60th Tour of Bulgaria September 11 - 19 (of interest)

[DAOTEC]

Starterlist: http://obikolkata.com/index.php?


Website: http://www.60th-tour-of-bulgaria-2010 & http://obikolkata.com/

Tour of Bulgaria 2010 |11 - 19 September will host 10 Stages. The history of the Tour of Bulgaria starts at noon on the 21st of August 1924 (11 years before the first Vuelta a Espana edition) when 21 cyclists line up for the start of the first cycling tour of Bulgaria. The first tour is also one of the longest, as it was common for the times - it run for over 1933 km. over paths, rather than roads. 13 riders only make it to the finish. Due to the technology drawbacks at the time the first tour is the only one with 2 winners - Georgi Abadjhiev & Kosta Dulgerov.

Notable winners in the Tour of Bulgaria include the record holder and four times winner Ivaylo Gabrovski (last team CT Nessebar). The veteran Pavel Shumanov '42 and still racing (current team Hemus Vivelo Troyan - http://vivelo-bikes.com/racing/teams) with 3 wins. 3 wins also have the legend Boyan Kotsev (80 years today and a notable coach of Bulgarian & Greek professional teams and national representations). Boyan Kotsev and Hristo Zaikov are the only multiple winners that made it in a row.

The first foreigner to win the Tour of Bulgaria was Irji Hava from the then republic of Chechoslovakia in 1965. The last foreigner to win the Bulgarian National Tour was Martin Prazdnovski from Slovakia in 2005. 18 foreigners in total have won the Bulgarian Tour with 6 from the former USSR.

Until today 39 countries have participated in the tour, this year for the first time in Bulgaria will arrive teams from South and North America - the international team of "Start" Argentina and team "Exergy" http://teamexergy.com/ from the state of Idaho, USA - the last team of the 4times winner Ivaylo Gabrovski.

The 2010 edition will top the record from 1949 for participation, 117 cyclists started then, while at 11th of September this year more than 120 riders from 21 teams will line up on the start.

Facts:
Longest tour is the third one (1949) - 1905 km.
Shortest, the 47th (1997) - 924 km.

Below you find all stages with Profile maps:

1) 11 Sep: Sofia - Goce Delchev 217k
2) 12 Sep: Goce Delchev - Plovdiv 202k [MAP]
3) 13 Sep: Plovdiv - Kazanlak 104k [MAP]
4) 14 Sep: Kazanlak - Burgas 196k [MAP]
5) 15 Sep: Burgas - Dobrich 182k [MAP]
6) 16 Sep: Dobrich - Razgrad 177k [MAP]
7)A 17 Sep: Razgrad - Veliko Tarnovo 113k (morning) [MAP]
7)B 17 Sep: Veliko Tarnovo - Razgrad 73k (afternoon) [MAP]
8) 18 Sep: Gabrovo - Troyan 154k [MAP]
9) 19 Sep: Troyan - Teteven 148k [MAP]

Result top 10 (yesterday) Stage 1 + GC:

(Picture top 3 stage 1)
1. RUS RUDASKOV Sergey ITERA KATUSHA 5.05.53 +10
2. BUL19751001 GERGANOV Evgeni HEMUS a "7 +6
3. CZE BUCHACEK Tomas PSK WHIRLPOOL a "7 +4
4. COL ANDRES Diaz TEAM EXERGY a "7
5. GER BELKA Mathias LKTTEAM BRANDENBURG a "7
6. RUS RESHETKO Evgeny RUSSIAN NATIONAL TEAM a "7
7. RUS KOSYAKOV Dmititry ITERA KATUSHA a "7
8. UKR LAGKUTI Sergiy UKRAINIAN NATIONAL a "7
9. RUS IGNATENKO Petr ITERA KATUSHA a "7
10. ESP MANCERBO Francisco HERAKLION KASTRO-MURCIA a "7
11. POR CASIMIRO PALMEIRAS RESORT-PRIO a "7

Complete result stage 1: http://obikolkata.com/Results -stage-1


Twitter Ticker @: http://twitter.com/obikolkata


Video Heraklion- Murcia in Bulgaria: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb2-D0Z6U_E


Video Finish Stage 2 from Today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH0BNSYxVZA&feature=player_embedded

Result
1. Georgi Georgiev (BUL) Brisa Spor (202km in 4.58:26 hrs.)
2. Leopold Koenig (CZE) Whirlpool "st
3. Johannes Heider (GER) LKT Brandenburg a "8
4. Daniel Mestre (POR) Palmeiras resort a "20
10. Paco Mancebo (ESP) Heraklion Murcia a "20

