CCC POLSAT POLKOWICE + 5'22
18 Przemyslaw Niemiec ACCUMALUX + 5'44
19 Marek Rutkiewicz ACTION - UNIQA + 6'52
20 Cristian Moreni FRANCE TELEVEISIONS + 7'34


The race disappeared for a few years, until returning last year in the Continental Tour. This was the year of the Italians, with Claudio Corioni (Venchi) opening up the race with a sprint win. He held the lead up until stage 4, where the BOTD stayed away by nearly four minutes. Gatis Smukulis (Trilux - Falke) took the stage, Pieter Ghyllebert (California Giant Berry Farms) took the lead.

Stage 5 saw the first hills of the race, and Francesco Ginanni (Vespa) showed his class with a solo victory, also taking the race lead by 3 seconds. He extended his lead to a minute on the next stage, and finished as the winner of the Tour de Pologne.

Claudio Corioni took the points jersey by a solitary point over Ginanni, Jordi Grau (UniCredit) the KOM, Cesare Di Maggio (Venchi) the best young rider and Bianchi the best team

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Spoiler
1Francesco GinanniVespa - Aprilia - De Rosa29h59'00
2Cesare Di MaggioTeam Venchi ProCycling+ 1'07
3Dimitri ClaeysTeam Bianchi+ 1'30
4Matthias KesslerTeam Trilux - Falke+ 2'09
5Maxime MonfortTeam Bianchi+ 2'32
6Samuel Sánchez GonzalezCalifornia Giant Berry Farms-Specialized+ 2'34
7Aleksandr KolobnevT.CS Bank - OJSC+ 2'47
8Pieter WeeningUniCredits.t.
9Chris FroomeRapha Condor - Qhubeka+ 2'49
10Fabian WegmannTeam Trilux - Falke+ 3'07
11Ignas KonovalovasCyclevox+ 3'40
12Marcel WyssSaab - Scania+ 3'54
13Hassen Ben NasserProximus - Trek+ 4'20
14Cristiano SalernoFerrari - ERG+ 5'24
15Ryder HesjedalTeam Rothaus - Aegon+ 5'38
16Benjamin NovalVolksWagen - Siemens+ 6'33
17David De la FuenteTeam Bianchi+ 6'42
18Pieter GhyllebertCalifornia Giant Berry Farms-Specialized+ 6'56
19Juan José CoboTeam Bianchi+ 7'56
20Aleksandar FlügelVolksWagen - Siemens+ 7'59
Spoiler:
21Coen VermeltfoortKoppert Cycling Team+ 8'23
22Koldo GilTeam Bianchi+ 8'24
23Giovanni ViscontiUniCredit+ 9'25
24Jordi GrauUniCredit+ 11'07
25Grégory RastTeam Trilux - Falke+ 11'21
26Luis PasamontesCalifornia Giant Berry Farms-Specialized+ 11'26
27Gatis SmukulisTeam Trilux - Falke+ 11'42
28Martin VelitsTeam Rothaus - Aegons.t.
29Pavel BruttT.CS Bank - OJSC+ 12'05
30Jan BartaTeam Trilux - Falke+ 12'22
31Andreas SchillengerTeam Trilux - Falke+ 12'24
32Wes SulzbergerRapha Condor - Qhubeka+ 12'36
33Ricardo Van der VeldeCyclevox+ 12'52
34Dmitri KozontchukT.CS Bank - OJSC+ 13'26
35Lorenzo BernucciUniCredit+ 13'59
36Ivan RovnyT.CS Bank - OJSC+ 14'46
37Alex DowsettRapha Condor - Qhubeka+ 14'51
38Wilco KeldermanTeam Puma - SAP+ 15'01
39David GarbelliVespa - Aprilia - De Rosa+ 16'38
40Dimitri JiriakovRapha Condor - Qhubeka+ 17'00
41Valentin IglinskiTeam Rothaus - Aegon+ 17'27
42Peter SaganTeam Venchi ProCycling+ 18'19
43Paolo Longo BorghiniFerrari - ERG+ 18'25
44Alex CouttsCyclevox+ 18'26
45Evgeni PetrovT.CS Bank - OJSC+ 18'28
46Jocelyn BarTeam Puma - SAP+ 18'33
47Ben Jacques-MaynesCalifornia Giant Berry Farms-Specialized+ 18'37
48Tesfar TeklitRapha Condor - Qhubekas.t.
49Georg PreidlerVolksWagen - Siemens+ 18'38
50Markus FahnertTeam Trilux - Falke+ 18'54
51Alberigo PassalacquaVespa - Aprilia - De Rosa+ 19'04
52Dries DevenynsTeam Trilux - Falke+ 19'41
53Johan CoenenProximus - Trek+ 19'53
54Gabriele BosisioVespa - Aprilia - De Rosa+ 19'54
55Vasili KiryenkaT.CS Bank - OJSC+ 19'58
56Tom StamsnijderKoppert Cycling Team+ 20'41
57Michał KwiatkowskiVespa - Aprilia - De Rosa+ 21'08
58Manuel QuinziatoVespa - Aprilia - De Rosa+ 21'47
59Mauro SantambrogioFerrari - ERG+ 22'59
60Klaas VantornoutTeam Bianchi+ 23'19
61Olivier Le GacTeam Puma - SAP+ 23'33
62Claudio CorioniTeam Venchi ProCycling+ 23'42
