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The Columbia sprint train
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| Halvor |
Posted on 15-01-2009 20:15
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I'm sure someone can make a jersey or two  |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 15-01-2009 20:19
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But still not use it the whole season, I still like the blue one more. I will race some races in the 09 jersey just as Milram did in Tour of Germany |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 16-01-2009 19:31
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Post Danmark Rundt Stage 4

The breakaway.

Our train is there

And it is the fastest

Boom takes the lead and our rivals are far

Boom stops. Hagen is in front in the last kilometre

But it looks like he will let the victory to Ciolek

And yes, Ciolek wins

Stage
1. Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia 5h00'03
2. Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia s.t.
3. Mauro Richeze CSF Group - Navigare s.t.
4. Lars Boom Team Columbia s.t.
5. Tom Leezer Rabobank s.t.
6. Marcus Burghardt Team Columbia s.t.
7. Jens Erik Madsen Team Designa Kökken s.t.
8. Filippo Savini CSF Group - Navigare s.t.
9. Piotr Zaradny DHL - Author s.t.
10. Murilo Fischer Liquigas s.t.
Overall
1. David Zabriskie Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 15h01'33
2. Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia + 29
3. Bert Grabsch Team Columbia + 1'09
4. Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia + 1'18
5. Sebastian Lang Gerolsteiner + 1'45
6. Magnus Bäckstedt Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 + 2'01
7. Ryder Hesjedal Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 + 2'05
8. Sébastien Rosseler Quick·Step + 2'07
9. Lars Boom Team Columbia + 2'09
10. Lars Bak Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 2'19
Points
1. Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia 72
2. Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia 61
3. Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team CSC - Saxo Bank 35 |
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Posted on 16-01-2009 19:36
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Great to see Boom in the Dutch jersey.B) |
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Posted on 16-01-2009 20:12
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Post Danmark Rundt Final Stage

The breakaway is looking good. They have a big advantage

Lovkvist attacks and Zabriskie is after him

And yes, Lovkvist lefts Zabriskie behind

Boom, is a great downhiller and he attacks on one of the downhills

Lovkvist is still the first rider behind the escapes

No. 1 and 2 of the race are now togheter. Boom will do his best to help Lovkvist

The escapes finished all togheter. And the winer was Mikhailov

Arvesen sprinted like a crazy and caught Boom and Lovkvist. Too bad he brought Z with him

Stage
1. Guennadi Mikhailov Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech 4h24'09
2. Ivan Santaromita Liquigas s.t.
3. Björn Schröder Team Milram s.t.
4. Bert Scheirlinckx Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner s.t.
5. Yuri Metlushenko Amore e Vita - McDonald's s.t.
6. Julien Belgy Bouygues Télécom s.t.
7. Tomoya Kano Skil - Shimano s.t.
8. Peter Riis Andersen Team GLS s.t.
9. Jhonny Cattaneo Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli s.t.
10. Federico Canuti CSF Group - Navigare s.t.
Overall
1. David Zabriskie Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 19h26'43
2. Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia + 29
3. Sébastien Rosseler Quick·Step + 2'07
4. Lars Boom Team Columbia + 2'09
5. Lars Bak Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 2'19
6. Bert Grabsch Team Columbia + 2'22
7. Brian Vandborg Team GLS + 2'27
8. Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia + 2'31
9. Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 2'44
10. Sebastian Lang Gerolsteiner + 2'58
Points: Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia
Mountain: Federico Canuti CSF Group - Navigare
Young: Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia
Teams: Team Columbia
Edited by alexkr00 on 16-01-2009 20:15
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Posted on 16-01-2009 21:44
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Paris - Correze
Stage 1

The breakaway.

With 25 km to go a lot of riders attacked from the pack. One of them is Moos from BMC

Lovkvist attacks on the last hill

Just before of that Boom had a crash

But the riders that attack earlier are still in front

And Moos wins

Lovkvist has the same time as the winer

After all Boom finished in the pack

Stage
1. Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team 4h24'07
2. Markus Eibegger ELK Haus - Simplon s.t.
3. Sylvain Calzati AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
4. Wim Van Huffel Silence - Lotto s.t.
5. Romain Feillu Agritubel s.t.
6. Tomasz Kiendyś CCC - Polsat - Polkowice s.t.
7. Nico Sijmens Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner s.t.
8. Patrice Halgand Crédit Agricole s.t.
9. Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia s.t.
10. Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom s.t.
Stage 2

Boom attacks on the long downhill that we had today

He is too fast for the escapes

Lovkvist attacks too, just before the last hill

On the last hill of the day he have a 'favourites' group behind Boom. But no Moos or Pineau there

So Lovkvist attacks again

He catch Boom

Boom takes his revenge and he wins the stage. Lovkvist wins the race!

