sutty68 - Well, yes. But the road race takes priority I think
FonsDeSpons - Moscon was definitely needed for that win! Maybe he could've done it without, but not in that style, it'd have been risky to go to the final climb with Wellens there. (crazy ACC and HILL stat)
rogvi97 - Thank you!
AbhishekLFC - Hmmm.
VoetsT - Thanks a lot! You just came in at the climax
Ripley - They sure are. This has certainly been THE breakthrough season. Even if he won San Remo in his debut year and a Tour stage last year.
Love the support! Had a headache yesterday so no computer for me. Hope to have a report this evening, but I can't be sure.
Last week of school (I'm a teacher now, though, not as a student) so it's very, very busy with parent-teacher meetings, writing reports, cleaning the classroom etc etc, so this week I'll do what I can. On the other hand, as of Saturday I have 2 months holiday
Can someone help me? I want to change the date of Tre Valli Varisene. How do you do that with the PCM Fast Editor?
I want to do it starting next season, so the race is the day before Agostoni, like it's supposed to, a three-day three classics race. with Varese, Agostoni and Bernochi
Welcome, sports fans. We're still basking in Italy's glory of Antonio Andolini winning the World Championships cycling, riding for the strongest Italian team we've had in a while. But the racing continues and this is the last season where the third race of the Trittico Lombardia is raced the day after the Worlds. From next year onward, it'll turn into a real Trittico with three races in consecutive days. We've already heard Andolini say he felt sorry to miss the race twice already due to the World Championships in the USA and in Doha.
But to everyone's big surprise, there he was. On the first row of the start line, albeit looking somewhat tired, fresh World Champion Antonio Andolini. He's coming home!
His victory dates from not even 24 hours ago, yet here he is, in his one and only home race. He said this before the start this morning:
Antonio Andolini: I really wanted to be here today. This is my home town and I've just achieved the biggest thing in my career. Varese deserves it to see its very own World Champion first. And what is better than the very next day?
How long I slept tonight? [laughs] Ask me again after I've gone to sleep.
The World Champion obviously traveled the distance in the early morning. Today was never meant to be competitively for him, but as a sign of loyalty to his biggest fans. The race practically passes his home and his fan club.
The race itself had a happy ending for Cattelan Italia with Bongiorno coming from a lost position in the final 50 meters to take the win ahead of Simon Clarke. A perfect day for Cattelan!
But that wouldn't matter much to this man. He's already won here in the Giro and he's conquered the World yesterday. Varese would be his haven of peace for today.
He finished 57th but ask him and he'll say it's been one of the best races of his life!
Tre Valli Varesine :: Result
1
Francesco Manuel Bongiorno
Cattelan Italia
4h53'11
2
Simon Clarke
Team Sky
s.t.
3
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani CSF
+ 11
4
Jakob Fuglsang
Orica-GreenEDGE
+ 37
5
George Bennett
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
6
Esteban Cháves
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
7
Rein Taaramae
Cattelan Italia
s.t.
8
Giampaolo Caruso
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
9
Julian Arredondo
Team Sky
s.t.
10
Damiano Caruso
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Sebastián Henao
Team Sky
s.t.
12
Manuele Boaro
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
13
Ivano Schicchi
Team Sky
s.t.
14
Fabio Felline
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
15
Rafael Valls
Team Katusha
s.t.
16
Sidio Concari
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
17
Jay McCarthy
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
18
Floris De Tier
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
19
Dries Van Gestel
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
20
Sergey Chernetckii
Team Katusha
s.t.
21
Davide Malacarne
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
22
Sam Oomen
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
23
Gianluca Brambilla
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
24
Luca Chirico
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
25
Cyril Gautier
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
26
Winner Andrew Anacona
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
27
Boris Dron
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
28
Alex Kirsch
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
29
Ian Boswell
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
30
Philip Deignan
IAM Cycling
s.t.
31
Marco Tizza
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
32
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Katusha
s.t.
33
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
s.t.
34
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
35
Tsgabu Grmay
IAM Cycling
s.t.
36
Anthony Roux
Cattelan Italia
s.t.
37
Stefano Nardelli
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
38
Stefan Vengust
Cattelan Italia
s.t.
39
Marcel Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
40
Matthew Busche
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
41
Kenny Elissonde
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
42
Youcef Reguigui
IAM Cycling
s.t.
43
Michael Schär
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
44
Patrick Konrad
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
45
Stefano Pirazzi
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
46
Gianfranco Zilioli
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
47
Pieter Jacobs
Trek Factory Racing
+ 1'46
48
Tiago Machado
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
49
Andrea Manfredi
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
50
Stefan Denifl
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
51
Frederik Backaert
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
52
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
53
Fabio Duarte
Colombia
s.t.
