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| Diarra |
Posted on 27-09-2013 21:39
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After being a silent follower in this sub-forum for quite a while I decided to present you my "project". It is neither a career nor just a Grand Tour, it is the German Cycling Cup. The German cycling cup is a race series only with German races (besides the races still existing in Germany, I added races which used to be ridden in the past).
Concerning the teams, there is just one requirement: you need at least one German rider on your team. I included 23 teams (22 real teams + one national team).
The winner of this series is the rider who will have scored the most points, For each one day race, for each stage race and each stage there will be point to earn - the more important the race, the more points one can get.
First of all I am going to present the race calender. If another German race is being created in the meantime I will spontaneously include it in my race series.
Race calendar
19.3 – 23. 3 Tour de Berlin (2.2)
31.3 Rund um Düren (1.1)
7.4 Rund um Solingen (1.1)
11.4 GP Buchholz (1.2)
14.4 Tour d`Energie (1.2)
17.4 – 21. 4 Niedersachsen Rundfahrt (2.1)
28.4 Rund um die Hainleite (1.1)
1.5 Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn – Frankfurt (1.HC)
12.5 Rund um Köln (1.HC)
19.5 Neuseen Classics (1.1)
20.5 – 24.5 Bayern-Rundfahrt (2.HC)
9.6 Garmin Pro Race Berlin (1.HC)
17.6 Rund um Sebnitz (1.2)
21. 6 Time Trial Wangen (1.1)
23.6 Championships Wangen (1.HC)
14.7 Rund um Grimma (1.1)
17.7 – 21.7 Sachsen-Tour (2.1)
3.8 - 11.8 Deutschland Tour (WT)
25.8 Vattenfall Cyclassics (1.HC)
28.8 – 1.9 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt (2.1)
8.9 GP Schwarzwald (1.1)
15.9 – 22.9 Thüringen Rundfahrt (2.HC)
28.9 Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt (1.1)
3.10 Münsterland Giro (1.1) |
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| Selwink |
Posted on 27-09-2013 21:42
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Nice idea, good to see my race included as well
[spoiler]If I couldn't post yet, please tell)
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| Diarra |
Posted on 27-09-2013 22:05
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Here is the point system;
Spoiler One day races
Cat 1.HC
1 100
2 75
3 60
4 50
5 40
6 35
7 30
8 25
9 22
10 19
11 16
12 13
13 10
14 8
15 6
16 5
17 4
18 3
19 2
20 1
Cat. 1.1
1 70
2 50
3 35
4 30
5 25
6 23
7 20
8 17
9 14
10 11
11 8
12 6
13 4
14 2
15 1
Cat. 1.2
1 35
2 20
3 15
4 12
5 9
6 7
7 5
8 3
9 2
10 1
Stage races
GC
Cat. WT
1 250
2 180
3 130
4 100
5 80
6 70
7 60
8 50
9 45
10 40
11 35
12 30
13 25
14 21
15 17
16 13
17 9
18 7
19 5
20 3
Cat. 2.HC
1 150
2 110
3 80
4 65
5 50
6 40
7 30
8 25
9 20
10 16
11 12
12 9
13 6
14 4
15 2
Cat. 2.1
1 100
2 70
3 50
4 40
5 30
6 25
7 20
8 17
9 14
10 11
11 8
12 6
13 4
14 2
15 1
Cat. 2.2
1 60
2 40
3 30
4 25
5 20
6 16
7 12
8 8
9 4
10 2
Stages
WT
1 25
2 17
3 11
4 7
5 3
Cat 2.HC
1 15
2 10
3 5
4 3
5 1
Cat. 2.1
1 10
2 5
3 3
4 1
Cat. 2.2
1 6
2 3
3 1
Winner Special Jersey (Mountain + Sprint)
WT 30
Cat. 2.HC: 20
Cat. 2.1: 15
Wearing the yellow yersey (per day):
WT: 10
Cat. 2.HC: 6
Cat. 2.1: 3
Cat. 2.2: 2
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| Diarra |
Posted on 27-09-2013 22:14
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Here is the startlist (Only these riders will take part in the German Cycling Cup)
NetApp-Endura
Paul Voß
Markus Eichler
Ralf Matzka
Michael Schwarzmann
Roger Kluge
Andreas Schillinger
Cesare Benedetti
Scott Thwaites
Team Stölting
Silvio Herklotz
Luke Roberts
Björn Schröder
Phil Bahaus
Max Werda
Jan Dieteren
Christian Mager
Jan Oelerich
Quantec-Indeland
Robert Retschke
Michael Kurtz
Florian Monreal
André Benoit
Florian Monreal
Julian Hellmann
Daniel Westmattelmann
Ron Pfeiffer
Heizomat
Alexander Grad
Raphael Freienstein
Jan-Niklas Droste
Johannes Weber
Manuel Straub
Jan Wälzlein
Max Merk
Fabian Schormair
LKT Brandenburg
Yuri Vasyliev
Willi Willwohl
Matthias Plarre
Franz Schiewer
