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6th February 2010 - Étoile de Bessèges Stage 4 (Gran Prix d'Ales en Cevennes)
Geslin tightens his grip on GC with victory against his rivals
Anthony Geslin took his second victory of the Étoile de Bessèges, extending his lead to 20" over his rivals on the GC. The Frenchman won the sprint ahead of the Japanese rider Yukiya Arashiro of Bbox-Bouygues Télécom.
The stage started with the usual breakaway after only 3km, with César Quitério of Loulé-Louletano closing the gap on Peter Kennaugh in the Mountain Classification Standings. The group took up most of the points available on the stage, and with Team Sky controlling the peleton, the gap never got too big.
It was finally caught with 12km to go, and on the decent of the final climb, the peleton split resulting in Sky's Cummings was able to win the final intermediate sprint, taking the bonus seconds in the process.
The advantage was no forthcoming however as the peleton regrouped, allowing Geslin to take the victory, extending his own advantage over his rivals.
Geslin takes an important victory over his rivals
Final Standings:
| 1 | Anthony Geslin | Française des Jeux | 3h51'28 | | 2 | Yukiya Arashiro | Bbox Bouygues Télécom | s.t. | | 3 | Sylvain Calzati | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | Rigoberto Urán | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t. | | 5 | Morris Possoni | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | ... | | 6 | John-Lee Augustyn | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Peter Kennaugh | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 21 | Stephen Cummings | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 27 | Nicolas Portal | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 31 | Davide Viganò | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 34 | Michael Barry | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. |
Overall Classification Standings:
| 1 | Anthony Geslin | Française des Jeux | 14h53'55 | | 2 | Tomasz Kiendys | CCC Polsat Polkowice | + 20 | | 3 | Stephen Cummings | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 22 | | 4 | Bert De Waele | Landbouwkrediet | + 32 | | 5 | Floris Goesinnen | Skil - Shimano | + 40 | | ... | | 11 | Peter Kennaugh | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 1'28 | | 13 | Davide Viganò | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 2'16 | | 15 | Sylvain Calzati | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 2'28 | | 21 | John-Lee Augustyn | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 2'36 | | 22 | Nicolas Portal | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 30 | Morris Possoni | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 44 | Michael Barry | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. |
Points Classification Standings:
| 1 | Anthony Geslin | Française des Jeux | 57 | | 2 | Tomasz Kiendys | CCC Polsat Polkowice | 37 | | 3 | Peter Kennaugh | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 34 | | 4 | Rigoberto Urán | Caisse d'Epargne | 32 | | 5 | Bert De Waele | Landbouwkrediet | 29 | | ... | | 6 | Stephen Cummings | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 26 | | 7 | Davide Viganò | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 25 | | 16 | Sylvain Calzati | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 16 | | 21 | Morris Possoni | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 12 | | 25 | John-Lee Augustyn | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 10 | | 42 | Nicolas Portal | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 4 |
Mountain Classification Standings:
| 1 | Peter Kennaugh | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 50 | | 2 | César Quitério | Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano | 30 | | 3 | Jonathan Thiré | Big Mat - Auber 93 | 17 | | 4 | Diego Tamayo | CarmioOro NGC | 10 | | 5 | Remco Broers | Rabobank CT | 10 | | ... | | 15 | John-Lee Augustyn | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 3 | | 18 | Stephen Cummings | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 2 |
Young Riders Classification Standings:
| 1 | Rigoberto Urán | Caisse d'Epargne | 14h54'35 | | 2 | Florian Morizot | Big Mat - Auber 93 | s.t. | | 3 | Peter Kennaugh | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 48 | | 4 | Gianni Meersman | Française des Jeux | + 1'48 | | 5 | Alexandre Lemair | Roubaix Lille Métropole | + 1'54 | | ... | | 6 | John-Lee Augustyn | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 1'56 |
Team Classification Standings:
| 1 | Caisse d'Epargne | 44h45'41 | | 2 | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 3 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 1'10 | | 4 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1'56 | | 5 | Skil - Shimano | s.t. |
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Posted on 12-10-2010 18:42
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3rd overall is a good result with a rider like Cummings.
