2013 SkodaTour de Luxembourg (2.HC) (12.06 - 16.06)

[Der Effe]

He'll probably win this race, causing remarks in the Dutch press that he peaked too early, or that he only wins sh.t small races

What if Boom wins Ster ZLM Toer? Can't wait to see the papers then, saying that we never win proper races. Which is true, though.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Prologue result (enhanced for the pleasure of the Dutch):

1 ENGOULVENT Jimmy Sojasun 20 30 03:42 41.351
2 VAN POPPEL Danny Vacansoleil - DCM 14 18 0:01 41.166
3 HIVERT Jonathan Sojasun 8 12 ,, ,,
4 DRUCKER Jean-Pierre Accent.jobs – Wanty 7 7 0:02 40.982
5 BRANDLE Matthias IAM Cycling 6 4 0:03 40.800
6 MARTENS Paul Blanco Pro Cycling Team 5 3 0:04 40.619
7 GAUDIN Damien Team Europcar 4 2 0:06 40.263
8 JUNGELS Bob RadioShack - Leopard 2 1 0:07 40.087
9 CUSIN Remi IAM Cycling ,, ,,
10 MARCATO Marco Vacansoleil - DCM ,, ,,
11 HOFLAND Moreno Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:08 39.913
12 GESINK Robert Blanco Pro Cycling Team ,, ,,



edit: ok Martens is a go, but can't make him red as an import.

 

[Der Effe]

We count Paul Martens as as Dutchie as well.

 

[theyoungest]

We count Paul Martens as as Dutchie as well.

Yes. He speaks better Dutch than I do.

 

[Der Effe]

Yes. He speaks better Dutch than I do.

Yeah, he seems a really nice guy too. My brother once cycled with him like 2 years ago and his girlfriend/wife lives close to where I live. So when my brother contacted him for a Blanco shirt for this auction he remembered that and send one of his shrts and a Rabobank aero suit to his wife's parents house right before he went to Italy for Tirreno for my brother to pick up. Such a cool story

 

[Hugo87]

Machado is already on vacations, 95th at 25 seconds, guess he's just enjoying while it lasts on a Pro Tour team.

 

[manafana]

Machado is already on vacations, 95th at 25 seconds, guess he's just enjoying while it lasts on a Pro Tour team.

tailing off like kloden now, that radioshack team regret losing fugslang again.

 

[Hugo87]

tailing off like kloden now, that radioshack team regret losing fugslang again.

At least Kloden is 37 years old and already did his share, Machado is 27 and lost his "mojo" maybe forever.

 

[CraZyCaLL]

Stage 1: 1. Porsev (KAT) 2. Ciolek (MTN) 3. Lobato (EUS) 4. Hutarovich (ALM) 5. Pelucchi (IAM)

 

[roundabout]

Nizzolo wins stage 2 ahead of Kump.

About 25 riders finished in the main group.

 

[Afrank]

Awesome! About time Nizzolo got a win.

 

[roundabout]

Results

http://www.mikro-funk-timing.de/ergebnisse/Tour_Lux_2013/2.Etappe_Tageseinzelwertung.pdf

General

http://www.mikro-funk-timing.de/ergebnisse/Tour_Lux_2013/2.Etappe_Gesamt_Einzelwertung.pdf

 

[Dazed and Confused]

so 22km (or so) to go of stage 3, gap about 2:25

Karsten Kroon, Mikhail Ignatyev und Björn Thurau

ticker: http://www.wort.lu/de/view/skodatour-erneuter-wechsel-in-der-gesamtwertung-51bc3739e4b0088ebdef296f

Jungels FTW.

 

[roundabout]

Nizzolo wins

 

[Dazed and Confused]

so 22km (or so) to go of stage 3, gap about 2:25

Karsten Kroon, Mikhail Ignatyev und Björn Thurau

ticker: http://www.wort.lu/de/view/skodatour-erneuter-wechsel-in-der-gesamtwertung-51bc3739e4b0088ebdef296f

Jungels FTW.

Nizzolo wins again.

Hivert still leads GC.

 

[wirral]

Why did Thomas De Gendt not ride today?

 

[One Man Grupetto]

Why did Thomas De Gendt not ride today?

He only made a last-minute decision to ride the ToL to get some more racing in after abandoning the Dauphine. He had planned to pull out after Stage 2 it was known that he wouldn't ride today.

 

[roundabout]

Jungels wins last stage ahead of Martens. Martens takes the overall.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Jungels wins last stage ahead of Martens. Martens takes the overall.

Jungels! Great stuff. Also congrats to the "Dutch" Martens.

So they must have dropped Hivert and Gaudin somewhere?

 

[Chef_Vodnik]

Somewhere during the final parcours laps, yeah.

 

[CraZyCaLL]

Jungels! Great stuff. Also congrats to the "Dutch" Martens.

So they must have dropped Hivert and Gaudin somewhere?

Hivert lost around 5-6 seconds i think

 

[roundabout]

10 seconds penalty for Jungels so he stays in 5th on GC

 

[Dazed and Confused]

10 seconds penalty for Jungels so he stays in 5th on GC

too bad, any reports on what he did wrong?

 

[roundabout]

too bad, any reports on what he did wrong?

Allegedly got a push from Hondo.

 

[CraZyCaLL]

Philippe Maertens twitter https://twitter.com/philmaertens

Complaint was about a so-called sixday relay for @BobJungels who denies. Bob wins stage but gets fine and loses time. #notfair

Other regularities reported. Lapped Blanco rider helped chase on @BobJungels. #bettermakelocallapsshorter!

Always happening something here in @skodatour. They just stole bike of overall winner Paul Martens during. His doping control.