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Petronas - Monster Energy; The end of an era
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| dienblad |
Posted on 06-02-2013 17:05
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Stage 8
The last stage in this edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné is only 114 kilometres. But the riders have a lot of climbing to do. First the Col de la Croix de Fer (via the Glandon), 21.8 kilometres at an average gradient of 7.4%. The last 14.2 kilometres of the stage ascend with an average gradient of 6.2% to the skiresort La Toussuire.
57km to go
An 11-rider group has formed the BOTD and it is stuffed with mediocre (or worse) climbers as Devolder, Stybar (again these 2) and Mori. With 57 km to go, already ascending the Col de la Croix de Fer, Rigoberto Urán (GC's 12th) attacks. The Colombian gets joined by Juan José Cobo (Dexia), Sébastien Joly (Europcar) and Stefan Denifl (Red Bull).
Also nice to see that there have been fans of Kelderman on this road!!
38km to go
Cobo is the first to crest the summit of the Croix de Fer, joined by Joly and Urán. Denifl follows at '24, but won't be able to close the gap in the descend. The peloton follows at 4'17. Just as yesterday, Kelderman is without any team mates...
15km to go
The leading trio is able to maintain it's margin in the descend. With 15km to go, close to the foot of the final climb to La Toussuire, the number 3 of the GC attacks. Richie Porte gets joined by Wout Poels (9th).
9km to go
Wilco Kelderman is struggling in the final climb, and can't keep a position among the first riders of the chasing group. Fränk Schleck, although without a chance for the GC-win, attacks, looking to score a stage win. But Cobo and Urán, Joly has been dropped, are still 3'41 in front of him (Porte and Poels ride 2'55 behind the leading duo).
5km to go
Back to the leading duo: Urán has cracked!! Meaning, the Spaniard is leading the race solo. 5km to go and Urán follows at '55, the group Porte, Poels and Schleck at 2'35 and the group Kelderman, Cunego and Seeldraeyers and friends at 3'19.
4km to go
Cunego takes over the lead of the group and increases the pace. He closes the gap to the group Porte-Poels-Schleck. But consequently, Kelderman gets dropped!! Can he hang on, or was this long spring and pre-Tour season 1 race too long??
3km to go
Kelderman is showing some balls here, as he joins the group again. But then, with 3km to go, and Urán to be caught, Seeldraeyers attack, countered by, well the entire group, including Damiano Cunego!. The GC-leader continues to ride in his own pace, and has to hang on for 3 more kilometres, luckily not the steepest.
Finish
Th ewin in this final stage goes to Dexia: Juan José Cobo takes his first win of the season, for his new team. The waiting starts for the 2nd place. Can Kelderman stay close enough to Cunego to win the Dauphiné??
Stay tuned!
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 06-02-2013 17:06
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Damn you. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 06-02-2013 17:08
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OH come on! |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 06-02-2013 17:09
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What??
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 06-02-2013 17:12
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Yes he can!
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
It's difficult not to be happy when you're surrounded by Belgians. - Mark Cavendish
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 06-02-2013 17:22
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Yes he can. Go Wilco, you can do it 
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| dienblad |
Posted on 06-02-2013 17:31
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Finish
Fränk Schleck takes another 2nd place at 1'26, with Cunego in 3rd in the same time. Poels and Seeldraeyers finish at 1'41. Luke Rowe finishes 6th at 1'52 and the 7th place goes to..... Wilco Kelderman, also at 1'52, meaning he wins the Critérium du Dauphiné 2014!
Kelderman showed some true fighting spirit, but needs to sit down for a few minutes after he has finished, being totally exhausted... But he has won the Dauphiné, another great win to add at his palmares!
