This month we had no important WorldTour races. We will only discuss the .HC races and important .1's:
Tour of Qatar: This race was won in the sprints by Hushovd, ahead of team-mate Phinney and the German Kittel.
Tour of Oman: This tour, also in the Middle East, was a surprising win for Flecha after a succesfull breakaway on the Green Mountain. 2nd was Gerrans, 3rd Gorka Izagirre. The sprints were dominated by Goss.
La Drôme Classic: This 1.1 was raced for the first team and was won by Ratto, who beat Tiernan-Locke in a sprint of 2. 3rd was Vantomme.
Omloop het Nieuwsblad: This is for some cycling fans the real opening of the season, and this immediately shows who will be favorites in the great Flander Classics. This year's edition was for Boonen, solo, ahead of Cancellara, also solo, and Eisel winning a sprint of a small group.
Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne: This race is also with cobbles in it, but usually more for the sprinters: Boonen won solo again. Cancellara beat Flecha in a sprint-a-deux.
Clasica de Almeria: This sprinter 1.HC race usually ends in a mass sprint. This year was no exception. It was won by Farrar, ahead of Van Hummel and Renshaw.
The WorldTour ranking obviously hasnt changed.
The continental ranking is lead by Groenewegen, ahead of Löfkvist and Gatto. The best team is Accent Jobs, ahead of Vini Fantini, IAM and Scott-Tissot.
The CQ-ranking is lead by Meersman, ahead of Van Hummel and Boonen. Groenewegen is 61st. Best team is Omega Pharma, ahead of Movistar and BMC. Scott-Tissot is 29th.
The most victories this season were for Groenewegen, ahead of Goss, Van Hummel and Castroviejo. As team, Movistar is the best, ahead of Omega Pharma, Lotto, Vacansoleil, Accent Jobs and Scott-Tissot.
Now really coming up: Preview for the Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
Today we start in Lillers, for our first 1-day race of the season. The race is, apart from some bumps in the middle of the course, fully flat, so the race should favor the sprinters. The break might want to interrupt, but the chances arent very big.
Today we get a break of 4 men: Loutit for Scott-Tissot, Bagot for Cofidis, Hoke for Optum and Vennell for Bissell.
In the pack, Europcar and La Pomme do most of the work.
Then, just over the half, the pack stops working for no reason. The lead grows to 8min with 70kms left. Europcar and La Pomme however start working again. The gap is under control again very quickly.
With 50kms left, the lead has decreased to 3min23.
With 28kms left, 3 riders break from the pack, but without any danger: Malacarne, Jarrier and Goncalves.
With 20kms left, the break has got 1min05 to the pursuiters and 1min50 to the pack. The group will last long, that is for sure.
A problem in the pack for Auber93: their leader Bacquet has fallen with 18kms left.
With 15kms left, the pursuiters are reeled in and the group leads by 1min05. Things will soon be over.
New attack: Gerard, Gaudin and again Goncalves.
Because the pack stops working, Loutit and Hoke consider it the right time for an attack.
With 4,5 kms left, Bagot leads with 25sec to the rest of the early break. They get the 1-2-3-4 today.
Can Bagot hold on to the line?
Yes he can! He reaches the line solo, ahead of Hoke, Loutit and Vennell.
The sprint of the pack is won by the main favorite. Good thing is we won the team standing
Results
1 Yoann Bagot Cofidis, Solutions Crédits 4h08'04
2 Mitchell Hoke Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t. 3 Alastair Loutit Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
4 Jeremy Vennell Bissell Cycling s.t.
5 Bryan Coquard Team Europcar + 3'22
6 Damien Gaudin Team Europcar s.t.
7 Arnaud Gérard Bretagne - Séché Environnement s.t.
8 José Gonçalves La Pomme Marseille s.t.
9 Thomas Vaubourzeix La Pomme Marseille s.t. 10 Scott Law Scott - Tissot Development Team + 4'00 11 Michael Freiberg Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
Spoiler
12 Sébastien Chavanel Team Europcar + 6'35
13 Ken Hanson Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
14 Benjamin Giraud La Pomme Marseille s.t.
15 Jérémie Galland Sojasun s.t.
16 Christophe Laborie Sojasun s.t. 17 Ben Grenda Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
18 Steven Van Vooren An Post - Chainreaction s.t.
19 Sam Bennett An Post - Chainreaction s.t.
20 Brice Feillu Sojasun s.t.
21 Christophe Kern Team Europcar s.t.
22 William Walker Drapac Cycling s.t.
23 Robbie Hucker Drapac Cycling s.t.
24 Gaël Malacarne Bretagne - Séché Environnement s.t.
25 Edgar Pinto LA Alumínios - Antarte s.t.
26 Adrian Teklinski Bank BGZ s.t.
27 Fabien Schmidt Sojasun s.t.
28 Kevin Reza Team Europcar s.t.
29 Fabien Bacquet BigMat - Auber 93 s.t.
30 Rony Martias Sojasun s.t.
31 Shane Archbold An Post - Chainreaction s.t.
32 Tristan Valentin Cofidis, Solutions Crédits s.t.
33 Florian Guillou Bretagne - Séché Environnement s.t.
34 Ricardo Van der Velde Jelly Belly p/b Kenda s.t.
35 Steven Tronet BigMat - Auber 93 s.t.
36 Robert Bush La Pomme Marseille s.t.
37 Pierre-Luc Périchon Bretagne - Séché Environnement s.t.
38 Christophe Le Mével Cofidis, Solutions Crédits s.t.
39 Michael Friedman Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
40 Tommy Nankervis Bissell Cycling s.t.
41 Johnnie Walker Drapac Cycling s.t.
42 Tomasz Smolen Bank BGZ s.t.
43 Benoit Jarrier Bretagne - Séché Environnement s.t.
44 Shawn Milne 5-Hour Energy s.t. 45 Joshua Prete Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t. 46 Caleb Ewan Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
