@ all: Thanks alot!!
Little Jasper is still doing great in the incubator, but he gives me only a little amount of time to play PCM. But hey, that's okay
Didn't see the post until now, congratulations mate!! Things like PCM become ridiculously unimportant in comparison to such news. I'm really happy for you and wish you all the best!
The 3rd stage in this Vuelta a Andalucia between Otura and Jaén is hilly and the last 3 kilometres are uphill as well. A chance to regain some GC-time?
A 6-men breakaway stays out of reach of the peloton, as no team seems to be interested in doing the chase. Enrique Salgueiros (Movistar) wins the sprint in the leading group, beating Jan Ghyselinck (Accent.Jobs) in the uphill sprint.
The peloton finishes at 2'34, with GC's number 3 Serafín Martínez loosing time and his place.
Results
1
Enrique Salgueiro
Movistar Team
4h10'19
2
Jan Ghyselinck
Accent.Jobs - Veranda's Willems
+ 12
3
José Vicente Toribio
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 57
4
Daniele Bennati
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'02
5
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
+ 2'21
6
Marc De Maar
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 2'34
7
Mathieu Sprick
Team Europcar
s.t.
8
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
9
Maxime Méderel
Team Europcar
s.t.
10
Beñat Intxausti
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
Today's winner
Stage 4
The 4th and penultimate stage from La Guardia de Jaén to Córdoba is pretty flat and could be won by a sprinter.
Just as yesterday, a breakaway is succesful. 8 riders create a maximum margin of 11'30. Best ranked in the GC is Rafael Valls (Nespresso), and being 5'46 behind GC-leader Maxime Méderel, he rides in virtual yellow for a long time.
Ricardo Garcia (Orbea) wins the sprint of the leading group, beating Valls and Rubén Martinez (Caja Rural). Borut Bozic wins the sprint of the peloton at 3'46.
Results
1
Ricardo García
Orbea Continental
4h07'13
2
Rafael Valls
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
3
Rubén Martínez
Caja Rural
s.t.
4
Juan Magallanes
Onda
s.t.
5
Andrea Pasqualon
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
6
Jaume Rovira
Tavira - Prio
s.t.
7
Bruno Sancho
LA - Antarte
s.t.
8
Darío Gadeo
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
9
Borut Božic
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 3'46
10
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
...
20
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
Today's winner
GC
1
Maxime Méderel
Team Europcar
13h00'40
2
Fabio Negri
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 6
3
Marc De Maar
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 1'21
4
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 1'28
5
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
6
Beñat Intxausti
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'41
7
Enrique Salgueiro
Movistar Team
s.t.
8
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 1'45
9
José Herrada
Caja Rural
+ 1'48
10
Rafael Valls
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
Points
1
Maxime Méderel
Team Europcar
39
2
Marc De Maar
Monster Energy - Subway
35
3
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Subway
33
4
Enrique Salgueiro
Movistar Team
31
5
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
31
KOTM
1
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Subway
36
2
Serafín Martínez
Orbea Continental
30
3
Enrique Salgueiro
Movistar Team
28
4
Maxime Méderel
Team Europcar
20
5
Fabio Negri
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
14
Word from the DS
2 bad stages for the team, looking at the stage results. But looking at the GC, we made some progress and with Marc De Maar, we are in 3rd place now, without big hopes of improving.
The last stage in the Vuelta a Andalucia is 165 kilometres long between Córdoba and Antequera. It's pretty flat, so maybe this one will end in a mass sprint.
Just as in the previous stages, a breakaway manages to stay in front of the peloton and sprints for the stage win. If it wasn't for our team, the breakaway would have won with more than 10 minutes, as no other team wanted to participate in the chase.
Rubén Martínez from the Caja Rural-team wins the sprint of the leading group, beating Raúl Alarcón (Barbot) and Daniele Ratto (Nespresso). The peloton finishes at 6'27.
Results
1
Rubén Martínez
Caja Rural
3h57'49
2
Raúl Alarcón
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
3
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
4
Jaume Rovira
Tavira - Prio
s.t.
5
Pedro Soeiro
LA - Antarte
s.t.
6
Antonio Piedra
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
7
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
8
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
9
Ludovic Turpin
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y León
s.t.
10
Rubén Galicia
Orbea Continental
s.t.
