Lesser known races results 2014

[Zinoviev Letter]

I'm hoping Bennett gets some more opportunities to take on the bigger names. He's had a great start to the year.

It will be interesting to see how he gets on in the WT races. I strongly doubt if he's ready to really mix it with the very top tier in the big bunch sprints, but he could already be dangerous against anyone in a reduced sprint on a selective course.

 

[VeloHuman]

It will be interesting to see how he gets on in the WT races. I strongly doubt if he's ready to really mix it with the very top tier in the big bunch sprints, but he could already be dangerous against anyone in a reduced sprint on a selective course.

I don't think he'd beat the big three but the second-tier guys in the 1 week stage races... I feel like he'd have a fighting chance there.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I don't think he'd beat the big three but the second-tier guys in the 1 week stage races... I feel like he'd have a fighting chance there.

Fair point. Most of the time at least one of the big three and a half should be there in a WT race. When none of them are, it's very open with maybe ten contenders starting with the young French guys. It's certainly possible that he's one of those riders already.

(1/2 = Sagan)

 

[VeloHuman]

Fair point. Most of the time at least one of the big three and a half should be there in a WT race. When none of them are, it's very open with maybe ten contenders starting with the young French guys. It's certainly possible that he's one of those riders already.

(1/2 = Sagan)

Yeah it's those Arnaud Demare, Nacer Bouhanni, Alexander Kristoff, Elia Viviani types I'm talking about. I wonder if Bennett goes to Paris-Nice. Plenty of springing stages and none of the big three.

 

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I don't really think Bennett is a sprinter

 

[ILovecycling]

that was some epic final by movistar

 

[Dazed and Confused]

I don't really think Bennett is a sprinter

I thought it was a long solid effort. Very low on the bike too.
Clearly not a bunch sprinter, but there seems to be skills.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I don't really think Bennett is a sprinter

I think it's very hard to know what sort of specialisation a young rider will end up with. And it's even harder to know how good they will end up being. Bennett's two biggest wins have come from select groups. And while he has podiums, he hasn't yet shown top quality big bunch sprint winning speed. Whether he will ever do so is an unknown.

That said, Sean Kelly clearly thinks he's a sprinter and An Post thought he was a sprinter, albeit one with an unusual ability to deal with hills. More relevantly, Net App have announced they want to develop a sprint train for him, which is a pretty strong indication that they think he can be a high level sprinter.

 

[RedheadDane]

Michael Carbel wins Rabobank Dorpenomloop.
Yes, I think it's important!

 

[Pentacycle]

Michael Carbel wins Rabobank Dorpenomloop.
Yes, I think it's important!

Nineteen years of age, he certainly deserves a mention.

 

[thehog]

From the u/23 Trofeo.

Good shot.

 

[Michele]

Tour de Taiwan, stage 2; great video but not much info on the actual race.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 3, TdT:

Bizz end:

Result:
1 WIPPERT Wouter [www.procyclingstats.com] Drapac Professional Cycling 16 20 3:15:14
2 SCHWEIZER Christoph Synergy Baku Cycling Project 11 12 ,,
3 MURPHY John UnitedHealthcare 6 7 0:02
4 DI GRéGORIO Rémy Team La Pomme Marseille 13 5 5 ,,
5 FORMOLO Davide [www.procyclingstats.com] Cannondale 4 4 ,,
6 BOUGLAS Georgios SP Tableware 2 3 ,,
7 POLNICKY Jiri Bauknecht - Author 2 ,,
8 MIYAZAWA Takashi Japan 1 ,,

GC:
1 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Team La Pomme Marseille 13 7:39:57
2 Benjamin Giraud (Fra) Team La Pomme Marseille 13 0:00:06
3 John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team 0:00:07
4 Jan Dieteren (GER) Team Stölting 0:00:10
5 Markus Eibegger (AUT) Synergy Baku Cycling Project 0:00:11
6 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Cycling Team 0:00:12
7 Jiri Polnicky (Cze) Bauknecht - Author
8 Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale
9 Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale 0:00:15

Stage 4 coming up:

 

[RedheadDane]

From the u/23 Trofeo.

Good shot.

So... who won?
The bike?

 

[Ruudz0r]

So... who won?
The bike?

Christian Delle Stelle, here is the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQgT3Ext9ro Crash was not totally at the front.

 

[Michele]

Tour de Taiwan, stage 3

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Tour de Taiwan, stage 3

Thanks.

Stage 4 result:

1 TAMOURIDIS Ioannis [www.procyclingstats.com] SP Tableware 16 20 3:48:27
2 BULGAC Brian Parkhotel Valkenburg CT 11 12 0:02
3 ZANOTTI Marco Parkhotel Valkenburg CT 6 7 ,,
4 SULZBERGER Wesley Drapac Professional Cycling 5 5 ,,
5 FORMOLO Davide [www.procyclingstats.com] Cannondale 4 4 ,,
6 EIBEGGER Markus Synergy Baku Cycling Project 2 3 ,,
7 DE JONGE Maarten Terengganu Cycling Team 2 ,,
8 WURF Cameron Cannondale 1 ,,
9 DI GRéGORIO Rémy Team La Pomme Marseille 13 ,,
10 ANDERSEN Oddbjorn Klomsten [www.procyclingstats.com] Frøy - Bianchi ,,

Good win for Ioannis, who dropped back to a small team after Euskaltel collapsed.