47 Peter Erdin Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
48 Clément Koretzky Bretagne - Séché Environnement s.t.
49 Frank Pipp Bissell Cycling s.t.
50 Alejandro Marque Porto OFM - Quinta da Lixa s.t.
51 Fabrice Jeandesboz Sojasun s.t.
52 Morgan Kneisky Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
53 Paul Poux Sojasun s.t.
54 Eugert Zhupa Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
55 Romain Hardy Cofidis, Solutions Crédits s.t.
56 Mario Costa OFM - Quinta da Lixa s.t.
57 Gordon McCauley Drapac Cycling s.t.
58 Glenn O'Shea An Post - Chainreaction s.t.
59 Blazej Janiaczyk Bank BGZ s.t.
60 Benjamin Le Montagner Bretagne - Séché Environnement s.t.
61 Jack Wilson An Post - Chainreaction s.t.
62 Jean-Marc Bideau Bretagne - Séché Environnement s.t.
63 Egoitz García Cofidis, Solutions Crédits s.t.
64 Mariusz Witecki Bank BGZ s.t.
65 Mateusz Nowaczek Bank BGZ s.t.
66 Guillaume Levarlet Cofidis, Solutions Crédits s.t.
67 Marc Hester Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
68 Christian Parrett 5-Hour Energy s.t.
69 Kevin Lalouette Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
70 Maxime Le Montagner Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
71 Constantino Zaballa Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
72 Wouter Wippert Team 3M s.t.
73 Eduard Prades OFM - Quinta da Lixa s.t.
74 Joshua Berry La Pomme Marseille s.t.
75 Mieszko Bulik Bank BGZ s.t.
76 Angelo Furlan Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
77 Rudy Kowalski Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
78 Patryk Komisarek Bank BGZ s.t.
79 Bernard Sulzberger Drapac Cycling s.t.
80 António Carvalho LA Alumínios - Antarte s.t.
81 Maxime Méderel Sojasun s.t.
82 Márcio Barbosa LA Alumínios - Antarte s.t. 83 Patrick Lane Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
84 Mathieu Drujon BigMat - Auber 93 s.t.
85 Justin Jules La Pomme Marseille s.t. 86 Adam Phelan Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
87 Guillaume Faucon BigMat - Auber 93 s.t.
88 Yukiya Arashiro Team Europcar s.t.
89 Sebastian Salas Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
90 Flavien Dassonville BigMat - Auber 93 s.t.
91 Michael Sherer Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
92 Dimitri Le Boulch BigMat - Auber 93 s.t.
93 Ian Moir Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
94 Yannick Martinez La Pomme Marseille s.t.
95 Morgan Lamoisson Team Europcar s.t.
96 Daniele Aldegheri Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
97 Grégoire Tarride La Pomme Marseille s.t.
98 Angelo Tulik Team Europcar s.t.
99 Kieran Frend An Post - Chainreaction s.t.
100 Ronan McLaughlin An Post - Chainreaction + 7'46
101 Jonathan Patrick McCarty Bissell Cycling s.t.
102 Nicolas Winter Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
103 Dariusz Batek Bank BGZ s.t.
104 Cyrille Patoux Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
105 Nicolas Baldo Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
106 Sibrecht Pieters Team 3M s.t.
107 Andrew Dahlheim Bissell Cycling s.t.
108 Francisco Mancebo 5-Hour Energy s.t.
109 Ian Burnett Jelly Belly p/b Kenda s.t.
110 Florian Salzinger Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
111 João Cabreira OFM - Quinta da Lixa s.t.
112 Etienne van Empel Rabobank Development Team s.t.
113 Laurent Van den Bak An Post - Chainreaction s.t.
114 Bruno Silva LA Alumínios - Antarte s.t.
115 Maarten van Trijp Rabobank Development Team s.t.
116 António Amorim LA Alumínios - Antarte s.t.
117 Luis Filipe Afonso LA Alumínios - Antarte s.t.
118 Thomas Vanhaecke Team 3M s.t.
119 Joop De Gans Team 3M s.t.
120 Frederik Verkinderen Team 3M s.t.
121 Lewis Rigaux Team 3M s.t.
122 Max Jenkins 5-Hour Energy s.t.
123 Merijn Korevaar Rabobank Development Team s.t.
124 Jens Schuermans Team 3M s.t.
125 Jason McCartney Bissell Cycling s.t.
126 Temesgen Teklehaimanot Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
127 Emerson Oronte Jelly Belly p/b Kenda s.t.
128 Loïc Desriac Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
129 Adrien Chenaux Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
130 Kevin Kohlvelter Team Differdange - Losch s.t.
131 Rui Barros OFM - Quinta da Lixa s.t.
132 Luis Filipe Fernandes OFM - Quinta da Lixa s.t.
133 Marco Minnaard Rabobank Development Team s.t.
134 Mike Terpstra Team 3M s.t.
135 Morgan Schmitt Jelly Belly p/b Kenda s.t.
136 Edwin Carvajal EPM - UNE s.t.
137 Sean Mazich Jelly Belly p/b Kenda + 9'29
138 Jeremy Durrin Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies + 10'10
139 Simon Bigum Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
140 Amir Rusli Drapac Cycling s.t.
141 Tizian Rausch Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
142 Joseph Kukolla Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
143 Greg Brandt 5-Hour Energy s.t.
144 Luis Enrique Davila Jelly Belly p/b Kenda s.t.
Today another French flat race, Paris-Troyes. It is not as flat as in Lillers, but it should still favor the sprinters. The pack might be lazy however.
We get a break of 4 in the terrible rain: Lane for Scott-Tissot, Golcer for Tirol, Magner for Hincapie Sportswear and Cecchin for Nippo.
The pack is lead by La Pomme, Europcar, Bretagne, Auber 93 and Cofidis.
The pack has learned from Lillers and gives the group a maximum lead of 6min45.
Quite a boring race today so far, no attacks or whatsoever. The lead is 2min36 with 35kms left to ride.
22kms from the line: Goncalves attacks, just like in the last race. He tries to reach the leaders on his own.
20kms from the line: Coquard tries to reach the Portuguese.
The duo is reeled in just 2kms later.
15kms from the line: On the last hill Sijmens attacks.
13kms from the line: The lead group now also contains the Belgian. The lead is just over half a minute.
12,5kms from the line: Outsider Coquard falls.
10kms from the line: Lane still up front with a dup from La Pomme: Vaubourzeix and Antomarchi.
4kms from the line: Vaubourzeix is reeled in as last rider from the break.
2,5kms from the line: Two trains up front for the mass sprint.
Finish: A victory for Chavanel. He beats Bacquet, Ewan and Grenda to the line. Another spectacular sprint race.
