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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 20-01-2013 15:42
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brewers90 wrote:
Is that better Jesley?  They showed up fine on my screen but maybe you're using a different browser to me.
Yeah thanks, it looked a bit weird.. 
Good luck in South Africa!
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| mvhoogdalem |
Posted on 20-01-2013 16:06
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Hopefully Alex can get some nice results in South Africa |
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| pcm2009fan |
Posted on 20-01-2013 16:18
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Good luck to the guys over in South Africa |
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| ste_18 |
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This is a very nice project
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| brewers90 |
Posted on 20-01-2013 17:11
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Race Report
 Tour of South Africa Stage 1
Today's stage is counted as flat but with a lot of undulation in the last fifty kilometres, the high pace that will be being set should cause problems to those riders with an allergy to climbing! The punchers will be interested but they may wait until tomorrow's stage, so I would imagine a bunch sprint. Oh, and of course, today's stage marks the debut of Sky's Development Squad. What can they achieve?
As usual the stage started with a flurry of attacks, including a big effort from Hoogenboom. Unfortunately, Wesley didn't have the legs today but it was a good effort nevertheless. Eventually, four riders got away. Hudecek of Whirlpool the biggest name amongst them.
The gap reached nearly eight minutes before the peloton started to reel the break back in. Strangely, local team MTN left the chase to Endura, who were more than willing with the strong team they had bought here. Were they riding for Tiernan-Locke or McEvoy? Sky's youngsters were calmly sitting in the peloton, waiting for the tough finish.
With the breakaway caught and the final drag up to the line underway, it was Vorarlberg who had now taken up the pace making but Endura were lurking just behind them. On the right of the screen, you can see Oget keeping Hammarling near the front, whilst both Huigsloot and Fischer were on the other side coming towards the front.
Out of the final corner, McEvoy was still positioned perfectly on Thwaites' wheel and looked to have victory in the bag. Von Hoff, Pedersen and Obst are with them. Further back, MTN are trying to catch up but Hammarling has been blocked and it certainly looks over for him today. Because of this, Huigsloot goes for it himself.
And indeed, McEvoy did take a fairly comfortable victory ahead of Pedersen, Von Hoff and Obst, with Voss coming from nowhere to get fifth. Just behind Stefan Schumacher in sixth was Huigsloot who sprinted like a madman through gaps that didn't exist to pick up the team's first top ten finish on debut. Hammarling battled through to 14th, with Fischer in 17th. Unfortunately, a small split in the peloton meant that Thompson, who was not having a great day, lost some time, making his GC push all the more difficult.
| 1 |  Jonathon McEvoy | Endura Racing | 3h47'40 | | 2 |  Martin Pedersen | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 3 |  Steele Von Hoff | Chipotle - First Solar Development Team | s.t. | | 4 |  René Obst | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 5 | Paul Voss | Endura Racing | s.t. | | 6 | Stefan Schumacher | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 7 |  Abel Huigsloot | Sky Development Squad | s.t. | | 8 |  Alex Candelario | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 9 | René Weissinger | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 10 | Arran Brown | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | René Jørgensen | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 12 | Florian Bissinger | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 13 | Frank Pipp | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 14 | Johan Hammarling | Sky Development Squad | s.t. | | 15 | Scott Thwaites | Endura Racing | s.t. | | 16 | Tesfay Abraha Habtemariam | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 17 | Alex Fischer | Sky Development Squad | s.t. | | 18 | Jani Tewelde Weldegaber | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 19 | Nikias Arndt | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 20 | Daniel Foder | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 21 | Stanislav Kozúbek | Whirlpool - Author | s.t. | | 22 | Dylan Groenewegen | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 23 | Huub Duyn | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 24 | Rohan Dennis | Team Jayco - AIS | s.t. | | 25 | Tino Thömel | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 26 | Adrien Niyonshuti | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 27 | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 28 | Robert Partridge | Endura Racing | s.t. | | 29 | Calvin Watson | Team Jayco - AIS | s.t. | | 30 | Johannes Christofel Nel | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 31 | Daan Olivier | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 32 | Dean Windsor | Endura Racing | s.t. | | 33 | Freqalsi Debesay | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 34 | Nick Aitken | Team Jayco - AIS | s.t. | | 35 | Henning Bommel | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 36 | Florian Gaugl | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 37 | Martin Wesemann | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 38 | Chris Barton | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 39 | Damien Howson | Team Jayco - AIS | s.t. | | 