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Quick Step - Tour of Qatar
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 24-09-2008 16:39
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Luca Pascani manager for Quick-Step!
Quick-Step has just unvieled that they have signed a new manager for their proffessional cycling team. To everybody's surprise it is the unknown 44 year old Pascani who got the job. The sponsors say that they have full confidence in Pascani, who hasn't had any experience as a general manager in cycling. "Yes, it is true that I have signed a contract with the team, my contract doesn't end before I release myself or if the sponsors gives me the sack. I have big plans with this team and I hope to do well" Pascani said under a press conference.
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Database: A tweaked version of Justin'sDB
Team Presentation will hopefully come later today.
Edited by ponka00 on 27-09-2008 20:26
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| issoisso |
Posted on 24-09-2008 16:40
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Good luck Luca Pastrami 
Are you gonna fill us in on your riders' season planning?
The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
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| Shooting Star |
Posted on 24-09-2008 16:45
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RBK sucks!! Go Brann!! Good luck with Quick Step by the way. |
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 24-09-2008 16:46
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@Issoisso: Yeah, I probably will. Don't think I can get the presentation done tonight since I have to play a football match and also because I forgot I had a test tommorow...
I just made the name up because I wanted to play as Italy in the worlds
Edited by ponka00 on 25-09-2008 09:01
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 25-09-2008 09:01
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TEAM PRESENTATION
Riders:
Main Riders:
TOM BOONEN
"Tornado" Tom will go for the spring and cobbled classics such as Milan-San Remo and Paris Roubaix. He will also go for the green jersey in the Tour.
PAOLO BETTINI
Paolo will first peak for the Ardennes classics then try to maintain his for for the Giro where he will be chasing a much wanted stage win. Then he will have a resting period before he will try to win the world championships in Varese.
STIJN DEVOLDER
Stijn will peak for the cobbled classics and is assigned to help Boonen win, but on a good day he could go for the win himself, he might also try to win the Ronde van Vlaanderen because he doesn't suffer as much in the hills as much as the other cobble specialists.
He will also peak for the Tour trying to get a top 10, although he might end up helping Boonen with the green jersey on the flat stages.
Other Riders:
JUAN MANUEL GÁRATE: Juan Manuel will be our leader for the Vuelta and is peaking for this race only.
CARLOS BARREDO: Carlos will be peaking in spring to help Boonen in the cobbled classics and Bettini in the Ardennes, while he will be going for a stage win in the Vuelta.
GERT STEEGMANS: Gert will be helping Boonen in the Paris Roubaix and also as a lead out man for the Tour. Gert is an excellent sprinter who could easily take a stage win with some luck in one of the grand tours.
GIOVANNI VISCONTI: Giovanni will peak for the Giro and will mainly be helping Bettini to win a stage, but if Paolo's legs feels bad he might go for the stage himself. |
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 25-09-2008 09:08
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SPONSOR GOALS
The sponsors want us to win the Ronde van Vlaanderen, Paris Roubaix, the green jersey and the Giro di Lombardia, and also getting a podium place in the Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
The goals are hard, but that doesn't mean that they are impossible.
Edited by ponka00 on 25-09-2008 11:08
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| Wiggo |
Posted on 25-09-2008 09:10
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Could you make the screens a bit bigger please? |
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 25-09-2008 09:34
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Just click on them, they are actually bigger, but my browser scales them down... |
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 25-09-2008 10:16
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RACES IN JANUARY
Tour Down Under - 22/01-27/01
Tour of Quatar - 26/01-31/01 |
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| Wiggo |
Posted on 25-09-2008 10:22
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ponka00 wrote:
Just click on them, they are actually bigger, but my browser scales them down...
When I click the goals it stays the same size. |
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 25-09-2008 11:05
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Not for me, I can try to change it though... |
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 25-09-2008 11:38
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TOUR DOWN UNDER STAGE 1
TEAM:
Wouter Weylandt
Leonardo Scarselli
Dmytro Grabovskyy
Davide Viganò
Hubert Schwab
Matteo Tosatto
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Alessandro Proni
Proni attacks and takes the mountains sprint in front of Bertogliati and Knees
Krivstov attacks, and Proni, Mengin and Fischer counters
There is a lot of disagreement in the brakeaway group and Fischer attacks, no one was able to follow him!
If the group had worked together instead of trying to go alone they would have done a much better threat to the peleton. Here's Fischer reeled in at 19 km left
3 km left and Weylandt has found Ciolek's wheel and he sits comfortably behind him when Eisel opens the sprint for Team Columbia
Ciolek is by far the strongest in the peleton today and Waylandt clinches second in front of Julian Dean by staying in Ciolek's slipstream. Nice performance by the Belgian sprinter!
