47th Tour de l'Avenir September 5-12 (A.S.O.)

[sublimit]

Doesn't Taylor Phinney ride it as well?

I'm not sure.. If he does then he will be favourite for the prologue, but
I presumed he would be riding pro events for the Shack till the end of the year.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

the uci team is going to be lead by gregory brenes, an amazing talent from costa rica who rode top ten even in vuelta asturias this year.

to me as longas they can keep some sort of controll the colombians will dominate this race in the mountains. especially atapuma and quintana. they are hors category

 

[DAOTEC]

Alexandre Geniez (France A) will not start in the Tour de l'Avenir. One of the big favorites does not feel in shape and there are found traces of glandular fever in his blood. If he will be replaced is not known.
Source: (Direct vélo)

 

[DAOTEC]

Sunday prologue 1:30 pm

Keep tab for further updates on the official website @: http://www.letour.fr/2010/TDA/HISTO/fr/index.html

 

[theyoungest]

Dutch selection for the Tour de l'Avenir:

Tom Jelte Slagter
Tom Dumoulin
Wilco Kelderman
Coen Vermeltfoort
Bert Jan Lindeman
Martijn Keizer

I consider Kelderman to be the biggest Dutch prospect in the U23 ranks right now, so I'm anxious to see what he can do. Slagter of course is no slouch either.

 

[alpine_chav]

Christopher Juul Jensen from Denmark is one to look out for. Riis was recently on Danish TV saying he was thinking of signing him for 2011. He would have won the Coupe des Nations in Canada if it wasn't for a 20 second time penalty.

 

[DAOTEC]

Starterslist prof. official down in the thread >

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Dutch selection for the Tour de l'Avenir:

Tom Jelte Slagter
Tom Dumoulin
Wilco Kelderman
Coen Vermeltfoort
Bert Jan Lindeman
Martijn Keizer

I consider Kelderman to be the biggest Dutch prospect in the U23 ranks right now, so I'm anxious to see what he can do. Slagter of course is no slouch either.

I rate slagter higher, but kelderman is certainly a talent (only also...). AFAIK he hasn't signed for a pro team yet, which is probably better at his age.

Hoping Martijn Keizer has a good ride to. I think vasc. signed a really good rider here.
Slightly surprised that Jetse Bol didn't get picked.

 

[dolophonic]

Is Olivier Le Gac too young to race ?

 

[janraaskalt]

Is Olivier Le Gac too young to race ?

Yes, he is a first year junior.

 

[theyoungest]

I rate slagter higher, but kelderman is certainly a talent (only also...). AFAIK he hasn't signed for a pro team yet, which is probably better at his age.

Hoping Martijn Keizer has a good ride to. I think vasc. signed a really good rider here.
Slightly surprised that Jetse Bol didn't get picked.

A bit hard to compare really, but in the long run I expect more of Kelderman, who is only 19 and promising to be a very complete rider (can climb, time trial, and has a decent sprint).

Jetse Bol is missing out on both the Tour de l'Avenir and the U23 Worlds, which is a bit strange to me as well (I mean, he can't climb, but neither can Vermeltfoort).

 

[DAOTEC]

Riders are known

Final Starter-list as of September 4 :

 

[theyoungest]

Surprised to see Taylor Phinney as a reserve for the US team... he posted this recently on Twitter:

Solid 4 hrs today getting lost on the roads around lucca... Form is very very good for Avenir! Might even be able to get over some Cols!

I'm sure he'll get a spot if he wants to, if only to win the prologue?

 

[joy118118]

Thank you, DAOTEC!!!

The letour.fr said they only had 18 teams but now they seem to have 20.

 

[Jamsque]

If Tim Kennaugh does a remotely decent ride I am immediately starting a 'GB's Schleck Brothers' hype train.

 

[DAOTEC]

Colombia es Pasión -472-Café de Colombia @ Eurobike today.

Impression of some favs. for this race getting ready:

Complete Starter List now online @: http://s288581967.onlinehome.fr/resultat/resultat.php5?code_course=TDA&codes=ITE&nb_etape=-1&type=&menu_live=3&menu=7

 

[Sum_of_Marc]

If Tim Kennaugh does a remotely decent ride I am immediately starting a 'GB's Schleck Brothers' hype train.

He won't this year - but maybe next year or the year after.

Im faintly optimistic that there could finally be a British stage win in Avenir this year. Dowsett ought to be up there in the prologue, while Luke Rowe will hopefully be going strong also.

 

[blaxland]

M.Matthews will win a stage this edition...very fast finisher....watch out for him at this years u23 worlds..

