2015 Tour of California May 10-17 2015 (2.HC)

[Jancouver]

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Sagan vs Cavendish for the sprints

Queen stage 7:

Start list:


TEAM SKY

1 KENNAUGH Peter United Kingdom
2 BOSWELL Ian United States
4 FENN Andrew United Kingdom
5 HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Colombia
6 KNEES Christian Germany
7 PATE Danny United States
8 EARLE Nathan Australia

ETIXX - QUICK STEP

11 CAVENDISH Mark United Kingdom
12 ALAPHILIPPE Julian France
13 LAMPAERT Yves Belgium
14 VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume Belgium
15 RENSHAW Mark Australia
16 TRENTIN Matteo Italy
17 VANDENBERGH Stijn Belgium
18 VELITS Martin Slovakia

BMC RACING TEAM

21 SCHÄR Michael Switzerland
22 DRUCKER Jean Pierre Luxembourg
23 FLAKEMORE Campbell Australia
24 OSS Daniel Italy
25 HERMANS Ben Belgium
26 ROSSKOPF Joey United States
27 SENNI Manuel Italy
28 WYSS Danilo Switzerland

TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN

31 BARGUIL Warren France
32 CRADDOCK Lawson United States
33 CURVERS Roy Netherlands
34 DE KORT Koen Netherlands
35 HUPOND Thierry France
36 JONES Carter United States
38 WAEYTENS Zico Belgium

TINKOFF - SAXO

41 SAGAN Peter Slovakia
42 BENNATI Daniele Italy
43 BODNAR Maciej Poland
44 BRESCHEL Matti Denmark
45 HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ Jesus Spain
46 KOLAR Michal Slovakia
47 MCCARTHY Jay Australia
48 MORKOV Michael Denmark

TREK FACTORY RACING

51 BUSCHE Matthew United States
52 DEVOLDER Stijn Belgium
53 DIDIER Laurent Luxembourg
54 IRIZAR ARANBURU Markel Spain
55 STUYVEN Jasper Belgium
56 VAN POPPEL Danny Netherlands
57 ZOIDL Riccardo Austria
58 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE Haimar Spain

TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO

61 GESINK Robert Netherlands
62 VAN WINDEN Dennis Netherlands
63 VAN EMDEN Jos Netherlands
64 TEN DAM Laurens Netherlands
65 TEUNISSEN Mike Netherlands
66 VAN ASBROECK Tom Belgium
67 VANMARCKE Sep Belgium
68 WYNANTS Maarten Belgium

TEAM CANNONDALE - GARMIN

71 TALANSKY Andrew United States
72 DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd United States
73 HANSEN Lasse Norman Denmark
74 HOWES Alex United States
75 KING Benjamin United States
76 KING Edward United States
77 SKJERPING Kristoffer Norway
78 ZEPUNTKE Ruben Germany

MTN - QHUBEKA

81 FARRAR Tyler United States
82 BOS Theo Netherlands
83 BRAMMEIER Matthew Ireland
84 CIOLEK Gerald Germany
85 GOSS Matthew Harley Australia
86 JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques South Africa
87 TEKLEHAYMANOT Daniel Eritrea
88 VAN ZYL Johann South Africa

DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING

91 BROWN Graeme Australia
92 CLARKE William Australia
93 KERBY Jordan Australia
94 KOHLER Martin Switzerland
95 LAPTHORNE Darren Australia
96 MEYER Travis Australia
97 NORRIS Lachlan Australia
98 WIPPERT Wouter Netherlands

UNITEDHEALTHCARE PRO CYCLING TEAM

101 BRAJKOVIC Janez Slovenia
102 CANOLA Marco Italy
103 CLARKE Jonathan Australia
104 MURPHY John United States
105 PUTT Tanner United States
106 RATTO Daniele Italy
107 REIJNEN Kiel United States
108 SUMMERHILL Daniel United States

TEAM NOVO NORDISK

111 MEJIAS LEAL Javier Spain
112 AMBROSE Scott New Zealand
113 DEMESMAEKER Kevin Belgium
114 HENTTALA Joonas Finland
115 LOZANO RIBA David Spain
116 PERON Andrea Italy
117 PLANET Charles France
118 VERSCHOOR Martijn Netherlands

