There are some funny guys here..
Don´t give up Ian, as i said before, i´ll follow your story(any story from you), so keep it up.. if there is anything i´ve said that hurted you, it wasn´t my intention, sorry.
baia - No, your comment was not one of those reactions I was talking about. Glad to hear you're still very much on board, though!
The Hobbit - Yeah, seems so
TimoCycling - Thanks
Shonak - Yeah, lovely jersey, isn't it? I wish to give credit to the maker, but I don't know who it is. So mystery-maker, whoever did the Belgian Jersey for Orica in the 2014 V1 Database, thank you!
sutty68 - Glad to hear
VoetsT - Yeah, Roelandts will give him big support in many finales!
Oh it feels great to be back here! Last year I surprised friend and foe by finishing second on the General Classification. This year's profile is more of the same, which means I came here with great ambitions. Let's hope for one place better than last year!
Profile
The first few stages are pancake flat. With the hilly stages in our minds, it's important to grab as many boni seconds as possible. Let's win today!
I spend a great deal talking to Gallopin, today. The new French champion is a real great guy. We spoke in English, since my French is just terrible.
I was brought perfectly by Carroll, our British sprinting sensation, and finished off the sprint with a victory! What a way to start!
Result
1
Matthias Vleminckx
Orica GreenEdge
2h08'46
2
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 4
3
Bradley Carroll
Orica GreenEdge
+ 6
4
Karol Domagalski
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 8
5
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale
+ 10
6
Barry Markus
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
8
Tony Gallopin
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
9
Luke Rowe
Team Sky
s.t.
10
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
This year's field here in Poland is not of the highest level. I'm possibly the fastest sprinter here so I should be able to grab a few high places in the flat stages. The hilly stages will be tougher, with Voeckler, Bakelants, Velits and Moser, just to name a few.
Tour de France 2015
1
Rui Costa
Lampre - Merida
88h51'04
2
Alberto Contador
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 3'08
3
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
+ 3'53
4
Richie Porte
Orica GreenEdge
+ 8'16
5
Carlos Betancur
Movistar Team
+ 14'09
6
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 14'37
7
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha
+ 15'18
8
Nicolas Roche
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 17'33
9
Sergio Henao
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 22'09
10
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
+ 25'11
Spoiler
11
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
+ 25'31
12
Chris Froome
Team Sky
+ 29'15
13
Janez Brajkovič
Astana Pro Team
+ 34'03
14
Daniel Moreno
Team Katusha
+ 35'50
15
Peter Sagan
Cannondale
+ 36'34
16
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 36'43
17
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
+ 37'17
18
Michael Rogers
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 37'42
19
Ion Izagirre
Movistar Team
+ 41'09
20
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
+ 45'44
21
Peter Velits
BMC Racing Team
+ 46'33
22
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
+ 46'34
23
Michele Scarponi
Astana Pro Team
+ 46'38
24
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
+ 47'00
25
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 48'17
26
Robert Kiserlovski
Trek Factory Racing
+ 49'05
27
Andrew Talansky
Trek Factory Racing
+ 49'09
28
Roman Kreuziger
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 53'38
29
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 54'08
30
Pieter Weening
Orica GreenEdge
+ 55'12
31
Kenny Elissonde
FDJ.fr
+ 57'45
32
Igor Antón
Trek Factory Racing
+ 57'52
33
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin Sharp
+ 58'49
34
Bradley Wiggins
Team Sky
+ 58'50
35
Tom Dumoulin
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 1h00'13
36
Cayetano Sarmiento
Cannondale
+ 1h02'24
37
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
+ 1h02'39
38
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h04'29
39
Warren Barguil
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 1h05'19
40
Daniel Martin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h05'46
41
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h06'35
42
Thomas De Gendt
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h07'42
43
Andy Schleck
Trek Factory Racing
+ 1h08'02
44
Tony Martin
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h10'16
45
Sylvain Chavanel
IAM Cycling
+ 1h10'19
46
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h12'57
47
John Darwin Atapuma
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h13'27
48
Lieuwe Westra
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h14'08
49
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Team Sky
+ 1h16'46
50
Thomas Löfkvist
IAM Cycling
+ 1h18'23
51
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
+ 1h20'26
52
Dario Cataldo
Team Sky
+ 1h20'33
53
