2013 Tour de Qinghai Lake (2.HC, CHN, 7/7-20)

[Michele]

Modolo (Bardiani) wins again, this this ahead of Richeze (Lampre).

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Average altitude of 3300m today. Final climb 3km at 6%, probably too much for Modolo/Chicchi.

Modolo wins ahead of Richeze.

 

[Ferminal]

Richeze can climb!

 

[Michele]

Video stage 3

 

[Ferminal]

Maybe Chicchi can survive this one

 

[Boeing]

Got to love race days that don't go below 3000m Pretty sure it tops out higher than US Pro challenge despite US pro challenge touting itself the highest pro race in the world.

well it is legal to hold now in CO so they ought to be

 

[Ferminal]

Cycling iQ ‏@CyclingiQ 1m

Of the four in the break, Tilegen Maidos (Continental Team Astana) is highest on GC, 15'28" down. Still not virtual yellow! #ToQL
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Cycling iQ ‏@CyclingiQ 4m

As a refresher, today's #ToQL stage 5 profile. Definitely suits a breakaway with 14mins advantage... pic.twitter.com/73OobF3m0d
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Cycling iQ ‏@CyclingiQ 5m

#ToQL update: T Maidos (AS2); F Goesinnen (@DrapacCycling ); O Polivoda (ARH); Chang Wei Kei (@RTSRacingTeam) lead by 14 minutes at 66/203km
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Cycling iQ ‏@CyclingiQ 7m

...(cont) decision was made not to cancel the stage. Meanwhile, break was still going & 4 riders now have almost 15 minutes advantage #ToQL
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Cycling iQ ‏@CyclingiQ 9m

... while 4 were up the road, peloton stopped to request stage be cancelled due to bad weather (image @RTSRacingTeam) pic.twitter.com/GCfI6fEuRp

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Would have been abandoned already if it was the Giro.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Cycling iQ ‏@CyclingiQ 1m

Of the four in the break, Tilegen Maidos (Continental Team Astana) is highest on GC, 15'28" down. Still not virtual yellow! #ToQL
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Cycling iQ ‏@CyclingiQ 4m

As a refresher, today's #ToQL stage 5 profile. Definitely suits a breakaway with 14mins advantage... pic.twitter.com/73OobF3m0d
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Cycling iQ ‏@CyclingiQ 5m

#ToQL update: T Maidos (AS2); F Goesinnen (@DrapacCycling ); O Polivoda (ARH); Chang Wei Kei (@RTSRacingTeam) lead by 14 minutes at 66/203km
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Cycling iQ ‏@CyclingiQ 7m

...(cont) decision was made not to cancel the stage. Meanwhile, break was still going & 4 riders now have almost 15 minutes advantage #ToQL
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Cycling iQ ‏@CyclingiQ 9m

... while 4 were up the road, peloton stopped to request stage be cancelled due to bad weather (image @RTSRacingTeam) pic.twitter.com/GCfI6fEuRp

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Would have been abandoned already if it was the Giro.

Lol, I still recall the big boys from Belgium bailing out of MSR this year..

Softness everywhere these days.

Good decision to keep the race going.

Stage result:

1 POLIVODA Oleksandr Atlas Personal - Jakroo 30
2 GOESINNEN Floris Drapac Cycling Team 18

Break takes it, but with how much? Awaiting gaps.

 

[Ferminal]

Not a lot, it was down to 2mins or so with not long to go. They were both well behind on GC. Modolo won the sprint.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Not a lot, it was down to 2mins or so with not long to go. They were both well behind on GC. Modolo won the sprint.

yep, almost nothing in the end:

1 POLIVODA Oleksandr (Atlas Personal - Jakroo) 5:41:20
2 GOESINNEN Floris (Drapac Cycling Team)
3 MODOLO Sacha (Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox) 0:40
4 RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano (Lampre - Merida)
5 SCHWARZMANN Michael (Team NetApp – Endura)
6 POZZO Mattia (Vini Fantini)
7 DE LA FUENTE RASILLA David (Konya Torku Seker Sport)
8 FöRSTER Robert (UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis)
9 AVERIN Maksym (Atlas Personal - Jakroo)
10 METLUSHENKO Yuri (Konya Torku Seker Sport)

Glad the break got the win in the end after the "strike action".

 

[Ferminal]

Final climb is ~2km @ 7%, long descent should be easy enough to get back on.

 

[Michele]

Robert Forsters (UHC) wins a 25 men sprint.

 

[Ferminal]

First win since the same race in 2011.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Frösi won some minor races on the NRC Circuit last year. And generally his role at UHC is more of being the road capitain / teacher to the younger sprinters (Keough brothers) - not winning for himself.

Anyway it's a miracle that he's still there and winning.

Earlier this year he was on the brink of losing his leg after a bad fall followed by a knee injury followed by a bacteria infetion in the knee. He wasn't able to train or even get out of hospital bed for weeks. His career seemed definitely over. But you can't keep such a tough guy from racing.