GC stage 2:
1. Sergey Rudaskov (RUS) Itera Katusha 10h.04m.26s
2. Evgeni Gerganov (BUL) Hermus-Vivelo a "11s
3. Thomas Buchacek (CZE) PSK-Whirlpool a "12s
4. Evgeny Reshetko (RUS) Russia National a "17s
5. Fancisco Mancebo (ESP) Herakl-Murcia a "17s
6. Andrez Diaz (COL) Team Exergy a '17s

Results complete stage 2 + GC of Today in PDF format: http://ubcbg.org/60MKOB/60MKOB.htm

 

[DAOTEC]

Result stage 3, it was a GC shake up ...! Paco got his as$ kicked

First podium stage 2 yesterday: 3rd 3. Johannes Heider (GER) LKT -1st Georgi Georgiev (BUL) Birsa -2nd Leopold Koenig (CZE) Whirlpool

 

[DAOTEC]

Bulgarian home riders are blown away in stage 3

YouTube from the finish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-1rhugT5qo&feature=player_embedded

Result stage 3
1 Leopold KONIG PSK 2:20:16
2 Marcel BARTH TET 0
3 Tino MEIER LKT 0
4 Ivan STEVIC ZAN 0
5 Svetoslav NEDEV 0
6 Roman KOLSTOV 0
7 Daniel MESTRE PRT 0
8 Stefan GAEBEL 0
9 René HEINZE 0
10 Spas GYUROV 0

General Classifion stage 3:
1 Roman KOLSTOV 12:26:06
2 Sergey RUDASKOV TIK 59
3 Evgeni GERGANOV HEM +1:10
4 Tomas BUCHACEK PSK +1:12
5 Andrès Miguel DIAZ CORRALES +1:16
6 Evgeny RESHETKO +1:16
7 Francisco MANCEBO PEREZ TKT +1:16
8 Petr IGNATENKO TIK +1:16
9 Esad HASANOVIC ZAN +1:16
10 Mathias BELKA LKT +1:16

Teams GC:
1 PALMEIRAS RESORT-PRIO 37.18.39 0 144
2 ITERA KATUSHA 37.21.59 3.20 231
3 HEMUS 1896 - VIVELO 37.24.14 5.35 233
4 HERAKLION KASTRO-MURCIA 38.00.31 41.52 236
5 NESSEBAR 38.01.35 42.56 276
6 RUSSIAN NATIONAL TEAM 38.02.46 44.07 168

Complete in writing Click: http://obikolkata.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=533&catid=1&Itemid=73

Or all Stages + GC in PDF Click: http://ubcbg.org/60MKOB/60MKOB.htm

Today: Stage 4 Tuesday Sep 14, Kazanlak - Burgas 196k
Profile: [bikemap.net/route]

Website: http://obikolkata.com/

 

[The Hitch]

Man you put a lot of effort in to this. Just want to tell you its appreciated.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Man you put a lot of effort in to this. Just want to tell you its appreciated.

+1
Something special that no other forum has, but isn't always easy to make a reply comment on!
The Columbian thread news is potentially awesome.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Haha, at least the Palmeiras boys have a stranglehold on the all-important Teams Classification.

 

[DAOTEC]

Please follow this Bulgarian Twitter @: http://twitter.com/obikolkata ...
you guys are smart enough to figure out what is happening ... if you Click the light-up blue lines in the tweets you get Video's, Pictures and all stuff, to get an idea of what is going on in the Bulgarian highlands.

Race is to be heating up the coming days as the stages are getting more difficult and fellas of name have to make the GC difference although it will be very difficult with them Russian National Team weirdo's in the mix.

Here the winner of yesterday and the Bulgarian bunny's yammie yammie

It is always nice to be the youngest > can I have a bite ?

Have yah ever seen something like that on the grid "Valentino Rossi style !

Paco Mancebo in nowhereland, but that will also change next year (tbc)

2 Picture books Enjoy: Book-1.html & Book-2.html

Stage 4 results and GC coming up soon hereafter ...

