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The Columbia sprint train
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| Ze Duarte |
Posted on 08-03-2009 12:24
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Great story Alexkr00 |
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Posted on 08-03-2009 12:24
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thanks |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 08-03-2009 13:06
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La Fleche Wallone
Jan Bakelants was the first rider to pass Mur de Huy today.
Attacks just before the final pass on Huy
But not from the real big names like Valverde, Kichen or Schleck, who are still in the pack
There were made 2 groups. First one with Pellizotti and Samuel Sanchez
And the second one was made by Voigt, Nocentini and Halgand
The pack, lead by Bertagnolli and Kirchen caught the first group of attackers
Pellizotti and Sanchez are still in front
But Kirchen, who just took over Bertagnolli is coming after them
But it seems that the fastest rider is Valverde
And Alejandro takes over Kirchen and Pellizott&Sanchez are caught
Valverde takes the lead... Kirchen tries to follow him
Valverde gets the win!
Very close finish for second place but Pellizotti wins it followed by Kirchen and Dekker
Results
1.  Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne 4h56'28
2.  Franco Pellizotti Liquigas + 8
3.  Kim Kirchen Team Columbia s.t.
4.  Thomas Dekker Rabobank s.t.
5. Leonardo Bertagnolli Liquigas s.t.
6. Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
7. Fränk Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
8. Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
9. Damiano Cunego Lampre s.t.
10. Jens Voigt Quick·Step s.t. |
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| Ze Duarte |
Posted on 08-03-2009 13:12
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Almost!
Kirchen will win LBLB) |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 08-03-2009 14:31
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Tour of Georgia Stage 2
The breakaway.
Our riders are preparing to dominate an another mass sprint
And that begins to happen when Ignatiev takes the lead
Ingatiev ends his job, now it's time for Boom to do his
Sacchi seems to be our only opponent, but can he beat Cav?
An acceleration by Mark to show everyone who's the boss
And he destroys Sacchi's hopes
It's 2 from 2 for Cavendish!
Stage
1.  Mark Cavendish Team Columbia 4h22'40
2. Fabio Sacchi Team Milram s.t.
3. Danilo Hondo Gerolsteiner s.t.
4.  Jurgen Roelandts Silence - Lotto s.t.
5.  Lars Bak Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
6. Martijn Maaskant Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 s.t.
7. Lars Boom Team Columbia s.t.
8. Francesco De Bonis Gerolsteiner s.t.
9.  Rahsaan Bahati Rock Racing s.t.
10. Sergio Hernandez Rock Racing s.t.
Overall
1. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia 8h59'32
2. Fabio Sacchi Team Milram + 28
3. Rahsaan Bahati Rock Racing s.t.
4. Danilo Hondo Gerolsteiner + 32
5. Martijn Maaskant Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 s.t.
6. Lars Bak Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 38
7. Jurgen Roelandts Silence - Lotto + 40
8. Lars Boom Team Columbia s.t.
9.  Guennadi Mikhailov Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
10. Ivan Stevic Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team s.t.
Points
1. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia 50
2. Rahsaan Bahati Rock Racing 27
3. Jurgen Roelandts Silence - Lotto 26
Mountain
1. Bart Dockx Silence - Lotto 26
2. José Rafael MartÃnez Health net presented by Maxxis 20
3. Ian McKissick BMC Racing Team 16 |
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| G_Larsson |
Posted on 08-03-2009 15:31
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Nice win by Cav!
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 08-03-2009 15:39
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thanks and in the next stage are good news for you Larsson |
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| Wiggo |
Posted on 08-03-2009 15:43
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Bunch sprint in the Fleche? |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 08-03-2009 15:51
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well Maggot that's quite realistic. Remember last year in RL Fleche there was a big group that was chasing Wegmann (if I remember well) at the start of Huy. Then it was split into pieces with Kirchen, Evans, Cunego, Dekker and Gesink fighting for the win |
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| Wiggo |
Posted on 08-03-2009 15:54
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Yeah, but it was a big bunch. |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 08-03-2009 15:58
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Tour of Georgia Stage 3
A massive breakaway group
But when the climbs came there were made gaps between the escapes. Ljungqvist went alone in front, with Martin caught in the second group
Martin tried then to go after Ljungqvist but the Swedish rider had already an important advantage
So with the pack minutes behind the breakaway, Ljungqvist won the stage and took the yellow jersey
Martin finishes second
Aerts was third with a group of favourites right after him
Rogers, Boom, Ignatiev and Zabriskie were all of them in that group
Stage
1.  Marcus Ljungqvist Team CSC - Saxo Bank 4h09'11
2. Tony Martin Team Columbia + 1'54
3. Mario Aerts Silence - Lotto + 3'05
4. Maarten Tjallingii Silence - Lotto + 3'21
5.  Bernhard Kohl Gerolsteiner s.t.
6. Chris Wherry Astana Cycling Team s.t.
7. David Millar Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 s.t.
8. Lars Boom Team Columbia s.t.
9. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Columbia s.t.
10. Michael Rogers Team Columbia s.t.
Overall
1. Marcus Ljungqvist Team CSC - Saxo Bank 13h08'57
2. Tony Martin Team Columbia + 2'08
3. Mario Aerts Silence - Lotto + 3'23
4. Chris Wherry Astana Cycling Team + 3'45
5. Lars Boom Team Columbia + 3'47
6. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Columbia s.t.