Btw, he's the only pro I ever visited at home.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

More German sprinting power:

1 FöRSTER Robert UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis 20 30 4:52:06
2 GRECHYN Serhiy Konya Torku Seker Sport 14 18 ,,
3 GRAZIATO Massimo Lampre - Merida 8 12 ,,
4 ALIZADEH Hossein Amore & Vita 7 7 ,,
5 DE LA FUENTE RASILLA David Konya Torku Seker Sport 6 4 ,,
6 BELDA GARCIA David Burgos BH - Castilla y Leon 5 3 ,,
7 NEPOMNYACHSHIY Yevgeniy Continental Team Astana 4 2 ,,
8 PAGANI Angelo Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox 2 1 ,,
9 JIAO Pengda Champion System Pro Cycling Team ,,
10 ISHANOV Abdraimzhan Continental Team Astana ,,

 

[Ferminal]

MTF today, pretty sure it's back up yesterday's descent, around 5% average (don't trust the profile).

 

[Dazed and Confused]

MTF today, pretty sure it's back up yesterday's descent, around 5% average (don't trust the profile).

so 50km uphill racing?

Interesting variant.

Good legs will be needed from km zero.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 7:

1 91 KAZ19870312 NEPOMNYACHSHIY Yevgeniy AS2 2:35:01
2 67 IRI19851015 MIRSAMAD Pourseyedigolakhour TPT 2:35:10 +9
3 186 IRI19820517 RAHIM Emami RTS 2:35:11 +10
4 151 KAZ19730316 MIZUROV Andrey TRK 2:35:23 +22
5 82 IRI19880124 ALIZADEH Hossein AMO 2:35:33 +32
6 92 KAZ19900410 ISHANOV Abdraimzhan AS2 2:35:44 +43
7 61 IRI19751206 MIZBANI IRANAGH Ghader TPT 2:35:55 +54
8 94 KAZ19910828 FOMINYKH Daniil AS2 2:36:01 +1:00
9 187 IRI19800731 AMIR Zargari RTS 2:36:02 +1:01
10 65 IRI19930107 KOLAHDOZHAGH Amir TPT 2:36:21 +1:20

GC:

1 67 IRI19851015 MIRSAMAD Pourseyedigolakhour TPT 28:59:22
2 91 KAZ19870312 NEPOMNYACHSHIY Yevgeniy AS2 29:00:14 +52
3 94 KAZ19910828 FOMINYKH Daniil AS2 29:00:38 +1:16
4 186 IRI19820517 RAHIM Emami RTS 29:00:48 +1:26
5 82 IRI19880124 ALIZADEH Hossein AMO 29:00:55 +1:33
6 151 KAZ19730316 MIZUROV Andrey TRK 29:01:01 +1:39
7 92 KAZ19900410 ISHANOV Abdraimzhan AS2 29:01:07 +1:45
8 61 IRI19751206 MIZBANI IRANAGH Ghader TPT 29:01:18 +1:56
9 187 IRI19800731 AMIR Zargari RTS 29:01:31 +2:09
10 25 ITA19880804 PAGANI Angelo BAR 29:02:02 +2:40

De La Fuente gone from the GC, lost 3:12 today.

Some riders lost more than 30 minutes today.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

iran and kazachstan are the monsters of asian cycling _O_

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 8:

Result.

1 MODOLO Sacha Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox 20 30
2 RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano Lampre - Merida 14 18
3 ROGERS Rico Dene Thomas Synergy Baku Cycling Project 8 12


Edit: 3rd win for Modolo.

Out friend with the long name keeps lead in GC.

 

[manafana]

hard luck to irish man could have added to his win in irish nationals each year.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 9.

A handful of laps.

Result:

1 MODOLO Sacha Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox 20 30
2 KEOUGH Jacobe UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis 14 18
3 RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano Lampre - Merida 8 12

Take 4.

 

[Michele]

Over 48km/h average speed according to Pozzato.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Christ we had another stage, 10 this time:

1 GIRAUD Benjamin La Pomme Marseille 20 30 4:02:08
2 THWAITES Scott Team NetApp – Endura 14 18 ,,
3 MARTINS Uri Amore & Vita 8 12 ,,
4 WALSLEBEN Max Nutrixxion ABUS 7 0:18
5 MODOLO Sacha Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox 4 0:23
6 RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano Lampre - Merida 3 ,,
7 KEOUGH Jacobe UnitedHealthcare Presented by Maxxis 2 ,,
8 SCHWARZMANN Michael Team NetApp – Endura 1 ,,
9 METLUSHENKO Yuri Konya Torku Seker Sport ,,
10 BENFATTO Marco Continental Team Astana ,,

Looks like the Modolo gang mistimed it and the break got a win. Nice.

 

[Ruudz0r]

Modolo with his 5th today.

1. Modolo
2. Benfatto
3. Richeze