Jonas Koch
Carl Soballa
Felix Donath
Sebastian Deckert
Thüringer Energie Team
Jasha Sütterlin
Maximilian Schachmann
Moritz Schaffner
Nikodemus Holler
Jan Brockhoff
Jack Cummings
Alex Frame
Fabian Thiel
NSP Ghost
Tino Thömel
Sergej Fuchs
Stefan Schäfer
Jacob Fiedler
Michael Schweizer
Jonas Schmeiser
Sebastian Baldauf
Sebastian Forke
Abus Nutrixxion
Dirk Müller
Grischa Janorschke
Alex Schmitt
Alex Gottfried
Benjamin Sydlik
Rick Ampler
Sebastian Körber
Max Walsleben
National team
Robert Förster
Philipp Walsleben
Marcel Meisen
Emanuel Buchmann
Rick Zabel
Ruben Zepuntke
Christoph Pfingsten
Mario Vogt
Argos-Shimano
Patrick Gretsch
Johannes Fröhlinger
Jonas Ahlstrand
Roy Curvers
Bert de Backer
Albert Timmer
Thierry Hupond
Tom Stamsnijder
Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
Bert Grabsch
Frantisek Rabon
Martin Velits
Julien Vermote
Kristof Vandewalle
Illjo Keisse
Carlos Verano
Pieter Serry
Lotto-Belisol
Marcel Sieberg
Tosh van der Sande
Frederique Robert
Dirk Bellemakers
Brian Bulgac
Sander Cordeel
Maarten Neyens
Dennis Vanendert
Cannondale
Michel Koch
Mathias Krizek
Guillaume Boivin
Ted King
Lucas Sebastian Haedo
Juray Sagan
Frederico Canuti
Cristian Salerno
Euskaltel-Euskadi
André Schulze
Steffen Radochla
Ionnis Tamouridis
Jon Aberasturi
Ricardo Garcia
Garikoitz Bravo
Adrian Saez
Juan José Oroz
Ag2r
Julian Kern
Ben Gastauer
Anthony Ravard
Lloyd Mondory
Guillaume Bonnafond
Alex Domont
Huge Houle
Gediminas Bagdonas
Europcar
Björn Thurau
Angelo Tulik
Franck Bouyer
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Natnael Berhane
Perriq Quemeneur
Morgan Lamoisson
Alexandre Pichot
Champion System
Matthias Friedemann
Fabian Schnaidt
Gregor Gazvoda
Clinton Avery
Zach Bell
Ryan Roth
Bobbie Traksel
Chad Beyer
MTN Qhubeka
Martin Reimer
Andreas Stauff
Kristian Sbaragli
Martin Wesemann
Jay Robert Thomson
Jaco Venter
Louis Meintjes
Youcef Reguigui
IAM Cycling
Dominink Klemme
Reto Hollenstein
Marcel Aregger
Kevyn Ista
Jonathan Fumeaux
Pirmin Lang
Patrick Schelling
Alexandr Pliuschin
Vorarlberg
Florian Bissinger
Christoph Springer
Daniel Biedermann
Dominik Hrinkow
Maarten de Jonge
Remco Broers
Lubos Pelanek
Andreas Hofer
Leopard-Trek
Daniel Klemme
Joel Zangerle
Pit Schlechter
Alex Kirsch
Oliver Hofstetter
Eugenio Alafaci
Tom Thill
Jesus Equerra
Atlas Personal Jakroo
Florian Salzinger
Nicolas Baldo
Maksym Averin
Felix Baur
Giorgio Brambilla
Peter Erdin
Oleksandr Polivoda
Claudio Imhof
Differdange
Sascha Weber
Frank Dressler-Lehnhof
Diego Milan
Johan Coenen
Vytatas Kaupas
Sjef De Wilde
Christian Helmig
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| TschoppChop |
Posted on 28-09-2013 05:19
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Nice idea.
I've recently started out as NetApp - Endura and nearly managed to win every German race available to me in my career:
Frankfurt: Voss
Koln: Voss
Bayern: Huzarski
Berlin: Kluge
Vattenfall: Mendes 
But then I lost Munsterland!!!
Of course it helped that there were no World Tour teams competing in most of those races... (bug)
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| Diarra |
Posted on 28-09-2013 12:06
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Favourites for the German Cycling cup
Patrick Gretsch (Argos-Shimano): One of the best time trialists in the peloton but has some problems in the high mountains
Johannes Fröhlinger (Argos-Shimano): Good allrounder but still without a pro win. So he is not a go to guy.
Bert Grabsch (Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step): Good time trialist but also with weaknesses in the mountains. His best years date back some time.
Silvio Herklotz (Stölting): Promising young stage rider, perhaps the best climber in the peloton. Only in his first year in the class U-23 which means he is not experienced at all.
Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura): Likes the hillier races but also knows how to sprint. On the other hand he has not proven that he can also do well in the gc of stageraces which will be in important factor in this series.