40 | Stefan Schäfer | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 41 | Michael Rasmussen | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 42 | Jeremy Vennell | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 43 | Songezo Jim | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 44 | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke | Endura Racing | s.t. | | 45 | Aidan Van Niekerk | Sky Development Squad | s.t. | | 46 | Frantisek Padour | Whirlpool - Author | s.t. | | 47 | Marc Goos | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 48 | Maxime Oget | Sky Development Squad | s.t. | | 49 | Yannick Mayer | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 50 | Tom Zirbel | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 51 | Peter Schulting | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 52 | Jay McCarthy | Team Jayco - AIS | s.t. | | 53 | Robert Bartko | LKT Team Brandenburg | + 47 | | 54 | Mats Boeve | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 55 | Rens Te Stroet | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 56 | Kersten Thiele | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 57 | Dion Beukeboom | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 58 | Claudio Imhof | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 59 | Alexander Wetterhall | Endura Racing | s.t. | | 60 | Sergej Fuchs | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 61 | Rune Van der Meijden | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 62 | Alexander Kamp | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 63 | Kevin Mullervy | Team Exergy | s.t. | | 64 | Mitch Thompson | Sky Development Squad | s.t. | | 65 | Jiri Hudecek | Whirlpool - Author | s.t. | | 66 | Sam Johnson | Team Exergy | s.t. | | 67 | Sebastian Forke | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 68 | Iker Camaño | Endura Racing | s.t. | | 69 | Wesley Hoogenboom | Sky Development Squad | s.t. | | 70 | Jesper Schipper | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 71 | David Bartl | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 72 | Tobias Jenny | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 73 | Ken Hanson | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 74 | Joseph Schmalz | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 75 | Christopher Baldwin | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 76 | Matt Cooke | Team Exergy | s.t. | | 77 | Carlos Alzate | Team Exergy | s.t. | | 78 | Jenning Huizenga | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 79 | Logan Loader | Team Exergy | s.t. | | 80 | Jonathan Bakker | Sky Development Squad | s.t. | | 81 | Geert Van der Weijst | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 82 | Michael Friedman | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 83 | Tomáš Bucháček | Whirlpool - Author | s.t. | | 84 | Ruben Zepuntke | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 85 | Marco Minnaard | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 86 | Kristian Sobota | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 87 | Quinn Keogh | Team Exergy | s.t. | | 88 | Matej Jurco | Whirlpool - Author | s.t. | | 89 | Dylan Van Baarle | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 90 | Jacob Fiedler | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 91 | Weston Luzadder | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 92 | Andres Diaz | Team Exergy | s.t. | | 93 | Robert Bush | Chipotle - First Solar Development Team | s.t. | | 94 | Patrick Konrad | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 95 | Niek Boom | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 96 | Adam Leibovitz | Chipotle - First Solar Development Team | s.t. | | 97 | Wouter Haan | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 98 | Andrei Krasilnikau | Chipotle - First Solar Development Team | s.t. | | 99 | Michael Hümbert | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 100 | Dennis Wauch | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 101 | Jimmi Sørensen | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 102 | Pim De Beer | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 103 | Maurits Lammertink | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 104 | Bram Nolten | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 105 | Glenn O'Shea | Team Jayco - AIS | s.t. | | 106 | Anders Newbury | Chipotle - First Solar Development Team | s.t. | | 107 | Conor Mullervy | Team Exergy | s.t. | | 108 | Patrick Bevin | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 109 | Maximilian Stier | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 110 | Danny Van Poppel | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 111 | Daniel Summerhill | Chipotle - First Solar Development Team | s.t. | | 112 | Nico Hesslich | LKT Team Brandenburg | s.t. | | 113 | Colton Barrett | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 114 | Martijn Tusveld | Rabobank Continental Team | s.t. | | 115 | Cody O'Reilly | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 116 | Remco Te Brake | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 117 | Joshua Prete | Whirlpool - Author | s.t. | | 118 | René Hooghiemster | Team NSP - Ghost | s.t. | | 119 | Stefan Poutsma | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 120 | Robin Carpenter | Chipotle - First Solar Development Team | s.t. | | 121 | Daniel Rinner | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 122 | Evan Hyde | Chipotle - First Solar Development Team | s.t. | | 123 | Scott Zwizanski | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 124 | Michael Sherer | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 20-01-2013 17:14
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Nice job for Abel. A shame that Wesley couldn't get away
I like the report btw...
