Lesser known races results 2013

[Ferminal]

Had to ride it at a pace which would be good preparation for September.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Tour de Picardie, Final Stage (170km)

1 Marcel KITTEL TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO 04:05:13
2 Kenny Robert VAN HUMMEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM 00:00:00
3 Danny VAN POPPEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM 00:00:00
4 Adrien PETIT COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS 00:00:00
5 Jens DEBUSSCHERE LOTTO-BELISOL 00:00:00
6 Evaldas SISKEVICIUS SOJASUN 00:00:00
7 Kristan SBARAGLI MTN-QHUBEKA 00:00:00
8 Maximiliano Axel RICHEZE LAMPRE - MERIDA 00:00:00
9 Yannick MARTINEZ TEAM LA POMME-MARSEILLE 00:00:00
10 Maxime LE MONTAGNER ROUBAIX LILLE METROPOLE 00:00:00

GC:
1 Marcel KITTEL TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO 13:08:44
2 Bryan COQUARD TEAM EUROPCAR 00:00:07
3 Kenny Robert VAN HUMMEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM 00:00:20
4 Sébastien MINARD AG2R LA MONDIALE 00:00:20
5 Sven VANDOUSSELAERE TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE 00:00:21
6 Andrew FENN OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 00:00:22
7 Erwann CORBEL BRETAGNE - SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT00:00:22
8 Danny VAN POPPEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM 00:00:22
9 Maxime DANIEL SOJASUN 00:00:23
10 Benjamin GIRAUD TEAM LA POMME-MARSEILLE 00:00:24

so three bunch sprints results in Kittel's overall win.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Wow, they need a Laon stage there much as Dunkerque is better with the Mont Cassel stage. Looks Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt bad.

Also today we had the Rund um Köln (1.1). This was previously held a week before the Frankfurt Maitagrennen, which meant it drew a field a bit stronger than this year's, and it did have one embarrassing moment when one of the cobbled sectors had to be removed due to - I kid you not - much of the area being farmland, and a group of cows had got onto the course and left presents that they were unable to remove in time, but realistically these sectors are not decisive, they just decide who will contest the finish on the wide open urban circuit. It wasn't a good day for the Germans with only one native rider in the top 10, guess Argos already had Degenkolb in Italy and there are enough bumps in this to make it more worthwhile to send Kittel to win the GC in Picardie.

1 Sébastien Delfosse BEL (Crelan-Euphony)
2 Pieter Jacobs BEL (TopSport Vlaanderen-Baloise)
3 Georg Preidler AUT (Argos-Shimano)
4 Warren Barguil FRA (Argos-Shimano)
5 Sep Vanmarcke BEL (Blanco Pro Cycling)
6 Stijn Steels BEL (Crelan-Euphony)
7 Roger Kluge GER (Team NetApp-Endura)
8 Alphonse Vermote BEL (An Post-Chainreaction)
9 Aliaksandr Kuschynski BLR (Katyusha)
10 Laurens de Vreese BEL (TopSport Vlaanderen-Baloise)
11 Jonathan Dufrasne BEL (Wallonie Bruxelles)
12 Florian Sénéchal FRA (Etixx-Ihned)
13 Michael Schwarzmann GER (Team NetApp-Endura)
14 Adrián Palomares Villaplana ESP (Cycling Team de Rijke-Shanks)
15 Andreas Schillinger GER (Team NetApp-Endura)
16 Clinton Avery NZL (Champion System)
17 Sam Bennett IRE (An Post-Chainreaction)
18 Nicolas Vereecken BEL (An Post-Chainreaction)
19 Lucas Liss GER (Rad Net-Rose)
20 Tino Thömel GER (NSP-Ghost)

Edit to add more comprehensive Asturias GC!

