Lesser known races results 2013

[McLovin]

It's a strong signal for Cancelara. Now Spartacus will have all winter what to be worried about.

 

[theyoungest]

Hainan, stage 7:

1. Bos
2. Boom
3. Hofland

A criterium in Japan is less predictable

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Here is another fact. After six stages the team classification looks like this:

1 (1) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 61:46:22
2 (2) Crelan-Euphony 0:34
3 (3) Ukraine 0:49
4 (4) Drapac Cycling Team ,,
5 (5) La Pomme Marseille 1:13
6 (6) CCC Polsat Polkowice ,,
7 (7) Burgos BH - Castilla y Leon ,,
8 (8) Team Novo Nordisk ,,
9 (9) Champion System Pro Cycling Team ,,
10 (10) Synergy Baku Cycling Project 1:17
11 (11) Rietumu - Delfin 1:41
12 (12) Team Quantec - Indeland ,,
13 (13) Arbö Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer ,,
14 (14) Max Success Sports ,,
15 (15) Atlas Personal - Jakroo ,,
16 (16) Hong Kong China ,,
17 (17) RTS Racing Team ,,
18 (18) Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team ,,

So either every single team have taken vacation or the parcours simply doesn't allows for differentiation.

Stage 7 result:

1 BOS Theo [www.procyclingstats.com] Belkin Pro Cycling Team 30 5:13:57
2 BOOM Lars Belkin Pro Cycling Team 18 ,,
3 HOFLAND Moreno Belkin Pro Cycling Team 12 ,

Order pretty much restored. Froome wins in Japan, Bos in China. Yes sir.

Moving on we will take on this:

Probably the best chance to make a race.

 

[theyoungest]

I don't know how we should rate a third category climb on Hainan. Probably a speedbump.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

This is like in PCM when you register for some 2.1 CT race as only WT team

 

[Der Effe]

Tom Leezer was 4th

 

[theyoungest]

Tom Leezer was 4th

Ah, they keep it challenging for themselves. Tomorrow they have to do a 1-2-3-4-5.

 

[Der Effe]

Ah, they keep it challenging for themselves. Tomorrow they have to do a 1-2-3-4-5.

Well, like Lars Boom said, these races are good for the (young) riders' confidence.

 

[classicomano]

Its official, Belkin is the new Gewiss.

 

[theyoungest]

It looks like they're starting to get bored.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

If Bos wins the remaining two stages, he will have 13 wins, as much as Froome and Greipel

 

[Der Effe]

Tomorrow will probably be Hofland or Boom

 

[roundabout]

Well, like Lars Boom said, these races are good for the (young) riders' confidence.

Beating up on continental riders is now good for confidence

It shows the shamefully low level of the race when a 7 rider team who have led for a week can finish 1-2-3-4

This is not a ssr, this is a sssr.

 

[Der Effe]

Beating up on continental riders is now good for confidence

It shows the shamefully low level of the race when a 7 rider team who have led for a week can finish 1-2-3-4

This is not a ssr, this is a sssr.

For a rider like Hofland this is a good race, apart from that it indeed shameful.

 

[theyoungest]

Beating up on continental riders is now good for confidence

It shows the shamefully low level of the race when a 7 rider team who have led for a week can finish 1-2-3-4

This is not a ssr, this is a sssr.

Boom isn't talking about his own confidence, but the confidence of a neo pro who is about to win his first HC race. Or the confidence of another neo pro who has to control a 100 man peloton all day on his own.

Who was complaining when a seasoned pro like Iglinskiy won here last year?

 

[jens_attacks]

Its official, Belkin is the new Gewiss.

the poor, very poor's, HIV infected somali people's Gewiss

 

[roundabout]

2012 Hainan thread got a total of 11 posts.

And let's ask this guy how winning 6 stages and the overall translates to the real world

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=4826

 

[theyoungest]

2012 Hainan thread got a total of 11 posts.

And let's ask this guy how winning 6 stages and the overall translates to the real world

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=4826

I'm not saying anyone cares about this race, even though it's HC. But for a neo pro to win it is a fine performance, regardless.

Shpilevsky is in the race this year as well, and gets a regular beating by Belkin.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

And the Tour of Belkin continues

Tour of Hainan (2.HC)
Etappe 8: Dongfang › Danzhou (172km)
1. Moreno Hofland (Belkin Pro Cycling Team)
2. Vitaliy Buts (Oekraine)
3. Lars Boom (Belkin Pro Cycling Team)

Algemeen klassement na etappe 8
1. Moreno Hofland (Belkin Pro Cycling Team)

 

[Libertine Seguros]

This is the kind of thing I used to dislike about HTC (among many, many other things) - sending strong squads to races they can absolutely obliterate, just so they can pad their number of wins out and point to sponsors to say "we won this much". But even HTC never had a race quite like this

 

[theyoungest]

There's one blemish on the race so far, which is that the GC looks like this:

1. Hofland (BEL)
2. Amorison (CRE)
3. Leezer (BEL)
4. Van Emden (BEL)

The Belkin boys have to find a way to kick Amorison off the podium.

 

[Netserk]

There's one blemish on the race so far, which is that the GC looks like this:

1. Hofland (BEL)
2. Amorison (CRE)
3. Leezer (BEL)
4. Van Emden (BEL)

The Belkin boys have to find a way to kick Amorison off the podium.

Gewiss TTT 50km out.

 

[jens_attacks]

This is the kind of thing I used to dislike about HTC (among many, many other things) - sending strong squads to races they can absolutely obliterate, just so they can pad their number of wins out and point to sponsors to say "we won this much". But even HTC never had a race quite like this

name me please one example of HTC riding such a low level race....there are shiity races and there is tour of hainan

 

[Libertine Seguros]

name me please one example of HTC riding such a low level race....there are shiity races and there is tour of hainan

Hence why I said HTC never had a race quite like this, as this is despite being 2.HC a whole other level of one-team domination.

Tour of Turkey 2010 was pretty bad, and the 2009 Tour of Britain. The endless TDU parades were interminable. They won a bunch of GCs in flat races with a sole TT to decide the mix with guys like Martin, Rogers and even Rabon. But Hainan here is a whole other level of barrelled fish-shooting.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

There's one blemish on the race so far, which is that the GC looks like this:

1. Hofland (BEL)
2. Amorison (CRE)
3. Leezer (BEL)
4. Van Emden (BEL)

The Belkin boys have to find a way to kick Amorison off the podium.

yea, they better clean up the situation. Sloppiness everywhere. Last chance:

Lets see... could be a bunch sprint.