54
Matej Mohoric
Colombia
s.t.
55
Pierangelo Percich
Southeast
s.t.
56
Kristijan Durasek
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
57
Antonio Andolini
Cattelan Italia
+ 2'19
58
Brayan Ramirez
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
59
Uri Martins
Team Unieuro Wilier Trevigiani
s.t.
60
David Decaux
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
61
Lucas Euser
IAM Cycling
s.t.
62
Lanfranco Ferocino
Team Idea 2010 ASD
s.t.
63
Massimo Guido
Astana Pro Team
+ 2'42
64
Darwin Atapuma
IAM Cycling
s.t.
65
Carlos Galviz
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
66
Robinson Chalapud
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
67
Taylor Eisenhart
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
68
Jordan Kerby
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
69
Lee Precious
Team Sky
s.t.
70
Johannes Fröhlinger
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
71
Ignatas Konovalovas
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
72
Richard Zanette
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
73
Shakhin Sirkhaev
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
74
Ryan Anderson
Southeast
s.t.
75
Pavel Jara
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
76
Andrea Pasqualon
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
77
Daniel Martinez
Colombia
s.t.
78
Rodolfo Fagnoni
Team Katusha
s.t.
79
Dario Cataldo
Cattelan Italia
s.t.
80
Mattia Cattaneo
Team Sky
s.t.
81
Fabio Taborre
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
82
Joey Rosskopf
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
83
Sebastian van Steeden
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
84
Carlos Quintero
Colombia
s.t.
85
Maurizio Colonnese
Southeast
s.t.
86
Christopher Putt
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
87
Ivan Santaromita
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
88
Sergey Firsanov
Team Katusha
s.t.
89
Alexander Kamp
Southeast
s.t.
90
Shiki Kuroeda
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
91
Danilo Illario
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
92
Dmitry Kozontchuk
Team Katusha
s.t.
93
Francesco Reda
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
94
Donato De Ieso
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
95
Cesare Benedetti
D’Amico - Bottecchia
s.t.
96
Iurgi Martín Gómez
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
97
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Team Sky
s.t.
98
Vinnie Braet
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
99
Oliver Zaugg
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
100
Ruben Zepunkte
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
101
Luca Agliottone
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
102
Javier Moreno
Team Katusha
s.t.
103
Alessandro Pettiti
Southeast
s.t.
104
Vladimir Gusev
Team Katusha
s.t.
105
Brendan Canty
D’Amico - Bottecchia
s.t.
106
Vincent De Boeck
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
107
Zuka Vermeulen
Team Unieuro Wilier Trevigiani
s.t.
108
Hans-Peter Ballon
IAM Cycling
s.t.
109
Marco Bandiera
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
110
Davide Vigano
Southeast
s.t.
111
Yann Guyot
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
112
Juan Pablo Valencia
Colombia
+ 4'10
113
Fernando Gaviria
IAM Cycling
s.t.
114
Quincy Vens
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
115
Fabio Chinello
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
116
Álex Novella
Bardiani CSF
+ 5'17
117
Matteo Spreafico
Colombia
s.t.
118
Adriano Brogi
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 5'46
119
Konstantin Klimiankou
Team Idea 2010 ASD
s.t.
120
Manuele Mori
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
121
Andrea Zordan
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
122
Luka Pibernik
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
123
Pierpaolo De Negri
Southeast
s.t.
124
Adriano Malori
Cattelan Italia
s.t.
125
Bruno Maltar
Cattelan Italia
s.t.
126
Hynek Macko
Bora - Argon 18
+ 7'25
127
Seiichi Maeda
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 7'59
128
Anselmo Melillo
Team Unieuro Wilier Trevigiani
s.t.
129
Kevin Van Hoovels
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
130
Christoph Pfingsten
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
131
Maximilian Schachmann
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
s.t.
132
Colin Buzali
Team Unieuro Wilier Trevigiani
+ 8'40
133
Andrea Palini
Team Unieuro Wilier Trevigiani
s.t.
134
Guillaume Levarlet
Colombia
s.t.
135
Rayane Bouhanni
Colombia
+ 9'00
136
Fabio Sabatini
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
137
Andrea Piazzalunga
Team Cannondale - Garmin
+ 9'25
138
Charly Petelin
D’Amico - Bottecchia
s.t.
139
David López García
Team Idea 2010 ASD
s.t.
140
Ennio Garaffoni
Team Idea 2010 ASD
s.t.
