Monday, April 30, 2012

Fränk Schleck will lead RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK Giro d'Italia team

Fränk Schleck will start next Saturday in the Tour of Italy (May 5-27). The number three finisher in last year’s Tour de France will lead the nine-man squad during the three weeks through Denmark and Italy. Schleck, initially not slated to ride the race, replaces Jakob Fuglsang, suffering from an inflammation of the articular capsule and ligament of the left knee.

“My season was directed at peaking in the Tour”, said Fränk Schleck. “but when you think about it, this situation creates opportunities. For sure, I will come to the start with a different preparation than the other GC riders, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. My condition is not so bad and it can only grow the coming weeks. The Tour of Italy is one of the big monuments of cycling as well, so it is at least a big challenge for me.”

See more at www.radioshacknissantrek.com

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Bradley Wiggins wins Tour de Romandie 2012

April 29, Stage 5: Crans-Montana (ITT) 16.5km

Rank Rider Nat. + Birthdate Team (Code) Result
1 WIGGINS Bradley GBR19800428 SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 28:56
2 TALANSKY Andrew USA19881123 GARMIN - BARRACUDA (GRM) +1
3 PORTE Richie AUS19850130 SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) +17
4 FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto POR19861005 MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) +23
5 KREUZIGER Roman CZE19860506 ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) +40
6 SZMYD Sylvester POL19780302 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ) +42
7 ROGERS Michael AUS19791220 SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) +43
8 PINOT Thibaut FRA19900529 FDJ-BIG MAT (FDJ) +52
9 DE GENDT Thomas BEL19861106 VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD) +54
10 BRAJKOVIC Janez SLO19831218 ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) +55
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124 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat +0:04:40.20

Final general classification

Rank Rider Nat. + Birthdate Team (Code) Result
1 WIGGINS Bradley GBR19800428 SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 18:05:40
2 TALANSKY Andrew USA19881123 GARMIN - BARRACUDA (GRM) +12
3 FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto POR19861005 MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) +36
4 PORTE Richie AUS19850130 SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) +45
5 ROGERS Michael AUS19791220 SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) +50
6 KREUZIGER Roman CZE19860506 ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) +59
7 SZMYD Sylvester POL19780302 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ) +1:03
8 SPILAK Simon SLO19860623 KATUSHA TEAM (KAT) +1:13
9 BRAJKOVIC Janez SLO19831218 ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) +1:14
10 SANCHEZ GIL Luis Leon ESP19831124 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) +1:15




Grabovski wins 2012 Tour of Turkey


April 29, Stage 8: Istanbul 121km

Theo Bos wins final stage of Tour of Turkey in Istanbul. He took the final sprint in Istanbul, ahead of Andrew Fenn (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) and Stefan Van Dijk (Accent Jobs-Willems Veranda's).

Ivalio Gabrovski claimed the overall title in the race for Team Kornu-Torku Seker Spor, a stunning win for the local Turkish team.

Stage results

1 Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 2:32:35  
2 Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quickstep    
3 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Accent Jobs - Willems Veranda's    
4 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia    
5 Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Team Europcar    
6 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD    
7 Robert Förster (Ger) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team    
8 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank    
9 Daniele Colli (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi    
10 Jonas Vangenechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team    

General classification after stage 8 / Final results

1 Ivaïlo Gabrovski (Bul) Konya Torku Seker Spor 28:48:10  
2 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:01:33  
3 Danail Andonov Petrov (Bul) Caja Rural 0:01:38  
4 Adrian Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia 0:01:44  
5 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:01  
6 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi 0:02:23  
7 Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller 0:02:29  
8 Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Colnago - Csf Inox 0:02:58  
9 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:03:02  
10 William Routley (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 0:03:14  

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Luis Leon Sanchez Wins Stage 3 of Tour de Romandie 2012

April 27, Stage 3: La Neuveville - Charmey 157.6 km

Team Rabobank's Luis Leon Sanchez won a close sprint to the finish line in Charmey ahead of Belgian Gianni Meersman of Team Lotto-Belisol and Paolo Tiralongo of Team Astana. 

Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain) managed to hold onto the race lead by just one second, now closely tailed by today's stage winner Sanchez.

Jussi Veikkanen was 89th. He finished 3:33 behind Sanchez.

