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| SeoulYank |
Posted on 18-07-2009 21:47
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Have primarily lurked around this site for the past year or two mainly reading other people's stories and enjoying them immensely. Figured I'd finally try and post my own story. Don't know how much interest there will be in a PCM 2007 story given it is a couple of versions ago but will give it a go.
I've been playing a career as manager of the Discovery Channel Pro Racing Team and am about to start the 2013 season. I'll start from January 2013 with reference throughout the season to how the team has fared in previous seasons. I am using PCM Spain and racing in Hard mode.
Unfortunately I don't have huge amounts of time to painstakingly write stories (plus I've never done this before so will be a bit of an experiment). Therefore, what I will very likely do is write short summaries of non-key races and post screeshots only of key (UCI Pro Tour) races. Otherwise, I strongly suspect I won't be able to see the story though.
Hopefully people will bear with me on the written/screenshot split.
EDIT: Story off to a great start; I don't even know what season I am in. Title should read Discovery 2013 as I am actually starting the 2013 season. Modifying what I have posted thus far to reflect this.
Edited by SeoulYank on 06-09-2010 11:58
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Posted on 18-07-2009 22:13
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Posted on 18-07-2009 23:32
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Background
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling is coming off of a head scratching 2012 season. The team did much better than expected in the classics taking the top spot at La Flèche Wallonne, Liège-Bastogne-Liège as well as the cobblestone classics of Ronde van Vlaanderen, Gent-Wevelgem and Paris-Roubaix. This is a stark contast to the seasons of 2007-2011 where Discovery won Paris-Roubaix once with no success at all in the other classics.
On the other hand, Discovery came up empty handed in the grand tours. The team performed well at the Giro d'Italia taking 2nd and 5th place. However, at the TDF where Discovery has dominated in prior seasons, the best we could manage was an anemic 13th place. At the Vuelta, where we've generally done reasonably well, we grabbed a 7th place finish.
The result has been a bit of a shake-up with long-time leader Alberto Contador leaving the team. Also gone are key American members of the team: David Zabriskie has retired and an aging Tom Danileson has been released. Tom Rohregger, who was our leader at the Vuelta last season, has been sold to Quickstep.
This season promises to be a bit of a challenge as Discovery struggled to bring in a good supporting staff for the grand tours. On the other hand, we have a strong cobblestone team and are overweight with sprinters (much more than I would like to be and a couple will be headed out after this season).
Team Presentation
Leaders
Andy Schleck: With Contador leaving, we have brought in Andy Schleck to replace him (thanks to Cya logic Schleck sat out 2012 unsigned while Contador will do the same this season). Andy will be our main hope at the TDF.
Heinrich Haussler: Haussler is a threat as a sprinter and in the hills. Last season he provided our lone bright spot at the TDF, taking the sprinters jersey and winning two stages. He also finished second at La Flèche Wallonne and took the points jersey at the Deutschland-Tour.
Key Cyclers
Mark Cavendish: Mark has been with Discovery for several seasons but after a poor 2012 he decided to leave. Thanks to Cya logic, nobody was interested in signing him and he ultimately came back to Discovery. as a last minute addition, he will play a lesser role than in past seasons but still will work with Haussler to try and take the green jersey at the TDF.
Ivan Rovny: Rovny has evolved into a force at the hilly classics. His season started very strong last season, taking La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège before missing much of the rest of the season with injury. He did return in time to finish second at the Tour de Pologne.
John-Lee Augustyn: Augustyn has been our guy at the Giro for the past two seasons and has twice in a row finished second to Mauricio Soler. We thought he had it last season only to be blown away by Soler in the closing stages. He will once again lead us out at the Giro this season.
Jason Donald: Jason is a new arrival to make sure we maintain an American presence in the team (which is getting more and more difficult each season). While far from one of the strongest in the world, Jason looks likely to be our leader at the Vuelta.
Frederik Nolf: Nolf is our leader for the cobblestone races. He heads a very strong cobblestone team which helped him to a clean sweep of the Pro Tour cobblestone races in 2012. We'll see if he can do it again in 2013.
Other Team Members
Mauricio Ardila: In the twilight of his career, Ardila joins to help the cause at the Vuelta.
Fumiyuki Beppu: Long-time member of Discovery, still a valuable member of the team.
Lars Boom: Joined Discovery last season after failing to realize his potential with Rabobank Continental. Still developing but promises to be a strong Cobblestone rider.