141
Francesco Chicchi
BMC Racing Team
+ 9'40
142
Paolo Ciavatta
Team Idea 2010 ASD
+ 11'15
143
Radoslav Rogina
Southeast
s.t.
144
Edvin Wilson
Team Idea 2010 ASD
+ 11'33
145
Elia Gloor
IAM Cycling
+ 12'25
146
Davide Villella
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
147
Marcello Posio
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
148
Alessandro Mariani
D’Amico - Bottecchia
+ 13'50
149
Jussi Veikkanen
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
150
Ranieri Pedrocchi
D’Amico - Bottecchia
s.t.
151
Siro Borruto
Team Unieuro Wilier Trevigiani
+ 14'13
152
Andrea Dal Col
NIPPO - Vini Fantini
+ 15'15
153
Mattia Frapporti
Team Unieuro Wilier Trevigiani
s.t.
154
Francesco Baldi
D’Amico - Bottecchia
s.t.
After the race, Andolini took a quick stop at the fanclub headquarters for a small meet-and-greet with the fans, and then turned home for a very deserved, good night's sleep. We'll see him and his beautiful jersey again in Il Lombardia.
This is your captain speaking. Today we are aboard the Golden Eagle and we'll fly over a recent war zone in Lombardy. We've already got many reports on the situation there, so let's go straight into the action!
Above we see the war zone. This is where the soldiers have fought and most bravely died. In the end, it appeared there was only one man left standing.
The lakes in Lombardy are beautiful, but the ruthless war will end that for good. A rainbow is an omen of doom today.
When a group of kamikaze soldiers tried to break their ranks, there was panic among the troops. Among these were Colonel Adam Yates, Private Rohan Dennis and General Fabio Aru.
However, it was a premature strike, and the troops of Movistar restored order to the front line.
In wide fields, some 20 km from the city where decisive battle would be won, a lone soldier shot his way through the enemy lines! It was General Ando himself, fighting for Italia!
The General kept his troops motivated and successfully diverted the enemy troops.
The long distance, the rough terrain, nothing, it seemed, slowed General Ando down. With a one track mind, he headed purposfully towards his goal. Total annihilation of the enemy.
The casualties were growing, under the continued fire of General Ando. The troops of Movistar and Team Sky were thinning out and growing desperate. Not trusting each other, there was no one left to bring General Ando back to the battlefield.
And so General Ando prevailed. The war was won by a brave General.
There was someone screaming "HANDS UP". General Ando acted as if he would give himself up, only to take out the enemy with one swift move. No one beats the Rainbow General!
He had time to lay a trap for the lone survivors left in the field. They all came in, unaware of their fate, unaware of the traps that would lead them to certain doom.
Some of these unsuspecting victims were Private Uran, General Aru, First Lieutenant Arredondo and Colonel Yates.
Il Lombardia - Result
1
Antonio Andolini
Cattelan Italia
6h52'41
2
Rigoberto Uran
Movistar Team
+ 3'04
3
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
4
Julian Arredondo
Team Sky
s.t.
5
Adam Yates
Team Sky
s.t.
6
Daniel Martin
Etixx - Quick-step
+ 3'50
7
Ben Swift
Team Sky
s.t.
8
Julian Alaphilippe
Team Katusha
s.t.
9
Davide Formolo
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
10
Tim Wellens
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Sergio Luis Henao
Movistar Team
s.t.
12
Andrey Amador
Cattelan Italia
s.t.
13
Michael Matthews
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
14
Simon Yates
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
15
Moreno Moser
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
16
Richie Porte
Team Sky
s.t.
17
Dylan Teuns
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
18
Sébastien Reichenbach
Team Katusha
s.t.
19
Rein Taaramae
Cattelan Italia
s.t.
20
Gianluca Brambilla
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
21
Mikel Landa
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
22
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
23
Richard Zanette
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
24
Rafal Majka
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
25
Manuel Senni
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
26
Warren Barguil
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
27
Leão Palacios
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
28
Tiesj Benoot
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
29
Carlos Alberto Betancur
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
30
Leopold König
Team Sky
s.t.
31
Michal Kwiatkowski
Team Sky
s.t.
32
Björn Thurau
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
33
Faig Azimov
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
34
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
s.t.
35
Esteban Cháves
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
36
Philippe Gilbert
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
37
Gianfranco Zilioli
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
38
Francesco Manuel Bongiorno
Cattelan Italia
s.t.
39
Luca Agliottone
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
40
Romain Sicard
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
41
Rafael Valls
Team Katusha
s.t.