Stage ranking

1Sanchez Luis LeonRabobank 3:58:29
2Meersman Gianni Lotto-Belisol0
3Tiralongo PaoloAstana Pro Team0
4Talansky AndrewGarmin-Barracuda0
5Mollema BaukeRabobank 0
6Nocentini RinaldoAG2R La Mondiale0
7Maciej PaterskiLiquigas-Cannondale0
8Caruso GiampaoloKatusha Team0
9Verdugo GorkaEuskaltel-Euskadi0
10Jeandesboz FabriceSaur-Sojasun0
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89Veikkanen JussiFrançaise des Jeux3:33

General classification

1Wiggins BradleySky Pro Cycling12:40:31
2Sanchez Luis LeonRabobank 1
3Rogers MichaelSky Pro Cycling7
4Mollema BaukeRabobank 9
5Clement StefRabobank 9
6Talansky AndrewGarmin-Barracuda11
7Kelderman WilcoRabobank 11
8Zabriskie DavidGarmin-Barracuda12
9Spilak SimonKatusha Team12
10Plaza Molina RubenMovistar Team12
...
111Veikkanen JussiFrançaise des Jeux11:56

Presidential Tour of Turkey 2012 stage 6 results

April 27, Stage 6: Bodrum - Kusadasi 179 km

Team Colnago-CSF Inox sprinter Sacha Modolo won yeterday's stage at the Tour of Turkey.

Stage 6 results

1 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - Csf Inox 4:34:00  
2 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Greenedge Cycling Team    
3 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team    
4 Lucas Sebastien Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank    
5 Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Katusha Team    
6 Rafael Andriato (Bra) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia    
7 Daniele Colli (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi    
8 Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre - ISD    
9 Marco Coledan (Ita) Colnago - Csf Inox    
10 Blaz Jarc (Slo) Team Netapp    

General classification

1 Ivaïlo Gabrovski (Bul) Konya Torku Seker Spor 23:22:57  
2 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:01:33  
3 Danail Andonov Petrov (Bul) Caja Rural 0:01:38  
4 Adrian Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia 0:01:44  
5 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:01  
6 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi 0:02:23  
7 Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller 0:02:29  
8 Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Colnago - Csf Inox 0:02:58  
9 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:03:02  
10 William Routley (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 0:03:14  

Friday, April 27, 2012

27.4.2012 Tour de Turkey and Tour de Romandie LIVE coverage

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Friday 27th April | Stage 3 | La Neuveville-Charmey, 157,6 km

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Thursday 26th April | Stage 6 |Stage 6: Bodrum – Kusadasi 179 km

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Greatest cycling climbs #9 Großglockner

Grossglockner has appeared 2 times in the Giro d'Italia:

 - 17th stage of the 1971 Giro d'Italia.
 - 13th stage of the 2011 Giro d'Italia.

To cyclists, the Grossglockner is better known as the biggest challenge in the Tour of Austria.  It's history in sport goes back many years. The road up was built in 1930, following a centuries-old foot path track that had long been trodden by pack mules as well as Celt and Roman warriors.

The first race up was held in 1935.  The climb has been used for auto and motorbike hillclimbs, as well as for bicycle road races ever since.

See a great story about the history of Großglockner at Flandriacafe 

Großglockner with Kasereck at 2011 Giro (www.gazzetta.it)

Last year Großglockner Hochalpenstraße AG (responsible for the maintenance of the road) was planning to make money from the masses of cyclotourists who ride up every year. The company announced a fee of five euro per rider, between the times of nine in the morning to three in the afternoon. The announcement escalated immediately protests against the planned fee. In just a few days over 2000 signatures were gathered online by people quite angry about the toll fee. Therefore, the Großglockner Hochalpenstraße AG decided to reverse its decision to charge bicyclists.

Around 20,000 people ride their bikes up the Großglockner each year.