Stage
1. Lars Boom Team Columbia 5h18'58
2. Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia s.t.
3. Nico Sijmens Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner + 23
4. Romain Feillu Agritubel s.t.
5. Patrice Halgand Crédit Agricole s.t.
6. Sylvain Calzati AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
7. Markus Eibegger ELK Haus - Simplon + 59
8. Wim Van Huffel Silence - Lotto s.t.
9. Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux s.t.
10. Tristan Valentin Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
Overall
1. Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia 9h42'53
2. Nico Sijmens Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner + 27
3. Sylvain Calzati AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
4. Romain Feillu Agritubel + 35
5. Patrice Halgand Crédit Agricole s.t.
6. Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team + 51
7. Markus Eibegger ELK Haus - Simplon + 59
8. Geert Omloop Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech + 1'01
9. Dominique Cornu Silence - Lotto + 1'05
10. Wim Van Huffel Silence - Lotto + 1'11
Points: Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team
Mountain: Noan Lelarge Bretagne - Armor Lux
Young: Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia
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Posted on 16-01-2009 21:50
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Yeah, double win same place as I won double  |
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Posted on 16-01-2009 22:05
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Hincapie will ride one more year with Columbia b)
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Posted on 16-01-2009 22:47
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I like how in the Post D Rundt Stage 4.... the Moto is right beside the sprint trains. Kinda dangerous  |
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Posted on 16-01-2009 23:33
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It is boring to attack downhill everybody knows they dont follow then... Not realistic:S!!
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"What would Lance do?"

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| olabj |
Posted on 17-01-2009 09:00
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They do actually follow in 08 but not in 06 or 07
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Posted on 17-01-2009 09:13
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And it works in real too, like Luis Leon Sanchez did in TdF B) |
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Posted on 17-01-2009 09:31
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No, in 08 they fall. I fell with Menchov or Dekker in an another carrer
Edited by alexkr00 on 17-01-2009 09:32
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Posted on 17-01-2009 11:06
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olabj wrote:
They do actually follow in 08 but not in 06 or 07
Thats not often. If you attack over a hill then the downhill comes they stop following! So it's just n00bish to do that:S
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Posted on 17-01-2009 11:19
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ENECO Tour Du Benelux

Cancellara is really fast today

Dekker can't beat him

Hincapie is just 2 seconds slower than Cancellara

While Hoste is very far from the first places

Results
1. Fabian Cancellara Team CSC - Saxo Bank 8'45
2. George Hincapie Team Columbia + 2
3. Stijn Devolder Quick·Step + 7
4. Vladimir Gusev Astana Cycling Team + 8
5. José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne + 9
6. Lars Boom Team Columbia + 12
7. Bradley McGee Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 14
8. Thomas Dekker Rabobank s.t.
9. Manuel Quinziato Liquigas + 15
10. Laszló Bodrogi Crédit Agricole s.t.
Edited by alexkr00 on 17-01-2009 11:20
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Posted on 17-01-2009 11:25
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This is what I found out last night 
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Posted on 17-01-2009 11:50
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Conta depressed, YEAH
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Posted on 17-01-2009 12:17
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Regio Tour Stage 1

The escapes fighting for an intermediate sprints

Our riders preparing for the mass sprint

Burghartd is doing a great job

Hagen is now in front

And nobody can beat us today

Ciolek takes the lead

And he wins

Stage
1. Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia 3h39'58
2. Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
3. Vicente Reynès Team Columbia s.t.
4. Nico Sijmens Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner s.t.
5. Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia s.t.
6. John Degenkolb Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
7. Stefan Radochla ELK Haus - Simplon s.t.
8. Olaf Pollack Team Volksbank s.t.
9. Borut Božic Cycle Collstrop s.t.
10. Erik Zabel Team Milram s.t.
Mountain
1. Sebastian Frey Team Sparkasse 13
2. Alexander Egger Team Volksbank 11
3. Frank Scherzinger Team 3C Gruppe 2
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Posted on 17-01-2009 13:15
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Seems like Edvald will be a good lead-out  |
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Posted on 17-01-2009 13:38
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alexkr00 wrote:
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1. Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia 3h39'58
3. Vicente Reynès Team Columbia s.t.
5. Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia s.t.
The perfect train for Vuelta B)
With a good form for Ciolek  |
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