Results
1 Sébastien Chavanel Team Europcar 3h56'50
2 Fabien Bacquet BigMat - Auber 93 s.t. 3 Caleb Ewan Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t. 4 Ben Grenda Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
5 Christophe Laborie Sojasun s.t.
6 Giorgio Brambilla Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
7 Nico Sijmens Cofidis, Solutions Crédits s.t.
8 Stefan Schumacher Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
9 Maksym Averin Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
10 Tomasz Smolen Bank BGZ s.t.
Spoiler
11 Dean Downing Madison Genesis s.t.
12 Patryk Komisarek Bank BGZ s.t.
13 Mariusz Witecki Bank BGZ s.t.
14 Vincent Jérôme Team Europcar s.t.
15 Florent Barle Cofidis, Solutions Crédits s.t.
16 Christophe Kern Team Europcar s.t.
17 Michael Friedman Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
18 Marc Hester Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
19 Florian Vachon Bretagne - Séché Environnement s.t.
20 Justin Jules La Pomme Marseille s.t.
21 Troels Ronning Vinther Team Cult Energy s.t.
22 Florian Guillou Bretagne - Séché Environnement s.t.
23 Christophe Le Mével Cofidis, Solutions Crédits s.t.
24 Michael Sherer Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
25 Julien Antomarchi La Pomme Marseille s.t.
26 Thomas Vaubourzeix La Pomme Marseille s.t.
27 Rony Martias Sojasun s.t.
28 Benjamin Le Montagner Bretagne - Séché Environnement s.t.
29 Yoann Bagot Cofidis, Solutions Crédits s.t.
30 Jérémie Galland Sojasun s.t.
31 Alex Candelario Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
32 Fabrice Jeandesboz Sojasun s.t.
33 Clément Koretzky Bretagne - Séché Environnement s.t.
34 Perrig Quemeneur Team Europcar s.t.
35 Stefan Schäfer Team NSP - Ghost s.t.
36 Morten Øllegaard Blue Water Cycling s.t.
37 José Gonçalves La Pomme Marseille s.t.
38 Grégoire Tarride La Pomme Marseille s.t.
39 Renaud Dion Bretagne - Séché Environnement s.t.
40 Pawel Cieslik Bank BGZ s.t. 41 Scott Law Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
42 Brice Feillu Sojasun s.t.
43 Lasse Norman Hansen Blue Water Cycling s.t.
44 Benjamin Giraud La Pomme Marseille s.t.
45 Pierre-Luc Périchon Bretagne - Séché Environnement s.t. 46 Jordan Kerby Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
47 Paul Poux Sojasun s.t.
48 Franck Bouyer Team Europcar s.t.
49 Fabien Schmidt Sojasun s.t.
50 Ian Bibby Madison Genesis s.t. 51 Michael Freiberg Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t. 52 Patrick Lane Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
53 Maxime Méderel Sojasun s.t.
54 Tino Thömel Team NSP - Ghost s.t.
55 Morgan Kneisky Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
56 Bryan Coquard Team Europcar s.t.
57 Łukasz Bodnar Bank BGZ s.t.