Gediminas Bagdonas (Ag2r): He actually knows how to time trial, how to climb and how to sprint. Furthermore, he is also known as a rider who attacks a lot. Seems to be the perfect guy for this German cycling cup. But: Since he is from Lituania, it is not known if he is really interested in winning the German cycling cup.
Christoph Pfingsten (National team): Showed some good efforts and results in road races and is a good allrounder. But if it could be the case that he will race the series just in order to prepare himself for the cross-season in winter and will only test his legs every now and then.
Yuri Vasyliev (LKT Brandenburg): Another German stage race talent. But he is also quite young and not as persistent as needed. Furthermore he has suffered from knee problems in the last few months. So there is a big question mark behind his shape.
André Schulze (Euskaltel-Euskadi): He is probably the fastest guy in this peloton in will therefore scare quite a lot of points in flat one day races and flat stages. But sprinting is the only thing he really knows how to do. And he is also 38 years old, perhaps too old.
Jasha Sütterlin (Thüringer Energie Team): Young German time trial specialist who can also climb and sprint. He performs best in stage races. So far he has not shown is capabilities in one day races
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Posted on 28-09-2013 13:46
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I think Voss should be the strongest here. Otherwise Herklotz or Sütterlin
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Posted on 28-09-2013 14:18
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It's obviously Herklotz 
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Posted on 28-09-2013 20:43
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Looks good. Will you bring out the race profiles? |
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 28-09-2013 21:07
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Looks like a very nice Idea.
Herklotz or Voß here id've said.
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| Diarra |
Posted on 28-09-2013 21:50
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19.03.2013
Tour de Berlin (Cat. 2.2) - Stage 1: Rund um Birkenwerder, 164 Kilometer
Finally, the German Cycling Cup got on its way. The first race was the Tour de Berlin containing four flat sprinter stages and one time trial. With no categorized mountain at all, this stage race was the perfect way to start a season.
The first big news came right before the start. Three major riders of the German Cycling Cup didn`t take part in the race. Roger Kluge (NetApp-Endura) had to do a track World Cup Race and Robert Förster (National team) was injured. Sad news also for the Berlin residents: Tino Thömel (NSP Ghost), born in Berlin, also couldn`t take in the race because he was sick.
At only eight degrees Celsius the riders tried to ride as fast as possible. Despite the high speed of the peloton, three young German riders could escape and formed the group of the day. Phil Bahaus (Stölting), Nikodemus Holler (Thüringer Energie Team) and Max Merk (Heizomat) attacked at kilometer 8 and gained a maximum advantage of seven minutes with 110 kilometers to go.
Bauhaus, Holler and Merk worked together really well except for the three intermediate sprints where they fought for the points as if it was the final sprint. Surprisingly, not sprinter Bauhaus took the points but climber Holler, who won all three intermediate sprints.
In the second half of the race, the peloton increased its speed and came closer and closer. While the three escapees could be seen by the peloton, some guys at the back lost contact, among them Marcel Sieberg (Lotto-Belisol).
With 10 kilometers to go, Bauhaus, Holler and Merk got caught and the sprinter teams Euskaltel-Euskadi for Schulze and NetApp-Endura for Matzka prepared their sprint. In the end it wasn`t Schulze, who finished off the great work done by the Euskaltel guys but his fellow countryman Steffen Radochla who won the first stage of the German Cycling Cup which meant that he was also the first leader in the GC. Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura) came home second, followed by Stefan Schäfer (NSP-Ghost).
Quite a suprising result. No one really expected such a podium.
Quotes of the day:
Steffen Radochla (Euskaltel/ stage winner): It`s nice to win a bunc sprint and to be the very first leader of this German Cycling Cup. I felt great the whole day, in contrast to Schulle (André Schulze), who suffered a lot today because he had just recovered from a flue. Tomorrow, there will be a time trial. That is not my favourite discipline but I will do my best to keep the jersey.
Nikodemus Holler (Thüringer Energie Team/ part of the breakaway group): I was really motivated this morning and wanted to present myself in the best way possible. Since I am no sprinter I knew that I had no chance for winning this stage except for a long breakaway attempt. It was also kind of a surprise to me, that I won all three intermediate sprints which brought me into second position of the GC with just one second behind Radochla. Too damn that there will be a time trial tomorrow.