Sebastian Langeveld
Garmin Sharp
+ 1h21'28
54
Haimar Zubeldia
Trek Factory Racing
+ 1h25'13
55
Yury Trofimov
Team Katusha
+ 1h27'03
56
Jesús Hernández
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 1h27'04
57
Zdenek Stybar
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 1h27'05
58
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h28'15
59
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1h28'27
60
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h29'55
61
Laurens Ten Dam
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h30'08
62
Rudy Molard
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 1h31'49
63
Riccardo Zoidl
Trek Factory Racing
+ 1h32'02
64
Michael Albasini
Orica GreenEdge
+ 1h33'50
65
Simon Clarke
Orica GreenEdge
+ 1h34'20
66
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h34'59
67
Romain Sicard
Team Europcar
+ 1h35'54
68
Chris Anker Sørensen
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 1h36'10
69
Eduardo Sepulveda
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 1h41'17
70
Brice Feillu
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 1h44'10
71
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h45'37
72
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h46'33
73
Peter Stetina
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h47'44
74
Matthias Frank
IAM Cycling
+ 1h50'53
75
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ.fr
+ 1h52'12
76
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h53'42
77
Marcel Wyss
IAM Cycling
+ 1h55'18
78
Thomas Damuseau
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 1h55'59
79
Sébastien Reichenbach
IAM Cycling
+ 1h56'49
80
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin Sharp
+ 1h56'53
81
Stef Clement
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h58'52
82
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1h59'33
83
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin Sharp
+ 2h02'37
84
Pierre-Luc Périchon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 2h04'24
85
Rohan Dennis
Garmin Sharp
+ 2h04'39
86
Ivan Basso
Cannondale
+ 2h08'11
87
Simon Gerrans
Orica GreenEdge
+ 2h11'07
88
Jérémy Roy
FDJ.fr
+ 2h12'32
89
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
+ 2h13'30
90
Ian Stannard
Team Sky
+ 2h16'59
91
Sergey Lagutin
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 2h18'35
92
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 2h24'11
93
Tim Wellens
Lotto Belisol
+ 2h25'03
94
Antoine Lavieu
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 2h31'35
95
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
+ 2h33'35
96
Fränk Schleck
Trek Factory Racing
+ 2h33'43
97
Francis Mourey
FDJ.fr
+ 2h35'59
98
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h36'07
99
Alexander Kristoff
Team Katusha
+ 2h37'43
100
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h39'17
101
José Serpa
Lampre - Merida
+ 2h40'34
102
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ.fr
+ 2h41'05
103
Giampaolo Caruso
Team Katusha
+ 2h42'05
104
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 2h42'18
105
Simon Yates
Orica GreenEdge
+ 2h45'54
106
Florian Guillou
Team Europcar
+ 2h46'43
107
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h47'24
108
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 2h47'46
109
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h59'47
110
Fabrice Jeandesboz
FDJ.fr
+ 3h04'35
111
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 3h10'20
112
Clément Koretzky
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 3h13'42
113
Heinrich Haussler
IAM Cycling
+ 3h20'40
114
Kristof Vandewalle
Trek Factory Racing
+ 3h26'45
115
Arnaud Demare
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 3h32'51
116
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3h38'17
117
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3h40'54
118
Salvatore Puccio
Lampre - Merida
+ 3h43'26
119
Damien Gaudin
Team Katusha
+ 3h43'52
120
Thierry Hupond
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 3h53'44
121
Geoffrey Soupe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 3h53'57
122
Kris Boeckmans
Lotto Belisol
+ 4h03'09
123
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale
+ 4h03'27
124
Egoitz García
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 4h05'53
125
Armindo Fonseca
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 4h05'59
126
Maxime Méderel
Team Europcar
+ 4h07'40
127
Julien Simon
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 4h08'42
128
Alexey Tsatevitch
Team Katusha
+ 4h09'35
129
Gianni Meersman
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 4h23'03
130
Marcel Kittel
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 4h36'47
131
Greg Van Avermaet
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 4h39'54
132
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
+ 4h41'57
133
Sacha Modolo
FDJ.fr
+ 4h47'13
134
Sébastien Turgot
Movistar Team
+ 4h47'38
135
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 4h51'51
136
Oscar Gatto
Cannondale
+ 4h54'05
137
Bernhard Eisel
Team Sky
+ 4h55'01
138
Thomas Vaubourzeix
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 4h55'59
139
Giacomo Nizzolo