 

[DAOTEC]

Attenciones Paco and Diaz took them Russians to the cleaners today !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Rumble Mancebo y Diaz"

Top 20 result stage 4:

1 Robert BENGSCH GER GER 4:17:00
2 Erik MOHS GER GER +0
3 Tino MEIER GER LKT +0
4 Marcel KALZ GER GER +0
5 Lucas SCHÄDLICH GER TET +0
6 Tomas BUCHACEK CZE PSK +0
7 Andrès Miguel DIAZ COL +0
8 Heinrich BERGER GER +0
9 Andre CARDOSO POR Palmeiras Resort Team +0
10 Ricardo MESTRE POR Palmeiras Resort Team +0
11 Krasimir VASILEV BUL +0
12 Francisco MANCEBO PEREZ ESP TKT +0
13 Damyan FILIPOV BUL +0
14 Mathias BELKA GER LKT +0
15 Nelson VICTORINO POR Palmeiras Resort Team +0
16 Borislav IVANOV BUL +0
17 Ruslan ABDULMANOV KAZ +0
18 Esad HASANOVIC SRB SRB +0
19 Dmitry KOSYAKOV RUS TIK +0
20 Plamen DIMOV BUL +0

Top 20 General Classification after stage 4:

1 Tomas BUCHACEK (CZE) PSK 16:44:18
2 Andrès Miguel DIAZ (COL) +4
3 Evgeny RESHETKO (RUS) Nat. +4
4 Francisco MANCEBO PEREZ (ESP) TKT +4
5 Mathias BELKA (GER) LKT +4
6 Esad HASANOVIC (SRB) Nat. +4
7 Dmitry KOSYAKOV (RUS) TIK +4
8 Ricardo MESTRE (POR) Palmeiras Resort Team +1:02
9 Krasimir VASILEV (BUL) +1:08
10 Andre CARDOSO (POR) Palmeiras Resort Team +1:08
11 Plamen DIMOV (BUL) +1:08
12 Nelson VICTORINO (POR) Palmeiras Resort Team +1:08
13 Vladimir KOEV (BUL) HEM +1:08
14 Sergiy LAGKUTI (UKR) Nat. +6:59
15 Yevgeniy PELYAIKIN (KAZ) +15:01
16 Roman KOLSTOV (RUS) Nat. +16:23
17 Sergey RUDASKOV (RUS) TIK +17:22
18 Evgeni GERGANOV (BUL) HEM +17:33
19 Petr IGNATENKO (RUS) TIK +17:39
20 Henrique CASIMIRO (POR) Palmeiras Resort Team +17:39

Complete later in PDF here: http://ubcbg.org/60MKOB/60MKOB.htm

Paco Mancebo (ESP) and Andrès DIAZ (COL) forced the break today and positioned themselfs in pole position to win this Tour of Bulgaria ever by a Western or Latin ***.

Colombian Andrès DIAZ might make history

Here Paco behind Diaz leading the break

Team GC:

1 PALMEIRAS RESORT-PRIO 50.09.39

2 ITERA KATUSHA - + "20m:55sec !

3 HEMUS 1896 - + "40:45sec !

4 LKTTEAM BRANDENBURG - a "1.02.51
5 NESSEBAR 51.24.03 - a "1.14.24
6 HERAKLION KASTRO-MURCIA - a "1.17.02
7 PSK WHIRLPOOL-AUTHOR - a "1.18.47
8 RUSSIAN NATIONAL TEAM - a "1.19.17

RaceReport & Result in Bulgarian: http://obikolkata.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=552&Itemid=73

 

[jens_attacks]

thanks again DAOTEC for all this good stuff.i guess mancebo will win this.

and by the way...you gotta love the bulgarian chicks!!!

 

[Izzy eviel]

Good thread! I like them podium girls.

Didn't realize there was much racing in that part of the world. Is interest growing over there?

 

[DAOTEC]

Me to jens and Izzy keep tab on this

Twitter link: http://twitter.com/obikolkata

and Click the blue highlights in it, there must be a lot more of that F1 podium stuff coming the next days, when the race heats up.

Can't wait to see how Paco handles them chicks though

 

[DenisMenchov]

Esad Hasanovic for the win!!!

GO Team SERBIA!!!

 

[The Hitch]

Good thread! I like them podium girls.

Didn't realize there was much racing in that part of the world. Is interest growing over there?

Will probably need a catalyst. 1 of 3 things can do it.

1 Uci make a race PT there (like they did in my dear Poland, which worked)
2 Start the Giro there, which could work
3 Have a big star (like what Sagan might do for Slovakia)

Maybe having a PT team might also work.

Until then i expect it will never be too big an event in these countries.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

you do get the occasional decent level riders from these countries, but the Balkans certainly lag behind the Soviet states and the Peace Race countries - far more Czechs and Poles in the péloton than Hungarians, for example.