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 20-01-2013 17:21
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Good job, Abel! |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 20-01-2013 17:31
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What a Great start from Abel |
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| mvhoogdalem |
Posted on 20-01-2013 17:53
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Good start by Abel
Also a nice job by Hammerling and Fischer to get top 20 finishes. |
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 20-01-2013 17:57
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This story looks awesome!  Really like the look of it
Seeing as "I am a part of the team," and the race is in my home country, I guess I could do an interview?
Interview: Aidan van Niekerk
Reporter: So Aidan, realisticly, what do you think are your chances for an overall victory in your home tour?
Aidan: Realisticly, I don't stand a very good chance of winning. I'm not ideally suited for this year's route. I prefer the long, hard climbs more than the shorter, punchy climbs. I'd be more useful as a team mate for a guy like Alex, Mitch or Maxime, whoever is strongest on the day.
R: If so, what are your objectives for the remaining stages?
A: Breakaway. It's that simple. I'll try my best to give the home crowd a show and maybe even a stage win, depending on my luck. Don't be surprised if you see me in the break in all the other stages!
R: You were born in Pretoria, no more than 5km away from the start of today's stage. However, you grew up in George, where we finish on stage 4. That must be a big motivation for you?
A: Oh, for sure. I've lived in George since I was 9 and this year is my first year away from home. I know the area extremely well and no doubt there'll be a lot of fans and friends cheering me on. Expect me to give it everything to get the stage win. I know the final [category 2] climb up Wilderness Heights like the back of my hand. It's steep and gruesome, unfortunately a bit too short for my liking.
I also know the area around Oudtshoorn and Barrydale quite well. In fact, a few years back as a youngster I won the national road championships in Oudtshoorn, so I guess it's fair to say that it's my lucky town
R: That's great to hear! Good luck with the rest of the tour. We'll all be cheering you on into the finish in George.
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 20-01-2013 18:02
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I hope that we can have a Top 10 in the GC in South Africa, we're capable of that
I also hope that Wesley gets the opportiunity to ride Istrian Spring Trophy or Le Triptyque des Monts et Chateaux, they got some nice TTs
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| brewers90 |
Posted on 20-01-2013 18:18
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Thanks for all the comments, it was a great ride by Abel, he was just under the radar for the whole race and then came from a long way back at the end.
@aidan, thanks for that. I like the way you asked if you could do an interview and then did it anyway!  Anybody else that feels the need to do something like that, maybe if you've just had a good result or just because you feel you want to give me some hints, go ahead.
ps. I get what you mean, breakaways rather than GC, we'll see what he can do!
@Jesley, you will definitely get to do some TT's, don't worry. I don't think you're down to do Istria, but the other race, maybe |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 20-01-2013 18:18
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That's fine. Wasn't worried at all. If he rides Tripique, he can shine in the BeNeLux though
And it will be a fight between Aidan and Wesley; Who may get in the break.
Edited by Jesleyh on 20-01-2013 18:19
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| pcm2009fan |
Posted on 20-01-2013 18:23
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A nice placement by Abel, and a nice insight into Van Niekerk, let's keep it up |
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 20-01-2013 18:27
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brewers90 wrote:
@aidan, thanks for that. I like the way you asked if you could do an interview and then did it anyway! Anybody else that feels the need to do something like that, maybe if you've just had a good result or just because you feel you want to give me some hints, go ahead.
ps. I get what you mean, breakaways rather than GC, we'll see what he can do!
I was hoping he could definitely get into the break in the stage to George. I think that's his best chance of winning Plus, Aidan likes breakaways
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| ste_18 |
Posted on 20-01-2013 18:28
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Nicely done by the team with the Top10! I'd like to see Aidan in a breakaway tomorrow as Alex will be the leader in the stage 2 and 6 for the hill i guess. |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 20-01-2013 18:32
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aidanvn13 wrote:
brewers90 wrote:
@aidan, thanks for that. I like the way you asked if you could do an interview and then did it anyway! Anybody else that feels the need to do something like that, maybe if you've just had a good result or just because you feel you want to give me some hints, go ahead.
ps. I get what you mean, breakaways rather than GC, we'll see what he can do!
I was hoping he could definitely get into the break in the stage to George. I think that's his best chance of winning Plus, Aidan likes breakaways
But Hoogenboom's fighter stat is higher
Allright, you may have the stage to George
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 20-01-2013 22:09
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Mitch will come back. He is a strong one.
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 20-01-2013 22:12
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I like how I'm the last of the team
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| pcm2009fan |
Posted on 20-01-2013 23:09
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Well at least things can only get better for Jonathan
And at least there's no cobbles for him |
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