1 Amets Txurruka Ansola ESP (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) 8'25'43
2 Mikel Landa Meana ESP (Euskaltel-Euskadi) +3"
3 Javier Moreno Bazan ESP (Movistar) +4"
4 André Fernando Santos Martins Cardoso POR (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) +10"
5 Delio Fernández Cruz ESP (OFM-Valongo) +14"
6 Arkaitz Durán Aroca ESP (Selección España) +14"
7 Pello Bilbao López de Armentia ESP (Euskaltel-Euskadi) +14"
8 Ever Alexander Rivera Guerrero COL (4-72 Colombia es Pasión) +26"
9 Rubén Plaza Molina ESP (Movistar) +27"
10 Marcos García Fernández ESP (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) +58"
11 Haritz Orbe Urrutia ESP (Euskadi) +1'13"
12 Moisés Dueñas Nevado ESP (Burgos-BH) +1'24"
13 Gustavo César Veloso ESP (OFM-Valongo) +2'15"
14 Igor Merino Cortazar ESP (Euskadi) +2'33"
15 Juan Ernesto Chamorro Chitán COL (4-72 Colombia es Pasión) +2'52"
16 Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges RUS (Lokosphinx) +3'15"
17 Adrián Sáez de Arregi Egurrola ESP (Euskaltel-Euskadi) +5'26"
18 Jorge Martín Montenegro ARG (Louletano-Dunas Douradas) +7'36"
19 Higinio Fernández Suárez ESP (Selección España) +8'02"
20 Steve Bekaert BEL (Burgos-BH) +8'11"

 

[Ferminal]

Demare was actually in Picardie?

Weird turnaround.

 

[Afrank]

Wonderful GC win for Txurruka today, I wonder what Euskaltel is thinking now...

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Troféu Cidade de Amarante, short race in northern Portugal. It is in Criterium International format, however the two days are considered separate races, so though he has the best combined times of the two days, Arkaitz Durán has to make do with 1 stage, a 2nd and a 3rd, as finishing in the bunch was enough for Alejandro Marque to take the win in day 2's competition.

Stage 1: Vila Meã - Amarante
1 Gustavo CÉSAR VELOSO (OFM-Quinta da Lixa), 3h34m16s
* 2 Jorge MONTENEGRO (Louletano-Dunas Douradas), a 24s
* 3 Arkaitz DURÁN AROCA (Efapel-Glassdrive), mt
* 4 Daniel SILVA (Rádio Popular-Onda), a1m20s
* 5 David GUTIÉRREZ (Rádio Popular-Onda), a 1m30s
* 6 Edgar PINTO (LA Alumínios-Antarte), a 1m39s
* 7 Délio FERNÁNDEZ (OFM-Quinta da Lixa), a 2m43s
* 8 César FONTE (Efapel-Glassdrive), a 3m40s
* 9 Alejandro MARQUE (OFM-Quinta da Lixa), mt
* 10 Henrique CASIMIRO (Carmim-Tavira), mt

Stage 2a: Ecopista Amarante - Ecopista Amarante (CRI)
* 1 Alejandro MARQUE (OFM-Quinta da Lixa) 10m48s
* 2 Gustavo CÉSAR VELOSO (OFM-Quinta da Lixa) a 8s
* 3 Arkaitz DURÁN AROCA (Efapel-Glassdrive) a 19s

Stage 2b: Circuito Citadino
* 1 Arkaitz DURÁN AROCA (Efapel-Glassdrive) 1h48m54s
* 2 Sérgio RIBEIRO (Louletano-Dunas Douradas) a 2s
* 3 Hernâni BRÔCO (Efapel-Glassdrive) mt

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Libertine, do you know about victor sastre foundacion and their grassroot/junior races?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I am aware of them, mostly thanks to Carlos tweeting about it tbh as I'm not fully au fait with too much of the amateur and junior scene. Look like they have some interesting races going on, and often talk about the Diputación de Ávila-Smilekers guys when mentioning results.

 

[PCutter]

Photo's and results from day 1 of Tour of Japan.

66,000 spectators watching a crit of mainly domestic teams and Japan can't get a WT race I mean, its not as if Japan is the third largest economy in the world or anything.


http://cyclingiq.com/2013/05/19/2013-tour-of-japan-stage-1-sakai-itt/

 

[Christian]

Eugenio Alafaci wins Omloop der Kempen (1.2). This guy probably has the most podium finishes in the Continental circuit but never wins, so I am very happy for him. Looks like it was from a solo attack too. LEOPARD TREK CT is on fire this year, I thought they would go downhill since all their best riders left but the others really stepped up! They already have wins from Silvestre, Hirt, Haugaard and now Alafaci.