Ruben Cantoni: A 20-year old new pro. Will start slow this season, helping where he can.
Elia Casanova: 23-years old and already developing into a force in the moutains. Took 5th at the Giro last season.
John Devine: Left Discovery after 2007 and languished for several seasons before returning in 2011. Just now starting to develop into a quality cyclist.
Tyler Farrar: Joins this season to wrap up the American contingent.
Romain Feillu: Extremely disappointing career with Discovery and will likely be gone after this season.
Oier Garcia Viveros: Another new pro, looks promising in the mountains. Will be brought along slowly.
Linus Gerdemann: A helper in the TDF.
Thierry Lamborelle: Slowly brought along in the team and emerging into a strong helper at the cobblestone races.
Bjorn Leukemans: Twilight of his career, but still strong help on the cobblestones.
Thomas Lovkvist: Has never lived up to the promise but a solid helper at the grand tours and leader for second level races.
Jesus Mariani: Young 22-year old cyclist who has emerged as a leading helper at the Vuelta. Actually finished in 7th, ahead of the team leader at the 2012 Vuelta.
Gianni Meersman: Strong cobblestone racer and useful on hills.
Maxime Monfort: Like Lovkvist, has never met the potential but is a strong helper in the TDF.
Kristoffer Nielsen: Beginning to develop into a strong contributor on cobblestones.
Yaroslav Popovych: Had a golden year in 2007 for Discovery, then left and has never been the same. Returned in 2012 and will help at the TDF.
Markus Reich: Young German beginning to develop into one of the top time trialers. Could challenge at the Worlds this season.
Luigi Sestili: Another solid time trialers and a useful rider at the Giro.
Zhou Sui: Fantastic young sprinter from China. Had a somewhat rough 2012, although did win the Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja. Looking to bounce back this season.
Juan Van Heerden: Rounds out our ridiculous wealth of sprinters. Still developing but showed promise at the Vuelta last season.
Brian Vandborg: Another long-time member of the team but won't be around much longer with the development of Reich and Sestili.
Edited by SeoulYank on 19-07-2009 00:48
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Posted on 19-07-2009 00:51
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Season Goals
Win Paris-Nice
Win Giro d'Italia
Finish in the top 3 at Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
Win Tour de France
Three-Star Races:
Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja
Paris-Nice
Two-Star Races:
Giro d'Italia
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
One-star Races:
Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Vuelta a Espana
Not sure why the TDF is a goal but not a starred race, but that is Cyanide for you I guess.
One thing I should have noted previously, I do sim some races (primarily secondary races during a Pro Tour race or early season, meaningless warm-ups).
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Posted on 19-07-2009 00:53
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sounds exciting.
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Posted on 19-07-2009 01:10
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Looks interesting, especially the fact that you have Nolf in your team. Maybe we'll see what he could've been capable of if it wasn't for the tragic happening in the Tour of Qatar this year.
I don't really know much about him anyway.
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Posted on 19-07-2009 01:15
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2013 - UCI Pro Tour Teams
AG2R
Barloworld
Caisse d'Epargne
Ceramica Panaria
Chocolade Jacques
Discovery Channel
Euskatel
Gerolsteiner
Lampre-Fondital
Liquigas
Predictor-Lotto
QuickStep
Rabobank
Saunier Duval
T-Mobile
Astana
CSC
LPR
Milram
Wiesenhof
Top Riders
Quick look at some of the top riders going into the 2013 season:
Thomas Dekker (Rabobank): Dekker left Rabobank after the 2007 season and joined Discovery Channel where he developed into a top rider, including winning the 2010 Tour de France. When Discovery could no longer afford him, he joined Lampre in 2012 only to return to Rabobank this season. Dekker won his second Tour de France last season in astonishing form with second place finishing more than 8 minutes behind. He went on to finish the season as the top ranked rider in the UCI Pro Tour and will be looking for more this season.
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Rabobank): Hagen joins Rabobank this season from Wiesenhof. Last season he actually rode in all three grand tours and fared quite well with a number of stage wins and 2nd-10th place finishes. He's a complete threat able to compete in almost any race.
Humberto Amilcar (Caisse d'Epargne: A young Portuguese racer who emerged as a force last season winning the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya and finishing in the top 10 at the Tour de Romandie, Tour de Suisse and numerous other races. Strong on the mountains and excellent at time trials, he will compete for a grand tour title for the first time this season.