GC:
1 (1) DI GRéGORIO Rémy [www.procyclingstats.com] Team La Pomme Marseille 13 8 11:28:26
2 (10) TAMOURIDIS Ioannis SP Tableware 0:04
3 (6) ZANOTTI Marco Parkhotel Valkenburg CT 0:08
4 (4) DIETEREN Jan Team Stölting 0:10
5 (13) BULGAC Brian [www.procyclingstats.com] Parkhotel Valkenburg CT ,,
6 (5) EIBEGGER Markus Synergy Baku Cycling Project 0:11
7 (8) FORMOLO Davide Cannondale 0:12
8 (9) WURF Cameron Cannondale 0:15
9 (11) UCHIMA Kohei Japan 0:16
10 (12) SULZBERGER Wesley [www.procyclingstats.com] Drapac Professional Cycling ,,

Looks like a nice win for di Greg, because the last stage here:

will likely not change things.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Zanotti and Dieteren are good sprinters, if they pick up a lot of bonus seconds then di Gregorio will be in danger.

 

[CraZyCaLL]

Zanotti and Dieteren are good sprinters, if they pick up a lot of bonus seconds then di Gregorio will be in danger.

I think La Pomme Marseille will use Benjamin Giraud to steal boni seconds from this guys

 

[Gloin22]

Zanotti and Dieteren are good sprinters, if they pick up a lot of bonus seconds then di Gregorio will be in danger.

So is Tamouridis. He was in few Top 15's in Giro sprints last year.

 

[42x16ss]

I'll go with a second stage win for Wippert, Drapac were very impressive setting him up for his stage win earlier.

 

[42x16ss]

From the u/23 Trofeo.

Good shot.

Damn! WTF happened? Looks like a bird dive bombed someone's front wheel...

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

1 SCHNAIDT Fabian Team Vorarlberg 3:55:27
2 GIRAUD Benjamin Team La Pomme Marseille ,,
3 WIPPERT Wouter Drapac Professional Cycling ,,
4 MIYAZAWA Takashi Japan ,,
5 ZANOTTI Marco Parkhotel Valkenburg CT ,,
6 SCHWEIZER Christoph Synergy Baku Cycling Project ,,
7 TAMOURIDIS Ioannis SP Tableware ,,
8 BOUGLAS Georgios SP Tableware ,,
9 KEOUGH Luke UnitedHealthcare ,,
10 HSIN HSIAO Shih Team Gusto

So no changes in the GC. Nice win for Schnaidt!

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Tour De Cameroun Stage 3 which was after a rest day.

1 Hervé Raoul MBA CMR 26 4:35:06
2 Clovis KAMZONG ABESSOLO CMR 23 +36
3 Jérémy LETUE FRA 27 +37
4 Benjamin STAUDER GER 27 +2:06
5 Roel DE VRIES NED 31 +2:06
6 Bassirou KANTE CIV CIV 26 +2:06
7 Lukáš BATORA SVK CKB 29 +2:06
8 Noël RICHET FRA 40 +2:06
9 Patrick KOS NED 28 +2:06
10 Robert FOTSING DASSIE CMR 25 +2:06


GC

1 Hervé Raoul MBA Cameroon 26 12:37:50
2 Jérémy LETUE France 27 +37
3 Clovis KAMZONG ABESSOLO Cameroon 23 +40
4 Patrick KOS Netherlands 28 +2:06
5 Roel DE VRIES Netherlands 31 +2:06
6 Noël RICHET France 40 +2:06
7 Benjamin STAUDER Germany 27 +2:06
8 Lukáš BATORA Slovakia CKB 29 +2:06
9 Ngock Yves NGUE Cameroon 25 +2:06
10 Dan CRAVEN Namibia BAI 31 +2:06

I am guessing this stage was a hilly stage.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Albert Achterhes Pet Ronde van Drenthe 2014 (1.1)

Results:
1 Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto - Belisol 4:56:58
2 Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team NetApp - Endura
3 Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Rabobank Development Team
4 Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
5 Yves Lampaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise 0:00:03
6 Clement Koretzky (Fra) Bretagne - Séché.environnement
7 Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
8 Brian Van Goethem (Ned) Metec-TKH CT
9 Sven Erik Bystrom (Nor) Team Oster Hus - Ridley
10 Remco Te Brake (Ned) Metec-TKH CT 0:00:31

Kenny Dehaes got a win from a small break established late in the race. Some playing around in the final few kilometers saw the group almost getting caught, but Kenny was the strongest.

Solid win for Lotto.