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Posted on 12-10-2010 18:44
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7th February 2010 - Étoile de Bessèges Stage 5 (Gran Prix de Bessèges)
The final stage is a 27km 5-lap circuit around the town of Bessèges. Nothing too tough for the riders, this will be a day for wrapping up the respective jerseys, and making sure the riders don't lose them on the final day.
Riders to Watch: S. Dumoulin, A. Geslin, R. Urán, S. Cummings
My tip for the Stage: Y. Arashiro. The Bbox rider came second yesterday, and over this type of terrain, he shouldn't have too much trouble getting to the finish, and taking the victory.
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
3rd overall is a good result with a rider like Cummings.
final stage next, and I hope I can perform to the last and keep the podium place, as well as the mountains jersey with Kennaugh.
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7th February 2010 - Étoile de Bessèges Stage 5 (Gran Prix de Bessèges)
De Waele wins the finale for a GC podium
Belgian Bert De Waele took the final stage of the Étoile de Bessèges, after attacking in the closing kilometres and holding on in the sprint. The victory also earns him a podium place in the Overall Classification.
The stage began with all the Classification Jerseys up for grabs, but within 2kilometres, the Mountain Classification was sewn up. Peter Kennaugh of Team Sky attacked from the off with one goal in mind... Take this Mountain Classification Sprint and the jersey is his, and that what he did with only competition from AG2R's Christophe Riblon.
Both riders dropped back into the peleton, and more attacks occurred, and a group of 7 riders got clear. With no real contention in the Jersey Classifications for the breakaway riders, the peleton let them go, and all the points were swept up by the escapees.
As the group was caught, the peleton had again been depleted with the pace set by the ProTour teams at the front. Then De Waele saw his chance. He attacked on the final climb, with no reaction from the peleton or the GC rivals, and he held on to take the win on the line.
The bonus seconds gained for the victory moved De Waele up to second on the GC behind Geslin and above Kiendys and Cummings, but Team Sky's Steve Cummings sprinted to third on the stage and his bonus seconds gained meant he went above Kiendys to retain his GC podium spot.
De Waele puts his arms aloft at the finish
Final Standings:
| 1 | Bert De Waele | Landbouwkrediet | 3h43'30 | | 2 | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 3 | Stephen Cummings | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | Anthony Geslin | Française des Jeux | s.t. | | 5 | Peter Kennaugh | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | ... | | 6 | Sylvain Calzati | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | Morris Possoni | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 14 | John-Lee Augustyn | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 26 | Nicolas Portal | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 30 | Michael Barry | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 36 | Davide Viganò | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. |
Overall Classification Standings:
| 1 | Anthony Geslin | Française des Jeux | 18h37'25 | | 2 | Bert De Waele | Landbouwkrediet | + 12 | | 3 | Stephen Cummings | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 14 | | 4 | Tomasz Kiendys | CCC Polsat Polkowice | + 20 | | 5 | Stéphane Augé | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 40 | | ... | | 11 | Peter Kennaugh | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 1'28 | | 13 | Davide Viganò | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 2'16 | | 16 | Sylvain Calzati | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 2'28 | | 20 | John-Lee Augustyn | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 2'36 | | 21 | Nicolas Portal | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 27 | Morris Possoni | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 41 | Michael Barry | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. |
Points Classification Standings:
| 1 | Anthony Geslin | Française des Jeux | 71 | | | 2 | Bert De Waele | Landbouwkrediet | 54 | | | 3 | Peter Kennaugh | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 46 | | 4 | Stephen Cummings | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 42 | | 5 | Tomasz Kiendys | CCC Polsat Polkowice | 37 | | ... | | 9 | Sylvain Calzati | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 26 | | 10 | Davide Viganò | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 25 | | 16 | Morris Possoni | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 20 | | 22 | John-Lee Augustyn | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 12 | | 47 | Nicolas Portal | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 4 |
Mountain Classification Standings:
| 1 | Peter Kennaugh | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 56 | | 2 | César Quitério | Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano | 30 | | 3 | Jonathan Thiré | Big Mat - Auber 93 | 17 | | 4 | Diego Tamayo | CarmioOro NGC | 12 | | 5 | Coen Vermeltfoort | Rabobank CT | 12 | | ... | | 22 | John-Lee Augustyn | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 3 | | 26 | Stephen Cummings | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 2 |
Young Riders Classification Standings:
| 1 | Rigoberto Urán | Caisse d'Epargne | 18h38'05 | | 2 | Florian Morizot | Big Mat - Auber 93 | s.t. | | 3 | Peter Kennaugh | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 48 | | 4 | Gianni Meersman | Française des Jeux | + 1'48 | | 5 | John-Lee Augustyn | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 1'56 |
Team Classification Standings:
| 1 | Caisse d'Epargne | 55h56'11 | | 2 | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 0 | | 3 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 1'10 | | 4 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1'56 | | 5 | Skil - Shimano | s.t. |
Team Reaction to the Race:
An outstanding performance by the riders at the race. The podium place on GC with Cummings is great for the future of the rider, and something which the team can take into the next race. We took a stage win with Viganó on stage 1 and several podium places with several other riders. Peter Kennaugh performance, however, is the real stand out mark. He takes home the Mountain Classification Jersey and misses out on a Top 10 finish on GC by around 45". At the age of only 20, he has a great future ahead of him.