Benat Intxausti (Saunier Duval): Pushed to a top 10 finish in the Tour de France last season to go with top 10 finishes in other races as well. Looks primed to make a run at a grand tour win this season.
Bauke Mollema (Ceramica Panaria): Leader of a surprisingly strong Ceramica team this season. Was a strong force at the Tour de Suisse and the Tour de France last season and, with help, could win the TDF this year.
Luca Zanesca (Saunier Duval): A top 10 finish at the Tour de France last season and is even better this season. Will be back to try and win this time although could opt to go for the Giro.
Robert Gesink (Astana): Second place at the Tour de France last season (distant second to Dekker). He's hungary for another crack.
Maxim Belkov (Caisse d'Epargne) A disappointing 2012 in his first season with Caisse but still managed a top 10 at the Tour de France. Capable of much more.
Riccardo Ricco (T-Mobile): Tailed off in his first season with T-Mobile but still a strong racer and capable of winning the Giro.
Chris Froome (Lampre): 5th place at the Tour de France last season, will be in the mix again.
Mirdjalol Mitodorov (Astana): Outstanding young Kazakh climber. Can win smaller tours but needs to improve time trial before he's ready to win the Grand Tours.
Sergio Pardilla (Rabobank): Third place at the Tour de France last season following a Vuelta win in 2011. May return to the Vuelta this season with Dekker now on the team.
Mauricio Soler (Caisse d'Epargne): Back-to-back Giro titles and no signs of slowing down.
Javier Moreno (Caisse d'Epargne): Last seasons Vuelta winner. Can he defend his title?
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Posted on 19-07-2009 02:01
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Can you please post stats of the riders? |
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Posted on 19-07-2009 02:17
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Will do shortly. Just figured out how to do it. |
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Posted on 19-07-2009 02:47
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As requested:
Edited by SeoulYank on 19-07-2009 02:48
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Posted on 19-07-2009 05:24
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January Schedule
We'll have a light January schedule which serves primarily as a warm-up to our February races - notably the Tour of San Francisco:
16/1: Down Under Classic
17/1-21/1: Tour Down Under
We'll be sending a single team to Australia to compete in both races as follows:
Leader: Mark Cavendish - I don't expect him to run away with the sprints as his fitness is poor, but he has been invited by the sponsors and is being paid for his attendance at the Tour Down Under.
Sprinter: Tyler Farrar - Prepping for the Tour of California
Free: Fumiyuki Beppu
Free: Markus Reich
Teammates:
Jason Donald - Warm up for the Tour of California wihere he will be going for the win.
Oier Garcia Viveros - First taste of pro racing
Juan Van Heerden - Lead out for Cavendish
Brian Vandborg
Down Under Classic
Past Winners:
2007: Simon Clarke - SouthAustralia.com
2008: John Murphy - Health Net
2009: Elia Rigotto - Milram
2010: Pablo Lastras - Barloworld
2011: Alex Rasmussen - Credit Agricole
2012: Said Haddou - Unibet
I did not attend this race as I was busy getting the team card tuned up for the Tour Down Under start the following day. After the race I heard that it came down to a mass sprint and that Mark Cavendish took the win despite his poor fitness.
Good to get the season started with a win, even if it is a fairly meaningless race.
Results
1 Mark Cavendish DISCOVERY CHANNEL 58'30
2 Eros Capecchi PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
3 Danilo Napolitano CRÉDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
4 William Bonnet CHOCOLADE JACQUES s.t.
5 Gennarino Carruezzo TEAM MILRAM s.t.
6 Anthony Ravard NAVIGATORS INSURANCE s.t.
7 Simon Spilak SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM s.t.
8 Stéphane Vrillard CRÉDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
9 Emanuele Rizza UNIBET.COM s.t.
10 Boy Van Poppel UNIBET.COM s.t.
11 Andrei Klyuev PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
12 André Greipel CRÉDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
13 Klaus-Michael Köpke TEAM CSC s.t.
14 Tyler Farrar DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
15 Robert Förster UNIBET.COM s.t.
16 Aidis Kruopis BOUYGUES TÉLÉCOM s.t.
17 Lluis Guillermo Mas TEAM MILRAM s.t.
18 Eric Baumann CRÉDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
19 William Ford SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM s.t.
20 Glenn O'Shea DRAPAC PORSCHE s.t.
21 Juan Van Heerden DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
22 Frank Sutton SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM s.t.
23 Maxim Rudenko TEAM MILRAM s.t.
24 Johnny Walker SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM s.t.
25 Stefan Radochla UNIBET.COM s.t.
26 Javier Benítez TEAM MILRAM s.t.
27 John Murphy HEALTH NET s.t.
28 Miles Olman SOUTHAUSTRALIA s.t.
29 Juan David Torres BOUYGUES TÉLÉCOM s.t.
30 Jakub Dancik AGRITUBEL s.t.
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Posted on 19-07-2009 05:28
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Interesting story. Very good win.