Today's winner
GC
1
Maxime Méderel
Team Europcar
17h04'56
2
Fabio Negri
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
+ 59
3
Marc De Maar
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 1'21
4
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 1'28
5
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
6
Rubén Pérez
Movistar Team
+ 1'57
7
Jan Ghyselinck
Accent.Jobs - Veranda's Willems
+ 2'02
8
Rubén Martínez
Caja Rural
+ 2'16
9
Beñat Intxausti
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'34
10
Enrique Salgueiro
Movistar Team
s.t.
Points
1
Rubén Martínez
Caja Rural
43
2
Maxime Méderel
Team Europcar
39
3
Marc De Maar
Monster Energy - Subway
35
4
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Subway
33
5
Enrique Salgueiro
Movistar Team
31
KOTM
1
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Subway
36
2
Serafín Martínez
Orbea Continental
30
3
Enrique Salgueiro
Movistar Team
28
4
Maxime Méderel
Team Europcar
20
5
Fabio Negri
Pisanellastoria - Guerciotti
14
Overall winner
Word from the DS
Not a bad Vuelta a Andalucia, with one stage win, a 3rd in the GC and the KOTM-jersey. We can live with that
Back in the saddle with the 68th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. It's the traditional opener of the cobbles season, with start and finish in Gent. Last year, the race was won by Tom Boonen, with his first ever win in OHN.
Route
The 200 kilometre route features 10 climbs and 9 cobbled sections. The toughest part of the route is between kilometre 140 and 165, with the Taaienberg, Eikenberg, Wolvenberg. Leeberg and Molenberg. The last cobbled section is only 3 kilometres before the finish in the beautiful city of Gent.
Startlist
Spoiler
Sony Ericsson
1. T.Boonen
2. C.Barton
3. M.Koch
4. B.Leukemans
5. T.Lowe
6. J.Roelandts
7. K.Seeldraeyers
8. G.Van Avermaet
The favourites Tom Boonen (Sony Ericsson), Matti Breschel, Juan Antonio Flecha (Sky). Philippe Gilbert (Lotto), Niki Terpstra, Alessandro Ballan (BMC). Martijn Maaskant, Thor Hushovd (BMC), Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma).
Our goal
With this strong team, we'll aim for a top 3.
Edited by dienblad on 09-05-2012 19:56
128km to go
The first 60 kilometres of the race are relatively boring. 2 times, a bunch of riders tries to break away, but they get caught. Then a group of 5 manages to create a margin of over 1 and a half minute to the peloton. Members of this group are Olaf Riesebeek (Rabo CT), Nicolas Vogondy (Cofidis), Simon Bailly (Omega Pharma), Martijn Keizer (Vacansoleil) and Damiano Cunego (Radio Shack). The biggest surprise of course, is that Cunego is riding the Omloop and in the attack. Everybody thought he hated cobbles....
120km to go
With still 120 kilometres to go, we see the first serious attack out of the peloton. With the 5 leaders about 2 minutes ahead, Phil Laverty (An Post) and Bjorn Leukemans (Sony Ericsson) attack. Especially Leukemans is an outsider for the win, considering his stats of Co 78!
96km to go
Even though Leukemans can be a thread to win the Omloop, the peloton isn't interested in chasing him. Climbing the Valkenberg, with 96km to go, the 7 leaders (of course, Leukemans and Laverty have closed the gap to the 5 leaders) have a margin of 7 minutes to the peloton. In the peloton the domestiques of Accent.Jobs and BMC are doing the pace.
65km to go
Leukemans and Laverty have dropped their 5 companions at the Kruisberg. Riding over the cobbled section of the Donderij, they have a lead of '52 to the 5 and 5'29 to a group of 53 riders. Surprisingly, some big names are absent in that groups, such as Bobbie Traksel (Landbouwkrediet, Co 77), Maxim Iglinskiy (CCC, Co 76) and Thor Hushovd (Lotto, Co 80).
45km to go
Right after the set of hills (Kruisberg, Taaienberg, Eikeberg, Wolveberg) and the 3rd passage of the cobbled Haaghoek, the peloton is shattered in many, many pieces. 2'44 behind Leukemans and Laverty rides a group with Philippe Gilbert (Lotto) and 4 Monster Energy-riders (Breschel, Maaskant, Terpstra & Vermeltfoort), at 3'23 rides a group of 15 with Ballan, Flecha, Chavanel, Roelandts and Boonen. A group with Vansummeren, Van Avermaet, Bol and Eisel follows at 5'40 and can put a cross through the ambitions today.