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7th-12th February 2010 - Tour of Qatar
The Tour of Qatar is a 5-day stage race held in Qatar. Organised by A.S.O., the organisers behind the Tour de France, the Tour of Qatar was started in 2002, and is a race for a sprinter, with completely flat stages across the desert and the only great problem being the strong winds that can build up during the stages.
The Tour of Qatar will see the first appearance of Bradley Wiggins in the colours of Team Sky, as well as giving the team a chance to show off our near full strength lead-out train; Juan Antonio Flecha, Geraint Thomas and Edvald Boasson Hagen. We will look for overall victory in this race, and will concentrate mainly on stage victories in the sprints and opening Team Time Trial.
Previous winners of the Tour of Qatar include Robbie Hunter and most recently Tom Boonen in 2006, 2008 and 2009.
Tour of Qatar Start List:
Spoiler Quick·Step
1. T.Boonen
2. C.Barredo
3. S.Chavanel
4. S.Devolder
5. K.Van Impe
6. J.Van de Walle
7. W.Weylandt
8. M.Wynants
Sky
11. E.Boasson Hagen
12. K.Arvesen
13. R.Downing
14. J.A.Flecha
15. L.P.Nordhaug
16. I.Stannard
17. G.Thomas
18. B.Wiggins
Caisse d'Epargne
21. J.J.Rojas
22. R.Costa
23. J.V.GarcÃa Acosta
24. A.Jeanneson
25. A.Losada
26. L.Pasamontes
27. J.M.Soler
28. X.Zandio
Katusha
31. D.Napolitano
32. N.Eskov
33. V.Gusev
34. S.Ivanov
35. A.Ovechkin
36. A.Pliuschin
37. S.Vandenbergh
38. M.Vantomme
Euskaltel
41. K.Fernández
42. S.De Lis
43. B.Intxausti
44. I.Isasi
45. R.Pérez
46. R.Sicard
47. A.Txurruka
48. G.Verdugo
HTC - Columbia
51. B.Grabsch
52. L.Bak
53. G.Dockx
54. J.Ghyselinck
55. M.Goss
56. L.Howard
57. H.Roulston
58. M.Sieberg
Rabobank
61. S.Kruijswijk
62. G.Brown
63. R.Flens
64. T.Leezer
65. K.Moerenhout
66. J.Posthuma
67. T.Stamsnijder
68. B.Tankink
Omega Pharma
71. P.Gilbert
72. A.Blythe
73. G.D'Hollander
74. K.De Haes
75. S.Lang
76. J.Ljungblad
77. S.Scheirlinckx
78. G.Van Avermaet
Liquigas
81. R.Kiserlovski
82. M.Bodnar
83. D.Cimolai
84. J.Guarnieri
85. K.Koren
86. B.Vandborg
87. A.Vanotti
88. O.Zaugg
Astana
91. A.Grivko
92. V.Dmitriyev
93. D.Fofonov
94. V.Iglinskiy
95. R.Kireyev
96. Y.Nepomnyachshiy
97. B.Raimbekov
98. A.Zeits
Adria Mobil
101. M.Kump
102. K.Fajt
103. M.Gnezda
104. U.Murn
105. M.Palandri
106. J.Zagar
PSK Whirlpool
111. M.Mareš
112. P.BencÃk
113. T.Buchácek
114. M.Hebik
115. P.Kaltofen
116. A.Schulze
Topsport Vlaanderen
121. S.Joseph
122. J.Baugnies
123. J.Coenen
124. K.Lodewyck
125. S.Neirynck
126. M.Neyens
127. G.Steurs
128. M.Van Staeyen
Fly V
131. P.Zajicek
132. J.Cantwell
133. C.Dionne
134. A.Kemps
135. B.Kersten
136. D.Rolfe
137. B.Sulzberger
138. D.Tanner
ISD CT
141. D.Flahaut
142. Y.Dementyev
143. D.Karnulin
144. O.Martynenko
145. R.Mykhaylov
146. A.Topchanyuk
147. M.Vasilyev
CDC - Cavaliere
151. L.Ascani
152. M.Dimic
153. M.Kovalacevic
154. E.Loria
155. J.Pavlovic
156. D.Torosantucci
157. L.Zanasca
Skil - Shimano
161. J.Vissers
162. R.Chaigneau
163. B.De Backer
164. K.De Kort
165. H.Feng
166. Y.Huguet
167. C.Ji