Garmin Sharp
+ 4h57'41
140
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Merida
+ 4h58'15
141
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
+ 4h59'26
142
Martin Elmiger
IAM Cycling
+ 4h59'36
143
Andrea Palini
Lampre - Merida
+ 5h00'20
144
Maciej Bodnar
Cannondale
+ 5h01'09
145
Nick Nuyens
Garmin Sharp
+ 5h05'30
146
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 5h08'30
147
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale
+ 5h10'01
148
Alexandre Pichot
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 5h10'13
149
Juan José Lobato
Garmin Sharp
+ 5h12'26
150
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Merida
+ 5h15'17
151
Ben Swift
Team Sky
+ 5h16'50
152
Romain Feillu
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 5h17'19
153
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 5h17'26
154
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
+ 5h19'46
155
Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 5h23'53
156
Moreno Hofland
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 5h25'01
157
Daniele Bennati
Tinkoff - Saxo
+ 5h25'49
158
Arnaud Gérard
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 5h26'11
159
Nikias Arndt
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 5h26'25
160
Mitchell Docker
Orica GreenEdge
+ 5h26'46
161
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale
+ 5h26'47
162
Steve Chainel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 5h26'49
163
Elia Viviani
Cannondale
+ 5h27'07
164
Barry Markus
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 5h28'28
165
Tom Veelers
Team Giant - Shimano
+ 5h28'40
166
Alexander Porsev
Team Katusha
+ 5h29'06
167
Matteo Pelucchi
IAM Cycling
+ 5h31'11
168
Laurent Pichon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 5h31'52
169
Nacer Bouhanni
Lotto Belisol
+ 5h32'09
170
Boy Van Poppel
Trek Factory Racing
+ 5h32'10
171
Mark Renshaw
Movistar Team
+ 5h33'25
172
Tyler Farrar
Garmin Sharp
+ 5h33'43
173
Benoit Drujon
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 5h34'45
174
Borut Božic
Astana Pro Team
+ 5h35'58
175
Jens Mouris
Orica GreenEdge
+ 5h36'38
176
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
+ 5h36'59
177
Julien Duval
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 5h37'15
178
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
+ 5h37'59
179
Florian Senechal
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 5h41'00
180
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
+ 5h41'14
181
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
+ 5h41'46
182
Adrien Petit
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 5h41'50
183
Romain Matheou
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 5h43'18
184
Theo Bos
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 5h43'25
185
Timothy Dupont
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 5h44'42
186
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
+ 5h46'32
187
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
+ 5h49'29
188
Marco Haller
Team Katusha
+ 5h49'35
Our Tour de France was a story of both success and failure. Porte did amazing, after his third place in the Giro, he managed fourth here. Goss was just on his way to make his comeback, a new career, when he fell out with an injury, most unfortunate.
We didn't win any stage, but we can't be disappointed about our Australian star Porte!
Rui Costa amazed everyone by winning his first grand tour, in quite a wonderful effort from the Portuguese ex-World Champion. He went on to win San Sébastian, too, a week later.
Anyway, I have a feeling the Tour of Poland might be just as great as last year. My form is way up, my jersey is giving me wings and the field could be much worse.
See you around!
Matt
Nice to see you are continuing Ian. Sorry if my comments came across as negative at all. They were never meant in that way. Yes, Matt is winning a lot this season, but it is not like he is winning every sprint and every cobbled race. I was shocked (and worried) when he could suddenly climb in a race (can't remember which one) and nearly beat Uran, but I think that was just peak form and a weak start list.
If Matt turns into a Boonen type rider, then I will be one happy follower
I must say that Matthias is looking good in his new jersey and the signing of Roelandts will be really important to defend his title as national champion and of course in the Flemish races.
the_hoyle - Thanks for explaining your comment Yes, he did climb extremely well in last year's Tour of Poland, but it's worth mentioning that both stages were still hilly and Matthias peaked for the Tour of Poland then. Uran's hill stat was only 77 at the time and I'm sure he wasn't peaking quite as much for Poland as Matthias was.
It'd be great to have another Boonen, of course. But then one who can also take Sanremo one day
Shonak - Exactly my thought
FonsDeSpons - I think Belgium went crazy for a little while with VDB's podium. Maybe he can do better next year!
tpinot - Roelandts will be a key player, I think. He can ride a finale and open the race early. I'm also negotiating with another Belgian rider, one of my favorite in real life, actually. Hope to reel him in!