Classification:
1. Steffen Radochla (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
2. Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura) st
3. Stefan Schäfer (NSP Ghost) st
4. Jacob Fiedler (NSP Ghost) st
5. Ralf Matzka (NetApp-Endura) st
6. André Schulze (Euskaltel-Euskadi) st
7. Jonas Koch (LKT Brandenburg) st
8. Martin Reimer (MTN Qhubeka) st
9. Rick Zabel (National team) st
10. Marcel Meisen (National team) st
General classification
1. Steffen Radochla (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
2. Nikodemus Holler (Thüringer Energie Team) +1
3. Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura) +4
4. Phil Bauhaus (Stölting) +5
5. Stefan Schäfer (NSP Ghost) +6
Sprint classification:
1. Steffen Radochla (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
Standing German Cycling Cup
1. Steffen Radochla (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 8
2. Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura) 3
1. Stefan Schäfer (NSP GHost) 1 |
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| Diarra |
Posted on 29-09-2013 09:41
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20.03.2013
Tour de Berlin (Cat. 2.2) Stage 2: Baruth - Baruth (ITT), 20km
After a flat first stage which had been won by Steffen Radochla (Euskaltel-Euskadi) the Tour de Berlin headed into its probably decisive stage, a flat 20km individual time trial.
A first interesting time was set by Frenchman Nicolas Baldo (Atlas Personal) who was one of the first starters and finished in 27`27min. He could hold his leading position for about an hour but was then replaced by Canadian Ryan Roth (Champion System), who came home in 27`18. Short time later his teammate and compatriot Zachary Bell stormed to second place (+0:05) which meant a double lead for Team Champion System. The new podium was then completed by young German Dimitri Vasyliev (LKT Brandenburg) who needed three seconds more than Roth and moved into second position.
Standing after 70 riders:
1. Ryan Roth (Champion System) 27`18
2. Dimitry Vasyliev (LKT Brandenburg) +0:03
3. Zachary Bell (Champion System) +0:05
This top three, however, didn`t exist for long. Christoph Pfingsten (National team) had an excellent ride and moved into first position being two seconds faster than Roth. But this time only endured for a few minutes because Garikoitz Garcia (Euskaltel-Euskadi) was even faster beating Pfingsten`s time by one second.
What was really possible on this course was then shown by Michel Koch (Cannondale). Koch flew over the flat course being 23 seconds faster than Garcia which gave him a comfortable lead.
Standing after 114 riders
1. Michel Koch (Cannondale) 26`51
2. Garikoitz Garcia (Euskaltel-Euskadi) +23
3. Christoph Pfingsten (National team) +24
With some big guys still to come every person watching the race knew that this wasn`t the final podium. The first who changed the top three was Spanish rider Jesus Ezquerra (Leopard-Trek) who needed 27`06 for the course and moved into second position, some minutes later Belarussian Alexandre Pliuschin (IAM) joined him on the podium finishing with the third fastest time (+0:18).
A new leader was expected when Jasha Sütterlin (Thüringer Energie Team) started. The German U23 Time trial champion however was three seconds behind Koch at the intermediate check point.
Sütterlin gave everything he had in the final kilometers but surprisingly couldn`t close the gap to Koch finishing second with being six seconds too late. Also GreeK rider Ioannis Tamouridis (Euskaltel-Euskadi) couldn`t beat Koch finishing third (+0:12).
Kochs leading position was at risk when three strong time trialists from Omega Pharma-Quick-Step were on the course. But neither Frantisek Rabon (+0:01) nor Julien Vermote (+0:01) were faster than the German. Even for former time trial champion Bert Grabsch it was a tough one. At the intermediate check point he was one second behind Koch.
Grabsch actually gets better and better during a time trial but this time he couldn`t make up leeway and was just third in the classification (+0:01).
Koch could keep three Omegas behind him, but the fourth of them was too much. Belgian time trial champion Kristoff Vandewalle was the first who rode the first part of the course under 13 minutes being 17 seconds faster than Koch at the intermediate check point.
Vandewalle obviously realized that he was flying and wanted to benefit from it. At the finish he was by far the fastest beating Koch by 29 seconds.
Standing after 160 riders:
1. Kristoff Vandewalle (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) 26`21
2. Michel Koch (Cannondale) + 29
3. Frantisek Rabon (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) +30
4. Bert Grabsch (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) +30
5. Julien Vermote (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) +30
The only one of the riders to come who had a real chance to win this stage was Patrick Gretsch (Argos-Shimano). The German started well being just six seconds slower than Vandewalle at the intermediate check point.
The crowd supported him as good as possible but in the end he couldn`t gain any ground. To the contrary, he lost further six seconds finishing second.
The last rider going into the time trial was leader Steffen Radochla (Euskaltel-Euskadi). But the sprinter from Leipzig didn`t have anything to do with the outcome of the time trial which meant that Vandewalle did not only win the stage but was also the new leader of the Tour de Berlin.