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Posted on 19-07-2009 05:37
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Next up on the race calendar:
We'll be happy with a top 10 here, delighted with a top 5 but I don't think any of the riders have the fitness level required to win.
Past Winners:
2007: Alberto Ongarato - Milram
2008: Gianni Meersman - Discovery Channel
2009: Nicki Sorensen - CSC
2010: Vasil Kiryienka - Chocolade Jacques
2011: Andrew Kumitski - Credit Agricole
2012: Jurgen Van den Broeck - Unibet
Start List:
Predictor - Lotto
1. E.Capecchi
2. I.Abakoumov
3. J.Baugnies
4. L.Bret
5. K.Hokkanen
6. M.Jumel
7. A.Klyuev
8. P.Van Hecke
Team CSC
11. J.Pereiro
12. A.Belmokhtar
13. E.Berthou
14. K.Köpke
15. M.Lloyd
16. E.Petrov
17. S.Tronet
18. J.Vanlandschoot
AG2R
21. R.Di Gregorio
22. E.Bergès
23. A.Blythe
24. M.Gourov
25. S.Joly
26. M.Marinkov
27. H.Roulston
28. O.Sosenka
Bouygues Télécom
31. A.Kruopis
32. G.Abate
33. G.Amuriza
34. L.Cafferata
35. A.Khatuntsev
36. J.Pineau
37. J.Reveillère
38. J.D.Torres
SouthAustralia.com
41. S.Spilak
42. H.Ben Nasser
43. R.Chtioui
44. W.Ford
45. M.Mares
46. S.Marsh
47. R.Ratajczyk
48. F.Sutton
Chocolade Jacques
51. K.De Ketele
52. W.Bonnet
53. K.De Kort
54. R.Figueres
55. F.Goesinnen
56. D.Kozontchuk
57. S.Lewis
58. S.Schets
Discovery Channel
61. M.Cavendish
62. F.Beppu
63. J.Donald
64. T.Farrar
65. O.García Viveros
66. M.Reich
67. J.Van Heerden
68. B.Vandborg
Barloworld
71. B.Samoilau
72. L.Celli
73. A.Fernández
74. T.Frei
75. C.Leben
76. J.P.McCarty
77. R.Mestre
78. J.Pronk
Unibet.com
81. B.Gastauer
82. K.De Weert
83. R.Förster
84. M.Ljungqvist
85. S.Radochla
86. E.Rizza
87. F.Van Eynde
88. B.Van Poppel
Team Milram
91. F.Camilli
92. J.Benítez
93. G.Carruezzo
94. A.Manan
95. L.Mas
96. D.Miorin
97. M.Rudenko
98. G.Steegmans
Drapac Porsche
101. J.Ghyselinck
102. J.Gielarek
103. B.Hoeben
104. G.O'Shea
105. F.Savini
106. R.Williams
107. D.Windsor
108. I.Zakirov
Agritubel
111. J.Kocjan
112. M.Chaves
113. J.Dancik
114. D.Lapthorne
115. A.Moriette
116. G.Pansier
117. Ce.Pinho
118. A.Roux
Crédit Agricole
121. S.Vrillard
122. A.Baranauskas
123. E.Baumann
124. A.Dang
125. A.Greipel
126. J.Hivert
127. L.König
128. D.Napolitano
Navigators
131. L.Schädlich
132. R.Bahati
133. P.Klein
134. S.Koudentsov
135. S.Lagutin
136. I.Pugaci
137. A.Ravard
138. B.Van Ulden
Health Net
141. B.Schröder
142. R.Bongiorno
143. R.Kolk
144. J.Murphy
145. D.Ollerenshaw
146. S.Pérez
147. H.Vandenbergh
148. K.Wells
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Posted on 19-07-2009 06:25
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Stage 1
The break of the day consisted of 7 riders and reached a lead of as much as 7'03" with 108km to go. Looking for another win, we sent Beppu, Donald, Garcia Viveros and Reich forward to reel the break back in.