TimoCycling - Porte made us proud! Yeah, Matt loves Poland!
TheManxMissile - I'll be looking forward to that comment but no pressure about reading this. Only do it if you find pleasure in it! Thanks for commenting, though!
Aww, I already lost my national jersey. But it's for a leader's jersey, so I won't complain too much. It's great to win the first stage, but I'm not done with Poland just yet. There are plenty of chances here for a guy like me and I plan to grab them!
Profile
Another real flat race with a fast finish. Avoid falling and sprint to the victory, that's the plan of the day!
We took the race into our hands. With only 6 riders at the start of the race, this is harder than in other WT races.
Bradley Carroll, our 20 year old British neopro, launched me perfectly again. We're really getting along better and better, the more time we spend together. I hope to race with him a lot in the future of my career, he's a great guy to have on the team!
And we keep a perfect sheet, 2 on 2 here in Poland! It was close but a win is a win!
Result - Stage 2
1
Matthias Vleminckx
Orica GreenEdge
3h25'12
2
Mark Renshaw
Movistar Team
s.t.
3
Luka Mezgec
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
4
Luis León Sánchez
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
5
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
6
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale
s.t.
7
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
8
Bradley Carroll
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
9
Robert Kiserlovski
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
10
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
Tour de Pologne - Stage 3
Profile
With profiles like this, you'd forget that Poland actually has a profile, too. A 3 on 3 would be amazing!
Poland is a beautiful environment to ride around in, I can tell you that!
Bradley once again with a great lead-out!
But I didn't have the legs today. I got stuck in Rowe's wheel and didn't manage to get out of it. Too bad, but I stay in the leader's jersey comfortably!
Result - Stage 3
1
Luke Rowe
Team Sky
2h48'40
2
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
3
Matthias Vleminckx
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
4
Bradley Carroll
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
5
Luis León Sánchez
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
6
Alexander Porsev
Team Katusha
s.t.
7
Barry Markus
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Karol Domagalski
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
9
Mark Renshaw
Movistar Team
s.t.
10
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
Tour de Pologne - Stage 4
Profile
The first hills of the race. A mass sprint is expected, but finally we'll know how the climbing legs are today. With the two tough stages coming up, the feeling on the climbs today will be more than important.
And what was the verdict? Well, I climbed pretty easily, I must say. But the competition looks in shape, too, so we'll have to see how I manage against a Fuglsang, a Iglinsky.
But overall the feeling was good!
As Bradley was leading me out, I saw the field was quite stretched out. I decided to keep my legs still for just a second or two, enough to create the gap. I really wanted to give Bradley something back for all his hard work, also during the cobbled season earlier this year.
They didn't know what hit them and Bradley was able to take the stage quite easily. Way to go, lad! His second victory, first in the World Tour. What a big talent, this guy!
Result - Stage 4
1
Bradley Carroll
Orica GreenEdge
4h24'59
2
Luis León Sánchez
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
3
Julien Simon
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
4
Peter Velits
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
5
Matthias Vleminckx
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
6
Francisco José Ventoso
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
7
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
8
Jack Bauer
IAM Cycling
s.t.
9
Gorka Izagirre
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
10
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
General Classification after Stage 4
1
Matthias Vleminckx
Orica GreenEdge
12h47'23
2
Bradley Carroll
Orica GreenEdge
+ 10
3
Luke Rowe
Team Sky
+ 14
4
Luka Mezgec
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
5
Luis León Sánchez
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 18
6
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
7
Mark Renshaw
Movistar Team
s.t.
8
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
9
Nick Van der Lijke
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
10
Jacek Morajko
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Maciej Bodnar
Cannondale
+ 19
12
Julien Simon
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 20
13
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
14
Marcel Aregger
IAM Cycling
+ 21
15
Boris Vallée
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
16
Karol Domagalski
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 22
17
Nikolai Trussov
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
18
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Merida
+ 23
19
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 24
20
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
21
Robert Kiserlovski
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
22
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale
s.t.
23
Peter Velits
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
24
Nikias Arndt
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
25
Barry Markus
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
28
Björn Thurau
Team Europcar
s.t.
29
Francisco José Ventoso
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
30
Thomas Löfkvist
IAM Cycling
s.t.
31
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
s.t.