Stage Rankings:
1 Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia 2h58'49
2 Wouter Weylandt Quick·Step s.t.
3 Julian Dean Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 s.t.
4 Mark Renshaw Crédit Agricole s.t.
5 Jean-Patrick Nazon AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
6 Robbie McEwen Silence - Lotto s.t.
7 Kirk O'Bee Health net presented by Maxxis s.t.
8 Juan José Haedo Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
9 Danilo Napolitano Lampre s.t.
10 Leonardo Duque Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
11 Bradley McGee Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
12 Aaron Kemps Astana Cycling Team s.t.
13 Marcus Ljungqvist Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
14 Mauro Santambrogio Lampre s.t.
15 Lasse Bøchman Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
16 Caleb Manion Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team s.t.
17 Claudio Corioni Liquigas s.t.
18 Dominique Rollin Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team s.t.
19 Jeremy Hunt Crédit Agricole s.t.
20 Laurent Mangel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
Points ranking:
1 Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia 25 25
2 Wouter Weylandt Quick·Step 22 22
3 Julian Dean Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 20 20
4 Mark Renshaw Crédit Agricole 18 18
5 Jean-Patrick Nazon AG2R La Mondiale 16 16
6 Robbie McEwen Silence - Lotto 15 15
7 Kirk O'Bee Health net presented by Maxxis 14 14
8 Juan José Haedo Team CSC - Saxo Bank 13 13
9 Danilo Napolitano Lampre 12 12
10 Leonardo Duque Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 11 11
65 Leonardo Scarselli Quick·Step s.t.
74 Dmytro Grabovskyy Quick·Step s.t.
76 Davide Viganò Quick·Step s.t.
91 Hubert Schwab Quick·Step s.t.
96 Matteo Tosatto Quick·Step s.t.
159 Kevin Seeldraeyers Quick·Step s.t.
176 Alessandro Proni Quick·Step + 11'19
Mountain ranking:
1 Alessandro Proni Quick·Step 4
2 Rubens Bertogliati Saunier Duval - Scott 2
3 Christian Knees Team Milram 1 |
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| Wiggo |
Posted on 25-09-2008 11:41
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Are you saving Boonen for Qatar? |
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| Wiggo |
Posted on 25-09-2008 11:41
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Good second BTW. |
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 25-09-2008 11:46
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Maggot wrote:
Are you saving Boonen for Qatar?
Yeah, I am |
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 25-09-2008 12:54
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TOUR DOWN UNDER STAGE 2
There was a group of sprinters who set a high pace before one of the intermediate sprints. In the end there was 24 of them, Roelandts took the sprint in front of team mate McEwen and the Credite Agricole rider Robert Hunt.
Some of the ones in the group that went for the sprint refused to drop back and formed a brakeaway, because of this Proni couldn't get any climbing points. Bodrogi took the mountain sprint and is now tied with Proni.
A group of five (a Milram rider is not in the picture) joined the brakeaway 20 km to the line.
The brakeaway group was reeled in with 5 km left except for the Credit Agricole rider Roche. Roche was 30 seconds in front with 4 km left and it looked like he could make it. At the same time Weylandt is having a bad day and is desperate to stay on Cioleks wheel.
The sprint is a mess because of the small hills and Weylandt is nowhere near the front, but Matteo Tosatto is in a good position. Roche is also reeled in 1,5 km to the line.
And out of nowhere Kyle Gritters passes Caleb Manion and Fabio Boldato and wins the stage! Tosatto opened up the sprint too early and payed the penalty be ending fourth.
STAGE RANKINGS:
1 Kyle Gritters Health net presented by Maxxis 3h31'37
2 Caleb Manion Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team s.t.
3 Fabio Baldato Lampre s.t.
4 Matteo Tosatto Quick·Step s.t.
5 Ben Day Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team s.t.
6 Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole s.t.
7 Sergei Yakovlev Astana Cycling Team s.t.
8 Daniele Righi Lampre s.t.
9 Jonathon Clarke Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team s.t.
10 Wouter Weylandt Quick·Step s.t.
11 Christian Murro Lampre s.t.
12 Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia s.t.
13 Robbie McEwen Silence - Lotto s.t.
14 Sean Sullivan Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team s.t.
15 Dominique Rollin Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team s.t.
65 Davide Viganò Quick·Step s.t.
79 Alessandro Proni Quick·Step s.t.
115 Hubert Schwab Quick·Step s.t.
170 Kevin Seeldraeyers Quick·Step s.t.
175 Dmytro Grabovskyy Quick·Step + 6'26
176 Leonardo Scarselli Quick·Step + 7'19
GENERAL RESULTS:
1 Kyle Gritters Health net presented by Maxxis 6h30'20
2 Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia s.t.