63Nikias ArndtVespa - Aprilia - De Rosa+ 23'44
64Nikolai TrusovT.CS Bank - OJSC+ 24'08
65Eros CapecchiFerrari - ERG+ 25'41
66Mikel LandaTeam Rothaus - Aegon+ 26'06
67Francesco RedaTeam Venchi ProCycling+ 26'28
68Kiel ReijnenCalifornia Giant Berry Farms-Specialized+ 26'46
69Enrique SalgueiroSaab - Scania+ 27'06
70Peter KennaughRapha Condor - Qhubeka+ 28'35
71Connor McConveyCyclevox+ 31'18
72George BennettOz Cycling Project+ 32'56
73Mike Aaron EggerTeam Puma - SAP+ 34'20
74Tosh Van der SandeUniCredit+ 35'27
75Mario VogtTeam Puma - SAP+ 35'29
76Chris OpieCyclevox+ 37'51
77Davide ViganòTeam Venchi ProCycling+ 38'14
78Luke DurbridgeOz Cycling Project+ 38'38
79Michael MatthewsOz Cycling Project+ 38'48
80Alejandro BorrajoUniCredit+ 39'19
81Oscar GattoVespa - Aprilia - De Rosa+ 39'50
82Andreas MatzbacherTeam Bianchi+ 40'01
83Haijun MaProximus - Trek+ 41'01
84Peter Riis AndersenUniCredit+ 43'44
85Bernardo ColexCalifornia Giant Berry Farms-Specialized+ 43'52
86Natnael BerhaneRapha Condor - Qhubeka+ 44'21
87Noam CohenProximus - Trek+ 44'34
88Daniele PietropolliFerrari - ERG+ 44'56
89Cherif AbdallahRapha Condor - Qhubeka+ 45'56
90Lieuwe WestraKoppert Cycling Team+ 47'20
91Rick FlensKoppert Cycling Team+ 47'41
92Maximillian SchachmannTeam Rothaus - Aegon+ 48'06
93Matthew BrammeierSaab - Scania+ 49'05
94Anders LundSaab - Scania+ 49'33
95Alex HowesCalifornia Giant Berry Farms-Specialized+ 49'37
96Karel HnikTeam Puma - SAP+ 50'01
97Graham BriggsCyclevox+ 52'05
98Antonio SantoroTeam Venchi ProCycling+ 52'25
99Nairo QuintanaUniCredit+ 52'28
100Baden CookeOz Cycling Project+ 53'07
101Aleksei MarkovT.CS Bank - OJSC+ 55'25
102Cristian CominelliTeam Venchi ProCycling+ 57'19
103Evan OliphantCyclevox+ 57'34
104Mark RenshawOz Cycling Project+ 57'40
105King Lok CheungOz Cycling Project+ 58'37
106Daniel KlemmeTeam Puma - SAP+ 59'34
107Vojtech HaceckýProximus - Trek+ 1h00'24
108Alberto LoddoVolksWagen - Siemens+ 1h01'41
109Maciej UlanowskiProximus - Treks.t.
110Félix Emilio BesadaOz Cycling Project+ 1h03'00
111Nacer BouhanniTeam Puma - SAP+ 1h03'45
112Francesco ChicchiSaab - Scania+ 1h07'16
113Giuseppe FonziFerrari - ERG+ 1h07'18
114Glenn O'SheaOz Cycling Projects.t.
115Fabien TaillefourKoppert Cycling Team+ 1h07'55
116Kim MichelyTeam C+ 1h10'53
117Wen Hao LiVolksWagen - Siemens+ 1h13'16
118Nico SchochTeam Rothaus - Aegon+ 1h13'23
119Egbert ReekersProximus - Trek+ 1h14'59
120Pim LigthartKoppert Cycling Team+ 1h16'28
121Johim AriesenTeam Rothaus - Aegon+ 1h16'30
122Marcin BialoblockiTeam C+ 1h18'29
123Crescenzo D'AmoreFerrari - ERG+ 1h21'03
124Peter MöhlmannKoppert Cycling Team+ 1h21'18
125Alexander KriegerTeam Rothaus - Aegon+ 1h21'33
126Tomas AzaltovicSaab - Scania+ 1h21'57
127Mattias WestlingSaab - Scania+ 1h24'02
128Laurent LefèvreProximus - Trek+ 1h24'45
129Andreas KlierVolksWagen - Siemens+ 1h24'54
130Robert FörsterVolksWagen - Siemens+ 1h26'33
131Marco ZanottiFerrari - ERG+ 1h27'38
132Wim StroetingaKoppert Cycling Team+ 1h29'01
133Jimmi SørensenSaab - Scania+ 1h30'52
134Kevin PauwelsCyclevox+ 1h34'12
135Nevio TirloniTeam Venchi ProCycling+ 1h38'38
136Kevin PredatschVolksWagen - Siemens+ 1h38'59



Startlist
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There's an interesting mix of printers and puncheurs here. Starting with the sprinters, and it's tough to call who will do well here. There's plenty of extremely quick riders, like Thorsen (Allianz), Maksimov (Privatbank) and Lay (Iberia), but will they have the stamina to compete at the end of the stage, or even be there. Will the small peloton (89 riders) help or hinder them? We then have slower sprinters with more likelihood of being in good shape at the end of the stage, with Renshaw (Cadburys), Speirs (Magna) and Cano (BNCR) all hoping to feature.