42
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
43
Pierre-Roger Latour
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
44
Edoardo Zardini
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
45
Aurélien Paret-Peintre
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
46
Tony Martin
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
47
Lawson Craddock
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
48
Luca Chirico
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
49
Rohan Dennis
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
50
Jakob Fuglsang
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
51
Tony Gallopin
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
52
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
53
Robert Gesink
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
54
Yury Trofimov
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
55
Laurens De Plus
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
56
Riccardo Zoidl
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
57
Daniel Navarro
Movistar Team
s.t.
58
Diego Ulissi
Movistar Team
s.t.
59
Mikel Nieve
Movistar Team
s.t.
60
Jonathan Castroviejo
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
61
Jan Bakelants
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
62
Pierre Rolland
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
63
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
64
Dario Cataldo
Cattelan Italia
s.t.
65
Charly Theodore
Movistar Team
s.t.
66
Dominik Nerz
Team Katusha
s.t.
67
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
68
Stefano Nardelli
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
69
Patrick Konrad
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
70
Tom Jelte Slagter
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
71
Massimo Guido
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
72
Eros Capecchi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
73
George Bennett
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
74
Emanuel Buchmann
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
75
Andrea Manfredi
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
76
Giele Vandonck
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
77
Bob Jungels
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
78
Darwin Atapuma
IAM Cycling
s.t.
79
Simon Gerrans
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
80
Stefan Denifl
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
81
Joaquim Rodriguez
Team Katusha
s.t.
82
Wouter Benavides
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
83
Boris Dron
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
84
Romain Hardy
FDJ
s.t.
85
Peter Kennaugh
Team Sky
s.t.
86
Eduardo Sepulveda
IAM Cycling
s.t.
87
Pieter Serry
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
88
Clément Chevrier
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
89
Jesus Del Pino
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
90
Beñat Intxausti
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
91
Chris Anker Sørensen
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
92
Yoann Bagot
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 8'29
93
Stefano Pirazzi
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
94
Sondre Holst Enger
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
95
Samuel Sánchez
Movistar Team
s.t.
96
Winner Andrew Anacona
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
97
Tiago Machado
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
98
Valerio Conti
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
99
Philip Deignan
IAM Cycling
s.t.
100
Joe Dombrowski
BMC Racing Team
+ 9'21
101
Taoufik Ghezal
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
102
Francis De Greef
Lotto Soudal
s.t.
103
Ivano Schicchi
Team Sky
+ 9'50
104
Jan Hirt
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
105
Carlos Galviz
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
106
Adriano Malori
Cattelan Italia
s.t.
107
Matteo Busato
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 11'44
108
Silvio Herklotz
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
109
Enrico Barbin
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
110
Jesper Hansen
IAM Cycling
s.t.
111
Luke Durbridge
FDJ
s.t.
112
Per Ole Slatlem
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
113
Dmitry Kozontchuk
Team Katusha
s.t.
114
Andrea Fedi
Team Katusha
s.t.
115
Michael Schär
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
116
Nuno Bico
FDJ
s.t.
117
Amaël Moinard
Ag2r La Mondiale
s.t.
118
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
119
Matvey Mamykin
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
120
Dennis Knight
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
121
Maurizio Colonnese
Southeast
s.t.
122
Cayetano Jose Sarmiento
Tinkoff-Saxo
s.t.
123
Marcel Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 12'23
124
Francesco Reda
Bardiani CSF
+ 13'51
125
Mauro Finetto
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 14'59
126
Giacomo Berlato
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
127
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
128
Egoitz Garcia
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
129
Charlie Arimont
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
130
Marco Zamparella
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
131
Lorenzo Rota
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
132
Taylor Eisenhart
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
133
Ryan Anderson
Southeast
s.t.
134
Lennard Kämna
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
135
Chad Haga
IAM Cycling
s.t.
136
Jack Wilson
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
137
Michael Valgren
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
138
Hynek Macko
Bora - Argon 18
s.t.
139
Axel Domont
FDJ
s.t.
140
Javier Moreno
Team Katusha
s.t.
141
Kevin Van Hoovels
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
142
Jelle Wallays
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
143
Donato De Ieso
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
144
Reto Hollenstein
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
145
Elia Gloor
IAM Cycling
s.t.
146
Michael Olsson
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
147
Gaizko Ramón
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
148
José Mendes
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
149
Oliver Zaugg
Trek Factory Racing
s.t.
150
Primoz Roglic
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
151
David Dvorsky
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
152
Ricardo Perrod
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
153
Álex Novella
Bardiani CSF
+ 16'11
154
Sebastian van Steeden
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
155
Johannes Fröhlinger
Bora - Argon 18
+ 16'36
156
Martijn Keizer
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
157
Pierangelo Percich
Southeast
+ 17'22
158
Willy Crowe
Vérandas Willems
+ 18'07
159
Niels Vandyck
Vérandas Willems
+ 19'03
160
Lukas Spengler
IAM Cycling
+ 21'32
161
Alexander Kamp
Southeast
s.t.