3 Caleb Manion Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team + 2
4 Wouter Weylandt Quick·Step s.t.
5 John Murphy Health net presented by Maxxis + 3
42 Matteo Tosatto Quick·Step s.t.
68 Davide Viganò Quick·Step s.t.
102 Hubert Schwab Quick·Step s.t.
164 Kevin Seeldraeyers Quick·Step s.t.
173 Dmytro Grabovskyy Quick·Step + 6'32
174 Leonardo Scarselli Quick·Step + 7'25
176 Alessandro Proni Quick·Step + 11'25
POINTS COMPETITION:
1 Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia 9 34
2 Wouter Weylandt Quick·Step 11 33
3 Caleb Manion Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team 22 27
4 Robbie McEwen Silence - Lotto 10 25
5 Kyle Gritters Health net presented by Maxxis 25 25
6 Fabio Baldato Lampre 20 20
7 Julian Dean Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 0 20
8 Matteo Tosatto Quick·Step 18 18
9 Mark Renshaw Crédit Agricole 0 18
10 Danilo Napolitano Lampre 5 17
MOUNTAIN COMPITION:
1 Alessandro Proni Quick·Step 0 4
2 Laszló Bodrogi Crédit Agricole 4 4
3 Rubens Bertogliati Saunier Duval - Scott 0 2
4 Markel Irizar Euskaltel - Euskadi 2 2
5 Christian Knees Team Milram 0 1
6 John Murphy Health net presented by Maxxis 1 1
Good news to hear that Proni will still wear the jersey |
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| Wiggo |
Posted on 25-09-2008 12:56
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Bad luck there. |
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| G_Larsson |
Posted on 25-09-2008 13:52
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Good luck with this story.
Great start! 
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 25-09-2008 14:23
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Yes, good start |
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 25-09-2008 15:09
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TOUR DOWN UNDER STAGE 3
As normal the morning brakeaway went off, containing Krivstov who probably has been the most aggressive rider until now, Olman, Schreck, Dyudya and Furlan.
Nothing really happened before the end where McGee, Bøchman, Engoulvent and Dion got a small gap from the strong crosswinds.
When the sprint starts the four has a few meters lead the no one can close, Dion sprints away and gets a lot of meters on the rest.
Then Dion does the stupid thing to sit down and cruise over the line, Kirk O'Bee comes with great speed and it looks like it is going to be close.
There is nothing between them anymore
Kirk O'Bee wins! Dion payed the price there!
Weylandt couldn't close the gap because of the winds and ended 11th. He was not happy after the race.
STAGE RESULTS
1 Kirk O'Bee Health net presented by Maxxis 3h12'32
2 Renaud Dion AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
3 Jean-Patrick Nazon AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
4 Juan José Haedo Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
5 Matthew Goss Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
6 Lasse Bøchman Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
7 Robbie McEwen Silence - Lotto s.t.
8 Mark Renshaw Crédit Agricole s.t.
9 Jimmy Engoulvent Crédit Agricole s.t.
10 Karl Menzies Health net presented by Maxxis s.t.
11 Wouter Weylandt Quick·Step s.t.
12 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
13 Julian Dean Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 s.t.
14 Bradley McGee Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
15 Alexandre Pliuschin AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
38 Matteo Tosatto Quick·Step s.t.
42 Kevin Seeldraeyers Quick·Step s.t.
44 Davide Viganò Quick·Step s.t.
45 Alessandro Proni Quick·Step s.t.
46 Hubert Schwab Quick·Step s.t.
48 Leonardo Scarselli Quick·Step + 2'43
174 Dmytro Grabovskyy Quick·Step + 5'31
GENERAL STANDINGS
1 Kirk O'Bee Health net presented by Maxxis 9h42'52
2 Kyle Gritters Health net presented by Maxxis s.t.
3 Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia s.t.
4 Renaud Dion AG2R La Mondiale + 2
5 Wouter Weylandt Quick·Step s.t.
6 Jurgen Roelandts Silence - Lotto + 3
7 Jean-Patrick Nazon AG2R La Mondiale + 4
8 Robbie McEwen Silence - Lotto s.t.
9 Julian Dean Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 s.t.
10 Laurent Mangel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
35 Matteo Tosatto Quick·Step s.t.
42 Davide Viganò Quick·Step s.t.
43 Hubert Schwab Quick·Step s.t.
45 Kevin Seeldraeyers Quick·Step s.t.
172 Leonardo Scarselli Quick·Step + 10'08
174 Dmytro Grabovskyy Quick·Step + 12'03
176 Alessandro Proni Quick·Step + 12'50
POINTS RANKINGS
1 Wouter Weylandt Quick·Step 10 43
2 Robbie McEwen Silence - Lotto 14 39
3 Kirk O'Bee Health net presented by Maxxis 25 39
4 Jean-Patrick Nazon AG2R La Mondiale 20 36
5 Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia 0 34
MOUNTAIN RANKINGS
1 Alessandro Proni Quick·Step 0 4
2 Laszló Bodrogi Crédit Agricole 0 4
3 Stefan Schreck Gerolsteiner 4 4
4 Rubens Bertogliati Saunier Duval - Scott 0 2
5 Markel Irizar Euskaltel - Euskadi 0 2
Unlucky so far. We hope for a stage win, probably next or the last stage. Health Net has done amazing here in Australia. |
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