Results
| 1 |  Juan José Cobo | Dexia | 3h37'03 | | 2 |  Fränk Schleck | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 1'26 | | 3 |  Damiano Cunego | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 4 |  Wout Poels | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 1'41 | | 5 |  Kevin Seeldraeyers | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 6 |  Luke Rowe | Qantas Airways | + 1'52 | | 7 | Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 8 |  Richie Porte | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 2'06 | | 9 |  Christophe Kern | Saur - Sojasun | + 2'35 | | 10 |  Rigoberto Urán | Sky ProCycling | + 2'51 |
Today's Winner
GC
| 1 | Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | 26h18'58 | | 2 | Damiano Cunego | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 2'12 | | 3 | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Sony Ericsson | + 4'31 | | 4 | Fränk Schleck | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 4'41 | | 5 | Richie Porte | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 4'50 | | 6 | Wout Poels | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 6'53 | | 7 | Christophe Kern | Saur - Sojasun | + 7'32 | | 8 | Luke Rowe | Qantas Airways | + 7'39 | | 9 |  Thomas Rohregger | Sony Ericsson | + 8'36 | | 10 | Rigoberto Urán | Sky ProCycling | + 9'43 |
Points
| 1 | Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | 99 | | 2 | Damiano Cunego | Radio Shack - Nissan | 68 | | 3 | Richie Porte | Saxo Bank SunGard | 59 | | 4 | Fränk Schleck | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | 58 | | 5 | Anthony Roux | FDJ | 51 |
KOTM
| 1 | Damiano Cunego | Radio Shack - Nissan | 88 | | 2 | Fränk Schleck | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | 79 | | 3 | Juan José Cobo | Dexia | 72 | | 4 | Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | 71 | | 5 | Thomas Rohregger | Sony Ericsson | 70 |
U25
| 1 | Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | 26h18'58 | | 2 | Luke Rowe | Qantas Airways | + 7'39 | | 3 | Peter Kennaugh | Sky ProCycling | + 18'40 | | 4 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | + 22'26 | | 5 | Fabio Felline | Katusha Team | + 32'12 |
Teams
| 1 |  Sony Ericsson | 79h33'38 | | 2 | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 3'50 | | 3 | Sky ProCycling | + 6'58 | | 4 | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 7'31 | | 5 | Dexia | + 10'16 |
GC-winner
Word from the DS
What a difficult last climb of this Dauphiné. Kelderman really showed he has the right attitude to become one of the best cyclists! The next 2-3 days, he has some interviews for the press and tv, and then it's a 2 week holiday for him, somewhere far away from the cycling world. And he has deserved it!
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Posted on 06-02-2013 17:37
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I think I don't have to say the only words I know 
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Posted on 06-02-2013 17:39
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Wilco really deserves this 
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 06-02-2013 17:39
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Wilco is just too good. |
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| krisa |
Posted on 06-02-2013 17:44
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Jesleyh wrote:
krisa wrote:
This tread should be named Keldermann going for history
I prefer not. Look at (the bottom line of) my signature 
sorry didn't saw that before |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 06-02-2013 18:00
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wow, GC, Points, U25, excellent |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 06-02-2013 18:01
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He did really dominate most of the jersey rankings, great!
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| baggieboys32 |
Posted on 06-02-2013 18:02
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Brilliant work by Kelderman to take home a great collection of prizes! The team must be proud
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| dienblad |
Posted on 06-02-2013 18:07
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@ all: Thanks. He is indeed one of the better cyclists already. This season is almost over for him (maybe another Top 3 in Tour of Pologne), he has a great future.
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 06-02-2013 19:57
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Jesleyh wrote:
krisa wrote:
This tread should be named Keldermann going for history
I prefer not. Look at (the bottom line of) my signature
doesn't count as you haven't started yet (as far as I know )
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 06-02-2013 21:26
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Kelderman was just amazing, great future in prospect. |
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 06-02-2013 22:54
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Kelderman will be a top all-rounder. Most valuable rider in the field in maybe 1-2 seasons for sure |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 07-02-2013 00:07
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Nice bit of last stage drama you gave us there
But it didn't stop Wilco getting a deserved win |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 07-02-2013 18:55
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One of the 2 World Tour races in Switzerland is the Tour de Suisse, a stage race with 9 stages, consisting of a lot of time trialling and climbing. Last year, Jurgen Van den Broeck took the GC-win.
The Route
It's the same route as in 2010, won by Fabian Cancellara, meaning it has no decisive climbs. The Tour de Suisse starts with a 7.0 kilometre prologue in Lugano, including a climb to the Via S. Giorgio. In the 2nd stage, the riders reach an altitude of over 2000 metres above sea level (Simplonpass), but the summit is more than 80km before the finish. The 3rd stage to Schwarzenburg has a hilly final.
The 4th stage to Wettingen could be for the sprinters, whereas the hills in the final part of stage 5 towards Frutigen are probably too difficult for them. Stage 6 is the queen's stage, with the Sustenpass and Oberalppass in the first half of the stage, and the summit of the Albulapass (13.8km at 6.8%) about 10 kilometres before the finish in La Punt.
Stage 7 to Wetzikon is hilly again, and could give some GC-changes. Th epenultimate stage to Liestal is relatively flat, so the GC-contenders can rest before the final 27km ITT in Liestal.
