Iberostar Challenge Ciclista Mallorca

[LaFlorecita]

roman_mendoza Luis M Roman-Mendoza
Boaro, Sergent, Madrazo, Brutt, Matthews, Saez, Cordeel, Neyens, Henao, Nordhaug, Kwiatkowski, Carazo y Reza, los escapados

Manuele!!!

 

[minessa]

Cobo, Contador and Evans at start
http://yfrog.com/kgsqlvwj

 

[LaFlorecita]

Cobo, Contador and Evans at start
http://yfrog.com/kgsqlvwj

Damn I just wanted to post that picture!

 

[LaFlorecita]

Damn I just wanted to post that picture!

I like Cobo's hat. And Alberto.

 

[will10]

I like Cobo's hat. And Alberto.

We would never have guessed....

 

[hatcher]

All back together after 62km.

 

[hatcher]

Andy Fenn takes the win.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

From Movistar:

1. Fenn (OPQ); 2. Schulze (APP); 3. Porsev (KAT); 4. Cardoso (CJR); 5. Bennati (RNT)

Rojas sat up, came 11th.

 

[trevim]

From Movistar:

1. Fenn (OPQ); 2. Schulze (APP); 3. Porsev (KAT); 4. Cardoso (CJR); 5. Bennati (RNT)

Rojas sat up, came 11th.

Nice ride by Manuel Cardoso! And Quickstep scores again. They should have more wins by now than last season (and Lotto is starting to lose the edge )

 

[will10]

Andy Fenn? Well done sir!!

 

[El Pistolero]

Lol, another win by QS!

I admit, I knew Fenn was in QS, but didn't know a lot about him. What kind of rider is he? Sprinter obviously by the looks of it.

 

[theyoungest]

Nice work by Rabo, sending Matthews in the break??

 

[trevim]

Nice work by Rabo, sending Matthews in the break??

Weren't they working for Bos?

 

[theyoungest]

Weren't they working for Bos?

Maybe, but that would be strange, since a) he has had just a few weeks of training after leg surgery and b) he can't handle the cold.

 

[will10]

Lol, another win by QS!

I admit, I knew Fenn was in QS, but didn't know a lot about him. What kind of rider is he? Sprinter obviously by the looks of it.

I didn't have him down as an out-and-out sprinter, more someone who's fast in selective finishes. Wouldn't for a second have picked him to win today, even in this relatively poor sprinter field. Great to see though - I raced against the guy as a junior, awesome to see some of these guys getting Pro contracts and doing well.

 

[trevim]

Maybe, but that would be strange, since a) he has had just a few weeks of training after leg surgery and b) he can't handle the cold.

ah I didn't know he has been injured. I was just trying to find some sense in the decision of having Mathews up the road on a flat race...

 

[El Pistolero]

Nice work by Rabo, sending Matthews in the break??

A little bit of training in breakaways never hurt anyone. But it's Rabo, their tactics never cease to surprise. But to be fair, who knows, maybe he just didn't have great legs or something today and decided to go in a break.

 

[Froome19]

Lol, another win by QS!

I admit, I knew Fenn was in QS, but didn't know a lot about him. What kind of rider is he? Sprinter obviously by the looks of it.

Came 3rd in u23 world champs last year, won 2008 paris-roubaix for juniors. Also won the last stage of tour of bretagne.
Is obviously a sprinter but he is also looking to classics especially the cobbles hence the roubaix win.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Even if Rabo were working for Bos, Matthews should probably have been the leadout.....

 

[El Pistolero]

Came 3rd in u23 world champs last year, won 2008 paris-roubaix for juniors. Also won the last stage of tour of bretagne.
Is obviously a sprinter but he is also looking to classics especially the cobbles hence the roubaix win.

Cheers mate. Looks like an interesting fellow to follow. I wonder if he'll get a selection at Roubaix then to get some experience...

So he's like a power sprinter then.

 

[will10]

1. Andrew Fenn (G-B, Omega Pharma-Quick Step)
2. André Schulze (All, Team NetApp)
3. Alexander Porsev (Rus, Team Katusha)
4. Manuel Cardoso (Por, Caja Rural)
5. Daniele Bennati (Ita, RadioShack-Nissan)
6. Remco Te Brake (P-B, Cyclingteam De Rijke)
7. Matti Breschel (Dan, Rabobank)
8. Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus, Team Katusha)
9. Zakkari Dempster (Aus, Endura Racing Team)
10. Matteo Pelucchi (Ita, Europcar)

 

[hatcher]

I didn't have him down as an out-and-out sprinter, more someone who's fast in selective finishes. Wouldn't for a second have picked him to win today, even in this relatively poor sprinter field. Great to see though - I raced against the guy as a junior, awesome to see some of these guys getting Pro contracts and doing well.

His kick really seems to have developed in the last year or so. Still got to put him down as a big powerhouse perfectly suited for the cobbles, but looking like he may have another useful string to his bow.

Incidentally, Luke Rowe also was just outside the top 10.

 

[Flamin]

Came 3rd in u23 world champs last year, won 2008 paris-roubaix for juniors. Also won the last stage of tour of bretagne.
Is obviously a sprinter but he is also looking to classics especially the cobbles hence the roubaix win.

In addition to this, he completely crushed the field in the Memorial van Coningsloo (Belgian 1.2-race) after a superb 20k solo.

 

[Froome19]

In addition to this, he completely crushed the field in the Memorial van Coningsloo (Belgian 1.2-race) after a superb 20k solo.

Would also probably have won the paris-roubaix espoirs last year if not for a puncture, and was very active in kuurne brussels kuurne (in the break) and tour of oman & qatar

 

[will10]

His kick really seems to have developed in the last year or so. Still got to put him down as a big powerhouse perfectly suited for the cobbles, but looking like he may have another useful string to his bow.

Incidentally, Luke Rowe also was just outside the top 10.

Great start to his pro career.