OPTUM P/B KELLY BENEFIT STRATEGIES

121 ANDERSON Ryan Canada
122 ANTHONY Jesse United States
123 BOIVIN Guillaume Canada
124 GAIMON Phillip United States
125 ROUTLEY Will Canada
126 WOODS Michael Canada
127 ZIRBEL Tom United States
128 SOLADAY Thomas United States

JELLY BELLY P/B MAXXIS

131 MORTON Lachlan David Australia
132 BERRY Josh United States
133 BRAICO Alexandr Moldavia
134 FISHER Steve United States
135 MANNION Gavin United States
136 MORTON Angus Australia
137 RATHE Jacob United States
138 RODRIGUEZ Fred United States

JAMIS - HAGENS BERMAN

141 JACQUES-MAYNES Ben United States
142 ROMERO AMARAN Luis Cuba
143 OBANDO BRENES Gregory Costa Rica
144 HAEDO Lucas Sebastian Argentina
145 JARAMILLO DIEZ Daniel Alexander Colombia
146 LEECE Stephen United States
147 MILLER Carson United States
148 WILLIAMS David United States

HINCAPIE RACING TEAM

151 CARPENTER Robin United States
152 CLARK Oscar United States
153 FLAKSIS Andzs Latvia
154 LEWIS Joseph Australia
155 MAGNER Tyler United States
156 SKUJINS Toms Latvia
157 SMITH Dion New Zealand
158 SCHMALZ Joseph United States

AXEON CYCLING TEAM

161 CURRAN Geoffrey United States
162 DANIEL Gregory United States
163 EATON Daniel United States
164 GEOGHEGAN HART Tao United Kingdom
165 GUERREIRO Ruben Portugal
166 OIEN Justin United States
167 ORAM James New Zealand
168 OWEN Logan United States

TEAM SMARTSTOP

171 MARCOTTE Eric United States
172 BUTLER Chris United States
173 BRITTON Rob Canada
174 HUFFMAN Evan United States
175 KOCJAN Jure Slovenia
176 LIVERMON Travis United States
177 MCCABE Travis United States
178 SWEETING Robert United States



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Top-Competitors
1 SAGAN Peter14262
CAVENDISH Mark8043
ALAPHILIPPE Julian7734
VAN ASBROECK Tom7535
BRESCHEL Matti6756
VANMARCKE Sep6687
DRUCKER Jean-Pierre5248
LAMPAERT Yves5229
HERMANS Ben51810
BARGUIL Warren49311
TRENTIN Matteo48712
FARRAR Tyler47013
VAN POPPEL Danny44014
OSS Daniel42515
HENAO Sergio Luis419

Top-5 Competitors Under 25
1 ALAPHILIPPE Julian7732
LAMPAERT Yves5223
BARGUIL Warren4934
VAN POPPEL Danny4405
WIPPERT Wouter287

 

[Velolover2]

Henao deserves a stage win. Maybe he can conquer Mt. Baldy?

 

[Jancouver]

Re:

Henao deserves a stage win. Maybe he can conquer Mt. Baldy?

Perhaps, Mt Baldy is quite steep at the end so the smallest, lightest rider has a good chance. Too bad my favorite "dwarfs" Porte & Purito are not doing this race as this stage is perfect for them

 

[Velolover2]

Re: Re:

Henao deserves a stage win. Maybe he can conquer Mt. Baldy?

Perhaps, Mt Baldy is quite steep at the end so the smallest, lightest rider has a good chance. Too bad my favorite "dwarfs" Porte & Purito are not doing this race as this stage is perfect for them

Who is there to challenge him? Talansky hasn't showed much and I can't see him winning on Mt. Baldy. He has a strong TT though. Barguil, Busche, Zubeldia, Zoidl, Ten Dam and the mentally old Gesink and Brajkovič are all levels below.

 

[grizzlee]

Don't think Fenn is rideing here, is it not Diegnan?

 

[Ruudz0r]

Henao will also win stage 3

 

[DBotero]

Henao is the main favorite for this.Guys like Gesink,Dombrowski,Barguil might be up there for the podium battle.

Deignan instead of Fenn for Sky.

 

[classicomano]

Henao might win all the stages.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Lets see what Gesink can do.
Anyway I expect Kennaugh to step up again and take over from Sir Wiggo.
Smartstop to provide the entertainment one way or the other.