168. P.Rooijakkers
CCC Polsat
171. T.Lisowicz
172. D.Batek
173. A.Dorozala
174. A.Honkisz
175. T.Marczynski
176. T.Repinski
177. A.Sznitko
178. M.Tomaszewski
Betonezpressz
181. Z.Tisza
182. A.Angeloni
183. R.Cador
184. G.Fejes
185. T.Lengyel
186. Z.Madaras
187. R.A.Richeze
188. P.Simon
Itera - Katusha
191. S.Rudaskov
192. M.Antonov
193. A.Arguelyes
194. D.Ignatiev
195. A.Kholodov
196. N.Novikov
197. S.Starobudtsev
198. S.Volkov
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Posted on 12-10-2010 20:46
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can I find stats of your entire team somewhere please?
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Posted on 12-10-2010 20:58
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beagle wrote:
can I find stats of your entire team somewhere please?
not a problem. ill post them here 
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ty sir
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Posted on 12-10-2010 21:11
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7th February 2010 - Tour of Qatar Stage 1 TTT (Doha)
The opening stage of the Tour of Qatar is traditionally a Team Time Trial, and this year is no exception. This will be an early test of stamina and teamwork, as the teams make their way across the 8km course. As always in Qatar, the weather and wind will play a key part, and no doubt their will be a shock in the final standings.
Teams to Watch: HTC-Columbia, Team Sky, Rabobank, Quick-Step
My tip for the Stage: Team HTC-Columbia. They have a great history in the discipline, winning many stages over the years, including the opening TTT of the Giro d'Italia in 2009. It will be a very tight stage, but I can't look past HTC for the win.
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Posted on 12-10-2010 21:12
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beagle wrote:
ty sir
no problem squire  I realised a while ago that i hadn't posted them, but it was halfway through the Tour Down Under when I did realise lol
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Posted on 12-10-2010 23:01
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7th February 2010 - Tour of Qatar Stage 1 TTT (Doha)
Team Sky start the quickest
Team Sky came in first in the Team Time Trial on the first stage of the Tour of Qatar. The team posted a time of 11'01" over the 8km course, 2" quicker than Quick-Step and 5" ahead of third placed HTC-Columbia.
HTC set the fastest time of the day early on in the stage, 11'06", setting off second on the road, and the closest a team got to the time was Rabobank, who came in 14" slower.
HTC were then shocked, as Quick-Step went quickest on the stage, beating the time by 3", and the time looked to have won them the stage, until Team Sky, who were setting off last, came in with the winning time.
The stage result means the young Welshman Geraint Thomas is the first wearer of the Leaders Jersey in this 2010 edition, with Ian Stannard, also of Team Sky, wearing the Jersey for the Best Young Rider.