 

[DAOTEC]

USA is final

Colorado Springs, Colorado (September 3, 2010) -

The Tour de l'Avenir's history, though varied, has been mainly one as a race for amateurs. In 1981 organizers first allowed professionals to participate. The following year Greg LeMond became the only American to win the overall classification. The race shifted to a U25 format in 1992 before eventually lowering the age range to the current U23.

In 2009, Tejay Van Garderen finished second overall, the highest American finish since LeMond.

Putting the rubber to the road for the USA Cycling National Development Program on Sunday will be:

Ian Boswell (Bend, Ore./BISSELL Pro Cycling Team) — At just 19, Boswell finished third overall at the recent Tour of Utah, where he claimed the Best Young Rider jersey. He also won this year's Nevada City Classic and had two top-10 stage finishes at the Cascade Classic.
Follow: twitter.com/theboz91

Chris Butler (Hilton Head Island, SC/BMC Racing Team) — From a Cat. 5 collegiate freshman in 2007 to finishing the Tour of California this past May, the 22-year-old Butler has had a quick rise to the pro ranks. A climbing specialist, Butler will be one to watch in France.
Follow: twitter.com/cbutler88

Alex Howes (Boulder, Colo./Team Holowesko Partners) — In 2009, Howes doubled as the USA Cycling U23 national champion in both the road race and criterium. This year, at 22, he was runner-up at the U23 road nationals to l'Avenir teammate Ben King.
Follow: twitter.com/alex_howes

Ben King (North Garden, VA/Trek-LIVESTRONG) — The reigning U23 national champion in the road race and criterium, the 21-year-old King also scored golds at this year's Pan American Games in the U23 road race and time trial.
Follow: twitter.com/benking89

Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo./Trek-LIVESTRONG) — A two-time individual pursuit world champion on the track, Phinney won this year's U23 Paris-Roubaix and the Olympia's Tour in Holland. Only 20 years old, he was recently chosen to ride as a stagiaire for Team RadioShack.
Follow: twitter.com/taylorphinney

Andrew Talansky (Napa, Calif./Cal Giant Berry Farms-Specialized) — The 21-year-old Talansky had a strong June, finishing second overall at the Volta Tarragona in Spain, winning a stage of the Tour de Pays Savoie, and claiming the USA Cycling U23 Time Trial National Championship.
Follow: twitter.com/andrewtalansky

Source: http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=5366

All news of the Nations Cup @: http://www.directvelo.com/direct-velo/club/243/coupe-des-nations-espoirs.html

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

any chance of getting some live coverage for this race? I think I shouldn't hold my breath? Few stages I really wanna see.

 

[DAOTEC]

Hot Hot Hot ..... FINAL LINE-UP

BIB:

FRANCE A Directeurs sportifs : BOURREAU Bernard
1 Geoffrey SOUPE
2 Thomas BONNIN
3 Arnaud COURTEILLE
4 Thomas DAMUSEAU
5 Anthony DELAPLACE
6 Romain HARDY

ÉTATS-UNIS Directeurs sportifs : JONKER Patrick
11 Andrew TALANSKY
12 Ian BOSWELL
13 Christopher BUTLER
14 Alex HOWES
15 Benjamin KING
16 Taylor PHINNEY

ALLEMAGNE Directeurs sportifs : MOSTER Patrick
21 John DEGENKOLB
22 Martin GRÜNDER
23 David HESSELBARTH
24 Maximilian MAY
25 David ROSCH
26 Michael WEICHT

EQUIPE MIXTE Directeurs sportifs : THEZE Michel (SUI)
31 Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT
32 Gregory BRENES
33 Marek CANECKY
34 Hyeongmin CHOE
35 Ki Ho CHOI
36 Chan Jae JANG

COLOMBIE Directeurs sportifs : SALDARRIAGA Luis
41 Darwin ATAPUMA
42 Esteban CHAVES
43 Jarlinson PANTANO GÓMEZ
44 Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS
45 Sébastian SALAZAR
46 Camilo SUAREZ

PORTUGAL Directeurs sportifs : POEIRA José
51 Nelson OLIVEIRA
52 Amaro ANTUNES
53 Joni BRANDAO
54 Domingos GONCALVES
55 Guilherme LOURENCO
56 Bruno SILVA

ESPAGNE Directeurs sportifs : GONZALEZ ARRIETA Ramon
61 Higinio FERNANDEZ
62 David DE LA CRUZ
63 Vicente GARCIA DE MATEOS
64 Jesus HERRADA
65 Ion IZAGIRRE
66 Mikel LANDA