58 René Hooghiemster Team NSP - Ghost s.t.
59 Rasmus Guldhammer Blue Water Cycling s.t.
60 Stéphane Rossetto BigMat - Auber 93 s.t.
61 Blazej Janiaczyk Bank BGZ s.t.
62 Patrick Clausen Team Cult Energy s.t.
63 Joshua Berry La Pomme Marseille s.t.
64 Steven Tronet BigMat - Auber 93 s.t.
65 Mathieu Drujon BigMat - Auber 93 s.t.
66 Andrew Tennant Madison Genesis s.t.
67 Geoffroy Lequatre Bretagne - Séché Environnement s.t.
68 Mathieu Chiocca Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
69 Daniele Aldegheri Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
70 Théo Vimpere BigMat - Auber 93 s.t.
71 Gert Joeaar Cofidis, Solutions Crédits s.t.
72 Sebastian Salas Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
73 Peter Erdin Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
74 Nicolas Baldo Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
75 Morgan Lamoisson Team Europcar s.t.
76 Angelo Furlan Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
77 Mitchell Hoke Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
78 Jason Bakke La Pomme Marseille s.t.
79 Liam Holohan Madison Genesis s.t.
80 Romain Bacon BigMat - Auber 93 s.t.
81 Konstantin Klimiankou Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
82 Thomas Bonnin Team NSP - Ghost s.t.
83 Kasper Linde Jørgensen Team Cult Energy s.t.
84 Alexander Kamp Team Cult Energy s.t.
85 Maxime Le Montagner Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
86 Joseph Kukolla Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
87 Sebastian Balck Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
88 Mateusz Nowaczek Bank BGZ s.t.
89 Clemens Fankhauser Tirol Cycling Team s.t.
90 Jeremy Durrin Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
91 Rasmus Sterobo Team Cult Energy s.t.
92 Fortunato Baliani Team Nippo - De Rosa s.t.
93 Daniel Jarstø Team Øster Hus - Ridley s.t.
94 Søren Pugdahl Blue Water Cycling s.t.
95 Jure Golcer Tirol Cycling Team s.t.
96 Fredrik Galta Team Øster Hus - Ridley s.t.
97 Bjorn Selander Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
98 Daniel Navarro Cofidis, Solutions Crédits s.t.
99 Tomohiro Hayakawa Team Nippo - De Rosa s.t.
100 Sven Erik Bystrøm Team Øster Hus - Ridley s.t.
101 Kevin Lalouette Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
102 Oleksandr Polivoda Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
103 Mathias Møller Blue Water Cycling s.t.
104 Sergej Fuchs Team NSP - Ghost s.t.
105 Alberto Cecchin Team Nippo - De Rosa s.t.
106 Gregor Mühlberger Tirol Cycling Team s.t.
107 August Jensen Team Øster Hus - Ridley s.t.
108 Tyler Magner Hincapie Sportswear Development Team s.t.
109 Tormod Jacobsen Team Øster Hus - Ridley s.t.
110 Matthieu Boulo Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
111 Carl Soballa LKT Team Brandenburg s.t.
112 Manabu Ishibashi Team Nippo - De Rosa s.t.
113 Felix Donath LKT Team Brandenburg s.t.
114 Tanzo Tokuda Team Nippo - De Rosa s.t.
115 Benjamin Hill Hincapie Sportswear Development Team s.t.
116 Maximilian Kuen Tirol Cycling Team + 3'44
117 Jonas Koch LKT Team Brandenburg s.t.
118 Chris Snook Madison Genesis s.t.
119 Jonathan Herrmann LKT Team Brandenburg s.t.
120 Oscar Landa Team Øster Hus - Ridley s.t.
121 Angelo Tulik Team Europcar s.t.
122 Cyrille Patoux Roubaix Lille Métropole + 4'37
123 Robin Carpenter Hincapie Sportswear Development Team s.t.
124 Mads Würtz Team Cult Energy s.t.
125 Sébastien Duret Bretagne - Séché Environnement s.t.
126 Adam Stachowiak Bank BGZ + 5'15
127 Eugert Zhupa Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
128 Matthias Plarre LKT Team Brandenburg s.t.
129 Franck Vermeulen Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
130 David Wöhrer Tirol Cycling Team s.t.
131 Andy Baker Hincapie Sportswear Development Team s.t.
132 Jacob Kjeldsen Blue Water Cycling s.t.
133 Léo Menville Team NSP - Ghost s.t.
134 Hannes Kapeller Tirol Cycling Team s.t.
135 Felix Baur Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
136 Jack Pullar Madison Genesis s.t.
137 Joseph Lewis Hincapie Sportswear Development Team s.t.
138 Patric Schultus Tirol Cycling Team s.t.
139 Alder Martz Hincapie Sportswear Development Team s.t.
140 Kohei Uchima Team Nippo - De Rosa s.t.
141 Sebastian Deckert LKT Team Brandenburg s.t.
142 Marc Obkircher Tirol Cycling Team + 6'12
A flat one day race today, even though there are some bumps. As you would expect, the sprinters are favorite.
4 riders are allowed to break today: Zepuntke for Rabobank, Prete for Scott-Tissot, Manousek for Bauknecht and Pols for Ventilair.
The pace in the pack is made by Rabobank and De Rijke.
It looks like a very boring race today, the pack just lets the lead grow to about 5min30 and starts to reel in. It looks like its gonna be a very boring race until the sprint.
At 60kms from the line the wind comes to play a role. Lets see who will get in trouble in the back. Our riders are well placed up front.
With 20kms from the line, the lead is 1min23. The sprinters are sitting ready up front.
18kms from the line: Attack by Mortensen.
16kms left: He reaches the front.
5.5kms from the line: The last attackers are reeled in.
Crash in the pack: Edgar, an outsider involved
3kms from the line: 1 train leading out all sprinters.
At the line Havik crushed the rest of the field. 2nd is Groenewegen, 3rd Wamsley.
Results: 1 Yoeri Havik Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks 4h33'20 2 Dylan Groenewegen Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
3 Kyle Wamsley Jamis - Hagens Berman s.t.
4 Nikola Aistrup Concordia Forsikring - Riwal s.t.
5 Sam Bennett An Post - Chainreaction s.t.
6 Rick Zabel Rabobank Development Team s.t.
7 Edgar Pinto LA Alumínios - Antarte s.t.
8 Stanislav Kozúbek Bauknecht - Author s.t.
9 Matt Cronshaw Team IG - Sigma Sport s.t.
10 Jakub Danačík Bauknecht - Author s.t.
Spoiler
11 Wouter Wippert Team 3M s.t.
12 Kasper Klostergaard Concordia Forsikring - Riwal s.t. 13 Derk Abel Beckeringh Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
14 Grischa Janorschke Nutrixxion - Abus s.t.
15 Shane Archbold An Post - Chainreaction s.t.
16 Hugo Sabido LA Alumínios - Antarte s.t.
17 Martin Mortensen Concordia Forsikring - Riwal s.t.
18 Thomas Zechmeister Bauknecht - Author s.t.
19 Ronan McLaughlin An Post - Chainreaction s.t.
20 Kai Reus Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks s.t.
21 Sven Van Luijk Cyclingteam Jo Piels s.t.
22 Aaron Gate An Post - Chainreaction s.t. 23 Mitchell Lovelock-Fay Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
24 Frank Dressler Team Differdange - Losch s.t.
25 Nick Van der Lijke Rabobank Development Team s.t.
26 Mats Boeve Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks s.t.
27 Laurent Van den Bak An Post - Chainreaction s.t.
28 Martin Grøn Concordia Forsikring - Riwal s.t.
29 Robbert De Greef Cyclingteam Jo Piels s.t.
30 Marius Bernatonis Team 3M s.t.
31 Tomáš Bucháček Bauknecht - Author s.t.
32 Jochem Hoekstra Cyclingteam Jo Piels s.t.
33 César Bihel Team Differdange - Losch s.t.
34 Nicolas Vereecken An Post - Chainreaction s.t.
35 David Dvorsky Bauknecht - Author s.t.
36 Dylan Teuns Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team s.t.
37 Salvador Guardiola Team Differdange - Losch s.t.
38 Christofer Stevenson Concordia Forsikring - Riwal s.t.
39 Mathias Gade Jacobsen Concordia Forsikring - Riwal s.t.
40 Glenn O'Shea An Post - Chainreaction s.t.
41 James McCallum Rapha Condor - JLT s.t.
42 Frederik Vandewiele Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team s.t.
43 Luke Grivell-Mellor Rapha Condor - JLT s.t. 44 Joshua Prete Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t. 45 Aaron Donnelly Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
46 Michael Vingerling Team 3M s.t.
47 Paavo Paajanen Team Differdange - Losch s.t.
48 Janis Dakteris Team Differdange - Losch s.t.
49 Kevin Van Hoovels Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team s.t.
50 Gert-Jan Bosman Rabobank Development Team s.t.
51 Michael Stevenson Concordia Forsikring - Riwal s.t.
52 Gonçalo Amado Rádio Popular - Onda s.t.
53 Stan Godrie Rabobank Development Team s.t.
54 Manuel Stocker Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
55 Jeroen Lepla Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team s.t.
56 Christoph Pfingsten Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks s.t.
57 Florian Salzinger Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
58 Martijn Tusveld Rabobank Development Team s.t.
59 Alex Meenhorst Team Differdange - Losch s.t.
60 Kevin Kohlvelter Team Differdange - Losch s.t.
61 Joeri Calleeuw Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team s.t. 62 Thomas Palmer Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