162
Thery Schir
IAM Cycling
s.t.
163
Danilo Illario
Bardiani CSF
s.t.
164
Fabio Chinello
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
165
Matteo Pelucchi
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
166
Michel Kreder
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
167
Juan Jacob Parri
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
168
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
s.t.
169
Flavien Dassonville
FDJ
s.t.
170
Albert Timmer
FDJ
s.t.
171
Jordan Kerby
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
172
Marcello Posio
Lampre-Merida
s.t.
173
Dario Hernandez
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
174
Alessandro Pettiti
Southeast
s.t.
175
John-Lee Augustyn
MTN-Qhubeka
s.t.
176
Luis Angel Mate
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
177
Radoslav Rogina
Southeast
s.t.
178
Stef Clement
Orica-GreenEDGE
s.t.
179
Camilo Castiblanco
Vérandas Willems
s.t.
180
Alexander Grad
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
181
Joey Rosskopf
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
182
Ricardo Mestre
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
183
Roman Kreuziger
Etixx - Quick-step
s.t.
184
Matteo Bono
Cattelan Italia
s.t.
185
Andrea Piazzalunga
Team Cannondale - Garmin
s.t.
186
Anthony Geslin
FDJ
+ 26'38
187
Christophe Laborie
FDJ
s.t.
188
Nicola Dal Santo
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
189
Mike Teunissen
Team Giant-Alpecin
s.t.
190
Jussi Veikkanen
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
191
Bruno Maltar
Cattelan Italia
s.t.
192
Florent Bonnel
Ag2r La Mondiale
+ 29'39
193
Andrea Pasqualon
Lampre-Merida
+ 30'46
194
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
195
Silver Meet
Southeast
s.t.
196
Linus Gerdemann
Team Giant-Alpecin
+ 34'12
197
Jochem Hoekstra
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 35'16
198
Timo Roosen
Team LottoNL - Jumbo
+ 35'56
199
Carlos Martín Gómez
Southeast
+ 42'09
Captain Bike Racer, broadcasting from the Golden Eagle, over and out.
Wow, just Wow. These past few days have been unreal. For the first time I've found some time to get back to the blog. You have been among my most loyal fans since the beginning, so I can't turn my back on you.
I have to keep it short, because the season isn't over yet. Tomorrow I'm heading towards France for Paris - Tours, where I finished 2nd last year. It was that or some late Italian classics, but this jersey deserves to be shown in one of the greatest races on the calender. Yes, Paris - Tours is a historic race and I love its soul.
World Championships
Anyway, as you may or may not have seen, I actually won the World Championships! It was an incredible experience. Moscon piloted me perfectly towards the final climb, where I had Alaphilippe to keep at bay. On the top of the hill, I managed to ride away and come in solo. Talk about pushing your career through the roof! I'm having an amazing season and I wish it'd never end.
Tre Valli
And so I was ready to go to Lombardia. I already raced, or rather rode, Tre Valli. I wasn't really competitive there, but it was nice just to make the race and show this new jersey to my neighbours. It was an amazing experience but, man oh man, I was tired.
Il Lombardia
And so Il Lombardia was next. The profile was rather mountainous. I had a feeling it would be too heavy for me. The climbs itself were a pain in the legs, but to my own surprise I was still with the leading group when we had crossed the biggest climbs.
I knew I was no match for the real climbers up those final bumps, and so I had to resort to a different plan. I tried a long range attack. Coppi-style! The peloton hesitated, I didn't.
And it paid off.
A fantastic result, timed perfectly to make this season even more magical!
Now only Paris - Tours is left, and then I can start getting ready for next season. I solemnly vow to make this jersey be seen as much as possible. I don't believe in curses, only in making your own luck.
What an Andolini show! Seems like the mountaineous character of the race did not hurt too much, and the curse of the rainbow seems to not have been placed (yet? )
Selwink - Not yet or never indeed yeah I expected the mountains to really hurt him, but the peloton didn't quite react properly when he went. Maybe because he wasn't listed as a favorite with his MO
Masterblaster01 - I love WC - Lombardia combo
VoetsT - Thanks a lot, appreciate it
Tamijo - He sure loves to mate thanks, changed it up for once. And, yes, he can handle so many terrains well, it makes it interesting to race with him all year round. Every time the finish isn't a top a mountain we can say: he has a chance!
Congrats with the title though