19km to go
The cobbled sections of the Paddestraat, Lippenhovestraat and Lange Munte have been done, and teh first part of the peloton consisting of 20 riders has thinned out to 7: Juan Antonio Flecha (Sky), Alessandro Ballan (BMC), Philippe Gilbert (Lotto), Sylvain Chavanel (Garmin) and Matti Breschel, Martijn Maaskant & Niki Terpstra. They ride only 35 seconds behind the 2 leaders. Tom Leezer (M&M's) follows at 1'01 and a group with Tom Boonen (Sony Ericsson) and William Bonnet (FDJ) at 1'55.
11km to go
Leukemans and Laverty get caught at the last cobbled section of the Steenakker. At this point, Leezer is '52 behind the 9 leaders, and Boonen 1'01 behind.
10km to go
Last year's winner Tom Boonen is flying over the Steenakker and rapidly closes the gap to the leaders. Within 2 kilometres he has cut down the gap with 30 seconds! Meanwhile, Laverty has been dropped out of the leading group.
8km to go
Boonen flies over Gilbert and Chavanel, who have been dropped out of the leading group. Reason for that is Niki Terpstra, who sets an incredibly high pace. Boonen is only '20 behind that group.
3km to go
Just before the sprint starts, Tom Boonen joins the leading group of 5. With 3 of our riders present, including Breschel with still a lot of energy left (daily form of 0). Only Ballan and Flecha are able to follow our 3 riders. The question is if Boonen has some energy left to sprint, or if he is dead empty.
2km to go
With 2 km to go, Maaskant takes over from a tired Terpstra, with Breschel in the best position. Boonen looks to be too tired after his great chase.
1km to go
Under the flamme rouge, Matti Breschel starts his jump and is heading for the win.
Finish
Flecha stays in the wheel, but can't overtake our Danish leader. A great win for Matti Breschel, after winning the Tour Down Under earlier in the season! Flecha finishes in 2nd, Ballan in 3rd, followed by Maaskant and Boonen. Terpstra finishes in 6th, Leukemans in 7th at 1'32 and Laverty beats Gilbert, Chavanel and Vansummeren (where did he come from??) for the 8th place at 1'52.
Results
1
Matti Breschel
Monster Energy - Subway
5h08'21
2
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
3
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
4
Martijn Maaskant
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
5
Tom Boonen
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
6
Niki Terpstra
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 39
7
Björn Leukemans
Sony Ericsson
+ 1'32
8
Philip Lavery
An Post - Sean Kelly
+ 1'52
9
Philippe Gilbert
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
10
Sylvain Chavanel
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
12
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
+ 2'27
13
Tom Leezer
M&M's
s.t.
14
Jetse Bol
Rabobank Continental Team
+ 3'11
15
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
16
Greg Van Avermaet
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
17
Hayden Roulston
Accent.Jobs - Veranda's Willems
+ 3'44
18
William Bonnet
FDJ
s.t.
19
Frédéric Guesdon
FDJ
s.t.
20
Jürgen Roelandts
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
21
Geert Steurs
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
22
Ian Stannard
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
23
Coen Vermeltfoort
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
24
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
25
Wim De Vocht
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
26
Gorik Gardeyn
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 5'20
27
Kevin Hulsmans
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
28
Maarten Neyens
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
29
Tom Veelers
M&M's
s.t.
30
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
+ 5'57
31
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
+ 6'55
32
Jens Debusschere
Accent.Jobs - Veranda's Willems
s.t.
33
Joost Posthuma
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 7'30
34
Sébastien Rosseler
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
35
Sep Vanmarcke
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
36
Floris Goesinnen
Rabobank Continental Team
+ 9'36
37
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 10'26
38
Oscar Riesebeek
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
39
Nicolas Vogondy
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
40
Steve Chainel
FDJ
+ 11'01
41
Yohan Offredo
FDJ
s.t.
42
Bobbie Traksel
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
43
Giovanni Visconti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
44
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
45
Thor Hushovd
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
46
Jan Kuyckx
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
47
Iljo Keisse
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
48
Gert Steegmans
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
49
Maxim Iglinskiy
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
50
Fabio Polazzi
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
51
Stijn Minne
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
52
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
53
Jonas Vangenechten
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
54
Stijn Joseph
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
55
Kevin Peeters
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
56
Koen De Kort
M&M's
s.t.
57
Dieter Cappelle
Accent.Jobs - Veranda's Willems
s.t.
58
Bert De Waele
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
59
Jérôme Baugnies
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
60
Markel Irizar
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
61
Dries Beatse
Accent.Jobs - Veranda's Willems
s.t.
62
Yann Huguet
M&M's
s.t.