63 Daniel Silva Rádio Popular - Onda s.t.
64 Frederik Verkinderen Team 3M s.t.
65 André Benoit Team Quantec - Indeland s.t.
66 Richard Handley Rapha Condor - JLT s.t.
67 Mikkel Mortensen Concordia Forsikring - Riwal s.t.
68 Alexander Schmitt Nutrixxion - Abus s.t.
69 Ruben Pols Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team s.t.
70 Josef Maňousek Bauknecht - Author s.t.
71 Ivar Slik Rabobank Development Team + 2'36
72 Jens Schuermans Team 3M s.t.
73 Max Losch Team Differdange - Losch s.t.
74 Felix English Rapha Condor - JLT s.t.
75 Mike Teunissen Rabobank Development Team s.t.
76 Holger Burkhardt Nutrixxion - Abus s.t.
77 Janier Acevedo Jamis - Hagens Berman s.t.
78 Ruben Zepuntke Rabobank Development Team s.t.
79 Jeff Luyten Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team s.t.
80 Ron Pfeifer Team Quantec - Indeland s.t.
81 Daan Meijers Cyclingteam Jo Piels s.t.
82 Vergílio Santos Rádio Popular - Onda s.t.
83 Alexander Nordhoff Team Quantec - Indeland s.t.
84 Alexander Gottfried Nutrixxion - Abus + 5'41
85 Rick Ottema Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks s.t.
86 Tobias Dohlus Nutrixxion - Abus s.t.
87 Bert Van Lerberghe Ventilair - Steria Cycling Team s.t.
88 Edward Laverack Rapha Condor - JLT s.t.
89 Tom Vermeer Cyclingteam Jo Piels s.t.
90 Nicolas Lüthi Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
91 Rick Ampler Nutrixxion - Abus s.t.
92 James Moss Team IG - Sigma Sport s.t.
93 Luis Filipe Afonso LA Alumínios - Antarte s.t.
94 Andreas Miessen Team Quantec - Indeland s.t.
95 António Amorim LA Alumínios - Antarte s.t.
96 Luc Loozen Team Quantec - Indeland s.t.
97 Demis Aleman Jamis - Hagens Berman s.t.
98 Tizian Rausch Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
99 Gerold Henrichsen Team Quantec - Indeland s.t.
100 Temesgen Teklehaimanot Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
101 Jack Wilson An Post - Chainreaction s.t.
102 Márcio Barbosa LA Alumínios - Antarte s.t.
103 Tyler Wren Jamis - Hagens Berman s.t.
104 Mike Terpstra Team 3M s.t.
105 Ricardo Vale Rádio Popular - Onda s.t.
106 Bas Stamsnijder Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks s.t.
107 Kim-Simon Nottebohm Team Quantec - Indeland s.t.
108 Ryan Mullen Team IG - Sigma Sport s.t.
109 Joop De Gans Team 3M s.t.
110 Adrien Chenaux Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
111 Dion Beukeboom Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks s.t.
112 Nicolas Winter Atlas Personal - Jakroo s.t.
113 Carlos Carneiro Rádio Popular - Onda s.t.
114 Matthew Jones Team IG - Sigma Sport s.t.
115 Bruno Silva LA Alumínios - Antarte s.t.
116 Peter Hawkins Team IG - Sigma Sport s.t.
117 Adrián López Rádio Popular - Onda s.t.
118 Elliott Porter Rapha Condor - JLT s.t.
119 Guido Palma Jamis - Hagens Berman s.t.
120 Chase Pinkham Jamis - Hagens Berman s.t.
121 Alister Ratcliff Team 3M s.t.
122 Frank Niewold Cyclingteam Jo Piels s.t.
123 Ross Edgar Team IG - Sigma Sport s.t.
No other screens, as I forgot themEdited by Selwink on 08-04-2013 15:18
Trofej Porec is raced today, a cobbled race with some hills on the way and a total of 5 cobbled sections. Therefore the cobblers with hill abilities are favorite. The break however also stands quite a good chance.
On the first cobbled section of today, a break has just formed: Spengler for Scott-Tissot, Oliphant for Raleigh, Pinto for Efapel and Antunes for Ceramica Flaminia.
On the 2nd cobbled section, an outsider gets a puncture: Der. He doesnt have much difficulty returing to the pack.
While Spengler is leading the front group on the 3rd cobbled section, the pack has completely fallen still. Could the break make it?
After this section, the pack starts working again. Utensilnord and Drapac lead the pursuit. The lead is decreasing from a max of 8min33.
The pack is in trouble: With 25kms left, the lead is still 3min20.
With 15kms to the line, the lead is still 2min56.
After the last cobbled section, all is still together. It looks like 4 riders go for the win, in the sprint or with a very late attack. Oliphant is the man to beat in the sprint.
5kms from the line, Spengler makes his attack for victory. Can he hold on?
No, 3kms from the line he is reeled in and is in the lead in the group. He has to make a good sprint.
Because the pace in the front group is so low, the group is reeled in. We surprsingly get a disorganized mass sprint.
At the line it is Oliphant, who had enough energy left. 2nd is Zanotti, 3rd is Phelan giving us 3 podiums on a day! Pellaud also ends up at a good 9th spot.
Results
1 Evan Oliphant Team Raleigh 4h11'14
2 Marco Zanotti Utensilnord - Ora24.eu s.t. 3 Adam Phelan Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
4 Robbie Hucker Drapac Cycling s.t.
5 Francisco Mancebo 5-Hour Energy s.t.
6 Bernard Sulzberger Drapac Cycling s.t.
7 Floris Goesinnen Drapac Cycling s.t.
8 Shawn Milne 5-Hour Energy s.t. 9 Simon Pellaud Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
10 Oscar Santamaria Burgos BH - Castilla y León s.t.
Spoiler
11 Vegard Bugge Joker Merida s.t.
12 Gustavo César Veloso OFM - Quinta da Lixa s.t.
13 Pablo Torres Burgos BH - Castilla y León s.t.
14 Lluis Guillermo Mas Burgos BH - Castilla y León s.t.
15 Sandro Pinto Efapel - Glassdrive s.t.
16 Alejandro Marque Porto OFM - Quinta da Lixa s.t.
17 Sérgio Sousa Efapel - Glassdrive s.t.
18 Filipe Cardoso Efapel - Glassdrive s.t. 19 Calvin Watson Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t. 20 Lukas Spengler Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