32
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
33
Gorka Izagirre
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
34
Moreno Moser
Cannondale
s.t.
35
Jack Bauer
IAM Cycling
s.t.
36
Tom Veelers
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
37
Rafal Majka
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
38
Roger Kluge
IAM Cycling
s.t.
39
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
40
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
s.t.
41
Jasper Stuyven
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
42
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
43
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
44
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
45
Romain Hardy
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
46
Cyril Lemoine
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
47
Alexander Porsev
Team Katusha
s.t.
48
Tony Gallopin
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
49
Peter Stetina
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
50
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
51
Bob Jungels
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
52
Ignatas Konovalovas
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
53
Michal Golas
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
54
Sean De Bie
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
55
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
56
Michael Hepburn
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
57
Ruslan Tleubayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
58
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
59
Ángel Madrazo
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
60
Oscar Gatto
Cannondale
s.t.
61
Ian Boswell
Team Sky
s.t.
62
Michel Koch
Cannondale
s.t.
63
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale
s.t.
64
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Team Sky
s.t.
65
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
66
Petr Vakoč
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Sam Bewley
Orica GreenEdge
s.t.
68
Sea Keong Loh
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
69
Jens Voigt
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
70
Chris Anker Sørensen
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
71
Adriano Malori
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
72
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
73
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
74
Albert Timmer
Team Giant - Shimano
s.t.
75
Danny Pate
Team Sky
s.t.
76
Blel Kadri
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
77
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Team Sky
s.t.
78
Stef Clement
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Vladimir Gusev
Team Katusha
s.t.
80
Rohan Dennis
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
81
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
82
Alexey Tsatevitch
Team Katusha
s.t.
83
Branislau Samoilau
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
84
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
85
Bernhard Eisel
Team Sky
s.t.
86
Andrea Palini
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
87
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
88
Louis Meintjes
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
89
Florian Guillou
Team Europcar
s.t.
90
Jan Keller
IAM Cycling
s.t.
91
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
92
Raymond Kreder
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
93
Vladimir Isaychev
Team Katusha
s.t.
94
William Bonnet
Team Europcar
s.t.
95
David Millar
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
96
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
97
Pello Bilbao
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
98
Nathan Brown
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
99
Pirmin Lang
IAM Cycling
s.t.
100
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
101
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
102
Ian McLeod
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
103
Adrien Niyonshuti
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
104
Luca Wackermann
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
105
Dylan van Baarle
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
106
Mikhail Ignatiev
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
107
Iván Velasco
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
108
Gert Dockx
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
109
Ben King
Garmin Sharp
s.t.
110
Gustavo Domínguez
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
111
Josef Cerny
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
112
Valerio Conti
Lampre - Merida
+ 2'48
113
Julien Fouchard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 2'49
114
Fabio Silvestre
Trek Factory Racing
+ 2'51
115
Dennis Wagner
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
116
Christopher Juul-Jensen
Tinkoff - Saxo
s.t.
117
Danilo Hondo
Trek Factory Racing
+ 3'39
118
Grzegorz Stepniak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
119
Krzysztof Jeżowski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
120
Pavel Kochetkov
Team Katusha
s.t.
121
Arran Brown
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
122
Gang Xu
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
123
Mauricio Consonni
Team Katusha
s.t.
124
Adam Flament
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 4'22
125
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 5'26
126
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 6'05
127
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
128
Natnael Berhane
Team Europcar
+ 6'06
129
Adam Yates
Orica GreenEdge
+ 6'49
130
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
+ 7'09
131
Charlie Pearce
Orica GreenEdge
+ 10'35
132
Rick Flens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 13'29
Well, so far so good! With two stage wins, one win for Brad and the top 2 in the GC we're pretty satisfied with our race so far. But there are two tough stages coming up now. Can I repeat my stunt from last year? I certainly hope so, and I will do my best to be right up there again.
Just catched up again and that drama
My own opinion on that (a bit late but yeah):
Of course, the wins come quickly but there is nothing wrong with it. You can have a story about a domestique or about a champion and as long as the reports and the writing are good the story is good, too. And yours is excellent. Please continue the way you want as then the story will remain at its best.
A bit more to the story:
Bradley really, really is a good addition to the team. He will surely be a very important man for you whenever Matthias is meeting the very best sprinters in the next years...
Tour de Pologne - Stage 1 
Tour de France 2015 