We then have our puncheurs. As you can tell by the startlist screenshot, Cyanide's startlist generator would appear to favour sprinters, so will Rodriguez and Sanchez (Iberia), two of the strongest riders on paper, be given the leading role, or why Cyanide AI sacrifice their chances for Lay? Other strong riders include Weening (Gazelle), my favourite named rider Mehr-Wenige (Adira), Scarponi (Kappa - ENI) and Niemiec (Credexbank).
Edited by Crommy on 18-08-2013 12:07
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Miguel98
Top  #2 Print Post
Posted on 18-08-2013 11:59
Great preview Crommy. Should be again a fight between the big three. This time, I hope that Dehr - Menige take's the win.
 
Ste117
Top  #3 Print Post
Posted on 18-08-2013 13:26
Home tours for both Niemiec and Golas, hoping they can produce in front of their home fans, however Niemiec has been extremely poor this season and fighting to keep his place as Team Leader. I do expect Golas to come close to winning a stage or two though.
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Spilak23
Top  #4 Print Post
Posted on 18-08-2013 14:08
I clearly targeted this race. A Sanchez - Rodriguez combo should give us atleast a podium spot and a top 10 place plus a stage win.

Everything Lay gets in the flat stages is extra.
Edited by Spilak23 on 18-08-2013 14:08
 
fintas
Top  #5 Print Post
Posted on 18-08-2013 17:11
Finally we are back in action .. Although our team is not the best, the truth is that we are here to win. The competition is strong with Rodriguez, Sanchez, Weening, Scarponi and Niemiec, all possibilities to make a good race. I do not think sprinters are capable of overcoming the first and sixth stage without losing too much time, so the victory will go to one of the names listed above
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Stevenag
Top  #6 Print Post
Posted on 18-08-2013 20:18
Scarponi should be able to fight for a top 3 here. Has a single helper in Failli, but he has shown himsalf able to win this kind of races before.
Lasca should also be in the front on the easier stages. He has delivered before on harder sprint stages, and stage three should suit him well.
 
dev4ever
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Posted on 18-08-2013 20:54
Finally back racing again! Hoping for some decent points too.
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Posted on 19-08-2013 07:12
Stage 2, 4 and 7 for Maksimov please Grin The other sprint stage could be for Polivoda...

Also Vorganov should be able to do quite well here Wink
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Posted on 19-08-2013 11:26
I hope for a top10 in the GC and some action in the BODs.

Almost all the big names are here so our expectations aren't high
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Posted on 19-08-2013 19:00
Man, I did not send a strong team here.

I even think this is a goal race for me.

Good planning ftw
 
Miguel98
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Posted on 19-08-2013 19:04
Firefly21 wrote:
Man, I did not send a strong team here.

I even think this is a goal race for me.

Good planning ftw


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Posted on 19-08-2013 19:21
Firefly21 wrote:
Man, I did not send a strong team here.

I even think this is a goal race for me.

Good planning ftw

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Miguel98
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Posted on 19-08-2013 22:47
What a win from Torckler and another win from Cadbury. Shame their going to disband at the end of the season. Sad
 
Smowz
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Posted on 20-08-2013 07:28
Torckler continues to put himself in the shop window, nice win there. Cadburys taking a lucrative opening stage. Great Smile
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fjhoekie
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Posted on 20-08-2013 07:28
Shame there were no real gaps...

But on the other side, Polivoda now has a chance to take the leader jersey... If only I hadn't brought Maksimov...
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Spilak23
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Posted on 20-08-2013 09:47
Flat finishes without leadouts are so messsy. Good to see our leaders aggressive
 
fintas
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Posted on 20-08-2013 10:43
It was unfortunate that no differences have made In this stage, but it was still a promising start for our teams with Mher-Wenige in 5th position ...
And a good win for Cadbury
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Pellizotti2
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Posted on 20-08-2013 16:08
Cool preview, and very enjoyable report from stage 1!

Scarponi is probably the day's big winner - Torckler aside. Those bonus seconds could come in handy for him later in the race.
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Posted on 20-08-2013 17:49
Damm Golas just faded in the end Sad, good effort though, hopefully he can continue this for the whole race!
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DubbelDekker
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Posted on 20-08-2013 22:31
Our first race goal of the year; we need a top 10 in GC. There's strong competition here, but our goal shouldn't be a problem if stage 6 is as selective as it should be.

Nice preview! Cool to get some historical perspective.

And strong win from Torckler. Guess I should've brought Nardin here.
Scarponi doing great business for the GC indeed.
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