21 Yuriy Agarkov ISD Continental Team s.t.
22 Christian Parrett 5-Hour Energy s.t.
23 Pedro Paulinho Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest s.t. 24 Alastair Loutit Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
25 Luke Davison Drapac Cycling s.t. 26 Damien Howson Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
27 Tom Scully Team Raleigh s.t.
28 Davide Mucelli Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest s.t.
29 Reidar Borgersen Joker Merida s.t.
30 Omar Lombardi Utensilnord - Ora24.eu s.t.
31 Amaro Antunes Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest s.t.
32 Audun Flotten Joker Merida s.t.
33 Eduard Prades OFM - Quinta da Lixa s.t.
34 Kristoffer Skjerping Joker Merida s.t.
35 Arkaitz Durán Efapel - Glassdrive s.t.
36 Amir Rusli Drapac Cycling s.t.
37 James Stemper 5-Hour Energy s.t.
38 Malcom Rudolph Drapac Cycling s.t.
39 Mark Christian Team Raleigh s.t.
40 Zsolt Der Utensilnord - Ora24.eu s.t.
41 Adrian Gjølberg Joker Merida s.t.
42 Delio Fernández OFM - Quinta da Lixa s.t.
43 Andrea Manfredi Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest s.t.
44 Moisés Dueñas Burgos BH - Castilla y León s.t.
45 Matthew Holmes Team Raleigh s.t.
46 Marco Zamparella Utensilnord - Ora24.eu s.t.
47 Antonio Barbio Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest s.t.
48 Oskar Svendsen Joker Merida s.t.
49 Andrea Fedi Ceramica Flaminia - Fondriest s.t.
50 Robert Sweeting 5-Hour Energy s.t.
51 Botond Hollo Utensilnord - Ora24.eu s.t.
52 Peter Kusztor Utensilnord - Ora24.eu s.t.
53 Moritz Schaffner Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
54 Ricardo Vilela Efapel - Glassdrive s.t.
55 Marcel Barth Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
56 Anatoliy Pakthusov ISD Continental Team s.t.
57 João Cabreira OFM - Quinta da Lixa s.t.
58 Steve Bekaert Burgos BH - Castilla y León s.t.
59 Nuno Ribeiro Efapel - Glassdrive s.t.
60 Benjamim Dietrich Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
61 Russell Hampton Team Raleigh s.t.
62 Vladyslav Bakumenko ISD Continental Team s.t.
63 Lachlan Norris Team Raleigh s.t.
64 Thomas Moses Team Raleigh s.t.
65 Federico Rocchetti Utensilnord - Ora24.eu s.t.
66 Mark O'Brien Team Raleigh s.t.
67 Max Jenkins 5-Hour Energy s.t.
68 Gualter Carvalho OFM - Quinta da Lixa s.t.
69 Denys Karnulin ISD Continental Team s.t.
70 Jack Cummings Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
71 Cristian Peña Meneses EPM - UNE s.t.
72 Jan Brockhoff Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
73 Illya Ponomarenko ISD Continental Team s.t.
74 Maximilian Schachmann Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
75 Dmytro Volovod ISD Continental Team s.t.
76 Peter Simon Utensilnord - Ora24.eu s.t.
77 Efren Carazo Burgos BH - Castilla y León + 1'33
No animation up, because my computer cannot reach Picasion. Might try again later today or tomorrowEdited by Selwink on 08-04-2013 16:02
We now have the start of the Istrian Spring Trophy, in Croatia. In the 4 days of race, several difficulties are ready for riders to go over them. Only 1 of 4 stages is for the sprinters, but we will first have a prologue and 2 uphill finishes. Therefore, the race should favor the punchers with a decent prologue in their legs.
The race profiles:
Our squad
151. C. Watson
152. M. Freiberg
153. D. Howson
154. S. Pellaud
155. A. Phelan
156. L. Spengler
Here is Mancebo, he will be the last threat for Zwizanski. He disappoints and loses 7 seconds. This means Zwizanski wins the stage and takes the lead in the GC and points standings. Phelanand Howson did well with 12th and 14th. The -25jersey is for the Burgos-rider Mas. Optum is the best team.
Stage results and GC
1 Scott Zwizanski Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 4'56
2 Ben Jacques-Maynes Jamis - Hagens Berman + 2
3 Lluis Guillermo Mas Burgos BH - Castilla y León + 3
4 Stanislav Kozúbek Bauknecht - Author + 4
5 Robert Bartko LKT Team Brandenburg + 5
6 Daniel Mestre Carmim - Tavira s.t.
7 Michael Creed Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies + 6
8 Łukasz Bodnar Bank BGZ + 7
9 Lawson Craddock Bontrager Cycling Team s.t.
10 Ronan Van Zandbeek Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks s.t.
11 Weimar Roldan EPM - UNE s.t. 12 Adam Phelan Scott - Tissot Development Team + 8
13 Rick Ottema Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks s.t. 14 Damien Howson Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