Standings:
1. Kristof Vandewalle (Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step) 26`21
2. Patrick Gretsch (Argos-Shimano) +12
3. Michel Koch (Cannondale) + 29
4. Frantisek Rabon (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) +30
5. Bert Grabsch (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) +30
6. Julien Vermote (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) +30
7. Jasha Sütterlin (Thüringer Energie Team) +36
8. Ioannis Tamouridis (Euskaltel-Euskadi) +42
9. Jesus Ezquerra (Leopard-Trek) + 45
10. Alexandre Pliuschin (IAM) +48
General classification:
1. Kristof Vandewalle (Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step) 26`21
2. Patrick Gretsch (Argos-Shimano) +12
3. Michel Koch (Cannondale) + 29
4. Frantisek Rabon (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) +30
5. Bert Grabsch (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) +30
6. Julien Vermote (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) +30
7. Jasha Sütterlin (Thüringer Energie Team) +36
8. Ioannis Tamouridis (Euskaltel-Euskadi) +42
9. Stefan Schäfer (NSP Ghost) +45
10. Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura) +45
Sprint classification:
1. Steffen Radochla (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
Standing German Cycling Cup
1. Steffen Radochla (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 8
2. Kristoff Vandewalle (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) 8
3. Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura) 3
4. Patrick Gretsch (Argos-Shimano)
5. Stefan Schäfer (NSP Ghost) 1
6. Michel Koch (Cannondale) 1
Quotes of the day
Kristoff Vandewalle (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step/ stage winner + new leader): It is a good feeling to win a time trial against specialists such as Gretsch or Grabsch. I am very happy that I won this time trial with such a big advantage because I know that the German guys were very motivated. Beating them clearly gives me a feeling of satisfaction. If the classification of the German Cycling Cup is an option for me? I don`t know. That is actually the first race of a long series and actually we wanted to ride for Grabschi.
Bert Grabsch (Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step/ 5. time trial): I am very disappointed. My time trial wasn`t as good as I hoped for although I know that I have never been at my best at the very beginning of the season. Nevertheless, this is a missed opportunity because the winner of this time trial will probably also win the GC and that would have been a perfect start for me into this cup. The only good thing today is that the victory stays within the team. |
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| Diarra |
Posted on 30-09-2013 12:36
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21.03.2013
Tour de Berlin (Cat. 2.2) Stage 3: Baruth - Baruth, 117km
After the time trial which was one by Kristof Vandewalle (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) who also became the new leader of the race, the Tour de Berlin continued with its shortest stage. Only 117 flat kilometers had to be covered.
Directly after the start four riders jumped away from the peloton. Robert Retschke (Quantec-Indeland), Maarten de Jonge (Vorarlberg), Joel Zangerle (Leopard-Trek) and Frank Bouyer (Europcar).
Especially Retschke who was born in Bernau next zu Berlin was very motivated that day and tried to keep the pace in the breakaway as high as possible. With 70km to go the group reached its maximum advantage of five minutes but everyone knew that his wouldn`t be enough to make it to the finish line. When Team Champion System (for sprinter Fabian Schnaidt) started to give full gas in the peloton, the gap went quickly down to only two minutes with 40km to go.
When the four escapees were caught ten km before the finish line, the sprinter teams finally took over trying tro bring their fast men in the best possition possible. When everything was prepared four a bunch sprint Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura) attacked with 1,2km to go and his move seemed to be successful.
But on the last 50meters three riders could pass him with Rick Zabel (National team) taking the victory and Alex Gottfried (Abus Nutrixion) surprisingly coming home as second. Third place went to Andres Schillinger who passed his teammate Voß, who finally became fourth, just five meters before the finish line. So it is easy to understand that Voß who went for the time bonification was not amused by the move of his teammate.
As expected the GC didn`t change at all with leader Vandewalle now also being the leader in the German Cycling Cup ranking.
Classification:
1. Rick Zabel (National team)
2. Alex Gottfried (Abus Nutrixxion)
3. Andreas Schillinger (NetApp-Endura)
4. Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura)
5. Jonas Koch (LKT Brandenburg)
6. Martin Reimer (MTN Qhubeka)
7. Matthias Friedemann (Champion System)
8. Stefan Schäfer (NSP Ghost)
9. Bobby Traksel (Champion System)
10. Pieter Serry (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step)
General classification:
1. Kristof Vandewalle (Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step)
2. Patrick Gretsch (Argos-Shimano) +12
3. Michel Koch (Cannondale) + 29
4. Frantisek Rabon (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) +30
5. Bert Grabsch (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) +30
6. Julien Vermote (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) +30
7. Jasha Sütterlin (Thüringer Energie Team) +36
8. Ioannis Tamouridis (Euskaltel-Euskadi) +42
9. Stefan Schäfer (NSP Ghost) +45
10. Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura) +45
Sprinter classification:
1. Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura) 36pt
German Cycling Cup standing:
1. Kristof Vandewalle (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) 10
2. Steffen Radochla (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 8
3. Rick Zabel (National team) 6
4. Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura) 3
5. Alex Gottfried (Abus Nutrixxion) 3
6. Patrick Gretsch (Argos-Shimano) 3
7. Stefan Schäfer (NSP Ghost) 1
8. Michel Koch (Cannondale) 1
9. Andreas Schillinger (NetApp-Endura) 1
Quotes of the day:
Rick Zabel (National team/ stage winner): It feels good to take this win. Actually I thought that stage would be too easy for me. But in the end it turned out to be the perfect scenaria. I could save a lot of energy during the day and felt as fresh as possible for the bunch sprint. Hopefully this was not my last victory. Tomorrow will be another chance.
Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura/ 4th): Of course I am disappointed that I couldn`t take any bonification at the finish line. I don`t want to blame my teammate Schilli who obviously just didn`t see me. I cannot image that he willingly passed me because he knows my ambitions for the German Cycling Cup.
Kristof Vandewalle (Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step/ GC leader): That was an easy day. The distance was short, the profile flat and my leading position not at risk at all. |
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| Diarra |
Posted on 01-10-2013 13:48
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22.03.2013
Tour de Berlin (Cat. 2.2) Stage 4: Rund um Rudow, 150km
The penultimate stage of the Tour de Berlin was another flat one. But this time pouring rain made it a tough day for the riders.
Six brave men - again Robert Retschke (Quantec-Indeland), Guillaume Bonnafond (Ag2r), Johan Coenen (Differdange), Youcef Reguigui (MTN Qhubeka), Remco Broers (Vorarlberg) and Zachary Bell (Champion System) attacked after 10km of riding and the peloton let them go.
With 100km to go the break reached its maximum advantage of six minutes but some kilometers later they were reduced to five men, when Retschke`s efforts from the other day took their toll and he had to let go.
Within the last 30 kilometers the group also lost Bonnafond and Bell which only left three riders - Coenen, Broers and Reguigui - at the front. Their advantage however was only one minute and with 17 kilometers to go they were also caught by the peloton.
In the finale it was again Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura) who tried to get away from the bunch with 2.5km to go. Again he first seemed to be successful but in the finale 100 meters he was caught and surpassed by Rick Zabel (National team) and Martin Reimer (MTN Qhubeka). While Zabel won his second stage in a row, Steffen Radochla (Euskaltel-Euskadi) had the highest speed, nearly reached the young German and finished second. Reimer came in third, Voß again was a sad fourth. In the general classification nothing changed within the top ten. With his second victory Zabel also became the new leader in the sprinter ranking.
Classification:
1. Rick Zabel (National team)
2. Steffen Radochla (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
3. Martin Reimer (MTN Qhubeka)
4. Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura)
5. Angelo Tulik (Europcar)
6. Federico Canuti (Cannondale)
7. Jasha Sütterlin (Thüringer Energie Team)
8. Stefan Schäfer (NSP Ghost)
9. André Schulze (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
10. Michael Schwarzmann (NetApp-Endura)
General classification:
1. Kristof Vandewalle (Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step)
2. Patrick Gretsch (Argos-Shimano) +12
3. Michel Koch (Cannondale) + 29
4. Frantisek Rabon (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) +30
5. Bert Grabsch (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) +30
6. Julien Vermote (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) +30
7. Jasha Sütterlin (Thüringer Energie Team) +36
8. Ioannis Tamouridis (Euskaltel-Euskadi) +42
9. Stefan Schäfer (NSP Ghost) +45
10. Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura) +45
Sprint classification:
1. Rick Zabel (National team) 57pt
German Cycling Cup ranking
1. Kristof Vandewalle (Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step) 12
2. Rick Zabel (National team) 12
3. Steffen Radochla (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 11
4. Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura) 3
5. Alex Gottfried (Abus Nutrixxion) 3
6. Patrick Gretsch (Argos-Shimano) 3
7. Stefan Schäfer (NSP Ghost) 1
8. Michel Koch (Cannondale) 1
9. Andreas Schillinger (NetApp-Endura) 1
10. Martin Reimer (MTN Qhubeka) 1
Quotes of the day:
Rick Zabel (National team/ stage winner): To be honest, I had a good feeling before the start and told my teammates to work for me. I promised them to take the win which meant a lot of pressure. Now I am super happy that I could keep my promise. My next goal is to win three in a row.
Steffen Radochla (Euskaltel-Euskadi/ 2nd): It was a good sprint and I am quite sure that I would have one it if I hadn`t been in such a bad position. Tomorrow is another day and I will try to take the chance then. |
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| TschoppChop |
Posted on 01-10-2013 13:52
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Another 4th for Voss! He must be on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Wouldn't want to be in Andreas Schillinger's cycling shoes.
Rick Zabel going super well.
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| Diarra |
Posted on 01-10-2013 16:31
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TschoppChop wrote:
Another 4th for Voss! He must be on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Wouldn't want to be in Andreas Schillinger's cycling shoes.
Rick Zabel going super well.
Yeah, wasn`t quite the start Voß hoped for. But let`s see what will happen on the very last stage. |
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| Diarra |
Posted on 01-10-2013 17:10
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23.03.2013
Tour de Berlin (Cat. 2.2) Stage 5: Berlin-Brennitz-Berlin, 182,5km
The final stage of the Tour de Berlin took place in and around German`s capital Berlin. With another flat terrain it was quite unlikely to have some changes in the GC. But with four intermediate sprints riders could benefit from early attacks.