63
Jempy Drucker
Accent.Jobs - Veranda's Willems
s.t.
64
Stefan Van Dijk
Accent.Jobs - Veranda's Willems
s.t.
65
Karsten Kroon
M&M's
s.t.
66
Sébastien Joly
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 12'44
67
Damiano Cunego
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
68
Klaas Lodewyck
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
69
Sébastien Delfosse
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
70
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
+ 13'23
71
Chris Anker Sørensen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
72
Thomas Berkhout
M&M's
s.t.
73
Jens Voigt
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
74
Sebastian Siedler
Differdange - SES Astra
s.t.
75
Sven Vanthourenhout
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
76
Nico Sijmens
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
77
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
78
Jarl Salomein
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
79
Sibrecht Pieters
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
80
Wouter Van Mechelen
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
81
Kim Kirchen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
82
Simon Bailly
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
83
Shawn Milne
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
84
Sjef De Wilde
Accent.Jobs - Veranda's Willems
s.t.
85
Anthony Geslin
FDJ
+ 14'29
86
Kasper Klostergaard
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
87
Nico Eeckhout
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
88
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Tristan Valentin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 14'48
90
Simon Zahner
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
91
Dylan Teuns
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
92
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
93
Ben Hermans
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 15'25
94
Geoffroy Lequatre
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
95
Joeri Adams
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
+ 15'53
96
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
97
Olivier Kaisen
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
98
Sven Nys
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
99
Pieter Jacobs
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
100
Tim Mertens
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
101
Maciej Bodnar
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
102
Jelle Wallays
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
103
Nicky Cocquyt
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
104
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
105
Michał Kwiatkowski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
106
Sven Jodts
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
107
Huub Duyn
Livestrong - California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
108
Cees Veldkamp
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
109
Bartlomiej Matysiak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
110
Michael Van Staeyen
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
111
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky ProCycling
+ 16'51
112
Ruslan Pidgornyy
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 17'09
113
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
+ 17'33
114
Joseph Van Engeland
Accent.Jobs - Veranda's Willems
s.t.
115
Robert Kiserlovski
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
116
Jan Bakelants
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
117
Michel Kreder
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
118
Byron Guama
Differdange - SES Astra
s.t.
119
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
120
Ricardo Van der Velde
Livestrong - California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
121
Kenny Dehaes
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
122
Pieter Ghyllebert
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
123
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
124
Tom Stamsnijder
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
125
Kenny De Ketele
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
126
Bart Dockx
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
127
Pieter Serry
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
128
Kevin Claeys
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
129
Andrew Fenn
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
130
Michael Blanchy
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
131
Christophe Le Mével
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
132
Michel Koch
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
133
Wilfried Cretskens
Livestrong - California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
134
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 18'49
135
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
136
Stephen Cummings
Livestrong - California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
137
Derk Abel Beckeringh
Rabobank Continental Team
+ 19'55
138
Joris Cornet
Livestrong - California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
139
Mariusz Witecki
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
140
Roger Aiken
An Post - Sean Kelly
+ 21'11
141
Cyrille Heymans
Differdange - SES Astra
s.t.
142
Charles Bradley Huff
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
143
Andrew Bajadali
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
144
Steve Schets
Livestrong - California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
145
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
146
Jesse Sergent
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
147
Wojcieck Halejak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
148
Peter Kennaugh
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
149
Jochen Deweer
Livestrong - California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
150
Alexandre Geniez
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
151
Tom Da Mota
Differdange - SES Astra
s.t.
152
Andrzej Jagiello
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
153
Maint Berkenbosch
M&M's
+ 22'17
154
Laurens De Vreese
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
155
Jonathan Dufrasne
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
156
Chris Barton
Sony Ericsson
+ 24'08
157
Christian Vande Velde
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
158
Arnaud Demare
FDJ
s.t.
159
Christian Poos
Differdange - SES Astra
s.t.
160
Mathieu Dufosse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
161
Riley Justice
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
162
Jan Tratnik
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
163
Jens Lootens
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
164
Rafal Ratajczyk
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
165
Vincenzo Maurizi
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
166
Robinson Chalapud
Differdange - SES Astra
s.t.
167
Thierry Hupond
M&M's
s.t.
168
Ander Granero
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
The winner
Word from the DS
Now this was great!! Even though the riders didn't have a great daily form, the tactic to make it a hard race worked perfectly. All the opponents got dropped or lost time due to bad placing before the hills. In th elast part, Terpstra sacrificed himself and Breschel finished it off perfectly!!
.. great win.