Spoiler
15 Francisco Mancebo 5-Hour Energy s.t.
16 Ruben Zepuntke Rabobank Development Team s.t.
17 Jorge Castiblanco EPM - UNE + 9
18 Nathaniel English 5-Hour Energy s.t.
19 Huub Duyn Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks s.t.
20 Rick Zabel Rabobank Development Team s.t.
21 Kai Reus Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks s.t.
22 Jasha Sütterlin Thüringer Energie Team + 10
23 Nick Van der Lijke Rabobank Development Team s.t.
24 Sjoerd Kouwenhoven Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks s.t.
25 Mark Christian Team Raleigh s.t.
26 Lasse Norman Hansen Blue Water Cycling s.t.
27 Sebastian Balck Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
28 Ken Hanson Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
29 Gabe Varela Jamis - Hagens Berman s.t.
30 Domingos Gonçalves Rádio Popular - Onda + 11
31 Jiri Hudecek Bauknecht - Author s.t.
32 Stan Godrie Rabobank Development Team s.t.
33 Demis Aleman Jamis - Hagens Berman s.t.
34 Jesse Anthony Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
35 Daniel Silva Rádio Popular - Onda s.t.
36 Luis Alberto Romero Jamis - Hagens Berman + 12
37 Jimmi Sørensen Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
38 Valter Pereira Carmim - Tavira s.t.
39 Ryan Eastman Bontrager Cycling Team s.t.
40 Morten Høberg Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
41 Jaime Castañeda EPM - UNE s.t.
42 Pawel Brylowski Bank BGZ s.t. 43 Michael Freiberg Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
44 Eric Berthou Team Raleigh s.t.
45 Håvard Blikra Team Øster Hus - Ridley s.t.
46 Alexandre Blain Team Raleigh s.t.
47 Bjorn Selander Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies + 13
48 Adrian Teklinski Bank BGZ s.t.
49 Frantisek Padour Bauknecht - Author s.t.
50 Christian Parrett 5-Hour Energy s.t.
51 Franz Schiewer LKT Team Brandenburg s.t.
52 David Belda Burgos BH - Castilla y León s.t.
53 Philip Mooney Jamis - Hagens Berman s.t.
54 Etienne van Empel Rabobank Development Team s.t. 55 Simon Pellaud Scott - Tissot Development Team + 14
56 Mike Teunissen Rabobank Development Team s.t.
57 Antoine Duchesne Bontrager Cycling Team s.t.
58 Jack Cummings Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
59 Maximilian Bormann LKT Team Brandenburg s.t.
60 Gregory Daniel Bontrager Cycling Team s.t.
61 Mark Sehested Blue Water Cycling + 15
62 Shawn Milne 5-Hour Energy s.t.
63 Mieszko Bulik Bank BGZ s.t.
64 Carson Miller Jamis - Hagens Berman s.t.
65 Jacob Nielsen Blue Water Cycling s.t.
66 Marc Hester Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
67 Mats Boeve Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks s.t.
68 Gert-Jan Bosman Rabobank Development Team s.t.
69 Morten Øllegaard Blue Water Cycling s.t.
70 Fabian Thiel Thüringer Energie Team + 16
71 Willy Willwohl LKT Team Brandenburg s.t.
72 Yuriy Vasyliv LKT Team Brandenburg s.t.
73 Martin Pedersen Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
74 Steve Bekaert Burgos BH - Castilla y León s.t.
75 David Dvorsky Bauknecht - Author s.t. 76 Calvin Watson Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
77 Freddy Piamonte EPM - UNE s.t.
78 Tomasz Smolen Bank BGZ s.t.
79 Søren Pugdahl Blue Water Cycling s.t.
80 Efren Carazo Burgos BH - Castilla y León s.t.
81 Evan Oliphant Team Raleigh s.t.
82 Oscar Rivera EPM - UNE s.t.
83 Niels Wubben Rabobank Development Team + 17 84 Lukas Spengler Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
85 David Gutiérrez Gutiérrez Rádio Popular - Onda s.t.
86 Jesús Del Pino Burgos BH - Castilla y León s.t.
87 Pawel Cieslik Bank BGZ s.t.
88 Ike Groen Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks s.t.
89 Rob Britton Team Raleigh s.t.
90 Lachlan Norris Team Raleigh + 18
91 Aske Vorre Blue Water Cycling s.t.
92 Chase Pinkham Jamis - Hagens Berman s.t.
93 Russell Hampton Team Raleigh s.t.
94 Nuno Bico Rádio Popular - Onda s.t.
95 Edwin Carvajal EPM - UNE s.t.
96 Mariusz Witecki Bank BGZ s.t.
97 Frans-Leonard Markaskard Team Øster Hus - Ridley + 19
98 Oscar Santamaria Burgos BH - Castilla y León s.t.
99 João Pereira Carmim - Tavira s.t.
100 Christoph Pfingsten Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks s.t.
101 Sebastian Salas Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
102 Jose Nicolas Castro EPM - UNE s.t.
103 Joseph Kukolla Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
104 August Jensen Team Øster Hus - Ridley s.t.
105 Daniel Jarstø Team Øster Hus - Ridley s.t.
106 Benjamim Dietrich Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
107 David Livramento Carmim - Tavira + 20
108 Henrique Casimiro Carmim - Tavira s.t.
109 Marcel Barth Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
110 Adam Stachowiak Bank BGZ + 21
111 Gavin Mannion Bontrager Cycling Team s.t.
112 Josef Maňousek Bauknecht - Author s.t.
113 Jonas Koch LKT Team Brandenburg s.t.
114 Carlos Carneiro Rádio Popular - Onda s.t.
115 Kristian Dyrnes Team Øster Hus - Ridley s.t.
116 Taylor Shelden 5-Hour Energy + 22
117 Ricardo Vale Rádio Popular - Onda + 23
118 Cristian Peña Meneses EPM - UNE s.t.
119 Oscar Landa Team Øster Hus - Ridley s.t.
120 Nikodemus Holler Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
121 Diogo Nunes Carmim - Tavira s.t.
122 Jeremy Durrin Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
123 Max Jenkins 5-Hour Energy s.t.
124 Tyler Wren Jamis - Hagens Berman s.t.
125 Jasper Stuyven Bontrager Cycling Team + 24
126 Angelo Furlan Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
127 Jiri Polnicky Bauknecht - Author + 25
128 Thomas Moses Team Raleigh s.t.
Points
1 Scott Zwizanski Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 25
2 Ben Jacques-Maynes Jamis - Hagens Berman 20
3 Lluis Guillermo Mas Burgos BH - Castilla y León 16
4 Stanislav Kozúbek Bauknecht - Author 14
5 Robert Bartko LKT Team Brandenburg 12
Spoiler
6 Daniel Mestre Carmim - Tavira 10
7 Michael Creed Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 9
8 Łukasz Bodnar Bank BGZ 8
9 Lawson Craddock Bontrager Cycling Team 7
10 Ronan Van Zandbeek Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks 6
11 Weimar Roldan EPM - UNE 5
12 Adam Phelan Scott - Tissot Development Team 4
Spoiler
13 Rick Ottema Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks 3 14 Damien Howson Scott - Tissot Development Team 2
15 Francisco Mancebo 5-Hour Energy 1
-25 Riders
1 Lluis Guillermo Mas Burgos BH - Castilla y León 4'59
2 Lawson Craddock Bontrager Cycling Team + 4
3 Ronan Van Zandbeek Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks s.t. 4 Adam Phelan Scott - Tissot Development Team + 5
5 Rick Ottema Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks s.t. 6 Damien Howson Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