FRANCE B Directeurs sportifs : DUBOIS Nicolas
71 Jean-Lou PAIANI
72 Yoann BARBAS
73 Romain BARDET
74 Nicolas CAPDEPUY
75 Jérôme COUSIN
76 Loic DESRIAC

BELGIQUE Directeurs sportifs : DUBOIS Jean-Pierre
81 Yannick EIJSSEN
82 Gaëtan BILLE
83 Pieter SERRY
84 Arthur VANOVERBERGHE
85 Julien VERMOTE
86 Jelle WALLAYS

PAYS-BAS NED Directeurs sportifs : PENNINGS Frank
91 Martijn KEIZER
92 Tom DUMOULIN
93 Wilco KELDERMAN
94 Bert-jan LINDEMAN
95 Tom Jelte SLAGTER
96 Coen VERMELTFOORT

RUSSIE Directeurs sportifs : MOROZOV Nikolay
101 Nikita NOVIKOV
102 Arkimedes ARGUELYES RODRIGES
103 Dmitriy IGNATYEV
104 Alexander KHOLODOV
105 Viacheslav KUZNETSOV
106 Alexei TSATEVICH

LUXEMBOURG Directeurs sportifs : BALDINGER Bernhard
111 Joël ZANGERLE
112 Tom KOHN
113 Ivo LUX
114 Tom SCHANEN
115 Pit SCHLECHTER
116 Tom THILL

AUSTRALIE Directeurs sportifs : Victor JAMES
121 Timothy ROE
122 Nick AITKEN
123 Benjamin KING
124 Joseph LEWIS
125 Michael MATTHEWS
126 Malcolm RUDOLPH

GRANDE-BRETAGNE Directeurs sportifs : SCIANDRI Maximilian
131 Luke ROWE
132 Mark CHRISTIAN
133 Alex DOWSETT
134 Andrew FENN
135 Timothy KENNAUGH
136 Erick ROWSELL

SLOVÉNIE Directeurs sportifs : HVASTIJA Martin
141 Marko KUMP
142 Andi BAJC
143 Blaz FURDI
144 Blaz JARC
145 Luka MEZGEC
146 Jan TRATNIK

BIÉLORUSSIE Directeurs sportifs : DANILCHENKO Viktar
151 Andrei KRASILNIKAU
152 Stanislau BAZHKOU
153 Andreï HOLUBEU
154 Kanstantin KLIMIANKOU
155 Yauheni LAHUN
156 Siarhei NOVIKAU

SUISSE Directeurs sportifs : JOHO Stephan
161 Michaël BAER
162 Marcel AREGGER
163 Silvan DILLIER
164 Jonathan FUMEAUX
165 Daniel HENGGELER
166 Sébastien REICHENBACH

POLOGNE Directeurs sportifs : PIATEK Zbigniew
171 Michal KWIATKOWSKI
172 Pawel CHARUCKI
173 Adrian HONKISZ
174 Sylwester JANISZEWSKI
175 Pawel POLJANSKI
176 Kamil ZIELINSKI

KAZAKHSTAN Directeurs sportifs : REMYGA Vladimir
181 Daniil FOMINYKH
182 Vladislav GORBUNOV
183 Abdraimzhan ISHANOV
184 Arman KAMYSHEV
185 Kuanysh KYLYBAYEV
186 Nikita UMERBEKOV

DANEMARK Directeurs sportifs : MORTEN Bennekou
191 Christopher JUUL JENSEN
192 Niki BYRGESEN
193 Ricky Eno JORGENSEN
194 Sebastian LANDER
195 Mathias LISSON
196 Mads MEYER

Who is going to win this ?

 

[theyoungest]

Who is going to win this ?

The prologue is a given, of course. The overall... I'm betting on Darwin Atapuma, the coolest name in the peloton, and a good climber to boot.

 

[DAOTEC]

#45 Today, 15:39
Timmy-loves-Rabo
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any chance of getting some live coverage for this race? I think I shouldn't hold my breath? Few stages I really wanna see.

It is coming Timmy-loves-Rabo just time is killing me @ now...

 

[DAOTEC]

Keep tab for further updates @:
http://www.directvelo.com/direct-velo/actualites/9886/tour-de-l-avenir-les-partants.html

Official website @: http://www.letour.fr/2010/TDA/HISTO/fr/index.html

Prologue:

Start: 14:00

Finish: 16:08

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

The prologue is a given, of course. The overall... I'm betting on Darwin Atapuma, the coolest name in the peloton, and a good climber to boot.

especially when you consider his full first name is john darwin