1. ALAFACI Eugenio (ITA/LCT)
2. LAMMERTINK Steven (NED/CJP)
3. TE STROET Rens (NED/CJP)
4. KAUPAS Gediminias (LTU/CCD)

 

[Ruudz0r]

Eugenio Alafaci wins Omloop der Kempen (1.2). This guy probably has the most podium finishes in the Continental circuit but never wins, so I am very happy for him. Looks like it was from a solo attack too. LEOPARD TREK CT is on fire this year, I thought they would go downhill since all their best riders left but the others really stepped up! They already have wins from Silvestre, Hirt, Haugaard and now Alafaci.

1. ALAFACI Eugenio (ITA/LCT)
2. LAMMERTINK Steven (NED/CJP)
3. TE STROET Rens (NED/CJP)
4. KAUPAS Gediminias (LTU/CCD)

He was at the front together with Lammertink

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Carlton Kirby's favourite rider won GP de Plumelec (1.1)

1. Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R La Mondiale)
2. Anthony Geslin (FDJ)
3. Julien Simon (Sojasun)
4. Arthur Vichot (FDJ)
5. Yannick Martinez (La Pomme - Marseille)
6. Matthieu Ladagnous (FDJ)
7. Remi Cusin (IAM Cycling)
8. Armindo Fonseca (Bretagne Séché)
9. Cyrille Patoux (Roubaix - Lille Metropole)
10. Omar Fraile (Caja Rujal- Seguros RGA)

 

[Christian]

Nice, I am always glad to see AG2R win

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

An Post Mapei @ the final stage of the Rás.

 

[GPdesAmeriques]

A weekend of racing for the ladies in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Friday 24 May Boels Rental Hills Classic (121 km)

1. Ashleigh Moolman (ZAF) Lotto-Belisol Ladies
2. Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Dolmans-Boels
3. Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Rabobank-Liv/Giant

Saturday 25 May 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg (121 km)

1. Marianne Vos (NED) Rabobank-Liv/Giant
2. Liesbet De Vocht (BEL) Rabobank-Liv/Giant
3. Emma Johansson (SWE) Orica-GreenEDGE

Sunday 26 May Gooik-Geraardsbergen-Gooik (133 km)

1. Emma Johansson (SWE) Orica-GreenEDGE
2. Maaike Polspoel (BEL) Sengers Ladies
3. Iris Slappendel (NED) Rabobank-Liv/Giant

 

[Samson]

Tour of Estonia (2.1)

Stage 1a, Viimsi-Viimsi results:
1. Leonid Krasnov (RUS) Rusvelo 2:40:06
2. Konrad Dabkowski (POL) BDC - Marcpol Team st
3. Linus Dahlber (SWE) Team People4you - Unaas Cycling st
Full results: http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=118524

Stage 1b (ITT), Tallinn-Tallin results:
1. Gert Jõeäär (EST) Estonia 04:31
2. Fredrik Ludvigsson (SWE) Team People4you - Unaas Cycling 0:02
3. Stefan Schumacher (GER) Christina Watches-Onfone 0:04
Full results: http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=118525

Jõeäär who rides for Cofidis but since the team isn't participating, is riding for Estonian national team in this tour, is leading the tour after day 1. Two more days to go.

 

[Michele]

Merlo (Vini Fantini) back to victory at 1st stage of Tour de Kumano.

 

[Samson]

Tour of Estonia (2.1)

Stage 1a, Viimsi-Viimsi results:
1. Leonid Krasnov (RUS) Rusvelo 2:40:06
2. Konrad Dabkowski (POL) BDC - Marcpol Team st
3. Linus Dahlber (SWE) Team People4you - Unaas Cycling st
Full results: http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=118524

Stage 1b (ITT), Tallinn-Tallinn results:
1. Gert Jõeäär (EST) Estonia 04:31
2. Fredrik Ludvigsson (SWE) Team People4you - Unaas Cycling 0:02
3. Stefan Schumacher (GER) Christina Watches-Onfone 0:04
Full results: http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=118525

Jõeäär who rides for Cofidis but since the team isn't participating, is riding for Estonian national team in this tour, is leading the tour after day 1. Two more days to go.

