|
The Columbia sprint train
|
| alexkr00 |
Posted on 13-01-2009 21:22
|

World Champion

Posts: 13571
Joined: 05-08-2008
PCM$: 400.00
|
Maggot wrote:
*leaves story forever*
huh? Why?
Oh cause I didn't win on Champs?  |
| |
|
|
| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 13-01-2009 22:20
|

Team Leader

Posts: 7366
Joined: 19-02-2008
PCM$: 200.00
|
nice tour for you
|
| |
|
|
| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 13-01-2009 22:30
|

Team Manager

Posts: 31706
Joined: 08-03-2007
PCM$: 200.00
|
Gerdemann would have got 10th overall if he had beaten Kloden in the sprint. I can only assume that he didnt. |
| |
|
|
| alexkr00 |
Posted on 13-01-2009 22:34
|

World Champion

Posts: 13571
Joined: 05-08-2008
PCM$: 400.00
|
Second third of 2008 season -- completed
1st August 2008. Today start the Tour of Denmark but before of that we will see waht the team did in the first 2 GT of the season, which was a more than good performance
Rankings
Kirchen is doing great in every competition this year. He could be the rider of the season. Plus the Superprestige is gone, now we have CQ Rankings.
Pro Tour
Individual

Teams

CQ Rankings
Individual

Teams

Victories
Individual

Teams

Manager and sponsors
The other 3 goals of the season were completed by our riders

So for the first time this season we can see 5 pluses by our sponsor expectation

Almost 150 podium for us, with more than 60 victories

Riders
Lars Boom

One win in Giro and one of the biggest wins for him, The Dutch Championships.

Gerald Ciolek

First win of the season for him in Tour of Luxembourg and a nice TDF aswell.

Bernhard Eisel

Wow! What a season for Eisel. Austrian champion, 3 stages in TDF and lost only by a few points the green jersey

Linus Gerdemann

Winer of Tour De Romandie and a good TDF by him with a stage win and the white jersey on Champs Elysees. And of course he is the German RR champion

Bert Grabsch

He managed to keep his German TT jersey so that's the most important thing for him.

Andre Greipel

In Giro he got the biggest win of his carrer.

Edvald Boasson Hagen

The Norwegian young gun got his first win in Slovenja. And he is very good for our sprint train, he will probably be in Vuelta.

Adam Hansen

The Ausie time-trialist got a win in Suisse, but in a normal stage not a TT, of course after a breakaway.

George Hincapie

A win in Dauphine and very good in France in sprints. The managers will try to sign now an another contract with him.

Kim Kirchen

Very good TDF for him and Tour de Suisse. He is dominating every thing this year. He's the best!

Thomas Lovkvist

Biggest win in his career. Not a normal win, but a jersey in TDF. It was the Polka Dot for him.

Marco Pinotti

A win in the last TT in Giro, but he couldn't keep his title in the Italian TT Championships

Kanstantsin Siutsou

Our leader in Giro. A stage and a few days in pink. Perfect for him.

Bradley Wiggins

He was in pink after the TTT in Giro and then an another stage win after a perfect breakaway ride.
 |
| |
|
|
| alexkr00 |
Posted on 13-01-2009 22:36
|

World Champion

Posts: 13571
Joined: 05-08-2008
PCM$: 400.00
|
SportingNonsense wrote:
Gerdemann would have got 10th overall if he had beaten Kloden in the sprint.  I can only assume that he didnt.
yeah, that happend. I set his effort on something like 20 after the intermediate sprints. Then I forgot to raise it, so he was one of the last in the pack with all the energy levels on maxim. I was too focus on the sprint at the end of the stage, that's why I forgot about him |
| |
|
|
| Ad Bot |
Posted on 13-12-2025 11:06
|
Bot Agent
Posts: Countless
Joined: 23.11.09
|
|
| IP: None |
|
|
| facmanpob |
Posted on 14-01-2009 09:10
|
Domestique

Posts: 422
Joined: 29-07-2008
PCM$: 200.00
|
Great story!
I'm amazed at how well you've done with Eisel, I couldn't win a thing with him in my career and ended up letting him leave the team!
Great Tour, btw, but who've you got lined up for the Vuelta?
kutgw!  |
| |
|
|
| Nuilstrong |
Posted on 14-01-2009 12:06
|
Amateur

Posts: 13
Joined: 24-10-2008
PCM$: 200.00
|
Nice Tdf and a brilliant story  |
| |
|
|
| Biathlon |
Posted on 14-01-2009 15:08
|

Sprinter

Posts: 1729
Joined: 15-06-2008
PCM$: 300.00
|
Wow that many victories and podium finish!
Words to live by
"What would Lance do?"

