Lesser Known Race Results 2016

[Bushman]

Bowman, on the other hand, I thought was more of a climber. Good result from Wisniowski as well.

 

[Jagartrott]

Tom Bohli (BMC) won the prologue in the 3 days of West Flanders in a new record time.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Keizer adds to his near misses in time trials in lesser fields

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Groenewegen outsprints Tosh van der sande and takes the victory in West-Flandres

 

[jaylew]

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Groenewegen outsprints Tosh van der sande and takes the victory in West-Flandres

I've been impressed with him so far. Kid has a bunch of talent.

 

[BalearicBeats]

Re: Re:

Groenewegen outsprints Tosh van der sande and takes the victory in West-Flandres

I've been impressed with him so far. Kid has a bunch of talent.

Yes, and though he won U23 RVV from a 60-man bunch sprint I think he will go the Kristoff and Degenkolb way! Now if only LottoNL could get Hofland to perform again...

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Ticker for 3-DAAGSE VAN WEST-VLAANDEREN :

http://www.directvelo.com/direct/2709/3-daagse-van-west-vlaanderen-etape-2

Final stage.

 

[TMP402]

Also today, William Clarke of Drapac won Stage 1 of the Tour de Taiwan.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Re:

Ticker for 3-DAAGSE VAN WEST-VLAANDEREN :

http://www.directvelo.com/direct/2709/3-daagse-van-west-vlaanderen-etape-2

Final stage.

Last lap, 14km to go.

Group:
Lukasz Wisniowski (Etixx - Quick Step), Sean De Bie, Tosh Van der Sande (Lotto Soudal), Nils Politt (Katusha), Timothy Dupont (Verandas Willems), Olivier Pardini (Wallonie Bruxelles) et Xandro Meurisse (Crelan - Vastgoedservice).

with about 1min in front.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Today's Stage 3-DAAGSE VAN WEST-VLAANDEREN

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Timothy Dupont wins final stage from the group of 7.
Awaiting GC impact.

edit:redundant
more edit: Sean de Bie wins GC.

An aggressive coup by the Lotto rider. Too bad for Bohli.

 

[trevim]

Quickstep striking out again in a "cobbled race". They better get it together for the big ones.

 

[Akuryo]

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Quickstep striking out again in a "cobbled race". They better get it together for the big ones.

Will be hard against the new generations of cobble-sprinters like Sagan, Degenkolb and Kristoff. EQS "only" have Boonen for that. Terpstra, Stybar and Vandenbergh will always lose against those guys 1vs1 - like we saw last RVV.

 

[Samamba]

De Bie without winning a stage

 

[postmanhat]

Nils Politt 3rd, after his great ride and 5th in La Samyn. Must admit I'd never heard of him till Wednesday. Too bad he rides for Katusha

 

[Christian]

I am happy for Will Clarke and Sean de Bie - two former Leopards! Will Clarke has been consistently winning stages and prologues in the Asia tour for a few seasons now. Last season was a little less successfull but this year he already has two wins to his name. Since he often wins prologues, any Continental squad looking for good exposure in the Asia Tour should be happy to have him.

Sean de Bie has really developed into a great rider! After a quiet first season among the professionals he had his breakthrough last season with two wins and many top-10's. He seems to have great instincts for the classics and for one-day races, plus the legs to back it up. I think Lotto is the perfect team for him, and I am excited to see what more he can do this season. He hasn't done a GT yet - maybe the Vuelta could be a good experience for him this year.

 

[trevim]

Re: Re:

Quickstep striking out again in a "cobbled race". They better get it together for the big ones.

Will be hard against the new generations of cobble-sprinters like Sagan, Degenkolb and Kristoff. EQS "only" have Boonen for that. Terpstra, Stybar and Vandenbergh will always lose against those guys 1vs1 - like we saw last RVV.

That's a problem specially regarding Degenkolb and Kristoff. I was referring more to the fact that EQS has been missing that spark when they actually make the race, get lots of riders in the moves and sometimes gets beaten in sprints; this year I'm still to see it.

 

[del1962]

Re: Re:

Quickstep striking out again in a "cobbled race". They better get it together for the big ones.

Will be hard against the new generations of cobble-sprinters like Sagan, Degenkolb and Kristoff. EQS "only" have Boonen for that. Terpstra, Stybar and Vandenbergh will always lose against those guys 1vs1 - like we saw last RVV.

That's a problem specially regarding Degenkolb and Kristoff. I was referring more to the fact that EQS has been missing that spark when they actually make the race, get lots of riders in the moves and sometimes gets beaten in sprints; this year I'm still to see it.

Strade Bianche?

 

[trevim]

Re: Re:

Quickstep striking out again in a "cobbled race". They better get it together for the big ones.

Will be hard against the new generations of cobble-sprinters like Sagan, Degenkolb and Kristoff. EQS "only" have Boonen for that. Terpstra, Stybar and Vandenbergh will always lose against those guys 1vs1 - like we saw last RVV.

That's a problem specially regarding Degenkolb and Kristoff. I was referring more to the fact that EQS has been missing that spark when they actually make the race, get lots of riders in the moves and sometimes gets beaten in sprints; this year I'm still to see it.

Strade Bianche?

I was referring to the cobbled classics

 

[TMP402]

22 year old Stepan Astafyev of Vino 4ever SKO takes his first pro win on Stage 2 of the Tour de Taiwan, winning solo by 2 and a half minutes. He now leads the GC by over a minute and a half. This follows Oleg Zemlyakov winning Le Tour de Filipinas. I guess with Nibali leaving at the end of this year, Vino needed to create some new talent.

 

[BalearicBeats]

Nice win for him! I do think Zemlyakov is a talent though.

Anyone else noticed the great racing by Luca Wackermann this season? I think Southeast sold him too soon.

 

[coimbrawu]

Re:

22 year old Stepan Astafyev of Vino 4ever SKO takes his first pro win on Stage 2 of the Tour de Taiwan, winning solo by 2 and a half minutes. He now leads the GC by over a minute and a half. This follows Oleg Zemlyakov winning Le Tour de Filipinas. I guess with Nibali leaving at the end of this year, Vino needed to create some new talent.

Astafyev solo to win the stage large partly because other teams didn't cooperate to chase him, give him too much time...

 

[TMP402]

Tomas Vaitkus (Al Nasr Pro Cycling Team) won the 1.2 Grand Prix de la Ville d'Oran.

 

[TMP402]

Tour de Taiwan update: Astafyev lost his lead on stage 3, which was won by Peter Schulting (Parkhotel Valkenburg CT), with Ben O'Connor (Avanti IsoWhey Sport) narrowly taking the lead. On stage 4, prologue winner William Clarke (Drapac) won a bunch sprint. On the decisive stage 5, Robbie Hucker (Avanti) won the stage and the overall - Mancebo came 2nd, O'Connor 3rd, Schulting 4th, Amir Kolahdozhagh (Pishgaman Giant Team) 5th.

 

[BalearicBeats]

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Tour de Taiwan update: Astafyev lost his lead on stage 3, which was won by Peter Schulting (Parkhotel Valkenburg CT), with Ben O'Connor (Avanti IsoWhey Sport) narrowly taking the lead. On stage 4, prologue winner William Clarke (Drapac) won a bunch sprint. On the decisive stage 5, Robbie Hucker (Avanti) won the stage and the overall - Mancebo came 2nd, O'Connor 3rd, Schulting 4th, Amir Kolahdozhagh (Pishgaman Giant Team) 5th.

Seems weird to have the first Iranian guy be only 5th.