Thomas takes the applause for the Team Sky victory
Final Standings:
| 1 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 11'01 | | 2 | Quick·Step | + 2 | | 3 | Team HTC - Columbia | + 5 | | 4 | Rabobank | + 14 | | 5 | Caisse d'Epargne | + 15 |
Overall Classification Standings:
| 1 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 11'01 | | 2 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 3 | Russell Downing | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | ... | | 11 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 3 | | 19 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 6 | | 22 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 9 |
Young Riders Classification:
| 1 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 11'01 | | 2 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 3 | Jan Ghyselinck | Team HTC - Columbia | + 5 | | 4 | Leigh Howard | Team HTC - Columbia | s.t. | | 5 | Matthew Goss | Team HTC - Columbia | s.t. | | ... | | 6 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 6 |
Team Classification Standings:
| 1 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 11'01 | | 2 | Quick·Step | + 2 | | 3 | Team HTC - Columbia | + 5 | | 4 | Rabobank | + 14 | | 5 | Caisse d'Epargne | + 15 |
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8th February 2010 - Tour of Qatar Stage 2 (Al Zubarah-Doha Golf Club)
Stage 2 takes the riders from Al Zubarah to the Doha Golf Club across the desert. There will be attacks on the stage, as always, but the biggest worry to the peleton and the GC favourites will be the vicious crosswinds that can occur in these desert stages, and a split in the peleton.
Riders to Watch: E. Boasson Hagen, T. Boonen, G. Van Avermaet, J.J. Rojas
My tip for the Stage: T. Boonen. The Belgian has years of experience in cycling and sprints in these conditions, and I doubt he will get caught out by the crosswinds and take the win.
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8th February 2010 - Tour of Qatar Stage 2 (Al Zubarah-Doha Golf Club)
Boasson Hagen takes home his maiden victory in Doha as Team Sky dominate the standings
Edvald Boasson Hagen won his first victory for Team Sky, taking the sprint into Doha, after a superb lead-out by his team, ahead of Katusha's Danilo Napolitano and ISD CT's Denis Flahaut.
With wind speed of over 50km/h, the stage was always going to be difficult for the peleton, and it took a long time before a breakaway could form. Even then it was only 2 riders, and it only lasted for 18km, before it was caugt with over 30km to the finish.
As the finish approached, Team Sky took full control with Bradley Wiggins bringing the full lead-out train to the front, and letting Norwegian Champion Kurt-Asle Arvesen take over at the 4km to go mark. Behind there was total chaos, as a crash within the front 40 riders in the peleton occured, taking down many riders and their lead-out trains.
As the sprint started, Team Sky had a large advantage, and took an easy victory in the sprint, with many of the other GC favourites coming in in the Top 10.
Boasson Hagen showed his class to today to take the win
Final Standings:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 3h08'15 | | 2 | Danilo Napolitano | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 3 | Denis Flahaut | ISD Continental Team | s.t. | | 4 | Matthew Goss | Team HTC - Columbia | s.t. | | 5 | Tom Boonen | Quick·Step | s.t. | | ... | | 8 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 10 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 13 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 24 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 42 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 44 | Russell Downing | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 67 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. |
Overall Classification Standings:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 3h19'02 | | 2 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 14 | | 3 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Russell Downing | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | ... | | 6 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 11 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 17 | | 21 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 23 |
Points Classification Standings:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 25 | | 2 | Danilo Napolitano | Team Katusha | 20 | | 3 | Denis Flahaut | ISD Continental Team | 18 | | 4 | Matthew Goss | Team HTC - Columbia | 14 | | 5 | Tom Boonen | Quick·Step | 12 | | ... | | 10 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 8 | | 12 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 6 | | 15 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 3 |
Young Riders Classification:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 3h19'02 | | 2 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 14 | | 3 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | Matthew Goss | Team HTC - Columbia | + 18 | | 14 | Jan Ghyselinck | Team HTC - Columbia | s.t. |
Team Classification Standings:
| 1 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 9h35'46 | | 2 | Quick·Step | + 2 | | 3 | Team HTC - Columbia | + 5 | | 4 | Rabobank | + 14 | | 5 | Caisse d'Epargne | + 15 |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 14-10-2010 06:29
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I hope you can take the overall win.
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| Porte |
Posted on 14-10-2010 09:34
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Love the way you present your story. It's fantastic, good luck in the Middle East. |
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Posted on 14-10-2010 12:24
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Pellizotti2 wrote:
I hope you can take the overall win.
thanks. if i can take the wins with EBH then it will be all mine
Porte wrote:
Love the way you present your story. It's fantastic, good luck in the Middle East.