 

[Netserk]

All of the stage profiles together:

Stage 1:

Stage 2:

Stage 3:

Stage 4:

Stage 5:

Stage 6:

Stage 7:

Stage 8:

 

[afpm90]

I'm curious to see what Jay McCarthy can do in a better field than the Tour of Turkey.

 

[BigMac]

If only Craddock had last year's form by now... but he has been struggling to perform since he's crash and abandon Down Under. I hope he can win atop Mt. Baldy, top 10, and that would offset the unfortunate first half of the season.

Overall it's quite a nice and leveled field, and it will be particularly interesting to see the Sagan / Cav face off. Watch out for Rob Britton after a consistent ride and win in New Mexico. Ruben Guerreiro will be in stage 7's break, that's granted. And Gesink, it's North America so he will do good! Lastly, Carter Jones - nowehere to be seen yet, but he will be in the mix, Im confident.

That said, Barguil is either going to win convincingly or smoke himself out of contention with a series of attacks, only for Kennaugh to pull a Wiggins and reel him back.

This one will keep me awake for sure.

 

[MatParker117]

If only Craddock had last year's form by now... but he has been struggling to perform since he's crash and abandon Down Under. I hope he can win atop Mt. Baldy, top 10, and that would offset the unfortunate first half of the season.

Overall it's quite a nice and leveled field, and it will be particularly interesting to see the Sagan / Cav face off. Watch out for Rob Britton after a consistent ride and win in New Mexico. Ruben Guerreiro will be in stage 7's break, that's granted. And Gesink, it's North America so he will do good! Lastly, Carter Jones - nowehere to be seen yet, but he will be in the mix, Im confident.

That said, Barguil is either going to win convincingly or smoke himself out of contention with a series of attacks, only for Kennaugh to pull a Wiggins and reel him back.

This one will keep me awake for sure.

It's not gonna be much of a face off Cav will tear him apart.

 

[pablohidalgo7]

Gesink is improving, he is my favourite.
MT Baldy+time trial suits him well(2012)

 

[slosada]

I love the stages like that in San José, the ??? distance makes it more unpredictable

 

[De Snelle Duif]

This should be our chance to finally see Zubeldia!

 

[Jancouver]

Re:

This should be our chance to finally see Zubeldia!

You mean to see Zubeldia somehow grind it to the top 10? Yeah, he is good at that and you may see another top 10 from invisible Zubeldia

 

[chiocciolis_calves]

Re: Re:

This should be our chance to finally see Zubeldia!

You mean to see Zubeldia somehow grind it to the top 10? Yeah, he is good at that and you may see another top 10 from invisible Zubeldia

The utter suspense of whether Haimar Zubeldia will indeed make another top 10 far exceeds any excitement that could ever come from this race. I should apologize, really. The Tour of California is a tremendous opportunity for California yuppies to get up and close with their cycling heroes. It's a fine chance to get your "Shut up, legs" bumper sticker on your Beemer signed by Jens himself. And it was TOTALLY cool to get a glimpse of Lance a few years back. It is unfortunate, though, that the organizers haven't modified the courses to include a few more "crits." Like maybe 7 or 8 criterium stages. You know, not too many, just a happy medium.

 

[manafana]

decent race, its lively its getting bit of history and best of all i get to watch it before my bed time

 

[Netserk]

Zubeldia is so much ninja that he could win this race and still not be noticed

But then again it's the Tour of Cali, so probably no rider here will be noticed...

 

[GuyIncognito]

Brajkovic is a major candidate. I assume the usual americans will be there to contend?
Certainly nobody else cares about winning this race.

 

[Jancouver]

Re:

Brajkovic is a major candidate. I assume the usual americans will be there to contend?
Certainly nobody else cares about winning this race.

Correct! This is the American version of Tour Down Under

The only difference is that this race, unlike TDU is not mandatory

 

[Squirbos_19]

Re:

I'm curious to see what Jay McCarthy can do in a better field than the Tour of Turkey.

Probably not much unfortunately as he'll be riding for Sagan, but I think he'll ride well in support.

 

[jaylew]

Dark horse candidates: Michael Woods and Daniel Jaramillo

Will be curious to see if Dombro can refind his mojo here.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Re: Re:

Brajkovic is a major candidate. I assume the usual americans will be there to contend?
Certainly nobody else cares about winning this race.

Correct! This is the American version of Tour Down Under

The only difference is that this race, unlike TDU is not mandatory

Absolutely!

But hopefully Zubeldia can sneak onto the podium