However, the gc riders didn`t seem to have a lot of confidence in gaining some ground this day. None of the top ten riders tried to get into the early breakaway which could have brought a total of 12 seconds of bonification. That was, by the way, exactly the difference between leader Kristof Vandewalle (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) and second placed Patrick Gretsch (Argos-Shimano).
Seven riders - Nicolas Baldo (Atlas Personal), Franck Bouyer (Europcar), Jan-Niklas Droste (Heizomat), Björn Schröder (Stölting), Anthony Ravard (Ag2r), Matthias Bertling (Quantec Indeland), Zaccary Bell (Champion System), Juray Sagan (Cannondale) and Lubos Pelanek (Vorarlberg) stormed away from the bunch after 9km.
Experienced riders such as Schröder knew that there was only one chance for winning this stage - working together as long as possible. And that is what the guys in the breakaway did. After 45km they gained an advantage of 7 minutes over the peloton but some 60 kilometers later it got reduced to 3:30min.
That was the moment when a decisive moment for the stage and for the sprinter jersey happened. Steffen Radochla (Euskaltel-Euskadi) punctured with 70 kilometers to go and he never came back despite the help of his teammates. The other sprinter teams took advantage of this situation, increased the speed and were happy to get rid of one of their main rivals.
With 30 kilometers to go the escapees knew that taking away the stage win was impossible some of them gave up that only Droste, Bell and Sagan remained in the leading position. With an advantage of 1:15 they nevertheless gave everything they had, which was - as expected - not enough. With 11km to go the three riders got caught and the bunch prepared the final bunch sprint of the Tour de Berlin.
This time Rick Zabel (National team) had to except the superiority of one NetApp-rider, but it wasn`t Paul Voß. His teammate Ralf Matzka scored the win with Zabel coming home second. Third place went to Martin Reimer (MTN Qhubeka). Don`t ask who finished fourth---- it was again Paul Voß who was left without bonification.
Final winner of the Tour de Berlin was Kristof Vandewalle (Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step). Zabel moved into seventh place.
Classification:
1. Ralf Matzka (NetApp-Endura)
2. Rick Zabel (National team)
3. Martin Reimer (MTN Qhubeka)
4. Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura)
5. Illjo Keisse (Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step)
6. Alex Gottfried (Abus Nutrixxion)
7. Andreas Hofer (Vorarlberg)
8. Grischa Janorschke (Abus Nutrixxion)
9. André Schulze (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
10. Guillaume Boivin (Cannondale)
General classification:
1. Kristof Vandewalle (Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step)
2. Patrick Gretsch (Argos-Shimano) +12
3. Michel Koch (Cannondale) + 29
4. Frantisek Rabon (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) +30
5. Bert Grabsch (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) +30
6. Julien Vermote (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) +30
7. Rick Zabel (German national team) +33
8. Jasha Sütterlin (Thüringer Energie Team) +36
9. Ioannis Tamouridis (Euskaltel-Euskadi) +42
10. Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura) +45
Sprint classification:
1. Rick Zabel (German national team) 77
2. Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura) 64
3. Martin Reimer (MTN Qhubeka) 50
German Cycling Cup:
1. Kristof Vandewalle (Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step) 72
2. Patrick Gretsch (Argos-Shimano) 43
3. Michel Koch (Cannondale) 31
4. Rick Zabel (German national team) 27
5. Frantisek Rabon (Omega-Pharma-Quick-STep) 25
6. Bert Grabsch (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) 20
7. Julien Vermote (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) 16
8. Steffen Radochla (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 11
9. Jasha Sütterlin (Thüringer Energie Team) 8
10. Ralf Matzka (NetApp-Endura) 6
11. Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura) 5
12. Ioannis Tamouridis (Euskaltel-Euskaid) 4
13. Alex Gottfried (Abus Nutrixxion) 3
14. Martin Reimer (MTN Qhubeka) 2
15. Andreas Schillinger (NetApp-Endura) 1
Quotes of the day:
Ralf Matzka (NetApp-Endura/ stage winner): I am really sorry for Vossi that he again had to finish fourth. But I really needed the victory and it stays within the team.
Kristof Vandewalle (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step/ Winner Tour de Berlin): Except for the time trial, which went really well, the stage race wasn`t demanding at all. I am happy to be the leader in the German cycling cup as well. But I know that there are some very difficult races to come. |
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| nils erik |
Posted on 01-10-2013 17:19
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Good start! Also a nice starting race |
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Posted on 03-10-2013 15:43
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nils erik wrote:
Good start! Also a nice starting race
Thank you, Nils Erik :-)
31.03.2013
Rund um Düren, (Cat. 1.1) 135km
After the first stage race of the German Cycling Cup it was also time for the first one day race of the series. With 135 kilometers the race wasn`t that long but the profile, especially at the beginning, was far from being easy.
With only 5 degrees and pouring rain the riders had to deal with real classic conditions which should made a tough racing day even harder. From the very beginning the race was very fast with a lot of attacks and surprisingly the big names of this series were also involved.