Tour of Estonia (2.1)

Stage 2, Tallinn-Tartu results:

1. Angelo Furlan (ITA) Christina Watches-Onfone 4:55:53
2. Linus Dahlberg (SWE) Team People4you - Unaas Cycling st
3. Konrad Dabkowski (POL) BDC - Marcpol Team st
http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=118526

Overall:
1. Gert Jõeäär (EST) Estonia 7:40:27
2. Fredrik Ludvigsson (SWE) Team People4you - Unaas Cycling 0:04
3. Stefan Schumacher (GER) Christina Watches-Onfone 0:07
http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=130970

Tour ends tomorrow.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Vuelta a Navarra starts today, a major Spanish amateur stage race with a strong history dating back to 1941. Certainly the early days of victories for the likes of Van Impe may be gone but it's still seen as a major stepping stone to a pro career in Spain, which was until 2008 a 2.2-rated race, now reduced to a national calendar event. Familiar names that have come through it include Andrey Amador (8th 2008), Pavel Brutt (1st 2005, 2nd 2006), Simon Clarke (7th 2006), Bart de Clercq (7th 2010), Thomas de Gendt (5th 2008), Adolfo García (4th 2000), Koldo Gil (winner on Ibardin 2000), Yelko Gómez (2nd 2011), José Herrada (11th 2006), Andriy Kashechkin (5th 2001), Alberto Losada (4th 2005), Egoi Martínez (2nd 2001), Denis Menchov (9th 1999), Bauke Mollema (4th 2007), Mikel Nieve (9th 2007), Benjamin Noval (9th 2000), Juanjo Oroz (9th 2005), Sérgio Pardilla (8th 2004), Aitor Pérez (11th 2003) and Patxi Vila (3rd 1999). In 2002 and 2004 they had mountain top finishes at the brutal San Miguel de Áralar climb that really needs to be in either País Vasco or the Vuelta some day. Last year's race was won by Steve Bekaert of Lotto-Davo, who now races for Burgos-BH, with his teammate Tim Wellens in 2nd, while estranged pro Arkaitz Durán won two stages.

Today's stage is from Industrias Lizarte to Villatuerta, over this profile:

The winding roads of Urbasa are the main obstacle, but this is the profile, so it seems harder than it is. The next couple of climbs are from the GP Miguel Indurain, with Lezaun being the most interesting. Guirguillano can be steep at times, however, and is just 18km from the finish. The last climb is little more than false flat.

The race has suffered from the lacks of funding in Spanish cycling just as elsewhere, sadly, and only 2 stages will take place this season, after holding 6 for much of its heyday and 5 in recent years. The second stage will go from Villatuerta back to Pamplona also by a mountainous route, however the last summit is 40km from the line. The profile on the site is appallingly misleading however, making the profile seem even worse than it is.

16 teams are entered, all but one Spanish this year - the exception being an Argentine development team. The feeder teams for all the major Spanish teams are present and correct - Caja Rural-Seguros RGA are there, as are Lizarte-Cromados Oreja, Movistar's feeder, and both Debabarrena-Kirolgi and Naturgas Energia are Euskaltel feeders or have been in the past.

 

[gooner]

Merlo (Vini Fantini) back to victory at 1st stage of Tour de Kumano.

Julian Arredondo won stage 2 today.

I would like to see Colombia sign him for next year.

 

[Samson]

Tour of Estonia (2.1)

Stage 1a, Viimsi-Viimsi results:
1. Leonid Krasnov (RUS) Rusvelo 2:40:06
2. Konrad Dabkowski (POL) BDC - Marcpol Team st
3. Linus Dahlber (SWE) Team People4you - Unaas Cycling st
Full results: http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=118524

Stage 1b (ITT), Tallinn-Tallin results:
1. Gert Jõeäär (EST) Estonia 04:31
2. Fredrik Ludvigsson (SWE) Team People4you - Unaas Cycling 0:02
3. Stefan Schumacher (GER) Christina Watches-Onfone 0:04
Full results: http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=118525

Tour of Estonia (2.1)

Stage 2, Tallinn-Tartu results:

1. Angelo Furlan (ITA) Christina Watches-Onfone 4:55:53
2. Linus Dahlberg (SWE) Team People4you - Unaas Cycling st
3. Konrad Dabkowski (POL) BDC - Marcpol Team st
http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=118526

Overall:
1. Gert Jõeäär (EST) Estonia 7:40:27
2. Fredrik Ludvigsson (SWE) Team People4you - Unaas Cycling 0:04
3. Stefan Schumacher (GER) Christina Watches-Onfone 0:07
http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=130970

Tour ends tomorrow.