Most of the big names from the eastern bloc make their names outside of the region - many in Spain (Menchov, Karpets and the Efimkins all came through the Banesto/Balears/Caisse system) but most in Italy. Actual top level races in the former Eastern bloc are few; there are two 1.1 races in Estonia, and Poland has the Tour de Pologne plus a couple of 2.1 races (Course de Solidarnosc and Szlakiem Grodów Piastkowich). The Giro has trekked into Slovenia and Croatia a few times too.

The only Bulgarian cyclist I can name off the top of my head is Danail Petrov, who's riding in Portugal at the moment, with Boavista.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

it depends. romania isn't strong much, but bulgaria has very strong riders that are of pt level like grabrovski and koev and more. balkan country's like croatia, albania are relatively good as well. serbia is ok, hungary is also ok, but nothing special. but the level overall is higher than most think imo

andres diaz is from valle, the most "european" state of colombia I think. it contains most of colombia's track cyclists as well like duque, alexander gonzalez and most sprinters, such as narvaez, hernan sanchez and new rising track star cristian tamayo

these guys (road riders I mean) like diaz as well would do relatively well in northern europe I'm sure off, they are also usually bigger and heavier.

also pantano is from valle, who is an allrounder but when he first came to europe he addapted immediately and was 2nd in gp tell in his first u23 year I think and he isn't the biggest talent in colombia.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

it depends. romania isn't strong much, but bulgaria has very strong riders that are of pt level like grabrovski and koev and more. balkan country's like croatia, albania are relatively good as well. serbia is ok, hungary is also ok, but nothing special. but the level overall is higher than most think imo

Koev I'll grant you, but I cannot find a Bulgarian Grabovski or anything similar on CQ. There are three: the one we all know, Dmitro, who is Ukrainian, Bar, who is Israeli, and Zachary, who is American.

 

[Michele]

I guess he means Ivailo Gabrovski.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I guess he means Ivailo Gabrovski.

yeah I mean him yes

 

[craig1985]

Please follow this Bulgarian Twitter @: http://twitter.com/obikolkata ...
you guys are smart enough to figure out what is happening ... if you Click the light-up blue lines in the tweets you get Video's, Pictures and all stuff, to get an idea of what is going on in the Bulgarian highlands.

Race is to be heating up the coming days as the stages are getting more difficult and fellas of name have to make the GC difference although it will be very difficult with them Russian National Team weirdo's in the mix.

Here the winner of yesterday and the Bulgarian bunny's yammie yammie

It is always nice to be the youngest > can I have a bite ?

Have yah ever seen something like that on the grid "Valentino Rossi style !

Paco Mancebo in nowhereland, but that will also change next year (tbc)

2 Picture books Enjoy: Book-1.html & Book-2.html

Stage 4 results and GC coming up soon hereafter ...

Nice podium girls.

 

[DAOTEC]

Diaz making headlines in Colombia

http://nuestrociclismo.com/site2010/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1340:andres-m-diaz-ocupa-el-segundo-lugar-en-la-vuelta-a-bulgaria&catid=15:ultimas-noticias&Itemid=1

Will Diaz grab the lead today ?

Race is underway 15 Sep: Burgas - Dobrich 182k

 

[DAOTEC]

Paco climbs to 3rd overall

Daniel Mestre (PALMEIRAS RESORT-PRIO) was the big gunner today in the mountains leading a break of 12.

In to the final there was a crash in the sprint, the reason for it was a big hole in the road.

In the controversial final sprint Stefan Schaefer prevailed, but his lead was not enough for the yellow jersey.

The yellow remains on the shoulders of the Czech Tomas Buchacek of PSK WHIRLPOOL-AUTHOR, second and third respectively the Colombian Andres Diaz (TEAM EXERGY) and Spain's Francisco Mansebo (HERAKLION KASTRO-MURCIA).
First Bulgarian is Krasimir Vasilev -Koetsa is now in 9th at "1:08.

Results stage 5+GC will be updated in this complete PDF link: http://ubcbg.org/60MKOB/60MKOB.htm


! Here the YouTube final sprint stage 4: http://youtube.com/must-watch?


