Lesser known races results 2014

[Hugo Koblet]

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.

Were there even other WT teams present?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Were there even other WT teams present?

well the top 10 says it all doesn't it.
But from the video it was a solid win.

 

[RedheadDane]

Amalie Didriksen just won a couple of races in the Netherlands and Belgium.
I'm not sure what they're called, but I figured junior girls deserve a mention too.

 

[jennifer]

nice info

 

[del1962]

Anyone know the profiles of these 1.1 races

Nokere Koerse - Danilith Classic
Handzame Classic
Classic Loire Atlantique

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Nokere Koerse is:
Kruisberg
Hotond
Kapellestraat
And then 8 times Nokere Berg

 

[Gloin22]

Handzame Classic (1.1)

1 MEZGEC Luka Team Giant-Shimano 00:00
2 BOS Theo Belkin-Pro Cycling Team ,,
3 THEUNS Edward Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise ,,

 

[Roude Leiw]

Handzame Classic (1.1)

1 MEZGEC Luka Team Giant-Shimano 00:00
2 BOS Theo Belkin-Pro Cycling Team ,,
3 THEUNS Edward Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise ,,

Seems to have been a lively race, a shame that there were no TV pictures

 

[PeterB]

Handzame Classic (1.1)

1 MEZGEC Luka Team Giant-Shimano 00:00
2 BOS Theo Belkin-Pro Cycling Team ,,
3 THEUNS Edward Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise ,,

Luka Mezgec wins, cool! Good for him that he does not have to wait for his first win of the season until one of season-closing chinese races...

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

It's Mezgec's biggest win ever. Let's see what that does to him.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

It's Mezgec's biggest win ever. Let's see what that does to him.

Yep very nice win.

Short video of the bunch sprint: http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/matchcenter/mc_wielrennen/Comp_voorjaar_2014/MF_140321_handzame_classic

A very long, old style sprint using the best line in the bend.

 

[Gloin22]

And some Dutchies here say Bos is in Top 5 of the fastest in the world :LOL:

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

And some Dutchies here say Bos is in Top 5 of the fastest in the world :LOL:

I don't think that's entirely nuts. On his day, he is very, very fast in terms of top speed. He just can't do any of the other things sprinters do to actually make use of their speed reliably. And at this point it seems unlikely that he ever will.

 

[will10]

To be fair, Bos has made far more of a career as a road sprinter than many tipped him to when he first made the switch. I remember him finished minutes down on his own in some random 2.2 race for RB3....

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Handzame Classic (1.1)

1 MEZGEC Luka Team Giant-Shimano 00:00
2 BOS Theo Belkin-Pro Cycling Team ,,
3 THEUNS Edward Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise ,,

lol don't know how the sprint went but if bos lsot o mezgec in a sprint he really should just retire

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

To be fair, Bos has made far more of a career as a road sprinter than many tipped him to when he first made the switch. I remember him finished minutes down on his own in some random 2.2 race for RB3....

that doesn't matter. expectation of him were taht he could become the worlds best road sprinter and win stages in grand tours. that is laughable now. don't forget he gave up a sport in which eh wasn't even olympic champion yet, while being one of the best in the world on track. I'm sure eh regrets his move every day of his life

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Classic Loire Atlantique 2014 (1.1)

Will start today.

Startlist: http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjUzMDM=

Offcial web site: http://www.classic-loire-atlantique.com/

Race gets going 12:30 (CET) and ends around 17:00

Voeckler in form yet? I doubt it, instead going with Simon or Hutarovich, but Wanty and Topsport are coming to race this for sure.

Ticker: http://direct.directvelo.com/live-course/1888/classic-loire-atlantique-coupe-de-france-pmu.html

 

[Dazed and Confused]

snipped..