Spoiler
7 Ruben Zepuntke Rabobank Development Team s.t.
8 Jorge Castiblanco EPM - UNE + 6
9 Rick Zabel Rabobank Development Team s.t.
10 Jasha Sütterlin Thüringer Energie Team + 7
11 Nick Van der Lijke Rabobank Development Team s.t.
12 Sjoerd Kouwenhoven Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks s.t.
13 Mark Christian Team Raleigh s.t.
14 Lasse Norman Hansen Blue Water Cycling s.t.
15 Sebastian Balck Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
16 Domingos Gonçalves Rádio Popular - Onda + 8
17 Stan Godrie Rabobank Development Team s.t.
18 Jimmi Sørensen Christina Watches - Onfone + 9
19 Valter Pereira Carmim - Tavira s.t.
20 Ryan Eastman Bontrager Cycling Team s.t.
21 Morten Høberg Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
22 Pawel Brylowski Bank BGZ s.t. 23 Michael Freiberg Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
24 Håvard Blikra Team Øster Hus - Ridley s.t.
25 Bjorn Selander Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies + 10
26 Adrian Teklinski Bank BGZ s.t.
27 Frantisek Padour Bauknecht - Author s.t.
28 Christian Parrett 5-Hour Energy s.t.
29 Franz Schiewer LKT Team Brandenburg s.t.
30 Etienne van Empel Rabobank Development Team s.t. 31 Simon Pellaud Scott - Tissot Development Team + 11
32 Mike Teunissen Rabobank Development Team s.t.
33 Antoine Duchesne Bontrager Cycling Team s.t.
34 Jack Cummings Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
35 Maximilian Bormann LKT Team Brandenburg s.t.
36 Gregory Daniel Bontrager Cycling Team s.t.
37 Mark Sehested Blue Water Cycling + 12
38 Mieszko Bulik Bank BGZ s.t.
39 Carson Miller Jamis - Hagens Berman s.t.
40 Mats Boeve Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks s.t.
41 Gert-Jan Bosman Rabobank Development Team s.t.
42 Morten Øllegaard Blue Water Cycling s.t.
43 Fabian Thiel Thüringer Energie Team + 13
44 Willy Willwohl LKT Team Brandenburg s.t.
45 Yuriy Vasyliv LKT Team Brandenburg s.t.
46 Steve Bekaert Burgos BH - Castilla y León s.t.
47 David Dvorsky Bauknecht - Author s.t. 48 Calvin Watson Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
49 Efren Carazo Burgos BH - Castilla y León s.t.
50 Oscar Rivera EPM - UNE s.t.
51 Niels Wubben Rabobank Development Team + 14 52 Lukas Spengler Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
53 Jesús Del Pino Burgos BH - Castilla y León s.t.
54 Ike Groen Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks s.t.
55 Aske Vorre Blue Water Cycling + 15
56 Chase Pinkham Jamis - Hagens Berman s.t.
57 Russell Hampton Team Raleigh s.t.
58 Nuno Bico Rádio Popular - Onda s.t.
59 Frans-Leonard Markaskard Team Øster Hus - Ridley + 16
60 Oscar Santamaria Burgos BH - Castilla y León s.t.
61 João Pereira Carmim - Tavira s.t.
62 Jose Nicolas Castro EPM - UNE s.t.
63 Joseph Kukolla Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
64 August Jensen Team Øster Hus - Ridley s.t.
65 Daniel Jarstø Team Øster Hus - Ridley s.t.
66 Benjamim Dietrich Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
67 Adam Stachowiak Bank BGZ + 18
68 Gavin Mannion Bontrager Cycling Team s.t.
69 Josef Maňousek Bauknecht - Author s.t.
70 Jonas Koch LKT Team Brandenburg s.t.
71 Carlos Carneiro Rádio Popular - Onda s.t.
72 Kristian Dyrnes Team Øster Hus - Ridley s.t.
73 Ricardo Vale Rádio Popular - Onda + 20
74 Cristian Peña Meneses EPM - UNE s.t.
75 Oscar Landa Team Øster Hus - Ridley s.t.
76 Nikodemus Holler Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
77 Diogo Nunes Carmim - Tavira s.t.
78 Jeremy Durrin Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
79 Jasper Stuyven Bontrager Cycling Team + 21
80 Jiri Polnicky Bauknecht - Author + 22
81 Thomas Moses Team Raleigh s.t.
Team Results
1 Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 15'04
2 Jamis - Hagens Berman + 7
3 Cyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks + 8
4 Rabobank Development Team + 11
5 EPM - UNE + 12 6 Scott - Tissot Development Team s.t.
Spoiler
7 Bauknecht - Author s.t.
8 5-Hour Energy + 14
9 Bank BGZ + 16
10 LKT Team Brandenburg s.t.
11 Burgos BH - Castilla y León s.t.
12 Bontrager Cycling Team + 17
13 Christina Watches - Onfone + 18
14 Team Raleigh s.t.
15 Carmim - Tavira + 20
16 Rádio Popular - Onda + 23
17 Thüringer Energie Team + 24
18 Blue Water Cycling s.t.
19 Team Øster Hus - Ridley + 34
Stage 2 up tomorrow. We hope to achieve a good result with Watson or Phelan and become KoM with Spengler
Today the first uphill finish of 2. This hilly stage should give a clear view who are favorite for the GC this edition. A break might still interrupt the chances of the favorites. Chances however are not too big.
At the first KoM, only Spengler is ahead. He obviously takes the first lead in the classfication.
Later on, he is joined by 6 riders: Balck, Stuyven, Bico, Pereira, Carazo and Hansen.
The lead in the pack is taken by Optum.
The group gets a maximum lead of 4min49.
At the second KoM, Spengler gets the points without any opposition.
While Spengler takes the points at KoM3, it has started to rain.
Many crashes in the back of the pack. Many favorites included: Jacques-Maynes is the most notable.
At the intermediate sprint, Balck is the strongest.
At the last categorized climb before the finish, Balck beats Pereira and Spengler.
In the pack, Watson and Blikra manage to set a small gap. They are reeled in almost immediately.
At sprint 2, Balck beats Hanson and Stuyven.
Phelan now sets a small gap to the pack.
When we turn up the final climb, Phelan holds a very small lead.
In the final km, Romero and Reus sprint for victory today.
At the line
Romero wins the sprint. 2nd is Reus, 3rd Belda. Phelan ends up 18th. Romero also takes over the GC lead. KoM is Spengler, Zwizanski holds the points. Phelan takes the -25 jersey.
Full results tomorrow, as I am feeling really tired and not very well. Very sorry for that