Stage 3, Tartu-Tartu results:
1. Bartlomiej Matysiak (POL) CCC Polsat Polkowice 3:21:34
2. Ilya Davidenok (KAZ) Continental Team Astana st
3. Leonid Krasnov (RUS) Rusvelo st
http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/1185271-Tour-of-Estonia-21-Stage-3-Tartu-Tartu

Jõeäär finished 7th in the stage and took the overall. I think it was his first stage race overall win as a professional.

Final standings:
1. Gert Jõeäär (EST) Estonia 11:02:01
2. Fredrik Ludvigsson (SWE) Team People4you - Unaas Cycling 0:04
3. Stefan Schumacher (GER) Christina Watches-Onfone 0:07
http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/1185281-Tour-of-Estonia-21

Points: Leonid Krasnov (RUS) Rusvelo 24
Mountains: Mateusz Komar (POL) BDC - Marcpol Team 9
Best young rider: Fredrik Ludvigsson (SWE) Team People4you - Unaas Cycling
Team: Team People4you - Unaas Cycling

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

German Championships U23 road race:

1 53 GER19940506 Herklotz, Silvio Team Stölting 04.03.30 00.00
2 56 GER19911005 Werda, Maximilian Team Stölting 04.04.20 00.50
3 42 GER19910408 Freienstein, Raphael Team Heizomat 04.06.18 02.48
4 2 GER19910504 Holler, Nikodemus Thüringer Energ 04.06.20 02.50
5 20 GER19911216 Scheit, Florian rad-net ROSE Te 04.08.23 04.53
6 48 GER19910723 Pfeifer, Ron Team Quantec-In 04.08.23 04.53
7 17 GER19930625 Koch, Jonas LKT Team Brande 04.08.23 04.53
8 1 GER19931207 Zabel, Rick Rabobank Develo 04.08.52 05.22
9 38 GER19910410 Bruno, Fabian KT Bergstraße - 04.08.52 05.22
10 29 GER19910516 Schlichenmaier, Tim KT Bergstraße - 04.09.02 05.32

Herklotz like a boss. In his first U23 year.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

GP Kanton Aargau 2013 (1.1)

15 times on this circuit:

1 ALBASINI Michael (SUI) Orica GreenEdge 4:24:58,8
2 HIVERT Jonathan (FRA) Sojasun
3 FRAPPORTI Marco (ITA) Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
4 BAKELANTS Jan (BEL) Radioshack Leopard
5 KANGERT Tanel (EST) Astana Pro Team
6 VAN AVERMAET Greg (BEL) BMC Racing Team
7 STORTONI Simone (ITA) Lampre - Merida
8 FUMEAUX Jonathan (SUI) IAM Cycling
9 DE VREESE Laurens (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
10 LEUKEMANS Björn (BEL) Vacansoleil - DCM

Albasini adding another win. Very effective rider.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

GP Judendorf-Strassengel (1.2)

Another win for Riccardo Zoidl, who should really be on a ProContinental team at least next season, after the year he's having.

1 Riccardo Zoidl (Gourmetfein-Simplon) 4'12'41
2 Radoslav Rogina (Adria Mobil) m.t
3 Patrik Sinkewitz (Meridiana-Kamen) m.t
4 Matija Kvasina (Gourmetfein-Simplon) +21
5 Kristjan Fajt (Adria Mobil) +21
6 Tomasz Nose (Adria Mobil) +21
7 Jure Golcer (Team Tirol) +29
8 Matej Mugerli (Adria Mobil) +1'12
9 Markus Eibegger (Gourmetfein-Simplon) +1'12
10 Andrea Fedi (Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest) +1'12

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Kittel won some German crit.