The break was caught with 20km remaining in the race so it would be a mass sprint finish. Van Heerden acted as lead out man for Cavendish but did not have enough in the tank to pull him forward on his own. Luckily he caught the wheel of Capecchi but both Van Heerden and Cav lost a lot of energy in the process. When the sprint began, Cav noticed Stephane Vrillard looking strong and caught his wheel. With 0.8 km to go, Cav made his move. Capecchi was too far ahead but it looked like Cav might get around Vrillard and Boy Van Poppel. Unfortuately he quick ran out of gas and only managed to finish 5th.
Capecchi crosses the line to win the stage followed by Vrillard and Van Poppel
Results
1 Eros Capecchi PREDICTOR - LOTTO 3h58'02
2 Stéphane Vrillard CRÉDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
3 Boy Van Poppel UNIBET.COM s.t.
4 Gert Steegmans TEAM MILRAM s.t.
5 Mark Cavendish DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
6 Emanuele Rizza UNIBET.COM s.t.
7 Eric Baumann CRÉDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
8 Andrei Klyuev PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
9 Jure Kocjan AGRITUBEL s.t.
10 Maxim Rudenko TEAM MILRAM s.t.
11 Danilo Napolitano CRÉDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
12 Gennarino Carruezzo TEAM MILRAM s.t.
13 William Bonnet CHOCOLADE JACQUES s.t.
14 Robert Förster UNIBET.COM s.t.
15 André Greipel CRÉDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
16 Anthony Ravard NAVIGATORS INSURANCE s.t.
17 Max Jumel PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
18 Anuar Manan TEAM MILRAM s.t.
19 Juan Van Heerden DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
20 Tyler Farrar DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
21 Javier Benítez TEAM MILRAM s.t.
22 Klaus-Michael Köpke TEAM CSC s.t.
23 Stefan Radochla UNIBET.COM s.t.
24 Kenny De Ketele CHOCOLADE JACQUES s.t.
25 Koen De Kort CHOCOLADE JACQUES s.t.
GC
1 Eros Capecchi PREDICTOR - LOTTO 3h57'56
2 Stéphane Vrillard CRÉDIT AGRICOLE + 2
3 Boy Van Poppel UNIBET.COM + 4
4 Gert Steegmans TEAM MILRAM + 6
5 Mark Cavendish DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
Points
1 Frank Sutton SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM 12 12
2 Dean Windsor DRAPAC PORSCHE 12 12
3 Eros Capecchi PREDICTOR - LOTTO 8 8
4 Stéphane Vrillard CRÉDIT AGRICOLE 6 6
5 Bernard Van Ulden NAVIGATORS INSURANCE 4 4
Mountain
1 Jakub Dancik AGRITUBEL 32 32
2 Jonathan Patrick McCarty BARLOWORLD 24 24
3 Doug Ollerenshaw HEALTH NET 14 14
4 Eric Berthou TEAM CSC 10 10
5 Dean Windsor DRAPAC PORSCHE 8 8 |
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Posted on 19-07-2009 10:04
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The one thing that is frustrating about playing so long a career is that the database has never been tested to see what will happen and therefore you get some odd occurences. Case in point, the profile for this years Vuelta just came out. Stage 21 is a long time trial. Makes the final day of the Vuelta interesting I suppose, but not consistent with reality. |
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Posted on 19-07-2009 12:05
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This looks great so far, its interesting seeing the game in its seventh year...
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Posted on 19-07-2009 13:08
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Thanks for the kind words. Hopefully I can keep it interesting. |
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Posted on 19-07-2009 13:36
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Stage 2: Mannum - Hahndorf
An early break gets away and we manage to get Fumiyuki Beppu in it. Beppu is going after the large number of mountain points available today as well as an outside shot of taking the stage.
Beppu takes the points over the top of the first hill with a stunning view
The breaks lead hits 5'46" when the peloton reacts, lead by Predictor-Lotto defending the lead. As word of the peloton picking up the pace reaches the break, a series of attacks occurs. Abdelkader Belmokhtar finally manges to get away and Beppu decides to launch an attack to catch him.
Beppu catches Belmokhtar and the two beginning working together
Beppu and Belmokhtar up the pace and extend their lead over the remaining riders in the break. In fact, they push such a hard pace that the peloton, feeling the effects of early season lack of fitness, struggles to close the gap and over the top of each hill, looks more and more strung out.