After 15km Silvio Herklotz (Team Stölting) went on the attack and Italian Cristian Salerno (Cannondale) followed him. The duo escapees gained an advantage of 50 seconds over the bunch when more riders attacked. Ruben Zepuntke (National team), Jesus Ezquerra (Leopard-Trek) and Patrick Gretsch (Argos-Shimano) made the move and could soon join Herklotz and Salerno.
First the peloton tried to get this dangerous group but finally the five leaders turned out to be too strong which meant the bunch let them go and gave them a maximum advantage of 5 minutes when the race reached half-time.
Especially with Gretsch, who went into the race as second in the German Cycling Cup, this group was very dangerous. A win by the German time trial specialist could kind of bring an early decision in this cup. With 32km to go, the gap had gone down to 1:47min. Further attacks from the bunch - first Bert Grabsch (Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step) and Sebastien Minard (Ag2r) attacked and then Grabsch`s teammate Pieter Serry joined them - made the leader`s mission to come to the finish line before the bunch - very unlikely.
With 15kilometer to go the five leaders still had an advantage over a bit over a minute. In one of the last climbs, Grabsch, Minard and Serry were caught by the peloton and in the leading group Gretsch surprisingly lost contact!
But short time later Reto Hollenstein (IAM) attacked, could close the gap of 45 seconds and made it to the four leaders. The Swiss rider, however, didn`t want to stay there for good and attacked again.
First no one could follow Hollenstein but with 4 kilometers to go the five leaders were back together and the peloton was still 45 seconds behind. In the finale, the leaders knew that there wasn`t any time for tactics if they wanted to take away the win.
Until the last 500 meters the leading group worked together very well and really made it to the finish line. In the sprint Hollenstein took advantage of the fact that his rivals were quite tired after the escape of over 120 kilometers and won Rund um Düren. Ezquerra finished second with Herklotz coming in third. The bunch sprint was won by André Schulze (Euskaltel-Euskadi) who finished sixth, Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura) was seventh.
Classification:
1. Reto Hollenstein (IAM)
2. Jesus Ezquerra (Leopard-Trek)
3. Silvio Herklotz (Team Stölting)
4. Cristian Salerno (Cannondale)
5. Ruben Zepuntke (National team)
6. André Schulze (Euskaltel-Euskadi) +0:44
7. Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura)
8. Guillaume Boivin (Cannondale)
9. Frederique Robert (Lotto-Belisol)
10. Frantisek Rabon (Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step)
11. Eugenio Alafaci (Leopard-Trek)
12. Ralf Matzka (NetApp-Endura)
13. Gediminas Bagdonas (Ag2r)
14. Björn Thurau (Europcar)
15. Franck Bouyer (Europcar)
Classification German Cycling Cup
1. Kristof Vandewalle (Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step) 72
2. Reto Hollenstein (IAM) 70
3. Jesus Ezquerra (Leopard-Trek) 50
4. Patrick Gretsch (Argos-Shimano) 43
5. Frantisek Rabon (Omega-Pharma-Quick-STep) 36
6. Silvio Herklotz (Stölting) 35
7. Michel Koch (Cannondale) 31
8. Cristian Salerno (Cannondale) 30
9. Rick Zabel (National team) 27
10. Ruben Zepuntke (National team) 25
1. Paul Voß (NetApp-Endura) 25
12. André Schulze (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 23
13. Bert Grabsch (Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step) 20
14. Guillaume Boivin (Cannondale) 17
15. Julien Vermote (Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step) 16
16. Frederique Robert (Lotto-Belisol) 14
17. Ralf Matzka (NetApp-Endura) 12
18. Steffen Radochla (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 11
19. Jasha Sütterlin (Thüringer Energie Team) 8
20. Eugenio Alafaci (Leopard-Trek) 8
21. Gediminas Bagdonas (Ag2r) 4
22. Ioannis Tamouridis (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 4
23. Alex Gottfried (Abus Nutrixxion) 3
24. Björn Thurau (Europcar) 2
25. Martin Reimer (MTN Qhubeka) 2
26. Andreas Schillinger (NetApp-Endura) 1
27. Franck Bouyer (Europcar) 1
Quotes of the day:
Reto Hollenstein (IAM/ winner): A fantastic day. I first was disappointed because I didn`t make it into the early breakaway group. In the end it turned out that it was better not to be there because in this way I could save some energy. In the finale I had great legs and I think I showed this to everyone. To close a 45sec gap in less then three kilometers was even a surprise to me.
Patrick Gretsch (Argos-Shimano/ 3rd overal German Cycling Cup): This morning my goal was to get the lead in the German Cycling Cup. In the first 110 kilometers everything went according to plan. I was kind of enthusiastic, probably a bit too much because I forgot to eat which is under such weather conditions the worst you could do. I will learn from this and will give it another go in the next races. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 03-10-2013 23:58
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Looks like a Great series to follow, Good Luck |
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