Ticker: http://direct.directvelo.com/live-course/1888/classic-loire-atlantique-coupe-de-france-pmu.html

After about 45km, break of 20 or so:

Fouchard, Zingle (Cofidis)
Courteille, Lecuisinier (FDJ.fr)
Guillemois, Reza (Europcar)
Gérard, Laborie, Le Montagner (Bretagne - Séché)
Bérard, Gougeard (AG2R La Mondiale)
Helven, Vanbilsen (Topsport Vlaanderen)
W. Kreder (Wanty - Gr. Gobert)
Duval, Kowalski (Roubaix - Lille Métropole)
Dassonville, Le Boulch (Bigmat - Auber 93)
J. Gonçalves (La Pomme Marseille)
Dernies, Evrard (Wallonie - Bruxelles)

With less than minute.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

After about 45km, break of 20 or so:

Fouchard, Zingle (Cofidis)
Courteille, Lecuisinier (FDJ.fr)
Guillemois, Reza (Europcar)
Gérard, Laborie, Le Montagner (Bretagne - Séché)
Bérard, Gougeard (AG2R La Mondiale)
Helven, Vanbilsen (Topsport Vlaanderen)
W. Kreder (Wanty - Gr. Gobert)
Duval, Kowalski (Roubaix - Lille Métropole)
Dassonville, Le Boulch (Bigmat - Auber 93)
J. Gonçalves (La Pomme Marseille)
Dernies, Evrard (Wallonie - Bruxelles)

With less than minute.

Alexis Gougeard (AG2R La Mondiale) wins by attacking the break at business end. A nice solo effort. Congrats.

Small race, but I repeat: Brown Power.

 

[Christian]

AG2R is on fire Congrats

 

[Roude Leiw]

Loire top 10


1 GOUGEARD Alexis AG2r La Mondiale 80 75 4:31:15
2 VANBILSEN Kenneth Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise 56 55 0:10
3 KREDER Wesley Wanty - Groupe Gobert 32 40 ,,
4 BERARD Julien AG2R La Mondiale 24 32 0:27
5 DUVAL Julien Roubaix - Lille Métropole 20 28 ,,
6 RéZA Kévin Team Europcar 16 24 ,,
7 GERARD Arnaud Bretagne - Séché Environnement 12 20 ,,
8 DASSONVILLE Flavien BigMat - Auber 93 8 18 ,,
9 ZINGLE Romain Cofidis, Solutions Crédits 7 16 ,,
10 DERNIES Tom Wallonie - Bruxelles 6

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Nice for a young guy like Gougeard

 

[Arredondo]

lol don't know how the sprint went but if bos lsot o mezgec in a sprint he really should just retire

that doesn't matter. expectation of him were taht he could become the worlds best road sprinter and win stages in grand tours. that is laughable now. don't forget he gave up a sport in which eh wasn't even olympic champion yet, while being one of the best in the world on track. I'm sure eh regrets his move every day of his life

Mezgec finished 3x 3th in the Giro last year, and he was faster then guys like Nizzolo, Ferrari and Viviani. He's not some 4th rate sprint dude, but a guy who can develope himself into a good sprinter who can win races on a regular basis.

After his debut on the road in 2009, Bos won 37 races. Ok, not all (mostly perhaps) were top races, but he showed he can win at least 5/6 races a year. There aren't much sprinters who can say that.

He hasn't fulfilled his goals, winning stages in GT's. True, but there are some fairly good explanations for that. In the Giro 2012 he crashed hard on the second day, and rode two weeks with a broken spine. Last year, he showed good form in arrive of the Vuelta. If you looked at he sprint field in that Vuelta, it was quite logical that the people (and Theo himself) expected at least a stage win. However, he couldn't start due to problems with his level of cortisode. So he had some bad luck in his career, on crucial points. It isn't that he rode horrible in the GT's, and that he showed he couldn't cope with the level. It's just the fact he didn't get a chance to ride a GT without any problems, or to ride one at all.

 

[theyoungest]

that doesn't matter. expectation of him were taht he could become the worlds best road sprinter and win stages in grand tours. that is laughable now. don't forget he gave up a sport in which eh wasn'I'm sure eh regrets his move every day of his life

He said he just didn't enjoy track cycling anymore. In that regard, cycling holidays to Langkawi and Hainan are probably quite enjoyable.

Also, who expected him to become the best road sprinter? Most predictions said he'd never make it as the switch was too radical.

 

[search]

lol don't know how the sprint went

http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/matc...Comp_voorjaar_2014/MF_140321_handzame_classic

Bos came from his usual ~20th position with 100m to go...