Read more at Velonation

Großglockner was a special place also to Charly Gaul "The Angel of the Mountains". He won a stage up the climb of Grossglockner during the Tour of Austria when he was 17, setting a stage record. It was his first race outside Luxembourg. The writer Charlie Woods said:

"The Grossglockner is slightly higher than Mont Ventoux and just as formidable. One can imagine the youngster engaging rather sheepishly with such a monster. He knew that he could climb well on ordinary hills, but this was no man's land. At half-distance, however, despite his manager's exhortations to caution, his class told and he found himself alone in the lead. A few moments of giddy pleasure were soon dispatched by the ever-present need to keep the pedals turning; he was, after all, still in no man's land. This show of force was greeted by another, a thunderstorm and the first squalls of rain probably cooled the fever of his labours and brought with it a lighter, freer atmosphere. He had always been at ease in rainfall [and] beginning to pedal now with an edge of fierce affirmation, he perhaps completely forgot himself for a long series of ramps and bends... To such an extent that not only did he win the stage but broke the existing record for the climb."

Alchin, Richard and Bell, Adrian (eds), Golden Stages of the Tour de France, Mousehold Press, UK, p. 46

In 1971 (7 June) Giro d'Italia Großglockner appeared in Stage 17: Tarvisio - Grossglockner, 206.00 km

Vianelli Pierfranco won the stage:
   
1. Franco Vianelli 6h08'45"
2. Primo Mori à 1'09"
3. Giancarlo Polidori à 1'37"
4. Andre Poppe à 2'30"
5. Gösta Pettersson à 4'31"    
       
Overall classification
   
Winner: Petterson, Gösta (Sweden) 97hr 24min 3sec
   
2nd Place: Herman Van Springel @ 2min 4sec
   
3rd Place: Ugo Colombo @ 2min 35sec
   
Total distance 3,567 km
   
Average speed km/hr 36.597

First ever and only Grand Tour victory to Nordic countries. Read more about Gösta Petterson at Cyclingnews.

2011 Giro d'Italia: Stage 13 - Spilimbergo to Grossglockner, Friday, May 20, 167 km

2011 Giro - Profile of Stage 13 (www.gazzetta.it)



Stage results

Posn. Name Country Team Time d Time bonus
1 RUJANO GUILLEN Jose' VEN AND 4:45:54 0:00 20"
2 CONTADOR Alberto ESP SBS 4:45:54 0:00 12"
3 GADRET John FRA ALM 4:47:21 1:27 8"
4 DUPONT Hubert FRA ALM 4:47:23 1:29
5 ANTON Igor ESP EUS 4:47:23 1:29
6 KREUZIGER Roman CZE AST 4:47:30 1:36
7 SCARPONI Michele ITA LAM 4:47:30 1:36
8 NIBALI Vincenzo ITA LIQ 4:47:30 1:36
9 KIRYIENKA Vasili BLR MOV 4:47:30 1:36
10 MENCHOV Denis RUS GEO 4:47:30 1:36

General classification

Posn. Name Country Team Time d
1 CONTADOR Alberto ESP SBS 49:40:58 0:00
2 NIBALI Vincenzo ITA LIQ 49:44:07 3:09
3 SCARPONI Michele ITA LAM 49:44:14 3:16
4 ARROYO DURAN David ESP MOV 49:44:23 3:25
5 KREUZIGER Roman CZE AST 49:44:27 3:29
6 SIVTSOV Kanstantsin BLR THR 49:44:51 3:53
7 ANTON Igor ESP EUS 49:45:00 4:02
8 GADRET John FRA ALM 49:45:04 4:06
9 CARRARA Matteo ITA VCD 49:45:33 4:35
10 DUPONT Hubert FRA ALM 49:45:36 4:38

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Jonathan Hivert won stage 2 of the Tour de Romandie 2012


April 26, Stage 2: Montb - Moutier 149.1 km

Jonathan Hivert (Saur – Sojasun) surprises by winning stage 2 of the Tour de Romandie from Montbéliard to Moutier.

 Hivert beat Rui Costa (Movistar) and Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank Cycling Team) in an uphill finish.

Stage results

1Hivert JonathanSaur-Sojasun3:48:11
2Costa RuiMovistar Team0
3Sanchez Luis LeonRabobank 0
4Meersman Gianni Lotto-Belisol0
5Hesjedal RyderGarmin-Barracuda0
6Nizzolo GiacomoRadioshack-Nissan0
7Pietropolli DanieleTeam Lampre-ISD0
8Vorganov EduardKatusha Team0
9Davis AllanGreenEdge Cycling Team0
10Kreuziger RomanAstana Pro Team0
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102Veikkanen JussiFrançaise des Jeux41