7. Maarten Tjallingii Silence - Lotto s.t.
8. David Millar Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 s.t.
9. Bernhard Kohl Gerolsteiner s.t.
10. Michael Rogers Team Columbia s.t.
Points
1. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia 50
2. Lars Boom Team Columbia 31
3. Marcus Ljungqvist Team CSC - Saxo Bank 31
Mountain
1. Marcus Ljungqvist Team CSC - Saxo Bank 68
2. Chris Wherry Astana Cycling Team 64
3. Tony Martin Team Columbia 60 |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 08-03-2009 17:27
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Tour of Georgia Stage 4
Good early times by Cornu and Backstedt
But then Zabriskie came and beat everyone
A good time for Rogers too.
Millar is close but not close enough to beat Zabriskie
Good performances for Boom and Ignatiev as well
And now the battle for the yellow jersey, where Ljungqvist maintain his jersey in front of Martin and Zabriskie
Stage
1. David Zabriskie Team Columbia 33'47
2. David Millar Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 + 7
3. Lars Bak Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 38
4. Michael Rogers Team Columbia + 39
5. Dominique Cornu Silence - Lotto + 43
6. Ronny Scholz Gerolsteiner + 44
7. Danny Pate Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 + 52
8. Lars Boom Team Columbia + 57
9. Martijn Maaskant Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 + 58
10. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Columbia + 59
Overall
1. Marcus Ljungqvist Team CSC - Saxo Bank 13h45'15
2. Tony Martin Team Columbia + 1'12
3. David Zabriskie Team Columbia + 1'16
4. David Millar Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 + 1'23
5. Michael Rogers Team Columbia + 1'55
6. Lars Boom Team Columbia + 2'13
7. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Columbia + 2'15
8. Lars Bak Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 2'23
9. Ronny Scholz Gerolsteiner + 2'31
10. Martijn Maaskant Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 + 2'37 |
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| chrica04 |
Posted on 08-03-2009 18:11
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Alexkr00, this story never ceases to amaze me 
your screenshots and story line is awesome. |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 08-03-2009 18:24
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thanks a lot man |
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Posted on 08-03-2009 18:36
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chrica04 wrote:
Alexkr00, this story never ceases to amaze me
your screenshots and story line is awesome.
Yes man..you are maniac..great one. Lot of pictures ..way I like.
Rogers plan for season? |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 08-03-2009 18:38
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Giro leader (hope for a top10) and luxury team-mate for Kirchen in the Tour |
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| G_Larsson |
Posted on 08-03-2009 18:39
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Ljungqvist! 
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 08-03-2009 20:23
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Tour of Georgia Stage 5
The breakaway.
The yellow jersey lost early the contact with the main pack on the final climb
Then a group with Boom, Martin and Ignatiev cracked
So only Rogers and Zabriskie are in the first group now
But not a long time past and Zabriskie looses the contact
And Rogers decides to attack
Kohl is the only one that can go with him
And with less than 2km to go Kohl even makes a gap between him and Rogers
Rogers tries everything to catch back Kohl
But the Austrian gets the stage
And the Aussie the yellow jersey
Stage
1. Bernhard Kohl Gerolsteiner 4h46'59
2. Michael Rogers Team Columbia + 14
3. Mario Aerts Silence - Lotto + 1'02
4.  Samuel Plouhinec Rock Racing s.t.
5. José Antonio Pecharromán BMC Racing Team + 1'54
6. David Millar Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 + 2'06
7. Tyler Hamilton Astana Cycling Team + 2'26
8. Francesco De Bonis Gerolsteiner s.t.
9.  César Grajales Rock Racing s.t.
10. Iñigo Cuesta Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
Overall
1. Michael Rogers Team Columbia 18h34'11
2. Bernhard Kohl Gerolsteiner + 20
3. David Millar Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 + 1'32
4. Mario Aerts Silence - Lotto + 2'26
5. Samuel Plouhinec Rock Racing + 3'04
6. José Antonio Pecharromán BMC Racing Team + 3'08
7. Tyler Hamilton Astana Cycling Team + 3'16
8. Iñigo Cuesta Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 3'22
9. David Zabriskie Team Columbia + 3'35
10. Danny Pate Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 + 3'50
Points
1. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia 50
2. Michael Rogers Team Columbia 40
3. David Millar Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 39
Mountain
1. Marcus Ljungqvist Team CSC - Saxo Bank 68
2. Chris Wherry Astana Cycling Team 64
3. Tony Martin Team Columbia 60 |
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| yoejo |
Posted on 08-03-2009 20:34
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ja, ljungkvist rules! Han är superhjälpryttare!
Now, over to the english language. sry about my comment on paris roubaix, I hadn´t slept for a long time. congrats for that ghent-wevelgem win!
anyway, you´ll win LBL I think. would really sum up for a good classic season. wins in ghent wevelgem and LBL wouldn´t be too bad.
I have a suggestion. why not, before every new race, let´s say LBL, that you remind us about last years top5 or top 10. So we remember In that case we can celebrate if your rider have a back to back win! B) |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 08-03-2009 20:40
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Maybe I will do that in 2010 and show the 08 and 09 winners |
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