Startlist
Spoiler Movistar
1. A.Contador
2. A.Amador
3. C.Barredo
4. H.Guerra
5. J.Herrada
6. R.Kreuziger
7. J.J.Rojas
8. R.Valls
Sky
11. A.Schleck
12. C.Barbosa
13. F.Cancellara
14. M.Cavendish
15. K.Dehaes
16. M.Kreder
17. R.Partridge
18. I.Stannard
Petronas
21. R.Gesink
22. F.De Greef
23. T.Dekker
24. M.Kittel
25. J.Posthuma
26. R.Ruijgh
27. J.Vanendert
28. C.Vermeltfoort
RadioShack
31. T.De Gendt
32. L.Duque
33. C.Froome
34. H.Haussler
35. D.Holloway
36. S.Magnell
37. N.Roche
38. E.Silin
Saxo Bank
41. R.Hesjedal
42. L.Boom
43. T.Farnham
44. P.Femal
45. R.Guldhammer
46. K.Jebjerg
47. M.Scarponi
48. J.Veikkanen
Astana
51. V.Kiryienka
52. A.Bazayev
53. B.Hermans
54. L.Howard
55. Y.Hutarovich
56. R.Kiserlovski
57. M.Lloyd
58. C.Sutton
Dexia
61. B.Wiggins
62. E.Boasson Hagen
63. S.Caethoven
64. K.Fernández
65. M.Goss
66. T.Hushovd
67. A.Valverde
68. R.Zingle
Red Bull
71. T.Martin
72. M.Albasini
73. M.Burghardt
74. M.Frank
75. L.Gerdemann
76. D.Nerz
77. M.Schär
78. M.Wyss
Sony Ericsson
81. M.Monfort
82. M.Fischer
83. K.Kirchen
84. T.Lowe
85. D.Pate
86. S.Radochla
87. C.Schmidt
88. G.Van Avermaet
Omega Pharma
91. P.Rolland
92. T.Bos
93. D.Cataldo
94. W.De Vocht
95. R.Feillu
96. J.Roelandts
97. J.Vermote
98. M.Wynants
Katusha
101. G.Visconti
102. T.Boonen
103. P.Brutt
104. G.Caruso
105. L.Hoste
106. S.Kolesnikov
107. J.Rodríguez
108. S.Vandenbergh
Euskaltel
111. B.Intxausti
112. J.A.Flecha
113. J.Á.Gómez Marchante
114. E.Martínez
115. D.Moreno
116. J.J.Oroz
117. R.Pérez
118. S.Sánchez
BMC
121. B.Mollema
122. A.Ballan
123. M.Mahoric
124. J.Murphy
125. F.Pozzato
126. M.Quinziato
127. C.A.Sørensen
128. J.Tschopp
Garmin
131. T.Van Garderen
132. T.Danielson
133. S.Deeny
134. T.Farrar
135. S.Hernandez
136. C.B.Huff
137. S.Milne
138. K.Wamsley
Qantas Airways
141. G.Thomas
142. S.Bell
143. I.Bibby
144. C.Chapman
145. A.Greipel
146. J.J.Haedo
147. S.Langeveld
148. M.Matthews
Europcar
151. A.Jeanneson
152. Y.Arashiro
153. A.Courteille
154. J.Demaret
155. Y.Gène
156. A.Pichot
157. G.Rast
158. S.Turgot
Vacansoleil
161. T.Voeckler
162. J.Bol
163. I.Keisse
164. P.Rooijakkers
165. M.Rutkiewicz
166. J.Van Leijen
167. B.Van Poppel
168. T.Veelers
Alitalia
171. P.Niemiec
172. M.Docker
173. L.Grande
174. J.Guarnieri
175. E.Magazzini
176. L.Pinizzotto
177. F.Reda
178. F.Tizza
Lampre
181. F.Pellizotti
182. M.Bruseghin
183. G.Mirenda
184. G.Nizzolo
185. A.Pasqualon
186. S.Pirazzi
187. F.Piscopiello
188. M.Tosatto
Colombia es Pasión
191. J.Atapuma
192. F.Montaña
193. J.Pantano
194. E.Parra
195. W.Pedraza
196. A.Ramírez
197. D.Tamayo
198. J.Villegas
FDJ
201. R.Pauriol
202. S.Casar
203. S.Chainel
204. M.Drujon
205. J.Galland
206. R.Hardy
207. N.Joyeux
208. M.Ladagnous
Rabobank
211. F.Gavazzi
212. R.Flens
213. L.Hagenaars
214. R.Honig
215. J.Keukeleire
216. M.Renshaw
217. I.Tamouridis
218. R.Van Zandbeek
Our Team
The Favourites
*** Alberto Contador (Movistar), Robert Gesink, Andy Schleck (Sky).
** Chris Froome (Radio Shack), Tony Martin (Red Bull), Bradley Wiggins (Dexia).
* Fabian Cancellara (Sky), Thomas De Gendt (Radio Shack), Ryder Hesjedal (Saxo Bank).
Our Goals
Well, first of all we must say that the startlist is very strong, with most of the Tour de France-favourites. So we'll aim atr a stage win and a top 3 in the GC.
Edited by dienblad on 07-02-2013 19:32
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