Lesser known race results 2012

[Zinoviev Letter]

Navardauskas was in the entry list with the Lithuanian national team but his priority was Denmark with Garmin. So he was able to ride the race.

No need to blame UCI for everything...

I wasn't blaming the UCI, just remarking on a problem that unrated races face when they move onto the international ranking scale. Big riders can race easily when your race is unrated or in a national elite or whatever, but you can have problems including them if your race goes .2. It's not really the UCI doing something wrong, it's just a quirk of the system.

I accept that I was wrong about Navardauskas though, so fair enough on that! I'd have liked to have him and Bagdonas resume their rivalry in Baltic races (they've swapped 1-2 positions in national road race and time trials recently), as they are two of my favourite riders, but it makes sense that Denmark would be more important.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

GP Jef Scherens (1.1)
1. Steven Caethoven (Accent Jobs - Veranda's Willems)
2. Stijn Neyrinck (Topsport Vlaanderen)
3. Frédéric Amorison (Landbouwkrediet)


Tour du Doubs (1.1)
1. Jérôme Coppel (Saur-Sojasun)
2. Sylvain Georges (AG2R-La Mondiale)
3. Jean-Marc Bideau (Bretagne Schuller)

 

[SafeBet]

First two semi-stages of Giro di Padania.

Stage 1A Sant'Agostino - Bondeno
1) Enrico Rossi
2) Massimo Graziato
3) Filippo Baggio

Stage 1B San Giovanni in Persiceto - Crevalcore (TTT)
1) Colnago
2) Androni
3) Liquigas


Sonny Colbrelli is the current leader.

 

[SafeBet]

Stage 2 of Giro di Padania was a bunch sprint.

1) Modolo
2) Araquistan
3) Ale-jet


Colbrelli still leading.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Theo Bos wins Memorial Rik van Steenbergen ahead of Van Hummel, Renshaw, Greipel and Barry Markus.

Rabo sprinttrain is really improving. 7th victory for Bos, best season so far. I'm about to get my hopes up for next year

 

[SafeBet]

Great racing in the third stage of Padania. Nibali and Gatto attacked on the last bump under heavy rain and got untouched to the finish line. Gatto outsprinted Nibbles obviously.

1) Gatto
2) Nibali
3) Chiarini 13"
4) Taborre 20"
5) Modolo 20"

Rest of the (small) group was there at 20". Now Nibali leading the GC. Also good signal looking at the Worlds since the stage was 250km long. Gatto should earn a selection, I think.

 

[theyoungest]

Theo Bos wins Memorial Rik van Steenbergen ahead of Van Hummel, Renshaw, Greipel and Barry Markus.

Rabo sprinttrain is really improving. 7th victory for Bos, best season so far. I'm about to get my hopes up for next year

Renshaw. That's what's improved about their sprint train.

 

[roundabout]

Padania stage 4

1. Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale)
2. Davide Rebellin (Meridiana) a 4
3. Kristijan Durasek (Adria Mobil) st
4. Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago) a 11
5. Franco Pellizotti (Androni) a 13

 

[togo95]

Nibali looks like building good shape towards WC. I like it.

 

[SafeBet]

Padania stage 4

1. Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale)
2. Davide Rebellin (Meridiana) a 4
3. Kristijan Durasek (Adria Mobil) st
4. Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago) a 11
5. Franco Pellizotti (Androni) a 13

Stage will be on RAI in about half an hour if anyone's interested.
Guess geo restricted though.

 

[Cykelbloggar]

I wonder why Cyclingnews are so slow for pulishing the results after Giro di Padania, stage 4 is over since HOURS!!!

/Fritz

 

[SafeBet]

Just watched the stage. A couple of notes:

- Bettini was talking to Nibbles before the stage, apparently telling him the selections for the Worlds. Nibali nodding;

- Lo Squalo looked good. He had no team at the bottom of Bocchetta, while Colnago and Androni were still large. He responded to attacks by Brambilla and Pozzovivo and then sprinted at ease in the last 300 metres (btw Pozzovivo was with him, then totally collpased);

- Betancur has been average the whole Tour;

- Gatto abandoned before the start, a clear sign he already knows he's gonna be in Valkenburg.


Now Nibali leading the GC with 40 seconds over Pozzovivo and Chiarini.

 

[Michele]

Farnese sent a media message by saying Gatto decision to quit the race earlier was already planned weeks ago as the last 2 stages are for pure climbers and anyway not suitable to his charatheristics.

If I can say my opinion on today stage, Pozzovivo rode like he was gonna drop everyone but then just put in trouble his team mate; that's why I dont really understand his way of racing sometimes.
Chiarini in top shape as he worked whole day for Pellizzotti but he was still there with him till the finish line.

 

[Peccio89]

For what it counts Nibali time on the Bocchetta was 22'37'' that is quite good considering that he seemed to have some margin. By the way the record on the climb is 21'54'' and was set by Simoni in 2003.

 

[Michele]

Christina Watches wins TTT of Tour of China with Schumacher in the lead.

 

[canyonball]

If I can say my opinion on today stage, Pozzovivo rode like he was gonna drop everyone but then just put in trouble his team mate; that's why I dont really understand his way of racing sometimes.

In Pozzovivo's defense, at that point he looked mostly worried about distancing Sella et al group and it didn't look like a struggling Brambilla would be of much use.

Durasek did another interesting result. I'm more and more intrigued by him.

 

[cineteq]

Padania Stage 5
1. Betancur
2. Rebellin
3. Rabottini
4. Chiarini
5. Pellizotti
6. Nibali
7. Sella
8. Pozzovivo

GC Final
1. Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas Cannondale)

 

[SafeBet]

Finally Betancur showing his panache. I've been waiting the whole week.

And I'm happy for lo Squalo

 

[SetonHallPirate]

Michele-Where did you find that Tour of China result? I can't seem to find much of anything on the matter...

 

[Gloin22]

Michele-Where did you find that Tour of China result? I can't seem to find much of anything on the matter...

CQ Rankings have the results...

 

[SetonHallPirate]

CQ Rankings have the results...

Well, thrilled to see that Christina Watches-Onfone won and Rabobank Continental finished 13 seconds behind in second...how about the rest of the field?

 

[Michele]

Michele-Where did you find that Tour of China result? I can't seem to find much of anything on the matter...

A taiwanese cycling magazine posted some photos on facebook.

 

[Michele]

1st stage won by.......

Schumacher left the race lead to... Thomas Frei?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

1st stage won by.......

Schumacher left the race lead to... Thomas Frei?

No, that's Martin Pedersen. He took two bonus seconds during the stage and is thus now leading with Schumacher second.

Apparently, Aleksandr Serebryakov won the stage.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Paris-Brussels (1.HC)

1. Boonen (OPQ)
2. Renshaw (RAB)
3. Freire (KAT)