2014 US Pro Challenge, Aug 18th-Aug 24th (2.HC)

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Top-10 Previous Edition
1.Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC22:38:48
2.Mathias Frank (SUI) BMC1:30
3.Thomas Danielson (USA) GRS1:42
4.Janier Alexis Acevedo (COL) JSH2:10
5.Lachlan Morton (AUS) GRS2:34
6.Gregory Brenes (CRC) CSS3:25
7.Lawson Craddock (USA) BLS3:42
8.George Bennett (NZL) RLT3:58
9.Rory Sutherland (AUS) TST4:11
10.Philip Deignan (IRL) 4:12

Startlist: http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/USA_Pro_Challenge_2014-Startlist

Notable riders include: Van Garderen, Basso, Viviani, Danielson, Rogers, Majka, konig.

Stage 1:

Stage 2:

 

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Stage 3:

Stage 4:

 

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Stage 5:

Stage 6:

 

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Stage 7:

 

[jens_attacks]

monarch mountain, 4% or something like that ....awful route

 

[Netserk]

Rogers FTW.

 

[ILovecycling]

The Bee to destroy them all in a fashion never seen before.

 

[Ruudz0r]

The Bee to destroy them all in a fashion never seen before.

I do not think Majka is starting, I know he is still on the provisional start list but I have heared/read somewhere he would not start, cannot remember where though.

Edit: This is not correct, he will ride

 

[ILovecycling]

I do not think Majka is starting, I know he is still on the provisional start list but I have heared/read somewhere he would not start, cannot remember where though.

thats weird,he said it would be his last race of this season or smth like that
anyone can confirm this?

 

[Arredondo]

thats weird,he said it would be his last race of this season or smth like that
anyone can confirm this?

He's going to start.

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/majka_and_rogers_lead_tinkoff-saxo_in_colorado/

Rogers, Majka, Beltran, Pires, Poljanski, Hansen, Morkov and Guldhammer are the 8 ones.

 

[Ruudz0r]

Yes true it is also on the Tinkoff Saxo site I see. My bad!

 

[ILovecycling]

He's going to start.

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/majka_and_rogers_lead_tinkoff-saxo_in_colorado/

Rogers, Majka, Beltran, Pires, Poljanski, Hansen, Morkov and Guldhammer are the 8 ones.

thanks a lot!you are one of the best latest additions to this forum

 

[damian13ster]

thanks a lot!you are one of the best latest additions to this forum

He is starting, but Rogers is the leader so dont know if he will attack at all (unless Mick drops of course but I doubt it)

 

[Moviefan1203]

Tejay for the win again.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

NetApp's team:

51 KONIG Leopold CZE
52 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David ESP
53 HUZARSKI Bartosz POL
54 KONRAD Patrick AUT
55 MACHADO Tiago POR
56 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES José Joao POR
57 MUHLBERGER Gregor AUT
58 SCHWARZMANN Michael GER


Gotta say this looks great on paper. Konrad's first ride with the team also.

 

[May0maniac]

NetApp's team:

51 KONIG Leopold CZE
52 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO David ESP
53 HUZARSKI Bartosz POL
54 KONRAD Patrick AUT
55 MACHADO Tiago POR
56 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES José Joao POR
57 MUHLBERGER Gregor AUT
58 SCHWARZMANN Michael GER


Gotta say this looks great on paper. Konrad's first ride with the team also.

Konrad looks like the real deal, i think the kid will have a great future

 

[Ruudz0r]

Muhlberger > Konrad (for the future)

 

[TourOfSardinia]

video of press conf - now live

Pre-Race Press Conference Now Live at 2:00 MDT / 10:00:00 PM GMT+0200

here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/usa-pro-challenge

(as found on steephill.tv)

 

[Taxus4a]

monarch mountain, 4% or something like that ....awful route

You must take into account the altitude, an of course, the lenght of the climb
Yesterday a rider that has races for instance Vuelta a Bolivia (at 4000 m) told me that Tour of Colorado route is amazing hard this year, and I agree.

That stage is really hard, with more that 3000 metres you go slow even in the plain.

 

[BigMac]

NetApp uber team.

Leopold and Tiago 1-2.

Be very afraid.

 

[jens_attacks]

You must take into account the altitude, an of course, the lenght of the climb
Yesterday a rider that has races for instance Vuelta a Bolivia (at 4000 m) told me that Tour of Colorado route is amazing hard this year, and I agree.

That stage is really hard, with more that 3000 metres you go slow even in the plain.

yes...so i thought....3 or 4 years ago at first edition....
i really don't know if you watched the other editions?

read the interview with chris horner about colorado, they ride at 40 kmh on these false flats,these are pros not amateurs. at 30-35 kmph there is enough drafting to stay in the wheels for 40-50 riders

bachelor guch was 6,9% last year, a real climb. these however are not. amazing atrocious route this year

 

[del1962]

I see Rapha Condor JLT are in this race, I though only US teams at that level could get an invite to an HC race in the US?

 

[naffets]

I thought it a bit odd Rapha getting an invite.
Is today's stage too lumpy for the sprinters??

 

[HappyLoser]

Majka comes as a domestic here, but maybe he would like to win MTT.

Rogers vs TJVG vs Konig for overall win.

 

[ILovecycling]

Majka comes as a domestic here, but maybe he would like to win MTT.

Rogers vs TJVG vs Konig for overall win.

source please