Thanks for the comment much appreciated. I will be doing more detailed reports on major races and objectives, so I hope I can keep the standard high
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Posted on 16-10-2010 12:35
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9th February 2010 - Tour of Qatar Stage 3 (Camel Race Track-Qatar Foundation)
Stage 3 is again a flat stage across the desert, from the Camal Race Track to the Qatar Foundation.
Like stage 2, the major problem for the riders is going to be wind, which could easily result in a peleton splitting up.
Riders to Watch: T. Boonen, M. Goss, E. Boasson Hagen, D. Napolitano
My tip for the Stage: M. Goss. He finished strongly in stage 2 to take 4th, and I can see if the lead-out is right, he can take the stage.
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Posted on 16-10-2010 13:08
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9th February 2010 - Tour of Qatar Stage 3 (Camel Race Track-Qatar Foundation)
Boasson Hagen makes it two win out of two
Edvald Boasson Hagen won his second stage of the Tour of Qatar, taking the mass sprint ahead of Denis Flahaut of ISD CT and HTC's Matthew Goss, after an expert lead-out from his team.
The stage began under grey clouds, a big contrast from the sunshine and clear skies from the day before, and the peleton knew it was going to be a very difficult day.
A break of 15 riders finally got away in the driving rain, gaining a maximum of 6'11" over the chasing pack. Wind speeds of 64km/h made the chase down that little more difficult for the peleton, but thanks to a lot of work by Team Sky, the break was caught at the 12km mark.
With a mass sprint now inevitable, Team Sky got themselves organised very well, setting up Boasson Hagen for the stage win. It was again another disappointing day for Quick-Step rider Tom Boonen, who despite a good lead-out from his team, was unable to even compete in the final sprint.
Boasson Hagen is the strongest again
Final Standings:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 3h10'49 | | 2 | Denis Flahaut | ISD Continental Team | s.t. | | 3 | Matthew Goss | Team HTC - Columbia | s.t. | | 4 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Liquigas - Doimo | s.t. | | 5 | José JoaquÃn Rojas | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t. | | ... | | 27 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 37 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 44 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 51 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 56 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 65 | Russell Downing | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 76 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. |
Overall Classification Standings:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 6h29'31 | | 2 | Matthew Goss | Team HTC - Columbia | + 30 | | 3 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 34 | | 4 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | ... | | 6 | Russell Downing | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 12 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 37 | | 21 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 43 |
Points Classification Standings:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 50 | | 2 | Denis Flahaut | ISD Continental Team | 38 | | 3 | Matthew Goss | Team HTC - Columbia | 30 | | 4 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Liquigas - Doimo | 24 | | 5 | Kenny De Haes | Omega Pharma - Lotto | 21 | | ... | | 12 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 8 | | 15 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 6 | | 24 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 3 |
Young Riders Classification Standings:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 6h29'31 | | 2 | Matthew Goss | Team HTC - Columbia | + 30 | | 3 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Professional Cycling Team | + 34 | | 4 | Ian Stannard | Sky Professional Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Jan Ghyselinck | Team HTC - Columbia | + 38 |
Team Classification Standings:
| 1 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 19h08'13 | | 2 | Quick·Step | + 2 | | 3 | Team HTC - Columbia | + 5 | | 4 | Rabobank | + 14 | | 5 | Caisse d'Epargne | + 15 |
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Posted on 16-10-2010 13:17
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10th February 2010 - Tour of Qatar Stage 4 (Khalifa Stadium-Al Khor Corniche)
Stage 4 takes the peleton from the Khalifa Stadium, the National Stadium of Qatar, to the northern city of Al Khor Corniche.
Following the driving rain and wind from yesterday, the peleton will be hoping for a more gentler day as they travel through the desert.
Riders to Watch: E. Boasson Hagen, M. Goss, D. Flahaut, J.J. Rojas
My tip for the Stage: D. Flahaut. The young Frenchman from the ISD Continental Team has been the surprise package so far, with two 2nd place finishes behind Boasson Hagen. I can see him going one better today and taking the stage.
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