Tomorrow Thursday Sep 16, is a 6 stage, 177km from Dobrich to Razgrad.
Stage Profile: [http://bikemap.net/route/Stage-6.html]

 

[Christomir]

The queen stage

I'm looking forward to the stage on Saturday - http://www.bikemap.net/route/673564

It passes twice through the Balkan Mountains, hence there are two Category I climbs - on that map they are marked as:

- височина Шипка премия I кат (Shipka mountain pass - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shipka-02.JPG)

- височина Беклемето премия I кат (Beklemeto or Troyan Pass - http://gallery.guide-bulgaria.com/NC/Lovech/Troyan/Beklemeto/Gallery.aspx?4245=Ski_resort_Beklemeto and http://gallery.guide-bulgaria.com/NC/Lovech/Troyan/Beklemeto/Gallery.aspx?4246=Ski_resort_Beklemeto )

I've never been there, let alone ridden a bike there, but it looks awesome.
Such a pity there's no proper TV coverage

 

[DAOTEC]

Wow

Good stuff Christomir, so Saturday must be the grand final, looking forward to it.

In the mean time today race almost finished and results will be up soon.

To kill the time YouTube of yesterday finish stage 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tme2qhqG8kg&feature=player_embedded

 

[DAOTEC]

Result stage 6

Etape N: 6 DOBRICH - RAZGRAD | 177 km. Moyenne du vainqueur: 44,688 k/h.
1132 POR19830911 MESTRE Ricardo PALMEIRAS RESORT-PRIO 3.57.39 10
2155 GER19861012 MOHS Erik GERMAN NATIONAL TEAM 3.57.53 6
3171 GER19860522 BARTH Marcel THURINGEN ENERGIE TEAM 3.57.53 4
4 23 UKR19840615 POLISHCHUK Maksym UKRAINIAN NATIONAL TEAM 3.57.53
5 22 UKR19791121 POLATAYKO Lyubomyr UKRAINIAN NATIONAL TEAM 3.57.53
6172 GER19881125 SCHADLICH Lucas * THURINGEN ENERGIE TEAM 3.57.53
7141 SRB19800312 STEVIC Ivan SERBIA NATIONAL TEAM 3.57.53
8136 POR19840903 CARDOSO Andre PALMEIRAS RESORT-PRIO 3.57.53
9123 CZE19780307 BUCHACEK Tomas PSK WHIRLPOOL-AUTHOR 3.57.53
10,142 SRB19830325 DER Zolt SERBIA NATIONAL TEAM 3.57.53

Individual Rankings after stage 6 DOBRICH - RAZGRA after 1080k ave. 42,814 k/h.
1123 CZE19780307 BUCHACEK Tomas PSK WHIRLPOOL-AUTHOR 25.22.12 97
2102 COL19840120 ANDRES Diaz TEAM EXERGY 4 1990
3181 ESP19760309 MANCEBO PEREZ Francisco HERAKLION KASTRO-MURCIA 4120
4164 GER19860615 BELKA Mathias LKTTEAM BRANDENBURG 4126
5 52 RUS19850407 RESHETKO Evgeny RUSSIAN NATIONAL TEAM 4142
6 43 RUS19860228 KOSYAKOV Dmititry ITERA KATUSHA 4184
7144 SRB19850124 HASANOVIC Esad SERBIA NATIONAL TEAM 4204
8132 POR19830911 MESTRE Ricardo PALMEIRAS RESORT-PRIO 38,149
9136 POR19840903 CARDOSO Andre PALMEIRAS RESORT-PRIO 1.08 107
10 72 BUL19740406 VASILEV Krasimir SK DOBRICH 1905 1.08 130

Teams overall:
1 PALMEIRAS RESORT-PRIO 76.03.07 0269
2 ITERA KATUSHA 76.22.05 18.58 503
3 HEMUS 1896 - VIVELO 76.39.44 36.37 550

Results for Green Points:

1132 POR19830911 MESTRE Ricardo PALMEIRAS RESORT-PRIO 18
2 72 BUL19740406 VASILEV Krasimir SK DOBRICH 1905 8
3133 POR19860401 MESTRE Daniel PALMEIRAS RESORT-PRIO 8

KOM:
1136 POR19840903 CARDOSO Andre PALMEIRAS RESORT-PRIO 16
2132 POR19830911 MESTRE Ricardo PALMEIRAS RESORT-PRIO 9
3 94 BUL19850712 HRISTOV Stefan BRISASPOR 7

Leadership jersey's after stage 6:

YELLOW JERSEY: CZE BUCHACEK Tomas PSK WHIRLPOOL-AUTHOR
GREEN JERSEY: POR MESTRE Ricardo PALMEIRAS RESORT-PRIO
POLKA DOT JERSEY: CARDOSO Andre PALMEIRAS RESORT-PRIO
WHITE JERSEY: KAZ PELYAKIN Yevgeniy * NESSEBAR

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Palmeiras are really doing a good job everywhere but the GC here...