With 20km to go, the peloton finally catches Beppu and Belmokhtar but not before Beppu has racked up enough mountain points to move into the KOM jersey.
The peloton eventually catches the break but not before being run ragged
Over the final hill, the peloton is looking ragged and quite strung out. Cavendish is well positioned near the front, however it is a downhill finish and he is unable to take advantage of his speed. The result is a good win by Aidis Kruopis who will move into the overall lead. Cavendish finishes 12th.
Kruopis gets a nice win
Results
1 Aidis Kruopis BOUYGUES TÉLÉCOM 3h48'34
2 Jure Kocjan AGRITUBEL s.t.
3 Jonay Pereiro TEAM CSC s.t.
4 William Ford SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM s.t.
5 Björn Schröder HEALTH NET s.t.
6 Stéphane Vrillard CRÉDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
7 Eros Capecchi PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
8 Evgeni Petrov TEAM CSC s.t.
9 Martin Mares SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM s.t.
10 Boy Van Poppel UNIBET.COM s.t.
11 Jérôme Pineau BOUYGUES TÉLÉCOM s.t.
12 Mark Cavendish DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
13 Rémy Di Gregorio AG2R PRÉVOYANCE s.t.
14 Adam Blythe AG2R PRÉVOYANCE s.t.
15 Branislav Samoilau BARLOWORLD s.t.
16 Ondrej Sosenka AG2R PRÉVOYANCE s.t.
17 Juan Van Heerden DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
18 Matthew Lloyd TEAM CSC s.t.
19 Ricardo Mestre BARLOWORLD s.t.
20 Kenny De Ketele CHOCOLADE JACQUES s.t.
21 Ben Gastauer UNIBET.COM s.t.
22 Jonathan Patrick McCarty BARLOWORLD s.t.
23 Sébastien Joly AG2R PRÉVOYANCE s.t.
24 Jonathan Hivert CRÉDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
25 Jakub Dancik AGRITUBEL s.t.
GC
1 Aidis Kruopis BOUYGUES TÉLÉCOM 7h46'30
2 Eros Capecchi PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
3 Jure Kocjan AGRITUBEL + 2
4 Stéphane Vrillard CRÉDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
5 Boy Van Poppel UNIBET.COM s.t.
6 Abdelkader Belmokhtar TEAM CSC + 3
7 Jonay Pereiro TEAM CSC + 4
8 Mark Cavendish DISCOVERY CHANNEL + 6
9 Juan Van Heerden DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
10 William Ford SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM s.t.
Points
1 Frank Sutton SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM 0 12
2 Dean Windsor DRAPAC PORSCHE 0 12
3 Jakub Dancik AGRITUBEL 4 8
4 Boy Van Poppel UNIBET.COM 4 8
5 Aidis Kruopis BOUYGUES TÉLÉCOM 8 8
Mountain
1 Fumiyuki Beppu DISCOVERY CHANNEL 60 60
2 Abdelkader Belmokhtar TEAM CSC 34 34
3 Jakub Dancik AGRITUBEL 0 32
4 Miguel Ángel Chaves AGRITUBEL 26 26 |
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Posted on 19-07-2009 13:48
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SeoulYank wrote:
Thanks for the kind words. Hopefully I can keep it interesting.
I don't think that'll be a problem, the fact that its 2013 makes it interesting enough... |
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Posted on 19-07-2009 21:55
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Stage 3: Stirling-Victor Harbor
Beppu tries to go with the early break in order to defend his KOM jersey but to no avail as the break is hauled back in.
Beppu looking good in red
The peloton set a relatively high pace, not letting any breaks get away until a mini-break of 4 was attempted with 65 km to go in the stage. Ultimately a group of 3 formed up. They never get more than a 1'30" lead though and are easily hauled back in 30 km from the line.
The days break - they did not accomplish much
The Discovery Channel sprinters were not looking their best today after the final climb. Van Heerden has nothing in the tank and cannot lead out. Cavendish and Farrar both struggle to catch a wheel for the mass sprint as as it starts, Cavendish is not in good position.
Cavendish poorly placed for the sprint
Capecchi looks very strong in the sprint today and wins it easily. Cavendish can only manage a disappointing 15th. Beppu retains his KOM jersey.
Capecchi wins easily
Thought I exported the results, but apparently not. |
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