Total ranking

1Wiggins BradleySky Pro Cycling8:42:02
2Rogers MichaelSky Pro Cycling7
3Mollema BaukeRabobank 9
4Clement StefRabobank 9
5Talansky AndrewGarmin-Barracuda11
6Sanchez Luis LeonRabobank 11
7Kelderman WilcoRabobank 11
8Zabriskie DavidGarmin-Barracuda12
9Spilak SimonKatusha Team12
10Plaza Molina RubenMovistar Team12
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116Veikkanen JussiFrançaise des Jeux8:23

Andrea Di Corrado (Colnago-CSF Inox) soloed to victory in the 5th stage of the Presidential Tour of Turkey


 April 26, Stage 5: Marmaris - Turgutreis 178km

Andrea Di Corrado (Colnago-CSF Inox) attacked out of a six-man escape group and soloed to victory in the 5th stage of the Presidential Tour of Turkey. It was the first professional win for the first-year pro Di Corrado.

The remains of the break crossed the finish line 40 seconds later. Second place went to Jonas Jorgensen (Saxo Bank) and Jerome Cousin of Europcar was third.

The peloton cut the gap of nearly 15 minutes to a mere 1:27. Matteo Pelluchi of Europcar winning the sprint of the peloton.

Ivaïlo Gabrovski of Konya Torku Seker Spor easily defended his overall lead.

Stage results

1. DI CORRADO Andrea COG 04:50:25
2. AAEN JORGENSEN Jonas SAX 00:00:40
3. COUSIN Jerome EUC 00:00:40
4. BALLONI Alfredo FAR 00:00:42
5. DURET Sébastien BSC 00:00:42
6. GRUZDEV Dmitriy AST 00:00:42
7. PELUCCHI Matteo EUC 00:01:27
8. TSATEVITCH Alexey KAT 00:01:27
9. CHTIOUI Rafai EUC 00:01:27
10. GUARDINI Andrea FAR 00:01:27

General classification

1. GABROVSKI Ivaïlo KTS
2. DYACHENKO Alexsandr AST 00:01:33
3. ANDONOV PETROV Danail CJR 00:01:38
4. PALOMARES VILLAPLANA Adrian ACG 00:01:44
5. BARDET Romain ALM 00:02:01
6. EFIMKIN Alexander TT1 00:02:23
7. GUILLOU Florian BSC 00:02:29
8. BATTAGLIN Enrico COG 00:02:58
9. GOLAS Michal OPQ 00:03:02
10. ROUTLEY Will SPI 00:03:05


Tour de Turkey and Tour de Romandie LIVE coverage

Just in case you don't have nothing to do this afternoon ;-)

First Tour de Turkey and then Tour de Romandie. Enjoy!

The Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey

Thursday 26th April | Stage 5 | Marmaris–Turgutreis, 170 km. 



Stage 5 starts at 10:15am EEST (9:15am CET)

Finish at around 2:49pm EEST (1:49pm CET)


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Tour de Romandie

Thursday 26th April | Stage 2 | Montbéliard (Fr) - Moutier, 149,1 km.

 
 

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Renshaw wins 2012 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey stage 4

April 25, Stage 4: Fethiye - Marmaris 132km

Mark Renshaw and Matt Goss at finish line
Stage results

1. RENSHAW Mark RAB 03:14:01
2. GOSS Matthew Harley GEC 00:00:00
3. COLLI Daniele TT1 00:00:00
4. VAN POPPEL Boy UHC 00:00:00
5. VIGANO Davide LAM 00:00:00
6. TSATEVITCH Alexey KAT 00:00:00
7. VACHON Florian BSC 00:00:00
8. VANLANDSCHOOT James ACC 00:00:00
9. HAEDO Lucas Sebastian SAX 00:00:00
10. TURGOT Sébastien EUC 00:00:00

General classificaition

1. GABROVSKI Ivaïlo KTS
2. DYACHENKO Alexsandr AST 00:01:33
3. ANDONOV PETROV Danail CJR 00:01:38
4. PALOMARES VILLAPLANA Adrian ACG 00:01:44
5. BARDET Romain ALM 00:02:01
6. EFIMKIN Alexander TT1 00:02:23
7. GUILLOU Florian BSC 00:02:29
8. BATTAGLIN Enrico COG 00:02:48
9. GOLAS Michal OPQ 00:03:02
10. ROUTLEY Will SPI 00:03:05

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