|
| |
|
|
| Juan |
Posted on 14-01-2009 15:59
|

Protected Rider

Posts: 1204
Joined: 09-12-2008
PCM$: 200.00
|
Amazing B) |
| |
|
|
| alexkr00 |
Posted on 14-01-2009 17:56
|

World Champion

Posts: 13571
Joined: 05-08-2008
PCM$: 400.00
|
Thanks guys . Line up for Vuelta could look something like this: Lovkvist, Boom, Hagen, Ciolek, Eisel and maybe other names like Pinotti, Hammond, Burghardt, Grabsch, Reynes, Sieberg...
|
| |
|
|
| Biathlon |
Posted on 14-01-2009 17:58
|

Sprinter

Posts: 1729
Joined: 15-06-2008
PCM$: 300.00
|
What about Hincapie?
Words to live by
"What would Lance do?"

|
| |
|
|
| alexkr00 |
Posted on 14-01-2009 18:00
|

World Champion

Posts: 13571
Joined: 05-08-2008
PCM$: 400.00
|
His shape will not be very good in that period. The red bars where in April and
July |
| |
|
|
| Biathlon |
Posted on 14-01-2009 18:07
|

Sprinter

Posts: 1729
Joined: 15-06-2008
PCM$: 300.00
|
Oh ok.. But you can just change so he get a red bar in Vuelta
Words to live by
"What would Lance do?"

|
| |
|
|
| Halvor |
Posted on 14-01-2009 18:12
|
Sprinter

Posts: 1755
Joined: 18-09-2007
PCM$: 200.00
|
I think the Vuelta is too early for Edvald, thinks he will be better if he don't race too much. Awesome story  |
| |
|
|
| olabj |
Posted on 14-01-2009 18:21
|

Protected Rider

Posts: 1080
Joined: 17-09-2008
PCM$: 200.00
|
SSSSHHHHHH, Halvor. We all wants to have a norwegian in the Vuelta
|
| |
|
|
| alexkr00 |
Posted on 14-01-2009 18:24
|

World Champion

Posts: 13571
Joined: 05-08-2008
PCM$: 400.00
|
I could do that but I don't think that will change anything now that he already 'trained'. Just let see what happens
And here is the race calendar for August
 |
| |
|
|
| Halvor |
Posted on 14-01-2009 18:29
|
Sprinter

Posts: 1755
Joined: 18-09-2007
PCM$: 200.00
|
Looking forward to Paris-Correze, it's an awsome race  |
| |
|
|
| alexkr00 |
Posted on 14-01-2009 19:13
|

World Champion

Posts: 13571
Joined: 05-08-2008
PCM$: 400.00
|
Post Danmark Rundt Stage 1

The escapes.

Our train will involve in the mass sprint finish today

Grabsch is first

The sprint starts with Burghardt in front

But Arvesen has a very good position in one of the last corners

And he takes the lead

Hagen and Ciolek are after him but it could be too late.

Yes it was too late and Arvesen wins.

Stage
1. Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team CSC - Saxo Bank 3h59'51
2. Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia s.t.
3. Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia s.t.
4. Tiziano Dall'Antonia CSF Group - Navigare s.t.
5. Kenny Van Hummel Skil - Shimano s.t.
6. Matthew Goss Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
7. Danilo Hondo Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli s.t.
8. Tom Leezer Rabobank s.t.
9. Jonas Aaen Jørgensen Team GLS s.t.
10. Murilo Fischer Liquigas s.t.
Overall
1. Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team CSC - Saxo Bank 3h59'31
2. Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia + 8
3. Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia + 12
4. Tiziano Dall'Antonia CSF Group - Navigare + 20
5. Kenny Van Hummel Skil - Shimano s.t.
6. Matthew Goss Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
7. Danilo Hondo Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli s.t.
8. Tom Leezer Rabobank s.t.
9. Jonas Aaen Jørgensen Team GLS s.t.
10. Murilo Fischer Liquigas s.t.
Points
1. Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team CSC - Saxo Bank 25
2. Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia 20
3. Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia 16
Mountain
1. Erki Pütsep Bouygues Télécom 5
2. Kristoffer Nielsen Team GLS 3
3. Bert Scheirlinckx Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner 1
Edited by alexkr00 on 14-01-2009 19:13
|
| |
|
|
| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 14-01-2009 19:19
|

Team Leader

Posts: 7366
Joined: 19-02-2008
PCM$: 200.00
|
Halvor explosion in 3.2.1.
|
| |
|
|
| Halvor |
Posted on 14-01-2009 20:08
|
Sprinter

Posts: 1755
Joined: 18-09-2007
PCM$: 200.00
|
YAAYAAAYYAAYAYAYAYAYAYAAAAAYAYAYAYYAA  |
| |
|